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The  Names  and  Order  of  all  the  Books  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testaments,  ivith  the  Number  of  their  Chapters. 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Genesis  hath  Chapters       ....  50 

Exodus         40 

Leviticus         27 

Numbers           36 

Deuteronomy 34 

Joshua 24 

Judges 21 

Ruth       4 

I.  Samuel 31 

II.  Samuel        24 

I.Kings 22 


25 
29 
36 
10 
13 
10 
42 
150 
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II.  Kings 

I.  Chronicles 

II.  Chronicles 
Ezra      .     .    . 
Nehemiah 
Esther       .    . 
Job    .     .    . 
Psalms       .    . 


Ecclesiastes 12 

The  Song  of  Solomon 8 

Isaiah 66 

Jeremiah 52 

Lamentations 5 

Ezekiel        48 

Daniel       12 

Hosea 14 

Joel 3 

Amos 9 

Obadiah 1 

Jonah 4 


Micah 7 

Nahum 3 

Habakkuk .     •  3 

Zephaniab        3 

Haggai 2 

Zechariah 14 

Malachi 4 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 


Matthew      ....                   .    .  28 

Mark 16 

Luke 24 

John 21 

The  Acts  of  the  Apostles     ....  28 

The  Epistle  to  the  Romans    ...  16 

I.  Corinthians 16 

II.  Corinthians 13 

Galatians          6 

Ephesians 6 

Philippians 4 

Colossians 4 

.  Thessalonians       5 

II.  Thessalonians         3 


I.  Timothy 6 

II.  Timothy 4 

Titus 3 

Philemon 1 

To  the  Hebrews 13 

The  Epistle  of  James 5 

I.  Peter 5 


II.  Peter 3 


I.  John 

II.  John 

III.  John 
Jude 


5 

1 

1 

1 

Revelation 22 


D.  Fanshaw,  Printer, 115  Nassau-street. 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  MOSES. 


CALLED 


GENESIS 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  beginning  God  created  the  hea- 
ven and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without  form,  and 
void ;  and  darkness  was  upon  the  face  of 
the  deep :  and  the  Spirit  of  God  moved 
upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

3  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  light : 
and  there  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,  that  it  was 
good :  and  God  divided  the  light  from  the 
darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light  Day,  and 
the  darkness  he  called  Night:  and  the 
evening  and  the  morning  were  the  first  day. 

6  IF  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  a.  firma- 
ment in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  and  let  it 
divide  the  waters  from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the  firmament,  and 
divided  the  waters  which  were  under  the 
firmament  from  the  waters  which  were 
above  the  firmament :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament  Hea- 
ven: and  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  second  day. 

9  IT  And  God  said.,  Let  the  waters  under 
the  heaven  be  gathered  together  unto  one 
place,  and  let  the  dry  land  appeaT :  and  it 
was  so. 

10  And  God  called  the  dry  land  Earth ; 
and  the  gathering  together  of  the  waters 
called  he  Seas :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

11  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  grass,  the  herb  yielding  seed,  and 
the  fruit-tree  yielding  fruit  after  his  kind, 
whose  seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the  earth : 
and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass, 
and  herb  yielding  seed  after  his  kind,  and 
the  tree  yielding  fruit,  whose  seed  was  in 
itself,  after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it 
was  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  third  day. 

14  IT  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  lights 
in  the  firmament  of  the  heaven,  to  divide 
the  day  from  the  night ;  and  let  them  be 
for  signs,  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days, 
and  years. 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon 
the  earth :  and  it  was  so. 


16  And  God  made  two  great  lights  f 
the  greater  light  to  rule  the  day,  and  the 
lesser  light  to  rule  the  night :  he  made  the 
stars  also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  firmament 
of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  rule  over  the  day,  and  over 
the  night,  and  to  divide  the  light  from  the 
darkness :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  bring 
forth  abundantly  the  moving  creature  that 
hath  life,  and  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the 
earth  in  the  open  firmament  of  heaven. 

21  And  God  created  great  whales,  and 
every  living  creature  that  moveth,  which 
the  waters  brought  forth  abundantly  after 
their  kind,  and  every  winged  fowl  after 
his  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  saying,  Be 
fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fil1  the  waters 
in  the  seas,  and  let  "fowl  multiply  in  the 
earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fifth  day. 

24  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  the  living  creature  after  his  kind, 
cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the 
earth  after  his  kind,  and  cattle  after  their 
kind,  and  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth  after  his  kind :  and  God  saw 
that  it  was  good. 

26  1[  And  God  said,  Let  us  make  man 
in  our  image,  after  our  likeness  :  and  let 
them  have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the 
sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over 
the  cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over 
every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  own 
image,  in  the  image  of  God  created  he  him ; 
male  and  female  created  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and  God  said 
unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and 
replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it :  and 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  every 
living  thing  that  moveth  upon  the  earth. 

29  IT  And  God  said,  Behold,  I  have 
given  you  every  herb  bearing  seed,  which 

3 


The  first  sabbath. 


is  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and  every 
tree,  in  the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree 
yielding  seed  ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and 
to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  wherein  there 
is  life,  /  have  given  every  green  herb  for 
meat :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he 
had  made,  and  behold,  it  was  very  good. 
And  the  evening  and  the  morning  were 
the  sixth  day. 

CHAP.  II. 

THUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth  were 
finished,  and  all  the  host  of  them. 

2  And  on  the  seventh  day  God  ended 
his  work  which  he  had  made ;  and  he 
rested  on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his 
work  which  he  had  made. 

3  And  God  blessed  the  seventh  day 
and  sanctified  it :  because  that  in  it  he  had 
rested  from  all  his  work  which  God  cre- 
ated and  made. 

4  IF  These  are  the  generations  of  the 
heavens  and  of  the  earth  when  they  were 
created,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  God 
made  the  earth  and  the  heavens, 

5  And  every  plant  of  the  field  before  it 
was  in  the  earth,  and  every  herb  of  the 
field  before  it  grew  :  for  the  Lord  God 
had  not  caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  there  was  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  there  went  up  a  mist  from  the 
earth,  and  watered  the  whole  face' of  the 
ground. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the 
dust  of  the  ground,  and  breathed  into  his 
nostrils  the  breath  of  life ;  and  man  be- 
came a  living  soul. 

8  H  And  the  Lord  God  planted  a  gar 
den  eastward  in  Eden  ;  and  there  he  put 
the  man  whom  he  had  formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord 
God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant  to 
the  sight,  and  good  for  food  ;  the  tree  of 
life  also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and  the 
tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden  to  wa- 
ter the  garden  :  and  from  thence  it  was 
parted,  and  became  into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pison  :  that 
is  it  which  compasseth  the  whole  land  of 
Havilah,  where  there  is  gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is  good  : 
there  is  bdellium  and  the  onyx-stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second  river  is 
Gihon  :  the  same  is  it  that  compasseth  the 
whole  land  of  Ethiopia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  river  is 
Hiddekel :  that  is  it  which  goeth  toward 
the  east  of  Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river 
m  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man, 
and  put  him  into  the  garden  of  Eden,  to 
dress  it  and  to  keep  it. 


GENESIS. 

16 


Marriage  instituted. 


And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the 
man,  saying,  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden 
thou  mayest  freely  eat : 

1 7  But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  ot 
good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it :  for 
in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof  thou 
shalt  surely  die. 

18  1[  And  the  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not 
good  that  the  man  should  be  alone  :  I  will 
make  him  a  help  meet  for  him. 

19  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord  God 
formed  every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every 
fowl  of  the  air,  and  brought  them  unto 
Adam  to  see  what  he  would  call  them  ; 
and  whatsoever  Adam  called  every  living 
creature,  that  was  the  name  thereof. 

20  And  Adam  gave  names  toall  cattle, 
and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every 
beast  of  the  field  :  but  for  Adam  there  was 
not  found  a  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep 
sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam,  and  he  slept ; 
and  he  took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed  up 
the  flesh  instead  thereof: 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God 
had  taken  from  man,  made  he  a  woman, 
and  brought  her  unto  the  man. 

23  And  Adam  said,  This  is  now  bone 
of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh :  she 
shall  be  called  Woman,  because  she  was 
taken  out  of  man. 

24  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  his  fa- 
ther and  his  mother,  and  shall  cleave  unto 
his  wife :  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh. 

25  And  they  were  both  naked,  the  man 
and  his  wife,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  the  serpent  was  more  subtile  than 
any  beast  of  the  field  which  the  Lord 
God  had  made  :  and  he  said  unto  the  wo- 
man, Yea,  hath  God  said,  Ye  shall  not  eat 
of  every  tree  of  the  garden? 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the  serpent, 
We  may  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of  the 
garden : 

3  But  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is  in 
the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath  said,  Ye 
shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it, 
lest  ye  die. 

4  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  woman, 
Ye  shall  not  surely  die  : 

5  For  God  doth  know,  that  in  the  day 
ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall  be 
opened ;  and  ye  shall  be  l«  gods,  knowing 
good  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the 
tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  was 
pleasant  to  the  eyes,  and  a  tree  to  be  de- 
sired to  make  one  wise ;  she  took  of  the 
fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat;  and  gave  also 
unto  her  husband  with  her,  and  he  did  eat. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were  open- 
ed, and  they  knew  that  they  were  naked : 
and  they  sewed  fig-leaves  together,  and 
made  themselves  aprons. 

4 


The  promised  seed.  CHAP    IV 

8  And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the  cool  of 
the  day :  and  Adam  and  his  wife  hid  them- 
selves from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God 
amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Adam, 
and  said  unto  him,  Where  art  thou  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice  in  the 
garden  :  and  I  was  afraid,  because  I  was 
naked ;  and  I  hid  myself. 

1 1  And  he  said,  Who  told  thee  that  thou 
toast  naked  ?  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree 
whereof  I  commanded  thee,  that  thou 
shouldest  not  eat  ? 

12  And  the  man  said,  The  woman 
whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with  me,  she  gave 
me  of  the  tree, and  I  did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the 
woman,  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
And  the  woman  said,  The  serpent  beguil- 
ed me, and  I  did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  ser- 
pent, Because  thou  hast  done  this,  thou 
art  cursed  above  all  cattle,  and  above 
every  beast  of  the  field  :  upon  thy  belly 
shalt  thou  go,  and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all 
the  days  oi  thy  life  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  between  thee 
and  the  woman,  and  between  thy  seed  and 
her  seed :  it  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and 
thou  shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

1 6  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will  great- 
ly multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  concep- 
tion ;  in  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  chil- 
dren :  and  thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy  hus- 
band, and  he  shall  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said,  Because 
thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thy 
wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree  of  which  I 
commanded  thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not 
e  it  of  it:  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy 
sake  ;  in  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the 
days  of  thy  life; 

18  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it 
bring  forth  to  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the 
herb  of  the  field  : 

19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou 
eat  bread,  till  thou  return  unto  the  ground  ; 
for  out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  :  for  dust  thou 
art,  and  unto  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

20  And  Adam  called  his  wife's  name 
Eve,  because  she  was  the  mother  of  all 
living. 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his  wife  did 
the  Lord  God  make  coats  of  skins,  and 
clothed  them. 

22  1[  And  the  Lord  God  said,  Behold, 
the  man  is  become  as  one  of  us,  to  know 
good  and  evil.  And  now,  lest  he  put  forth  I 
his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of  life,  I 
and  eat,  and  live  for  ever  : 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  God  sent  him 
forth  from  the  garden  of  Eden,  to  till  the 
ground  from  whence  he  was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  :  and  he 


Death  of  Abel 

placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden  of  Eden 
Cherubims,  and  a  flaming  sword  which 
turned  every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the 
tree  of  life. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  Cain,  and 
said,  I  have  gotten  a  man  from  the  Lord. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother  Abel. 
And  Abel  was  a  keeper  of  sheep,  Mt  Cain 
was  a  tiller  of  the  ground. 

3  And  in  process  of  time  it  came  to 
pass,  that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit  of  the 
ground  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of  the  first- 
lings of  his  flock,  and  of  the  fat  thereof. 
And  the  Lord  had  respect  unto  Abel,  and 
to  his  offering  : 

5  But  unto  Cain,  and  to  his  offering,  he 
had  not  respect.  And  Cain  was  very  wroth, 
and  his  countenance  fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why 
art  thou  wroth  ?  and  why  is  thy  counte- 
nance fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be 
accepted?  and  if  thou  doest  not  well,  sin 
lieth  at  the  door.  And  unto  thee  shall  be 
his  desire,  and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his  bro- 
ther :  and  it  came  to  pass  when  they  were 
in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against  Abel 
his  brother,  and  slew  him. 

9  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cam, 
Where  is  Abel  thy  brother  ?  And  he  said, 
I  know  not :  Am  I  my  brother's  keeper  1 

10  And  he  said,  What  hast  thou  done  ? 
the  voice  of  thy  brother's  blood  crieth  un- 
to me  from  the  ground. 

11  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from  the 
earth,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to  re- 
ceive thy  brother's  blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it 
shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto  thee  her 
strength  :  A  fugitive  and  a  vagabond  shalt 
thou  be  in  the  earth. 

.13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My 
punishment  is  greater  than  I  can  bear. 

14  Behold,thou  hast  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  and  from 
thy  face  shall  I  be  hid  ;  and  I  shall  be  a 
fugitive  and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth  ;  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that 
findeth  me  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  There- 
fore whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance 
shall  be  taken  on  him  seven-fold.  And 
the  Lord  set  a  mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any 
finding  him  should  kill  him. 

16  TF  And  Cain  went  out  from  the  pre- 
sence  of  the  Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Nod,  on  the  east  of  Eden. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife,  and  she 
conceived,  and  bare  Enoch  :  and  he  build- 
ed  a  city,  and  called  the  name  of  the  city 
after  the  name  o(  his  son  Enoch 

5 


Genealogy  of  the  patriarchs.         GENESIS. 


Translation  of  Enoch. 


18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born  Irad :  and 
Irad  begat  Mehujael :  and  Mehujael  begat 
Methusael :  and  Methusael  begat  Lamech. 

19  IT  And  Lamech  took  unto  him  two 
wives  :  the  name  of  the  one  was  Adah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal :  he  was  the 
father  of  such  as  dwell  in  tents,  and  of  such 
as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  was  Jubal : 
he  was  the  father  of  all  such  as  handle  the 
harp  and  organ.  .  ■ 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tubal-cam, 
an  instructor  of  every  artificer  in  brass  and 
iron:  and  the  sister  of  Tubal-cain  was 
Naamah. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  his  wives, 
Adah  and  Zillah,  Hear  my  voice,  ye  wives 
of  Lamech,  hearken  unto  my  speech  :  for 
I  have  slain  a  man  to  my  wounding,  and  a 
young  man  to  my  hurt. 

24  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  seven-fold, 
truly  Lamech  seventy  and  seven-fold. 

25  IF  And  Adam  knew  his  wife  again, 
and  she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Seth :  For  God,  said  she,  hath  appointed 
me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel,  whom 
Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there  was 
born  a  son ;  and  he  called  his  name  Enos : 
then  began  men  to  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  V. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  generations  of 
Adam :  In  the  day  that  God  created 
man,  in  the  likeness  of  God  made  he  him  : 

2  Male  and  female  created  he  them  ; 
and  blessed  them,  and  called  their  name 
Adam,  in  the  day  when  they  were  created. 

3  If  And  Adam  lived  a  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son  in  his  own 
likeness,  after  his  image  ;  and  called  his 
name  Seth : 

4  And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he  had 
begotten  Seth  were  eight  hundred  years  . 
and  he  begat  sons  and  daughters : 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Adam  lived  were 
nine  hundredand thirty  years:  andhedied 

6  IF  And  Seth  lived  a  hundred  and 
five  years,  and  begat  Enos : 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat  Enos 
eight  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters  : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine 
hundred  and  twelve  years  ;  and  he  died 

9  IF  And  Enos  lived  ninety  years,  and 
begat  Cainan  : 

10  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat  Cainan 
eight  hundred  and  fifteen  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

1 1  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were  nine 
hundred  and  five  years  ;  and  he  died. 

12  TT  And  Cainan  lived  seventy  years 
and  begat  Mahalaleel  : 

13  And  Hainan  lived  after  he  begat  Ma- 


halaleel eight  hundred  and  forty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan  were  nine 
hundred  and  ten  years  ;  and  he  died. 

15  IF  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty  and 
five  years,  and  begat  Jared  : 

16  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he  begat 
Jared  eight  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters : 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel  were 
eight  hundred  ninety  and  five  years  ;  and 
he  died. 

18  IF  And  Jared  lived  a  hundred  sixty 
and  two  years,  and  he  begat  Enoch  : 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat 
Enoch  eight  hundred  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared  were  nine 
hundred  sixty  and  two  years  ;  and  he  died. 

21  IF  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  Methuselah  : 

22  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  after  he 
begat  Methuselah  three  hundred  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch  were  three 
hundred  sixty  and  five  years  : 

24  And  Enoch  walked  with  God,  and 
he  was  not :  for  God  took  him. 

25  IF  And  Methuselah  lived  a  hundred 
eighty  and  sevenyears,  and  begat  Lamech: 

26  And  Methuselah  lived  alter  he  begat 
Lamech  seven  hundred  eighty  and  two 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Methuselah  were 
nine  hundred  sixty  and  nine  years ;  and 
he  died. 

28  IF  And  Lamech  lived  a  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat  a  son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  Noah,  say- 
ing, This  same  shall  comfort  us  concerning; 
our  work  and  toil  of  our  hands,  because  ot 
the  ground  which  the  Lord  hath  cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he  begat 
Noah  five  hundred  ninety  and  five  years, 
and  liegat  sons  and  daughters  : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech  were 
seven  hundred  seventy  and  seven  years  : 
and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred  years  old: 
and  Noah  begat  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  men  began 
to  multiply  on  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  daughters  were  born  unto  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daugh- 
ters of  men  that  they  were  fair  ;  and  they 
took  them  wives  of  all  which  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  My  Spirit  shall 
not  always  strive  with  man,  for  that  he  also 
is  flesh  :  yet  his  days  shall  be  a  hundred 
and  twenty  years. 

4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in  those 
days  ;  and  also  after  that,  when  the  sons 
of  God  came  in  unto  the  daughters  of  men, 
and  they  bare  children  to  them:  the  same 

6 


Directions  for  the  ark.  CHAP.  VII 

became  mighty  men,  which  were  of  old, 
men  of  renown. 

5  IT  And  God  saw  that  the  wickedness 
of  man  was  great  in  the  earth,  and  that 
every  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  his 
heart  was  only  evil  continually. 

6  And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he  had 
made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved  him 
at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  destroy  man 
whom  I  have  created  from  the  face  of  the 
earth ;both  man  and  beast,  and  the  creep- 
ing thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air ;  for  it 
repenteth  me  that  I  have  made  them. 

8  But  Noah  found  grace  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord. 

9  IT  These  are  the  generations  of  Noah: 
Noah  was  a  just  man,  and  perfect  in  his 
generations,  and  Noah  walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons,  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth. 

1 1  The  earth  also  was  corrupt  before 
God  ;  and  the  earth  was  filled  with  vio- 
lence. 

12  And  God  looked  upon  the  earth,  and 
behold,  it  was  corrupt :  for  all  flesh  had 
corrupted  his  way  upon  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  The  end  of 
all  flesh  is  come  before  me  ;  for  the  earth 
is  filled  with  violence  through  them  :  and 
behold,  I  will  destroy  them  with  the  earth. 

14  IF  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher- wood : 
rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and 
shalt  pitch  it  within  and  without  with 
pitch. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  which  thou 
shalt  make  it  of:  The  length  of  the  ark 
shall  be  three  hundred  cubits,  the  breadth 
of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

16  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to  the  ark, 
and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou  finish  it  above  ; 
and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the 
side  thereof:  with  lower?  second,  and  third 
stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  And  behold,  I,  even  I, do  bring  a 
flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy 
all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life,  from 
under  heaven  :  and  every  thing  that  is  in 
the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  I  establish  my  co- 
venant :  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark, 
thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy 
sons'  wives  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh, 
two  of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the 
ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee  :  they 
shall  be  male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  of  cat- 
tle aftertheir  kind,  of  every  creeping  thing 
of  the  earth  after  his  kind ;  two  of  every 
sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep  them 
alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food 
Ubat  is  eaten,  and  thou  shalt  gather  it  to 


TJie  food. 

thee  ,  and  it  shall  be  for  food  for  thee,  and 
for  them. 

22  Thus  did  Noah ;  according  to  all  that 
God  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 
CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come 
thou  and  all  thy  house  into  the  ark  : 
for  thee  have  I  seen  righteous  before  me 
in  this  generation. 

2  Of  every  clean  beast  thou  shalt  take 
to  thee  by  sevens,  the  male  and  his  fe- 
male ;  and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean  by 
two,  the  male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by  sevens,  the 
male  and  the  female  ;  to  keep  seed  alive 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will  cause 
it  to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and 
forty  nights  :  and  every  living  substance 
that  I  have  made  will  1  destroy  from  oil 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

5  And  Noah  did  according  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  commanded  him. 

6  And  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old 
when  the  flood  of  waters  was  upon  the 
earth. 

7  IF  And  Noah  went  in,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him, 
into  the  aik,  because  of  the  waters  of  the 
flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that  are 
not  clean,  and  of  fowls,  and  of  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two  unto  No- 
ah into  the  ark,  the  male  and  the  female, 
as  God  had  commanded  Noah. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  seven 
days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  were  up- 
on the  earth. 

1 1  IF  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  No- 
ah's life,  in  the  second  month,  the  seven- 
teenth day  of  the  month,  the  same  day 
were  all  the  fountains  of  the  great  deep 
broken  up,  and  the  windows  of  heaven 
were  opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  for- 
ty days  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  self-same  day  entered  Noah, 
and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  the 
sons  of  Noah,  and  Noah's  wife,  and  the 
three  wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the 
ark : 

1 4  They,  and  every  beast  after  his  kind, 
and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and 
every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  every  fowl 
after  his  kind,  every  bird  of  every  sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  Noah  into  the 
ark,  two  and  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein  is 
the  breath  of  life. 

16"  And  they  that  went  in,  went  in  male 
and  female  of  all  flesh,  as  God  had  com- 
manded him  :  and  the  Lord  shut  him  in. 

17  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon 
the  earth  :  and  the  waters  increased,  and 


Tfte  waters  assuage. 

bare  up  the  ark,  and  it  was  lifted  up  above 
the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and  were 
increased  greatly  upon  the  earth  :  and  the 
ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevailed  exceeding 
ly  upon  the  earth  ;  and  all  the  high  hills 
that  were  under  the  whole  heaven  were 
covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the  wa- 
ters prevail :  and  the  mountains  were  co- 
vered. 

21  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon 
the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and 
of  beast,  and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every  man  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  was  the  breath 
of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land,  died. 

23  And  every  living  substance  was  de- 
stroyed which  was  upon  the  face  of  the 
ground,  both  man,  and  cattle,  and  the  creep- 
ing things,  and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven;  and 
(hey  were  destroyed  from  the  earth ;  and 
Noah  only  remained  alive,  and  they  that 
were  with  him  in  the  ark. 

24  And  the  waters  prevailed  upon  the 
earth  a  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  God  remembered  Noah,  and  every 
living  thing,  and  all  the  cattle  that 
was  with  him  in  the  ark :  and  God  made 
a  wind  to  pass  over  the  earth,  and  the  wa- 
ters assuaged ; 

2  The  fountains  also  of  the  deep,  and 
the  windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and 
the  rain  from  heaven  was  restrained ; 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from  off  the 
earth  continually :  and  after  the  end  of  the 
hundred  and  fifty  days  the  waters  were 
abated. 

4  IT  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  seventh 
month,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  the 
month,  upon  the  mountains  of  Ararat. 

5  And  the  waters  decreased  continually, 
until  the  tenth  month  :  in  the  tenth  month, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  were  the 
tops  of  the  mountains  seen. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
forty  days,  that  Noah  opened  the  window 
of  the  ark  which  he  had  made : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven,  which  went 
forth  to  and  fro,  until  the  waters  were  dried 
up  from  off  the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him,  to 
see  if  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the 
face  of  the  ground ; 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the  sole 
of  her  foot,  and  she  returned  unto  him  into 
the  ark  ;  for  the  waters  were  on  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth.  Then  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  her,  and  pulled  her  in  unto 
him  into  the  ark. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  again  he  sent  forlh  the  dove  out  of  the 
ark . 


GENESIS.  God  encourages  Noah. 

1 1  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him  in  the 

evening,  and  lo,  in  her  mouth  was  an  olive- 
leaf  pluckt  off.  So  Noah  knew  that  the 
waters  were  abated  from  off  the  earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  sent  forth  the  dove ;  which  returned 
not  again  unto  him  any  more. 

13  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  six 
hundredth  and  first  year,  in  the  first  month, 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  the  waters  were 
dried  up  from  off  the  earth :  and  Noah  re- 
moved the  covering  of  the  ark,  and  looked, 
and  behold,  the  face  of  the  ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the 
seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month,  was 
the  earth  dried. 

15  If  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying, 

16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  sons'  wives 
with  thee. 

17  Brin**  forth  with  thee  every  living 
thing  that  is  with  thee,  of  all  flesh,  both  of 
fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth ;  that 
they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the  earth, 
and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply  upon  the  earth. 

18  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him  : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping  thing, 
and  every  fowl,  and  whatsoever  creepeth 
upon  the  earth,  after  their  kinds,  went  forth 
out  of  the  ark. 

20 1[  And  Noah  builded  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  took  of  every  clean  beast, 
and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and  offered  burnt- 
offerings  on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  smelled  a  sweet  sa- 
vour ;  and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I 
will  not  again  curse  the  ground  any  more 
for  man's  sake ;  for  the  imagination  of 
man's  heart  is  evil  from  his  youth:  nei- 
ther will  I  again  smite  any  more  every 
thing  living,  as  I  have  done. 

22  While  the  earth  remaineth,  seed- 
time and  harvest,  and  cold  and  heat,  and 
summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night, 
shall  not  cease. 

'   CHAP.  IX. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  sons, 
and  said  unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and 
multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth. 

2  And  the  fear  of  you, and  the  dread  of 
you,shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
and  upon  every  fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all 
that  moveth  upon  the  earth,  and  upon  all 
the  fishes  of  the  sea ;  into  your  hand  are 
they  delivered. 

3  Every  moving  thing  that  liveth  shall 
be  meat  for  you  ;  even  as  the  green  herb 
have  I  given  you  all  things. 

4  If  But  flesh  with  the  lTfe  thereof,  which 
is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye  not  eat. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your  lives 
will  I  require  :  at  the  hand  of  every  beast 
will  I  require  if,  and  at  the  hand  of  man ; 


The  bow  in  the  cloud. 

at  the  hand  of  every  man's  brother  will  I 
require  the  life  of  man. 

6  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  by 
man  shall  his  blood  be  shed:  for  in  the 
image  of  God  made  he  man. 

7  And  you,  be  ye  fruitful,  and  multi- 
ply; bring  forth  abundantly  in  the  earth, 
and  multiply  therein. 

8  IF  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to 
his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  behold,  I  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  you,  and  with  your  seed  after 
you; 

10  And  with  every  living  creature  that 
is  with  you,  of  the  fowl,  of  the  cattle,  and 
of  every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you, 
from  all  that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every 
beast  of  the  earth. 

11  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant 
with  you ;  neither  shall  all  flesh  be  cut 
off  any  more  by  the  waters  of  a  flood ; 
neither  shall  there  any  more  be  a  flood  to 
destroy  the  earth. 

12  And  God  said,  This  it  the  token  of 
the  covenant  which  I  make  between  me 
and  you,  and  every  living  creature  that  is 
with  you,  for  perpetual  generations. 

13  I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and 
it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  I 
bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that  the 
bow  shall  be  seen  in  the  cloud : 

15  And  I  will  remember  my  covenant, 
which  is  between  me  and  you, and  every 
living  creature  of  all  flesh;  and  the  wa 
ters  shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  de- 
stroy all  flesh. 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud; 
and  I  will  look  upon  it,  that  I  may  re- 
member the  everlasting  covenant  between 
God  and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh 
that  is  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  This  is 
the  token  of  the  covenant  which  I  have 
established  between  me  and  all  flesh  that 
is  upon  the  earth. 

18  IT  And  the  sons  of  Noah  that  went 
forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem,  and  Ham, 
and  Japheth :  and  Ham  is  the  father  of 
Canaan. 

19  These  arc  the  three  sons  of  Noah:  and 
of  them  was  the  whole  earth  overspread. 

20  And  Noah  began  to  be  a  husband- 
man, and  he  planted  a  vineyard: 

21  And  he  drank  of  the  wine,  and 
was  drunken;  and  he  was  uncovered 
within  his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of  Canaan, 
saw  the  nakedness  of  his  father,  and  told 
his  two  brethren  without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  a  gar- 
ment, and  laid  it  upon  both  their  shoul- 
ders, and  went  backward,  and  covered 
the  nakedness  of  their  father:  and  their 


CHAP    X.  The  generations  of  Noah. 

faces  were  backward,  and  they  saw  not 
their  father's  nakedness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his  wine, 
and  knew  what  his  younger  son  had  done 
unto  him. 

25  And  he  said,  Cursed  be  Canaan; 
a  servant  of  servants  shall  he  be  unto  his 
brethren. 

26  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  Shem ;  and  Canaan  shall  be  his 
servant. 

27  God  shall  enlarge  Japheth,  and  he 
shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Shem;  and 
Canaan  shall  be  his  servant. 

28  IF  And  Noah  lived  after  the  flood  three 
hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  years :  and  he  died. 

CHAP.  X. 
"VJ"OW  these  are  the  generations  of  the 
lAi    sons  of  Noah ;  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth:   and  unto  them  were  sons  born 
after  the  flood. 

2  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer,  and 
Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tu- 
bal, and  Meshech,  and  Tiras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ashkenaz, 
and  Riphath,  and  Togarmab. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ;  Elishah,  and 
Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

5  Bv  these  were  the  isles  of  the  Gen- 
tiles divided  in  their  lands ;  every  one 
after  his  tongue,  after  their  families,  in 
their  nations. 

6  IF  And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush,  and 
Mizraim,  and  Phut,  and  Canaan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush ;  Seba,  and 
Haviiah,  and  Sabtah,  and  Raamah,  and 
Sabtecha ;  and  the  sons  of  Raamah; 
Sheba,   and  Dedan. 

8  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod:  he  began 
to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the  earth. 

9  He  was  a  might}7  hunter  before  the 
Lord  :  wherefore  it  is  said,  Even  as  Nim- 
rod the  mighty  hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his  kingdom 
was  Babel,  and  Erech,  and  Accad,  and 
Calneh,  in  the  land  of  Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  went  forthAsshur, 
and  builded  Nineveh,  and  the  city  Reho- 
both,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Resen  between  Nineveh  and 
Calah  :  the  same  is  a  great  city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and 
Anamim,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (out 
of  whom  came  Philistim»)and  Caphtorim. 

15  And  Canaan  begat  Sidon  his  first- 
born,and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and 
the  Sinite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zema 
ritp,  and  the  Hamathite:    and  afterward 

o 


The  building  of  Babel. 

were  the  families  of  the  Canaanites  spread 
abroad. 

19  And  the  border  of  the  Canaanites 
was  from  Sidon,  as  thou  comcst  to  Gerar, 
unto  Gaza ;  as  thou  goest  unto  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
even  unto  Lasha. 

20  These  arc  the  sons  of  Ham,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
countries,  and  in  their  nations. 

21  IT  Unto  Shem  also,  the  fatherof  all  the 
children  of  Eber,  the  brother  of  Japheth 
the  elder,  even  to  him  were  children  born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem ;  Elam,  and 
Asshur,  and  Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and 
Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram  ;  Uz,  and 
Hul,  and  Gether,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  Salah ;  and 
Salah  begat  Eber. 

25  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons 
the  name  of  one  was  Peleg,   for  in  his 
days  was  the  earth  divided ;  and  his  bro- 
ther's name  was  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and 
Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and  Dik- 
lah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and  Sheba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab: 
all  these  were  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from  Mesha, 
as  thou  goest  unto  Sephar,  a  mount  of  the 
east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
lands,  after  their  nations. 

32  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons 
of  Noah,  after  their  generations,  in  their 
nations :  and  by  these  were  the  nations 
divided  in  the  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  lan- 
guage, and  of  one  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass, as  they  journey- 
ed from  the  east,  that  they  found  a  plain  in 
the  land  of  Shinar,  and  they  dwelt  there. 

3  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Go 
to,  let  us  make  brick,  and  burn  them 
thoroughly.  And  they  had  brick  for  stone, 
and  slime  had  they  for  mortar. 

4  And  they  said,  Go  to,  let  us  build 
us  a  city,  and  a  tower,  whose  top  may 
reach  unto  heaven  ;  and  let  us  make  us  a 
name,  lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see 
the  city  and  the  tower,  which  the  children 
of  men  builded. 

G  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple is  one,  and  they  have  all  one  language ; 
and  this  they  begin  to  do :  and  now  no- 
thing will  be  restrained  from  them,  which 
ihey  have  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and  there  con 


GENESIS.  The  generations  of  Shem 

tound  their  language,  that  they  may  not 
understand  one  another's  speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad 
from  thence  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth: 
and  they  left  off  to  build  the  city. 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it  called 
Babel,  because  the  Lord  did  there  con- 
found the  language  of  all  the  earth :  and 
from  thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them 
abroad  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  If  These  are  the  generations  ot 
Shem  :  Shem  was  a  hundred  years  old, 
and  begat  Arphaxad  two  years  after  the 
flood: 

1 1  And  Shem  lived  after  he  begat  Ar- 
phaxad five  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

12  And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  Salah. 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he  begat 
Salah  four  hundred  and  three  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

14  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Eber : 

15  And  Salah  lived  after  he  begat  Eber 
four  hundred  and  three  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

1G  And  Eber  lived  four  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  Peleg : 

1 7  And  Eber  lived  after  he  begat  Peleg 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Reu : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat  Reu 
two  hundred  and  nine  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Serug. 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat  Serug 
two  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Nahor : 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  begat  Na- 
hor two  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and  twenty 
years,  and  begat  Terah. 

25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  begat  Te- 
rah a  hundred  and  nineteen  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy  years,  and 
begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran. 

27  IT  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Terah:  Terah  begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and 
Haran  :  and  Haran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his  father 
Terah  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur 
of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took^  them 
wives:  the  name  of  Abram's  wife  was 
Sarai ;  and  the  name  of  Nahor's  wife  Mil- 
cab,  the  daughter  of  Haran,  the  father  of 

iMilrali,  and  the  father  of  Iscah. 
10 


The  call  of  Abram  CHAP.  Xll, 

30  But  Sarai  was  barren ;  she  had  no 
child. 

31  And  Terah  took  Abram  his  son, 
and  Lot  the  son  of  Haran  his  son's  son, 
and  Sarai  his  daughter-in-law,  his  son 
Abram's  wife  ;  and  they  went  forth  with 
them  from  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into 
the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and  they  came  unto 
Haran,  and  dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were  two 
hundred  and  five  years  :  and  Terah  died 
in  Haran. 

CHAP.  XII. 

NOW  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Abram 
Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and 
from  thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father' 
house,  unto  a  land  that  I  will  shew  thee  : 

2  And  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  na 
tion,  and  I  will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy 
name  great ;  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  that  bless  thee 
and  curse  him  that  curseth  thee :  and  in 
thee  shall  all  families  of  the  earth  be 
blessed. 

4  So  Abram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  him,  and  Lot  went  with  him: 
and  Abram  was  seventy  and  five  years  old 
when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and 
Lot  his  brother's  son,  and  all  their  sub 
stance  that  they  had  gathered,  and  the 
souls  that  they  had  gotten  in  Haran  ;  and 
they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan ;  and  into  the  land  of  Canaan  they 
came. 

6  And  Abram  passed  through  the  land 
unto  the  place  of  Sichem,  unto  the  plain 
of  Moreh.  And  the  Canaanite  was  then 
m  the  land. 

7  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Abram, 
and  said,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this 
land :  and  there  builded  he  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  who  appeared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  from  thence  unto  a 
mountain  on  the  east  of  Beth-el,  and  pitch- 
ed his  tent,  having  Beth-el  on  the  west, 
and  Hai  on  the  east :  and  there  he  builded 
an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  called  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  Abram  journeyed,  going  on  still 
toward  the  south. 

10  IF  And  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
land  :  and  Abram  went  down  into  Egypt 
to  sojourn  there;  for  the  famine  was 
grievous  in  the  land. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  near  to  enter  into  Egypt,  that  he 
said  unto  Sarai  his  wife,  Behold  now,  I 
know  that  thou  art  a  fair  woman  to  look 
upon : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Egyptians  shall  see  thee,  that 
they  shall  say,  This  is  his  wife  :  and  they 
will  kill  me,  but  they  will  save  thee  alive 


13 


Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my  sis- 


XIII .         Abram  and  Lot  separate. 

ter !  that  it  may  be  well  with  me  for  thy 
sake ;  and  my  soul  shall  live  because  of 
thee. 

14  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Abram  was  come  into  Egypt,  the  Egyp- 
tians beheld  the  'woman  that  she  was  very 
fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh  saw 
her,  and  commended  her  before  Pharaoh  • 
and  the  woman  was  taken  into  Pharaoh's 
house. 

16  And  he  entreated  Abram  well  for 
her  sake :  and  he  had  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  he-asses,  and  men-servants,  and 
maid-servants,  and  she-asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pharaoh  and 
his  house  with  great  plagues  because  of 
Sarai, Abram's  wife. 

18  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram,  and 
said,  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  ?  why  didst  thou  not  tell  me  that 
she  7vas  thy  wife  ? 

10  Why  saidst  thou,  She  is  my  sister? 
so  I  might  have  taken  her  to  me  to  wife  : 
now  therefore  behold  thy  wife,  take  her, 
and  go  thy  way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  commanded  his  men 
concerning  him  :  and  they  sent  him  away, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had,  and 
Lot  with  him,  into  the  south. 

2  And  Abram  was  very  rich  in  cattle 
in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from  the 
south  even  to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place 
where  his  tent  had  been  at  the  beginning, 
between  Beth-el  and  Hai ; 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  which  he 
had  made  there  at  the  first:  and  there 
Abram  called  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  Lot  also,  which  went  with  Abram, 
had  flocks,  and  herds,  and  tents. 

6  And  the  land  was  not  able  to  bear 
them,  that  they  might  dwell  together :  for 
their  substance  was  great,  so  that  they 
could  not  dwell  together. 

7  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the 
herdmen  of  Abram's  cattle  and  the  herd- 
men  of  Lot's  cattle:  and  the  Canaanite 
and  the  Perizzite  dwelled  then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there 
be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me  and 
thee,  and  beiween  my  herdmen  and  thy 
herdmen  ;  for  we  be  'brethren. 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  thee  ? 
Separate  thyself.  I  pray  (nee,  from  me  : 
if  tlfou  wilt  take  the  left  hand,  then  I  will 
go  to  the  right;  or  if  thou  depart  to  the 
right  hand,  then  I  will  go  to"  the  left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  be- 
held all  the  plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  was 
well  watered  every  where,  before  the 
Lord   destroyed  Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 

11 


Ttie  battle  of  four  kings  GENESIS. 

even  as  the  garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the 
land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  comest  unto  Zoar. 

1 1  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of 
Jordan ;  and  Lot  journeyed  east :  and 
they  separated  themselves  the  one  from 
the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land  of  Ca 
naan,  and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  and  pitched  his  tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  mere  wicked 
and  sinners  before  the  Lord,  exceedingly. 

14  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram, 
after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him, 
Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look  from  the 
place  where  thou  art,  northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  westward  : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou  seest, 
to  thee  will  1  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  for 
ever. 

16  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth :  so  that  if  a  man  can 
number  the  dust  of  the  earth,  then  shall 
thy  seed  also  be  numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land  in  the 
length  of  it  and  in  the  breadth  of  it ;  for 
I  will  give  it  unto  thee. 

18  Then  Abram  removed  his  tent,  and 
came  and  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mamre, 
which  is  in  Hebron,  and  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  days  of 
Amraphel  king  of  Shinar,  Arioch 
king  of  Ellasar,  Chedorlaomer  king  of 
Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  nations  ; 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Bera  king 
of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha  king  of  Go- 
morrah, Shinab  king  of  Admah,  and  She- 
meber  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of 
Bela,  which  is  Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together  in  the 
vale  of  Siddim,  which  is  the  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  they  served  Chedor- 
laomer,and  in  the  thirteenth  year  they  re- 
belled. 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came 
Chedorlaomer,  and  the  kings  that  were 
with  him,  and  smote  the  Rephaims  in  Ash- 
teroth  Karnaim,  and  the  Zuzims  in  Ham, 
and  the  Emims  in  Shaveh  Kiriathaim, 

6  And  the  Horites  in  their  mount  Seir, 
unto  El-paran,  which  is  by  the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came  to  En- 
mishpat,  which  is  Kadesh,  and  smote  all 
the  country  of  the  Amalekites,  and  also 
the  Amorites,  that  dwelt  in  Hazezon- 
tamar. 

8  And  (here  went  out  the  king  of  So- 
dom, and  the  king  of  Gomorrah,  and  the 
king  of  Admah,  and  the  king  of  Zeboiim, 
and  the  king  of  Bela,  (the  same  is  Zoar  ;) 
and  they  joined  battle  with  them  in  the 
Vale  of  Siddim  ; 

9  With  Chedorlaomer  the  king  of  Elam, 
and  with  Tidal  king  of  nations,  and  Am- 


against  Jive. 

raphel  king  of  Shinar,  and  Arioch  king  of 
Ellasar;  four  kings  with  five. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  was  full  of 
slime-pits ;  and  the  kings  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  fled,  and  fell  there :  and  they 
that  remained  fled  to  the  mountain. 

1 1  And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  So- 
dom and  Gomorrah,  and  all  their  victuals, 
and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's  bro- 
ther's son,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom,  and  his 
goods,and  departed. 

13  If  And  there  came  one  that  had  es- 
caped, and  told  Abram  the  Hebrew  ;  for 
he  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mamre  the  Amo- 
rite,  brother  of  Eshcol,  and  brother  d 
Aner :  and  these  were  confederate  with 
Abram. 

14  And  when  Abram  heard  that  his 
brother  was  taken  captive,  he  armed  his 
trained  servants,  born  in  his  own  house, 
three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pursued 
them  unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against  them, 
he  and  his  servants  by  night,  and  smote 
them,  and  pursued  them  unto  Hobah, 
which  is  on  the  left  hand  of  Damascus." 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods, 
and  also  brought  again  his  brother  Lot, 
and  his  goods,  and  the  women  also,  and 
the  people. 

17  IF  And  the  king  of  Sodom  went  out 
to  meet  him  (after  his  return  from  the 
slaughter  of  Chedorlaomer,  and  of  the 
kings  that  were  with  him,)at  the  valley  of 
Shaveh,  which  is  the  king's  dale. 

18  And  Melchizedek  king  of  Salem 
brought  forth  bread  and  wine :  and  he 
was  the  priest  of  the  most  high  God. 

19  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said, 
Blessed  be  Abram  of  the  most  high  God, 
possessor  of  heaven  and  earth : 

20  And  blessed  be  the  most  high  God, 
which  hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into 
thy  hand.     And  he  gave  him  tithes  of  all. 

21  And  the  king  of  Sodom  said  unto 
Abram,  Give  me  the  persons,  and  take 
the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king  of  So- 
dom, I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  unto  the 
Lord,  the  most  high  God,  the  possessor  of 
heaven  and  earth, 

23  That  1  will  not  take  frcm  a  thread 
even  to  a  shoe-latchet,  and  that  I  will  not 
take  any  thing  that  is  thine,  lest  thou 
sho'.ildest  Jay,  1  have  made  Abram  rich  : 

24  Save  only  that  which  the  young  men 
have  eaten,  and  the  portion  of  the  men 
which  went  with  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
Mamre  ;  let  them  take  their  portion. 

CHAP    XV. 

AFTER  these  things  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Abram  in  a  vision, 
saying,  Fear  not,  Abram  :  I  am  thy  shield* 
and  thy  exceeding  great  reward. 
12 


God  encourages 


Abram. 

2  And  Abram  said,  Lord  God,  what 
wilt  thou  give  me,  seeing  1  go  childless, 
and  the  steward  of  my  house  is  this  Elie- 
zer  of  Damascus  ? 

3  And  Abram  said,  Behold,  to  me  thou 
hast  given  no  seed :  and  lo,  one  born  in 
my  house  is  mine  heir. 

4  And  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying,  This  shall  not  be 
thine  heir ;  but  he  that  shall  come  forth 
o  Jt  of  thine  own  bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and 
said,  Look  now  toward  heaven,  and  tell 
the  stars,  if  thou  be  able  to  number  them : 
and  he  said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

6  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
counted  it  to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord 
that  brought  thee  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chal- 
dees,  to  give  thee  this  land  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  he  said,  Lord  God,  whereby 
shall  I  know  that  I  shall  inherit  it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  me  a 
heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a  she-goat 
of  three  years  old,  and  a  ram  of  three  years 
old,  and  a  turtle-dove,  and  a  young  pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all  these,  and 
divided  them  in  the  midst,  and  laid  each 
piece  one  against  another :  but  the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

1 1  And  when  the  fowls  came  down  upon 
the  carcasses,  Abram  drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going  down, 
a  deep  sleep  fell  upon  Abram ;  and  lo,  a 
horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram,  Know  of  a 
surety  that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger  in 
a  land  that  is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve 
them;  and  they  shall  afflict  them  four 
hundred  years ; 

14  And  also  that  nation  whom  they  shall 
serve,  will  I  judge :  and  afterward  shall 
they  come  out  with  great  substance. 

15  And  thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in 
peace ;  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a  good  old 
age. 

16  But  in  the  fourth  generation  they 
shall  come  hither  again :  for  the  iniquity 
of  the  Amorites  is  not  yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
sun  went  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold 
a  smoking  furnace,  and  a  burning  lamp 
that  passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  that  same  day  the  Lord  made  a 
covenant  with  Abram,  saying,  Unto  thy 
seed  have  I  given  this  land,  from  the  river 
of  Egypt  unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Euphrates : 

19  The  Kenites,  and  the  Kenizzites, 
and  the  Kadmonites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Rephaims, 

21  And  the  Amorites,  and  the  Canaan- 
ites,  and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites. 


CHAP.  XVI,  XVII. 


Hagar  Jiees  from  Sardt 
CHAP.  XVI. 


NOW  Sarai,Abram's  wife,  bare  him  no 
children :  and  she  had  a  handmaid, 
an  Egyptian,  whose  name  was  Hagar. 

2  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  Be- 
hold now,  the  Lord  hath  restrained  me 
from  bearing :  I  pray  thee  go  in  unto  my 
maid ;  it  may  be  that  I  may  obtain  chil- 
dren by  her.  And  Abram  hearkened  to 
the  voice  of  Sarai. 

3AndSarai9Abram'swife,tookHagarher 
maid  the  Egyptian,  after  Abram  had  dwelt 
ten  years  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave 
her  to  her  husband  Abram  to  be  his  wile. 

4  If  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar,  and 
she  conceived :  and  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  conceived,  her  mistress  was  despised 
in  her  eyes. 

5  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  My  wrong 
be  upon  thee  :  I  have  given  my  maid  into 
thy  bosom  ;  and  when  she  saw  that  she  had 
conceived,  I  was  despised  in  her  eyes :  the 
Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee. 

6  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  Behold, 
thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand;  do  to  her  as  it 
pleaseth  thee.  And  when  Sarai  dealt 
hardly  with  her,  she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  H  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  found 
her  by  a  fountain  of  water  in  the  wilder- 
ness, by  the  fountain  in  the  way  to  Shur. 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai 's  maid, 
whence  earnest  thou?  and  whither  wilt 
thou  go  ?  And  she  said,  I  flee  from  the  face 
of  my  mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  Return  to  thy  mistress,  and  submit 
thyself  under  her  hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  I  will  multiply  thy  seed  exceedingly, 
that  it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multitude. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  Behold,  thou  art  with  child,  and  shalt 
bear  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  Ish- 
mael ;  because  the  Lord  hath  heard  thy 
affliction. 

12  And  he  will  be  a  wild  man ;  his  hand 
will  be  against  every  man,  and  every  man's 
hand  against  him  ;  and  he  shall  dwell  in 
the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of  the  Lord 
that  spake  unto  her,  Thou  God  seest  me  : 
for  she  said,  Have  I  also  here  looked  after 
him  that  seeth  me  ? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  Beer-' 
lahai-roi :  behold,  it  is  between  Kadesb 
and  Bered. 

1 5  IT  And  -Hagar  bare  Abram  a  son  : 
and  Abram  called  his  son's  name,  which 
Hagar  bare,  Ishmael. 

1G  H  And  Abram  was  fourscore  and 
six  years  old  when  Hagar  bare  Ishmael  to 
Abram. 

CHAP.  XVH. 

AND  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  the  Lord  appeared  to 
S3 


Circumcision  instituted. 


GENESIS. 


Abraham  tnit  rtauieth  angels. 


Abram,  and  said  unto  him,  1  am  the  Al- 
mighty God ;  walk  before  me,  and  be  thou 
perfect. 

2  And  I  will  make  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  will  multiply  thee 
exceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  fell  on  his  face  :  and  God 
talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant  is 
with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  a  father  of 
many  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be 
called  Abram,-  but  thy  name  shall  be  Abra- 
ham ;  for  a  father  of  many  nations  have  I 
made  thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding  fruit- 
ful, and  I  will  make  nations  of  thee ;  and 
kings  shall  come  out  of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee,  in  their  generations,  for  an  everlast- 
ing covenant ;  to  be  a  God  unto  thee,and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee. 

8  And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee,  the  land  wherein  thou  art 
a  stranger,  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  an 
everlasting  possession ;  and  I  will  be  their 
God. 

9  If  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Thou 
shalt  keep  my  covenant  therefore,  thou, 
andthyseedafterthee,  in  their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall 
keep,between  me  and  you,  and  thy  seed 
after  thee ;  Every  man-child  among  you 
shall  be  circumcised. 

1 1  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the  flesh  of 
your  foreskin ;  and  it  shall  be  a  token  of 
the  covenant  betwixt  me  and  you. 

12  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old  shall 
be  circumcised  among  you,  every  man- 
child  in  your  generations,  he  that  is  born 
in  the  house,  or  bought  with  money  of 
any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he 
that  is  bought  with  thy  money,  must  needs 
be  circumcised :  and  my  covenant  shall  be 
in  your  flesh  for  an  everlasting  covenant. 

14  And  the  uncircumcised  man-child 
whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is  not  circum 
cised,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
people  ;  he  hath  broken  my  covenant. 

15  1[  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As 
for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her 
name  Sarai,  but  Sarah  shall  her  name  be. 

16  And  I  will  bless  her,  and  give  thee 
a  son  also  of  her:  yea,  I  will  bless  her, 
and  she  shall  be  a  mother  of  nations  ;  kings 
of  people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his  face, 
and  laughed,  and  said  in  his  heart,  Shall 
a  child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  a  hundred 
years  old?  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety 
years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God,  O  that 
Ishmael  might  live  before  thee  1 


19  And  God  said,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall 
bear  thee  a  son  indeed ;  and  thou  shalt 
call  his  name  Isaac  :  and  I  will  establish 
my  covenant  with  him  for  an  everlasting 
covenant,  and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have  heard 
thee:  Behold,  I  have  blessed  him,  and 
will  make  him  fruitful,  and  will  multiply 
him  exceedingly  :  twelve  princes  shall  he 
beget,  and  I  will  make  him  a  great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  establish 
with  Isaac,  whom  Sarah  shall  bear  unto 
thee  at  this  set  time  in  the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with  him,  and 
God  went  up  from  Abraham. 

23  TF  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael  his 
son,  and  all  that  were  born  in  his  house, 
and  all  that  were  bought  with  his  money, 
every  male  among  the  men  of  Abraham's 
house  ;  and  circumcised  the  flesh  of  their 
foreskin,  in  the  self-same  day,  asGodhad 
said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  was  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  when  he  was  circumcised  in  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  was  thirteen 
years  old,  when  he  was  circumcised  in 
the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

26  In  the  self-same  day  was  Abraham 
circumcised,  and  Ishmael  his  son ; 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house,  bom 
in  the  house,  and  bought  with  money  of 
the  stranger,  were  circumcised  with  him. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
the  plains  of  Mamre  :  and  he  sat  in 
the  tent-door  in  the  heat  of  the  day ; 

2  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked, 
and  lo,  three  men  stood  by  him:  and 
when  he  saw  them,  he  ran  to  meet  them 
from  the  tent-door,  and  bowed  himself  to- 
ward the  ground, 

3  And  said,  My  Lord,  if  now  I  have 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away, 
I  pray  thee,  from  thy  servant  : 

4  Let  a  little  water,  I  pray  you,  be 
fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest 
yourselves  under  the  tree  : 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of  bread, 
and  comfort  ye  your  hearts  ;  after  that 
ye  shall  pass  on  :  for  therefore  are  y;e 
come  to  your  servant.  And  they  said,  So 
do,  as  thou  hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the  tent 
unto  Sarah,  and  said,  Make  ready  quickly 
three  measures  of  fine  meal,  knead  it, 
and  make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and 
fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and  gave 
it  unto  a  young  man  ;  and  he  hasted  to 
dress  it. 

8  And  he  took  butter,  and  milk,  and 
the  calf  which  he  had  dressed,  and  set  it 
before  them  ;  and  he  stood  by  them  under 
the  tree,  and  they  did  eat. 

14 


Destruction  of  Sodom  revealed :    CHAP. 

9  IT  And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is 
Sarah  thy  wife  ?  And  he  said,  Behold,  in 
the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  will  certainly  return 
unto  thee  according  to  the  time  of  life  ; 
and  lo,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son. 
And  Sarah  heard  it  in  the  tent-door,  which 
was  behind  him. 

1 1  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  were  old 
and  well  stricken  in  age  ;  and  it  ceased 
to  be  with  Sarah  after  the  manner  of 
women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  laughed  within 
herself,  saying,  After  I  am  waxed  old  shall 
I  have  pleasure,  my  lord  being  old  also  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abraham 
Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh,  saying,  Shall 
I  of  a  surety  bear  a  child,  which  am  old  " 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  fcr  the  Lord 
At  the  time  appointed  I  will  return  unto 
thee,  according  to  the  time  of  life,  and 
Sarah  shall  have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I  laugh 
ed  not ;  for  she  was  afraid.  And  he  said 
Nay  ;  but  thou  didst  laugh. 

16  And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence, 
and  looked  toward  Sodom :  and  Abraham 
went  with  them  to  bring  them  on  the  way. 

17  IT  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I  hide 
from  Abraham  that  thing  which  I  do  ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall  surely 
become  a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  be  blessed 
in  him  ? 

19  For  I  know  him,  that  he  will  com 
mand  his  children  and  his  household  after 
him,  and  they  shall  keep  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment ;  that 
the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that 
which  he  hath  spoken  of  him 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Because  the  cry 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  is  great,  and  be- 
cause their  sin  is  very  grievous, 

21  I  will  go  down  now,  and  see  whether 
they  have  done  altogether  according  to  the 
cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me  ;  and  if 
not,  I  will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from 
thence,  and  went  toward  Sodom  :  but 
Abraham  stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  IT  And  Abraham  drew  near,  and 
said.  Wilt  thou  also  destroy  the  righteous 
with  the  wicked  ? 

24  Peradventure  there  be  fifty  righteous 
within  the  city  :  wilt  thou  also  destroy 


XIX.  Abraham  intercedes  for  it, 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and  said, 


and  not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty  right 
eous  that  are  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after 
this  manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the 
wicked ;  and  that  the  righteous  should  be 
as  the  wicked,  that  be  far  from  thee :  Shall 
not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right  ? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  If  I  find  in  So- 
dom fifty  righteous  within  the  city,  then  I 
will  spare  all  the  place  for  their  sakes. 


Behold  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  dust 
and  ashes  : 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack  five 
of  the  fifty  righteous  :  wilt  thou  destroy 
all  the  city  for  lack  of  five  ?  And  he  said, 
If  I  find  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not  de- 
stroy it. 

29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again, 
and  said,  Peradventure  there  shall  be  for- 
ty found  there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not 
do  it  for  forty's  sake. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh,  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak  : 
Peradventure  there  shall  thirty  be  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it,  if  I 
find  thirty  there. 

31  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  have 
taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord  : 
Peradventure  there  shall  be  twenty  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it 
for  twenty's  sake. 

32  And  he  said,  Oh, let  not  the  Lord 
be  angiy,  and  I  will  speak  vet  but  this 
once  :  Peradventure  ten  shall  be  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it 
for  ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as  soon 
as  he  had  left  communing  with  Abraham  : 
and  Abraham  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  there  came  two  angels  to  Sodom 
at  even  ;  and  Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of 
Sodom  ;  and  Lot, seeing  them,  rose  up  to 
meet  them  ;  and  he  bowed  himself  with 
his  face  toward  the  ground  ; 

2  And  he  s-aid,  Behold  now,  my  lords, 
turn  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's 
house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  wash  your 
feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go 
on  your  ways.  And  they  said,  Nay ;  but 
we  will  abide  in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them  greatly  ; 
and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered 
into  his  house ;  and  he  made  them  a  feast, 
and  did  bake  unleavened  bread,  and  they 
did  eat. 

4  IF  But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men 
of  the  city,  even  the  men  of  Sodom,  com- 
passed the  house  round,  both  old  and 
young,  all  the  people  from  every  quarter: 

5  And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and  said 
unto  him,  Where  are  the  men  which  came 
in  to  thee  this  night  ?  bring  them  out  unto 
us,  that  we  may  know  them. 

6  And  Lot  went  out  at  *he  door  unto 
them,' and  shut  the  door  after  him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren,  do 
not  so  wickedly. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daughters 
which  have  not  known  man;  let  me,  I 
pray  you,  bring  them  out  unto  you,  and 
do  ye  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes  ■ 
only  unto  these    men  do    nothing  ;  k» 

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Lot  entertainetk  two  angels.  GENESIS.   Sodom  and  Gomorrah  destroyed- 


therefore  came  they  under  the  shadow  of 
my  roof. 

9  And  they  said,  Stand  back.  And 
they  said  again,  This  one  fellow  came  in 
to  sojourn,  and  he  will  needs  be  a  judge  : 
Now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee  than 
with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore  upon 
the  man,  even  Lot,  and  came  near  to  break 
the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand, 
and  pulled  Lot  into  the  house  to  them, 
and  shut  to  the  door. 

1 1  And  they  smote  the  men  that  were 
at  the  door  of  the  house  with  blindness, 
both  small  and  great :  so  that  they  wea- 
ried themselves  to  find  the  door. 

12  IF  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast 
thou  here  any  besides  ?  son-in-law,  and 
thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and  whatso- 
ever thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them  out 
of  this  place  : 

13  For  we  wi1!  destroy  this  place,  be- 
cause the  cry  of  them  is  waxen  great  be- 
fore the  face  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord 
hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto 
his  sons-in-law,  which  married  his  daugh 
ters,  and  said,  Up,  get  you  out  of  this 

flace  ;  for  the  Lord  will  destroy  this  city : 
ut  he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked  unto 
his  sons-in-law. 

15  IT  And  when  the  morning  arose, 
then  the  angels  hastened  Lot,  saying, 
Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two  daugh- 
ters which  are  here,  lest  thou  be 'consum- 
ed in  the  iniquity  of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the  men  laid 
hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand  of 
tiis  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  two 
daughters  ;  the  Lord  being  merciful  unto 
him;  and  they  brought  him  forth,  and  set 
him  without  the  city. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
brought  them  forth  abroad,  that  he  said, 
Escape  for  thy  life  :  look  not  behind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain  :  escape 
to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them,  Oh,  not  so, 
my  Lord  ! 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  and  thou  hast  magni- 
fied thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast  shewed 
unto  me  in  saving  my  life  :  and  I  cannot 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  some  evil 
take  me,  and  I  die  : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee 
unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one  :  Oh,  let  me 
escape  thither !  (is  it  not  a  little  one  ?) 
and  my  soul  shall  live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him,  See,  I  have 
accepted  thee  concerning  this  thing  also, 
that  1  will  not  overthrow  this  city,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither  ;  for  I 
cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come 


thither :  therefore  the  name  of  the  city 
was  called  Zoar. 

23  H  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth 
when  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom 
and  upon  Gomorrah  brimstone  and  fire 
from  the  Lord  out  of  heaven  ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and 
all  the  plain,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
cities,  and  that  which  grew  upon  the 
ground. 

26  IT  But  his  wife  looked  back  from  be- 
hind him,  and  she  became  a  pillar  of  salt. 

27  TT  And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the 
morning  to  the  place  where  he  stood  be- 
fore the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  and  toward  all  the  land  of  the 
plain,  and  beheld,  and  lo,  the  smoke  of  the 
country  went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace. 

29  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
destroyed  the  cities  of  the  plain,  that  God 
remembered  Abraham,  and  sent  Lot- out 
of  the  midst  of  the  overthrow,  when  he  over- 
threw the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  IT  And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  and 
dwelt  in  the  mountain,  and  his  two  daugh- 
ters with  him  ;  for  he  feared  to  dwell  in 
Zoar:  and  he  dwelt  in  a  cave,  he,  and 
his  two  daughters. 

31  H  And  the  first-born  said  unto  the 
younger,  Our  father  is  old,  and  there  is 
not  a  man  in  the  earth  to  come  in  unto  us 
after  the  manner  of  all  the  earth  : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink 
wine,  and  we  will  lie  with  him,  that  we 
may  preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  night  :  and  the  first-born  went 
in, and  lay  with  her  father  ;  and  he  per- 
ceived not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when 
she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  first-born  said  unto  the  younger, 
Behold,  I  lay  yesternight  with  my  father: 
let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night 
also ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with  him, 
that  we  may  preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  night  also  :  and  the  younger 
arose,  and  lay  with  him  ;  and  he  perceiv- 
ed not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she 
arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters  ot 
Lot  with  child  by  their  father. 

37  And  the  hrst- born  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  Moab  :  the  same  is  the 
father  of  the  Moabites  unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a 
son,  and  called  his  name  Ben-ammi  :  the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  Abraham  journeyed  from  thence 
toward  the  south  country,  and  dwell- 
16 


Abraham  denies  his  wife. 


CHAP.  XXi        Isaac  born — Hagar  banished 


17  If  So  Abraham  prayed  unto  God 
and  God  healed  Abimelech,  and  his  wife, 
and  his   maid-servants;    and  they   bare 
children. 

18  For  the  Lord  had  fast  closed  up  all 
the  wombs  ot  the 'house  of  Abimelech,  be- 
cause of  Sarah,  Abraham's  wife. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as  he  had 
said,  and  the  Lord  did  unto  Sarah  as 
he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  conceived,  and  bare  Abra> 
ham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at  the  set  time 
of  which  God  had  spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  his 
son  that  was  born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah 
bare  to  him,  Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  circumcised  his  son 
Isaac,  being  eight  days  old,  as  God  had 
commanded  him. 

5  And  Abraham  was  a  hundred  years 
old,  when  his  son  Isaac  was  born  unto  him. 

6  Tf  And  Sarah  said,  God  hath  made  me 
to  laugh,  so  that  all  that  hear  will  laugh 
with  me. 

7  And  she  said,  Who  would  have  said 
unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah  should  have 
given  children  suck?  for  1  have  borne  him 
a  son  in  his  old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was  wean- 
ed :  and  Abraham  made  a  great  feast  the 
same  day  that  Isaac  was  weaned. 

9  IT  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Hagar  the 
Egyptian,  which  she  had  borne  unto  Abra- 
ham, mocking. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abraham, 
Cast  out  this  bond-woman,  and  her  son  : 
for  the  son  of  this  bond- woman  shall  not 
be  heir  with  my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

11  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in 
Abraham's  sight,  because  of  his  son. 

12  IF  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let 
it  not  be  grievous  in  thy  sight,  because  of 
the  lad,  and  because  ot  thy  bond-woman  ; 
in  all  that  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee,  hearken 
unto  her  voice :  for  in  Isaac  shall  thy  seed 
be  called. 

13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bond- wo- 
man will  I  make  a  nation,  because  he  is 
thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  bread,  and  a  bottle  of 
water,  and  gave  it  unto  Hagar  (putting  it 

14  And  Abimelech   took  sheep,   and 'on  her  shoulder)  and  the  child,  and  sent 
oxen,  and  men-servants,  and  women-ser-  her  away:  and  she  departed,  and  vran- 
vants,  and  gave  them  unto  Abraham,  andjdered  in  the  wilderness  of  Beer-sheba. 
restored  him  Sarah  his  wife.  15  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the  bot- 

15  And  Abimelech  said,  Behold,  my 'tie,  and  she  cast  the  child  under  one  of  the 
land  is  before  thee :  dwell  where  it  pleas- !  shrubs. 

eth  thee.  16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her  down  over 

16  And  unto  Sarah  he  said,  Behold,  I  [against  Mm,  a  good  way  off,  as  it  were  a 
have  given  thy  brother  a  thousand  pieces  bow  -shot :  for  she  said,  Let  me  not  see  the 
of  silver:  behold,  he  is  to  thee  a  covering  'death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over 
of  the  eyes  unto  all  that  are  with  thee,  j  against  Atm,  and  lifted  up  her  voice,  and 
and  with  all  other :  thus  she  was  reproved.  I  wept. 

2  17 


ed  between  Kadesh   and  Shur,   and  so- 
journed in  Gerar. 

2  And  Abraham  said  of  Sarah  his  wife, 
She  is  my  sister :  And  Abimelech  king  of 
Gerar  sent  and  took  Sarah. 

3  But  Godcame  to  Abimelech  in  a  dream 
by  night,  and  said  to  him,  Behold,  thou 
art  but  a  dead  man,  for  the  woman  which 
thou  hast  taken  :  for  she  is  a  man's  wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come  near 
her:  and  he  said,  Lord,  wilt  thou  slay  al- 
so a  righteous  nation  ? 

5  Said  he  not  unto  me,  She  is  my  sis- 
ter ?  and  she,  even  she  herself  said,  He  is 
my  brother :  in  the  integrity  of  my  heart 
and  innocency  of  my  hands  have  I  done  this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a  dream, 
Yea,  I  know  that  thou  didst  this  in  the  in- 
tegrity of  thy  heart ;  for  I  also  withheld 
thee  from  sinning  against  me  :  therefore 
suffered  I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now  therefore  restore  the  man  his 
wife;  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and  he  shall  pray 
for  thee,  and  thou  shalt  live  :  and  if  thou 
restore  her  not,  know  thou  that  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  thou  and  all  that  are  thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  and  called  all  his  servants, 
and  told  all  these  things  in  their  ears :  and 
the  men  were  sore  afraid. 

9  Then  Abimelech  called  Abraham, 
and  said  unto  him,  What  hast  thou  done 
unto  us  ?  and  what  have  I  offended  thee, 
that  thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my 
kingdom  a  great  sin  ?  thou  hast  done  deeds 
unto  me  that  ought  not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  sawest  thou,  that  thou  hast  done  this 
thing  ? 

11  And  Abraham  said,  Because  I 
thought,  Surely  the  fear  of  God  is  not  in 
this  place  ;  and  they  will  slay  me  for  my 
wife's  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  she  is  my  sister ;  she 
is  the  daughter  of  my  father,  but  not  the 
daughter  of  my  mother :  and  she  became 
my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
caused  me  to  wander  from  my  father's 
house,  that  I  said  unto  her,  This  is  thy 
kindness  which  thou  shalt  shew  unto  me ; 
at  everyplace  whither  we  shall  come,  say 
of  me,  lie  is  my  brother. 


Abraham  covenants  with  Abimelech:  GENESIS. 


17  And  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad 
and  the  angel  of  God  called  to  Hagarout 
of  heaven,  and  said  unto  her,  What  aileth 
thee,  Hagar  ?    Fear  not ;    for  God  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him 
in  thy  hand:  fori  will  make  him  a  great 
nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  eyes,  and  she 
saw  a  well  of  water :  and  she  went,  and 
filled  the  bottle  with  water,  and  gave  the 
lad  drink. 

20  And  God  was  with  the  lad ;  and  he 
grew,  and  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and 
became  an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of 
Paran :  and  his  mother  took  him  a  wife 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  If  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time, 
that  Abimelech  and  Phichol  the  chiet  cap- 
tain of  his  host  spake  unto  Abraham,  say- 
ing, God  is  with  thee  in  all  that  thou 
doest : 

23  Now  therefore  swear  unto  me  here 
by  God,  that  thou  wilt  not  deal  falsely  with 
me,  nor  with  my  son,  nor  with  my  son's 
son  :  but  according  to  the  kindness  that  I 
have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do  unto 
me,  and  to  the  land  wherein  thou  hast  so- 
journed. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will  swear. 

25  And  Abraham  reproved  Abimelech 
because  of  a  well  of  water,  which  Abime- 
lech's  servants  had  violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  wot  not  who 
hath  done  this  thing :  neither  didst  thou 
tell  me,  neither  yet  heard  I  of  it,  but  to- 
day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and  oxen, 
and  gave  them  unto  Abimelech :  and  both 
of  them  made  a  covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe-Iambs 
of  Uie  flock  by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  mean  these  seven  ewe-lambs,  which 
thou  hast  set  by  themselves  ? 

30  And  he  said,  For  these  seven  ewe- 
lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my  hand,  that 
ihey  may  be  a  witness  unto  me  that  I  have 
digged  this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  called  that  place 
Beer-sheba;  because  there  they  sware 
both  of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at  Beer- 
sheba  :  then  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  Phi- 
chol the  chief  captain  of  his  host,  and  they 
returned  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  IT  And  Abraham  planted  a  grove  in 
Beer-sheba,  and  called  thereon  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  the  everlasting  God. 

34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in  the  Phi- 
listines' land  many  days. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

i  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 

Sx.  that  God  did  tempt  Abraham,  and 


Commanded  to  sacrifice  Isaac 

said  unto  him,  Abraham  :     And  he  said> 
Behold,  here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said,  Take  now  thy  son,  thine 
only  son  Isaac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and  get 
thee  into  the  land  of  Moriah  ;  and  offer 
him  there  for  a  burnt-offering  upon  one  of 
the  mountains  which  I  will  tell  thee  of. 

3  If  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  took 
two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and  Isaac 
his  son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt- 
offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto  the 
place  of  which  God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  ca  the  third  day  Abraham  lift- 
ed up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young 
men,  Abide  ye  here  with  the  ass,  and  I 
and  the  lad  will  go  yonder  and  worship, 
and  come  again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  laid  it  upon  Isaac  his 
son  ;  and  he  took  the  fire  in  his  hand  and  a 
knife  :  and  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham  h 
father,  and  said,  My  father :  and  he  saia, 
Hereara  I,  my  son.     And  he  said,  Behold    | 
the  fire  and  the  wood  :  but  where  is  the 
lamb  for  a  burnt-offering  ? 

8  And  Abraham  said,  My  son,  God  will 
provide  himself  a  lamb  for  a  burnt-offer- 
ing :  so  they  went  both  of  them  together 

$  And  they  came  to  the  place  which 
God  had  told  him  of;  and  Abraham  bui't 
an  altar  there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  or- 
der ;  and  bound  Isaac  his  son,  and  laid 
him  on  the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  Abra- 
ham, Abraham.     And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lay  not  thine  hand  up- 
on the  lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing  unio 
him  :  for  now  I  know  that  thou  fearest 
God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  withheld  thy 
son,  thine  only  sow,  from  me. 

13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold,  behind  him  a  ram 
caught  in  a  thicket  by  his  horns  :  And 
Abraham  went  and  took  the  ram,  and  of- 
fered him  up  for  a  burnt-offering  in  the 
stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of 
that  place  Jehovah-jireh  :  as  it  is  said  to 
this  day,  In  the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall 
be  seen. 

15  IF  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  Abraham  out  of  heaven  the  second 
time, 

16  And  said,  By  myself  have  I  sworn, 
saith  the  Lord,  for  because  thou  hast  done 
this  thing,  and  hast  not  withheld  thy  son, 
thine  only  son : 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee 

18 


The  death  of  'Saruh. 

and  in  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thy  seed 
as  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as  the  sand 
which  is  upon  the  sea-shore  ;  and  thy  seed 
shall  possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies  ; 
IS  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations 
'  of  the  earth  be  blessed;  because  thou  hast 
obeyed  my  voice. 

1 9  So  Abraham  returned  unto  his  young 
men,  and  they  rose  up,  and  went  togeth- 
er to  Beer-sheba;  and  Abraham  dwelt  at 
Beer-sheba. 

20  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  it  was  told  Abraham,  saying, 
Behold,  Milcah,  she  hath  also  borne  chil- 
dren unto  thy  brother  Nahor  ; 

21  Huz  his  first-born,  and  Buz  his  bro- 
ther, and  Kemuel  the  father  of  Aram, 

22  And  Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pil- 
dash,  and  Jidlaph,  and  Bethuel. 

23  And  Bethuel  begat  Rebekah  :  these 
eight  Milcah  did  bear  to  Nahor,  Abraham's 
brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose  name  was 
Reumah,  she  bare  also  Tebah,  and  Ga- 
bam,  and  Thahash,  and  Maachah. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Sarah  was  a  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  old :  these  were  the 
years  of  the  life  of  Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  Kirjath-arba  ;  the 
same  is  Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan  : 
And  Abraham  came  to  mourn  for  Sarah, 
and  to  weep  for  her. 

3  H  And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before 
his  dead,  and  spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth, 
saying, 

4  I  am  a  stranger  and  a  sojourner  with 
you  :  give  me  a  possession  of  a  burying- 
piace  with  you,  that  I  may  bury  my  dead 
out  of  my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  answered 
Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord  ;  thou  art  a  mighty 
prince  among  us  :  in  the  choice  of  our 
sepulchres  bury  thy  dead  :  none  of  us  shall 
withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that 
thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up  and  bowed 
himself  to  the  people  of  the  land,  even  to 
the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them,  saying, 
If  it  be  your  mind  that  I  should  bury  my 
dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and  entreat 
for  me  to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of 
Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in 
the  end  of  his  field  ;  for  as  much  money 
as  it  is  worth  he  shall  give  it  me,  for  a 
possession  of  a  burying-place  among  you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Heth.  And  Ephron  the  Hittite 
answered  Abraham  in  the  audience  of  the 
children  of  Heth,  even  of  all  that  went  in 
at  the  gate   of  his  city,  saying, 

11  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me  :  the  field 


CHAP.  XXIII,  XXIV. 


Abraham's  charge 


give  I  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein, 
I  give  it  thee  ;  in  the  presence  of  the  sons 
of  my  people  give  I  it  thee :  buiy  thy  dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down  himself 
before  the  people  of  the  land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron  in  the 
audience  of  the  people  of  the  land,  say- 
ing, But  if  thou  wilt  give  i7,  I  pray  thee 
hear  me  :  I  will  give  thee  money  for  the 
field:  take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my 
dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abraham, 
saying  unto  him, 

15  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me  :  the  land 
is  worth  four  hundred  shekels  of  silver ; 
what  is  that  betwixt  me  and  thee  ?  bury 
therefore  thy  dead. 

16  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto  Eph- 
ron, and  Abraham  weighed  to  Ephron  the 
silver  which  he  had  named  in  the  audi- 
ence of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  current  money  with  the 
merchant. 

17  If  And  the  field  of  Ephron, which  was 
in  Machpelah,  which  was  before  Mamre, 
the  field  and  the  cave  which  was  therein, 
and  all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field,  that 
were  in  all  the  borders  round  about,  were 
made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  possession  in 
the  presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  be- 
fore all  that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this,  Abraham  buried  Sa- 
rah his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of 
Machpelah,  before  Mamre  :  the  same  is 
Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is 
therein  were  made  sure  unto  Abraham  for 
a  possession  of  a  burying-place,  by  the 
sons  of  Heth. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND    Abraham   was    old     and   well 
stricken  in  age  :  and  the  Lord  had 
blessed  Abraham  in  all  things. 

2  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  eldest  ser- 
vant of  his  house,  that  ruled  over  all  that 
he  had,  Put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under 
my  thigh  : 

3  And   I  will  make  thee  swear  by  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  and  the  God  of 
the  earth,  that  thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
unto  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Ca 
naanites  among  whom  I  dwell  : 

4  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country, 
and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  Isaac. 

5  .And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Per- 
adventure  the  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  me  unto  this  land  :  must  I  needs 
bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  frorr. 
whence  thou  earnest  ? 

6  And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  Beware 
thou,  that  thou  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

7  1T  The  Lord  God  of  heaven,  which 

19 


The  servant  meets  Rebekah : 


GENESIS. 


Tells  his  errand. 


took  me  from  my  father's  house,  and  from 
the  land  of  my  kindred,  and  which  spake 
unto  me,  and  that  svvare  unto  me,  saying, 
Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this  land  :  he 
shall  send  his  angel  before  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  take  a  wife  unto  my  son  from 
thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  clear 
from  this  mine  oath;  only  bring  not  my  son 
thither  again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand  under 
the  thigh  of  Abraham  his  master,  and 
sware  to  him  concerning  that  matter. 

10  H  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels, 
of  the  camels  of  his  master,  and  departed  ; 
(for  all  the  goods  of  his  master  were  in 
his  hand  ;)  and  he  arose,  and  went  to  Me- 
sopotamia, unto  the  city  of  Nahor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to  kneel 
down  without  the  city  by  a  well  of  water, 
at  the  time  of  the  evening,  even  the  time 
that  women  go  out  to  draw  water : 

12  IT  And  he  said,  O  Lord  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  I  pray  thee,  send  me 
good  speed  this  day,  and  shew  kindness 
unto  my  master  Abraham. 

13  Behold,  I  stand  here  by  the  well  of 
water ;  and  the  daughters  of  the  men  of 
the  city  come  out  to  draw  water  : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the 
damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say,  Let  down  thy 
pitcher,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  drink  ;  and 
she  shall  say,  Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also  :  let  the  same  be  she  that 
thou  hast  appointed  for  thy  servant  Isaac  ; 
and  thereby  shall  I  kuow  that  thou  hast 
shewed  kindness  unto  my  master. 

15  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he 
had  done  speaking,  that  behold,  Rebekah 
came  out,  who  was  born  to  Bethuel,  son  of 
Milcah,  the  wife  of  Nahor,  Abraham's  bro 
ther,  with  her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

1 6  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair  to  look 
upon,  a  virgin ;  neither  had  any  man  knowrn 
her  :  and  she  went  down  to  the  well,  and 
filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her, 
and  said,  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  drink  a  lit 
tie  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  And  she  said,  Drink,  my  lord  :  and 
she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher  upon 
her  hand,  and  gave  him  drink. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giving  him 
drink,  she  said,  I  will  draw  water  for  thy 
camels  also, until  they  have  done  drinking 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her 
pitcher  into  the  trough,  and  ran  again  unto 
the  well  to  draw  water  ^  and  drew  for  all 
his  camels. 

21  And  the  man,  wondering  at  her, 
held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether  the  Lord 
had  made  his  journey  prosperous,  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  camels 
had  done  drinking,  that  the  man  took  a 


golden  ear-rmg,  of  half  a  shekel  weight, 
and  two  bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten  she- 
kels weight  of  gold, 

23  And  said,  Whose  daughter  art  thou? 
tell  me,  I  pray  thee  :  is  there  room  in  thy 
father's  house  for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  am  the 
daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah. 
which  she  bare  unto  Nahor. 

25  She  said,  moreover,  unto  him,  We 
have  both  straw  and  provender  enough, 
and  room  to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  my  master  Abraham,  who  hath  not 
left  destitute  my  master  of  his  mercy  and 
his  truth  :  I  being  in  the  way,  the  Lord  led 
me  to  the  house  of  my  master's  brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  them 
of  her  mother's  house  these  things. 

29  II  And  Rebekah  had  a  brother,  and 
his  name  was  Laban  :  and  Laban  ran  out 
unto  the  man,  unto  the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
the  ear-ring,  and  bracelets  upon  his  sisters 
hands,  and  when  he  heard  the  words  oi 
Rebekah  his  sister,  saying,  Thus  spake 
the  man  unto  me  ;  that  he  came  unto  the 
man,  and  behold,  he  stood  by  the  camels 
at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said,  Come  in,  thou  blessed 
of  the  Lord,  wherefore  standest  thou 
without  ?  for  I  have  prepared  the  house, 
and  room  for  the  camels. 

32  And  the  man  came  into  the  house : 
and  he  ungirded  his  camels,  and  gave 
straw  and  provender  for  the  camels,  and 
water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  (eet 
that  were  with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him 
to  eat :  but  he  said,  I  will  not  eat  until  I 
have  told  mine  errand.  And  he  said, 
Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I  am  Abraham's  servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  hath  blessed  my 
master  greatly,  and  he  is  become  great : 
and  he  hath  given  him  flocks,  and  herds, 
and  silver,  and  gold,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sarah,  my  master's  wife,  bare  a 
son  to  my  master  when  she  was  old :  and 
unto  him  hath  he  given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  my  master  made  me  swear, 
saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  to  my 
son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites, 
in  whose  land  I  dwell : 

38  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father's 
house,  and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife 
unto  my  son. 

39  And  I  said  unto  my  master,  Perad- 
venture  the  woman  will  not  follow  me. 

40  And  he  said  unto  me,  The  Lord, 
before  whom  I  walk,  will  send  his  angel 
with  thee,  and  prosper  thy  way  ;  and  thou 

20 


Rebekah  solicited  for  Isaac,  CHAP.  XXV. 


Isaac  marries  Rebekah 


shalt  take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kin- 
dred, and  of  my  father's  house. 

41  Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from  this 
mineoath,when  thou  comest  to  my  kindred 
and  if  they  give  not  thee  one,  thou  shalt 
be  clear  from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  this  day  unto  the  well 
and  said,  O  Lord  God  of   my   master 
Abraham,  if  now  thou  do  prosper  my  way 
which  I  go : 

43  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well  of  wa- 
ter ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
the  virgin  cometh  forth  to  draw  water,  and 
I  say  to  her,  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little 
water  of  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me,  Both  drink  thou, 
and  I  will  also  draw  for  thy  camels :  let 
the  same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord 
hath  appointed  out  for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  I  had  done  speaking  in 
mine  heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth 
with  her  pitcher  on  her  shoulder;  and 
she  went  down  unto  the  well,  and  drew 
water :  and  I  said  unto  her,  Let  me  drink, 
I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down 
her  pitcher  from  her  shoulder,  and  said, 
Drink,  and  1  will  give  thy  camels  drink 
also :  so  I  drank,  and  she  made  the  camels 
drink  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said,  Whose 
daughter  art  thou?  And  she  said,  The 
daughter  of  Bethuel,  Nahor's  son,  whom 
Milcah  bare  unto  him :  and  I  put  the  ear- 
ring upon  her  face,  and  the  bracelets  upon 
her  hands. 

48  And  I  bowed  down  my  head,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord,  and  blessed  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  which 
had  led  me  in  the  right  way  to  take  my 
master's  brother's  daughter  unto  his  son. 

49  And  now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  my  master,  tell  me  :  and  if 
not,  tell  me  ;  that  1  may  turn  to  the  right 
hand,  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  answered, 
and  said,  The  thing  proceedeth  from  the 
Lord  :  we  cannot  speak  unto  thee  bad  or 


£OOG. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee, 
take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  mas- 
ter's son's  wife,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
Abraham's  servant  heard  their  words,  he 
worshipped  the  Lord,  bowing  himself  to 
the  earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  gave  them  to  Rebekah  .  He  gave  also 


to  her  brother  and  to  her  mother  precious  [unto  Isaac, 
things. 

54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  he  and 
the  men  that  were  with  him,  and  tarried  all 
night ;  and  they  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  he  said,  Send  me  away  unto  my  master. 


55  And  her  brother  and  her  mother  said, 
Let  the  damsel  abide  with  us  a  few  days, 
at  the  least  ten  ;  after  that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hinder  me  not, 
seeing  the  Lord  hath  prospered  my  way- 
send  me  away,  that  I  may  gc  to  my  master. 

57  And  they  said,  We  will  call  the  dam- 
sel, and  inquire  at  her  mouth. 

58  And  they  called  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  her,  Wilt  thou  go  with  this  man  ? 
And  she  said,  I  will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah  thei 
sister,  and  her  nurse,  and  Abraham's  ser- 
vant, and  his  men. 

60  And  they  blessed  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  her,  Thou  art  our  sister;  be  thou  the 
mother  of  thousands  of  millions,  and  let 
thy  seed  possess  the  gate  of  those  which 
hate  them. 

61  1f  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her 
damsels,  and  they  rode  upon  the  camels, 
and  followed  the  man:  and  the  servant 
took  Rebekah,  and  went  his  way. 

62  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  of  the 
well  Lahai-roi ;  for  he  dwelt  in  the  south 
country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  to  meditate  in 
the  field  at  the  even-tide :  and  he  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  saw,  and  behold,  the 
camels  were  coming. 

64  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her  eves, 
and  when  she  saw  Isaac,  she  lighted  off 
the  camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  servant, 
What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the  field 
to  meet  us  ?  And  the  servant  had  said, 
It  is  my  master  :  therefore  she  took  a  vail 
and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  things 
that  he  had  done. 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  mo- 
ther Sarah's  tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and 
she  became  his  wife  ;  and  he  loved  her ; 
and  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his  mother's 
death. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  again  Abraham  took  a  wife,  and 
her  name  was  Keturah. 

2  And  she  bare  him  Zimran,  and  Jok 
shan,  and  Medan,  and  Midian,  and  Ish- 
bak,  and  Shuah. 

3  And  Jokshan  begat  Sheba,  and  De- 
dan.  And  the  sons  of  Dedan  were  As- 
shurim,  and  Letushim,  and  Leummim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ;  Ephah,  and 
Epher,  and  Hanoch,  and  Abidah,  and  El- 
daah.  All  these  were  the  children  of  Ke- 
turah. 

5  H  And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had 


6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubmes 
which  Abraham  had,  Abraham  gave  gilts, 
and  sent  them  away  from  'saac  his  son 
(while  he  yet  lived;  eastward,  unto  the 
east  country. 

21 


Abraham's  death  and  burial.  GENESIS.         The  birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 


7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years 
of  Abraham's  life  which  he  lived,  a  hun- 
dred threescore  and  fifteen  years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost, 
and  died  in  a  good  old  age,  an  old  man, 
and  full  of  years;  and  was  gathered  to 
his  people. 

9  And  his  sonslsaac  and  Ishmael  buried 
him  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah,  in  the  field 
of  Ephron  the  Son  of  Zohar  the  Hittite, 
which  is  before  Mam  re  ; 

10  The  field  which  Abraham  purchased 
of  the  sons  of  Heth  :  there  was  Abraham 
buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

1 1  If  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the 
death  of  Abraham,  that  God  blessed  his 
son  Isaac :  and  Isaac  dwelt  by  the  well 
Lahai-roi. 

12  If  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Ishmael, Abraham's  son,  whom  Hagar  the 
Egyptian,  Sarah's  handmaid,  bare  unto 
Abraham. 

13  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ishmael,  by  their  names,  according  to 
their  generations :  the  first-born  of  Ish- 
mael, Nebajoth  ;  and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and 
Massa, 

15  Hadar,  and  Tema,  Jetur,  Naphish, 
and  Kedemah: 

16  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  and 
these  are  their  names,  by  their  towns,  and 
by  their  castles  ;  twelve  princes  according 
to  their  nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Ishmael :  a  hundred  and  thirty  and  se- 
ven years :  and  he  gave  up  the  ghost  and 
died,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  Havilah  unto 
Shur,  that  is  before  Egypt,  as  thou  goest 
toward  Assyria:  and  he  died  in  the  pre- 
sence of  all  his  brethren. 

19  If  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
Isaac,  Abraham's  son:  Abraham  begat 
Isaac : 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  took  Rebekah  to  wife,  the  daughter  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian  of  Padan-aram,  the 
sister  to  Laban  the  Syrian. 

21  And  Isaac  entreated  the  Lord  ror 
his  wife,  because  she  was  barren  :  and  the 
Lord  was  entreated  of  him,  and  Rebe- 
kah his  wife  conceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled  together 
within  her:  and  she  said,  It  it  be  so,  why 
am  I  thus  ?  And  she  went  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her,  Two 
nations  are  in  thy  womb,  and  two  manner 
of  people  shall  be  separated  from  thy 
bowels:  and  the  one  people  shall  be 
stronger  than  the  other  people ;  and  the 
elder  shall  serve  the  younger. 

£4  IF  And  when  ker  days  to  be  deliver- 


ed were  fulfilled,  behold,  there  were  twins 
in  her  womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red,  all  over 
like  a  hairy  garment:  and  they  called 
his  name  Esau. 

26  And  after  that  came  his  brother  out, 
and  his  hand  took  hold  on  Esau's  heel ; 
and  his  name  was  called  Jacob  :  and  Isaac 
was  threescore  years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew :  and  Esau  was 
a  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of  the  field;  and 
Jacob  was  a  plain  man  dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  he 
did  eat  of  his  venison :  but  Rebekah  lov- 
ed Jacob. 

29  If  And  Jacob  sod  pottage  :  and  Esau 
came  from  the  field,  and  he  was  faint. 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me, 
I  pray  thee,  with  that  same  red  pottage; 
for  I  am  faint :  therefore  was  his  name 
called  Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said,  Sell  me  this  day  thy 
birthright. 

32  And  Esau  said,  Behold,  I  am  at  the 
point  to  die:  and  what  profit  shall  this 
birthright  do  to  me  ? 

33  And  Jacob  said,  Swear  to  me  this 
day  ;  and  he  sware  unto  him :  and  he  sold 
his  birthright  unto  Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gaye  Esau  bread  and 
pottage  of  lentiles ;  and  he  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went  his  way : 
thus  Esau  despised  his  birthright. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land, 
besides  the  first  famine  that  was  in 
the  days  of  Abraham.  And  Isaac  went 
unto  Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistines 
unto  Gerar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him, 
and  said,  Go  not  down  into  Egypt:  dwell 
in  the  land  which  I  shall  tell  thee  of. 

3  Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  I  will  be 
with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee  :  for  unto 
thee,  and  unto  thy  seed  I  will  give  all  these 
countries,  and  I  will  perform  the  oath 
which  I  sware  unto  Abraham  thy  father; 

4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to  multiply 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto 
thy  seed  all  these  countries :  and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be 
blessed : 

5  Because  that  Abraham  obeyed  my 
voice,  and  kept  my  charge,  my  command- 
ments,  my  statutes,  and  my  laws 

6  If  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar: 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him 
of  his  wife;  and  he  said,  She  is  my  sis- 
ter :  for  he  feared  to  say,  She  is  my  wife  ; 
lest,  said  he,  the  men  of  the  place  should 
kill  me  for  Rebekah;  because  she  wa.s 
fair  to  look  upon. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  had 
been  there  a  long  time,  that  Abimelech 


The  Philistines  envy  Isaac.         CHAP.  XXVII.     He  covenants  with  Jlbimelech. 


king  of  the  Philistines  looked  out  at  a 
window,  and  saw,  and  behold,  Isaac  was 
sporting  with  Rebekah  his  wife. 

9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac,  and 
said,  Behold,  of  a  surety  she  is  thy  wife  : 
and  how  saidst  thou,  She  is  my  sister  ?  And 
Isaac  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said,  Lest 
I  die  for  her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said,  What  is  this 
thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  one  of  the  people 
might  lightly  have  lain  with  thy  wife,  and 
thou  shouldest  have  brought  guiltiness 
upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all  his  peo- 

f)le,  saving,  He  that  toucheth  this  man  or 
lis  wife  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that  land,  and 
received  in  the  same  year  a  hundred- 
fold :  and  the  Lord  blessed  him : 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great,  and  went 
forward,  and  grew  until  he  became  very 
great: 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks,  and 
possession  of  herds,  and  great  store  of  ser- 
vants :  And  the  Philistines  envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  which  his  father's 
servants  had  digged  in  the  days  of  Abra- 
ham his  father,  the  Philistines  had  stopped 
them,  and  filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go 
from  us:  for  thou  artmuchmightierthanwe. 

17  IF  And  Isaac  departed  thence,  and 
pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and 
dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the  wells  of 
water  which  they  had  digged  in  the  days 
of  Abraham  his  father  ;  for  the  Philistines 
had  stopped  them  after  the  death  of  Abra- 
ham :  and  he  called  their  names  after  the 
names  by  which  his  father  had  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged  in  the 
valley,  and  found  there  a  well  of  springing 
water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar  did  strive 
with  Isaac's  herdmen,  saying,  The  water 
is  ours :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the  well 
Esek ;  because  they  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another  well,  and 
strove  for  that  also:  and  he  called  the 
name  of  it  Sitnah. 

22  And  he  removed  from  thence,  and 
digged  another  well ;  and  for  that  they 
strove  not :  and  he  called  the  name  of  it 
Rehoboth ;  and  he  said,  For  now  the 
Lord  hath  made  room  for  us,  and  we  shall 
be  fruitful  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  to 
Beer-sheba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him 
the  same  night,  and  said,  I  am  the  God  of 
Abraham  thy  father :  fear  not,  for  I  am 
with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  multi- 
ply thy  seed  for  my  servant  Abraham's 
sake. 

25  And  he  builded  an  altar  there,  and' 


called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitched  his  tent  there :  and  there  Isaac's 
servants  digged  a  well. 

26  IT  Then  Abimelech  went  to  him  from 
Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  one  of  his  friends, 
and  Phichol  the  chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them,  Where- 
fore come  ye  to  me,  seeing  ye  hate  me} 
and  have  sent  me  away  from  you  ? 

28  And  they  said,  We  saw  certainly 
that  the  Lord  was  with  thee  :  and  we 
said,  Let  there  be  now  an  oath  betwixt  us. 
even  betwixt  us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make 
a  covenant  with  thee : 

29  That  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as  we 
have  not  touched  thee,  and  as  we  have 
done  unto  thee  nothing  but  good,  and  have 
sent  thee  away  in  peace :  thou  art  now 
the  blessed  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  they 
did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in  the 
morning,  and  sware  one  to  another  :  and 
Isaac  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed 
from  him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day, 
that  Isaac's  servants  came  and  told  him 
concerning  the  well  which  they  had  dig- 
ged, and  said  unto  him,  We  have  found 
water. 

33  And  he  called  it  Shebah  :  therefore 
the  name  of  the  city  is  Beer-sheba  unto 
this  day. 

34  if  And  Esau  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  took  to  wife  Judith  the  daughter  oi 
Beeri  the  Hittite,  and  Bashemath  the 
daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite  : 

35  Which  were  a  grief  of  mind  unto 
Isaac  and  to  Rebekah. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac 
was  old,  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  so 
that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  Esau  his 
eldest  son,  and  said  unto  him,  My  son  . 
and  he  said  unto  him,  Behold,  here  am  I. 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  am  old,  1 
know  not  the  dav  of  my  death  : 

3  Now  therefore  take,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
weapons,  thy  quiver  and  thy  bow.  and  go 
out  to  the  field,  and  take  me  some  venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat,  such  as 
I  love,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  eat ; 
that  my  soul  may  bless  thee  before  I  die. 

5  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake 
to  Esau  his  son :  and  Esau  went  to  the 
field  to  hunt  for  venison,  and  to  bring  it. 

6  IT  And  Rebfkali  spake  unto  Jacob  her 
son,  saying,  Behold,  I  heard  thy  father 
speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make  'iie  sa- 
voury meat,  that  1  may  eat,  and  bless  thee 
before  the  Lord,  before  my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  rayson,  obey  my  voice, 
according  to  that  which  1  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,   and    fetch  me 

23 


and 
into 


Isaac  sends  Esau  for  venison. 

from  thence  two  good  kids  of  llie  goats 
and  I  will  make  them  savoury  meat  for  thy 
father,  such  as  he  loveth  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father, 
that  he  may  eat,  and  that  he  may  bless 
thee  before  his  death. 

1 1  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah  his  mo- 
ther, Behold,  Esau  my  brother  is  a  hairy 
man,  and  I  am  a  smooth  man : 

12  My  father  peradventure  will  feel  me, 
and  1  shall  seem  to  him  as  a  deceiver ;  and 
I  shall  bring  a  curse  upon  me,  and  not  a 
blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Upon 
me  he  thy  curse,  my  son ;  only  obey  my 
voice,  and  go  fetch  me  them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and 
brought  thew  to  his  mother :  and  his  mo- 
ther made  savoury  meat,  such  as  his  father 
loved. 

15  And  Rebekah  took  goodly  raiment 
of  her  eldest  son  Esau,  which  were  with 
her  in  the  house,  and  put  them  upon  Ja- 
cob her  younger  son : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the  kids  of 
the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the 
smooth  of  his  neck  : 

1 7  And  she  gave  the  savoury  meat 
the  bread,which  she  had  prepared, 
the  hand  of  her  son  Jacob. 

18  IT  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and 
said,  My  father.  And  he  said,  Here  am  I ; 
who  art  thou,  my  son  ? 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father,  I  am 
Esau  thy  first-born  ;  I  have  done  accord- 
ing as  thou  badest  me  :  arise,  I  pray  thee, 
sit  and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul 
may  bless  me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son,  How 
is  it  that  thou  hast  found  it  so  quickly,  my 
son  ?  And  he  said,  Because  the  Lord  thy 
God  brought  it  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob,  Come 
near,  I  pray  thee,  that  1  may  feel  thee, 
my  son,  whether  thou  be  mv  very  son  Esau, 
or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his 
father;  and  he  felt  him,  and  said,  The 
voice  is  Jacob's  voice,  but  the  hands  are 
the  hands  of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because 
his  hands  were  hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau's 
hands  :    so  he  blessed  him. 

24  And  he  said,  Art  thou  my  very  son 
E«au  ?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

25  And  he  said,  Bring  it  near  to  me, 
and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  venison,  that  my 
soul  may  bless  thee.  And  he  brought  it 
near  to  him,  and  he  did  eat:  and  he 
biought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him, 
Come  near  now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son, 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him  : 
and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment, 
ftjld  ble— r>,l  him,  and  said,  See,  the  smell 


GENESIS.  Jacob  obtains  a  blessing. 

of  my  son  u  as  the  smell  of  a  field  which 
the  Lord  hath  blessed: 

28  Therefore  God  give  thee  of  the  dew 
of  heaven,  and  the  fatness  of  the  earth, 
and  plenty  of  corn  and  wine  : 

29  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  nations 
bow  down  to  thee  ;  be  lord  over  thy  breth- 
ren, and  let  thy  mother's  sons  bow  down 
to  thee  :  cursed  be  every  one  that  curs- 
eth  thee,  and  blessed  be  he  that  blessetb 
thee. 

30  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  blessing  Jacob, 
and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone  out  from 
the  presence  of  Isaac  his  father,  that  Esau 
his  brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  savoury  meat, 
and  brought  it  unto  his  father ;  and  said 
unto  his  father,  Let  my  father  arise,  and 
eat  of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto  him, 
Who  art  thru  °  And  he  said,  I  am  thy 
son,  thy  first-born, Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceeding- 
ly, and  said,  Who  ?  where  is  he  that  hath 
taken  venison,  and  brought  it  me,  and  I 
have  eaten  of  all  before  thou  earnest,  and 
have  blessed  him  ?  yea,  and  he  shall  be 
blessed. 

34  And  when  Esau  heard  the  words  oi 
his  father,  he  cried  with  a  great  and  ex- 
ceeding bitter  cry,  and  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O  my 
father  '. 

35  And  he  said,  Thy  brother  came  with 
subtilty,  and  hath  taken  away  thy  blessing. 

36  And  he  said,  Is  not  he  rightly  named 
Jacob  ?  for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these 
two  times  :  he  took  away  my  birth-right  ; 
and  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said,  Hast  thou  not  re^- 
served  a  blessing  for  me  ? 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said  unto 
Esau,  Behold,  I  have  made  him  thy  lord, 
and  all  his  brethren  have  I  given  to  him 
for  servants  ;  and  with  corn  and  wine  have 
I  sustained  him  :  and  what  shall  I  do  now 
unto  thee,  my  son  ? 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father,  Hast 
thou  but  one  blessing,  my  father  ?  bless 
me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father  !  And  Esau 
lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  the  fatness  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  dew 
of  heaven  from  above  ; 

40  And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live, 
and  shalt  serve  thy  brother:  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass  when  thou  shalt  have  the  do- 
minion, that  thou  shalt  break  his  yoke  from 
off  thy  neck. 

41  IT  And  Esau  hated  Jacob  because  of 
the  blessing  wherewith  his  father  blessed 
him  :  and  Esau  said  in  his  heart,  The  days 

24 


Jacob  is  senttoPadan-aram.  CHAP.  XXVIII,  XXIX. 

of  mourning  for  my  father  are  at  hand,  then 
will  I  slay  my  brother  Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her  elder 
son  were  told  to  Rebekah :  and  she  sent 
and  called  Jacob  her  younger  son,  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  comfort  himself,  pur- 
posing to  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my 
voice  :  and  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban  my 
brother  to  Haran ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few  days,  un- 
til thy  brother's  fury  turn  away ; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn  away 
from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou 
hast  done  to  him  :  then  I  will  send,  and 
fetch  thee  from  thence.  Why  should  I  be 
deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I  am 
weary  of  my  life,  because  of  the  daughters 
of  Heth :  if  Jacob  take  a  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters ot  Heth,  such  as  these  which  are  of  the 
daughters  of  the  land,  what  good  shall  my 
life  do  me  ? 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  blessed 
him,  and  charged  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Canaan. 

2  Arise,  go  to  Padan-aram,  to  the  house 
of  Bethuel  thy  mother's  father  ;  and  take 
thee  a  wife  from  thence  of  the  daughters 
of  Laban  thy  mother's  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee,  and 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  be  a  multitude  of  people  ; 

4  And  give  thee  the  blessing  of  Abra- 
ham, to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  with  thee  ; 
that  thou  mayest  inherit  the  land  wherein 
thou  art  a  stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob  :  and  he 
went  to  Padan-aram  unto  Laban,  son  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian,  the  brother  of  Re- 
bekah, Jacob's  and  Esau's  mother. 

6  IT  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  had 
blessed  Jacob,  and  sent  him  away  to  Pa- 
dan-aram. to  take  him  a  wife  from  thence  ; 
and  that  as  he  biessed  him,  he  gave  him  a 
charge,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  Canaan  ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  his  father,  and 
his  mother,  and  was  gone  to  Padan- 
aram; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the  daughters  of 
Canaan  pleased  not  Isaac  his  father  ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael,  and 
took  unto  the  wives  which  he  had,  Maha- 
lath  the  daughter  of  Ishmael,  Abraham's 
son,  the  sister  of  Nebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  U  And  Jacob  went  out  from  Beer- 
sheba,  and  went  toward  Haran. 

1 1  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain  place, 
and  tarried  there  all  night,  because  the  sun 
was  set :  and  he  took  of  the  stones  of  that! 


His  vision  and  vow 

place,  and  put  them  for  his  pillows,  am 
lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  dreamed,  and  behold,  a  lad 
der  set  upon  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it 
reached  to  heaven:  and  behold,  the  angels 
of  God  ascending  and  descending  on  it. 

13  And  behold,  the  Lord  stood  above 
it,  and  said,  I  am  the  Lord  God  of  Abra' 
ham  thy  father,  and  the  God  of  Isaac :  the 
land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give 
it,  and  to  thy  seed. 

14  And  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth  ;  and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad 
to  the  west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  the 
north,  and  to  the  south  :  and  in  thee  and 
in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed. 

15  And  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and 
will  keep  thee  in  all  places  whither  thou 
goest,  and  will  bring  thee  again  into  this 
land :  for  I  will  not  leave  thee,  until  I  have 
done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to  thee  of. 

16  IF  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his 
sleep,  and  he  said,  Surely  the  Lord  is  in 
this  place  ;  and  I  knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said,  How 
dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  is  none  other 
but  the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate 
of  heaven. 

18  And    Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  the  stone  that  he  had 
put/or  his  pillows,  and  set  it  uipfor  a  pil 
lar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the  top  oi  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Beth-el :  but  the  name  of  that  city  wa3 
called Luz  at  the  first. 

20  And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying,  If 
God  will  be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me 
in  this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give  me 
bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again  to  my  father's 
house  in  peace  ;  then  shall  the  Lord  be 
my  God : 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have  set  for 
a  pillar,  shall  be  God's  house  :  and  of  all 
that  thou  shalt  give  me,  I  will  surely  give 
the  tenth  unto  thee. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

THEN  Jacob  went  on  his  journey,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  tne  people  ot 
the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold,  a  well  in 
the  field,  and  lo,  there  were  three  flocks 
of  sheep  lying  by  it ;  for  out  ot  that  well 
they  watered  the  flocks :  and  a  great 
stone  was  upon  the  well's  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  ail  the  flocks  ga- 
thered :  and  they  rolled  the  stone  from  the 
well's  mouth  and  watered  the  sheep,  and 
put  the  stone  again  upon  the  well's  mouth 
in  his  place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them,  My  breth- 
ren, whence  be  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Of 
Haran  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye  La- 


Jacob  is  entertained  by  Laban.      GENESIS.       He  serves  for  Leah  and  Rachel 


ban  the  son  of  Nahor  ?  And  they  said,  We 
know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Is  he  well  ? 
And  they  said,  He  is  well :  and  behold, 
Rachel  his  daughter  cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high  day, 
neither  is  it  time  that  the  cattle  should  be 
gathered  together :  water  ye  the  sheep, 
and  go  and  feed  them. 

8  And  they  said,  We  cannot,  until  all 
the  flocks  be  gathered  together,  and  till 
they  roll  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth  ; 
then  we  water  the  sheep. 

9  H  And  while  he  yet  spake  with  them, 
Rachel  came  with  her  father's  sheep  :  for 
she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob 
saw  Rachel  the  daughter  of  Laban  his 
mother's  brother,  and  the  sheep  of  Laban 
liis  mother's  brother,  that  Jacob  went 
near,  and  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of  Laban  his 
mother's  brother. 

11  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and  lifted 
up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he  was 
herfather's  brother,  and  that  he  was  Rebe- 
kah's  son  ;  and  she  ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Laban 
heard  the  tidings  of  Jacob  hio  sifter's  son, 
that  he  ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced 
him, and  kissed  him, and  broughthimto  his 
house.  And  he  told  Laban  all  these 
things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him,  Surely  thou 
art  my  bone  and  my  flesh :  and  he  abode 
with  him  the  space  of  a  month. 

15  IT  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Be- 
cause thou  art  my  brother,  shouldest  thou 
therefore  serve  me  for  nought  ?  tell  me, 
what  shall  thy  wages  be  ? 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters  :  the 
name  of  the  elder  trasLeah,  and  the  name 
of  the  younger  was  Rachel. 

17  Leah  was  tender-eyed,  but  Rachel 
was  beautiful  and  well-favoured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel  ;  and  said, 
I  will  serve  thee  seven  years  for  Rachel 
thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better  that  I 
give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I  should  give 
!ker  to  another  man  :  abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  sevenyears  for  Ra- 
chel ;  and  they  seemed  unto  him  bvt  a  few 
days,  for  the  love  he  had  to  her. 

21  T[  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban, 
Give  me  my  wife  (for  my  days  are  fulfill- 
ed) that  I  may  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the 
men  of  the  place,  and  made  a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
that  he  took  Leah  his  da  lighter,  and  brought 
her  to  him  ;  and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his  daughter 
Leah.Zilpah  his  maid,  for    a    handmaid. 


25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
morning,  behold,  it  was  Leah  :  and  he  said 
to  Laban,  What  is  this  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  ?  did  not  I  serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ? 
wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguiled  me  ? 

26  And  Laban  said,  It  must  not  be  so 
done  in  our  country,  to  give  the  younger 
before  the  first-born. 

27  Fulfil  her  week,  and  we  will  give 
thee  this  also,  for  the  service  which  thou 
shalt  serve  with  me  yet  seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her 
week  :  and  he  gave  him  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter to  wife  also. 

29  AndLabangave  to  Rachel  hisdaugh- 
ter,Bilhah  his  handmaid,  to  be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Rachel, 
and  he  loved  also  Rachel  more  than  Leah, 
and  served  with  him  yet  seven  other  years. 

31  TT  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
Leah  was  hated,  he  opened  her  womb  : 
but  Rachel  was  barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare  a  son; 
and  she  called  his  name  Reuben  :  for  she 
said,  Surely  the  Lord  hath  looked  upon 
my  affliction  ;  now  therefore  my  husband 
will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son  :  and  said,  Because  the  Lord  hath 
heard  that  I  was  hated,  he  hath  therefore 
given  me  this  son  also  :  and  she  called  his 
name  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  said,  Now  this  time  will  my 
husband  be  joined  unto  me,  because  I 
have  borne  him  three  sons  :  therefore  was 
his  name  called  Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son:  and  she  said,  Now  will  I  praise 
the  Lord  :  therefore  she  called  his  name 
Judah,  and  left  bearing. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  when  Rachel  saw  that  she  bare 
Jacob  no  children,  Rachel  envied 
her  sister;  and  said  unto  Jacob,  Give 
me  children,  or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Rachel ;  and  he  said,  Am  I  in 
God's  stead,  who  hath  withheld  from  thee 
the  fruit  of  the  womb  ? 

3  And  she  said,  Behold  my  maid  Bil- 
hah,  go  in  unto  her ;  and  she  shall  bear 
upon  my  knees,  that  I  may  also  have  chil- 
dren by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her  hand- 
maid to  wife  :  and  Jacob  went  in  unto  her. 

5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and  bare  Ja- 
cob a  son. 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath  judged 
me,  and  hath  also  heard  my  voice,  and 
hath  given  me  a  son  :  therefore  called  she 
his  name  Dan. 

7  And  Bilhah, Rachel's  maid,conceived 
again,  and  bare  Jacob  a  second  son. 

0  And  Rachel  said,  With  great  wrest- 


Rachel  bears  Joseph 


CHAP.  XXX.       Jacob's  covenant  with  Laban, 


iings  have  I  wrestled  with  my  sister,  and 
1  have  prevailed  :  and  she  called  his  name 
Naphtali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had  left 
bearing,  she  took  Zilpah,  her  maid,  and 
gave  her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah,  Leah's  maid,bare  Ja- 
cob a  son. 

1 1  And  Leah  said,  A  troop  cometh : 
and  she  called  his  name  Gad. 

12  And  Zilpah, Leah's  maid,bare  Jacob 
a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  Happy  am  I,  for 
the  daughters  will  call  me  blessed :  and 
she  called  his  name  Asher. 

14  IT  And  Reuben  went  in  the  days  of 
wheat-harvest,  and  found  mandrakes  in 
the  field,  and  brought  them  unto  his  mo- 
therLeah.  Then  Rachel  said  toLeah,Give 
me,  I  pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  mandrakes. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her,  Is  it  a  small 
matter  that  thou  hast  taken  my  husband  ? 
and  wouldest  thou  take  away  my  son's 
mandrakes  also  ?  And  Rachel  said,  There- 
fore he  shall  lie  with  thee  to-night  for  thy 
son's  mandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the  field  in 
the  evening,  and  Leah  went  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said,  Thou  must  come  in  unto 
me  ;  for  surely  I  have  hired  thee  with  my 
son's  mandrakes.  And  he  lay  with  her 
that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto  Leah,  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob  the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given  me 
my  hire,  because  I  have  given  my 
maiden  to  my  husband :  and  she  called 
his  name  Issachar. 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again,  and 
bare  Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  endowed 
me  with  a  good  dowry  ;  now  will  my  hus- 
band dwell  with  me,  because  I  have  borne 
him  six  sons :  and  she  called  his  name 
Zebulun. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bare  a  daugh- 
ter, and  called  her  name  Dinah. 

22  *[[  AndGod  remembered  Rachel,  and 
God  hearkened  to  her,  and  opened  her 
womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son  ; 
and  said,  God  hath  taken  away  my  re- 
proach : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  Joseph  ; 
end  said,  The  Lord  shall  add  to  me 
another  son. 

25  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel 
had  borne  Joseph,  that  Jacob  said  unto 
Laban,  Send  me  away,  that  I  may  go  unto 
mine  own  place,  and  to  my  country. 

26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children, 
for  whom  I  have  served  thee,  and  let  me 
go  :  for  thou  knowest  my  service  which  I 
nave  done  thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  I  pray 


thee,  if  I  have  found  favour  in  thine  eyes, 
tarry  :  for  I  have  learned  by  experience 
that  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  for  thy  sake. 

28  And  he  said,  Appoint  me  thy  wages, 
and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  know- 
est how  I  have  served  thee,  and  how  thy 
cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou  hadst be- 
fore I  came,  and  it  is  now  increased  unto  a 
multitude;  and  the  LoiiDhathblessed  thee 
since  my  coming  :  and  now, when  shall  I 
provide  for  mine  own  house  also  ? 

31  And  he  said,  What  shall  I  give  thee? 
And  Jacob  said,  Thou  shalt  not  give  me 
any  thing.  If  thou  wilt  do  this  thing  for  me, 
I  will  again  feed  and  keep  thy  flock  : 

32  I  will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to- 
day, removing  from  thence  all  the  speck- 
led and  spotted  cattle,  and  all  the  brown 
cattle  among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted, 
and  speckled  among  the  goats:  and  oj 
such  shall  be  my  hire. 

33  So  shall  my  righteousness  answer  for 
me  in  time  to  come,  when  it  shall  come 
for  my  hire  before  thy  face :  every  one  that 
is  not  speckled  and  spotted  among  the 
goats,  and  brown  among  the  sheep,  that 
shall    be    counted  stolen  with  me. 

34  And  Laban  said,  Behold,  I  would 
it  might  be  according  to  thy  word. 

35'  And  he  removed  that  day  the  he- 
goats  that  were  ring-streaked  and  spotted, 
and  all  the  she-goats  that  were  speckled 
and  spotted,  and  every  one  that  had  some 
white  in  it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the 
sheep,  and  gave  them  into  the  hands  of  his 
sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  journey  be- 
twixt himself  and  Jacob :  and  Jacob  fed 
the  rest  of  Laban's  flocks. 

37  If  And  Jacob  took  him  rods  of  green 
poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  andchesnut-tree  ; 
and  pilled  white  streaks  in  them,  and  made 
the  white  appear  which  was  in  the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he  had 
pilledbefore  the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in  the 
watering-troughs  when  the  flocks  came  to 
drink;  that  the}7  should  conceive  when 
they  came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  before  the 
rods,  and  brought  forth  cattle  ring-streak- 
ed, speckled,  and  spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  *he  lambs, 
and  set  the  faces  of  the  flocks  toward  the 
ring-streaked,  and  all  the  brown  in  the 
flock  of  Laban  :  and  he  put  his  own  flocks 
by  themselves,  and  put  them  not  unto  La- 
ban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  whensoever  the 
stronger  cattle  did  conceive,  that  Jacob 
laid  the  rods  before  the  eyes  of  the  cattle 
in  the  gutters,  that  they  might  conceive 
among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  feeble,  he 

27 


Jacob  departs  from  Laban : 


put  them  not  in :  so  the  feebler  were  La- 
ban's,  and  the  stronger  Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  increased  exceedingly, 
and  had  much  cattle,  and  maid-servants, 
and  men-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 
CHAP.  XXXI. 

AND  he  heard  the  words  of  Laban's  sons, 
saying,  Jacob  hath  taken  away  all  that 
was  our  father's  ;  and  of  that  which  was  our 
father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this  glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  the  countenance  of 
Laban,  and  behold,  it  was  not  toward  him 
as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob,  Re- 
turn unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to 
thy  kindred  ;  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel 
and  Leah  to  the  field  unto  his  flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see  your  fa- 
ther's countenance,  that  it  is  not  toward 
me  as  before  :  but  the  God  of  my  father 
hath  been  with  me. 

6  And  ye  know  that  with  all  my  power 
I  have  served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me, 
and  changed  my  wages  ten  times:  but 
God  suffered  him  not  to  hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  The  speckled  shall  be 
thy  wages  ;  then  all  the  cattle  bare  speck- 
led: and  if  he  said  thus,  The  ring-streaked 
shall  be  thy  hire  ;  then  bare  all  the  cat- 
tle ring-streaked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  the  cattle 
of  your  father,  and  given  them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  tjme  that 
the  cattle  conceived,  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
eyes,  and  saw  in  a  dream,  and  behold,  the 
rams  which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  were 
ring-streaked,  speckled,  and  grizzled. 

11  And  the  angel  of  God  spake  unto 
me  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob  :  And  I 
said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes 
and  see,  all  the  rams  which  leap  upon  the 
cattle  are  ring-streaked,  speckled,  and 
grizzled:  fori  have  seen  all  that  Laban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I  am  the  God  of  Beth-el,  where  thou 
anointedst  the  pillar,  and  where  thou  vow- 
edst  a  vow  unto  me:  now  arise,  get  thee 
out  from  this  land,  and  return  unto  the  land 
of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  Leah  answered,  and 
said  unto  him.  Is  there  yet  any  portion  or 
inheritance  for  us  in  our  father's  house? 

15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him  strangers? 
for  he  hath  sold  us,  and  hath  quite  devour- 
ed also  our  money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath 
taken  from  our  father,  that  is  ours,  and  our 
children's:  now  then, whatsoever  God  hath 
said  unto  thee,  do. 

17  IF  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his 
sons  and  his  wives  upon  camels  ; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his  cattle, 


GENESIS.  He  ts  pursued  by  htm. 

and  all  his  goods  which  he  had  gotten,  the 
cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he  had  gotten 
in  Padan-aram ;  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his  father 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his  sheep : 
and  Rachel  had  stolen  the  images  that  were 


her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  unawares  to 
Laban  the  Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not 
that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had ;  and 
he  rose  up,  and  passed  over  the  river,  and 
set  his  face  toward  the  mount  Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the  third 
day,that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brethren  with  him, 
and  pursued  after  him  seven  days'  journey : 
and  they  overtook  him  in  the  mount  Gilead. 

24  And  God  came  to  Laban  the  Syrian 
in  a  dream  by  night,  and  said  unto  him, 
Take  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob 
either  good  or  bad. 

25  IT  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob. 
Now  Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in  the 
mount :  and  Laban  with  his  brethren 
pitched  in  the  mount  of  Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  What  hast 
thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen  away  un- 
awares to  me,  and  carried  away  my  daugh- 
ters, as  captives  taken  with  the  sword? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away  se- 
cretly, and  steal  away  from  me,  and  didst 
not  tell  me,  that  I  might  have  sent  thee 
away  with  mirth,  and  with  songs,  with 
tabret,  and  with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  to  kiss  my 
sons,  and  my  daughters  ?  thou  hast  now 
done  foolishly  in  so  doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do 
you  hurt :  but  the  God  of  your  father  spake 
unto  me  yesternight,  saying,  Take  thou 
heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either 
good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest 
needs  be  gone,  because  thou  sore  longedst 
after  thy  father's  house ;  yet  wherefore  hast 
thou  stolen  my  gods  ? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to 
Laban,  Because  I  was  afraid:  for  I  said, 
Peradventure  thou  wouldest  take  by  force 
thy  daughters  from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy 
gods,  let  him  not  live  :  before  our  brethren 
discern  thou  what  is  thine  with  me,  and 
take  it  to  thee:  for  Jacob  knew  not  that 
Rachel  had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's  tent 
and  into  Leah's  tent,  and  into  the 
maid-servants'  tents;  but  he  found  them 
not.  Then  went  he  out  of  Leah's  tent, 
and  entered  into  Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the  images, 
and  put  them  in  the  camel's  furniture,  and 
sat  upon  them.  And  Laban  searched  alJ 
the  tent,  but  found  them  not. 

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two 


Jacob's  covenantwith  Laban:      CHAP. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father,  Let  it 
not  displease  my  lord  that  I  cannot  rise  up 
before  thee  ;  for  the  custom  of  women  is 
upon  me.  And  he  searched,  but  found 
not  the  images. 

36  IF  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and  chode 
with  Laban:  and  Jacob  answered,  and 
said  to  Laban,  What  is  my  trespass  ?  what 
is  my  sin,  that  thou  hast  so  hotly  pursued 
after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched  all  my 
stuff,  what  hast  thou  found  of  all  thy  house 
hold-stuff?  set  it  here  before  my  brethren 
and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may  judge  be 
twixt  us  both. 

38  This  twenty  years  have  I  been  with 
thee  ;  thy  ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have  not 
cast  their  young,  and  the  rams  of  thy  flock 
have  I  not  eaten. 

39  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts,   I 
brought  not  unto  thee  ;  I  bare  the  loss  of 
it;  of  my  hand  didst  thou  require  it,  whe 
ther  stolen  by  day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

40  Ttius  I  was ;  in  the  day  the  drought 
consumed  me,  and  the  frost  by  night ;  and 
my  sleep  departed  from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years  in 
thy  house  :  I  served  thee  fourteen  years 
for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  years  for 
thy  cattle:  and  thou  hast  changed  my 
wages  ten  times. 

42  Except  the  God  of  my  father,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  and  theFearof  Isaac  had 
been  with  me,  surely  thou  hadst  sent  me 
away  now  empty.  God  hath  seen  mine 
affliction,  and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and 
rebuked  thee  yesternight. 

43  IT  And  Laban  answered,  and  said  unto 
Jacob,  These  daughters  are  my  daughters, 
and  these  children  are  my  children,  and 
these  cattle  are  my  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
seest  is  mine  ;  and  what  can  I  do  this  day 
unto  these  my  daughters,  or  unto  their 
children  which  they  have  borne  ? 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou,  let  us 
make  a  covenant,  I  and  thou;  and  let  it 
be  for  a  witness  between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a  stone,  and  set  it 
up  for  a  pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Gather  stones;  and  they  took  stones,  and 
made  a  heap:  and  they  did  eat  there 
upon  the  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  Jegar-sahadu- 
rha  :  but  Jacob  called  it  Galeed : 

48  And  Laban  said,  This  heap  is  a  wit- 
ness between  me  and  thee  this  day.  There- 
tore  was  the  name  of  it  called  Galeed  : 

49  AndMizpah;  for  he  said,  The  Lord 
watch  between  me  and  thee,  when  we  are 
absent  one  from  another. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daughters,  or 
if  thou  shalt  take  other  wives  besides  my 
daughters ;  no  man  is  with  us  ;  see,  God 
is  witness  betwixt  me  and  thee. 


XXXI  I.  His  message  and  present  to  Esau . 

51  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  Behold 
this  heap,  and  behold  this  pillar,  which  I 
have  cast  betwixt  me  and  thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  and  this  pillar 
be  witness,  that  I  will  not  pass  over  this 
heap  to  thee,  and  that  thou  shalt  not  pass 
over  this  heap  and' this  pillar  unto  me,  for 
harm. 

53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Nahor,  the  God  of  their  father,  judge 
betwixt  us.  And  Jacob  sware  by  theFear 
of  his  father  Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  offered  sacrifice  upon 
the  mount,  and  called  his  brethren  to  eat 
bread  :  and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tarried 
all  night  in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  Laban  rose 
up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters, 
and  blessed  them :  and  Laban  departed, 
and  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

AND  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and  the 
angels  of  God  met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he  said, 
This  is  God's  host :  and  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  Mahanaim. 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before 
him  to  Esau  his  brother,  unto  the  land  of 
Seir,  the  country  of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying, 
Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto  my  lord  Esau  ; 
Thy  servant  Jacob  saith  thus,  I  have  so- 
journed with  Laban.  and  stayed  there  un- 
til now : 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses,  flocks, 
and  men-servants,  and  women-servants: 
and  I  have  sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may 
find  grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  IT  And  the  messengers  returned  to 
Jacob,  saying,  We  came  to  thy  brother 
Esau,  and  also  he  cometh  to  meet  thee, 
and  four  hundred  men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid,  and 
distressed  :  and  he  divided  the  people  that 
was  with  him,  and  the  flocks,  and  herds, 
and  the  camels  into  two  bands ; 

8  And  said,  If  Esau  come  to  the  one 
company,  and  smite  it,  then  the  other  com- 
pany whidi  is  left  shall  escape. 

9  IT  And  Jacob  said,  O  God  of  my  fa- 
ther Abraham,  and  God  of  my  father  Isaac, 
the  Lord  which  saidst  unto  me,  Return 
unto  thy  country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and 
I  will  deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all 
the  mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which 
thou  hast  shewed  unto  thy  servant :  for 
with  my  staff  I  passed  over  this  Jordan, 
and  now  I  am  become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from  the 
hand  of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of  Esau : 
for  I  fear  him,  lest  he  will  come  and  smite 
me,  and  the  mother  with  the  children. 

12  And  thou  saidst,  I  will  surely  do 
thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed  as  the  sand 

20 


Jacob  wrestles  with  an  angel :         GENESIS.  His  kind  meeting  with  Esau, 


which  cannot  be  numbered  for      31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel,  the 

sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he  halted  upon  his 
thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  eat 
not  of  the  sinew  which  shrank,  which  is 
upon  the  hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this 
day ;  because  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
Jacob's  thigh  in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 
CHAP.  XXXIII. 


of  the  sea 
multitude. 

13  IF  And  he  lodged  there  that  same 
night,  and  took  of  that  which  came  to  his 
hand  a  present  for  Esau  his  brother 

14  Two  hundred  she-goats  and  twenty 
he-goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty 
rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses 
and  ten  foals 

16  Andhedelivered^emintothehandof 
his  servants,  every  drove  by  themselves ; 
and  said  unto  his  servants,  Pass  over  before 
me,  andputaspace  betwixt  drove  and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  foremost, 
saying,  When  Esau  my  brother  meeteth 
thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying,  Whose  art 
thou  ?  and  whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose 
are  these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say,  They  be  thy 
servant  Jacob's  :  it  is  a  present  sent  unto 
my  lord  Esau  :  and  behold  also  he  is  be- 
hind us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the  second, 
and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the 
droves,  saying,  On  this  manner  shall  ye 
speak  unto  Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover,  Behold,  thy 
servant  Jacob  is  behind  us.  For  he  said, 
I  will  appease  him  with  the  present  that 
goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I  will  see 
his  face;  peradventure  he  will  accept  of  me. 

2 1  So  went  the  present  overbefore  him ; 
and  himself  lodged  that  night  in  the  com- 
pany. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took 
his  two  wives,  and  his  two  women-ser 
vants,  and  his  eleven  sons,  and  passed 
over  the  ford  Jabbok 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  sent  them  over 
the  brook,  and  sent  over  that  he  had. 

24  IT  And  Jacob  was  left  alone ;  and 
there  wrestled  a  man  with  him,  until  the 
breaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed 
not  against  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
his  thigh  :  and  the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh 
was  out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled  with  him. 

26  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh  :  And  he  said,  I  will  not  let  thee 
go,  except  thou  bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  What  is  thy 
name  ?  And  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  Thy  name  shall  be  call- 
ed no  more  Jacob,  but  Israel :  for  as  a 
prince  hast  thou  power  with  God,  and 
with  men,  and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said, Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  thy  name  :  And  he  said, 
Wherefore  is  it  that  thou  dost  ask  after  my 
name  ?  And  he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  Peniel :  for  I  have  seen  God  face  to 
lace,  and  my  life  is  preserved. 


AND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold,  Esau  came,  and  with 
him  four  hundred  men.  And  he  divided 
the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto  Rachel, 
and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and  their 
children  foremost,  and  Leah  and  her  chil- 
dren after,  and  Rachel  and  Joseph  hinder- 
most. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before  them,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times, 
until  he  came  near  to  his  brother. 

4  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kiss- 
ed him  :  and  they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the 
women  and  the  children,  and  said,  Who  are 
those  with  thee  ?  And  he  said,  The  children 
which  God  hath  graciously  given  thy  ser- 
vant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came  near, 
they  and  their  children,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

7  And  Leah  also  with  her  children  came 
near,  and  bowed  themselves  ;  and  after 
came  Joseph  near  and  Rachel,  and  they 
bowed  themselves. 

8  And  he  said,  What  meanest  thou  by  al  1 
this  drove  which  I  met  ?  And  he  said, 
These  are  to  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord . 

9  And  Esau  said,  I  have  enough,  my 
brother  ;  keep  that  thou  hast  unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said,  Nay,  I  pray  thee, 
if  now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then 
receive  my  present  at  my  hand:  for  there- 
fore I  have  seen  thy  face,  as  though  I  had 
seen  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast  pleas- 
ed with  me. 

1 1  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  blessing  that 
is  brought  to  thee  ;  because  God  hath 
dealt  graciously  with  me,  and  because  I 
have  enough  :  and  he  urged  him,  and  he 
took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our  jour- 
ney, and  letusgo,  and  I  willgobefore\hee. 

13  And  hesaid  untohim,My  lordknow- 
eth  that  the  children  are  tender,  and  the 
flocks  and  herds  with  young  are  with  me, 
and  if  men  should  over-drive  them  one 
day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  "lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass  over 
before  his  servant :  and  I  will  lead  on 
softly,  according  as  the  cattle  that  goeth 
before  me  and  the  children  be  able  to  en- 
dure; until  I  come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said,  Let  me  now  leave 

30 


The  Shechemites  circumcised :      CHAP.  XXXIV.  Slam  by  the  sons  of' Jacob 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We  cannot 


with  thee  some  of  the  folk  that  are  with 
me  :  And  he  said,  What  needeth  it  ?  Let 
me  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

16  IF  So  Esau  returned  that  day  on  his 
way  unto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Succoth, 
and  built  him  a  house,  and  made  booths 
for  his  cattle  :  therefore  the  name  of  the 
place  is  called  Succoth. 

18  If  And  Jacob  came  to  Shalem,  a  city 
ofShechem,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, when  he  came  from  Padan-aram ; 
and  pitched  his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  he  bought  a  parcel  of  afield, 
where  he  had  spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand 
of  the  children  of  Hamor,  Shechem's  fa- 
ther, for  a  hundred  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar,  and 
called  it  El-elohe-lsrael. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  Dinah  the  daughter  of  Leah,  which 
she  bare  unto  Jacob,  went  out  to  see 
the  daughters  of  the  land. 

2  And  when  Shechem  the  son  of  Hamor 
the  Hivite,  prince  of  the  country,  saw  her, 
he  took  her,  and  lay  with  her,  and  defiled 
her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah  the 
daughter  of  Jacob,  and  he  loved  the  dam- 
sel, and  spake  kindly  unto  the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechem  spake  unto  his  father 
Hamor,  saying,  Get  me  this  damsel  to  wife. 

5  And  Jacob  heard  that  he  had  defiled 
Dinah  his  daughter:  now  his  sons  were 
with  his  cattle  in  the  field:  and  Jacob 
held  his  peace  until  they  were  come. 

6  IF  And  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem 
went  out  unto  Jacob  to  commune  with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  out  of 
the  field  when  they  heard  it :  and  the  men 
were  grieved,  and  they  were  very  wroth, 
because  he  had  wrought  folly  in  Israel,  in 
lying  with  Jacob's  daughter ;  which  thing 
ought  not  to  be  done. 

8  And  Hamor  communed  with  them, 
saying,  The  soul  of  my  son  Shechem  long- 
eth  for  your  daughter :  I  pray  you  give 
her  him  to  wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with  us,  and 
give  your  daughters  unto  us,  and  take  our 
daughters  unto  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us :  and  the 
land  shall  be  before  you;  dwell  and  trade 
ye  therein,  and  getyou possessions  therein. 

1 1  And  Shechem  said  unto  her  father, 
and  unto  her  brethren,  Let  me  find  grace 
in  your  eyes,  and  what  ye  shall  say  unto 
me,  I  will  give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowry  and 
gift,  and  I  will  give  according  as  ye  shall 
say  untome :  butgive  me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answered 
Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father  deceitfully, 
and  said,  Because  he  had  defiled  Dinah 
their  sister : 


do  this  thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one  that 
is  uncircumcised :  for  that  were  a  re- 
proach unto  us  : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent  unto 
you  :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  6e,  that  every 
male  of  you  be  circumcised  ; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daughters 
unto  you,  and  we  will  take  your  daughters 
to  us,  and  we  will  dwell  with  you,  and  we 
will  become  one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  untou?, 
to  be  circumcised  ;  then  will  we  take  our 
daughter,  and  we  will  be  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Hamor,  and 
Shechem,  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to 
do  the  thing,  because  he  had  delight  in  Ja- 
cob's daughter :  and  he  was  more  honour- 
able than  all  the  house  of  his  father. 

20  1[  And  Hamor  and  Shechem  his  son 
came  unto  the  gate  of  their  city,  and  com- 
muned with  the  men  of  their  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us, 
therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
trade  therein  :  for  the  land,  behold,  it  is 
large  enough  for  them  :  let  us  take  their 
daughters  to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  consent 
unto  us  for  to  dwell  with  us,  to  be  one 
people,  if  every  male  among  us  be  circum- 
cised, as  they  are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle,  and  their  sub- 
stance, and  every  beast  of  theirs  be  ours  ? 
only  let  us  consent  unto  them,  and  they 
will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor,and  unto  Shechem 
his  son,hearkened  all  that  went  out  of  the 
gate  of  his  city  :  and  every  male  was  cir 
cumcised,  all  that  went  out  of  the  gate  of 
his  city. 

25  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day,  when  they  were  sore,  that  two  of  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon  and  Levi,  Dinah's 
brethren,  took  each  man  his  sword,  and 
came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and  slew  all 
the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hamor  and  Shechem 
his  son  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
took  Dinah  out  of  Shechem's  house,  and 
went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon  the 
slain,  and  spoiled  the  city;  because  they 
had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and  their 
oxen,  and  their  asses,  and  that  which  was 
in  the  city,  and  that  which  was  in  the  field. 

29  And  all  their  wealth  and  all  their  little 
ones,  and  their  wives  took  they  captive, 
and  spoiled  even  all  that  teas  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and  Levi, 
Ye  have  troubled  me  to  make  me  to  stink 
among  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  amon? 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites  :  and  I 

31 


God  sends  Jacob  to  Beth-el. 


GENESIS. 


Hie  death  of  Isaac, 


being  few  in  nurn  ber,  they  shall  gather  them- 
selves together  against  me,  and  slay  me, 
and  I  shall  be  destroyed,  I  and  my  house. 
31  And  they  said,  Should  he  deal  with 
our  sister  as  with  a  harlot  ? 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up 
to  Beth-el,  and  dwell  there :  and  make 
there  an  altar  unto  God,  that  appeared  unto 
thee  when  thou  fleddest  from  the  face  of 
Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  household, 
and  to  all  that  were  with  him,  Put  away 
the  strange  gods  that  are  among  you,  and 
be  clean  ana  change  your  garments : 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ; 
and  I  will  make  there  an  altar  unto  God, 
who  answered  me  in  the  day  of  my  dis- 
tress, and  was  with  me  in  the  way  which 
I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all  the 
strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand,  and 
all  their  ear-rings  which  were  in  their 
ears  ;  and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak 
which  was  by  Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed:  and  the  terror 
of  God  was  upon  the  cities  that  were  round 
about  them,  and  they  did  not  pursue  after 
the  sons  of  Jacob. 

6  H  So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  (that  is  Beth-el)  he 
and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  call- 
ed the  place  El-beth-el ;  because  there 
God  appeared  unto  him,  when  he  fled  from 
the  face  of  his  brother. 

8  But  Deborah, Rebekah's  nurse, died, 
and  she  was  buried  beneath  Beth-el,  under 
an  oak :  and  the  name  of  it  was  called 
Allon-bachuth. 

9  IF  And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again 
when  he  came  out  of  Padan-aram;  and 
blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him,  Thy  name 
is  Jacob  :  thy  name  shall  not  be  called  any 
more  Jacob,  but  Israel  shall  be  thy  name  ; 
and  he  called  his  name  Israel. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him,  I  am  God 
Almighty :  be  fruitful  and  multiply ;  a 
nation  and  a  company  of  nations  shall  be 
of  thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy 
loins. 

12  And  the  land  which  I  gave  Abraham 
and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will  give  it,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee  will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  went  up  from  him,  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him. 

14  And  Jacob  set  up  a  pillar  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him,  even  a 
pillar  of  stone  :  and  he  poured  a  drink  - 
ofFei  ine  thereon,  and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  where  God  spake  with  him,  Beth-el. 

16  TT  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth-el ; 
and  there  was  but  a  little  way  to  come  to 


Ephrath  :  and  Rachel  travailed,  and  she 
had  hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  was 
in  hard  labour,  that  the  midwife  said  unto 
her,  Fear  not ;  thou  shalt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  her  soul  was 
in  departing,(for  she  died,)  that  she  called 
his  name  Ben-oni :  but  his  father  called 
him  Benjamin. 

19  And  Rachel  died,  and  was  buried  in 
the  way  to  Ephrath,  which  is  Beth-lehem, 

20  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon  her 
grave:  that  is  the  pillar  of  Rachel's  grave 
unto  this  day. 

21  If  And  Israel  journeyed,  and  spread 
his  tent  beyond  the  tower  of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel 
dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reuben  went  and 
lay  with  Bilhah  his  father's  concubine  : 
and  Israel  heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of  Ja- 
cob were  twelve  : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah  ;  Reuben,  Jacob's 
first-born,  and  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Ju- 
dah,  and  Issachar,  and  Zebulun  : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel ;  Joseph,  and 
Benjamin : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel's 
handmaid  ;  Dan,  and  Naphtali : 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's  hand- 
maid ;  Gad,  and  Asher.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  which  were  born  to  him  in 
Padan-aram. 

27  IF  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his  fa- 
ther unto  Mamre,  unto  the  city  of  Arbah 
(which  is  Hebron)  where  Abraham  and 
Isaac  sojourned. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  a  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost  and 
died,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people, 
being'  old  and  full  of  days  ;  and  his  sons 
Esau  and  Jacob  buried  him. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau, 
who  is  Edom. 

2  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters 
of  Canaan  ;  Adah  the  daughter  of  Elon  the 
Hittite,  and  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon  the  Hivite  ; 

3  And  Bashemath,  IshmaePs  daughter, 
sister  of  Nebajoth. 

4  And  Adah  bare  to  Esau,  Eliphaz ; 
and  Bashemath  bare  Reuel ; 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeush,  and 
Jaalam,  and  Korah  :  These  are  the  sons 
of  Esau,  which  were  born  unto  him  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  daughters,  and  all  the  persons  of 
his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all  his  beasts, 
and  all  his  substance  which  he  had  got  in 
the  land  of  Canaan ;  and  went  into  the 
country  from  the  face  of  his  brother  Jacob. 

7  For  their  riches  were  more  than  that 
they  might  dwell  together  :  and  the  land 


!%€  generations  of  Esau.  CHAP.  XXXVII. 


The  luags  of  EdGm* 


wherein  they  were  strangers  could  not 
bear  them,  because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  mount  Seir: 
Esau  is  Edom. 

9  IT  And  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau 
the  father  of  the  Edomites,  in  mount  Seir : 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's  sons  ; 
Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah  the  wife  of  Esau; 
Reuel  the  son  of  Bashemath  the  wife  of 
Esau. 

1 1  And  the  sonsof  Eliphaz  were,  Teman 
Omar,  Zepho,  and  Gatam,  and  Kenaz. 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to  Eli 
phaz,Esau'g  son  ;  and  she  bare  toEliphaz, 
Amalek :  these  were  the  sons  of  Adah, 
Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel ; 
Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Shammah,  and  Miz- 
zah  :  these  were  the  sons  of  Bashematb 
Esau's  wife. 

14  If  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Aholi- 
bamah,  the  daughter  of  Anah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zibeon, Esau's  wife  :  and  she  bare 
to  Esau,  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  IT  These  were  dukes  of  the  sons  of 
Esau:  the  sons  of  Eliphaz,  the  first-born 
son  of  Esau  ;  duke  Teman,  duke  Omar, 
duke  Zepho,  duke  Kenaz, 

16  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  and  duke 
Amalek  :  these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Eliphaz,  in  the  land  of  Edom  :  these  were 
the  sons  of  Adah. 

17  IT  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel, 
Esau's  son;  duke  Nahath,  duke  Zerah, 
duke  Shammah,  duke  Mizzah  :  these  are 
the  dukes  that  came  of  Reuel,  in  the  land 
of  Edom  :  these  are  the  sons  of  Bashemath,' 
Esau's  wife. 

18  IT  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aholiba- 
mah, Esau's  wife  ;  duke  Jeush,  duke  Jaa- 
lam, duke  Korah:  these  were  the  dukes 
that  cams  of  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah, Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau  (who  is 
Edom)  and  these  are  their  dukes. 

20  H"  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir  the 
Horite,  who  inhabited  the  land;  Lotan, 
and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and  Anah, 

21  And  Dishon,  andEzer,  and  Dishan : 
these  are  the  dukes  of  the  Horites,  the 
children  of  Seir  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan  were  Ho- 
ri,  and  Heman:  and  Lotan's  sister  was 
Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal  were 
these ;  Alvan,  and  Manahath,  and  Ebal, 
Shepho,  and  Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of  Zibeon ; 
both  Ajah,  and  Anah :  this  was  that  Anah 
that  found  the  mules  in  the  wilderness,  as 
he  fed  the  asses  of  Zibeon  his  father. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah  were  these  : 
Dishon,  and  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah. 

2.6  And  these  are  the  children  of  Di- 


shon ;  Hemdan,  and  Eshban,  and  IthraB, 
and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these  \ 
Bilhan,  and  Zaavan,  and  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are  these ; 
Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
the  Horites  ;  duke  Lotan,  duke  Shobal, 
duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke  Di- 
shan :  these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Hori,  among  their  dukes  in  the  landof  Seir. 

31  ff  And  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  Edom,  before  there  reign- 
ed any  king  over  the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor  reigned  in 
Edom  :  and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Din- 
habah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of 
Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham  of  the 
land  of  Temani  reigned  in  his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Hadad  the 
son  of  Bedad  (who  smote  Midian  in  the 
field  of  Moab)  reigned  in  his  stead :  and 
the  name  of  his  city  was  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah  of 
Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul  of  Re- 
hoboth  by  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan  the- 
son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his  stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
died,  and  Hadar  reigned  in  his  stead :  and 
the  name  of  his  city  was  Pau ;  and  his 
wife's  name  was  Mehetabel,  the  daughter 
of  Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  dukes 
that  came  of  Esau,  according  to  their  fa- 
milies, after  their  places,  by  their  names  ; 
duke  Timnah,  duke  Alvah,  duke  Jetheth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elali,  duke- 
Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 
Mibzar, 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram  :  these  be 
the  dukes  of  Edom,  according  to  their  ha- 
bitations, in  the  land  of  their  possession  ; 
he  is  Esau, the  father  of  the  Edomites. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  wherein 
his  father  was  a  stranger,  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of  Jacob. 
Joseph  being  seventeen  years  old,  was 
feeding  the  flock  with  his  brethren,  and 
the  lad  was  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and 
with  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father's  wives : 
and  Joseph  brought  unto  his  father  their 
evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than 
all  his  children,  because  he  was  the  son  of 
his  old  age  :  and  he  made  him  a  coat  of 
many  colours. 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that  their 
33 


Joseph  > 

father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  brethren, 
(hey  hated  hin!,  and  could  not  speak 
peaceably  unto  him. 

5  M  And  Joseph  dreamed  a  dream,  and 
he  toM  it  his  brethren:  and  they  hated 
him  yet  Lb 

\nd  he  said  unto  thorn,  Hear,  I  pray 
•his  dream  irhicn  I  have  dreamed: 
7  For  behold,  we  were  binding  sheayes 
in  tlie  field,  and   lo,  my  sheaf  arose,  and 
stood    upright;    and    behold,  your 
od  rouinl  about,  and  made  obei- 
sance to  mv  sheaf. 

knd  bis  brethren  said  unto  him,  Shalt 

thou  indeed  reign  ore?  us?  or  shalt  thou 

minion  over  us?  And  they 

him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams  and 

ftr  his  IVOrds, 

9  H  And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream, 
and  told  it  his  brethren,  and  said,  Behold, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream  more:  and  be- 
hold, the  sun  and  the  moon  and  the  eleven 

made  obeisance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  bis  lather,  and  to 
his  brethren  :  and  his  father  rebuked  him, 
and  -aid  unto  him,  What  is  this  dream  that 
thou  hast  dreamed?  Shall  I  and  thy  mo- 
ther and  ihv  brethren  indeed  come  to  bow 
down  ourselves  to  thee  to  the  earth? 

11  And  his  brethren  envied  him;  but 
his  father  observed  the  saying. 

12  TT  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed 
then  father's  flock  in  Shechem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do  not 
thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in  Shechem  ? 
Come,  and  I  will  send  thee  unto  thera. 
And  he  said  to  him,  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him,  Go,  I  pray  thee, 
l    whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren, 

and  well  with  the  flocks;  and  bring  me 
word  again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the  vale 
of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem. 

\5  *l  And  a  certain  man  found  him,  and 
behold,  he  was  wandering  in  the  field :  and 
the  mau  asked  him,  saying,  What  seekest 
thou  ? 

in  And  he  laid,]  seek  ray  brethren  :  tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  where  Wwy'fcaUheirJlocks. 

17  And  the  man  said.  They  are  depart- 
ed hence  :  for  I  heard  them  say,  Let  us  go 

'   than.      And  Joseph  went  after  his 

brethren,  and  found  them  in  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar  off, 

before  he  came  near  unto  them,  they 

list  him  to  .slay  him. 

19  And  tni  y  said  one  to  another,  Be- 
hold  this  dreamer  cometh. 

■  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay 
him,  and  cast  him  into  some  pit;  and  we 
will  say,   Some  evil  Least  hath  devoured 

him;  and  we  shall  see  irhat  will  become 

Of  his  dream-. 
21  And  Reuben  heard  it,  and  he  deli- 

him  out  of  their  hands :  and  said, 
kill  hhn. 


GENESIS.  He  is  sold  by  his  brethren. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them,  Shed 
no  blood,  but  cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is 
in  the  wilderness,  and  lay  no  hand  upon 
him  ;  that  he  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Joseph 
was  come  unto  his  brethren,  that  they 
stript  Joseph  out  of  his  coat,  his  coat  of 
many  colours  that  was  on  him. 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  cast  him 
into  a  pit :  and  the  pit  was  empty,  there 
was  no  water  in  it. 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  bread :  and 
they  lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked,  and 
behold,  a  company  of  Ishmaelites  came 
from  Gilead,  with  their  camels  bearing 
spicery,  and  balm,  and  myrrh,  going  to 
carry  it  down  to  Egypt. 

26  And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren, 
What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay  our  brother, 
and  conceal  his  blood  ? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ish- 
maelites, and  let  not  our  hand  be  upon 
him  ;  for  he  is  our  brother,  and  our  flesh  : 
and  his  brethren  were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  Midianites, 
merchant-men  ;  and  they  drew  and  lifted 
up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  Joseph 
to  the  Ishmaelites  for  twenty  pieces  of  sil- 
ver:  and  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt 

29  "IT  And  Reuben  returned  unto  the  pit ; 
and  behold,  Joseph  was  not  in  the  pit :  and 
he  rent  his  clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren, 
and  said,  The  child  is  not :  and  I,  whither 
shall  I  go? 

31  And  they  took  Joseph's  coat,  and 
killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  dipped  the 
coat  in  the  blood: 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  many  co- 
lours, and  they  brought  it  to  their  father; 
and  said,  This  have  we  found :  know  now 
whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  It  is  my 
son's  coat;  an  evil  beast  hath  devoured 
him :  Joseph  is  without  doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  rent  his  clothes,  and  put 
sackcloth  upon  his  loins,  and  mourned  for 
his  son  many  days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his  daughters 
rose  up  to  comfort  him  ;  but  he  refused  to 
be  comforted  ;  and  he  said,  For  I  will  go 
down  into  the  grave  unto  my  son  mourn- 
ing. Thus  his  father  wept  for  him. 

36  And  the  Midianites  sold  him  into 
Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  officer  of  Phara- 
oh's, and  captain  of  the  guard. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 


AND  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that 
Judah  went  down  from  his  brethren, 
a  nd  turned  in  to  a  certain  Adullamite,  whose 
name  mas  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  saw  there  a  daughter  of  a 
certain Canaanite,  whose  name  was Shuah; 
and  he  took  her,  and  went  in  onto  her, 
31 


Tl\e  trespass  qfOnUn. 
3  And  she  conceived. 


CHAP.  XXXIX.   Joseph  advcouxd  by  Pofijdtor. 

and  bare  a  son; ! pledge  from  the  woman's  hand :  bitf  he 
and  he  called  his  name  Er.  [found  her  not. 

4  And  she  conceived  again, 


,  and  bare  a 
son ;  and  she  called  his  name  Onan. 

6  And  she  yet  again  conceived  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  called  his  name  Shelah  :  and 
he  was  at  Chezib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judah  took  a  wife  lor  Er  his 
first-born,  whose  name  was  Tamar. 

7  And  Er,  Judah's  first-born,  was  wick- 
ed in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord 
slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go  in 
unto  thy  brother's  wife,  and  marry  her, 
and  raise  up  seed  to  thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed  should 
not  be  his  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
went  in  unto  his  brother's  wife,  that  he 
spilled  it  on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did  dis- 
pleased the  Lord  :  wherefore  he  slew  him 
also. 

1 1  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law, Remain  a  widow  at  thy  father's 
house,  till  Shelah  my  son  be  grown ;  (for 
he  said,  Lest  peradventure  he  die  also  as 
his  brethren  did:)  and  Tamar  went  and 
dwelt  in  her  father's  house. 

12  IT  And  in  process  of  time,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shuah  Judah's  wife  died :  and  Judah 
was  comforted,  and  went  up  unto  his  sheep- 
©hearers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend 
Hirah  the  Adullamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  saying.  Be- 
hold, thy  father-in-law  gceth  up  to  Tim- 
Bath,  to  shear  his  sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  garments 
off  from  her,  and  covered  her  with  a  vail, 
and  wrapped  herself,  and  sat  in  an  open 
plaee,  which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath :  for 
she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown,  and  she 
was  not  given  unto  him  to  wife. 

15  When  Judah  saw  her,  he  thought 
her  to  be  a  harlot ;  because  she  had  cov- 
ered her  face. 

1 6  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the  way, 
and  said,  Go  to,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  come 
in  unto  thee  ;  (for  he  knew  not  that  she  was 
his  daughter-in-law:)  and  she  said,  What 
wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou  mayest  come 
in  unto  me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee  a  kid 
from  the  flock :  and  she  said,  Wilt  thou 
give  me  a  pledge,  till  thou  send  it? 


lace, 
Was 


8  And  he  said,  What  pledge  shall  I 
give  thee  ?  and  she  said,  Thy  signet,  and 
thy  bracelets,  and  thy  staff  that  is  in  thy 
hand :  and  he  gave  it  her,  and  came  in 
unto  her,  and  she  conceived  by  him. 

19  And  she  arose  and  went  away  and 
laid  by  her  vail  from  her,  and  put  on  the 
garments  of  her  widowhood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by  the  hand 
of  his  friend  the  Adullamite,  to  receive  h&  I 


21  Then  he  asked  (he  men  ofthatpla 
saying,    Where    is  tfce  harlot    that 
openly  by  the  way-side  ?  And  they  said, 
There  was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah,  and  said 
I  cannot  find  her ;  and  also  the  men  of  the 
place  said,  that  there  was  no  harlot  in  this 
jrtacc. 

23  And  Judah  said,  Let  her  take  it  to 
her,  lest  we  be  shamed :  behold,  I  sent 
this  kid,  and  thou  hast  not  found  her. 

24  If  And  it  came  to  pass  about  three 
months  after,  that  it  was  told  Judah,  say- 
ing, Tamarthy  daughter-in-law  hath  plav- 
ed  the  harlot ;  and  also,  behold,  she  is 
with  child  by  whoredom.  And  Judah  said-, 
Bring  her  forth,  and  let  her  be  burnt. 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth,  she 
sent  to  her  father-in-law,  saying,  By  the 
man  whose  these  are,  am  1  with  child  :  and 
she  said,  Discern,  I  pray  thee,  whose  arz 
these,  the  signet,  and  bracelets,  and  staff. 

26  And  Judah  acknowledged  them,  and 
said,  She  hath  been  more  righteous  than  I : 
because  that  I  gave  her  not  to  Shelah  ray 
son  :  and  he  knew  her  again  no  more. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass~in  the  time  of  her- 
travail,  that  behold,  twins  were  in  her 
womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  tra- 
vailed, that  the  one  put  out  his  hand  ;  and 
the  midwife  took  and  bound  upon  his  hand 
a  scarlet  thread,  saying,  This  came  out  first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  drew  back 
his  hand,  that  behold,  his  brother  came 
out ;  and  she  said,  How  hast  thou  broken 
forth  ?  this  breach  be  upon  thee :  there- 
fore his  name  was  called  Pharez. 

SO  And  afterward  came  out  his  brother 
that  had  the  scarlet  thread  upon  his  hand  : 
and  his  name  was  called  Zarah. 
CHAP.  XXXIX. 

AND  Joseph  was  brought  down  to 
Egypt:  and  Potiphar,  an  officer  of 
Pharaoh,  captain  of  the  guard,  an  Egyp- 
tian, bought  him  of  the  hands  of  the  Ish- 
maelites,  which  had  brought  him  down 
thither. 

2  And  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  ami 
he  was  a  prosperous  man  :  and  he  was  in 
the  house  of  his  master  the  Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord  was 
with  him,  and  that  the  Lord  made  all  that 
he  did  to  prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  found  grace  in  his  Bight, 
and  he  served  trim:  and  he  made  him 
overseer  over  his  house,  and  all  that  he 
had  he  put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time 
that  he  had  made  him  overseer  in  his 
house,  and  over  all  that  he  had,  that  the 
Lord  blessed  the  Egyptian's  house  for 
Joseph's   sake-  and  the   blessing  of  Ihjf 


GENESI 
in  the 


Potiphar's  wife  tempts  Joseph. 

Lord  was  upon  all  that  he  had 
house,  a ii' I  in  the  field. 

6  Ami  be  left  allthathehad  in  Josephs 
hand ;  ami  be  knew  not  aught  be  bad,save 

ihc   bread  which  he  did  eat :  and  Joseph 
was  a  goodly  person,  and   well-favoured. 

7  H  Audit  cainetopassafterthe.se  things, 
that  his  master's  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon 
Joseph:  and  she  said,  Lie  with  me. 

8  But  lie  refused,  and  said  unto  his  mas- 
ter's wife,  Behold,  my  master  Wotteth  not 
what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath 
committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my  hand; 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this  house 
than  I ;  neither  hath  he  kept  back  anything 
from  me,  but  thee,  because  thou  art  his 
v  ife:  how  then  can  I  do  this  great  wicked- 

Ifid  "in  against  God  ? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to 
Joseph  day  by  day,  that  he  hearkened  not 
onto  her.  to  lie  by  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this  time, 
that  Joseph  went  into  the  house  to  do  his 
business ;  and  there  was  none  of  the  men 
of  the  house  there  within. 

12  And  she  caught  him  by  his  garment, 
laying,  Lie  with  me  :  and  he  left  his  gar- 
ment in  h<r  hand,  and  fled, and  gothimout. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  saw 
that  he  had  left  his  garment  in  her  hand, 
<uid  wns  fled  forth, 

1  t  That  »he  called  unto  the  men  of  her 
bouse,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  See, 
he  bath  brought  in  a  Hebrew  unto  us  to 
Tin .(  k  u- :  became  in  unto  me  Jto  lie  with 
int.-,  and  I  orfedwith  a  loud  voice: 

1  5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard 
that  1  lifted  up  my  voice  and  cried,  that 
lit-  h  ft  his  garment  with  me,  and  fled,  and 
krot  him  out. 

It;  And  .-lie  laid  up  his  garment  by  her, 
until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  according 
to  these  words,  saying,  The  Hebrew  ser- 
vant whieh  thou  hast  brought  unto  us, 
came  in  unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  I  lifted  up 
my  Toke  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  gai- 

I  fled  out 

19  And  it  came  t<»  pass,  when  his  mas- 
tj  i  board  the  words  of  his  wife,  which 

unto  bim,  Baying*  After  this 
manner  did  thy  servant  to  mo {  that  his 
wrath  was  k  nulled. 

SO  And  Joseph's  master  took  him,  and 
put  him  into  the  prison,  a  place  where  the 
king1  g  bound:  and  he  was 

i   in  the  prison. 

21  IT  But  the  Lord  iras  with  Joseph, 
aril  showed  him  mercy,  and  gave  him  fa- 
vour in  the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the  prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  com- 
mitted to  Joseph's  band  all  the  prisoners 

that  were  in  the  prison;   and   what! 

they  did  thcTe.  1;  if  if. 


The  butler  and  baker  imprisoned. 


23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not 
to  any  thing  that  was  under  his  hand  ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him  :  and  that 
which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it  to  prosper. 
CHAP.  XL. 


AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  tl 
his  ba 
;  of  Egyj 
2'AndPha 


that  the  butler  of  the  king^  of  Egypt 
offended  their  lord  the 


and  his  baker  had 
king  of  Egypt. 

raoh  was  wroth  against  two  of 
his  officers,  against  the  chief  of  the  but- 
lers, and  against  the  chief  of  the  bakers. 

3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  housa 
of  the  captain  of  the  guard,  into  the  prison, 
the  place  where  Joseph  was  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged 
Joseph  with  them,  and  he  served  them  ; 
and  they  continued  a  season  in  ward. 

5  TT  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both 
of  them,  each  man  his  dream  in  one  night, 
each  man  according  to  the  interpretation 
of  his  dream  ;  the  butler  and  the  baker  of 
the  king  of  Egypt,  which  were  bound  in 
the  prison. 

C  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the 
morning,  and  looked  upon  them,  and  be- 
hold, they  were  sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pharaoh's  officers  that 
were  with  him  in  the  ward  of  his  lord's 
house,  saying,  Wherefore  look  ye  so 
sadly  to-day? 

8  And  tliey  said  unto  him,  We  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  no  inter- 
preter of  it.  And  Joseph  said  untotbem. 
Do  not  interpretations  belong  to  God  ? 
Tell  me  them,  I  pray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream 
to  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him,  In  my  dream, 
behold,  a  vine  was  before  me  ; 

10  And  in  the  vine  were  three  branches  : 
and  it  was  as  though  it  budded,  and  her 
blossoms  shot  forth;  and  the  clusters 
thereof  brought  forth  ripe  grapes : 

1 1  And  Pharaoh's  cup  was  in  my  hand  : 
and  I  took  the  grapes,  and  pressed  them 
into  Pharaoh's  cup,  and  I  gave  the  cup 
into  Pharaoh's  hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him,  This  is 
the  interpretation  of  it :  The  three  branch- 
es are  three  days : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
lift  up    thy    head,  and  restore  thee  unto 
thy  place  :  and  thou  shaJt  deliver  Pharaoh's 
cup  into  his  hand,  after  the  former  manne 
when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  But  think  on  me  when  it  shall  be 
well  with  thee,  and  shew  kindness,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  me, and  make  mention  of  me  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  this  house  : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away  out 
of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews  :  and  here  also 
have  I  done  nothing  that  they  should  put 
me  into  tin;  dungeon. 

\G  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the 
interpretation  was  good,  he  said  unlo  Jc~ 


The  two  dreams  qfFharaoh : 


£eph,  I  also  mis  in  my  dream,  and  behold, 
/  had  three  white  baskets  on  my  head : 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket  there 
was  of  all  manner  of  bake-meats  for  Pha- 
raoh :  and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of  the 
basket  upon  my  head. 

18  And  Joseph  answered,  and  said, 
This  is  the  interpretation  thereof:  The 
three  baskets  are  three  days  : 

19  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
lift  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  arid  shall 
hang  thee  on  a  tree  ;  and  the  birds  shall 
eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee. 

20  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day, 
which  was  Pharaoh's  birth-day,  that  he 
made  a  feast  unto  all  his  servants  :  and  he 
lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief  butler  and 
of  the  chief  baker  among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  the  chief  butler 
unto  his  butlership  again ;  and  he  gave 
the  cup  into  Pharaoh's  hand : 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief  baker,  as 
Joseph  had  interpreted  to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  remem 
ber  Joseph,  but  forgat  him. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two 
full  years,   that  Pharaoh  dreamed: 
and  behold,  he  stood  by  the  river. 

2  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river  seven  well-favoured  kine  and  fat- 
fleshed  ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

3  And  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them  out  of  the  river,  ill-favoured 
and  lean-fleshed ;  and  stood  by  the  other 
kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill-favoured  and  lean-fleshed 
kine  did  eat  up  the  seven  well-favoured 
and  fat  kine.     So  Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the  second 
time:  and  behold,  seven  ears  of  corn 
came  up  upon  one  stalk,  rank  and  good. 

6  Andbehold,  seventhin  earsandblasted 
with  the  east  wind  sprung  up  after  them. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  devoured  the 
seven  rank  and  full  ears.  And  Pharaoh 
awoke,  and  behold,  it  was  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  his  spirit  was  troubled ;  and  he  sent 
and  called  for  all  the  magicians  of  Egypt, 
and  all  the  wise  men  therejof :  and  Pha- 
raoh told  them  his  dreams  ;  but  there  was 
rone  that  could  interpret  them  unto 
Pharaoh. 

9  IF  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto 
Pharaoh,  saying,  I  do  remember  my  faults 
this  day : 

10  Pharaoh  was  wroth  with  his  servants, 
and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  captain  of  the 
guard's  house,  iodine,  and  the  chief  baker: 

1 1  And  we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one 
night,  I  and  he  :  we  dreamed  each  man  ac- 
cording to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  was  there  with  us  a  young 
man,  a  Hebre  «■  servant  to  the  captain  of 


CHAP.  XLI.  Joseph  interprets  them, 

the  guard ;  and  we  told  him,  and  he  inter- 


preted to  us  our  dreams  ;  to  each  man  ac- 
cording to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  inter- 
preted to  us,  so  it  was :  me  he  restored 
unto  mine  office,  and  him  he  hanged. 

14  IF  Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  Jo- 
seph, and  they  brought  him  hastily  out  ot 
the  dungeon :  and  he  shaved  himself,  and 
changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh.. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  1 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  none 
that  can  interpret  it :  and  I  have  heard 
say  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  understand  a» 
dream  to  interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, It  is  not  in  me :  God  shall  give 
Pharaoh  an  answer  of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  In 
my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon  the  bank 
of  the  river: 

18  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of 
the  river  seven  kine,  fat-fleshed,  and  well- 
favoured  ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow : 

19  And  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them,  poor,  and  very  ill-favoured, 
and  lean-fleshed,  such  as  1  never  saw  in 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  for  badness  : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill-favoured 
kine  did  eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine  : 

21  And  when  they  had  eaten  them  up, 
it  could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eaten 
them  ;  but  they  were  still  ill-favoured,  39 
at  the  beginning.     So  I  awoke. 

22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and  be- 
hold, seven  ears  came  up  in  one  stalk,  fall 
and  good : 

23  And  behold,  seven  ears,  withered, 
thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven 
good  ears  :  and  I  told  this  unto  the  magi- 
cians ;  but  there  was  none  that  could  de- 
clare it  unto  me. 

25  IF  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
The  dream  of  Pharaoh  is  one  :  God  hath 
shewed  Pharaoh  what  he  is  about  to  do. 

26  The  seven  good  kine  are  seven 
years  ;  and  the  seven  good  ears  are  seven 
years  :  the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill-favour- 
ed kine  that  came  up  after  them  are  seven 
years  ;  and  the  seven  empty  ears  blasted 
with  the  east  wind  shall  be  seven  years  ot 
famine. 

28  This  is  the  thing  which  I  have 
spoken  unto  Pharaoh  :  what  God  is  about 
to  do  he  sheweth  unto  Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of 
great  plenty  throughout  all  the  land  ot 
Egypt:  , 

30  And  there  shall  arise  after  them  se- 
ven years  of  famine  ;  and  all  the  plenty 
shall  be  forgotten  in  the  land  of  Egypt* 

37 


Joseph  counsels  Pharaoh  GENESIS.    Jacob  sends   to   Egypt  for  corn. 

and  the  famine  shall  consume  the  land: 


31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  he  known 
m  the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine  fol- 
fowh  -  httU  be  v.  :v  grievous. 

•  dream  was  doubled 

;  ft  is  because   the 

I lod,  and  God  will 

S3  let  Pharaoh  look  out 

rise,  and  set  him  over 

the  la  pt. 

:  1  I  •  Pharaoh  dototr,  and  let  him  np- 
Mint     -  vet  Ihe  land,  and  take  up 

the  land  of  Egypt  in  the 
'  '  '  years. 

And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of 

years  that  tome,  and  lay  up 

under  me  hand  of  Pharaoh  ;  and  let 

food  in  the  cities. 
And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  to 
•  nd  against  the  seven  years  of  famine, 
which  shall  be  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  that 
the  land  ncrish  not  through  the  famine. 
%  And  the  Ihinjj  was  good  in  the 
..f  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his 
nts. 

38  Ami  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  servants, 
Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this  cs,  a  man  in 

a  the  spirit  of  God  is  ? 

39  And  Pharaohsaid unto  Joseph, Foras- 
much aaGodhatbsbe  wed  thee  all  this,  there 

ne  so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou  art: 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and 
according  unto  thy  word  shall  all  my  peo- 
ple be  ruled :  only  in  the  throne  will  I  be 

Mr  than  thou. 
•1 1   And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  See, 
I   have   set    thee    over   all  the    land   of 
pti 

42  And  Pharaoh  took  off  his  ring  from 
his  hand,  and  put  it  upon  Joseph's  hand, 
and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of  fine  linen, 
and  put  a  gold  chain  about  his  neck  ; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  se- 
eha  riot  which  he  had  :  and  they  cri- 
ed before  him,  Bow  the  knee:  andhemade 
him  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  \  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  am 
Pharaoh,  and  without  thee  shall  no  man  lift 
up  his  hand  or  foot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 
And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph's  name 
Ziphnath-paaneah ;  and  he  gave  him  to 
Asenatii  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah 
priest  of  On:  and  Joseph  went  eut  over 
all  the  land  of  Eg}  pt. 
46  \  And  Joseph  wus  thirty  years  old 
he  stood   before  Pharaoh   king  of 
' :  and  Joseph   went  out  from  the 
presenceof  Pharaoh,  and  went  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years 
(he  earth  brought  forth  by  handfnb. 

tad  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of 

n  years  which  were  in  the  land  of 
1  laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities; 


the  food  of  the  field  which  was  round  about 
every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  very  much,  until  he  left 
numbering  ;  for  it  was  without  number. 

50  Ana  unto  Joseph  were  born  two  sons 
before  the  years  of  famine  came :  which 
Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah  priest 
of  On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of  the 
first-born  Manasseh ;  for  God,  said  he. 
hath  made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  and  all 
my  father's  house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second  called 
he  Ephraim:  For  God  hath  caused  me  to 
be  fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  affliction. 

53  IT  And  the  seven  years  of  plenteous- 
ness  that  was  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  were 
ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth  began 
to  come,  according  as  Joseph  had  said  . 
and  the  dearth  was  in  all  lands  ;  but  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was 
famished,  the  people  cried  to  Pharaoh  for 
bread:  and  Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the 
Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph ;  what  he  saith 
to  you.  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face 
of  the  earth  :  and  Joseph  opened  all  the 
store-houses,  and  sold  unto  the  Egyptians ; 
and  the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

57  And  all  countries  came  into  Egypt 
to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn  ;  because  tnat 
the  famine  was  so  sore  in  ail  lands. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

NOW  when  Jacob  saw  that  there  wa» 
corn  in  Egypt,  Jacob  said  unto  hi? 
sons,  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon  ano- 
ther ? 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  I  have  hear4 
that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt :  get  you  down 
thither,  and  buy  for  us  from  thence  ;  that 
we  may  live,  and  not  die. 

3  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren  went  down 
to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  brother, 
Jacob  sent  not  with  his  brethren:  for  he 
said,  Lest  perad  venture  mischief  befall 
him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to  bny 
corn  among  those  that  came :  for  th©  fa- 
mine was  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  was  the  governor  over 
the  land,  and  he  it  was  that  sold  to  all  Hie 
people  of  the  land  :  and  Joseph's  breth- 
ren came,  and  bowed  down  themselves 
before  him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he 
knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange  un- 
to them,  and  spake  roughly  unto  them  , 
and  he  said  unto  them.  Whence  come  ye  ? 
And  they  said.  From  the  Jand  ef  Cauarfq 
to  buy  food, 

38 


Joseph  imprisons  his  brethr en.     CHAP.  XLIII.  Jacob  refuses  to  send  Benjamin1. 

espied  his  money :  for  behold,  it  was  io 
his  sack's  mouth. 


8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren  but 
they  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Joseph  remembered  the  dreams 
which  he  dreamed  of  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  are  spies  ;  to  see  the  nakedness 
of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  untohim,  Nay,  my  lord, 
but  to  buy  food  are  thy  servants  come. 

1 1  We  are  all  one  man's  sons  ;  we  are 
true  men ;  thy  servants  are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Nay,  but  to 
see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said,  Thy  servants  are 
twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one  man  in  the 
land  of  Canaan  :  and  behold,  the  young- 
est is  this  day  with  our  father,  and  one  Vs 
not. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  Thatt* 
it  that  I  spake  unto  you,  saying,  Ye  are 
spies  : 

1 5  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved  :  By  the 
life  of  Pharaoh  ye  shall  not  go  forth  hence, 
except  your  youngest  brother  come  hither 

16  Send  one  oi  j7ou,  and  let  him  fetch 
your  brother,  and  ye  shall  be  kept  in  pri- 
son, that  your  words  may  be  proved,  whe- 
ther there  be  any  truth  in  you  :  or  else,  by 
the  life  of  Pharaoh,surely  ye  are  spies. 

17  And  he  put  them  all  together  into 
ward  three  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  third 
day,  This  do,  and  live  ;  for  I  fear  God  : 

19  If  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of  your 
brethren  be  bound  in  the  house  of  your 
prison :  go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the  famine  of 
your  houses  : 

20  But  bring  your  youngest  brother  un- 
to me ;  so  shall  your  words  be  verified, 
and  ye  shall  not  die.     And  they  did  so. 

21  IT  And  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
are  verily  guilty  concerning- our  brother,  in 
that  we  saw  the  anguish  of  his  soul,  when 
he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not  hear 
therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon  us. 

22  And  Reuben  answered  them,  saying, 
Spake  I  not  unto  you,  saying,  Do  not  sin 
against  the  child ;  and  ye  would  not  hear  ? 
therefore  behold  also  his  blood  is  required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  un- 
derstood them  ;  for  he  spake  unto  them  by 
an  interpreter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about  from 
ftiem,  and  wept ;  and  returned  to  them 
again,  and  communed  with  them,  and  took 
from  them  Simeon,  and  bound  him  before 
their  eyes. 

25  IT  Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill 
their  sacks  with  corn,  and  to  restore  every 
man's  money  into  his  sack,  and  to  give 
them  provision  for  the  way  :  and  thus  did 
he  unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses  with  the 
corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  sack 
to  give  his  ass  provender  in  the  inn.  he 


28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren,  My 
money  is  restored  ;  and  lo,  it  is  even  in 
my  sack:  and  their  heart  failed  them,  and 
they  were  afraid,  saving  one  to  another, 
What  is  this  that  God  hath  done  unto  us  ? 

29  IF  And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their 
father  unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  told 
him  all  that  befell  unto  them,  saying, 

30  The  man  who  is  the  lord  of  the  land, 
spake  roughly  to  us,  and  took  us  fur 
spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him,  We  arc.  true 
men ;  we  are  no  spies  : 

32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our 
tather :  one  is  not,  and  the  youngest  is  this 
day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the  coun- 
try, said  unto  us,  Hereby  shall  I  know 
that  ye  are  true  men  ;  leave  one  of  your 
brethren  here  with  me,  and  take  food  for 
the  famine  of  your  households,  and  begone: 

34  And  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me  :  then  shall  I  know  that  ye  are 
no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  true  men  :  so  will 
I  deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall 
traffick  in  the  land. 

35  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  emp- 
tied their  sacks,  that  behold,  every  man's 
bundle  of  money  was  in  his  sack;  and 
when  both  they  and  their  father  saw  the 
bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

36  And  Jacob  their  father  said  unto 
them,  Me  have  ye  bereaved  of  my  chil- 
dren: Joseph  is  not,  and  Simeon  is  not, 
and}^e  will  take  Benjamin  away ;  all  these 
things  are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father, 
saying,  Slay  my  two  sons,  if  I  bring  him 
not  to  thee  :  deliver  him  into  my  hand,  and 
I  will  bring  him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  be  said,  My  son  shall  not  go 
down  with  you  ;  for  his  brother  is  dead, 
and  he  is  left  alone:  if  mischief  befall  him 
by  the  way  in  the  which  ye  go,  then  shall 
ye  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

AND  the  famine  teas  sore  in  the  laud. 
.   2  And  it  came   to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten   up  the  corn  which  tbev 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  their  father  said  un 
to  them,  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  Judah  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
The  man  did  solemnly  protest  onto  us, 
saying,  Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except 
your  brother  be  with  you. 

1  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother  witii  us, 
we  will  go  down  and  buy  thee  food  : 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him  ire  will 
not  go  down  :  for  the  man  said  unto  u>. 
Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except  your  bro- 
ther be  with  you. 

6  And  Israel  said.  Wherefore   dealt  v< 


Jacob  lets  Benjamin  go.  GENESIS. 

so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man  whether 
re  had  yet  a  brother  ? 

7  And  they  said,  The  man  asked  us 
straitly  of  our  state,  and  of  our  kindred, 
1 13  ing,  h  your  father  yet  alive  ?  have  ye 
another  brother  ?  and  we  told  him  accord- 
ing to  the  tenor  of  these  words  :  Could 
we  certainly  know  that  he  would  say, 
Bring  your  brother  down  ? 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his  father 
Send  the  lad  with  me,  and  we  will  arise 
and  go;  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  both 
v.  e,  ana  thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  be  surety  for  him;  of  my  hand 
shrill  thou  require  him  ii  I  bring  him  not 
unto  thee,  and  set  him  before  thee,  then 
let  me  bear  the  blame  for  ever: 


Joseph  entertains  hs  brethren: 


10  For  except  we  had  lingered,  surely 
now  we  had  returned  this  second  time. 

1 1  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto 
.  \(  it  must  be  so  now,  do  this;  take 

of  the  best  fruits  in  the  land  in  your  ves 
and  carry  down  the  man  a  present,  a 

I  tUe  balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spices,  and 

myrrh,  nuts,  and  almonds : 

And   take    double   money  in  your 

hand  ;   and   the  money  that   was  brought 

again  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks,  carry  it 
1  in  your  hand  ;  peradventure  it  was 

an  oversight : 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and  arise 

rain  unto  the  man  : 
1  1  And  God  Almighty  give  you  mercy 

before  the  man,  that  he  may  send  away 
other  brother,  and  Benjamin:  If  I  be 
wed  oftny  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

15  1  And  the  men  took  that  present 
and  they  took  double  money  in  their  hand, 
and  Benjamin;  and  rose  up,  and  went 
down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin 
with  them,  he  said  to  the  ruler  of  his  house, 
Bring  these  men  home,  and  slay,  and  make 
ready  :  for  these  men  shall  dine  with  me 
at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Joseph  bade: 
and  the-  man  brought  the  men  into  Joseph's 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because 
they  were  brought  into  Joseph's  house ; 
and  they  said,  Because  of  the  money  that 

returned  im  at  the  first  time, 

arc  we  brought  in;  that  he  may  seek  oc- 
casion aninsl  us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and 
for  bondmen,  and  our  asses. 

19  \nd  tin  y  (  ame  near  to  the  steward 
ot  Joseph'!  house,  and  they  communed 
with  bim  at  the  door  of  the  house, 

90  And  said,  Dsir,  we  came  indeed 
down  at  the  first  time  to  buy  food: 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came 
to  the  inn,  that  \\  e  opened  our  sacks,  and 


behold, 


every  man  a  money  was  in   the 


mouth  Df  his  sack, fl or  money  in  full  weight 
and  ve  have  brought  it  again  in  our  hand! 


22  And  other  money  have  we  brought 
down  in  our  hands  to  buy  food:  wre  cannot 
tell  who  put  our  money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said,  Peace  be  to  you,  fear 
not :  your  God,  and  the  God  of  your  father, 
hath  given  you  treasure  in  your  sacks :  1 
had  your  money.  And  he  brought  Simeon 
out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men  into 
Joseph's  house,  and  gave  them  water,  and 
they  washed  their  feet ;  and  he  gave  their 
asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  present 
against  Joseph  came  at  noon :  for  they 
heard  that  they  should  eat  bread  there. 

26  IT  And  when  Joseph  came  home, 
they  brought  him  the  present  which  was 
in  their  hand  into  the  house,  and  bowed 
themselves  to  him  t©  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their  welfare, 
and  said,  Is  your  father  well,  the  old  man 
of  whom  ye  spake  ?  Is  he  yet  alive  ? 

28  And  they  answered,  Th;y  servant  our 
father  is  in  good  health,  he  is  yet  alive: 
and  they  bowed  down  their  heads,  and 
made  obeisance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
his  brother  Benjamin,  his  mother's  son, 
and  said,  Is  this  your  younger  brother,  of 
whom  ye  spake  unto  me  1  And  he  said, 
God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste ;  for  his 
bowels  did  yearn  upon  his  brother :  and 
he  sought  where  to  weep  ;  and  he  entered 
into  his  chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  wen* 
out,  and  refrained  himself,  and  said,  Set 
on  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  himself, 
and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the 
Egyptians  which  did  eat  with  him.  by 
themselves  :  because  the  Egyptians  mrght 
not  eat  bread  with  the  Hebrews  ;  for  that 
is  an  abomination  unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the  first- 
born according  to  his  birth-right,  and  the 
youngest  according  to  his  youth  :  and  the 
men  marvelled  one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes  unto 
them  from  before  him :  but  Benjamin's 
mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of 
theirs.  And  they  drank,  and  were  merry 
with  him. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

AND  he  commanded  the  steward  of  hia 
house,  saying,  Fill  the  men's  sacks 
with  food,  as  much  as  they  can  carry,  and 
put  every  man's  money  in  his  sack's  mouth. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in 
the  sack's  mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his 
corn-money :  and  he  did  according  to  the 
word  that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was  light,  the 
men  were  sent  away,  they,  and  their  asses. 

4  Jtnd  when  they  were  gone  out  of  the 

40 


He  accuses  them  of  theft:  CHAP 

(city,  and  not  yet  far  off,  Joseph  said  unto 
his  steward,  Up,  follow  after  the  men ;  and 
when  thou  dost  overtake  them,  say  unto 
them,  Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded  evil 
for  good? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drink- 
eth,  and  whereby  indeed  ho  divineth?  ye 
have  done  evil  in  so  doing. 

6  IF  And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake 
Unto  them  these  same  words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him,  Wherefore 
siith  my  lord  these  words?  God  forbid 
fnat  thy  servants  should  do  according  to 
this  thing : 

8  Behold,the  money  which  we  found  in 
our  sacks'  mouths,  we  brought  again  unto 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan:  how  then 
should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's  house  sil- 
ver or  gold  ? 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it 
be  found,  both  let  him  die,  and  we  also 
will  be  my  lord's  bond-men. 

10  And  he  said,  Now  also  let  it  be  ac- 
cording unto  your  words :  he  with  whom 
it  is  found  shall  be  my  servant;  and  ye 
shall  be  blameless. 

1 1  Then  they  speedily  took  down  every 
man  his  sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened 
every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  at  the 
eldest,  and  left  at  the  youngest :  and  the 
cup  was  found  in  Benjamin's  sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  clothes,  and 
laded  every  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to 
the  city 

14  If  And  Judah  and  his  brethren  came 
to  Joseph's  house,  (for  he  was  yet  there  :) 
and  they  fell  before  him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  What 
deed  is  this  that  ye  have  done  ?  wot  ye  not 
that  such  a  man  as  I  can  certainly  divine  ? 

16  And  Judah  said,  What  shall  we  say 
imto  my  lord  ?  what  shall  we  speak  ?  or 
how  shall  we  clear  ourselves?  God  hath 
found  out  the  iniquity  of  thy  servants :  be- 
hold we  are  my  lord's  servants,  both  we, 
and  he  also  with  whom  the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I  should 
do  so:  but  the  man  in  whose  hand  the  cup 
is  found,  he  shall  be  my  servant ;  and  as 
for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto  your  fa- 
ther. 

18  IT  Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him, 
and  said,  O  my  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I  pray 
thee,  speak  a  word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and 
let  not  thine  anger  burn  against  thy  ser- 
vant :  for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants,  saying, 
Have  ye  a  father,  or  a  brother? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord,  We  have 


cou ... 
a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of  his  they  were  troubled  at  his  presence. 


■XLV.  Makes  himself  known. 

Bring  him  down  unto  me,  that  I  may  set 
mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  uuto  my  lord,  The  lad 
cannot  leave  his  father:  for  if  he  should 
leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Except  your  youngest  brother  come  down 
with  you,  ye  shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came 
up  unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told  him 
the  words  of  my  lord. 

25  And  our  father  said,  Go  again,  and 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

26  And  we  said,  We  cannot  go  down : 
if  our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then 
will  we  go  aown ;  for  we  may  not  see  the 
man's  face,  except  our  youngest  brother 
be  with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father  said  unto 
us,  Ye  know  that  my  wife  bare  me  two 
sons : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and 
I  said,  Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces ;  and  I 
saw  him  not  since  : 

29  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from  me,  and 
mischief  befall  him,  ye  shall  bring  down 
my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

30  Now  therefore  when  I  come  to  thy 
servant  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not  with 
us ;  (seeing  that  his  life  is  bound  up  in  the 
lad's  life;) 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  seeth 
that  the  lad  is  notzwthus,  that  he  will  die: 
and  thy  servants  shall  brin<r  down  the  gray 
hairs  of  thy  servant  our  father  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  surety  for 
the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying,  If  I  bring 
him  not  unto  thee,  then  I  shall  bear  the 
blame  to  my  father  for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  let  thy 
servant  abide  instead  of  the  lad  a  bond- 
man to  my  lord ;  and  let  the  lad  go  up 
with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my  father, 
and  the  lad  be  not  with  me  ?  lest  perad- 
venture  I  see  the  evil  that  shall  come  on 
my  father. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself 
before  all  them  that  stood  by  him-. 
and  he  cried,  Cause  every  man  to  go  out 
from  me:  and  there  stood  no  man  with 
him,  while  Joseph  made  himself  known 
unto  his  brethren. 

And  he  wept  aloud;  and  the  Egyp- 
tians and  the  house  of  Pharaoh  heard. 

3  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  I 
am  Joseph;  doth  my  father  yet  live  !  And 
his   brethren  could  not  answer  him ;  tor 


old  age,  a  little  one.  and  his-  brother  i: 
dead,  and  he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother, 
and  his  father  loveth  him. 
21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 


4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,' 
Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you  :  and  they 
came  near.     And  lie  said,  I  am  Joseph 
your  brother,  whom  ye  sold  into  Egypt 
41 


Joseph  sends  for  Ins  father.  GENE! 

n  Now  therefore  be  not  grieved,  nor 
angry  with   yourselves,  that  yc  sold  me 
hither :  for  (tod  did  send  me  before  you  to 
rve  life. 

6  For  these  twoyeara  hath  the  famine 
hrca  IQ  the  land:   and  yet   there  are  five 

in  the  which  there  shall  neither  be 
earing  nor  ban  • 

7  \: :■'«.  :  -i  iit  me  before  you,  to  pre- 
serve you  a  posterity  in  the  earth,  and  to 

your  lives  by  a  great  deliverance. 

8  So  now  it  wot  not  you  thai  sent  me 
hither,  but  God:  and  lie  hath  made  me  a  fa- 
ther to  Pharaoh,  arid  lord  of  all  his  house, 
anda  ruler  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

.   i  id  go  up  to  my  father,  and 

gay  unto  him,  Thus  saith  thy  son  Joseph, 
ith  made  me  lord  of  all  Egypt ;  come 
down  unto  me,  tarry  not: 

10  And  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto  me, 

.  and  thy  children,  and  thy  children's 
children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds, 
and  all  that  thou  hast : 

11  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee,  (for 
yet  there  are  five  years  of  famine  ;)  lest 
thou,  ami  thy  household,  and  all  that  thou 

>me  to  poverty. 
1  J  And  behold,  your  eyes  see,  and  the 
eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my 
mouth  that  >peaketh  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all  my 
glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have 
seen  :  and  ye  shall  haste,  and  bring  down 
my  father  hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benja- 
min's neck,  and  wept;  and  Benjamin 
wept  upon  his  neck. 

15  Moreover,  he  kissed  all  his  brethren, 
and  wept  upon  them :  and  after  that  his 
brethren  talked  with  him. 

'    And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in 
Pharaoh's  house, saying,  Joseph's  brethren 
and  it  pleased  Pharaoh  well, 
and  hi 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Say 

unto  thy  brethren,  This  do  }re  ;  lade  your 

go,  get  you  unto  the  land  of  Ca- 

lb  And  take  your  father,  and  your  house- 
holds, and  come  unto  me:  anal  will  give 
you  the  good  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  ana  ye 

(  it  the  fat  of  the  land. 

19  Now  thou  art  commanded,  this  do 
take  you   wagons  out  of  the  land  of 
pt  for  your  little  ones,  and  for  your 
wives,  and  bring  your  father,  and  come. 
id  not  V'>ur  stuff:  for  the 
I  of  all  the  land  of  Egypt  it  yours. 
2 1  And  the  <  bildren  ol  Israel  did  so  : 
and  Joseph  gave  them  wagons,  according 
to  the  commandment  of  Pharaoh,  and  gave 
them  provision  for  the  way. 

-'J  i\.  ;ill  of  thorn  be  gave  each  man 
changes  of  rannent  :  but  to  Benjamin  he 


Jacob  goes  into  Egypt 


gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and 
five  changes  of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after  this 
manner ;  ten  asses  laden  with  the  good 
things  of  Egypt,  and  ten  she-asses  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  meat  for  his  fa- 
ther by  the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and 
they  departed  :  and  he  said  unto  them, 
See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 

25  IF  And  they  went  up  out  of  Egypt, 
and  came  into  the  land  of  Canaan  unto  Ja- 
cob their  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph  its  yet 
alive,  and  he  is  governor  over  all  the 
land  of  Egypt.  And  Jacob's  heart  faint- 
ed, for  he  believed  them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the  words  oi 
Joseph,  which  he  had  said  unto  them :  and 
when  he  saw  the  wagons  which  Joseph  had 
sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob  their 
father  revived ': 

28  And  Israel  said,  It  is  enough:  Jo- 
seph my  son  is  yet  alive:  I  will  go  and 
see  him  before  I  die. 

CHAP.  XLYI. 

AND  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all 
that  he  had,  and  came  toBeer-sheba, 
and  offered  sacrifices  unto  the  God  of  his 
father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Israel  in  the  vi- 
sions of  the  night,  and  said,  Jacob,  Jacob  1 
and  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God  of 
thy  father :  fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt ; 
for  I  will  there  make  ol  thee  a  great  nation : 

4  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt ; 
and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again  : 
and  Joseph  shall  put  his  hand  upon  thine 
eyes. 

5  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba : 
and  the  sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their 
father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  their 
wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had 
sent  to  cany  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their 
goods  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob 
and  all  his  seed  with  him  ; 

7  His  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons  with  him, 
his  daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters,  and 
all  his  seed  brought  he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  ^[  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  came  into  Egypt,  Ja- 
cob and  his  sons :  Reuben,  Jacob's  first- 
born. 

P  And  the  sons  of  Reuben ;  Hanoch, 
and  Phallu,  and  Hezron,  andCarmi. 

10  1[  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ;  Jemuel» 
andJamin,  and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and 
Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman. 

1 1  1[  And  the  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershon, 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 

12  H  And  the  sons  of  Judah ;  Er,  and 

4-2 


Joseph  goes  to  meet  Jacoh. 

Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pharez,  and  Za- 
rah  :  but  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land  of 
Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were 
Hezron,  and  Hamul. 

131[  And  the  sons  of  Issachar ;  Tola, 
and  Phuvah,  and  Job,  and  Shimron. 

14  IT  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun  ;  Sered, 
-and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah,  which 
she  bare  unto  Jacob  in  Padan-aram,  with 
bis  daughter  Dinah:  all  the  souls  of  his 
S>ns  and  his  daughters  were  thirty  and  three . 

16  IF  And  the  sons  of  Gad ;  Ziphion,  and 
Haggi,  Shuni,  and  Ezbon,  Eri,  and  Arodi, 
and  Areli. 

17  IF  And  the  sons  of  Asher  ;  Jimnah, 
and  Ishuah,  and  Isui,  and  Beriah,  and  Se- 
rah  their  sister.  And  the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 
Ileber,  and  Malchiel. 

18  These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  whom 
Laban  gave  to  Leah  his  daughter :  and  these 
she  bare  unto  Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel, Jacob's  wife; 
Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  And  unto  Joseph  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
were  bom  Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  which 
Asenaththe  daughter  of  Poti-pherah  priest 
of  On  bare  unto  him. 

21  IF  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  were 
Belah,  and  Becher,  and  Ashbel,  Gera,  and 
Naaman,  Ehi,  and  Rosh,  Bluppim,  and 
Huppim,  and  Ard. 

.  22  These  are  the  sons  of  Rachel,  which 
were  born  to  Jacob  ;  all  the  souls  were 
fourteen. 

23  IF  And  the  sons  of  Dan ;  Hushim 

24  And  the  sons  of  Naphtali ;  Jahzeel, 
and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shillem. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  which 
Laban  gave  unto  Rachel  his  daughter,  and 
she  bare  these  unto  Jacob  :  all  the  souls 
were  seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob 
into  Egypt,  which  came  out  of  his  loins, 
besides  Jacob's  sons'  wives,  all  the  souls 
were  threescore  and  six  ; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph  which  were 
born  him  in  Egypt,  were  two  souls :  all  the 
souls  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  which  came 
into  Egypt,  were  threescore  and  ten. 

28  IF  And  he  sent  J udah  before  him  unto 
Joseph,  to  direct  his  face  unto  Goshen  ; 
and  they  came  into  the  land  of  Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  went  up  to  meet  Israel  his  father  to 
Goshen  ;  and  presented  himself  unto  him : 
and  he  fell  on  his  neck,  and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Now 
let  me  die,  since  I  have  seen  thy  face,  be- 
cause thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 


and  unto  his  father's  house,  I  will  go  up,| 

which  I 


and  shew  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  fl 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house, 


CHAP.  XLVII.      Jacob  confers  with  Pharaoh 

were  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come  unto 


32  And  the  men  are  shepherds,  for  their 
trade  hath  been  to  feed  cattle  ;  and  they 
have  brought  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
and  all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and  shall  say. 
What  is  your  occupation  ? 

34  That  ye  shall  say,  Thy  servants' 
trade  hath  been  about  cattle  from  our  youth 
even  until  now,  both  we,  and  also  our  fa- 
thers :  that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Goshen  ;  for  every  shepherd  is  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Egyptians. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

THEN  Joseph  came  and  told  Pharaoh, 
and  said,  My  father  and  my  brethren, 
and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all 
that  they  have,  are  come  out  of  the  landol 
Canaan  ;  and  behold,  they  are  in  the  land 
of  Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  brethren, 
even  five  men,  and  presented  them  unto 
Pharaoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  brethren, 
What  is  your  occupation  ?  And  they  said 
unto  Pharaoh,  Thy  servants  are  shepherds, 
both  we,  and  also  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pharaoh, 
For  to  sojourn  in  the  land  are  we  come  : 
for  thy  servants  have  no  pasture  for  their 
flocks,  for  the  famines  sore  in  the  land  of 
Canaan :  now  therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let 
thy  servants  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  say- 
ing, Thy  father  and  thy  brethren  are  come 
unto  thee : 

6  The  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee ;  in 
the  best  of  the  land  make  thy  father  and 
brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of  Goshen 
let  them  dwell ;  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then  make 
them  rulers  over  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob  his  fa- 
ther, and  set  him  before  Pharaoh:  and 
Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How 
old  art  thou  ? 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The 
days  of  the  years  of  my  pilgrimage  are  a 
hundred  and  thirty  years  :  (e'w  and  evil 
have  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life  been, 
and  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of  the 
years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers  in  the  days 
of  their  pilgrimage. 

10  And  JacoD  blessed  Pharaoh,  and 
went  out  from  before  Pharaoh. 

1 1  IF  And  Joseph  placed  his  father  and 
his  brethren,  and  gave  them  a  possession 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the 
land,  in  the  land  of  Rameses,  as  Pharaoh 
had  commanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  father, 
and  his  brethren,    and    all   hrs  father's 

43 


Joseph's  dealing  in  the  famine.       GENE' 

household,  with  bread  according  to  their 
families. 

13  IT  And  there  was  no  bread  in  all  the 
land  ;  for  the  famine  was  very  sore,  so  that 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, fainted  by  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all  the  mo- 
ney that  was  Found  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  the  corn 
which  they  bought:  and  Joseph  brought 
the  money  Into  Pharaoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  In  the  land  cf  Canaan,  all 
the  r-vi»tians  came  unto  Joseph,  and  said, 
Give  us  bread:  for  why  should  we  die  in 
thy  presence  ?  for  the  money  faileth. 

16  And  Joseph  said,  Give  your  cattle  ; 
and  I  will  give  you  for  your  cattle,  if  mo- 

ney  fail.  . 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto 
Joseph:  and  Joseph  gave  them  bread  in 
exchange  for  horses,  and  fo;  the  flocks,  and 
for  the  cattle  of  the  herds,  a'id  for  the  asses ; 
and  he  fed  them  with  bread,  for  all  their 
cattle,  for  that  year. 

18  When  that  year  was  ended,  they 
came  unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said 
onto  him,  We  will  not  hide  it  from  my 
lord,  how  that  our  money  is  spent ;  my 
lord  also  hath  our  herds  of  cattle  :  there  is 
not  aught  left  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  but 
our  bodies  and  our  lands: 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before  thine 
eyes,  both  we  and  our  land?  buy  us  and 
our  land  for  bread,  and  we  and.our  land 
will  be  servants  unto  Pharaoh  :  and  give 
us  seed,  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die, 
that  the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  Pharaoh ;  for  the  Egyptians  sold 

man  his  field,  because  the  famine 
prevailed  over  them  :  so  the  land  became 
Pharaoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  removed 
them  to  cities  from  one  end  of  the  borders 

pi  even  to  the  other  end  thereof. 

Only  the  land  of  the  priests  bought 
he  not ;   tor  the  priests  had  a  portion  as- 

I  them  "t  Pharaoh,  and  did  eat  their 

n  which  Pharaoh  gave  them;  where- 
fore they  sold  DOl  their  lands. 

Toen  Joseph  said  unto  the  people, 
Behold,  I  have  bought  you  this  day  and 
your  land  lor  Pharaoh  i  lo,  here  is  seed  for 
you.  and  ve  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  -hall  come  to  pass  in  the  in- 
e,  that  ye  shall  give  the  fifth  part  unto 

Pharaoh,  and  lour  parts  shall  be  your  own, 
ed  "i  tii«'  Bela,  and  for  your  food,  and 
for  thnn  (.1  your  households,  and  for  food 
our  little  Mm  -. 

25  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  saved  our 
lives:  let  us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord,  and  we  will  be  Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law  over  the 


He  visits  his  sic&  father. 

land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  that  Pharaoh 
should  have  the  Mthpart;  "except  the  land 
of  the  priests  only,  which  became  not  Pha- 
raoh's. 

27  If  And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  country  of  Goshen  ;  and  they 
had  possessions  therein,  and  grew,  and 
multiplied  exceedingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
seventeen  years  :  so  the  whole  age  ot  Ja- 
cob was  a  hundred  forty  and  seven  years. 

29  And  the  time  drew  nigh  that  Israel 
must  die  :  and  he  called  his  son  Joseph, 
and  said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  put,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
hand  under  my  thigh,  and  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  me  ;  bury  me  not,  I  pray 
thee,  in  Egypt: 

30  But  I  will  lio  with  my  fathers,  and 
thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of  Egypt,  and  bury 
me  in  their  burying-place.  And  he  said, 
I  will  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said,  Swear  unto  me:  and 
he  sware  unto  him.  And  Israel  bowed 
himself  upon  the  bed's  head. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  one  told  Joseph,  Behold,  thy 
father  is  sick :  and  he  took  with  him  his 
two  sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

2  If  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said,  Be>- 
hold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh  unto  thee  : 
and  Israel  strengthened  himself,  and  sat 
upon  the  bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  God 
Almighty  appeared  unto  me  at  Luz  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  me,  Behold,   I  will  , 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  and 
I  will  make  of  thee  a  multitude  of  people  ; 
and  will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after 
thee,  for  an  everlasting  possession. 

5  IT  And  now,  thy  two  sons,  Ephraim 
and  Manasseh,  which  were  born  unto  thee 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  before  I  came  unto 
thee  into  Egypt,  are  mine :  as  Reuben 
and  Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  begettest 
after  them,  shall  be  thine,  and  shall  be 
called  after  the  name  of  their  brethren  in 
their  inheritance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came  from 
Padan,  Rachel  died  by  me  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  in  the  way,  when  yet  there  was 
but  a  little  way  to  come  unto  Ephrath:  and 
I  buried  her  there  in  the  way  of  Ephrath, 
the  same  is  Beth-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's  sons,  and 
said,  Who  are  these  ? 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  They 
are  my  sons,  whom  God  hath  given  me  in 
this  place.  And  he  said,  Bring  them,  I 
pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  bless  them. 

10  (Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim 
for  age,  so  that  he  could  not  see:)  Andhe- 

4.4 


Jacob  blesses  Joseph's  soiis 


CHAP.  XLIX. 


He  blesses  his  own  sous. 


brought  them  near  unto  him  ;  and  he  kiss- 
ed them,  and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  I  had 
not  thought  to  see  thy  face  :  and  lo,  God 
hath  shewed  me  also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out  from 
between  his  knees,  and  he  bowed  himself 
with  his  face  to  the  earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephraim 
in  his  right  hand  toward  Israel's  left  hand, 
and  Manasseh  in  his  left  hand  toward  Is- 
rael's right  hand,  and  brought  them  near 
unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his  right 
hand,  and  laid  it  upon  Ephraim's  head, 
who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand 
upon  Manasseh's  head,  guiding  his  hands 
wittingly;  for  Manasseh  was  the  first-born 

15  IF  And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and  said 
God,  before  whom  my  fathers  Abraham 
and  Isaac  did  walk,  the  God  which  fed  me 
all  my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  Angel  which  redeemed  me  from 
all  evil,  bless  the  lads  ;  and  let  my  name 
be  named  on  them,  and  the  name  of  my 
fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  :  and  let  then 
grow  into  a  multitude  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth. 

17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  fa- 
ther laid  his  right  hand  upon  the  head  of 
Ephraim,  it  displeased  him  :  and  he  held 
up  his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from 
Ephraim's  head  unto  Manasseh's  head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  Not 
so,  my  father :  for  this  is  the  first-born  ; 
put  thy  right  band  upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  I 
knowitf,  my  son,  I  know  it:  he  also  shall 
become  a  people,  and  he  also  shall  be 
great :  but  truly  his  younger  brother  shall 
be  greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  be- 
come a  multitude  of  nations. 

20  And  he  blessed  them  that  day,  say- 
ing, In  thee  shall  Israel  bless,  saying,  God 
make  thee  as  Ephraim  and  as  Manasseh : 
and  he  set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Behold, 
I  die;  but  God  shall  be  with  you,  and  bring 
you  again  unto  the  land  of  your  fathers. 

22  Moreover  I  have  given  to  thee  one 
portion  above  thy  brethren,  which  I  took 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amoritc  with  my 
sword  and  with  my  bow. 

CHAP    XLIX. 

AND  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and 
said,  Gather  }rourselves  together,  that 
I  may  tell  you  that  which  shall  befall  you 
in  the  last  days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together,  and  hear, 
ye  sons  of  Jacob;  and  hearken  unto  Israel 
your  father. 

3  TT  Reuben,  thou  art  my  first-born,  my 
might,  and  the  beginning  of  my  strength, 
the  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excel- 
'ency  of  power : 


4  Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt  not  ex- 
cel ;  because  thou  wentest  up  to  thy  fa- 
ther's bed;  then  defiledst  thout'*;  he  went 
up  to  my  couch. 

5  If  Simeon  and  Levi  are  brethren  ;  in- 
struments of  cruelty  are  in  their  habita- 
tions. 

6  O  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their 
secret ;  unto  their  assembly,  mine  honour, 
be  not  thou  united  I  for  in  their  anger  they 
slew  a  man,  and  in  their  self-will  they 
digged  down  a  wall. 

"7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was 
fierce  :  and  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel  : 
I  will  divide  them  in  Jacob,  and  scatter 
them  in  Israel. 

8  TF  Judah,  thou  art  he  whom  thy  breth- 
ren shall  praise  ;  thy  hand  shall  be  in  the 
neck  of  thine  enemies;  thy  father's  chil- 
dren shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

9  Judah  is  a  lion's  whelp  ;  from  the 
prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone  up :  he  stooped 
down,  he  couched  as  a  lion,  and  as  an  old 
lion  :  who  shall  rOuse  him  up  ? 

10  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from 
Judah,  nor  a  lawgiver  from  between  his- 
feet,  until  Shiloh  come :  and  unto  him 
shall  the  gathering  of  the  people  be. 

1 1  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine,  and 
his  ass's  colt  unto  the  choice  vine  ;  he 
washed  his  garments  in  wine,  and  his 
clothes  in  the  blood  of  grapes: 

12  His  eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine,  and 
his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

13  IF  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the  haven 
of  the  sea ;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  haven 
of  ships ;  and  his  border  shall  be  unto 
Zidon. 

14  IF  Issachar  is  a  strong  ass,  couching 
down  between  two  burdens  : 

15  And  ue  saw  that  rest  was  good,  and 
the  land  that  it  was  pleasant ;  and  bowed 
his  shoulder  to  bear,  and  became  a  servant 
unto  tribute. 

16  IF  Dan  shall  judge  his  people,  as  one- 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

17  Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the  wa)*, 
an  adder  in  the  path,  that  biteth  the  horse- 
heels,  so  that  his  rider  shall  fall  backward. 

18  I  have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord  ! 

j  9  IF  Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome  him  • 
but  he  shall  overcome  at  the  last. 

20  IF  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shnll  be 
fat,  and  he  shall  yield  royal  daintier. 

21  IF  Naphtah  is  a  hind  let  loose  :  he 
giveth  goodly  words. 

22  it  Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough,  even  a 
fruitful  bough  by  a  well,  whose  brandies 
run  over  the  wall  : 

23  The  archers  have  son.-ly  curved 
bim,  and  shot  at  him,  and  hated  liim  : 

24  But  his  bow  abode  in  strength,  and 
the  arms  of  his  hands  wvrv,  made  strong  by 
the  bands  of  the  mighty  God  of  Jatfcb: 


The  mourning  for  Jacob.  GENESIS.  Joseph  comforts  his  hreitoeji 

(irom  thence  is  the  Shepherd,  the  Stone  of 


25  Even  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who 
shall  help  thee,  and  by  the  Almighty,  who 
shall  bless  thee  with  blessings  of  heaven 
above,  blessings  of  the  deep  that  lieth  un- 
der, blessings  of  the  breasts  and  of  the 
womb  : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father  have  pre- 
vailed above  the  blessings  of  my  progeni- 
tors unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the  everlast- 
ing hills  ;  they  shall  be  on  the  bead  of  Jo- 
sepb,  anion  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him 
that  was  separate  from  his  brethren. 

27  TT  Benjamin  shall  raven  as  a  wolf ; 
in  the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey, 
and  at  night  he  shall  divide  the  spoil. 

28  If  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel :  and  this  is  it  that  their  father  spake 
unto  them,  and  blessed  them:  every  one 
according  to  his  blessing  he  blessed  them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  1  am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  people  : 
bury  me  with  my  fathers  in  the  cave  that 
is  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  Hittite, 

SO  In  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of 
Mac  hpelah,  which  is  before  Mamie,  in  the 
Und  of  Canaan,  which  Abraham  bought 
with  the  field  of  Ephron  the  Hittite,  for  a 
possession  of  a  burying-place 

.31  (There  they  buried  Abraham  and 
Sarah  his  wife;  there  they  buried  Isaac 
and  Kcbekah  his  wife;  and  there  I  buried 
Leah.) 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and  of  the 
enve  that  is  therein,  was  from  the  children 
ofHeth. 

33  And  when  Jacob  had  made  an  end 
of  commanding  his  sons,  he  gathered  up 
his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the 
ehost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

CHAP.  L. 

AND  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father's  face, 
and  wrept  upon  him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his  servants 
the  physicians  to  embalm  his  father:  and 
the  physicians  embalmed  Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for  him; 
for  so  are  fulfilled  the  days  of  those  which 

ahalmed:  and  the  Egyptians  mourn- 
ed  for  him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

1    Ami  trhen  the  days  of  his  mourning 
ph  spate  unto  the  house  of 
Pharaoh  saying,  If  now  1  have  found  grace 
in  your  <  ;  It,    I  pray  you,   in  the 

of  Pharaoh,  laying, 
Sty  father  made  me  swear  saying, 
Lo,  I  die  ■.  in  my  grave  which  I  have  dig- 
ged for  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  there 
shalt  thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore  let 
me  go  up,  I  nray  thee,  and  bury  my  fa- 
ther, and  1  will  come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said,  Go  up,  and  buiy 
thy  father,  according  j  she  in. ide  thee  swear. 

7  T  And  Joseph"  went  up  to  bury  bis 


father  :  and  with  him  went  up  all  the  ser- 
vants of  Pharaoh,  the  elders  of  his  house, 
and  all  the  elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his 
brethren,  and  his  father's  house  :  only 
their  little  ones,  and  their  flocks,  and  their 
herds,  they  left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him  both 
chariots  and  horsemen  :  and  it  was  a  very 
great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshing-floor 
of  Atad,  which  is  beyond  Jordan,  and, 
there  they  mourned  with  a  great  and  very 
sore  lamentation  :  and  he  made  a  mourn- 
ing for  his  father  seven  days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  the  Canaanites,  saw  the  mourning? 
in  the  floor  of  Atad,  they  said,  This  is  a 
grievous  mourning  to  the  Egyptians  : 
wherefore  the  name  of  it  was  called  Abel- 
mizraim,  which  is  beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  accord- 
ing as  he  commanded  them  : 

13  Forhis sons carriedhim  into thelandof 
Canaan,  and  buried  him  in  the  cave  of  the 
fieldofJYIachpelah,  which  Abraham  bought 
with  the  field  for  a  possession  of"  a  burying- 
place  of  Ephron  the  Hittite , before  Mamre . 

14  IT  And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt, 
he  and  his  brethren,  and  all  that  went  up 
with  him  to  bury  his  father,  after  he  had 
buried  his  father. 

15  ^T  And  when  Joseph's  brethren  saw 
that  their  father  was  dead,  they  said,  Jo- 
seph will  peradventure  hate  us,  and  will 
certainly  requite  us  all  the  evil  which  we 
did  unto  him. 

16  And  they  sent  a  messenger  unto  Jo 
seph,  saying,  Thy  father  did  command 
before  he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph,  For- 
give, I  pray  thee  now,  the  trespass  of  thy 
brethren,  and  their  sin  ;  for  they  did  unto 
thee  evil  :  and  now,  we  pray  thee,  for- 
give the  trespass  of  the  servants  of  the  God 
of  thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept  when 
they  spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went  and  fell 
down  before  his  face  :  and  they  said,  Be- 
hold, we  fee  thy  servants. 

19  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not  :  for  am  I  in  the  place  of  God  ? 

20  But  as  for  you, ye  thought  evil  against, 
me  ;  but  God  meant  it  unto  good,  to  bring 
to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day,  to  save  much  peo- 
ple alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not:  I  will 
nourish  you,  and  your  little  ones.  And 
he  comforted  them,  and  spake  kindly  unto 
them. 

22  And  Joseph  dwelf  in  Egypt,  he, 
anil  his  father's  house  :  and  Joseph  lived 
a    hundred  and  ten  years. 

£3  And  Joseph  saw.  Ephraim's  chil- 
dren of  the  third  generation :  the  children 
46 


Tlie  death  of  Joseph.  CHAP, 

also  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  were 
brought  up  upon  Joseph's  knees. 

24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  die  ;  and  God  will  surely  visit  you,  and 
bring  you  out  of  this  land,  unto  the  land 
which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob. 


I,  II.  Moses  born — is  laid  in  the  flags 

25  And  Joseph  took  an  oath  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  vi- 
sit you,  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones 
from  hence. 

26  IF  So  Joseph  died,  being  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old :  and  they  embalmed 
him,  and  he  was  put  in  a  comn  in  Egypt. 


5  The  Second  Book  of  Moses,  called  EXODUS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  came  into 
Egypt;  every  man  and  his  household 
came  with  Jacob. 

2  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out  of  the 
loins  of  Jacob  were  seventy  souls :  for 
Joseph  was  in  Egypt  already. 

8  And  Joseph  died,  and  all  his  brethren, 
and  all  that  generation. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  were 
fruitful,  and  increased  .abundantly,  and 
multiplied,  and  waxed  exceeding  mighty ; 
and  the  land  was  filled  with  them. 

8  IF  Now  there  arose  up  a  new  king  over 
Egypt,  which  knew  not  Joseph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people,  Behold 
the  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  are 
more  and  mightier  than  we. 

10  Come  on,  let  us  deal  wisely  with 
them,  lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  there  falleth  out  any  war, 
they  join  also  unto  our  enemies,  and  fight 
against  us,  andso get  them  up  outof  the  land 

1 1  Therefore  they  did  set  over  them 
taskmasters,  to  afflict  them  with  their  bur 
dens.     And  they  built  for  Pharaoh  trea 
sure-cities,  Pithom,  and  Raamses. 

12  But  the  more  thev  afflicted  them, 
the  more  they  multiplied  and  grew.  And 
they  were  grieved  because  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

13  And  the  Egyptians  made  the  chil 
dren  of  Israel  to  serve  with  rigour. 

14  And  they  made  their  lives  bitter 
with  hard  bondage,  in  mortar,  and  in 
brick,  and  in  all  manner  of  service  in  the 
field :  all  their  service  wherein  they  made 
them  serve  was  with  rigour. 

15  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to  the 
Hebrew  midvvives  (of  which  the  name 
of  one  was  Shiphrah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Puah;) 

16  And  he  said, When  ye  do  the  office 
of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebrew  women,  and 
see  them  upon  the  stools;  if  it  Reason, 
then  ye  shall  kill  him;  but  if  it  be  a 
daughter,  then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  feared  God,  and 
did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt  commanded 
(hem.  but  saved  the  men-children  alive. 


j  18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called  for 
;  the  midwives,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
have  ye  done  this  thing,  and  have  saved 
the  men-children  alive  ? 

19  And  the  midwives  said  unto  Phara- 
oh, Because  the  Hebrew  women  are  not 
as  the  Egyptian  women  ;  for  they  are  live- 
ly, and  are  delivered  ere  the  midw  ives 
come  in  unto  them. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with  the 
midwives  :  and  the  people  multiplied, 
and  waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  because  the 
midwives  feared  God,  that  he  made  them 
houses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his  people, 
saying.  Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall 
cast  into  the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye 
shall  save  alive. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  there  went  a  man  of  the  house  of 
Levi,  and  took  to  wife  a  daughter  of 
Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived  and  bare 
a  son  :  and  when  she  saw  him  that  he  was 
a  goodly  child,  she  hid  him  three  months. 

3  And  when  she  could  not  longer  hide 
him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark  of  bulrushes, 
and  daubed  it  with  slime  and  with  pitch, 
and  put  the  child  therein  ;  and  she  laid  it 
in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  wit 
what  would  be  done  to  him. 

5  If  And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  came 
down  to  wash  herself  at  the  river  ;  and  her 
maidens  walked  along  by  the  river's  side  : 
and  when  she  saw  the  ark  among  the 
flags,  she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6  And  when  she  had  opened  it,  she  saw 
the  child :  and  behold,  the  babe  wept. 
And  she  had  compassion  on  him.  and  said, 
This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  Shall  I  go,  and  call  to  thee  a 
nurse  of  the  Hebrew  women,  that  she  may 
nurse  the  child  for  thee  ? 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to  her, 
Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  called  the 
child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  unto 
her,  Take  this  child  away  and  nurse  it  for 
me  and  I  will  give  thee  thy  wages.  And 
the  woman  took  the  child  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  ahe  brought 

47 


Moses  flees  from  Egypt 

him  unto  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  he  be- 
eame  her  son.  And  she  called  his  name 
Moses  :  and  she  said,  Because  I  drew  him 
out  of  the  water. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  Moses  was  grown,  that  he  went  out 
unto  his  brethren,  and  looked  on  their  bur- 
dens :  and  he  spied  an  Egyptian  smiting 
a    Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that 
way,  and  when  he  saw  that  there  was  no 
man,  he  slew  the  Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in 
the  sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the  second 
day,  behold,  two  men  of  the  Hebrews 
strove  together :  and  he  said  to  him  that 
did  the  wrong,  Wherefore  smitest  thou 
thy  fellow  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Who  made  thee  a 
prince  and  a  judge  over  us  ?  intendest  thou 
to  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian? 
And  Moses  feared,  and  said,  Surely  this 
thing  is  known. 

1 5  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this  thing, 
he  sought  to  slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled 
from  the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in 
the  land  of  Midian  :  and  he  sat  down  by 
a  well. 

16  Now  the  priest  of  Midian  had  seven 
daughters  :  and  they  came  and  dreAV  wa- 
ter, and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their 
father's  flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove 
them  away  :  but  Moses  stood  up  and  help- 
ed them,  and  watered  their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  toKeuel  their 
father,  he  said,  How  is  it  that  ye  are  come 
so  soon  to-day  ? 

1!)  And  they  said,  An  Egyptian  deli- 
vered us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  shepherds, 
and  also  drew  water  enough  for  us,  and 
watered  the  flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters,  And 
where  m  he  !  why  is  it  that  ye  have  left 
the  man  1  call  him,  that  he  may  eat  bread. 

21  And    Moses  was   content  to  dwell 
with  the  man  :  and  he  gave  Moscs,Zippo 
rah  in-  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  Asm  a  son,  and  he  call 
rd  oil  name Gershora  ;  for  he  said,  I  have 
been  a  stranger  in  a  Btrange  land 

is,  in  process  of 
time,  that  the  king  of  Egypt  died:  and 
the  children  of  Israel  sighed  by  reason  of 
the  bondage, and  they  cried;  and  their  cry 

Go  I  run.  mix  r.  d  hit  I   >\< ■uant  with  Ahra- 

ham,  with  Isaac,  and  with  Jacob. 

And  God  looked  upon  the  children 

of  Israrl,  and  God  bad  respect  unto  ihcm. 
CHAP.  111. 

NOW  Moses   kepi  the  flock  of  Jethro 
his  father-in-law,  the  priest  of  Mid- 
»am  :  and  he  led  the  flock  to  the  hack  side 


EXODUS.  He  is  sent  to  deliver  brael. 

of  the  desert,  and  came  to  the  mountain  of 
God,  even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of  the  midst 
of  a  bush;  and  he  looked,  and  behold,the 
bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was 
not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now  turn  aside, 
and  see  this  great  sight,  why  the  bush  is 
not  burned. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turc- 
ed  aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  bush,  and  said,  Moses, 
Moses !     And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said,  Draw  not  nigh  hither  ; 
put  off  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet;  for  the* 
place  whereon  thou  standestis  holy  ground. 

6  Moreover  he  said,  I  am  the  God  of 
thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God 
of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob.  And  Mo- 
ses hid  his  face  ;  for  he  was  afraid  to  look 
upon  God. 

7  IT  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely 
seen  the  affliction  of  my  people  which  are 
in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their  cry  by 
reason  of  their  taskmasters ;  for  I  know 
their  sorrows: 

8  And  I  am  come  down  to  deliver  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  to 
bring  them  up  out  of  that  land,  unto  a  good 
land,  and  a  large,  unto  a  land  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey ;  unto  the  place  of  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry  oi  the 
children  of  Israel  is  come  unto  me  :  and  I 
have  also  seen  the  oppression  wherewith 
the  Egyptians  oppress  them. 

10  Come  now  therefore,  and  I  will  send 
thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest  bring 
forth  my  people,  the  children  of  Israel,  out 
of  Egypt. 

1 1  i  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Who 
am  I,  that  I  should  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
that  I  should  bring  forth  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  And  he  said,  Certainly  I  will  be  with 
thee  ;  and  this  shall  be  a  token  unto  thee, 
that  I  have  sent  thee  :  When  thou  hast 
brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 
shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Behold 
when  I  come  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 


.  ,  and  shall  say  unto  them,  The  God  of  your 
ienpuntoGod,byreasonofthebondage.|fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you  ;  and  they 
4  And  God  heard  their  groaning;  and  shall  say  to  me,  What  is  his  name  ?  WThat 

shall  I  say  unto  them  ? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I  AM 
THAT  I  AM:  And  he  said,  Thus  shah 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I  AM 
hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

1 5  And  God  said  moreover  unto  Moses, 
Thus  shajt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  tire 

4:§ 


His  rod  turned  into  a  serpent:       CHAP.  IV         Aaron  appointed  to  assist  lam. 


God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you  : 
this  is  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my 
memorial  unto  all  generations. 

16  Go,  and  gather  the  elders  of  Israel 
together,  and  say  unto  them,  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  appeared  unto  me, 
saying,  I  have  surely  visited  you,  and  seen 
that  which  is  done  to  you  in  Egypt : 

17  And  I  have  said,  I  will  bring  you  up 
out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  unto  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice  ; 
and  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders 


bosom  again.  And  he  put  his  hand  into 
his  bosom  again,  and  plucked  it  out  of  his 
bosom,  and  behold,  it  was  turned  again  as 
his  other  flesh. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  thee,  neither  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  the  first  sign,  that  they  will  be- 
lieve the  voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  also  these  two  signs,  neither 
hearken  unto  thy  voice,  that  then  shalt 
take  of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it 
upon  the  dry  land :  and  the  water  which 
thou  takest  out  of  the  river  shall  become 
blood  upon  the  dry  land. 

10  T  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  O 
my  Lord,  I  am  not  eloquent,  neither  here- 
tofore, nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy 


of  Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  ye  servant :  but  I  am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a 
shall  say  unto  him,  The  Lord  God  of  the 'slow  tongue. 


say 
Hebrews  hath  met  with  us;  and  now  let | 
us  go  (we  beseech  thee)  three  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may  sa- 
crifice to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  f  And  I  am  sure  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  will  not  let  you  go,  no,  net  by  a 
mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand,  and 
smite  Egypt  with  all  my  wonders  which  I 
will  do  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  after 
that  he  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  I  will  give  this  people  favour  in 
the  sight  of  the  Egyptians :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall 
not  go  empty : 

22  But  every  woman  shall  borrow  of 
her  neighbour,  and  of  her  that  sojourneth 
in  her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  end  raiment :  and  ye  shall  put 
them  upon  your  sons ,  and  upon  your  daugh- 
ters :  and  ye  shall  spoil  the  Egyptians. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Moses  answered  and  said,  But, be- 
hold, they  will  not  believe  me,  nor 
hearken  unto  my  voice  :  for  they  will  say, 
The  Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  What  is 
that  in  thy  hand?  And  he  said,  A  rod. 

3  And  he  said,  Cast  it  on  the  ground. 
And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  became 
a  serpent :  and  Moses  fled  from  before  it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Put 
forth  thy  hand,  and  take  it  by  the  tail. 
And  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  caught  it, 
and  it  became  a  rod  in  his  hand : 

5  That  they  may  believe  that  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaae,  and  the  God  of  Jacob, 
hath  appeared  unto  thee. 

6  IT  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto 
him,  Put  now  thy  hand  into  thy  bosom. 
And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  :  and 
when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was 
leprous  as  snow. 

7  Arrd  he  said,  Put  thy   hand  into  thy  i 

4 


1  And  the  Lord  said  unto 


Who 


hath  made  man's  mouth  ?  or  who  maketh 
the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or  the  seeing,  or  the 
blind  ?  have  not  I  the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt 
say. 

13  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord,  send,  I  pray 
thee,  by  the  hand  of  him  whom  thou  wilt 
send. 

14  TT  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Moses,  and  he  said,  Is  not 
Aaron  the  Levite  thy  brother  ?  I  know  that 
he  can  speak  well.  And  alsQ,behold,  lie 
cometh  forth  to  meet  thee  :  and  when  he 
seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad  in  his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and 
put  words  in  his  mouth  :  and  [will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and  will 
teach  you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto 
the  people  :  and  he  shall  be,  even  he  shall 
be  to  thee  instead  of  a  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  be  to  him  instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  rod  in  thy 
hand,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  signs. 

18  IT  And  Moses  went,  and  returned  to 
Jethro  his  father-in-law,  and  said  unto 
him,  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  return 
unto  my  brethren  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And  Je- 
thro said  to  Moses,  Go  in  peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  in 
Midian,  Go,  return  into  Egypt :  for  all  the* 
me|.are  dead  which  sought  tby  life. 

2u  And  Moses  took  his  wife,  and  hb 
sons,  and  set  them  i  is,  and  nt 

returned  to  the  land  i  And  Mo- 

ses took  the  rod  of  God  id  bis  hand. 

21  IF  And  the  Lord  said  tint 
When  thou  goest  to  return  into  1 
that  thou  do  all  those  wonders  below  I'ha 
raoh  which  I  have  put  in    thy    hand:  but 
I  will  harden  his  heart,  that  he  shall  not 
let  the  people  go. 

49 


The  Israelites  lu  e.d.  EXODUS. 


Moses  complains  to  God. 


22  And  lli«  'U  shalt  say  unto  Pharaoh, 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  Israel  is  my  son, 
even  my  first-born. 

And  1  say  unt<>  thee,  Lei  my  son  go, 
that  he  may  Berve  me  :  and  if  thou  n  fuse 
to  let  him  go,  behold,  I  will  slay  thy  son, 
even  thy  first-born. 

•;  And  it  came  to  pass  by  the  way  in 
the  inn.  that  the  Loan  met  him,  and  sought 
to  kill  him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a  sharp  stone, 

and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and 

his   feet,    and  said,  Surely  a 

.  busband  art  thou  to  me. 

So  li»   let  him  go  :  then  she  said,  A 

bloody  husband  tJiou  art,  because  of  the 

circumcision. 

*l  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go 
into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Moses.     And 
it.  and  met  him  in  the  mount  of  God, 
and  kissed  him. 

28  And  Mo-<:?  told  Aaron  all  the  words 
I .      i.  who  had  sent  him,  and  all  the 
signs  trhich  he  had  commanded  him. 

T  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went,  and 
gatfo  '  her  all  the  elders  of  the 

children  of  Israel. 

i  >pake  all  the  words  which 
the  Lord  b  o  unto  Moses,  and  did 

gns  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 
31  *I  And  the  people  believed:  and 
when  they  heard  that  the  Lord  had  visited 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had  look- 
ed upon  their  affliction,  then  they  bowed 
their  heads  and  worshipped. 
CHAP.  V. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in,  and  told  Pharaoh,  Thussaith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  hold  a  feast  unto  me  in  the 
wilden 

2  And  Phara  i>  -  ii<i,  Who  m  the  Lord, 
that   I  should  obey  his  voice  to  let  I 

co  I  I  know  not  the  Lord,  neither  will  I 
go. 

3  And  ,;  The  God  of  the  Ile- 
brewa  hath  met  with  u: :  It  A  us  go,  w  i 
thee,  three  days' journey  into  the  desert] 

d  bur  God  ;  lest 

he  fall  upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with 

rord. 

•!    \nd  the  king  of  F/^ypt  said  unto  them, 

When  \  ron,  let 

people    from    their    works?  get   you 
'our  burd 
I   And   Pharaol  Behold;  the 

le  of  the  land  QOW  ore  many,  and  ye 
them  rest  from  their  burdi 
G  And  Ph  iraoh  commanded  the 
day  the  taskmasters  of  the  people,  and 
their  office] 

7  Ye  .-hall  do   more    give   the    people 
to  make  brick,  as  heretofore  :  lei 
them  go  and  gath<  r  straw  for  themselves. 
• 


did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon 
them  ;  ye  shall  not  diminish  avght  thereof : 
for  they  be  idle  ;  therefore  they  cry,  say- 
ing, Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God. 

9  Let  there  more  work  be  laid  upon  the 
men,  that  they  may  labour  therein  :  and 
let  them  not  regard  vain  words. 

10  And  the  taskmasters  of  the  people 
wentout,  and  their  officers,  and  they  spake 
to  the  people,  saying,  Thus  saith  Pharaoh 
I  will  not  give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye  can 
find  it :  yet  not  aught  of  your  work  shal 
be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered  abroad 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  gather 
stubble  instead  of  straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  hasted  them, 
saying,  Fulfil  your  works,  your  daity  tasks, 
as  when  there  was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  Pharaoh's  taskmasters  had 
set  over  them,  were  beaten,  and  demand- 
ed, Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled  your 
task  in  making  brick,  both  yesterday  and 
to-day,  as  heretofore  ? 

15  H  Then  the  officers  of  the  children 
of  Israel  came  and  cried  unto  Pharaoh, 
saying,  Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with 
thy  servants  ? 

1 6  There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy 
servants,  and  they  say  to  us,  Make  brick  : 
and  behold,  thy  servants  are  beaten ;  but 
the  fault  is  iu  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said,  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle  : 
therefore  ye  say,  Let  us  go,  and  do  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  w ork :  for 
there  shall  no  straw  be  given  you,  yet  shall 
ye  deliver  the  tale  of  bricks. 

1 9  H  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel  did  see  that  they  -were  in  evil  case, 
alter  it  was  said,  Ye  shall  not  minishawg7tf 
from  your  bricks  of  your  daily  task. 

J<  i  And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron,  who 
.stood  in  the  way,  as  they  came  forth  from 
Pharaoh  : 

21  And  they  said  unto  them,  The  Lord 
look  upon  you,  and  judge  ;  because  ye 
have  made  our  savour  to  be  abhorred  in  the 
eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  his 
servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their  hand  to 
.-lay  us. 

And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord 
and  said,  Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  so 
evil-entreated  this  people  ?  why  is  it  thai 
thou  hast  sent  me  ? 

'J  I  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak 
in  thy  name,  he  hath  done  evil  to  this  peo- 
ple :  neither  hast  thou  delivered  thy  peo- 
ple at  all. 

chap.  vi. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now 
shalt  thou  see  what  1  will  do  to  Pha- 
i  strong  hand  shall  he  let 
50 


God  renews  his  promise, 


CHAP.  VI 


and  encourages  Moses. 


them  go,  and  with  a  strong  hand  shall  he 
drive  them  out  of  his  land. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and  said 
unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord  : 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto 
Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob  by  the  name  of  God 
Almighty,  but  by  my  name  JEHOVAH 
was  fnot  known  to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  established  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  to  give  them  the  land  of 
Canaan,  the  land  of  their  pilgrimage, 
wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  I  have  also  heard  the  groaning 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  whom  the  Egyp- 
tians keep  in  bondage :  and  I  have  re- 
membered my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  I  am  the  Lord,  and  I  will  bring 
you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  I  will  rid  you  out  of  their 
bondage,  and  I  will  redeem  you. with  a 
stretched-out  aim,  and  with  great  judg- 
ments : 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  be  to  you  a  God  :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  bringeth  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  Egyptians. 

8  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land, 
concerning  the  which  I  did  swear  to  give 
it  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob ; 
and  I  will  give  it  you  for  a  heritage  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  but  they  hearkened  not  unto 
Moses,  for  anguish  of  spirit,  and  for  cruel 
bondage. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

11  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go 
out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord 
saying,  Behold,  the  children  of  Israel  have 
not  hearkened  unto  me  ;  how  then  shall 
Pharaoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  uncircum- 
cised  lips  ? 

13  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  and  gave  them  a  charge 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  These  be  the  heads  of  their  fathers' 
houses  :  The  sons  of  Reuben  the  first-born 
of  Israel ;  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  Ilezron, 
and  Carmi:  these  be  the  families  of  Reuben. 

15  TT  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ;  Jemuel, 
and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zo- 
har,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman  :  these  are  the  families  of  Simeon. 

16  IF  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Levi,  according  to  their  genera- 
tions ;  Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and  Merari. 
And  the  years  of  the  life  of  Levi  were  a 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  years. 


17  The  sons  of  Gershon;  Libni,  and 
Shimi,  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Amram, 
and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel :  and 
the  years  ot  the  life  of  Kohath  zcerc  a 
hundred  thirty  and  three  years. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Merari;  Mahal i 
and  Mushi :  these  are  the  families  of  Levi, 
according  to  their  generations. 

20  And  Amram  took  him  Jochebed  his 
father's  sister  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare  him 
Aaron  and  Moses.  And  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Amram  -were  a  hundred  and  thirty 
and  seven  years. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Izhar  ;  Korah,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Mishael, 
and  Elzaphan,  and  Zithri. 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elisheba  daugh- 
ter of  Amminadab,  sister  of  Naashon  to 
wife  ;  and  she  bare  him  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Korah  ;  Assir,  and 
Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph  :  these  are  the  fa- 
milies of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar,  Aaron's  son, took  him 
one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel  to  wife  ;  and 
she  bare  him  Phinehas :  these  are  the. 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  theLevites,  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and  Moses,  to 
whom  the  Lord  said,  Bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  the  land  of  Egypt  ac* 
cording  to  their  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  spake  to  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  Irom  Egypt :  these  are  that 
Moses  and  Aaron. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  uhen 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  land  of 
Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,  1  am  the  Lord  :  speak  thou  unto 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  all  that  I  say  untD 
thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord, 
Behold,  In/nof  uncircumcised  lips,  and 
how  shall  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me  ? 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,  I 
have  made  thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh  : 
and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be  thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I  command 
thee:  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak 
unto  Pharaoh,  that  he  send  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  his  land. 

3  And  I  will  harden  Pharaoh's  heart, 
and  multiply  my  signs  and  my  wonders  m 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto 


you,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand  upon  Egypt, 
and  bring  forth  mine  armies,  and  my  peo- 
ple the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  hyp-eat  judgments 

5  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  thai  I 
51 


Aaron's  rod  becomes  a  serpent. 

am  the  Lord,  when  I  stretch  forth  my 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren ot  Israel  trbm  among  them. 

G  And  Mosi  -  and  Aaron did^Bthe Lord 
commanded  them,  so  did  they. 

7  TT  And  Moses  was  foursco/e  years  old, 
and  Aan>n  fourscore  and  three  years  old, 
when  they  spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

8  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pharaqh  shaH  speak  unto  you, 
ig,  Shew  a  miracle  tor  yon  :  then  thou 

Bbalt  say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and 
cast  it  before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall  become 
a  serpent. 

1 0  IT  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto 
Pharaeh,  and  they  did  so  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded:  And  Aaron  cast  down  his  rod 
before  Pharaoh,  and  before  his  servants, 
and  it  became  a  serpent. 

1 1  T[  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the  wise 
men,  and  the  sorcerers  :  now  the  magi- 
cians of  Egypt,  they  also  did  in  like  man- 
ner with  their  enchantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his 
rod,  and  they  became  serpents :  but 
Aaron's  rod  swallowed  up  their  rods. 

13  IT  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart 
that  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the 
Lord  had  said. 

14  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened,  he  refuseth 
to  let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morn 
ing  ;  lo.  he  goeth  out  unto  the'water,  and 
thou  shalt  stand  by  the  river's  brink  against 
he  come :  and  the  rod  which  was  turned 
to  a  serpent  shalt  thou  take  in   thy   hand 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  The 
Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews  hath  sent  me 
unto  thee,  saying,  Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  serve  me  in  the  wilderness  :  and 
behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldest  not  hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou 
shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  behold, 
will  smite  with  the  rod  that  is  in  my  hand 
Upon  the  waters  which  arc  in  the  river, 
and  they  shall  be  turned  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall 
die,  and  the  river  shall  stink  :  and  the 
Egyptians  shall  loathe  to  drink  of  the  wa 

the  river. 

10  *;  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 

into  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch 

out  thy   band  upon  the  waters  of  Egypt, 

upon  their  streams,  upon  their  rivers,  ami 

upon  their  ponds  and  upon  all  their  pooh 

iter,  (hat  they  may  become  blood:  and 

that  there  may  he  blood  throughout  all  the 

land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of  wood 

and  inw  nc. 

20  And  Mioses  and  Aaron  did  so,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  ;  and  he  lifted  up  the 
rod  and  smote  the  waters  that  were  in  the 


EXODUS.  The  plague  oj  frogs; 

sight  of  his  servants;  and  all  the  waters 
thatraereinthe  river  were  turned  intoblood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  was  in  the  river 
died  ;  and  the  river  stank,  and  the  Egyp- 
tians could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
river ;  and  there  was  blood  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt  did  so 
with  their  enchantments:  and  Pharaoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  neitherdidhe  hearken 
unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  into 
his  house,  neither  did  he  set  his  heart  to 
this  also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round 
about  the  river  for  water  to  drink  ;  for  they 
could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  river. 

25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled  after 
that  the  Lord  had  smitten  the  river. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord, Let  my  people  go  that  they 
may  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  be- 
hold, I  will  smite  all  thy  borders  with  frogs. 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth  frogs 
abundantly,  which  shall  go  up  and  come 
into  thy  house,  and  into  thy  bed-cham- 
ber, and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house 
of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy  kneading 
troughs : 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up  both  on 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all 
thy  servants. 

5  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand 
with  thy  rod  over  the  streams,  over  the 
rivers,  and  over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs 
to  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  waters  of  Egypt ;  and  the  frogs 
came  up,  and  covered  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments,  and  brought  up  frogs  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  IT  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  said,  Entreat  the  Lord  that 
lie  may  take  away  the  frogs  from  me,  and 
from  my  people  :  and  I  will  let  the  peo- 
ple go,  that  they  may  do  sacrifice  unto  the 

LiORD. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Glory 
ovei>me:  when  shall  I  entreat  for  tbeo 
and  for  thy  servants,  and  for  thy  people, 
to  destroy  the  frogs  from  thee,  and  thy 
houses,  that  they  may  remain  in  the  river 
only  ? 

10  And  he  said,  To-morrow.  And  he 
said,  Be  it  according  to  thy  word:  that 
thou  inayest  know  that  there  is  none  like 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

1 1  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee, 


river,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  Mi" 'and  from  thv  houses,  and  from  thv  ser 


Of  Ike,  and  swarms  ofjlies  CHAP.  IX. 

vants,  and  from  thy  people ;  they  shall 
remain  in  the  river  only. 

12  IF  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out 
from  Pharaoh :  and  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  because  of  the  frogs  which  he  had 
brought  against  Pharaoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses  :  and  the  frogs  died  out  of 
the  houses,  out  of  the  villages,  and  out  of 
the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  together 
upon  heaps  :  and  the  land  stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there 
was  respite,  he  hardened  his  heart,  and 
hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

16  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and 
smite  the  dust  ot  the  land,  thatit  may  be- 
come lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so ;  for  Aaron  stretch- 
ed out  his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  it  became  lice  in 
man  and  inbeast :  all  the  dust  of  the  landbe- 
came  lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

18  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they 
could  not :  so  there  were  lice  upon  man, 
and  upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, This  is  the  finger  of  God  :  and  Pha- 
raoh's heart  was  hardened,  and  he  heark- 
ened not  unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

20  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 
before  Pharaoh ;  (lo,  he  eometh  forth  to 
the  water;) and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  serve  me : 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  I  will  send  swarms  ofjlies 
upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  servants,  ana  up- 
on thy  people,  and  into  thy  houses  :  and 
the  houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be  full  of 
swarms  ofjlies,  and  also  the  ground 
whereon  they  are. 

22  And  I  will  sever  in  that  day  the  land 
of  Goshen,  in  which  my  people  dwell, 
that  no  swarms  ofjlies  snail  be  there  ;  to 
the  end  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  division  between  my 
people  and  thy  people :  to-morrow  shall 
this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so :  and  there 
came  a  grievous  swarm  ofjlies  into  the 
house  of  Pharaoh,  and  into  his  servants' 
houses,  and  into  all  the  land  of  Egypt:  the 
land  was  corrupted  by  reason  of  the 
swarm  ofjlies. 

25  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses,  and 
for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to 
your  God  in  the  land. 

26  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet  so  to 
<Jo ;  for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  abomination 


The  murrain  of  beasts. 


of  the  Egyptians  to  the  Lord  our  God  : 
Lo,  shall  we  sacrifice  the  abomination  ot 
the  Egyptians  before  their  eyes,  and  will 
they  not  stone  us  ? 

27  We  will  go  three  days'  journey  into 
the  wilderness,  and,  sacrifice  to  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go, 
that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your 
God  in  the  wilderness  ;  only  ye  shall  not 
go  very  far  away  :  entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Behold,  I  go  out 
from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat  the  Lord 
that  the  swarms  ofjlies  may  depart  from 
Pharaoh,  from  his  servants,  and  from  his 
people,  to-morrow  :  but  let  not  Pharaoh 
deal  deceitfully  any  more,  in  not  letting 
the  people  go  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pharaoh, 
and  entreated  the  Lord  : 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses:  and  he  removed  the 
swarms  ofjlies  from  Pharaoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people  ;  there  re- 
mained not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  at 
this  time  also,  neither  would  he  let  the 
people  go. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  tell  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let 
rny  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  and 
wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
thy  cattle  which  is  in  the  field,  upon  the 
horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon  the  camels^ 
upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep  :  there 
shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  the  Cord  shall  sever  between 
the  cattle  of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt : 
and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  ttiat  is 
the  children's  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set  time, 
saying,  To-morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this 
thing  in  the  land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the 
morrow,  and  all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died: 
but  of  the  cattle  of  the  children  of  Israel 
died  not  one. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  behold,  there 
was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites 
dead.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was 
hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ashes 
of  the  furnace,  and  let  Moses  sprinkle  it 
toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh. 

9  Audit  shall  become  small  dust  in  all 
the  landofEgypt,andshallbeabile  break- 
ing forth  with  blains  upon  man,  and  upon 
beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  ol  (he  lurnace, 
and  stood  before  Pharaoh  ;    and  Mosm 

63 


Tic  p  togue  of  biles  and  blavis :       EXODUS. 

sprinkled  it  up  toward  heaven  :  and  it  be- 
came a  bile  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  magiciarfc  coulfl  not  stand 
befon  M<  Jeof  the  bile  :  fortlie 

bile  v  the  magicians,  and  upon  all 

the  Egyptians. 

I  I  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart 
of  Pharaoh,  and  lie  hearkened  not  unto 
them;    as  the    Lorin    had  spoken    unto 

1  ;  fl  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 

Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 

-c  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus 

i  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let 

my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me 

14  For  I  Will  at  this  time  send  all  my 
plagues  upon     thy    heart,  and  upon  thy 

ints,  and  upon  thy  people  :  that  thou 
mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in 
all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand, 
that  I  may  smite  thee  and  thy  people  with 
pestilence  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  this  cause  have 
I  raised  thee  up,  for  to  shew  in  thee  my 
power;  and  that  my  name   maybe  de- 

;  throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  \altest  thou  thyself  against 
my  people,  that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go  ? 

"18  Behold-,  to-morrow  about  this  time 
I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very  grievous  hail, 
such  as  hath  not  been  in  Egypt  since  the 
foundation  thereof  even  until  now. 

1  9  Send  therefore  now,  and  gather  thy 
e,  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field: 
far  upon  every  man  and  beast  which  shall 
be  found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not  be 
brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come  down 
upon  ihem,  and  they  shall  die. 

24 )  He  that  feared  the  word  of  the  Lord 

among  the  servants  of  Pharaoh  made  his 

ata  and  his  cattle  flee  into  the  houses: 

\nd  he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of 

the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cattle  in 

the  field. 

1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  forth    thy    hand  toward   heaven, 
ih  it  there  may  be  hail  in   all  the   land  of 
Egypt,  upon  man.  and  upon  beast,   and 
upon  even  herb  of  the  held,  throughout 
landoi  Egypt. 
23  And  Moses  Wretched  forth  his  rod 
id    heaven,  and  the  Lord  sent  thun- 
der and  hail,  and  the  fire  ran  along  upon 
the  ground':    and    the  Lord   rained  hail 
upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

So  there  was  hail,  and  lire  mingled 
with  the  hail,  \  civ  uricveiis,  such  as  there 
like  it  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
since  it  became  a  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  all  tbatmts  in  the  field, 
both  man  anefbeastj   tnd  ihe  hail  smote 


Of  fire  and  kail. 
and  brake  every 


every  herb  of  the  field 
tree  of  the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  where  the 
children  of  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail. 

27  1[  And  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  t 
have  sinned  this  time  :  the  Lord  is  right- 
eous, and  I  and  my  people  are  wicked. 

28  Entreat  the  Lord  (fort*  is  enough) 
that  there  be  no  more  mighty  thunderings 
and  hail ;  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye 
shall  stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As  soon 
as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city,  I  will  spread 
abroad  my  hands  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
thunder  shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  more  hail ;  that  thou  mayest  know 
how  that  the  earth  is  the  Lord's. 

30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I 
know  that  ye  will  not  yet  fear  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley  was 
smitten  :  for  the  barley  was  in  the  ear,  and 
the  flax  was  boiled. 

32  But  the  wheat  and  the  rye  were  not 
smitten  :  for  they  were  not  grown  up. 

33  And  Moses  went  out  ot  the  city  from 
Pharaoh,  and  spread  abroad  his  hands 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  the  thunders  and  hail 
ceased,  and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon 
the  earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  the  rain 
and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were  ceas- 
ed, he  sinned  yet  more,  and  hardened  his 
heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hard- 
ened, neither  would  he  let  the  children  of  Is- 
rael go  ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  by  Moses, 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in 
unto  Pharaoh  :  for  I  have  hardened 
his  heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  servants  ; 
that  I  might  shew  these  my  signs  before  him : 

2  And  that  thou  mayest  tell  in  the  ears 
of  thy  son,  and  of  thy  son's  son,  what 
things  I  have  wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my 
signs  which  I  have  done  among  them  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews, How  long 
wilt  thou  refuse  to  humble  thyself  before  me? 
Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

4  Else,  it  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  to-morrow  will  I  bring  the  lo- 
custs into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the 
earth,  that  one  cannot  be  able  to  see 
the  earth  :  and  they  shall  eat  the  residue 
of  that  which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth 
unto  you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every 
tree  which  groweth  for  you  out  of  the  field : 

G  And  they  shall  fill   thy  houses,  and 
the   houses  of  all  thy  servants,   and  the 
houses  of  all  the  Egyptians  :  which  nei- 
ther thy  fathers,  nor  thy  fathers'  fathers 
&4 


The  plague  of  locusts,  CHAI 

have  seen,  since  the  day  that  they  were 
upon  the  earth  unto  this  day.  And  he 
turned  himself,  and  went  out  from  Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said  unto  him, 
How  long  shall  this  man  be  a  snare  unto 
us  ?  Let  the  men  go,  that  they  may  serve 
the  Lord  their  God :  Knowest  thou  not 
yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed  ? 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were  brought 
again  unto  Pharaoh  :  and  he  said  unto 
them,  Go,  serve  the  Lord  your  God :  but 
who  are  they  that  shall  go  ? 

9  And  Moses  said,  We  will  go  with  our 
young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and 
with  our  daughters,  with  our  flocks  and 
with  our  herds  will  we  go  :  for  we  must 
hold  a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  the  Lord 
be  so  with  you,  as  I  will  let  you  go,  and 
your  little  ones  :  look  to  it ;  for  evil  is  be- 
fore you. 

1 1  Not  so  :  go  now  ye  tiiat  are  men, 
and  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that  ye  did  de- 
sire. And  they  were  driven  out  from  Pha- 
raoh's presence. 

12  Tf  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thy  hand  over  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that  they  may  come 
up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail  hath 
left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord 
brought  an  east  wind  upon  the  land  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night :  and  when  it 
was  morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the 
locusts.  • 

14  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  rested  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Egypt :  very  grievous  were  they  ;  be- 
fore tnem  there  were  no  such  locusts  as 
they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such. 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  darken- 
ed ;  and  they  did  eat  every  herb  of  the 
land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the  trees  which 
the  hail  had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  herbs 
of  the  field,  through  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  IF  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses 
and  Aaron  in  haste  ;  and  he  said,  I  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray  thee, 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  entreat  the 
Lord  your  God  that  he  may  take  away 
from  me  this  death  only. 

13  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and 
entreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty 
strong  west  wind  which  took  away  the  lo- 
custs, and  cast  them  into  the  Red  sea  : 
there  remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the 
coasts  of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 


XI.  and  of  darkness. 

heart,  so  that  he  would  not  let  the  children 
of  Israel  go. 

21  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thy  hand  toward  heaven, 
that  there  maybe  darkness  over  the  land 
of  Egypt,  even  darkness  which  may  be  felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
toward  heaven  :  and  there  was  a  thick 
darkness  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  three  days: 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  neither 
rose  any   from  his  place  for  three  days 
but  all  the  children  of  Israel  had  light  iu 
their  dwellings. 

24  IT  And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses, 
and  said,  Go  ye,  serve  the  Lord  :  only 
let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed- 
let  your  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said,Thou  must  give  Us 
also  sacrifices,  and  burnt-offerings,  that 
we  may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us ; 
there  shall  not  a  hoof  be  left  behind  ;  for 
thereof  must  we  take  to  serve  the  Lord 
our  God  ;  and  we  know  not  with  what  we 
mustserve  the  Lord, untilwe  come  thither. 

27  IF  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  he  would  not  let  them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  Get 
thee  from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see 
my  face  no  more  :  for  in  that  day  thou 
seest  my  face,  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast  spoken 
well,  I  will  see  thy  face  again  no  more. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet 
will  I  bring  one  plague  more  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt ;  afterwards  he 
will  let  you  go  hence  :  when  he  shall  let 
you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out 
hence  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  let  every  man  borrow  of  his  neigh- 
bour, and  every  woman  of  her  neighbour, 
jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour 
in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover, 
the  man  Moses  was  very  great  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh's  ser- 
vants, and  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  And  Moses  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lorin, 
About  midnight  will  I  go  out  into  the 
midst  of  Egypt: 

5  And  all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  shall  die,  from  the  first-born  ot 
Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his  throne,  even 
unto  the  first-born  of  the  maid-servant  that 
is  behind  the  mill ;  and  all  the  first-born 
of  beasts. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  great  cry 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such  as 
there  was  none  like  it,  nor  shall  be  like  it 
anymore. 

7  But  against  any  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael shall  not  a  dog  move  his  tongue,  against 
man  or  beast :   that  ye  may  know  how  that 


rIlie  Passover  instituted. 


EXODUS. 


Unleavened  bread. 


the  Lord  doth  put  a  difference  between 
the  Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall  come 
down  unto  me,  and  bow  down  themselves 
unto  me,  say  inf.  Gel  thee  out,  and  all  the 
people  that  follow  thee;  and  after  that  I 
will  go  out.  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh 
in  .')  .  i  r. 

8  And  tin  Loan  said  unto  Moses,  Pha- 
raoh shall  not  hearken  unto  you  ;  that  my 
wonders  may  be  multiplied  in  the  land  of 

Egypt. 

Jo  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  all  these 

•ami:  Pharaoh;  and  the  Lord 

oed  Pharaoh's  heart,  so  that  he  would 

not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 

land. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
i  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  sa3Ting, 
2  This  month  shall  be  unto  you  the  be- 
ginning of  months :    it  shall  be  the  first 
month  of  the  year  to  you. 

0  K  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  saying,  In  the  tenth  day  of  this 
month  they  -hail  take  to  them  every  man 
n  lamb  according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, a  lamb  for  a  house  : 

1  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  forthe 
Iamb,  let  him  and  his  neighbour  next  unto 
his  house  take  it  according  to  the  number 
of  the  souls :  every  man  according  to  his 
eating shail  make  your  count  forthe  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  without  blemish, 
a  male  of  the  first  year:  ye  shall  take  it 
out  from  the  sheep  or  froin  the  goats  : 
C  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  four- 
i  day  of  the  same  month:  and  the 
whole  assembly  of  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael shall  kill  it  in  the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and 
strike  it  on  the  two  side-posts,  and  on  the 
upper  door-post  of  the  houses,  wherein 
they  shall  eat  it. 

i)  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that 

roast  with   fire,    and  unleavened 

1;  and  with  bitter  /icr6s  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at  all 
with  water,  but  roast  mth  fire;  his  head 
with  his  legs,  and  with  the  purtenanCe 
then 

10  And  ye  hhall  let  nothing  of  it  remain 
until  the  morning :  and  that  which  remain- 
cth  of  it  until  the  morning  ye  shall  burn 
with  fire. 

11  11  And  thus  shall  ye  cat  it;  rvithyouv 

■  I,  your  shoes  on  your  feet,  and 
your  staff  in  your  hand  :  and  ye  shall  eat 
baste:  it  it  the  Loan's  passover. 
1  -   For  I  will  pass  through  the  land  oft  ordinance  "to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  forever. 
Egypt   this  night,   and   will   smite   all  the 

first-born  in  me  land  ofEgapt,  both  man 

and  beast:    and  against   all  the  gods  oil  give  you,  according  as  he  hath  promised, 
Egypt  I  will  execut*  nt :  1  am  the  that  ye  shall  keep  this  service 


13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a 
token  upon  the  houses  where  ye  are: 
and  when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over 
you,  and  the  plague  shall  not  be  upon  you 
to  destroy  you,  when  I  smite  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial ;  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  to 
the  Lord  throughout  your  generations  :  ye 
shall  keep  it  a  feast  by  an  ordinance  lor 
ever. 

15  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened 
bread;  even  the  first  day  ye  shall  put  away 
leaven  out  of  your  houses:  for  whosoever 
eateth  leavened  bread,  from  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  Israel. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall  be  a 
holy  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh  day 
there  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  to  you : 
no  manner  of  work  shall  be  done  in  them, 
save  that  which  every  man  must  eat,  that 
only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  feast  qfun- 
leavened  bread;  for  in  this  self-same  day 
have  I  brought  your  armies  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt :  therefore  shall  ye  observe  this 
day  in  your  generations  by  an  ordinance 
for  ever. 

18  H  In  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  until  the  one  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  daj^s  shall  there  be  no  leaven 
found  in  your  houses  :  for  whosoever  eat- 
eth that  which  is  leavened,  even  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stranger,  or  born 
in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened :  in 
all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat  unleaven- 
ed bread. 

21  IT  Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  el- 
ders of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  Draw 
out,  and  take  you  a  lamb,  according  to 
your  families,  and  kill  the  passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of  hyssop, 
and  dip  it  in  the  blood  that  is  in  the  bason, 
and  strike  the  lintel  and  the  two  side-posts 
with  the  blood  that  is  in  the  bason:  and 
none  of  you  shall  go  out  at  the  door  of  his 
house  until  the  morning. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  pass  through  to 
smite  the  Egyptians;  and  when  he  seeth 
the  blood  upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two 
side-posts  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the. 
door,  and  will  not  suffer  the  destro}'er  to 
come  in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  you. 

"  t  And  ye  shall  observe  this  thing  for  an 


Lord. 


211  And  it  shall  come  to  pas?,  when 
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Tlie  first-born  of  Egypt  slam,       CHAP    XIII. 


your  children  shall  say  unto  jTou,  What 
mean  ye   by  this  service  ? 

27  That  ye  shail  say.  It  is  the  sacrifice 
of  the  Lord's  passover,  who  passed  over 
the  houses  of  the  children  of  Israel  in 
Egypt*  when  he  smote  the  Egyptians,  and 
delivered  our  houses.  And  the  people 
bowed  the  head  and  worshipped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel  went 
away,  and  did  as  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed Bloses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

29  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  mid- 
right  the  Lord  smote  all  the  first-born  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  first-born  of 
Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne,  unto  the 
first-born  of  the  captive  that  was  in  the 
dungeon  ;  and  all  the  first-born  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  night, 
he,  and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the  Egyp- 
tians ;  and  there  was  a  great  cry  in  Egypt : 
for  there  was  not  a  house  where  there  was 
not  one  dead. 

31  IT  And  he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron 
by  night,  and  said,  Rise  up,  and  get  you 
forth  from  among  my  people,  both  ye  and 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  go,  serve  the 
Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and  your  herds, 
as  ye  have  said,  and  be  gone :  and  bless 
me  also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were  urgent  upon 
the  people,  that  they  might  send  them  out 
of  the  land  in  haste ;  for  they  said,  We  be 
all  dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough 
before  it  was  leavened,,  their  kneading 
troughs  being  bound  up  in  their  clothes 
upon  their  shoulders. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Moses  :  and  they 
borrowed  of  the  Egyptians  jewels  of  silver, 
and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment. 

36  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  fa- 
vour in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians,  so  that 
they  lent  unto  them  such  things  as  they  re- 


quired :  and  they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  TT  And  the  children  of  Israel  jour 
neyed  from  Rameses  to  Succoth,  about  six 
hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were  men 
besides  children. 

38  And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up  also 
with  them;  and  flocks,  and  herds,  even 
very  much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes 
of  the  dough  which  they  brought  forth  out 
of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened :  because 
they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could 
not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for 
themselves  any  victual. 

40  IF  Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children 
of  Israel  who  dwelt  in  Egypt,  was  four 
hundred  and  thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
(he  four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  even  I 
the  self-same  day  it  came  to  pa??,  that  all  (days ;  and  there  shall  no  leavened  bread 

57 


and  the  Israelites  driven  out. 

the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  irom  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

42  It  is  a  night  to  be  much  observed 
unto  the  Lord,  for  bringing  them  out  from 
the  land  of  Egypt :  this  is  that  night  of  the 
Lord  to  be  observed  of  all  the  children  of 
Israel  in  their  generations. 

43  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  passo- 
ver: there  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof: 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that  is 
bought  for  money,  when  thou  hast  circum- 
cised him,  then  shall  he  eat  thereof. 

45  A  foreigner,  and  a  hired  servant 
shall  not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten  ;  thou 
shalt  not  carry  forth  aught  of  the  flesh 
abroad  out  of  the  house  :  neither  shall  ye 
break  a  bone  thereof. 

47  All  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 
keep  it. 

48  And  when  a  stranger  shall  sojourn 
with  thee,  and  will  keep  the  passover  to 
the  Lord,  let  all  his  males  be  circumcised, 
and  then  let  him  come  near  and  keep  it ; 
and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in  the 
land:  for  no  uncircumcised  person  shall 
eat  thereof. 

49  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that  is  home- 
born,  and  unto  the  stranger  thatsojourneth 
among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Israel ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  and 
Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass  the  self-same 
day,  that  the  Lord  did  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  by  their 
armies. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing* 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  first-born, 
whatsoever  openeth  the  womb  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  both  of  man  and  oi 
beast :  it  is  mine. 

3  IF  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Remember  this  day,  in  which  ye  came  out 
from  Egypt,  out  oithe  house  of  bondage  ; 
for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
you  out  from  this  place :  there  shall  no 
leavened  bread  be  eaten. 

4  This  day  came  3re  out,  in  the  month 
Abib. 

6  IF  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Canaan  ik, 
and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which  be 
sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee,  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey;  that  thou 
shalt  keep  this  service  in  this  month. 

6  Seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  unleav< 
bread,  and  in  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten  seven 


The  first-born  sanctified  to  God. 

be  seen  with  thee,  neither  shall  there  be 
h-aven  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  IF  And  thou  shalt  shew  thy  son  in  that 
day,  saying,  This  is  done  because  of  that 
•which  the  Lord  did  unto  me  when  I  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  unto  thee 
upon  thy  hand,  and  for  a  memorial  be- 
tween thine  eyes  ;  that  the  Lord's  law  may 

n  thy  mouth:  for  with  a  strong  hand 
bath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of  Egypt. 

1 1 1  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  this  ordi- 
nance in  I  t'rom  year  to  year. 

11  Tl  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
oaanites,  as  he  sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy 
fathers,  and  shall  give  it  thee, 

i  J  That  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto  the 
Lor*  all  that  openeth  the  matrix;  and 
every  firstling  that  cometh  of  a  beast  which 
thou  hast,  the  males  shall  be  the  Lord's. 

13  \;;1  en  ry  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
shalt  redeem  with  a  lamb  ;  and  if  thou  wilt 
not  redeem  it,  then  thou  shalt  break  his 
neck  :  and  all  the  first-born  of  man  among 
thv  children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

11  "[  And  it  shall  be  when  thy  son  ask- 

eth  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying,  What  is 

this  ?  that  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  By 

Erth  of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out 

from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh 
would  hardly  let  us  go,  that  the  Lord  slew 
all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both 
the  first-born  of  man,  and  the  firsi-born  of 
beasts  :  therefore  I  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  all 
that  openeth  the  matrix,  being  males  ;  but 
all  the  first-born  of  my  children  I  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token  upon 
thy  hand,  and  for  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes :  for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord 

'it  us  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pha- 
i;  id  let  the  people  go,  that  God  led 
not  through  the  way  of  the  land  of 

Philistines,  although  that  was  near; 
'  id,  Lest  peradventure  the  peo- 

ple repent  when  they  see  war,  and  they 
return      I 

18  But  God  led  the  people  about, 
through  the  v,  ty  of  the  wilderness  of  the 
Red  sea  .  tnd  the  children  of  Israel  went 
up  harm  wed  Mut  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

,18    tod  h  the  bones  of  Joseph 

with  him  :  for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the 
ohildrenof  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely 
vint  yen  ;  ami  y  shall  carry  Up  my  bones 
awny  Benoe  with  you. 

•  1  tad  they  took  their  journey  from 
Succoth,  ami  encamped  in  Etbam,  in  the 

i»t  the  wihhrii. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  went  before  them  by 
day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  to  lead  them  the 
way;  and  by  night  in  ;(  pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  them  light :  to  go  by  dav  and  night. 


EXODUS.       Pharaoh  pursues  £x  Israelites. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud  by    day,  nor  the  pillar  of  fire  by 
night,  from  before  the  people. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  turn  and  encamp  before  Pi-hahiroth, 
between  Migdol  and  the  sea,  over  against 
Baal-zephon :  before  it  shall  ye  encamp 
by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  They  are  entangled  in  the  land, 
the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  I  will  harden  Pharaoh's  heart, 
that  he  shall  follow  after  them  ;  and  I  will 
be  honoured  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all 
his  host;  that  the  Egyptians  may  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord.     And  they  did  so. 

5  IT  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt 
that  the  people  fled :  and  the  heart  of  Pha- 
raoh and  of  his  servants  was  turned  against 
the  people,  and  they  said,  Why  have  we 
done  this,  that  we  have  let  Israel  go  from 


serving  us  : 

6  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot,  and 
took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  six  hundred  chosen  cha- 
riots, and  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and 
captains  over  every  one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursued 
after  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  went  out  with  a  high  hand. 

9  But  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  them 
(all  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh, 
and  his  horsemen,  and  his  army)  and  over- 
took them  encamping  by  the  sea,  beside 
Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  IT  And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the 
children  of  Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and 
behold,  the  Egyptians  marched  afterthem ; 
and  they  were  sore  afraid:  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  out  unto  the  Lord. 

1 1  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because 
there  were  no  graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou 
taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness  ? 
Wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to 
carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

1 2  Is  not  this  the  word  that  we  did  tell 
thee  in  Egypt,  saying,  Let  us  alone,  that 
we  may  serve  the  Egyptians  ?  For  it  had 
been  better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians, 
than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

13  1[  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and  see  the  salva 
tion  of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  shew  to 
you  to-day :  for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye 
have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again 
no  more  for  ever. 

14  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye 
shall  hold  your  peace. 

15  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Wherefore  criest  thou  unto  mo?  Speak 

58  * 


CHAP.  XV 

that  they  go 


The  Egyptians  drowned. 

unto  the  children  of  Israel 
forward  : 

16  But  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  thy  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  on  dry 
ground  through  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden  the 
hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and  they  shall  fol- 
low them  :  and  I  will  get  me  honour  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his 
chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  1[  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that 
1  am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  gotten  me 
honour  upon  Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots, 
and  upon  his  horsemen. 

19  TT  And  the  angel  of  God  which  went 
before  the  camp  of  Israel,  removed,  and 
went  behind  them  ;  and  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud  went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them : 

20  And  it  came  between  the  camp  of 
the  Egyptians  and  the  camp  of  Israel ;  and 
it  was  a  cloud  and  darkness  to  them,  but  it 
gave  light  by  night  to  these :  so  that  the  one 
came  not  near  the  other  all  the  night. 

21  And  Moses  stretched  out  his  hand 
Dver  the  sea ;  and  the  Lord  caused  the 
sea  to  go  back  by  a  strong  east  wind  all 
that  night,  and  made  the  sea  dry  land,  and 
the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into 
the  midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground: 
and  the  waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on 
their  right  hand,and  on  their  left. 

23  *I[  And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and 
went  in  after  them,  to  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
even  all  Pharaoh's  horses,  his  chariots,  and 
his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
morning- watch  the  Lord  looked  unto  the 
host  of  the  Egyptians  through  the  pillar  of 
Sre  and  of  the  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host 
of  the  Egyptians, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot-wheels, 
that  they  drave  them  heavily  :  so  that  the 
Egyptians  said,  Let  us  flee  from  the  face 
of  Israel ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for  them 
against  the  Egyptians. 

26  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thy  hand  over  the  sea,  that 
the  waters  may  come  again  upon  the  Egyp- 
tians, upon  their  chariots,  and  upon  their 
norsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  his 
strength  when  the  morning  appeared;  and 
the   Egyptians  fled  against  it;   and  the j 


rHie  song  of  Motes. 
upon  dry  land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea;  and 
the  waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on  their 
right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day 
out  ot  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians:  and 
Israel  saw  the  Egyptians  dead  upon  the 
sea-shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great  work 
which  the  Lord  did  upon  the  Egyptians  : 
and  the  people  feared  the  Lord,  and  be- 
lieved the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  sang  Moses  and  the  children  o[ 
Israel  this  song  unto  the  Lord,  and 
spake,  saying,  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously;  thehorse 
and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  he  is  become  my  salvation :  he  is  my 
God,  and  I  will  prepare  him  a  habita- 
tion ;  my  father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt  him. 

3  The  Lord  tsaman  of  war :  the  Lord 
is  his  name. 

4  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host  hath 
he  cast  into  the  sea  :  his  chosen  captains 
also  are  drowned  in  the  Red  sea. 

5  The  depths  have  covered  them  :  they 
sank  into  the  bottom  as  a  stone. 

6  Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is  become 
glorious  in  power:  thy  right  hand,  O 
Lord,  hath  dashed  in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excellen- 
cy thou  hast  overthrown  them  that  rose  up 
against  thee  :  thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath, 
which  consumed  them  as  stubble. 

8  And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils  the 
waters  were  gathered  together,  the  floods 
stood  upright  as  a  heap,  and  the  depths 
were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pursue,  I  will 
overtake,  I  will  divide  the  spoil  :  my  lust 
shall  be  satisfied  upon  them  ;  I  will  draw 
my  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy  th<  m. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the 
sea  covered  them :  they  sank  as  lead  in 
the  mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  gods?  who  is  like  thee,  fflbn 
ous  in  holiness,  fearful  in  praises,  doing 
wonders  ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand, 
the  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  forth 
the  people  which  thou  hast  redeemed; 
thou  hast  guided  them  in  thy  strength  unto 
thy  holy  habitation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  and  be  afraid : 


Lord  overthrew   the  Egyptians    in   the! sorrow  shall  take  hold  on  the  inhabitants 

I  of  Palestina. 

15  Then  the  dukes  ol  Edom  BhalJ  be 


midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and  cover 
cd  the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  and  all;  amazed  ;  the  mighty  men  ofMoab,  trem- 
the  host  of  Pharaoh  that  came  into  the  sea  bling  shall  take  hold  upon  them  j  all  :he  in- 
after  them  :  there  remained  not  so  much  habitants  of  Canaan  shall  melt  ayay. 
as  one  of  them  16  Fear  and  dread -hall  fall  upon  I  hern  ; 

-2.9  But  the  children  of  Israel  walked 'by  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  ^hall  be 


The  waters  at  Marali  sweetened.     EXODUS. 


Quails  and  manna  sent 

when  we  sat  by  the  flesh-pots,  and  when 
we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full :  for  ye  have 
brought  us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to 
kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunger. 

4  IF  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses, 

Behold,  I  will  rain  bread  from  heaven  for 

you ;  and  the   people  shall  go  out  and 

gather  a  certain  rate  every  day,  that  I  may 

lT  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever  ;md  prove  them,  whether  they  will  walk  in  my 

law, 


as  still  as  a  stone ;  till  thy  people  pass 
over,  O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass  over, 
which  thou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  plant 
them  in  the  mountain  of  thine  inheritance, 
in  tin.'  place, ()  Lord,  which  thou  hast  made 
for  thee  to  dwell  in  ;  in  the  sanctuary,  O 
Lord,  which  thy  hands  have  established. 


ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Pharaoh  went  in 
Aith  his  chariots  and  with  his  horsemen 
into  the  se  ill  the  Lord  brought  again 
the  water--  of  the  sea  upon  them  :  but  the 
childn  el  went  on  dry  land  in  the 

midst  of  the  sen. 

IT  And  Miriam  the  prophetess,  the 
sister  of  Aaron,  took  a  timbrel  in  her 
hand;  and  all  the  women  went  out  after 
her.  with  timbrels,  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them,  Sing  ye 
to  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed  glori- 
ously :  the  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he 
thrown  into  the  sea. 

brought  Israel  from  the 
Red  sea.  and  they  went  out  into  the  wil- 
derness of  Shur  :  and  they  went  three  days 
in  the  wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 

*!l  And  when  they  came  to  Marah, 
they  could  not  drink  of  the  waters  oi  Ma- 
rah ;  for  they  zvere  bitter :  therefore  the 
name  of  it  w:is  called  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  saying,  What  shall  we  drink? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
Lord  shewed  him  a  tree,  which  when  he 
had  cast  into  the  waters,  the  waters  were 
made  sweet :  there  he  made  for  them  a 
statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he 
proved  them, 

26  And  said,  If  thou  wilt  diligently 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his  sight, 
and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  commandments, 
an<l  keep  all  his  statutes,  I  will  put  none 
oftlx  upon  thee,  which  I  have 

ht  upon  tin-  Egyptians:  for  I  am  the 
Lord  thai  healeth  thee. 

H  And  they  came  to  Elim,  where 
twelve  wells  of  water,  and  three- 
mi  ten  palm-trees:  and  they  en- 
camped there  by  the  waters. 
CRAP.  XVI. 

ANDthny  took  their  journey  fromEhm, 
and  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren <  !  Israel  came  unto  the  wilderness  of 
Sin,  which  is  between  Klim  and  Sinai,  on 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second  month  after 
their  departing  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole-  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  in  the  wilderness: 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
them,  Would  to  God  we  had  died  by  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 


or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  shall  prepare  that  which 
they  bring  in;  and  it  shall  be  twice  as 
much  as  they  gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  At  even,  then  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought 
you  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt : 

7  And  ii]  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see 
the  glory  of  the  Lord:  for  that  he  heareth 
your  murmurings  against  the  Lord  :  And 
what  are  we,  that  ye  murmur  against  us  ? 

8  And  Moses  said,  This  shall  be  when 
the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening 
flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to 
the  full ;  for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against 
him:  And  what  are  we  ?  your  murmurings 
are  not  against  us,  but  against  the  Lord. 

9  TT  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  Say 
unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  Come  near  before  the  Lord  :  for 
he  hath  heard  your  murmurings. 

10  Audit  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake 
unto  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  looked  toward 
the  wilderness,  and  behold,  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  1  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel ;  speak  unto  them,  sav- 
ing, At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the 
morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread :  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  even  the 
quails  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp : 
and  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round 
about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone 
up,  behold,  upon  the  face  of  the  wilder- 
ness there  lay  a  small  round  thing,  as  small 
as  the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground  : 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
it,  they  said  one  to  another,  It  is  manna  : 
for  they  wist  not  what  it  was.  And  Moses 
said  unto  them,  This  is  the  bread  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 

1G  If  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded,  Gather  of  it  every  man 
according  to  his  eating:  anomer  for  every 
man  according  to  the  number  of  your  per- 
sons, take  ye  every  man  for  them  which  arc 
in  his  tents. 

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The  Sabbath  appointed  for  rest.   CHAP.  XVII.    Moses  smites  the  rock  fii  Horeb. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so, 
and  gathered,  some  more,  some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an 


omer,  he  that  gathered  much  had  nothing 
over,  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no 
lack  :  they  gathered  every  man  according 
to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said,  Let  no  man  leave  of 
it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened 
not  unto  Moses  ;  but  some  ot  them  left  of 
it  until  the  morning,  and  it  bred  worms, 
aodstank:  and  Moses  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every  morning, 
every  man  according  to  his  eating :  and 
when  the  sun  waxed  hot  it  melted. 

22  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as  much 
bread,  two  omers  for  one  man :  and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  is  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  said,  To-morrow  is 
the  rest  of  the  holy  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  : 
bake  that  which  ye  will  bake  to-day,  and 
seethe  that  ye  will  seethe  ;  and  that  which 
remaineth  over,  lay  up  for  you  to  be  kept 
until  the  morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning, 
as  Moses  bade  :  and  it  did  not  stink,  nei- 
ther was  there  any  worm  therein. 

25  And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to-day ; 
for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord;  to- 
day ye  snail  not  find  it  in  the  field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it ;  but  on 
the  seventh  day,  which  is  the  sabbath,  in 

there  shall  be  none. 

27  %  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there 
went  oat  some  of  the  people  on  the  seventh 
day  for  to  gather,  and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How 
long  refuse  ye  to  keep  my  commandments 
and  my  laws  ? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  the  sabbath,  therefore  he  giveth  you 
on  the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two  days : 
abide  ye  every  man  in  his  place,  let  no 
man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh 
day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called  the 
name  thereof  Manna  :  and  it  was  like,  cori- 
ander-seed, white  ;  and  the  taste  of  it  was 
like  wafers  made  with  honey. 

32  TT  And  Moses  said,  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commandeth,  Fill  an 
omer  of  it  to  be  kept  for  your  generations  ; 
that  they  may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I 
have  fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I 
brought  you  forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  a 
pot,  and  put  an  omer  full  of  manna  therein, 
and  lay  it  up  before  the  Lord,  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 


Aaron  laid  it  up  before  the  Testimony,  to 
be  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat 
manna  forty  years,  until  they  r-dmc  to  a 
land  inhabited  :  they  did  cat  manna,  until 
they  came  untodhe  borders  of  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  part  of  an 
ephah. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  journeyed  from  the  wil- 
derness of  Sin,  after  their  journeys,  accord- 
ing td  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  in  Rephidim  :  and  there  was 
no  water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

2  Wherefore  the  people  did  chide  with 
Moses,  and  said.  Give  us  water  that  we 
may  drink.  And  Moses  said  unto  them, 
Why  chide  ye  with  me  ?  wherefore  doyo 
tempt  the  Lord  ? 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there  for 
water  ;  and  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  and  said,  Wherefore  is  this  that 
thouhastbrought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  kill 
us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle  with 
thirst  ? 

4  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, What  shall  I  do  unto  this  people  ? 
they  be  almost  ready  to  stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  on 
before  the  people,  and  take  with  thee  of 
the  elders  of  Israel :  and  thy  rod,  where- 
with thou  smotest  the  river,  take  in  thine 
hand,  and  go. 

6 -Behold,!  will  stand  before  thee  there 
upon  the  rock  in  Horeb  ;  and  thou  shalt 
smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall  come  water 
out  of  It,  that  the  people  may  drink.  And 
Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of 
Israel. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Massah,  and  Meribah,  because  of  the 
chiding  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  be- 
cause they  tempted  the  Lord,  saying,  Is 
the  Lord  among  us,  or  not  ? 

8  IT  Then  came  Amalek,and  fought  with 
Israel  in  Rephidim. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Joshua,  Choose 
us  out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with  Amalek : 
to-morrow  I  will  stand  on  the  top  of  the 
hill  with  the  rod  of  God  in    my   hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had  said  to 
him,  and  fought  with  Amalek  :  and  M- 
Aaron,  and  Hur,  went  up  to  the  top  of  the 

hilL  ,         AT 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 

held  up  his  hand,  that  Israel  prevailed  : 
anil  when  he  let  down  his  hand,  AmaK.lv 
prevailed.  , 

12  But  Moses'  hands  were  heavy  ;  an-1 


and  put  it  under  him. 
md  Aaron  and  Hur 


they  took  a  stone, 
and  he  sat  thereon 

staved  up  his  hands,  the  one  on    he  one 

side,  and  the  other  on  (he  other  side ;  ana 

61 


Joshua  discomfits  Anwlelc.  fe XO D L  S . 

his  hands  were  steady  until  the  going  down 
of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Amalek  and 
his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

1  i  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  this /or  a  memorial  in  a  book,  and 
rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of  Joshua  :  fori  will 

|y  put  out  the  remembrance  of  Ama- 
;,m  under  heaven. 
1,  ■     And   Moses   built  an  altar,  and 
called.the  name  of  it  JEHOVAH-nissi : 

For  he  said,  Because  the  Lord  hath 
sworn  that  the  Lord  will  have  war  with 
ilek  from  ge ne ration  to  generation. 
<  MAI'.  XVIII. 

WHEN  Jethro  the  priest  of  Midian, 
Moses'  father-in-law,  heard  of  all 
that  God  had  done  for  Moses,  and  for  Is- 
rael his  people,  and  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt : 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law, 
took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife,  after  he  had 
sent  her  uack, 

3  And  her  two  sons  ;  of  which  the  name 
of  the  one  was  Gershom  ;  (for  he  said,  I 
have  been  an  alien  in  a  strange  land:) 

\nd  the  name  of  the  other  zvas  Elie- 
zer;  (lor  the  God  of  my  father,  said  /?<?, 
tins  my  help,  and  delivered  me  from  the 
sword  of  Pharaoh :) 

\n<l  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law, 
came  with  his  sons  and  his  wife  unto  Mo- 
ses into  the  wilderness,  where  he  encamp- 
ed at  the  mount  of  God: 

6  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I  thyfather- 
in-law  Jethro  am  come  unto  thee,  and 
thy  wife,  and  her  two  sons  with  her. 

7  T[  .And  Moses  went  out  to  meet  his 
father-in-law,  and  did  obeisance,  and  kiss- 
ed him  :  and  tiiey  asked  each  other  of  their 

oid  they  came  into  die  tent. 

told  hi.,  father-in-law  all 

that  the  Lord  had  <\<<w<-  unto  Pharaoh,  and 

to  the  Egyptian-!  for  Israel's  sake,  and  all 

the  travail  that  h  upon  them  by  the 

the  Lord  delivered  them. 

I    \ml  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the  ^ood- 

ivhich  the  Lord  had  done  to  Israel,  said. 


Moses  is  counselled  by  Jethro. 

and  the  people  stood  by  Moses  from  the 
morning  unto  the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father-in-law  saw 
all  that  he  did  to  the  people, he  said,  What 
is  this  thing  that  thou  doest  to  the  people  ? 
Why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone,  and  all  the 
people  stand  by  thee  from  morning  unto 
even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father-in- 
law,  Because  the  people  come  unto  me  to 
inquire  of  God: 

16  When  they  have  a  matter,  they  corns 
unto  me,  and  I  judge  between  one  and 
another,  and  I  do  make  them  know  the 
statutes  of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses' father-in-law  said  unto 
him,  The  thing  that  thou  doest  is  not  good. 

18  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both 
thou,  and  this  people  that  is  with  thee  :  for 
this  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee  ;  thou  art 
not  able  to  perform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice,  I  will 
give  thee  counsel,  and  God  shall  be  with 
thee  :  Be  thou  for  the  people  to  God-ward, 
that  thoumayest  bringthecausesuntoGod: 

20  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  ordinances 
and  laws,  and  shalt  shew  them  the  way 
wkerein  they  must  walk,  and  the  work 
that  they  must  do. 

2 1  Moreover,  thou  shalt  provide  out  of 
all  the  people,  able  men,  such  as  fear  God, 
men  ot  truth,  hating  covetousness ;  and 
place  sveh  over  them  to  be  rulers  of  thou- 
sands, and  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of 
fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens : 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people  at  all 
seasons:  and  it  shall  be,  that  every  great 
matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but 
every  small  matter  they  shall  judge  :  so 
shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they  shall 
bear  the  burden  with  thee. 

2S  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God 
command  thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be  able 
to  endure,  and  all  this  people  shall  also  go 
to  their  place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
his  father-in-law,  and  did  all  that  he  had 


live  red  out  of  the  hand  of 


1"  And  Jethro  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Pharaoh,  who  hath  delivered  the  people 
from  under  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians. 

11  Now  I  know  tint  the  Lord  u  greater 
than  all  gods:  for  in  the  thing  wherein 
they  deah  proudly,  he  zees  above  them. 

12  And  jethro,  Moses'  father-iu-lay, 
tooh   a   burnt-offering  and  sacrifice 

nd  all  the  elders 
I  with  Moses'  father- 
in-law  before  God. 

13  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Moses  sat  to  judge  the  people: 


25  And  Moses  chose  able  men  out  of  all 
Israel,  and  made  them  heads  over  the 
people,  rulers  of  thousands,  rulers  of  hun- 
dreds, rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at  all 
seasons  :  the  hard  causes  they  brought  unto 
Moses,  but  every  small  matter  they  judged 
themselves. 

27  And  Moses  let  his  father-in-law  de- 

f>art :  and  he  went  his  way  into  his  own 
and. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
N  the  third  month,  when  the  children  ot 
Israel  were  gone  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  the  same  day  came  they  into  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  denarted  from  Repli- 
es . 


i 


God's  message  to  the  Israelites.      CHAP.  XX. 


The  ten  commandments. 


dim,  and  were  come  to  the  desert  of  Sinai, 
and  had  pitched  in  the  wilderness ;  and 
there  Israel  encamped  before  the  mount. 

3  IF  And  Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and 
the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  the  moun- 
tain, saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  tell  the  children  of 
Israel ; 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto  the 
Egyptians,  and  how  I  bare  you  on  eagles 
wings,  and  brought  you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey  my 
voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant,  then 
ye  shall  be  a  peculiar  treasure  unto  me 
above  all  people  :  for  all  the  earth  is  mine 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom 
of  priests,  and  a  holy  nation.  These  are 
the  words  which  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

7  IF  And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  laid  before  their 
faces  all  these  words  which  the  Lord  com 
manded  him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered  together 
and  said,  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
we  will  do.  And  Moses  returned  the 
words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I 
come  unto  thee  in  a  thick  cloud,  that  the 
people  may  hear  when  I  speak  with  thee, 
and  believe  thee  for  ever.  And  Moses  told 
the  words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

10  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses 
Go  unto  the  people,  and  sanctify  them  to 
day  and  to-morrow,  and  let  them  wash 
their  clothes, 

1 1  And  be  ready  against  the  third  day :  for 
the  third  day  the  Lord  will  come  down  in 
the  sight  of  all  the  people  upon  mount  Sinai. 

12  IT  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto  the 
people  round  about,  saying,  Take  heed  to 
yourselves,  that  ye  go  nut  up  into  the 
mount,  or  touch  the  border  of  it :  whoso 
ever  toucheth  the  mount  shall  be  surely 
put  to  death : 

13  There  shall  not  a  hand  touch  it,  but 
he  shall  surely  be  stoned  or  shot  througl 
whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it  shall  not 
live :  when  the  trumpet  soundeth  long, 
they  shall  come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  And  Moses  went  down  from  the 
mount  unto  the  people,  and  sanctified  the 
people  ;  and  they  washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Be 
ready  against  the  third  day :  come  not  at 
your  wives. 

16  If  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day  in  the  morning,  that  there  were  thun- 
ders and  lightnings,  and  a  thick  cloud  upon 
the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
exceeding  loud ;  so  that  all  the  people  that 
zvas  in  the  camp  trembled. 

17  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  with  God ;  and 
they  stood  at  the  nether  part  of  the  mount. 


18  And  mount  Sinai  was  altogether  ©n 
a  smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended 
upon  it  in  fire  :  and  the  smoke  thereof  as- 
cended as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and  the 
whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  ihe  voice  of  the  trumpet 
sounded  long,  and  waxed  louder  and  loud- 
er, Moses  spake,  and  God  answered  him 
by  a  voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down  upon 
mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the  mount :  and 
the  Lord  called  Moses  up  to  the  top  of 
the  mount ;  and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
down,  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break 
through  unto  the  Lord  to  gaze,  and  many 
of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also  which  come 
near  to  the  Lord,  sanctify  themselves,  lest 
the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The 
people  cannot  come  up  to  mount  Sinai : 
for  thou  chargedst  us,  saying,  Set  bounds 
about  the  mount,  and  sanctity  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Away, 
get  thee  down,  and  thou  shalt  come  up, 
thou,  and  Aaron  with  thee :  but  let  not 
the  priests  and  the  people  break  through, 
to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break 
forth  upon  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the  peo- 
ple, and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 
2  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

3  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before 
me. 

4  Thou  shait  not  make  unto  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the 
earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  un- 
der the  earth : 

5  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyn 
them,  nor  serve  them:  fori  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  ini- 
quity of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto 
the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me ; 

6  And  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name 
in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath-day  to  keep 
it  holy. 

9  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all 
thy  work  : 

10  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not 
do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son.  nor  thy 
daughter,  thy  man-servant   noi 

• 


Idolatry  forbidden. 

servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates  : 

11  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
hcav<  i  and  all  that  in 

u,  and  rested  the  seventh  day: 
wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath- 
day,  and  hallow* 

\i  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother; 
that  thy  days  may  he  Jong  upon  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 
|5  Then  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness 
against  thy  neighbour. 

17  Thou -halt  not  covet  thy  neighbour  s 
house,  thou  -halt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's 
wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid- 
servant, nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any 
thing  that  is  thy  neighbours. 

10  IT  And  all  the  people  saw  the  thun- 
derings,  and  the  lightnings,  and  the  no'se 
of  the  trumpet,  and  the  mountain  smok- 
ing: and  when  the  people  saw  it,  they 
removed,  and  stood  afar  off. 

19  -And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
thou  with  us,  and  we  will  hear:  but  let 
not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  not :  for  God  is  come  to  prove  you, 
and  that  his  fear  may  be  before  your  faces, 
that  ye  sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off,  and 
Moses  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness 
where  God  was. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  that  I  have  talked 
with  you  from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  with  me  gods  of 
silver,  neither  shail  ye  make  unto  you 
gods  of  gold. 

21  IF  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make 
unto  mc  and  shalt  sacrifice  thereon  thy 
burnt-offerings,  and  thy  peace-offerings, 
thy  sheep,  and  thine  oxen  :  in  all  places 
Where  1  ncord  my  name  I  will  come  unto 
trie,  and  I  will  bless  thee. 

And  if  thou  wilt  make  me  an  altar 
>ne,  thou  shalt  not  build  it  of  hewn 
stone,  for  if  thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it, 
thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps 
unto  mine  altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be  not 
discovered  thereon. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

NOW  these  are  the  judgments  which 
thou  shalt  set  before  them. 

2  If  thou  buy  a  Hebrew  servant,  six 
years  he  shall   serve  :  and  in  the  seventh 

11  go  out  free  for  nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  by  himself,  he  shall  go 
out  by  himself:  if  he  w«tc  married,  then 
his  wife  shall  go  out  with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him  a  wife, 


EXODUS.        Sundry  laws  and  ordinances. 

and  she  have  borne  him  sons  or  daughters, 
the  wife  and  her  children  shall  be  her  mas- 
ter's, and  he  shail  go  out  by  himself. 

5  IF  And  if  the  servant  shall  plainly  say, 
I  love  my  master,  my  wife,  and  my  chil- 
dren ;  I  will  not  go  out  free  : 

G  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him  unto 
the  judges  :  he  shall  also  bring  him  to  the 
door,  or  unto  the  door-post :  and  his  mas- 
ter shall  bore  his  ear  through  with  an  awl; 
and  he  shall  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  IF  And  if  a  man  sell  his  daughter  to  be 
a  maid-servant,  she  shall  not  go  cut  as  the' 
men-servants  do. 

8  If  she  please  not  her  master,  who  hath 
betrothed  her  to  himself,  then  shall  he  let 
her  be  redeemed:  to  sell  her  unto  a  strange 
nation  he  shall  have  no  power,  seeing  he 
hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her  unto  his 
son,  he  shall  deal  with  her  after  the  man- 
ner of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  wife;  her 
food,  her  raiment,  and  her  duty  of  mar- 
riage shall  he  not  diminish. 

1 1  And  if  he  do  not  these  three  unto  her, 
then  shall  she  go  out  free  without  money. 

12  IF  He  that  smite th  a  man,  so  that  he 
die,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

13  And  if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait,  but 
God  deliver  him  into  his  hand ;  then  I  will 
appoint  thee  a  place  whither  he  shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  come  presumptuously 
upon  his  neighbour,  to  slay  him  with  guile"; 
thou  shalt  take  him  from  mine  altar,  that 
he  may  die. 

15  And  he  that  smiteth  his  father,  or  his 
mother,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

16  ^F  And  he  that  stealeth  a  man,  and 
selleth  him,  or  if  he  be  found  in  his  hand, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

1 7  K  And  he  that  curseth  his  father  01 
his  mother,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  IF  And  if  men  strive  together,  and 
one  smite  another  with  a  stone,  or  with  his 
fist,  and  he  die  not,  but  keepeth  his  bed : 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk  abroad 
upon  his  staff,  then  shall  he  that  smote  him 
be  quit :  only  he  shall  pay  for  the  loss  of 
his  time,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be  tho- 
roughly healed. 

20  And  if  a  man  smite  his  servant,  op 
his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and  he  die  unda* 
his  hand;  he  shall  be  surely  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  it  he  continue  a 
day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be  punished  :  for 
he  is  his  money. 

22  IF  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a  woman 
with  child,  so  that  her  fruit  depart  from 
her,  and  yet  no  mischief  follow  :  he  shall 
be  surely  punished,  according  as  the  wo- 
man's husband  will  lay  upon  him  ;  and  he 
shall  pay  as  the  judges  determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow",  then* 
thou  shalt  give  life  for  life, 

64 


«fi 


Of  theft — of  damage 

24  Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand 
for  hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning    for   burning,    wound  for 
wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  And  if  a  man  smite  the  eye  of  his 


servant,  or  the  eye  of  his  maid,  that  it 
perish ;  he  shall  let  him  go  free  for  his 
eye's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smite  out  his  man-servant's 
tooth,  or  his  maid-servant's  tooth  ;  he  shall 
let  him  go  free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  IF  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a  woman, 
that  they  die :  then  the  ox  shall  be  surely 
stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall  not  be  eaten; 
but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  push  with 
his  horn  in  time  past,  and  it  hath  been  tes- 
tified to  his  owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept 
him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man  or  a 
woman;  the  ox  shall  be  stoned,  and  his 
owner  also  shall  be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum  of  mo- 
ney, then  he  shall  give  for  the  ransom  of 
his  life  whatsoever  is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  .gored  a  son,  or 
have  gored  a  daughter,  according  to  this 
judgment  shall  it  be  done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man-servant, 
or  maid-servant ;  he  shall  give  unto  their 
master  thirty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox 
shall  be  stoned, 


CHAP.  XXII.       Of  t  repasses — Iw, -roving,  <K  ■ 

so  that  the  stacks  of  corn,  or  the  standing 
corn,  or  the  field  be  consumed  therewith; 
he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely  make 
restitution. 

7  IT  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto  his  neigh- 
bour money  or  stuff  to  keep,  and  it  be  sto- 
len out  of  the  man's  house  ;  if  the  thief  be 
found,  let  him  pay  double. 

8  If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then  the 
master  of  the  house  shall  be  brought  unto 
the  judges,  to  see  whether  he  have  put  his 
hand  unto  his  neighbour's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass,  whether  it 
be  for  ox,  for  ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment, 


for  any  manner  of  lost  thing  which  ano 
ther  challengeth  to  be  his:  the  cause  of 
both  parties  shall  come  before  the  judges  ; 
and  whom  the  judges  shall  condemn,  he 
shall  pay  double  unto  his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neighbour 
an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or  any  beast 
to  keep  ;  and  it  die,  or  be  hurt,  or  driven 
away,  no  man  seeing  it : 

1 1  Then  shall  an  oath  of  the  Lord  be 
between  them  both,  that  he  hath  not  put 
his  hand  unto  his  neighbour's  goods  ;  and 
the  owner  of  it  shall  accept  thereof  and  he 
shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stolen  from  him,  he  shall 
make  restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces  ;  then  let  him 


33  IF  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a  pit,  or  if  bring  itybr  witness,  and  he  shall  not  make 
a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and  not  cover  it,  and,  good  that  which  was  torn. 


an  ox  or  an  ass  fall  therein  ; 


14  IF  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught  of  his 


34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it]  neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt,  ordie,  the  owner 

"  thereof  being  not  with  it,  he  shall  surely 
make  it  good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be  with  it, 
he  shall  not  make  it  good:  if  it  be  a  hired 
thing,  it  came  for  his  hire. 

16  IF  And  if  a  man  entice  a  maid  that  is 
not  betrothed,  and  lie  with  her,  he  shall 
surely  endow  her  to  be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give 
her  unto  him,  he  shall  pay  money  accord- 
ing to  the  dowiy  of  virgins. 

18  IF  Thou  shalt  not  suffer  a  witch  to 
live. 

19  IF  Whosoever  lieth  with  a  beast  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

20  IF  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any  god, 
save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he  shall  be  ut- 
terly destroyed. 

21  IF  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a  stranger* 
nor  oppress  him  :  for  ye  were  strangers  in 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or 
fatherless  child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  ffise,  and 
they  cry  at  all  unto  me,  I  will  surely  hear 
their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot.  and  I 
will  kill  you  with  the  sword;  and  your 
wives  shall  be  widows,  and  your  children 


good,  and  give  money  unto  the  owner  of 
them  ;  and  the  dead  beast  shall  be  his. 

35  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt  another's 
that  he  die,  then  they  shall  sell  the  live 
ox,  and  divide  the  money  of  it,  and  the 
dead  ox  also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox  hath 
used  to  push  in  time  past,  and  his  owner 
hath  not  kept  him  in  ;  he  shall  surely  pay 
ox  for  ox,  and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  and 
kill  it,  or  sell  it ;  he  shall  restore  five 
oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four  sheep  for  a  sheep. 

2  If  a  thief  be  found  breaking  up,  and 
be  smitten  that  he  die,  there  shall  no  blood 
be  shed  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him  there 
shall  be  blood  shed  for  him :  for  he 
should  make  full  restitution  ;  if  he  have  no- 
thing, then  he  shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  found  in  his 
hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or 
sheep  ;  he  shall  restore  double. 

5  IF  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or  vine- 
yard to  be  eaten,  and  shall  put  in  his  beast, 
and  shall  feed  in  another  man's  field :  of 
the  best  of  his  own  field,  and  of  the  best  of 
his  own  vineyard  shall  he  make  restitution,  j 

6  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in  thorns,  I  fatherless. 

5 


C5 


Of  slander  and  false  witness. 

25  IF  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my 
people  that  is  poor  by  thee,  thou  snalt  not 
be  to  him  as  a  usurer,  neither  shalt  thou 
lay  upon  him  usury. 

26  If  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neighbour's 
raiment  to  pledge,  thou  shalt  deliver  it 
unto  him  by  that  the  sun  goeth  down 

27  For  that  is  his  covering  only,  it  is  his 
raiment  for  his  skin:  wherein  shall  he 
sleep  ?  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he 
crieth  unto  me,  that  I  will  hear;  for  I  am 
gracious. 

28  IT  Thou  shalt  not  revile  the  gods,  nor 
curse  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

29  1[  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  the 
first  of  thy  ripe  fruits,  and  of  thy  liquors 
the  first-born  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  give 
unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with  thine 
oxen,  and  with  thy  sheep :  seven  days  it 
shall  be  with  his  dam;  on  the  eighth  day 
thou  shalt  give  it  me. 

31  And  ye  shall  be  holy  men  unto  me  : 
neither  shall  ye  eat  any  flesh  that  is  torn  of 
beasts  in  the  field ;  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the 
dogs. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THOU  shalt  not  raise  a  false  report : 
put  not    thy  hand  with  the  wicked 
to  be  an  unrighteous  witness. 

2  Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  multitude  to 
do  evil ;  neither  shalt  thou  speak  in  a  cause 
to  decline  after  many  to  wrest  judgment : 

3  IF  Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  a 
poor  man  in  his  cause. 

4  IF  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's  ox  or  his 
ass  going  astray,  thou  shalt  surely  bring  it 
back  to  him  again. 

5  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth 
thee  lying  under  his  burden,  and  wouldest 
forbear  to  help  him,  thou  shalt  surely  help 
with  him. 

6  IF  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgment 
of  thy  poor  in  his  cause. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  matter  ; 
and  the  innocent  and  righteous  slay  thou 
not:  for  I  will  not  justify  the  wicked. 

8  And  thou  shaft  take  no  gift ;  for  the 
gift  blindeth  the  wise,  and  perverteth  the 
words  ol  the  righteous. 

9  Also  thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  stran- 
ger :  for  ye  know  the  heart  of  a  stranger, 
seeing  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  And  six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy 
land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the  fruits  thereof: 

11  But  the  H'vcnth  year  thou  shalt  let 
it  rest  and  lie  still ;  that  the  poor  of  thy 
people  may  cat  :  and  what  they  leave  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  man 
ner  thou  shalt  dual  with  thy  vineyard,  and 
with  thy  olivcyard. 

12  if  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest 


EXODUS.  M  angel  promised. 

the  son  of   thy  handmaid,  and  the  stran- 
ger, may  be  refreshed. 

13  IF  And  in  all  things  that  I  have  said 
unto  you,  be  circumspect,  and  make  no 
mention  of  the  name  of  other  gods,  nei- 
ther let  it  be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  IF  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a 
feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  unlea- 
vened bread  :  (thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  as  I  commanded  thee, 
in  the  time  appointed  of  the  month  Abib  ; 
for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt  : 
and  none  shall  appear  before  me  empty :) 

16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  first 
fruits  of  thy  labours,  which  thou  hast  sown 
in  the  field :  and  the  feast  of  ingathering 
which  is  in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of  the 
field. 

1 7  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy  males 
shall  appear  before  the  Lord  God. 

18  IF  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of 
my  sacrifice  with  leavened  bread  :  neither 
shall  the  fat  of  my  sacrifice  remain  until 
the  morning.     . 

1 9  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy  land 
thou  shalt  bring  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

20  IF  Behold,  I  send  an  Angel  before 
thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to  bring 
thee  into  the  place  which  I  have  prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his  voice, 
provoke  him  not ;  for  he  will  not  pardon 
your  transgressions :  for  my  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey  his 
voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak;  then  1  will 
be  an  enemy  unto  thine  enemies,  and  an 
adversary  unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee, 
and  bring  thee  in  unto  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Canaanites,awrf  the  Hivites,  and  the  Je- 
busites  ;  and  I  will  cut  them  off. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  to  their 
gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  do  after  their 
works :  but  thou  shalt  utterly  overthrow 
them,  and  quite  break  down  their  images. 

25  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  he  shall  bless  thy  bread,  and  thy 
water  ;  and  I  will  take  sickness  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee. 

26  There  shall  nothing  cast  their  young, 
nor  be  barren,  in  thy  land:  the  number 
of  thy  days  I  will  fulfil. 

27  1  will  send  my  fear  before  thee,  and 
will  destroy  all  the  people  to  whom  thou 
shalt  come,  and  I  will  make  all  thine  ene- 
mies turn  their  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  hornets  before  thee, 
which  shall  drive  out  the  Hivite,  the  Ca- 
naanite,and  the  Hittite  from  before  thee. 

29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from  be- 


Chat  thine  ox  and  thine"  ass  may  rest,  audi  fore  thee  in  one  year  ;  lest  the  land  be- 

66 


Moses  builds  an  altar.  CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV.   Offering  for  the  tabernacle. 

come  desolate,  and  the  beast  of  the  field  have  written;  that  thou  mayest  teach  them. 


multiply  against  thee. 
30  By   little    and  little 


them  out  from  before  thee,  until  thou  be,  mount  of  God 


13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  n 
1   drive  ter  Joshua  :    and  Moses  went  up  into  the 


increased,  and  inherit  the  land. 


14  IF  And  he  said  unto  the  elders,  Tar- 


31  And  I  will  set  thy  bounds  from  the  !ry  ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come  again  un- 
Red  sea  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Philis-  to  you  :  and  behold,  Aaron  and  Hur  are 


with  you  :  if  any  man  have  any  matters 


tines,  and  from  the  desert  unto  the  river 

for  I  will  deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the  to  do  Jet  him  come  unto  them. 

land  into  your  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt  drive       15  IF  And  Moses    went    up 


them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with 
them,  nor  with  their  gods 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy  land, 
Jest  they  make  thee  sin  against  me:  for  if 
thou  serve  their  gods,  it  will  surely  be  a 
snare  unto  thee. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  un 
to  the  Lord,  thou,  and  Aaron,  Na- 
dab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders 
of  Israel ;  and  worship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Moses  alone  shall  come  near  the 
Lord  :  but  they  shall  not  come  nigh  ; 
neither  shall  the  people  go  up  with  him. 

3  IF  And  Moses  came  and  told  the  peo- 
ple all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
judgments:  and  all  the  people  answered 
with  one  voice,  and  said,  All  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  IT  And  Moses  wrote  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  builded  an  altar  under  the  hill, 
and  twelve  pillars  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  sacrificed  peace-offeringsofoxen 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  IF  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood, 
and  put  it  in  basons;  and  half  of  the  blood 
he  sprinkled  on  the  altar. 

7  And  he  took  the  book  of  the  cove- 
nant, and  read  in  the  audience  of  the  peo- 


into   the 
mount,  and  a  cloud  covered  Hie  mount. 

16  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  abode 
upon  mount  Sinai,  and  the  cloud  covered 
it  six  days  :  and  the  seventh  day  he  called 
unto  Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  was  like  devouring  fire  on  the  ton  of 
the  mount  in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst  of 
the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into  the  mount: 
and  Moses  was  in  Ihe  mount  forty  days 
and  forty  nights. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  bring  me  an  offering  :  of  every 
man  that  giveth  it  willingly  with  his  heart 
ye  shall  take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  is  the  offering  which  ye  shall 
take  of  them  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  I 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

5  And  rams'  skinsdyed  red,  and  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

6  Oil  for  the  light,  spices  for  anointing 
oil,  and  for  sweet  incense, 

7  Onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  in 
the  ephod,  and  in  the  breast-plate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanctuary  ; 
that  I  may  dwell  among  them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  shew  thee, 
after  the  pattern  of  the  tabernacle,  ami 


pie:    and  they   said,  All  that  the  Lord  the  pattern  of  all  the  instruments  thereof, 
hath  said  will  we  do,  and  be  obedient.      jeven  so  shall  ye  make  it 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and  sprink-  10  IF  And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of 
led  it  on  the  people,  and  said,  Behold  the  shittim-wood :  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall 
blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord  be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 


hath  made  with  you  concerning  all  these 
words. 

9  IF  Then  went  up  Moses,  and  Aaron 
Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  el 
ders  of  Israel  : 


half  the  breadth  thereof,   and  a  cubit  and 
a  half  the  height  thereof. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  within  and  without  shalt  thou  over- 
lay it,  and  shalt  make  upon  it  a  crown  of 


10  And  they  saw  the  God  of  Israel  :j gold  roun;.  aAsout 
and  there  was  under  his  feet  as  it  were  a|     12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of  gold 
paved  work  of  a  sapphire-stone,  and  as  it  for  it,  and  put   them  in  the  four  i  >n 
were  the  body  of  heaven  in  his  clearness,  thereof ;  and  two  rings  shall  be  in  the  one 

11  And  upon   the  nobles  of  the  chil-j side  of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other  side 
dren  of  Israel  he  laid  not  his  hand  :  also '  of  it. 


they  saw  God,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

.12  And   the  Lord    said  unto   Moses 
Come  up  to  me  into  the  mount,  and  be  \ 


13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  o/'shiUim- 
wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into 


there:  and  1  will  give  thee  tables  of  stone,,  the   rings  by  the  sides    of  the   ark,  that 
and  a  law,  and  commandments  which  lithe  ark  may  be  borne  with  their., 

67 


EXODUS. 


Thejorm  of  the  mercy-seat . 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the  rings  of 
the  ark :  they  shall  not  be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the  ark  the 
testimony  which  I  shall  give  thee. 

17  T  And  thou  shalt  make  a  mercy-seat 
of  pure  gold:  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  thereof. 

18  And  thou  -halt  make  two  cherubims 
p/eold,  o/beaten  work  -halt  thou  make 
foem,  in  the  two  endsof  the  mercy-seat. 

|  od  make  one  cherub  on  the  one  end, 
and  tin-  other  cherub  on  the  other  end : 
even  of  the  mercy-seat  shall  ye  make  the 
cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

00  And  the  cherubims  shall  stretch  forth 
their  wings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy- 
seat  with  their  wings,  and  their  faces  shall 
took  one  to  another  ;  toward  the  mercy - 
-eat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubims  be. 
~21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
above  upon  the  ark  ;  and  in  the  ark  thou 
shalt  put  the  testimony  that  I  shall  give 
thee.  ,     , 

22  And  there  I  will  meet  with  thee, 
and  I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above 
the  mercy-seat,  from  between  the  two 
cherubims  which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I  will  give 
thee  in  commandment  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

23  1[  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  table  of 
^hittim-wood:  two  cubits  shall  be  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  th©  breadth 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
thereof.  .      . 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  make  thereto  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  bor- 
der of  a  hand-breadth  round  about,  and 
thou  shalt  make  a  golden  crown  to  the 
border  thereof  round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  in  the  four  cor- 
ners that  are  on  the  four  feet  thereof. 

27  (  tinst  the  border  shall  the 
rings  be  tor  places  of  the  staves  to  bear 
the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of 
shittim  wood,  tnd  overlay  them  with  gold, 
that  the  table  may  be  borne  with  mem. 

29  And   thou    shalt   make    the    dishes 
thereof,  and  spoons    thereof,  and    i 
thereof,  and  bowls  thereof,  to  cover  with- 
..1  :    oj  pure  gold  -halt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the  table 
shew-bread  before  me  always. 

31  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  a  candle- 
stick of  mire  gold  :  of  beaten  work  shall 
the  candlestick  be  made  :  his  shaft,  and 
his  branches,  his  bowl.-,  his  knops,  and 
his  flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come  out  of 
the  sides  of  it :  three  branches  of  the  can 


The  candlestick — the  curtains, 

and  three 
out  of  the 


of  the  one  side, 
the   candlestick 


dlestick  out 
branches  of 
other  side  : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto  al- 
monds, with  a  knop  and  a  flower  in  one 
branch ;  and  three  bowls  made  like  al- 
monds in  the  other  branch,  with  a  knop 
and  a  flower :  so  in  the  six  branches  that 
come  out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  be  four 
bowls  made  like  unto  almonds,  with  their 
knops  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same,  according 
to  the  six  branches  that  proceed  out  of  the 
candlestick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches 
shall  be  of  the  same  :  all  of  it  shall  be  one 
beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  seven  lamps 
thereof:  and  they  shall  light  the  lamps 
thereof,  that  they  may  give  light  over 
against  it. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  ihe  snuff- 
dishes  thereof,  shall  be  o/pure  gold. 

39  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall  he 
make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make  them  after 
their  pattern,  which  was  shewed  thee  in 
the  mount. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

MOREOVER,  thou  shalt  make  the  ta- 
bernacle with  ten  curtains  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet :  zcith  cherubims  of  cunning  work 
shalt  thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  be 
eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
of  one  curtain  four  cubits  :  and  every  one 
of  the  curtains  shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be  coupled 
together  one  to  another;  and  other  five 
curtains  shall  be  coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue 
upon  the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  from  the 
selvedge  in  the  coupling;  and  likewise 
shalt  thou  make  in  the  uttermost  edge  oi 
another  curtain,  in  the  coupling  of  the  se- 
cond. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the 
one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops  shalt  thou 
make  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  that  is  in 
the  coupling  ofthe  second  ;  that  the  loops 
may  take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
gold,  and  couple  the  curtains  together 
with  the  taches:  and  it  shall  be  one  ta- 
bernacle. 

7  H  And  thou  shalt  make  curtains  of 
goats'  hair  to  be  a  covering  upon  the  ta- 
bernacle :  eleven  curtains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  be  thir- 
ty cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain 

68 


The  boards  of  the  tabernacle.     CHAP. 

four  cubits  :  and  the  eleven  curtains  shall 
be  all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  six  curtains  by  them- 
selves, and  shalt  double  the  sixth  curtain 
in  the  fore-front  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on 
the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  that  is  outmost 
in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge 
ol  the  curtain  which  coupleih  the  second. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
brass,  and  put  the  taches  into  the  loops,  and 
couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  may  be  one . 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remaineth  of 
the  curtains  of  the  tent,  the  half  curtain 
that  remaineth,  shall  hang  over  the  back- 
side of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  a 
cubit  on  the  other  side  of  that  which  re- 
maineth in  the  length  of  the  curtains  of  the 
tent,  it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of  the  ta- 
bernacle on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  to 
cover  it. 

14  IF  And  thou  shalt  make  a  covering 
for  the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
a  covering  above  o/'badgers'  skins. 

15  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  boards  for 
the  tabernacle  o/shittim-wood  standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  be  the  length  of  a 
board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  shall  be  the 
breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  tenons  shall  there  be  in  one 
board,  set  in  order  one  against  another: 
thus  shalt  thou  make  for  all  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for 
the  tabernacle,  twenty  boards  on  the  south 
side  southward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty  sockets 
of  silver  under  the  twenty  boards :  two 
sockets  under  one  board  for  his  two  tenons, 
and  two  sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  taber- 
nacle on  the  north  side  there  shall  be  twen- 
ty boards. 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver ; 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  thou  shalt  make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou  make  for 


XXVII.       Tlie  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
for  the  two  sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of 
the  boards  shall  reach  from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards 
with  gold,  and  make  their  rings  of  gold 
for  places  for  the  bars :  and  thou  shalt 
overlay  the  bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the  taberna- 
cle according  to  the  fashion  thereof  which 
was  shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

31  If  And  thou  shalt  make  a  vail  ofb\  ue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen  of  cunning  work :  with  cherubims 
shall  it  be  made. 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  four  pil- 
lars of  shittim-a'ood  overlaid  with  gold  : 
their  hooks  shall  be  of  gold  upon  the  four 
sockets  of  silver. 

33  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  vail  un- 
der the  taches,  that  thou  may  est  bring  in 
thither  within  the  vail  the  ark  of  the  tes- 
timony :  and  the  vail  shall  divide  unto 
you  between  the  holy  place  and  the  most 
holy. 

34  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony  in  the  most 
holy  place. 

35  And  thou  shalt  set  the  table  without 
the  vail,  and  the  candlestick  over  against 
the  tabic  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  to- 
ward the  south  :  and  thou  shalt  put  the  ta- 
ble on  the  north  side. 

36  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  a  hanging 
for  the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue,  and  pui  - 
pie,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needle-work. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the  hanging 
five  pillars  of  shittim -wood,  and  overlay 
them  with  gold,  and  their  hooks  shall  bt 
of  gold  :  and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets 
of  brass  for  them. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  o/shittim 
wood,  five  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits 
broad  ;  the  altar  shall  be  tour-square  :  and 
the  height  thereof  shall  be  three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it  up- 
on the  four  corners  thereof:  his  horns  shall 
be  of  the  same  :  and  thou  shalt  overlay  it 


the  corners  ofthe  tabernacle  in  the  twosides.  I  with  brass. 

24  And  they  shall  be  coupled  togethei|  3  And thoushaltmakehis pans  toreceiv. 
beneath,  and  they  shall  be  coupled  toge-j  his  ashes,  and  his  shovels,  and  his  basons, 
ther  above  the  head  of  it  unto  one  ring:  land  his  flesh-hooks,  and  his  fire-pans :  all 
thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both;  they  shall  (the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt make  qf\  i 


be  for  the  two  corners . 


4  And  thou  shalt  make  lor  it  a  grate  ot 


25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards,  and  I  net-work  o/'brass  ;  and  upon  the  n< 
their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen  sockets ;! thou  make  four  brazen  rings  in  the  tour 


two  sockets   under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  o/'shittim- 
wood  ;  five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side 
of  the  tabernacle, 


corners  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the  com- 
pass of  the  altar  beneath,  that  the  net 
may  be  even  to  the  midst  of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  for  the 

69 


27ic  court  of  the  tabernacle. 


EXODUS. 


Holy  garments  described 


altar,  staves  o/shittim-wood,  and  overlay  I  Aaron,  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 

Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons. 

2  If  And  thou  shalt  make  holy  garments 
for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for 
beauty. 

3  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  all  that  are 
wise-hearted,  whom  I  have  filled  with  the 
spirit  of  wisdom,  that  they  may  make 
Aaron's  garments  to  consecrate  him,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments  which 
they  shall  make  ;  a  breast-plate,  and  an 
ephod,  and  a  robe,  and  a  broidered  coat,  a 
mitre,  and  a  girdle  :  and  they  shall  make 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother,  and 
his  sons,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

6  If  And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of 

fold,  of 'blue,  and  o/*purple,  o/scarlet,  and 
ne  twined  linen,  with  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder-pieces 
thereof  joined  at  the  two  edges  thereof; 
and  50  it  shall  be  joined  together. 

8  And  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod, 
which  is  upon  it,  shall  be  of  the  same,  ac- 
cording to  the  work  thereof  \even  of  gold, 
o/blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx-stones, 
and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and 
the  other  six  names  of  the  rest  on  the  other 
stone,  according  to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver  in 
stone,  like  the  engravings  of  a  signet,  shalt 
thou  engrave  the  two  stones  with  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  thou  shalt  make 
them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones 
upon  the  shoulders  of  the  ephodybr  stones 
ot  memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
and  Aaron  shall  bear  their  names  before 
the  Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a  me- 
morial. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  of  gold ; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gola  at  the 
ends  ;  o/"wreathen  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  and  fasten  the  wreathen  chains  to 
the  ouches. 

15  IF  And  thou  shalt  make  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  with  cunning  work; 
after  the  work  of  the  ephod  thou  shalt 
make  it;  o/gold,  o/blue,  and  o/purple, 
and  of  scarlet,  and  of  tine  twined  linen 
shalt  thou  make  it. 

16  Four-square  it  shall  be,  being  dou- 
bled ;  a  span  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  span  shall  be  the  breadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  settings  of 
stones,  even  four  rows  of  stones  ;  the  first 
row  shall  be  a  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  car- 
buncle :  this  shall  be  the  first  row. 

70 


them  with  bras 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  into  the 
rings,  and  the  staves  shall  be  upon  the  two 
sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou  make 
it :  as  it  was  shewed  thee  in  the  mount,  so 
shall  they  make  it. 

9  IF  And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of 
the  tabernacle :   for  the  south  side  south 
ward  there  shall  be  hangings  for  the  court 
of  fine  twined  linen  of  a  hundred  cubits 
fong  for  one  side  : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof  and 
their  twenty  sockets  shall  be  o/"brass:  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  shall 
be  of  'silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in 
length  there  shall  be  hangings  of  a   hun 
died  cubits  long,  and  his  twenty  pillars 
and  their  twenty  sockets  of  brass :   the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  andtheir  fillets  of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  breadth  of  the  court  on 
the  west  side  shall  be  hangings  of  fifty  cu- 
bits: their  pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the 
east  side  eastward  shall  be  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the  gate 
shall  be  fifteen  cubits  :  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be  hang- 
ings, fifteen  cubits:  tbeirpiilars  three,  and 
their  sockets  three. 

16  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shall  be 
a  hanging  of  twenty  cubits,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needle-work  :  and  their  pil- 
lars shall  be  four,  and  their  sockets  four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the  court 
shall  be  filleted  with  silver:  their  hooks 
shall  be  cufsilver,  and  their  sockets  of 'brass. 

18  IF  The  length  of  the  court  shall  be  a 
hundred  cubit-,  and  the  breadth  fifty  every 
where,  and  the  height  five  cubits  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  o/*brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  tabernacle  in 
all  the  service  thereof,  and  all  the  pins 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court,  shall 
be  of\> 

20  IF  And  thou  shalt  command  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  bring  thee  pure 
oil-olive  beaten  for  the  light,  to  cause  the 
lamp  to  burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion without  the  vail,  which  is  before  the 
testimony,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  order 
it  from  evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord:  //  shall  be  a  statute  lor  ever  unto 
their  generations  on  the  behalf  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  take  thou  unto  thee  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  his  sons  with  him,  from 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  that  he  may 
Jninisteruntome  in  the  priest's  office,  even 


TheUrvm  and  Thummim. 

1 8  And  the  second  row  shall  be  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  ligure,  an  agate, 
and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl,  and  an 
onyx,  and  a  jasper:  they  shall  be  set  in 
gold  in  their  enclosings. 

21  And  the  stories  shall  be  with  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav- 
ings of  a  signet ;  every  one  with  his  name 
shall  they  be  according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

22  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate chains  at  the  ends  o/*  wreathen  work 
of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate two  rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  put  the 
two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  which  are 
on  the  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  thou  shalt  fasten  in  the 
two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoulder- 
pieces  of  the  ephod  before  it. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  the  two 
ends  of  the  breast-plate  in  the  border 
thereof,  which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ephod 
inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold  thou 
shalt  make,  and  shalt  put  them  on  the  two 


SAP.  XXIX.  Garments  for  the  priests 

hem  thereof;  and  bells  of  gold  between 
them  round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  upon  the 
hem  of  the  robe  round  about. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  to  mi- 
nister:  and  his  sound  shall  be  heard  when 
he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place  before  the 
Lord,  and  when  he  cometh  out,  that  he 
die  not. 

36  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  a  plate  qj 
pure  gold,  and  grave  upon  it  like  the  en- 
gravings of  a  signet,  HOLINESS  TO 
THE  LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a  blue  lace, 
that  it  may  be  upon  the  mitre  ;  upon  the 
fore-front  of  the  mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's  fore- 
head, that  Aaron  may  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  holy  things,  which  the  children  of  Is- 
rael shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ; 
and  it  shall  be  always  upon  his  forehead, 
that  they  may  be  accepted  before  the 
Lord. 

39  And  thou  shalt  embroider  the  coat  of 
fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the  mitre 
o/'fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the  gir- 
dle q/*needle-work. 

40  IT  And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou  shalt 
make  coats,  and  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
girdles,  and  bonnets  shalt  thou  make  for 
them,  for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  Aaron 
sides  of  the  ephod  underneath,    toward! thy  brother,  and  his  sons  with  him:  and 


the  fore-part  thereof,  over  against  the  other 
coupling  thereof,  above  the  curious  girdle 
of  the  ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the  breast-plate 
by  the  rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the 
ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  may  be 
above  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and 
that  the  breast-plate  be  not  loosed  from 
the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shaLl  bear  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  breast-plate  of 
judgment  upon  his  heart,  when  he  goeth 
in  unto  the  holy  place,  for  a  memorial  be- 
fore the  Lord  continually. 

30  IT  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  the  Urim  and  the  Thum- 
mim ;  and  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron's 
heart,  when  he  goeth  in  before  the  Lord 
and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgment  of  the 
children  of  Israel  upon  his  heart  before  the 
Lord  continually. 

31  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of 
the  ephod  all  of  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  a  hole  in  the  top 
of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof:  it  shall  have  a 
binding  of  woven  work  round  about  the 
hole  oi  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  a  haber- 
geon, that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  And  beneath,  upon  the  hem  of  it  thou 


shalt  anoint  them,  and  consecrate  them, 
and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them  linen 
breeches  to  cover  their  nakedness  :  from 
the  loins  even  unto  the  thighs  they  shall 
reach : 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  and 
upon  his  sons,  when  they  come  in  unto  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  or  when 
they  come  near  unto  the  altar  to  minister 
in  the  holy  place ;  that  they  bear  not  ini- 
quity and  die.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  him,  and  his  seed  after  him. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 
\  ND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt  do 
i.  Jl  unto  them  to  hallow  them,  to  minis- 
ter unto  me  in  the  priest's  office :  Take 
one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams  withou 
blemish, 

2  And  unleavened  bread,  and  cakes  un- 
leavened tempered  with  oil,  and  wafers 
unleavened  anointed  with  oil :  o/Vheatcn 
flour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one 
basket,  and  bring  them  in  the  basket,  iritb 
the  bullock  and  the  two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  shalt 
bring  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  oi 


shalt  make  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  of\  the  congregation,   and  shalt  wash   them 
purple,  and  of  scarlet,  round  about  the!  with  water. 

71 


The  sacrifices  and  ceremonies 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  garments, and 
put  upon  Aaron  the  coat,  and  the  robe  of 
the  ephod,  and  the  ephod,  and  the  breast- 
plate, and  gird  him  with  the  curious  girdle 
of  the  ephod : 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre  upon  his 
head,  and  put  the  holy  crown  upon  the 
mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil, 
and  pourtt  upon  his  head,  and  anoint  him. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  put 
coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  girdles 
(Aaron  and  his  sons)  and  put  the  bonnets 
on  them  ;  and  the  priest's  office  shall  be 
theirs  for  a  perpetual  statute;  and  thou 
shalt  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock  to  be 
brought  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  be- 
fore the  Lord,  by  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar  with  thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the 
blood  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  the  caul  that  is 
above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 
the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and  burn  them 
upon  the  altar. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  his 
skin,  and  his  dung  shalt  thou  burn  with  fire 
without  the  camp:  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

15  Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram  ;  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  pui  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram,  and 
thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and  sprinkle  it 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in  pieces, 
and  wash  the  inwards  of  him,  and  his  legs, 
and  put  them  unto  his  pieces,  and  unto  his 
head. 

18  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole  ram 
upon  the  altar:  it  is  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord:  it  >  ■  i .  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

l!>  Ami  thou  shalt  take  the  other  ram; 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  their 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and 

take  of  hi-  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip 
of  tli'-  righl  ear  of  Aaron,  and  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  hi.  sons,  and  upon 
the  thumb  oi  their  righl  band,  and  upon 
the  great  toe  of  their  right  toot,  and  sprin- 
kle the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 
_  21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  thai 
is  upon  the  altar,  and  of  the  anointing  oil, 


EXODUS.  of  consecrating  the  priests. 

shall  be  hallowed,  and  his  garments,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram  the 
fat  and  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder  :  for  it 
is  a  ram  of  consecration  : 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one  cake 
of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer  out  of  the 
basket  of  the  unleavened  bread,  that  is 
before  the  Lord. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the  hands 
of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands  of  his  sons  ; 
and  shalt  wave  them  for  a  wave -offering 
before  the  Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them  of  their 
hands,  and  burn  them  upon  the  altar  for  a 
burnt-offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  the  breast  of  the 
ram  of  Aaron's  consecration,  and  wave  it 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord:  and 

it  shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  the  breast  of 
the  wave-offering,  and  the  shoulder  of  the 
heave-offering,  which  is  waved  and  which 
is  heaved  up,  of  the  ram  of  the  consecra- 
tion, even  of  that  which  <s  for  Aaron,  and 
of  that  which  is  for  his  sons  : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' 
by  a  statute  for  ever,  from  the  children  of 
Israel  :  for  it  m  a  heave-offering  :  and  it 
shall  be  a  heave-offering  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of  their 
peace-offerings,  even  their  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  holy  garments  of  Aaron  shall 
be  his  sons' after  him,  to  be  anointed  there- 
in, and  to  be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  And  that  son  that  is  priest  in  his 
stead  shall  put  them  on  seven  days,  when 
he  cometh  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  and  seethe  his  flesh  in  the 
holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the  bread  that  is  in 
the  basket,  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

33  \ndtheyshali  eat  those  things  where- 
with the  atonement  was  made,  to  conse- 
crate and  to  sanctity  them  :  but  a  stranger 
shall  not  eat  thereof,  because  they  are  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of  the  con- 
secrations,or  of  the  bread,  remain  unto  the 
morning,  then  thou  shalt  burn  the  remain- 
der with  fire :  it  shall  not  be  eaten,  because 
it  it  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  Aaron, 


and  sprinkle  it  upon  Varon,  and  upon  his I  and  to  his  sons,  according  to  all  things 
garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  the  which  1  have  commanded  thee:  seven 
garments  of  his  sons  with  him:  and  he  j  days  shalt  thou  consecrate  thern. 

72 


The  continual  burnt-offering.      CHAP.  XXX. 


36  And  thou  shalt  offer  every  day  a  bul- 
lockfor  a  sin-offering:  for  atonement ;  and 
thou  shalt  cleanse  the  altar,  when  thou 
hast  made  an  atonement  for  it,  and  thou 
shalt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  days'  thou  shalt  make  an 
atonement  for  the  altar,  and  sanctify  it ; 
and  it  shall  he  an  altar  most  holy :  what- 
soever toucheth  the  altar  shall  he  holy. 

38  IF  Now  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt 
offer  upon  the  altar;  two  lambs  of  the 
first  )Tear  day  by  day  continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the 
morning ;  and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt 
c  Fer  at  even  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a  tenth-deal 
of  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  a 
hin  of  beaten  oil :  and  the  fourth  part  of 
a    hin  of  wine  for  a  drink-offering-. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
at  even,  and  shalt  do  thereto  according  to 
the  meat-offering  of  the  morning,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  drink-offering  thereof,  for  a 
sweet  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  un 
to  the  Lord. 

42  This  shall  be  a  continual  burnt-offer 
mg  throughout  your  generations  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
before  the  Lord  :  where  1  will  meet  you 
to  speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  will  meet  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  the  tabernacle  shall  be 
sanctified  by  my  glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar:  I  will 
sanctify  aiso  both  Aaron  and  his  sons,  to 
minister  to  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

45  IF  And  I  Will  dwell  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  will  be  their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  that  brought  them  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell 
among  them  :  I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn 
incense  upon  :  of  shittim-wood  shalt 
thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  be  the  length  thereof,  and 
a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof;  four-square 
shall  it  be ;  and  two  cubits  shall  be  the 
height  thereof :  the  horns  thereof  shall  be 
of  the  same. 


The  ransom  of  souts. 


that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  before 
the  mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  testimony, 
where  I  will  meet  with  thee. 

7   And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  sweet 
incense  every  morning:  when  lie  dr 
the  lamps,  he  shall  burn  incense  upon  <t 

3  And  when  Aaron  lighteth  the  bmpS 
burn   incense  upon   it  • 


at  even,  he  shal 


a    perpetual    incense    before    the    Lord' 
throughout  your  generate 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  strange  incense  there- 
on, nor  burnt-sacrifice,  nor  meat-offering- 
neithershallyepourdrink-offeringthereon.' 

10  And  Aaron  shall  make  an  atonement 
upon  the  horns  of  it  once  in  a  ye  ir,  with 
the  blood  of  the  sin-offering  of  atonements: 
once  in  the  year  shall  he  make  atonement 
upon  it  throughout  your  generations  :  it  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

1 1  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saj  mg, 

12  When  thou  takest  the  sum  of  the 
children  of  Israel  after  their  number,  then 
shall  they  give  every  man  a  ransom  for  his 
sou!  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou  numbc-rest 
them :  that  there  be  no  pi;-gue  among 
them    when  thou  numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  everyone  that 
passeth  among  them  that  are  numbered, 
half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary: (a  shekel  m  twenty  gerahs:)  a 
half  shekel  shall  be  the  offering  of  the  Lord 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among  (hem 
that  are  numbered,nom  twenty  yeai 
and  above,  shall  give  an  offering  unto  die 
Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  give  more,  and  the 
poor  shall  not  give  less  man  half  «  -h.  k.  I. 
when  they  give  an  offering  unto  th.    t 
to  make  an  atonement  for  your  souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atonement 
money  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
appoint  it  for  the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation;  that  it  mas 
morial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  ! 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

7  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  M< 
saying, 

8  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  hnere/h 
and  his  foot  also  of  brass,  t<>  wash  witholi 
and  thou  shalt  put  it  between  the  taknu- 


3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  purejcle  of  the  congregation  and  the  altai,  and 
gold,  the  top  thereof,  and  the  sides  there- 1  thou  shalt  put  water  therein 


of  round  about,  and  the  horns  thereof;  and 
thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt  thou  make 
to  it  under  the  crown  of  it,  by  the  two  cojr- 


19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  I 
their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat: 

20  When  they  go  into  the  tabernai 

the  congregation,  tin  v   shall   wash  with 
water,  that  the\    die  not:  oi   when  they 


ners  thereof,  upon  the  two  sides  of  it  shalt  I  come  near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn 
thou  maketi;  and  they  shall  be  for  places  [offering  made  by  lire  onto  the  Lord  : 
for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal.  i      21   So  they  shall  wash  their  bands  and 

5   And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  ontheir  feet,  that  they  die  not:  and  it  shall  be 
shittim-wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold. :  a  statute  forever  to  them,  even  to  him  and 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  vail  j  to  his  seed  throughout  then  -<  nerati  >ns. 


77/5  holy  anointing  oil. 

22  H  Moreover,  the  Lord  spake  unto 

M23VaYe^hou  also  unto  thee  principal 
spices,  of  pure  myrrh  five  hundred  shekels, 
and  of  sweet  cinnamon  half  so  much,  even 
two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels  and  of  sweet 
calamus  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels, 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of 
oil-olive  a  bin:  r, 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil  of  ho- 
ly ointment,  an  ointment  compound  after 
the  art  of  the  apothecary :  it  shall  be  a 
holy  anointing:  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  therewith,  and  the  ark 
of  the  testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels, 
and  the  candlestick  and  his  vessels,  and 
the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that 
they  may  be  most  holy:  whatsoever 
toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  and  consecrate  them,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

31  And  ihou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  This  shall  be  a 
holy  anointing  oil  unto  me  throughout 
your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not  be 

f>oured,  neither  shah  ye  make  any  other 
ike  it,  after  the  composition  of  it :  it  is 
holy,  and  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  any  like  it, 
or  whosoever  putteth  any  of  it  upon  a  stran 
ger,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from  his  people 

34  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  unto  thee  sweet  spices,  stacte,  and 
onycha,  and  galhanum  ;  these  sweet  spices 
with  pure  frankincense:  of  each  shall 
there  be  a  like  weight : 

35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  perfume, 
a  confection  after  the  art  of  the  apothe- 
cary, tempered  together,  pure  and  holy  : 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it  very 
small,  and  put  of  it  before  the  testimony 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
where  I  will  meet  with  thee:  it  shall  be 
unto  you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which  thou 
shalt  make, ye  shall  not  make  to  yourselves 
according  to  the  composition  thereof:  it 
shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

38  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that, 
to  smell  thereto,  shall  e\«n  be  cut  off  from 
his  people. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
-T^     ing, 

2  H  See,  1  have  called  by  name  Beza- 
leel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
(ribe  of  Judah: 


EXODUS.  Moses  receives  the  two  tahles. 

3  And  I  have  filled  him  with  the  spirit 
of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understanding, 
and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of 
workmanship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones  to  set  them, 
and  in  carving  of  timber,  to  wrork  in  all 
manner  of  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given  with 
him  Aholiab  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan  ;  and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that 
are  wise-hearted  I  have  put  wisdom;  that 
they  may  make  all  that  I  have  commanded 
thee : 

7  The  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  tb.3  mer- 
cy-seat that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the  fur- 
niture of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furniture,  and 
the  pure  candlestick  with  all  his  furniture, 
and  the  altar  of  incense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with  all 
his  furniture,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot, 

10  And  the  clothes  of  service,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and 
the  garments  of  his  sons,  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office, 

11  And  the  anointing  oil,  and  sweet 
incense  for  the  holy  place :  according  to  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee  shall  they  do. 

12  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael,saying,Verily  my  sabbaths  ye  shall  keep: 
for  it  is  a  sign  between  me  and  you  through- 
out your  generations  ;  that  ye  may  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  that  doth  sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath  therefore: 
for  it  is  holy  unto  you.  Every  one  that 
defileth  it  shall  surely  be  put  to  death:  for 
whosoever  doeth  any  work  therein,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

15  Six  days  may  work  be  done,  but  in 
the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  holy  to 
the  Lord  :  whosoever  doeth  any  work  in 
the  sabbath-day  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to  observe  the 
sabbath  throughout  their  generations,  for 
a  perpetual  covenant. 

17  It  is  a  sign  between  me  and  the 
children  of  Israel  for  ever :  for  in  six  days 
the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  and  on 
the  seventh  day  he  rested  and  was  re- 
freshed. 

18  IT  And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he 
had  made  an  end  of  communing  with  him 
upon  mount  Sinai,  two  tables  of  testimony, 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the  finger  of 
God. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses 
delayed  to  come  down  out  of  the 
74 


Aaron  makes  a  trolden  calf.         CHAP.  XXXII 


mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him, 
Up,  make  us  gods  which  shall  go  before 
us :  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
we  wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them,  Break  off 
the  golden  ear-rings  which  are  in  the  ears 
of  your  wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off  the  gold 
en  ear-rings  which  were  in  their  ears,  and 
brought  them  unto  Aaron. 

4  And  he  received  them  at  their  hand, 
and  fashioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  after 
he  had  made  it  a  molten  calf:  and  they 
said,  These  be  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he  built  an 
altar  before  it ;  and  Aaron  made  procla- 
mation, and  said,  To-morrow  is  a  least  to 
the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  mor- 
row, and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and 
brought  peace-offerings:  and  the  people 
sat  down  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up 
to  play. 

7  1T  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go, 
get  thee  down:  for  thy  people,  which  thou 
broughtest  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have 
corrupted  themselves: 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly  out 
of  the  way  which  I  commanded  them : 
they  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and 
have  worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed 
thereunto,  and  said,  These  be  thy  gods, 

0  Israel,  which  have  brought  thee  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I  have 
seen  this  people,  and  behold,  it  is  a  stiff- 
necked  people : 

10  Now  therefore  let  me  alone,  that  my 
wrath  may  wax  hot  against  them,  and  that 

1  may  consume  them  :  and  I  will  make  of 
thee  a  great  nation. 

1 1  IT  And  Moses  besought  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said,  Lord,  why  doth  thy  wrath 
wax  hot  against  thy  people,  which  thou 
hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
with  great  power,  and  with  a  mighty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  Egyptians 
speak  and  say,  For  mischief  did  he  bring 
them  out,  to  slay  them  in  the  mountains, 
and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of  the 
earth?  Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and 
repent  of  this  evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Is- 
rael, thy  servants,  to  whom  thou  swarest 
by  thine  o-vn  self,  and  saidst  unto  them, 
I  will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaven,  and  all  this  land  that  I  have  spo- 
ken of  will  Igive  unto  your  seed,  and  they 
shall  inherit  it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  repented  of  the  evil 
which  he  thought  to  do  unto  his  people. 


The  idolaters  slain. 

15  IT  And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down 
from  the  mount,  and  the  two  tables  of  the 
testimony  were  in  his  hand:  the  tables 
were  written  on  both  their  sides;  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  were  the  work  oi'God, 
and  the  writing  was  the  writing  of  God, 
graven  upon  the  tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of 
the  people  as  they  shouted,  he  said  unto 
Moses,  77>ere  is  a  noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said,  ft  is  not  the  voice  of 
them  that  shout  for  mastery,  neither  it  it 
the  voice  of  them  that  cry  tor  being  over- 
come :  but  the  noise  ot  them  that  sing  do 
I  hear. 

19  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  as  soon  as  he 
came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw  the 
calf,  and  the  dancing:  and  Moses' anger 
waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of 
his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the 
mount. 

20  IT  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they 
had  made,  and  burnt  it  in  the  fire,  and 
ground  it  to  powder,  and  strewed  it  upon 
the  water,  and  made  the  children  of  Israel 
drink  of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What 
did  this  people  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
brought  so  great  a  sin  upon  them  ? 

22  If  And  4auon  said,  Let  not  the  anger 
of  my  lord  wax  hot :  thou  knowest  the 
people^that  they  are  set  on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  Make  us  god-; 
which  shall  go  before  us:  for  as  for  this 
Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  be- 
come of  him. 

24  And  1  said  unto  them,  Whosoever 
hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  it  off.  So 
they  gave  it  me :  then  I  cast  it  into  the 
fire,  and  there  came  out  this  calf. 

25  And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple were  naked,(for  Aaron  had  made  them 
naked  unto  their  shame  among  their  ene- 
mies, ) 

26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the 
camp,  and  said,  Who  is  on  the  Lord's  side? 
Jet  him  come  unto  me.  And  all  the  >ons  of 
Levi  gathered  themselves  together  unto 
him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  saitfa 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put  every  man 
his  sword  by  his  side,  and  go  in  and  out 
from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp, 
and  slay  every  man  his  brother,  audi  N  iv 
man  his  companion,  and  every  man  bis 
neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Levi  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Moses-  and  there 
fell  of  the  people  that  day  about  three 
thousand  men. 

29  For  Moses  had  said,  Consecrate 
yourselves  to-day  to  the  Lord,  even  every 
man  upon  his  son,  and  upon  his  brother; 


Moses  prays  for  the  peoph. 


EXODUS. 


The  Lord  talks  with  Moses. 


that  he  may  bestow  upon  you  a  blessing jte red  into  the  tabernacle,  the  cloudy  pillar 


this  day. 

30  If  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Ye 
have  sinned  a  great  sin :  and  now  l  will  go 
up  unto  the  Lord;  peradventure  I  shall 
make  an  atonement  tor  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  agreat 
sin,  and  have  made  mem  gods  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt,  forgive  their 
an:  and  if  not,  blot  me,  1  pray  thee,  out 
of  thy  book  which  thou  hast  written. 

33  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Whosoever  hath  sinned  against  me,  him 
will  I  blot  out  of  mv  book. 


descended,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  the  LORD  talked  with 
Moses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the  cloudy 
pillar  stand  aMhe  tabernacle-door:  and 
all  the  people  rose  up  and  worshipped, 
every  man  in  his  tent -door. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  face- 
to  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his  friend. 
And  he  turned  again  into  the  camp  ;  but 
his  servant  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  young 
man,  departed  not  out  of  the  tabernacle. 

12  H  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
See,  thou  sayest  unto  me,  Bring  up  this 
people  :   and   thou  hast  not   let  me  know 


34  Therefore  now  go,  lead  the  people!  whom  thou  wilt  Send  with  me.     Yet  thou 


unto  the  place  of  which  I  have  spoken  unto 
thee:  Behold,  mine  A  lgel  shall  go  before 
thee:  nevertheless,  in  the  day  when  I 
visit,  I  will  visit  their  sin  upon  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the  people, 
because  they  made  the  calf  which  Aaron 
made. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  De- 
part and  go  up  hence,  thou  and  the 
people  which  thou  hast  brought-up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Ja- 
cob, saying,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  it : 

2  And  1  will  send  an  angel  before  thee; 
and  I  will  drive  out  the  Canaanite,  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Periz- 
zite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite  : 

3  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey:  for  I  will  not  go  up  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  for  thou  art  a  stiff-necked  people : 
lest  I  consume  thee  in  the  way. 

4  H  And  when  the  people  heard  these 
evil  tidings,  they  mourned :  and  no  man 
did  put  on  bim  bis  ornaments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  are  a 
stiff-necked  people:  I  will  come  up  into 
the  midst  of  thee  in  a  moment,  and  con- 
sume bee:  therefore  now  put  off  thy  or- 
ftan ■■  uts  from  thee,  that  1  may  know  what 
to  do  unto  thee. 

6  And  tb<-  children  of  Israel  stripped 
themselves  of  their  ornaments  by  the 
mount  Horeb. 

1 II  And  Mo  ea  took  the  tabernacle,  and 
pitched  it  without  Mm-  camp  afar  off  from 
the  camp,  and  called  it  the  Tabern  tele  o1 
the  Congregation.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
thai  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord, 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
lion,  wliicli  emu  without  the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Vioseswent 
out  unto  the  tabernacle,  thai  all  the  people 
rose  up,  and  Btood  every  man  at  his 

ind  looked  after  uoses,  until  he  was 
gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  il  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Moses  en- 


bast  said,  I  know  thee  by  name,  and  thou 
hast  also  found  grace  in  my  sight. 

13  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  shew  me  now  thy 
way,  that  1  may  know  thee,  that  I  may 
find  grace  in  thy  sight :  and  consider  that 
this  nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said,  My  presence  shall  go 
u <ith  thee,  and  I  will  give  thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  thy  presence 
go  not  -with  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known  here 
that  I  and  thy  people  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight  ?  Is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest  with 
us  ?  So  shall  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy 
people,  from  all  the  people  that  are  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I 
will  do  this  thing  also  that  thou  hast  spo- 
ken :  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in  my  sight, 
and  1  know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee,  shew 
me  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I  will  make  all  my 
goodness  pass  before  thee,  and  1  will  pro- 
claim the  name  of  the  Lord  before  thee; 
and  will  be  gracious  to  whom  I  will  be 
gracious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on  whom  I 
will  shew  mercy. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  canst  not  see  my 
face:  forthereshallnomanseeme,  and  live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold,  thereis  a 
place  by  me,  and  thou  shalt  stand  upon  a 

rock  : 

\nd  it  shall  come  to  pass,  while  my 
glory  passeth  by,  that  I  will  put  thee  in  a 
cleft  of  the  rock  ;  and  will  cover  thee  with 
mv  li.uid  while  I  pass  by  : 

23    \w\  I  will  take  away    my    hand, 
and  thou  shall  see  my  back  parts :    but  my 
shall  not  be  seen. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Hew 
due  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first  .    md   1  will    write  upon  these  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  hrst  tables  which 
thou  brakest. 
2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and 
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The  Lord  proclaims  his  name.     CHAP. 

come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Sinai, 
and  present  thyself  there  to  me  in  the  top 
of  the  mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  come  up  with  thee, 
neither  let  any  man  be  seen  throughout  all 
the  mount :  neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds 
feed  before  that  mount. 

4  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone,  like 
unto  the  first ;  and  Moses  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  went  up  unto  mount  Si- 
nai, as  the  Lord  had  commanded  brim, 
and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables  of  stone. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  pro- 
claimed the  name  of  the  Lord 

6  And  the.  Lord  passed  by  before  him, 
and  proclaimed,  The  Lord,  The  Lord 
God,  merciful  and  gracious,  long-suffering, 
and  abundant  in  goodness  and  truth, 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands,  forgiv- 
ing iniquity  and  transgression  and  sin,  and 
that  will  by  no  means  clear  the  guilty  ; 
visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children,  and  upon  the  children's  children, 
unto  the  third  and  to  the  fourth  generation. 

8  H  And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed 
his  head  toward  the  earth,  and  worshipped. 

9  And  he  said,  If  now  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  my  Lord,  I  pray 
thee,  go  among  us  (for  it  is  a  stiff-necked 
people)  and  pardon  our  iniquity  and  our 
sin,  and  take  us  for  thine  inheritance. 

10H  And  he  said,  Behold  I  make  a  co- 
venant:  before  all  thy  people  I  will  do 
marvels.,  such  as  have  not  been  done  in  all 
the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation:  and  all  the 
people  among  which  thou  art  shall  see  the 
work  of  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  a  terrible  thing 
that  I  will  do  with  thee. 

1 1  Observe  thou  that  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  :  Behold,  1  drive  out  before 
thee  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hi- 
vite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make 
a  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a  snare  in 
the  midst  ot  thee  : 


XXXIV.  God  mahes  a  covenant. 

leavened  bread  as  I  commanded  thee  in 
the  time  of  the  month  Abib:  for  in  the 
month  Abib  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt. 

19  All  that  openeth  the  matrix  is  mine' 
and  every  firstling  among  thy  cattle,  whe- 
ther ox  or  sheep,. that  is  male. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt 
redeem  with  a  lamb:  and  if  thou  redeem 
him  not,  then  shall  thou  break  his  neck. 
All  the  first-born  of  thy  sons  hou  ahalt re- 
deem. And  none  shall  appear  before  me 
empty. 

21  Six  days  thou  shalt  work,  but  on  the 
seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest :  in  earing- 
time  and  in  harvest  thou  snail  n 

22  And  thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of 
weeks,  of  the  first-fruits  of  wheat-harvest, 
and  the  feast  of  ingathering  at  the  year's  end. 

23  Thrice  in  th<  year  shall  all  your  men- 
children  appear  before  the  Lord  God,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  cast  out  the  nations  before 
thee,  and  enlarge  thy  borders:  neither 
shall  any  man  desire  thy  land,  when  thou 
shalt  go  up  to  appear  before  the  Lord  thy 
God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my 
sacrifice  with  leaven,  neither  shall  the  sa- 
crifice of  the  feast  of  the  passover  be  left 
until  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy  land 
thou  shalt  bring  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  thou  these  words  :  for  after  the  tenor 
of  these  words  I  have  made  a  covenant  with 
thee,  and  with  Israel. 

28  IT  And  he  was  there  with  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty   nights;  he  did  nei- 
ther eat  bread  nor  drink  water.    \ 
wrote  upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the  co- 
venant, the  ten  commandments. 

29  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Moses 
came  down  from  mount  Sinai  (with  the 
two  tables  of  testimony  in  Moses'  hand, 
when  he  came  down  from  the  mount)  that 
Moses  wist  nei   that  the  skin  of  his  face 


13  But  ye  shall  destroy  theiraltars,  break  i  shone,  while  He  talked  with  him. 
their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves  :         30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the  children 

14  For  thou  shalt  worship  no  other  god  :  of  Israel  saw    Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of 


for  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jealous,  is  a 
jealous  God : 

15  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the' 


his  face  shone,  and  they  were  afraid  to 
come  nigh  him. 

31    And  Moses  called  unto  them;  and 


inhabitants  of  the  land,   and   they   go  a  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congn 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  do  sacrifice 'tion  returned  unto  him:   and  Moses  talked 
unto  their  gods,  an?!  one  call  thee,  and  thou!  w  ith  them 


eat  of  his  sacrifice 


32  And  afterward   all  the  children  of 


16  And  thou  take  of  their  daughters  unto;  Israel  came  nigh  :  and  he  gave  them  in 
thy  sons,  and  their  daughters  go  a  whoring  commandment  all  thai  the  Lord  had  -fl- 
atter their  gods,  and  make  thy  sons  goal  ken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai 


whoring  after  their  gods. 


33  And   till  Moses  had  done  speaking 


1 7  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no  molten  gods,  wi  h  them,  he  put  a  vail  un  his  face. 


18  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread  shalt 
thou  keep.     Seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  un-j Lord  to  speak  with  him 

77 


34   But  when  Mose-  went  in  before  the 
he  took  the  vail 


0/  the  sabbath. 

off,  until  he  came  out.  And  he  came  out 
and  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 
which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw  the 

face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of  Moses'  face 

shone :  andMoses  put  the  vail  upon  his  face 

again,  until  he  went  in  to  speak  with  Him. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  Moses  gathered  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel  together, 
and  said  unto  them,  These  are  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that  ye 
should  do  them. 

2  TI  Six  days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on 
the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  to  you  a 
holy  day,  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  the  Lord  : 
whosoever  doeth  work  therein  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  throughout 
your  habitations  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

4  IT  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded, saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord  :  whosoever  is  of  a  willing 
heart,  let  him  bring  it,  an  offering  of  the 
Lord  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  badgers' 
skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense, 

9  And  onyx- stones,  and  stones  to  be  set 
for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breast-plate. 

10  And  every  w;se-hearted  among  you 


EXODUS.       The  people's  readiness  to  offer 

20  IF  And  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  departed  from  the  pre- 
sence of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one  whose 
heart  stirred  him  up,  and  every  one  whom 
his  spirit  made  willing,  and  they  brought 
the  Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  and  for  all 
his  service,  and  for  the  holy  garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and  wo- 
men, as  many  as  were  willing-hearted, 
and  brought  bracelets,  and  ear-rings,  and 
rings,  and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold  :  and 
every  man  that  offered,  offered  an  offering 
of  gold  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And  every  man  with  whom  was 
found  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair,  and  red  skins  oi 
rams,  and  badgers'  skins,  brought  them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  offering 
of  silver  and  brass  brought  the  Lord's  of- 
fering: and  every  man  with  whom  was 
found  shitth/i-  wood  for  any  work  of  the 
service,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise- 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and 
brought  that  which  they  had  spun,  both  of 
blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and  of 
fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose  heart  stir- 
red them  up  in  wisdom  spun  goats'  hair. 

27  And  the  rulers  brought  onyx-  stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and 
for  the  breast-plate  ; 

28  And  spice,  and  oil  for  the  light,  and  tor 
the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a  will- 


shall  come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord  ing  offering    unto  the  Lord,  every  man 


hath  commanded 

1 1  The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and  his  co- 
vering, his  taches,  and  his  boards,  his  bars, 
his  pillars,  and  his  sockets ; 

12  The  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  with 
the  mercy-seat,  and  the  vail  of  the  covering ; 

13  The  table,  and  his  staves,  and  all 
his  vessels,  and  the  shew-bread; 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the  light, 
and  his  furniture,  and  his  lamps,  with  the 
oil  for  the  light; 

15  And  the  incense-altar,  and  his  staves, 
and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the  door  at  the 
enterics;  in  of  the  tabernacle; 

16  The  altar  of  burnt-offering,  with  his 
brazen  grate,  bis  staves,  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, the  laver  and  his  fool ; 

17  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pil- 
lars, and  their  sockets,  and  the  hanging 
for  the  door  of  the  court; 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
pins  of  the  court,  and  their  cords; 

19  The  clothes  of  service,  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  place,  the  holy  garments  lor 
Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his 
sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office, 


and  woman,  whose  heart  made  them  will- 
ing to  bring. for  all  manner  of  work  which 
the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  by 
the  hand  of  Moses. 

30  T[  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  See,  the  Lord  hath  called  by- 
name Bezaleel,  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  oi 
Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with  the  spi 
rit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  in  understanding, 
and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of 
woikmanship ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works,  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones,  to  set 
them,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  make  any 
manner  of  cunning  work. 

34  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart  that  he 
may  teach,  both  he,  and  Aholiab,  the  son 
of  Ahis.amach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wisdom  of 
heart,  to  work  all  manner  of  work,  of  the 
engraver,  and  of  the  cunning  workman, 
ana  of  the  embroiderer,  in  olue,  and  in 
purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  of 
the  weaver,  even  ot  them  that  do  any  work, 
and  of  those  that  devise  cunning  work. 

78 


Offerings  are  received. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

THEN  wrought  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab. 
and  every  wise-hearted  man,  in  whom 
the  Lord  put  wisdom  and  understanding 
to  know  how  to  work  all  manner  of  work 
for  the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  according 
to  all  that  the  Lord  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and  Aho- 
liab, and  every  wise-hearted  man,  in 
whose  heart  the  Lord  had  put  wisdom, 
even  every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up 
to  come  unto  the  work  to  do  it  : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all  the 
offering  which  the  children  of  Israel  had 
brought  for  the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
sanctuary,  to  make  it  withal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free-offerings  every 
morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  men,  that  wrought  all 
the  work  of  the  sanctuary,  came  every 
man  from  his  work  which  they  made ; 

5  IF  And  they  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, The  people  bring  much  more  than 
enough  for  the  service  of  the  work  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  commandment,  and 
they  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  throughout 
the  camp,  saying,  Let  neither  man  nor 
woman  make  any  more  work  for  the  offer- 
ing of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  people  were 
restrained  from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuff  they  had  was  sufficient 
for  all  the  work  to  make  it,  and  too  much. 

8  IF  And  every  wise-hearted  man  among 
them  that  wrought  the  work  of  the  taber- 
nacle made  ten  curtains  of  fine  twined  li- 
nen, and  blue,  andpurple,  and  scarlet :  with 
cherubims  of  cunning  work  made  he  them. 

9  The  length  of  one  curtain  was  twenty 
and  eight  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one 
curtain  four  cubits :  the  curtains  were  all 
of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  curtains  one 
unto  another :  and  the  other  five  curtains 
he  coupled  one  unto  another. 

1 1  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on  the 
edge  of  one  curtain  from  the  selvedge  in 
the  coupling:  likewise  he  made  in  the  ut- 
termost side  of  another  curtain,  in  the 
coupling  of  the  second. 

12  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one  curtain, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  in  the  edge  of  the 
curtain  which  was  in  the  coupling  of  the 
second:  the  loops  held  one  curtain  to 
another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  gold,  and 


CHAP.  XXXVI.   Curtains,  &c.  of  the  tabernacle 

16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains  by  them 
selves,  and  six  curtains  by  themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon  the'ut- 
termostedgeof  the  curtain  in  the  coupling, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  upon  the  eage  of 
the  curtain  which  coupleth  the  second  ; 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  brass'  to 
couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  might  be 
one. 

19  IF  And  he  made  a  covering  tor  the 
tent  o/*rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  cover- 
ing of  badgers'  skins  above  thai. 

20  IF  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle o/'shittim  wood,  standing  up. 

21  The  length  of  a  board  was  ten  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  of  a  board  one  cubit  and 
a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons,  equally 
distant  one  from  another :  thus  did  he 
make  for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle ;  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side 
southward  : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he  made 
under  the  twenty  boards  ;  two  sockets  un- 
der one  board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for  his  two 
tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  taber- 
nacle which  is  toward  the  north  corner,  he 
made  twenty  boards, 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver ; 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  he  made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for  the  cor- 
ners of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  coupled  beneath,  and 
coupled  together  at  the  head  thereof,  to 
one  ring :  thus  he  did  to  both  of  them  in 
both  the  corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards  ;  and 
their  sockets  were  sixteen  sockets  of  sil- 
ver, under  every  board  two  sockets. 

31  II  And  he  made  bars  o/"shittim- wood; 
five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the 
tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle  for  the 
sides  westward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar  to  shoot 
through  the  boards  from  the  one  end  to  the 
other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  hoard*  withhold, 


coupled  the  curtains  one  unto  another  with 'and  made  their  rings  of  gold  to  bt 

So  it  became  one  tabernacle.!  for  the  bars,  and  overlaid  the  bars  with  gold 


the  taches. 

14  IF  And  he  made  curtains  of  goats' 
hair  for  the  tent  over  the  tabernacle: 
eleven  curtains  he  made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  was  thirty 


35  IF  And  he  made  a  vail  of  blue  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  line  tu  ined  linen: 
with  cherubims  made  he  itof  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  foui  pillara 


cubits,  and  four  cubits  was  the  breadth  of! of  shittim-wood,  and  overlaid   them  with 
one  curtain:  the  eleven  curtains  were  of  gold  :  their  hooks  were  qfgQldi 


©ne  size. 


were    w 
'cast  for  them  four  socket-  of  silver. 
79 


Hie  ark,  rnercy-seat,  tabic. 


EXODUS.        candlestick,  and  incense-altar* 


37  And  he  made    a    hanging  for  the 

tabernacle-door  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  of  needle- 
work ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it,  with  their 
hooks  :  and  he  overlaid  their  chapiters 
and  their  fillets  with  gold  :  but  their  five 
sockets  were  of  brass. 

CHAP.   XXXVII. 

AND  Bezaleel  made  the  ark  q/*shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  was  the 
length  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
breadth  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
height  of  it : 

\nd  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold 
within  and  without,  and  made  a  crown  of 
gold  to  it  round  about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
to  be  set  by  the  four  corners  of  it :  even  two 
rings  upon  the  one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings 
upon  the  other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  o/*  shittim-wood, 
and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark.    J 

6  IT  And  he  made  the  mercy-seat   of\ 

f)ure  gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  hall  was  the 
ength  thereof,  and  one  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  two  cherubims  of  gold, 
beaten  out  of  one  piece  made  he  them,  on 
the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat ; 

8  One  cherub  on  the  end  on  this  side, 
and  another  cherub  on  the  other  end  on  that 
side  :  out  of  the  mercy-seat  ma'de  he  the 
cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubims  spread  out  their 
wings  on  high,  and  covered  with  their 
wings  over  the  mercy-seat,  with  theirfaces 
one  to  another;  even  to  the  mercy-seat- 
ward  were  the  faces  of  the  cherubims. 

10  II  And  he  made  the  table  of  shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  zvas  the  length  thereof, 
anda  cubit  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
and  a  half  the  height  thereof: 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
and  made  thereunto  a  crown  of  gold  round 
ab<  lit. 

12  \lso  he  made  thereunto  a  border  of 
a  hand-breadth  round  about ;  and  made 
a  crown  of  gold  for  the  border  thereof! 
round  about. 

13  Ami  li»  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, | 
and  put  the  rings  upon  the  four  comers; 
that  were  in  the  lour  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  bonier  were  the' 
rings,  the  places  i-r  the  staves  to  bear  the 
table 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  o/'shittim-; 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  to; 
bear  the  table. 

16  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were] 
upon  the  table,  bis  dishes  and  his  spoons,, 
and  lis  bowls,  and  his  covers  to  cover! 
withal,  of  pure  gold.  ! 


17  IT  And  he  made  the  candlestick  of 
pure  gold ;  of  beaten  work  made  he  the 
candlestick  ;  his  shaft,  and  his  branch,  his 
bowls,  his  knops,  and  his  flowers  were  of 
the  same  : 

1 8  And  six  branches  going  out  of  the 
sides  thereof ;  three  branches  of  the  can- 
dlestick out  of  the  one  side  thereof,  and 
three,  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of 
the  other  side  thereof: 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the  fashion 
of  almonds  in  one  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower;  and  three  bowls  made  like  al- 
monds in  another  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower:  so  throughout  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  the  candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were  four 
bowls  made  like  almonds,  his  knops  and 
his  flowers : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  branches  of 
the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  according  to  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their  branches 
were  of  the  same  :  all  of  \iwas  one  beaten 
work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps,  and 
his  snuffers,  and  his  snuff-dishes,  of  pure 
gold. 

24  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made  he  it, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  H  And  he  made  the  incense-altar  of 
shittim-wood  :  the  length  of  it  was  a  cubit, 
and  the  breadth  of  it  a  cubit ;  it  was  four- 
square ;  and  two  cubits  wae  the  height  of 
it ;   the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
both  the  top  of  it,  and  the  sides  thereof 
round  about,  and  the  horns  of  it :  also  he 
made  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold  for  it 
under  the  crown  thereof,  by  the  two  cor- 
ners of  it,  upon  the  two  sides  thereof,  to  be 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim 
wood  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

29  H  And  he  made  the  holy  anointing 
oil,  and  the  pure  incense  of  sweet  spices, 
according  to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 
A  ND  he  made  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
/"V  ing  of  shittim-wood :  five  cubits  was 
the  length  thereof,  and  five  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof ;  it  zvas  four-square  ;  and 
three  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof  on  the 
four  comers  of  it ;  the  horns  thereof  were 
of  the  same:  and  he  overlaid  it  with 
brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the  al- 
tar, the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  ba- 
sons, imd  the  flesh-hooks,  and  the  fire-pans: 
ail  the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of  brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a  brazen 

80 


The  altar  of  burnt-offering.      CHAP.  XXXIX.  The  sum  of  ike  offering? 

22  And  Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son 


grate  of  net-work  under  the  compass  there- 
of beneath  unto  the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the  four 
ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to  be  places  for 
the  staves. 

6  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  withal; 
he  made  the  altar  hollow  with  boards. 

8  IF  And  he  made  the  laver  of  brass, 
and  the  foot  of  it  of  brass,  of  the  looking- 
glasses  of  the  women  assembling,  which 
assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

9  IF  And  he  made  the  court :  on  the 
south  side  southward  the  hangings  of  the 
court  were  of  fine  twined  linen,  a  hun- 
dred cubits : 

10  Their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their 
brazen  sockets  twenty  ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars,  and  their  fillets,  were  of  silver. 

1 1  And  for  the  north  side,  the  hangings 
were  a  hundred  cubits,  their  pillars  were 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  of  brass  twenty: 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars,  and  their  fillets, 
of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  were  hang- 
ings of  fifty  cubits,  their  pillars  ten,  and 
their  sockets  ten ;  the  hooks  of  the  pil- 
lars, and  their  fillets,  of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward  fifty 
cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of  the 
gate  were  fifteen  cubits  ;  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  court- 
gate,  on  this  hand  and  that  hand,  were 
hangings  of  fifteen  cubits  ;  their  pillars 
three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court  round 
about  were  of  fine  twined  linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars  were 
of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars,  and 
their  fillets,  of  silver  ;  and  the  overlaying 
of  their  chapiters  of  silver ;  and  all  the 
pillars  of  the  court  were  filleted  with  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  was  needle-work,  of  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : 
and  twenty  cubits  was  the  length,  and  the 
height  in  the  breadth  was  five  cubits,  an- 
swerable to  the  hangings  of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  were  four,  and 
their  sockets  of  brass  four ;  their  hooks  of 
silver,  and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapi- 
ters and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  the  court  round  about,  were  o/*brass. 

21  IF  This  is  the  sum  of  the  taberna- 
cle, even  of  the  tabernacle  of  testimony, 
as  it  was  counted,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Moses,  for  the  service  of  the 
Levites,  by  the  hand  of  Ithamar,  son  to 
Aaron  the  priest. 

C 


of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  made  a 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

23  And  with  him  was  Aholiab,  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  an  engra- 
ver, and  a  cunning  workman,  and  an  em- 
broiderer in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied  for 
the  work  in  all  the  work  of  the  holy  place, 
even  the  gold  of  the  offering,  was"  twenty 
and  nine  talents,  and  seven  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that  were 
numbered  of  the  congregation  was  a  hun- 
dred talents,  and  a  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore  and  fifteen  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

26  A  bekah  for  every  man,  that  is,  hah 
a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary, 
for  every  one  that  went  to  be  numbered, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  for 
six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand 
and  five  hundred  and  fifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of  silver 
were  cast  the  sockets  of  the  sanctuary, 
and  the  sockets  of  the  vail  ;  a  hundred 
sockets  of  the  hundred  talents,  a  talent  for 
a  socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five  shekels  he  made  hooks 
for  the  pillars,  and  overlaid  their  chapi- 
ters, and  filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering  tea  t 
seventy  talents,  and  two  thousand  and  four 
hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the  socket- 
to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  the  brazen  altar,  and  tin- 
brazen  grate  for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  the  sockets  of  the  court  gate, 
and  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  pins  of  the  court  round  about. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 


AND  of  the  blue,  and  purple,  and 
let,  they  made  clothes  of  servic 


scar- 
ice,  lo 
do  service  in  the  holy  place,  and  made  \h> 
holy  garments  for  Aaron ;    as  the   Lorp 
commanded  Moses. 

2  IF  And  he  made  the  ephod  of 
blue,  and  purple,   and  scarlet,  and   6ne 
twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into  thin 
plates,  and  cut  it  into  wires  to  work  it  in 
the  blue,  and  in  the  purple,  and  in  the 
scarlet,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  with  cunning 
work. 

4  They  made  shoulder-pieci 
couple  it  together :  by  the  two  edge  I 
it  coupled  together. 

5  And  the  curious  girdle  i  I  his  c  ]  - 
that  was  upon  it,  was  of  the  same,  accord 

31 


The  hr  east-plate. 


id  fii 


old. 


EXODUS 

blue, 


Tlie  holy  garments. 


ing  to  the  work  thereof;  o 

and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 

linen  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6  And  they  wrought  onyx  stones  en- 
closed in  ouches  of  gold,  graven  as  signets 
are  graven,  with  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  ephod,  that  they  should  be  stones  for  a 
memorial  to  the  children  of  Israel ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

8  IF  And  he  made  the  breast-plate  of 
cunning  work,  like  the  work  of  the  ephod ; 
//gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
line  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  four-square  ;  they  made  the 
breast-plate  double :  a  span  was  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  the  breadth  thereof, 
being  doubled. 

1 0  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones : 
the, first  row  was  a  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a 
carbuncle  :  this  was  the  first  row. 

1 1  And  the  second  row,  an  emerald,  a 
sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

1 2  And  the  third  row,  a  ligure,  an  agate, 
and  an  amethyst. 

13  And  the  fourth  row, a  beryl,  an  onyx, 
and  a  jasper :  they  were  enclosed  in  ouches 
of  gold  in  their  enclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  were  according  to 
the  names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav- 
ings of  a  signet,  every  one  with  his  name, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the  breast-plate 
chains  at  the  ends,  of  wreathen  work  of 
pure  gold. 

1G  And  they  made  two  ouches  of  'gold, 
and  two  gold  rings,  and  put  the  two  rings 
in  the  two  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  on  the  ends 
of  the  breast-plate. 

1 8  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two  wreath 
en  chains  they  fastened  in  the  two  ouches, 
and  put  tbem  on  the  shoulder-pieces  of  the 
ephod,  before  it. 

1 9  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold 
and  put  them  on  the  two  ends  ofthe  breast 
plate,  upon  the  border  of  it,  which  was  on 
the  side  ofthe  ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other  golden 
rings,  and  put  them  on  the  two  sides  of  the 
ephod  underneath,  toward  the  forepart  of 
it,  over  against  the  other  coupling  thereof, 
abov«  the  curious  girdle  ofthe  ephod: 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breast-plate 
by  his  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod 
with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  might  be  above 
the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  that 
the  breast-plate  might  not  be  loosed  from 
the  ephod;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

22  %  And  he  made  the  robe  of  the 
*phod  of  woven  work,  all  qf  blue. 


23  And  there  was  a  hole  in  the  midst  of 
the  robe,  as  the  hole  of  a  habergeon,  with 
a  band  round  about  the  hole,  that  it  should 
not  rend. 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems  ot 
the  robe  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen. 

25  And  they  made  bells  of  pure  gold, 
and  put  the  bells  between  the  pomegra- 
nates upon  the  hem  of  the  robe,  round 
about  between  the  pomegranates  ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a  bell 
and  a  pomegranate,  round  about  the  hem 
of  the  robe  to  minister  in  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

27  IT  And  they  made  coats  of  fine  linen. 
of  woven  work,  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons, 

28  And  a  mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  good- 
ly bonnets  of  fine  linen,  and  linen  breeches 
of  fine  twined  linen, 

29  And  a  girdle  of  fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  of  nee- 
dle-work; as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  IT  And  they  made  the  plate  of  the 
holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon 
it  a  writing,  like  to  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of  blue, 
to  fasten  it  on  high  upon  the  mitre  ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  IT  Thus  was  all  the  work  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation  finish- 
ed: and  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ing to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
so  did  they. 

33  And  they  brought  the  tabernacle 
unto  Moses,  the  tent,  and  all  his  furniture, 
his  taches,  his  boards,  his  bars,  and  his  pil- 
lars, and  his  sockets  ; 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams'  skins  dyed 
red,  and  the  covering  of  badgers'  skins, 
and  the  vail  ofthe  covering; 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the 
staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy-seat; 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  the  shew-bread ; 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  withthe  lamps 
thereof,  even  with  the  lamps  to  be  set  in 
order,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 
oil  for  light; 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  tabernacle-door; 

39  1  he  brazen  altar,  and  his  grate  ot 
brass,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the 
laverand  his  foot; 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pil- 
lars, and  his  sockets,  and  the  hanging  for 
the  court-gate,  his  cords,  and  his  pins,  and 
all  the  vessels  ofthe  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle, for  the  tent  ofthe  congregation; 

41  The  clothes  of  service  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  place,  and  the  holy  garments 
^for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  his  sons'  gar- 

nentsj  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 


The  tabernacle  reared. 


42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel 
made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all  the 
work,  and  behold,  they  had  done  it  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded,  even  so  had  they 
done  it :  and  Moses  blessed  them. 

CHAP.  XL. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  On  the  first  day  of  the  first  month  shalt 
thou  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
congregation. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  therein  the  ark  of 
the  testimony,  and  cover  the  ark  with  the 
vail. 

4  And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  to  be  set  in 
order  upon  it ;  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
candlestick,  and  light  the  lamps  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  gold 
for  the  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  testi 
mony,  and  put  the  hanging  of  the  door  to 
the  tabernacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering  before  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between 
the  tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  shalt  put  water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round 
about,  and  hang  up  the  hanging  at  the 
court-gate. 

9  IT  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing 
oil,  and  anoint  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow  it,  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof:   and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  all  his  vessels,  and 
sanctify  the  altar :  and  it  shall  be  an  altar 
most  holy. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  laver  and 
his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt  bring  Aaron  and  his 
sons  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  wash  them  with  water. 

13  IF  And  thou  shalt  put  upon  Aaron  the 
holy  garments,  and  anoint  him,  and  sanc- 
tify him  ;  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and 
clothe  them  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them,  as  thou 
didst  anoint  their  father,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office  : 
for  their  anointing  shall  surely  be  an  ever- 
lasting priesthood  throughout  their  gene- 
rations. 

16  IF  Thus  did  Moses  ;  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

1 7  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  first  month, 
in  the  second  year,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  that  the  tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  up  the  taberna- 
cle, and  fastened  his  sockets,  and  set  up 


iAP.  XL.        Aaron  and  ins  sons  sanctified. 
the  boards  thereof,  and  put  in  the  bars 


thereof,  and  reared  up  his  pillars 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent  over 
the  tabernacle,  and  put  the  covering  of  the 
tent  above  upon  it ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

20  And  he  took  and  put  the  testimony 
into  the  ark,  and  set  the  staves  on  the  ark, 
and  put  the  mercy-seat  above  upon  the  ark : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into  the  ta- 
bernacle, and  set  up  the  vail  of  the  cover- 
ing, and  covered  the  ark  of  the  testimony 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  And  he  put  the  table  in  the  tent  o< 
the  congregation,  upon  the  side  of  the  ta- 
bernacle northward,  without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order  upon 
it  before  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded Moses. 

24  Andhe  put  the  candlestick  in  the  tent 
of  the  congregation,  over  against  the  table, 
on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  southward. 

25  And  he  lighted  the  lamps  before  the 
Lord,  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

26  And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  before  the  vail  : 

27  And  he  burnt  sweet  incense  thereon  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

28  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ing by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  and  offered  upon 
it  the  burnt-offering,  and  the  meat-offer- 
ing ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  And  he  set  the  laver  between  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar,  an  I 
put  water  there,  to  wash  withal. 

31  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  his 
washed  their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat : 

32  When  they  went  into  the  tent  of  the 
congregation,  and  when  they  came  near 
unto  the  altar,  they  washed  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

33  And  he  reared  up  the  court  round 
about  the  tabernacle  and  the  altar,  and  set 
up  the  hanging  of  the  court-gate  :  so  Moses 
finished  the  work. 

34  IF  Then  a  cloud  covered  the  tent  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

35  And  Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into 
the  tent  of  the  congregation,  because  the 
cloud  abode  thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  over  the  tabernacle,  the  children  of 
Israel  went  onward  in  all  their  journeys : 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up, 
then  they  journeyed  not  till  the  day  that  it 
was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  tire  was  on  it 
by  night,   in  the  sight  of  all  the  hon  - 
Israel,  throughout  all  their  journeys. 


I  The  Third  Book  of  Moses,  called  LEVITICUS. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses,  and 
spake  unto  him  out  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  If  any  man  of  you  bring  an 
offering  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  biingyour 
offering  of  the  cattle,  even  of  the  herd,  and 
of  the  flock. 

3  IF  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt-sacrifice  of 
the  herd,  let  him  offer  a  male  without  ble- 
mish .  he  shall  offer  it  of  his  own  volunta- 
ly  will  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  burnt-offering  ;  and  it  shall  be 
accepted  for  him  to  make  atonement  for 
him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  bullock  before 
the  Lord  :  and  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons, 
shall  bring  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  the 
blood  round  about  upon  the  altar  that  is  by 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

6  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt-offering, 
and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall 
put  fire  upon  the  altar,  and  lay  the  wood 
in  order  upon  the  fire. 

8  And  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall 
lay  the  parts,  the  head,  and  the  fat,  in  or- 
der upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  which 
is  upon  the  altar. 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs  shall  he 
wash  in  water :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
all  on  the  altar,  to  be  a  burnt-sacrifice,  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  IF  And  if  his  offering  be  of  the  flocks, 
namely,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats,  for  a 
burnt-sacrifice  ;  he  shall  bring  it  a  male 
without  blemish. 

1 1  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  side  of 
the  altar  northward  before  the  Lord  :  and 
tlie  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall  sprinkle 
nil  blood  round  about  upon  the  altar  : 

i'i  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 
with  his  head  and  his  fat :  and  the  priest 
Bhall  lay  them  in  order  on  the  wood  thatts 
on  the  lire  which  it  upon  the  altar: 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards  and 
the  legs  with  water:  and  the  priest  shall 
brin";  it  all,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar:  it 
is  a  uurnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by 
lire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  the  burnt-sacrifice  for  his  of- 
fering to  the  Lord  be  of  fowls,  then  he- 
shall  bring  his  offering  of  turtle-doves,  or 
of  young  pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it  unto  the 
altar,  and  wring  off  his  head,  and  burn  it 
on  the  altar:  and  the  blood  thereof  shall 


be  wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar: 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his  crop 
with  his  feathers,  and  cast  it  beside  the  al- 
tar on  the  east  part,  by  the  place  of  the 
ashes : 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the  wings 
thereof,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asunder : 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar 
upon  the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire  :  it  is 
a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  when  any  will  offer  a  meat-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  his  offering  shall 
be  of  fine  flour ;  and  he  shall  pour  oil 
upon  it,  and  put  frankincense  thereon  : 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron's  sons 
the  priests  :  and  he  shall  take  thereout  his 
handful  of  the  flour  thereof,  and  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof, 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memorial  oi 
it  upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : 

3  And  the  remnant  of  the  meat-offering 
shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' :  it  is  a  thing 
most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the  LoRDmade 
by  fire. 

4  IF  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation  of  a 
meat-offering  baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall  be 
unleavened  cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  or  unleavened  wafers  anointed 
with  oil. 

5  IF  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offer- 
ing baken  in  a  pan,  it  shall  be  of  fine  flour 
unleavened,  mingled  with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  pieces,  and  pour 
oil  thereon:  it  is  a  meat-offering. 

7  IF  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offer- 
ing baken  in  the  frying-pan,  it  shall  be 
made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat-offering 
that  is  made  of  these  things  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  when  it  is  presented  unto  the  priest, 
he  shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from  the 
meat-offering  a  memorial  thereof,  and  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the  meat- 
offering shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' :  it  is 
a  thing  most  holy,  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 

1 1  No  meat-offering  which  ye  shall 
bring  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  made  with 
leaven:  for  ye  shall  burn  no  leaven,  nor 
any  honey,  in  any  offering  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire. 

12  T|  As  for  the  oblation  of  the  first- 
fruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto  the  Lord  ■ 
but  they  shall  not  be  burnt  on  the  altar  for 
a  sweet  savour. 

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Peace-offering  of  the  herd.         CHAP.  Ill,  IV, 

13  TT  And  every  oblation  of  thy  meat- 
offering shalt  thou  season  with  salt;  neither 
shalt  thou  suffer  the  salt  of  the  covenant  of 
thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meat-of- 
fering: with  all  thine  offerings  thou  shalt 
offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  meat-offering  of 
thy  first-fruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou  shalt 
offer  for  the  meat-offering  of  thy  first-fruits, 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the  fire,  even 
corn  beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

1 5  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon  it,  and  lay 
frankincense  thereon :  it  is  a  meat-offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memo- 
rial of  it,  part  of  the  beaten  corn  thereof, 
and  part  of  the  oil  thereof,  with  all  the 
frankincense  thereof:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  if  his  oblation  be  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offering,  if  he  offer  it  of  the 
herd,  whether  it  be  a  male  or  female ;  he 
shall  offer  it  without  blemish  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation:  and 
Aaron's  sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering,  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the 
inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it 
shall  he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  shall  burn  it  on  the 
altar,  upon  the  burnt-sacrifice,  which  is 
upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire :  it  is  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord.  • 

6  IF  And  if  his  offering  for  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offering  unto  the  Lord  be  of  the 
nock,  male  or  female;  he  shall  oner  it 
without  blemish. 

7  IT  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offering 
then  shall  he  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation :  and 
Aaron's  sons  shall  sprinkle  the  blood  there- 
of round  about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  the  fat  thereof,  and  the 
whole  rump,  (it  shall  he  take  off  hard  by 
the  back-bone ;")  and  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon 
the  inwards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away. 


Sin-offering  of  ignorance. 

1 1  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the 
altar :  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  IT  And  if  his  offering  be  a  goat,  then 
he  shall  offer  it  before  the"  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  upon  the 
altar  round  about. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his  offer- 
ing, even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards 
and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar:  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made 
by  fire  for  a  sweet  savour :  all  the  fat  is 
the  Lord's. 

17  It  shall  be  a  perpetual  statute  for  your 
generations  throughout  all  your  dwellings, 
that  ye  eat  neither  fat  nor  blood. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, If  a  soul  shall  sin  through  ignorance 
against  any  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  concerning  things  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against  any  of 
them: 

3  IT  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do  sin 
according  to  the  sin  of  the  people;  then 
let  him  bring  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sin- 
ned, a  young  bullock  without  blemish  unto 
the  Lord  for  a  sin-offering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion before  the  Lord;  and  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  bullock's  head,  and  kill  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
take  of  the  bullock's  blood,  and  bring  it 
to  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation: 

6  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of  the  blood  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  before  the  vail  of 
the  sanctuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  put  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  sweet 
incense  before  the  Lord,  which  is  in  tbe 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
pour  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  which 
is  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all  the 
fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin-offering;  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
if  upon  them,  which  it  by  the  flanks,  and 

S5 


tin-offering  for  the  LEVITICUS 

the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys 
it  shall  he  take  away, 

10  As  it  was  taken  off  from  the  bullock 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  :  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering. 

1 1  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all 
his  ilesh,  with  his  head,  and  with  his  legs, 
and  his  inwards,  and  his  dung; 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall  he  ear- 
ly forth  without  the  camp  unto  a  clean 
place,  where  the  ashes  are  poured  out,  and 
bum  him  on  the  wood  with  fire:  where  the 
c.  In  3  are  poured  out  shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  TT  And  if  the  whole  congregation  of 
I  sin  through  ignorance,  and  the  thing 

be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  the  assembly,  and 
they  have  done  somewhat  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord  concern- 
ing things  which  should  not  be  done,  and 
are  guilty ; 

14  When  the  sin  which  they  have  sin- 
ned against  it  Js  known,  then  the  congre 


betore  the 


tabernacle 


congregation,  ruler,  and  people, 

where  they  kill  the  burnt-offering  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  oi 
burnt-offering,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood 
at  the  bottom  cf  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat  upon 
the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings  :  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  as  concerning  his  sin, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  IT  And  if  any  one  of  the  common  peo- 
ple sin  through  ignorance,  while  he  doeth 
somewhat  against  any  of  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  concerning  things  which 
ought  not  to  be  done,  and  be  guilty  ; 

28  Or  if  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned 
come  to  his  knowledge:  then  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a  fe- 
male without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  the  sin- 
offering  in  the  place  oi  the  burnt-offering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
thereof  with  his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offering,  and 
shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  is  taken  away  from  oft 
the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings ;  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  for  a 

weet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for  a  sin-of- 
fering, he  shall  bring  it  a  female  without 
blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  it  for  a 
sin-offering  in  the  place  where  they  kill 
the  burnt-offering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger,  and  put 
it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offering,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood 
thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar : 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb  is  taken  away 
from  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the 
altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  his  sin  that  he  hath 
committed,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  if  a  soul  sin,  and  hear  the  voice  of 
swearing,  and  is  a  witness,  whether 
he  hath  seen  or  known  of  it;  if  he  do  not 
utter  it,  then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 
2  IT  Or  if  a  soul  touch  any  unclean  thing, 
~. whether  it  be  a  carcass  of  an  unclean 
tooat,  and  kill  it  in  the  placelbeast,  or  a  carcass  of  unclean  cattle,  or  the 

86 


sin,  and  bring  him 
of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord  :  and  the  bullock 
shall  be  killed  before  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
bring  of  the  bullock's  blood  to  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
some  of  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  some  of  the  blood 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  which  is  before 
the  Lord,  that  is  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat  from 
him,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bullock  as 
be  did  with  the  bullock  for  a  sin-offering,  so 

hall  he  do  with  this  :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  them,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock 
without  the  camp,  and  burn  him  as  he 
burned  the  first  bullock  :  it  is  a  sin-offering 
I  :  die  congregation. 

'  a  ruler  hath  sinned,  and 

done  somewhat  through  ignorance  against 
any  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  his 
God  concerning  things  which  should  not 
be  done,  and  is  guilty; 

23  Or  if  bis  sin,  wherein  he  hath  sinned, 
come  to  his  knowledge  ;  he  shall  bring  his 
offering  a  kidof  the  goats,  a  male  without 
blemish : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
bead  ot  the 


Trespass-offering  in  sacrilege,      CHAP.  VL 


and  in  sins  ofignorctnce. 
carcass  of  unclean  creeping  things,  and  if  out  of  the  flocks,  with  thy  estimation  bv 
it  be  hidden  from  him ;  he  also  shall  be  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
unclean,  and  guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  the  uncleanness  of  man, 
whatsoever  uncleanness  it  be  that  a  man 


shall  be  defiled  withal,  and  it  be  hid  from 
him  ;  when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall 
be  guilty. 

4  IT  Or  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing 
with  his  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do  good, 
whatsoever  it  be  that  a  man  shall  pro- 
nounce with  an  oath,  and  it  be  hid  from 
him  ;  when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall 
be  guilty  in  one  of  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be  guilty 
in  one  of  these  things,  that  he  shall  con- 
fess that  he  hath  sinned  in  that  thing  : 

6  IT  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  for  nis  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned,  a  female  from  the  flock,  a 
lamb  or  a  kid  of  the  goats,  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing ;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  concerning  his  sin. 

7  If  And  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  a 
iamb,  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  trespass 
which  he  hath  committed,  two  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons,  unto  the 
Lord  ;  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other 
for  a  burnt-offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the  priest, 
who  shall  offer  that  which  is  for  the  sin- 
offering  first,  and  wring  off  his  head  from 
his  neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asunder: 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  of 
the  sin-offering  upon  the  side  of  the  altar  ; 
and  the  rest  of  the  blood  shall  be  wrung  out 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar:  iU's  a  sin-offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a 
burnt-offering,  according  to  the  manner : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

1 1  IF  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  two 
turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pigeons  ;  then 
he  that  sinned  shall  bring  for  his  offering 
the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for 
a  sin-offering ;  he  shall  put  no  oil  upon  it, 
neither  shall  he  put  any  frankincense 
thereon :  for  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the  priest, 
and  the  priest  shall  take  his  handful  of  it, 
even  a  memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  on  the 
altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  as  touching  his  sin  that  he 
hath  sinned  in  one  of  these,  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him :  and  the  remnant  shall  be 
the  priest's,  as  a  meat-offering. 

14  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,^ 

15  If  a  soul  commit  a  trespass,  and  sin 
through  ignorance,  in  the  holy  things  of 
the  Lord  ;  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  tres- 
pass unto  the  Lord  a  ram  without  blemish 


sanctuary,  for  a  trespass-offering  : 

16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for  the 
harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the  holy  thing 
and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  thereto,  arid 
give  it  unto  the  priest :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  with  the  ram 
of  the  trespass-offering,  and  it  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

17  IT  And  if  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  any 
of  these  things  which  are  forbidden  to  be 
done  by  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  : 
though  he  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he  guilty,  and 
shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

13  And  he  shall  bring  a  ram  without 
blemish  out  of  the  flock,  witli  thy  estima- 
tion, for  a  trespass-offering  unto  the  priest  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  concerning  his  ignorance  wherein  he 
erred  and  wist  it  not,  and  it  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass-offering :  he  hath  cer- 
tainly trespassed  against  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  a  trespass 
against  the  Lord,  and  lie  unto  his  neigh- 
bour in  that  which  was  delivered  him  to 
keep,  or  in  fellowship,  or  in  a  thing  taken 
away  by  violence,  or  hath  deceived  his 
neighbour ; 

3  Or  have  found  that  which  was  lost, 
and  lieth  concerning  it,  and  sweareth 
falsely;  in  any  of  all  these  that  a  man 
doeth,  sinning  therein : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,because  he  hath  sin- 
ned and  is  guilty,  that  he  shall  restore  that 
which  he  took  violently  away,  or  the  thing 
which  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or  that 
which  was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or  the 
lost  thin**  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about  which  he  hath  sworn 
falsely ;  he  shall  even  restore  it  in  the  prin- 
cipal, and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  more 
thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to  whom  itap- 
pertaineth,  in  the  day  of  his  trespass - 
offering. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  a  ram  without  blemish 
out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estimation,  for  a 
trespass-offering,  unto  the  priest : 

7  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  before  the  Lord  :  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  him  for  any  thing  of  all  that  he 
hath  done  in  trespassing  therein. 

8  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

9  Command  Aaron  and  his  sons,  sm 
This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering :  It  is 
the  burnt-offering,  because  of  the  burning 
upon  the  altar  all  night  unto  the  morning 
and  thefireof  the  altarshall  be  burning  in  if, 

10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  his  lmr*n 

8? 


Offering  ai  the  consecration. 

garment,  and  his  linen  breeches  shall  he 
put  upon  his  flesh,  and  take  up  the  ashes 
which  the  fire  hath  consumed  with  the 
burnt-offering  on  the  altar,  and  he  shall  put 
"hem  beside  the  altar. 

1 1  And  he  shall  put  off  his  garments,  and 
ents,  and  carry  forth  the 


clean 


put  on  other  garments 

ashes   without  the  camp    unto   a 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it ;  it  shall  not  be  put  out :  and 
the  pne  I  shall  burn  wood  on  it  every 
morning,  and  lay  the  burnt-offering  in  order 

it ;  and  he  shall  bum  thereon  the  fat 
<  :  the  peace-offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning  upon 
the  altar;  it  shall  never  go  out. 

14  If  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  meat- 
offering. The  sons  of  Aaron  shall  offer  it 
before  the  Loud,  before  the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his  handful, 
of  the  flour  of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  and  all  the  frankincense  which 
is  upon  the  meat-offering,  and  shall  burn 
it  upon  the  altar/or  a  sweet  savour,  even 
the  memorial  of  it,  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  remainder  thereof  shall 
Aaron  and  his  sons  eat :  with  unleavened 
1  tread  shall  it  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place  ; 
in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  baken  with  leaven. 
I  have  given  it  unto  them  for  their  portion 
of  my  offerings  made  by  fire.  It  is  most 
holy,  as  is  the  sin-offering,  and  as  fhe  tres- 
pass-offering. 

1 8  All  the  males  among  the  children  of 
Aaron  shall  eat  of  it.  It  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  in  your  generations  concerning  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  :  every 
one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

19  U"  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 

This  -is  the  offering  of  Aaron  and  of 
1  lis  sons,  which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  he  is  anointed  ;  the 
lenth  part  of  an  cphah  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat-offering  perpetual,  half  of  it  in  the 


morning,  and  half  thereof  at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with  oil ; 
<ind  wktn  it  it  baken,  thou  shalt  bring  it 
in  :  and  the  baken  pieces  of  the  meat-of- 
fering shalt  thou  offer  for  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

2fl  And  the  priest  of  his  sons  that  is 
anointed  in  his  stead  shall  offer  it:  It  is  a 
Statute  for  ever  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  be 
wholly  burnt. 

For  every  meat-offering  for  the  priest 
l  hall  be  wholly  burnt :  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
raying, 

26  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
saying,  This  is  the  law  of  the  sin-offering  : 
In  the  place  where  the  burnt-offering  is 


LEVITICUS.        Law  of  the  trespass  offering. 

killed  shall  the  sin-offering  be  killed  De- 
fore  the  Lord  :  it  is  most  holy. 

26  The  priest  that  offereth  it  for  sin 
shall  eat  it :  in  the  holy  place  shall  it  be 
eaten,  in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

27  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  flesh 
thereof  shall  be  holy  :  and  when  there  is 
sprinkled  of  the  blood  thereof  upon  any 
garment,  thou  shalt  wash  that  whereon  it 
was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is 
sodden  shall  be  broken  :  and  if  it  be  sod- 
den in  a  brazen  pot,  it  shall  be  both 
scoured,  and  rinsed  in  wrater. 

29  All  the  males  among  the  priests  shall 
eat  thereof:  it  is  most  holy. 

30  And  no  sin-offering,  whereof  any  of 
the  blood  is  brought  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  to  reconcile  withal  in  the 
holy  place,  shall  be  eaten :  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

CHAP.  VII. 

IIKEWISE  this  is  the  law  of  the  tres- 
_J  pass-offering :  it  is  most  holy. 

2  In  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt- 
offering  shall  they  kill  the  trespass-offer- 
ing: and  the  blood  thereof  shall  he  sprinkle 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  ail  the  fat 
thereof;  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  cover- 
eth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  ishy  the  flanks,  and  the 
caul  that  is  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar  for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  trespass-offering. 

6  Every  male  among  the  priests  shall 
eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten  in  the  holy 
place  :  it  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin-offering  is,  so  is  the  tres- 
pass-offering :  there  is  one  law  for  them  : 
the  priest  that  maketh  atonement  there- 
with shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth  any  man's 
burnt-offering,  even  the  priest  shall  have 
to  himself  the  skin  of  the  burnt-offering 
which  he  hath  offered. 

9  And  all  the  meat-offering  that  is  ba- 
ken in  the  oven,  and  all  that  is  dressed  in 
the  frying-pan,  and  in  the  pan,  shall  be 
the  priest  s  that  offereth  it. 


10  And  every  meat-offering  mingled 
with  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all  the  sons  of  Aa- 
ron have,  one  as  much  as  another. 

11  TT  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  sacrifice 
of  peace-offerings,  which  he  shall  offer  un- 
to the  Lord. 

12  IF  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving,  then 
he  shall  offer  with  the  sacrifice  ol  thanksgiv- 
ing unleavened  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  and 
unleavened  wafers  anointed  with  oil,  and 
cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine  flour,  fried. 

38 


Law  of  the  peace-offerings.         CHAP.  VIII.   Aaron  and  his  sons  consecrated. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  offer  fori  his  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord  shall 
his  offering,  leavened  bread,  with  the  sacri-  bring  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the 7*1- 
fice  of  thanksgiving  of  his  peace-offerings,  crifice  of  his  peace-offerings 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of  the      30  His  own  hands  shalfbrine  the  offer 
whole  oblation  for  a  heave-offering  unto  lings  of  the  Lord  ipade  by  fire  •  tne  fat  with 
the  Lord  and  it  shall  be  the  priest's  that  j  the  breast,  it  shall  he  bring,  that  the  breast 
sprmldeth  the  bloodof  the  peace-offerings.  I  may  be  waved  for  a  wave-offering;  before 

15  And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his!  the  Lord.  S  e 


peace-offerings  for  thanksgiving  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  that  it  is  offered  ;  he 
shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the  morning. 

16  H  But  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offering 
be  a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  offering,  it  shall 
be  eaten  the  same  day  that  he  offereth  his 
sacrifice  :  and  on  the  morrow  also  the  re- 
mainder of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

1 7  But  the  remainder  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacrifice  on  the  third  day  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  his  peace-offerings  be  eaten  at  all 
on  the  third  day,  it  shall  not  be  accepted, 
neither  shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him  that 
offereth  it :  it  shall  be  an  abomination, 
and  the  soul  that  eateth  of  it  shall  bear 
his  iniquity. 

19  And  the  flesh  that  toucheth  any  un- 
clean thing  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire :  and  as  for  the  flesh,  all 
that  be  clean  shall  eat  thereof. 


20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesh  office  ; 


31  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat  up- 
on the  altar :  but  the  breast  shall  be  Aa- 
ron's and  his  sons'. 

32  And  the  right  shoulder  shall  ye  give 
unto the  priest  for  a  heave-offering  of  the 
sacrifices  of  your  peace-offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron  that 
offereth  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings, 
and  the  fat,  shall  have  the  right  shoulder 
for  his  part. 

34  For  the  wave-breast  and  the  heave- 
shoulder  have  I  taken  of  the  children  of 
Israel  from  off  the  sacrifices  of  their  peace- 
offerings,  and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron 
the  priest,  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a  sta- 
tute for  ever,  from  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

35  This  is  the  portion  of  the  anointing 
of  Aaron,  and  of  the  anointing  of  his  sons, 
out  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  in  the  day  when  he  presented  them 
to  minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest's 


of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  that  per 
tain  unto  the  Lord,  having  his  unclean 
ness  upon  him,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
off  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover,  the  soul  that  shall  touch 
any  unclean  thing,  as  the  uncleanness  of 
man,  or  any  unclean  beast,  or  any  abomi 
nable  unclean  thing,  and  eat  of  the  flesh  of 
the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  which  per- 
tain unto  the  Lord,  even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

22  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  Ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  fat,  of 
ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of  goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  beast  that  dieth 
of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  which  is  torn 
with  beasts,  may  be  used  in  any  other  use : 
but  ye  shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat  of 
the  beast,  of  which  men  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  even  the  soul 
that  eateth  if  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

26  T[  Moreover,  ye  shall  eat  no  manner 
of  blood,  whether  it  be  of  fowl  or  of  beast, 


36  Which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be 
given  them  of  the  children  of  Israel,  in  the 
day  that  he  anointed  them,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering, 
of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the  sin  offer- 
ing, and  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  of  the 
consecrations,  and  of  the  sacrifice  of  the 
peace-offerings  ; 

38  Which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day  that  he  com- 
manded the  children  of  Israel  to  offer  their 
oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, say- 
ing 

2  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him, 
and  the  garments,  and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  a  bullock  for  the  sin-offering,  ana  two 
rams,  and  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread  ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congregation 
together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him ;  and  the  assembly  was  ga- 
thered together  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 


in  any  of  your  dwellings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  eateth  any  jnacle  of  the  congregat 
manner  of  blood,  even  that  soul  shall  be  5  And  Moses  said  i 
cut  off  from  his  people 


ition, 


ion. 

unto  the   coi)Lr 
fhis  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 


28  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  commanded  to  be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and  his 


saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  He  that  offereth  the  sacrifice  of 


ns,  and  washed  them  with  water. 
7  And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and 
89 


Tlie  ram  of  consecration  :  LEVITICUS.  Place  and  time  of  the  ceremony. 

irded  him  with  the  girdle,  and  clothed|his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 


him  with  the  robe,  ami  put  the  ephod  up- 
on him,  and  he  girded  him  with  the  cu 
rious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  hound  it 
unto  him  therewith. 

x  r i <  1  he  put  the  breast-plate  upon  him  : 
also  he  nut  in  the  breast-plate  the  Urim 
mid  the  Thumniim. 

9  And  he  put  tlie  mitre  upon  his  head  ; 
upon  the  mitre,  even  upon  his  fore- 
front, did  he  put  the  golden  plate,  the  holy 
crown  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  And  Moses  took  the  anointing  oil, 
and  anointed  the  tabernacle  and  all  that 
zcv/5  therein,  and  sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon  the 
altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar 
and  all  his  vessels,  both  the  laver  and  his 
foot,  to  sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil 
upon  Aaron's  head,  and  anointed  him,  to 
sanctify  him. 

13  And  Moses  brought  Aaron's  sons, 
and  put  coats  upon  them,  and  girded  them 
with  girdles,  and  put  bonnets  upon  them ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

14  H  And  he  brought  the  bullock  for 
the  sin-offering  :  and  Aaron  and  his  sons 
laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bul- 
lock for  the  sin-offering. 

15  And  he  slew  it;  and  Moses  took  the 
blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about  with  his  finger,  and  pu- 
rified the  altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it,  to 
make  reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that  was  upon 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys, and  their  fat,  andMo- 
ses  burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide,  his 
flesh,  and  his  dung,  he  burnt  with  fire 
without  the  camp;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

1 8  1[  And  he  brought  the  ram  for  the 
burnt-offering:  and  Aaron  and  his  sons 
laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed ?f;  and  Moses  sprink- 
led t!i»    Mood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces  ;  and 
Moses  burnt  the  head,  and  the  pieces, 
and  the  fat. 

2  1    And  he  washed  the  inwards  and  the 

rj  prater ;  and  Moses  burnt  the  whole 

ratt  upon  the  altar:  it  was  a  burnt-sacri- 

,i,r   l"1   a   BWeet  savour,  and  an  offering 

made  by  tire  unto  the  Lord;  as  the  Lord 

mded  Moses. 

1  An. I  he  brought  the  other  ram,  the 
ram  of  consecration  :  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  bid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
ram. 

♦u  22i  Arid  ^e  sle7/  *  »  and  Mose8  t0°k  of 
the  blood  of  it,  and  puti>  upon  the  tip  of 
Aaron  s  right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb  of 


his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron's  sons,  and 
Moses  put  of  the  blood  upon  the  tip  of  their 
right  ears,  and  upon  the  thumbs  of  their 
right  hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes  of 
their  right  feet :  and  Moses  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

25  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the  rump, 
and  all  the  fat  that  was  upon  the  inwards, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right  shoul- 
der : 

26  And  out  of  the  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  that  was  before  the  Lord,  he  took 
one  unleavened  cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled 
bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  put  them  on 
the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  Aaron's  hands, 
and  upon  his  sons'  hands,  and  waved 
them  for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Moses  took  them  from  off  their 
hands,  and  burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon 
the  burnt-offering:  they  were  consecra- 
tions for  a  sweet  savour  :  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

99  And  Moses  took  the  breast,  and  wav- 
ed it  yor  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  : 
for  of  the  ram  of  consecration  it  was  Mo- 
ses' part;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  And  Moses  took  of  the  anointing  oil, 
and  of  the  blood  which  was  upon  the  altar, 
and  sprinkled  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his 
garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  his 
sons'  garments  with  him  ;  and  sanctified 
Aaron,  and  his  garments,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

31  II  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons,  Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and 
there  eat  it  with  the  bread  that  is  in  the 
basket  of  consecrations,  as  I  commanded, 
saying,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  And  that  which  remaineth  of  the 
flesh  and  of  the  breadshallye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  in 
seven  days,  until  the  days  of  your  conse- 
cration be  at  an  end  :  for  seven  days  shall 
he  consecrate  you. 

34  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so  the 
Lord  hath  commanded  to  do,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  day 
and  night  seven  days,  and  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not :  for  so  I  am 
commanded. 

36  So  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all  things 
which  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day, 
that  Moses  called  Aaron  and    his 
sons,  and  the  elders  of  Israel ; 
90 


Aaron's  sm  and  burnt-offering.      CHAP.  X. 


Nadab  and  Abihu  burnt, 


2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thee 
a  young  calf  for  a  sin-offering,  and  a  ram 
for  a  burnt-offering,  without  blemish,  and 
offer  them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel  thou 
shalt  speak,  saying,  Take  ye  a  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering ;  and  a  calf  and  a 
Iamb,  both  of  the  first  year,  without  ble 
mish,  for  a  burnt-offering  ; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for  peace 
offerings,  to  sacrifice  before  the  Lord  ; 
(and  a  meat-offering  mingled  with  oil :  for 
to-day  the  Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  And  they  brought  that  which  Moses 
commanded  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  and  all  the  congregation 
drew  near  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said,  This  is  the   thin 
which  the  Lord  commanded  that  ye  shoul 
do :  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  ap- 
pear unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Go  unto 
the  altar,  and  offer  thy  sin-offering,  and 
thy  burnt-offering,  and  make  an  atonement 
for  thyself,  and  for  the  people :  and  offer 
the  offering  of  the  people,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  them ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded. 

8  IT  Aaron  therefore  went  unto  the  altar, 
and  slew  the  calf  of  the  sin-offering,  which 
was  for  himself. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought  the 
blood  unto  him  :  and  he  dipped  his  finger 
in  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar,  and  poured  out  the  blood  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar  : 

10  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver  of  the  sin-offering,  he 
burnt  upon  the  altar ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

1 1  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  IT  And  he  slew  the  burnt-offering ; 
and  Aaron's  sons  presented  unto  him  the 
blood,  which  he  sprinkled  roundabout  up- 
on the  altar. 

13  And  they  presented  the  burnt-offer- 
ing unto  him,  with  the  pieces  thereof,  and 
the  head :  and  he  burnt  them  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  did  wash  the  inwards  and 
the  legs,  and  burnt  them  upon  the  burnt- 
offering  on  the  altar. 

15  IF  And  he  brought  the  people's  offer- 
ing, and  took  the  goat,  which  was  the  sin- 
offering  for  the  people,  and  slew  it,  and 
offered  it  for  sin,  as  the  first. 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt-offering, 
#nd  offered  it  according  to  the  manner. 

17  And  he  brought  the  meat-offering, 
and  took  a  handful  thereof,  and  burnt  it 
upon  the  altar,  besides  the  burnt-sacrifice 
of  the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and  the 
ram  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
which  was  for  the  people:  and  Aaron's 


sons  presented  unto  him  the  blood,  which 
he  sprinkled  upon  the  altar  round  about 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock,  and  ot 
the  ram,  the  rump,  and  that  which  cover- 
eth  the  inwards,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver  : 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the  breasts, 
and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar : 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right  shoul- 
der Aaron  waved  for  a  wave-offering  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  Moses  commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand  to- 
ward the  people,  and  blessed  them  ;  and 
came  down  from  offering  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing, and  the  burnt-offering,  and  peace- 
offerings. 

23  IT  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
came  out,  and  blessed  the  people:  and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all 
the  people. 

24  IT  And  there  came  a  fire  out  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the 
altar  the  burnt-offering  and  the  fat :  which 
when  all  the  people  saw,  they  shouted, 
and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  took  either  of  them  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
thereon,  and  offered  strange  fire  before 
the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  them  not. 

2  And  there  went  out  fire  from  the  Lord, 
and  devoured  them,  and  they  died  before 
the  Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This 
is  it  that  the  Lord  spake,  saying,  I  will  be 
sanctified  in  them  that  come  nigh  me,  and 
before  all  the  people  I  will  be  glorified. 
And  Aaron  held  his  peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and  Elza- 
phan,  the  sons  of  Uzziel  the  uncle  ot 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  Come  near, 
carry  your  brethren  from  before  the  sanc- 
tuary out  of  the  camp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried  them 
in  their  coats  out  of  the  camp  ;  as  Mosc- 
had  said. 

6  IT  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons, 
Uncover  not  your  heads,  neither  rend  your 
clothes:  lest  ye  die,  and  lest  wrath  come 
upon  all  the  people  :  but  let  your  brethren, 
the  whole  house  of  Israel,  bewail  the  burn 
ing  which  the  Lord  hath  kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest 
ye  die  :  for  the  anointing  oil  ot  the  Loud 
is  upon  you.  And  they  did  according  to 
the  wrord  of  Moses. 

8  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
saying,  . 

9  Do  not  drink  wine  nor  strong  drink, 
thou,  nor  thy  sons  with  thee,  when  ye  go 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 


The  priests  Jorbidden  mine 

Jest  ye  die  :  it  shall  be  a  statute  tor  ever 
throughout  your  generations  : 

10  And  lli.it  ye  may  put  difference  be- 
tween holy  and  unholy,  and  between  un- 
clean and  clean  ; 

1 1  And  tti.t  ye  may  teach  the  children 
of  Israel  all  the  statutes  which  the  Lord 
hath   Spoken    unto  them   by 

Mm-,    -. 


LEVITICUS.       Of  meats  clean  and  unclean. 


4  IT  Nevertheless,  these  shall  ye  not 
eat,  of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them 
that  divide  the  hoof:  as  the  camel,  be- 
cause he  cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth 
not  the  hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 

the  hand  of j  unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  cheweth 
12  f  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and: the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 


unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons 
that  were  left,  Take  the  meat-offering 
thai  nun  in. tli  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord 
nude  by  tire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven 
beside  the  altar:  for  it  is  most  holy  : 
13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place 


because  it  is  thy  due,  and  thy  sons  due,  of  unclean  to  you. 


unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  divide  the 
hoof,  and  be  cloven-footed,  yet  he  chew 
eth  not  the  cud  ;  he  is  unclean  to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat,  and 
their  carcass  shall  ye  not  touch ;  they  are 


the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire 
for  so  I  am  commanded. 

14  And  the  wave-breast  and  heave- 
shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a  clean  place ; 
thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters  with 
thee :  for  they  be  thy  due,  and  thy  sons' 
due,  which  are  given  out  of  the  sacrifices  of 
peace-offerings  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  The  heave-shoulder  and  the  wave- 
breast  shall  they  bring,  with  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to  wave  it  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord;  and  it 
shall  be  thine,  and  thy  sons' with  thee,  by 
a  statute  for  ever ;  as  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded. 


9  IT  These  shall  ye  eat,  of  all  that  are 
in  the  waters :  whatsoever  hath  fins  and 
scales  in  the  waters,  in  the  seas,  and  in 
the  rivers,  them  shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  and  scales 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  of  all  that 
move  in  the  waters,  and  of  any  living  thing 
which  is  in  the  waters,  they  shall  be  an 
abomination  unto  you : 

1 1  They  shall  be  even  an  abomination 
unto  you :  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh, 
but  ye  shall  have  their  carcasses  in  abomi- 
nation. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales 
in  the  waters,  that  shall  be  an  abomination 


16  IT  And  Moses  diligently  sought  the! unto  you. 
goat  of  the  sin-offering,  and  behold,   itj      1 3 1[  And  these  are  they  which  ye  shall 
was  burnt:  and  he  was  angry  with  Eleazar  jhave   in  abomination   among  the  fowls; 
and  Ithamar,  the  sons  of  Aaron  which  were  they  shall  not  be  eaten,  they  are  an  abomi- 


left  alive,  saying, 


17    Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  |  the  ospray 


nation:  The  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 


sin-offering  in  the  holy  place,  seeing  it  is 
most  holy,  and  God  hath  given  it  you  to 
bear  the  iniquity  of  the  congregation,  to 
make  atonement  for  them  before  the  Lord? 


14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite  after 
his  kind ; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk, 


l;;    Behold,   the  blood  of  it  was  not  land  the  cuckoo,  and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 


brought  in  within  the  holy  place:  ye  should 
indeed  have  eaten  it  in  the  holy  place,  as 
I  commanded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Behold, 
thifi  day  have  they  offered  their  sin-offer- 


17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cormo- 
rant, and  the  great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and 
the  gier-eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after  her 


mg,   and  their   burnt-offering  before  the, kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 


Lor.i. ;  and  Buch  things  have  befallen  me 
and  if'  I  had  eaten  the  sin-offering  to  day, 
should  it  have  been  accepted  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  '. 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that,  he  was 
content. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
to  Aaron,  saying  unto  them, 

2  11  Sneak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye 
shall  eat  among  all  the  beasts  that  are  on 
the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  and  is 
cloven-footed,  and  cheweth  the  cud  among 
the  beasts,  that  shall  ye  eat. 


20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  upon  all 
four,  shall  be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat,  of  every  fly 
ing  creeping  thing  that  goeth  upon  all 
four,  which  have  legs  above  their  feet,  to 
leap  withal  upon  the  earth  ; 

22  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat;  The 
locust  after  his  kind,  and  the  bald  locust 
after  his  kind,  and  the  beetle  after  his 
kind,  and  the  grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  other  flying  creeping  things, 
which  have  four  feet,  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  unclean  • 
whosoever  toucheth  the  carcass  of  them 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

02 


The  unclean  creeping  things. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  aught  of  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast  which 
divideth  the  hoof  and  is  not  cloven-foot- 
ed, nor  cheweth  the  cud,  are  unclean  unto 
you :  every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall 
be  unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  his 
paws,  among  all  manner  of  beasts  that  go 
on  all  four,  those  are  unclean  unto  you  : 
whoso  toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  carcass  of 
them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even  :  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  IF  These  also  shall  be  unclean  unto 
you  among  the  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth;  the  weasel,  and  the 
mouse,  and  the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  chameleon, 
and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you  among  all 
that  creep :  whosoever  doth  touch  them, 
when  they  be  dead,  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of  them, 
when  they  are  dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall  be 
unclean ;  whether  it  be  any  vessel  of  wood, 
or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever 
vessel  it  be,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it 
must  be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even;  so  it  shall  be 
cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto 
any  of  them  falleth,  whatsoever  is  in  it 
shall  be  unclean ;  and  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eaten, 
that  on  which  such  water  cometh  shall  be 
unclean :  and  all  drink  that  may  be  drunk 
in  every  such  vessel,  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part 
of  their  carcass  falleth,  shall  be  unclean  ; 
whether  it  be  oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they 
shall  be  broken  down :  for  they  are  un- 
clean, and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

36  Nevertheless,  a  fountain  or  pit,  where- 
in there  is  plenty  of  water,  shall  be  clean  : 
but  that  which  toucheth  their  carcass  shall 
be  unclean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
upon  any  sowing-seed  which  is  to  be  sown, 
it  shall  be  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon  the 
seed,  and  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
thereon,  it  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may 
eat,  die;  he  that  toucheth  the  carcass 
thereof  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

40  And  he  that  eateth  of  the  carcass  of 
it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even :  he  also  that  beareth  the 
carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

41  Andevery  creeping  thing  that  creep- 


CHAP.  XII.  Purification  of  women. 

eth  upon  the  earth  shall  be  an  abomination; 
it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoevergoeth  upon  the  belly,  and 
whatsoever  goeth  upon  all  four,  or  whatso- 
ever hath  more  feet  among  all  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth,  them  ye 
shall  not  eat ;  for  they  are  an  abomination. 

43  Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves  abomi- 
nable with  any  creeping  thing  that  creep- 
eth,  neither  shall  ye  make  yourselves  un- 
clean with  them,  that  ye  should  be  denied 
thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God :  ye 
shall  therefore  sanctify  yourselves,  and  ye 
shall  be  holy  ;  for  I  am  holy  :  neither  shall 
ye  defile  yourselves  with  any  manner  ot 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth. 

45  For  I  am  the  Lord  that  bringeth  you 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : 
ye  shall  therefore  be  holy,  for  I  am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts,  and  of 
the  fowl,  and  of  every  living  creature  that 
moveth  in  the  waters,  and  of  every  crea- 
ture that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  ; 

47  To  make  a  difference  between  the 
unclean  and  the  clean,  and  between  the 
beast  that  may  be  eaten  and  the  beast  that 
may  not  be  eaten. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  If  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  If  a  woman  have  conceived  seed, 
and  borne  a  man-child:  then  she  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days  ;  according  to  the  days 
of  the  separation  for  her  infirmity  shall  she 
be  unclean. 

3  And  in  the  eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin  shall  be  circumcised. 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her  purifying  three  and  thirty 
days:  she  shall  touch  no  hallowed  thing, 
nor  come  into  the  sanctuary,  until  me 
days  of  her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid-child,  then  she 
shall  be  unclean  two  weeks,  as  in  her  sepa- 
ration :  and  she  shall  continue  in  the  blood 
of  her  purifying  threescore  and  six  d 

6  IF  And  when  the  days  of  her  punt;. 
ing  are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or  for  a  daugh- 
ter, she  shall  bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt-offering,  and  a  young*  pigeon, 
or  a  turtle-dove,  for  a  sin-offering,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, unto  the  priest: 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord,  and 
make  an  atonement  tor  her  ;  and  she  shall 
be  cleansed  from  the  issue  of  ber  Wood. 
This  is  the  law  for  her  that  hath  borne  a 
male  or  a  female. 

8  And  if  she  be  not  able  to  brmg  a 
lamb,  then  she  shall  bring  two  turtles,  or 
two  young  pigeons  ;  the  <>n»-  tor  the  burnt- 
offering,  and  the  other  for  a  sin-offering  : 

93 


Tokens  to  discern  the  leprosy. 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 


for  her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  Baying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the  skin  of 
his  flesh  a  rising,  a  scab,  or  bright  spot,  and 
it  be  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  hke  the  plague 
of  leprosy  ;  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto 
Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one  of  his  sons 
the  priests : 

S  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh :  and  when  the  hair  in 
the  plague  is  turned  white,  and  the  plague 
in  light  6e  deeper  than  the  skin  of  his  flesh, 
it  *<  a  phirue  of  leprosy:  and  the  priest  shall 
iook  on  him,  and  pronounce  him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  be  white  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight  be  not  deeper 
than  the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  not 
turned  white ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
up  him  that  hath  the  plague  seven  days  : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  the 
seventh  day:  and  behold,  if  the  plague 
in  his  sight  be  at  a  stay,  and  the  plague 
spread  not  in  the  skin ;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days  more  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again 
the  seventh  day :  and  behold,  if  the  plague 
be  somewhat  dark,  and  the  plague  spread 
not  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean :  it  is  but  a  scab :  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much  abroad  in 
the  skin,  after  that  he  hath  been  seen  of 
the  priest  for  his  cleansing,  he  shall  be 
seen  of  the  priest  again : 

8  And  if  the  priest  see,  that  behold,  the 
scab  spreadeth  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shal  1  pronounce  him  unclean :  it  m  a  leprosy. 

9  VVhen  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a  man, 
then  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the  priest : 

10  And  the  priest  shall  see  him:  and 
behold,  if  the  rising  be  white  in  the  skin, 
mid  it  have  turned  the  hair  white,  and 
there  be  quick  raw  flesh  in  the  rising: 

11  It  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  his 
flesh,  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean,  and  shall  not  shut  him  up :  for  he 
is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out  abroad  in 
the  skin,  and  the  leprosy  cover  all  the  skin 
of  him  that  hath  the  plague  from  his  head 
even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh  j 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider:  and 
behold,  if\he  leprosy  have  covered  all  his 
flesh,  he  shall  pronounce  him  clean  that 
hath  the  plague  :  it  is  all  turned  white  :  he 
is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth  in 
him,  he  >hall  be  unclean. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  see  the  raw  flesh, 
and  pronounce  him  to  be  unclean  :for  the 
raw  tksh  it  unclean :  it  is  a  leprosy. 


LEVITICUS.  Laws  and  ordinances, 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again,  and 


be  changed  into  white,  he  shall  come  unto 
the  priest ; 

1 7  And  the  priest  shall  see  him :  and 
behold,  if  'the  plague  be  turned  into  white  ; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean 
that  hath  the  plague :  he  is  clean. 

18  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even  in  the 
skin  thereof,  was  a  bile,  and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  bile  there  be 
a  white  rising,  or  a  bright  spot,  white,  and 
somewhat  reddish,  and  it  be  shewed  to' 
the  priest ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth  it,  be- 
hold, it  be  in  sight  lower  than  the  skin,  and 
the  hair  thereof  be  turned  white ;  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean:  it  is  a  plague 
of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  bile. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hairs  therein,  and 
if  it  be  not  lower  than  the  skin,  but  be 
somewhat  dark;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  :  it  is  a  plague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place,  and  spread  not,  it  is  a  burning  bile  ; 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

24  Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in  the  skin 
whereof  there  is  a  hot  burning,  and  the 
quick  flesh  thatburneth  have  a  whitebright 
spot,  somewhat  reddish,  or  white ; 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : 
and  behold,  if  the  hair  in  the  bright  spot 
be  turned  white,  and  it  be  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin:  it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out 
of  the  burning:  wherefore  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hair  in  the  bright 
spot,  and  it  be  no  lower  than  the  other  skin, 
but  be  somewhat  dark;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him 
the  seventh  day:  and  if  it  be  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place,  and  spread  not  in  the  skin,  but  it  be 
somewhatdark;  it  t'sa  risingoftheburning, 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean- 
for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the  burning. 

29  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a  plague 
upon  the  head  or  the  beard ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the  plague  : 
and  behold,  if  it  be  in  sight  deeper  than 
the  skin,  and  there  be  in  it  a  yellow  thin 
hair;  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean:  it  is  a  dry  scall,  even  a  leprosy 
upon  the  head  or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague 
of  the  scall,  and  behold,  it  be  not  in  sight 

91 


CHAP.  XIV 


Laws  for  the  leprosy. 

deeper  than  the  skin,  and  that  there  %s  no 
black  hair  in  it ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
up  him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  scall 
seven  days : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  plague :  and  behold,  if 
the  scall  spread  not,  and  there  be  in  it  no 
yellow  hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in  sight 
aeeper  than  the  skin: 

33  He  shall  be  snaven,  but  the  scall 
shall  he  not  shave ;  and  the  priest  shall 
shut  up  him  that  hath  the  scall  seven  days 
more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  scall :  and  behold,  if  the 
scall  be  not  spread  in  the  skin,  nor  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin ;  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean:  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  in  the 
skin  after  his  cleansing; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on  him : 
and  behold,  if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the 
skin,  the  priest  shall  not  seek  for  yellow 
hair ;  he  is  unclean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight  at  a 
stay,  and  that  there  is  black  hair  grown  up 
therein;  the  scall  is  healed,  he  is  clean: 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman  have  in  the 
skin  of  their  flesh  bright  spots,  even  white 
bright  spots ; 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look :  and  be- 
hold, if  the  bright  spots  in  the  skin  of  their 
flesh  be  darkish  white  ;  it  is  a  freckled  spot 
that  groweth  in  the  skin ;  he  is  clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  hair  is  fallen  off" 
his  head,  he  is  bald;  yet  is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen  off 
from  the  part  of  his  head  toward  his  face, 
he  is  forehead-bald ;  yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head,  or 
oald  forehead,  a  white  reddish  sore;  it  is 
a  leprosy  sprung  up  in  his  bald  head,  or  his 
bald  forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : 
and  behold,  if  the  rising  of  the  sore  be 
white  reddish  in  his  bald  head,  or  in  his 
bald  forehead,  as  the  leprosy  appeareth  in 
the  skin  of  the  flesh ; 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  unclean : 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  utterly  un- 
clean ;  his  plague  is  in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plague  is, 
nis  clothes  shall  be  rent,  and  his  head  bare, 
and  he  shall  put  a  covering  upon  his  upper 
lip,  and  shall  cry,  Unclean,  unclean. 

46  All  the  days  wherein  the  plague 
shall  be  in  him  he  shall  be  defiled ;  he  is 
unclean :  he  shall  dwell  alone,  without  the 
camp  shall  his  habitation  be. 

47  The  garment  also  that  the  plague  of 
leprosy  is  in,  whether  it  be  a  woollen  gar- 
ment, or  a  linen  garment ; 

48  Whether  it  be  in  the  warp,  or  woof, 


Rites  and  sacrifices. 
of  linen,  or  of  woollen:  whether  in  a  skin 
or  in  any  thing  made  of  skin: 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish  or  red- 
dish m  the  garment,  or  in  the  skin,  either 
in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any  thing 
of  skin ;  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy,  and  shall 
be  shewed  unto  the  priest : 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  the 
plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  hath  the  plague 
seven  days : 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague  on 
the  seventh  day :  if  the  plague  be  spread 
in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that 
is  made  of  skin  ;  the  plague  is  a  fretting 
leprosy  ;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  burn  that  gar- 
ment, whether  warp  or  woof,  in  woollen 
or  in  linen,  or  any  thing  of  skin,  wherein 
the  plague  is  :  for  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  ; 
it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look,  and  be- 
hold, the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the  gar- 
ment, either  in  the  warp  or  in  the  woof,  or 
in  any  thing  of  skin ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  wash  the  thing  wherein  the  plague  is, 
and  he  shall  shut  it  up  seven  days  more  : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague  after  that  it  is  washed:  and  behold, 
if  the  plague  have  not  changed  his  colour, 
and  the  plague  be  not  spread ;  it  is  un- 
clean ;  thou  shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire  ;  it  is 
fret  inward,  whether  it  be  bare  within  or 
without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and  behold, 
the  plague  be  somewhat  dark  after  the 
washing  of  it ;  then  he  shall  rend  it  out  of 
the  garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of 
the  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof: 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the  garment, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in 
any  thing  of  skin ;  it  is  a  spreading  plague  : 
thou  shalt  burn  that  wherein  the  plague  if 
with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp,  or 
woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of  skin  it  be, 
which  thou  shalt  wash,  ifthe  plague  be 
departed  from  them,  then  it  sha  II  Tbe  washed 
the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague  of  le- 
prosy in  a  garment  of  woollen  or  linen, 
either  in  the  warp  or  woof,  or  any  thing  of 
skins,  to  pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ins:, 

2  If  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper 
in  the  day  of  his  cleansing:  He  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  priest : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of 
the  camp :  and  the  priest  shall  look,  and 
behold,  if  the  plague  of  leprosy  be  healed 
in  the  leper . 

03 


Cleansing  the  leper.  LEVITICUS. 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command  to 
take  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  two 
birds  alive  and  clean,  and  cedar-wood, 
and  scarlet,  and  hyssop. 

5  And  the  priest  snail  command  that 
one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in  an  earthen 
vessel,  over  running  water. 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it, 
and  the  cedar-wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and 
the  hyssop,  and  shall  dip  them,  and  the 
living  bird,  in  the  blood  of  the  bird  that 
was  killed  over  the  running  water. 

7  And  he  shall  sprinkle  upon  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  the  leprosy  seven 
times,  and  shall  pronounce  him  clean,  and 
shall  let  the  living  bird  loose  into  the  open 
field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  shave  offall  his  hair, 
and  wash  himself  in  water,  that  he  may  be 
clean:  and  after  that  he  shall  come  into 
the  camp,  and  shall  tarry  abroad  out  of  his 
tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh  day, 
that  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair  off  his  head, 
and  his  beard,  and  his  eye-brows,  even  all 
his  hair  he  shall  shave  off;  and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
two  he-lambs  without  blemish,  and  onej 


How  the  poor  are  cleansed. 

ed,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot, 
upon  the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering. 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil  that  is  in 
the  priest's  hand  he  shall  pour  upon  the 
head  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  sin-of- 
fering, and  make  an  atonement  forhim  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  his  uncleanness ;  and 
afterward  he  shall  kill  the  burnt-offering. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  burnt- 
offering,  and  the  meat-offering  upon  the 
altar:  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  be  poor,  and  cannot  get  so 
much;  then  he  shall  take  one  lamb  for  a 
trespass-offering  to  be  waved,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  him,  and  one  tenth-deal  of 
fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offer- 
ing, and  a  log  of  oil ; 

22  And  two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able  to  get ;  and  the 
one  shall  be  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  a 
burnt-offering. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  them  on  the 
eighth  day  for  his  cleansing  unto  the  priest,, 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, before  the  Lord. 

24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb 


e-lambofthe  first  year  without  blemish,  I  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  the  log  of  oil. 


and  three  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,-  and  one 
log  of  oil. 


and  the  priest  shall  wave  themyor  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lord. 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the 


11  And  the  priest  that  maketh  him  j  trespass-offering,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
clean,  shall  present  the  man  that  is  to  be; some  of  the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering, 
made  clean,  and  those  things,  before  the  i  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the;  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 


congregation. 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one  he- 
lamb,  and  offer  him  for  a  trespass-offering, 
and  the  log  of  oil,  and  wave  them  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in  the 


i  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great 
toe  of  his  right  foot. 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil 
into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand. 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with 
his  right  finger  some  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 


place  where  he  shall  kill  the  sin-offering  left  hand  seven  times  before  the  Lord  : 
and  the  burnt-offering,  in  the  holy  place  :i  28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  oil 
for  as  the  sin-offering  is  the  priest's,  so  is  I  that  is  in  his  hand,  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
the  trespass-offering :  it  is  most  holy.         !ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 
blood  of  the.  trespass-offering,  and  the  j  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place 
priest  shall  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  j  of  the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering. 

ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  uponl  29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the 
the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  |  priest's  hand,  he  shall  put  upon  the  head 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot. 

15  Aiwl  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the 
log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into  the  palm  of  his 
own  left  hand : 


an 


of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  to  make 
atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of  the  tur- 
tle-doves, or  of  the  young  pigeons,  such  as 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  right  fin-  j  he  can  get; 

ger  in  the  oil  that  it  in  his  left  hand,  and:  31  fcven  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the 
shall  sprinkle  of  the  oil  with  his  finger  \onefor  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a 
seven  times  before  the  Lord.  burnt-offering,    with    the    meat-offering. 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  I  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
his  hand,  shall  the  priest  put  upon  the  tip  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  be  fore  the  Lord. 
of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleans- 1     32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is 

96 


Signs  of  leprosy  in  a  house  :  CHAP.  XV.  Method  oj  cleaning  it, 

house  was  plastered  :  then  the  priest  shall 


the  plague  of  leprosy,  whose  hand  is  not 
able  to  get  that  "which  pertaineth  to  his 
cleansing. 

33  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of 
Canaan,  which  I  give  to  }Tou  for  a  posses- 
sion, and  I  put  the  plague  of  leprosy  in  a 
house  of  the  land  of  your  possession; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house  shall 


pronounce  the  house  clean,  because  the 
plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse  the 
house  two  birds,  and  cedar-wood,  and 
scarlet,  and  hyssop  : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of  the  birds 
in  an  earthen  vessel, over  running  water: 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar-wood, 
and  the  hyssop,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the 


come  and  tell  the  priest,  saying,  It  seemethi  living  bird,  and  dip  them  in  the  blood  of 


to  me  there  is  as  it  were  a  plague  in  the 
house : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  empty  the  house,  before  the  priest  go 
into  it  to  see  the  plague,  that  all  that  is  in 
the  house  be  not  made  unclean ;  and  after- 
ward the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see  the  house  : 

37  If  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague, 


the  slain  bird,  and  in  tne  running  wat< 
and  sprinkle  the  house  seven  times  : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  with 
the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with  the  running 
water,  and  with  the  living  bird,  and  with 
the  cedar-wood,  and  with  the  hyssop,  and 
with  the  scarlet : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living  bird 


and  behold,  if  the  plague  be  in  the  walls  of  out  of  the  city  into  the  open   fields,  and 
the  house,  with  hollow  streaks,  greenish,  make  an  atonement  for  the  house :  and  it 


or  reddish,  which  in  sight  are  lower  than  shall  be  clean 
the  wall;  54  This  is  the 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of  the 
house  to  the  door  of  the  house,  and  shut  up 
the  house  seven  days : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come  again  the 
seventh  day,  and  shall  look;  and  behold, 
if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  walls  of  the 
house; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  take  away  the  stones  in  which  the 
plague  ts,  and  they  shall  cast  them  into  an 
unclean  place  without  the  city: 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house  to  be 
scraped  within  round  about,  and  they  shall 
pour  out  the  dust  that  they  scrape  off  with- 
out the  city  into  an  unclean  place: 

42  And  they  shall  take  other  stones,  and 


law  for  all 

and  scall, 

leprosy  of  a  garment, 


manner  of 
plague  of  leprosy, 

55  And  for  the 
and  of  a  house, 

56  And  for  a  rising,  and  for  a  scab,  and 
for  a  bright  spot  : 

57Toteach  when  tounclean,  and  when 
it  is  clean  :  this  is  the  law  of  leprosy. 
CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
to  Aaron,  saying, 

2  U  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  any  man  hath  a 
running  issue  out  of  his  flesh,  hecause  of  hi* 
issue  he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  uncleanness  in 
his  issue:  whether  his  flesh  run  with  his 


put  them  in  the  place  of  those  stones ;  and  I  issue,  or  his  flesh  be  stopped  from  his  is 
tie  shall  take  other  mortar,  and  shall  plas-  sue.  it  is  his  uncleanness. 


le  shall  take  other  mortar,  and  shall  plas- 
ter the  house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again,  and 
break  out  in  the  house,  after  that  he  hath 
taken  away  the  stones,  and  after  he  hath 
scraped  the  house,  and  after  it  is  plas- 
tered; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and  look  ; 
and  behold,  if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the 
house,  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  in  the  house : 
it  is  unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  breakdown  the  house, 
the  stones  of  it,  and  the  timber  thereof, 
and  all  the  mortar  of  the  house  :  and  he  I 
shall  carry  them  forth  out  of  the  city  into 
an  unclean  place. 

46  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into  the 
house  all  the  while  that  it  is  shut  up,  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall 
wash  his  clothes :  and  he  that  eateth  in  the 
house  shall  wash  his  clothes. 

48  IT  And  if  the  priest  shall  come  in, 
and  look  upon  it%  and  behold,  the  plague 
hath  not  spread  in  the   house,  after  the 


sue,  it  w  his  uncleanness. 

4  Every  bed  whereon  he  lieth  that  hath 
the  issue,  is  unclean :  and  every  thing 
whereon  he  sitteth,  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his  bed, 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any  thing 
whereon  he  sat  that  hath  the  issue,  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh  of  him 
that  hath  the  issue,  shall  warsh  his  clothe.% 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  upon 
him  that  is  clean;  then  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rideth  upon 
that  hath  the  issue,  shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  was  under  bim,shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even  :  and  he  that  beareth  any  of  "those 
things,  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 

97 


The  cleansing  for  issues. 


LEVITICUS.       The  high  priest's  sin-offering. 


himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

1 1  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth  that 
hath  the  issue  (and  hath  not  rinsed  his 
hand9  in  water)  he  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

12  And  the  vessel  of  earth  that  he 
toucheth  which  hath  the  issue,  shall  be 
broken:  and  every  vessel  of  wood  shall  be 
rinsed  in  water. 

13  If  And  when  he  that  hath  an  issue  is 
cleansed  of  his  issue ;  then  he  shall  num- 
ber to  himself  seven  days  for  his  cleansing, 
and  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh 
in  running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
to  him  two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  and  come  before  the  Lord,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  give  them  unto  the  priest  : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  offer  them,  the  on^ 
for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other/or  a  burnt- 
offering;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  before  the  Lord  for  his  issue. 

16  And  if  any  man's  seed  of  copulation 
go  out  from  him,  then  he  shall  wash  all  his 
flesh  in  water,  andbe  unclean  until  theeven. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  every  skin 
whereon  is  the  seed  of  copulation,  shall  be 
washed  with  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom  man 
shall  lie  with  seed  of  copulation,  thev  shall 
both  bathe  themselves  in  water^and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

19  "[[  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue,  and 
her  issue  in  her  tlesh  be  blood,  she  sha 
be  put  apart  seven  days :  and  whosoever 
touchethhershall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth  upon  in 
herseparationshallbe unclean:  everything 
also  that  she  sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  andbe  unclean 
until  the  even. 

23  And  if  it  be  on  her  bed,  or  on  any 
thing  whereon  she  sitteth,  when  he  touch- 
eth it  he  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at  all,  and 
herflowersbe  uponhim,heshallbe  unclean 
seven  days:  and  all  the  bed  whereon  he 
lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue  of  her 
blood  many  days  out  of  the  time  of  her 
separation,  or  it  it  run  beyond  the  time  of 
her  separation;  all  the  days  of  the  issue  of 
her  uncleanness  shall  be  as  the  days  of  her 
separation  ;  she  shall  be  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the 
days  of  her  issue  shall  be  unto  her  as  the 


!bed  of  her  separation  :  and  whatsoever 
'she  sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the 
uncleanness  of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those  things 
shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  m  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

28  IT  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  ir.sue, 
then  she  shall  number  to  herself  seven 
days,  and  after  that  she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall  take 
unto  her  two  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons, 
and  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  to  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
offering ;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  her  before  the  Lord  for  the 
issue  of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the  children 
of  Israel  from  their  uncleanness  :  that  they 
die  not  in  their  uncleanness,  when  they 
defile  my  tabernacle  that  is  amon»  them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  and  of  him  whose  seed  goeth  from 
him,  and  is  defiled  therewith; 

33  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her  flow* 
ers,  and  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  of  the 
man, and  of  the  woman,  and  of  him  that 
lieth  with  her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  after 
the  death  of  the  two  sons  of  Aaron, 
when  they  offered  before  the  Lord,  and 
died: 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come  not 
at  all  times  into  the  holy  place  within  the 
vail,  before  the  mercy-seat,  which  is  upon 
the  ark  ;  that  he  die  not :  for  I  will  appear 
in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy-seat. 

3  H  Thus  shall  Aaron  come  into  the  holy 
place :  with  a  young  bullock  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing, and  a  ram  for  a  burnt-offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  the  holy  linen  coat, 
and  he  shall  have  the  linen  breeches  upon 
his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  the 
linen  girdle,  and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall 
he  be  attired :  these  are  holy  garments ; 
therefore  shall  he  wash  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  so  put  them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  two  kids  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram  for  a 
burnt-offering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of 
the  sin-offering,  which  is  for  himself,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for 
his  house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats,  and 
present  them  before  the  Lord  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the 
two  goats  ;  one  lot  for  the  Lord,  and  the 
other  lot  for  the  scape-goat- 

98 


The  scape-goat. 


CHAP.  XVI 


9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon 
which  the  Lord's  lot  fell,  and  offer  hi'm^/or 
a  sin-offering. 

10  But  the  goat  on  which  the  lot  fell  to 
be  the  scape-goat,  shall  be  presented  alive 
before  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement 
with  him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scape- 
goat into  the  wilderness. 

1 1  IF  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  bullock 
of  the  sin-offering,  which  is  for  himself, 
and  shall  make  an  atonement  for  himself, 
and  for  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bul- 
lock of  the  sin-offering  which  is  for  himself : 

12  And  he  shall  take  a  censer  full  of 
burning  coals  of  fire  from  off  the  altar  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  his  hands  full  of  sweet 
incense  beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail : 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon 
the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of 
the  incense  may  cover  the  mercy-seat  that 
is  upon  the  testimony,  that  he  die  not. 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger 
upon  the  mercy-seat  eastward  :  and  before 
the  mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  IF  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the 
sin-offering  that  is  for  the  people,  and  bring 
his  blood  within  the  vail,  and  do  with  that 
blood  as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy-seat, 
and  before  the  mercy-seat : 

16  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holy  place,  because  of  the  uncleanness 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because  of 
their  transgressions  in  all  their  sins  :  and  so 
shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  con 
gregation  that  remaineth  among  them  in 
the  midst  of  their  uncleanness. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation  when  he  go- 
eth  in  to  make  an  atonement  in  the  holy 
place,  until  he  come  out,  and  have  made  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house- 
hold, and  for  all  the  congregation  of  Israel 


18  And  he  shall 


o  out  unto  the  altar 
ord,  and  make  an 


g 
that  is  before  the  L 
atonement  for  it;  and  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  (he  blood  of 
the  goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood 
upon  it  with  his  finger  seven  times,  and 
cleanse  it,  and  hallow  it  from  the  unclean- 
ness of  the  children  of  Israel. 

20  T[  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end 
of  reconciling  the  holy  place,  and  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar, 
he  shall  bring  the  live  goat : 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  live  goat,  and  confess 
over  him  all  the  iniquities  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions  in  all 
their  sins,  putting  them  upon  the  head  of 


Tlicjeast  of  expiation. 
the  goat,  and  shall  send  him  away  by  the 
hand  of  a  fit  man  into  the  wilderness  • 

22  And  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him 
all  their  iniquities  unto  a  land  not  inhabit. 
ed :  and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat  in  the 
wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall 
put  off  the  linen  garments  which  he  put  on 
when  he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  there  : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  with  wa- 
ter in  the  holy  place,  and  put  on  his  gar- 
ments, and  come  forth,  and  offer  his  burnt- 
offering,  and  the  burnt-offering  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  make  an  atonement  for  himself, 
and  for  the  people. 

25  And  the  fat  of  the  sin-offering  shall 
he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for  the 
scape-goat  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
come  into  the  camp. 

27  Andthebullockybr  the  sin-offerine:, 
and  the  goat  for  the  sin-offering,  who.-- 
blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement 
in  the  holy  place,  shall  one  carry  forth 
without  the  camp ;  and  they  shall  burn  in 
the  fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh,  an<{ 
their  dung. 

28  And  he  that  burneth  them  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camn. 

29  IF  And  this  shall  be  a  statute  tor 
ever  unto  you  :  that  in  the  seventh  month, 
on  the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  ye  shall 
afflict  your  souls,  and  do  no  wort  at  all, 
-whether  it  be  one  of  j'our  own  country,  or 
a  stranger  that  sojourneth  among  you  : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest  make 
an  atonement  for  you,  to  cleanse  you,  that 
ye  may  be  clean  from  all  your  sins  before 
the  Lord. 

31  It  shall  be  a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  by  a  statute 
for  ever. 

32  And  the  priest  whom  he  shall  anoint, 
and  whom  he  shall  consecrate  to  minister 
in  the  priest's  office  in  his  father's  stead, 
shall  make  the  atonement,  and  shall  put  on 
the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy  garments  : 

33  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holy  sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  for  the  altar  :  and  he  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and 
for  all  the  people  of  the  congregation. 

34  And  this  shall  be  an  everlasting  sta- 
tute unto  you,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
the  children  of  Israel  for  all  their  sins  once 
a  year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses^say 

99 


Blood  forbidden.  LEVITICUS 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  be  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  that  killeth  an  ox,  or  lamb,  or 
goat  in  the  camp,  or  that  killeth  it  out  of 
the  camp, 

4  Andbringethitnotuntothedoorofthe 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  toofferanof- 
feringunto  the  Lord  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  Lord  :  blood  shall  be  imputed  unto 
that  man, he  hath  shed  blood;  andthatman 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people  : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of  Israel 
may  bring  their  sacrifices  which  they  of- 
fer in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may 
bring  them  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto 
the  priest,  and  offer  then\/br  peace-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord. 

C  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
burn  the  fat  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their  sa- 
crifices urrto  devils,  after  whom  they  have 
gone  a  whoring  :  This  shall  be  a  statute 
tor  ever  unto  them  throughout  their  gene- 
rations. 

8  IF  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  whiph  sojourn 
among  you,  that  offereth  a  burnt-oftering 
or  sacrifice, 

9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer 
it  unto  the  Lord  ;  even  that  man  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  IF  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
sojourn  among  you,  that  eateth  any  man- 
ner of  blood  ;  I  will  even  set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  people. 

11  For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the 
blood:  and  I  have  given  it  to  you  upon 
the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls  :  for  it  is  the  blood  that  maketh  an 
atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood, 
neither  shall  any  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
sojourn  among  you,  which  hunteth  and 
catcheth  any  beast  or  fowl  that  may  be 
eaten  ;  he  shall  even  pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  cover  it  with  dust. 

14  For  it  in  the  life  of  all  flesh,  the  blood 
of  it  is  for  the  life  thereof:  therefore  I 
said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  shall 
eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  ;  tori  ther's  nakedness. 


Unlawful  marriages. 

the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof: 
whosoever  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off. 

15  And  every  soul  that  eateth  that 
which  died  of  itself,  or  that  which  was 
torn  with  beasts,  {whether  it  be  one  of  your 
own  country,  or  a  stranger)  he  shall  both 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  wa- 
ter, and  be  unclean  until  the  even :  then 
shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe 
his  flesh  ;  then  he  shall  bear  his  in/quity. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3  After  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  :  and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan  whi- 
ther I  bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  :  neither 
shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Ye  shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  to  walk  therein :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments :  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

6  1[  None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any 
that  is  near  of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover  their 
nakedness  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  The  nakedness  of  thy  father,  or  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not 
uncover:  she  is  thy  mother,  thou  shalt  not 
uncover  her  nakedness. 

8  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife 
shalt  thou  not  uncover :  it  is  thy  father's 
nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  the 
daughter  of  thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy 
mother,  whether  she  be  born  at  home,  or 
born  abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daugh- 
ter, or  of  thy  daughter's  daughter,  even 
their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover : 
for  theirs  is  thine  own  nakedness. 

1 1  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife's 
daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  (she  is 
thy  sister)  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  na- 
kedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  sister:  she  is  thy  fa- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  mother's  sister  :  for  she  is  thy  mo- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  brother,  thou  shalt  no/ 
approach  to  his  wife  :  she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
nessof  thy  daughter-in-law :  she  is  thy  son's 
wite,  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness^of  thy  brother's  wife :  it  is  thy  bro- 

100 


CHAP.  XIX. 


Unlawful  lust. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  a  woman  and  her  daughter,  neither  shalt 
thou  take  her  son's  daughter,  or  her 
daughter's  daughter,  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness ;  for  they  are  her  near  kinswo- 
men :  it  is  wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  a  wife  to  her 
sister,  to  vex  her,  to  uncover  her  naked- 
ness,besides  the  other  in  her  life-time. 

19  IT  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto 
a  woman  to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as  long 
as  she  is  put  apart  for  her  uncleanness. 

20  Moreover,  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbour's  wife,  to  defile  thy- 
self with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy 
seed  pass  through  the  jire  to  Molech,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of  thy 
God :   I  am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  mankind,  as 
with  womankind :  it  is  abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast 
to  defile  thyself  therewith  :  neither  shall 
any  woman  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie 
down  thereto :  it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of 
these  things  :  for  in  all  these  the  nations 
are  defiled  which  I  cast  out  before  you  : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled :  therefore  I 
do  visit  the  iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 
the  land  itself  vomiteth  out  herinhabitants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments,  and  shall  not  commit 
any  of  these  abominations  ;  neither  any  of 
your  own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sqjourneth  among  you : 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have 
the  men  of  the  land  done,  which  were  be- 
fore you,  and  the  land  is  defiled  ;) 

28  That  the  land  spue  not  you  out  also, 
when  ye  defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  na- 
tions tnat  were  before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of 
these  abominations,  even  the  souls  that 
commit  them  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, that  ye  commit  not  anyone  of  these 
abominable  customs,  which  were  commit- 
ted before  you,  and  that  ye  defile  not  your- 
selves therein  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  Ye 
shall  be  holy  :  for  I  the  Lord  your  God 
am  holy. 

3  1[  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his  mother 
and  his  father,  and  keep  my  sabbaths :  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to 
yourselves  molten  gods  :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  U"  And  if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of peace- 


A  repetition  of  sundry  laws. 

offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it  at 
your  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day  ye  of- 
fer it,  and  on  the  morrow  :  and  if  aught 
remain  until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt 
in  the  fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third 
day,  it  is  abominable  ;  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

8  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth  it 
shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because  he  hath 
profaned  the  hallowed  thing  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
his  people. 

9  IT  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  shalt  not  wholly  reap  the 
corners  of  thy  field,  neither  shalt  thou  ga- 
ther the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vine- 
yard, neither  shalt  thou  gather  every  grape 
of  thy  vineyard  ;  thou  shalt  leave  them  ior 
the  poor  and  stranger :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

1 1  Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither  deal  false- 
ly, neither  lie  one  to  another. 

12  And  ye  shall  not  swear  by  my  name 
falsely,  neither  shalt  thouprofane  the  name 
of  thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy  neigh- 
bour, neither  rob  him  :  the  wages  of  him 
that  is  hired  shall  not  abide  with  thee  all 
night  until  the  morning. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor 
put  a  stumbling-block  before  the  blind, 
but  shalt  fear  thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in 
judgment ;  thou  shalt  not  respect  the  per- 
son of  the  poor,  nor  honour  the  person  oi 
the  mighty :  but  in  righteousness  shalt  thou 
judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as 
a  tale-bearer  among  thy  people  ;  neither 
shalt  thou  stand  against  the  blood  of  thy 
neighbour ;  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in 
thy  heart :  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke 
thy  neighbour,  and  not  suffer  sin  upon  him. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor  bear  any 
grudge  against  the  children  of  thy  people, 
but  thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self: I  am  the  Lord. 

19  Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou 
shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gender  with  a  di- 
verse kind  :  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  held 
with  mingled  seed:  neither  shall  a  gar- 
ment mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  come 
upon  thee.  .  , 

20  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally  with 
a  woman  that  is  a  bond-maid  betrothed  to 
a  husband,  and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor 
freedom  given  her ;  she  shall  be  scourged  : 
they  shall  not  be  put  to  death,  because  she 
was  not  free.  .  - 

21  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-ot- 
fering  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  ot  the 

101 


A  repetition  of  sundry  laws.         LEVITICUS 


tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  even  a  ram 
for  a  trespass-offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  with  the  ram  of  the  trespass- 
offering  before  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which 
he  hath  done  ;  and  the  sin  which  he  hath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  If  And  when  ye  shall  come  into  the 
land,  and  shall  have  planted  all  manner  of 

'  trees  for  food  ;  then  ye  shall  count  the 
fruit  thereof  as  uncircumcised:  three  years 
shall  it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto  you:  it 
shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  holy  to  praise  the  Lord 
withal. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye  eat  of 
the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto 
you  the  increase  thereof:  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

26  IF  Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing  with  the 
blood  :  neither  shall  ye  use  enchantment, 
nor  observe  times. 

27  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of 
your  heads,  neither  shalt  thou  mar  the 
corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in 
your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any  marks 
upon  you  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

29  11  Do  not  prostitute  thy  daughter  to 
cause  her  to  be  a  whore  :  lest  the  land 
fall  to  whoredom,  and  the  land  become 
full  of  wickedness. 

30  IF  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and 
reverence  my  sanctuary  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

31  1[  Regard  not  them  that  have  fami- 
liar spirits,  neither  seek  after  wizards,  to 
be  defiled  by  them  :  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

32  IF  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoa- 
ry head,  and  honour  the  face  of  the  old 
man,  and  fear  thy  God :   I  am  the  Lord. 

33  TF  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with 
thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall  not  vex  him. 

34  But  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with 
you  shall  be  unto  you  as  one  born  among 
you,  and  thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself; 
tor  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Lgypt : 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  IF  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in 
judgment,  in  mete-yard,  in  weight,  or  in 
pleasure. 

36  Just  balances,  just  weights,  a  just 


Of  cursing  parents ,  $>c. 

in  Israel,  that  giveth  any  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  deaih  : 
the  people  of  the  land  shall  stone  him  with 
stones. 

3  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man,  and  will  cut  him  off  from  among  his 
people ;  because  he  hath  given  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech,  to  defile  my  sanctuary, 
and  to  profane  my  holy  name. 

4  IF  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do  any 
ways  hide  their  eyes  from  the  man,  when 
he  giveth  of  his  seed  unto  Molech,  and  kill 
him  not ; 

5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man, and  against  his  family,  and  will  cut 
him  off,  and  all  that  go  a  whoring  after 
him,  to  commit  whoredom  with  Molech, 
from  among  their  people. 

6  IF  And  the  soul  that  turneth  after  such 
as  have  familiar  spirits,  and  after  wizards, 
to  go  a  whoring  after  them,  I  will  even  set 
my  face  against  that  soul,  and  will  cut  him 
off  from  among  his  people. 

7  IF  Sanctify  yourselves  therefore  and 
be  ye  holy :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God.- 

8  And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes,  and 
do  them :  I  am  the  Lord  which  sanctify 
you. 

9  IF  For  every  one  that  curseth  his  fa- 
ther or  his  mother,  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death :  he  hath  cursed  his  father  or  his 
mother :  his  blood  shall  be  upon  him. 

10  IF  And  the  man  that  committeth 
adultery  with  another  man's  wife,  even  he 
that  committeth  adultery  with  his  neigh- 
bour's wife,  the  adulterer  and  the  adulte- 
ress shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

1 1  IF  And  the  man  that  lieth  with  his 
father's  wife  hath  uncovered  his  father's 
nakedness:  both  of  them  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death:  their  blood  sAa//  be  upon  them. 

12  And  if  a  man  lie  with  his  daughter- 
in-law,  both  of  them  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death:  they  have  wrought  confusion ;  theii 
blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  IF  If  a  man  also  lie  with  mankind,  a? 
he  lieth  with  a  woman,  both  of  them  have 
committed  an  abomination :  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death;  their  blood  shall 
be  upon  them. 

14  Tl  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and  her 
mother,  it  is  wickedness:  they  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire,   both  he  and  they:  that 


phah,  and  a  just  bin  .shall  ye  have  :   1  am  there  be  no  wickedness  among  you. 


the  Lord  your  Gpd,  which  brought  you 
he  land  of  Lgypt. 


•  lord  yo 

o.jt  of  the  lai 

37  Therefore  shall  ye  observe  all  my 'slay  the  beast 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do 
thcin  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XX. 


15  IF  And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  beast,  he 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death :  and  ye  shall 


16  And  if  a  woman  approach  unto  any 
beast,  and  lie  down  thereto,  thou  shalt  kill 


the  woman  and  the  beast;  they  shall  surely 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say-  be  put  to  death;  their  blood  shall  be  upon 
"-  ing:,  :them. 

2  IF  Again  thou  shalt  say  to  the  children1  17  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  sister,  his 
of  Israel,  Whosoever  he  be  of  the  children  father's  daughter,  or  his  mother's  daugh- 
v>i  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  ter,  and  see  her  nakedness,  and  she  see  Ms 


102 


Of  the  priests'  mourning, 


CHAP.  XXI. 


marriages,  and  blemishes 


nakedness :  it  is  a  wicked  thing ;  and  they 
shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of  their  peo- 
ple: he  hath  uncovered  his  sister's  naked- 
ness; he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  TT  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a  wo- 
man having  her  sickness,  and  shall  uncover 
her  nakedness;  he  hath  discovered  her 
fountain,  and  she  hath  uncovered  the 
fountain  of  her  blood :  and  both  of  them 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among-  their  people. 

19  IF  And  thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sister,  nor  of  thy 
father's  sister:  for  he  uncovereth  his  near 
kin:   they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  his  uncle's 
wife,  he  hath  uncovered  his  uncle's  naked- 
ness: they  shall  bear  their  sin;  they  shall 
die  childless. 

21  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  brothers 
wife,  it  is  an  unclean  thing:  he  hath  un 
covered    his  brother's  nakedness ;    they 
shall  be  childless. 

22  IF  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all  my 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do 
them :  that  the  land  whither  I  bring  you 
to  dwell  therein,  spue  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  man- 
ners of  the  nations  which  I  cast  out  before 
you:  for  the}7  committed  all  these  things, 
and  therefore  1  abhorred  them. 

24  But  I  have  said  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
inherit  their  land,  and  I  will  give  it  unto 
you  to  possess  it,  a  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey :  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  have  separated  you  from  other 
people. 

25  Ye  shall  therefore  put  difference  be- 
tween clean  beasts  and  unclean,  and  be- 
tween unclean  fowls  and  clean:  and  ye 
shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of  liv- 
ing thing  that  creepeth  on  the  ground, 
which  1  have  separated  from  you  as  un- 
clean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me :  fori 
the  Lord  am  holy,  and  have  severed  you 
from  other  people,  that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  IF  A  man  also  or  a  woman  that  hath 
a  familiar  spirit,  or  that  is  a  wizard,  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death:  they  shall  stone 
them  with  stones:  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

A  ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 

J\.  unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron, 

and  say  unto  them,  There  shall  none  be 

defiled  for  the  dead  among  his  people  : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  unto  him, 
that  is,  for  his  mother,  and  for  his  father, 
and  for  his  son,  and  for  his  daughter,  and 
for  his  brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin,  that  is  nigh 
unto  him,  which  hath  had  no  husband :  for 
her  may  he  be  defiled. 

4  But  he  shall  not  defile  himself,  being 


a  chief  man  among  his  people,  to  profane 
himself 

5  They  shall  not  make  baldness  upon 
their  head,  neither  shall  they  shave  off  the 
corner  of  their  beard,  nor  make  any  cut- 
tings in  their  flesh'. 

6  H  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their  God, 
and  not  profane  the  name  of  their  God : 
for  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  the  bread  of  their  God  they  do  offer- 
therefore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  IF  They  shall  not  take  a  wife  that  is  a 
whore,  or  profane  ;  neither  shall  they  take 
a  woman  put  away  from  her  husband  :  for 
he  is  holy  unto  his  God. 

8  IF  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  therefore, 
for  he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God :  he 
shall  be  holy  unto  thee :  for  I  the  Lord, 
which  sanctify  you,  am  holy. 

9  And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if  she 
profane  herself  by  playing  the  whore,  she 
profaneth  her  father :  she  shall  be  burnt 
,with  fire. 

10  And  he  that  is  the  high  priest  among 
his  brethren,  upon  whose  head  the  anoint- 
ing oil  was  poured,  and  that  is  consecrated 
to  put  on  the  garments,  shall  not  uncover 
his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes  ; 

1 1  Neither  shall  he  go  in  to  any  dead 
bodj7,  nor  defile  himself  for  his  father,  or 
for  his  mother; 

12  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, nor  profane  the  sanctuary  of  his 
God  ;  for  the  crown  of  the  anointing  oil  of 
his  God  is  upon  him  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  IF  And  he  shall  take  a  wife  in  her 
virginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman,  or 
profane,  or  a  harlot,  these  shall  he  not 
take  :  but  he  shall  take  a  virgin  of  his  own 
people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  his  seed 
among  his  people  :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanc- 
tify him. 

16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  IF  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying,  Who- 
soever he  be  of  thy  seed  in  their  genera- 
tions that  hath  any  blemish,  let  him  not 
approach  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God : 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  be  that  hath 
a  blemish,  he  shall  not  approach  :  a  blind 
manv  or  a  lame,  or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose, 
or  any  thing  superfluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  broken-footed,  or 
broken-handed, 

20  Or  crook-backed,  or  a  dwarf,  or  that 
hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or  be  scurvy,  or 
scabbed,  or  hath  his  stones  broken  ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish  of  the 
seed  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  come  nigh 
to  offer  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire;  he  hath  a  blemish,  he  shall  not  come 
nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God. 
103 


When  thepriests  are  to  LEVITICUS. 

both  of  the  most  holy,  and  of  the  holy. 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the  vail, 
nor  come  nigh  unto  the  altar,  because  he 
hath  a  blemish ;  that  he  profane  not  my 
sanctuaries:  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctiiy 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron,  and  to 
his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
that  they  separate  themselves  from  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
that  they  profane  not  my  holy  name  in 
those  things  which  they  hallow  unto  me  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them,  Whosoever  he  be  of 
all  your  seed  among  your  generations,  that 
goeth  unto  the  holy  things,  which  the 
children  of  Israel  hallow  unto  the  Lord, 
having  his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul 
shall  'be  cut  off  from  my  presence  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  Aaron 
is  a  leper,  or  hath  a  running  issue;  he  shall 
not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  until  he  be  clean. 
And  whoso  toucheth  any  thing  that  is  un- 
clean by  the  dead,  or  a  man  whose  seed 
goeth  from  him ; 

5  Or  whosoever  toucheth  any  creeping 
thing,  whereby  he  may  be  made  unclean, 
or  a  man  of  w  horn  he  may  take  unclean- 
ness, whatsoever  uncleanness  he  hath  : 

6  H  The  soul  which  hath  touched  any 
such  shall  be  unclean  until  even,  and  shall 
not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  unless  he  wash 
his  flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  be 
clean,  and  shall  afterward  eat  of  the  holy 
things,  because  it  is  his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn 
toith  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat  to  defile  him- 
self therewith  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mineordi 
nance,  lest  they  bear  sin  for  it,  and  die 
therefore,  if  they  profane  it :  I  the  Lord  do 
sanctify  them. 

10  *  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the 
holy  thing  :  a  sojourner  of  the  priest,  or 
hired  servant,  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soui  wit! 
his  money,  he  shall  e;it  of  it,  and  he  that  is 
born  in  his  house  :  they  shall  eat  of  his 
meat. 

12  if  the  priest's  daughter  also  be  mar- 
ried unto  ;i  stranger,  she  may  not  eat  of  an 
offering  of  the  holy  things. 

13  But   if  the  priest's  daughter  be  ai 


abstain  from  holy  things. 


widow,  or  divorced,  and  have  no  child,  day. 


14  And  if  a  man  eat  of  the  holy  thing 
unwittingly,  then  he  shall  put  the  mthpart 
thereof  unto  it,  and  shall  give  it  unto  the 
priest,  with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel  which  they 
offer  unto  the  Lord  : 

16  Or  suffer  them  to  bear  the  iniquity  of 
trespass,  when  they  eat  their  holy  things  : 
for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

17  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
sa}ring, 

18  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them,  Whatsoever  he  be  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel,  that 
will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his  vows,  and 
for  all  his  free-will-offerings,  which  they 
will  offer  unto  the  Lord  for  a  burnt-offer- 
ing: 

19  Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will  a 
male  without  blemish  of  the  beeves,  of  the 
sheep,  or  of  the  goats. 

20  But  whatsoever  hath  a  blemish,  that 
shall  ye  not  offer:  for  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
ceptable for  you. 

21  And  whosoever  offereth  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord  to  accom- 

Elish  his  vow,  or  a  free-will-offering  in 
eeves,  or  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be 
accepted:  thereshall  be noblemish therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or 
having  a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye 
shall  not  offer  these  unto  the  Lord,  nor 
make  an  offering  by  fire  of  them  upon  the 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a  bullock,  or  a  lamb  that  hath 
any  thing  superfluous  or  lacking  in  his 
parts,  that  mayest  thou  offer  for  a  free- 
will-offering ;  but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be 
accepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the  Lord  that 
which  is  bruised,  or  crushed,  or  broken,  or 
cut ;  neither  shall  ye  make  any  offering 
thereof  \n  your  land. 

25  Neither  from  a  stranger's  hand  shall 
ye  offer  the  bread  of  your  God  of  any  ot 
these  :  because  their  corruption  is  in  them , 
and  blemishes  be  in  them  :  they  shall  not 
be  accepted  for  you. 

20  TT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

27  When  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep,  or  a 
goat  is  brought  forth,  then  it  shall  be 
seven  days  under  the  dam ;  and  from  the 
eighth  day  and  thenceforth  it  shall  be  ac- 
cepted for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

28  And  whether  it  be  cow,  or  ewe,  ye 
shall  not  kill  it  and  her  young  both  in  one 


and  is  returned  unto  her  father's  house,  as 

in  her  youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her  father'slof  thanksgiyin 

meat;    but   there   shall   no   stranger    eat]  your  own  will. 

thereof. 


9  H  And  when  ye  will  offer  a  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord,  offer  it  at 


3Q  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten  up, 
1<>4 


Of  sundry  feasts.  CHAP. 

fe  shall  leave  none  of  it  until  the  morrow  : 
am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my  com- 
mandments, and  do  them :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  profane  my  holy 
name  ;  but  I  will  be  hallowed  among  the 
children  of  Israel :  I  am  the  Lord  which 
hallow  you, 

33  That  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of 
Esrypt,  to  be  your  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  Concerning  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  be  holy 
convocations,  even  these  are  my  feasts. 

3  IF  Six  days  shall  work  be  done  :  but 
the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  rest, 
a  holy  convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  work 
therein-  it  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  in 
all  youi  dwellings. 

4  If  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
even  holy  convocations,  which  ye  shall 
proclaim  in  their  seasons. 

5  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month  at  even  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same 
month  is  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
unto  the  Lord  :  seven  days  ye  must  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

7  In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  a  holy- 
convocation  :  ye  snail  do  no  servile  work 
therein 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  :  in  the 
seventh  day  is  a  holy  convocation,  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

9  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  into 
the  land  which  I  give  unto  you,  and  shall 
reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall 
bring  a  sheaf  of  the  first-fruits  of  your 
harvest  unto  the  priest : 

1 1  And  he  shall  wave  the  sheaf  before 
the  Lord,  to  be  accepted  for  you  :  on  the 
morrow  after  the  sabbath  the  priest  shall 
wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day  when  ye 
Wave  the  sheaf,  a  he-lamb  without  ble- 
mish of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  meat-offering  thereof  shall 
be  two  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  sweet  savour :  and  the  drink- 
offering  thereof  shall  be  of  wine,  the  fourth 
part  of  a  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  nor 
parched  corn,  nor  green  ears,  until  the 
self-same  day  that  ye  have  brought  an 
offering  unto  your  God  :  It  shall  be  a  statute 


XXIII.  The  day  of  atonement. 

for  ever  throughout  your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

15  If  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from 
the  morrow  alter  the  sabbath, from  the  day 
that  ye  brought  the  sheaf  of  the  wave-of- 
fering ;  seven  sabbaths  shall  be  complete  : 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after  the  se- 
venth sabbath  shall  ye  number  fifty  days  ; 
and  ye  shall  offer  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  brin°[  out  of  your  habitations 
two  wave-loaves  of  two  tenth-deals  :  they 
shall  be  of  fine  flour,  they  shall  be  baken 
with  leaven,  they  are  the  first-fruits  unto 
the  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the  bread 
seven  lambs  without  blemish  of  the  first 
year,  and  one  young  bullock,  and  two 
rams  :  they  shall  be  for  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  with  their  meat-offering, 
and  their  drink-offerings,  even  an  offering 
made  by  fire  of  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  one  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  two  lambs  of  the 
first  year  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with 
the  bread  of  the  first-fruits  for  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lord,  with  the  two 
lambs :  they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord 
for  the  priest. 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the  self- 
same day,  that  it  may  be  a  holy  convoca- 
tion unto  you  :  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in 
all  your  dwellings  throughout  your  gene- 
rations. 

22  IF  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  shaft  not  make  clean  rid- 
dance of  the  corners  of  thy  field  when 
thou  reapest,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  any 
gleaning  of  thy  harvest :  thou  shalt  leave 
them  unto  the  poor,  and  to  the  stranger  : 
1  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  TF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  first 
day  ot  the  month,  shall  ye  have  a  sabbath, 
a  memorial  of  blowing  of  trumpets,  a 
holy  convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein  ; 
but  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mosc^, 
saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh 
month  there  shall  be  a  day  of  atonement ; 
it  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  afllict  your  souls,  and  offer  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in  that  same 
day  ;  for  it  is  a  day  ot  atonement,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  you  before  the  Loki> 
your  God. 

105 


Sundry  feasts  and  offerings :        LEVITICUS. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  shall 
not  be  afflicted  in  that  same  day,  he  shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  doeth 
any  work  in  that  same  day,  the  same  soul 
will  I  destroy  from  among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work.  It 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your 
generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath  of  rest, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls:  in  the  ninth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  from  even  unto 
even,  shall  ye  celebrate  your  sabbath. 

33  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  The  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh 
month  shall  be  the  feast  of  tabernacles ybr 
seven  days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con- 
vocation: ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  on  the  eighth 
day  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  solemn  assembly  ; 
and  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  be  holy  convo- 
cations, to  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  and  a 
meat-offering,  a  sacrifice,  and  drink-offer- 
ings, every  thing  upon  his  day : 

'38  Besides  the  sabbaths  of 'the  Lord, 
and  besides  your  gifts,  and  besides  all 
your  vows,  and  besides  all  your  free-will- 
offerings,  which  ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
seventh  month,  when  ye  have  gathered  in 
the  fruit  of  the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days  :  on  the  first  day 
shall  be  a  sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth  day 
shall  be  a  sabbath. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first  day 
the  boughs  of  goodly  trees,  branches  of 
palm-trees,  and  the  boughs  of  thick  trees, 
and  willows  of  the  brook  ;  and  ye  shall  re- 
joice before  the  Lord  your  God  seven  days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  unto  the 
Lord  seven  days  in  the  year.  It  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  in  your  generations  ;  ye 
shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days; 
all  that  are  Israelites  born  shall  dwell  in 
booths : 

43  That  your  generations  may  know 
that  1  made  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
in  booths,  when  I  brought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  :  I  am  the  Lord  vour  God. 

44  And  Moses  declared  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.   XXIV. 
\  ND  the  Lord  snake  unto  Moses,  say- 
J.  V  ing, 


The  law  of  blasphemy. 


2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil-olive  beaten 
for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamps  to  burn 
continually. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testimony,  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  shall 
Aaron  order  it  from  the  evening  unto  the 
morning  before  the  Lord  continually  :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  your  genera- 
tions. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon  the 
pure  candlestick  before  the  Lord  continu- 
ally. 

5  Tf  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and 
bake  twelve  cakes  thereof:  two  tenth- 
deals  shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two  rows, 
six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure  table  before 
the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frankincense 
upon  each  row,  that  it  may  be  on  the  bread 
for  a  memorial,  even  an  offeiing  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

8  Every  sabbath  he  shall  set  it  in  order 
before  the  Lord  continually,  being  taken 
from  the  children  of  Israel  by  an  everlast- 
ing covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons'; 
and  they  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place :  tor 
it  is  most  holy  unto  him  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire  by  a  perpetual  sta- 
tute. 

10  IT  And  the  son  of  an  Israelitish  wo- 
man, whose  father  was  an  Egyptian,  went 
out  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  this 
son  of  the  Israelitish  woman  and  a  man  of 
Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp  ; 

1 1  And  the  Israelitish  woman's  son 
blasphemed  the  name  of  the  LORD,  and 
cursed  :  and  they  brought  him  unto  Moses : 
(and  his  mother's  name  was  Shelomith,  the 
daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan  :) 

12  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  that  the 
mind  of  the  Lord  might  be  shewed  them. 

13  TT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed 
without  the  camp  ;  and  let  all  that  heard 
htm  lay  their  hands  upon  his  head,  and  let 
all  the  congregation  stone  him. 

15  Andlhou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  Whosoever  curseth 
his  God  shall  bear  his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  blasphemeth  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death,  and  all  the  congregation  shall  cer- 
tainly stone  him:  as  well  the  stranger,  as 
he  that  is  born  in  the  land,  when  he  blas- 
phemeth the  name  of  the  LORD,  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

17  IT  And  he  that  killeth  any  man  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  1  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast  shall 
make  it  good  ;  beast  for  beast.  t 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish  in  his 
106 


l%e  Jubilee. 


CHAP.  XXV. 


Of  oppression. 


neighbour ;  as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be 
done  unto  him : 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth 
for  tooth  :  as  he  hath  caused  a  blemish  in  a 
man,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  again. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he  shall 
restore  it :  and  he  that  killeth  a  man,  he 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  manner  of  law,  as 
well  for  the  stranger,  as  for  one  of  your  own 
country  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  if  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
oi  Israel,  that  they  should  bring  forth  him 
that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp,  and  stone 
him  with  stones  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
mount  Sinai,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  which  I  give  you,  then  shall  the  land 
keep  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and 
six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vineyard, 
and  gather  in  the  fruit  thereof; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a  sab- 
bath of  rest  unto  the  land,  a  sabbath  for 
the  Lord  :  thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy  field, 
nor  prune  thy  vineyard. 

5  That  which  groweth  of  its  own  accord 
of  thy  harvest,  thou  shalt  not  reap,  neither 
gather  the  grapes  of  thy  vine  undressed : 

for  it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto  the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be 
meat  for  you  ;  for  thee,  and  for  thy  servant, 
and  for  thy  maid,  and  for  thy  hired  ser- 
vant, and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourneth 
with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the  beast 
that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  alHhe  increase 
thereof  be  meat. 

8  ![  And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sab- 
baths of  years  unto  thee,  seven  times  seven 
years  ;  and  the  space  of  the  seven  sabbaths 
of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty  and  nine 
years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  of 
the  jubilee  to  sound,  on  the  tenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month,  in  the  day  of  atone- 
ment shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year, 
and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  all  the 
land  unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof:  it 
.-hall  be  a  jubilee  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession,  and 
ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be 
unto  you  :  }re  shall  not  sow,  neither  reap 
that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor  ga- 
ther the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee  ;  it  shall  be  holy 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  eat  the  increase  thereof 


out  oi  the  field, 


13  In  the  year  of  this  jubilee  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession. 

14  IF  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy 
neighbour,  or  buyest  aught  of  thy  neigh 
bour's  hand,  ye    shall  not  oppress  one 
another : 

15  According  to  the  number  ot  years 
afterthe  jubilee,  thou  shaltbuy  of  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  according  unto  the  number  of 
years  of  the  fruits  he  shall  sell  unto  thee : 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of  years 
thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and 
according  to  the  fewness  of  years  thou 
shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it :  for  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  years  of  the  fruits 
doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress  one 
another  ;  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God  :  for 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

18  IT  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them ; 
and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein 
in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say,  What  shall  we 
eat  the  seventh  vear  ?  behold,  we  shall  not 
sow  nor  gather  in  our  increase  : 

21  Then  I  will  command  my  blessing 
upon  you  in  the  sixth  year,  and  it  shall 
bring  forth  fruit  for  three  years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year, 
and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until  the  ninth 
year ;  until  her  fruits  come  in  ye  shall  eat 
of  the  old  store. 

23  IF  The  land  shall  not  be  sold  for 
ever;  for  the  land  is  mine,  for  ye  are 
strangers  and  sojourners  with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  possession 
ye  shall  grant  a  redemption  for  the  land. 

25  IF  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and 
hath  sold  away  some  of  his  possession,  and 
if  any  of  his  kin  come  to  redeem  it,  then 
shall  he  redeem  that  which  hisbrother  sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to  redeem 
it,  and  himself  be  able  to  redeem  it ; 

27  Then  let  him  count  the  years  of  the 
sale  thereof,  and  restore  the  overplus  unto 
the  man  to  whom  he  sold  it ;  that  he  may 
return  unto  his  possession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore  it  to 
him,  then  that  which  is  sold  shall  remain 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  hath  bought  it  until 
the  3'ear  of  jubilee  :  and  in  the  jubilee  it 
shall  go  out,  and  he  shall  return  unto  his 
possession. 

29  IF  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling-house 
in  a  walled  city,  then  he  may  redeem  it 
within  a  whole  year  after  it  is  sold  :  wttton 
a  full  year  may  he  redeem  it.  , 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  within  the 
space  of  a  full  year,  then  the  house  that  is 
in  the  walled  city  shall  be  established  foi 
evertohimthatbou-htit,throughouth.sge- 
neration*:  it  shall  not  go  out  in  tliMumlee. 

HIT' 


Of  compassion.  '  LEVITICUS 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages  which 
have  no  walls  round  about  them,  shall  be 
counted  as  the  fields  of  the  country  :  they 
maybe  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out  in 
the  jubilee. 

b  32  Notwithstanding  the  cities  of  the  Le 
vites,  and  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  their 
possession,  may  the  Levites  redeem  at 
any  time. 

33  And  if  a  man  purchase  of  the  Le 
vites,  then  the  house  that  was  sold,  and  the 
city  of  his  possession  shall  go  out  in  th 
year  o/'jubilee  ;  for  the  houses  of  the  cities 
of  the  Levites  are  their  possession  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

34  But  the  field  of  the  suburbs  of  their 
cities  may  not  be  sold,  for  it  is  their  per- 
petual possession. 

35  IF  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor, 
and  fallen  in  decay  with  thee  ;  then  thou 
shalt  relieve  him :  yea,  though  he  be  a  stran- 
ger, or  a  sojourner ;  that  he  may  live  with 
thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him,  or  in 
crease  ;  but  fear  thy  God ;  that  thy  brother 
may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money 
upon  usury,  nor  lend  him  thy  victuals  for 
increase. 

38  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  give  you  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  to  be 
your  God. 

39  IF  And  if  thy  brother  that  dwelleth  by 
thee  be  waxen  poor,  and  be  sold  unto  thee  ; 
thou  shalt  not  compel  him  to  serve  as  a 
bond-servant : 

40  But  as  a  hired  servant,  and  as  a  so- 
journer he  shall  be  with  thee,  ami  shall 
serve  thee  unto  the  year  of  jubilee  : 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from  thee, 
both  he  and  his  children  with  him,  and 
shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and  unto 
the  possession  of  his  fathers  shall  he  return. 

42  For  they  are  my  servants  which  I 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
they  shall  not  be  sold  as  bond-men. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with 
rigour,  but  shalt  fear  thy  God. 

44  Both  thy  bond-men,  and  thy  bond- 
maids, which  thou  shalt  have,  shall  be  of  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about  you  ;  of  them 
shall  ye  buy  bond-man  and  bond-maids. 

45  Moreover. of  the  children  of  the  stran- 
gers that  do  sojourn  among  you,  of  them 
shall  ye  buy,  and  of  their  families  that  are 
with  you,  whicl^they  begat  in  your  land  : 
and  they  shall  be  your  possession. 

46  And  ye  shall  take  them  as  an  in- 
heritance for  your  children  after  you,  to  in- 
herit them  for  a  possession,  they  shall  be 
your  bond-men  tor  ever  :  but  over  your 
orethren  the  children  of  Israel,  ye  shall 
not  rule  one  over  another  with  rigour. 

•17  ^T  And  if  a  sojourner  or  a  stranger 


A  blessing  promised, 

wax  rich  by  thee,  and  thy  brother  that 
dwelleth  by  him  wax  poor,  and  sell  him- 
self unto  the  stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee, 
or  to  the  stock  of  the  stranger's  family  : 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  re- 
deemed again  ;  one  of  his  brethren  mav 
redeem  him : 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's  son 
may  redeem  him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of  kiu 
unto  him  of  his  family  may  redeem  him  ; 
or  if  he  be  able,  he  may  redeem  himself! 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him  that 
bought  him,  from  the  year  that  he  was  sold 
to  him,  unto  the  year  of  jubilee  :  and  the 
price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the  number  of  years,  according  to  the  time 
of  a  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with  him. 

51  If  there  be  yet  many  years  behind, 
according  unto  them  he  shall  give  again 
the  price  of  his  redemption  out  of  the 
money  that  he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few  years 
unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  then  he  shall  count 
with  him,  and  according  unto  his  years 
shall  he  give  him  again  the  price  of  his  re- 
demption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant  shall 
he  be  with  him :  and  the  other  shall  not 
rule  with  rigour  over  him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  in  these 
years,  then  he  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of 
jubilee,  both  he,  and  his  children  with  him. 

55  For  unto  me  the  children  of  Israel 
are  servants,  they  are  my  servants  whom 
I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt: 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

YE  shall  make  you  no  idols  nor  graven 
image,  neither  rear  you  up  a  standing 
image,  neither  shall  ye  set  up  any  image 
of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow  down  unto  it : 
for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  If  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  re- 
verence my  sanctuary  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  IF  If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes  and  keep 
my  commandments,  and  do  them ; 

4  Thenlwillgiveyourain  in  due  season, 
and  the  land  shall  yield  her  increase,  and 
the  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit: 

5  And  your  threshing  shall  reach  unto 
the  vintage,  and  the  vintage  shall  reach 
unto  the  sowing-time ;  and  ye  shall  eat 
your  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in  your 
land  safely. 

6  And  I  will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and 
ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  you 
afraid :  and  I  will  rid  evil  beasts  out  of 
the  land,  neither  shall  the  sword  go  through 
your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and 
they  shall  fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  five  oi  you  shall  chase  a  hun- 
dred, and  a  hundred  of  you  shall  put  ten 
thousand  to  flight :  and  your  enemies  shall 
fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

108 


rlagues  threatened  CHAP.  XXVI. 

9  For  I  will  have  respect  unto  you,  and 


make  you  fruitful,  and  multiply  you,  and 
establish  my  covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  store,  and  bring 
forth  the  old  because  of  the  new. 

1 1  And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle  among 
you:  and  my  soul  shall  not  abhor  you. 

12  And  1  will  walk  among  you,  and  will 
be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

13  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
that  ye  should  not  be  their  bond-men,  and 
I  have  broken  the  bands  of  your  yoke,  and 
made  you  go  upright. 

14  IT  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto 
me,  and  will  not  do  all  these  command- 
ments ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  despise  my  statutes, 
or  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so 
that  ye  will  not  do  all  my  commandments, 
but  that  ye  break  my  covenant : 

16  1  also  will  do  this  unto  you,  I  will 
even  appoint  over  you  terror,  consump- 
tion, and  the  burning  ague,  that  shall  con- 
sume the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart : 
and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain ;  for 
your  enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  you, 
and  ye  shall  be  slain  before  your  enemies : 
they  that  hate  you  shall  reign  over  you, 
and  ye  shall  flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will  punish  you 
seven  times  more  for  your  sins. 

19  And  I  will  break  the  pride  of  your 
power ;  and  I  will  make  your  heaven  as 
iron,  and  your  earth  as  brass  : 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be  spent  in 
vain :  for  your  land  shall  not  yield  her  in- 
crease, neither  shall  the  trees  of  the  land 
yield  their  fruits. 

21  And  if  ye  walk  contrary  unto  me, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  I  will  bring 
seven  times  more  plagues  upon  you  ac- 
cording to  your  sins. 

22  I  will  also  send  wild  beasts  among 
you,  which  shall  rob  you  of  your  children, 
and  destroy  your  cattle,  and  make  you 
few  in  number,  and  your  high-ways  shall 
be  desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  be  reformed  by 
me  by  these  things,  but  will  walk  contra- 
ry unto  me ; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walk  contrary  un- 
to you,  and  will  punish  you  yet  seven 
times  for  your  sins. 

25  And  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
that  shall  avenge  the  quarrel  of  my  cove- 
nant :  and  when  ye  are  gathered  together 
within  your  cities,  I  will  send  the  pesti- 
lence among  you  :  and  ye  shall  be  deli- 
vered into  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  And  when  I  have  broken  the  staff  of 
your  bread,  ten  women  shall  bake  your 
Dread  in  one  oven,  and  they  shall  deliver 


for  disobedience. 

and  ye 


you  your  bread  again  by  weight 
shall  eat  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  heark- 
en unto  me,  but  walk  contrary  unto  me  ; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  unto  you 
also  in  tury  ;  and  I,  even  1,  will  chastise 
you  seven  times  for  your  sins. 

29  And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  your 
sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters  shall 
ye  eat. 

30  And  I  will  destroy  your  high  places, 
and  cut  down  your  images,  and  cast  youi 
carcasses  upon  the  carcasses  of  your  idols, 
and  my  soul  shall  abhor  you. 

31  And  I  will  make  your  cities  waste, 
and  bring  your  sanctuaries  unto  desolation, 
and  I  will  not  smell  the  savour  of  your 
sweet  odours. 

32  And  I  will  bring  the  land  into  deso- 
lation :  and  your  enemies  which  dwell 
therein  shall  be  astonished  at  it. 

33  And  I  will  scatter  you  among  the 
heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
you :  and  your  land  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  cities  waste. 

34  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye 
be  in  jrour  enemies'  land  ;  even  then  shall 
the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall 
rest ;  because  it  did  not  rest  in  your  sab- 
baths, when  ye  dwelt  upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of 
you,  I  will  send  a  faintness  into  their 
hearts  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies  ;  and 
the  sound  of  a  shaken  leaf  shall  chase 
them;  and  they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from 
a  sword ;  and  they  shall  fall,  when  none 
pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  fall  one  upon  ano- 
ther, as  it  were  before  a  sword,  when 
none  pursueth :  and  ye  shall  have  no  power 
to  stand  before  your  enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  hea- 
then, and  the  land  of  your  enemies  shall 
eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you  shall 
pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  ene- 
mies' lands  ;  and  also  in  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers  shall  they  pineaway  with  them. 

40  IF  If  they  shall  confess  their  iniqui- 
ty, and  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers,  with 
theirtrespass  which  they  trespassed  against 
me,  and  that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me  ; 

41  And  that  I  also  have  walked  contrary' 
unto  them,  and  have  brought  them  into  the 
land  of  their  enemies  ;  it  then  their  uncir- 
cumcised  hearts  be  humbled,  and  they  then 
accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity  : 

42  Then  will  I  remember  my  covenant 
with  Jacob,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham will  I  remember;  and  I  will  remem- 
ber the  land. 

109 


Concerning  vows.  LEVITICUS 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them, 
and  shall  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she 
lieth  desolate  without  them :  and  they 
shall  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  in- 
iquity ;  because,  even  because  they  de- 
spised my  judgments,  and  because  their 
soul  abhorred  my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be 
in  the  land  of  their  enemies,  I  will  not 
cast  them  away,  neither  will  I  abhor  them, 
to  destroy  them  utterly,  and  to  break  my 
covenant  with  them  :  for  I  am  the  Lord 
their  God. 

45  But  I  will  for  their  sakes  remember 
the  covenant  of  their  ancestors,  whom  1 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might  be 
their  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes,  and  judg- 
ments, and  laws,  which  the  Lord  made 
between  him  and  the  children  of  Israel  in 
mount  Sinai  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  a  man  shall 
make  a  singular  vow,  the  persons  shall  be 
for  the  Lord,  by  thy  estimation. 

3  TfAnd  thy  estimation  shall  be,  of  the 
male  from  twenty  years  old  even  unto  six 
ty  years  old,  even  thy  estimation  shall  be 
fifty  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  be  a  female,  then  thy  estima 
tion  shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  And  if  it  be  from  five  years  old  even 
unto  twenty  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  twenty  shekels,  and 
for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  be  from  a  month  old  even 
unto  five  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  five  shekels  of  silver, 
and  for  the  female  thy  estimation  shall  be 
three  shekels  of  silver 

7  And  if  it  be  from  sixty  years  old  and 
above  ;  if  it  be  a  male,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  fifteen  shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estima- 
tion, then  he  shall  present  himself  before 
the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  value  him  : 
according  to  his  ability  that  vowed  shall 
the  priest  value  him. 

9  IT  And  if  it  be  a  beast  whereof  men 
bring  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  all  that 
any  man  giveth  of  such  unto  the  Lord 
shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor  change  it 


a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a  bad  for  a  good  :  and 
if  he  shall  at  all  change  beast  for  beast, 
then  it  and  the  exchange  thereof  shall  be 
holy. 

1 1  And  if  it  be  any  unclean  beast,  of 
which  they  do  not  offer  a  sacrifice  unto 


Sanctifying  houses  and  fields. 

the  Lord,  then  he  shall  present  the  beast 
before  the  priest : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it,  whe- 
ther it  be  good  or  bad  :  as  thou  valuest  it 
who  art  the  priest,  so  shall  it  be. 

13  But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it,  then 
he  shall  add  a  fifth  part  thereof  unto  thy 
estimation. 

14  IF  And  when  a  man  shall  sanctify  his 
house  to  be  holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the 
priest  shall  estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad :  as  the  priest  shall  estimate  it 
so  shall  it  stand. 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it  will  redeem 
his  house,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part 
of  the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it,  and 
it  shall  be  his. 

16  1T  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify  unto 
the  Lord  some  part  of  a  field  of  his  pos- 
session, then  thy  estimation  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  the  seed  thereof :  a  homer  of 
barley  seed  shall  be  valued  at  fifty  shekels 
of  silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the  year 
of  jubilee,  according  to  thy  estimation  it 
shrill  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the 
jubilee,  then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
nim  the  money  according  to  the  years  that 
remain,  even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee, 
and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy  estimation. 

19  And  if  he  that  sanctified  the  field 
will  in  any  wise  redeem  it,  then  he  shall 
add  the  fifth  part  of  the  money  of  thy  es- 
timation unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to 
him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field, 
or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to  another  man, 
it  shall  not  be  redeemed  any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  when  ltgoeth  out  in 
the  jubilee,  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord, 
as  a  field  devoted :  the  possession  thereof 
shall  be  the  priest's. 

22  And  if  a  man  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
a  field  which  he  hath  bought,  which  is  not 
of  the  fields  of  his  possession  ; 

23  Then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  worth  of  thy  estimation,  even  unto 
the  year  of  the  jubilee  :  and  he  shall  give 
thine  estimation  in  that  day,  as  a  holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  In  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the  field 
shall  return  untohimof  whom  it  was  bought, 
even  to  him  to  whom  the  possession  of  the 
land  did  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be  ac 
cording  to  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 
twenty  gerahs  shall  be  the  shekel. 

26  Only  the  firstling  of  the  beasts,  which 


should  be  the  Lord  s  firstling,  no  man 
shall  sanctify  it*  whether  it  be  ox,  or 
sheep  :  it  is  the  Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean  beast,  then 
he  shall  redeem  it  according  to  thine  esti- 
mation, and  shall  add  a  fifth  part  of  it  there- 
110 


Tithe3  not  to  be  changed. 

to :  or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it  shall 
be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

28  IF  Not  withstanding,  no  devoted  thing 
that  a  man  shall  devote  unto  the  Lord  of 
all  that  he  hath,  both  of  man  and  beast, 
and  of  the  field  of  his  possession,  shall  be 
sold  or  redeemed  :  every  devoted  thing  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29  None  devoted,  which  shall  be  de- 
voted of  men,  shall  be  redeemed:  but 
shall  surety  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land,  whether 
of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or  of  the  fruit  of 
the  tree,  is  the  Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto  the 
Lord. 


CHAP.  I.  Moses  and  Aaron 

31  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  redeem  avght 
of  his  tithes,  he  shall  add  thereto  the  fifth 
part  thereof. 

32  If  And  concerning  the  tithe  of  the 
herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of  whatsoever 
passeth  under  the  rod,  the  tenth  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he  change  it  • 
and  if  he  change  it  at  all,  then  both  it  and 
the  change  thereof  shall  be  holy  ;  it  shall 
not  be  redeemed. 

34  These  are  the  commandments  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai. 


1  The  Fourth  Book  of  Moses,  called  NUMBERS. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  second  month,  in  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  saying, 

2  Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  with 
the  number  of  their  names,  every  male  by 
their  polls : 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Is- 
rael ;  thou  and  Aaron  shall  number  them 
by  their  armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a  man  of 
every  tribe ;  every  one  head  of  the  house 
of  his  fathers. 

5  IT  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  shall  stand  with  you :  Of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben ;  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon ;  Shelumiei  the  son  of  Zu 
rishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah ;  Nahshon  the  sonof  Ammi 
nadab. 

8  Of  Issachar ;  Nethaneel  the  son  of 
Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun ;  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph:  of 
Ephraim  ;  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud  : 
ot  Manasseh ;  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin;  Abidan  the  son  of 
Gideoni. 

12  Of  Dan;  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Am- 
mishaddai. 

13  Of  Asher;  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

14  Of  Gad;  El  iasaph  the  sonof  Deuel. 

15  OfNaphtali;  Ahira  the  sonof  Enan. 

16  These  were  the  renowned  of  the  con- 
gregation, princes  of  the  tribes  of  their  fa- 
thers, heads  of  thousands  in  Israel. 

17  IT  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took  these 
men  which  are  expressed  by  their  names  : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the  congre- 


gation together  on  the  first  day  of  the  se- 
jcond  month,  and  they  declared  their  pe- 
digrees after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  ami 
upward,  by  their  polls. 

19  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
he  numbered  them  in  the  wilderness  of 
Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  Is- 
rael's eldest  son,  by  their  generations,  af- 
ter their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  by  their  polls,  every  male  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that 
were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  were  forty 
and  six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

22  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every 
male  trom  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war: 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  were  fifty  and 
nine  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

24  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  were  forty  and 
five  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Judah,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 

111 


number  the  men  of  war. 

even  of  the  tribe  of  Jurlah,  were  threescore 
and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

28  Of  the  children  of  Issachar,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  were  fifty  and 
four  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

30  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  were  fifty  and 
seven  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

32  Of  the  children  of  Joseph,  namely, 
of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  by  their  ge- 
nerations, after  theirfamilies,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

34  Of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  were  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

36  Of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  were  thirty 
and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

38  Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by  their  ge- 
nerations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war; 

3b  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  were  threescore 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

40  Of  the  children  of  Asher,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  were  forty  and 
one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 


NUMBERS.  The  Levites  are  exempted. 


42  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali,  through- 
out their  generations,  after  their  families, 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  were  fifty 
and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  These  are  those  that  were  number- 
ed, which  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered, 
and  the  princes  of  Israel,  being  twelve 
men :  each  one  was  for  the  house  of  his 
fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  the  children  of  Israel,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth 
to  war  in  Israel : 

46  Even  all  tney  that  were  numbered, 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

47  IF  But  the  Levites,  after  the  tribe  of 
their  fathers,  were  not  numbered  among 
them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number  the  tribe 
of  Levi,  neither  take  the  sum  of  them 
among  the  children  of  Israel : 

50  But  thou  shalt  appoint  the  Levites 
over  the  tabernacle  of  testimony,  and  over 
all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  over  all  things 
that  belong  to  it :  they  shall  bear  the  ta- 
bernacle, and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
they  shall  minister  unto  it,  and  shall  en- 
camp round  about  the  tabernacle. 

51  And  when  the  tabernacle  setteth  for- 
ward, the  Levites  shall  take  it  down ;  and 
when  the  tabernacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the 
Levites  shall  set  it  up  :  and  the  stranger 
that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pitch 
their  tents  every  man  by  his  own  camp, 
and  every  man  by  his  own  standard, 
throughout  their  hosts. 

53  But  the  Levites  shall  pitch  round 
about  the  tabernacle  of  testimony;  that 
there  be  no  wrath  upon  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  Levites 
shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
testimony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  thev. 

cHap.  ii. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
il.  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Every  man  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  pitch  by  his  own  standard,  with  the 
ensign  of  their  father's  house  :  far  off  about 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  shall 
they  pitch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward  the  ris- 
ing of  the  sun  shall  they  of  the  standard 

112 


were 
seven 


The  order  of  the  tribes  CHAP.  HI. 

of  the  camp  of  Judah  pitch  throughout 
their  armies  :  and  Nahshon  the  son  of  Am- 
minadab  shall  be  captain  of  the  children 
of  Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and 
fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next  unto 
him,  shall  be  the  tribe  ot  Issachar :  and 
Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar  shall  be  captain 
of  the  children  of  Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof  were  fifty  and  four  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun :  and  Eliab 
the  son  of  Helon  shall  be  captain  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
numbered  thereof,  were  fifty  and 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Judah  were  a  hundred  thousand  and 
fourscore  thousand  and  six  thousand  and 
four  hundred  throughout  their  armies: 
these  shall  first  set  forth. 

10  On  the  south  side  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Reuben  according  to 
their  armies  :  and  the  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  shall  be  Elizur  the  son  of 
Shedeur. 

1 1  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  were  forty  and  six  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him  shall 
he  the  tribe  of  Simeon  :  and  the  captain 
of  the  children  of  Simeon  shall  be  She- 
lumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  nine 
thousand  and  three  hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  be  Elia- 
saph  the  son  of  Reuel. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and  &fty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Reuben  were  a  hundred  thousand  and 
fifty  and  one  thousand  and  four  hundred 
and  fifty,  throughout  their  armies:  and 
they  shall  set  forth  in  the  second  rank. 

17  Then  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation shall  set  forward  with  the  camp  of 
the  Levites,  in  the  midst  of  the  camp  :  as 
they  encamp,  so  shall  they  set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their  standards. 

18  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Ephraim,  according  to 
their  armies :  and  the  captain  of  the  sons 
of  Ephraim  shall  be  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  be  the  tribe  of  Ma- 

8 


%n  tiieir  tente. 
nasseh :  and  the  captain  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh  shall  be  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pe- 
dahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  (hat  were 
numbered  of  them  were  thirty  and  two 
thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin :  and 
the  captain  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  shall 
be  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  thirty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp 
of  Ephraim  were  a  hundred  thousand  and 
eight  thousand  and  a  hundred,  through- 
out their  armies :  and  they  shall  go  for- 
ward in  the  third  rank. 

25  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan 
shall  be  on  the  north  side  by  their  armies  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children  of  Dan 
shall  be  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai, 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that  we're 
numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him  shall 
be  the  tribe  of  Asher:  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Asher  shall  be  Pagiel  the 
son  of  Ocran, 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  one 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

29  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphfali :  and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  shali 
be  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  thr"-? 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Dan  were  a  hundred  thousand 
and  fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred :  they  shall  go  hindmost  with  their 
standards. 

32  These  are  those  which  were  num- 
bered of  the  children  of  Israel  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers.  All  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  camps  throughout  their  hosts, 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  the  Levites  were  not  numbered 
among  the  children  of  Israel ;  as  the  Lorp 
commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses :  so  they  pitched  by  their  stand- 
ards, and  so  they  set  forward,  every  one 
after  their  families,  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  III. 

THESE   also  are  the  generations  ot 
Aaron  and  Moses,  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  spake  with  Moses  in  mount  Sinai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron;  Nadab  the  first-born,  and  Abihu> 
Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

3  These  are  the  names  of  the  sons  cf 


Service  of  the  Levites : 


NUMBERS 


Their  number  and  charge . 


Aaron,  the  priests  which  were  anointed, [Libnites,  and  the  family  of  the  ShimHc? 


whom  he  consecrated  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before 
the  Lord,  when  they  offered  strange  fire 
before  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of 
Sinai,  and  they  had  no  children  :  and  Ele 
azar  and  Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest's 
office  in  the  sight  of  Aaron  their  father. 

5  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

6  Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near,  and  pre- 
sent them  before  Aaron  the  priest,  that 
they  may  minister  unto  him. 

7  Ana  they  shall  keep  his  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  the  whole  congregation  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  instru- 
ments of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  charge  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  thou  shalt  give  the  Levites  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons  :  they  are  wholly 
given  unto  him  out  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  and  they  shall  wait  on  their 
priest's  office  :  and  the  stranger  that 
cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

1 1  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  the  Le- 
vites from  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
instead  of  all  the  first-born  that  openeth 
the  matrix  among  the  children  ,of  Israel : 
therefore  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  first-born  are  mine  ; 
for  on  the  day  that  I  smote  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  I  hallowed 
unto  me  all  the  first-born  in  Israel,  both 
man  and  beast :  mine  they  shall  be  :  1  am 
the  Lord 

14  TT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  saying, 

1 5  Number  the  children  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  by  their  fami- 
lies :  every  male  from  a  month  old  and 
upward  shalt  thou  number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them  accord 
ing  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  he  was 
commanded 

17  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Levi,  by 
their  names  ;  Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

1 8  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon  by  their  iamilies  ;  Libni,  and 
Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by  their 
families  ;  Amrara,  and  Izehar,  Hebron, 
andUzz<el. 

20  And  the  ions  of  Merari  by  their  fa- 
milies ;  Mahli,  and  Mushi :  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Levites,  according  to  the 
N^use  of  their  lathers. 

21  Of  Gersiiun  was  the  family  of  the 


these  are  the  families  of  the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  upward,  even  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  were  seven 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Gershonites  shall 
pitch  behind  the  tabernacle  westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the 
father  of  the  Gershonites  shall  be  Eliasapb 
the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Ger- 
shon in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  be  the  tabernacle,  and  the  tent,  the 
covering  thereof,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  curtain  for  the  door  of  the  court,  which 
is  by  the  tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar  round 
about,  and  the  cords  of  it,  for  all  the  ser- 
vice thereof. 

27  H  And  of  Kohath  was  the  family  of 
the  Amramites,  and  the  family  of  the  Ize- 
harites,  and  the  family  of  the  Hebronites, 
and  the  family  of  the  Uzzielites :  these 
are  the  families  of  the  Kohathites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males  from 
a  month  old  and  upward,  were  eight  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred,  keeping  the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary. 

29  The  families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the 
father  of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites 
shall  be  Elizaphan  the  son  of  Uzziel. 

31  And  their  charge  shall  be  the  ark, 
and  the  table,  and  the  candlestick,  and  the 
altars,  and  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary 
wherewith  they  minister,  and  the  hanging, 
and  all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the 

Eriest  shall  be  chief  over  the  chief  of  the 
evites,  and  have  the  oversight  of  them 
that  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  H  Of  Merari  was  the  family  of  the 
Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  the  Mushi tes : 
these  are  the  families  of  Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of  all  the 
males  from  a  month  old  and  upward,  were. 
six  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the 
father  of  the  families  of  Merari  was  Zuriel 
the  son  of  Abihail :  these  shall  pitch  on  the^ 
side  of  the  tabernacle  northward. 

36  And  under  the  custody  and  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall  be  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets 
thereof,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
all  that  serve th  thereto, 

.  37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
114 


'Die  jirst-born  redeemed. 


*bout,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords. 

33  IF  But  those  that  encamp  before  the 
tabernacle  toward  the  east,  even  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  east- 
ward, shall  be  Moses,and  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary, 
for  the  charge  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  the  stranger  that  coineth  nigh  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

39  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  Le- 
vites,  which  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered 
at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  through- 
out their  families,  all  the  males  from  a 
month  old  and  upward,  were  twenty  and 
two  thousand. 

40  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Number  all  the  first-born  of  the  males  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  from  a  month  old 
and  upward,  and  take  the  number  of  their 
names. 

41  And  thou  shalt  take  the  Levites  for 
me  (I  am  the  Lord")  instead  of  all  the  first- 
born among  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
the  cattle  of  the  Levites,  instead  of  all 
the  firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him,  all  the  first-born  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

43  And  all  the  first-born  males  by  the 
number  of  names,  from  a  month  old  and 
upward,  of  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  twenty  and  two  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Take  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of 
their  cattle ;  and  the  Levites  shall  be 
mine :  I  am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be  redeem- 
ed of  the  two  hundred  and  threescore  and 
thirteen,  of  the  first-born  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  are  more  than  the  Levites  : 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  five  shekels 
apiece  by  the  poll,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  shalt  thou  take  them :  the  shekel 
is  twenty  gerahs. 

48  "And  thou  shalt  give  the  money, 
wherewith  the  odd  number  of  them  is  to 
be  redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemption 


HAP.  IV.  Services  of  the  Levites. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  ami 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
from  among  the  SQns  of  Levi,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 

3  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward, 
even  until  fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter 
into  the  host,  to  do  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

4  If  This  shall  be  the  service  of  the  son, 
of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, about  the  most  holy  things. 

5  And  when  the  camp  setteth  forward, 
Aaron  shall  come,  and  his  sons,  and  they 
shall  take  down  the  covering  vail,  and 
cover  the  ark  of  testimony  with  it : 

6  And  shall  put  thereon  the  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  spread  over  it  a 
cloth  wholly  of  blue,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 


7  And  upon  the  table  of  shew-bread 
they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  put 
thereon  the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and 
the  bowls,  and  covers  to  cover  withal :  and 
the  continual  bread  shall  be  thereon  : 

8  And  they  shall  spread  upon  them  a 
cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover  the  same  with 
a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
in  the  staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  the  candlestick  of  the  light,  and 
his  lamps,  and  his  tongs,  and  his  snuft- 


mortey  of  them  that  were  over  and  a  hove 
them  that  were  redeemed  by  the  Levies  : 

50  Of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of 
Israel  took  he  the  money;  a  thousand  three 
hundred  and  threescore  and  five  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Moses  gave  the  money  of  them 
that  were  redeemed  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 


dishes, 'and  all   the    oil- vessels  thereof, 
wherewith  they  minister  unto  it : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  within  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  it  upon  a  bar. 

1 1  And  upon  the  golden  altar  they  shall 
spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  it  with 
a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
to  the  staves  thereof : 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  instru- 
ments of  ministry,  wherewith  they  minis- 
ter in  the  sanctuary,  and  put  them  in  a 
cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  them  with  a 
covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
them  on  a  bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes 
from  the  altar,  and  spread  a  purple  cloth 
thereon : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  wherewith  they  minister 
about  it,  even  the  censers,  the  flesh-hooks, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basons,  all  the 
vessels  of  the  altar ;  and  they  shall  spread 
upon  it  a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and 
put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons  have 
made  an  end  of  covering  the  sanctuary, 
and  all  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  as  the 
camp  is  to  set  forward ;  after  that,  the 
sons  of  Kohath  shall  come  to  bear^;  but 
they  shall  not  touch  any  holy  thi:,£,  lest 
they  die.    These  things  are  the  buiden  of 

115 


TheLevitefoffices,  IsVUBi 

the  sons  of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation.  i,  . 

16  1[  And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest  pertaineth  the  oil 
for  the  light,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and 
the  daily  meat-offering,  and  the  anointing 
oil,  and  the  oversight  of  all  the  taberna- 
cle, and  of  all  that  therein  is,  in  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  in  the  vessels  thereof. 

17  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

1 8  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the  families 
of  the  Kohathites  from  among  the  Levites  : 

1 9  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that  they  may 
live,  and  not  die,  when  they  approach 
unto  the  most  holy  things  -  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  go  in,  and  ^ppoint  them  every 
one  to  his  service  and  to  his  burden  : 

20  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  see  when 
the  holy  things  are  covered,  lest  they  die. 

21  T[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 

*av  in0*, 

~  22  ^Pake  also  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon?  throughout  the  houses  of  their 
fathers,  by  their  families  ;  :  t 

23  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
until  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number 
them  ;  all  that  enter  in  to  perform  the  ser- 
vice, to  do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation 


and  their  number. 

of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets  thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords,  with  all  their  instruments, 
and  with  all  their  service  :  and  by  name 
ye  shall  reckon  the  instruments  of  the 
charge  of  their  burden. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Merari,  according  to  all  their 
service,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

34  If  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the 
chief  of  the  congregation  numbered  the 


of 


24  This  is  the  service  of  the  familie 
the  Gershonites,  to  serve,  and  for  burdens: 

25  And  they  shall  bear  the  curtains  oi 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  his  covering,  and  the  cover- 
ing of  the  badgers'  skins  that  is  above  upon 
it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  gat-  - 
court,  which  is  by  the  tabernacle  _ 
the  altar  round  about,  and  their  cords,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  their  service,  and  all 
that  is  made  for  them:  so  shall  they  serve. 

27  At  the  appointment  of  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  be  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
the  Gershonites,  in  all  their  burdens,  and  in 
all  their  service  :  and  ye  shall  appoint  unto 
them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  :  and  their  charge  shall 
be  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

29  IT  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou 
shalt  number  them  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers ; 

30  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number 
them,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  ser- 
vice, to  do  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  . 

31  And  this  is  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den, according  to  all  their  service  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  the  boards 


i  oi  rne  con&regduuu  uuuiuwcu  mc 
sons  of  the  Kohathites  after  their  families, 
and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered  oi 
them  by  their  families  were  two  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were  number- 
ed of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  all 
that  might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle  oi 
the  congregation,  which  Moses  and  Aaron 
did  number  according  to  the  command- 
lent  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered  oi  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  throughout  their  families. 
and  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every- one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  numbered  oi 
them,  throughout  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  These  are  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  oi 
all  that  might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle 


of  the  congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord. 

42  %  And  those  that  were  numbered  or 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  through- 
out their  families,  by  the  house  oi  their 

f  i  triors 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation , 

44  Even  those  that  were  numbered  oi 
them  after  their  families,  were  three  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

45  The<e  he  those  that  weTC  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  whom 
Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  according  to 
the  wordof  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of. Bfosfes. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  oi  the 
Levites,  whom  Moses  and  Aaro|i  and  the- 
chief  of  Israel  numbered,  after  their  femi- 

116 


The  unclean  put  out  of  camp. 

lies,  and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
came  to  do  the  service  of  the  ministry,  and 
the  service  of  the  burden  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  eight  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  they  were  numbered  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  every  one  according  to  his  ser- 
vice, and  according  to  his  burden:  thus 
were  they  numbered  of  him,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  put  out  of  the  camp  every  leper,  and 
every  one  that  hath  an  issue,  and  whoso- 
ever is  defiled  by  the  dead: 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye  put 
out,  without  the  camp  shall  ye  put  them ; 
that  they  defile  not  their  camps,  in  the 
midst  whereof  I  dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and 

Eut  them  out  without  the  camp:  as  the 
iord  spake  unto  Moses,  so  did  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

5  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
When  a  man  or  woman  shall  commit  any  sin 
that  men  commit,  to  do  a  trespass  against 
the  Lord,  and  that  person  be  guilty ; 

7  Then  they  shall  confess  their  sin 
which  they  have  done:  and  he  shall  re- 
compense his  trespass  with  the  principal 
thereof,  and  add  unto  it  the  fifth  part 
thereof,  and  give  it  unto  him  against  whom 
he  hath  trespassed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to 
recompense  the  trespass  unto,  let  the  tres- 
pass be  recompensed  unto  the  Lord,  even 
to  the  priest;  besides  the  ram  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall  be 
made  for  him. 

9  And  every  offering  of  all  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  they 
bring  unto  the  priest,  shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed  things 
shall  be  his:  whatsoever  any  man  giveth 
the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

1 1  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  If  any  man's  wife  go 
aside,  and  commit  a  trespass  against  him, 

13  And  a  man  lie  with  her  carnally,  and 
it  oe  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  husband,  and 
be  kept  close,  and  she  be  defiled,  and  there 
be  no  witness  against  her,  neither  she  be 
taken  with  the  manner; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon 


CHAP.  V.  We  trial  of  jealousy. 

him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and  she 
be  defiled:  or  if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife, 
and  she  be  not  defiled : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his  wife 
unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  her  of- 
fering for  her,  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah 
of  barley-meal ;  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon 
it,  nor  put  frankincense  thereon ;  for  it  is 
an  offering  of  jealousy,  an  offering  of  me- 
morial, bringing  iniquity  to  remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her  near, 
and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy  water 
in  an  earthen  vessel ;  and  of  the  dust  that 
is  in  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle  the  priest 
shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the  water: 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the  woman 
before  the  Lord,  and  uncover  the  woman's 
head,  and  put  the  offering  of  memorial  in 
her  hands,  which  is  the  jealousy-offering : 
and  the  priest  shall  have  in  his  hand  the 
bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse  : 

1 9  And  the  priest  shall  charge  her  by  an 
oath,  and  say  unto  the  woman,  If  no  man 
have  lain  with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not 
gone  aside  to  uncleanness  with  another  in- 
stead of  thy  husband,  be  thou  free  from 
this  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  and  if  thou  be  de- 
filed, and  some  man  have  lain  with  thee 
besides  thy  husband: 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  charge  the 
woman  with  an  oath  of  cursing,^  and  the 
priest  shall  say  unto  the  woman,  The  Lord 
make  thee  a  curse  and  an  oath  among  thy 
people,  when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy 
thigh  to  rot,  and  thy  belly  to  swell ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the  curse 
shall  go  into  thy  bowels,  to  make  thy  belly 
to  swell,  and  thy  thigh  to  rot.  And  the 
woman  shall  say,  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these 
curses  in  a  book,  and  he  shall  blot  them 
out  with  the  bitter  water: 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman  to 
drink  the  bitter  water  that  causeth  the 
curse :  and  the  water  that  causeth  the  curse 
shall  enter  into  her,  and  become  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the  jea- 
lousy-offering out  of  the  woman's  hand, 
and  shall  wave  the  offering  before  the 
Lord,  and  offer  it  upon  the  altar: 

26  And  the  priest  shall  take  a    hand- 
ful  of  the   offering,    even  the    memoria 
thereof,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  and 
afterward  shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink 
the  water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to  drink 
the  water,  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that, 
if  she  be  defiled,  and  have  done  trespass 
against  her  husband,  that  the  water  that 
cf  useth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  heiv ^ 
become  bitter,  and  her  belly  shall  swell, 

117 


Tlic  Inw  of  the  JVazarites. 

and  her  thigh  shall  rot :  and  the  woman 
shall  be  a  curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  defiled,  but 
be  clean;  then  she  shall  be  free,  and  shall 
conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies,  when 
a  wife  goeth  aside  to  another  instead  of  her 
husband,  and  is  defiled; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy  com- 
eth  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  over  his 
wife,  and  shall  set  the  woman  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon 
h.-r  all  this  law. 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guiltless  trom 
iniquity,  and  this  woman  shall  bear  her 
.niquity. 

CHAP.  VI. 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  either  man  or  woman 
shrill  separate  themselves  to  vow  a  vow  of 
a  Nazarite,  to  separate  themselves  unto  the 
Lord: 

3  He  shall  separate  himself  from  wine 
and  strong  drink,  and  shall  drink  no  vine- 
gar of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink, 
neither  shall  he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes, 
nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  separation  shall  he 
eat  nothing  that  is  made  of  the  vine-tree, 
*rom  the  kernels  even  to  the  husk. 

5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his  separa- 
tion there  shall  no  razor  come  upon  his 
head:  until  the  days  be  fulfilled,  in  the 
which  he  separateth  himself  'unto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the  locks  of 
the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

G  All  the  days  that  he  separateth  himself 
unto  the  Lord,  he  shall  come  at  no  dead 
body. 

7  He  shall  not  make  himself  unclean  for 
his  father,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his  brother, 
or  for  his  sister,  when  they  die  :  because 
the  consecration  ofhisGod^-upon  his  head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  separation  he  is 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  suddenly  by 
him,  and  he  hath  defiled  the  head  ot  his 
consecration  ;  then  he  shall  shave  his  head 
in  the  day  of  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring 
i  wo  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons,  to  the 
priest,  to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

1 1  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
for  that  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and  shall 
hallow  his  head  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto  the 
Lord  the  days  of  his  separation,  and  shall 
b;  ii;£  a  iamb  of  the  first  year  for  a  trespass- 
offering:  but  the  days  that  were  before 


NUMBERS.  Form  ofhletnng  the  people. 

shall  be  lost,  because  his  separation  wa? 
defiled. 

13  IT  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Naza- 
rite: When  the  days  of  his  separation  are 
fulfilled,  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first  year 
without  blemish  for  a  burnt-offering,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  raai 
without  blemish  for  peace-offerings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread, 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and 
wafers  of  unleavened  bread  anointed  with 
oil,  and  their  meat-offering  and  theirdrink- 
offerings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  them  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  shall  offer  his  sin-offer- 
ing, and  his  burnt-offering  : 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram  for  a  sa- 
crifice of  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
with  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread:  the 
priest  shall  offer  also  his  meat-offering, 
and  his  drink-offering. 


18  And  the  Nazarite  shall  shave  the  head 
of  his  separation  at  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall  take 
the  hair  of  the  head  of  his  separation,  and 

gut  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the  sacri- 
ce  of  the  peace-offerings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  sodden 
shoulder  of  the  ram,  and  one  unleavened 
cake  out  of  the  basket,  and  one  unleaven- 
ed wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon  the 
hands  of  the  Nazarite,  after  the  hair  of  his 
separation  is  shaven : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for 
a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  this  is 
holy  for  the  priest,  with  the  wave-breast, 
and  heave-shoulder:  and  after  that,  the 
Nazarite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite  who 
hath  vowed,  and  of  his  offering  unto  the 
Lord  for  his  separation,  besides  that  that 
his  hand  shall  get:  according  to  the  vow 
which  he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the 
law  of  his  separation. 

22  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons, 
saying,  On  this  wise  ye  shall  bless  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee 

25  The  Lord  make  his  face  shine  upon 
thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee  : 

2b'  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance 
upon  thee,  and  give  theo  peace. 

27  And  they  shall  put  my  name  upon  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  I  will  bless  them. 
CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that 
Moses  had  fully  set  up  the  taberna- 
cle, and  had  anointed  it.  and  sanctified  it, 
and  all  the  instruments  thereof,  both  the 
118 


The  prince?  offerings  at  the  CHAP.  VII. 


altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had 
anointed  them,  and  sanctified  them  ; 

2  That  the  princes  of  Israel,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  who  were  the 
princes  of  the  tribes,  and  were  over  them 
that  were  numbered,  offered: 

3  And  they  brought  their  offering  before 
the  Lord,  six  covered  wagons,  and  twelve 
oxen ;  a  wagon  for  two  of  the  princes,  and 
for  each  one  an  ox  :  and  they  brought  them 
before  the  tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to 
do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  thou  shalt  give  them  unto 
the  Levites,  to  every  man  according  to  his 
service. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and  the 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites: 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he  gave 
unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  according  to 
their  service; 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Merari,  according 
unto  their  service,  under  the  hand  of  ltha- 
mar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he  gave 
none  :  because  the  service  of  the  sanctuary 
belonging  unto  them  was  that  they  should 
bear  upon  their  shoulders. 

10  1l  And  the  princes  offered  for  dedi- 
cating of  the  altar  in  the  day  that  it  was 
anointed,  even  the  princes  offered  their  of- 
fering before  the  altar. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  They 
shall  offer  their  offering,  each  prince  on  his 
day,  for  the  dedicating  of  the  altar. 

12  IT  And  he  that  offered  his  offering 
the  first  day  was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Am- 
minadab,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah : 

13  And  his  offering  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary ;  both  of  them  were  full  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of  gold,  full 
of  incense : 

15  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lambof  the  first  year,  fora  burnt-offering: 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing: 

1 7  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  TT  On  the  second  day  Nethaneel  the 
son  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar,  did  offer  : 

19  He  offe red ybr  his  offering  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary ;  both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offsring  : 


dedication  of  the  tabernacle. 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense: 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

22  One  kidof  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

23  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  IT  On  the  third  day  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon,  prince  of  the  children  of  Zebulun 
did  offer 

25  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

26  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

28  One  kidof  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace -offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

30  II  On  the  fourth  day  Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeurjprince  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, did  offer: 

31  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both  oi 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for 
a  meat-offering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels,  full 
of  incense: 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing: 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

36  1"  On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  did  offer: 

37  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-oflerjui;- 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin -offering : 

41  And  fora  sacrifice  ofpeace-oitenn^, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-aoats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  ottering 
of  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

42  IT  On  thesixth  day  Eliasaph  the  sonof 

119 


'1  "uc  pnnus  rffenngs  at  the  ti  UMBERS 

Deuel,  prince  of  the   children  of  Gad 


dedication  of  the  tabernacle. 


offered 

43  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  oi  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  a  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for 
a  meat-offering : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering: 

47  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year  :  this  pas  the 
offering  of  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  f"  On  the  seventh  day  Elishama  the 
son  of  Ammihud,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim,  offered: 

49  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
Iamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  IT  On  the  eighth  day  offered  Gama- 
liel the  son  of  Pedahzur,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh : 

55  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  ot  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silverbowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for 
a  meat-offering : 

56  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
Iamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

58  One  kid  of  thejroats  for  a  sin-offering: 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

60  IT  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, offered: 

61  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering: 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

€3  One  young  bullock,  one  ram.,  one 


lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offenng : 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the 
offering  of  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

66  1  On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezev  the  son 
of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of  the  children  oi 
Dan,  offered: 

61  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  sliekcls,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering' 

71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

72  If  On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel  the 
son  of  Ocran,  prince  of  the  children  oi 
Asher,  offered : 

73  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy- 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  sliekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  c 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the 
offering  of  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

78  fl  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira  the  son 
of  Enan,  prince  of  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali,  offered : 

79  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

80  One  golden  spoon  ot  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

82  One  kidof  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering: 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year:  this  was  the  offering  oi 
Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar 
(in  the  day  when  it  was  anointed)  by  the 
princes  of  Israel:  twelve  chargers  of  sil- 
ver, twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of 
gold: 

120 


How  the  lamps  are  to  be  lighted.    CHAP.  VIII.  Consecration  of  the  Levites. 

before  the  Lord  for  an  offering  of  the  chil- 


85  Each  charger  of  silver  weighing  a 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  each  bowl 
seventy :  all  the  silver  vessels  weighed 
two  thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels,  af- 
ter the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

86  The  golden  spoons  were  twelve,  full 
of  incense,  weighing  ten  shekels  apiece, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary:  all  the 
gold  of  the  spoons  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt-offering 
were  twelve  bullocks,  the  rams  twelve, 
the  lambs  of  the  first  year  twelve,  with 
their  meat-offering :  and  the  kids  of  the 
goats  for  sin-offering,  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offerings  were  twenty  and  four 
bullocks,  the  rams  sixty,  the  he-goats  six 
ty,  the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty.     Thi 
was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  after  that 
it  was  anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to  speak 
with  Him,  then  he  heard  the  voice  of  ( 
speaking  unto  him  from  off  the  mercy-seat 
that  was  upon  the  ark  of  testimony,  from 
between  the  two  cherubims  :  andhe  spake 
unto  Him. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say  unto  him, 
When  thou  lightest  the  lamps,  the  seven 
lamps  shall  give  light  over  against  the 
candlestick. 

3  And  Aaron  did  so;  he  lighted  the 
lamps  thereof  over  against  the  candlestick, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

4  And  this  work  of  the  candlestick  was 
q/'beaten  gold,  unto  the  shaft  thereof,  unto 
the  flowers  thereof,  was  beaten  work  :  ac- 
cording unto  the  pattern  which  the  Lord 
had  shewed  Moses,  so  he  made  the  can- 
dlestick. 

5  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  amoig  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse  them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  to 
cleanse  them  :  Sprinkle  water  of  purify- 
ing upon  them,  and  let  them  shave  all  their 
flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes,  and 
so  make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young  bullock 
with  his  meat-offering,euerc  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  another  young  bullock 
shalt  thou  take  for  a  sin-offering. 

9  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  thou  shalt  gather  the  whole  assembly 
of  the  children  of  Israel  together  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bringlhe  Levites  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  Levites  : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  offer  the  Levites i 


dren  of  Israel,  that  they  may  execute  the 
service  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their  hands 
upon  the  heads  of  the  bullocks  :  and  thou 
shalt  offer  the  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and 
the  other  for  a  burnt-offering,  unto  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  the  Le- 
vites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Levites  before 
Aaron,  and  before  his  sons,  snd  offerthem 
for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the  Levites 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel :  and 
the  Levites  shall  be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Levites  go 
in  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  trie 
congregation :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse  them, 
and  offer  them  for  an  offering. 

16  For  they  are  wholly  given  unto  me 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  instead 
of  such  as  open  every  womb,  even  instead 
of  the  first-born  of  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, have  1  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  first-born  of  the  children 
of  Israel  are  mine,  both  man  and  beast  : 
on  the  day  that  I  smote  every  first-born 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them  for 
myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites  for  all 
the  first-born  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

^  19  And  I  have  given  the  Levites  as  a 
gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  children  of  Israel  :  that  I 
be  no  plague  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, when  the  children  of  Israel  come 
nigh  unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  did 
to  the  Levites  accordinguntoall  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel  unto 
them. 

21  And  the  Levites  were  purified,  and 
they  washed  their  clothes  ;  and  Aaron 
offered  them  as  an  offering  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  Aaron  made  an  atonement  tor 
them  to  cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  that   went  the  Levi;. 
to  do  their  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  Aaron,  and  before  hi 
sons  :  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
ses  concerning  the  Levites,  so  did  they 
unto  them. 

23  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  M- 
saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  belonged  unto  the 
Levites  :  From  twenty  and  five  yean 
and  upward  they  shall  go  in  to  wait  upon 
the  service  of  the  talx -rind.-  ot  the  con- 
gregation :  . 

25  And  from  the  age  of  hit  v  yeah  I 


A  second  passover. 


NUMBERS. 


d  cloud  guides  the  Israelites. 


shall  cease  waiting  upon  the  service  there- 
of, and  shall  serve  no  more  : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their  breth- 
ren in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, to  keep  the  charge,  and  shall  do  no 
service.  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Le- 
vites  touching  their  charge. 
CHAP.  IX. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
J^Jl  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  first  month 
of  the  second  year  after  they  were  come 

ut  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also  keep 
the  passover  at  his  appointed  season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month, 
at  even,  ye  shall  keep  it  in  his  appointed 
season :  according  to  all  the  rites  of  it, 
and  according  to  all  the  ceremonies  there- 
of, shall  ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  should  keep  the  passover. 

5  And  they  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  at  even 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai:  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
did  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  IT  And  there  were  certain  men,  who 
were  defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man, 
that  they  could  not  keep  the  passover  on 
that  day  :  and  they  came  before  Moses 
.;iid  before  Aaron  on  that  day : 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him,  We  are 
defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man  :  where- 
fore' are  we  kept  back,  that  we  may  not 
offer  an  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his  appoint- 
ed season  among  the  children  of  Israel  ? 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Stand  stilJ, 
and  I  will  hear  what  the  Lord  will  com- 
mand concerning  you. 

9  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  If  any  man  of  you  or  of  your  poster- 
ity shall  be  unclean  by  reason  of  a  dead 
body,  or  be  in  a  journey  afar  off,  yet  he 
shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 

1 1  The  fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  at  even  they  shall  keep  it,  and  eat 
it  with  unleavened  bread  and  bitter  herbs. 

12  They  shall  leave  none  of  it  unto  the 
morning,  nor  break  any  bone  of  it :  ac- 
cording to  all  the  ordinances  of  the  passo- 
ver they  shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is 
not  in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth  to  keep 
the  passover,  even  the  same  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people :  because 
lie  brought  not  the  offering  of  the  Lord  in 
his  appointed  season,  that  man  shall  bear 
his  sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn 
among  you,  and  will  keep  the  passover 
unto  the  Lord  ;  according  to  the  ordi- 
nance of  the  passover,  and  according  to 
the  manner  thereof,  so  shall  he  do :  ye 


shall  have  one  ordinance  both  for  the  stran- 
ger, and  for  him  that  was  born  in  the  land. 

15  II  And  on  the  day  that  the  taberna- 
cle was  reared  up,  the  cloud  covered  the 
tabernacle,  namely,  the  tent  of  the  testi- 
mony :  and  at  even  there  was  upon  the 
tabernacle  as  it  were  the  appearance  oi 
fire,  until  the  morning. 

16  So  it  was  alwa}Ts  :  the  cloud  cover- 
ed it  by  day,  and  the  appearance  of  fire  by 
night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  the  tabernacle,  then  after  that  the 
children  of  Israel  journeyed  :  and  in  the 
place  where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the 
children  of  Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  at 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they  pitch- 
ed :  as  long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the 
tabernacle  they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  tarried  long 
upon  the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  the 
children  of  Israel  kept  the  charge  of  the 
Lord,  and  journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  was 
a  few  days  upon  the  tabernacle;  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
abode  in  their  tents,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they  journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  abode 
from  even  unto  the  morning,  and  that  the 
cloud  was  taken  up  in  the  morning,  then 
thfeV  journeyed :  whether  it  was  by  day 
or  by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up, 
diey  journeyed. 

22  Or  whether  it  were  two  days,  or  a 
month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud  tarried 
upon  the  tabernacle,  remaining  thereon, 
the  children  of  Israel  abode  in  their  tents, 
and  journeyed  not :  but  when  it  was  taken 
up,  they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
they  rested  in  their  tents,  and  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  they  journeyed  : 
they  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  silver , 
of  a  whole  piece  shalt  thou  make  them  : 
that  thou  mayest  use  them  for  the  calling 
of  the  assembly,  and  for  the  journeying  o: 
the  camps. 

3  And  when  they  shall  blow  with  them, 
all  the  assembly  shall  assemble  themselves 
to  thee  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  but  with  one  trumpet 
then  the  princes,  which  are  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel,  shall  gather  themselves 
unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then  the 

122 


'17ie  Israelites  go  to  Paran, 

camps  that  lie  on  the  east  parts  shall  go 
forward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second 
time,  then  the  camps  that  lie  on  the  south 
side  shall  take  their  journey :  they  shall 
blow  an  alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is  to  be 
gathered  together,  ye  shall  blow,  but  ye 
shall  not  sound  an  alarm. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests, 
shall  blow  with  the  trumpets ;  and  they 
eh  all  be  to  you  for  an  ordinance  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations. 

9  And  if  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land 
against  the  enemy  that  oppresseth  you 
then  ye  shall  blow  an  alarm  with  the  trum 
pets  ;  and  ye  shall  be  remembered  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  saved 
from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  in  the  day  of  your  gladness 
and  in  your  solemn  days,  and  in  the  be- 
ginnings of  your  months,  ye  shall  blow  with 
the  trumpets  over  your  burnt-offerings, 
and  over  the  sacrifices  of  your  peace-of- 
ferings ;  that  they  may  be  to  you  for 
memorial  before  your  God :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  se- 
cond year,  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  off  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their 
journeys  out  of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai;  and 
the  cloud  rested  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

13  And  they  first  took  their  journey  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

14  In  the  first  place  went  the  standard 
of  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host 
•was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Issachar  was  Nethaneel  the 
son  of  Zuar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  was  Eliab  the  son  of 
Pie  Ion. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken  down 
and  the  sons  of  Gershon  and  the  sons  of 
Merari  set  forward,  bearing  the  tabernacle. 

1 8  If  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  oi 
Reuben  set  forward  according  to  their  ar- 
mies :  and  over  his  host  was  Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Simeon  was  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  XUrishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Gad  was  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  forward, 


bearing  the  sanctuary  :  and  the  other  did 
set  up  the  tabernacle  against  they  came. 
t  22  1[  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  _ 
the  children  of  Ephraim  set  forward  ac-|the  fire  was  quenched 

1?" 


CHAP.   XI.  The  blessing'  oj  Moses. 

cording  to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  ho-t 
was  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh  was  Gamaliel  the 
son  of  Pedahzur. 

24  And  over-the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  was  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

25  IT  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  ot 
the  children  of  Dan  set  forward,  which  was 
the  re  re-ward  of  all  the  camps  throughout 
their  hosts  :  and  over  his  host  was  Ahiezei 
the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher  was  Pagiel  the  son  of 
Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  was  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

28  Thus  were  the  journeyings  of  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  their  ar- 
mies, when  they  set  forward. 

29  IT  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab,  the 
son  of  Raguel  the  Midianite,  Moses'  fa- 
ther-in-law, We  are  journeying  unto  the 
place  of  which  the  Lord  said,  I  will  give 
it  you  :  come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will  do 
thee  good:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
good  concerning  Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will  not  go ; 
but  I  will  depart  to  mine  own  land,  and  to 
my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said,  Leave  us  not,  I  pray 
thee :  forasmuch  as  thou  knowest  how  we 
are  to  encamp  in  the  wilderness,  and  thou 
mayest  be  to  us  instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with  us, 
yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what  goodness  the 
Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the  same  will  we 
do  unto  thee. 

33  TT  And  they  departed  from  the  mount 
of  the  Lord  three  days'  journey :  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  went  be- 
fore them  in  the  three  days'  journey,  to 
search  out  a  resting-place  for  them. 

34  And  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  them  by  day,  when  they  went  out 
ot  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark 
set  forward,  that  Moses  said,  Rise  up, 
Lord,  and  let  thine  enemies  be  scattered  ; 
and  let  them  thathate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said,  Re- 
turn, O  Lord,  unto  the  many  thousands  ot 
Israel. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  when  the  people  complained,  ir 
displeased  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
heard  it :  and  his  anger  was  kindled  ; 
and  the  fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them, 
and  consumed  them  that  were  in  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Moses  ; 
and  when  Moses  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 


Seventy  elders  appointed.  NUMBERS. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Taberah :  because  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
burnt  among  them. 

4  If  And  the  mixed  multitude  that  was 
among  them  fell  a  lusting:  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  also  wept  again,  and  said, 
Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

5  We  remember  the  fish  which  we  did 
eat  in  Egypt  freely ;  the  cucumbers,  and 
the  melons,  and  the  leeks,  and  the  onions, 
and  the  garlic. 

6  But  now  our  soul  is  dried  away ; 
there  is  nothing  at  all,  besides  this  manna, 
before  our  eyes. 

7  And  the  manna  was  as  coriander-seed, 
and  the  colour  thereof  as  the  colour  of 
bdellium. 

8  And  the  people  went  about,  and  ga- 
thered it,  and  ground  it  in  mills,  or  beat  it 
in  a  mortar,  and  baked  it  in  pans,  and 
made  cakes  of  it :  and  the  taste  of  it  was 
as  the  taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  fell  upon  the  camp 
in  the  night,  the  manna  fell  upon  it. 

10 1F  Then  Moses  heard  the  people 
weep  throughout  their  families,  every  man 
in  the  door  of  his  tent :  and  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  greatly ;  Moses 
also  was  displeased. 

11  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  afflicted  thy  servant? 
and  wherefore  have  I  not  found  favour  in 
thy  sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden  of 
all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  people  ? 
have  I  begotten  them,  that  thou  shouldest 
say  unto  me,  Carry  them  in  thy  bosom,  as 
a  nursing-tather  beareth  the  sucking  child, 
unto  the  land  which  thou  swarest  unto  their 
fathers  ? 

13  Whence  should  I  have  flesh  to  give 
unto  all  this  people  ?  for  they  weep  unto 
me,  saying,  Give  us  flesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  1  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this  people 
alone,  because  it  is  too  heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me,  kill 
me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I  have 
found  favour  in  thy  sight ;  and  let  me  not 
see  my  wretchedness. 

16  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Gather  unto  me  seventy  men  of  the  elders 
of  Israel,  whom  thou  knowest  to  be  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  officers  over 
the  m ;  and  bring  them  unto  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  that  they  may  stand 
there  with  thee. 

17  And  I  will  come  down  and  talk  with 
thee  there:  and  I  will  take  of  the  spirit 
which  is  upon  thee,  and  will  put  it  upon 
them  ;  and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not 
thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people,  Sanc- 
tify yourselves  against  to-morrow,  and  ye 
shall  eat  flesh :  for  ye  have  wept  in  the 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath. 


ears  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Who  shall  give 
us  flesh  to  eat  ?  for  it  was  well  with  us  in 
Egypt:  therefore  the  Lord  will  give  you 
flesh,  and  ye  shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two 
days,  nor  five  days,  neither  ten  days,  nor 
twenty  days ; 

20  But  even  a  whole  month,  until  it 
come  out  at  your  nostrils,  and  it  be  loath- 
some unto  you  :  because  that  ye  have  des- 
pised the  Lord  which  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying,  Why  came 
we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  said,  The  people  among 
whom  I  am,  are  six  hundred  thousand  foot- 
men; and  thou  hast  said,  I  will  give  them 
flesh,  that  they  may  eat  a  whole  month, 

22  Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds  De 
slain  for  them,  to  sumce  them?  or  shall  all 
the  fish  of  the  sea  be  gathered  together  for 
them,  to  suffice  them  ? 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Is 
the  Lord's  hand  waxed  short?  thou  shalt 
see  now  whether  my  word  shall  come  to 
pass  unto  thee,  or  not. 

24  IF  And  Moses  went  out,  and  told  the 
people  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  gather- 
ed the  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  them  round  about  the 
tabernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  acloud, 
and  spake  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit 
that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  unto  the 
seventy  elders :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them,  they 
prophesied,  and  did  not  cease. 

26  But  there  remained  two  of  the  men 
in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the  one  was  Eldad, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Medad :  and 
the  Spirit  rested  upon  them  ;  and  they  were 
of  them  that  were  written,  but  went  not 
out  unto  the  tabernacle:  and  they  prophe- 
sied in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man,  and 
told  Moses,  and  said,  Eldad  and  Medad 
do  prophesy  in  the  camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  Moses,  one  of  his  young  men,  an- 
swered and  said,  My  lord  Moses,  forbid 
them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  Enviest 
thou  for  my  sake  ?  would  God  that  all  the 
Lord's  people  were  prophets,  and  that  the 
Lord  would  put  hisJSpirit  upon  them. 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the  camp, 
he  and  the  elders  ot  Israel. 

31  IF  And  there  went  forth  a  wind  from 
the  Lord,  and  brought  quails  from  the  sea, 
and  let  them  fall  by  the  camp,  as  it  were  a 
day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as  it  were 
a  day's  journey  on  the  other  side,  round 
about  the  camp,  and  as  it  were  two  cubits 
high  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all  that  day, 
and  all  that  night,  and  all  the  next  day, 

724 


Miriam1 *sand  Aaron 's  sedition.  CHAP.  XII.  XIII.  Spies  are  sent  out, 

be  shut  out  from  the  camp  seven  days,  and 
after  that  let  her  be  received  in  again. 
15  And  Miriam  was  shut  out  from  the 


and  they  gathered  the  quails:  he  that 
gathered  least  gathered  ten  homers :  and 
they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 
round  about  the  camp 

33  And  while  th*>  nesh  was  yet  between 
their  teeth,  ere  't  was  chewed,  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  w?s  kindled  against  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  Lord  smote  the  people  with 
a  very  great  pjague. 

34  And  he  galled  the  name  of  that  place 
Kibroth-hattaavah :  because  there  they 
buried  the  people  that  lusted. 

35  And  the  people  journeyed  from  Kib- 
roth-hattaavah  unto  Hazeroth :  and  abode 
at  Hazeroth. 

AGHAP.  XII. 
ND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against 
Moses  bcaause  of  the  Ethiopian  wo- 
man whom  he  liad  married:  for  he  had 
married  an  Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  sai  1,  Hath  the  Lord  indeed 
spoken  only  by  M^ses?  hath  he  not  spoken 
also  by  us?  And  the  Lord  heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  was  very  meek, 
above  all  the  men  which  were  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth.) 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto 
Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Miriam, 
Come  out  ye  three  unto  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation .  And  they  three  came  out. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  pil- 
lar of  the  cloud,  and  stood  in  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  called  Aaron  and  Mi 
riam  :  and  they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said,  Hear  now  my  words  :  If 
there  be  a  prophet  amongyou,  /the  Lord 
will  make  myself  known  unto  him  in  a 
vision,  and  will  speak  unto  him  in  a  dream. 

7  My  servant  Moses  is  not  so,  who  is 
faithful  in  all   my   house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  mouth  to 
mouth,  even  apparently,  and  not  in  dark 
speeches;  and  the  similitude  of  the  Lord 
shall  he  behold :  wherefore  then  were  ye 
not  afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant  Mo- 
ses? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  them  ;  and  he  departed. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from  off  the 
tabernacle;  and  behold,  Miriam  became 
leprous,  white  as  snow :  and  Aaron  looked 
upon  Miriam,  and  behold,  she  was  leprous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Alas, 
my  lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay  not  the  sin 
upon  us,  wherein  we  have  done  foolishly, 
and  wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom 
the  flesh  is  half  consumed  when  he  corjneth 
out  of  his  mother's  womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
saying,  Heal  her  now,  O  God,  I  beseech 
thee. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  If 
her  father  had  but  spit  in  her  face,  should 
she  not  be  ashamed  seven  days  ?  let  her 


camp  seven  days:  and  the  people  journey- 
ed not  till  Miriam  was  brought  in  again. 
16  And  afterward  the  people  removed 
from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing* 

2  Send  thou  men,  that  they  may  search 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto  the 
children  of  Israel :  of  every  tribe  of  theii" 
fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a 
ruler  among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  commandment  ot 
the  Lord  sent  them  from  the  wilderness  ot 
Paran:  all  those  men  were  heads  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And  these  were  their  names  :  Of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  the  son  of  Zac- 
cur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat  the 
son  of  Hori. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son 
of Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal  the  son 
of  Joseph. 

8  Ot  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  Oshea  the 
son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti  the 
son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gaddiel  the 
son  of  Sodi. 

1 1  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely,  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi  the  son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  the  son 
of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur  the  son 
of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi  the 
son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the  son 
of  Machi. 

16  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the  land.  And 
Moses  called  Oshea  the  son  of  Nun,  Jeho- 
shua. 

17  IT  And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  scud  unto  mem, 
Get'you  up  this  way  southward,  and  go  up 
into  the  mountain: 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is ;  and 
the  people  that  dwelleth  therein,  whether 
they  be  strong  or  weak,  few  or  many; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell 
in,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad;  and  what 
cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in,  whether 
in  tents,  or  in  strong  holds  ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  be 
fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be  wood  therein, 
or  not.  And  be  ye  of  good  courage,  and 
bring  of  the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the 
time  was  the  time  of  the  first  ripe  grapes. 

125 


Jicts  and  reports  of  the  spies :         NUMBERS.         Jit  winch  the  peaple  murmii} , 

21  IF  So  they  went  up,  and  searched  the  land  of  Egypt!  or  would  God  we  had  died 
id  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Re-  in  this  wilderness ! 


land 

hob,  as  men  come  to  Hamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the  south,  and 
came  unto  Hebron  ;  where  Ahiman,  She- 
shai,  and  Talmai,  the  children  of  Anak, 
were.  {Sow  Hebron  was  built  seven  years 
before  Zoan  in  Egypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  brook  of 
Eshcol ,  and  cut  down  from  thence  a  branch 
nt  ith  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare 
it  between  two  upon  a  staff;  and  they 
6roM#/t*ofthepomegranates,andof  the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the  brook 
Eshcol,  because  of  the  cluster  of  grapes 
which  the  children  of  Israel  cut  down 
from  thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  searching  of 
the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  IT  And  they  went  and  came  to  Mo- 
ses, and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all  the  congre 
gationof  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
wilderness  of  Paran,  to  Kadesh;  and 
brought  back  word  unto  them,  and  unto 
all  the  congregation,  and  shewed  them  the 
fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said,  We 
came  unto  the  land  whither  thou  sentest 
us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey  ;  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless,  the  people  be  strong 
that  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the  cities  are 
walled,  and  very  great:  and  moreover, 
we  saw  the  children  of  Anak  there. 

29  The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the  Jand  of 
the  south :  and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites,  and  the  Amorites,  dwell  in  the  moun- 
tains ;  and  the  Canaanites  dwell  bj-  the 
sea,  and  by  the  coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  Caleb  stilled  the  people  before 
Moses,  and  said,  Let  us  go  up  at  once,  and 
possess  it ;  for  we  are  well  able  to  over- 
come it. 

31  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  bim 
said,  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the 
people;  for  they  are  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  brought  up  an  evil  report 
of  the  land  which  they  had  searched  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land 
through  which  we  have  gone  to  search  it, 
is  a  land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants 
thereof;  and  all  the  people  that  we  saw  in 
it  are  men  of  a  great  stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants,  the 
sons  of  An'dik,  which  come  of  the  giants;  and 
we  were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshoppers, 
and  so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND   all  the  congregation   lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  cried;  and  the  peo- 
ple wept  that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  Israel  mur- 
mured against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  : 
and  the  whole  congregation  said  unto 
them,  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the 


3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord  brought 
us  unto  this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword,  that 
our  wives  and  our  children  should  be  a 
prey?  were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return 
into  Egypt? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
make  a  captain,  and  let  us  return  into 
Egypt. 

5  Then  Moses  and  Aaroir  fell  on  their 
faces  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  con 
gregation  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  IT  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which  were  of 
them  that  searched  the  land,  rent  their 
clothes: 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the  company 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land, 
which  we  passed  through  to  search  it,  is 
an  exceeding  good  land. 

8  If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then  he  will 
bring  us  into  this  land,  and  give  it  us  ;  a 
land  which  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

9  Only  rebel  not  ye  against  the  Lord, 
neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land  :  for 
they  are  bread  for  us  :  their  defence  is  de- 
parted from  them,  and  the  Lord  is  with 
us  :  fear  them  not. 

10  But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone 
them  with  stones.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
appeared  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation before  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

11  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
How  long  will  this  people  provoke  me  ? 
and  how  long  will  it  be  ere  they  believe 
me,  for  all  the  signs  which  I  have  shewed 
among  them  ? 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the  pestilence, 
and  disinherit  them,  and  will  make  of  thee 
a  greater  nation  and  mightier  than  they. 

13  1[  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Then  the  Egyptians  shall  hear  it,  (for  thou 
broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy  might 
from  among  them ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhabit- 
ants of  this  land  -.for  they  have  heard  that 
thou  Lord  art  among  this  people,  that  thou 
Lord  art  seen  face  to  face,  and  that  thy 
cloud  standeth  over  them,  and  that  thou 
goest  before  them,  by  day-time  in  a  pillar 
of  a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of  fire  by 
night. 

15  Now  if  thou  shalt  kill  all  this  people 
as  one  man,  then  the  nations  which  have 
heard  the  fame  of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not  able  to 
bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he 
sware  unto  them,  therefore  he  hath  slain 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let  the 
power  of  my  Lord  be  great,  according  as 
thou  hast  spoken,  saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  long-suffering,  and  of 
great  mercy,. forgiving  iniquity  and  trans 

126 


and  are  threatened. 


CHAP.  XV. 


gression,  and  by  no  means  clearing  the 
guilty,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
generation. 

19  Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity 
of  this  people  according  unto  the  greatness 
of  thy  mercy,  and  as  thou  hast  forgiven 
this  people,  from  Egypt  even  until  now. 

20  And  the  LoRolsaid,  I  have  pardoned 
according  to  thy  word : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  Jive,  all  the  earth 
shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which  have 
seen  my  glory,  and  my  miracles,  which  I 
did  in  Egypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  and 
have  tempted  me  now  these  ten  times,  and 
have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice  ; 

23  Surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither 
shall  any  of  them  that  provoked  me  see  it : 

24  But  my  servant  Caleb,  because  he 
had  another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  fol- 
lowed me  fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the 
land  whereinto  he  went ;  and  his  seed  shall 
possess  it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalekites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.)  To-mor- 
row turn  you,  and  get  you  into  the  wilder- 


ness by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

26  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  How  long  shall  I  bear  with  this  evil 
congregation,  which  murmur  against  me  ? 
I  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  murmur  against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them,  As  truly  as  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  spoken  in  mine 
ears,  so  will  1  do  to  you : 

29  Your  carcasses  shall  fall  in  this  wil 
derness ;  and  all  that  were  numbered  of 
you,  according  to  your  whole  number,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  which  have 
murmured  against  me. 

30  Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come  into  the 
land  concerning  which  I  sware  to  make 
you  dwell  therein,  save  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said 
should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I  bring  in,  and 
they  shall  know  the  land  which  ye  have 
despised. 

32  But  as  for  you,  your  carcasses,  they 
shall  fall  in  this  wilderness. 

33  And  your  children  shall  wander  in 
the  wilderness  forty  years,  and  bear  your 
whoredoms,  until  your  carcasses  be  wasted 
in  the  wilderness. 

34  After  the  number  of  the  days  n 
which  ye  searched  the  land,  even  forty 
days  (each  day  for  a  year)  shall  ye  bear 
your  iniquities,  even  forty  years  and  ye 
shall  know  my  breach  of  promise. 

35  I  the  Lord  have  said,  I  will  surely 


The  Amalekites  discomfit  them. 

wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed,  and 
there  they  shall  die. 

36  And  the  men  which  Moses  sent  to 
search  the  land,  who  returned,  and  made 
all  the  congregation  to  murmur  against 
him,  by  bringing  up  a  slanderupon  theland 

37  Even  those  men  that  did  brin°-  up 
the  evil  report  upon  the  land,  died  by  the 
plague  before  the  Lord. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  Caieh 
the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which  were  of  the 
men  that  went  to  search  the  land,  lived  still. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  sayings  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  people 
mourned  greatly. 

40  IT  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  gat  them  up  into  the  top  of  the 
mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we  he  here,  and  will 
go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  hath 
promised  :  for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said,  Wherefore  now  do 
ye  transgress  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  ?  but  it  shall  not  prosper. 

42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  amon? 
you ;  that  ye  be  not  smitten  before  your 
enemies. 


43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the  Canaan- 
ites  are  there  before  you,  and  ye  shall  fall 
by  the  sword :  because  ye  are  turned  away 
from  the  Lord,  therefore  the  Lord  will 
not  be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  unto  the 
hill-top :  nevertheless  the  ark  ofthe  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  and  Moses,  departed 
not  out  ofthe  camp. 

45  Then  the  Amalekites  came  down, 
and  the  Canaanites  which  dwelt  in  that 
hill,  and  smote  them,  and  discomfited 
them,  even  unto  Hormah. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND    the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  be  come  into  the 
land  of  your  habitations,  which  I  give  unto 
you, 

3  And  will  make  an  offering  by  fire  unto 


the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  or  a  sacrifice 
in  performing  a  vow,  or  in  a  free-will-of- 
fering, or  in  your  solemn  feasts,  to  make  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord,  ofthe  herd, 
or  of  the  flock  : 

4  Then  shall  he  that  offereth  his  offer 
ing  unto  the  Lord  bring  a  meat-offering  ol 
a  tenth-deal  of  flour  ^mingled  with  \\\o 
fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

5  And  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  wine 
for  a  drink-offering  snalt  thou  prepare  with 
the  burnt-offering  or  sacrifice,  for  one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  prepare/bra 
meat-offering  two  tenth-deals  of  flour  min- 
gled with  the  third  part,  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink -offering  tliou  shall 
offer  the  third  part  of  a    bin  of  nine,  fc- 


do  it  unto  all  this  evil  congregation,  that 

are  gathered  together  against  me  :  in  this  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lbnr 

127 


Tlte  law  of  sundry  offerings. 


NUMBERS. 


Tke  sabbath-breaker   stonedo 


8  And  when  thou  preparest  a  bullock 
for  a  burnt-offering,  or  for  a  sacrifice  in 
performing  a  vow,  or  peace-offerings  unto 
the  Lord  : 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  with  a  bullock  a 
meat-offering  of  three  tenth-deals  of  flour 
mingled  with  half  a  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a  drink-of- 
fering half  a  hin  of  wine,  for  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord: 

1 1  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one  bullock, 
or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a  lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that  ye 
shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to  every  one 
according  to  their  number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  country  shall 
do  these  things  after  this  manner^  in  offer- 
ing an  offering  made  by  fire,  ot  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  you, 
or  whosoever  be  among  you  in  your  gene- 
rations, and  will  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  as 
ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  One  ordinance  shall  be  both  for  you 
of  the  congregation,  and  also  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  with  you,  an  ordinance 
tor  ever  in  your  generations :  as  ye  are,  so 
shall  the  stranger  be  before  the  Lord. 

16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  be  for 
you,  and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
with  you. 

17  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  whither  I  bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that  when  ye  eat 
of  the  bread  of  the  land,  ye  shall  offer  up 
a   heave-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the  first 
of  your  dough  for  a  heave-offering :  as  ye 
do  the  heave-offering  of  the  threshing- 
floor,  so  shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Lord  a  heave-offering  in 
your  generations. 

22  H  And  if  ye  have  erred,  and  not  ob- 
served all  these  commandments  which  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  unto  Moses, 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded you  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  from 
the  day  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
and  henceforward  amongyour generations ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  if  aught  be  com- 
mitted by  ignorance  without  the  know- 
ledge of  the  congregation,  that  all  the  con- 
gregation shall  offer  one  young  bullock  for 
a  burnt-offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord,  with  his  meat-offering,  and  his 
drink-offering,  according  to  the  manner, 
and  one  kid  of  the  goats  ior  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 


dren of  Israel,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
them  ;  for  it  is  ignorance  :  and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin-offering  be 
fore  the  Lord,  for  their  ignorance  : 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them  ;  see- 
ing all  the  people  were  in  ignorance. 

27  IF  And  if  any  soul  sin  through  igno- 
rance, then  he  shall  bring  a  she-goat  of  the 
first  year  for  a  sin-offering. 

28  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone 
ment  for  the  soul  that  sinneth  ignorantly, 
when  he  sinneth  bjT  ignorance  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  him  ;  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him  that 
sinneth  through  ignorance,  both  for  him 
that  is  born  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them. 

30  IF  But  the  soul  that  doeth  aught  pre- 
sumptuously, whether  he  be  born  in  the 
land,  or  a  stranger,  the  same  reproacheth 
the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despised  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken  his  com- 
mandment, that  soul  shall  utterly  be  cut 
off;  his  iniquity  shall  be  upon  him. 

32  IF  And  while  the  children  of  Israel 
were  in  the  wilderness,  they  found  a  man 
that  gathered  sticks  upon  the  sabbath-day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gathering 
sticks  brought  him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  unto  all  the  congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  because  it 
was  not  declared  what  should  be  done  to 
him.. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  The 
man  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  :  all  the 
congregation  shall  stone  him  with  stones 
without  the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation  brought  him 
without  the  camp,  and  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  he  died ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

37  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  bid  them  that  they  make  them  fringes 
in  the  borders  of  their  garments  through- 
out theirgenerations,  and  that  they  put  upon 
the  fringe  of  the  borders  a  riband  of  blue  : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  fringe, 
that  ye  may  look  upon  it,  and  remember 
all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and 
do  them ;  and  that  ye  seek  not  after  your 
own  heart  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which 
ye  use  to  go  a  whoring  : 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and  do  all 
my  commandments,  and  be  holy  unto  your 
God. 

41  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 

128 


IVie  rebellion 


CHAP.  XVI 


brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to 
oe  your  God :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 
CHAP.  XVI. 

NOW  Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son 
of  Kohath,  the  son  of  Levi;  and  Da- 
than and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab;  and 
On,  the  son  of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben, 
took  men ; 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses,  with 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  princes  of  the  assembly,  fa- 
mous in  the  congregation,  men  of  renown: 

3  And  they  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  take  too  much  upon 
you,  seeing  all  the  congregation  are  holy, 
every  one  of  them,  and  the  Lord  is  among 
them:  wherefore  then  lift  ye  up  yourselves 
above  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ? 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  itt  he  fell 
upon  his  face : 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and  unto 
all  his  company,  saying,  Even  to-morrow 
the  Lord  will  shew  who  are  his,  and  who 
is  holy  ;  and  will  cause  him  to  come  near 
unto  him  :  even  him  whom  he  hath  chosen 
will  he  cause  to  come  near  unto  him. 

6  This  do  ;  Take  you  censers,  Korah, 
and  all  his  company  ; 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
in  them  before  the  Lord  to-morrow  :  and 
it  shall  be  that  the  man  whom  the  Lord 
doth  choose,  he  shall  be  holy  :  ye  take  too 
much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi, 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Hear,  I 
pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi : 

9  Seemeth  it  but  a  small  thing  unto  you, 
that  the  God  of  Israel  hath  separated  you 
from  the  congregation  of  Israel,  to  bring 
you  near  to  himself  to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to  stand 
before  the  congregation  to  minister  unto 
them  ? 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee  near  to 
him,  and  all  thy  brethren  the  sons  of  Levi 
with  thee :  and  seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  ? 

11  For  which  cause  both  thou  and  all 
thy  company  are  gathered  together  against 
the  Lord  :  and  what  is  Aaron,  that  ye 
murmur  against  him  ? 

3  2  II  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Dathan 
and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab :  which 
said,  We  will  not  come  up  : 

13  Is  it  a  small  thing  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill  us  in  the  wil- 
derness, except  thou  make  thyself  altoge- 
ther a  prince  over  us? 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not  brought  us 
into  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey, or  given  us  inheritance  of  fields  and 
vineyards  :  wilt  thou  put  out  the  eyes  of 
these  men?  we  will  not  come  up. 

1 5  And  Moses  was  very  wroth,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord,  Respect  not  thou  their  of- 

o 


<tf  A 

fering:    I  have  not  taken  one  ass  from 
them,  neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah," Be 
thou  and  all  thy  company  before  the  Lord 
thou,  and  they,  and  Aaron,  to-morrow  :   ' 

17  And  take  every  man  his  censer,  and 
put  incense  in  them,  and  bring  ye  before 
the  Lord  every  man  his  censer,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  censers  ;  thou  also  and 
Aaron  each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  fire  in  them,  and  laid  incense 
thereon,  and  stood  in  the  door  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation  with  Mose^i 
and  Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the  congre- 
gation against  them  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation :  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  Separate  3Tourselves  from  among  this 
congregation,  that  I  may  consume  them 
in  a  moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their  face*,  and 
said,  O  God,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  ail 
flesh,  shall  one  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou  be 
wroth  with  all  the  congregation  ? 

23  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation, saying. 
Get  you  up  from  about  the  tabernacle  of 
Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
Dathan  and  Abiram ,  and  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  congregation, 
saying,  Depart,  I  pray  you,  from  the  tents 
of  these  wicked  men,  and  touch  nothing  of 
theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their  sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tabernacle 
of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every 
side  :  and  Dathan  and  Abiram  came  out, 
and  stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and 
their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  little 
children. 

28  And  Moses  said,  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do  all 
these  works  ;  for  /  have  not  done  them  of 
mine  own  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  the  common  death 
of  all  men,  or  if  they  be  visited  alter  the 
visitation  of  all  men  ;  then  the  Lord  hath 
not  sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  make  a  new  thing, 
and  the  earth  open  her  mouth,  and  swallow 
them  up,  withall  that  appertain  unto  them, 
and  they  go  down  quick  into  the  pit ;  then 
ye  shall  understand  that  these  men  have 
provoked  the  Lord. 

31  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had 

made  an  end  of  speaking  all  these  words, 

that  the  ground  clave  asunder  that  way 

under  them : 

ion 


Tiic  punishment  of  Korah. 


NUMBERS. 


Aaron's  rod  budding. 


32  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  houses, 
and  all  the  men  that  appertained  unto  Ko- 
rah, and  all  their  gooas. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained  to 
them, went  down  alive  into  the  pit,  and  the 
earth  closed  upon  them  :  and  they  perish- 
ed from  among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  were  round  about 
them,  fled  at  the  cry  of  them :  for  they 
said,  Lest  the  earth  swallow  us  up  also. 

35  And  there  came  out  a  fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  consumed  the  two  hundred  and 
fifty  men  that  offered  incense. 

36  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  he  take  up  the  censers  out 
of  the  burning,  and  scatter  thou  the  fire 
yonder:  for  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners  against 
their  own  souls,  let  them  make  them  broad 
plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar:  for 
they  offered  them  before  the  Lord,  there- 
fore they  are  hallowed :  and  they  shall  be 
a  sign  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  bra- 
zen censers,  wherewith  they  that  were 
burnt  had  offered ;  and  they  were  made 
broad  plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar: 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  no  stranger,  which  is  not  of 
the  seed  of  Aaron,  come  near  to  offer  in 
cense  before  the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as 
Korah,  and  as  his  company  :  as  the  Lord 
said  to  him  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

41  If  But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel  murmured 
against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  saying 
Y  e  have  killed  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the  con- 
gregation was  gathered  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  that  they  looked  toward 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation :  and 
behold,  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

44  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Get  you  up  from  among  this  congre 
gation,  that  I  may  consume  them  as  in  a 
moment.     And  they  fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  H  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take 
a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein  from  off  the 
altar,  and  put  on  incense,  and  go  quickly 
unto  the  congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  :  for  there  is  wrath  gone 
out  from  the  Lord  ;  the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  command- 
ed, and  ran  into  the  midst  of  the  congre- 
gation ;  and  behold,  the  plague  was  begun 
among  the  people  :  and  he  put  on  incense, 
and  made  an  atonement  for  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  the  dead  and 


the  living;  and  the  plague  was  staged.' 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred, besides  them  that  died  about  the 
matter  of  Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Moses  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation :  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 

CliAP.  XVII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
-  ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
take  of  every  one  of  them  a  rod  accord- 
ing to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  of  all 
their  princes  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  twelve  rods :  write  thou 
every  man's  name  upon  his  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's  name 
upon  the  rod  of  Levi :  for  one  rod  shall  be 
for  the  head  of  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  before  the 
testimony,  where  I  will  meet  with  you. 

5  And.  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
man's  rod  whom  I  shall  choose  shall 
blossom  :  and  I  will  make  to  cease  from 
me  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, whereby  they  murmur  against  you. 

6  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  every  one  of  their  princes 
gave  him  a  rod  apiece,  for  each  prince 
one,  according  to  their  fathers'  houses, 
even  twelve  rods :  and  the  rod  of  Aaron 
was  among  their  rods. 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  before  the 
Lord  in  the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  mor- 
row Moses  went  into  the  tabernacle  of 
witness;  and  behold,. the  rod  of  Aaron 
for  the  house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms, 
and  yielded  almonds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods 
from  before  the  Lord  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  they  looked,  and  took 
every  man  his  rod. 

10  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Bring  Aaron's  rod  again  before  the  testi- 
mony, to  be  kept  for  a  token  against  the 
rebels;  and  thou  shalt  quite  take  away  their 
murmurings  from  me,  that  they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so:  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  spake 
unto  Moses,  saying,  Behold,  we  die,  we 
perish,  we  all  perish. 

13  Whosoever  cometh  any  thing  near 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  shall  die : 
shall  we  be  consumed  with  dying? 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,Thou, 
and  thy  sons,  and  thy  father's  house 
with  thee,  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
'  sanctuary :  and  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee 
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'Vhe  priests"  and  Levites'  charge.  CHAP.  XV  Hi. 


shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  father,  bring  thou 
with  thee,  that  they  may  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  minister  unto  thee  :  but  thou 
and  thy  sons  with  thee  shall  minister  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  all  the  tabernacle :  only  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  the  vessels  of  the 
sanctuary  and  the  altar,  that  neither  they, 
nor  ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee, 
and  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  for  all  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  :  and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of  the  altar ; 
that  there  be  no  wrath  any  more  upon  the 
children  of  Israel. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  your 
brethren  the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  to}rou  they  are  given  as  a 
gift  for  the  Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  Therefore  thou  and  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  keep  your  priest's  office  for  eve 
py  thing  of  the  altar,  and  within  the  vail; 
and  ye  shall  serve:  I  have  given  your 
priest's  office  unto  you  as  a  service  of  gift : 
and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

8  TT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Behold,  I  also  have  given  thee  the  charge 
of  my  heave-offerings  of  all  the  hallow- 
ed things  of  the  children  of  Israel ;  unto 
thee  have  I  given  them  by  reason  of  the 
anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

9  Thfs  shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy 
things  reserved  from  the  fire  :  every  obla- 
tion of  theirs,  every  meat-offering  of  theirs, 
and  every  sin-offering  of  theirs,  and  every 
trespass^offering  of  theirs,  which  they  shall 
render  unto  me,  shall  be  most  holy  for 
thee  and  for  thy  sons. 

10  In  the  most  holy  place  shalt  thou  eat 
't ;  every  male  shall  eat  it :  it  shall  be 
holy  unto  thee. 

1 1  And  this  is  thine  ;  the  heave-offer- 
ing of  their  gift,  with  all  the  wave-offer- 
ings of  the  children  of  Israel :  I  have  given 
them  unto  thee,  and  to  thy  sons,  and  to 
thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute  for 
ever :  every  one  that  is  clean  in  thy  house 
shall  eat  of  it. 

*2  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all  the 
best  of  the  wine  and  of  the  wheat,  the  first- 
fruits  of  them  which  they  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in  the 
land,  which  they  shall  bring  unto  the  Lord, 
shall  be  thine  ;  every  one  that  is  clean  in 
thy  house  shall  eat  of  it 


'The  priests'1  portion. 

14  Everything  devoted  in  Israel  shall 
be  thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  the  matrix 
in  all  flesh,  which  they  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  whether  it  be  of  men  or  beasts,  shall 
be  thine  :  nevertheless,  the  first-born  of 
man  shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the 
firstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  n 
deem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed 
from  a  month  old  shalt  thou  redeem,  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  for  the  money 
of  five  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  which  is  twenty  gerahs. 

17  But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or  the  first- 
ling of  a  sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a  goat, 
thou  shalt  not  redeem  ;  they  are  holy  : 
thou  shalt  sprinkle  their  blood  upon  the 
altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat/or  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine-, 
as  the  wave-breast  and  as  the  right  shoul 
der  are  thine. 

19  All  the  heave-offerings  of  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  offer 
unto  the  Lord,  have  I  given  thee,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  ;i 
statute  for  ever  :  it  is  a  covenant  of  salt 
for  ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee  and 
to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Thou  shalt  have  no  inheritance  in  their 
land,  neither  shalt  thou  have  any  part 
among  them :  I  am  thy  part  and  thine  in- 
heritance among  the  children  of  Israel. 

21  And  behold,  I  have  given  the  chil- 
dren of  Levi  all  the  tenth  in  Israel  for  an 
inheritance,  for  their  service  which  they 
serve,  even  the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

22  Neither  must  the  children  of  Israel 
henceforth  come  nigh  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  lest  they  bear  sin,  and  die. 

23  But  the  Levites  shall  do  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity:  h  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your  gi ■; 
tions,  that  among  the  children  of  Israel 
they  have  no  inheritance. 

24  But  the  tithes  cf  the  children  "Is- 
rael, which  they  offerees  a  heave-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  I  have  given  to  the  L<  - 
vites  to  inherit:  therefore!  have. -aid  unto 
them,  Among  the  children  of  Israel  they 
•shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses. 
saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  take  of  flic-  chil- 
dren of  Israel  the  tithes  which  I  b 

you  from  them  for  your  inheritance,  then 
ye  shall  offer  up  a  beave-oflering  oj  it  for 


ye  — 

the  Lord,  even  a  tenth  part  of  the  tithe. 
27  And  this  your  heavn-offcrinc; 
131 


The  water  of  separation :  NUMBERS.  Its  use  for  purification, 

unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the 


be  reckoned  unto  you,  as  though  it  were 
the  corn  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the 
fulness  of  the  wine-press. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  a  heave- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your  tithes 
which  ye  receive  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  ye  shall  give  thereof  the  Lord's  heave- 
offering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall  offer 
every  heave-offering  01  the  Lord,  of  all 
the  best  thereof,  even  the  hallowed  part 
thereof  out  of  it. 

30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
When  ye  have  heaved  the  best  thereof 
from  it,  then  it  shall  be  counted  unto  the 
Levites  as  the  increase  of  the  threshing- 
floor,  and  as  the  increase  of  the  wine-press. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every  place, 
ye  and  your  households :  for  it  is  your  re- 
ward for  your  service  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

32  And  ye  shall  bear  no  sin  by  reason 
of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved  from  it  the 
best  of  it :  neither  shall  ye  pollute  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 
Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot, 
wherein  is  no  blemish,  and  upon  which 
never  came  yoke : 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  Eleazar 
the  priest,  that  he  may  bring  her  forth 
without  the  camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her 
before  his  face  : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall  take  of 
her  blood  with  his  finger,  and  sprinkle  of 
her  blood  directly  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  seven  times  : 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his 
.sight  ;  her  skin,  and  her  flesh,  and  her 
blood,  with  her  dung,  shall  he  burn  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  take  cedar-wood, 
and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and  cast  it  into 
the  midst  of  the  burning  of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp, 
and  the  priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall  'wash 
his  clothes  in  water,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall  gather 
up  the  ashes  of  the  heifer,  and  lay  them  up 
without  the  camp  in  a  clean  place,  and  it 
shall  be  kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  for  a  water  of  separa- 
tion :  it  is  a  purification  for  sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the  ashes  of 
the  heifer  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even ;  and  it  shall  be 


stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them,  for 
a  statute  for  ever. 

1 1  If  He  that  toucheth  the  dead  body  of 
any  man  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

12  He  shall  purify  himself  with  it  on 
the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he 
shall  be  clean  :  but  if  he  purify  not  him- 
self the  third  day,  then  the  seventh  day  he 
shall  not  be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead  body 
of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and  purifieth  not 
himself,  defileth  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
Israel :  because  the  water  of  separation 
was  not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean  ;  his  uncleanness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man  dieth 
in  a  tent :  all  that  come  into  the  tent,  and 
all  that  is  in  the  tent  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days. 

15  And  every  open  vessel  which  hath 
no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is  unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one  that 
is  slain  with  a  sword  in  the  open  fields, 
or  a  dead  body,  or  a  bone  of  a  man,  or  a 
grave,  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  person  they  shall 
take  of  the  ashes  of  the  burnt  heifer  of  pu- 
rification for  sin,  and  running  water  shall 
be  put  thereto  in  a  vessel : 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take  hys- 
sop, and  dip  it  in  the  water,  and  sprinkle 
it  upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all  the  vessels, 
and  upon  the  persons  that  were  there,  and 
upon  him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave  : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall  sprinkle 
upon  the  unclean  on  the  third  day,  and  on 
the  seventh  day  :  and  on  the  seventh  day 
he  shall  purify  himself,  and  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  unclean, 
and  shall  not  purify  himself,  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  the  congregation, 
because  he  hath  defiled  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord  :  the  water  of  separation  hath 
notbeen  sprinkled  upon  him ;  he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual  statute 
unto  them,  that  he  that  sprinkleth  the  wa- 
ter of  separation  shall  wash  his  clothes  ; 
and  he  that  toucheth  the  water  of  separa- 
tion shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  the  unclean  person 
toucheth  shall  be  unclean  ;  and  the  soul 
that  toucheth  it  shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  came  the  children  of  Israel,  even 
the  whole  congregation,  into  the  de- 
sert of  Zin  in  the  first  month :  and  the 
people  abode  in  Kadesh ;  and  Miriam 
died  there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  And  there  was  no  water  for  the  con- 
gregation :  and  they  gathered  themselves 
132 


TJie people  murmur  for  water.     CHAP.  XXI.    Passage  through  Edom  denied. 


together  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  chode  with  Moses, 
and  spake,  saying,  Would  God  that  we 
had  died  when  our  brethren  died  before 
the  Lord  ! 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  into  this  wilderness, 
that  we  and  our  cattle  should  die  there  ? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to 
come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto 
this  evil  place  ?  it  is  no  olace  of  seed,  or 
of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pomegranates  ; 
neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the 
presence  of  the  assembly  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  fell  upon  their  faces  :  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou  the 
assembly  together,  thou  and  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before 
their  eyes  ;  and  it  shall  give  forth  his  wa- 
ter, and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them  wa 
ter  out  of  the  rock  :  so  thou  shalt  give  the 
congregation  and  their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Moses  took  the  rod  from  before 
the  Lord,  as  he  commanded  him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the 
congregation  together  before  the  rock,  and 
he  said  unto  them,  Hear  now,  ye  rebels ; 
must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this  rock  ? 

1 1  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and 
with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock  twice  :  and 
the  water  came  out  abundantly,  and  the 
congregation  drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

12  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  Aaron,  Because  ye  believed  me  not, 
to  sanctify  me  in  the  eyes  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this 
congregation  into  the  land  which  I  have 
given  them. 

13  This  is  the  water  of  Meribah  ;  be 
cause  the  children  of  Israel  strove  with 
the  Lord,  and  he  was  sanctified  in  them. 

14  IT  And  Moses  sent  messengers  from 
Kadesh  unto  the  king  of  Edom,  Thus  saith 
thy  brother  Israel,  Thou  knowest  all  the 
travail  that  hath  befallen  us : 

15  How  our  fathers  went  down  into 
Egypt,  and  we  have  dwelt  in  Egypt  a  long 
time ;  and  the  Egyptians  vexed  us,  and 
our  fathers : 

16  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  heard  our  voice,  and  sent  an  angel, 
and  hath  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt : 
and  behold,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border : 

17  Let  us  pass,  1  pray  thee,  through  thy 
country:  we  will  not  pass  through  the 
fields,  or  through  the  vineyards,  neither 
will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells  : 
we  will  go  by  the  king's  Ats/i-way,  we 
will  not  turn  to  the  right  hand  cor  to  the! 


left,  until  we  have  passed  thy  borders. 

18  And  Edom  said  unto  him,  Thou 
shalt  not  pass  by  me,  lest  I  come  out  against 
thee  with  the  sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
him,  We  will  go  by  the  highway  :  and  if 
I  and  my  cattle  drink  of  thy  water,  then  I 
will  pay  for  it :  I  will  only,  without  doing 
any  thing  else,  go  through  on  my  ieet. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  not  go 
through.  And  Edom  came  out  against 
him  with  much  people,  and  with  a  strong 
hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  refused  to  give  Israel 
passage  through  his  border :  wherefore 
Israel  turned  away  from  him. 

22  H  And  the  children  of  Israel,  even 
the  whole  congregation,  journeyed  from 
Kadesh,  and  came  unto  mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of  the 
land  of  Edom,  saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his 
people  :  for  he  shall  not  enter  into  the 
land  which  I  have  given  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  because  jre  rebelled  against  my 
word  at  the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor  : 

26  And  strip  Aaron  of  his  garments, 
and  put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son .  and 
Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his  people, 
and  shall  die  there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded: and  they  went  up  into  mount 
Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation. 

28  And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son  ; 
and  Aaron  died  there  in  the  top  of  the 
mount:  and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came 
down  from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congregation  saw 
that  Aaron  was  dead,  they  mourned  for 
Aaron  thirty  days,  even  all  the  house  ot 
Israel. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  when  king  Arad  the  Canaan  ito, 
which  dwelt  in  the  south,  heard  tell 
that  Israel  came  by  the  way  of  the  Bpiea  ; 
then  he  fought  against  Israel,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  And  Israel  vowed  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  If  thou  wilt  indeed  deli- 
ver this  people  into  my  hand,  then  1  will 
utterly  destroy  their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  t<>  the  \ 

of  Israel,  and  delivered  up  the  Canaan- 
ites ;  and  they  utterly  destroyed  them  ana 
their  cities:  and  he  called  the  nan 
the  place  Hormah. 

4  1  And  they  journeyed  from  mount 
Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea.  to  - 
pass  the  land  of  Edom  :  and  the  sou   Ot 
the  people   was   much   discourager 
cause  of  the 


Fiery  serpents  bite  the  people.         M  UMBERS. 


Sihon  and  Og  slain. 


5  And  the  people  spake  against  God, 
and  against  Moses,  Wherefore  have  ye 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  die  in  the 
wilderness  ?  for  there  is  no  bread,  neither 
is  there  any  water  ;  and  our  soul  loatheth 
this  light  bread. 

6  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents 
among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the  peo- 
ple •  and  much  people  of  Israel  died. 

7  TT  Therefore  the  people  came  to  Mo- 
ses, and  said,  We  have  sinned,  for  we  have 
spoken  against  the  Lord,  and  against  thee; 
pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away 
the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses  prayed 
for  the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make 
thee  a  fierv  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a  pole : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one 
that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh  upon  it, 
shall  live. 

9  And  Moses  made  a  serpent  of  brass, 
and  put  it  upon  a  pole,  and  it  came  to  pass, 
that  if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man, 
when  he  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass,  he 
lived. 

10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  set  for- 
ward, and  pitched  in  Oboth. 

11  And  they  journeyed  from  Oboth, 
and  pitched  at  Ije-abarim,  in  the  wilder- 
ness which  tf  before  Moab,  toward  the 
sun-rising, 

12  H  From  thence  they  removed,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  and 
pitched*  on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  which 
is  in  the  wilderness  that  cometh  out  of  the 
coasts  of  the  Amorites  :  for  Arnon  is  the 
border  of  Moab,  between  Moab  and  the 
Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of 
the  wars  of  the  Lord,  What  he  did  in  the 
Ped  sea,  and  in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

1 5  And  at  the  stream  of  the  brooks  that 
goeth  down  to  the  dwelling  of  Ar,  and 
iieth  upon  the  border  of  Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went  to  Beer : 
that  is  the  well  whereof  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses,  Gather  the  people  together, 
and  1  will  give  them  watpr. 

17  IT  Then  Israel  sang  this  song,  Spring 
up,  O  well ;  sing  ye  unto  it : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well,  the 
nobles  of  the  people  digged  it,  by  the  di- 
rect ion  <'f  the  l.i\v-giver,  with  their  staves. 
And  from  the  wilderness  they  went  toMat- 
tanah  : 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  Nahaliel: 
and  from  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth  : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  valley,  that 
/.  in  the  country  of  Moab,  to  the  top  of 
i'isgah,  which  looketh  toward    Jeshimon. 

"1  %  And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  saying, 

9t  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land :  we 
will  not  turn  into  the  fields,  or  into  the 


vineyards ;  we  will  not  drink  of  the  wa 
ters  of  the  well :  but  we  will  go  along  by 
the  king's  high-way ,  until  we  be  past  thy 
borders. 

23  And  Sihon  would  not  suffer  Israel  to 
pass  through  his  border :  but  Sihon  gath- 
ered all  his  people  together,  and  went  out 
against  Israel  into  the  wilderness  :  and  he 
came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against  Israel 

24  And  Israel  smote  him  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  possessed  his  land  from 
Arnon  unto  JabboK,  even  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  :  for  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  was  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities :  and 
Israel  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Amo- 
rites, in  Heshbon,  and  in  all  the  villages 
thereof. 

26  For  Heshbon  was  the  city  of  Sihon 
the  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  had  fougbt 
against  the  former  king  of  Moab,  and 
taken  all  his  land  out  of  his  hand,  even 
unto  Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in  pro 
verbs  say,  Come  into  Heshbon,  let  the  city 
of  Sihon  be  built  and  prepared. 

28  For  there  is  a  fire  gone  out  of  Hesh- 
bon, a  flame  from  the  city  of  Sihon  :  it 
hath  consumed  Ar  of  Moab,  and  the  lords 
of  the  high  places  of  Arnon. 

29  Wo  to  thee,  Moab !  Thou  art  undone, 
O  people  of  Chemosh :  he  hath  given  his 
sons  that  escaped,  and  his  daughters,  into 
captivity  unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them ;  Heshbon  is 
perished  even  unto  Dibon,  and  we  have 
laid  them  waste  even  unto  Nophah,  which 
reacheth  unto  Medeba. 

31  IF  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  Jaazer, 
and  they  took  the  villages  thereof,  and 
drove  out  the  Amorites  that  were  there. 

33  IT  And  they  turned  and  went  up  by 
the  way  of  Bashan  :  and  Og  the  king  of 
Bashan  went  out  against  them,  he,  and  all 
his  people,  to  the  battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Fear 
him  not:  for  1  have  delivered  him  into 
thy  hand,  and  all  his  people,  and  his  land  ; 
and  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou  didst  unto 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
at  Heshbon. 

35  So  they  smote  him,  and  his  sons, 
and  all  his  people,  until  there  was  none 
left  him  alive :  and  they  possessed  his  land. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  set  forward, 
and  pitched  in  the  plains  of  Moab 
on  this  side  Jordan  by  Jericho. 

2  H  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  saw 
all  that  Israel  had  done  to  the  Amorites. 

3  And  Moab  was  sore  afraid  of  the  peo- 
ple, because  they  were  many  :   and  Moab 

134 


Balaam  is  sent  jar  by  Balak.         CHAP.  XX1L 

was  distressed  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  the  elders  of  Mi- 
dian,  Now  shall  this  company  1  ick  up  al  I  that 
are  round  about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the 
grass  of  the  field.  And  Balak  the  son  of 
ZipporsyaskingoftheMoabitesat  that  time. 

5  He  sent  messengers  therefore  unto 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  Pethor,  which 
isby  the  river  of  the  land  of  the  children 
of  his  people,  to  call  him,  saying,  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  from  Egypt: 
behold,  they  cover  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  they  abide  over  against  me  : 

6  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
Curse  me  this  people ;  for  they  are  too 
mighty  for  me  :  perad venture  I  shall  pre- 
vail, that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  I 
may  drive  them  out  of  the  land  :  for  I  wot 
that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is  blessed,  and 
he  whom  thou  cursest  is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders 
of  Midian  departed  with  the  rewards  of 
divination  in  their  hand ;  and  they  came 
unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him  the 
words  of  Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  Lodge  here 
this  night,  and  I  will  bring  you  wore!  again, 
as  the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me  :  and  the 
princes  of  Moab  abode  with  Balaam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Balaam,  and 
said,  VVhat  men  are  these  with  thee  ? 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God,  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath 
sent  unto  me,  saying, 

1 1  Behold,  there  is  a  people  come  out 
of  Egypt,  which  covereth  the  face  of  the 
earth  :  come  now,  curse  me  them  ;  perad- 
venture  I  shall  be  able  to  overcome  them, 
and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Balaam,  Thou 
shalt  not  go  with  them  ;  thou  shalt  not 
curse  the  people  :  for  they  are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  said  unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  Get 
you  into  your  land :  for  the  Lord  refuseth 
to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose  up, 
and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and  said,  Ba- 
laam refuseth  to  come  with  us. 

15  IT  And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes, 
more,  and  more  honourable  than  they. 

\6  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said 
to  him,  Thus  saith  Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por, Let  nothing,  I  pray  Ihee,  hinder  thee 
From  coming  unto  me  : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto  very 
great  honour,  and  I  will  do  whatsoever 
thou  sayest  unto  me :  come  therefore,  I 
pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto 
the  servants  of  Bilak,  If  Balak  would  give 
me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  can- 
not go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  to  do  less  or  more. 


His  ass  speaks  to  htm. 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  tarry  ye 
also  here  this  night,  that  I  may  know 
what  the  Lord  will  say  unto  me  more. 

20  And  God  came  unto  Balaam  at  night', 
and  said  unto  him,  If  the  men  come  to  call 
thee,  rise  up,  and  go  with  them  ;  but  yet 
the  word  which  1  shall  say  unto  thee,  that 
shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went  with  the 
princes  of  Moab. 

22  H  And  God's  anger  was  kindled  be- 
cause he  went :  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  the  way  for  an  adversary  against 
him.  Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass,  and 
his  two  servants  were  with  him. 

23  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand:  and  the  ass  turned 
aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the 
field  :  and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn 
her  into  the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in 
a  path  of  the  vineyards,  a  wall  being  on 
this  side,  and  a  wall  on  that  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  thrust  herself  unto  the  wall, 
and  crushed  Balaam's  foot  against  the 
wall :  and  he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went 
further,  and  stood  in  a  narrow  place,  where 
was  no  way  to  turn  either  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  fell  down  under  Balaam  : 
and  Balaam's  anger  was  kindled,  and  he 
smote  the  ass  with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of 
the  ass,  and  she  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
have  1  done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  smit- 
ten me  these  three  times? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  mocked  me :  I  would 
there  were  a  sword  in  my  hand,  for  now 
would  I  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am 
not  I  thine  ass,  upon  which  thou  hast  rid- 
den ever  since  I  was  thine  unto  this  day  ? 
wa3  I  ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  And 
he  said,  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
Balaam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword  drawn 
in  his  hand  :  and  he  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten  thioe 
ass  these  three  times  ?  behold,  I  went  out 
to  withstand  thee,  because  thy  way  is  per- 
verse before  me  : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned 
from  me  these  three  times  :  Ufllesi  she  had 
turned  from  me,  surely  not?  also  I  had 
slain  thee,  and  saved  her  i 

3t   And  Balaam  said  unto  in*  an^e!  of 


Balak's  sacrifices. 


NUMBERS. 


Balaam's  parable. 


the  Lord,  I  have  sinned;  fori  knew  not 
that  thou  stoodest  in  the  way  against  me : 
now  therefore,  if  it  displease  thee,  I  will 
get  me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Balaam,  Go  with  the  men:  but  only  the 
word  that  I  shall  speak  unto  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  speak:  so  Balaam  went  with 
the  princes  of  Balak. 

36  IT  And  when  Balak  heard  that  Ba- 
laam was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet  him 
unto  a  city  of  Moab,  which  is  in  the  border 
of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  utmost  coast. 

37  ^F  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did 
I  not  earnestly  send  unto  thee  to  call  thee  ? 
wherefore  earnest  thou  not  unto  me  ?  am  I 
not  able  indeed  to  promote  thee  to  ho- 
nour 1 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Lo,  I 
am  come  unto  thee  :  have  I  now  any 
power  at  all  to  say  any  thing  ?  the  word 
that  God  putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I 
speak, 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and 
they  came  unto  Kirjath-huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and  sheep, 
and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought  him 
up  into  the  high  places  of  Baal,  that 
thence  he  might  see  the  utmost  part  of  the 
people, 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  Balak;  Build 
me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare 
me  here  seven  oxen  and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  spo- 
ken ;  and  Balak  and  Balaam  offered  on 
every  altar  a  bullock  and  a  ram. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Stand 
by  thy  burnt -offering,  and  I  will  go  :  per- 
adventure  the  Lord  will  come  to  meet 
me :  and  whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I  will 
tell  thee.     And  he  went  to  a  high  place. 

4  And  God  met  Balaam  :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  I  have  prepared  seven  altars, 
and  I  have  offered  upon  every  altar  a  bul- 
lock and  a  ram. 

5  And  the  Loud  put  a  word  in  Balaam's 
mouth,  and  said,  Return  unto  Balak,  and 
thus  thou  shalt  speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him,  and  lo,  he 
f.tood  by  his  burnt-sacrifice,  he,  and  all  the 
princes  of  Moab. 

7  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Balak  the  king  of  Moab  hath  brought  me 
from  Aram,  out  of  the  mountains  of  the 
east,  saving,  Come,  curse  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  defy  Israel. 

8  How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God  hath 
not  cursed  ?  or  how  shall  I  defy,  whom  the 
Lord  hath  not  defied  ? 

9  For  from  the  top  ot  the  rocks  I  see 
feim  .and  from  the  hills  I  behold  him :  lo 


the  people  shall  dwell  alone,  and  shall  not 
be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  Who  can  count  the  dust  of  Jacob, 
and  the  number  of  the  fourth  part  of  Is- 
rael ?  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  right- 
eous, and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

1 1  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
hast  thou  done  unto  me  ?  I  took  thee  to 
curse  mine  enemies,  and  behold,  thou  hast 
blessed  them  altogether.. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said,  Must  I 
not  take  heed  to  speak  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  put  in  my  mouth  ? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him,  Come,  I 
pray  thee,  with  me  unto  another  place, 
from  whence  thou  mayest  see  them  :  thou 
shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

14  U"  And  he  brought  him  into  the  field 
of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built 
seven  altars,  and  offered  a  bullock  and  a 
ram  on  every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here 
by  thy  burnt-offering,  while  I  meet  the 
LORD  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  put 
a  word  in  his  mouth,  and  said,  Go  again 
unto  Balak,  and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  behold, 
he  stood  by  his  burnt-offering,  and  the 
princes  of  Moab  with  him.  And  Balak 
said  unto  him,  What  hath  the  Lord  spoken';' 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hear  ;  hearken 
unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor: 

19  God  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  lie  ; 
neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  re- 
pent :  hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do 
it  ?  or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  it  good  ? 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  command- 
ment to  bless  :  and  he  hath  blessed,  and  I 
cannot  reverse  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Ja- 
cob, neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in 
Israel :  the  Lord  his  God  is  with  him,  and 
the  shout  of  a  king  is  among  them. 

22  God  brought  them  out  of  Egypt ;  he- 
hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment 
against  Jacob,  neither  is  there  any  di\  ina- 
tion  against  Israel :  according  to  this  time 
it  shall  be  said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel, 
What  hath  God  wrought ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  up  as 
a  great  lion,  and  lift  up  himself  as  a  young 
lion  :  he  shall  not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of 
the  prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the  slain. 

25  II  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Nei- 
ther curse  them  at  all,  nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  answered  and  said  un- 
to Balak,  Told  not  1  thee,  saying,  All  that 
the  Lord  speaketh,  that  I  must  do  ! 

27  IF  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam 

136 


hraeVs  happiness,  and  the 

Come,  I  pray  thee,  I  will  bring  thee  unto 
another  place  ;  peradventure  it  will  please 
God  that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from 
thence. 

28  And  Balak  brought  Balaam  unto  the 
top  of  Peor,that  looketh  toward  Jeshimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build 
me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare  me  here 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  said, 
and  offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on  every 
altar. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it  pleased 
the  Lord  to  bless  Israel,  he  went 
not,  as  at  other  times,  to  seek  for  enchant- 
ments, but  he  set  his  face  toward  the  wil- 
derness. 

2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he 
saw  Israel  abiding  in  his  tents  according  to 
their  tribes,  and  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the 
man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath  said : 

4  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al- 
mighty, falling  into  a  trance,  but  having 
his  eyes  open  : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O  Jacob, 
and  thy  tabernacles,  O  Israel ! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread  forth, 
as  gardens  by  the  river's  side,  as  the  trees 
of  lign-aloes  which  the  Lord  hath  plant- 
ed, and.as  cedar-trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of  his 
buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  be  in  many 
waters,  and  his  king  shall  be  higher  than 
Agag,  and  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  brought  him  forth  out  of  Egypt : 
he  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  uni- 
corn :  he  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his  ene- 
mies, and  shall  break  their  bones,  and 
pierce  them  through  with  his  arrows. 

9  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a  lion, 
and  as  a  great  lion  :  who  shall  stir  him  up  ? 
Blessed  is  he  that  blesseth  thee,  and  cursed 
is  he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  IF  And  Balak's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Balaam,  and  he  smote  his  hands 
together:  and  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  I 
called  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and 
behold,  thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them 
ihese  three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
place:  I  thought  to  promote  thee  unto 
great  honour ;  but  lo,  the  Lord  hath  kept 
thee  back  from  honour. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake 
I  not  also  to  thy  messengers  which  thou 
sentest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house 
full  of  silver  and  gold,  Icannor  go  beyond 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
either  good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind ;  but 


CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV.        Star  of  Jacob  f, retold. 

what  the  Lord  saith,  that  will  I  speak? 

14  And  now,  behold,  1  ^o  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  come  therefore,  and  1  will  advertise 
thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  peo- 
ple in  the  latter  days. 

15  If  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  hath  said, 
hi  Itl  ;  man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath  >-;•  id: 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  and  knew  the  knowledge  of  the 
Most  High,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the 
Almighty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  having 
his  eyes  open  : 

17  I  shall  see  him,  but  not  now  :  I  shall 
behold  him,  but  not  nigh:  there  shall 
come  a  Star  out  of  Jacob,  and  a  Sceptre 
shall  rise  out  of  Israel,  and  shall  smite  the 
coiners  of  Moab,  and  destroy  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Sheth. 

18  And  Edom  shall  be  a  possession, 
Seir  also  shall  be  a  possession  for  his  ene- 
mies;  and  Israel  shall  do  valiantly. 

19  Out  of  Jacob  shall  come  he  that  shall 
have  dominion,  and  shall  destroy  him  that 
remaineth  of  the  city. 

20  And  when  he  looked  on  Amalek.  ho 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Amalekt^Y/.'; 
the  first  of  the  nations,  but  his  latter  end 
shall  be  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kcnites,  and 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Strong  is 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  thou  puttest  thy 
nest  in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless,  the  Kenite  shall  be 
wasted,  untilAsshur  shall  carry  thee  away 
captive. 

23  And  he  took  uphis  parable,  and  said, 
Alas,  who  shall  live  when  God  doetfa  this  ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the  coast 
of  Chittim,  and  shall  afflict  Asshur,  and  shall 
afflict  Eber,  and  he  also  shall  perish  for 
ever. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went  and 
returned  to  his  place:  and  Balak  also  went 
his  way. 

CHAP.  XXV. 
\  ND  Israel  abode  in  Shittim,  and  the 
xjL  people  began  to  commit  whoredom 
with  the  daughters  of  Moab. 

2  And  they  called  the  people  unto  the 
sacrifices  of  their  gods :  and  the  people  did 
eat,  and  bowed  down  to  their  gels. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto  I 
peor :  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  \\  as 
died  against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  M 
all  the  heads  of  the  people,  and  hang 
up  before  the  Lord  against  the  sun,  that 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may  be  turne«l 
away  from  Israel.  .  r 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  th< 
Israel,   Slay  ye   every  one  his  mi  n  that 
were  joined  unto  Baaf-pcoiv 

6  t  And,  behold,  one  oi  the  childi 
Israel  came  and  brought  u  i  twen 

137 


Zwiri  and  Cozbi  slain  NUMBERS  The  Israelites  numbered. 

a  Midianitish  woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses  J  rael,  which  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
and  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation  of,  Egypt 


the  children  of  Israel,  who  were  weeping 
before  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  ot  the 
congregation. 

7  And  when  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Llea- 
zar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saw  it,  he 
rose  up  from  among  the  congregation,  and 
took  a  javelin  in  his  hand; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  Israel 
into  the  tent,  and  thrust  both  of  them 
through,  the  man  of  Israel,  and  the  woman 
through  her  belly  :  So  the  plague  was 
stayed  from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  those  that  died  in  the  plague  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  'IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

1 1  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest,  hath  turned  my  wrath 
away  from  the  children  of  Israel  (while  he 
was  zealous  for  my  sake  among  them)  that 
I  consumed  not  the  children  of  Israel  in 
my  jealousy. 

12  Wherefore  say,  Behold,  I  give  unto 
him  my  covenant  ot  peace : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his  seed 
after  him,  even  the  covenant  of  an  ever- 
lasting priesthood;  because  he  was  zealous 
for  his  God,  and  made  an  atonement  foi 
the  children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite  that 
was  slain,  even  that  was  slain  with  the 
Midianitish  woman,  was  Zimri,  the  son  of 
Salu,  a  prince  of  a  chief  house  among  the 
Simeonites. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Midianitish 
woman  that  was  slain  was  Cozbi  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zur;  he  was  head  over  a  people,  and 
of  a  chief  house  in  Midian. 

16  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,r 

17  Vex  the  Midianites  and  smite  them 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their  wiles 
wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi 
the  daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian,  their 
sister,  which  was  slain  in  the  day  of  the 
plague  for  Peor's  sake. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 
4   ND  it  came  to  pass  after  the  plague, 
J.'jl  that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  and 
unto  Eleazar    the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  throughout  their  lathers' 
house,  all  that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in  Is- 
rael. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
spake  with  them  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  and  the  children  of  Is 


5  IF  Reub  en  the  eldest  son  of  Israel :  the 
children  of  Reuben;  Hanoch,  of  whom 
cometh  the  family  of  the  Hanoch ites :  of 
Pallu,    the  family  of  the    Palluites: 

6  Of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hezron- 
ites:  ofCarmi.  the  family  of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the  Reuben- 
ites :  and  they  that  were  numbered  ot 
them  were  forty  and  three  thousand  and 
se\en  hundred  and  thirty. 

8  And  the  son?  of    Pallu;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab;  Nemuel,  and 
Dathan,  and  Abiram.  This  is  that  Dathan 
and  Abiram,  which  were  famous  in  the 
congregation,  who  strove  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  in  the  company  of  Ko- 
ran, when  they  strove  against  the  Lord: 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up  together  with  Ko- 
ran, when  that  company  died,  what  time 
the  fire  devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty 
men  :  and  they  became  a  sign. 

1 1  Notwithstanding  the  children  of  Ko» 
rah  died  not. 

12  TT  The  sons  of  Simeon  after  their 
families:  of  Nemuel,  the  family  of  the 
Nemuelites:  of  Jamin,  the  family  of  the 
Jaminites:  of  Jachin,  the  family  of  the 
Jachinites: 

13  Of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites : 
of  Shaul,  the  family  of  the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the  Simeon- 
ites, twenty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

15  IF  The  children  of  Gad  after  their 
families :  of  Zephon,  the  family  of  the  Ze- 
phonites:  ofHaggi,  the  family  of  the  Hag- 
gites:  of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the  Shunites: 

16  Of  Ozni,  the  family  of  the  Oznites : 
of  Eri,  the  family  of  the  Erites: 

17  Of  Arod,  the  family  of  the  Arodites : 
of  Areli,  the  family  of  the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  forty  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

19  The  sons  of  Judah  were  Er  and 
Onan :  and  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Judah  after  their 
families  were ;  of  Shelah,  the  family  of  the 
Shelanites:  of  Pharez,  the  family  of  the 
Pharezites :  of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zarhites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were;  of 
Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hezronites:  ot 
Hamui,  the  family  of  the  HamuMtes. 

22  These  are  the  families  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  sixteen  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

23  Of  the  sons  of  Issachar  after  their 
families:  of  Tola,  the  family  of  the  To- 

138 


Hie  Israelites  numbered. 


CHAP.  XXVI. 


Tlie  land  divided. 


laites:  of  Pua,  the  family  of  the  Punites: 

24  Of  Jashub,  the  family  of  the  Jashub- 
ites :  of  Shimron,  the  family  of  the  Shim- 
ronites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issachar 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

26  Of  the  sons  of  Zebulun  after  their 
families:  of  Sered,  the  family  of  the  Sar- 
dites:  of  Elon,the  family  of  the  Elonites: 
of  Jahleel,  the  family  of  the  Jahleelites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zebu- 
lunites  according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  threescore  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

28  The  sons  of  Joseph  after  their  fami- 
lies were  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh:  ofMachir, 
the  family  of  the  Machirites  :  and  Machir 
begat  Gilead :  ofGilead  come  the  family 
of  the  Gileadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead:  of 
Jeezer,  the  family  of  the  Jeezerites :  of 
Helek,  the  family  of  the  Helekites: 

31  And  q/"Asriel,  the  family  of  the  As 
rielites :  and  of  Shechem,  the  family  of 
the  Shechemites : 

32  And  q/'Shemida,  the  family  of  the 
Shemidaites:  and  o/*Hepher,  the  family 
of  the  Hepherites. 

33  And  Zelophehad  the  son  of  Hepher 
bad  no  sons,  but  daughters :  and  the  names 
of  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad  were  Mah- 
Iah,andNoah,Hoglah,Milcah,andTirzah. 

34  These  are  the  families  of  Manasseh, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
fifty  and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

35  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephraim  after 
their  families:  of  Shuthelah,  the  family  of 
the  Shuthalhiles :  of  Becher,  the  family  of 
the  Bachrites :  of  Tahan,  the  family  of  the 
Tahanites. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shuthelah : 
of  Eran,  the  family  of  the  Eranites. 

37  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Ephraim  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  thirty  and  two  thousand 
and  five  hundred.  These  are  the  sons  of 
Joseph  after  their  families, 

38  The  sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  fa- 
milies: ofBela,  the  family  of  the  Belaites: 
of  Ashbel,  the  family  of  the  Ashbelites:  of 
Ahiram,  the  family  of  the  Ahiramites: 

39  Of  Shupham,  the  family  of  the  Shu 
phamites:  ofHupham,  the  family  of  the 
Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  ofBela  were  Aid  and 
Naaman:  ofArd,  the  family  of  the  Ardites: 
and  of  Naaman,  the  family  of  the  Naamites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  af- 
ter their  families:  and  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  were  forty  and  five  thousand 
»nd  six  hundred. 

42  These  are  the  sons  of  Dan  after  their 


families:  of  Shuham,  the  family  of  the 
Shuhamites.  These  are  the  families  of 
Dan  after  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shuhamites 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  threescore  and  four  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

44  O^the  children  of  Asher  after  their 
families:  of  Jimna,  the  family  of  the  .Tim- 
nites:  of  Jesui,  the  family  of  the  Jesuites : 
of  Beriah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah  :  of  Heber,  the 
family  of  the  Heberites:  ofMalchiel,  the 
family  of  the  Malchielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  ot 
Asher  was  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Asher  according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  ;  who  were  fifty  and  three 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

48  Of  the  sons  of  Naphtali  after  their 
families:  of  Jahzeel,  the  family  of  the 
Jahzeelites:  of  Guni,  the  family  of  the 
Gunites : 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the  Jezerites : 
of  Shillem,  the  family  of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families:  and  they  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and 
five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

51  These  were  the  numbered  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  six  hundred  thousand 
and  a  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

53  Unto  these  the  land  shall  be  divided 
for  an  inheritance,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  names. 

54  To  many  thou  shalt  give  the  more 
inheritance,  and  to  few  thou  shalt  give  the 
less  inheritance  :  to  every  one  shall  his  in- 
heritance be  given,  according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding,  the  land  shall  be 
divided  by  lot :  according  to  the  names  ot 
the  tribes  of  their  fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the  posses- 
sion thereof  be  divided  between  many 
and  few. 

57  IT  And  these  are  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  Levites  after  theii  famili. - 
of  Gershon,  the  family  of  the  Grrshou  fes 
of  Kohath,  the  family  of  the  Kohathites 
of  Merari,  the  family*  of  the  Merantes. 

58  These  are  the  families  ot  the  Le- 
vites :  the  family  of  the  Libnites,  the  fami- 
ly of  the  Hehronites,  the  family  ot  the 
Mahlites,  the  family  of  the  Mushites.thj 
family  of  the  Korathites.  And  konatb 
begat  Amram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram  s  wnk  wm 
Jodiebed,  the  daughter  of  Levi,  whom*«r 

mother  bare  to  Levi  in  Egypt:  and  she 

bare  unto  Amram,  Aaron  and  Moses,  an-. 
Miriam  their  sister. 
1 3*1 


The  law  of  inheritances, 


60  And  unto  Aaron  was  born  Nadab, 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

61  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died,  when 
they  offered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 

62  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  were  twenty  and  three  thousand,  all 
males  from  a  month  old  and  upward :  for 
they  were  not  numbered  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  because  there  was  no  inhe- 
ritance given  them  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

63  TT  These  are  they  that  were  number- 
ed by  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  who 
numbered  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
plains  of  Moah  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

64  But  among  these  there  was  not  a 
man  of  them  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  the 
priest  numbered,  when  they  numbered  the 
children  of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them,  They 
shall  surely  die  in  the  wilderness.  And 
there  was  not  left  a  man  of  them,  save  Ca- 
leb the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

THEN  came  the  daughters  of  Zelophe 
had,  the  son  of  Hepher,  the  son  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  of  the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Joseph:  and  these  are  the  names  of  his 
daughters;  Mahlah,  Noah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses,  and  be- 
fore Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before  the 
princes,  and  all  the  congregation,  by  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
saying, 

3  Our  father  died  in  the  wilderness,  and 
he  was  not  in  the  company  of  them  that  ga- 
thered themselves  together  against  the 
Lord  in  the  company  of  Korah  ;  but  died 
in  his  own  sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our  father  be 
done  away  from  among  his  family,  because 
he  hath  no  son  ?  Give  unto  us  therefore  a 
possession  among  the  brethren  of  our  lather. 

5  And  Moses  brought  their  cause  before 
the  Lord. 

6  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

m  7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  speak 
right :  thou  shalt  surely  give  them  a  pos- 
session of  an  inheritance  among  their  fa- 
ther's brethren ;  and  thou  shalt  cause  the  in- 
heritance of  their  father  to  pass  unto  them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  If  a  man  die,  and 
have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  his  inhe- 
ritance to  pass  unto  his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  father's 
brethren. 

1 1  And  if  his  father  have  no  brethren, 


NUMBERS.  Moses  is  told  of  his  death. 

then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  hi3 
kinsman  that  is  next  to  him  of  his  family, 
and  he  shall  possess  it :  and  it  shall  be  unto- 
the  children  of  Israel  a  statute  of  judg- 
ment, as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

12  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Get  thee  up  into  this  mount  Abarim,  and 
see  the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it,  thou 
also  shalt  be  gathered  unto  thy  people,  as 
Aaron  thy  brother  was  gathered. 

14  For  ye  rebelled  against  my  com- 
mandment in  the  desert  of  Zin,  in  the  strife 
of  the  congregation,  to  sanctify  me  at  the 
water  before  their  eyes  :  that  is  the  water  of 
Meribah  in  Kadesh  in  the  wilderness  of 
Zin. 

15  IF  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits 
of  all  flesh,set  a  man  over  the  congregation, 

17  Which  may  go  out  before  them,  and 
which  may  go  in  before  them,  and  which 
may  lead  them  out,  and  which  may  bring 
them  in  ;  that  the  congregation  of  the  Lord 
be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd. 

18  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  man 
in  whom  is  the  spirit,  and  lay  thy  hand 
upon  him ; 

1 9  And  set  him  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  all  the  congregation :  and  give 
him  a  charge  in  their  sight. 

20  And  thou  shalt  put  some  of  thine  ho- 
nour upon  him,  that  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  may  be  obedient. 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  who  shall  ask  counsel  for  him 
after  the  judgment  of  Urim  before  the 
Lord  :  at  his  word  shall  they  go  out,  and 
at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he, 
and  all  the  children  of  Israel  with  him, 
even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him  :  and  he  took  Joshua,  and  set 
him  before  Eieazar  the  priest,  and  before 
all  the  congregation  : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  and 
gave  him  a  charge,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 
\  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
a.  JL   ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  My  offering,  and  my  bread 
for  my  sacrifices  made  by  tire,  for  a  sweet 
savour  unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to  offer 
unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  11  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  This 
is  the  offering  made  by  fare  which  ye  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot  day  by  day,  for  a  con- 


4  The  one  Iamb  shalt  thou  offer  in  the 
140 


The  continual  burnt-offering,     CHAP.  XXIX 


morning,  and  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  at  even : 

5  And  a  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  flour 
for  a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  a  continual  burnt-offering,  which 
was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai  for  a  sweet 
savour,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  the  drink-offering  thereof  shall  be 
the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  for  the  one  lamb  : 
in  the  holy  place  shalt  thou  cause  the  strong 
wine  to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
drink-offering : 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  at 
even  :  as  the  meat-offering  of  the  morning, 
and  as  the  drink-offering  thereof,  thou 
shalt  offer  it,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fiie,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  on  the  sabbath-day  two  lambs  of 
the  first  3Tear  without  spot,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  of  flour  for  a  meat-offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  the  drink-offering  thereof: 

10  This  is  the  burnt-offering  of  every 
sabbath,  besides  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  drink-offering. 

1 1  And  in  the  beginnings  of  your  months 
ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  unto  the 
Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram, 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot ; 

12  And  three  tenth-deals  of  fiour  Jor  a 
meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  forone  bul- 
lock ;  and  two  tenth-deals  of  flours/or  a 
meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
ram ; 

13  And  a  several  tenth-deal  of  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  unto  one 
lamb,  for  a  burnt-offering  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

14  And  their  drink-offerings  shall  be  half 
a  hin  of  wine  unto  a  bullock,  and  the  third 
part  of  a  hin  unto  a  ram,  and  a  fourth 
part  of  a  hin  unto  a  lamb :  this  is  the 
burnt-offering  of  every  month  throughout 
the  months  of  the  year. 

15  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  offered,  be- 
sides the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
drink-ofiering. 

16  II  And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  is  the  passover  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  month 
is  the  feast :  seven  days  shall  unleavened 
bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con- 
vocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  servile 
work  therein : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice  made 
by  fire /or  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord  ; 
two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram,  and 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year:  they  shall 
be  unto  you  without  blemish : 

20  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  o, 
flour  mingled  with  oil :  three  tenth-dea" 


t 

Isl 


and  other  offerings. 

shall  ye  offer  for  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  for  a  ram ; 

21  A  several  tenth-deal  shalt  thou  offer 
for  every  lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs: 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  hesides  the  burnt- 
offering  in  the  morning,  which  is  for  a  con- 
tinual imrnt-oftering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer  daily 
throughout  the  seven  days,  the  meat  of  the 
sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  shall  be  offered  besides 
the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

25  And  on  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  have 
a  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser- 
vile work. 

26  IT  Also  in  the  day  of  the  first-fruits, 
when  ye  bring  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord,  after  your  weeks  be  out,  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt-offering 
for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  two 
young  bullocks,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year ; 

28  And  their  meat-offering  of  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  unto  one 
bullock,  two  tenth-deals  unto  one  ram, 

29  A  several  tenth-deal  unto  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

30  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  besides  the  con- 
tinual burnt-offering  and  his  meat-offerinsj 
(they  shall  be  unto  you  without  blemish) 
and  their  drink-offerings. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  a 
holy  convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  :  it  is  a  day  of  blowing  the  trumpets 
unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  one  young 
bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

3  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  o/flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deala  for  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lamb-  : 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-of 
fering,  to  make  an  atonement  for  you  : 

6  Besides  the  burnt-oflering  of  the 
month,  and  his  meat-offering,  ancl  the  dai- 
ly burnt-offering,  and  his  meat-offering, 
and  their  drink-offerings,  according  unto 
their  manner,  tor  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacri- 
fice made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  IT  And  ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth 
day  of  this  seventh  month  a  holy  convo* 
cation  :  and  ye  shall  afllict  your  souls  :  ye 
shall  not  do  any  work  therein  : 

141 


Offerings  on  the  eight  days  NtTMBERS 


8  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  un- 
to the  Lord  for  a  sweet  savour ;  one 
young  bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs 
of  the  first  year  ;  they  shall  be  unto  you 
without  blemish : 

9  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  to 
a  bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A  several  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing ;  besides  the  sin-offering  of  atonement, 
and  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  the 
meat-offering  of  it,  and  their  drink-offer- 
ings. 

12  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  se 
venth  month  ye  shall  have  a  holy  convo- 
cation ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work,  and 
ye  shall  keep  a  feast  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days: 

13  IT  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offer 
ing,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord  ;    thirteen  young 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of 
the  first  year  ;  they  shall  be  without  ble 
mish: 


14  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of  the  first  year  without  blemish : 


flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals 
unto  every  bullock  of  the  thirteen  bullocks, 
two  tenth-deals  to  each  ram  of  the  two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth-deal  to  each 
lamb  of  the  fourteen  lambs: 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering;  besides  the  continual  b.urnt-of- 
fering,  his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

17  if  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall 
offer  twelve  young  bullocks,  two  rams, 
fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot : 

18  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  besides  the  continual  burnt-of- 
fering, and  the  meat-offering  thereof,  and 
their  drink-offerings. 

20  IF  And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

21  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  accord- 
ing to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat^br  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
sides the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

23  IF  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of 
the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

24  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 


of  the  feast  of  tabernacUz. 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin 
offering  ;  besides  the  continual  burnt- of- 
fering, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

26  IF  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot : 

27  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

28  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering  ;  be 
sides  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  hm 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

29  IF  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

30  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  accord- 
ing to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

31  And  one  goatybr  a  sin-offering ;  be- 
sides the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

32  IF  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of 


33  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner: 

34  And  one  goat^br  a  sin-offering ;  be- 
sides the  continual  burnt-offering,  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

35  IF  On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall  have  a 
solemn  assembly :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein : 

36  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  one  bullock,  one  ram,  se- 
ven lambs  of  the  first  year  without  ble- 
mish: 

37  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullock,  for  the  ram,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

38  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering ;  be- 
sides the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  do  unto  the 
Lord  in  your  set  feasts,  besides  your  vows, 
and  your  free-will-offerings, foryourburnt- 
offerings,  and  for  your  meat-offerings,  and 
for  your  drink-offerings,andforyourpeace- 
offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of  Is- 
rael according  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Mose-. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  Moses  spake  unto  the  heads  ot 
the  tribes  concerning  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded. 

2  If  a  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the  Lord, 
or  swear  an  oath  to  bind  his  soul  with  a 
142 


Vows  not  to  be  broken* 


bond;  he  shall  not  break  his  word,  he 
shall  do  according  to  all  that  proceedeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  IT  If  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a  bond,  be- 
ing in  her  father's  house  in  her  youth  ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow,  and  her 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul, 
and  her  father  shall  hold  his  peace  at 
her;  then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and 
every  bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her 
soul  shall  stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heareth,  not  any  of  her  vows 
or  of  her  bonds  wherewith  she  hath  bound 
her  soul  shall  stand  ;  and  the  Lord  shall 
forgive  her,  because  her  father  disallow- 
ed her. 

6  IF  And  if  she  had  at  all  a  husband 
when  she  vowed,  or  uttered  aught  out  of 
her  lips,  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul : 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her  in  the  day  that  he  heard 
it :  then  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  her 
bonds  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  disallowed  her  on 
the  day  that  he  heard  it,  then  he  shall 
make  her  vow  which  she  vowed,  and  that 
which  she  uttered  with  her  lips,  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect ;  and 
the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  IF  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and  of 
her  that  is  divorced,  wherewith  they  have 
bound  their  souls,  shall  stand  against 
her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  husband 
house,  or  bound  her  soul  by  a  bond  with 
an  oath ; 

1 1  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her,  and  disallowed  her  not : 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly 
made  them  void  on  the  day  he  heard 
them ;  then  whatsoever  proceeded  out  of 
her  lips  concerning  her  vows,  or  concern- 
ing the  bond  of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand 
her  husband  hath  made  them  void ;  and 
the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding  oath 
to  afflict  the  soul,  her  husband  may  esta- 
blish it,  or  her  husband  may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether  hold 
his  peace  at  her  from  day  to  day ;  then 
he  established  all  her  vows,  or  all  her 
bonds,  which  are  upon  her:  he  confirmeth 
them,  because  he  held  his  peace  at  her  in 
the  day  that  he  heard  them. 

15  But  if  he  shall  anyways  make  them 
void  after  that  he  hath  heard  them  ;  then 
he  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  between  a  man 


CHAP.  XXXI.  The  Muhanttes  spoiled. 

and  his  wife,  between  the  father  and  bis 
daughter,  being  yet  in  her  youth  in  her  fa- 


ther s  house. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  sav- 
ing, 

2  Avenge  the  children  of  Israel  of  the 
Midianites  :  afterward  shalt  thou  be  ga- 
thered unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  people, 
saying,  Arm  some  of  yourselves  unto  the 
war,  and  let  them  go  against  the  Midian- 
ites, and  avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4  Of  every  tribe  a  thousand,  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  ye  send  to  the 
war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel,  a  thousand  of  every 
tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed  for  war. 

6  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the  war,  a 
thousand  of  every  tribe,  them  and  Phine- 
has  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the 
war,  with  the  holy  instruments,  and  the 
trumpets  to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the  Midian- 
ites, as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses ;  and 
they  slew  all  the  males. 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian, 
besides  the  rest  of  them  that  were  slain : 
namely,  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hur,  and  Reba,five  kings  of  Midian  :  Ba- 
laam also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with 
the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  all 
the  women  of  Midian  captives,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  took  the  spoil  of  all  their 
cattle,  and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their 
goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt,  and  all  their  goodly 
castles,  with  fire. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  spoil,  and  all 
the  prey,  both  of  men  and  of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives,  and 
the  prey,  and  the  spoil  unto  Moses  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
camp  at  the  plains  of  Moab,  which  are  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho. 

13  If  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  all  the  princes  of  the  congrega- 
tion, went  forth  to  meet  them  without  the 
camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with  the  offi- 
cers of  the  host,  with  the  captains  oyer 
thousands,  and  captains  over  hundreds, 
which  came  from  the  battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
saved  all  the  women  alive  ? 

16  Behold,  these  caused  the  children  of 
Israel,  through  the  counsel  of  Balaam,  to 
commit  trespass  against  the  Lord  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  there  was  a  plague 
among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  therefore  kill  every  male  among 
143 


The  soldiers  to  be  purified, 

the  little  ones,  and  kill  every  woman  that 
hath  known  man  by  lying  with  him. 

18  But  all  the  women-children,  that 
have  not  known  a  man  by  lying  with  him, 
keep  alive  for  yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the  camp 
seven  days :  whosoever  hath  killed  any 
person,  and  whosoever  hath  touched  an}' 
slain,  purify  both  yourselves  and  your  cap- 
tives on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment,  and  all 
that  is  made  of  skins,  and  all  work  of  goats' 
hairy  and  all  things  made  of  wood. 

21  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto  the 
men  of  war  which  went  to  the  battle,  This 
is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the 
brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the  lead, 

23  Every  thing  that  may  abide  the  fire, 
ye  shall  make  it  go  through  the  fire,  and 
it  shall  be  clean  :  nevertheless  it  shall  be 
purified  with  the  water  of  separation  :  and 
all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall  make 
go  through  the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on 
the  seventh  day,  and  ye  shall  be  clean, 
and  afterward  ye  shall  come  into  the 
camp. 

25  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  that  was 
taken,  both  of  man  and  of  beast,  thou,  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the  chief  fathers  of 
the  congregation : 

27  And  divide  the  prey  into  two  parts  ; 
between  them  that  took  the  war  upon 
them,  who  went  out  to  battle,  and  between 
all  the  congregation : 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  the  Lord  of 
the  men  of  war  which  went  out  to  battle : 
one  soul  of  five  hundred,  both  of  the  per- 
sons, and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of  the  sheep: 

29  Take  if  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest,  for  a  heave-offering  of 
the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
thou  shalt  take  one  portion  of  fifty, of  the 
persons,  of  the  beeves,  of  the  asses,  and 
of  the  flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts,  and 
give  them  unto  the  Levites,  which  keep 
the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  And  the  booly  ybeing  the  rest  of  the 
prey  which  the  men  of  war  had  caught, 
was  six  hundred  thousand  and  seventy 
thousand  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve  thousand 
beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thousand 
asses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand  per- 


NUMBERS.  and  th  eprey  divided. 

sons  in  all,  of  women  that  had  not  known 
man  by  lying  with  him. 

36  And  the  half  which  was  the  portion 
of  them  that  went  out  to  war,  was  in  num- 
ber three  hundred  thousand  and  seven 
and  thirty  thousand  and  five  hundred 
sheep  : 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the  sheep 
was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen. 

38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty  and  six 
thousand";  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute 
was  threescore  and  twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  were  thirty  thousand 
and  five  hundred;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  was  threescore  and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  were  sixteen  thou- 
sand, of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  wa3 
thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute,  which 
was  the  Lord's  heave-offering,  unto  Ele- 
azar the  priest,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
which  Moses  divided  from  the  men  that 
warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  that  pertained  unto 
the  congregation  was  three  hundred  thou- 
sand and  thirty  thousand  and  seven  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand  beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and  five 
hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  persons  ;) 

47  Even  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
Moses  took  one  portion  of  fifty,  both  of  man 
and  of  beast,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Le- 
vites, which  kept  the  charge  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

48  IF  And  the  officers  which  were  over 
thousands  of  the  host,  the  captains  of  thou- 
sands, and  captains  of  hundreds, came  near 
unto  Moses : 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Thy  ser- 
vants have  taken  the  sum  of  the  men  of 
war  which  are  under  our  charge,  and  there 
lacketh  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought  an  obla- 
tion for  the  Lord,  what  every  man  hath 

fatten,  of  jewels  of  gold,  chains,  andbrace- 
ets,  rings,  ear-rings,  and  tablets,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  our  souls  before  the  Lord. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  them,  even  all  wrought 
jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  offering  that 
they  offered  up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands,  and  of  the  captains  ot 
hundreds,  was  sixteen  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  fifty  shekels. 

53  {For  the  men  of  war  had  taken  spoil, 
every  man  for  himself.) 

54  And  Moses  and  Eleazai  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  the  captains  of  thousands, 
and  of  hundreds,  and  brought  it  into  ths 

144 


The  Reubemtcs  and  Gadiies        CHAP.  XX 'XII 


tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for  a  me- 
morial for  the  children  of  Israel  before  the 
Lord. 

NCHAP.  XXXII. 
OW  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  bad  a  very  great 
multitude  of  cattle  :  and  when  they  saw 
the  land  of  Jaazer,and  the  land  of  Gilead, 
that  behold,  the  placetwwa  place  forcattle ; 
2  The  children  of  Gad  and  the  children 
ot  Keuben  came  and  spake  unto  Moses, 
and  to  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the 


we/or  fte»rtii& 
0UJ^?Land  cit,ies  for  our  little  ones 


princes  of  the  congregation,  sayii 

3  Ataroth,  andDibon,  and  Jaazer,and 
Nimrah,  and  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and 
bhebam,  and  Nebo,  and  Beon, 

4  Even  the  country  which  the  Lord 
smote  before  the  congregation  of  Israel,  is 
a  land  for  cattle,  and  thy  servants  have 
cattle  : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  i(  we  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let  this  land  be 
given  unto  thy  servants  for  a  possession, 
and  bring  us  not  over  Jordan. 

f^r,Ancl  Moses  said  unto  the  children 
of  Gad  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben, 
bhall  your  brethren  go  to  war,  and  shall 
ye  sit  here? 

7  And  wherefore  discourage  ye  the 
heart  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  goin^- 
oyer  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  hatK 
given  them  ? 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  when  I  sent 
t»iem  trom  kadesh-barnea  to  see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the  land,  they  dis- 
couraged the  heart  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  should  not  go  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
the  same  time,  and  he  sware,  saying, 

1 1  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  °came 
np  out  of  Egypt,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward,  shall  see  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto 
Jacob ;  because  they  hare  not  wholly  fol- 
lowed me  : 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh 
the  Kenezite,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  ■ 
tor  they  have  wholly  followed  the  Lord.  * 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  made  them  wander 
in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  until  all  the 
generation  that  had  done  evil  in  the  sight 
ot  the  Lord  was  consumed. 

14  And  behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your 
fathers  stead,  an  increase  of  sinful  men 
to  augment  yet  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  toward   Israel. 

15  For  if  ye  turn  away  from  after  him, 
he  will  yet  again  leave  them  in  the  wil- 
derness; and  ye  shall  destroy  all  this 
people. 

-1,6  !trARd  toeYcame  near  unto  him  and 
SSid,  We  will  build  sheep-folds  Sere  for 

id 


it  c.+ ..  -----  »^i  uui  miie  one-:  • 

17  But  we  ourselves  will  go  ready  arm  . 
ed  before  the  children  of  Israel  until  w* 
have  brought  them  unto  their  place     in 
our  little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced  3 
ties,  because  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 

18  We  will  not  return  unto  our  he 
until  the  children  of  Israel  have  inherited 
every  man  his  inheritance. 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with  them  on 
yonder  side  Jordan,  or  forward  ;  because 
our  inheritance  is  fallen  to  us  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward. 

20  I  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If  ye 
will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will  go  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  war, 

t  2j  AndPwill£o  all  of  yon  armed  ore! 
Jordan  before  the  Lord,  until  he  hath 
d"ven.out  bis  enemies  from  before  him 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  before  the 
Lord:    then  afterward  ye  shall  return 
and  be  guiltless  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore Israel ;  and  this  land  shall  be  you- 
possession  before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord:  and  be 
sure  your  sin  will  find  you  out. 

24  Build  you  cities  for  your  little  ones 
and  folds  for  your  sheep;  and  do  that 
which  hath  proceeded  out  of  your  mouth 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Reuben  spake  unto  Moses  say 
ing,  Thy  servants  will  do  as  my  lord' 
mandeth. 

26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  fl. 
and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be  there  in  the  ci- 
ties of  Gilead: 

27  But  thy  servants  will  pass 
every  man  armed  for  war,  before  the  1 
to  battle,  as  my  lord  saith. 

28  So  concerning  them  Moses  com- 
manded Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  chief  fathers  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If  Win 
children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Ret  • 
ben  will  pass  with  you  over  Jordan,  every 
man  armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord,  ana 
the  land  shall  be  subdued  before  yon  ; 
then  ye  shall  give  them  the  land  of  G! 
for  a  possession : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pass  over  with 
you  armed,  they  shall  have  pc 
among  you  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Reuben  answered,  saying,    '. 
the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thy  servant 
will  we  do. 

32  We  w ill  pass  over  armed  befoi ■• 
Lord  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  that  the 

Jossession  of  our  inheritance  on  this  side 
ordan  may  be  ours. 

33  And  Moses  gave  unto  them,  f.vcn  in 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  children 
of  Reuben,  and  unto  half  th<  I 


NUMBERS. 


Tlie  two  and  forty  journeys 

nasseh,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  kingdom  of 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  the  king- 
dom of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  the  land,  with 
the  cities  thereof  in  the  coasts,  even  the 
cities  of  the  country  round  about. 

34  H  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  Di- 
bon,  and  Ataroth,  and  Aroer, 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and  Jaazer, 
and  Jogbeh  ih, 

36  And  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth-haran, 
fenced  cities  :  and  folds  for  sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reuben  built 
Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and  Kirjathaim, 

38  And  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon,  (their 
names  being  changed,)  and  Shibmah  :  and 
gave  other  names  unto  the  cities  which 
they  builded. 

39  And  the  children  of  Machir  the  son 
of  Manasseh  went  to  Gilead,  and  took  it, 
and  dispossessed  the  Amorite  which  was 
in  it. 

40  And  Moses  gave  Gilead  unto  Ma 
chir  the  son  of  Manasseh ;  and  he  dwelt 
therein. 

41  And  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  went 
and  took  the  small  towns  thereof,  and 
called  them  Havoth-jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took  Kenath, 
and  the  villages  thereof,  and  called  it  No- 
bah, after  his  own  name. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  went  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  their  armies 
under  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

2  And  Moses  wrote  their  goings  out 
according  to  their  journeys  by  the  com 
mandment  of  the   Lord  :  and  these  are 
theirjourneys  accordingtotheirgoings  out 

3  And  they  departed  from  Rameses  in 
the  first  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
first  month ;  on  the  morrow  after  the  pass 
over  the  children  of  Israel  went  out  with 
a  high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

4  For  the  Egyptians  buried  all  their 
first-born,  which  the  Lord  had  smitten 
among  them:  upon  their  gods  also  the 
Lord  executed  judgments. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  removed 
from  Rameses,  and  pitched  in  Succoth. 

6  And  they  departed  from  Succoth,  and 
pitched  in  Etham,  which  is  in  the  edge  of 
the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  removed  from  Etham,  and 
turned  again  unto  Pi-hahiroth,  which  is 
before  Baal-zephon :  and  they  pitched 
before  Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before  Pi- 
bahiroth,  and  passed  through  the  midst  of 
the  sea  into  the  wilderness,  and  went 
three  days'  journey  in  the  wilderness  of 
Etham,  and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  Marah,  and 
came  unto  Elim :  and  in  Elim  were  twelve 


oj  the  Israelites. 

fountains  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten 
palm-trees  ;  and  they  pitched  there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim,  and 
encamped  by  the  Red  sea. 

1 1  And  they  removed  from  the  Red  sea, 
and  encamped  in  the  wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey  out  of 
the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and  encamped  in 
Dophkah. 

13  And  they  departed  from  Dophkah, 
and  encamped  in  Alush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  Alush,  and 
encamped  at  Rephidim,  where  was  no 
water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Rephidim, 
and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the  desert 
of  Sinai,  and  pitched  at  Kibroth-hatta- 
avah. 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kibroth- 
hattaavah,  and  encamped  at  Hazeroth. 

18  And  they  departed  from  Hazeroth 
and  pitched  in  Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rithmah, 
and  pitched  at  Rimmon-parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rimmon- 
parez,  and  pitched  in  Libnah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Libnah,  and 
pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Rissah, 
and  pitched  in  Kehelathah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehelathah, 
and  pitched  in  mount  Shapher. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount  Sha- 
pher, and  encamped  in  Haradah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Haradah, 
and  pitched  in  Makheloth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Makheloth, 
and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Tahath, 
and  pitched  at  Taran. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Tarah,and 
pitched  in  Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah,  and 
pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hashmo- 
nah, and  encamped  at  Moseroth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Moseroth, 
and  pitched  in  Bene-jaakan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Bene-jaa- 
kan, and  encamped  at  Hor-hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor-hagidgad, 
and  pitched  in  Jotbathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jotbathab, 
and  encamped  at  Ebronah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebronah, 
and  encamped  at  Ezion-gaber. 

36  And    they  removed    from  Ezion- 

faber,  and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of 
,in,  which  is  Kadesh. 

37  And  they  removed  from  Kadesh, 
and  pitched  in  mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of 
the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  Aaron  the  priest  went  up  into 
mount  Hor  at  the  commandment  of  the 

146 


Canaanites  to  be  destroyed.        CHAP.  XXXIV.    Coasts  and  borders  of  Canaan. 


Lord,  and  died  there,  in  the  fortieth  year 
after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty  and  three  years  old  when  he  died 
in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  king  Aradthe  Canaanite,  which 
dwelt  in  the  south  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
heard  of  the  coming  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount  Hor, 
and  pitched  in  Zalmonah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zalmonah, 
and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Punon,  and 
pitched  in  Oboth. 

44  And  they  departed  from  Oboth,  and 
pitched  in  Ije-abarim,  in  the  border  of 
Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  Iim,  and 
pitched  in  Dibon-gad. 

46  And  they  removed  from  Dibon-gad, 
and  encamped  in  Almon-diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Almon-dibla- 
thaim, and  pitched  in  the  mountains  of 
Abarim,  before  Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the  moun- 
tains of  Abarim,  and  pitched  in  the  plains 
of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan,  from 
Beth-jesimoth  even  unto  Abel-shittim  in 
the  plains  of  Moab. 

50  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Je- 
richo, saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  are  passed 
over  Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

52  Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  from  before  you, 
and  destroy  all  their  pictures,  and  destroy 
all  their  molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places : 

53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land,  and  dwell  therein :  for 
I  have  given  you  the  land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  ye  shall  divide  the  land  by  lot 
for  an  inheritance  among  your  families  : 
and  to  the  more  ye  shall  give  the  more  in- 
heritance, and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  give 
the  less  inheritance  :  every  man's  inherit- 
ance shall  be  in  the  place  where  his  lot 
falleth ;  according  to  the  tribes  of  your 
fathers  ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  from  before  you ; 
then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  those  which 
ye  let  remain  of  them  shall  be  pricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your  sides,  and 
shall  vex  you  in  the  land  wherein  ye 
dwell. 

56  Moreover,  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
I  shall  do  unto  you,  as  I  thought  to  do  unto 
them. 


CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  come  into  tho 
land  of  Canaan ;  (this  is  the  land  that 
shall  fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  even 
the  land  of  Canaan  with  the  coasts  thereof:) 

3  Then  your  south  quarter  shall  he  from 
the  wilderness  of  Zin  along  by  the  coast 
of  Edom,  and  your  south  border  shall  be 
the  outmost  coast  of  the  salt  sea  eastward: 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn  from  the 
south  to  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  pass 
on  to  Zin :  and  the  going  forth  thereof 
shall  be  from  the  south  to  Kadesh-barnea, 
and  shall  go  on  to  Hazar-addar,  and  pass 
on  to  Azmon  : 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a  compass 
from  Azmon  unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  and 
the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border,  ye 
shall  even  have  the  great  sea  for  a  border : 
this  shall  be  your  west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north  border: 
from  the  great  sea  ye  shall  point  out  tor 
you  mount  Hor : 

8  From  mount  Hor  ye  shall  point  out 
your  border  unto  the  entrance  of  Hamath  : 
and  the  goings  forth  of  the  border  shall  be 
to  Zedad : 

9  And  the  border  shall  goon  to  Zjnhron, 
and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  Hazar- 
enan  :  this  shall  be  your  north  border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your  east  bor- 
der from  Hazar-enan  to  Shepham  : 

11  And  the  coast  shall  go  down  from 
Shepham  to  Riblah,  on  the  east  side  of 
Ain;  and  the  border  shall  descend,  and 
shall  reach  unto  the  side  of  the  sea  of  Chin- 
nereth  eastward : 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down  to 
Jordan,  and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at 
the  salt  sea.  This  shall  be  your  land  with 
the  coasts  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  This  is  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inherit  by  lot,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  to  give  .unto  the  nine  tribes, 
and  to  the  half  tribe  : 

14  For  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Reu 
ben,accordingtothe  house  of  their  fail 
and  the  tribe  of  the  children  oi  dM  .<• 
cording  to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  haw 
received  their  inheritance;  and  ball  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received  their  in- 
heritance: 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half -tribe 
have  received   their  inheritance  on  thi 
side  Jordan  wear  Jericho  eastward,  tol 
the  sun-rising. 

16  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mosef, 

savinsf 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  shall  divide  the  land  unto  yenr 

147 


Cities  given  to  the  Levitts.  NUMBERS 

Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  prince  of  every 
tribe,  to  divide  the  land  by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men  are  these 
Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son  of  Je 
phunneh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  Shemuel  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Elidad  the 
son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Dan,  Bukki  the  son  of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of  Joseph, 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Manasseh, 
Hanniel  the  son  of  Ephod. 

24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim,  Kemuel  the  son  of 
Shiphtan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun,  Elizaphan  the  son  of 
Farnach. 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  .the 
children  of  Issachar,  Paltiel  the  son  of 
Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher,  Ahihud  the  son  of  She- 
lomi, 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali,  Pedahel  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

29  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord 
commanded  to  divide  the  inheritance  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  give  unto  the  Levites  of  the  inherit- 
ance of  their  possession  cities  to  dwell  in ; 
and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites 
suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about  them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to 
dwell  in;  and  the  suburbs  of  them  shall  be 
for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  goods,  and 
lor  all  their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities  which  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Levites,  shall  reach 
from  the  wall  of  the  city  and  outward  a 
thousand  cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from  without 
the  city  on  the  east  side  two  thousand  cu- 
bits, and  on  the  south  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two  thousand 
cubits;  and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst: 
this  shall  be  to  them  the  suburbsof  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Levites  there  shall  be  six 
cities  for  refuge,  which  ye  shall  appoint 
for  the  manslayer,  that  he  may  flee  thither : 
and  to  them  ye  shall  add  torty  and  two 
cities. 

7  So  all  the  citws  which  ye  shall  give  to 


The  laws  of  murder, 

the  Levites  shall  be  ibrty  and  eight  cities: 
them  shall  ye  give  with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give 
shall  be  of  the  possession  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  from  them  that  have  many  ye  shall 
give  many;  but  from  them  that  have  few 
ye  shall  give  few  :  every  one  shall  give  of 
his  cities  unto  the  Levites  according  to  his 
inheritance  which  he  inheriteth. 

9  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  be  come  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

1 1  Then  ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to 
be  cities  of  refuge  for  you  ;  that  the  slayer 
may  flee  thither,  which  killeth  any  person 
at  unawares. 

12  And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  for 
refuge  from  the  avenger;  that  the  man- 
slayer  die  not,  until  he  stand  before  the 
congregation  in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  shall 
give,  six  cities  shall  ye  have  for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on  this  side 
Jordan,  and  three  cities  shall  ye  give  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  shall  be  cities 
of  refuge. 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  refuge, 
both  for  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the 
stranger,  and  for  the  sojourner  among 
them :  that  every  one  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  may  flee  thither. 

16  And  if  he  smite  him  with  an  instru- 
ment of  iron,  so  that  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  with  throwing  a 
stone,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he  die, 
he  is  a  murderer:  the  murderer  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

18  Or  ^he  smite  him  with  a  hand- 
weapon  of  wood,  wherewith  he  may  die, 
and  he  die,  he  is  a  murderer:  the  murderer- 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  revenger  of  blood  himself  shall 
slay  the  murderer:  when  he  meeteth  him, 
he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or  hurl 
at  him  by  laying  of  wait,  that  he  die ; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with  his 
hand,  that  he  die:  he  that  smote  him  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death ;  for  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  revenger  of  blood  shall  slay 
the  murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  with- 
out enmity,  or  have  cast  upon  him  any 
thing  without  laying  of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith  a  man 
may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and  cast  it  upon 
him,  that  he  die,  and  was  not  his  enemy, 
neither  sought  his  harm : 

24  Then  the  congregation  shall  judge 
between  the  slayer  and  the  revenger  of 
blood  according  to  these  judgments : 

148 


Daughters*  inheritance  saved.CHAF.  XXX 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  deliver 
the  slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  the  revenger 
of  blood,  and  the  congregation  shall  restore 
him  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled  :  and  he  shali  abide  in  it  unto  the 
death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was  anoint- 
ed with  the  holy  oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any  time 
come  without  the  border  of  the  city  of  his 
refuge,  whither  he  was  fled ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find  him 
without  the  borders  of  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
and  the  revenger  of  blood  kill  the  slayer ; 
he  shall  not  be  guilt)T  of  blood : 

28  Because  he  should  have  remained 
in  the  city  of  his  refuge  until  the  death  of 
the  high  priest :  but  after  the  death  of  the 
high  priest  the  slayer  shall  return  into  the 
land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a  statute 
of  judgment  unto  you  throughout  your 
generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the  mur- 
derer shall  be  put  to  death  by  the  mouth 
of  witnesses:  but  one  witness  shall  not  tes- 
tify against  any  person  to  cause  htm  to  die. 

3 1  Moreover,  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction 
for  the  life  of  a  murderer,  which  is  guilty 
of  death :  but  he  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for 
him  that  is  fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
that  he  should  come  again  to  dwell  in  the 
land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land 
wherein  ye  are:  for  blood  it  defile  th  the 
land  :  ana  the  land  cannot  be  cleansed  of 
the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  by  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  Defile  not  therefore  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I  dwell :  for  I  the 
Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXXVI.    , 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the  families  of 
.  the  children  of  Gilead,  the  son  of 
Hachir  the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the  princes, 
the  chief  fathers  of  the  children  of  Israel : 
2  And  they  said,  The  Lord  commanded 
my  lord  to  give  the  land  for  an  inheritance 
by  lot  to  the  children  of  Israel :  and  my 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  give 
the  inheritance  of  Zelophehad  our  brother 
unto  his  daughters. 


Daughters  t>J  Zelophehad  married. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any  of  the 
sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  then  shall  their  inheritance  be 
taken  from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers, 
and  shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  <>t  tin 
tribe  whereunlo  they  are  received:  so 
shall  it  be  taken  from  the  lot  of  our  in- 
heritance. 

4  And  when  the  jubilee  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  be,  then  shall  their  inherit- 
ance be  put  unto  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received:  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away  from  the 
inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  accordingto  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Joseph 
hath  said  well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  doth 
command  concerning  the  daughters  of  Ze- 
lophehad, saying,  Let  them  marry  to  whom 
they  think  best ;  only  to  the  family  of  thev 
tribe  of  their  father  shall  they  marry. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Israel  remove  from  tribe  to 
tribe:  for  every  one  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  keep  himself  to  the  inheritance 
of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  every  daughter,  that  possesseth 
an  inheritance  in  any  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  shall  be  wife  unto  one  of  the 
family  of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  that  the 
children  of  Israel  may  enjoy  every  man 
the  inheritance  of  his  lathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance  remove 
from  one  tribe  to  another  tribe;  but  every 
one  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  keep  himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  IT  Even  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  the  daughters  of  Zelophe- 
had: 

11  For  Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Noah,  the  daughters  oi 
Zelophehad,  were  married  unto  their  fa- 
ther's brothers'  sons: 

12  And  they  were  married  into  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Jo- 
seph, and  their  inheritance  remained  in 
the  tribe  of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandments  and 
the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed by  the  hand  of  Moses  unto  the  children 
of  Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan 
near  Jericho. 


«  The  Fifth  Book  of  Moses,  called  DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAP.  I. 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Moses 
spake  unto  all  Israel  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan in  the  wilderness,  in  the  plain  over 
against  the  Red  sea,  between  Paran,  and 
Tophel,  and  Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and 
Dizahabo 


2  (There  are  eleven  day.'  jrurncy  from 
Horeb  by  the  way  of  mount  Seir  un:. 
desh-barnea.)  c     .    , 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fortieth 
year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on  tin 

day  of  the  month,  that  Moses  -pake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  according  unto  all 


Moses  rehearses  the  story  of     DEUTERONOMY. 


God's  promise. 


that  ihe  Lord  had  given  him  in  command- 1  way  of  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  as 


ment  unto  them; 

4  After  he  had  slain  Sihon  the  king  of 
the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in  Heshuon, 
and  Og  the  king  of  Bashan,  which  dwelt 
at    Astaroth  in  Edrei: 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land  of 
Moab,  began  Moses  to  declare  this  law, 
saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto  us  in 
Horeb,  saying,  Ye  have  dwelt  long  enough 
in  this  mount: 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  journey,  and 
go  to  the  mount  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto 
all  the  places  nigh  thereunto,  in  the  plain, 
in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and  in  the 
south,  and  by  the  sea-side,  to  the  land  of 
the  Canaanites",  and  unto  Lebanon,  unto 
the  great  river,  the  river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I  have  set  the  land  before 
vou :  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the 
Y^ord  sware  unto  your  fathers,  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  Jacob,  to  give  unto  them  and 
to  their  seed  after  them. 

9  IT  And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that  time, 
saying,  I  am  not  able  to  bear  you  myself 
alone : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath  multiplied 
you,  and  behold! ,  ye  are  this  day  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

1 1  (The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  make 
you  a  thousand  times  so  many  more  as  ye 
are,  and  bless  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you !) 

12  Ifow  can  I  myself  alone  bear  your 
cumbrance,  and  your  burden,  and  your 
fct.rife? 

13  Take  you  wise  men,  and  understand- 
ing, and  known  among  your  tribes,  and  I 
will  make  them  rulers  over  you. 

14  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said,  The 
tiling  which  thou  hast  spoken  is  goodybr 
us  to  do. 

15  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your  tribes, 
wise  men,  and  known,  and  made  them 
heads  over  you,  captains  over  thousands, 
and  captains  over  hundreds,  and  captains 
over  fifties,  and  captains  over  tens,  and 
officers  among  your  tribes. 

JO  And  I  charged  your  judges  at  that 
time,  saying,  Hear  ifie  causes  between 
your  brethren,  and  judge  righteously  be- 
tween every  man  and  his  brother,  and  the 
stranger  that  is  with  him. 

17  Ye  shall  not  respect  persons  in  judg- 
ment; but  ye  shall  hear  the  small  as  well 
as  the  great ;  ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the 
face  of  man  ;  for  the  judgment  is  God's  : 
and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you, 
bring  it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 

18  And  I  commanded  you  at  that  time 
all  the  things  which  ye  should  do. 

J9  U"  And  when  we  departed  from  Ho- 
reb, we   went  through  all  that  great  and 

terrible  wilderness,  which  ye  saw  by  the  land  that  he  hath  trodden  upon,  and  In  his 

150 


the  Lord  our  God  commanded  us  ;  and  we 
came  to  Kadesh-barnea. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you.  Ye  are  come 
unto  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  which 
the  Lord  our  God  doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  set 
the  land  before  thee  :  go  up  and  possess  it, 
as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  said 
unto  thee;  fear  not,  neitherbe  discouraged. 

22  1"  And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every 
one  of  you,  and  said,  VVe  will  send  men 
before  us,  and  they  shall  search  us  out  the 
land,  and  bring  us  word  again  by  what 
way  we  must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities 
we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me  well :  and 
I  took  twelve  men  of  you,  one  of  a  tribe  : 

24  And  they  turned  and  went  up  into 
the  mountain,  and  came  unto  the  valley  of 
Eshcol,  and  searched  it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  the  land 
in  their  hands,  and  brought  it  down  unto 
us,  and  brought  us  word  again,  and  said. 
It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord  our  God 
doth  give  us. 

26  Notwithstanding,  ye  would  not  go 
up,  but  rebelled  against  the  commandment 
oi  the  Lord  your  God  : 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  yGur  tents,  and 
said,  Because  the  Lord  hated  us,  he  hath 
brought  hs  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amo- 
rites, to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up?  our  breth- 
ren have  discouraged  our  heart,  saying, 
The  people  is  greater  and  taller  than  we  ; 
the  cities  are  great  and  walled  up  to  hea 
ven  ;  and  moreover,  we  have  seen  the  sons 
of  the  Anakims  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you,  Dread  not, 
neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

30  The  Lord  your  God  which  goeth  be- 
fore you,  he  shall  fight  for  you,  according 
to  all  that  he  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before 
your  eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where  thou 
hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  bare 
thee,  as  a  man  doth  bear  his  son,  in  all  the 
way  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came  into  this 
place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  ye  did  not  believe 
the  Lord  your  God, 

33  Who  went  in  the  way  before  you,  to 
search  you  out  a  place  to  pitch  your  tents 
in,  in  fire  by  night,  to  shew  you  by  what 
way  ye  should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your 
words,  and  was  wroth,  and  sware,  saying, 

35  Surely  there  shall  not  one  of  these 
men  of  this  evil  generation  see  that  good 
land,which  I  sware  togive  unto  your  fathers, 

36  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  ; 
he  shall  see  it,  and  to  him  will  I  give  the 


Relating  to  the  Edomites, 


CHAP.  II.    the  Moabites,  and  the  Ammonites. 


children,  because  he  hath  wholly  followed 
the  Lord. 

37  Also  the  Lord  was  angry  with  me, 
for  your  sakes,  saying,  Thou  also  shalt  not 
go  in  thither. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  which 
standeth  before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thither. 
Encourage  him :  for  he  shall  cause  Israel 
to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover,  your  little  ones,  which  ye 
said  should  be  a  prey,  and  your  children, 
which  in  that  day  had  no  knowledge  be- 
tween good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in  thi- 
ther, and  unto  them  will  I  give  it,  and  they 
shall  possess  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  turn  you,  and  take 
your  journey  into  the  wilderness  by  the 
way  of  the  Red  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said  unto  me, 
We  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  we  will 
go  up  and  fight,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  commanded  us.  And  when 
ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his  weapons 
of  war,  ye  were  ready  to  go  up  into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Say 
unto  them,  Go  not  up,  neither  fight ;  for  I 
am  not  among  you ;  lest  ye  be  smitten  be 
fore  your  enemies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you ;  and  ye  would 
not  hear,  but  rebelled  against  the  com 
mandment  of  the  Lord,  and  went  pre 
sumptuously  up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in 
that  mountain,  came  out  against  you,  and 
chased  you,  as  bees  do,  and  destroyed  you 
in  Seir,  even  unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wept  before  the 
Lord  ;  but  the  Lord  would  not  hearken  to 
your  voice,  nor  give  ear  unlo  you 

46  So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many  days, 
according:  unto  the  days  that  ye  abode  there. 

CHAP.  II. 

f  f^HEN  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey 

JL    into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  of  the 

Red  sea,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  me  :  and 

we  compassed  mount  Seir  many  days, 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  mountain  long 
enough :  turn  you  northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people,  say 
ing,  Ye  are  to  pass  through  the  coast  of 
your  brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which 
dwell  in  Seir ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
you :  take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves 
therefore  : 

5  Meddie  not  with  them ;  for  I  will  not 
«ive  you  of  their  land,  no,  not  so  much  as 
a  foot-breadth ;  because  I  havegiven  mount 
Seir  unto  Esauybr  a  possession. 

G  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for  money, 
that  ye  may  eat ;  and  ye  shall  also  buy  wa- 
ter of  them  for  money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  Godhath  blessed  thee 
in  all  the  works  of  thy  hand:  he  knowcth 


•by  walking  through  this  great  wilderness:  even  unto  this  day 


these  forty  years  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
been  with  thee  :  thou  hast  lacked  nothing. 

8  And  when  we  passed  by  from  our 
brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which  dwelt 
in  Seir,  through  the  way  of  the  plain  from 
Elath,  and  from'  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned 
and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  Moab. 

9  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Dis- 
tress not  the  Moabites,  neither  contend 
with  them  in  battle:  fori  will  not  give 
thee  of  their  land  for  a  possession  ;  be- 
cause I  have  given  Ar  unto  the  children  of 
Lot  for  a  possession. 

10  (The  Emims  dwelt  therein  in  times 
past,  a  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall  as 
the  Anakims ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted  giants, 
as  the  Anakims;  but  the  Moabites  call 
them  Emims. 

12  The  Horims  also  dwelt  in  Seir  be- 
fore-time, but  the  children  of  Esau  suc- 
ceeded them,  when  they  had  destroyed 
them  from  before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their 
stead ;  as  Israel  did  unto  the  landof  hispos- 
session,  which  the  Lord  gave  unto  them.) 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  /,  and  get  you  over 
the  brook  Zered  :  and  we  went  over  the 
brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we  came  from 
Kadesh-barnea,  until  we  were  come  over 
the  brook  Zered,  was  thirty  and  eight 
years  ;  until  all  the  generation  of  the  men 
of  war  were  wasted  out  from  among  the 
host,  as  the  Lord  sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  them,  to  destroy  them  from  among 
the  host,  until  they  were  consumed. 

16  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  men 
of  war  were  consumed  and  dead  from 
among  the  people, 

17  IF  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through  Ar, 
the  coast  of  Moab,  this  day  : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh  over 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  distress 
them  not,  nor  meddle  with  them  :  for  I  will 
not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  any  possession ;  because  I  have 
given  it  unto  the  children  of  Lotybr  a  pos- 
session. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a  land  of 
giants:  giants  dwelt  therein  in  old  tiim  . 
and  the  Ammonites  call  them  Zamzuin- 
mims; 

21  A  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall 
as  the  Anakims  ;  but  the  Lord  desti 
them  before  them  ;   and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead  :    - 

22  Ashe  did  to  the  children  oi  Ksau, 
which  dwelt  in  Seir,  when  he  desfo 
the  Horims  from  before  tin  tnej 
succeeded  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  It 


if  SJm  cue  Jhiionie.  DEUTERONOMY. 

23  And  the  Avims  which  dwelt  in  Ha 


zerim,  even  unto  Azzah,  the  Caphtoriins, 
which  came  forth  out  of  Caphtor,  destroyed 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.) 

2-4  1[  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  and 
pass  over  the  river  Arnon :  behold,  I  have 
given  into  thy  hand  Sihon  the  Amorite, 
king  of  Heshbon,  and  his  land:  begin  to 
poefefess**,and  contend  with  him  in  battle. 

25  This  day  will  I  begin  to  put  the  dread 
uf  thee  and  the  fear  of  thee  upon  the  na- 
tions that  are  under  the  whole  heaven,  who 
shall  hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall  tremble, 
and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

20  And  I  sent  messengers  out  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Kedemoth  unto  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon  with  words  of  peace,  saying, 

27  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  :  I  will 
go  along  by  the  highway,  I  will  neither 
turn  unto  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

28  Thou  shalt  sell  me  meat  for  money, 
that  I  may  eat ;  and  give  me  water  lor 
money,  that  I  may  drink:  only  I  will  pass 
through  on  my  feet; 

29  (As  the  children  of  Esau  which  dwell 
in  Seir,  and  the  Moabites  which  dwell  in 
At,  did  unto  me  ;)  until  I  shall  pass  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  which  the  Loud  our 
God  giveth  us. 

30  But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  would 
not  let  us  pass  by  him  :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  hardened  his  spirit,  and  made  his 
heart  obstinate,  that  he  might  deliver  him 
into  thy  hand,  as  appeareth  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Be- 
hold, I  have  begun  to  give  Sihon  and  his 
land  before  thee  :  begin  to  possess,  that 
thou  mayest  inherit  his  land. 

32  Then  Sihon  came  out  against  us,  he 
and  all  his  people,  to  fight  at  Jahaz. 

33  And  the  Lord  our  God  delivered 
him  before  us ;  and  we  smote  him,  and  his 
sons,  and  alibis  people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that 
tiuie^  and  utterly  destroyed  the  men,  and 
tlie  women,  and  the  little  ones  of  every 
city;  We  left  none  to  remain: 

3o  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a  prey 
unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities 
which  we  took. 

30  From  Aroer  which  is  by  the  brink  of 
the  river  of  Arnon,  and  from  the  city  that 
is  by  the  river,  even  unto  Gilead,  there 
was  not  one  city  too  strong  for  us :  the 
Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto  us : 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  thou  earnest  not,  nor  unto  any 
place  of  the  river  Jabbok,  nor  unto  the  ci- 
ties in  the  mountains,  nor  unto  whatsoever 
the  Lord  our  God  forbade  us. 
CHAP.  III. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up  the  way 
to  Bashan :  and  Og  the  kin^  of  Ba- 
shan eame  out  against  us,  he  and  all  his 
peonlc,  to  battle  at  Edrei. 


Of  Og  king  of  Baslian, 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Fear  him 
not;  fori  will  deliver  him,  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, and  his  land,  into  thy  hand  ;  and  thou 
shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst  unto  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  at 
Heshbon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered  into 
our  hands  Og  also  the  king  of  Bashan,  and 
all  his  people  :  and  we  smote  him  until 
none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that 
time,  there  was  not  a  city  which  we  took 
not  from  them,  threescore  cities,  all  the  re- 
gion of  Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

5  All  these  cities  were  fenced  with  high 
walls,  gates,  and  bars  ;  besides  unwalled 
towns  a  great  many. 

6  And  we  utterly  destroyed  them,  as 
we  did  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  utter- 
ly destroying  the  men,  women,  and  chil- 
dren of  every  city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of 
the  cities,  we  took  for  a  prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  wre  took  at  that  time  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites  the 
land  that  was  on  this  side  Jordan,  from 
the  river  of  Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon ; 

9  {Which  Hermon  the  Sidonians  call 
Sirion  ;  and  the  Amorites  call  it  Shenir ;) 

10  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all 
Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  unto  Salchah  and 
Edrei,  cities  of  thekingdom  of  OginBasham 

1 1  If  For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan  re- 
mained of  the  remnant  of  giants;  behold, 
his  bedstead  was  a  bedstead  of  iron ;  is 
it  not  in  Rabbath  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon ?  nine  cubits  was  the  length  thereof, 
and  four  cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the 
cubit  of  a  man. 

12  IT  And  this  land,  which  we  possessed 
at  that  time,  from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
river  Arnon,  and  half  mount  Gilead,  and 
the  cities  thereof,  gave  1  unto  the  Reuben- 
ites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and  all  Ba- 
shan, being  the  kingdom  of  Og,  gave  I  un- 
to the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh ;  all  the  re- 
gion of  Argob,  with  all  Bashan,  which  was 
called  the  land  of  giants. 

14  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  took  aU  the 
country  of  Argob,  unto  the  coasts  oi  Ge- 
shuri,  and  Maachathi ;  and  called  them 
after  his  own  name,  Bashan-havoth-jair, 
unto  this  day. 

15  And  I  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites  and  unto 
the  Gadites  I  gave  from  Gilead  even  unto 
the  river  Arnon.half  the  valley,  and  the 
border,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  which 
is  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon . 

17  The  plain  also,  and  Jordan,  and  the 
coast  thereof,  from  Chinnereth  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt  sea,  un- 
der Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

3  8  And  I  commanded  you  at  that  time-, 
152 


Tlie  prayer  of  Moses. 


CHAP.  IV. 


An  exhortation  to  obedience. 


saying-,  The  Lord  your  God  hath  given  f     4  But  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the  Lord 
you  this  land  to  possess  it;  ye  shall  pass  (your  God,  are  alive  every  one  of  you  thi9 


over  armed  before  your  brethren  the  chil-jday. 

drenof  Israel,  zMthat  are  meet  for  the  war.  j     5  Behold,  I  have  taught  you   statutes 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones,  and  judgments,  even  as  the  Lord  my  God 

and  your  cattle,  (for  1  know  that  ye  have  commanded  me, 'that  ye  should  do  so  iu 


much  cattle,)   shall  abide  in  your  cities 
which  I  have  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given  rest  unto 
your  brethren,  as  well  as  unto  you,  and 
vntil  they  also  possess  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  given  them  beyond 
Jordan :  and  then  shall  ye  return  every 
man  unto  his  possession  which  I  have 
given  you. 

21  And  I  commanded  Joshua  at  that 
time,  saying,  Thine  eyes  have  seen  all 
that  the  Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto 
these  two  kings  :  so  shall  the  Lord  do 
unto  all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou  passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them  :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  he  shall  fight  for  you. 

23  If  And  I  besought  the  Lord  at  that 
time,  saying, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to 
shew  thy  servant  thy  greatness,  and  thy 
mighty  hand :  for  what  God  is  there  in 
heaven  or  in  earth,  that  can  do  according 
to  thy  works,  and  according  to  thy  might  ? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over,  and  see 
the  good  land  that  is  be37ond  Jordan,  that 
goodly  mountain,  and  Lebanon 

26  But  the  Lord  was  wroth  with  me 
for  your  sakes,  and  would  not  hear  me : 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Let  it  suffice 
thee ;  speak  no  more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  1  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of  Pisgah, 
and  lift  up  thine  eyes  westward,  andnorth- 
ward,  and  southward,  and  eastward,  and 
behold  it  with  thine  eyes  :  for  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  But  charge  Joshua,  and  encou- 
rage him,  and  strengthen  him:  for  he  shall 
go  over  before  this  people,  and  he  shall 
cause  them  to  inherit  the  land  which  thou 
5halt  see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over 
against  Beth-peor. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  therefore  hearken,  O  Israel, unto 
the  statutes  and  unto  the  judgments, 
which  I  teach  you,  for  to  do  them,  that  ye 
may  live,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  giveth 
you. 

2  Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which 
I  command  you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish 
aught  irom  it,  that  ve  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God  which 
I  command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the  Lord 
did  because  ot  Baal-peor :  for  all  the  men 
that  followed  Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  destroyed  them  from  among 
you. 


the  land  n  hither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keep  therefore  and  do  them :  for 
this  is  your  wisdom  and  your  understand- 
ing in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  which  shall 
hear  all  these  statutes,  and  say,  Surely 
this  great  nation  is  a  wise  and  understand- 
ing people. 

7  For  what  nation  is  there  so  great,  who 
hath  God  so  nicrh  unto  them,  as  the  Lord 
our  God  is  in  all  tilings  that  we  call  upon 
h\m  for  ? 

8  And  what  nation  is  there  so  great, 
that  hath  statutes  and  judgments  so  right- 
eous as  all  this  law,  which  I  set  before  you 
this  day  ? 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  keep 
thy  soul  diligently,  lest  thou  forget  the 
things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  and 
lest  they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  :  but  teach  them  thy  sons, 
and  thy  sons'  sons  : 

10  Specially  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb,  when 
the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Gather  me  the 
people  together,  and  I  will  make  them 
hear  my  words,  that  they  may  learn  to  fear 
me  all  the  days  that  they  shall  live  upon 
the  earth,  and  that  they  may  teach  their 
children. 

1 1  And  ye  came  near  and  stood  under 
the  mountain;  and  the  mountain  burned 
with  lire  unto  the  midst  of  heaven,  with 
darkness,  clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire  :  ye  heard  the  voice 
of  the  words,  but  saw  no  similitude  ;  only 
ye  heard  a  voice. 

13  And  he  declared  unto  you  his  cove- 
nant, which  he  commanded  you  to  per- 
form, even  ten  commandments;  and  he 
wrote  them  upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  And  the  Lord  commanded  me  at 
that  time  to  teach  you  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed  unto 
yourselves ;  (for  ye  saw  no  manner  of  simi- 
litude on  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  un- 
to you  in  Horeb  out  of  the  midst  oi  the  firejl 

16  Lest  ye   corrupt    yoursr 
make  3'ou  a  graven  image,  the  similil 
of  any  figure,  the  likeness  of  male  I 
male, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast   th 

on  the  earth,  the  likeness  of  any  winged 
fowl  that  flieth  in  tin-  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  tl 

ethon  the  ground,  the  likeness  of  am  iiih 
Hint  ij  in  the  waters  beneath  the  I 


On  exhortation  to  obedience.     DEUTERONOMY. 


19  And  lest  thou  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto 
heaven,  and  when  thou  seest  the  sun, 
and  the  moon,  and  the  stars,  even  all  the 
host  of  heaven,  shouldest  be  driven  to  wor- 
ship them,  and  serve  them,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  divided  unto  all  na- 
tions under  the  whole  heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you,  and 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  iron  furnace, 
even  out  of  Egypt,  to  be  unto  him  a  peo- 
ple of  inheritance,  as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthermore,  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  and  sware  that  I 
should  not  go  over  Jordan,  and  that  I 
should  not  go  in  unto  that  good  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  in- 
heritance : 

22  But  I  must  die  in  this  land,  I  must 
not  go  over  Jordan :  but  ye  shall  go  over, 
and  possess  that  <rood  land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  lest  ye 
forget  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  he  made  with  you,  and  make  you 
a  graven  image,  or  the  likeness  of  any 
thing  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  for- 
bidden thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  consum- 
ing fire,  even  a  jealous  God. 

25  When  thou  shalt  beget  children,  and 
children's  childremand  ye  shall  have  remain- 
ed long  in  the  land,  and  shall  corrupt  your- 
selves, and  make  a  graven  image,  or  the 
likeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  provoke 
him  to  an^er ; 

26  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  'witness 
against  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon 
utterly  perish  from  off  the  land  whereun- 
to  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it :  ye 
shall  not  prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but 
shall  utterly  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  shall  scatteryou  among 
the  nations,  and  ye  shall  be  left  few  in 
number  among  the  heathen,  whither  the 
Lord  shall  lead  you. 

28  And  there  ye  shall  serve  gods,  the 
work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone, 
which  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor 
smell. 

29  But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt  seek 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  find  him,  if 
thou  seek  him  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation,  and  all 
these  things  are  come  upon  thee,  even  in 
the  latter  days,  if  thou  turn  to  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  shalt  be  obedient  unto  his 
voice ; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  merciful 
God ;)  he  will  not  forsake  thee,  neither 
destroy  thee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of 
thy  fathers,  which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  ask  now  of  the  days  that  are 
past,  which  were  before  thee,  since  the 
day  that  God  created  man  upon  the  earth, 


Three  cities  of  refuge. 
and  ask  from  the  one  side  of  heaven  unto 
the  other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
such  thing  as  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath 
been  heard  like  it  ? 

33  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice  of 
God  speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
as  thou  hast  heard,  and  live  ? 

_  34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and  take 
him  a  nation  from  the  midst  of  another  na- 
tion, by  temptations,  by  signs,  and  by 
wonders,  and  by  war,  and  by  a  mighty  hand , 
and  by  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  by  great 
terrors,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord 
your  God  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before  your 
eyes  ? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that  thou 
mightest  know  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 
there  is  none  else  besides  him. 

36  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear 
his  voice,  that  he  might  instruct  thee  :  and 
upon  earth  he  shewed  thee  his  great  fire  ; 
and  thou  heardest  his  words  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  loved  thy  fathers, 
therefore  he  chose  their  seed  after  them, 
and  brought  thee  out  in  his  sight  with  his 
mighty  power  out  of  Egypt ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  before 
thee,  greater  and  mightier  than  thou  art, 
to  bring  thee  in,  to  give  thee  their  land 
for  an  inheritance,  as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and  con- 
sider it  in  thy  heart,  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God  in  heaven  above,  and  upon  the  earth 
beneath  :  there  is  none  else. 

40  Thou  shalt  keep  therefore  his  sta 
tutes  and  his  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  that  it  may  go  well 
with  thee,  and  with  thy  children  after 
thee,  and  that  thou  may  est  prolong  thy 
days  upon  the  earth,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  for  ever. 

41  IT  Then  Moses  severed  three  cities 
on  this  side  Jordan,  toward  the  sun-rising ; 

42  That  the  slayer  might  flee  thither, 
which  should  kill  his  neighbour  unawares, 
and  hated  him  not  in  times  past  ;  and  that 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might 
live  : 

43  Namely,  Bezer  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  countiy,  of  the  Reubenites  ;  and 
Ramoth  in  Gilead,  of  the  Gadites;  and 
Golan  in  Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  1[  And  this  is  the  law  which  Moses 
set  before  the  children  of  Israel : 

45  These  are  the  testimonies,  and  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  Moses 
spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  after 
they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  valley 
over  against  Beth-peor,  in  the  land  of  Si- 
hon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt  at 
Heshbon,  whom  Moses  and  the  children 
of  Israel  smote,  after  they  were  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt : 

154 


The  ten  commandments. 


CHAP.  V.  Moses  receives  the  lav  from  God. 


47  And  they  possessed  his  land,  and  the 
land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  two  kings  of 
the  Amontes,  which  were  on  this  side 
Jordan,  toward  the  sun-rising; 

48  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  bank 
of  the  river  Arnon,  even  unto  mount  Sion, 
which  is  Hermon, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side  Jordan 
eastward,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
under  the  springs  of  Pisgah. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  Moses  called  all  Israel,  and  said 
unto  them,  Hear,  O  Israel,  the  sta- 
tutes and  judgments  which  I  speak  in  your 
ears  this  day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
keep,  and  do  them. 

2  The  Lord  our  God  made  a  covenant 
with  us  in  Horeb. 

3  The  Lord  made  not  this  covenant 
with  our  fathers,  but  with  us,  even  us,  who 
are  all  of  us  here  alive  this  day. 

4  The  Lord  talked  with  you  face  to 
face  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire, 

5  (I  stood  between  the  Lord  and  you 
at  that  time,  to  shew  you  the  word  of  the 
Lord  :  for  ye  were  afraid  by  reason  of 
the  fire,  and  went  not  up  into  the  mount,) 
saying, 

6  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage. 

7  Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  be- 
fore me. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  any  graven 
image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth 
beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  waters  beneath 
the  earth  : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  unto 
them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that 
bate  me, 

10  And  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name 
in  vain. 

12  Keep  the  sabbath-day  to  sanctify  it, 
nstheLoRDthyGod  hath  commanded  thee. 

13  Six  da3'S  thou  shalt  labour,  and  do 
ail  thy  work  ; 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  LorsD  thy  God:  in  it  thou  shalt  not 
do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,  nor  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy 
maid-servant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass, 
nor  any  of  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates;  that  thy  man-ser- 
vant and  thy  maid-servant  may  rest  as 
well  as  thou. 


15  And  remember  that  thou  wast  a  ser 
yant  m  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  out  thence 
through  a  mighty  hand  ami  by  a  stretched 
out  arm:  therefore  the  Lord  thy  God 
commanded  thee  to  keep  the  sabbath-day. 

16  Tf  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee;  that  thy  days  may  be  prolonged,  and 
that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee 

17  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false  witness 
against  thy  neighbour. 

21  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy  neigh- 
bour's wife,  neither  shalt  thou  covet  thy 
neighbour's  house,  his  field,  or  his  man- 
servant, or  his  maid-servant,  his  ox,  or  his 
ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

22  These  words  the  Lord  epake  unto 
all  your  assembly  in  the  mount, out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  of  the  cloud,  and  of  the 
thick  darkness,  with  a  great  voice  ;  and  he 
added  no  more :  and  he  wrote  them  in  two 
tables  of  stone  ,and  delivered  them  unto  me . 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye  heard 
the  voice  out  of  the  midst  of  the  darkness, 
(for  the  mountain  did  burn  with  fire,)  that 
ye  came  near  unto  me,  even  all  the  heads 
of  your  tribes,  and  your  elde*rs  ; 

24  And  ye  said,  "Behold,  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  shewed  us  his  glory,  and  his 
greatness,  and  we  have  heard  his  voice  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  fire :  we  have  seen 
this  day  that  God  doth  talk  with  man,  and 
he  liveth. 

25  Now  therefore  why  should  we  die  ? 
for  this  great  fire  will  consume  us:  if  we 
hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God  any 
more,  then  we  shall  die. 

26  For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh  that 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  the  living  God 
speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as 
we  have,  and  lived? 

27  IT  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  shall  say:  and  speak  thou 
unto  us  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
speak  unto  thee  ;  and  we  will  hear  »7,and 
do  it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
your  words,  when  ye  spake  unto  me;  and 
the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  have  beard  [hi 
voice  of  the  words  of  this  people,  which 
they  have  spoken  unto  thee:  they  haw 
well  said  all  that  they  have  spoken. 

29  O  that  there  were  such  a  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and 

all   my   commandments  always,    th.it    ll 
might  he  well  with  them,  and  with  Q 
children  for  ever! 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into  your 
tents  again.  ,   ,       .        . 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  HkMI  hen 


Moses  exhorts  the  Israelites.      DEUTEROft  OMY .  Bids  them  teach  their  children. 


me,  and  I  will  speak  unto  thee  all  the 
commandments,  and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  thou  shalt  teach  them, 
that  they  may  do  them  in  the  land  which  I 
give  them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  therefore  as 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you: 
3re  shall  not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  the  ways  which 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  that  it  may  be  well 
with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land  which  ye  shall  possess. 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOW  these  are  the  commandments, 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments 
which  the  Lord  your  God  commanded  to 
teach  you,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it: 

2  That  thou  mightest  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee,  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son,  all  the  days 
of  thy  life  ;  and  that  thy  days  may  be  pro- 
longed. 

3  Tf  Hear  therefore,  O  Israel,  and  ob- 
serve to  do  it;  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  ye  may  increase  mightily, 
as  the  Lchd  God  of  tny  fathers  hath  pro- 
mised thee,  ip  the  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

4  Hear,  O  Israel :  The  Lord  our  God  is 
one  Lord  : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy 'God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  might. 

6  And  these  words  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  shall  be  in    thy  heart : 

7  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  diligently 


14  Ye  shall  not  go  after  other  gods,  oi 
the  gods  of  the  people  which  are  round 
about  you  ; 

If)  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  jealous 
God  among  you;)  lest  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  be  kindled  against  thee, 
and  destroy  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

16  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your 
God,  as  ye  tempted  him  in  Massah. 

17  Ye  shall  diligently  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his 
testimonies,  and  his  statutes,  which  he 
hath  commanded  thee. 

18  And  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right 
and  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  that  it 
may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 

19  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies  from 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in 
time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean  the  tes- 
timonies, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  com- 
manded you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son, 
We  were  Pharaoh's  bond-men  in  Egypt ; 
and  the  Lord  brought  us  out  of  Egypt 
with  a  mighty  hand.- 

22  And  the  Lord  shewed  signs  and 
wonders,  great  and  sore,  upon  Egypt,  up- 
on Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  household, 
before  our  eyes: 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from  thence, 
that  he  might  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do 
all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the  Lord  our 
God,  for  our  good  always,  that  he  might 


unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them  preserve  us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 


when  thou  sittest  in  thy  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

€  And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for  a  sign 
upon  thy  hand,  and  they  shall  be  as 
frontlets  between  thine  eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
posts  of  thy  house,  and  on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  have  brought  thee  into  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee 
great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  build- 
edst  not, 

1 1  And  houses  full  of  all  good  things, 
which  thou  filledst  not,  and  wells  digged, 
which  thou  diggedst  not,  vineyards  and 
olive-trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not ; 
when  thou  shalt  have  eaten  and  be  full ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the 
Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  serve  him  and  shalt  swear  by  his  name. 


25  And  it  shall  be  our  righteousness,  if 
we  observe  to  do  all  these  commandments 
before  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  hath  com- 
manded us. 

CHAP.  VII. 
T7|7"HEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring 
\\  thee  into  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it,  and  hath  cast  out  many 
nations  before  thee,  the  Hittites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  seven  nations 
greater  and  mightier  than  thou  ; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  tbem  before  thee,  thou  shalt  smite 
them  and  utterly  destroy  them,  thou  shalt 
make  no  t  ovenant  with  them,  nor  shew 
mercy  unto  them: 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  make  marriages 
with  them  ;  thy  daughter  thou  shalt  not 
give  unto  his  son,  nor  his  daughter  shalt 
thou  take  unto  thy  son. 

4  H  For  they  will  turn  away  thy  son 
from  following  me,  that  they  may  eejve 

156 


Ml  communion  with  the 


other  gods:  so  will  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
be  kindled  against  you,  and  destroy  thee 
suddenly. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with  them  ;  ye 
shall  destroy  their  altars,  and  break  down 
their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6  IT  For  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God :  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a  special  people 
unto  himself,  above  all  people  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon 
you,  nor  choose  you,  because  ye  were 
more  in  number  than  any  people  ;  for  }Te 
were  the  fewest  of  all  people: 

8  But  because  the  Lord  loved  you,  and 
because  he  would  keep  the  oath  which  he 
had  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  hath  the 
Lord  brought  you  out  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  redeemed  you  out  of  the  house  of 
bond-men,  from  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt. 

9  1  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  thy 
God,  he  is  God,  the  faithful  God,  which 
keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them 
that  love  him  and  keep  his  commandments 
to  a  thousand  generations; 

10  And  repayeth  them  that  hate  him  to 
their  face,  to  destroy  them:  he  will  not  be 
slack  to  him  that  hateth  him,  he  will  repay 
him  to  his  face. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the  com- 
mandments, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
to  do  them. 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  hearken  to  these  judgments,  and  keep, 
and  do  them,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
keepunto  thee  the  covenant  and  the  mercy 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers: 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and  bless  thee, 
and  multiply  thee:  he  will  also  bless  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks 
of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above  all  peo- 
ple :  there  shall  not  be  male  or  female 
barren  among  you,  or  among  your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away  from 
thee  all  sickness,  and  will  put  none  of  the 
evil  diseases  of  Egypt  which  thou  know- 
est  upon  thee  ;  but  will  lay  them  upon  all 
them  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  the  peo- 
ple which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
thee;  thine  eye  shall  have  no  pity  upon 
them :  neither  shalt  thou  serve  their  gods ; 
for  that  will  be  a  snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine  heart, 
These  nations  are  more  than  I,  how  can  I 
dispossess  them  ? 

18  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  them: 


HAP.  VIII.  nations  ts  forbidden, 

but  shalt  well  remember  what  the  Lord 
tby  God  did  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 
Egypt; 

19  The  great  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and  the  wonders 
and  the  mighty  hand,  and  the  stretched 
out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  out :  so  shall  the  Lord  thy 
God  do  unto  all  the  people  of  whom  thou 
art  afraid. 

20  Moreover,  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
send  the  hornet  among  them,  until  they 
that  are  left,  and  hide  themselves  from 
thee,  be  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  be  affrighted  at  them : 
for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  among  you,  a 
mighty  God  and  terrible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  out 
those  nations  before  thee  by  little  and  lit- 
tle: thou  mayest  not  consume  them  at 
once,  lest  the  beasts  of  the  field  increase 
upon  thee. 

23  IT  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  do- 
liver  them  unto  thee,  and  shall  destroy 
them  with  a  mighty  destruction,  until  they 
be  destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  kings  into 
thy  hand,  and  thou  shalt  destroy  their 
name  from  under  heaven:  there  shall  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee,  until 
thou  have  destroyed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their  gods 
shall  ye  burn  with  fircMhou  shalt  not  de- 
sire the  silver  or  gold  that  is  on  them,  nor 
take  it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared 
therein:  for  it  is  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an  abomi- 
nation into  thy  house,  lest  thou  be  a 
cursed  thing  like  it:  but  thou  shalt  utterly 
detest  it,  and  thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it; 
for  it  is  a  cursed  thing. 

CHAP.  VIII. 


ALL  the  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day  shall  ye  observe 
to  do,  that  ye  may  live, "and  multiply,  and 
go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  led  thee  these 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  to  humble 
thee,  and  to  prove  thee,  to  know  wh. 
in  thy  heart,  whether  thou  wouldot 
keep  his  commandments,  or  no. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  suffered 
thpe  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna, 
which  thou  knew  est  not,  neither  did  thy 
fathers  know  ;  that  be  might  make  thee 
know  that  man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only, 
but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord,  doth  man  live. 

4  Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old  upon  thee, 
neither  did  thy  foot  swell  these  forty  years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in  thy 
heart,  that  as  a  man  chasteneth  his  son 

157 


Obedience  to  God's  will. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Tne  Israelites'  rebellions. 


3   the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  and  to  fear  him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee 
into  a  good  land,  a  land  of  brooks  of  water, 
of  fountains,  and  depths  that  spring  out  of 
valleys  and  hills ; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
vines,  and  fig-trees,  and  pomegranates,  a 
land  of  oil-olive,  and  honey; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat  bread 
without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack  any 
thing  in  it:  a  land  whose  stones  are  iron,  and 
out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig  brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full, 
then  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God  for 
the  good  land  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

1 1  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  command- 
ments, and  hisjudgments,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day  : 

12  Lest  when  thou  hast  eaten,  and  art 
full,  and  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and 
dwelt  therein; 

13  And  when  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks 
multiply,  and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
multiplied,  and  all  that  thou  hast  is  multi- 
plied ; 

14  Then  thy  heart  be  lifted  up,  and 
thou  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that  great  and 
terrible  wilderness,  wherein  were  fi^ry  ser- 
pents, and  scorpions,  and  drought,  where 
there  was  no  water :  who  brought  thee  forth 
water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with 
rnanna,  which  thy  fathers  knew  not,  that 
he  might  humble  thee,  and  that  he  might 
prove  thee  ,to  do  thee  good  at  thy  latter  end: 

17  And  thou  say  in  thy  heart,  M 
power  and  the  might  of  my  hand  hat! 
gotten  me  this  wealth. 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the  Lord 
thy  God:  (or  it  is  hethatgiveth  thee  pow- 
er to  get  wealth,  that  he  may  establish  his 
covenant  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all  for- 
get the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  after 
other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  worship 
them,!  testify  against  you  this  day  that  ye 
shall  surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  de- 
stroyed before  your  face,  so  shall  ye  pe- 
rish ;  because  ye  would  not  be  obedient 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  IX. 

HEAR,  O  Israel :  Thou  art  to  pass  over 
Jordan  this  day,  to  go  in  to  possess 
nations  greater  and  mightier  than  tnyself, 
cities  great  and  fenced  up  to  heaven 


9  A  people  great  and  tall,  the  children! 


of  the  Anakims,  whom  thou  knowest,  and 
of  whom  thou  hast  heard  say,  Who  can 
stand  before  the  children  of  Anak  ? 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day,  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  is  he  which  goeth  over 
before  thee  ;  as  a  consuming  fire  he  shall 
destroy  them,  and  he  shall  bring  them  down 
before  thy  face  :  so  shalt  thou  drive  them 
out,  and  destroy  them  quickly,  as  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  Ihee. 

4  Speak  not  thou  in  thy  heart,  after 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  cast  them  out 
from  before  thee,  saying,  For  my  right- 
eousness the  Lord  hath  brought  me  in  to 
possess  this  land :  but  for  the  wickedness 
of  these  nations  the  Lord  doth  drive  them 
out  from  before  thee. 

5  Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or  for  the 
uprightness  of  thy  heart  dost  thou  go  to 
possess  their  land :  but  for  the  wickedness 
of  these  nations,  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee,  and  that 
he  may  perform  the  word  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  thy  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  good  land  to 
possess  it  for  thy  righteousness  ;  for  thou 
art  a  stiff-necked  people. 

7  Remember,  and  forget  not,  how  thou 
provokedst  the  Lord  thy  God  to  wrath  in 
the  wilderness:  from  the  day  that  thou 
didst  depart  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until 
ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  have  been  re- 
bellious  against  the  Lord. 

8  Also  in  Horeb  ye  provoked  the  Lord 
to  wrath,  so  that  the  Lord  was  angry  with 
you  to  have  destroyed  you. 

9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the  mount, 
to  receive  the  tables  of  stone,  even  the  ta- 
bles of  the  covenant  which  the  Lord  made 
with  you,  then  I  abode  in  the  mount  forty 
days  and  forty  nights,  I  neither  did  eat 
bread,  nor  drink  water : 

10  And  the  Lord  delivered  unto  me  two 
tables  of  stone  written  with  the  finger  ot 
God ;  and  on  them  was  written  according 
to  all  the  words  which  the  Lord  spake 
with  you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire,  in  the  day  of  the  assembly. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  that  the  Lord 
gave  me  the  two  tables  of  stone,  even  the 
tables  of  the  covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
get  thee  down  quickly  from  hence :  for  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out 
of  Egypt  have  corrupted  themselves ;  they 
are  quickly  turned  aside  out  of  the  way 
which  I  commanded  them ;  they  have 
made  them  a  molten  image. 

13  Furthermore,  the  Lord  spake  unto 
me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this  people,  and 

I  behold,  it  is  a  stiff-necked  people 


14  Let  me  alone,  that 
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I  may  destroy 


rehearsed  by  Moses.  CHAP.  X.  The  two  tables  renewed. 

them,  and  blot  out  their  name  from  under      29  Yet  they  are  thy  people  and  thine  in- 
heritance which  thou  broughtost  out  by  thy 


heaven :  and  1  will  make  of  thee  a  nation 
mightier  and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  I  turned  and  came  down  from  the 
mount,  and  the  mount  burned  with  fire : 
and  the  two  tables  of  the  covenant  -were  in 
my  two  hands. 

16  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  ye  had 
sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
had  made  you  a  molten  calf:  ye  had  turned 
aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  you. 

17  And  1  took  the  two  tables,  and  cast 
them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and  brake  them 
before  your  eyes. 

18  And  I  fell  down  before  the  Lord,  as 
at  the  first,  forty  days  and  forty  nights :  1 
did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink  water,  be- 
cause of  all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  (For  I  was  afraid  of  the  anger  and 
hot  displeasure  wherewith  the  Lord  was 
wroth  against  you  to  destroy  you.)  But  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time  also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with 
Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him  :  and  1  pray- 
ed for  Aaron  also  the  same  time. 

21  And  I  took  your  sin,  the  calf  which 
ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and 
stamped  it,  and  ground  it  very  small,  even 
until  it  was  as  small  as  dust :  and  I  cast  the 
dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that  descended 
out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  Taberah *  and  at  Massah,  and 
at  Kibroth-hattaavah,  ye  provoked  the 
Lord  to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  when  the  Lord  sent  you 
from  Kadesh-barnea,  saying,  Go  up  and 
possess  the  land  which  I  have  given  you  ; 
then  ye  rebelled  against  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  your  God,,  and  ye  believed 
him  not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  Ye  have  been  rebellious  against  the 
Lord  from  the  day  that  I  knew  you. 

25  Thus  I  fell  down  before  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  as  I  fell  down 
at  the  first ;  because  the  Lord  had  said  he 
would  destroy  you. 

26  I  prayed  therefore  unto  the  Lord, 
3nd  said,  O  Lord  God,  destroy  not  thy 
people  and  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed  through  thy  greatness, 
which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt 
with  a  mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thy  servants,  Abraham 
Isaac,  and  Jacob  ;  look  not  unto  the  stub 
bornness  of  this  people,  nor  to  their  wick 
edness,  nor  to  their  sin  : 

28  Lest  the  land  whence  thou  brought 
est  us  out,  say,  Because  the  Lord  was  not 
able  to  bring  them  into  the  land  which  he 
promised  them,  and  because  he  hated  them, 
he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay  them  in 
the  wilderness. 


mighty  power  andby  thy  stretched  outarni. 
CHAP.  X. 

AT  that  time,  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first,  and  come  up  unto  me  into  the 
mount,  and  make  thee  an  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  the  tables  the 
words  that  were  in  the  first  tables  which 
thou  brakest,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  in 
the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  of  shittim  wood, 
and  hewed  two  tables  ot  stone  like  unto 
the  first,  and  went  up  into  the  mount,  hav- 
ing the  two  tables  in    my   hand. 

4  And  he  wrote  on  the  tables,  according 
to  the  first  writing,  the  ten  commandments, 
which  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the 
mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  in  the 
day  of  the  assembly :  and  the  Lord  gave 
them  unto  me. 

5  And  Iturned  myself  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the 
ark  which  I  had  made  ;  and  there  they  be, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  me. 

6  IF  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their 
journey  from  Beeroth  of  the  children  of 
Jaakan  to  Mosera:  there  Aaron  died,  and 
there  he  was  buried;  and  Eleazar  his  son 
ministered  in  the  priest's  office  in  his  stead. 

7  From  thence  they  journeyed  unto 
Gudgodah ;  and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jot- 
bath,  a  land  of  rivers  of  waters. 

8  IF  At  that  time  the  Lord  separated  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  to  bear  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  to  stand  before  the  Lord 
to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless  in  bia 
name,  unto  this  day. 

9  Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  his  brethren  ;  the  Lord  is 
his  inheritance,  according  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  promised  him. 

10  And  I  stayed  in  the  mount,  accord- 
ing to  the  first  time,  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  ;  and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  me 
at"  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord  would 
not  destroy  thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
take  thy  journey  before  the  people,  that 
they  may  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which 
I  sware  unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto  them. 

12  IF  And  now,  Israel,  what  doth  the 
Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee  but  to  fear 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  his  way-, 
and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord  thy 
Godwith  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  m.uI, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  statutes,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  for  thy  good  \ 

14  Behold,  the  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  heavens  is  the  Lord's  thy  Ood>  the 
earth  also,  with  all  that  therein it*. 

15  Only  the  Lord  had  a  delgb!  in  thy 
fathers  to  love  them,  and  he  chose  their 

159 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Jin  exhortation 

seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all  people, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  the  foreskin 
of  your  heart,  and  be  no  more  stiff-necked. 

1 7  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  God  of 
gods,  and  Lord  of  lords,  a  great  God,  a 
mighty,  and  a  terrible,  which  regardeth 
not  persons,  nor  taketh  reward : 

18  He  doth  execute  the  judgment  of  the 
fatherless  and  widow,  and  loveth  the 
stranger,  in  giving  him  food  and  raiment. 

19^ Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger:  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt  thou 
cleave,  and  swear  by  his  name. 

21  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy  God, 
that  hath  done  for  ihee  these  great  and 
terrible  things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt 
with  threescore  and  ten  persons ;  and  now 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAP.  XT. 

rpHEREFORE  thoushait  lovetheLoRD 

JL    thy  God,  and  keep  his  charge,  and 

his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  and  his 

commandments,  always. 

2  IF  And  know  ye  this  day:  for  I  speak 
not  with  your  children  which  have  not 
known,  and  which  have  not  seen  the  chas 
tisement  of  the  Lord  your  God,  his  great- 
ness, his  mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched 
out  arm, 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts,  which 
he  did  in  the  midst  of  Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh 
the  king  of  Egypt,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army  of 
Egypt,  unto  their  horses,  and  to  their 
chariots;  how  he  made  the  water  of  the 
Red  sea  to  overflow  them  as  they  pursued 
after  you,  and  how  the  Lord  hath  destroy 
ed  them  unto  this  day; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in  the  wil 
derness,  until  ye  came  into  this  place; 

6  And  what  he  did  unto  Dathan  and 
Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  the  son  of 
Reuben:  how  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  house- 
holds, and  their  tents,  and  all  the  substance 
that  teas  in  their  possession,  in  the  midst 
of  all  Israel: 

7  But  your  eyes  have  seen  all  the  great 
acts  of  the  Lord  which  he  did. 

8  IF  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the 
commandments  which  I  command  you  this 
day,  that  ye  may  be  strong,  and  go  in  and 
possess  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it ; 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your  days  in 
the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your 
fathers  to  give  unto  them,  and  to  their  seed, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  For  the  land,  whither  thou  ;&rocst  in 
to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the  land  oi  Egypt 
from  whence  ye  came 


to  obedience. 


scwedst  thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it  with 
thy  foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs: 

1 1  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  pos- 
sess it,,  is  a  land  of  hills  and  valleys,  and 
dnnketh  water  of  the  rain  of  heaven  : 

12  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
careth  for:  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
are  always  upon  it,  from  the  beginning  of 
the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  shall 
hearken  diligently  unto  my  commandments 
which  I  command  you  this  day,  to  love 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve  him  with 
all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul, 

14  That  I  will  give  you  the  rain  of  your 
land  in  his  due  season,  the  first  rain  and 
the  latter  rain,  that  thou  mayest  gather  in 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and'thine  oil. 

15  And  I  will  send  grass  in  thy  fields  for 
thy  cattle,  that  thou  mayest  eat  and  be  foil. 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  your 
heart  be  not  deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside, 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them; 

17  IF  And  then  the  Lord's  wrath  be 
kindled  against  you,  and  he  shut  up  the 
heaven,  that  there  be  no  rain,  and  that  the 
land  yield  not  her  fruit ;  and  lest  ye  perish 
quickly  from  off  the  good  land  which  the 
Lord  giveth  you. 

18  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  up  these  my 
words  in  your  heart  and  in  your  soul,  and 
bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  your  hand,  that 
they  may  be  as  frontlets  betweenyour  eyes. 

19  And  ye  shall  teach  them  your  chil- 
dren, speaking  of  them  when  thou  sittest 
in  thy  house,  and  when  thou  waikest  by 
the  way,  when  thouliest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
door  posts  of  thy  house,  and  upon  thy 
gates : 

21  That  youmlays  may  be  multiplied, 
and  the  days  of  your  children,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers  to 
give  them,  as  the  days  of  heaven  upon  the 
earth. 

22  For  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep  all 
these  commandments  which  I  command 
you,  to  do  them,  to  love  the  Lord  your 
God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave 
unto  him ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drive  out  all 


these  nations  from  before  you,  and  ye  shall 
possess  greater  nations  and  mightier  than 
yourselves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  the  soles  of 
your  feet  shall  tread  shall  be  yours:  from 
the  wilderness,  and  Lebanon,  from  the 
river,  the  river  Euphrates,  even  unto  the 
uttermost  sea  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand 
before  you:  for  the  Lord  your  God  shall 
lay  the  fear  of  you,  and  the  dread  of  you 
upon  all  the  land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon, 

out,  where  thou! as  he  hath  said  unto  you. 

160 


IF  Behold,  I  set  before  you  this  day  and  to  the  inheritance  which  thP  T  m,r> 

sing  and  a  curse:  your  God  giveth  you. 

^blessing,  if  ye  obey  the  command-       10  But  when  ye  go  over  Jord™    ™a 


God's  place  of  worship  to  be  kepi.  ClIAP.  Xli. 

26  IF  Behold 
a  bless 

27  A 
ments  of  the  Lord  your  God  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day  ; 

28  And  a  curse,  if  ye  will  not  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  but 
turn  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  to  go  after  other  gods 
which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  brought  thee  in  unto 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it, 
that  thou  shalt  put  the  blessing  upon  mount 
Gerizim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan, by  the  way  where  the  sun  goeth 
down  in  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  which 
dwell  in  the  champaign  over  against  Gil- 
gal,  beside  the  plains  of  Moreh  ? 

31  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  to  go 
in  to  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you,  and  ye  shall  possess 
it,  and  dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  to  do  all  the 
statutes  and  judgments  which  I  set  before 
you  this  day. 

CHAP.  XII. 

THESE  are  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  ye  shall  observe  to  do  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  all  the  clays  that 
ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  IF  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  all  the 
places,  wherein  the  nations  which  ye  shall 
possess  served  their  gods,  upon  the  high 
mountains,  and  upon  the  hills,  and  under 
every  green  tree : 

3  And  ye  shall  overthrow  their  altars, 
and  break  their  pillars,  and  burn  their 
groves  with  fire;  and  ye  shall  hew  down 
the  graven  images  of  theirgods,  anddestroy 
the  names  of  them  out  of  that  place. 

4  Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  IF  But  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 


Blood  forbidden. 


-er  Jordan,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you  to  inherit,  aid  when  he 
giveth  you  rest  from  all  your  enemies  round 
about,  so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety: 

1 1  Then  there  shall  be  a  phce  which 
the  Lord  your  God  shall  choose  to  cause 
his  name  to  dwell  there;  thithei  shall  ye 
bring  all  that  I  command  you ;  yojr  burnt- 
offerings,  and  your  sacrifices,  yoir  tithes, 
and  the  heave-offering  of  your  haid,  and 
all  your  choice  vows  which  ye  voy  unto 
the  Lord: 

12  And  ye  shall  rejoice  beftre  the 
Lord  your  God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and 
your  daughters,  and  your  men-servants, 
and  your  maid-servants,  and  the  Levito 
that  zs  within  your  gates;  forasmuch  as  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  yoj. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer 
not  thy  burnt-offerings  in  every  place  that 
thou  seest: 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there 
thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offerings,  and 
there  thou  shalt  do  all  that  I  command  thee. 

15  Notwithstanding,  thou  mayest  kill 
and  eat  flesh  in  all  thy  gates,  whatsoever 
thy  soul  lusteth  after,  according  to  the 
blessing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  be 
hath  given  thee:  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
may  eat  thereof,  as  of  the  roe-buck,  and 
as  of  the  hart. 

16  IF  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood; 
ye  shall  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

17  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within  thy 
gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy  wine, 
or  of  thy  oil,  or  the  firstlings  of  thy  herds 
or  of  thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  free-will-offerings,  or 
heave-offering  of   thy  hand: 

13  But  thou  must  eat  them  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose,  thou,  and  thy 


yourGod  shall  choose  out  of  all  your  tribes  |  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man-ser- 


to  put  his  name  there,  even  unto  his  habi 
tation  shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt 
come: 

6  And  thither  ye  shall  bring  your  burnt- 
offerings,  and  your  sacrifices,  and  your 
tithes,  and  heave-offerings  of  your  hand, 
and  your  vows,  and  yourfree-will-offer- 
ings,  and  the  firstlings  of  your  herds,  and 
of  your  flocks : 

7  And  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  rejoice  in 
all  that  ye  put  your  hand  unto,  ye  and  your 
households,  wherein  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  blessed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the  things 
that  we  do  here  this  day,  every  man  what- 
soever is  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ve  are  not  as  yet  come  to  the  rest 

n 


vant,  and  thy  maid-servant,  and  the  L(  rite 
that  is  within  thy  gates:  and  thou  shalt 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  all 
that  thou  puttest    thy  hands  unto. 

19  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  for- 
sake not  the  Levite  as  long  as  thou  lives] 
upon  the  earth. 

20  IF  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
enlarge  thy  border,  as  he  hath  promised 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  eat  flesh, 
because  thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh,  thou 
mayest  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lust- 
eth after. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  chosen  to  put  his  name  there  be 
too  far  from  thee,  then  thou  -halt  kill  of  thy 
herd  and  of  thy  flock,  which  the  Lord 
bath  given  thee,  as  1  have  commanded 

161 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Enhcers  to  idolatry 

thee,  and  tnou  shalt  eat  in  thy  gates  what- 
soever thy  scul  lusteth  after. 

22  Even  is  the  roe-buck  and  the  hart 
is  eaten,  so  diou  shalt  eat  them  :  the  un- 
clean and  the  clean  shall  eat  of  them  alike. 

23  Onh  be  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the 
blood  :  for  the  blood  is  the  life  ;  and  thou 
may  est  not  eat  the  life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Tbou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  thou  shalt 
pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

25  Tiou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  that  it  may 
go  well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is 
right  h  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  holy  things  which  thou 
hast,  and  thy  vows,  thou  shalt  take,  and 
go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose : 

27  And  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offer- 
ings, the  flesh  and  the  blood,  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God:  and  the  blood 
of  thy  sacrifices  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou 
shalt  eat  the  flesh. 

28  Observe  and  hear  all  these  words 
which  I  command  thee,  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee  for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that 
which  is  good  and  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

29  If  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut 
off  the  nations  from  before  thee,  whither 
thou  goest  to  possess  them,  and  thou  suc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their 
land; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  be 
not  snared  by  following  them,  after  that 
they  be  destroyed  from  before  thee  ;  and 
that  thou  inquire  not  after  their  gods,  say 
ing,  How  did  these  nations  serve  their 
gods  ?  even  so  will  I  do  likewise. 

31  Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God;  for  every  abomination  to  the 
Lord  which  he  hateth  have  they  done  un- 
to their  gods  ;  for  even  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  they  have  burnt  in  the  fire  to 
their  gods. 

32  What  thing  soever  I  command  you, 
observe  to  do  it :  thou  shalt  not  add  there- 
to, nor  diminish  from  it. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a  prophet,  or 
a  dreamer  of  dreams,  and  giveth  thee 
a  sign  or  a  wonder, 

2  And  the  sign  or  the  wonder  come  to 

Eass,  whereof  he  spake  unto  thee,  saying, 
el  us  go  after  other  gods,  which  thou 
hast  not  known,  and  let  us  serve  them  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto  the 
words  of  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams :  for  the  Lord  your  God  proveth 
you,  to  know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all 
your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  vour 


to  be  stoned  to  de&th. 


God,  and  fear  him,  and  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  obey  his  voice,  and  ye 
shall  serve  him,  and  cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams,  shall  be  put  to  death  ;  because  he 
hath  spoken  to  turn  you  away  from  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  you 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  to  thrust  thee 
out  of  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded thee  to  walk  in.  So  shalt  thou 
put  the  evil  away  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

6  IT  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  mo- 
ther, or  thy  son,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the 
wife  of  thy  bosom,  or  thy  friend,  which  is 
as  thine  own  soul,  entice  thee  secretly, 
saying,  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou,  nor  thy 
fathers ; 

7  Namely,  of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about  you,  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  far  off  from  thee,  from  the  one  end 
of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of  the 
earth: 

8  Thou  shalt  not  consent  unto  him, 
nor  hearken  unto  him  ;  neither  shall  thine 
eye  pity  him,  neither  shalt  thou  spare, 
neither  shalt  thou  conceal  him  : 

9  But  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him  ;  thy 
hand  shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him  to 
death,  and  afterwards  the  hand  of  all  the 
people. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with  stones 
that  he  die  ;  because  he  hath  sought  to 
thrust  thee  away  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

1 1  And  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear, 
and  shall  do  no  more  any  such  wickedness 
as  this  is,  among  you. 

12  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in  one  of  thy 
cities,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  giv- 
en thee  to  dwell  there,  saying, 

13  Certain  men,  the  children  of  Belial 
are  gone  out  from  among  you,  and  have 
withdrawn  the  inhabitants  of  their  city, 
saying,  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known  ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and  make 
search,  and  ask  diligently ;  and  behold, 
if  it  be  truth,  and  the  thing  certain,  that 
such  abomination  is  wrought  among  you  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inha- 
bitants of  that  city  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  destroying  it  utterly,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

16  Aud  thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil  of 
it  into  the  midst  of  the  street  thereof,  and 
shalt  burn  with  fire  the  city,  and  all  the 
spoil  thereof  every  whit,  for  the  Lord  thy 
God:  and  it  shall  be  a  heap  for  ever;  it 
shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  there   shall   cleave  nought  of 


the 


cursed  tiling  to 
16^ 


thy   hand  :  that  thp 


Beasts  dean  and  andean.  CHAP.  XIV.  XV.  'fhe  year  ofrdeuse. 

Lord    may   turn   from  the  fierceness  of  dieth  of  itself :  tfcou  shalt  eive  it  untn  tli- 

his  anger,  and  shew  thee  mercy,  and  have  ^ *u~*  --  -*-  Al 


compassion  upon  thee,  and  multiply  thee, 
as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee  this 
day,  to  do  that  whidi  is  right  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

YE  are  the  children  of  the  Lord  your 
God:  ye  shall  not  cut  yourselves, 
nor  make  any  baldness  between  your  eyes 
for  the  dead. 

2  For  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
thee  to  be  a  peculiar  people  unto  himself, 
above  all  the  nations  that  are  upon  the  earth. 

3  If  Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abominable 
thing. 

4  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall 
eat:  The  ox,  the  sheep,  and  the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  die  roe-buck,  and  the 
fallow-deer,  and  the  wild-goat,  and  the 
pygarg,  and  the  wild-ox,  and  the  chamois. 

6  And  every  beast  that  parteth  the 
hoof,  and  cleaveth  the  cleft  into  two  claws, 
and  cheweth  the  cud  among  the  beasts, 
that  ye  shall  eat. 

7  "Nevertheless,  these  ye  shall  not  eat, 
of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that 
divide  the  cloven  hoof;  as  the  camel,  and 
the  hare,  and  the  coney :  for  they  chew 
the  cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  there 
fore  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divideth 
the  hoof,  yet  cheweth  not  the  cud,  it  is 
unclean  unto  you :  ye  shall  net  eat  of  their 
flesh,  nor  touch  their  dead  carcass. 

9  1T  These  ye  shall  eat, of  all  that  are 
in  the  waters :  all  that  have  tins  and  scales 
shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and 
scales  ye  may  not  eat ;  it  is  unclean  unto 
you. 

11  If  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat. 

12  But  these  are  they  of  which  ye  shall 
not  eat:  The  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 
the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite,  and  the 
vulture  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his  kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk, 
and  the  cuckoo,  and  the  hawk  after  his 
kind, 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great  owl, 
and  the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  andthegier-eagle, 
and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing  that  liieth 
fsuncleanuntoyou:  they  shall  notbeeaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 

21  TF  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 


stranger  that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  he  may 
eat  it ;  or  thou  mayest  sell  it  unto  an  alien  • 
for  thou  art 'a.  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God.  1  hou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid 
his  mother's  milk. 


IQ 


22  IT  Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the  in- 
crease of  thy  seed,  that  the  field  bringcth 
forth  year  by  year. 

23  IT  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  the  place  which  he  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there,  the  tithe 
of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil, 
and  the  firstlings  of  thy  herds  and  of  thy 
flocks  ;  that  thou  mayest  learn  to  fear  the 
Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too  long  for  thee, 
so  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry  it ;  or  it 
the  place  be  too  far  from  thee,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name 
there,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blc 
thee : 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money, 
and  bind  up  the  money  in  thy  hand,  and 
shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lori* 
thy  God  shall  choose  : 

26  And  thou  shalt  bestow  that  money 
for  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  after,  fur 
oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for  wine,or  for  strong 
drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth  : 
and  thou  shalt  eat  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and 
thy  household. 

27  And  the  Levite  that  is  within  thv 
gates  ;  thou  shalt  not  forsake  him  :  for  be 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  thee. 

28  H  At  the  end  of  three  years 
shalt  bring  forth  all  the  tithe  of  thine   in- 
crease the  same  year,  and  shalt  lay  it  up 
within  thy  gates : 

29  And  the  Levite,  (because  he  hath  no 
part  nor  inheritance  with  thee)  and  the» 
stranger,and  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
which  are  within  thy  gates,  shall  come, 
and  shall  cat  and  be  satisfied;  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the 
work  of   tlry  hand  which  thou  doest. 

CHAP.  XV. 
A  T  the  end  of  every  seven  years  thou 
>ljL  shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release  : 
Every  creditor  thatlendeth  aught  unto  hid 
neighbour,  shall  release  it;  he  shall 
exact  it  of  his  neighbour,  or  of  his  brother ; 
beeause  it  is  called  the  Lord's  reta 

3  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayest  *>\ 
again:  but  that  which  is  thine  with  thj 
brother  thy   hand  shall  releast : 

4  Save  "when   there  shall   be  no  | 
among  you;  for  the   Lord  sha 
bless  thee   in    the   land  \vhi<  h  thi     I 
thy  God  giveth  thee  J&r  an  inheritance  to 
possess  it : 

5  Only  if  thou  can  folly  hearken  unto 
the  vo 


DEUTERONOMY. 
I 


The  year  of  release. 

to  do  all   these  commandments  which 
command  thee  this  day. 

6  For  the  Lord  thy  God  blesseth  thee, 
as  he  promised  thee :  and  thou  shalt  lend 
unto  many  nations,  but  thou  shalt  not  bor- 
row; and  thou  shalt  reign  over  many  na- 
tions, but  they  shall  not  reign  over  thee. 

7  IT  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor  man 
of  one  of  thy  brethren  within  any  of  thy 
gates  in  thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  harden  thy 
heart,  nor  shut  thy  hand  from  thy  poor 
brother: 

8  But  thou  shalt  open  thy  hand  wide 
unto  him,  and  shalt  sirrely  lend  him  suffi- 
cientforhis  need,inthat  which  hewanteth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a  thought 
in  thy  wicked  heart,  saying,  The  seventh 
year,  the  year  of  release,  is  at  hand ;  and 
thine  eye  be  evil  against  thy  poor  brother, 
and  thou  givest  him  nought ;  and  he  cry 
unto  the  Lord  against  thee,  and  it  be  sin 
unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him,  and 
thy  heart  shall  not  be  grieved  when  thou 
givest  unto  him:  because  that  for  this 
thing  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in 
all  thy  works,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest. 
thy  hand  unto. 

1 1  For  the  poor  shall  never  cease  out  of 
the  land:  therefore  I  command  thee, say- 
ing, Thou  shalt  open  thy  hand  wide  un- 
to thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy 
needy,  in  thy  land. 

\9,iH  And  if  thy  brother,  a  Hebrew 
man,  or  a  Hebrew  woman,  be  sold  unto 
thee,  and  serve  thee  six  years;  then  in  the 
seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free 
from  thee. 

13  And  when  thon  sendest  him  out  free 
from  thee,  thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  away 
empty: 

1 4  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liberally  out 
of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy  floor,  and  out 
of  thy  wine-press:  of  that  wherewith  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  thou  shalt 
give  unto  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee : 
therefore  I  command  thee  this  thing  to-day. 

16  IT  And  it  shall  be,  if  he  say  unto  thee, 
1  will  not  go  away  from  thee ;  because  he 
loveth  thee  and  thy  house,  because  he 
is  well  with  thee ; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl,  nnd 
thrust  i*  through  his  ear  unto  the  door,  and  he 
shall  be  thy  servant  for  ever.  And  also  unto 
thy  maid-servant  thou  shalt  do  likewise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto  thee, 
when  thou  sendest  him  away  free  from 
thee  :  for  he  hath  been  worth  a  double 
hired  servant  to  thee,  in  serving  thee  six 
years:  and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doe.st. 


The  feast  of  the  passover. 

19  IT  All  the  firstling  males  that  come  of 
thy  herd  and  of  thy  nock  thou  shalt  sanc- 
tify unto  the  Lord  thy  God:  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  with  the  firstling  of  thy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  year  by  year  in  the  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose,  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold. 

21  And  if  there  be  any  blemish  therein, 
as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind,  or  have  any  ill 
blemish,  thou  shalt  not  sacrifice  it  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy  gates: 
the  unclean  and  the  clean  person  shall  eat 
it  alike,  as  the  roe-buck,  and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the  blood 
thereof;  thou  shalt  pour  it  upon  the  ground 
as  water. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

OBSERVE  the  month  of  Abib,  and 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God:  for  in  the  month  of  Abib  the  Lord 
thy  God  brought  thee  forth  out  of  Egypt 
by  night. 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice  the 
passover  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  of  the 
flock  and  the  herd,  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened  bread 
with  it ;  seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  unlea- 
vened bread  therewith,  even  the  bread  oi 
affliction  ;  (for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  haste :)  that  thou  mayest 
remember  the  day  when  thou  earnest  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  all  the  days  of 
thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened  bread 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  coasts  seven  days ; 
neither  shall  there  any  thing  of  the  flesh, 
which  thou  sacrificedst  the  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the  morning. 

5  Thou  mayest  not  sacrifice  the  pass- 
over  within  any  of  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  to  place  his  name  in, 
there  thou  shalt  sacrifice  the  passover  at 
even,  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the 
season  that  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  and  eat  it  in  the 
place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  :  and  thou  shalt  turn  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  go  unto  thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread:  and  on  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
solemn  assembly  to  the  Lord  thy  God : 
thou  shalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9 1T  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  number  unto 
thee :  begin  to  number  the  seven  weeks 
from  such  time  as  thou  beginnest  to  put  the 
sickle  to  the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of 
weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  a  tri- 
bute of  a  free-will-offering  of  thy  hand, 
104 


The  feast  of  tabernacles,  $-c        CHAP.  XVII. 

which  thou  shalt  give  unto  the  LORD  thy 
God*  according  as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and  thy 
maid-servant,  and  the  Levite  that  is  with- 
in thy  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  are  among 
you,  in  the  place  which  :he  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  place  his  name  there. 

12  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  Egypt :  and  thou  shalt 
observe  and  do  these  statutes. 

13  IT  Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of 
tabernacles  seven  days,  after  that  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine. 

14  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  thy  feast, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and 
thy  man-servant,  and  thy  maid-servant, 
and  the  Levite,  the  stranger,  and  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  that  are  within 
thy  gates : 

15  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a  solemn 
feast  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the-  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose:  because  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine 
increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thy 
hands,  therefore  thou  shalt  surely  rejoice. 

16  IT  Three  times  in  a  year  shall  all  thy 
males  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
the  place  which  he  shall  choose;  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast 
of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles  : 
and  they  shall  not  appear  before  the  Lord 
empty: 

17  Every  man  shall  give  as  he  is  able, 
according  to  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

18  IF  Judges  and  officers  shalt  thou 
make  thee  in  all  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  throughout  thy 
tribes:  and  they  shall  judge  the  people 
with  just  judgment. 

19  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judgment;  thou 
shalt  not  respect  persons,  neither  take  a 
gift:  for  a  gift  doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  words  of  the  right 
eous. 

20  That  which  is  altogether  just  shalt 
thou  follow,  that  thou  mayest  live,  and  in 
herit  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

21  IT  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a  grove 
of  any  trees  near  unto  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee  up  any 


Idolaters  must  be  slain. 


image ;  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hateth. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
ri^HOU  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord 
Ji  thy  God  am/bullock,  or  sheep,  where- 
in is  blemish,  or  any  evil  favouredness  : 
for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 
2TT  If  there  be  found  among  you,  within 


any  of  thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee  man  or  woman  that  hath 
wrought  wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  transgressing  his  cove- 
nant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods 
and  worshipped  them,  either  the  sun,  or 
moon,  or  any  of  the  host  of  heaven,  which 
I  have  not  commanded; 

4  And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast 
heard  of  it,  and  inquired  diligently,  and 
behold,  it  be  true,  and  the  thing  certain, 
that  such  abomination  is  wrought  in  Israel: 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  that  man 
or  that  woman,  which  have  committed 
that  wicked  thing,  unto  thy  gates,  even 
that  man  or  that  woman,  and  shalt  stone 
them  with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or 
three  witnesses,  shall  he  that  is  worthy  of 
death  be  put  to  death;  but  at  the  mouth  of 
one  witness  he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  The  hands  of  the  witnesses  shall  be 
first  upon  him  to  put  him  to  death,  and  af- 
terward the  hands  of  all  the  people.  So 
thou  shalt  put  the  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

8  IT  If  there  arise  a  matter  too  hard  for 
thee  in  judgment,  between  blood  and 
blood,  between  plea  and  plea,  and  between 
stroke  and  stroke,  being  matters  of  contro- 
versy within  thy  gates:  then  shalt  thou 
arise,  and  get  thee  up  into  the  place  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose; 

9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priests 
the  Levites,  and  unto  the  judge  that  shall 
be  in  those  days,  and  inquire;  and  they 
shall  shew  thee  the  sentence  of  judgment ; 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the 
sentence,  which  they  of  that  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose  shall  shew  thee  ; 
and  thou  shalt  observe  to  do  according  to 
all  that  they  inform  thee: 

11  According  to  the  sentence  of  the  law 
which  they  shall  teach  thee,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  judgment  which  they  shall  tell 
thee,  thou  shalt  do :  thou  shalt  not  decline 
from  the  sentence  which  they  shall  shew 
thee,  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

12  Tf  And  the  man  that  will  do  presump- 
tuously, and  will  not  hearken  unto  the 
priest  that  standeth  to  minister  then 
fore  the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge, 
even  that  man  shall  die:  and  thou  shall 
put  away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

13  And  all  the  people  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  do  no  more  presumptuously. 

14  IF  When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and 
shalt  possess  it,  and  shalt  dwell  tin 

and  shalt  say.  I  will  set   a  kin- 
like  as  all  the  nations  that  are  aboul  I 

15  Tfiou  shall  in  any  wi»e  -<  I  him  kuij 
over  thee  whom  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose-  one  from  among  thy  brethren  shalt 


The  duly  of  a  king. 


DEUTERONOMY 


thou  set  king  over  thee:  thou  mayest  not 
set  a  stranger  over  thee,  which  is  not  thy 
brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  multiply  horses  to 
himself,  nor  cause  the  people  to  return  to 
Egypt,  to  the  end  that  he  should  multiply 
horses:  forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  you,  Ye  shall  henceforth  return  no 
more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives  to 
himself,  that  his  heart  turn  not  away:  nei- 
ther shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  himself 
silver  and  gold. 

18  And  it  shall  be  when  he  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall 
write  him  a  copy  of  this  law  in  a  book  out 
Of  that  whichishefore  the  prieststheLevites. 

19  And  it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he 
shall  read  therein  all  the  days  of  his  life: 
that  he  may  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  his 
God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  and 
these  statutes,  to  do  them: 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above 
his  brethren,  and  that  he  turn  not  aside 
from  the  commandment  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left :  to  the  end  that  he  may  pro- 
long his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he,  and  his 
children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THE  priests  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  shall  have  no  part  nor 
inheritance  with  Israel:  they  shall  eat  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and 
his  inheritance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no  inherit- 
ance among  their  brethren:  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritances  hehathsaiduntothem. 

3  IT  And  this  shall  be  the  priest's  due 
fFom  the  people,  from  them  that  offer  a 
sacrifice,  whether  it  be  ox  or  sheep;  and 
they  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the  shoulder, 
and  the  two  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  first-fruit  also  of  thy  corn,  of  thy 
wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  first  of  the 
fleece  of  thy  sheep,  shalt  thou  give  him. 

5  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen 
him  out  of  all  thy  tribes,  to  stand  to  minis- 
ter in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him  and  his 
sons  for  ever. 

6  IT  And  if  a  Levite  come  from  any  of 
thy  gates  out  of  all  Israel,  where  he  so 
iourned,  and  come  with  all  the  desire  of 
Tiis  mind  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
£hall  choose ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  his  God,  as  all  his  brethren  the 
Levites  do,  which  stand  there  before  the 
Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  portions  to  eat, 
besides  that  which  cometh  of  the  sale  ol 
his  patrimony. 

9  H  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou 
shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the  abominations 
of  tHpse  nations. 


Jl  new  Prophet  to  arise. 

10  There  shall  not  be  found  amongyou 
any  one  that  maketh  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter to  pass  through  the  fire,  or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  observer  of  times,  or  an 
enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

11  Or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter  with  fa- 
miliar spirits,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  necroman- 
cer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  :  and  because  of 
these  abominations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou  shalt 
possess,  hearkened  unto  observers  of  times, 
and  unto  diviners:  but  as  for  thee,  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  not  suffered  thee  so 
to  do. 

15  IF  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up 
unto  thee  a  Prophet  from  the  midst  of  thee, 
of  thy  brethren,  like  unto  me  ;  unto  him 
ye  shall  hearken. 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  desiredst 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb  in  the  da}T 
of  the  assembly,  saying,  Let  me  not  hear 
again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  nei- 
ther let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  more, 
that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  They 
have  well  spoken  that  which  they  have 
spoken. 

18  1  will  raise  them  up  a  Prophet  from 
among  their  brethren,  like  unto  thee,  and 
will  put  my  words  in  his  mouth ;  and  he 
shall  speak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever will  not  hearken  unto  my  words 
which  he  shall  speak  in  my  name,  I  will 
require  it  of  him. 

20  But  the  prophet,  which  shall  pre- 
sume to  speak  a  word  in  my  name,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  or 
that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods, 
even  that  prophet  shall  die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thy  heart,  How 
shall  we  know  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  not  spoken? 

22  When  a  prophet  speaketh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing  follow  not, 
nor  come  to  pass,  that  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken,  but  the  prophet 
hath  spoken  it  presumptuously:  thou  shalt 
not  be  afraid  oi  him.   - 

CHAP.  XIX. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  cut 
off  the  nations,  whose  land  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  thou  suc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities, 
and  in  their  houses; 

2  Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for 
thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Th©u  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way,  ami 

166 


The  city  of  refuge. 


CHAP.  XX. 


divide  the  coasts  of  thy  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  inherit,  into 
three  parts,  that  every  slayer  may  flee 
thither. 

4  IT  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  slayer, 
which  shall  flee  thither,  that  he  may  live  : 
Whoso  killeth  his  neighbour  ignorantly, 
whom  he  hated  not  in  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the  wood 
with  his  neighbour  to  hew  wood,  and  his 
hand  fetcheth  a  stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut 
down  the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth  from 
the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon  his  neighbour, 
that  he  die  ;  he  shall  flee  unto  one  of  these 
cities,  and  live : 

6  Lest  the  avengerof  the  blood  pursue  the 
slayer,  while  his  heart  is  hot,  and  overtake 
him,  because  the  way  is  long,  and  slay  him  ; 
whereas  he  was  not  worthy  of  death,  inas- 
much as  he  hated  him  not  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  I  command  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  enlarge  thy 
coast,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers, 
and  give  thee  all  the  land  which  he  pro- 
mised to  give  unto  thy  fathers ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these  command- 
ments to  do  them,  which  I  command  thee 
this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to 
walk  ever  in  his  ways  ;  then  shalt  thou  add 
three  cities  more  for  thee,  besides  these 
three : 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not  shed  in 
thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  for  an  inheritance,  and  so  blood  be 
upon  thee. 

1 1  IF  But  if  any  man  hate  his  neighbour, 
and  lie  in  wait  for  him,  and  rise  up  against 
him,  and  smite  him  mortally  that  he  die, 
and  fleeth  into  one  of  these  cities : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  send 
and  fetch  him  thence,  and  deliver  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he 
may  die. 

13  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him, but  thoa 
shalt  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent  blocd 
from  Israel,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neigh- 
bour's land-mark,  which  they  of  old  time 
have  set  in  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
ehalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  IT  One  witness  shall  not  rise  up 
against  a  man  for  any  iniquity,  or  fcr  any 
sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sinneth;  at  the 
mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth  of 
three  witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  esta- 
blished. 

16  IT  If  a  false  witness  rise  up  against 
any  man  to  testify  against  him  that  which 
is  wron£ ; 

17  1  hen  both  the  men  between  whom 
the  controversy  is  shall  stand  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  priests  and  the  judges, 
which  shall  be  in  t-nqse  days ; 


Punishment  of  a  false  witness. 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make  diligent 
inquisition  :  and  behold,  if  {he  witness  be 
a  false  witness,  and  hath  testified  falsely 
against  his  brother ; 

19  Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as  he  had 
thought  to  have  done  unto  his  brother-,  so 
shalt  thou  put  theevil  away  from  amongyou. 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear* 
and  fear,  and  shall  henceforth  commit  no 
more  any  such  evil  among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ;  but  life 
shall  go  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hand,  foot  for  loot. 

CHAP.  XX. 

WHEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle  against 
thine  enemies,  and  seest  horses, 
and  chariots,  and  a  people  more  than  thou, 
be  not  afraid  of  them  :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  with  thee,  which  brought  thee  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be  when  ye  are  come  nigh 
unto  the  battle,  that  the  priest  shall  ap- 
proach and  speak  unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them,  Hear,  O 
Israel,  ye  approach  this  day  unto  battle 
against  your  enemies :  let  not  your  hearts 
faint,  fear  not,  and  do  not  tremble,  neither 
be  ye  terrified  because  of  them  ; 

4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he  that  go- 
eth with  you,  to  figiit  for  you  against  your 
enemies,  to  save  you. 

5  IF  And  the  officers  shall  speak  unto  the 
people,  saying,  What  man  is  there  that 
hath  built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not  dedi- 
cated it?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another 
man  dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath  planted 
a  vineyard,  and  hath  not  yet  eaten  of  it  1 
let  him  also  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
eat  of  it. 

7  And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  be- 
trothed a  wife,  and  hath  not  taken  her?  let 
him  go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the  battle, and anotherman take  her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further 
unto  the  people,  and  they  shall  say,  What 
man  is  there  that  is  fearful  and  faint-heart- 
ed ?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  boua 
lest  his  brethren's  heart  faint  as  well  as 
his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officer?  hare 
made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  the  people, 
that  they  shall  make  captains  of  the  armies 
to  lead  the  people. 

10  H  When  thou  comest  nigh  unto  a  city 
to  fight  against  it,  then  proclaim  peace 

unto  it.  ,       . 

11  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee  an- 
swer of  peace,  and  open  unto  thee,  then  i 
shall  be,  that  all  the  people  that  ;s  found 
therein,  shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and 
they  shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace 

167 


The  devoted  cities. 


DEUTERONOMY.    Inheritance  ofthejirst-born. 


thee,  but  will  make  war  against  thee,  then 
thou  shalt  besiege  it : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
delivered  it  into  thy  hands,  thou  shalt 
smite  every  male  thereof  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword: 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little  ones, 
and  the  cattle,  and  all  that  is  in  the  city, 
even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt  thou  take 
unto  thyself:  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the  cities 
which  are  very  far  off  from  thee,  which  are 
not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations. 

16  But  of  the  cities  of  these  people 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  give  thee 
for  an  inheritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive 
nothing  that  breatheth: 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy  them, 
namely,  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites,  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites,  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  they  teach  you  not  to  do  after 
all  their  abominations  which  they  have 
done  unto  their  gods;  so  should  ye  sin 
against  the  Lord  your  God. 

19  H  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a  city  a 
long  time  in  making  war  against  it  to  take 
it,  thou  shalt  not  destroy  the  trees  thereof 
by  forcing  an  axe  against  them  ;  for  thou 
mayest  eat  of  them  :  and  thou  shalt  not  cut 
them  down  (for  the  tree  of  the  field  is 
man's  life)  to  employ  them  in  the  siege : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou  knowest 
that  they  be  not  trees  for  meat,  thou  shalt 
destroy  and  cut  them  down ;  and  thou  shalt 
build  bulwarks  against  the  city  that  maketh 
war  with  thee,  until  it  be  subdued. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

[F  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  Godgiveth  thee  to  possess 
it,  lying  in  the  field,  and  it  be  not  known 
who  hath  slain  him : 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall 
come  forth,  and  they  shall  measure  unto  the 
cities  which  are  round  about  him  that  is 
slain  : 

3  And  it  shall  be  that  the  city  which  is 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  even  the  elders  of 
that  city  shall  take  a  heifer  which  hath 
not  been  wrought  with,  and  which  hath 
not  drawn  in  the  yoke  ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  bring 
down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough  valley,  which 
is  neither  eared  nor  sown,  and  shall  strike 
off  the  heifer's  neck  there  in  the  valley; 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi  shall 
come  near,  (for  them  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to 
bless  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,)  and  by  their 
word  shall  every  controversy  and  eveiy 
Stroke  be  tried ; 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city  that  fire 


next  unto  the  slain  man,  shall  wash  their 
hands  over  the  heifer  that  is  beheaded  in 
the  valley : 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say,  Our 
hands  have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither 
have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed,  and 
lay  not  innocent  blood  unto  thy  people  ot 
Israel's  charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be 
forgiven  them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  away  the  guilt  o/"m- 
nocent  blood  from  among  you,  when  thou 
shalt  do  that  which  is  right  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

10  IF  When  thou  goest  forth  to  war 
against  thine  enemies,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  delivered  them  into  thy  hands, 
and  thou  hast  taken  them  captive, 

1 1  And  seest  among  the  captives  a  beau- 
tiful woman,  and  hast  a  desire  unto  her, 
that  thou  wouldest  have  her  to  thy  wife  : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her  home  to 
thy  house,  and  she  shall  shave  her  head, 
and  pare  her  nails  : 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of  her 
captivity  from  off  her,  and  shall  remain  in 
thy  house,  and  bewail  her  father  and  her 
mother  a  full  month  :  and  after  that,  thou 
shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and  be  her  husband, 
and  she  shall  be  thy  wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have  no  de- 
light in  her,  then  thou  shalt  let  her  go 
whither  she  will ;  but  thou  shalt  not  sell  her 
at  all  for  money ;  thou  shalt  not  make  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  hast  hum- 
bled her. 

15  IT  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one  be- 
loved, and  another  hated,  and  they  have 
borne  him  children,  both  the  beloved  and 
the  hated ;  and  if  the  first-born  son  be  hers 
that  was  hated : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he  maketh 
his  sons  to  inherit  that  which  he  hath,  that 
he  may  not  make  the  son  of  the  beloved 
first-born,  before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
which  is  indeed  the  first-born : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the  son  of 
the  hated  for  the  first-born,  by  giving  him 
a  dcuble  portion  of  all  that  he  hath  :  tor  he 
is  th*  beginning  of  his  strength  ;  the  right 
of  the  first-born  is  his. 

18  If  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and  re- 
bellious son,  which  will  not  obey  the  voice 
of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of  his  mother, 
and  that,  when  they  have  chastened  him, 
will  not  hearken  unto  them  : 

19  Tien  shall  his  father  and  his  mother 
lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  nnto 
the  elders  of  his  city,  and  unto  the  gate  of 
his  place ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders  of 
his  city,  This  our  son  is  stubborn  and  re- 
bellious, he  will  not  obey  our  voice ;  he-is 
a  elutton.  and  a  drunkard. 

1fi8 


A  stubborn  son  to  be  stoned.         CHAP.  XXII. 


21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city  shall  stone 
him  with  stones,  that  he  die  :  so  shalt  thou 
put  evil  away  from  among  you,  and  all 
Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  IF  And  if  a  man  have  committed  a 
sin  worthy  of  death,  and  he  be  to  be  put  to 
death,  and  thou  hang  him  on  a  tree : 

23  His  body  shall  not  remain  all  night 
upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt  in  any  wise 
bury  him  that  day ;  (for  he  that  is  hanged  is 
accursed  of  God  ;)  that  thy  land  be  not  de- 
filed, which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee 
for  an  inheritance. 

CHAP.  XX11. 

THOU  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ox  or 
his  sheep  go  astray,  and  hide  thyself 
from  them :  thou  shalt  in  any  case  bring 
them  again  unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not,  then  thou 
shalt  bring  it  unto  thine  own  house,  and  it 
shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek  af- 
ter it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him 
again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do  with  his 
ass  ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his  raiment ; 
and  with  all  lost  things  of  thy  brother's, 
which  he  hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found, 
shalt  thou  do  likewise:  thou  mayest  not  hide 
thyself. 

4  IF  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ass 
or  his  ox  fall  down  by  the  way,  and  hide 
thyself  from  them  :  thou  shalt  surely  help 
him  to  lift  them  up  again. 

5  IF  The  woman  shall  not  wear  that 
which  pertaineth  unto  a  man,  neither  shall 
a  man  put  on  a  woman's  garment :  for  all 
that  do  so  are  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

6  IF  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be  before 
thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree,  or  on  the 
ground,  whether  they  be  young  ones,  or 
eggs,  and  the  dam  sitting  upon  the  young, 
or  upon  the  eggs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young : 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  anywise  let  the  dam 
go,  and  take  the  young  to  thee  ;  that  it  may 
be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
prolong  thy  days. 

8  IF  When  thou  buildest  a  new  house, 
then  thou  shalt  make  a  battlement  for  thy 
roof,  that  thou  bring  not  blood  upon  thy 
house,  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  IF  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard 
with  divers  seeds :  lest  the  fruit  of  thy  seed 
which  thou  hast  sown,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
vineyard,  be  defiled. 

10  fF  Thou  shalt  not  plough  with  an  ox 
and  an  ass  together. 

1 1  IF  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  garment  of 
divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen  and  linen  toge- 
ther. 

12  1F  Thou  shalt  make  thee  fringes  upon 
the  four  quarters  of  thy  vesture,  where- 
with thou  coverest  thyself. 


Punishment  qfadulter-y. 

13  IF  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and  go  in 
unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  of  speech  against 
her,  and  bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her, 
and  say,  I  took  this  woman,  and  when  I 
came  to  her,  I  foijnd  her  not  a  maid: 

15  Then  shall  the  father  of  the  damsel, 
and  her  mother,  take  and  bring  forth  the 
tokens  of  the  damsel's  virginity  unto  the 
elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate  : 

16  And  the  damsel's  father  shall  say 
unto  the  elders,  I  gave  my  daughter  unto 
this  man  to  wife,  and  he  hateth  her, 

17  And  lo,  he  hath  given  occasions  of 
speech  against  her,  saying,  I  found  not 
thy  daughter  a  maid;  and  yet  these  are 
the  tokens  of  my  daughter's  virginity.  And 
they  shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the  el- 
ders of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  take 
that  man  and  chastise  him; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in  a 
hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  give  them 
unto  the  father  of  the  damsel,  because  he 
hath  brought  up  an  evil  name  upon  a  vir- 
gin of  Israel :  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  he 
may  not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and  the  to- 
kens  o/Virginity  be  not  found  for  the  dam- 
sel: 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the  dam- 
sel to  the  door  of  her  father's  house,  and 
the  men  of  her  city  shall  stone  her  with 
stones  that  she  die;  because  she  hath 
wrought  folly  in  Israel,  to  play  the  whore 
in  her  father's  house:  so  shalt  thou  put 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

22  IF  If  a  man  be  found  lying  with  a 
woman  married  to  a  husband,  then  they 
shall  both  of  them  die,  both  the  man  that 
lay  with  the  woman,  and  the  woman:  so 
shalt  thou  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  IF  If  a  damsel  that  is  a  virgin  be  be- 
trothed unto  a  husband,  and  a  man  find 
her  in  the  city,  and  lie  with  her; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both  out 
unto  the  gate  of  thateity,  and  ye  shall 
stone  them  with  stones  that  they  die;  the 
damsel,  because  she  cried  not,  being  in  the 
city;  and  the  man,  because  he  hath  hum- 
bled his  neighbour's  wife:  so  thou  shalt 
put  away  evil  from  among  you. 

25  IF  But  if  a  man  find  a  betrothed 
damsel  in  the  field,  and  the  man  force  her, 
and  lie  with  her;  then  the  man  only  that 
lay  with  her  shall  die: 

26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do 
nothing;  there  is  in  the  damsel  no  sin  wor- 
thy of  death:  for  as  when  a  man  riseth 
against  his  neighbour,  and  slayeth  him, 
even  so  is  this  matter : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field,  and 
the  betrothed  damsel  cried,  and  there 
was  none  to  save  her. 

28  U  If  a  man  find  a  damsel  that  is  a 

1H0 


Uncleanness  to  be  avoided.      DEUTERONOMY. 


Of  vows  ana  trespasses. 


virgin,  which  is  not  betrothed,  and  lay 
hold  on  her,  and  lie  with  her,  and  they  be 
found; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with  her  shall 
give  unto  the  damsel's  father  fifty  shekels 
of  silver,  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  be- 
cause he  hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not 
put  her  away  all  his  days. 

30  IT  A  man  shall  not  take  his  father's 
wife,  nor  discover  his  father's  skirt. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

HE  that  is  wounded  in  the  stones,  or 
hath  his  privy  member  cut  off,  shall 
notenter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

2  A  bastard  shall  not  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  ;  even  to  his  tenth 
generation  shall  he  not  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord. 

3  An  Ammonite  or  Moabite  shall  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ; 
even  to  their  tenth  generation  shall  they 
not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord 
for  ever: 

4  Because  they  met  you  not  with  bread 
and  with  water  in  the  way,  when  ye  came 
forth  out  of  Egrpt;  and  because  they  hired 
against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  of 
Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,  to  curse  thee. 

5  Nevertheless,  the  Lord  thy  God 
would  not  hearken  unto  Balaam:  but  the 
Lord  thy  God  turned  the  curse  into  a 
blessing  unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy 
God  loved  thee. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace,  nor 
their  prosperity  all  thy  days  for  eyer. 

7  IT  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edomite, 
for  he  is  thy  brother:  thou  shalt  not  abhor 
an  Egyptian,  because  thou  wast  a  stranger 
in  his  land. 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten  of 
them  shall  enter  into  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord  in  their  third  generation. 

9  IF  When  the  host  goeth  forth  against 
thine  enemies,  then  keep  thee  from  every 
wicked  thing. 

10  IF  If  there  be  among  you  any  man 
that  is  not  clean  by  reason  of  uncleanness 
that  chanceth  him  by  night,  then  shall  he 
go  abroad  out  of  the  camp,  he  shall  not 
come  within  the  camp: 

11  But  it  .shall  be,  when  evening  com- 
eth  on,  he  shall  wash  himself  with  water: 
and  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  come 
into  the  camp  again. 

12  IT  Thou  shalt  have  a  place,  also 
without  the  camp,  whither  thou  shalt  go 
forth  abroad: 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle  upon 
thy  weapon:  and  it  shall  be  when  thou 
wilt  ease  thyself  abroad,  thou  shalt  dig 
therewith,  and  shalt  turn  back,  and  cover 
that  which  cometh  from  thee : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  walketh  in 
the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to  deliver  thee, 
and  to  give  up  thine  enemies  before  thee; 


therefore  shall  thy  camp  be  holy:  that  he 
see  no  unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  turn 
away  from  thee. 

15  IF  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his 
master  the  servant  which  is  escaped  from 
his  master  unto  thee: 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even  among^ 
you  in  that  place  which  he  shall  choose  in 
one  of  thy  gates  where  it  liketh  him  best : 
thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  U  There  shall  be  no  whore  of  tie 
daughters  of  Israel,  nor  a  sodomite  of  the 
sons  of  Israel. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a 
whore,  or  the  price  of  a  dog  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  for  any  vow:  for 
even  both  these  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19  IF  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to 
thy  brother;  usury  of  money,  usury  of 
victuals,  usury  of  any  thing  that  is  lent 
upon  usury: 

20  Unto  a  stranger  thou  mayest  lend 
upon  usury;  but  unto  thy  brother  thou 
shalt  not  lend  upon  usury :  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou 
settest  thy  hand  to  in  the  land  whither 
thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

21  IF  When  thou  shalt  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord  tby  God,  thou  shalt  not  slack  to 
pay  it:  for  the  Lord  thy  God  will  surely 
require  it  of  thee ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in 
thee. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to  vow,  it 
shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  which  is  gone  out  of  thy  lips 
thou  shalt  keep  and  perform ;  even  a  free- 
will-offering, according  as  thou  hast  vowed 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  thou  hast 
promised  with  thy  mouth. 

24  IF  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neigh- 
bour's vineyard,  then  thou  mayest  eat 
grapes  thy  nil,  at  thine  own  pleasure;  but 
thou  shalt  not  put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

25  When  thou  comest  into  the  standing- 
corn  of  thy  neighbour,  then  thou  mayest 
pluck  the  ears  with  thy  hand:  but  thou 
shalt  not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour's standing  corn. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHEN  a  man  hath  taken  a  wife,  and 
married  her,  and  it  come  to  pass 
that  she  find  no  favour  in  his  eyes,  because 
he  hath  found  some  uncleanness  inner: 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and  send 
her  out  of  his  house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out  of  his 
house,  she  may  go  and  be  another  man's 
wife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate  her, 
and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
giveth  it  in  her  hand,  and  sendeth  her  out 
of  his  house;  or  if  the  latter  husband  die, 
which  took  her  to  be  his  wife,* 

170 


Sundry  laws  and  ordinances.       CHAP. 

4  Ker  former  husband  which  sent  her 
away,  may  not  take  her  again  to  be  his 
wife,  after  that  she  is  defiled;  for  that  is 
abomination  before  the  Lord:  and  thou 
shalt  not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inherit 
ance. 

5  IF  When  a  man  hath  taken  a  new  wife 
he  shall  not  go  out  to  war,  neither  shall  he 
be  charged  with  any  business :  but  he  shall 
be  free  at  home  one  year,  and  shall  cheer 
up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

6  IT  No  man  shall  take  the  nether  or  the 
upper  millstone  to  pledge:  for  he  taketh 
a  man's  life  to  pledge. 

7  IF  If  a  man  be  found  stealing  any  of 
his  brethren  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
maketh  merchandise  of  him,  or  selleth 
him;  then  that  thief  shall  die;  and  thou 
sbalt  put  evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  if  Take  heed  in  the  plague  of  leprosy, 
that  thou  observe  diligently,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  priests  the  Levites 
shall  teach  you:  as  I  commanded  them,  so 
ye  shall  observe  to  do. 

9  Remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God 
did  unto  Miriam  by  the  way,  after  that  ye 
were  come  forth  out  of  E^ypt. 

10  IF  When  thou  dost  Tend  thy  brother 
any  thing,  thou  shalt  not  go  into  his  house 
to  fetch  his  pledge : 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and  the 
man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring 
out  the  pledge  abroad  unto  thee  : 

12  And  if  the  man  be  poor,  thou  shalt 
not  sleep  with  his  pledge: 

13  In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver  him 
the  pledge  again  when  the  sun  goeth 
down,  that  he  may  sleep  in  his  own  rai- 
ment, and  bless  thee;  and  it  shall  be 
righteousness  unto  thee  before  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  IF  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  hired 
servant  that  is  poor  and  needy,  whether  he 
be  of  thy  brethren,  or  of  thy  strangers  that 
are  in  thy  land  within  thy  gates: 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his 
hire,  neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it, 
for  he  is  poor,  and  setteth  his  heart  upon 
it :  lest  he  cry  against  thee  unto  the  Lord, 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death 
for  the  children,  neither  shall  the  children 
be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers:  every  man 
shall  be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

17  IF  Thou  shalt  not  pervert  the  judg- 
ment of  the  stranger,  nor  of  the  fatherless, 
nortake  the  widow's  raiment  to  pledge  : 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 


XXV.  Stripes  not  to  exceed  forty. 

it:  it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  fa 
therless,  and  for  the  widow :  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of 
thy  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive-tree 
thou  shalt  not  go  ever  the  boughs  again:  it 
shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless 
and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of 
thy  vineyard,  thou  shalt  not  glean  Rafter- 
ward  :  it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the 
fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  the  land  of  Egypt: 
therefore  I  command  thee  to  do  this  thine- 

CHAP.  XXV. 

IF  there  be  a  controversy  between  men, 
and  they  come  unto  judgment,  that  the 


wast  a  bond-man  in  Egypt,  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  redeemed  thee  thence:  therefore 
I  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  1  When  thou  cuttest  down  thy  har- 
vest in  thy  field,  and  hast  forgot  a  sheaf  in 
the  fieldj  thou  shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch 


judges  may  judge  them;  then  they  shall 
justify  the  righteous,  and  condemn  the 
wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  be 
worthy  to  be  beaten,  that  the  judge  shall 
cause  him  to  lie  down,  and  to  be  beaten 
before  his  face,  according  to  his  fault,  by 
a  certain  number. 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him,  and 
not  exceed  :  lest  if  he  should  exceed,  and 
beat  him  above  these  with  many  stripes, 
then  thy  brothershould  seem  vile  unto  thee. 

4  1[  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when 
he  treadeth  out  the  corn. 

5  If  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one  of 
them  die  and  have  no  child,  the  wife  of 
the  dead  shall  not  marry  without  unto  a 
stranger:  her  husband's  brother  shall  go 
in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to  wife, 
and  perform  the  duty  of  a  husband's  bro- 
ther unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first-born 
which  she  beareth,  shall  succeed  in  the 
name  of  his  brother  which  is  dead,  that  his 
name  be  not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  his 
brother's  wife,  then  let  his  brother's  wife 

fo  up  to  the  gate  unto  the  elders,  and  say, 
ly  husband's  bro'ther  refuseth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel,  he  will 
not  perform  the  duty  of  my  husband's  bro- 
ther. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  call 
him,  and  speak  unto  him  :  and  if  he  stand 
to  it,  and  say,  I  like  not  to  take  her, 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife  • 
unto  him  in  the  presence  of  the  elder.-,  and 
loose  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and  spit  in 
his   face,   and  shall  answer  ami  ttj 
shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man  that  will  not 
build  up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  he  called  in  Is- 
rael, The  house  of  him  that  hatl.  l.i- 
loosed.  . 

11TT  When  men  strive  together  one  with 

another,  and  the  wife  of  th<  weUl 

near  for  to  deliver  her  husband  out  oi  tiro 
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Offering  ihefrst-fruits. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


The  covenant  with  God. 


hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him,  and  putteth 
forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the  se- 
crets : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand, 
thine  eye  shall  not  pity  her. 

13  TT  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag  di- 
vers weights,  a  great  and  a  small  : 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  house 
divers  measures,  a  great  and  a  small : 

15  But  thou  shalt  have  a  perfect  and 
just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just  measure 
shalt  thou  have  ;  that  thy  days  may  be 
lengthened  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

1G  For  all  that  do  such  things,  and  all 
that  do  unrighteously,  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

17  H  Remember  what  Amalek  did  unto 
thee  by  the  way,  when  ye  were  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt ; 

18  How  he"  met  thee  by  the  way,  and 
smote  the  hindmost  of  thee,  even  all  that 
were  feeble  behind  thee,  when  thou  wast 
faint  and  weary  :  and  he  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies  roundabout,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inherit- 
ance to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  blot  out 
the  remembrance  of  Amalek  from  under 
heaven  ;  thou  shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in 
unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and 
possessest  it,  and  dwellest  therein ; 

2  That  thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all 
the  fruit  of  the  earth,  which  thou  shalt 
bring  of  thy  land  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  shalt  put  2*  in  a  basket,  and 
shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the  priest  that 
shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him, 
I  profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  I  am  come  unto  the  country  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers  for  to  give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket 
out  of  thy  hand,  and  set  it  down  before 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  A  Syrian  ready  to  per- 
ish was  my  father;  and  he  went  down  into 
Egypt,  and  sojourned  there  with  a  tew, 
and  became  there  a  nation,  great,  mighty, 
and  populous  : 

6  And  the  Egyptians  evil-entreated  us, 
and  afflicted  us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard 
bondage  : 

7  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  our  fathers,  the  Loud  heard  our 
voice,  and  looked  on  our  affliction,  and 
our  labour,  and  our  oppression  : 


out-stretched  arm,  and  with  great  terrible- 
ness,  and  with  signs,  and  with  wonders; 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into  this  place, 
and  hath  given  us  this  land,  even  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought 
the  first-fruits  of  the  land,  which  thou,  O 
Lord,  hast  given  me  :  and  thou  shalt  set 
it  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

1  1  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  every  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given 
unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  house,  thou  and 
the  Levite,  and  the  stranger  that  is  among 
you. 

12  TT  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
tithing  all  the  tithes  of  thine  increase  the 
third  year,  which  is  the  year  of  tithing, 
and  hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  they  may  eat  within  thy  gates,  and 
be  filled : 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  I  have  brought  away  the  hal- 
lowed things  out  of  my  house,  and  also 
have  given  them  unto  the  Levite,  and  unto 
the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the 
widow,  according  to  all  thy  command- 
ments which  thou  hast  commanded  me :  I 
have  not  transgressed  thy  commandments, 
neither  have  1  forgotten  them : 

141  have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my  mourn- 
ing, neither  have  I  taken  away  aught  there- 
of for  any  unclean  use,  nor  given  aught 
thereof  for  the  dead :  but  I  have  hearken- 
ed to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  and 
have  done  according  to  all  that  thou  hast 
commanded  me. 

15  Look  down  from  thy  holy  habitation, 
from  heaven,  and  bless  thy  people  Israel, 
and  the  land  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  swarest  unto  our  fathers,  a  land  that 
floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

16  IT  This  day  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
commanded  thee  to  do  these  statutes  and 
judgments :  thou  shalt  therefore  keep  and 
do  them  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all 
thy  soul. 

17  Thou  hast  avouched  the  Lord  this 
day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his 
commandments,  and  his  judgments,  and 
to  hearken  unto  his  voice  : 

18  And  the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee 
thisday  to  be  his  peculiarpeople,  as  he  hath 
promised  thee,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
keep  all  his  commandments  ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  high  above  all 
nations  which  he  hath  made,  in  praise, 
and  in  name,  and  in  honour ;  and  that 
thou  mayest  be  a  holy  people  unto  tlie 
Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 


8  And  the  Lord  brought  us  forth  out  of    \  ND  Moses  with  the  elders  of  Israel 
Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  an  |  A  commanded  the  people,  saying,  Keep 

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An  altar  to  be  built. 


CHAP.  XXV1U. 


all  the  commandments  which  I  command 
you  this  day. 

2  And  it  shall  be  on  the  day  when  ye 
shall  pass  over  Jordan  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaster 
them  with  plaster : 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all 
the  words  of  this  law,  when  thou  art  pass 
ed  over,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee 
aland  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey 
as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  pro 
misedthee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye  be  gone 
ver  Jordan,  that  ye  shall  set  up  these 

stones,  which  I  command  you  this  day,  in 
mount  Ebal,  and  thou  shalt  plaster  them 
with  plaster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an  altar  of  stones 
thou  shalt  not  lilt  up  any  iron  tool  upon 
them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  of  whole  stones  :  and  thou  shalt 
offer  burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God : 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace-offerings, 
and  shalt  eat  there,  and  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones 
all  the  words  of  this  law,  very  plainly. 

9  T[  And  Moses  and  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites  spake  unto  all  Israel,  saying,  Take 
heed  and  hearken,  O  Israel,  this  day  thou 
art  become  the  people  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

.10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  do  his  com- 
mandments and  his  statutes  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day. 

1 1  IF  And  Moses  charged  the  people  the 
same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  upon  mount  Ge- 
rizim  to  bless  the  people,  when  ye  are 
come  over  Jordan  ;  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and 
Judah,  and  Issachar,  and  Joseph,  and  Ben- 
jamin: 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon  mount 
Ebal  to  curse  ;  Reuben,  Gad,  and  Asher, 
and  Zebulun,  Dan,  and  Naphtali. 

14  IT  And  the  Levites  shall  speak,  and  say 
unto  all  the  men  of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice, 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  that  maketh  any 
graven  or  molten  image,  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place :  and  all  the  people  shall  answer  and 
say,  Amen. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  setteth  light  by 
his  father  or  his  mother :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth his  neigh- 
bour's land-mark :  and  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 


The  curses  from  Ebal. 


18  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the  blind 
to  wander  out  of  the  way :  and  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  perverteth  the 
judgment  of  the  s'tranger,  fatherless,  and 
widow:  and  all  the  people  shall  say 
Amen. 

20  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's wife  ;  because  he  uncovereth  his  fa- 
ther's skirt :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  any 
manner  of  beast:  and  all  the  people  shal 
say,  Amen. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  sis- 
ter, the  daughter  of  his  father,  or  the 
daughter  of  his  mother  :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  mo- 
ther-in-law :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his  neigh- 
bour secretly:  and  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 

25  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  reward  to 
siay  an  innocent  person :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  Amen. 

26  Cursed  be  he  that  confirmeth  not  all 
the  words  of  this  law  to  do  them  :  and  all 
the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  shalt 
hearken  diligently  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  and  to  do 
all  his  commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  :  that  the  Lord  thy  God  nil] 
set  thee  on  high  above  all  nations  of  the 
earth  : 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall  come  on 
thee,  andovertake  thee,  if  thou  shalt  heark- 
en unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

3  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field. 

4  Blessed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit 
of  thy  cattle,  the  increase  of  thy  kinc,  and 
the  nocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store. 

6  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  com- 
est  in,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou 
goest  out. 

7  The  Lord  shall  cause  thine  em 
that  rise  up  against  thee  to  be  smitten  be- 
fore thy  face  :  they  shall  come  out  ag 
thee  one  way,  and  flee  before  thee  seven 
ways. 

8  The  Lord  shall  command  the  I 
ingupon  thee  in  thy  store-houses,  ami  in 
alTthatthousettest  thy  hand  unto: and  no 
shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee  a  ho- 
ly people  unto  himself,  as  be  hath  swoni 
unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt  keep  the  command 

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Blessings  for  obedience. 


DEUTERONOMY.        Cursesfor  disobedience. 


merits  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in 
his  ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth  shall 
see  that  thou  art  called  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of  thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  plen- 
teous in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  bod}'-, 
and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his 
good  treasure,  the  heaven  to  give  the  rain 
unto  thy  land  in  his  season,  and  to  bless 
all  the  work  of  thy  hand :  and  thou  shalt 
lend  unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt 
not  borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the 
head,  and  not  the  tail ;  and  thou  shalt  be 
above  only,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  beneath; 
if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do 
them : 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside  from 
any  of  the  words  which  I  command  thee 
this  day,  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  to 
go  after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  IF  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou 
wilt  not  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  his  command- 
ments and  his  statutes  which  I  command 
thee  this  day :  that  all  these  curses  shall 
come  upon  thee,  and  overtake  thee  : 

16  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field. 

1 7  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
Store. 

18  Cursed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  the  increase  of 
thy  kine,  and  the  Hocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  com- 
est  in,  and  cursed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou 
goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  send  upon  thee 
cursing,  vexation,  and  rebuke,  in  all  that 
thou  set  test  thy  hand  unto  for  to  do,  un- 
til thou  be  destroyed,  and  until  thou  pe- 
rishquickly :  becauseof  the  wickedness  of 
thy  doings  whereby  thou  hast  forsaken 
me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  pestilence 
cleave  unto  thee,  until  he  have  consumed 
thee  from  off  the  land,  whither  thou  go- 
est to  possess  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  a 
consumption,  and  with  a  fever,  and  with 
an  inflammation,  and  with  an  extreme  burn- 
ing, and  with  the  sword,  and  with  blast- 
ing, and  with  mildew  :  and  they  shall 
pursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  thy  heaven  that  is  over  thy 
head  shall  be  brass,  and  the  earth  that  is 
Under  thee  shall  be  iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain  of 
thy  land  powder  and  dust :  from  heaven 


shall  it  come  down  upon  thee,  until  thou 
be  destroyed. 

25  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to  be 
smitten  before  thine  enemies  :  thou  shalt 
go  out  one  way  against  them,  and  flee 
seven  ways  before  them  ;  and  shalt  be 
removed  into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  thy  carcass  shall  be  meat  unto 
all  fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts  ol 
the  earth,  and  no  man  shall  fray  them  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with  the 
botch  of  Egypt,  and  with  the  emerods,  and 
with  the  scab,  and  with  the  itch,  whereof 
thou  canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with 
madness,  and  blindness,  and  astonishment 
of  heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  grope  at  noon-day, 
as  the  blind  gropeth  in  darkness,  and  thou 
shalt  not  prosper  in  thy  ways  :  and  thou 
shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever- 
more, and  no  man  shall  save  thee. 

30  Thou  shalt  betroth  a  wife,  and  ano- 
ther man  shall  lie  with  her :  thou  shalt 
build  a  house,  and  thou  shalt  not  dwell 
therein  :  thou  shalt  plant  a  vineyard,  and 
shalt  not  gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before  thine 
eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat  thereof:  thino 
ass  shall  be  violently  taken  away  from  be- 
fore thy  face,  and  shall  rw£  be  restored  to 
thee  :  thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have  none  to  res- 
cue them. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  he 
given  unto  another  people,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  look,  and  fail  with  longing  for  them 
all  the  day  long :  and  there  shall  be  no 
might  in    thy  hand. 

33  The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all  thy  la- 
bours, shall  a  nation  which  thou  knowest 
not  eat  up :  and  thou  shalt  be  only  op- 
pressed and  crushed  always : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the* 
sight  of  thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in  the- 
knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a  sore  botch 
that  cannot  be  healea,  from  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  unto  the  top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  bring  thee,  and  thy 
king  which  thou  shalt  set  over  thee,  unto 
a  nation  which  neither  thou  nor  thy  fa- 
thers have  known  ;  and  there  shalt  thou 
serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  astonish- 
ment, a  proverb,  and  a  by-word,  among  all 
nations  whither  the  Lord  shall  lead  thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  cany  much  seed  out  into 
the  field,  and  shalt  gather  but  little  in  : 
for  the  locust  shall  consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards  and 
dress  them,  but  shalt  neither  drink  of  the 
wine,  nor  gather  the  grapes  :  for  the  worms 
shall  eat  them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive-tree's  through^ 

174 


Plagues  threatened  CHAP. 

out  all  thy  coasts,but  thou  shalt  not  anoint 
thyself  with  the  oil :  for  thine  olive  shall 
cast  his  fruit. 

41  'Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, but  thou  shalt  not  enjoy  them  :  for 
they  shall  go  into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy  land 
shall  the  locust  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within  thee 
shall  get  up  above  thee  very  high ;  and 
thou  shalt  come  down  very  low. 

44  He  shall  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
not  lend  to  him  :  he  shall  be  the  head, and 
thou  shalt  be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover,  all  these  curses  shall  come 
upon  thee,  and  shall  pursue  thee,  and  over- 
take thee,  till  thou  be  destroyed  :  be- 
cause thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments and  his  statutes  which  he 
commanded  thee. 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee  for  a 
sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and  upon  thy  seed 
for  ever. 

47  Because  thou  servedst  not  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  joyfulness  and  with  glad- 
ness of  heart,  for  the  abundance  of  all  things ; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve  thine 
enemies  which  the  Lord  shall  send  against 
thee,  in  hunger,  and  in  thirst,  and  in  na- 
kedness, and  in  want  of  all  things :  and 
he  shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy  neck, 
until  he  have  destroyed  thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  nation 
against  thee  from  far,  from  the  end  of  the 
earth,  as  swift  as  the  eagle  flieth,  a  nation 
whose  tongue  thou  shalt  not  understand  ; 

50  A  nation  of  fierce  countenance, 
which  shall  not  regard  the  person  of  the 
old,  nor  shew  favour  to  the  young : 

51  And  he  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  thy  cat- 
tle, and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  until  thou  be 
destroyed :  which  also  shall  not  leave  thee 
either  core,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the  increase  of 
thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  until  he 
have  destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy 
gates,  until  thy  high  and  fenced  walls 
come  down,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
throughout  all  thy  land  :  and  he  shall  be- 
siege thee  in  all  thy  gates  throughout  all 
thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee. 

53  And  thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit  of  thine 
own  body,  the  flesh  of  thy  sons  and 
of  thy  daughters  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  given  thee,  in  the  siege  and  in 
the  straitness  wherewith  thine  enemies 
shall  distress  thee : 

54  So  that  the  man  that  is  tender  among 
you,  and  very  delicate,  his  eye  shall  be 
evil  toward  his  brother,  and  toward  the 
wife  of  his  bosom,  and  toward  the  rem- 
nant of  his  children  which  he  shall  leave  : 

5,5  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any  of 


XXVIII.  for  disobedience . 

them  of  the  flesh  of  his  children  whom  he 
shall  eat :  because  he  hath  nothing  left 
him  in  the  siege  and  in  the  -traftness 
wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress 
thee  in  all  thy  gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  woman 
among  you,  which  would  not  adventure  to 
set  the  sole  of  her  foot  upon  the  ground  for 
delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye  shall 
be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her  bosom, 
and  toward  her  son,  and  toward  her 
daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  young  one  that 
cometh  out  from  between  her  feet,  and  to- 
ward herchildrenwhichsheshallbear:  for 
she  shall  eat  them  for  want  of  all  things 
secretly  in  the  siege  and  straitness  where- 
with thine  enemy  shall  distress  thee  in  thy 
gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all  the 
words  of  this  law  that  are  written  in  tin's 
book,  that  thou  mayest  fear  this  glorious 
andfearful  name  THELORD  THY  GOD ; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy 
plagues  wonderful,  and  the  plagues  of 
thy  seed,  even  great  plagues,  and  of  long 
continuance,  and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of 
long  continuance. 

60  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon  thee 
all  the  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  thou  wast 
afraid  of;  and  they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every 
plague  which  is  not  written  in  the  book  of 
this  law,  them  will  the  Lord  bring  upon 
thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  number, 
whereas  ye  were  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude;  because  thouwouldest  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as 
the  Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you 
good,  and  to  multiply  you  ;  so  the  Lord 
will  rejoice  over  you  to  destroy  you  and 
to  bring  you  to  nought ;  and  ye  shall  be 
plucked  trom  off  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  thro 
among  all  people  from  the  one  end  of  the 
earth  even  unto  the  other  ;  and  there 
thou  shalt  serve  other  gods,  which  neither 
thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  even 
wood  and  stone. 

65  And  among  these  nations  shalt  thou 
find  no  ease,  neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  have  rest :  but  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  there  a  trembling  heart,  and  law- 
ing  of  eyes,  and  sorrow  ot  mind. 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  u\  doul 
fore  thee:  and   thou  shalt   tear  day   and 
night,  and  shalt   have  none  assurance  of 
thy  life :  ,  •   «.    „„,_ 

67  In    the   morning  thou    shall    say, 
Would  God  it  were  even!  and  at  • 
thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it  were  morn- 
ing! for  the  fear.,  f  thy    heart  where*  lib 


ing 


' 


An  exhortation  to  obedience.    DEUTERONOMY.      God  covenants  'with  Israel. 


thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee  into 
Egypt  again  with  ships,  by  the  way 
whereof  1  spake  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt 
see  it  no  more  again:  and  there  ye  shall 
be  sold  unto  your  enemies  for  bond-men 
and  bond-women,  and  no  man  shall  buy 
you. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the  covenant 
which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
to  make  with  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  besides  the  covenant  which 
he  made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2  TT  And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  seen  all  that 
the  Lord  did  before  your  eyes  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  his 
servants,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

3  The  great  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  the  signs,  and  those  great 
miracles: 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given  you  a 
heart  to  perceive,  and  eyes  to  see,  and 
ears  to  hear,  unto  this  day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  }Tears  in  the 
wilderness:  your  clothes  are  not  waxen 
old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen 
old  upon  thy  foot. 

6  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  neither 
have  ye  drunk  wine  or  strong  drink  :  that 
ye  might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this  place 
Sihon  the  king  of  Heshbon,  and  Og  the 
king  of  Bashan,  came  out  against  us  unto 
battle,  and  we  smote  them: 

8  And  we  took  their  land,  and  gave  it 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  Reubenites, 
and  to  the  Gadites,  and  to  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh. 

9  Keep  therefore  the  words  of  this  co- 
venant, and  do  them,  that  ye  may  prosper 
in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  IT  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you  before 
the  Lord  your  God;  your  captains  of 
your  tribes,  your  elders,  and  your  officers, 
with  all  the  men  of  Israel, 

1 1  Your  little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy 
stranger  that  is  in  thy  camp,  from  the 
hewer  of  thy  wood,  unto  the  drawer  of  thy 
water: 

12  That  thou  shouldest  enter  into  co- 
venant with  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  into 
his  oath,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  maketh 
with  thee  this  day: 

13  That  he  may  establish  thee  to-day 
for  a  people  unto  himself,  and  that  he  may 
be  unto  thee  a  God,  as  he  hath  said  unto  thee, 
and  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I  make 
this  covenant  and  this  oath; 

15  But  with  him  that  standeth  here  with 


us  this  day  before  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
also  with  him  that  is  not  here  with  us  this 
day: 

16  (Tor  ye  know  how  we  have  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  how  we  came 
through  the  nations  which  ye  passed  by ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abomina- 
tions, and  their  idols,  wood  and  stone,  sil- 
ver and  gold,  which  were  among  them:) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among  you 
man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or  tribe,  whose 
heart  turneth  away  this  day  from  the  Lord 
our  God,  to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these 
nations;  lest  there  should  be  among  you  a 
root  that  beareth  gall  and  wormwood ; 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he  hear- 
eth  the  words  of  this  curse,  that  he  bless 
himself  in  his  heart,  saying,  I  shall  have 
peace,  though  I  walk  in  the  imagination  of 
my  heart,    to  add  drunkenness  to  thirst : 

20  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him,  but 
then  the  anger  of  the  Lord  and  his  jealousy 
shall  smoke  against  that  man,  and  all  the 
curses  that  are  written  in  this  book  shall 
lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord  shall  blot  out 
his  name  from  under  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  separate  him 
unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  ac- 
cording to  all  the  curses  of  the  covenant 
that  are  written  in  this  book  of  the  law: 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come  of 
your  children  that  shall  rise  up  after  you, 
and  the  stranger  that  shall  come  from  a  far 
land,  shall  say,  when  they  see  the  plagues 
of  that  land,  and  the  sicknesses  which  the 
Lord  hath  laid  upon  it ; 

23  And  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is 
brimstone,  and  salt,  and  burning,  that  it  is 
not  sown,  nor  beareth,  nor  any  grass  grow- 
eth  therein,  like  the  overthrow  of  Sodom, 
and  Gomorrah,  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
which  the  Lord  overthrew  in  his  anger 
and  in  his  wrath  : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say,  Where- 
fore hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land  ? 
what  meaneth  the  heat  of  this  great  anger  ? 

25  Then  men  shall  say,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  he  made  with 
them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt : 

26  For  they  went  and  served  other  god?, 
and  worshipped  them,  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  and  whom  he  had  not  given  unto 
them : 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  this  land,  to  bring  upon  it 
all  the  curses  that  are  written  in  this  book : 

28  And  the  Lord  rooted  them  out  of 
their  land  in  anger  and  in  wrath,  and  in 
great  indignation,  and  cast  them  into 
another  land,  as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto  the 
Lord  our  God  :  but  those  things  which  arc 
revealed  belong  unto  us,  and  to  our  chil 

176 


Mercy  promised  the  penitent.  CHAP.  XXX,  XXXI 

may  do  all  the 


dren   for  ever,  that  we 
Words  of  this  law. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all 
these  things  are  come  upon  thee, the 
blessing:  and  the  curse,  which  I  have  set 
before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  call  them  to 
mind  among-  all  the  nations  whither  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  driven  thee, 

2  And  shalt  return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice  according  to 
all  that  I  command  thee  this  day,  thou 
and  thy  children,  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul ; 

3  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
turn  thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion 
upon  thee,  and  will  return  and  gather  thee 
from  all  the  nations  whither  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  scattered  thee. 

4  If  any  of  thine  be  driven  out  unto  the 
utmost  parts  of  heaven,  from  thence  will 
the  Lord  thy  God  gather  thee,  and  from 
thence  will  he  fetch  thee: 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee 
into  the  land  which  thy  fathers  possessed, 
and  thou  shalt  possess  it:  and  ne  will  do 
thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy 
fathers. 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  circum- 
cise thy  heart,  and  the  heart  of  thy  seed, 
to  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou 
may  est  live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  all 
these  curses  upon  thine  enemies,  and  on 
them  that  hate  thee,  which  persecuted 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee  thisday. 

9  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make  thee 
plenteous  in  every  work  of  thy  hand,  in 
the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  uYv  land,  for 
good:  for  the  Lord  will  again  rejoice  over 
thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced  over  thy  fa- 
thers: 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments and  his  statutes  which  are 
written  in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou 
turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

1 1  1[  For  this  commandment  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  it  is  not  hidden 
from  thee,  neither  is  it  far  off. 

12  It  it  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  should- 
cst  say,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven, 
and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it, 
and  do  it? 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that 
thou  shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go  over  the 
sea  for  us,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we 
may  hear  it,  and  do  it? 

14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee3 

19 


The  people  encourc 
and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou 


in  thy  mouth, 
mayest  do  it. 

15  If  See,  I  have  set  before  thee  tins 
day  life  and  good,  and  death  and  evil ; 

16  In  that  I  command  thee  this  day  to 
love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in"  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  nis  commandments,  and 
his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  that  thou 
mayest  live  and  multiply:  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

17  But  if  thy  heart  turn  away,  so  that 
thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn 
away,  and  worship  other  gods,  and  serve 
them; 

18  I  denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  surely  perish,  and  that  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  the  land,  whither 
thou  passest  over  Jordan  to  go  to  possess  it. 

19  1  call  heaven  and  earth  to  record  this 
day  against  you,  that  I  have  set  before  you 
life  and  death, blessing  and  cursing:  there- 
fore choose  life,  that  both  thou  and  thy 
seed  may  live : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  that  thou  mayest  obey  his 
voice,  and  that  thou  mayest  cleave  Unto 
him  (for  he  is  thy  life,  and  the  length  of 
thy  days)  that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  Wio 
land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fa- 
thers, to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob, 
to  give  them. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 
\  ND    Moses   went  and  spake   these 
Jr\    words  unto  all  Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  years  old  this  day  ;  I  can 
no  more  go  out  and  come  in:  also  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not 
go  over  this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  he  will  go  over 
before  thee,  and  he  will  destroy  the 
tions  from  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  pos- 
sess, them:  and  Joshua  he  shall  go  over 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  them  33 
he  did  to  Sihon,  and  to  Og,  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  and  unto  the  land  of  them,  whom 
he  destroyed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  give  them  up  be- 
fore your  face,  that  ye  may  do  unto  them 
according  unto  all  die  commandments 
which  1  have  commanded  you. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  c<  iu 

not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them:  for  the  LoRO 
thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth  go  irith  thee, 
he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  H  And  Moses  called  unto  Joshua,  and 
said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  I 

strong  and  of  a  good  courage:  foi  thou 
must  go  with  this  people  unto  the  'awl 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  then  i  <- 
thers  to  give  them;  and  thou  ihalt  cause 
them  to  inherit  it.  ... 

8  And  the  Lunn,  he  U  '5  that  doth  go 

■    177 


God's  charge  to  Joshua. 


DEUTERONOMY.  He  testifies  against  the  people. 


before  thee;  he  will  be  with  thee,  he  will 
not  fail  thee,  neither  forsake  thee:  fear 
not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

9  If  And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  de- 
livered it  unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, At  the  end  of  every  seven  years,  in 
the  solemnity  of  the  year  of  release,  in 
the  least  of  tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to  appear 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  he  shall  choose,  thou  shalt  read  this 
law  before  all  Israel  in  their  hearing. 

12  Gather  the  people  together,  men, 
nnd  women,  and  children,  and  thy  stran- 
ger that  is  within  thy  gates,  that  they  may 
hear,  and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law : 

13  And  that  their  children  which  have 
not  known  any  thing,  may  hear,  and  learn 
to  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  as  long  as  ye 
live  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan 
to  possess  it. 

14  TT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  thy  days  approach  that  thou  must 
die:  call  Joshua,  and  present  yourselves 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  that 
I  may  give  him  a  charge.  And  Moses  and 
Joshua  went  and  presented  themselves  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  Lord  appeared  m  the  ta- 
bernacle in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud:  and  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud  stood  over  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Be- 
hold, thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers, 
and  this  people  will  rise  up,  and  go  a 
whoring  after  the  gods  of  the  strangers  of 
the  land,  whither  they  go  to  be  among 
them,  and  will  forsake  me,  and  break  my 
covenant  which  I  have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled 
against  them  in  that  day,  and  I  will  for- 
sake them,  and  I  will  hide  my  face  from 
them,  and  they,  shall  be  devoured,  and 
many  evils  and  troubles  shall  befall  them, 
so  that  they  will  say  in  that  day,  Are  not 
these  evils  come  upon  us,  because  our  God 
is  not  among  us  ? 

18  And  I  will  surely  hide  my  face  in 
that  day  for  all  the  evils  which  they  shall 
have  wrought,  in  that  they  are  turned  unto 
other  gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this  song  for 
you, and  teach  it  the  children  of  Israel:  put 
it  in  their  mouths,  that  this  song  may  be  a 
witness  forme  against  the  children  of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I  shall  have  brought  them 
into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers, that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey ; 
and  they  shall  have  eaten  and  filled  them- 
selves, and  waxen  fat ;  then  will  they  torn 


unto  other  gods,    and  serve  them,  and 
provoke  me,  and  break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
many  evils  and  troubles  are  befallen  them- 
that  this  song  shall  testify  against  them  as 
a  witness:  for  it  shall  not  be  forgotten  out 
of  the  mouths  of  their  seed:  for  I  know 
their  imagination  which  they  go  about, 
even  now,  before  I  have  brought  them 
into  the  land  which  I  swaFe. 

22  If  Moses  therefore  wrote  this  song 
the  same  day,  and  taught  it  the  children 
of  Israel. 

23  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
a  charge,  and  said,  Be  strong  and  of  a  good 
courage:  for  thou  shalt  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto 
them:  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

24  1T  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
had  made  an  end  of  writing  the  words  of 
this  law  in  a  book,  until  they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  the  Levites 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  and  put 
it  in  the  side  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  that  it  may  be 
there  for  a  witness  against  thee. 

27  For  I  know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy 
stiff  neck:  behold,  while  I  am  yet  alive 
with  you  this  day,  ye  have  been  rebellious 
against  the  Lord  ;  and  how  much  more  af- 
ter my  death  ? 

28  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders  of 
your  tribes,  and  your  officers,  that  I  may 
speak  these  words  in  their  ears,  and  call 
heaven  and  earth  to  record  against  them, 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my  death  ye 
will  utterly  corrupt  yourselves,  and  turn 
aside  from  the  way  whichlhave  command- 
ed you;  and  evil  will  befall  you  in  the 
latter  days;  because  ye  will  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  an- 
ger through  the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  the  words  of 
this  song  until  they  were  ended. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

GIVE  ear,  O  ye  heavens,  and  I   will 
speak;  and  hear,  O  earth,  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain 
my  speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew,  as  the 
small  rain  upon  the  tender  herb,  and  as 
the  showers  upon  the  grass: 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name  of 
the  Lord:  ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our 
God. 

4  He  is  the  Rock,  his  work  is  perfect: 
for  all  his  ways  are  judgment:  a  God  of 
truth  and  without  iniquity,  just  and  right 
is  he. 

5  They  have  corrupted  themselves,  their 
spot  is  not  the  spot  of  his  children  :  they  ar 
a  perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

178 


Mosts*  song  of  God's 


CHAP.  XXXIL 


ftierey  and  judgment. 


6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord,  O  fool- i  shall  consume  the  earth  with  her  increase 

»<->V»    i^^^i'Wq    onn   nnw  ico?    10   r\r\i   K*-*    +V»tt  f*-»  4  Ksm*     r,v«/l    P^f  am    £  ««.    *V»^.  /U...^  J  _  i. !  _  i-  .  1 


ish  people  and  unwise?  is  not  he  thy  father 
*/?a*  hath  bought  thee?  bath  he  not  made 
thee,  and  established  thee? 

7  IT  Remember  the  days  of  old,  consi- 
der the  years  of  many  generations:  ask 
thy  father*  and  he  will  shew  thee;  thy  el- 
ders, and  they  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided  to  the 
nations  their  inheritance,  when  he  sepa- 
rated the  sons  of  Adam,  he  set  the  bounds 
of  the  people  according  to  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people; 
Jacoo  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  desert  land,  and 
in  the  waste  howling  wilderness;  he  led 
him  about,  he  instructed  him,  he  kept  him 
as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

1 1  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her  nest,  flut- 
tered! over  her  young,  spreadeth  abroad 
her  wings,  taketh  them,  beareth  them  on 
her  wings; 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  and 
there  was  no  strange  god  with  him. 

13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places 
of  the  earth,  that  he  might  eat  the  increase 
of  the  fields;  and  he  made  him  to  suck 
honey  out  of  the  rock,  and  oil  out  of  the 
flinty  rock ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep 
with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams  of  the  breed  oi 
Bashan,  and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  kidneys 
of  wheat;  and  thou  didst  drink  the  pure 
blood  of  the  grape. 

15  H  But  Jeshurun  waxed  fat,  and 
kicked:  thou  art  waxen  fat,  thouartgrown 
thick,  thou  art  covered  with fatness ;  then 
he  forsook  God  which  made  him,  and 
lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with 
strange  gods,  with  abominations  provoked 
they  him  to  anger. 

17  They  sacrificed  unto  devils,  not  to 
God ;  to  gods  whom  they  knew  not,  to  new 
gods  that  came  newly  up,  whom  your  fa- 
thers feared  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  art 
unmindful,  and  hast  forgotten  God  that 
formed  thee* 

19  And  when  the  Lord  sawz**,  he  ab- 
horred them,  because  of  the  provoking  of 
his  sons,  and  of  his  daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my  face 
from  them,  I  will  see  what  their  end  shall 
be:  for  they  are  a  veiy  fro  ward  generation, 
children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy 
with  that  which  is  not  God;  they  have  pro- 
voked me  to  anger  with  their  vanities:  and 
I  will  move  them  to  jealousy  with  those 
which  are  not  a  people;  I  will  provoke 
them  to  anger  with  a  foolish  nation. 

22  For  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
and  shall  bum  unto  the  lowest  hell,  and 


and  set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the  moun- 
tains. 

23  I  will  heap  mischiefs  upon  them;  I 
will  spend  mine  arrows  upon  them. 

24  They  shall  be  burnt  with  hunger,  and 
devoured  with  burning  heat,  and  with  bit- 
ter destruction:  I  will  also  send  the  t<  eth 
of  beasts  upon  them,  with  the  poison  ol 
serpents  of  the  dust. 

25  The  sword  without,  and  terror  with- 
in, shall  destroy  both  the  young  man  and 
the  virgin,  the  suckling  also  with  the  man 
of  gray  hairs. 

26  I  said,  I  would  scatter  them  into  cor- 
ners, I  would  make  the  remembrance  of 
them  to  cease  from  among  men ; 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the  wrath 
of  the  enemy,  lest  their  adversaries  should 
behave  themselves  strangely. and  lest  they 
should  say,  Our  hand  is  high,  and  the 
Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  are  a  nation  void  of  coun- 
sel, neither  is  there  any  understanding  in 
them; 

29  Oh  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  un- 
derstood this,  that  they  would  consider 
their  latter  end! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a  thousand, 
and  two  put  ten  thousand  to  flight,  except 
their  Rock  had  sold  them,  and  the  Loud 
had  shut  them  up? 

31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock, 
even  pur  enemies  themselves  beingjudges: 

32  For  their  vine  is  of  the  rine  ol  So- 
dom, and  of  the  fields  of  Gomorrah:  [heir 
grapes  are  grapes  of  gall,  their  clusters  are 
bitter: 

33  Their  wine  is  the  poison  of  dragons, 
and  the  cruel  venom  of  asps. 

34  Is  not  this  laid  up  in  store  with  me, 
and  sealed  up  among  my  treasures? 

35  To  me  belongeth  vengeance,  and  n  - 
compence;   their  toot  shall  slide  in  dw 
time:  for  the  day  of  their  calamity 
hand,  and  the  things  that  shall  come  upon 
them  make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  peo- 
ple, and  repent  himself  for  his  servants; 
when  he  seeth  that  their  power  1 
and  there  is  none  shut  up,  or  hit. 

37  And  he  shall  say,  Where  ar«  their 
gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they  trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  oftl 
fices,  and  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink- 
offerings?  let  them  rise  up  and  help  you, 
and  be  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  I,  even  I  am  be, 
there  is  nogod  with  me:  I  kill,  and  I  n 
alive;  I  wound,  and  I  hi  il:  oeithi 
there  any  that  can  deliveroul  pi  mj  h 

40  For  1  lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven,  J 
say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  Ifl  irhel  my  glitten  ;  and 


my    hand   take  hold  on  jud. 
.  J  179 


Iwi!) 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Tlie  majesty  of  God. 

render  vengeance  to  mine  enemies,  and 
will  reward  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I  will  make  mine  arrows  drunk  with 
blood,  and  my  sword  shall  devour  flesh; 
and  that  with  the  blood  of  the  slain  and  of 
the  captives  from  the  beginning  of  revenges 
upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  with  his  peo- 
ple: for  he  will  avenge  the  blood  ot  his 
servants,  and  will  render  vengeance  to  his 
adversaries,  and  will  be  merciful  unto  his 
land,  and  to  his  people. 

44  IT  And  Moses  came  and  spake  all 
the  words  of  this  song  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  he  and  Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of  speaking 
all  these  words  to  all  Israel : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  Set  your 
hearts,  unto  all  the  words  which  I  testify 
among  you  this  day,  which  ye  shall  com- 
mand your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all 
the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for  you: 
because  itw  your  life;  and  through  this 
thing  ve  shall  prolong  your  days  in  the 
land  whitherye  go  over  Jordan  topossess  it. 

48  And  the  "Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
that  self-same  day,  saying, 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  mountain  Aba- 
Tim,  unto  mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  that  is  over  against  Jericho;  and 
behold  the  land  of  Canaan  which  I  give 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  a  possession: 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whiiher  thou 
goest  up,  and  be  gathered  unto  thy  peo- 
ple ;  as  Aaron  thy  brother  died  in  mount 
Hor,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people: 

51  Because  ye  trespassed  against  me 
among  the  children  of  Israel  at  trie  waters 
of  Meribah-Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness  of 
Zin;  because  ye  sanctified  me  not  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land  before 
thee,  but  thou  shalt  not  go  thither  unto  the 
land  which  I  give  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  this  is  the   blessing  wherewith 
Moses  the  man  of  God  blessed  the 
children  of  Israel  before  his  death. 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  came  from 
Sinai,  and  rose  up  from  Seir  unto  them;  he 
shined  forth  from  mount  Paran,  and  he 
came  with  ten  thousands  of  saints:  from 
bis  right  hand  went  a  fiery  law  for  them. 

3  Yea,  he  loved  the  people;  all  his 
saints  are  in  thy  hand:  and  they  sat  down 
at  thy  feet;  every  one  shall  receive  of  thy 
words. 

4  Moses  commanded  us  a  law ;  even  the 
inheritance  of  the  congregation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  king  in  Jeshurun,  when 
the  heads  of  the  people  and  the  tribes  of 
Israel  were  gathered  together. 

6  IT  Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die;  and 
/et  not  his  men  be  few. 


The  twelve  tribes  blessed. 

7  If  And  this  is  the  blessing  of  Judah: 
and  he  said,  Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  Ju- 
dah, and  bring  him  unto  his  people:  let 
his  hands  be  sufficient  for  him,  and  be  thou 
a    help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

8  If  And  of  Levi  he  said,  Let  thy  Thum- 
mim  and  thy  Urim  be  with  thy  holy  one, 
whom  thou  didst  prove  at  Massah,  and 
with  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters 
of  Meribah ; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to  his 
mother,  I  have  not  seen  him,  neither  did 
he  acknowledge  his  brethren,  nor  knew 
his  own  children:  for  they  have  observed 
thy  word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judg- 
ments, and  Israel  thy  law;  they  shall  put 
incense  before  thee,  and  whole  burnt  sa- 
crifice upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and  ac- 
cept the  work  of  his  hands:  smite  through 
the  loinsof  them  that  riseagainsthim,  andol 
them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise  not  again. 

12  IT  And  of  Benjamin  he  said,  The  be- 
loved of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by 
him;  and  the  LORD  shall  cover  him  all 
the  day  long,  and  he  shall  dwell  between 
bis  shoulders. 

13  H  And  of  Joseph  he  said,  Blessed  of 
the  Lord  be  his  land,  for  the  precious 
things  of  heaven,  for  the  dew,  and  for  the 
deep  that  coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits  brought 
forth  by  the  sun,  and  for  the  precious 
things  put  forth  by  the  moon, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  an- 
cient mountains,  and  for  the  precious  things 
of  the  lasting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the 
earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and^/br  the  good 
will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush :  let  the 
blessing  come  upon  the  head  of  Joseph, 
and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of  him  that* 
was  separated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  firstling  of  his 
bullock,  and  his  horns  are  like  the  homj 
of  unicorns:  with  them  he  shall  push  the 
people  together  to  the  ends  of  the  earth : 
and  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 
and  they  are  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  H  And  of  Zebulun  he  said,  Rejoice, 
Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out;  and  Issachar, 
in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  people  unto  the 
mountain;  there  they  shall  oiler  sacrifices 
of  righteousness:  for  they  shall  suck  o/*the 
abundance  of  the  seas,  and  ^treasures  hid 
in  the  sand. 

20  H  And  of  Gad  he  said,  Blessed  be  he 
that  cnlargeth  Gad :  he  dwelleth  as  a  lion, 
and  tearetn  the  arm  with  the  crown  of  the 
head. 

21  And  he  provided  the  first  part  for 
himself,  because  there,  in  a  portion  of  the 
lawgiver,   was  he   seated:  and  he  came 

ICO 


Death  of  Moses.  CHAP.  I. 

with  the  heads  of  the  people,  he  executed 
the  justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his  judgments 
with  Israel. 

22  T  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is  a  lion's 
whelp:  he  shall  leap  from  Bashan. 

23  IT  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  O  Naph 


Joshua  succeeds  him. 

the  land 


Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  and  al 
oi  Judah,  unto  the  utmost  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of  the 
valley  of  Jericho,,  the  city  of  palm-trees 
unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  This  is 


tali,  satisfied  with  favour,  and  full  with  the!  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  Abraham,  un- 
blessing  of  the  Lord,  possess  thou  the  west  I  to  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  saying,  1  will 


and  the  south. 

24  TT  And  of  Asher  he  said,  Lei  Ashei 
be  blessed  with  children;  let  him  be  ac- 
ceptable to  his  brethren,  and  let  him  dip 
his  foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  shoes  shall  be  iron  and  brass; 
and  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

26  IT  There  is  none  like  unto  the  God 
of  Jeshurun,  who  rideth  upon  the  heaven 
in  thy  help,  and  in  his  excellency  on  the 
sky. 

27  The.  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and 
underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms  :  and 
he  shall  thrust  out  the  enemy  from  before 
thee  ;  and  shall  say,  Destroy  them. 

28  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in  safety 
alone  ;  the  fountain  of  Jacob  shall  be  upon 
a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  also  his  heavens 
shall  drop  down  dew. 

29  Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel :  who  is 
like  unto  thee,Opeoplesavedbythe  Lord, 
the  shield  of  thy  help,  and  who  is  the 
sword  of  thy  excellency  !  and  thine  ene- 
mies shall  be  found  liars  unto  thee  ;  and 
thou  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of 
Moab,  unto  the  mountain  of  Nebo, 
to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against 
Jericho :  and  the  Lord  shewed  him  all 
the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  Dan, 


give  it  unto  thy  seed  :  1  have  caused  tin  e 
to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  thither. 

5  H  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
died  there  in  the  land  of  Moab,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

G  H  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley  in 
the  land  of  Moab,  over  against  Beth-peor : 
but  no  man  knoweth  of  his  sepulchre  unto 
this  day. 

7  "11  And  Moses  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty  years  old  when  he  died:  his  eye 
was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural  force  abated. 

8  1[  And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  thirty  days  : 
so  the  days  of  weeping  and  mourning  for 
Moses  were  ended. 

9  *f[  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full 
of  the  spirit  of  wisdom  ;  for  Moses  had 
laid  his  hands  upon  him  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  *H  And  there  arose  not  a  prophet 
since  in  Israel  like  unto  Moses,  whom  the 
Lord  knew  face  to  face, 

11  In  all  the  signs  and  the  wonders 
which  the  Lord  sent  him  to  do  inth< 

of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  In 
vants,  and  to  all  his  land  ; 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand,  and  in 
all  the  great  terror  which  Moses  shewed 


2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the"  land  ofi  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 


H  The  Book  of  JOSHUA. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Moses,  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  it  came  to  pass, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun,  Moses'  minister,  saying, 

2  Moses  my  servant  is  dead ;  now  there- 
fore arise,  go  over  this  Jordan,  thou  and 
all  this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do 
give  to  them,  even  to  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  Every  place  that  the  sole  of  your  foot 
shall  tread  upon,  that  have  I  given  unto 
you,  as  I  said  unto  Moses. 

4  From  the  wilderness  and  this  Leba 


6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage  :  fof 
unto  this  people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an 
inheritance  the  land  which  I  sware  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very  cou- 
rageous, tha*t  thou  mayest  observe  to  d 
cording  to  all  the  law  which  Mofi 
servant  commanded  thee  :  turn  Dot  from 
it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that 
thou  mayest  prosper  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart 
out  of  thy  mouth  ;  but  thou  shall  med 


non  even  unto  the  great  river,  the  river  therein  day  and  night,  that  then 
Euphrates,  all  the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and  observe  to  do  according  w  ulurt  ijj  "  '  «- 
unto  the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down!  ten  therein  :  for  then  thou  shall  make  thy 
of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  coast.  J  way  prosperous,  and  then  thou  shalt  na\o 


5  There  shall  not  any  man  be  able  to  stand 
before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life  :  as  I 
was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee :  I 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 


good  success. 

9  Have  not  I  commanded  thee  >     He 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage:  be   pot 

afraid,  ueither.be  thou  dismayed  :  tor  the 
181 


God  instructs  Joshua. 


JOSHUA 


Rahab  conceals  the  spies. 


Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

10  IF  Then  Joshua  commanded  the 
officers  of  the  people,  saying, 

1 1  Pass  through  the  host  and  command 
the  people,  saying,  Prepare  you  victuals  ; 
for  within  three  days  ye  shall  pass  over 
this  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to 
possess  it. 

12  IF  And  to  the  Reubenites,and  to  the 
Gadites,  and  to  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
spake  Joshua,  saying, 

13  Remember  the  word  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you, 
saying,  The  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you  rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Your  wives,  your  little  ones,  and 
your  cattle  shall  remain  in  the  land  which 
Moses  gave  you  on  this  side  Jordan  ;  but 
ye  shall  pass  before  }rour  brethren  armed, 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  help 
them  ; 

15  Until  the  Lord  have  given  your 
brethren  rest,  as  he  hath  given  you,  and 
they  also  have  possessed  the  land  which 
the  Lord  your  God  giveth  them  :  then 
ye  shall  return  unto  the  land  of  your 
possession,  and  enjoy  it,  which  Mo- 
ses the  Lord's  servant  gave  you  on  this 
side  Jordan  toward  the  sun-rising. 

16  IF  And  they  answered  Joshua  say- 
ing, All  that  thou  commandesj  us,  we 
will  do,  and  whithersoever  thou  sendest 
us,  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto 
Moses  in  all  things,  so  will  we  hearken 
unto  thee  :  only  the  Lord  thy  God  be 
with  thee,  as  he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  be  that  doth  rebel 
against  thy  commandment,  and  will  not 
hearken  unto  thy  words  in  all  that  thou 
commandest  him,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  : 
only  be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out  of 
Shittim  two  men  to  spy  secretly, 
saying,  Go  view  the  land,  even  Jericho. 
And  they  went,  and  came  into  a  harlot's 
house,  named  Rahab,  and  lodged  there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Jericho, 
saying,  Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither 
to-night  of  the  children  of  Israel,  to  search 
out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent  unto 
Rahab,  saying,  Bring  forth  the  men  that 
are  come  to  thee,  which  are  entered  into 
thy  house  :  for  they  be  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  And  the  woman  took  the  two  men, 
and  hid  them,  and  said  thus,  There  came 
men  unto  me,  but  I  wist  not  whence  they 
prere  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the  time  of! 
shutting  of  the  gate,  when  it  was  dark.) 


that  the  men  went  out :  whither  the  men 
went,  I  wot  not:  pursue  after  them  quick- 
ly; for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

6  But  she  had  brought  them  up  to  the 
roof  of  the  house,  and  hid  them  with  the 
stalks  of  flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order 
upon  the  roof. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after  them  the 
way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords :  and  as 
soon  as  they  which  pursued  after  them 
were  gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

8  IF  And  before  they  were  lain  down, 
she  came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof; 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I  know 
that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  land, 
and  that  your  terror  is  fallen  upon  us,  and 
that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  faint 
because  of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the  Lord 
dried  up  the  water  of  the  Red  sea  for  you, 
when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt ;  and  what 
ye  d:d  unto  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites 
that  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  Sihon 
and  Og,  whom  ye  utterly  destroyed. 

1 1  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  these 
things,  our  hearts  did  melt,  neither  did 
there  remain  any  more  courage  in  any 
man,  because  of  you :  for  the  Lord  your 
God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in 
earth  beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  swear 
unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  I  have  shew- 
ed you  kindness,  that  ye  will  also  shew 
kindness  unto  my  father's  house,  and  give 
me  a  true  token  : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  fa- 
ther, and  my  mother,  and  my  brethren, 
and  my  sisters,  and  all  that  they  have,  and 
deliver  our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her,  Our  life 
for  yours,  if  ye  utter  not  this  our  business, 
And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  hath  giv- 
en us  the  land,  that  we  will  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a  cord 
through  the  window  :  for  her  house  was 
upon  the  town-wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon 
the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them,  Get  you  to 
the  mountain,  lest  the  pursuers  meet  you  ; 
and  hide  yourselves  there  three  days,  un- 
til the  pursuers  be  returned:  and  after- 
ward may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her,  We 
will  be  blameless  of  this  thine  oath  which 
thou  hast  made  us  swear. 

18  Behold,  when  we  come  into  the  land, 
thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of  scarlet  thread 
in  the  window  which  thou  didst  let  us 
down  by  :  and  thou  shalt  bring  thy  father, 
and  thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and  all 
thy  father's  household  home  unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever 
shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy  house  into 
the  street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  headj 

182 


Joshua  comes  to  Jordan* 


CHAP.  Ill,  IV, 


TJie  river  divides. 


and  we  will  be  guiltless:  and  whosoever !  before  you  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hit- 
shall  be  with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood:  tites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
shall  be  on  our  head,  if  any  hand  be  uponj  and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
him.  jthe  Jebusites. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  business,!  1 1  Behold,  the-  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine  oath  which!  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth  passeth  over  be- 
thou  hast  made  us  to  swear.  [  fore  you  into  Jordan. 

21  And  she  said,  According  unto  your       12  Now  therefore  take  you  twelve  men 


And  she  sent  them  away, 
and  she  bound  the 


words,  so6e  it. 
and  they  departed 
scarlet  line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto  the 
mountain,  ana  abode  there  three  days, 
until  the  pursuers  were  returned :  and 
the  pursuers  sought  them  throughout  all 
the  way,  but  found  them  not. 

23  1  So  the  two  men  returned,  and  de- 
scended from  the  mountain,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 
and  told  him  all  things  that  befel  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  Truly 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  our  hands 
all  the  land ;  for  even  all  the  inhabitants 
of  the  country  do  faint  because  of  us. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning ; 
and  they  removed  from  Shittim,  and 
came  to  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  lodged  there  before  they  pass 
ed  over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  after  three  days, 
that  the  officers  went  through  the  host  ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  people,  say 
ing,  When  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  the  priests  the 
Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  between 
you  and  it,  about  two  thousand  cubits  by 
measure  :  come  not  near  unto  it,  that  ye 
may  know  the  way  by  which  ye  must  go ; 
for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  heretofore. 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people, 
Sanctify  yourselves:  for  to-morrow  the 
Lord  will  do  wonders  among  you. 

6  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests, 
saying,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
and  pass  over  before  the  people.  And  they 
took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  went 
before  the  people. 

7  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
This  day  will  I  begin  to  magnify  thee  in 
the  sight  of  all  Israel,  that  they  may  know 
that  as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests 
that  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying, 
When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of  the  water 
of  Jordan,  ye  shall  standstill  in  Jordan. 

9  IF  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel.  Come  hither,  and  hear  the  words 
of  the  Lord  3rour  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said,  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  living  God  is  among  you, 
zndthat  he  will  without  fail  drive  out  from 


out  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe 
a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  that  bear 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all  the 
earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan, 
that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be  cut  off 
from  the  waters  that  come  down  from 
above  ;  and  they  shall  stand  upon  a  heap. 

14  IT  And  it  came  to  pass, when  the  peo- 
ple removed  from  their  tents  to  pass  over 
Jordan,  and  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark  were 
come  unto  Jordan,  and  the  feet  of  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in 
the  brim  of  the  water,  (for  Jordan  ovedluw- 
eth  all  his  banks  all  the  time  of  ham  stj 

16  That  the  waters  which  came  down 
from  above  stood  and  rose  up  upon  a 
heap  very  far  from  the  city  Adam,  that  it 
beside  Zaretan  ;  and  those  that  came  down 
toward  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  th( 
sea,  failed,  and  were  cut  off:  and  the  peo- 
ple passed  over  right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priest?  mat  bare  the  aik  of 
the  covenant  ot  the  Lord  stood  firm  on  dry 
ground  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  [\u>. 
Israelites  passed  over  on  dry  ground,  until 
all  the  people  were  passed  clean 
Jordan. 

CHAP    IV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  peo- 
ple were  clean  passed  over  Jordan, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  peo- 
ple, out  of  every  tribe  a  man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying.  Take 
you  hence  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  out 
of  the  place  where  the  priests'  leet 
firm,  twelve  stones,  and  ye  shall  cany 
them  over  with  you,  and  leave  them  in  the 
lodging-place  where  ye  shall  lodge  this 
night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve  men, 
whom  he  had  prepared  of  the  children  ol 
Israel,  out  of  ever}  tribe  a  man 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  I 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  your  God  into 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  takeyou  up  < 
man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his  snouldei 
cording  unto  the  number  ot  the  tribes  01 
the  children  of  Israel  : 

6  That  this  may  b<  volJ» 
that  when  your  children iask  their  faUun 
in  time  to  come,  saying,  W  hat  mean  ye  by 
these  stones  ? 

1C3 


The  people  pass  over. 


JOSHUA. 


Circumcision  renewed. 


7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them,  That  the 
waters  of  Jordan  were  cut  off  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ;  when  it 
passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan 
were  cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a 
memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  forever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as 
Joshua  commanded,  and  took  up  twelve 
stones  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  carried  them  over  with  them 
unto  the  place  where  they  lodged,  and  laid 
them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve  stones  in 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  in  the  place  where 
the  feet  of  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  %  For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
stood  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  until  every 
tiling  was  finished  that  the  Lord  command- 
ed Joshua  to  speakunto  the  people,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Closes  commanded  Joshua : 
and  the  people  hasted  and  passed  over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all4he 
people  were  clean  passed  over,  that  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the  priests 
in  the  presence  of  the  people. 

12  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  half  the  tribe  ofMa- 
nasseh,  passed  over  armed  before  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them : 

13  About  forty  thousand  prepared  for 
war,  passed  over  before  the  Lord  unto 
battle,  to  the  plains  of  Jericho. 

14  IT  On  that  day  the  Lord  magnified 
Joshua  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and  they 
feared  him  as  they  feared  Moses,  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua, 
saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  that  they  come  up  out 
of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded  the 
priests,  saying,  Come  ye  up  out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, and  the  soles  of  the  priests'  feet  were 
lifted  up  unto  the  dry  land,  that  the  waters 
of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place,  and 
flowed  overall  his  banks,  astheydid  before. 

19  TT  And  the  people  came  up  out  of 
Jordan  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month, 
and  encamped  in  Gilgal,  in  the  east  border 
of  Jericho. 

20  TT  And  those  twelve  stones  which 
they  took  out  of  Jordan,  did  Joshua  pitch 
in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  sayjng,  When  your  children  shall 
ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  mean  these  stones  1 


22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  children  know, 
saying,  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  oo 
dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  you,  until  ye 
were  passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your  God 
did  to  the  Red  sea,  which  he  dried  up  from 
before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over : 

24  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  might 
know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is 
mighty :  that  ye  might  fear  the  Lord  your 
God  for  ever. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
of  the  Amorites  which  were  on  the 
side  of  Jordan  westward,  and  all  the  kings 
of  the  Canaanites  which  were  by  the  sea, 
heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the  wa- 
ters of  Jordan  from  before  the  children  of 
Israel, until  we  were  passed  over,  that  their 
heart  melted ;  neither  was  there  spirit  in 
them  any  more,  because  of  the  children  oi 
Israel. 

2  if  ^t  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Make  thee  sharp  knives,  and  cir- 
cumcise again  the  children  of  Israel  the 
second  time. 

3  And  Joshua  made  him  sharp  knives, 
and  circumcised  the  children  of  Israel  at 
the  hill  of  the  foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Joshua  did 
circumcise  :  All  the  people  that  came  out 
of  Egypt,  that  were  males,ez>era  all  the  men 
of  war  died  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way, 
after  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  out  were 
circumcised ;  but  all  the  people  that  were 
born  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way  as  they 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had 
not  circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  forty 
years  in  the  wilderness,  till  all  the  people 
that  were  men  of  war  which  came  out  of 
Egypt  were  consumed,  because  they  obey- 
ed not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  :  unto  whom 
the  Lord  sware  that  he  would  not  shew 
them  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
their  fathers  that  he  would  give  us,  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

7  And  their  children,  whom  he  raised 
up  in  their  stead,  them  Joshua  circumcised: 
for  they  were  uncircumcised,  because  they 
had  not  circumcised  them  by  the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  they  had 
done  circumcising  all  the  people,  that  they 
abode  in  their  places  in  the  camp,  till  they 
were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This 
day  have  I  rolled  away  the  reproach  ot 
Egypt  from  off  you:  Wherefore  the  name 
of  the  place  is  called  Gilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  IT  And  the  children  of  Israel  encamp- 
ed in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at  even,  in 
the  plains  of  J  ericho. 

134 


Jin  angel  appears  to  Joshua.         CHAP.  VI. 


1 1  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old  corn  of 
the  hind  on  the  morrow  after  the  passover, 
unleavened  cakes  and  parched  corn  in  the 
self-same  day. 

1 2  IF  And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  mor- 
row after  they  had  eaten  of  the  old  corn  of 
the  land;  neither  had  the  children  of  Israel 
manna  any  more  ;  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Joshua 
was  by  Jericho,  that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  stood  a  man 
over  against  him  with  his  sword  drawn  in 
his  hand  :  and  Joshua  went  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our 
adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Nay  :  but  as  captain  of 
the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I  now  come.  And 
Joshua  fell  on  his  face  to  the  earth,  and 
did  worship,  and  said  unto  him,  What 
fiaith  my  lord  unto  his  servant  ? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's  host 
said  unto  Joshua,  Loose  thy  shoe  from  off 
thy  foot,  for  the  place  whereon  thou  stand 
est  is  holy :  and  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOW  Jericho  was  straitly  shut  up,  be- 
cause of  the  children  of  Israel :  none 
went  out,  and  none  came  in. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See, 
I  have  given  into  thy  hand  Jericho,  and 
the  king  thereof,  and  the  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  ye 
men  of  war,  and  go  round  about  the  city 
once:  thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before 
the  ark  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  : 
and  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  compass  the 
city  seven  times,  and  the  priests  shall 
blow  with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's 
horn,  and  when  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  ail  the  people  shall  shout  with  a 
great  shout :  and  the  wrali  of  the  city  shall 
Fall  down  flat,  and  the  people  shall  ascend 
up  every  man  straight  before  him. 

6  IF  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called 
the  priests,  and  said  unto  them,  Take  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  let  seven 
priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
fcefore  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Pass  on, 
and  compass  the  city,  and  let  him  that  is 
armed  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8  1F  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua 
had  spoken  unto  the  people,  that  the  se- 
ven priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets  of 
rams' horns  passed  on  before  the  Lord,  and 


The  walls  of  Jericho  fall. 

priests  going  on,  and  blowing  with  the 
trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded  the 
people,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  shout,  noi 
make  any  noise  with  your  voice,  neithei 
shall  any  word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
until  the  day  1  bid  you  shout,  then  shall 
ye  shout. 

11  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  compassed 
the  city,  going  about  it  once :  ana  they 
came  into  the  camp,  and  lodged  in  the 
camp. 

12  IF  And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  'che  priests  took  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing  seven 
trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  oi 
the  Lord  went  on  continually,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets  :  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them ;  but  the  rere-ward 
came  after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests 
going  on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  con 
ed  the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the 
camp.     So  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  they  rose  early  about  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  compassed  the  city 
after  the  same  manner  seven  times :  only 
on  that  day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  when  the  priests  blew  with  the  trum- 
pets, Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Shout  ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  city. 

17  IF  And  the  city  shall  be  accursed, 
even  it,  and  all  that  are  therein,  to  the 
Lord:  only  Rahab  the  harlot  shall  live, 
she  and  all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house, 
because  she  hid  the  messengers  that  we 
sent. 

18  And  ye,  in  any  wise  keep  yourseihtt 
from  the  accursed  thing,  test  J  <.  make 
yourselves  accursed,  when  ye  take  of  the 
accursed  thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Is- 
rael a  curse,  and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  andgold,  and 
sels  of  brass  and  iron,  are  consecrated  un- 
to the  Lord  :  they  shall   come   into  the 
treasury  of  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when  the 
priests  blew  with  the  trumpets:  and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  people  heard  the 
sound  ot  the  trumpet,  and  the  people 
shouted  with  a  gnat  shout,  that  (he  irali 
foil  down  flat,  so  that  the  p<  oplt  ir<  nt  up 
into  the  city,  every  man  straight  I 
him,  and  the)  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  utterly  de 
mas  in  the  city,  both  man  and    iroman, 


blew  with  the  trumpets .  and  the  ark  of  young  and  old,  and  ox,  ai  and 

the  covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them,     ass,  with  the  edge  oi  the  >n '  •  :- 

9  IF  And  the  armed  men  went  before  22  Put  Joshua  had  said  unto  the  two 
the  priests  that  blew  with  the  trumpets,;men  that  bad  pi  d<  ul  [he  i  mtr.y,  uo 
slid  the  rere-waid  came  after  the  ark,  the]  into  the  harlot",  house,  and  bringout  thence 

185 


The  Israelites  smitten  at  Ai. 


JOSHUA. 


God  instructs  Joshua, 


8  O  Lord,    what  sbaii  I  say,  when  Is- 
rael turnetb  their  backs  before  their  ene- 


mies 


the  woman,  and  all  that  she  hath,  as  ye 
eware  unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were  spies 
went  in,  and  brought  out  Rahah,  and  her 
father,  and  her  mother,  and  her  brethren, 

and  all  that  she  had;  and  they   '  r .  tight- shall  environ  us  round,   and  cut  off  our 
out  all  her  kindred,  and  left  them  withoutjname  from  the  earth  :  and  what  wilt  thou 


9  For  the  Canaanites,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  shall  hear  of  it  and 


the  camp  of  Israel 

24   And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire, 
and  all  that  was  therein :  only  the  silver, 


and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass  andi  upon  thy  face  ? 


do  unto  thy  great  name  ? 

10  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Get   thee  up ;   wherefore  liest  thou  thus 


of  iron,  they  put  into  ttte  treasury  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Rahab  the  harlot 
alive,  and  her  father's  household,  and  all 
that  she  had ;  and  she  dwelleth  in  Israel 
even  unto  this  day  ;  because  she  hid  the 
messengers  which  Joshua  sent  to  spy  out 
Jericho. 

26  IF  And  Joshua  adjured  them  at  that 
time,  saying,  Cursed  be  the  man  before  the 
Lord,  that  riseth  up  and  buiideth  this  city 
Jericho  :  he  shall  iay  the  foundation  there- 
of in  bis  first-born,  and  in  his  youngest  son 
shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  w  ith  Joshua ;  and  his 
fame  was  noised  throughout  all  the  country. 

CHAP.  VII. 

BUT  the  children  of  Israel  committed 
a  trespass  in  the  accursed  thing:  for 
Achan,  the  son  of  Canni,  the  son  of  Zabdi, 
the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah 
took  of  the  accursed  thing  :  and  the  anger 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  (he  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

2 'And  J oshua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to  Ai, 
which  is  beside  Belh-aven,  on  the  east  side 
ofBeth-ei,  and  spake  unto  them,  sa,  ing, 
Go  up  and  view  the  country.  And  the 
men  went  up  and  viewed  Aj. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said 
unto  him,  Let  not  all  the  people  go  up ; 
but  let  about  two  or  three  thousand  men  go 
up  and  smite  Ai :  and  make  not  all  the  peo- 
ple to  labour  thither ;  for  they  are  but  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  peo- 
ple about  three  thousand  men :  and  they 
fled  before  the  men  of  Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of  them 
about  thirty  and  six  men  :  for  they  chased 
them  from  before  the  gate  even  unto  She- 
barim,  and  smote  them  in  the  going  down  : 
wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people  melted, 
and  became  as  u  .iter. 

6  IT  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes,  and 
fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face   before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  until  the  even-tide,  he 
and  the  elders  of  Isiael,  and  put  dust  up 
on  their  heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas!  O  Lord  God 


11  Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they  have 
also  transgressed  my  covenant  which  1 
commanded  them :  for  they  have  even 
taken  of  the  accursed  thing,  and  have  also 
stolen,  and  dissembled  also,  and  they  have 
put  it  even  among  their  own  stuff. 

12  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel 
could  not  stand  before  their  enemies,  but 
turned  their  backs  before  their  enemies, 
because  they  were  accursed :  neither  will 
\  be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye  de- 
stroy the  accursed  from  among  you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and  say, 
Sanctify  yourselves  against  to-morrow  : 
for  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
There  is  an  accursed  thing  in  the  midst  oi 
thee,  O  Israel  :  thou  canst  not  stand  be- 
fore thine  enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the 
accursed  thing  from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  be 
brought  according  to  your  tribes :  and  it 
sha!]  be,  that  the  tribe  which  the  Lord 
taketh  shsll  come  according  to  the  fami- 
lies thereof;  and  the  family  which  the 
Lord  shall  take  shall  come  by  house- 
holds ;  and  the  household  which  the  Lcrd 
shal!  take  shall  come  man  by  man. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is  taken 
with  the  accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire,  he  and  all  that  he  hath  :  because  he 
hath  transgressed  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
and  because  he  hath  wroughtfolly  in  Israel. 

16H  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  brought  Israel  by  their  tribes ; 
and  the  tribe  of  Judah  was  taken  : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of  Judah; 
and  be  took  the  family  of  the  Zarhites ; 
and  he  brought  the  family  of  the  Zarhites 
man  by  man  ;  and  Zabdi  was  taken  : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household  man 
by  man  ;  and  Achan  the  son  of  Canni,  the 
son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah,  was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My 
on,  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory  to  the  Lord 

God  of  Israel,  and  make  confession  unto 
him  ;  and  toll  me  now  what  thou  hast  done, 
hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and 


wherefore  hast  thou  at  all  brought  this  said,  Indeed  I  have  sinned  against  the 
people  over  Jordan,  to  deliver  us  into  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  have 
hand  of  the  Amorites,  to  destroy  us  ?  would  I  done. 

to  God  we  had  been  content,  and  dwelt!  21  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils  a  good- 
on  the  other  side  Jordan  !  jly  Babylonish  garment,  and  two  hundred 

186 


Ai  taken  by  stratagem. 


CHAP.  VIII. 


shekels  of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  gold  of 
fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I  coveted  them, 
and  took  them,  and  behold,  they  are  hid 
in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my  tent,  and 
the  silver  under  it, 

22  IT  So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and 
they  ran  unto  the  tent,  and  behold,  it  was 
hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Joshua, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
laid  them  out  before  the  Lord 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
took  Achan  the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  the  garment,  and  the  wedge  of 
gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep,  and 
his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had :  and  they 
brought  them  unto  the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said,  Why  hast  thou 
troubled  us  ?  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee 
this  day.  And  all  Israel  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  burned  them  with  fire,  after 
they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  over  him  a  great 
heap  of  stones  unto  this  day.  So  the  Lord 
turned  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger: 
wherefore  the  name  of  that  place  was  call- 
ed,The  valley  of  Achor, unto  this  day. 

CHAP,  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear 
not,neither  be  thou  dismayed  :  take 
all  the  people  of  war  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  up  to  Ai :  see,  I  have  given  into  thy 
hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  and 
his  city,  and  his  land  : 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and  her  king, 
as  thou  didst  unto  Jericho  and  her  king  : 
only  the  spoil  thereof,  and  the  cattle  there- 
of, shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  yourselves: 
lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city  behind  it. 

3  H  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people 
of  war,  to  go  up  against  Ai :  and  Joshua 
chose  out  thirty  thousand  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying,  Be- 
hold, ye  shall  lie  in  wait  against  the  city, 


Vie  city  ?s  burnt. 

9  1  Joshua  therefore  sent  them  forth  ; 
and  they  went  to  lie  in  ambush,  and  abode 
between  Beth-el  and  Ai,  on  the  west  side 
ot  Ai :  but  Joshua  lodged  that  night  among 
the  people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  3nd  numbered  the  people,  and 
went  up,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  be- 
fore the  people  to  Ai. 

11  And  all  the  people,  even  the  people 
of  war  that  were  with  him,  went  up,  and 
drew  nigh,  and  came  before  the  city,  and 
n  itched  on  the  north  side  of  Ai :  now  there 
was  a  valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

12  And  he  took  about  five  thousand 
men,  and  set  them  to  lie  in  ambush  be- 
tween Beth-el  and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of 
the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the  people, 
even  all  the  host  that  was  on  the  north  oi 
the  city,  and  their  Hers  in  wait  on  th< 

of  the  city,  Joshua  went  that  night  into  the 
midst  of  the  valley. 

14  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the  king 
of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they  hasted  and  ro 
early,  and  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 
against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  hi 

pie,  at  a  time  appointed, before  the  plain: 
but  he  wist  not  that  there  were  liers  in  am- 
bush against  him  behind  the  city. 

J  5  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  made  as  if 
they  were  beaten  before  them,  and  fled  by 
the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

16.  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  Ai 
were  called  together  to  pursue  aftel  them: 
and  they  pursued  after  Joshua,  and  were 
d  ra  wn  a  w  ay  I" r o  m  t  h  e  c  i  ty . 

'7  And  there  was  not  a  man  left  in  Ai, 
or  Belh-el,  that  went  not  out  after  Israel  : 
and  they  left  the  city  open,  and  pursued 
after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Stretch  out  the  spear  that  is  in  thy  hand  to- 
ward Ai ;  for  I  will  give  it  into  thy  hand. 
And  Joshua  stretched  out  the  spear  that  he 
had  in  his  hand  toward    the  city. 

9  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly  out  ot 


even  behind  the  city:  go  not  very  far  from  |  their  place,  and  they  ran  as  soon  as~h<  bad 
the  city,  but  be  ye  all  ready:  [stretched  out  his  hand  :  and  tin  J  - 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that  arejintothe  city,  and  took  it,  and  basted,  and 
with  me,  will  approach  unto  the  city:  and j set  the  city  on  fire. 

it  shall  come  to  pass  when  they  come  out  20  And  when  the  men  <>f  \i  looked  be* 
against  us,  as  at  the  first,  that  we  will  flee  I  hind  them,  th<  ,  s--.\  ,and  behold,  the  smoke 
before  them,  (of  the  city  ascended   up  to  beaven,  and 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after  us)  till  j  they  had  no  power  to  flee  this  \\  >..  or  tha* 
we  have  drawn  them  from  the  city;  for  way :  and  the  people  that  fled  to  the  wil- 
they  will  say,  They  flee  before  us,  as  at  derness  turned  back  upon  the  nun 

the  first:  therefore  we  will  flee  before  them.  I     21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  I 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  ambush,,  that  the  ambush   had  taken   the  cil 

and  seize  upon  the  city:  for  the  Lord  your  that  the  smoke  of  the  city  '"  n 

God  wrili  deliver  it  into  your  hand.  they  turned  again,  and  slew  tbi  \ 

8  And  it  shall  be  when  ye  have  taken  j     22  And  the  other  issued  out 

the  city,  that  ye  shall  set  the  city  on  fire :  against  them ;  so  thej;  were  in  the  midst oj 
accordingtothecommandmentofthe  Lord  Israel,  some  on  this  side,  and  some  on  that 
shall  ye  ao.    See,  I  have  commanded  you.  side:  and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they 


Blessings  and  cursings  offered.         JOSHUA. 

let    none    of   them    remain    or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took  alive, 
and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Israel  had 
made  an  end  of  slaying  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Ai  in  the  field,  in  the  wilderness  wherein 
they  chased  them,  and  when  they  were  all 
fallen  on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until  they 
were  consumed,  that  all  the  Israelites  re- 
turned unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell  that 
day,  both  of  men  and  women,  were  twelve 
thousand,  even  all  the  men  of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand  back 
wherewith  he  stretched  out  the  spear,  until 
he  had  utterly  destroyed  ail  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Ai. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that 
city  Israel  took  for  a  prey  unto  themselves, 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  a 
heap  for  ever,e-jenadesolationunto  this  daj'-. 

29  And  the  king  of  Ai  he  hanged  on  a 
tree  until  even-tide :  and  as  soon  as  the 
sun  was  down,  Joshua  commanded  that 
they  should  take  his  carcass  down  from  the 
tree,  and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the  gate 
of  the  city,  and  raise  thereon  a  great  heap 
of  stones,  that  remaineth  unto  this  day. 

30  IT  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  mount  Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  tire  Lord 
commanded  the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  An 
altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which  no  man 
hath  lifted  up  any  iron  :  and  they  offered 
thereon  burnt-offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
and  sacrificed  peace-offerings. 

32  And  he  wrote  there  upon  the  stones 
a  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  he  wrote 
jn  the  presence  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders,  and 
officers,  and  their  judges,  stood  on  this  side 
the  ark  and  on  that  side  before  the  priests 
the  Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord,  as  well  the  stran- 
ger, as  he  that  was  born  among  them  ;  half 
of  them  over  against  mount  Gerizim,  and 
half  of  them  over  against  mount  Ebal ;  as 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded before,  that  they  should  bless  the 
people  of  Israel. 

34  Andafterwardhe  read  all  the  words  of 


Combination  against  Israel. 


the  hills,  and  in  the  valleys,  and  in  all  the 
coasts  of  the  great  sea  over  against  Leba- 
non, the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the  Ca- 
naanite,  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the 
Jebusite  heard  thereof; 

2  That  they  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther, to  fight  with  Joshua  and  with  Israel, 
with  one  accord. 

3  H  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon 
heard  what  Joshua  had  done  unto  Jericho 
and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went  and 
made  as  if  they  had  been  ambassadors,  and 
took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses,  and  wine- 
bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their 
feet,  and  old  garments  upon  them  ;  and  all 
the  bread  of  their  provision  was  dry  and 
mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  unto  the 
camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto  him,  and  to 
the  men  of  Israel,  We  be  come  from  a  far 
country :  now  therefore  make  ye  a  league 
w  ith  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  the 
Hivites,  Peradventure  ye  dwell  among  us; 
and  how  shall  we  make  a  league  with  }'ou  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  We  are  thy 
servants.  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  Who 
are  ye  ?  and  from  whence  come  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said  unto  him,  From  a  very 
far  country  thy  servants  are  come,  because 
of  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  for  we 
have  heard  the  fame  of  him,  and  all  that 
he  did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two  kings 
of  the  Amorites,  that^ere  beyond  Jordan, 
to  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king 
of  Bashan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth. 

1 1  Wherefore  our  elders,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  our  country  spake  to  us,  say- 
ing, Take  victuals  with  you  for  the  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto 
them,  We  are  your  servants:  therefore 
now  make  ye  a  league  with  us : 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot. for  our 
provision  out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  w6 
came  forth  to  go  unto  you  ;  but  now,  be 
hold,  it  is  dry,  and  it  is  mouldy : 

13  And  these  bottles  of  wine  which  we 
filled,  were  new,  and  behold  they  be  rent: 
and  these  our  garments  and  our  shoes  are 
become  old  by  reason  of  the  very  long 
journey. 

14  And  the  men  took  of  their  victuals,  and 


the  law,  the  blessings  and  cursings,  accord-  asked  not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 


ing  to  all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  1 


15  And  Joshua  made  peace  with  them, 


35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all  that  Mo-  and  made  a  league  with  them,  to  let  them 
ses  commanded,  which  Joshua  read  not | live  :  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation 


before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  wit! 
the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the 


i|sware  unto  tiiem. 

It)  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  oi 


Strangers  that  were  conversant  among  them.;  three  days  after  they  had  made  a  league 


A 


CHAr\  IX 

ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings,  their    neighbours 
which  were  on  this  side  Jordan,  in  I  among  them. 


with  them,  that  they  heard  that  they  were 
and  that  they  dwelt 

188 


Five  kings  attack  Gibeon. 


CHAP.  X.         The  sun  and  moon  stand  stilt. 


1 7  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed, 
and  came  unto  their  cities  on  the  third 
day.  Now  their  cities  were  Gibeon,  and 
Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath- 
jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel  smote 
them  not,  because  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gregation had  sworn  unto  them  by  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congre- 
gation murmured  against  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto  all  the 
congregation,  We  have  sworn  unto  them 
by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel :  now  therefore 
we  may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them ;  we  will 
even  let  them  live,  lest  wrath  be  upon  us, 
because  of  the  oath  which  we  s  ware  unto 
them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto  them, 
Let  them  live;  but  let  them  be  hewers  ol 
wood,  and  drawers  of  water  unto  all  the 
congregation ;  as  the  princes  had  promised 
them. 

22  II  And  Joshua  called  for  them,  and 
he  spake  unto  them,  saying,  Wherefore 
have  ye  beguiled  us,  saying,  We  are  very 
far  from  you;  when  ye  dwell  among  us  1" 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  cursed,  and 
there  shall  none  of  you  be  freed  from  be- 
ing bond-men,  and  hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua,  and  said 
Because  it  was  certainly  told  thy  servants 
how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  commanded 
his  servant  Moses  togivej'ou  all  the  land, 
and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  from  before  you,  therefore  we  were 
sore  afraid  of  our  lives  because  of  you,  and 
have  done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  benold,  we  are  in  thy 
hand :  as  it  seemeth  good  and  right  unto 
thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and  de- 
livered them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  chil 
dren  of  Israel,  that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  made  them  that  day 
hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for 
the  congregation  and  for  the  altar  of  the 
Loe.d,  even  unto  this  day,  in  the  place 
which  he  should  choose. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adoni- 
zedek  king  of  Jerusalem  bad  heard 
how  Joshua  had  taken  Ai,  and  had  utterly 
destroyed  it;  as  he  had  done  to  Jericho 
and  her  king,  so  he  had  done  to  Ai  and 
her  king;  and  how  the  inhabitants  of  Gi- 
beon had  made  peace  with  Israel,  and 
were  among  them ; 

2  That  they  feared  greatly,  because 
Gibeon  was  a  great  city,  as  one  of  the  royal 
cities,  and  because  it  was  greater  than  Ai 
and  all  the  men  thereof  were  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adoni-zedek  king  of  Je 
rusalem  sent  unto  Hoham  king  of  Hebron, 


and  unto  Piram  king  of  Jarmuth,  andun'.~ 
Japhia  king  of  Lachish,  and  unto  Oebir 
king  of  Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  rnr. 

we  may  smite  Gibeon:  for  it  hath  made 
peace  with  Joshua  and  with  the  children  of 
Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of 
Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  ot 
Lachish, the  king  of  Eglon, gathered  thtm- 
selves  together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all 
their  hosts,  and  encamped  before  Gibeon, 
and  made  war  against  it. 

6  T[  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto 
Joshua  to  the  camp  to  Gilgal,  saying,  Slack 
not  thy  hand  from  thy  servants ;  come  up 
to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help. US : 
for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  dwell 
in  the  mountains  are  gathered  together 
against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gilgal,  he, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  with  him,  and  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

8  IF  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Fear  them  not:  for  I  have  delivered  them 
into  thy  hand;  there  shall  not  a  man  of 
them  stand  before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto  them  sud- 
denly, and  went  up  from  Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited  them  be- 
fore Israel,  and  slew  them  with  a  great 
slaughter  at  Gibeon,  and  chased  iIm  m 
along  the  way  that  goeth  up  to  Beth-horon, 
and  smote  them  to  Azekah,  and  unto  Mak- 
kedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  fled  from 
before  Israel,  and  were  in  the  going  don  D 
to  Beth-horon,  that  the  Lord  cast  down 
great  stones  from  heaven  upon  them  unto 
Azekah,  and  they  died:  they  were  more 
which  died  with  hailstones  than  they 
whom  the  children  of  Israel  slew  with  the 
sword. 

12  IT  Then  spake  Joshua  to  the  Lord 
in  the  day  when  the  Lord  delivered  up 
the  Amorites  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  he  said  in  the  sight  of  Israel,  Sun, 
stand  thou  still  upon  Gibeon,  and  thou 
Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon 
stayed,    until   the  people    had  av< 
themselves  upon  their  enemies,  h  not  this 
written  inthe  book  ofJasher?    So  ,: 
stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a  who! 

14  And  there  was  no  < lav  like  that  be- 
fore it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lono  hear', 
unto   the   voice  of  a   man:   lor  the  Lord 
foughl  for  Israel.  ..  T 

15  U  And  Joshua  return..],  ind  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

16'  But  these  hVe  kinp  jjed,  and  hid 
themselves  in  a  cave  at  Makkedah. 
17  tad  it  was  told  Joshua,  say  unr,  ins 
•      189 


The  five  kings  hanged.  JOSHUA. 

five  kings  are  found  hid  in  a  cave  at  Mak- 
kedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said,  Roll  great  stones 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  and  set  men 
by  it  for  to  keep  them: 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  pursue  after 
your  enemies,  and  smite  the  hindmost  of 
them  ;  suffer  them  not  to  enter  into  their 
cities:  for  the  Lord  your  God  hath  deli- 
vered them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua 
and  the  children  of  Israel  had  made  an  end 
of  slaying  them  with  a  very  great  slaugh- 
ter, till  they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
which  remained  of  them  entered  into  fenced 
cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to  the 
camp  to  Joshua  at  Makkedah  in  peace: 
none  moved  his  tongue  against  any  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the  mouth 
of  the  cave,  and  bring  out  those  five  kings 
unto  me  out  of  the  cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth 
those  fi\e  kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave, 
the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron, 
the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish, 
and  the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
brought  out  those  kings  unto  Joshua,  that 
Joshua  called  for  all  the  men  of  Israel,  and 
said  unto  the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him,  Come  near,  put 
your  feet  upon  the  necks  of  the*se  kings. 
And  they  came  near,  and  put  their  feet 
upon  the  necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be  strong  and  of 
good  courage:  for  thus  shall  the  Lord  do 
to  all  your  enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote  them, 
and  slew  them,  and  hanged  them  on  five 
trees:  and  they  were  hanging  upon  the 
trees  until  the  evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  that  Joshua 


Joshua  returns  to  GilgaL 

none  remain  in  it;  but  did  unto  the  king 
thereof  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jericho, 

31  IF  And  Joshua  passed  from  Libnah, 
and  all  Israel  with  hirn,  unto  Lachish,  and 
encamped  against  it,  and  fought  against  it: 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  Lachish 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  which  took  it  on 
the  second  day,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Libnah. 

33  1[  Then  Horam  king  of  Gezer  came 
up  to  help  Lachish;  and  Joshua  smote  him 
and  his  people,  until  he  had  left  him  none 
remaining. 

34  IT  And  from  Lachish  Joshua  passed 
unto  Eglon,  and  all  Israel  with  him:  and 
they  encamped  against  it,  and  fought 
against  it: 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
all  the  souls  that  were  therein  he  utterly 
destroyed  that  day,  according  to  all  that 
he  had  done  to  Lachish. 

36  And  Joshua  went  up  from  Eglon, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  Hebron;  and 
they  fought  against  it: 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and  all  the  cities  thereof,  and  all  the 
souls  that  were  therein;  he  left  none  re- 
maining (according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon)  but  destroyed  it  utterly,  and  all 
the  souls  that  were  therein. 

38  IT  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  to  Debir;  and  fought 
against  it: 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and  all  the  cities  thereof,  and  they 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  utterly  destroyed  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein  ;  he  left  none  remaining:  as 
he  had  done  to  Hebron,  so  he  did  to  De- 
bir, and  to  the  king  thereof;  as  he  had 
done  also  to  Libnah,  and  to  her  king. 

40  if  So  Joshua   smote  all  the  country 


commanded,  and  they  took  them  down  off  of  the  hills,  and  of  the  south,  and  of  the 
the  trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave  J  vale,  and  of  the  springs,  and  all  their 
wherein  they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great  kings:  he  left  none  remaining,  but  utterly 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  which  remain  destroyed  all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord 


until  this  very  day. 

28  IT  And  that  day  Joshua  took  Makke- 


God  of  Israel  commanded. 

41   And  Joshua  smote  them  from  Ka- 


dah,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the jdesh-barnea  even  unto  Gaza,  and  all  the 
sword,   and  the   king  thereof  he  utterly  country  of  Goshen,  even  unto  Gibeon. 
destroyed,  them,  and  all  the  souls  that!     42  And  all  these  kings  and  their  land 
were  therein;  he  let  none  remain:  and  net  did  Joshua  take  at  one  time;  because  the 
did  to  the  king  of  Makkedah  as  he  didlLoRD  God  of  Israel  fought  for  Israel. 


unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 


43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 


29  Then  Joshua  passed  from  Makke-iwith  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 


dah,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  Libnah 
and  fought  against  Libnah  : 


CHAP.  XL 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jabin  kin* 
.  of  Hazor  had  heard  those  things,  that 
the  king  thereof,  into  the  hand  of  Israel  :  he  sent  toJobab  king  of  Madon,  and  to  the 
and  he  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  king  of  Shimron,  and  to  the  king  of  Aclv 
and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein ;  he  letishapb, 

19a 


Hazor  is  taken  and  burnt. 


CHAP.  XII. 


The  Anakims  cvt  off. 


2  And  to  the  kings   that  were  on  the I  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  the  valley   and 

-'the  plain,  and  the  mountain  of  Israel'  and 
the  valley  oi  the  same  ; 

17  Even  from  the  mount  Halak,  that 
goeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto  Baal-gad,  in 
the  valley  of  Lebanon  under  mount  Her- 
mon  :  and  all  their  kings  he  took,  and 
smote  them,  and  slew  them. 

18  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time  with 
all  those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that  made 
peace  with  the  children  of  Israel,  save 
the  1  li\  ites  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  :  all 
other  they  lock  in  I  utile. 

20  For  it  was  of  the  Lord  to  harden 
their  hearts,  that  they  should  come  against 
Israel   in  battle,    that    he  might    destroy 


north  of  the  mountains,  and  of  the  plains 
south  of  Cinneroth,  and  in  the  valley,  and 
in  the  borders  of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the  east  and 
on  the  west,  and  to  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebu- 
site  in  the  mountains,  and  to  the  Ilivite 
under  Hermon  in  the  land  of  Mizpch. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their 
hosts  with  them,  much  people,  even  as  the 
sand  that  is  upon  the  sea-shore  in  multi- 
tude, with  horses  and  chariots  very  many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were  met 
together,  they  came  and  pitched  together 
at  the  waters  of  Merom,  to  fight  against 
Israel. 

6  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Be 
not  afraid  because  of  them  :  for  to-morrow 
about  this  time  will  I  deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel:  thou  shalt  hough  their 
horses,  and  burn  their  chariots  with  tire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the  people 
of  war  with  him,  against  them  by  the  wa- 
ters of  Merom  suddenly,  and  they  fell  upon 
them. 

8  And  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  Israel,  who  smote  them,  and 
chased  them  unto  great  Zidon,  and  unto 


Misrephoth-maim,  and  unto  the  valley  of  there  remained 


them  utterly,  and  that  they  might  have  no 
favour,  but  that  he  might  destroy  them, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Sl< 

21  II  And  at  that  time  came  Joshua  and 
cut  off  the  Anakims  from  the  mountains, 
from  Hebron,  from  Debir,  from  Anab,  and 
from  all  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Israel :  Joshua  de- 
stroyed them  utterly  with  their  cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the    Anakims 
left  in  the  land  of  the  children  of  Isi  iel 
only  in  Gaza,  in  Gath,  and   in  Ashdod, 


Mizpeb  eastward;  and  they  smote  them 
until  they  left  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  as  the 
Lord  bade  him:  he  houghed  their  horses, 
and  burnt  their  chariots  with  fire. 

10  1[  And  Joshua  at  that  time  turned 
back,  and  took  Hazor,  and  smote  the  king 
thereof  with  the  sword:  for  Hazor  before- 
time  was  the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein  writh  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
utterly  destroying  them :  there  was  not 
any  left  to  breathe  :  and  he  burnt  Hazor 
with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those  kings,  and 
all  the  kings  of  them,  did  Joshua  take,  and 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  he  utterly  destroyed  them,  as  Moses 
the  servant  ot  the  Lord  commanded. 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood  still 
in  their  strength,  Israel  burned  none  of 
them,  save  Hazor  only ;  that  did  Joshua 
burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and 
the  cattle,  the  children  of  Israel  took  for  a 
prey  unto  themselves :  but  every  man 
they  smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
until  they  had  destroyed  them,  neither  left 
they  any  to  breathe. 

15  Tl  As-  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
his  servant,  so  did  Moses  command  Joshua, 
and  so  did  Joshua  :  he  left  nothin  ;  uud<  ne 
of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 

16  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  he 
hills,  and  all  the  south  country,  and  all 


23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  said  unto  .Mo- 
ses, and  Joshua  gave  it  for  an  inheritance 
unto  Israel  according  to  their  divisions  by 
their  tribes.  And  the  land  rested  froio 
war. 

CHAP.  XII. 
~I^TOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land, 
_l  ^!  which  the  children  o? Israel  smote, 
and  possessed  their  land  on  the  other  side 
Jordan  toward  the  rising  of  the  sun, 
from  the  river  Arnon,  unto  mount  Hermon, 
and  al!  the  plain  on  the  east : 

2  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwell 
in  Heshbon,  and  ruled  from  Aroer,  which 
is  upon  the  bank  of  the  river  Amu  d, 
from  the  middle  of  the  river,  and  from 
half  Gilcad,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok, 
which  is  the  border  of  the  children  oi  Am- 
nion ; 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sen  of  Cin- 
neroth on  the  east,  and  unto  the  sea  i  the 
plain,  even  the  salt  sea  on  the  east,  the 
waytoBeth-jeshimoth;  and  from  tin  south, 
under  Ashdoth-pisgah  ■ 

4  And  the  coasl  ofOg  I-  ;  '<•<". 
which  was  of  the  remnant  of  ;':«-  giants, 
that  dwelt  at  Ashtaroth  and  al  E 

5  And  reigned  in  mount  Hermon,  and 
inSalcah,  and  to  all  Bashan,  onto  th< 

der  of  the  (i.  shuriti  s,  and  the  Ma  ■«  ha- 
thites,  and  half  Gilead,  the  bordei  oi  Si- 
hon kin-  of  Heshbon.  . 

6  Them  did  Moses  the  servant  ol  the 
Lord,  and  the  children  of  I-i 


The  one  and  thirty  kings  smote.      J0SH1 TA.     Bounds  of  the  unconquered  land. 


and  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave 
it  fcr  a  possession  unto  the  Reubenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh. 

7  IT  And  these  are  the  kings  of  the 
country  which  Joshua  and  the  children  of 
Israel  smote  on  this  side  Jordan  on  the 
west,  from  Baal-gad  in  tiie  valley  of  Le- 
banon, even  unto  the  mount  Halak  that 
goeth  up  to  Seir ;  which  Joshua  gave  unto 
the  tribes  of  Israel/or  a  possession  accord- 
ing to  their  divisions  ; 

8  In  the  mountains,  and  in  the  valleys, 
and  in  the  plains,  and  in  the  springs,  and 
in  the  wilderness,  and  in  the  south  coun- 
try; the  Hittites,  the  Amoxites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  the  Ferizzites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites : 

9  IF  The  king  of  Jericho,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Ai,  which  is  beside  Beth-el,  one  ; 

10  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one ;  the 
king  of  Hebron,  one  ; 

1 1  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Lachish,  one  ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Gezer,  one  ; 

13  The  king  of  Debir,  one  ;  the  king 
ofGeder,  one; 

14  ThekingofHormah,one;  the  king 
of  Arad,  one  ; 

15  The  king  of  Libnah,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Adullam,  one; 

16  The  king  of  Makkedah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Beth-el,  one  ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Hepher,  one  ; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,one;  the  king 
of  Lasharon,one; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Hazor,  one  ; 

20  The  king  of  Shimron-meron,  one  ; 
the  king  of  Achshaph,  one  ; 

21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one;  the 
king  of  Megiddo,  one  ; 

22  The  king"  of  Kedesh,  one ;  the  king 
of  Jokneam  oi  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  coast  of  Dor, 
one  ;  the  king  of  the  nations  of  Gilgal,  one ; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one  :  all  the 
kings  thirty  and  one. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  Joshua  was  old  and  stricken  in 
years  ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Thou  art  old  and  stricken  in  years,  and 
there  remaineth  yet  very  much  land  to  be 
possessed. 

2  This  is  the  land  that  yet  remaineth  : 
all  the  borders  of  the  Philistines,  and  all 
Geshuri, 

3  From  Sihor,  which  is  before  Egypt, 
even  unto  the  borders  of  Ekron  northward, 
which  is  counted  to  the  Canaanile :  rive 
lords  of  the  Philistines  ;  the  Gazathites, 
and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Eshkalonites,  the 
Gittites,  and  the  Ekronites ;  also  the  Avites : 


4  From  the  south  all  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites, and  Mearah  that  is  beside  the 
Sidonians,  unto  Aphek  to  the  borders  of 
the  Amorites : 

5  And  the  land  of  the  Giblites,  and  all 
Lebanon  toward  the  sun-rising,  from 
Baal-gad  under  mount  Hermon  unto  the 
entering  into  Hamath. 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill-country 
from  Lebanon  unto  Misrephoth-maim,  and 
all  the  Sidonians,  them  will  I  drive  out 
from  before  the  children  of  Israel  :  onlVj 
divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Israelites  for 
an  inheritance,  as  1  have  commanded  thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land  for 
an  inheritance  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh, 

8  With  whom  the  Reubenites  and  the 
Gadites  have  received  their  inheritance, 
which  Moses  gave  them,  beyond  Jordan 
eastward,  even  as  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them  ; 

9  From  Aroer  that  is  upon  the  bank  of 
the  river  Arnon,  and  the  city  that  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  river,  and  all  the  plain  of  Me- 
deba    unto  Dibon ; 

10  And  all  the  cities  of  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites,  which  reigned  in  Hesh- 
bon,  unto  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Ammon ; 

1 1  And  Gilead,  and  the  border  oi  the 
Geshuri tes  andMaachathites,  and  all  mount 
Hermon,  and  all  Bashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan, 
which  reigned  in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrei, 
who  remained  of  the  remnant  of  the  giants. 
For  these  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast  them 
out. 

13  Nevertheless,  the  children  of  Israel 
expelled  not  the  Geshurites,northe  Maa- 
chathites :  but  the  Geshurites  and  the 
Maachathites  dwell  among  the  Israelites 
until  this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave 
none  inheritance ;  the  sacrifices  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  made  by  fire  are  their 
inheritance,  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  IF  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Reuben  inheritance  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

16  And  their  coast  was  from  Aroer  that 
is  on  the  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  the 
city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and 
all  the  plain  by  Medeba  : 

17  Heshbon,  and  all  her  cities  that  arc 
in  the  plain ;  Dibon,  and  Bamoth-baal, 
and  Beth-baal-meon, 

18  And  Jahaza,  and  Kedemoth,  and 
Mephaath, 

19  And  Kirjathaim,  and  Sibmah,  and 
Zareth-shahar  in  the  mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Beth-peor,  and  Ashdolh-pisgah, 
and  Beth-jeshimoth, 

21  And  all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Ame- 

192 


Balaam  'Is  slain. 


CHAP.  XIV,  XV.     tnkeriteact  ofihe  * 


rites  which  reigned  in  Heshbon,  whom 
Moses  smote  with  the  princes  of  Midian, 
Evi,  and  Rekcm,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 


Reba. 


were  dukes  of  Sihcn,  dwell- 


ing in  the  country 

22  If  Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor,  the 
sooth-sayer,did  the  children  of  Israel  slay 
with  the  sword,  among  them  that  were 
slain  by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Reuben  was  Jordan,  and  the  border  thereof. 
This  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Reuben,  after  their  families,  the  cities 
and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto  the  children  of 
Gad  according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  coast  was  Jazer,  and  all 
^he  cities  of  Gilead,  and  half  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  unto  AroerthaU's 
before  Rabbah  ; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ramath- 
mizpeh,  and  Betonim  :  and  from  Mahana- 
im  unto  the  border  ofDebir; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  Beth-aram,  and 
Beth-nimrah,  and  Succoth,  and  Zaphon, 
the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of'Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  Jordan  and  his  border,  even  un- 
to the  edge  of  the  sea  of  Cinnerotb,  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  after  their  families,  the  cities 
and  their  villages. 

29  IF  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  :  and  this  was 
the  possession  of  the  half-tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh  by  their  families. 

30  And  their  coast  was  from  Mahanaim, 
nil  Bashan,  all  the  kingdom  of  Og  kin*  oi 
Bashan,  and  all  the  towns  of  Jair,  which 
are  in  Bashan,  threescore  cities  : 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  Ashtaroth,and 
Edrei,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  OginBa- 
<=han,  were  fjertaining  unto  the  children  of 
Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh,  even  to  the 
one  half  of  the  children  of  Machir  by 
their  families. 

32  These  arc  the  countries  which  Mo- 
ses did  distribute  for  inheritance  in  the 
plains  of  Moab,  on  the  other  side  Jordan 
by  Jericho  eastward. 

33  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi,  Moses 
gave  not  any  inheritance:  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  was  their  inheritance,  as  he  said 
tinto  them. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  these  arc  the  countries  which  the 
children  of  Israel  inherited  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads 
of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel  distributed  for  inheritance  to  them. 

2  By  lot  was  their  inheritance,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
for  the  nine  tribes,  and  for  the  half-t^ibe. 
13 


3  For  Moses  had  given  the  inheritance 
of  two  tribes  and  a  half-tribe  on  the  other 
sideJordan:  but  unto  the  Levi  te:  be  gave 
none  inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  the  children  of  Joseph  were  two 
tribes,  Manasseh  and  Ephrriim:  the:. 
they  gave  no  part  unto  thfc  Lcvites  in  the 
land,  save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with 
suburbs  for  their  cattle,  and  for  their 
stance. 

5  As  the  Lord  commanded  Mos 
the  children  of  Israel  did,  and  they  di- 
vided the  land. 

6  *F  Then  the  children  of  Judah  earn': 
unto  Joshua  in  Gilgal :  and  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  the  Kcnezite  said  unto  him, 
Thou  knowest  the  thing  that  the  Lord 
said  unto  Moses  the  man  of  God  concern- 
ing me  and  thee  in  Kadesh-barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  rvas  I  when  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  sent  me  from  Ka- 
desh-barnea  to  espy  out  the  land;  and  I 
brought  him  word  again  as  it  was  in  my 
heart. 

8  Nevertheless,  nrry  brethren  that  went 
up  with  me  made  the  heart  of  the  people 
melt:  but  I  wholly  followed  the  Lord  my 
God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  da}T,  sa  ] 
Surely  the   land  whereon  thy  feet 
trodden  shall  be  thine  inheritance,  and  thy 
children's  for  ever-    because   thou  hast 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath 
kept  me  alive,  as  he  said,  these  forty  and 
live  years,  even  since  the  Lord  spake  this 
word  unto  Moses,  while  the  children  of 
Israel  wandered  in  the  wilderness:  and 
now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  fourscore  and  five 
years  old. 

11  As  yet  I  am  as  strong  this  (Lay,  as  / 
was  in  the  day  that  Moses  sent  me:  as  my 
strength  zvas  then,  even  so  is  my  strength 
now,  for  war,  both  to  go  out,  and  to  come  in . 

12  Now  therefore  give  me  this  moun- 
tain, whereof  the  Lord  spake  in  that  da}' ; 
for  thou  heardest  in  that  day  how  the  Ana- 
kims  were  there,  and  that  the  cities  were 
great  and  fenced:  if  so  be  the  Lorl 
be  with  me,  then  I  shall  be  able  to  drive 
them  out,  as  the  Lord  said. 

13  And  Joshua  blessed  him,  and  eare 
unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. He bron 
for  an  inheritance. 

14  Hebron  therefore  became  the  inhe- 
ritance of  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
Kenezite  unto  this  day  ;  becae 
wholly  followed  the  Loup  God  d   I 

15  And  the  name  of  Hehron  I 
Kirjath-arba  ;  which  Arba  was  a 
among  the  Anakims.     And  the  land 
rest  from  war.cHAp    xv 

T1HIS  then  was  th- 
JL    thr>  children  of  J 


Borders  of  the  lot  of  Judak.  JOSHUA. 

lies;  even  to  the  border  of  Edom,  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin  southward  was  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  south  coa.st. 

2  And  their  south  border  wa9  from 
the  shore  of  the  salt  sea,  from  the  bay  that 
looketh  southward: 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south  side  to 
Maaleh-acrabbim,  and  passed  along  to 
Zin,  and  ascended  up  on  the  south  side 
unto  Kadesh-barnea,  and  passed  along  to 
Hezron,  and  went  up  to  Adar,  and  fetch- 
ed a  compass  to  Karkaa: 

4  From  thence  it  passed  toward  Azmon, 
and  went  out  unto  the  river  of  Egypt;  and 
the  goings  out  of  that  coast  were  at  the 
sea :  this  shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  was  the  salt  sea, 
even  unto  the  end  of  Jordan:  and  their 
border  in  the  north  quarter  was  from  the 
bay  of  the  sea,  at  the  uttermost  part  of 
Jordan : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to  Beth- 
hogla,  and  passed  along  by  the  north  of 
Beth-arabah  ;  and  the  border  went  up  to 
the  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben: 

7  And  the  border  went  up  toward  De- 
bir  from  the  valley  of  Achor,  and  so  north- 
ward looking  toward  Gilgal,that  is  before 
the  going  up  to  Adummim,  which  is  on 
the  south  side  of  the  river:  and  the  bor- 
der passed  toward  the  waters  of  En-she- 
mesh,  and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
£n-rogel : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  by  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  unto  the  south  side 
of  the  Jebusite;  the  same  is  Jerusalem: 
and  the  border  went  up  to  the  top  cf  the 
mountain  that  lieth  before  the  valley  of 
Hinnom  westward,  which  is  at  the  end  of 
the  valley  of  the  giants  northward : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from  the 
top  of  the  hill  unto  the  fountain  of  the 
water  of  Nephtoah,  and  went  out  to  the 
cities  of  mount  Ephron ;  and  the  border 
was  drawn  to  Baalah,  which  is  Kirjath- 
jearim: 

10  And  the  border  compassed  from 
Baalah  westward  unto  mount  Seir,  and 
passed  along  unto  the  side  of  mount  Jea- 
rim  (which  is  Chesalon)  on  the  north  side, 
and  went  down  to  Beth-shemesh,  and 
passed  on  to  Timnah: 

1 1  And  the  border  went  out  unto  the 
side  of  Ekron  northward:  and  the  border 
was  drawn  to  Shicron,  and  passed  along 
to  mount  Baalah,  and  went  out  unto  Jab- 
neel;  and  the  goings  out  of  the  border 
were  at  the  sea. 

1 2  And  the  west  border  was  to  the  great 
sea,  and  the  coast  thereof:  this  is  the  coast 
of  the  children  of  Judah  round  about,  ac- 
cording to  their  tamilies. 

1 3  T[  And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh  he  gave  a  part  among  the  children  of 


Judah,  according  to  the  commandment  of'Kithlish, 


The  cities  of  Judah* 

the  Lord  to  Joshua,  even  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anak,  which  city  is  Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  the  three 
sons  of  Anak,  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and 
Talmai,  the  children  of  Anak. 

15  And  he  went  up  thence  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Debir:  and  the  name  of  De- 
bir  before  zvas  Kirjath-sepher. 

16  If  And  Caleb  said,  He  that  smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will 
I  give  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  the 
brother  of  Caleb,  took  it:  and  he  gave 
him  Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  came 
unto  him.)  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her 
father  a  field.  And  she  lighted  off  her  ass; 
and  Caleb  said  unto  her,  What  wouldest 
thou? 

19  Who  answered,  Give  me  a  blessing; 
for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south  land,  give 
me  also  springs  of  water.  And  he  gave  her 
the  upper  springs,  and  the  nether  spring*?. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Judah  according  to 
their  families. 

21  And  the*  uttermost  cities  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Judah  toward  the  coast 
of  Edom  southward  were  Kabzeel,  and 
Eder,  and  Jagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and  Ada- 
dah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Ithnan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bealoth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and  Kerioth, 
and  Hezron,  which  is  Hazor, 

26  Amam,and  Shema,  and  Moladah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Heshmon, 
and  Beth-palet, 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer-sheba,. 
and  Bizjothiah, 

29  Baalah,  and  Iim,  and  Azem, 

30  And  Eitolad,  and  Chesil,  and  Hor* 
mah, 

31  And  Ziklag,  and  Madmannah,  and 
Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim,  and  Ain, 
and  Rimmon:  all  the  cities  are  twenty  and 
nine,  with  their  villages: 

33  And  in  the  valley,  Eshtaol,  and  Zo- 
reah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim,  Tap- 
puah,  and  Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  Socoh,  and 
Azekah, 

36  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim,  and 
Gederah,andGederothaiin;  fourteen  cities 
with  their  villages: 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and  Migdal- 
gad, 

38  And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  and  Jok- 
theel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and  Eglon, 

40  And    Cabbon,  and  Lahmam,  and 


194 


The  lot  of  the  sons  of Joseph.  CHAP.  XVI,  XVII. 


The  lot  nf  Manns$e\. 


41    And    Gederoth,    Beth-dagon,   and, Ephraim  according  to  their  families 


Naamah,  and  Makkedah;  sixteen  cities 
with  their  villages: 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,and  Ashnah,andNezib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and  Ma- 
reshah;  nine  cities  with  their  villages: 

45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages: 

46  From  Ekron  even  unto  the  sea,  ail 
that  lay  near  Ashdod,  with  their  villages  : 

47  Ashdod,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages; Gaza,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages, unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  and  the 
great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof: 

48  H  And  in  the  mountains,  Shamir,  and 
Jattir,  and  Socoh 

49  And  Dannah,  and  Kirjath-sannah, 
which  is  Debir, 

50  And  Anab,  andEshtemoh,  and  Anim, 

51  And  Goshen,  and  Holon,  and  Giloh ; 
eleven  cities  with  their  villages: 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Esbean, 

53  And  Janum,  and  Beth-tappuah,  and 
Aphekah, 

54  And  Humtah,  and  Kirjath-arba 
(which  is  Hebron)  and  Zior;  nine  cities 
with  their  villages : 

55  Maon,Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and  Juttah, 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam,  and 
Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah ;  ten 
cities  with  their  villages: 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  And  Maarath,  and  Beth-anoth,  and 
Eltekon;  six  cities  with  their  villages: 

60  Kirjath-baal  (which  is  Kirjath-iea- 
pim)  and  Rabbah;  two  cities  with  their 
villages: 

61  IT  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-arabah, 
Middin,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of  Salt, 
and  En-gedi:  six  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages. 

63  As  for  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  the  children  of  Judah  could 
not  drive  them  out:  but  the  Jebusites 
dwell  with  the  children  of  Judah  at  Jeru- 
salem unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  the  lot  of  the  children  of  Joseph 
fell  from  Jordan  by  Jericho,  unto  the 
water  of  Jericho,  on  the  east,  to  the  wil- 
derness that  goeth  up  from  Jericho  through- 
out mount  Beth-el, 

2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to  Luz, 
and  passeth  along  unto  the  borders  of 
Archi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to  the. 
coast  of  Japhleti,  unto  the  coast  of  Beth-  had  an  inheritance  among  In 


■  w?s 
thus:  even  the  border  of  their  inheritance. 
on  the  east  side  was  Ataroth-adar,  unto 
Beth-horon  the  upper ; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  toward    the, 
sea  to  Michmethah  on  the  north  side  •  ind 
the  border  went  about  eastward  unto  Taa 
nath-shiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on  tin 
to  Janohah: 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Janohah  to 
Ataroth,  and  to  Naarath,  and  came  to  Je 
richo,  and  went  out  at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tappuan 
westward  unto  the  river  Kanah  ;  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  sea.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the  chi) 
dren  of  Ephraim  were  among  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  all  the 
cities  with  their  villages, 

10  And  they  drave  not  out  the  Canaan, 
ites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer:  but  the  Canaan 
ites  dwell  among  the  Ephraimites  untn 
this  day,  and  serve  under  tribute. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh;  for  he  was  the  first-born 
of  Joseph ;  to  mt,  for  Machir  the  tirst-bom 
of  Manasseh,  the  father  of  Gilead:  be- 
cause he  was  a  man  of  war,  therefore  be 
had  Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  the  rest  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh  by  their  families; 
for  the  children  of  Abiezer,  and  for  the 
children  of  Helek,  and  for  the  children  of 
Asriel,  and  for  the  children  of  Shechem, 
and  for  the  children  of  Hepher,  and  lor 
the  children  of  Shemida  :  these  were  the 
male  children  of  Manasseh  the  sot 
Joseph  by  their  families. 

3  II  But  Zelophehad,the  son  of  Hepher. 
the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  th^ 
son  of  Manasseh,  had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
ters: and  these  are  the  names  of  his 
daughters,  Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah, 
Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  before  the  princes,  saying,  The 
Lord  commanded  Moses  to  give  us  an  in- 
heritance among  our  brethren :  therefore 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  he  gave  them  an  inheritance  aOMDf 
the  brethren  of  their  father. 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to  Mai 
seh,  besides  the  land  ot  Gilead  and  I 
shan,  which  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan  , 

6  Because  the  daughters  of  Maw 


horon  the  nether,  and  to  Gezer  :  and  the 
going_s  out  thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  So  the  children  of  Joseph,  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim,  took  their  inheritance. 

5  IT  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 


Ihe  rest  of  Manasseh's  sons  had  the  land 
of  Gilead. 

7  H  And  the  coast  of  Manasseh  was  from 
Asher  to  Michmethah,  that   lieth    before 
Shechem  ;  and  the  border  went  along  on 
19^ 


The  tabernacle  set  up  JOSHUA. 

(he  right  hand  unto  the  inhabitants  ©f  En- 
tappuah. 

8  Now  Manasseh  had  the  land  of  Tap- 
puah:  but  Tappuah  on  the  border  of  Ma- 
nasseh belonged  to  the  children  of  Ephraim: 

9  And  the  coast  descended  unto  the 
river  Kanah,  southward  of  the  river. 
These  cities  of  Ephraim  are  among  the 
cities  of  Manasseh :  the  coast  of  Manasseh 
also  was  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and 
the  out-goings  of  it  were  at  the  sea: 

10  Southward  it  was  Ephraim's,  and 
northward  it  was  Manasseh's,  and  the  sea 
is  his  border ;  and  they  met  together  in 
Asher  on  the  north,  and  in  Issachar  on  the 
east 

1 1  And  Manasseh  had  in  Issachar  and 
in  Asher,  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and 
Ibleam  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Taanach  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and  her  towns, 
even  three  countries. 

12  Yet  the  children  of  Manasseh  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  n£  those  cities; 
but  the  Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that  land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  waxen  strong,  that 
they  put  the  Canaanites  to  tribute;  but  did 
not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake 
unto  Joshua,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  given 
me  but  one  lot  and  one  portion  to  inherit, 
seeing  I  am  a  great  people,  forasmuch  as 
the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  hitherto  ? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them,  If  thou 
be  a  great  people,  then  get  thee  up  to  the 
wood-cownZry,  and  cut  down  for  thyself 
there  in  the  land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of 
the  giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too  nar- 
row for  thee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said, 
The  hill  is  not  enough  for  us :  and  all  the 
Canaanites  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
valley  have  chariots  of  iron,  bcth  they  who 
are  of  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and 
they  who  are  of  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  house  ot 
Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh, 
saying,  Thou  art  a  great  people,  and  host 
great  power:  thou  shalt  not  have  one  lot 
only : 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be  thine;  for 
it  is  a  wood,  and  thou  shalt  cut  it  down  : 
and  the  out-goings  of  it  shall  be  thine:  for 
thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanites,  though 
they  have  iron  chariots,  and  though  they 
be  strong. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  assembled  together 
at  Shiloh,  and  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  there :  and  the  land  was  sub- 
dued before  them. 


Tlie  land  divided  by  lot, 


2  And  there  remained  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  seven  tribes,  which  had  not 
yet  received  their  inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  oi 
Israel,  How  long  are  ye  slack  to  go  to  pos- 
sess the  land  which  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers  hath  given  you? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three  men 
for  each  tribe  :  and  I  will  send  them,  and 
they  shall  rise,  and  go  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it  accordingto  the  inheritance 
of  them,  and  they  shall  come  again  to  me. 

5Andtheyshalldivideitintoseven  parts. 
Judah  shall  abide  in  their  coast  on  the 
south,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  shall  abide 
in  their  coast   on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the  land 
into  seven  parts,  and  bring  the  description 
hither  to  me,  that  I  may  cast  lots  for  you 
here  before  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  Levites  have  no  part  among 
you ;  for  the  priesthood  of  the  Lord  is 
theirinheritance.  And  Gad,  and  Reuben, 
and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  have  re- 
ceived theirinheritance  beyond  Jordan  on 
the  east,  which  Moses  the  servant,  of  the 
Lord  gave  them. 

8  TT  And  the  men  ^rose,  and  went 
away :  and  Joshua  charged  them  that  went 
to  describe  the  land,  saying,  Go,  and  walk 
through  the  land,  and  describe  it,  and 
come  again  to  me,  that  I  may  here  cast 
lots  for  you  before  the  Lord  in  Shiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went  and  passed  through 
the  land,  and  described  it  by  cities  into 
seven  parts  in  a  book,  and  came  again  to 
Joshua  to  the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  IF  And  Joshua  cast  lots  for  them  in 
Shiloh  before  the  Lord  :  and  there  Joshua 
divided  the  land  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
according  to  their  divisions. 

1 1  IF  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  came  up  according  to 
their  families :  and  the  coast  of  their  lot 
came  forth  between  the  children  of  Judah 
and  the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  And  their  border  on  the  north  side 
was  from  Jordan ;  and  the  border  went  up 
to  the  side  of  Jericho  on  the  north  side, 
and  went  up  through  the  mountains  west- 
ward ;  and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
the  wilderness  of  Beth-aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from  thence 
toward  Luz,  to  the  side  of  Luz  (which  is 
Beth-el)  southward  ;  and  the  border  de- 
scended to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the  hill  that 
lietk  on  the  south  side  of  the  nether  Beth- 
boron. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn  thence, 
and  compassed  the  corner  of  the  sea  south- 
ward, from  the  hill  that  lieth  before  Beth- 
horon  southward;and  the  goings  out  there- 
of v,ere  at  Kirjath-baal  (which  is  Kirjath- 
iearim)  a  city  of  the  children  of  Judah. 

i  This  was  the  west  quarter, 
1J?5 


77; c  cities  of  Benjamin 

15  And  the  south  quarter  was  from  the 
end  ofKirjath-jearim,  and  the  border  went 
out  on  the  west,  and  went  out  to  the  well 
of  waters  of  Nephtoah  : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to  the 
end  of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  which  is 
in  the  valley  of  the  giants  on  the  north, 
and  descended  to  the  valley  of  Hinnom,  to 
the  side  of  Jebusi  on  the  south,  and  de- 
scended to  En-rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the  north,  and 
went  forth  to  En-shemesh,  and  went  forth 
toward  Geliloth,  which  is  over  against  the 
going  up  of  Adummim,  and  descended  to 
the  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the  side 
over  against  Arabah  northward,  and  went 
down  unto  Arabah : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along  to  the 


CHAP.  XIX.  Tlie  lot  of  Zebulun,  $c. 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were  ronn3 
about  these  cities  toBaalath-beer,  Ramath 
of  the  south.  This  is  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  children  of 
Judah  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Simeon  :  for  the  part  of  the  children  of 
Judah  was  too  much  for  them:  therefore 
the  children  of  Simeon  had  their  inherit* 
ance  within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  TF  And  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to  their  fa- 
milies :  and  the  border  of  their  inherit- 
ance was  unto  Sarid : 

1 1  And  their  border  went  up  toward 
the  sea,  and  Marilab,  and  reached  to 
Dabbasheth,  and  reached  to  the  river  that 
is  before  Jokneam, 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  eastward,  to- 


side  of  Beth-hoglah  northward:  and  the  [ward    the  sun-rising,  unto  the  border  of 


out-goings  of  the  border  were  at  the  north 
bay  of  the  salt-sea  at  the  south  end  of  Jor- 
dan.    This  was  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of  it  on 
the  east  side.  This  was  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  the  coasts 
thereof  round  about,  according  to  their 
families.  * 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  according  to  their 
families,  were  Jericho,  and  Beth-hoglah, 
and  the  valley  of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zemaraim, 
and  Betb-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and  Ophrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haammonai,andOphni, 
and  Gaba;  twelve  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

25  Gibeon,  and  Ramah,  and  Beeroth, 

26  And  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah,  and 
Mozah, 

27  And  Rekem ,  and  Irpeel ,  and  Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,Eleph,  and  Jebusi,  (which 
is  Jerusalem)  Gibeath,  and  Kirjath  ;  four- 
teen cities  with  their  villages.  This  is 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Benja- 
min according  to  their  families. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
ND  the  second  lot  came  forth  to  Si- 


A' 


Chisloth-tabor,  and  then  goeth  out  to  Da- 
berath,  and  goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on  along 
on  the  easttoGittah-hepher,to  Ittah-kazin, 
and  goeth  out  to  Remmon-methoar  to 
Neah  ; 

14  And  the  border  compasseth  it  on  the 
north  side  to  Hannathon:  and  the  out- 
goings thereof  are  in  the  valley  of  Jiph- 
thah-el : 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Nahallal,  and 
Shimron,  and  Idalah,  and  Beth-lehem  ; 
twelve  cities  with  their  villages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Zebulun  according  to  their  fami- 
lies, these  cities  with  their  villages. 

17  H  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out  to  h- 
sachar,  for  the  children  of  Issachar  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward  Jez- 
reel,  and  Chesulloth,  and  Shunem, 

19  And  Hapharaim,  and  Suihon,  and 
Anaharath, 

20  And   Rabbith,   and   Kishion,   arrd 

21  'And  Remeth,  and  En-gannim,  and 
En-haddah,  and  Beth-pazzez  ; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to  Tabor, 
and  Shahazimah,  and  Beth-shemesh  ;   and 

meon,  even  for  the  tribe  of  the  chil-  the  out-goings  of  their  border  were  at  Jor- 


dren  of  Simeon  according  to  their  families  : 
and  their  inheritance  was  within  the  in- 
heritance of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  they  had  in  their  inheritance, 
Beer-sheba,  and  Sheba,  and  Moladah, 

3  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah,  and 
Azem, 

4  AndEltolad,  andBethul,  and  Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marcaboth,  and 
Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-Jebaoth,   and  Sharuhen; 
thirteen  cities  and  their  villages: 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan  ; 
four  cities  and  their  villages  : 


dan  :  sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  trio* 
of  the  children  of  Issachar  accorde 
their  families,   the   cities  and  th*i 
la°*es. 

l°24*1F  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  !« 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Ashera< 
their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkatn, 
Hali,  and  Betcn,  and  Achshaph, 

26  And  Alammelech,  and  A 
Misheal  ;  and  reacheth  to  CaiMeJ  P 
ward,  and  to  Shihor-libnath  ; 

°7  And  turneth  toward    fir*  H:n-rj3ing 
197 


vfhe  lot  of  Naphtali  and  Dan. 

to  Beth-dagon,  and  reacheth  to  Zebulun, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el  toward 
the  north  side  of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel, 
andgoeth  out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Rehob,  and  Ham- 
Boon,  and  Kanah,  even  unto  great  Zidon  ; 

29  And  then  the  toast  turneth  to  Ra- 
man, and  to  the  strong  city  Tyre  ;  and  the 
toast  turneth  to  Hosah  :  and  the  out-go- 
ings thereof  are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast 
to  Achzib ': 

30  Ummah  also,  and  Aphek,  and  Re 
hob :  twenty  and  two  cities  with  thei 
villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Asher  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

32  f  The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the  chil 
dren  of  Naphtali,  even  for  the  children  of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  Heleph, 
from  Alioh  to  Zaanannim,  and  Adami, 
Nekeb,  and  JabneeK  unto  Lakum ;  and 
the  out-goings  thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  then  the  coast  turneth  west- 
Ward  to  Aznoth-tabor,  and  goeth  out  from 
thence  to  Hukkok,  and  reacheth  to  Zebu- 
lun on  the  south  side,  and  reacheth  to 
Asher  on  the  west  side,  and  to  Judah  upon 
Jordan  toward    the  sun-rising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Ziddim, 
Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rakkath,  and  Cin- 
neroth-, 

36  And  Adamah, and Ramah, arid  Hazor, 
37AndKedesb,andEdrei,andEn-hazor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Horem, 
and  Beth-anath,  and  Beth-sheraesh  ;  nine- 
teen cities  with  their  villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
tof  the  children  of  Naphtali  according  to 
their  families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

40  IT  And  the  seventh  lot  came  out  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  according 
to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inheritance 
was  Zorah,  and  Eshtaol,  and  Ir-shemesh, 

42  And  Shaalabbin,  and  Ajalon,  and 
Jethlah, 

43  And  Eton,  and  Thimnathah,  and 
Ekron, 

44  And  EHekeh,  and  Gibbethon,  and 
Baalath, 

45  And  .Jehud,  and  Bene-berak,  and 
Gath-iimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with 
the  border  before  Japho. 

47  And  the  coast  ef  the  children  of  Dan, 
Went  out  too  little  for  them :  therefore  the 
children  of  Dan  went  up  to  tight  against 
Le'shem,  and  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  possessed  it,  and 
dwelt  therein,  and  called  Leshem,  Dan, 
after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father. 

48  This?'s  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
ox  the  children  of  Dan  according  to  their 


JOSHUA. 


fFhe  six  cities  of  refuge* 


families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

49  II  When  they  had  made  an  end  of 
dividing  the  land  tor  inheritance  by  their 
coasts,  the  children  of  Israel  gave  an  inhe- 
ritance to  Joshua  the  son  ot  Nun  among 
them: 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
they  gave  him  the  city  which  he  asked, 
even  fimnath-serah  in  mount  Ephraim: 
and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances  which 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  divided  for 
an  inheritance  by  lot  in  Shiloh  before  the 
Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation.  So  they  made  an  end  of 
dividing  the  country. 

CHAP.  XX. 
PIP  HE  Lord  also  spake  unto  Joshua^ 
JL     saying. 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, Appoint  out  for  you  cities  of  refuge, 
whereof  I  spake  unto  you  by  the  hand  of 
Moses : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  and  unwittingly  >  may  flee 
thither :  and  they  shall  be  your  refuge  from 
the  avenger  of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto  one 
of  those  cities  shall  stand  at  the  entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  shall  declare 
his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that 
city,  they  shall  take  him  into  the  city  unto 
them,  and  give  him  a  place,  that  he  may 
dwell  among  them. 

5  And  if  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue  af- 
ter him,  then  they  shall  not  deliver  the 
slayer  up  into  his  hand ;  because  he  smote 
his  neighbour  unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  beforetime. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation  for  judg- 
ment, and  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest 
that  shall  be  in  those  days :  then  shall  the 
slaver  return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city* 
ancl  unto  his  own  house,  unto  the  city  from 
whence  he  fled. 

7  IF  And  they  appointed  Kedesh  in  Ga- 
lilee in  mount  Naphtali,  and  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  Kirjath-arba,  (which 
is  Hebron)  in  the  mountain  of  Judan. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jeri- 
cho eastward,  they  assigned  Bezer  in  the 
wilderness  upon  the  plain  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Reuben,  and  Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bashan  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  appointed  tor 
all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  tor  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  them,  that  who- 
soever killeth  any  person  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand 
of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until  he  stood  be* 
fore  the  congregation. 

198 


CHAP.  XXI. 


Forty -eight  cities  given 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN   came   near  the   heads   of 
fathers  of  the  Levites  unto  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  unto  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at  Shiloh 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  saying,  The  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  give 
us  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  unto 
the  Levites  out  of  their  inheritance,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  these  cities 
and  theii  suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families 
of  the  Kohathites  :  and  the  children  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  which  -were  of  the  Le- 
vites, had  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen  cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Kohath 
had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and 
out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  ten  cities. 

6  And  the  children  of  Gershon  had  by  lot 
out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen  cities. 

7  The  children  of  Merari  by  their  fami- 
lies had  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  by 
lot  unto  the  Levites  these  cities  with  their 
suburbs,  as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

9  IT  And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon,  these  cities 
which  are  here  mentioned  by  name, 

10  Which  the  children  of  Aaron,  being 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  who  -were 
of  the  children  of  Levi,  had :  for  theirs  was 
the  first  lot. 

1 1  And  they  gave  them  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anak  (which  city  is  Hebron) 
in  the  hi\\-country  of  Judah,  with  the  sub 
urbs  thereof  round  about  it. 

1 2  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  vil 
lages  thereof,  gave  they  to  Caleb  the  son 
oiJephunneh  for  his  possession. 

13  IF  Thus  they  gave  to  the  children  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  Hebron  with  her  suburbs, 
to  be  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and 
Libnah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  Jattir  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  Holon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

1 6  And  Ain  with  her  suburbs,  and  Juttah 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-shemesh  with 
her  suburbs ;  nine  cities  out  of  those  two 
tribes. 


by  lot  to  the  Levxtet. 

I      17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
thelGibeon  with  her  suburbs,  Geba  with  her 
suburbs, 

18  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  AI- 
mon  with  her  suburbs  ;   tour  cities. 

9  All  the  cities  o'f  the  children  of  Aaron, 
the  priests,  were  thirteen  cities  with  their 
suburbs. 

20  1[  And  the  families  of  the  children  of 
Kohath,  the  Levites  which  remained  of  the 
children  of  Kohath,  even  they  had  the  ci- 
ties of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  Shechem  with 
her  suburbs  in  mount  Ephraim,  to  be  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  slayer;  and  Gezer  witli 
her  suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-horon  with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,Eltekeh 
with  her  suburbs,  Gibbethon  with  her 
suburbs, 

24  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs,  Gath-rim- 
mon  with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh, Tanach  with  her  suburbs,  and  Gath- 
rimmon,  with  her  suburbs  ;  two  cities. 

26  All  the  cities  were  ten  with  their  sub- 
urbs, for  the  families  of  the  children  of 
Kohath  that  remained. 

27  IF  And  unto  the  children  of  Gershon, 
of  the  families  of  the  Levites,  out  of  the 
other  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  they  gave  Go- 
lan in  Bashan  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  slayer,  and  Beesh-teran 
with  her  suburbs;  two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Ki- 
shon  wrth  her  suburbs,  Dabareh  with  her 
suburbs, 

29  Jannuth  with  her  suburbs, En-gannim 
with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Mishal 
with  her  suburbs,  Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and  Re- 
hob  with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Ke- 
desh  in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and  Ham- 
moth-dor  with  her  suburb?'.,  and  Kartau 
with  her  suburbs  ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershonites,  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  were  thirteen 
cities  with  tlieir  suburbs. 

34  IF  And  unto  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Merari,  the  rest  of  the  Levites,  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Jokneam  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs 

35  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  ISahalal 
with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  he- 
zerwith  her  suburbs,  and  Jahazah  with 
her  suburbs,  ,  w 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Me- 
phaath  with  her  suburbs ;  I 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  ot  Gad,  Kamotb 
in  GiJead  with  her  suburbs  to  l"  a  city  oi. 


'Hie  Israelites  real  from  ow 


refuge  for  the  slayer;  and  Mahauaim  with 
her  suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  Jazer 
with  her  suburbs;  four  cities  in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children  of 
Merari  by  their  families,  which  were  re- 
maining of  the  families  of  the  Levites, 
were  by  their  lot  twelve  cities. 

41  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  within 
the  possession  of  the  children  of  Israel  were 
forty  and  eight  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one  with 
their  suburbs  round  about  them.  Thus 
were  all  these  cities. 

43  TT  And  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all 
the  land  which  he  sware  to  give  unto  their 
fathers:  and  they  possessed  it,  and  dwelt 
therein. 

44  And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round 
about,  according  to  all  that  he  sware  unto 
their  fathers:  and  there  stood  not  a  man  of 
aJl  their  enemies  before  them;  the  Lord 
delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their  hand. 

45  There  failed  not  aught  of  any  good 
filing  which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ;  all  came  to  pass. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THEN  Joshua  called  the  Reubenite3, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh, 

2  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  kept  all 
that  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded you,  and  have  obeyed  my  voice 
in  all  that  I  commanded  you  : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren  these 
many  days  unto  this  day,  but  have  kept 
the  charge  of  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  your  God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  jrour  God  hath 
given  rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  he  pro- 
mised them:  therefore  now  return  ye,  and 
get  you  unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  possession,  which  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  gave  you  on  the  other 
side  Jordan. 

6  But  take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  com- 
mandment and  the  law,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  charged  you,  to  love 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
and  to  cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart,  and  with  all  your  soul. 

6  So  Joshua  blessed  them,  and  sent  them 
away;  and  they  went  unto  their  tents. 

7  TT  Now  to  the  one  half  of  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Moses  had  given  possession  in 
Basban:  but  unto  the  other  half  thereof 
gave  Joshua  among  their  brethren  on  this 
snde  Jordan  westward.  And  when  Joshua 
£-ent  them  away  also  unto  their  tents,  then 
he  blessed  them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  saying,  Re- 
turn with  much  riches  unto  your  tents,  and 
with  very  much  cattle,  with  silver,  and 
yiUt  g-cki.  and  ytit\\  brass,  and  with  irm>, 


JOSHUA.  J/i  altar  of  testimony  bmtt 

and  with  very  much  raiment :   divide  the 


spoil  of  your  enemies  with  your  brethren. 

9  IF  And  the  children  ol  Reuben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh  returned,  and  departed  from  the 
children  cf  Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the  coun- 
try of  Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  posses- 
sion, whereof  they  were  possessed,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

10  IT  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
borders  of  Jordan,  that  are  in  the  land  oi 
Canaan,  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a 
great  altar  to  see  to. 

1 1  IF  And  the  children  of  Israel  heard 
say,  Behold,  the  children  of  Reuben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh,  have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders  of  Jor- 
dan, at  the  passage  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  Israel 
heard  of  it,  the  whole  congregation  oi 
the  children  of  Israel  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war  against 
them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  and  to  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh into  the  land  of  Gilead,  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of  each 
chief  house  a  prince  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel ;  and  each  one  was  a 
head  of  the  house  of  their  fathers  among 
the  thousands  of  Israel. 

15  And  they  came  unto  the  children  of 
Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  unto  the  land  of 
Gilead,  and  they  spake  with  them, 
saying, 

16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  Lord,  What  trespass  is  this  that  ye 
have  committed  against  the  God  of  Israel, 
to  turn  away  this  day  from  following  the 
Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded  you  an  al- 
tar, that  ye  might  rebel  this  day  against 
the  Lord  ? 

17  Is  the  iniquity  of  Peor  too  Utile  for 
us,  from  which  we  are  not  cleansed  until 
this  day,  although  there  was  a  plague  in 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away  this  day 
from  following  the  Lord  ?  and  it  will  be, 
seeing  ye  rebel  to-day  against  the  Lord, 
that  to-morrow  he  will  be  wroth  with  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land  of  your 
possession  be  unclean,  then  pass  ye  over 
unto  the  landof  the  possession  of  the  Lord, 
wherein  the  Lord's  tabernacle  dwelleth, 
and  take  possession  among  us  :  but  rebel 
not  against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against  us# 


The  Israelites  contend  together.     CHAP.  XXIII.         The  exhortation  of  JosJaut, 

in  building  you  an  altar  besides  the  altar  \  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  chil- 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 
20  Did    not  Achan  the 


son 


jdren  ot*  Manasseh,  This  day  we  perceive 
of  Zerah  that  the  Lord  is  anions-  us,  because  ye 
commit  a  trespass  in  the  accursed  thing,  have  not  committed  this  trespass  against 
and  wrath  fell  on  all  the  congregation  of  the  Lord:  now  ye  have  delivered  the 
Israel  ?  and  that  man  perished  not  alone!  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the 


in  his  iniquity 

21  IT  Then  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  thechildrenof  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh  answered,  and  said  unto  the 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  God  of  gods,  the  Lord 
God  of  gods,  he  knoweth,  and  Israel  he 
shall  know  ;  if  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  if  in 
transgression  against  the  Lord,  (save  us 
not  this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar  to 
turn  from  following  the  Lord,  or  if  to  offer 
thereon  burnt-offering,  or  meat-offering, 
or  if  to  offer  peace-offerings  thereon,  let 
the  Lord  himself  require  it; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done  it 
for  fear  of  this  thing,  saying,  In  time  to 
come  your  children  might  speak  unto  our 
children,  saying,  What  have  ye  to  do  with 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ? 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a 
border  between  us  and  you,  ye  children  of 
Reuben  and  children  ot  Gad ;  ye  have  no 
part  in  the  Lord.  So  shall  your  children 
make  our  children  cease  from  fearing  the 
Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said,  Let  us  now  pre- 
pare to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt- 
offering,  nor  for  sacrifice: 

27  But  that  it  may  be  a  witness  between 
us,  and  you,  and  our  generations  after  us, 
that  we  might  do  the  service  of  the  Lord 
before  him  with  our  burnt-offerings,  and 
with  our  sacrifices,  and  with  our  peace- 
offerings  ;  that  your  children  may  not  say 
to  our  children  in  time  to  come,  Ye  have 
no  part  in  the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall  be. 
when  they  should  so  say  to  us  or  to  our 
generations  in  time  to  come,  that  we  may 
say  again,  Behold  the  pattern  of  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made,  not 
for  burnt-offerings,  nor  for  sacrifices  ;  but 
it  is  a  witness  between  us  and  you. 

29  God  forbid  that  we  should  rebel 
against  the  Lord,  and  turn  this  day  from 
following  the  Lord,  to  buiid  an  altar  for 
burnt-offerings,  for  meat-offerings,  or  for 
sacrifices,  besides  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
our  God  that  is  before  his  tabernacle. 

30  IT  And  when  Phinehas  the  priest 
and  the  princes  of  the  congregation,  and 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel  which 
were  with  him,  heard  the  words  that  the 
children  of  Reuben,  and  the  children  of 
Gad,  and  the  children  of  Manasseh  spake 
it  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the 
priest  said  unto  the  children  of  Reuben, 


Lord. 

32  IT  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  the  princes,  returned  from 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gilead, 
unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  brought  them  word  again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children 
of  Israel ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  bless- 
ed God,  and  did  not  intend  to  go  up 
against  them  in  battle,  to  destroy  the  land 
wherein  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad 
dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  called  the  altar  Ed  :  for 
it  shall  be  a  witness  between  us  that  the 
Lord  is  God. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  a  long  time  after 
that  the  Lord  had  given  rest  unto 
Israel  from  all  their  enemies  round  about, 
that  Joshua  waxed  old  and  stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  called  for  all  Israel,  and 
for  their  elders,  and  for  their  heads,  and 
for  their  judges,  and  for  their  officers,  and 
said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in 
agfe  : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  done  unto  all  these  nation? 
because  of  you  ;  for  the  Lord  your  God 
is  he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  divided  unto  you  by 
lot  these  nations  that  remain,  to  be  an  in- 
heritance for  your  tribes,'  from  Jordan, 
with  all  the  nations  that  I  have  cut  off, 
e\en  unto  the  great  sea  westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  he  shall  ex- 
pel them  from  before  you,  and  drive  them 
from  out  of  your  sight ;  and  ye  shall  pos- 
sess their  land,  as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
promised  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  therefore  very  courageous  to 
keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  tun 
not  aside  therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left ; 

7  That  ye  come  not  among  these  na- 
tions, these  that  remain  among  you  J  [•<  f- 
ther  make  mention  of  the  name  ot  then 
gods,  nor  cause  to  swear  by  them,  neith<  I 
serve  them,  nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them: 

8  But  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  I 
as  ye  have  done  unto  this  day. 

9  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from 
before  you  gre*  nations  and  strong:  oul 
air/or  y*u,  no  man  hath  been  able  to  stand 
before  you  unto  this  day. 

10  OneWiofyousbal  hou- 
sand:  for  the  Lord  youi               •*« 

eoi 


Joshua  r dates  God's  benefits. 


JOSHUA. 


Covenant  renewed  with  God. 


that  fighteth  for3rou,as  he  hath  promised 
you. 

11  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto 
vourselves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord  your 
"God. 

12  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  back, 
and  cleave  unto  the  remnant  of  these  na- 
tions, even  these  that  remain  among  you, 
and  shall  make  marriages  with  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : 

3  Know  for  a  certainty  that  the  Lord 
your  God  will  no  more  drive  out  any  of 
these  nations  from  before  you  :  but  they 
shall  be  snares  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  off  this  good 
land  which  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
given  you. 

14  And  behold,  this  day  I  am  going 
the  way  of  all  the  earth  ;  and  ye  know  in 
ail  your  hearts  and  in  all  your  souls,  that 
not  one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good 
things  which  the  Lord  your  God  spake 
concerning  you  ;  all  are  come  to  pass  unto 
you,  and  not  one  thing  hath  failed  thereof. 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  as  all  good  things  are  come  upon  you, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  promised  you  ; 
so  shall  the  Lord  bring  upon  you  all  evil 
things,  until  he  have  destroyed  you  from 
off  this  good  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he 
commanded  you,  and  have  gone  and  serv- 
ed other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to 
them  ;  then  shall  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
be  kindled  against  you,  and  ye  shall  pe- 
rish quickly  from  off  the  good  land  which 
he  hath  given  uhto  you. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
A  ND  Joshua  gathered  all  the  tribes  of 
J\.  Israel  to  Shechem,  and  called  for 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  for  their  heads 
and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their  officers  ; 
and  they  presented  themselves  before  God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Your 
fathers  dwelt  on  the  other  side  of  the  flood 
in  old  time,  even  Terah,  the  father  of 
Abraham,  and  the  father  of  Nachor:  and 
they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  I  took  your  father  Abraham  from 
the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and  led  him 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
multiplied  his  seed,  and  gave  him  Isaac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  Isaac  Jacob  and 
Esau:  and  I  gave  unto  Esau  mount  Seir, 
to  possess  it ;  but  Jacob  and  his  children 
went  down  into  Egypt. 

5  I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron,  and  I 
plagued  Egypt,  according  to  that  which  I 
did  among  them  :  and  afterward  I  brought 
you  out. 

6  And  I  brought  v<>ur  fathers  out  of 


Egypt:  and  ye  came  unto  the  sea;  and 
the  Egyptians  pursued  after  your  fathers 
with  chariots  and  horsemen  unto  the  Red 
sea. 

7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  put  darkness  between  you  and  the 
Egyptians, and  brought  the  sea  upon  them, 
and  covered  them;  and  your  eyes  have 
seen  what  I  have  done  in  Egypt:  and  ye 
dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  long  season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the  land  oi 
the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  on  the  other 
side  Jordan;  and  they  fought  with  you: 
and  I  gave  them  into  your  hand,  that  ye 
might  possess  their  land;  and  I  destroyed 
them  irom  before  you. 

9  Then  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king 
of  Moab,  arose  and  warred  against  Israel, 
and  sent  and  called  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  to  curse  you: 

10  But  I  would  not  hearken  unto  Ba- 
laam; therefore  he  blessed  you  still:  so  I 
delivered  you  out  of  his  hand. 

11  And  ye  went  over  Jordan,  and  came 
unto  Jericho:  and  the  men  of  Jericho 
fought  against  you,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  ana  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittit.es,  and  the  Girgashites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites,  and  I  delivered  them 
into  your  hand. 

12  And  I  sent  the  hornet  before  you, 
which  drave  them  out  from  before  you, 
even  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites:  but 
not  with  thy  sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  1  have  given  you  a  land  for 
which  ye  did  not  labour,  and  cities  which 
ye  built  not,  and  ye  dwell  in  them ;  of  the 
vineyards  and  olive-yards  which  ye  plant- 
ed not  do  ye  eat. 

14  H  Now  therefore  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  sincerity  and  in  truth;  and 
put  away  the  gods  which  your  fathers 
served  on  the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and 
in  Egypt;  and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve 
the  Lord,  choose  you  this  day  whom  ye 
will  serve,  whether  the  gods  which  your 
fathers  served  that  were  on  the  other  side 
of  the  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amorites  in 
whose  land  ye  dwell:  but  as  for  me  and 
my  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  people  answered,  and  said, 
God  forbid  that  we  should  forsake  the 
Lord,  to  serve  other  gods; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is  that 
brought  us  up,  and  our  fathers,  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage, 
and  which  did  those  great  signs  in  our 
sight,  and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way 
wherein  we  went,  and  among  all  the  peo- 
ple through  whom  we  passed: 

1 8  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from  before 
us  all  the  people,  even  the  Amorites  which 
dwelt  in  the  land:  therefore  will  we  also 
serve  the  Lord  ;  for  he  m  our  God. 

202 


Death  of  Joshua. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Ye 
cannot  serve  the  Lord  :  for  he  is  a  holy 
God:  he  is  a  jealous  God;  he  will  not  for- 
give your  transgressions,  nor  your  sins. 

20  If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve 
strange  gods,  then  he  will  turn  and  do  you 
hurt,  and  consume  you,  after  that  he  hath 
done  you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua, 
Nay;  but  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Ye 
tire  witnesses  against  yourselves  that  ye 
cave  chosen  you  the  Lord,  to  serve  him. 
And  they  said,  We  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  away  {said  he) 
the  strange  gods  which  are  among  you, 
and  incline  your  heart  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua 
The  Lord  our  God  will  we  serve,  and  hi: 
voice  will  we  obey. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a  covenant  with  the 
people  that  day,  and  set  them  a  statute 
and  an  ordinance  in  Shechem. 

26  %  And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God,  and  took  a 
great  stone,  and  set  it  up  there  under  an 
oak  that  was  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

27  If  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  peo 


CHAr\  I.        The  ads  of  Judah  and  Sunevn 


pie,  Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a  witness i  in  mount  Ephraim. 


unto  us;  font  hath  heard  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us:  it  shall 
be  therefore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest  ye 
deny  your  God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  depart, 
every  man  unto  his  inheritance. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  died,  being  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

30  And  they  buried  him  in  the  bolder 
of  his  inheritance  in  Timuath-serah,  which 
is  in  mount  Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  ot 
the  hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  Israel  served  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  el- 
ders thai  overlived  Joshua,  and  which  had 
known  all  the  works  of  the  Lord  that  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

32  And  the  bones  of  Joseph,  which  the 
children  of  Israel  brought  up  out  of  Egypt. 
buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  a  parcel  of 
ground  which  Jacob  bought  of  the  sons  ot 
Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  for  a  hun- 
dred pieces  of  silver;  and  it  became  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Joseph. 

33  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died; 
and  theyburied  him  in  a  hill  that  pertained 
to  Phinehas  his  son,  which  was  given  him 


H  Tlte  Book  of  JUDGES. 


CHAP.  I.  I     8  (Now    the   children  of   Judah    had 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Joshua  it  came  fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  had  taken 
to  pass,  that  the  children  of  Israel  it,   and  smitten  it  with  the  edge  of  the 


asked  the  Lord,  saying,  Who  shall  go  up 
for  us  against  the  Canaanites  first  to  fight 
against  them? 

2  And  the  Lord  said,  Judah  shall  go 
up:  behold,  I  have  delivered  the  land  into 
his  hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon  his  bro- 
ther, Come  up  with  me  into  my  lot,  that 
we  may  fight  against  the  Canaanites;  and 
I  likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy  lot. 
So  Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up,  and  the  Lord 
delivered  the  Canaanites  and  the  Periz- 
zites  into  their  hand:  and  they  slew  of 
them  in  Bezek  ten  thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek  in  Be- 
zek: and  they  fought  against  him,  and 
they  slew  the  Canaanites  and  the  Periz- 
zites. 

6  But  Adoni-bezek  fled;  and  they  pur- 
sued after  him,  and  caught  him,  and  cut 
off  his  thumbs  and  his  great  toes. 

7  And  Adoni-bezek  said,  Threescore 
and  ten  kings,  having  their  thumbs  and 
their  great  toes  cut  off,  gathered  their 
meat  under  my  table;  as  I  have  done,  so 


sword,  and  set  the  city  on  hie.) 

9  If  And  afterward  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah went  down  to  fight  against  the  Ca- 
naanites that  dwelt  in  the  mountain,  and 
in  the  south,  and  in  the  valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the  Ca- 
naanites that  dwelt  in  Hebron:  ("now  the 
name  of  Hebron  befoie  was  Kirjath-arba:) 
and  they  slew  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and 
Talmai. 

11  And  from  thence  he  went  against 
the  inhabitants  of  Dfebir:  anil  the  name  o£ 
Debir  before  was  Kirjath-seplier: 

12  And  Caleb  said,  He  that  smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will 
I  give  Aclisah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

13  AndOthniel  the  son  of  ken, iz,  Ca- 
leb's younger  brother,  took  it:  and  he 
gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter  to  H  i 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  wh.a  she  I 
tohiin,l\r<>t  she  moved  him  toaskoi  h< 
ther  a  field:  and  she  lighted  from  ofl  '»< 
and  Caleb  said  unto  ber,  What  wilt  thou  I 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Qnw  ' 
blessing:   for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south 
land;  give  me  also  springs  of  wati  i 

God  hath  requited  me.     And  they  brought!  Caleb  gave  her  the  upp<  J»,  and 

feim  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  he  died.        I  the  nether  springs 


Jerusalem  and  Hebron  taken.  JUDGES.       The  people  of  Bochim  rebuked. 


16  IT  And  the  children  of  the  Kenite, 
Moses'  father-in-law,  went  up  out  of  the 
city  of  palm-trees  with  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah into  the  wilderness  of  Judah,  which 
lieth  in  the  south  of  Arad ;  and  they  went 
and  dwelt  among  the  people. 

17  And  Judah  went  with  Simeon  his 
brother,  and  the}'  slew  the  Canaanites  that 
inhabited  Zephath,  and  utterly  destroyed 
it.  And  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
Hormah. 

18  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  with  the  coast 
thereof,  and  Askelon  with  the  coast  there- 
of, and  Ekron  with  the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  the  Lord  was  with  Judah;  and 
he  drave  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  moun- 
tain; but  could  not  drive  out  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  valley,  because  they  had  cha- 
riots of  iron. 

20  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto  Caleb, 
as  Moses  said:  and  he  expelled  thence  the 
three  sons  of  Anak. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did 
not  drive  out  the  Jebusites  that  inhabited 
Jerusalem;  but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with 
the  children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem 
unto  this  day. 

22  IF  And  the  house  of  Joseph,  they 
also  went  up  against  Beth-el:  and  the 
Lord  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent  to 
descry  Beth-el.  Now  the  name  of  the  city 
before  was  Luz. 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come  forth 
out  of  the  city,  and  they  said  unto  him, 
Shew  us,  we  pray  thee,  the  entrance  into 
the  city,  and  we  will  shew  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  shewed  them  the  en- 
trance into  the  city,  they  smote  the  city 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword:  but  they  let 
go  the  man  and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the  land  of 
the  Hittites,  and  built  a  city,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  Luz:  which  is  the  name 
thereof  unto  this  day. 

27  IT  Neither  did  Manasseh  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shean  and  her 
towns.norTaanach  and  her  towns,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and  her  towns ; 
but  the  Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that 
land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Israel  was 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to 
tribute,  and  did  not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  TT  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive  out 
the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer;  but 
theCanaanitesdweltinGezeramongthem. 

30  Neither  d»d  Zebulun  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Kitron,  nor  the  inhabitants 
of  Nahalol;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt 
among  them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  %  Neither  did  Asher  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the  inhabitant* 


of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab,  nor  of  Achzib,  nor 
of  Helbah,  nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob: 

32  But  the  Asherites  dwelt  among  the 
Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land: 
for  they  did  not  drive  them  out. 

33  if  Neither  did  Naphtali  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth-shemesh,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Beth-anath;  but  he  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  :  nevertheless,  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath  became 
tributaries  unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the  children 
of  Dan  into  the  mountain:  for  they  would 
not  suffer  them  to  comedown  to  the  valley: 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell  in 
mount  Heres  inAijalon,  and  in  Shaalbim: 
yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Joseph  pre- 
vailed, so  that  they  became  tributaries. 

36  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites  was 
from  the  going  up  to  Akrabbim,  from  the 
rock,  and  upward. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  an  angel  of  the  Lord  came  up 
from  Gilgal  to  Bochim,  and  said,  1 
made  you  to  go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have 
brought  you  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  your  fathers;  and  I  said,  I  will  never 
break  my  covenant  with  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  make  no  league  with  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land;  ye  shall  throw 
down  their  altars:  but  ye  have  not  obeyed 
my  voice  :  why  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not  drive 
them  out  from  before  you;  but  they  shall 
be  as  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  their  gods 
shall  be  a  snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  spake  these  words  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  the  people 
lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of  that 
place  Bochim:  and  they  sacrificed  there 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  IT  And  when  Joshua  had  let  the  people 
go,  the  children  of  Israel  went  every  man 
unto  his  inheritance  to  possess  the  land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  who  had  seen 
all  the  great  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
did  for  Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  died,  being'  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of 
his  inheritance  in  Timnath-here.s,  in  the 
mount  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  hill  Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation  were 
gathered  unto  their  fathers :  and  there 
arose  anotheT  generation  after  them,  which 
knew  not  the  Lord,  nor  j'et  the  works 
which  he  had  done  for  Israel. 

1 1  f  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 

go-* 


Wickedness  of  the  Israelites.  CHAP. 

the  sight  of .  the  Lord,  and  served 


III. 


in 
Baalim : 

12  And  they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  which  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  followed  other 
gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  people  that  were 
round  about  them,  and  bowed  themselves 
unto  them,  and  provokedthe  Lord  toanger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and 
served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  IT  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them 
into  the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled 
them,  and  he  sold  them  into  the  hands  of 
their  enemies  round  about,  so  that  they 
could  not  any  longer  stand  before  their 
enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went  out,  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  them  for 
evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said,  and  as  the 
Lord  had  sworn  unto  them:  and  they 
were  greatly  distressed. 

16  TT  Nevertheless  the  Lord  raised  up 
nidges,  which  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken 
unto  their  judges,  but  they  went  a  whoring 
after  other  gods,  and  bowed  themselves 
unto  them  :  they  turned  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obey- 
ing the  commandments  of  the  Lord  ;  but 
the}7  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up 
judges,  then  the  Lord  was  with  the  judge, 
and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand" of 
their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge  : 
(for  it  repented  the  Lord  because  of  their 
groanings  by  reason  of  them  that  oppress- 
ed them  and  vexed  them.) 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge 
was  dead,  that  they  returned,  and  corrupt- 
ed themselves  more  than  their  fathers,  in 
following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and 
to  bow  down  unto  them  ;  they  ceased  not 
from  their  own  doings,  nor  from  their 
stubborn  way. 

20  H  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against  Israel ;  and  he  said,  Because 
that  this  people  hath  transgressed  my  co- 
venant which  I  commanded  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice  ; 

21  I  also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out 
any  from  before  them  of  the  nations  which 
Joshua  left  when  he  died: 

22  That  through  them  I  may  prove  Is- 
rael, whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord  to  walk  therein,  as  their  fathers 
did  keep  it,  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  left  those  na- 
tions, without  driving  them  out  hastily, 
neither  delivered  he  them  into  the  hand  of 
Joshua. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  these  are  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  left,  to  prove  Israel  by  them, 


ITieir  obstinate  idolatry. 

{even  as  many  of  Israel  as  had  not  known 
all  the  wars  of  Canaan ; 

2  Only  that  the  generations  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  might  know  to  teach  them 
war,  at  the  least  such  as  before  knew 
nothing  thereof ;) 

3  Jvaniely,  five  lords  of  the  Philistines, 
and  all  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Sidoniana', 
and  the  Hivites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Leba- 
non, from  mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the 
entering  in  of  Hamath. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  Israel  by 
them,  to  know  whether  they  would  heark- 
en unto  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  commanded  their  fathers  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

5  IF  And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  Hittites,  and  Amo- 
rites,  and  Perizzites,  and  Hivites,  andJe- 
busites: 

6  And  they  took  their  daughters  to  be 
their  wives,  and  gave  their  daughters  to 
their  sons,  and  served  their  gods. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  served  Baalim,  and 
the  groves. 

8  IT  Therefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them 
into  the  hand  of  Chushan-rishathaim  king 
of  Mesopotamia:  and  the  childrenof  Israel 
served  Chushan-rishathaim  eight  years. 

9  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  up  a  de- 
liverer to  the  children  of  Israel,  who  de- 
livered them,  even  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz,  Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  judged  Israel,  and  went 
out  to  war:  and  the  Lord  delivered  Chu- 
shan-rishathaim king  of  Mesopotamia  into 
his  hand;  and  his  hand  prevailed  against 
Chushan-rishathaim. 

1 1  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years  : 
and  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

12  IT  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  and  the 
Lord  strengthened  Eglon  the  king  of 
Moab  against  Israel,  because  they  had 
done  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  and  Amalek,  and  went 
and  smote  Israel,  and  possessed  the  city 
of  palm-trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel  scm  •■ 
Ion  the  king  of  Moab  etehteen 5 

16  But  when  the  children  ol  I 
unto  the  Lord,  the  Loud  raised  them  up 
a  deliverer,  Ehud  the  son  of  Gera,  a 
jamite.a  man   left-handed:  and  by  b»B 
the  children  of  Israel  sent  a  present  unto 
Eglon  the  king  of  iMoah-  ... 

16  But  Ehud  ma.  1,  him  Dich 

hadtwoedges.ofacuh.thngth::,, the  did 
girditunderhisraimcntuponhis*ightthigb. 
5  205 


Tfie  conduct  of  Ehud. 


J  UDGES.     Dehorahand  Barak  deliver Israffi. 


17  And  he  brought  the  present  unto 
Eglon  king  of  Moao:  and  Eglon  was  a 
rery  fat  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  to 
offer  the  present,  he  sent  away  the  people 
that  bare  the  present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again  from 
the  quarries  that  were  by  Gilgal,  and  said, 
I  have  a  secret  errand  unto  thee,  O  king : 
who  said,  Keep  silence  And  all  that  stood 
by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him  ;  and  he 
was  sitting  in  a  summer-parlour,  which  he 
had  for  himself  alone :  and  Ehud  said,  I 
have  a  message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  of  his  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left  hand, 
and  took  the  dagger  from  his  right  thigh, 
and  thrust  it  into  his  belly : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after  the 
blade  :  and  the  fat  closed  upon  the  blade, 
so  that  he  could  not  draw  the  dagger  out 
of  his  belly  ;  and  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through  the 
porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the  parlour 
upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his  servants 
came  ;  and  when  they  saw  that,  behold, 
the  doors  of  the  parlour  wr.re  locked,  they 
said,  Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in  his 
summer-chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they  were 
ashamed  :  and  behold,  he  opened  not  the 
doors  of  the  parlour,  therefore  they  took 
a  key  and  opened  them:  and  behold,  their 
lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on  the  earth. 

26  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they  tar- 
ried ;  and  passed  beyond  the  quarries,  and 
escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  was 
come,  that  he  blew  a  trumpet  in  the  moun- 
tain of  Ephraim,  and  the  children  of  Israel 
went  down  with  him  from  the  mount,  and 
he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them,  Follow  after 
me:  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  your 
enemies  the  Moabites  into  your  hand. 
And  they  went  down  after  him,  and  took 
the  forcis  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and 
suffered  not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  If  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at  that  time 
about  ten  thousand  men,  all  lusty,  and  all 
menof  valour:  and  there  escaped  notaman. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  un- 
der the  hand  of  Israel:  and  the  land  had 
rest  fourscore  years. 

31  H  And  after  him  was  Shamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  which  slew  of  the  Philis- 
tines six  hundred  men  with  an  ox-goad ; 
and  he  also  delivered  Israel. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  again  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  when 
Ehud  was  dead. 
2  And  the  Lord  sold  them  into  the  hand 


of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan  that  reigned  in 
Hazor,  the  captain  of  whose  host  wax 
Sisera,  which  dwelt  in  Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto 
the  Lord;  for  he  had  nine  hundred  cha- 
riots of  iron  ;  and  twenty  years  he  mighti- 
ly oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  H  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess,  the  wife 
ofLapidoth,  she  judged  Israel  at  that  time. 

5  And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm-tree  of 
Deborah,  between  Ramah  and  Beth-el  in 
mount  Ephraim :  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael came  up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  the 
son  of  Abinoam  out  of  Kedesh-naphtali, 
and  said  unto  him,  Hath  not  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  commanded,  saying,  Go,  and 
draw  toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take 
with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali,  and  of  the  children  of 
Zebulun; 

7  And  I  will  draw  unto  thee,  to  the  ri- 
ver Kishon,  Sisera  the  captain  of  Jabin's 
army,  with  his  chariots  and  his  multitude  ; 
and  I  will  deliver  him  into   thy   hand? 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her,  If  thou  wilt 
go  with  me,  then  I  will  go:  but  if  thou 
wilt  not  go  with  me,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go  with 
thee :  notwithstanding  the  journey  that 
thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine  honour  ; 
for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand 
of  a  woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and 
went  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  IT  And  Barak  called  Zebulun  and 
Naphtali  to  Kedesh  ;  and  he  went  up  with 
ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet :  and  Debo- 
rah went  up  with  him. 

1 1  Now  Heber  the  Kenite,  which  was  of 
the  children  of  Hobab  the  father-in-law 
of  Moses,  had  severed  himself  from  the 
Kenites,  and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the  plain 
of  Zaanaim,  which  is  by  Kedesh. 

12  And  they  shewed  Sisera  that  Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  was  gone  up  to  mount 
Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  gathered  together  all  hi9 
chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots  of 
iron,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
from  Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  unto  the 
river  of  Kishon. 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak,  Up  * 
for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the  Lord  hath' 
delivered  Sisera  into  thy  hand  :  is  not 
the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  ?  So  Barak 
went  down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten 
thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  the  Lord  discomfited  Sisera, 
and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  before  Barak ;  so 
that  Sisera  lighted  down  off  his  chariot, 
and  fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the  chari- 
ots, and  after  the  host,  unto  Harosheth  of 

206 


Jael  kills  Sisera, 


CHAP.  V.        Song  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 


the  Gentiles :  and  all  the  host  of  Sisera 
fell  upon  the  edge  of  the  sword ;  and  there 
was  not  a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit,  Sisera  fled  away  on  his 
feet  to  the  tent  of  Jae)  the  wife  of  Heber 
the  Kenite  :  for  there  was  peace  between 
Jabin  the  king  of  Hazor  and  the  house  of 
Heber  the  Kenite. 

18  %  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet  Sisera, 
and  said  unto  him,  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn 
in  to  me ;  fear  not.  And  when  he  had 
turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  cover- 
ed him  with  a  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  a  little  water  to  drink  ;  for  I  am 
thirsty.  And  she  opened  a  bottle  of  milk, 
and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her,  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall  be,  when  any 
man  doth  come  and  inquire  of  thee,  and 
say,  Is  there  any  man  here  ?  that  thou  shalt 
say,  No. 

21  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a  nail 
of  the  tent,  and  took  a  hammer  in  her 
hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him,  and  smote 
the  nail  into  his  temples,  and  fastened  it 
into  the  ground :  for  he  was  fast  asleep 
and  weary.     So  he  died. 

22  And  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Si- 
sera, Jael  came  out  to  meet  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  Come,  and  I  will  shew  thee  the 
man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  when  he 
came  into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead, 
and  the  nail  was  in  his  temples. 

23  So  God  subdued  on  that  day  Jabin  the 
kingof  Canaan  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Israel 
prospered,    and  prevailed  against  Jabin 
the  king  of  Canaan,  until  they  had  de 
stroyed  Jabin  king  of  Canaan. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  sang  Deborah  and  Barak  the 
son  of  Abinoam  on  that  day,  saying 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  avenging 
of  Israel,  when  the  people  willingly  offer- 
ed themselves. 

3  Hear,  O  ye  kings;  give  ear,  O  ye 
princes;  I, even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  sing  praise  to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  when  thou  wentestout  of  Seir, 
when  thou  marchedst  out  of  the  field  of 
Edom,  the  earth  trembled,  and  the  hea- 
vens dropped,  the  clouds  also  dropped 
water. 

5  The  mountains  melted  from  before 
the  Lord,  even  that  Sinai  from  before  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

6  In  the  days  of  Shamgar  the  son  of 
Anath,  in  the  days  of  Jael,  the  highways 
were  unoccupied,  and  the  travellers  walk 
ed  through  by-ways. 

7  The  inhabitants  of  the  villages  ceased, 
they  ceased  in  Israel,  until  that  I  Deborah 
arose,  that  I  arose  a  mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  chose  new  gods ;  then  was  war 


in  the  gates  :  was  there  a  shield  or  spear 
seen  among  forty  thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9  My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of 
Israel  that  offered  themselves  willingly 
among  the  people :  Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  Speak,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses, 
ye  that  sit  in  judgment,  and  walk  by  the 
way. 

1 1  They  that  are  delivered  from  the  noise 
of  archers  in  the  places  of  drawing  water, 
there  shall  they  rehearse  the  righteous  acts 
of  the  Lord,  even  the  righteous  acts  to- 
ward the  inhabitants  of  his  villages  in  Is- 
rael :  then  shall  the  people  of  the  Lord 
go  down  to  the  gates. 

12  Awake,  awake,  Deborah  ;  awake, 
awake,  utter  a  song:  arise,  Barak,  and 
lead  thy  captivity  captive,  thou  son  of 
Abinoam. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  remainetii 
have  dominion  over  the  nobles  among  the 
people :  the  Lord  made  me  have  do- 
minion over  the  mighty. 

14  Out  of  Ephraim  was  there  a  root  of 
them  against  Amalek  ;  after  thee,  Benja- 
min, among  thy  peop-le ;  out  of  Machir 
came  down  governors,  and  out  of  Zebu- 
lun  they  that  handle  the  pen  of  the  writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar  were 
with  Deborah ;  even  Issachar,  and  also 
Barak :  he  was  sent  on  foot  into  the  val- 
ley. For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there 
were  great  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  among  the  sheep- 
folds,,  to  near  the  bleatings  of  the  flocks? 
For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there  were 
great  searchings  of  heart. 

17  Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan:  and 
why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships  ?  Asher  con- 
tinued on  the  sea-shore,  and  abode  in  his 
breaches. 

18  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  were  a  people 
that  jeoparded  their  lives  unto  the  death 
in  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought,  then 
fought  the  kings  of  Canaan  in  Taanach  by 
the  waters  of  Megiddo  ;  they  took  no  gain 
of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven  ;  the  stars 
in  their  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  ot  Kishon  swept  them 
away,  that  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon. 
O  my  soul ,  thou  hast  trodden  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horse-hoofs  broken  by 
the  means  of  the  prancings,  the  prancings 
of  their  mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants 
thereof;  because  they  came  not  to  the 
help  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  cf  the  Lord 
against  the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall  Jael  the 
wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite  be,  blessed  shall 
she  be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave  him 

207 


The  Israelites  oppressed  by  Midian   J  CJDGE3. 


Gideon  sent  to  deliver  them. 


milk 
dish. 


she  brought  forth  butter  in  a  lordly 


26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail,  and  her 
right  hand  to  the  workmen's  hammer ;  and 
with  the  hammer  she  smote  Sisera,  she 
smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had  pierced 
and  stricken  through  his  temples. 

27  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay 
down:  at  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell: 
where  he  bowed,  there  he  fell  down  dead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked  out  at 
a  window,  and  cried  through  the  lattice, 
Why  is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming  ?  why 
tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her,  yea, 
she  returned  answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped  ?  have  they  not 
divided  the  prey ;  to  every  man  a  damsel 
or  two  ;  to  Sisera  a  prey  oi  divers  colours, 
a  prey  of  divers  colours  of  needle-work, 
of  divers  colours  of  needle-work  on  both 
sides,  meet  for  the  necks  of  them  that  take 
the  spoil  ? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O 
Lord  :  but  let  them  that  love  him  be  as 
the  sun  when  he  goeth  forth  in  his  might. 
And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Midian  se- 
ven years. 

2  And  the  hand  of  Midian  prevailed 
against  Israel :  and  because  of  the  Midi- 
anites  the  children  of  Israel  made  them  the 
dens  whichare  in  the  mountains,  and  caves, 
and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had  sown, 
that  the  Midianites  came  up,  and  the  Ama- 
le kites,  and  the  children  of  the  east,  even 
they  came  up  against  them : 

4  And  they  encamped  against  them, 
and  destroyed  the  increase  of  the  earth, 
till  thou  come  unto  Gaza  ;  and  left  no  sus- 
tenance for  Israel,  neither  sheep,  nor  ox, 
nor  ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle 
and  their  tents,  and  they  came  as  grass- 
hoppers for  multitude  ;  for  both  they  and 
their  camels  were  without  number:  and 
they  entered  into  the  land  to  destroy  it. 

6  And  Israel  was  greatly  impoverished 
because  of  the  Midianites ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord  because 
of  the  Midianites, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  a  prophet  unto 
thechildrenof  Israel,  which  saidunto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 
you  forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

9  And  1  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of 
all  that  oppressed  you,  and  drare  them 


out  from  before  you,  and  gave  you  their 
land  ; 

10  And  1  said  unto  you,  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God ;  fear  not  the  gods  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  in  whose  land  ye  dwell :  but  ye  have 
not  obeyed  my  voice. 

1 1  If  And  there  came  an  angel  of  the 
Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oak  which  was  in 
Ophrah,  that  pertained  unto  Joash  the 
Abi-ezrite  :  and  his  son  Gideon  threshed 
wheat  by  the  wine-press,  to  hide  it  from 
the  Midianites. 

12  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appear- 
ed unto  him,  and  said  unto  him,TheLoRD 
is  with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  O  my 
Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us,  why  then  is 
all  this  befallen  us  ?  and  where  be  all  his 
miracles  which  our  fathers  told  us  of,  say- 
ing, Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from 
Egypt  ?  but  now  the  Lord  hath  forsaken 
us,  and  delivered  us  into  the  hands  of  the 
Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and 
said,  Go  in  this  thy  might,  and  thou  shalt 
save  Israel  from  the  hand  of  the  Midian- 
ites :  have  not  I  sent  thee  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  O  my  Lord, 
wherewith  shall  I  save  Israel  ?  behold,my 
family  is  poor  in  Manasseh,  and  I  am  the 
least  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Surely 
I  will  be  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite 
the  Midianites  as  one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  shew  me  a 
sign  that  thou  talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee,  un- 
til I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  pre- 
sent, and  set  it  before  thee.  And  he  said. 
I  will  tarry  until  thou  come  again. 

1 9  And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready 
a  kid,  and  unleavened  cakes  of  an  ephah 
of  flour:  the  flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and 
he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and  brought  it  out 
unto  him  under  the  oak,  and  presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him, 
Take  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes, 
and  lay  them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out 
the  broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  IT  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put 
forth  the  end  of  the  start  that  was  in  his 
hand,  and  touched  the  flesh  and  the  un- 
leavened cakes  ;  and  there  rose  up  fire  out 
of  the  rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes.  Then  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  departed  out  of  his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  perceived  that  he 
was  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  Gideon  said, 
Alas,6  Lord  God!  for  because  I  have  seen 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to  face. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Peace 
be  unto  thee ;  fear  not :  thou  shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there 
unto  the  Lord,  and  called  it  Jehovah-sha- 

208 


Gtdeo&sjleece. 


CHAP.  VII.     He  is  eucowugcU  bij  a  dreajn', 


lom:  unto  this  day  it  is  yet  in  Ophrah  of1ther,andwringedthe  dew  oat  of  the  fleece- 

a  bowl-full  of  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  Let  not 
thine  anger  be  hot  against  me,  and  I 
will  speak  but  this  once:  Let  me  prove,  I 
pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece: 
let  it  now  be  diy  only  upon  the  fleece,  and 
upon  all  the  ground  let  tnere  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night:  for  it  was 
dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there  wa.s 
dew  on  all  the  ground. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THEN  Jerubbaal  ("who  is  Gideon)  and 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
rose  up  early  and  pitched  beside  the  well 
of  Harod:  so  that  the  host  of  the  Midian- 
ites  were  on  the  north  side  of  them  by  the 
hill  ot  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The 
people  that  arc  with  thee  arc  too  many 
tor  me  to  give  the  Midianitcs  into  the: 
hands,  lest  Israel  vaunt  themselves  againrt 
me, saying,  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  mo. 

3  Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  saying,  Whosoever  j.> 
fearful  and  afraid,  let  him  return  and  de- 
part early  from  mount  Gilead.  And  then- 
returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two  thou* 
sand;  and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  TJbf. 
people  arc  yet  too  many;  bring  them  down 


the  Abi-ezrites. 

25  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Take  thy 
father's  young  bullock,  even  the  second 
bulJock  of  seven  years  old,  and  throw  down 
the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and 
cut  down  the  grove  that  is  by  it : 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this  rock,  in  the 
orderedplace,  and  take  the  second  bullock, 
and  offer  a  burnt-sacrifice  with  the  wood 
of  the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of  his 
servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
him :  and  so  it  was,  because  he  feared  his 
father's  household,  and  the  men  of  the  city 
that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he  did 
it  by  night. 

23  if  And  when  the  men  of  the  city 
arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold,  the  al- 
tar of  Baal  was  cast  down,  and  the  grove 
was  cut  down  that  was  by  it,  and  the  se- 
cond bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar 
that  was  built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Who 
hath  done  this  thing  ?  And  when  they  in- 
quired and  asked,  they  said,  Gideon  the 
son  of  Joash  hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die : 
because  he  hath  cast  down  the  altarof  Baal, 
and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the  grove 
that  was  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood 
against  him,  Will  ye  plead  for  Baal  ?  will 
ye  save  him  ?  he  that  will  plead  for  him, 
let  him  be  put  to  death  whilst  it  is  vet  morn- 
ing :  if  he  be  a  god,  let  him  plead  for  him- 
self, because  one  hath  cast  down  his  altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called  him 
Jerubbaal,  saving,  Let  Baal  plead  against 
him,  because  he  hath  thrown  down  his  altar. 

33  Then  all  the  Midianites,  and  the 
Amalekites,  and  the  children  of  the  east 
were  gathered  together,  and  went  over, 
and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
Gideon,  and  he  blew  a  trumpet;  and  Abi- 
ezer  was  gathered  after  him. 

,35  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout 
all  Manasseh ;  who  also  was  gathered  af- 
ter him :  and  he  sent  messengers  unto  Ash- 
er,  and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Napntali ; 
and  they  came  up  to  meet  them. 

36  H  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou 
wilt  save  Israel  by  my  hand,  as  thou  hast 
said, 

37  Behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of  wool  in 
the  floor:  and  if  the  dew  be  on  the  fleece 
only,  and  it  be  dry  upon  all  the  earth  be- 
sides, then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save 
Israel  by   my   hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so :  for  he  rose  up  early 
on  the  morrow,  and  thrust  the  fleece  toge- 

14 


into  the  water,  and  I  will  try  them  for  thee 
there;  and  it  shall  be  that  of  whom  I  say 
unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with  thee,  tic1 
same  shall  go  with  thee:  and  of  whom.-' 
ever  I  say  unto  thee,  This  shall  not  gv* 
with  thee,  the  same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto 
the  water:  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon  - 
Every  one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  witfj 
his  tongue  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  shait  thotl 
set  by  himself;  likewise  ever;  one  ihjt 
bowetli  down  upon  his  knees  to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped, 
putting-  their  hand  to  their  mouth,  were 
three  "hundred  men :  but  all  the  rest  of  the 
people  bowed  down  apon  their  knees  to 
drink  water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  Bv 
the  three  hundred  men  that  lapped  will  / 
save  you,  and  deliver  the  Midianitc:  n 
thy  hand  :  and  let  all  the  other  peer 
every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in 
hand,  and  their  trumpets  :  and  I 

the  rest  o/ Israel  eveiy  man  unl 
and  retained  those  three  bundled  I 
And  the  host  of  Itfidian  was  beneath 
in  the  valley.  " 

9  f  And  it  came  to  pass  the  s; 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
thee  down  unto  the  host;  for  ' 
livered  it  into    thy  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  *o  dotrn,  Komod 
irithPhurahthyservan 

209 


7Tie  Midianites  overthrown,  J  UDGES 

11  And  thou  shalt  hear  what  they 
say :  and  afterward  shall  thy  hands  be 
strengthened  to  go  down  unto  the  host. 
Then  went  he  down  with  Phurah  his  ser- 
vant unto  the  outside  of  the  armed  men  that 
were  in  the  host. 

12  And  the  Midianites,  and  the  Amale- 
kites,  and  all  the  children  of  the  east,  lay 
along  in  the  valley  like  grasshoppers  for 
multitude  ;  and  their  camels  were  without 
number,  as  the  sand  by  the  sea-side  for 
multitude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold, 
there  was  a  man  that  told  a  dream  unto  his 
fellow,  and  said,  Behold,  I  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  lo,  a  cake  of  barley-bread 
tumbled  into  the  host  of  Midian,  and  came 
unto  a  tent,  and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and 
overturned  it  that  the  tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered,  and  said, 
This  is  nothing  else  save  the  sword  of  Gide 
on  the  son  of  Joash,  a  man  of  Israel  :for 
into  his  hand  hath  God  delivered  Midian, 
and  all  the  host. 

15  IF  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard 
the  telling  of  the  dream,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof,  that  he  worshipped,  and  re- 
turned into  the  host  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Arise ;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  three  companies,  and  he  put  a 
trumpet  in  every  man's  hand,  with  empty 
pitchers,  and  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look  on  me, 
and  do  likewise :  and  behold,  when  I  come 
to  the  outside  of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that 
as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet,  I  and 
all  that  are  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the 
trumpets  also  on  every  side  of  all  the  camp, 
and  say,  The  sword  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
Gideon. 

19  IF  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men 
mat  were  with  him,  came  unto  the  outside 
of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of  the  middle 
watch ;  and  they  had  but  newly  set  the 
watch  :  and  they  blew  the  trumpets,  and 
brake  the  pitchers  that  were  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and  held 
the  lamps  in  their  left  hands,  and  the  trum- 
pets in  their  right  hands  to  blow  withal: 
and  they  cried,  The  sword  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  Gideon. 

21  And  they  stood  every  man  in  his 
place  round  a'bout  the  camp ;  and  all  the 
host  ran,  and  cried,  and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  the  Lord  set  every  man's 
sword  against  his  fellow,  even  throughout 
all  the  host:  and  the  host  fled  to  Beth 
fhitfah  in  Zererach,  and  to  the  border  of 
Abel-meholah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gathered  them- 


The  Ephrawutes  pacified 

selves  together  out  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of 
Asher,  and  out  of  all  Manasseh,  and  pur- 
sued after  the  Midianites. 

24  IF  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  mount  Ephraim,  saying, 
Come  down  against  the  Midianites,  and 
take  before  them  the  waters  unto  Beth-ba- 
rah  and  Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Ephraim  gathered  themselves  together, 
and  took  the  waters  unto  Beth-barah  and 
Jordan. 

25  And  they  took  two  princes  of  the 
Midianites,  Oreb  and  Zeeb ;  and  they  slew 
Oreb  upon  the  rock  Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they 
slew  at  the  wine-press  of  Zeeb,  and  pur- 
sued Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  on  the  other 
side  Jordan. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  said  unto 
him,  Why  hast  thou  served  us  thus, 
that  thou  calledst  us  not  when  thou  went- 
est  to  fight  with  the  Midianites  ?  and  they 
did  chide  with  him  sharply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  have  1 
done  now  in  comparison  of  you?  Is  not  the 
gleaning  of  the  grapes  of  Ephraim  better 
than  the  vintage  of  Abi-ezer? 

3  God  hath  delivered  into  your  hands 
the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb  and  Zeeb :  and 
what  was  I  able  to  do  in  comparison  of 

?    Then  their  anger  was  abated  to- 
him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan,  and  pass- 
ed over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred  men 
thatzuerewithhim,  faint, yetpursuing^em. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of  Succoth, 
Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves  of  bread  unto  the 
people  that  follow  me:  for  they  be  faint, 
and  I  am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna,  kings  of  Midian. 

6  IF  And  the  princes  of  Succoth  said, 
Are  the  hands  of  £ebah  and  Zalmunna  now 
in   thy    hand,  that  we  should  give  bread 


you 
ward 


1 


unto  thine  army .' 

7  And  Gideon  said,  Therefore  when  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
into  my  hand,  then  I  will  tear  your  flesh 
with  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  with 
briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  to  Penuel,  and^ 
y>ake  unto  them  likewise  :  and  the  men  of 
renuel  answered  him  as  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the  men  of 
Penuel,  saying,  When  I  come  again  in 
peace,  I  will  break  down  this  tower. 

10  TF  Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  were  in 
Karkor,  and  their  hosts  with  them,  about 
fifteen  thousand  men,  all  that  were  left  oi 
all  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  the  east  : 
for  there  fell  a  hundred  and  twenty  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword. 

1 1  IF  And  Gideon  went  up  by  the  way 
of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on  the  east  of 

210 


Zebah  and  Zalmunna 


CHAP.  IX. 


Abimelech  made  king. 


Nobah  and  Jogbehah,  and  smole  the  host: 
for  fhe  host  was  secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
fled,  he  pursued  after  them,  and  took  the 
two  kings  of  Midian,  Zebah  and  Zalmun- 
na, and  discomfited  all  the  host. 

13  1[  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  re- 
turned from  battle  before  the  sun  was  up, 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of  the  men 
of  Succoth,  and  inquired  of  him  :  and  he 
described  unto  him  the  princes  of  Suc- 
coth, and  the  elders  thereof,  even  three- 
score and  seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth, and  said,  Behold  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna, with  whom  ye  did  upbraid  me, 
saying,  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna now  in  thy  hand,  that  we  should 
give  bread  unto  thy  men  that  are  weary? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city, 
and  thorns  of  the  wilderness,  and  briers, 
and  with  them  he  taught  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth. 

17  And  he  beat  down  the  tow^r  of  Pe- 
nuel,  and  slew  the  men  of  the  cit}\ 

18  IF  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna, What  manner  of  men  were  they 
whom  ye  slew  at  Tabor?  And  they  answer- 
ed, As  thou  art,  so  were  they ;  each  one 
resembled  the  children  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said,  They  were  nvy  breth- 
ren, even  the  sons  of  my  mother :  as  the 
Lord  liveth,  if  ye  had  saved  them  alive, 
I  would  not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his  first- 
born, Up,  and  slay  them.  But  the  youth 
drew  not  his  sword :  for  he  feared,  be- 
cause he  was  yet  a  youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  said, 
Rise  thou,  and  fall  upon  us :  for  as  the 
man  ts,  so  is  his  strength.  And  Gideon 
arose,  and  slew  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and 
took  away  the  ornaments  that  were  on 
their  camels'  necks. 

22  IF  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto 
Gideon,  Rule  thou  over  us,  both  thou,  and 
thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also:  for  thou 
hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  Midian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  (  will 
not  rule  over  you,  neither  shall  my  son 
ruleoveryou:  the  Lord  shall  rule  over  you. 

24  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  1  would 
desire  a  request  of  you,  that  3-ou  would 
give  me  every  man  the  ear-rings  of  his 
prey.  (For  they  had  golden  ear-rings,  be- 
cause they  were  Ishmaelites.) 

25  And  they  answered,  We  will  will- 
ingly give  them.  And  they  spread  a  gar- 
ment, and  did  cast  therein  every  man  the 
ear-rings  of  his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden  ear- 
rings that  he  requested,  was  a  thousand 
and  seven  hundred  shekels  of  gold;  besides 
ornaments,  and  collars,  and  purple  rai- 
ment that  was  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  nndi 


besides  the  chains  that  were  about  their 
camels'  necks. 

27  And  Gideon  made  an  ephod  thereof, 
and  put  it  in  his.city,  even  in  Ophrah  :  and 
all  Israel  went  thither  a  whoring  after  il  : 
which  thing  became  a  snare  unto  Gideon, 
and  to  his  house. 

28  IF  Thus  was  Midian  subdued  1 

the  children  of  Israel,  so  that  they  lifted 
lip  their  heads  no  more.  And  the  country 
w  as  in  quietness  forty  years  in  the  days  of 
Gideon. 

29  Tf  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  ot  Joash 
went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  threescore  and  ten 
sons  of  his  body  begotten :  for  he  had 
many  wives. 

31  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  She- 
chem,  she  also  bare  him  a  son,  whose 
name  he  called  Abimelech. 

32  IF  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  died 
in  a  good  old  age,  and  was  buried  in  the 
sepulchre  of  Joash  his  father,  in  Ophrah 
of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass  as  soon  as  Gi- 
deon was  dead,  that  the  children  of  Israel 
turned  again,  and  went  a  whoring 
Baalim,  and  made  Baal-berith  theirgod. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  remem- 
bered not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hands  of  all 
their  enemies  on  every  side  : 

35  Neither  shewed  they  kindness  to  the 
house  of  Jerubbaal,  namely,  Gideon,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  goodness  which  he  had 
shewed  unto  Israel. 

CHAP.   IX. 

AND  Abimelech  the  son  of  Jerubbaal 
W( 


ent  to  Shechem  unto  his  mother's 
brethren,  and  communed  with  them, 
with  all  the  family  of  the  house  of   his 
mother's  father,  saying, 

2  Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  men  of  Shechem,  Whether  is  better 
for  you,  either  that  all  the  sons  of  .Jerub- 
baal, which  are  threescore  and  ten 
sons,  reign  over  you,  or  that  one  reign 
o\qt  you'i  remember  also  that  I  am  your 
bone  and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren  spake  of 
him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  nun  of  Shechem 
all  these  words:  and  their  hearts  inclined 
to  follow  Abimelech;  for  they  said,  H« 
our  brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ton 
pieces  of  silver  out  of  the  house  of  B 
berith,  wherewith  Abimelech  hired   ^:<in 
and  light  persons,  which  followed  hinh 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  fath< 
at  Ophrah,  and  slew  his  brethren  Ibe 
of  Jerubbaal,  being  threescore  and 
persons,  upon  one  stone:  notw  itbstanding. 
yet  Jotham  the  youngest  son  ol  .'«  rubl 
was  left;  for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem  ga' 
'    811 


JUDGES 


The  parable  of  Jotham. 

cd  together,  and  all  the  house  of  Millo, 
and  went  and  made  Abimelech  king,  by 
the  plain  of  the  pillar  that  was  in  Shechem. 

7  IT  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jotham, 
&e  went  and  stood  in  the  top  of  mount  Ge- 
rizim,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  cried, 
and  said  unto  them,  Hearken  unto  me,  ye 
men  of  Shechem,  that  God  may  hearken 
unto  you.  •  ,.       „ 

8  The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time  to 
anoint  a  king  over  them ;  and  they  said 
unto  the  olive-tree,  Reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  leave  my  fatness,  wherewith  by 
me  they  honour  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig-tree, 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  forsake  my  sweetness,  and  my 
good  fruit,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the 
trees  ? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the  vine, 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them,  Should 
I  leave  my  wine,  which  cheereth  God  and 
man,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the  trees? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the 
bramble,  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the  trees, 
If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you, 
then  comeand  put  your  trust  in  my  shadow : 
and  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  of  the, bram- 
ble, and  devour  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

16  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done  truly 
and  sincerely,  in  that  ye  have  made  Abi- 
melech king,  and  if  ye  have  dealt  well 
with  Jerubbaal  and  his  house,  and  have 
done  unto  him  according  to  the  deserving 
of  his  hands : 

17  (For  my  father  fought  for  you,  and 
-  adventured  his  life  far,  and  delivered  you 

out  of  the  hand  of  Midian: 

18  And  ye  are  risen  up  against  my  fa- 
ther's house  this  day,  and  have  slain  his 
sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one 
stone,  and  have  made  Abimelech,  the  son 
ef  his  maid-servant,  king  over  the  men  of 
Shechem,  because  he  is  your  brother:) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly  and  sin- 
cerely with  Jerubbaal  and  with  his  house 
this  day,  then  rejoice  ye  in  Abimelech, 
and  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you  : 

20  But  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  from 
Abimelech,  and  devour  the  men  of  She 
chem,  and  the  house  of  Millo ;  and  let  fire 
come  out  from  the  men  of  Shechem,  and 
from  the  house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Abi 
melech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and  tied,  and 
went  to  Beer,  and  dwelt  there,  for  fear  of 
Abimelech  his  brother. 

22  If  When  Abimelech  had  reigned 
three  years  over  Israel, 

23  Then  God  sent  an  evil  spirit  between 


Conspiracy  of  Gaal. 

Abimelech  and  the  men  of  Shechem;  and 
the  men  of  Shechem  dealt  treacherously 
with  Abimelech : 

24  That  the  cruelty  done  to  the  three- 
score and  ten  sons  of  Jerubbaal  might 
come,  and  their  blood  be  laid  upon  Abi- 
melech their  brother  which  slew  thenr^ 
and  upon  the  men  of  Shechem  which 
aided  him  in  the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set  liers  in 
wait  for  him  in  the  top  of  the  mountains, 
and  they  robbed  all  that  came  along  that 
way  by  thern:  and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came  with 
his  brethren,  and  went  over  to  Shechem : 
and  the  men  of  Shechem  put  their  confi- 
dence in  him. 

And  they  went  out  into  the  fields. 


and  gathered  their  vineyards,  and  trode 
the  grapes,  and  made  merry,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat 
and  drink,  and  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  said, 
Who  is  Abimelech,  and  who  is  Shechem, 
that  we  should  serve  him  ?  is  not  he  the  son 
of  Jerubbaal?  and  Zebul  his  officer? 
Serve  the  men  of  Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem:  for  why  should  we  serve  him? 

29  And  would  to  God  this  people  were 
under  my  hand!  then  would  I  remove 
Abimelech.  And  be  said  to  Abimelech, 
Increase  thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  TF  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of  the 
city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal  the  son  of 
Ebed,  his  anger  was  kindled, 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Abi- 
melech privily,  saying,  Behold,  Gaal  the 
son  of  Ebed,  and  his  brethren,  be  come 
to  Shechem ;  and  behold,  they  fortify  the 
city  against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night,  thou, 
and  the  people  that  is  with  thee,  and  lie 
in  wait  in  the  field : 

33  And  it  shall  be 
as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up,  thou  shalt  rise 
early,  and  set  upon  the  city :  and  behold, 
when  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou 
do  to  them  as  thou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  If  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him,  by  night, 
and  they  laid  wait  against  Shechem  in 
four  companies. 

35  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  went  out, 
and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city :  and  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him,  from  lying  in  wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  people,  he 
said  to  Zebul,  Behold,  there  come  people 
down  from  the  top  of  the  mountains.  And 
Zebul  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest  the  sha- 
dow of  the  mountains  as  if  they  were  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again,  and  said, 
See,  there  come  people  down  by  the  mid- 
dle of  the  land,  and  another  company 

212 


that  in  the  morning, 


Mimelech  overcomes  him. 


CHAP.  X. 


The  Israelites  oppressed 
me  along  by  the  plain  of  Meonenim.  the  door  of  the  tower  to  burn  it  with  fire 
38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him,  Where  is      53  And  a  certain  woman  cast  a  piece  o< 


come 


now  thy  mouth,  wherewith  thou  saidst, 
Who  is  Abimelech,  that  we  should  serve 
him  1  is  not  this  the  people  that  thou  hast 
despised  ?  go  out,  I  pray  now,  and  fight 
with  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the  men 
of  Shechem,  and  fought  with  Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him,  and  he 
fled  before  him,  and  many  were  over- 
thrown and  wounded,  even  unto  the  en- 
tering of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Arumah: 
and  Zebul  thrust  outGaal  and  hisbrethren, 
that  they  should  not  dwell  in»Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  went  out  into  the  field; 
and  they  told  Abimelech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and  divided 
them  into  three  companies,  and  laid  wait 
in  the  field,  and  looked,  and  behold,  the 
people  were  come  forth  out  of  the  city; 
and  he  rose  up  against  them,  and  smote 
them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  company 
that  was  with  him,  rushed  forward,  and 
stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city:  and  the  two  ether  companies  ran 
upon  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against  the 
city  all  that  day;  and  he  took  the  city, and 
slew  the  people  that  was  therein,  and  beat 
down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 

46  1F  And  when  all  the  men  of  the 
tower  of  Shechem  heard  that,  they  enter- 
ed into  a  hold  of  the  house  of  the  god 
Berith. 

47  And  if was  told  Abimelech,  that  all 
the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  were 
gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to  mount 
Zalmon,  he  and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  him ;  and  Abimelech  took  an  axe  in 
his  hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough  from  the 
trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on  his  shoul- 
der, and  said  unto- the  people  that  were 
with  him.  What  ye  have  seen  me  do,  make 
haste,  and  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut 
down  every  man  his  bough,  and  followed 
Abimelech,  and  put  them  to  the  hold,  and 
set  the  hold  on  fire  upon  them:  so  that  all 
the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died 
also,  about  a  thousand  men  and  women. 

50  IT  Then  went  Abimelech  to  Thebez, 


and  encamped  against  Thebez,  and  took  it. 

51  But  there  was  a  strong  tower  within 
the  city,  and  thither  fled  ail  the  men  and 
women,  and  all  they  of  the  city,  and  shut 
it  to  them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower, 
and  fought  against  it,  and  went  hard  unto 


a  millstone  upon  Abimelech's  head,  and  all 
to  break  his  skull. 

54  Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the 
young  man  his  armour-bearer,  and  said 
unto  him,  Draw  thy  sword,  and  slay  me, 
that  men  say  not  of  me,  A  woman  slew 
him.  And  his  young  man  thrust  him 
through,  and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  Abimelech  was  dead,  they  departed 
every  man  unto  his  place. 

56  If  Thus  God  rendered  the  wicked- 
ness of  Abimelech,  which  he  did  unto  his 
father,  in  slaying  his  seventy  brethren: 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  She- 
chem did  God  render  upon  their  heads: 
and  upon  them  came  the  curse  of  Jothani 
the  son  of  Jerubbaal. 

CHAP.  X. 

\  ND  after  Abimelech  there  arose  to 

^l\.  defend  Israel,  Tola  the  son  of  Puah, 

the  son  of  Dodo,  a  man  of  Issachar;  an(i 

he  dwelt  in  Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty  and 
three  years,  and  died,  and  was  buried  in 
Shamir. 

3  1F  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a  Gilead* 
ite,  and  judged  Israel  twenty  and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that  rode  on 
thirty  ass  colts,  and  they  had  thirty  cities, 
which  are  called  Havoth-jair  unto  this 
day,  which  are  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried  in  Ca- 
mon. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eu! 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served 
Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  the  god 
Syria,  and  the  gods  of  Zidon,  and  the 
gods  of  Moab,  and  the  gods  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  the  gods  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served 
not  him. 

7  IT  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Philistines,  and  into  the  hands 
of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and  op- 
pressed the  children  of  Israel  eighteen 
years,  all  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
on  the  other  side  Jordan  in  the  laud  of  the 
Amorites,  which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover,    the  children  of  Amnion 
passed  over  Jordan,  to  fight  also  agaio:-t 
Judah,  and  against  Benjamin,  and  afi 
the  house  of  Ephraim:  so  that  Israel 
sore  distressed. 

10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  - 
unto  the  Lord,  saying,  We  have  sinned 
against  thee,  both  because  v. e  have  for- 
saken our  God,  andaLo  served  Baa 

1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Did  not  I  deliver  the 

Egyptians,  and  from  the  Ai  nora 

213 


Jephthak's  covenant 


JUDGES. 


with  the  Gileadites, 


the  children  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Phi- 
listines? 

12  The  Zidonians  also,  and  the  Ama- 
lekites,  and  the  Maonites  did  oppress  you ; 
and  ye  cried  to  me,  and  I  delivered  you 
out  of  their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  served 
other  gods:  wherefore  I  will  deliver  you 
no  more. 

14  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods  which  ye 
have  chosen;  let  them  deliver  }Tou  in  the 
time  of  your  tribulation. 

15  IT  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  the  Lord,  We  have  sinned:  do  thou 
unto  us  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee  ;  deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  And  they  put  away  the  strange  gods 
from  among  them,  and  served  the  Lord  : 
and  his  soul  was  grieved  for  the  misery  of 
Israel, 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were 
gathered  together,  and  encamped  in  Gi- 
Fead.  And  the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  together,  and  encamped 
in  Mizpeh. 

13  And  the  people  and  princes  of  Gi- 
Iead  said  one  to  another,  What  man  is  ke 
that  will  begin  to  fight  against  the  children 
of  Ammon?  he  shall  behead  over  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAP.  XL 

NOW  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  a 
mighty  man  of  valour,  and » he  was 
the  son  of  a  harlot:  and  Gilead  begat 
Jephthah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him  sons;  and 
his  wife's  sons  grew  up,  and  they  thrust  out 
Jephthah,  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  inherit  in  our  father's  house ;  for  thou 
art  the  son  of  a  strange  woman. 

3  Then  Jephthah  fled  from  his  brethren, 
and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Tob:  and  there 
were  gathered  vain  men  to  Jephthah,  and 
went  out  with  him. 

4  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  process  of 
time,  that  the  children  of  Ammon  made 
war  against  Israel. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the  children 
of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel,  the 
elders  of  Gilead  went  to  letch  Jephthah  out 
of  the  land  of  Tob : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah,  Come, 
and  be  our  captain,  that  we  may  fight 
with  the  children  of  Ammon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gilead,  Did  not  ye  hate  me,  and  expel  me 
out  of  my  father's  house  ?  and  why  are  ye 
come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in  distress? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah,  Theiefore  we  turn  again  to  thee 
now,  that  thou  mavest  go  with  us,  and 
fight  against  the  children  ofAmmon,andbe 
ourhoad  overall  the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 


And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  ofj  Jordan. 


Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me  home  again  to  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the 
Lord  deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah.The  Lord  be  witness  between 
us,  if  we  do  not  so  according  to  thy  words. 

1 1  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the  elders 
of  Gilead,  and  the  people  made  him  head 
and  captain  over  them  :  and  Jephthah  ut- 
tered all  his  words  before  the  Lord  in 
Mizpeh. 

12  ^T  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
saying,  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  me, 
that  thou  art  come  against  me  to  fight  in 
my  land  ? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am*, 
mon  answered  unto  the  messengers  of 
Jephthah,  Because  Israel  took  away  my 
land,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt, 
from  Anion  even  unto  Jabbok,  and  unto 
Jordan:  now  therefore  restore  those  lands 
again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  again 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon: 

15  And  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Jephthah,  Israel  took  not  away  the  land 
of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon : 

16  But  when  Israel  came  up  from 
Egypt,  and  walked  through  the  wilderness 
unto  the  Red  sea,  and  came  to  Kadesh; 

17  Then  Israel  sent  messengers  unto 
the  king  of  Edom,  saying,  Let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  pass  through  thy  land:  but  the  king 
of  Edom  would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king  of 
Moab;  but  he  would  not  consent.  And 
Israel  abode  in  Kadesh. 

1 8  Then  they  went  along  through  the 
wilderness,  and  compassed  the  land  of 
Edom,  and  the  land  of  Moab,  and  came 
by  the  east  side  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and 
pitched  on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  but 
came  not  within  the  border  of  Moab:  for 
Arnon  was  the  border  of  Moab. 

19  And  Israel  sent,  messengers  unto 
Sjhon  king  of  the  Amorites,  the  king  of 
Heshbon;  and  Israel  said  unto  him,  Let  us 
pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy  land  unto 
my  place. 

20  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel  to  pass 
through  his  coast:  but  Sihon  gathered  all 
his  people  together,  and  pitched  in  Jahaz, 
and  fought  against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  deliver- 
ed Sihon  and  all  his  people  into  the  hand 
of  Israel,  and  they  smote  them:  so  Israel 
possessed  all  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed,  all  the  coasts  of 
the  Amorites,  from  Arnon  even  unto  Jab- 
bok, and  from  the  wilderness  even  unto 


214 


He  makes  a  rash  tow. 


CHAP.  XII. 


The  Ephraimites  slain. 


23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  hath!  Lord,  do  to  me  according  to  that  which 


dispossessed  the  Amorites  from  before  his 
people  Israel,  and  shouldest  thou  possess  it? 


24   Wilt  not  thou 


that  which 


Chemosh  thy  god  giveth  thee  to  possess  ? 
So  whomsoever  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
drive  out  from  before  us,  them  will  we 
possess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing  better 
than  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  king  of  Mo- 
ab  ?  did  he  ever  strive  against  Israel,  or 
did  he  ever  fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  Heshbon  and 
her  towns,  and  in  Aroer  and  her  towns, 
and  in  all  the  cities  that  be  along  by  the 
coasts  of  Anion,  three  hundred  years  ? 
why  therefore  did  ye  not  recover  them 
within  that  time  ? 

27  Wherefore  I  have  not  sinned  against 
thee,  but  thou  doest  me  wrong  to  war 
against  me  :  the  Lord  the  Judge  be  judge 
this  day  between  the  children  of  Israel 
and  the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  Howbeit,  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of 
Jephthah  which  he  sent  him. 

29  IT  Then  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  Jephthah,  and  he  passed  over  Gi 
lead,  and  Manasseh,  and  passed  over  Miz 

Eeh  of  Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh  of  Gilead 
e  passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

30  And  Jephthah  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  shalt  without 
fail  deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into 
my  hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever 
cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to 
meet  me,  when  I  return  in  peace  from  the 
children  of  Ammon,  shall  surely  be  the 
Lord's,  and  I  will  offer  it  up  for  a  burnt- 
offering. 

32  *jr  So  Jephthah  passed  over  unto  the 
children  of  Ammon  to  fight  against  them  : 
and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  his 
hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from  Aroer  even 
till  thou  come  to  Minnith,  even  twenty 
cities,  and  unto  the  plain  of  the  vineyards, 
with  a  very  great  slaughter.  Thus  the 
children  of  Ammon  were  subdued  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

34  If  And  Jephthah  came  to  Mizpeh 
onto  his  house,  and  behold,  his  daughter 
came  out  to  meet  him  with  timbrels  and 
with  dances :  and  she  was  his  only  child  ; 
besides  herhe  had  neitherson  nor  daughter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
her,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  Alas, 
my  daughter  !  thou  hast  brought  me  very 
low,  and  thou  art  one  ofthem  lhat  trouble 
me :  for  I  have  opened  my  mouth  unto 
the  Lord,  and  I  cannot  go  back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  father, 
if  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  unto  the 


hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth  ;  foras- 
much as  the  Lord  hath  taken  vengeance 
for  thee  of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father,  Let 
this  thing  be  done  for  me :  Let  me  alone 
two  months,  that  I  may  go  up  and  down 
upon  the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  vir- 
ginity, 1  and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said,  Go.  And  he  sen!  her 
away  for  two  months:  and  she  went  with 
her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virgin* 
ity  upon  the  mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
two  months,  that  she  returned  unto  her  fa- 
ther, who  did  with  her  according  to  his 
vow  which  he  had  vowed  :  and  she  knew 
no  man.     And  it  was  a  custom  in  Israel, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  Israel  went 
yearly  to  lament  the  daughter  of  Jeph- 
thah the  Gileadite  four  days  in  a  year. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  north- 
ward, and  said  unto  Jephthah,  Wherefore 
passedst  thou  over  to  fight  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call  us 
to  go  with  thee  ?  we  will  burn  thy  house 
upon  thee  with  fire. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I  and 
my  people  were  at  great  strife  with  the 
children  of  Ammon  ;  and  when  I  called 
you,  ye  delivered  me  not  outof  theirhands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  delivered 
me  not,  I  put  my  life  in  my  bands 
passed  over  against  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
my  hand  :  wherefore  then  are  ye  come 
up  unto  me  this  day,  to  fight  against  me  ? 

4  Then  Jephthah  gathered  together  all 
the  men  of  Gilead,  and  fought  with 
Ephraim  :  and  the  men  of  Gilead  smote 
Ephraim,  because  they  said,  Ye  Gilead- 
ites  are  fugitives  of  Ephraim  among  the 
Ephraimites,  and  among  the  Mann 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the  pass 
of  Jordan  before  the  Ephraimites  :  and 
it  was  so,  that   when   those  Ephrair 
which  were  escaped,  said,  Let  me  go  over; 

that  the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto  hi flr*4 

thouanEphraimite  ?  If  he  said.  N 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him,   - 
Shibboleth  :  and  he  said  Sibbolett 
he  could  not  frame  to  pronounce  it  i 
Then    they    took  him  and  slew  him  at 
the  passages  of  Jordan.     And  the* 
at  that  time  of  the  Ephraimites  forty  and 
two  thousand.  . 

7  AndJephth.ih  judged  Israel  - 
then  died  Jephthah  the  GileacUtj 
buried  in  one  qfthecities  ol  Gih 

8  1"  And  after  bimlbfcanoJ  Betb-1* 
judged  Israel.  .     . 

Ind   he  had  thirty  ^"<c  and    tl 
215 


Ma&oatfs  wife  sees  an  angti. 


JUDGES'. 


rJ3ie  birth  of  Samson, 


♦laughters  whom  he  sent  abroad,  and  took 
in  thirty  daughters  from  abroad  for  his 
sons  :  and  he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Then  died  ibzan,  and  was  buried  at 
Beth-lehem. 

1 1  If  And  after  him  Elon,  a  Zebuion- 
ite,  judged  Israel,  and  he  judged  Israel 
ten  years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died,  and 
was  buried  inAijalon  in  the  country  of 
Zebulun. 

13  TF  And  after  him  Abdon  the  son  of 
Hillel,  a  Pirathonite,  judged  Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and  thirty 
nephews,  that  rode  on  threescore  and  ten 
-ass  colts:  and  he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel  the  Pi- 
rathonite died,  and  was  buried  in  Pira- 
thon  in  the  land  of  Ephraim,  in  the  mount 
of  the  Amalekites. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines  forty  years. 

2  %  And  there  was  a  certain  man  of 
^orah,  of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  whose 
name  was  Manoah  *  and  his  wife  was  bar- 
ren, and  bare  not. 

3  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
Unto  the  woman,  and  said  unto  her,  Be- 
hold, now,  thou  art  barren,  and  bearest 
not:  but  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I  pray  thee, 
and  drink  not  wine,  nor  strong  drink,  and 
eat  not  any  unclean  thing : 

5  For  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear 
a  son  ;  and  no  razor  shall  come  on  his 
head :  for  the  child  shall  be  a  Nazarite 
unto  God  from  the  womb :  and  he  shall 
begin  to  deliver  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines. 

C  IF  Then  the  woman  came  and  told 
her  husband,  saying,  A  man  of  God  came 
Unto  me,  and  his  countenance  was  like 
the  countenance  of  an  angel  of  God, 
very  terrible :  but  I  asked  him  not  whence 
he  was,  neither  told  he  me  his  name  : 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a  son ;  and  now 
drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  neither  eat 
any  unclean  thing :  for  the  child  shall 
be  a  Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb  to  the 
day  of  his  death. 

8  IF  Then  Manoah  entreated  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let  the  man  of  God 
which  thou  diast  send  come  again  unto  us, 
and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto  the 
child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
Manoah ;  and  the  angel  of  God  came 
again  unto  the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the 
field :  but  Manoah  her  husband  wafi  not 
with  her. 


10  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and 
ran,  and  shewed  her  husband,  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  the  man  hath  appeared 
unto  me,  that  came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

11  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  aftei 
his  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  that  spakest 
unto  the  woman  ?     And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said,  Now  let  thy 
words  come  to  pass.  How  shall  we  order 
the  child,  and  how  shall  we  do  unto 
him? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Of  all  that  I  said  unto  the  woman, 
let  her  beware. 

14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let  her  drink 
wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing :  all  that  I  commanded  her  let  her 
observe. 

15  IF  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel 
of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let  us  detain 
thee,  until  we  snail  have  made  ready  a 
kid  for  thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Though  thou  detain  me,  I  will 
not  eat  of  thy  bread  :  and  if  thou  wilt  offer 
a  burnt-offering,  thou  must  offer  it  unto 
the  Lord.  For  Manoah  knew  not  that  he 
was  an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  What  is  thy  name,  that  when 
thy  sayings  come  to  pass,  we  may  do  thee 
honour  ? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  un- 
to him,  Why  askest  thou  thus  after  my 
name,  seeing  it  is  secret  ? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid,  with  a  meat- 
offering, and  offered  it  upon  a  rock  unto 
the  Lord  ;  and  the  angel  did  wondrously, 
and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame 
went  up  toward  heaven  from  off  the  altar, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ascended  in 
the  flame  of  the  altar,  and  Manoah  and 
his  wife  looked  on  it,  and  fell  on  their 
faces  to  the  ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did  no 
more  appear  to  Manoah  and  to  his  wife. 
Then  Manoah  knew  that  he  was  an  angel 
of  the  Lord. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife, 
We  shall  surely  die,  because  we  have 
seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him,  If  the 
Lord  were  pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would 
not  have  received  a  burnt-offering  and  a 
meat-oftering  at  our  hands,  neither  would 
he  have  shewed  us  all  these  things,  nor 
would  as  at  this  time  have  told  us  such 
things  as  these. 

24  If  And  the  woman  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  Samson.  And  the  child 
grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed  him. 

25  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  began 

216 


Samson's  riddle. 


to  move  him  at  times  in  the  camp  of  Dan, 
between  Zorah  and  Eshtaol. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  Samson  went  down  to  Timnath, 
and  saw  a  woman  in  Timnath  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  said,  I  have  seen  a 
woman  in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of 
the  Philistines  :  now  therefore  get  her  for 
me  to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said 
Sinto  him,  Is  there  never  a  woi 
the  daughters  of  thy  brethren,  or  among 
all  my  people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a 
wife  of  the  uncircumcised  Philistines  ? 
And  Samson  said  unto  his  father,  Get  her 
for  me  ;  for  she  pJeaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew 
not  that  it  was  of  the  Lord,  that  he  sought 
an  occasion  against  the  Philistines  :  for  at 
that  time  the  Philistines  had  dominion 
over  Israel. 

5  Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his  fa- 
ther and  his  mother,  to  Timnath,  and  came 
to  the  vineyards  of  Timnath :  and  behold, 
a  young  lion  roared  against  him. 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
mightily  upon  him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he 
would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  he  had  nothing 
in  his  hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father  or 
his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  with 
the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased  Samson  well. 

8  If  And  after  a  time  he  returned  to  take 
her,  and  he  turned  aside  to  see  the  carcass 
of  the  lion  :  and  behold,  there  was  a  swarm 
of  bees  and  honey  in  the  carcass  of  the  lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his  hands,  and 
went  on  eating,  and  came  to  his  father  and 
mother,  and  he  gave  them,  and  they  did 
Gat:  but  he  told  not  them  that  he  had  taken 
tiie  honey  out  of  the  carcass  of  the  lion. 

10  IT  So  his  father  went  down  unto 
the  woman :  and  Samson  made  there  a 
feast ;  for  so  used  the  young  men  to  do. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  saw 
him,  that  they  brought  thirty  companions 
to  be  with  him. 

12  IT  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  I  will 
now  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  you  :  if  ye  can 
certainly  declare  it  me  within  the  seven 
-days  of  the  feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  I 
will  give  you  thirty  sheets  and  thirty 
change  of  garments : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then 
shall  ye  give  me  thirty  sheets  and  thirty 
change  of  garments.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them,  Out  of  the 
eater  came  forth  meat,  and  out  of  the 
strong  came  forth  sweetness.     And  they 


CHAP.  XIV,  XV.  Heburns  the  Philistines' corn. 

day,  thattheysaiduntoSamson's  wife  En- 
tice thy  husband,  that  he  may  declare  unto 
us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee  and  thy 
father's  house  with  fire-  t^«-  *>-  _-«-4 


could  not  in  three  days  expound  the  riddle,  fire 


have  ye  called 
us  to  take  that  we  have  ?  is  it  not  so  ? 

16  And  Samson's  wife  wept  before  him 
and  said,  Thou  dost  but  hate  me,  and  lovest 
me  not :  thou  hast  put  forth  a  riddle  unto 
the  children  of  my  people,  and  hast  not 
told  it  me.  And  he  said  unto  her.  Behold 
I  have  not  told  it  my  father  nor  my  mo- 
ther, and  shall  I  tell  it  thee  ? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven 
days,  while  their  feast  lasted  :  and  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  he  told 
her,  because  she  lay  sore  upon  him :  and 
she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her 
people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
him  on  the  seventh  day  before  the  sun 
went  down,  What  is  sweeter  than  honey  ? 
and  what  is  stronger  than  a  lion  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  If  ye  had  not  ploughed  with 
my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 

19  H  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  went  down  to  Ashkelon, 
and  slew  thirty  men  of  them,  and  took 
their  spoil,  and  gave  change  of  garments 
unto  them  which  expounded  the  riddle. 
And  his  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went 
up  to  his  father's  house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife  was  given  to  his 
companion,  whom  he  had  usedas  his  friend. 

CHAP.  XV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a  while  af- 
ter, in  the  time  of  wheat-harvest,  that 
Samson  visited  his  wife  with  a  kid;  and 
he  said,  I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the 
chamber.  But  her  father  would  not  suffer 
him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily  thought 
that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her ;  there- 
fore I  gave  her  to  thy  companion  :  is  not 
her  younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ?  take 
her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 

3  Tf  And  Samson  said  concerning  them, 
Now  shall  I  be  more  blameless  than  the 
Philistines,  though  I  do  them  a  displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught  three 
hundred  foxes,  and  took  fire-brands,  and 
turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a  fire-brand 
in  the  midst  between  two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brand 
fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn 
of  the  Philistines,  and  burnt  up  both  the 
shocks,  and  also  the  standing  corn,  with 
the  vineyards  and  olives. 

6  If   Then    the   Philistines   sad,    Wh  i 
hath  done  this  ?  And  they  ana*  eied,  S 
son,  the  son-in-law  of  the  Tramiti 
cause  he  had  taken  his  wife,  and  given  l;<-r 
to  his  companion.     And   the   Philis 
came  up,  and  burnt  her  and  her  fatlM  rwith 


15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  | 


7  IF  And  Samson  said  unto  than,  Though 
:!7 


Samson  slays  the  Philistines.  J  UDGES, 


He  is  enticed  by  Delilah. 


ye  have  done  this,  yet  will  I  be  avenged 
of  you,  and  after  that  I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with 
a  great  slaughter.  And  he  went  down 
and  dwelt  in  the  top  of  the  rock  Etam. 

9  H  Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and 
pitched  in  Judah,  and  spread  themselves 
in  Lehi. 

10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said,  Why 
are  ye  come  up  agamst  us  ?  And  they  an- 
swered, To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up, 
to  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

1 1  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah 
went  to  the  top  of  the  rock  Etam,  and  said 
to  Samson,  Knowest  thou  not  that  the  Phi- 
listines are  rulers  over  us?  what  is  this 
that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them,  As  they  did  unto  me,  so  have 
I  done  unto  them. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  are 
come  down  to  bind  thee,  that  we  may  de- 
liver thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 
And  Samson  said  unto  them,  Swear  unto 
me,  thatye  will  not  fall  upon  meyourselves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
No  ;  but  we  will  bind  thee  fast,  and  deli- 
ver thee  into  their  hand :  but  surely  we 
will  not  kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him 
with  two  new  cords,  and  brought  him  up 
from  the  rock. 

14  IT  And  when  he  came  unto  Lehi,  the 
Philistines  shouted  against  him :  and  the 
Spiritof  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  him, 
and  the  cords  that  were  upon  his  arms  be- 
came as  flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and 
his  bands  loosed  from  off  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  new  jaw-bone  of  an 
ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and 
slew  a  thousand  men  therewith. 

16  And  Samson  said,  With  the  jaw-bone 
of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  heaps,  with  the  jaw 
of  an  ass  have  I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  he  cast 
away  the  jaw-bone  out  ot  his  hand,  and 
called  that  place  Ramath-lehi. 

18  H  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  call- 
ed on  the  Lord,  and  said,  Thou  hast  given 
this  great  deliverance  into  the  hand  of  thy 
servant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst,  and 
fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncircumcised  ? 

19  But  God  clave  a  hollow  place  that 
was  in  the  j  aw,  and  there  came  water  there- 
out;  and  when  he  had  drunk,  his  spirit 
came  again,  and  he  revived.  Wherefore 
he  called  the  name  thereof  En-hakkore, 
which  is  in  Lehi  unto  this  day. 

20  And  he  judged  Israel  in  the  days  of 
the  Philistines  twenty  years. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  went  Samson  to  Gaza,  and  saw 
there  a  harlot,  and  went  in  unto  her. 
2  And  it  was  told  the  Gazites,  saying, 
Samson  is  come  hither.     And  Ihev  com- 
passed him  in,  and  bid  wait  for  him  all 


night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were  quiet 
ail  the  night,  saying,  In  the  morning  when 
it  is  day  we  shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight,  and 
arose  at  midnight,  and  took  the  doors  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two  posts,  and 
went  away  with  them,  bar  and  all,  and  put 
them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  carried  them 
up  to  the  top  of  a  hill  that  is  before 
Hebron. 

4  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
he  loved  a  woman  in  the  valley  of  Sorek, 
whose  name  was  Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came 
up  unto  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Entice  him, 
and  see  wherein  his  great  strength  lietk> 
and  by  what  means  we  may  prevail  against 
him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to  afflict  him  : 
and  we  will  give  thee  every  one  of  us 
eleven  hundred  pieces  of  silver. 

6  And  Delilah  said  to  Samson,  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength 
lieth,  and  wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound  to  afflict  thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her,  If  they 
bind  me  with  seven  green  withs,  that  were 
never  dried,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be 
as  another  man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
brought  up  to  her  seven  green  withs,  which 
had  not  been  dried,  and  she  bound  him 
with  them. 

9  (Now  there  were  men  lying  in  wait, 
abiding  with  her  in  the  chamber.)  And 
she  said  unto  him,  The  Philistines  be  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  he  brake  the  withs  as 
a  thread  of  tow  is  broken  when  it  toucheth 
the  fire.     So  his  strength  was  not  known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Be- 
hold,thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me 
lies:  now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound. 

1 1  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  they  bind 
me  fast  with  new  ropes  that  never  were 
occupied,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be  as 
another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new  ropes, 
and  bound  him  therewith,  and  said  unto 
him,  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Sam- 
son. (And  there  were  liers  in  wait  abiding 
in  the  chamber.)  And  he  brake  them 
from  off  his  arms  like  a  thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Hi- 
therto thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me 
lies:  tell  me  wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound.  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  thou  weav- 
est  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the  pin,  and 
said  unto  him,  The  Philistines  he  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  he  awaked  out  of  his 
sleep,  and  went  away  with  the  pin  of  the 
beam,  and  with  the  web. 

15  IF  And  she  said  unto  him,  How  canst 
thou  say,  I  love  thee,  when  thine  heart  is 
not  with  me  ?  Thou  hast  mocked  me  these 

218 


The  Philistines  put  out  kis  eyes.    CHAP.  XVII 


three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me  wherein! 
thy  great  strength  lieth. 

1 6  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  pressed 
him  daily  with  her  words,  and  urged  him, 
so  that  his  soul  was  vexed  unto  death  ; 

17  That  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and 
said  unto  her,  There  hath  not  come  a  razor 
upon  my  head  ;  for  I  have  been  a  Naza- 
rite  unto  God  from  my  mother's  womb:  if 
I  be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from 
me,  and  I  shall  become  weak,  and  be  like 
any  other  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had 
told  her  all  his  heart,  she  sent  and  called 
for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  saying, 
Come  up  this  once,  for  he  hath  shewed  me 
all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines came  up  unto  her,  and  brought 
mone3T  in  their  hand. 

19  And  she  made  him  sleep  upon  her 
knees ;  and  she  called  for  a  man,  and  she 
caused  him  to  shave  off  the  seven  locks  of 
his  head ;  and  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and 
his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said,  The  Philistines  be 
upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  awoke  out  of 
his  sleep,  and  said,  I  will  go  out  as  at  other 
times  before,  and  shake  myself.  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  departed  from 
him. 

21  If  But  the  Philistines  took  him,  and 
put  out  his  eyes,  and  brought  him  down  to 
Gaza,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass  ; 
and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison-house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began 
to  grow  again  after  he  was  shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  ga- 
thered them  together,  for  to  offer  a  great 
sacrifice  unto  Dagon  their  god,  and  to  re- 
joice :  for  they  said,  Our  god  hath  deliver- 
ed Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they 
praised  their  god  :  for  they  said,  Our  god 
hath  delivered  into  our  hands  our  enemy, 
and  the  destroyer  of  our  country  ;  which 
slew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  their 
heaits  were  merry,  thatlhey  said,  Call  for 
Samson  that  he  may  make  us  sport.  And 
they  called  for  Samson  out  of  the  prison- 
house  ;  and  he  made  them  sport :  and  they 
set  him  between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that 
held  him  by  the  hand,  Suffer  me  that  I  may 
feel  the  pillars  whereupon  the  ho-use  stand- 
eth,  that  I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and 
women  :  and  all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
were  there  :  and  there  were  upon  the  roof 
about  three  thousand  men  and  women, 
that  beheld  while  Samson  made  sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God,  remember  me,  I 
pray  thee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee, 
only  this  once,  O  God,  that   I   may  be  at 


Tne  idolatry  ofMicah. 

once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for  my 
two  eyes. 

29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the  two 
middle  pillars  upon  which  the  house  stood* 
and  on  which  it  was  borne  up,  of  the  one* 
with  his  right  hand',  and  of  the  other  with 
his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  me  die  with 
the  Philistines.  And  he  bowed  himself 
with  all  his  might ;  and  the  house  fell  upon 
the  lords,  and  upon  all  the  people  tnat 
were  therein.  So  the  dead  which  he  Blew 
at  his  death  were  more  than  they  \\\\\c\\\\c 
slew  in  his  life. 

31  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the  hou?e 
of  his  father  came  down,  and  took  him,  and 
brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  between 
Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  theburying-placeof 
Manoah  his  father.  And  he  judged  Israel 
twenty  years. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  there  was  a  man  of  mount  Ephraim, 
whose  name  was  Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother,  The 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver  that  \\<  ■:.. 
taken  from  thee,  about  which  thou  cursedst, 
and  spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  behold, 
the  silver  is  with  me  ;  I  took  it.  And  his 
mother  said,Blessed  be  thou  of  the  Lord, 
my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the  eleven 
hundred  shekels  of  silver  to  his  mother,  his 
mother  said,  I  had  wholly  dedicated  the 
silver  unto  the  Lord  from  my  hand  lor  my 
son,  to  make  a  graven  image  and  a  molten 
image:  now  therefore  I  will  restore  it  unto 
thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto  his 
mother;  and  his  mother  took  two  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  gave  them  to  the 
founder,  who  made  thereof  a  graven  image 
and  a  molten  image  :  and  they  were  in  the 
house  ofMicah. 

5  And  the  man  Micah  had  a  house  ot 
gods,  and  made  an  ephod,  and  terapliim. 
and  consecrated  one  of  his  sons,  who  be- 
came his  priest. 

6  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in 
Israel,  but  every  man  did  that  which  was 
right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7  f  And  there  was  a  young  man  out  of 
Beth-lehem-judah  of  the  family  ot  Judah, 
who  was  aLevite,  and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  ot  the  city 
from  Beth-lehem-judah,  to  sojourn  where 
he  could  find  a  place:    and  he 

mount  Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah.  aj 
he  journeyed.  .       .... 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him,  Whj 
comest  thou?  And  he  said  unto  him. 
aLevite  of  Beth-lehem-judah.  and  I 
sojourn  where  I  may  find  a  />/<■'<'• 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him,  Dwell 
with  me,  and  De  unto  mj 

priest,  and!  will  K»ve  ihei 


The  Danites  seek  an  inJierttance       J  UDGES. 


They  go  to  Laish. 


6ilver  by  the  year,  and  a  suit  of  apparel,  and 
thy  victuals.     So  the  Levite  went  in. 

1 1  And  the  Levite  was  content  to  dwell 
with  the  man ;  and  the  young  man  was 
unto  him  as  one  of  his  sons. 

12  And  iVTicah  consecrated  the  Levite  ; 
end  the  young  man  became  his  priest,  and 
was  in  the  house  of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know  I  that 
the  Lord  will  do  me  good,  seeing  I  have  a 
Levite  to  my  priest. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 
N  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel : 
and  in  those  days  the  tribe  of  the  Danites 


! 


sought  them  an  inheritance  to  dwell  in ;  for 
unto  that  day  all  their  inheritance  had  not 
fallen  unto  them  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of  their 
family  five  men  from  their  coasts,  men  of 
valour,  from  Zorah,  and  from  Eshtaol,  to 
sp3r  out  the  land,  and  to  search  it ;  and 
the)r  said  unto  them,  Go,  search  the  land: 
who  when  they  came  to  mount  Ephraim, 
to  the  house  of  Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  were  by  the  house  of  Mi- 
cah, they  knew  the  voice  of  the  young 
man  the  Levite :  and  they  turned  in  thither, 
and  said  unto  him,  Who  brought  thee 
hither?  and  what  makest  thou  in  this 
place  ?  and  what  hast  thou  here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  and 
thus  dealeth  Micah  with  me,  and  hath 
hired  me,  and  I  am  his  priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask  counsel, 
we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that  we  may  know 
whether  our  way  which  we  go  shall  be 
prosperous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them,  Go  in 
peace :  before  the  Lord  is  your  way 
wherein  ye  go. 

7  IF  Then  the  five  men  departed,  and 
came  to  Laish,  and  saw  the  people  that 
•were  therein,  how  the}'  dwelt  careless,  af- 
ter the  manner  of  the  Zidonians,  quiet 
and  secure ;  and  there  was  no  magistrate  in 
the  land,  that  might  put  them  toshame  in 
any  thing ;  and  they  were  far  from  the  Zi- 
donians, andhad  no  business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to 
Zorah  and  Eshtaol:  and  their  brethren 
said  unto  them,  What  say  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said,  Arise,  that  we  may  go 
up  against  them  :  for  we  have  seen  the 

land,  and  behold,  it  is  very  good  :  and  are  said  unto  Micah,  What  aileth  thee,  that 
ye  still  ?  be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  en-  thou  comes*,  with  such  a  company  ? 

ter  to  possess  the  land.  24  And  he  said,  Ye  have  taken  away 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  ajmygods  which  I  made,  and  the  priest, 
people  secure,  and  to  a  large  land:  for; and  ye  are  gone  away :  and  what  have  I 
God  hath  given  it  into  your  hands;  a  I  more?  and  what  is  this  that  ye  say  unto 
place  where  there  is  no  want  of  any  thingime,  What  aileth  thee  ? 

that  is  in  the  earth.  I     25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said  unto 

1 1  U  And  there  went  from  thence  of  the; him.  Let  not  thy  voice  be  heard  among  us, 
family  of  the  Danites,  out  of  Zorah  and  lest  angry  fellows  run  upon  thee,  and  thou 
out  ot  Eshtaol,  six  hundred  men  appoint-'lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy  household, 
ed  with  weapons  of  war.  |     26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their 

220 


12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitched  in 
Kirjath-jearim,  in  Judah :  wherefore  they 
called  that  place  Mahaneh-dan  unto  this 
day :  behold,  it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  mount 
Ephraim,  and  came  unto  the  house  of  Mi- 
cah. 

14  If  Then  answered  the  five  men  that 
went  to  spy  out  the  country  of  Laish,  and 
said  unto  their  brethren,  Do  ye  know  that 
there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod,  and 
teraphim,  and  a  graven  image,  and  a  molt- 
en image  ?  now  therefore  consider  what 
ye  have  to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  the  young  man  the 
Levite,  even  unto  the  house  of  .Micah,  and 
saluted  him. 

16  And  the  six  hundred  men  appointed 
with  their  weapons  of  war,  which  were  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  stood  by  the  entering 
of  the  gate. 

17  And  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy 
out  the  land  went  up,  and  came  in  thither, 
and  took  the  graven  image, and  the  ephod, 
and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image: 
and  the  priest  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were 
appointed  with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah 's  house, 
and  fetched  the  carved  image,  the  ephod, 
and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image. 
Thensaid  the  priestunto  them,  What  doye? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him,  Hold  thy 
peace,  lay  thy  hand  upon  thy  mouth, 
and  go  with  us,  and  be  to  us  a  father  and 
a  priest:  Is  it  better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest 
unto  the  house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou  be 
a  priest  unto  a  tribe  and  a  family  in  Israel  ? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was  glad,  and 
he  took  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and 
the  graven  image,  and  went  in  the  midst 
of  the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and 
put  the  little  ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  the 
carriage  before  them. 

22  TI  And  when  they  were  a  good  way 
from  the  house  of  Micah,  the  men  that 
were  in  the  houses  near  to  Micah's  house 
were  gathered  together,  and  overtook  the 
children  of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  children  of 
Dan.     And  they  turned  their  faces,  and 


The  Levtte  and  his  eoacubtne.      CHAP.  XIX. 


way:  and  when  Micah  saw  that  they  were 
too  strong  for  him,  he  turned  and  went 
back  unto  his  house. 

27  And  they  took  the  things  which  Mi 
cah  had  made,  and  the  priest  which  he 
had,  and  came  unto  Laish,  unto  a  people 
that  were  at  quiet  and  secure :  and  they 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  deliverer,  because 
it  was  far  from  Zidon,  and  they  had  no 
business  with  any  man-  and  it  was  in  the 
valley  that  lieth  by  Beth-rehob.  And  they 
built  a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  they  called  the  name  of  the  city 
Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father, 
who  was  born  unto  Israel:  howbeit  the 
name  of  the  city  was  Laish  at  the  first. 

30H  And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  the 
graven  image :  and  Jonathan,  the  son  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  he  and  his 
sons  were  priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan  until 
the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

31  And  they  set  them  up  Micah 's  graven 
image  which  he  made,  all  the  time  that 
the  nouse  of  God  was  in  Shiloh. 
CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  there  was  no  king  in  Israel, 
that  there  was  a  certain  Levite  sojourning 
on  the  side  of  mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to 
him  a  concubine  out  of  Beth-lehem-ju- 
dah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the  whore 
against  him,  and  went  away  from  him  unto 
her  father's  house  to  Beth-lehem-judah, 
and  was  there  four  whole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and  went  af- 
ter her,  to  speak  friendly  unto  her,  and  to 
bring  her  again,  having  his  servant  with 
him,  and  a  couple  ot  asses:  and  she 
brought  him  into  her  father's  house :  and 
when  the  father  of  the  damsel  saw  him, 
he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father-in-law,  the  damsel's 
father,  retained  him  ;  and  he  abode  with 
him  three  days:  so  they  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  lodged  there. 

5  Ana  it  came  to  pass  on  the  fourth  day, 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
that  he  rose  up  to  depart :  and  the  dam- 
sel's father  said  unto  his  .son-in-law,  Com- 
fort thy  heart  with  a  morsel  of  bread, 
and  afterward  go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and 
drink  both  of  them  together :  for  the  dam- 
sel's father  had  said  unto  the  man,  Be  con- 
tent, I  pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night,  and 
let    thy  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
his  father-in-law  urged  him:  therefore  he 
lodged  there  again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morning  on 


He  is  entertained  at  Gibeah. 

thee      And  they  tarried  until  afternoon, 
and  they  did  eat  both  of  them. 

9  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart 
he,  and  his  concubine,  and  his  servant  his 
father-in-law.  the  'damsel's  father  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  now  the  day  draweth 
toward  evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all 
night:  behold,  the  day  groweth  to  an  end, 
lodge  here,  that  thy  heart  may  be  mprry  • 
and  to-morrow  get  you  early  on  your  way', 
that  thou  mayest  go  home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry  that 
night,  but  he  rose  up  and  departed,  and 
came  over  against  Jebus,  which  is  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  there  were  with  him  two  asses 
saddled,  his  concubine  also  was  with  him. 

11  And  when  they  were  by  Jebus,  the 
day  was  far  spent ;  and  the  servant  said 
unto  his  master,  Come,  I  pray  thee,  and 
let  us  turn  in  unto  this  city  of  the  Jebu- 
sites,  and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him.  We 
will  not  turn  aside  hither  into  the  city  of 
a  stranger,  that  is  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel ;  we  will  pass  over  to  Gibeah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant,  Come, 
and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  of  these  places 
to  lodge  all  night,  in  Gibeah,  or  in  Ramah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went  their 
way ;  and  the  sun  went  down  upon  them 
when  they  were  by  Gibeah,  which  belong- 
eth  to  Benjamin. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go 
in  and  to  lodge  in  Gibeah :  and  when  he 
went  in,  he  sat  him  down  in  a  street  of  th. 
city  :  for  there  was  no  man  that  took  them 
into  his  house  to  lodging. 

16  IT  And  behold,  there  came  an  old 
man  from  his  work  out  of  the  field  at  e\  en, 
which  was  also  of  mount  Ephraim  ;  and  he 
sojourned  in  Gibeah  ;  but  the  men  of  the 
place  were  Benjamites. 

17  And  when  he  had  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in  the  street  of 
the  city:  and  the  old  man  said,  Whither 
goest  thou  ?  and  whence  comest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him,  We  are  pass- 
ing from  Beth-lehem-judah  toward  the 
side  of  mount  Ephraim  ;  from  thence  am 
I :  and  I  went  to  Beth-lehem-judah.  but  I 
am  now  going  to  the  house  ot  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  is  no  man  that  receiveth  me  to 
house. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  proven- 
der for  our  asses  ;  and  there  is  bread  and 
wine  also  for  me,  and  for  thy  handmaid, 
and  for  the  young  man  wktch  is  with  thy 
servants  :  there  is  no  want  of  any  tfli 

20  And  the  old  man  said.  Peace  be  »  ith 
thee ;  howsoever,  let  all  thy  iranta  /"-  upon 
me  ;  only  lodge  not  in  the  street 

21  So  he  brought  him  info  In- 1 Be,  and 

gave  provender  unto  the  aaaes  :  and  Ihej 


the  fifth  day  to  depart :  and  the  damsel's! washed  their  feet,  and  did  I  at   and  drmk 


father  said,  Comfort    thy    heart,  I  pray 


22  U  Now  as  they  were  making  their 
22 1 


'lite  Levitt  declares  hs  wroni 


JUDGES. 


Decree  against  Gibeah. 


hearts  merry,  behold,  the  men  of  the  city,  ] Benjamin,  1  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge, 
certain  sons  of  Belial,  beset  the  house  j  5  And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose  gainst 
roundabout,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and  ime,  and  beset  the  house  roundabout  upon 
spake  to  the  master  of  the  house,  the  old  ime  by  night,  and  thought  to  have  slain 
man)  saying,  Bring  forth  the  man  that  camejme  :  and  my  concubine  have  they  forced, 


into  thy  house,  that  we  may  know  him 

23  And  the  man, the  masterof  the  house, 
went  out  unto  them,  and  said  unto  them, 
Nay,  my  brethren,  nay,  I  pray  you,  do 
not  so  wickedly  ;  seeing  that  this  man  is 
come  into  my   house,  do  not  this  folly. 

24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter,  a 
maiden,  and  his  concubine ;  them  I  will 
bringout  now,  andhumbleye  them, and  do 
with  them  what  seemeth  good  unto  you  : 
but  unto  this  man  do  not  so  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  hearken 
to  him  :  so  the  man  took  his  concubine, 
and  brought  her  forth  unto  them  ;  and 
they  knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the 
night  until  the  morning :  and  when  the 
day  began  to  spring,  they  let  her  go.    . 

26  Then  came  the  woman  in  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  fell  down  at  the  door 
of  the  man's  house  where  her  lord  was, 
till  it  was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house,  and 
went  out  to  go  his  way  :  and  behold,  the 
woman  his  concubine  was  fallen  down  at 
the  door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands  were 
upon  the  threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her,  Up,  and  let 
us  be  going.  But  none  answered.  Then 
the  man  took  her  up  upon  an  ass,  and  the 
man  rose  up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  T  And  when  he  was  come  into  his 
house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid  hold  on 
his  concubine,  and  divided  her,  together 
with  her  bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and 
sent  her  into  all  the  coasts  of  Israel. 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that  saw  it, 
said,  There  was  no  such  deed  done  nor 
seen  from  the  day  that  the  children  of 
Israel  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
unto  this  day :  consider  of  it,  take  advice, 
anC  speak  your  minds. 

CHAP.  XX. 
rilHEN  all  the  children  of  Israel  went 
J  out,  and  the  congregation  was  ga- 
thered together  as  one  man,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  with  the  land  of  Gil- 
ead,  unto  the  Lord  in  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people,  even 
of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  presented  them- 
selves in  the  assembly  of  the  people  of 
God,  four  hundred  thousand  footmen  that 
drew  sword. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Benjamin  heard 
that  the  children  of  Israel  were  gone  up 
to  Mizpeh.)  Then  said  the  children  of 
Israel,  Tell  us,  how  was  this  wickedness  ? 

4  And  the  Levite,  the  husband  of  the 
woman  that  was  slain,  answered  and  said, 
I  came    into  Gibeah   that   belon^eth  to 


that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  I  took  my  concubine,  and  cut 
her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all 
the  country  of  the  inheritance  of  Israel  : 
for  they  have  committed  lewdness  and 
folly  in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of  Israel; 
give  here  your  advice  and  counsel. 

8  IT  And  all  the  people  arose  as  one 
man,  saying,  We  will  not  any  of  us  go 
to  his  tent,  neither  will  we  any  of  us  turn 
into  his  house : 

9  But  now  this  shall  be  the  thing  which 
we  will  do  to  Gibeah  :  we  will  go  up  by 
lot  against  it ; 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of  a  hun- 
dred throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  a  hundred  of  a  thousand,  and  a  thou- 
sand out  of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual 
for  the  people,  that  they  may  do,  when 
they  come  to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  folly  that  they  have 
wrought  in  Israel. 

11  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered 
against  the  city,  knit  together  as  one  man. 

12  IF  And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent  men 
through  all  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  saying. 
What  wickedness  is  this  that  is  done 
among  you  ? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the  men, 
the  children  of  Belial, whichareinGibeah, 
that  we  may  put  them  to  death,  and  put 
away  evil  from  Israel.  But  the  children  ot 
Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  their  brethren  the  children  of  Israel : 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin  ga- 
thered themselves  together  out  of  the  ci- 
ties unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out  to  battle 
against  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  were 
numbered  at  that  time  out  ot  the  cities 
twenty  and  six  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword,  besides  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah, 
which  were  numbered  seven  hundred 
chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there  were 
seven  hundred  chosen  men  left-handed ; 
every  one  could  sling  stones  at  a  hair- 
breadth,  and  not  miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  besides  Ben- 
jamin, were  numbered  four  hundred  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword :  all  these  were 
men  of  war. 

18  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  arose, 
and  went  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and 
asked  counsel  of  God,  and  said,  Which  of 
us  shall  go  up  first  to  the  battle  against 
the  children  of  Benjamin  ?  And  the  Lord 
said,  Judah  shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose  up  hi 

222 


The  Benjamites  slain. 


CHAP.  XX. 


(jibcah  burnt 


the  morning,andencamped  against  Gibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  to 
battle  against  Benjamin  ;  and  the  men  of 
Israel  put  themselves  in  array  to  fight 
against  them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  came 
forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  destroyed  down 
to  the  ground  of  the  Israelites  that  day 
twenty  and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people,  the  men  of  Israel, 
encouraged  themselves,  and  set  their  bat- 
tle again  in  array  in  the  place  where  they 
put  themselves  in  array  the  first  day. 

23  (And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up 
and  wept  before  the  Lord  until  even,  and 
asked  counsel  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Shall 
I  go  up  again  to  battle  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  my  brother  ?  And  the 
Lord  said,  go  up  against  him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  came 
near  against  the  children  of  Benjamin  the 
second  day. 

25  And  Benjamin  went  forth  against 
them  out  of  Gibeah  the  second  day,  and 
destroyed  down  to  the  ground  of  the  chil 
dren  of  Israel   again  eighteen  thousand 
men  ;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 

26  IF  Then  all  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  all  the  people,  went  up,  and  came 
unto  the  house  of  God,  and  wept,  and  sat 
there  before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  that 
day  until  even,  and  offered  burnt-offerings 
and  peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  inquired 
of  the  Lord,  (for  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God  was  there  in  those  days, 

28  And  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron,  stood  before  it  in  those 
days,)  saying,  Shall  I  yet  again  go  out  to 
battle  against  the  children  of  Benjamin 
my  brother,  or  shall  I  cease  ?  And  the 
Lord  said,  Go  up  ;  for  to-morrow  I  will 
deliver  them  into  thy  hand. 

29  And  Israel  set  liers  in  wait  round 
about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up 
against  the  children  of  Beniamin  on  the 
third  day,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
against  Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  went 
out  against  the  people,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city  ;  and  they  began  to 
smite  of  the  people,  and  kill,  as  at  other 
times,  in  the  nighways,  of  which  one  go- 
«th  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and  the  other 
to  Gibeah  in  the  field,  about  thirty  men 
of  Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  said, 
They  are  smitten  down  before  us,  as  at 
the  first.  But  the  children  of  Israel  said, 
Let  us  flee,  and  draw  them  from  the 
city  unto  the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  up 
out  of  their  place,  and  put  themselves  in, 
array  at  Baai-tamar :  and  the  liers  in  wait  I 


of  Israel   came  forth  out  of  their  places, 
even  out  of  the  meadows  of  Gibeab. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gibeab  ten 
thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and 
the  battle  was  soTe  :  but  they  knew  DOt 
that  evil  was  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin  be- 
fore Israel :  and  the  children  of  Israel  de- 
stroyed of  the  Benjamites  that  day  twenty 
and  five  thousand  and  o  hundred  men : 
all  these  drewT  the  sword. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  :  for  the  men  of  Is- 
rael gave  place  to  the  Benjamites, because 
they  trusted  unto  the  liers  in  wait  which 
they  had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted,  and 
rushed  upon  Gibeah  ;  and  the  liers  in  wait 
drew  themselves  along,  and  smote  all  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed  sign 
between  the  men  of  Israel  and  the  liers  in 
wait,  that  they  should  make  a  great  flame 
with  smoke  to  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  retired 
in  the  battle,  Benjamin  began  to  smite 
and  kill  of  the  men  of  Israel  about  thirty 
persons :  for  they  said,  Surely  they  are  smit- 
ten down  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to  arise 
up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pillar  of  smoke, 
the  Benjamites  looked  behind  them,  and 
behold,  the  flame  of  the  city  ascended  up 
to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again,  the  men  of  Benjamin  were  amazed : 
for  they  saw  that  evil  was  come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their  badu 
before  the  men  of  Israel  unto  the  way  of 
the  wilderness  ;  but  the  battle  overtook 
them ;  and  them  which  came  out  of  the 
cities  they  destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  enclosed  the  Benjamites 
round  about,  and  chased  them,  and  trade 
them  down  with  ease  over  against  Gibeah 
toward   the  sun-rising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin  eighteen 
thousand  men;  all  these  were  men  of 
valour. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled     toward 
the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  of  Rimmon  : 
and  they  gleaned  of  them  in  the  hiehf 
five   thousand  men ;    and  pursued    I 
after  them  unto  Gidom,    and   slew  two 
thousand  men  of  them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  thai  day  of 
Benjamin  were  twenty  and  five  thousand 
men  that  drew  the  sword  ;  all  ti 

men  of  valour.  .  a    . 

47  But  six  hundred  men  turned  and 

to  the  wilderness  unto  the  rack  himmon, 
andabodeinthe  rock  Rhnmoo  fourroontna. 

48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned  at 
upon  the  children  of  BcmamiD,  and  note 
them  with  the  edge  o(  the  BWOid,  W  well 


The  desolation  of  Benjamin.  JUDGES.       The  virgins  of  Shiloh  surprised. 


the  men  of  every  city,  as  the  beast,  and  all 
that  came  to  hand:  also  they  set  on  fire 
all  the  cities  that  they  came  to. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
"VTOW  the  men  of  Israel  had  sworn  in 
1^(    Mizpeh,  saying-,  There  shall  not  any 
of  us  give  his  daughter  unto  Benjamin  to 
wife. 

2  And  the  people  came  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  abode  there  till  even  before  God, 
and  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept  sore; 

3  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  why 
is  this  come  to  pass  in  Israel,  that  there 
should  be  to-day  one  tribe  lacking  in  Is- 
rael? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  rose  early,  and  built  there 
an  altar,  and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and 
peace-offerings. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said,  Who 
is  there  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  with  the  congregation  unto 
the  Lord?  For  they  had  made  a  great 
oath  concerning  him  that  came  not  up  to 
the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying,  He  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  repented 
them  for  Benjamin  their  brother, and  said, 
There  is  one  tribe  cut  off  from  Israel  this 
day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the 
Lord,  that  we  will  not  give  them  of  our 
daughters  to  wives? 

8  IF  And  they  said,  What  one  is  there 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that  came  not  up  to 
Mizpeh  to  the  Lord?  and  behold,  there 
came  none  to  the  camp  from  Jabesh-gilead 
to  the  assembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered,  and 
behold  there  were  none  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent  thither 
twelve  thousand  men  of  the  valiantest,  and 
commanded  them,  saying,  Go  and  smite 
the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  with  the  women  and 
the  children. 

1 1  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do,  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  every  male, 
and  every  woman  that  hath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jabesh-gilead  four  hundred  young 
virgins  that  had  known  no  man  by  lying 
with  any  male :  and  they  brought  them 
unto  the  camp  to  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

13  And  the   whole  congregation  sent 


some  to  speak  to  the  children  of  Benjamin 
that  were  in  the  rock  Rimmon,  and  to  call 
peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at  that 
time;  and  they  gave  them  wives  which 
they  had  saved  alive  of  the  women  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead: and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them 
not. 

15  And  the  people  repented  them  for 
Benjamin,  because  that  the  Lord  had 
made  a  breach  in  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

16  Then  the  elders  of  the  congregatior 
said,  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  the  women  are  de- 
stroyed out  of  Benjamin? 

17  And  they  said,  There  must  he  an  in- 
heritance for  them  that  be  escaped  of  Ben- 
jamin, that  a  tribe  be  not  destroyed  out  of 
Israel. 

18  Howbeit,  we  may  not  give  them 
wives  of  our  daughters:  for  the  children 
of  Israel  have  sworn,  saying,  Cursed  be  he 
that  giveth  a  wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said,  Behold,  there  is  a 
feast  of  the  Lord  in  Shilch  yearly  in  a 
place  which  is  on  the  north  side  of  Beth-ei, 
on  the  east  side  of  the  highway  that  goeth 
up  from  Beth-el  to  Shechem,  and  on  the 
south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  saying,  Go,  and  lie  in 
wait  in  the  vineyards ; 

21  And  see,  and  behold,  if  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shiloh  come  out  to  dance  in 
dances,  then  come  ye  out  of  the  vineyards, 
and  catch  you  every  man  his  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land  of 
Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  fathers 
or  their  brethren  come  unto  us* to  com- 
plain, that  we  will  say  unto  them,  Be  fa- 
vourable unto  them  for  our  sakes :  because 
we  reserved  not  to  each  man  his  wife  in 
the  war:  for  ye  did  not  give  unto  them  at 
this  time,  that  ye  should  be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did 
so,  and  took  them  wives,  according  to  their 
number,  of  them  that  danced,  whom  they 
caught :  and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  repaired  the  cities, 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  departed 
thence  at  that  time,  every  man  to  his  tribe 
and  to  his  family,  and  they  went  out  from 
thence  every  man  to  his  inheritance. 

25  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in 
Israel :  eveiy  man  did  that  which  was  right 
in  his  own  eyes. 


H  The  Book  of  RUTH 


CHAP.  I 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when 
the  judges  ruled,  that  there  was  a 
famine  in  the  land.    And  a  certain  man 


of  Beth-lehem-judah  went  to  sojourn  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and 
his  two  sons. 
2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  Elime- 
224 


Ruth's  constancy  to  Naomi. 


lech,  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Naomi,  and 
the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chi- 
lion,  Ephrathites  of  Beth-Iehem-judah. 
And  they  came  into  the  country  of  Moab, 
and  continued  there. 

3  And  Elimelech  Naomi's  husband  died; 
aud  she  was  left,  and  her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  wo- 
men of  Moab;  the  name  of  the  one  was 
Orpah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Ruth: 
and  they  dwelled  there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  also 
both  of  them;  and  the  woman  was  left  of 
her  two  sons  and  her  husband. 

6  H  Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters- 
in-law,  Siat  she  might  return  from  the 
country  of  Moab:  for  she  had  heard  in  the 
country  of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had 
visited  his  people  in  giving  them  bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  Torth  out  of  the 
place  where  she  was,  and  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law with  her;  and  they  went  on  the 
way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two  daugh 
ters-in-Iaw,  Go,  return  each  to  her  mo 
ther's  house:  the  Lord  deal  kindly  with 
you,  as  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and 
with  me 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find 
rest,  each  of  you  in  the  house  of  her  hus 
band.     Then  she  kissed  them; and  they 
lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her,  Surely  we 
will  return  with  thee  unto  thy  people. 

11  And  Naomi  said,  Turn  again,  my 
daughters:  why  will  ye  go  with  me?  are 
there  yet  anymore  sons  in  my  womb,  that 
they  may  be  your  husbands  ? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your 
way;  for  I  am  too  old  to  have  a  husband. 
If  I  should  say,  I  have  hope,  if  I  should 
have  a  husband  also  to-night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons; 

13  Would  ye  tarry  for  them  till  they 


FIAP.  II.       Ske  gleans  in  the  field  of  Boar. 
18  When  she  saw  that  she  was  steadfast 


then  she  left 


were  grown?  would  ye  stay  for  them  from 
having  husbands?  nay,  my  daughters;  for 
it  grieveth  me  much  for  your  sakes,  that 
the  handoftheLoRD  is  gone  out  against  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept  again.  And  Orpah  kissed  her  mo- 
ther-in-law; but  Ruth  clave  unto  her. 

15  And  she  said,  Behold,  thy  sister-in- 
law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto 
her  £ods :  return  thou  after  thy  sister-in- 
law. 

16  And  Ruth  said,  Entreat  me  not  to 
leave  thee,  or  to  return  from  following  after 
thee:  for  whither  thou  goest,  I  will  go; 
and  where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge:  thy 
people  shall  be  my  people,  and  thy  God 
my  God : 

17  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die,  and 
there  will  I  be  buried :  the  Lord  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  aught  but  death  part 
*hee  and  me. 


ly  minded  to  go  with  her, 
speaking  unto  her. 

19  J  So  they  two  went  until  they  came 
to  betn-lehem.  And  it  came  to  pass  when 
they  were  come  to  Beth-lehem,  lhat  all 
the  city  was  moved  about  them,  and  they 
said,  Is  this  Naomi? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them,  Call  me  not 
Naomi,  call  me  Mara:  for  the  Almighty 
hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me. 

21  1  went  out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath 
brought  me  home  again  empty:  why  then 
call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
testified  against  me,  and  the  Almighty 
hath  afflicted  me  I 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth  (he 
Moabitess  her  daughter-in-law  with  her, 
which  returned  out  of  the  country  of  Moab: 
and  they  came  to  Beth-lehem  in  the  begin- 
ning oi  barley  harvest. 

CHAP.  II. 
A  ND  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  of  her  hus- 
band's, a  mighty  man  of  wealth,  of 

name 


the  family  of  Eliinefech;  and  his 
teas  Boaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said  unto 
Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and 

flean  ears  of  corn  after  him  in  whose 
shall  find  grace.     And  she  said  unto  her. 
Go,  my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and  gleaned 
in  the  field  after  the  reapers :  and  her  hap 
was  to  light  on  a  part  of  the  field  belonging 
unto  Boaz,  who  was  of  the  kindred  of  Eli- 
melech. 

4  And  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Beth- 
lehem, and  said  unto  the  reapers,  The 
Lord  be  with  you.  And  they  answered 
him,  The  Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant  that 
was  set  over  the  reapers,  Whose  da 
iVthis? 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the 
reapers  answered  and  said,  It  is  th«     M 
abitish  damsel  that  came  back  with  Naomi 
out  of  the  country  of  Moab : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let  me  glean 
and  gather  after  the  reapers  among  the 
sheaves:  so  she  came,  and  hath  continued 
even  from  the  morning  until  now,  that  she 
tarried  a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth,   H< 
thou  not,  my  daughter?  Go  not  to  gl<  IQ 
in  another  field,  neither  go  from  hence, 
but  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that 
they  do  reap,  andgo  thou  after  them :  have 
I  not  charged  the  youngintn  that  they  shall 
not  touch  thee?  and  when  thou  art  a  thirst, 
go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of  that  which 
the  young  men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and  I 
herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  have  I  found  -•:<-  e  in  to 


Tfie  kindness  o/Boaz  to  Ruth. 


RUTH. 


Naomi*  s  instruction  to  hen 


that  thou  shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 
seeing  I  am  a  stranger? 

1 1  And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  It  hath  fully  been  shewed  me,  all  that 
thou  hast  done  unto  thy  motner-in-law 
since  the  death  of  thy  husband:  arAhow 
thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come 
unto  a  people  which  thou  knewest  not 
heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work, 
and  a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  under  whose  wings 
thou  art  come  to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said  Let  me  find  favour  in 
thy  sight,  my  lord;  for  that  thou  hast  com- 
forted me,  and  for  that  thou  hast  spoken 
friendly  unto  thy  handmaid,  though  I  be 
not  like  unto  one  of  thy  handmaidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her,  At  meal- 
time come  thou  hither,  and  eat  of  the 
tread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vinegar. 
And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers:  and  he 
reached  her  parched  corn,  and  she  did 
eat,  and  was  sufficed,  and  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean, 
Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  saying, 
Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves, and 
reproach  her  not: 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the  handfuls 
«f  purpose  for  her,  and  leave  them,  that 
she  may  glean  them,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

1 7  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even, 
and  beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned :  and  it 
was  about  an  ephah  of  barley.     * 

18  If  And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into 
the  city :  and  her  mother-in-law  saw  what 
she  had  gleaned:  and  she  brought  forth, 
and  gave  to  her  that  she  had  reserved  after 
she  was  sufficed. 

1 9  And  her  mother-in-law  said  unto  her, 
Where  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day?  and 
where  wroughtest  thou  ?  blessed  be  he  that 
did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And  she 
shewed  her  mother-in-law  with  whom  she 
had  wrought,  and  said,  The  man's  name 
with  whom  I  wrought  to-day  is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  daughter- 
in-law,  Blessed  be  he  of  the  Lord,  who 
hath  not  left  off  his  kindness  to  the  living 
and  to  the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto 
her,  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto  us,  one 
of  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said,  He  said 
unto  me  also,  Thou  shalt  keep  fast  by  my 
young  men,  until  they  have  ended  all  my 
harvest. 

22  AndNaomi  said  unto  Ruth  her  daugh- 
ter-in-law, It  is  good,  my  daughter,  that 
thou  go  out  with  his  maidens,  that  they 
meet  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  she  kept  last  by  the  maidens  of 
Boaz  to  glean  unto  the  end  of  barley-har- 
vest and  of  wheat-harvest ;  and  dwelt  with 
hev  mother-in-law. 


CHAP.  III. 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother-in-law  said 
unto  her,  My  daughter,  shall  I  not 
seek  rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee  ? 

2  At. d  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our  kindred, 
with  whose  maidens  thou  wast?  Behold, 
he  winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the  thresh- 
ing floor. 

3  Wash  thyself  therefore,  and  anoint 
thee,  and  put  thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and 
get  thee  down  to  the  floor:  but  make  Jiot 
thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until  he  snail 
have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be  when  he  lieth  down, 
that  thou  shalt  mark  the  place  where  lie 
shall  lie,  and  thou  shalt  go  in,  and  uncover 
his  feet,  and  lay  thee  down ;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her,  All  that  thou 
sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  If  And  she  went  down  unto  the  floor, 
and  did  according  to  all  th&t  her  mother- 
in-law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
and  his  heart  was  merry,  he  went  to  lie 
down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn :  and 
she  came  softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet, 
and  laid  her  down. 

8  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight, 
that  the  man  was  afraid,  and  turned  him- 
self: and  behold,  a  woman  lay  at  his  feet, 

9  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou  ?  And  she 
answered,  I  am  Ruth  thy  handmaid : 
spread  therefore  thy  skirt  over  thy  hand- 
maid ;  for  thou  art  a  near  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord,  my  daughter  -.for  thou  hast  shewed 
more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than  at  the 
beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou  foilowedst 
not  young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich. 

1 1  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not ;  I 
will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou  requirest :  for 
all  the  city  of  my  people  doth  know  that 
thou  art  a  virtuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  am  thy  near 
kinsman :  howbeit  there  is  a  kinsman  near- 
er than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall  be  hi 
the  morning,  that  if  he  will  perform  unto 
thee  the  part  of  a  kinsman,  well ;  let  him 
do  the  kinsman's  part :  but  if  he  will  not 
do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  then  will 
I  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  as  the 
Lord  liveth  :  lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until  the 
morning :  and  she  rose  up  before  one  could 
know  another.  And  he  said,  Let  it  not  be 
known  that  a  woman  came  into  the  floor. 

15  Also  he  said,  Bring  the  vail  that  thou 
hast  upon  thee,  and  hold  it.  And  when 
she  held  it,  he  measured  six  measures  of 
barley,  and  laid  it  on  her:  and  she  went 
into  the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother* 

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Bmz  marries  Ruth. 


m-law,  she  said,  Who  art  thou,  my  daugh- 
ter? And  she  told  her  all  that  the  man  had 
done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said,  These  six  measures  of 
barley  gave  he  me  ;  for  he  said  to  me,  Go 
not  empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law. 

18  Then  said  she,  Sit  still,  my  daughter, 
until  thou  know  how  the  matter  will  fall  : 
for  the  man  will  not  be  in  rest,  until  he 
have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 

CHAP.  IV. 

rHEN  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate,  and 
sat  him  down  there  :  and  behold,  the 
kinsman  of  whom  Boaz  spake  came  by  ; 
unto  whom  he  said,  Ho,  such  a  one  !  turn 
aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  sat  down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of 
the  city,  and  said,  Sit  ye  down  here.  And 
they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Naomi, 
that  is  come  again  out  of  the  country  of 
Moab,  selleth  a  parcel  of  land,  which 'was 
our  brother  Elimelech's : 

4  And  I  thought  to  advertise  thee,  say- 
ing, Buy  ^before  the  inhabitants,  and  be- 
fore the  elders  of  my  people.  If  thou  wilt 
redeem  it,  redeem  it :  but  if  thou  wilt  not 
redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may  know  : 
for  there  is  none  to  redeem  it  besides  thee  ; 
and  I  am  after  thee.  And  he  said,  I  will 
redeem  it. 

5  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buy- 
est  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou 
must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth  the  Moab itess,  the 
wife  of  the  dead,  to  raise  up  the  name  of 
the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

6  IT  And  the  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  re- 
deem it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar  mine  own 
inheritance  :  redeem  thou  my  right  to  thy- 
self ;  for  I  cannot  redeem  it. 

7  Now  this  was  the  manner  in  former 
time  in  Israel  concerning  redeeming  and 
concerning  changing,  for  to  confirm  all 
things ;  a  man  plucked  off  his  shoe,  and 
gave  it  to  his  neighbour :  and  this  was  a 
testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  saidunto  Boaz, 
Buy  it  for  thee.     So  he  drew  off  his  shoe. 

9  If  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and 
unto  all  the  people,  Ye  are  witnesses  this 


CHAP    IV.         Elkanah  and  his  two  wives: 
day    that  I  have  bought  all  that  mas  Eli- 
melechs,  and  all  that  was  Chffion'a  and 

Mahlon's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreover,  Ruth  the  Moabitess  the 
wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  purchased  to  be  my 
wife,  to  raise  up  the'name  of  the  dead  upon 
his  inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the  dead 
be  not  cut  off  from  among  his  brethren, 
and  from  the  gate  of  his  place  :  ye  arc 
witnesses  this  day. 

1 1  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the 
gate, and  the  elders,  said.  We  are  witnesses. 
The  Lord  make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thy  house  like  Rachel  and  likeLeah, 
which  two  did  build  the  house  of  Israel  : 
and  do  thou  worthily  in  Ephratah  and  be 
famous  in  Beth-lehcm  : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the  house 
of  Pharez,  whom  Tamar  bare  unto  Judah, 
of  the  seed  which  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
of  this  young  woman. 

_  13  TT  So  Boaz  took  Ruth,  and  she  was 
his  wife  :  and  when  he  went  in  unto  her, 
the  Lord  gave  her  conception,  and  she 
bare  a  son. 

14  And  the  women  said  unto  Naomi, 
Blessed  be  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left 
thee  this  day  without  a  kinsman,  that  his 
name  may  be  famous  in  Israel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer 
of  thy  life,  and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old 
age :  for  thy  daughter-in-law,  which  loveth 
thee,  which  is  better  to  thee  than  seven 
sons,  hath  borne  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and  laid 
it  in  herbosom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  And    the   women    her  neighbours 

fave  it  a  name,  saying.   There  is  a  son 
orn  to  Naomi ;  and  they  called  his  l 
Obed  :  he  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father 
of  David. 

18  IT  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Pharez  t  Pharez  begat  Hezron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram 
begat  Amminadab, 

20  And  Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  and 
Nahshon  begat  Salmon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and  Boaz 
begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and  Jesse 
begat  David. 


'I  The  First  Book  of  SAMUEL,  otherwise  called,  The  Firs! 
Book  of  the  KINGS. 

CHAP.  I. 

NOW  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Ra- 
mathaim-zophim,  of  mount  Ephraim, 
and  his  name  was  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Je- 
roham,  the  son  of  Elihu,  the  son  of  Tohu, 
the  son  of  Zuph,  an  Ephrathite  : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives  ;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Hannah,  and  the  name  of 
the  other  Peninnah  :  and  Peninnah  had 


children,  but  Hannah  had  no  chil 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of  hi 
yearly  to  worship  and  to  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord  of  hosts  in  Shiloh.  And  thetWOSOM 
of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the  priests  of 
the  Lord,  were  there. 

4  IT  And  when  the  time  was  that  Elkanah 
offered,  he  gave  to  Peninnah  his  wife,  and 
to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  portions 

227 


JJannati  sprayer.  L  SAMUEL.  Hannah/ 's song, 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  a  worthy  I  house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord  tha 
portion;  for  he  loved  Hannah;  hut  the  yearly^sacrifice,  and  his  vow. 


Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb 

6  And  her  adversary  also  provoked  her 
sore,  for  to  make  her  fret,  because  the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  when 
she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so 
she  provoked  her ;  therefore  she  wept,  and 
did  not  eat. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  husband  to  her, 
Hannah,  why  weepest  thou  ?  and  why  eat- 
€St  thou  not?  and  why  is  thy  heart  griev- 
ed ?  am  not  I  better  to  thee  than  ten  sons  ? 

9  II  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had 
eaten -in  Shiloh,  and  after  they  had  drunk: 
(now  Eli  the  priest  sat  upon  a  seat  by  a 
post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  :) 

10  And  she  was  in  bitterness  of  soul,  and 
prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore. 

1 1  And  she  vowed  a  vow,  and  said,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  look  on 
the  affliction  of  thy  handmaid,  and  re- 
member me,  and  not  forget  thy  hand- 
maid, but  wilt  give  unto  thy  handmaid 
a  man  child,  then  I  will  give  him  unto  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  his  life,  and  there 
shall  no  razor  come  upon  his  head. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  conti- 
nued praying  before  the  Lord,  that  Eli 
marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her  heart; 
only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not 
lieard:  therefore  Eli  thought  she  had  been 
drunken. 

14  And  EH  said  unto  her,  How  long 
wilt  thou  be  drunken  ?  put  away  thy  wine 
from  thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and  said,  No, 
my  lord,  I  am  a  woman  of  a  sorrowful 
spirit:  I  have  drunk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  but  have  poured  out  my  soul 
before  the  Lord. 

16Countnot  thy  handmaid  for  a  daugh- 
ter of  Belial :  for  out  of  the  abundance  of 
my  complaint  and  grief  have  I  spoken 
hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said,  Go  in 
peace :  and  the  God  of  Israel  grant  thee 
thy  petition  that  thou  hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said,  Let  thy  handmaid 
find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So  the  woman 
went  her  way,  and  did  eat,  and  her  coun- 
tenance was  no  more  sad. 

19  IT  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning 
early,  and  worshipped  before  the  Lord, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  their  house  to 
llamah :  and  Elkanah  knew  Hannah  his 
wife  ;  and  the  Lord  remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
time  was  come  about  after  Hannah  had 
conceived,  that  she  bare  a  son,  and  called 
his  name  Samuel,  saying,  Because  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his 


But  Hannah  went  not  up ;  for  she 
said  unto  her  husband,  I  will  not  go  up  un- 
til the  child  be  weaned,  and  then  I  will 
bring  him,  that  he  may  appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  abide  for  ever. 

23  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto 
her.  Do  what  seemeth  thee  good ;  tarry 
until  thou  have  weaned  him ;  only  the 
Lord  establish  his  word.  So  the  wo- 
man abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck  until 
she  weaned  him. 

24  IT  And  when  she  had  weaned  him, 
she  took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bul- 
locks, and  one  ephah  of  flour,  and  a  bottle 
of  wine,  and  brought  him  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  :  and  the  child  was 
young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and  brought 
the  child  to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said,  O  my  lord,  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the  woman  that  stood 
by  thee  here,  praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  I  prayed ;  and  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  my  petition  which  I 
asked  of  him : 

28  Therefore  also  I  have  lent  him  to 
the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he  liveth  he  shall  be 
lent  to  the  Lord.  And  he  worshipped  the 
Lord  there. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  Hannah  prayed,  and  said,  My 
heart  rejoiceth  in  the  Lord,  my 
horn  is  exalted  in  the  Lord  ;  my  mouth  is 
enlarged  over  mine  enemies ;  because  I 
rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

2  There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  :  for 
there  is  none  besides  thee  :  neither  is  there 
any  rock  like  our  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly ; 
let  not  arrogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth : 
for  the  Lord  is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and 
by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4  The  bows  of  the  mighty  men  are. 
broken,  and  they  that  stumbled  are  girded 
with  strength. 

5  They  that  were  full  have  hired  oui 
themselves  for  bread ;  and  they  that  were 
hungry  ceased :  so  that  the  barren  hath 
borne  seven;  and  she  that  hath  many  chil- 
dren is  waxed  feeble 

6  The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh  alive : 
he  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bring- 
eth  up. 

7  The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh 
rich  :  he  bringeth  low,  and  lifteth  up. 

8  He  raisetn  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth  up  the  beggar  from  the  dung- 
hill, to  set  them  arnon*  princes,  and  to 
make  them  inherit  the  throne  of  glory :  foi 
the  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's, 
and  he  hath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9  He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  saints, 
and  the  wicked  shall  be  silent  in  darkness ; 

*28 


The  sin  of  Eli's  sons  r 


CHAP.  III. 


They  are  reproved. 


for  by  strength   shall    no   man  prevail,! against  the  Lord,  who  shall  entreat  for 

"  him?  Notwithstanding,they  hearkened  not 
unto  the  voice  of  their  lather,  because  the 
Lord  would  slay  them. 

26  And  the  child  Samuel  grew  on,  and 
was  in  favour  both  with  the  Lord,  and  also 
with  men. 

27  If  And  there  came  a  man  of  God  unto 
Eli,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Did  I  plainly  appear  unto  the  house 
of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in  Egypt  in 
Pharaoh's  house  ? 

28  And  did  I  choose  him  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  be  my  priest,  to  oiler 
upon  mine  altar,  to  burn  incense,  to  wear 
an  ephod  before  me  ?  and  did  I  give  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  children  of  Israel  ? 

29  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sacrifice 
and  at  mine  offering,  which  1  have  com- 
manded in  my  habitation  ;  and  hon 
thy  sons  above  me,  to  make  your-:  !\  i 
with  the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings 
rael  my  jaeople  ? 

30  v\  herefore.  the  Lord  God  of  I 
saith,  I  said  indeed  that  thy  house,  and  the 
house  of  thy  father,  should  walk  before 
me  for  ever:  but  now  the  Lord  saith,  Be 
it  far  from  me  ;  for  them  that  honour  me 
I  will  honour,  and  they  that  despise  me 
shall  be  lightly  esteemed. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  I  will 
cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  fa- 
ther's house,  that  there  shall  not  be  an  old 
man  in  thy  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  an  enemy  in  my 
habitation,  in  all  the  wealth  which 
shall  give  Israel :  and  there  shall  not  be 
an  old  man  in    thy  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  whom  1  -lull 
not  cut  off  from  mine  altar,  shall  be  to  con- 
sume thine  eyes,  and  to  grieve  thy  heart: 
and  all  the  increase  of  thy  house  shall 
die  in  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee, 
that  shall  come  upon  thy  two  sons,  on 
Hophni  and  Phinehas :  in  one  day  they 
shall  die  both  of  them. 

35  And  I  will  raise  me  up  a  faithful 
priest, that  shall  do  according  t<>  that  which 
is  in  my  heart  and  in  my  mind:  and  I 
will  build  him  a  sure  house  ;  and  he  sh  ill 
walk  before  mine  Anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  in  thy  house,  shall  come 
and  crouch  to  him  tor  a  piece  of  nlvtr 
and  a  morsel  of  bread,  and  -hall  say.  Put 
me,  I  pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priest 


10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  broken  to  pieces  ;  out  of  heaven  shall 
he  thunder  upon  them:  the  Lord  shall 
judge  the  ends  of  the  earth  ;  and  he  shall 
give  strength  unto  his  king,  and  exalt  the 
horn  of  his  Anointed 

11  AndElkanah  went  to  Ramah  to  his 
house.  And  the  child  did  minister  unto 
the  Lord  before  Eli  the  priest 

12  11  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  were  sons  of 
Belial ;  they  knew  not  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with  the 
people  was,  that,  when  any  man  offered 
sacrifice,  the  priest's  servant  came,  while 
the  flesh  was  in  seething,  with  a  flesh-hook 
of  three  teeth  in  his  hand  ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or 
kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot;  all  that  the 
flesh-hook  brought  up  the  priest  took  for 
himself.  So  they  did  in  Shiloh  unto  all 
the  Israelites  that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the  fat,  the 
priest's  servant  came,  and  said  to  the  man 
that  sacrificed,  Give  flesh  to  roast  for  the 
priest ;  for  he  will  not  have  sodden  flesh 
of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  if  any  man  said  unto  him,  Let 
them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat  presently,  and 
then  take  as  much  as  thy  soul  desireth  ; 
then  he  would  answer  him,  Nay;  but 
thou  shalt  give  it  me  now  :  and  if  not,  I 
will  take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young  men 
was  very  great  before  the  Lord  :  for  men 
abhorred  the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

18  1[  But  Samuel  ministered  before  the 
Lord,  being  a  child,  girded  with  a  linen 
ephod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made  him  a 
little  coat,  and  brought  it  to  him  from  year 
to  year,  when  she  came  up  with  her  hus- 
band, to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice. 

20  IT  And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and  his 
wife,  and  said,  The  Lord  give  thee  seed 
of  this  woman  for  the  loan  which  is  lent 
to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 
own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  visited  Hannah,  so 
that  she  conceived,  and  bare  three  sons 
and  two  daughters.  And  the  child  Samuel 
grew  before  the  Lord. 

22  If  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and  heard 
all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all  Israel ;  and 
how  they  lay  with  the  women  that  assem- 
bled at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  do  ye 
such  things?  for  I  hear  of  your  evil  deal- 
ings by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons  ;  for  it  is  no  good  re- 
port that  I  hear:  ye  make  the  Lord's 
people  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  another,  the 
vAge  shall  judge  him  :  but  if  a  man  sin 


offices,  that  I  may  eat  a 
CHAF 


pit  ce  of  bread. 
III. 


ND  the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto 

: 

days; 


J\_  the  Lord  before  Eli.    And  th 
of  the  Lord  was  precious  in  the 
there  was  no  open  vision. 

\nditcame  to  pass  a1  that  time,  when 

•  •  i 


hamuel  called. 


I.  SAMUEL 


The  Israelites  are  overcome,. 


Eli  was  laid  down  in  his  place,  and  his 
eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that  he  could  not 
see; 

3  And  ere  the  lamp  of  God  went  out  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of 
God  was,  and  Samuel  was  laid  down  to 
sleejy  * 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel :  and 
he  answered,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said,  Here 
am  I ;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  said, 
I  called  not ;  lie  down  again.  And  he 
went  and  lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Sa- 
muel. And  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli, 
and  said,  Here  aw  I;  for  thou  didst  call 
me.  And  he  answered,  I  called  not,  my 
son;  lie  down  again. 

7  Now  Samuel  did  not  yet  know  the 
Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of  the  Lord 
yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel  again 
the  third  time.  And  he  arose  and  went  to 
Eli,  and  said,  Here  am  I;  for  thou  didst 
call  me.  And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  called  the  child. 

9  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel,  Go, 
lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee, 
that  thou  shalt  say,  Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy 
servant  heareth.  So  Samuel  went  and  lay 
down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood  and 
called  as  at  other  times,  Samuel,  Samuel. 
Then  Samuel  answered,  Speak  ;  for  thy 
servant  heareth. 

1 1  IT  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Be- 
hold, I  will  do  a  thing  in  Israel,  at  which 
both  the  ears  of  every  one  that  heareth  it 
shall  tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform  against 
Eli  all  things  which  I  have  spoken  con- 
cerning his  house :  when  I  begin,  I  will 
also  make  an  end. 

13  For  I  have  told  him,  that  I  will  judge 
his  house  for  ever,  for  the  iniquity  which 
he  knoweth:  because  his  sons  made  them- 
selves vile,  and  he  restrained  them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  have  sworn  unto  the 
house  of  Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli's 
house  shall  not  be  purged  with  sacrifice 
nor  offering  for  ever. 

15  IT  And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  and  Samuel  feared  to  shew  Eli  the 
vision. 

16  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said, 
Samuel,  my  son.  And  he  answered,  Here 
am  I. 

17  And  he  said,  What  is  the  thing  that 
the  LORD  hath  said  unto  thee  ?  I  pray 
thee  hide  it  not  from  me  :  God  do  so  to 
thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any  thing 
from  me,  of  all  the  things  that  he  said  unto 
thee. 

1 8  And  Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and 


hid  nothing  from  him.  And  he  said,  Itw  the 
Lord  :  let  him  do  what  seemeth  himgood, 

19  IF  And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  did  let  none  of  his 
words  fall  to  the  ground. 

20  And  all  Israel,  from  Dan  even  to 
Beer-sheba,  knew  that  Samuel  was  esta- 
blished to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in 
Shiloh  :  for  the  Lord  revealed  himself  to 
Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all 
Israel.  Now  Israel  went  out  against 
the  Philistines  to  battle,  and  pitched  be- 
side Eben-ezer :  and  the  Philistines  pitch- 
ed in  Aphek. 

2  And  the  Phrlistines  put  themselves 
in  array  against  Israel :  and  when  they 
joined  battle,  Israel  was  smitten  before 
the  Philistines  :  and  they  slew  of  the  army 
in  the  field  about  four  thousand  men. 

3  H  And  when  the  people  were  come 
into  the  camp,  the  elders  of  Israel  said, 
Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to-day 
before  the  Philistines?  Let  us  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shiloh 
unto  us,  that  when  it  cometh  among  us,  it 
may  save  us  out  of  the  handof  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh,  that  they 
might  bring  from  thence  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwell- 
eth  between  die  cherubims  :  and  the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  were 
there  with  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  ot 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel 
shouted  with  a  great  shout,  so  that  the 
earth  rang  again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the 
noise  of  the  shout,  they  said,  What  meaneth 
the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in  the  camp  of 
the  Hebrews  ?  And  they  understood  that 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into  the  camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid,  for 
they  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp. 
And  they  said,  Wo  unto  us  !  for  there  hath 
not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore. 

8  Wo  unto  us!  Who  shall  deliver  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  Gods  ? 
these  are  the  Gods  that  smote  the  Egyp- 
tians with  all  the  plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like 
men,  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye  be  not  ser- 
vants unto  the  Hebrews,  as  they  have 
been  to  you :  quit  yourselves  like  men, 
and  fight. 

10  1F  And  the  Philistines  fought,  and 
Israel  was  smitten,  and  they  fled  every 
man  into  his  tent :  and  there  was  a  very 
great  slaughter,  for  there  fell  of  Israel 
thirty  thousand  footmen. 

1 1  And  the  ark  of  God  was  taken  ;  and 
the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas, 
\yrro  slain. 

230 


The  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

12  IT  And  thefe  ran  a  man  of  Benja- 
min out  of  the  army,  and  came  to  Shiloh 
the  same  day  with  his  clothes  rent,  and 
with  earth  upon  his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  )o,  Eli  sat  upon 
a  seat  by  the  way-side  watching :  for  his 
heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.  And 
when  the  man  came  into  the  city  and  told 
it  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  P21i  heard  the  noise  of  the 
crying,  he  said,  What  incaneth  the  noise 
of  this  tumult  ?  And  the  man  came  in 
hastily,  and  told  Eli. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight  years 
old ;  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  that*  he  could 
not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I  am  he 
that  came  out  of  the  army,  and  I  fled  to- 
day out  of  the  army.  And  he  said,  What 
is  there  done,  my  son  ? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered  and 
said,  Israel  is  fled  before  the  Philistines, 
and  there  hath  been  also  a  great  slaughter 
among  the  people,  and  thy  two  sons  also, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead,  and  the 
ark  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made 
mention  of  the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell 
from  off  the  seat  backward  by  the  side  of 
the  gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he  died  : 
for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And 
he  had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  1[  And  his  daughter-in-law,  Phine- 
has' wife,  was  with  child  near  to  be  deli- 
vered :  and  when  she  heard  the  tidings 
that  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  that 
her  father-in-law  and  her  husband  were 
dead,  she  bowed  herself,  and  travailed  ; 
for  her  pains  came  upon  her. 

20  And  about  the  time  of  her  death, 
the  women  that  stood  b}T  her  said  unto  her, 
Fear  not ;  for  thou  hast  borne  a  son.  But 
sheanswerednot,neitherdid  she  regard  it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  I-chabod, 
Faying,  The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel. 
(Because  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and 
because  of  her  father-in-law  and  her  hus- 
band.) 

22  And  she  said,  The  glory  is  depart- 
ed from  Israel :  for  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAP.  V. 
A  NDthePhilistinestookthc  ark'of God, 
r  Jtjl  and  brought  it  from  Eben-ezer  unto 
Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of 
God,  they  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Da- 
gon, and  set  it  by  Dagon. 

3  H  And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose 
early  on  the  morrow,  behold,  Dagon  was 
fallen  upon  his  face  to  the  earth  before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon, 
and  set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the 
morrow  morning,  behold,  Dagon  was  fall- 
en upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 


CHAP.  V,  VI. 


Dagon  falls  before  the  ark. 
ark  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  head  of  Dagon, 
and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands  xvere  cut 
off  upon  the  threshold  ;  only  the  stump  of 
Dagon  was  left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of  Da- 
gon, nor  any  that  come  intoDagon's  house 
tread  on  the  threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ash- 
dod unto  this  day. 

G  But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy 
upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and  he  destroyed 
them,  and  smote  them  withemerods,  even 
Ashdod,  and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod  saw 
that  it  roas  so,  they  said,  The  ark  of  the 
God  of  Israel  shall  not  abide  with  us  :  for 
his  hand  is  sore  upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon 
our  god. 

8  They  sent  therefore,  and  gathered 
all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  unto  them, 
and  said,  What  shall  we  do  with  the  ark 
of  the  God  of  Israel  ?  And  they  answered. 
Let  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  carried 
about  unto  Gath.  And  they  carried  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  about  thither. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that  after  they  had 
carried  it  about,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  fl  a 
against  the  city  with  a  very  great  destruc- 
tion :  and  he  smote  the  men  of  the  city 
both  small  and  great,  and  they  had  emc- 
rods  in  their  secret  parts. 

10  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark  of  God 
to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  ark 
of  God  came  to  Ekron,  that  the  Ekronitcs 
cried  out,  saying,  They  have  brought 
about  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  to  us, 
to  slay  us  and  our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  togetlx  ; 
all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines, 

Send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel, 
and  let  it  go  again  to  his  own  place,  that  it 
slay  us  not,  andourpeople  :  lor  there  was 
a  deadly  destruction  throughoutall  the  city; 
the  hand  of  God  was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not,  were 
smitten  with  the  emerods :  and  the  cry 
of  the  city  went  up  to  heaven. 

CHAP.  VI. 
ND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the 
country   of    the    Philistines    seven 
months. 

2  And  the  Philistines  called  for  the 
priests  and  the  diviners, saying,  What  shall 
we  do  to  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ?  tell  us 
wherewith  we  shall  send  it  to  his  | 

3  And  they  said,  If  ye  send  away  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send  it  not  empty; 
but  in  any  wise  return  him  a  tr< 
fering:  then  ye   shall   be  heali 

shall  be  known  to  you  why  his  band  is 
not  removed  from  you. 

4  Then  said  they,  What  shall  be  the 
trespass-offering  which  we  shall  return 
to  him?  They  answered.  Five  golden 
emerods,  and  five  golden  mice,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  lords  <  '  the  Phihs* 


A 


The  Philistines  return  it. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


Repentance  of  the  Israelites. 


lines  :  for  one  plague  was  on  you  ail,  and       18  And  tne  golden^mtce,  according  (a 
op  your  lords.  the  number  of  all  the  cities  of  the  Philis- 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of! tines  belonging'  to  the  five  lords,  both  oi 
your  emerods,  and  images  of  your  mice;  fenced  cities,  and  of  country  villages,  even 
that  mar  the  land  ;  and  ye  shall  give  glory  j  unto  the  great  stone  of  'Abel,  whereon  they 
unto  the  God  of  Israel :  peradventure  he 'set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord:  which  stone 
will  lighten  his  hand  from  off  you,  and  remaineth  unto  this  day  in  the   field  oi 


from  off  your  gods,  and  from  off  your  land. 
G  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your 
nearts,as  the  Egyptians  and  Pharaoh  hard 
ened  their  hearts  ?  when  he  had  wrought 
wonderfully  among  them,  did  they  not  let 
the  people  go,  and  they  departed  ? 

7  Now  therefore  make  a  new  cart,  and 
tkke  two  milch-kine  on  which  there  hath 
come  no  yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart 
and  bring  their  calves  home  from  them  : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and 
lay  it  upon  the  cart;  and  put  the  jewel 
of  gold  which  ye  return  him  for  a  trespass- 
offering,   in  a  coffer  by  the  side  thereof; 
and  send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way 
of  his  own  coast  to  Beth-shemesh,  then  he 
hath  done  us  this  great  evil :  but  if  not 
then  we  j-hall  know  that  it  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us  ;  it  was  a  chance  that  hap- 
pened to  us. 

10  IF  And  the  men  did  so;  and  took 
two  milch-kine,  and  tied  them  to  the  cart, 
and  shut  up  their  calves  at  home  : 

1 1  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the  mice 
of  gold  and  the  images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight  way 
to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh,  and  went 
along  the  highway,  lowing  as  they  went, 
and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left  :  and  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  after  them  unto  the  border  of 
Beth-shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh  were 
reaping  their  wheat  harvest  in  the  valley  : 
and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  saw  the 
ark,  and  rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of 
Joshua,  a  Beth-shemite,  and  stood  there, 
where  there  was  a  great  stone  :  and  they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered 
the  kine   a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  coffer  that  was  with 
it,  wherein  the  jewels  oi  gold  were,  and 
put  them  on  the  great  stone  :  and  the  men 
of  Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt -offerings 
and  sacrificed  sacrifices  the  same  day  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  And  when  the  five  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines had  seen  it,  they  returned  to  Ek- 
ron  the  same  day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden  emerods 
which  the  Philistines  returned  for  a  tres- 
pass-offering unto  the  Lord;  For  Ashdod 


Joshua  the  Beth-shemite. 

19  IT  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth- 
shemesh,  because  they  had  looked  into  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  even  he  smote  of  the 
people  fifty  thousand  and  threescore  and 
ten  men:  and  the  people  lamented,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  smitten  many  of  the 
people  with  a  great  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh  said, 
Who  is  able  to  stand  before  this  holy 
Lord  Godr/  and  to  whom  shall  he  go  up 
from  us? 

21  TT  And  they  sent  messengers  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Kirjath-jearim,  saying,  The 
Philistines  have  brought  again  the  ark  oi 
the  Lord;  come  }Te  down,  and  fetch  it  up 
to  you. 

CHAP.  VII. 
A  ND  the  men  of  Kirjath-jearim  came, 
il-  and  fetched  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Abinadab 
in  the  hill,  and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son 
to  keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  ark 
abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that  the  time  was 
long;  for  it  was  twenty  jears:  and  all  the 
house  of  Israel  lamented  after  the  Lord. 

3  If  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the 
house  of  Israel,  saying,  If  ye  do  return 
unto  the  Lord  with  all  your  hearts,  then 
put  away  the  strange  gods,  and  Ashtaroth, 
from  among  you,  and  prepare  3"our  hearts 
unto  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  only  :  and 
he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did  put 
away  Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  served 
the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  Gather  all  Israel 
to  Mizpeh,  and  I  will  pray  for  you  unto 
the  Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to  Miz- 
peh, and  drew  water,  and  poured  it  out 
before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  on  that  day 
and  said  there,  We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord.  And  Samuel  judged  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that 
the  children  of  Israel  were  gathered  to- 

eihei  to  Mizpeh,  tiie  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  against  Israel.  And  when 
the  children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they  were 
afraid  of  the  Philistines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  to  Sa- 
muel, Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord  our 
God  for  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out  of  the 


one,  for  Gaza  one,  for  Askeion  one,  forihandofthePhilistir.es. 
Oath  one,  for  Ekron  one;  9  U  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking  lamb. 

23? 


Hie  Philistines  discomfited.       CHAP. 


and  offered  it  for  a  burnt-offering  wholly 
unto  the  Lord:  and  Samuel  cried  unto  the 
Lord  for  Israel;  and  the  Lord  heard  him. 
10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the 
burnt-offering,  the  Philistines  drew  near 
to  battle  against  Israel:  but  the  Lord 
thundered  with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day 
upon  the  Philistines,  and  discomfited  them; 
and  they  were  smitten  before  Israel. 

1  I  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  of 
Mizpeh,  and  pursued  the  Philistines,  and 
emote  them,  until  they  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  took  a  stone,  and  set 
it  between  Mizpeh  and  Shcn,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  Eben-ezer,  saying,  Hitherto 
hath  the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued,  and 
they  came  no  more  into  the  coast  of  Israel: 
and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  the 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Philistines 
had  taken  from  Israel  were  restored  to  Is- 
rael, from  Ekron  even  unto  Gath;  and  the 
coasts  thereof  did  Israel  deliver  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  Philistines:  and  there  was 
peace  between  Israel  and  the  Amorites. 

15  And  Samuel  judged  Isrcel  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year  in 
circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgai,  and  Miz- 
peh, and  judged  Israel  in  all  those  places. 

17  And  his  return  was  to  Ramah;  for 
there  was  his  house ;  and  there  he  judged 
Israel ;  and  there  he  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord. 

cijap.  vin. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was 
old,  that  he  made  his  sons  judges 
over  Israel. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  first-born  was 
Joel;  and  the  name  of  his  second,  Abiah: 
they  were  judges  in  Beer-sheba. 

3  And  his  sons  walked  not  in  his  ways, 
but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took 
bribes,  and  perverted  judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  oflsrael  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  came  to  Samuel 
unto  Ramah, 

5  And  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  art 
old,  and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways: 
now  make  us  a  king  to  judge  us  like  "all 
the  nations. 

6  IF  But  the  thing  displeased  Samuel, 
when  they  said,  Give  us  a  king  to  judge 
us:  and  Samuel  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in 
all  that  they  say.  unto  thee :  for  they  have 
not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  rejected 
me,  that  I  should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works  which  they 
have  done  since  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  up  out  of  Egypt  even  unto  this  day, 
wherewith  they  have  forsaken  me,  andi 
served  other  gods,  so  do thpYaho  unto  thee,  j 


VIII,  IX.  The  manner  of  a  kmg* 

9  Now  therefore  hearken    unto  their 


voice :  howbeit,  yet  protest  solemnly  unto 
them,  and  shew  them  the  mann<  i  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

10  IF  And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord  unto  the  people  that  a-ked  of 
him  a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the  man- 
ner of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you: 
He  will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  )lu  m 
for  himself,  for  his  chariots,  and  to  be  his 
horsemen;  and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  captains 
over  thousands,  and  captains  over  fifties ; 
and  will  set  them  to  <mr  his  ground,  and  to 
reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of  his  cha- 
riots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  it 
be  confcctionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to 
be  bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields,  and 
your  vineyards,  and  3-our  olive-yard-. 
even  the  best  of  them,  and  give  thcmio  his 
servants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  01 
seed,  and  of  your  vine}rards,  and  give  to 
his  officers,  and  to  his  servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men-servants, 
and  your  maid-servants,  and  your  good- 
liest young  men,  and  your  asses,  and  put 
them  to  his  work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  sheep: 
and  ye  shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  d  < 
cause  of  your  king  which  ye  shall  have 
chosen  you;  and  the  Loud  will  not  hear 
you  in  that  day. 

19  ^Nevertheless,  the  people  refused 
to  obey  the  voice  of  Samuel ;  and  they  said. 
Nay;  but  we  will  have  a  king  over 

20  That  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  na- 
tions; and  that  our  king  mayjud 

go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  tiie  words  ol 
the  people,  and  he  rehcarscd'them  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Heark- 
en unto  their  voice,  and  make  them  a  kin?. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of  Israel, 
Go  ye  evcrv  man  unto  his  city. 

"      CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  there  was  a  man  of  Benjamin, 
whose  name  zvas  Kisb,  the  son  <>> 
Abiel,theson  ofZeror,  the  son  of  Becho- 
rath,  the  son  of  Aphiah,  a  Benjamke,  a 
mighty  man  of  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name 
Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  andagj 

and  there  avs  not  among  thechildren  o\ 
Israel  a  goodlier  person  than  he:  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward  he  vat  higher  than 
any  of  the  people 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish,  Saul  -  I  I 

033 


Saul  is  entertained  by  Samuel.       I.  SAMUEL.  He  is  anointed  by  Samuel 


were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son, 
Take  now  one  of  the  servants  with  thee, 
and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4  AndhepassedthroughmountEphraim, 
and  passed  through  the  land  of  Shalisha, 
but  they  found  them  not :  then  they  passed 
through  the  land  of  Shalim,  and  there  they 
-jDere  not:  and  he  passed  through  the  land 
of  the  Benjamites,  but  they  found  them  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
land  of  Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that 
was  with  him,  Come,  and  let  us  return ; 
lest  my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses, 
and  take  thought  for  U3. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
there  is  in  this  cit}'  a  man  of  God,  and  he  is 
an  honourable  man;  all  that  I13  saith  com- 
eth  surely  to  pass  :  now  let  us  go  thither ; 
per^dventure  he  can  shew  us  our  way  that 
we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  But 
behold,  if  we  go,  what  shall  we  bring  the 
man?  for  the  bread  is  spent  in  our  vessels, 
and  there  is  not  a  present  to  bring  to  the 
man  of  God:  what  have  we? 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again, 
and  said,  Behold,  I  have  here  at  hand  the 
fourth  part  of  a  shekel  of  silver:  that  will  I 
give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way. 

9  (Beforetime  in  Israel,  when  a  man 
went  to  inquire  of  God,  thus  he  spake, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer:  for  he  that 
is  now  called  a  Prophet  was  beforetime 
called  a  Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  Well 
said  ;  come,  let  us  go:  so  they  went  unto 
the  city  where  the  man  of  God  was. 

1 1  i  And  as  they  went  up  the  hill  to 
the  city,  they  found  young  maidens  going 
out  to  draw  water,  and  said  unto  them,  Is 
the  seer  here? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and  said, 
He  is;  behold,  he  is  before  you:  make 
haste  now,  for  he  came  to-day  to  the  city; 
for  there  is  a  sacrifice  of  the  people  to-day 
in  the  high  place  : 

13  As  soon  as}re  be  come  into  the  city, 
ye  shall  straightway  find  him,  before  he  go 
up  to  the  high  place  to  eat:  for  the  people 
will  not  eat  until  he  come,  because  he  doth 
bless  the  sacrifice;  and  afterwards  they 
eat  that  be  bidden.  Now  therefore  get  you 
up:  for  about  this  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the  city:  and 
when  they  were  come  into  the  city,  be 
hold,  Samuel  came  out  against  them,  for 
to  go  up  to  the  high  place. 

16  'I  Now  the  Lord  had  told  Samuel  in 
his  ear  a  day  before  Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To-morrow  about  this  time  I  will 
send  thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Benja- 
min, and  thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be  cap- 
tain over  my  people  Israel,  that  he  may 
save  my  people  out  of  the  band  of  the  Phi- 
Xistine^ :  for  I  have  looked  upon  my  peo- 


ple, because  their  cry  is  come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the 
Lord  said  unto  him,  Behold  the  man  whom 
I  spake  to  thee  of!  this  same  shall  reign 
over  my  people. 

13  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in 
the  gate,  and  said,  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
where  the  seer's  house  is. 

1 9  And  Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said, 
I  am  the  seer :  go  up  before  me  unto  the 
high  place;  for  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to-day, 
and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and  will 
tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thy  heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  asses  that  were  lost 
three  daj^s  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them  ; 
for  they  are  found.  And  on  whom  is  all  the 
desire  of  Israel  ?  Is  it  not  on  thee,  and  on 
all  thy  father's  house  ? 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said,  Am  not 
I  a  Benjamite,  of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel?  and  my  family  the  least  of  all 
the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  'i 
wherefore  then  speakest  thou  so  to  me  ? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul,  and  his  ser- 
vant, and  brought  them  into  the  parlour, 
and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest  place 
among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were 
about  thirty  persons. 

23  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook, 
Bring  the  portion  which  1  gave  thee,  oi 
which  I  said  unto  thee,  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  the  cook  took  up  the  shoulder, 
and  that  which  was  upon  it,  and  set  it  be- 
fore Saul.  And  Samuel  said,  Behold  that 
which  is  left !  set  it  before  thee,  and  eat ; 
for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept  for  thee 
since  I  said,  I  have  invited"  the  people. 
So  Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

25  IT  And  when  they  were  come  down 
from  the  high  place  into  the  city,  Samuel 
communed  with  Saul  upon  the  top  of  the 
house. 

26  And  they  arose  early:  and  it  came  to 
pass  about  the  spring  of  the  day  that  Samuel 
called  Saul  to  the  top  of  the  house,  saying,, 
Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away.  And  Saul 
arose,  and  they  went  out  both  of  them,  he 
and  Samuel,  abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  goin^  down  to  the 
end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid 
the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he 
passed  on,)  but  stand  thou  still  a  while, 
that  I  may  shew  thee  the  word  of  God. 

CHAP.  X. 
rg^HEN  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil,  and 
J  poured  it  upon  his  head,  and  kissed 
him,  and  said,  Is  it  not  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  thee  to  be  captain  over  his 
inheritance  ? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from  me  to- 
day, then  thou  shalt  find  two  men  by  Ra- 
chel's sepulchre  in  the  border  of  Benjamin 
at  Zelzah;  and  they  will  say  unto  thee, 
The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are 
found:  and  lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the  care* 
231 


Said  prophesies,  CHAP.  XI. 

of  the  asses, and  sorrowe lb  for  you,  saying, 
What  shall  I  do  for  my  son? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward  from 
thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  plain  of 
Tabor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee  three 
men  going  up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  one  car- 
rying three  kids,  and  another  carrying 
three  loaves  of  bread,  and  another  carry- 
ing a  bottle  of  nine: 

4  And  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread;  which  thou  shalt 
receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  the  hill 
of  God,  where  is  the  garrison  of  the  Philis- 
tines: and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou 
art  come  thither  to  the  city,  that  thou  shalt 
meet  a  company  of  prophets  coming  down 
from  the  high  place  with  a  psaltery,  and 
a  tabret,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp  before 
them  ;  and  they  shall  prophes}7 : 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  will  come 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophes}7  with 
them,  and  shalt  be  turned  intoanother  man. 

7  And  let  it  be,  when  these  signs  are 
come  unto  thee,  thai  thou  do  as  occasion 
shall  serve  thee  ;  for  God  is  with  ihee. 

8  And  thou  shait  <ro  down  before  me  to 
Gilgal ;  and  behold,  1  will  come  down  unto 
thee,  to  offer  burnt-offerings,  and  to  sacri- 
fice sacrifices  of  peace-offerings:  seven 
da}rs  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  1  come  to  thse, 
and  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  IT  And  it  was  so,  that  when  he  had 
turned  his  back  to  go  from  Samuel,  God 
gave  him  another  heart:  and  all  those  signs 
came  to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither  to  the 
hill,  behold,  a  company  of  prophets  met 
him;  and  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon 
him,  and  he  prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  when  all  that 
knew  him  beforetime,  saw,that,  behold,  he 
prophesied  among  the  prophets,  then  the 
people  said  one  to  another,  What  is  this 
that  is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish?  Is  Saul 
also  among  the  prophets  ? 

12  And  one  of  the  same  place  answered 
and  said,  But  who  is  their  father  ?  There- 
fore it  became  a  proverb,  Is  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high  place. 

14  TT  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto  him  and 
to  his  servant,  Whither  went  ye  ?  And  he 
fsaid,To  seek  the  asses:  and  when  Ave  saw 
tha  t  they  were  nowhere,  wre  came  to  Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said,  Tell  me,  1 
pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said  unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncie,  He 
told  us  plainly  that  the  asses  were  found. 
But  of  the  matter  of  the  kingdom,  whereof 
Samuel  spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  U  And  Samuel  called  the  people  to- 
gether unto  the  Lord  to  Mizpeh  ; 

1 8  And  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 


He  is  chosen  king. 


Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  de- 
livered you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms 

and  of  them  that  oppressed  you: 

19  And  ye  have- this  day  rejected  your 
God,  who  himself  saved  you  out  of  all 
your  adversities,  and  your  tribulations; 
and  ye  have  said  unto  him,  .'Vat/,  but  set  a 
king  over  u>.  Now  therefore  present 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes, 
and  b}r  your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  caused  all  the 
tribi  s  of  Israel  to  come  near,  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin  was  taken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their  families, 
the  'family  of  Matri  was  taken,  and  Saul. 
the  son  of  Kish  was  taken:  and  when  they 
sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Therefore  they  inquired  of  the  Lord 
further,  if  the  man  shouldyet  come  thither. 
And  the  Lord  answered,  Behold,  he  hath 
hid  himself  among  the  stuff. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him 
thence:  and  when  he  stood  among  the  peo- 
ple, he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  people 
from  his  shoulders  and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people, 
See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen, 
that  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the 
people  ?  And  all  the  people  shouted,  and 
said,  God  save  the  king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  man- 
ner of  the  kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a  book, 
and  laid  it  up  before  the  Lord.  And 
Samuel  sent  all  the  people  away,  ev«  ry 
man  to  his  house. 

26  1[  And  Saul  also  went  home  toGi- 
beah ;  and  there  went  with  him  a  band  of 
men,  whose  hearts  God  had  touched. 

27  But  the  children  of  Belial  said.  I 
shall  this  man  save  us  ?  And  they  des] 
him,  and  brought  him  no  presents.     But 
he  held  his  peace. 

CHAP.  XL 

THEN  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up. 
and  encamped  againstJabesh-f 
and  all  the  men  of  Jabebh  said  unfa 
hash,  Make  a  covenant  with  us,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  ansvi 
them,  On  this  condition  will  I  make  <'  CO- 
venant  with  you,  that  I  may  thrust  out  all 
your  right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  a  reproach 
upon  all  Israel.  . 

3  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto 
him,  Give  us  seven  days  respite,  th 
may  send  messengers  unto  all  the  c« 

of  Israel:  and  then,  \iiliere  be  n< in  I  - 

save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  th. 

4  IT  Then  came  the  mi  \  '  «»- 
beah  of  Saul,  and  told  the  tidings  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  :  and  all  the  people  lilt- 
ed up  their  voices,  and  m 


Saul  delivers  Jabesh-gilead.  I.  SAMUEL.  Samuel  reproves  the  people* 

b  And  behold,  Saul  came  after  the  herd!ed  ;  whose  ox  have  I  taken  ?  or  whose  a93 
out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul  said,  What  aileth  lhacve  I  taken?  or  whom  have  I  defrauded? 
the  people  that  they  weep  ?  And  they  told  j  whom  have  I  oppressed  ?  or  of  whose  hand 
him  the  tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh.  u 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Saul 
when  he  heard  those  tidings,  and  his  anger 
was  kindled  greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  hewed 
them  in  pieces,  and  sent  them  throughout 
nil  the  coasts  of  Israel  by  the  hands  of  mes- 
sengers, saying,  Whosoever  cometh  not 
forth  after  Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so  shall 
it  be  done  unto  his  oxen.  And  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  fell  on  the  people,  and  they 
came  out  with  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them  in  Be- 
zek,  the  children  of  Israel  were  three  hun- 
dred thousand,  and  the  men  of  Judah  thirty 
thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers  that 
came,  thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the  men  of 
Jabesh-gilead,  To-morrow,  by  that  time 
the  sun  be  hot,  ye  shall  have  help.  And 
the  messengers  came  and  shewed  it  to  the 
men  of  Jabesh;  and  they  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh  said, 
To-morrow  we  will  come  out  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  do  with  us  all  that  seemeth 
good  unto  you. 

11  Andit  was  so  on  the  morrow,  that 
Saul  put  the  people  in  three  companies ; 
and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  host 
in  the  morning-watch,  and  slew  the  Am- 
monites until  the  heat  of  the  day  :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  that  they  which  remained 
were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them  were 
not  left  together. 

12  IF  And  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Who  is  he  that  said,  Shall  Saul  reign  over 
us  ?  bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them 
to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said,  There  shall  not  a  man 
be  put  to  death  this  day:  for  to-day  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  salvation  in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Gilgal,  and  renew 
the  kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gilgal; 
and  there  they  made  Saul  king  before  the 
Lord  in  Gilgal:  and  there  they  sacrificed 
sacrifices  of  peace-offerings  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Be- 
hold, I  have  hearkened  unto  your 
voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me,  and  have 
made  a  king  over  you. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  king  walketh 
before  you :  and  I  am  old  and  gray-headed ; 
and  behold,  my  sons  arc  with  you  :  and  I 
have  walked  before  you  from  my  child- 
hood unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  am:  witness  against 
me  before  the  Lord,  and  before  Ins  anoint- 


have  I  received  any  bribe  to  blind  mine 
eyes  therewith?  and  I  will  restore  it  you. 

4  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  not  defraud- 
ed U3,  nor  oppressed  us,  neither  hast  thou 
taken  aught  cf  any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  Lord  is 
witness  against  you,  and  his  anointed  is 
witness  this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found 
aught  in  my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  *ff  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people. 
It  is  the  Lord  that  advanced  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  diat  brought  your  fathers  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that  I  may 
reason  with  you  before  the  Lord  of  all 
the  righteous  acts  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
did  to  you  and  to  your  fathers. 

8  When  Jacob  was  come  into  Egypt, 
and  your  fathers  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
then  the  Loe.d  sent  Moses  and  Aaron, 
which  brought  forth  your  fathers  out  of 
Egypt,  and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9  And  when  they  ibrgat  the  Lord  their 
God,  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Sisera, 
captain  of  the  host  of  Hazor,  and  into  the 
hand  cf  the  Philistines,  and  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Moab,  and  they  fought 
against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  We  have  sinned,  because  we  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  and  have  served  Baa- 
lim and  Ashtarotb  :  but  now  deliver  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  sent  Jerubbaal,  and 
Bedan,  and  Jephthah,  and  Samuel,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  your 
enemies  on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelled  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  Nahash  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Amnion  came 
against  you,  ye  said  unto  me,  Nay ;  but  a 
king  shall  reign  over  us  :  when  the  Lord 
3"our  God  was  your  king. 

13  Now  therefore/  behold  the  king 
whom  ye  have  chosen,  and  whom  ye  have 
desired!  and  behold,  the  Lord  hath  set  a 
king  over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 
him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and  not  rebel 
against  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
then  shall  both  ye,  and  also  the  king  that 
reigneth  over  you,  continue  following  the 
Lord  your  God. 

15  But  if  ye  will  not  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  but  rebel  against  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord,  then  shall  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  be  against  }rou,  as  it  was  against 
your  fathers. 

1G  IF  Now  therefore  stand  and  see  this 
great  thing,  which  the  Lord  will  do  be- 

fnyo  yor, roves. 

2«*fi 


SauVs  selected  band. 


CHAP    XIII.  Samuel  reproves  una, 

17  Is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to-day  ?  Il  7  And  some  of  the  Hebrews  wont  over 
will  call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  send  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead. 
thunder  and  rain  ;  that  ye  ma)r  perceive' As  for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all 
and  see  that  your  wickedness  is  great,  the  people  followed  him  trembling. 


which  ye  have  done  in  th 
Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  t 
and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  ram 
day  :  and  all  the  people  greatly  feared  the 
Lord  and  Samuel. 


8  IF  And  he  tarried  seven  days,  accord- 
ing to  the  set  time  that  Samuel  had  ap- 

le  Lord  ;  pointed :  but  Samuel  came  not  to  Gilgal  ; 
that  and  the  people  were  scattered  from  bun.' 

9  And  Saul  said,  Bring  hither  a  burnt- 
offering  to  me,  and  peace-offerings.    And 


.9  And  ail  the  people  said  unto  Samuel,; he  offered  the  burnt-offering. 


Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy  j 
God,  that  we  die  not :  for  we  have  added' 


10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 


unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king.  I  offering,  behold,  Samuel  came  ;  and  Saul 
20 IF  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people,  went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  salute 
Fear  not:  ye  have  done  all  this  wickedness: 
yet  turn  not  aside  from  following  the  Lord, 
but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart ; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside  :  for  then 
should  ye  go  after  vain  things,  which  can- 
not profit  nor  deliver;  for  they  are  vain. 

22  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his 
people  for  his  great  name's  sake:  because 
it  hath  pleased  the  Lord  to  make  you  his 
people 


him. 

1 1  IT  And  Samuel  said,  What  hast  thou 
done  ?  And  Saul  said,  Because  I  saw  that 
the  people  were  scattered  from  me,  ami 
that  thou  earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  at  Michmash  ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philistines 
will  come  down  now  upon  me  to  Gilgal, 
and  I  have  not  made  supplication  unto  the 


23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  thatiLoRD  :  I  forced  myself  therefore,  and  of 


1  should  sin  against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to 
pray  for  you  :  but  I  will  teach  you  the 
good  and  the  right  way  : 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him 
in  truth  with  all  your  heart:  for  consider 
how  great  things  he  hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye 
shall  be  consumed,  both  ye  and  your  king. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

SAUL  reigned  one  year ;  and  when  he 
had  reigned  two  years  over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men  of 
Israel ;  whereof  two  thousand  were  with 
Saul  in  Michmash  and  in  mount  Beth-el, 
and  a  thousand  were  with  Jonathan  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  :  and  the  rest  of  the 
people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  the  garrison  of 


fered  a  burnt-offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Thou  hast 
done  foolishly :  thou  hast  not  kept  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  he  commanded  thee:  for  now  would 
the  Lord  have  established  thy  kingdom 
upon  Israel  for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not  con  • 
tinue :  the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man 
after  his  own  heart,  and  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  him  to  be  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that 
which  the  Lord  commanded  thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up 
from  Gilgal   unto  Gibeah  of  Benjamin. 
And  Saul  numbered  the  people  that 
present  with  him,  about  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son 


the  Philistines  that  was  in  Geba  ;  and  the,  the  people  that  were  present  with  them. 
Philistines  heard  of  it.     And  Saul  blew!  abode  in  Gibeah  of  Benjamin:   but   the 


the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land,  say- 
ing, Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that  Saul  had 
smitten  a  garrison  of  the  Philistines,  and: one  'company  turned  unto  the 
that  Israel  also  was  had  in  abomination |  leadelh  to  Ophrah,  unto  the  land 
with  the  Philistines:  and  the  people  were 
called  together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal 


Philistines  encamped  in  Michmash. 

17  IT  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the 
camp  of  the  Philistines  in  three  companies : 

way  thai 
of  Shu a  I : 

18  And  another  company   turned  the 
way  to  Beth-horon  :  and  another  company 


5  IF  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them-'  turned  to  the  way  of  the  border  that  look  - 
selves  together  to  fight  with  Israel,  thirty  eth  to  the  valley  of  Zeboim  toward  the 
thousand  chariots,  and  six  thousand  horse-  wilderness. 

men,  and  people  as  the  sand  which  zsoni  19  IF  Now  there  was  no  smith  found 
the  sea-shore  in  multitude  :  and  they  came  j  throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel  :  (for  the 
up,  and  pitched  in  Michmash,  eastward  Philistines  said,  Lest  the  Hebrews  make 
from  Beth-aven.  |  them  swords  or  spears :) 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  they!  20  But  all  the  Israelites  went  down  to 
were  in  a  strait  (for  the  people  were  dis-jthe  Philistines,  to  sharpen  cv<iy  man  In 


tressed)  then  the  people  did  hide  them- 
selves in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in  pits. 


share,  and  his  coulter,  and  his  axe,  and  hi- 
mattock.  . 

2 1  Yet  they  had  a  file  ior  the  mat* 


Jonathan  miraculously  smites        I.  SAMUEL.       the  garrison  of the  Philistines; 


?nd  for  the  coulters,  and  tor  the  forks,  and 
for  the  axes,  and  to  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day  of  battle, 
that  there  was  neither  sword  nor  spear 
found  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the  people  that 
mere  with  Saul  and  Jonathan:  but  with 
Saul  and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was  there 
found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
went  out  to  the  passage  of  Michmash. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  upon  a  day,  that 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour,  Come, 
and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines'  garri- 
son that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  he  told 
not  his  father. 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  uttermost  part 
ofGibeah  under  a  pomegranate-tree  which 
is  in  Migron:  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him  were  about  six  hundred  men; 

3  And  Ahiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  I-cha- 
bod's  brother,  the  son  of  Phinehas,  the  son 
of  Eli,  the  Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh,  wear- 
ing an  ephod.  And  the  people  knew  not 
that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4  IT  And  between  the  passages  by  which 
Jonathan  sought  to  go  over  unto  the  Phi- 
listines' garrison,  there  was  a  sharp  rock  on 
the  one  side,  and  a  sharp  rock  on  the  other 
side:  and  the  name  of  the  one  was  Bozez, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Seneh. 

5  The  forefront  of  the  one  was  situate 
northward  over  against  Michmash,  and  the 
other  southward  over  against  Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armour,  Come,  and  let  us  go 
oyer  unto  the  garrison  of  these  uncircum- 
cised:  it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work 
for  us :  for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord 
to  save  by  many  or  by  few. 

7  And  his  armour-bearer  said  unto  him, 
Do  all  that 25  in  thy  heart:  turn  thee;  be- 
hold, I  am  with  thee  according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold,  we  will 
pass  over  unto  these  men,  and  we  will  dis- 
cover ourselves  unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  Tarry  until 
we  come  to  you  ;  then  we  will  stand  still 

n  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come  up  unto 
us:  then  we  will  go  up:  for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  them  into  our  hand;  and  this 
shall  be  a  sign  unto  us. 

1 1  And  both  of  them  discovered  them- 
selves unto  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines: 
and  the  Philistines  said,  Behold,  the  He- 
brews come  forth  out  of  the  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answer- 
ed Jonathan  and  his  armour-bearer,  and 
said,  Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will  shew  you 
a  thing.  And  Jonathan  saiduntohisarmour- 
bearer,  Come  up  after  me:  for  the  Lord 
bath  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel. 


13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  upon  hi* 
hands  and  upon  his  feet,  and  his  armour- 
bearerafterhim:  and  they  fell  before  Jona- 
than; and  his  armour-bearer  slew  after 
him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jona- 
than and  his  armour-bearer  made,  was 
about  twenty  men,  within  as  it  were  a 
half-acre  of  land,  which  a  yoke  of  oxen 
might  plough. 

15  And  there  was  trembling  in  the  host, 
in  the  field,  and  among  all  the  people:  tht= 
garrison,  and  the  spoilers,  they  also  tiem- 
bled,  and  the  earth  quaked:  so  it  was  a 
very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin  looked;  and  behold,  the  muK 
titude  melted  away,  and  they  went  on 
beating  down  one  another. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  Number  now,  and  see  who 
is  gone  from  us.  And  when  they  had  num- 
bered, behold,  Jonathan  and  his  armour* 
bearer  were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah,  Bring 
hither  the  ark  of  God.  For  the  ark  of  God 
was  at  that  time  with  the  children  of  IsraeL 

19  If  And  it  came  to  pass  while  Saul 
talked  unto  the  priest,  that  the  noise  that 
was  in  the  host  of  the  Philistines  went  on, 
and  increased:  and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest,  Withdraw  thy  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that. 
were  with  him  assembled  themselves,  and 
they  came  to  the  battle:  and  behold,  every 
man's  sword  was  against  his  fellow,  and 
there  was  a  very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover,  the  Hebrews  that  were 
with  the  Philistines  before  that  time,  which 
went  up  with  them  into  the  camp  from 
the  country  round  about,  even  they  also 
turned  to  be  with  the  Israelites  that  were 
with  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel  which 
had  hid  themselves  in  mount  Ephraim, 
when  they  heard  that  the  Philistines  fled, 
even  they  also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle. 

23  So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day; 
and  the  battle  passed  over  unto  Beth-aven. 

24  U  And  the  men  of  Israel  were  dis- 
tressed that  day  :  for  Saul  had  adjured  the 
people,  saying,  Cursed  be  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  until  evening,  that  I  may 
be  avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So  none  oi 
the  people  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came  to  a 
wood;  and  there  was  honey  upon  the 
ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were  come 
into  the  wood, behold,  the  honey  dropped: 
but  no  man  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth  ;  for 
the  people  ieared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when  his 
father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath  • 

938 


SauVs  unadvised  adjuration  CHAP.  XV 


wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod  that 
was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  a  honey- 
comb, and  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth  ;  and 
his  eyes  were  enlightened. 

23  Then  answered  one  of  the  people, 
and  said,  Thy  father  straitly  charged  the 
people  with  an  oath,  saying,  Cursed  be 
the  man  that  eateth  any  food  this  day. 
And  the  people  were  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  father  hath 
troubled  the  land :  see,  I  pray  you,  how 
mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened,  because 
I  tasted  a  little  of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the  people 
had  eaten  freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of  their 
enemies  which  they  found?  for  had  there 
not  been  now  a  much  greater  slaughter 
among  the  Philistines  ? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Philistines  that 
day  from  Michmash  toAijalon:  and  the 
people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil, 
and  took  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  calves,  and 
slew  them  on  the  ground  :  and  the  people 
did  eat  them  with  the  blood. 

33  IF  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying,  Be- 
hold, the  people  sin  against  the  Lord,  in 
that  they  eat  with  the  blood.  And  he 
said,  Ye  have  transgressed:  roll  a  great 
stone  unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said,  Disperse  yourselves 
among  the  people,  and  say  unto  them, 
Bring  me  hither  eveiy  man  his  ox,  and 
every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here, 
and  eat;  and  sin  not  against  the  Lord  in 
eating  with  the  blood.  And  all  the  people 
brought  every  man  his  ox  with  him  that 
night,  and  slew  them  there. 

35  And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  :  the  same  was  the  first  altar  that  he 
built  unto  the  Lord  : 

36  And  Saul  said,  Let  us  go  down  after 
the  Philistines  by  night,  and  spoil  them 
until  the  morning  light,  and  let  us  not  leave 
a  man  of  them.  And  they  said,  Do  what- 
soever seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Then 
said  the  priest,  Let  us  draw  near  hither 
unto  God. 

37  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God, 
Shall  I  go  down  after  the  Philistines?  wilt 
thou  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel? 
But  he  answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  And  Saul  said,  Draw  ye  near  hither 
all  the  chief  of  the  people  :  and  know  and 
see  wherein  this  sin  hath  been  this  day. 

39  For  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which  saveth 
Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he 
shall  surely  die.  But  there  was  not  a  man 
among  all  the  people  that  answered  him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be  ye 
on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jonathan  my  son 
will  be  on  the  other  side.  And  the  people 
said  unto  Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good 
unto  thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the  Lord 


hinders  tht 

God  of  Israel,  Give  a  perfect  lot.  And 
Saul  and  Jonathan  were  taken:  but  the 
people  escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said,  Cast  lots  between  me 
and  Jonathan  my  son.  And  Jonathan  was 
taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  Tell  me 
what  thou  hast  done.  And  Jonathan  told 
him,  and  said,  I  did  but  taste  a  little  honey 
with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  my 
hand,  and  lo,  1  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  God  do  so,  and 
more  also:  for  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jona- 
than. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Shall 
Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this  great 
salvation  in  Israel?  God  forbid:  as  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  his 
head  fall  to  the  ground  ;  for  he  hath 
wrought  with  God  this  day.  So  the  peo- 
ple rescued  Jonathan,  that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following 
the  Philistines  :  and  the  Philistines  went 
to  their  own  place* 

47  IF  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom  over 
Israel,  and  fought  against  all  his  enemies 
on  every  side,  against  Moab,  and  agains': 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  against  Edom, 
andagainst  the  kings  of  Zobah,and  against 
the  Philistines :  and  whithersoever  he 
turned  himself,  he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  gathered  a  host,  and  smote 
the  Amalekites,  and  delivered  Israel  out 
of  the  hands  of  them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  Now  the  sonsof  Saul  were  Jonatlian. 
andIshui,andMelchi-shua:  and  the  names 
of  his  two  daughters  were  these  :  the  name 
of  the  first-born  Merab,  and  the  na 

the  younger  Michal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife  wa^ 
Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of  Ahimaaz  :  and 
the  name  of  the  captain  of  his  host  was  A  Li- 
ner, the  son  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  And  Kish  was  the  father  of  Saul ; 
and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner  was  the  son 
of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul :  and  when 
Saul  saw  any  strong  man,  or  any  valiant 
man,  he  took  him  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XV. 

SAMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul,  The 
Lord  sent  me  to  anoint  thee  to  be 
king  over  his  people,  over  Israel :  now 
therefore  hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of 
the  words  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  re- 
member that  which  Amalek  did  to  Israel, 
how  he  laid  wait  for  him  in  the  way,  when 
he  came  up  from  Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and  ut- 
terly destroy  all  that  they  have,  and  -pare 
them  not ;  but  slay  both  man  and  woman, 
infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sli^p,  camel 
and  ass. 


Saul  smites  the  Jlmalekites. 


I.  SAMUEL 


Samuel  kills  Jlga± 


4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people  toge- 
ther, and  numbered  them  in  Telaira,  two 
hundred  thousand  footmen,  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  of  Judah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of  Amalek, 
and  laid  wait  in  the  valley. 

6 II  And  Saul  said  unto  the  Kenites,  Go, 
depart,  get  you  down  from  among  the 
Amalekites,  lest  I  destroy  you  with  them  : 
for  ye  shewed  kindness  to  all  the  children 
of  Israel  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt. 
So  the  Kenites  departed  from  among  the 
Amalekites. 

7  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites  from 
Havilah,  until  thou  comest  to  Shur,  that 
is  over  against  Egypt. 

8  And  he  took  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites  alive,  and  utterly  destroyed 
all  the  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared  Agag, 
and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen, 
and  of  the  fadings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all 
that  was  good,  and  would  not  utterly  de- 
stroy them  :  but  every  thing  that  was  vile 
and  refuse,  that  they  destroyed  utterly. 

10  IF  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  It  repenteth  me  that  I  have  set  up 
Saul  to  be  king  :  for  he  is  turned  back  from 
following  me,  and  hath  not  performed  my 
commandments.  And  it  grieved  Samuel ; 
and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all  night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early  to  meet 
Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was  told  Samuel, 
saying,  Saul  came  to  Carmel,  and  behold, 
be  set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone  about, 
and  passed  on,  and  gone  down  to  Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul :  and  Saul 
said  unto  him,  Blessed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord  :  I  have  performed  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said,  What  meaneih  then 
this  bleating  of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears, 
and  the  lowing  of  the  oxen  which  I  hear  ? 

15  And  Saul  said,  They  have  brought 
ftem  from  the  Amalekites  :  for  the  people 
spared  the  best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the 
oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God; 
and  the  rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  Stay, 
and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath 
said  to  me  this  night.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  When  thou  wast 
little  in  thine  own  sight,  wast  thou  not 
made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and 
the  Lord  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a  jour- 
ney, and  said,  Go,  and  utterly  destroy  the 
sinners  the  Amalekites,  and  fight  against 
them  until  they  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon 


20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I 
have  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  gone  the  way  which  the  Lord  sent 
me,  and  have  brought  Agag  the  king  of 
Amalek,  and  have  utterly  destroyed  the 
Amalekites. 

21  But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil, 
sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of  the  thing-, 
which  should  have  been  utterly  destroyed, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  Hath  the  Lord  as 
great  delight  in  burnt-offerings  and  sacri 
nces,  as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 
Behold,  to  obey  is  better  than  sacrifice, 
and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  witch 
craft,  and  stubbornness  is  as  iniquity  and 
idolatry.     Because  thou  hast  rejected  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  rejected 
thee  from  being  king. 

24  f  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  I  have 
sinned  :  for  I  have  transgressed  the  com 
mandment  of  the  Lord,  and  thy  words  : 
because  I  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 

25  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon 
my  sin,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may 
worship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I  will 
not  return  with  thee  :  for  thou  hast  reject- 
ed the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  hath 
rejected  thee  from  being  king  over  Israel. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go 
away,  he  laid  hold  upon  the  skirt  of  hid 
mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him,  The 
Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  Israel  from 
thee  this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a  neigh- 
bour of  thine  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  Strength  of  Israel  will 
not  lie  nor  repent :  for  he  is  not  a  man, 
that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned  :  yet 
honour  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  before  the  el- 
ders of  my  people,  and  before  Israel,  and 
turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  worship 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after  Saul ; 
and  Saul  worshipped  the  Lord. 

32  IF  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither 
to  me  Agagthekingof  the  Amalekites.  And 
Agag  came  unto  him  delicately.  And  Agag 
said,  Surely  the  bitterness  of  death  is  past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  As  thy  sword  hath 
made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy  mother 
be  childless  among  women.  And  Samuel 
hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord  in 
Gilgal. 

34  IF  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  ;  ami 
Saul  went  up  to  his  house  toGibeah  of  Saul. 

35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see  Saul 
until  the  day  of  his  death:  nevertheless 
Samuel  mourned  for  Saul :  and  the  Lord 

the  spoil,  and  didst  evil  in  the  sight  of  repented  that  he  had  made  Saul  king  ove? 


the  Lord? 


srael. 


!40 


CHAP.  XVI,  XVII.        'lfa  challenge  qf  Goli.uu. 

A,   TT      I      16  Let  our  lord  now  command  thy  sei- 
JSV  the  Lord  said  unto  bamuel,  How  vants,  wnich  arc  belore  thee,  to  seek  out 
long  wilt  thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeinir  man  who  is  a  cunning  nlav**  nn   *  ^« 


Samuel  anoints  David. 

CHAP.   XVI. 


long  wilt  thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing 
I  have  rejected  him  from  reigning  over  Is- 
rael ?  fill  thy  horn  with  oil,  and  go,  1  will 
send  thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite  :  for 
I  have  provided  me  a  king  among  his  sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said,  How  can  I  go?  if 
Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me.  And  the  Lorjj 
said,  Take  a  heifer  with  thee,  and  say,  I 
am  come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  cali  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  I 
will  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do :  aud 
thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me  him  whom  1 
uame  unto  thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord 
spake,  and  came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  the 
eiders  of  the  town  trembled  at  his  coming, 
and  said,  Comest  thou  peaceably  ? 

5  And  he  said,  Peaceably :  I  am  come 
to  sacrifice  unto 'the  Lord  :  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  come  with  me  to  the  sacrifice. 
And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass  when  they  were 
come,  that  he  looked  on  Eliab,  and  said, 
Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  m  before  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look 
not  on  his  countenance,  or  on  the  height  of 
his  stature  :  because  I  have  refused  him  : 
for  the  LORD  seetk  not  as  man  seeth  ;  for 
man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance, 
but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab,  and 
made  him  pass  before  Samuel.  And  he 
said,  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  Shammah  to  pass  b}T. 
And  he  said,  Neither  hath  the  Lord  cho- 
sen this. 

10  Again,Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons 
to  pass  before  Samuel.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  Jesse,  The  Lord  hath  not  chosen 
these. 

1 1  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are 
here  all  thy  children  ?  And  he  said,  There 
remainelh  yet  the  youngest,  and  behold, 
he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him:  for  we 
will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him  in. 
Now  he  was  ruddy,  and  withal  of  a  beau- 
tiful countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  to. 
And  the  Lord  said,  Arise,  anoint  him  :  for 
this  is  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil, 
and  anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  his  breth- 
ren :  and  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
David  from  that  day  forward.  So  Samuel 
rose  up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

14  H  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  depart- 
ed from  Saul,  and  an  evil  spirit  from  the 
Lord  troubled  him. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God 
troubleth  thee. 

16 


man  who  is  a  cunning  player  on  a  harp  . 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall 
play  with  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants,  Pro- 
vide me  now  a  man  that  can  play  well, 
and  bring  him  to  me. 

13  Then  answered  one  of  the  servants, 
and  said,  Behold,  I  have  teen  a  son  of  Jes- 
se the  Beth-Iehemile,  that  is  cunning  in 
playing,  and  a  mighty  valiant  man,  and  a 
man  of  war,  andprudeut  in  matters,  and  a 
comely  person,  and  the  Lord  is  with  him 

19  TT  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers 
unto  Jesse,  and  said.  Send  me  David  thy 
son,  which  is  with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  took  an  ass  laden  with 
bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  a  kid,  and 
sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood 
before  him  :  and  he  loved  him  greatly  ;  and 
he  became  his  armour-bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying,  Let 
David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me  ;  foi 
he  hath  found  favour  in  my  sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  that  David 
took  a  harp,  and  played  with  his  hand  • 
so  Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was  well,  and 
the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered  togethei 
their  armies  to  battle,  and  were  ga- 
thered together  at  Shochoh,  which  bdoi\g* 
cth  to  Judah,  and pitchedbetween  Shochoh 
and  Azekab,  in  Lphcs-dammira. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel  i 
gathered  together,  and  pitched  by  the  val 
ley  of  Elah,  and  set  the  battle  in 
against  the  Philistines. 

3  And  the  Philistines  stood  on  a  moun- 
tain on  the  uiie  side,  and  Israel  stood  on  a 
mountain  on  the  other  side  :  and  there  waj 
a  valley  between  them. 

4  *[\  And  there  went  out  a  champion  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  named  Go 
liath,  of  Gath,  whose  height  zi-as  six  cubits 
and  a  span. 

5  And  he  had   a  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head,  and  he  was  armed  with  a  coat  ot 
mail ;  and  the  weight  of  the  coat  wa 
thousand  shekels  ot  brass. 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  in 
legs,  and  a  target  of  brass  between  hi> 
shoulders. 

7  And  the  staff  of  his  spear  was  like  a 
weaver's  beam;  andhis  spear's  head  a 

ed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron  :  and  oik 
bearing  a  shield  went  belore  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  Uk 
mies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  come  out  to  setyowrbattle  in  array/ 
am  not  1 2.  Philistine,  and  ye  servants  to 


David  accepts 


I.  SAMUEL. 


the  challenge. 


Saul?  choose  you  a  man  for  you,  and  let  give  him  his  daughter,  and  make  his  fa- 
him  come  down  to  me.  ither's  house  free  in  Israel. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and  to  I     26  And  David 


kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants  : 
but  if  I  prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him, 
then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I  defy  the 
armies  of  Israel  this  day;  give  me  a  man, 
that  we  may  fight  together. 

1 1  When  Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those 
words  of  the  Philistine,  they  were  dismay- 
ed, and  greatly  afraid. 

12  If  Now  David  was  the  son  of  that 
Ephrathite  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  whose 
name  was  Jesse ;  and  he  had  eight  sons  : 
and  the  man  went  among  mentor  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  ot  Jesse 
went  and  followed  Saul  to  the  battle  :  and 
the  names  of  his  three  sons  that  went  to  the 
battle  were  Eliab  the  first-born,  and  next 
untohim  Abinadab,  and  the  third  Shammah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest :  and 
the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  and  returned  from 
Saul  to  feed  his  father's  sheep  at  Beth- 
lehem. 

16  And  ihe  Philistine  drew  near  morn- 
ing and  evening,  and  presented  himself 
forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son, 
Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an  ephah  of 
this  parched  corn,  and  these  ten  loaves, 
and  run  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren : 

18  And  carry  these  ten  cheeses  unto  the 
captain  of  their  thousand,  and  look  how 
thy  brethren  fare,  and  take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  were  in  the  valley  of  Elah,  fight- 
ing with  the  Philistines. 

20  IT  And  David  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  left  the  sheep  with  a  keeper, 
and  took,  and  went,  as  Jesse  had  com- 
manded him  ;  and  he  came  to  the  trench, 
as  the  host  was  going  forth  to  the  fight, 
and  shouted  for  the  battle, 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines  had  put 
the  battle  in  array,  army  against  army. 

22  And  David  left  his  carriage  in  the 
hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  carriage,  and  ran 
into  the  army,  and  came  and  saluted  his 
brethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them,  behold, 
there  came  up  the  champion,  the  Philistine 
of  Gath,  Goliath  by  name,  out  of  the  ar- 

.miesofthe Philistines, and  spake  according 
to  the  same  words,  and  David  heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel,  when 


spake  to  the  men  that 
stood  by  him,  saying,  What  shall  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  this  Philistine,  and 
taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Israel?  for 
who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine,  that 
he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God? 

27  And  the  people  answered  him  after 
this  manner,  saying,  So  shall  it  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  him. 

28  H  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heaid 
when  he  spake  unto  the  men  ;  and  Eliab's 
anger  was  kindled  against  David,  and  he 
said,  Why  earnest  thou  down  hither?  and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep 
in  the  wilderness?  I  know  thy  pride,  and 
the  naughtiness  of  thy  heart;  tor  thou  art 
come  down  that  thou  mightest  see  the  battle. 

29  And  David  said,  What  have  I  now 
done  ?  Is  there  not  a  cause? 

30  1[  And  he  kirned  from  him  toward 
another,  and  spake  after  the  same  manner: 
and  the  people  answered  him  again  after 
the  former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were  heard 
which  David  spake,  they  rehearsed  them 
before  Saul  :  and  he  sent  for  him. 

32  IT  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no 
man's  heart  fail  because  of  him ;  thy  ser- 
vant will  go  and  fight  with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  art 
not  able  to  go  against  this  Philistine  to 
fight  with  him  :  for  thou  art  but  a  youth, 
and  he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy  ser- 
vant kept  his  father's  sheep,  and  there 
came  a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and  took  a  lamb 
out  of  the  flock : 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him  and  smote 
him,  and  delivered  it  out  of  his  mouth: 
and  when  he  arose  against  me,  1  caught  him 
by  his  beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion  and 
the  bear:  and  this  uncircumcised  Philis- 
tine shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he 
hath  defied  the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover,  The  Lord 
that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the. 
lion,  and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he 
will  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this 
Philistine.  And  Saul  said  unto  David, 
Go,  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

38  IT  And  Saul  armed  David  with  his 
armour,  and  he  put  a  helmet  of  brass  up- 
on his  head;  also  he  armed  him  with  a 
coat  of  mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword  upon 


they  saw  the  man,  fled  from  him,  and  were 'his  armour,  and  he  assayed  to  go ;  for  he 
sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said,  Have  ye 
seen  this  man  that  is  come  up?  surely  to 
defy  Israel  is  he  come  up  :  and  it  shall  be, 
that  the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king 
will  enrich  hina  with  great  riches,  and  will 


had  not  proved  it.  And  David  said  unto 
Saul,  I  cannot  go  with  these,  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put  them  off  him. 
40  And  he  took  his  staff'  in  his  hand, 
and  chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of 
the  brook  and  put  them  in  a  shepherd's 
242 


He  slays  Goliath. 
bag  which  he  had.  even 


CHAP.  XV  III. 


in  a  scrip  ;  and 
his  sling  was  in  his  hand  :  and  he  drew 
near  to  the  Philistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on,  and 
drew  near  unto  David  :  and  the  man  that 
bare  the  shield  went  before  him 

42  And   when    the    Philistine    looked 
about,  and  saw  David,  be  disdained  him 
for  he  was  but  a  youth,  and  ruddy,  and  of 
a  fair  countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David, 
Am  I  a  dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me  with 
staves?  and  the  Philistine  cursed  David 
by  his  gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  said  to  David, 
Come  to  me,  and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  beasts  of 
the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine, 
Thou  comest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with 
a  spear,  and  with  a  shield :  but  I  come  to 
thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom  thou  hast 
defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee 
into  my  hand  ;  and  I  will  smite  thee",  and 
take  thy  head  from  thee  ;  and  I  will  give 
the  carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philistines 
this  day  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  earth  :  that  all  the  earth 
may  know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall  know 
that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and 
spear :  for  the  battle  is  the  Lord's,  and 
he  will  give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Phi- 
listine arose,  and  came  and  drew  nigh  to 
meet  David,  that  David  hasted,  and  ran 
toward  the  army  to  meet  the  Philistine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag, 
and  took  thence  a  stone,  and  slang  it,  and 
smote  the  Philistine  in  his  forehead,  that 
the  stone  sunk  into  his  forehead  ;  and  he 
fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philis- 
tine with  a  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and 
smote  the  Philistine  and  slew  him ;  but 
there  was  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran  and  stood  upon 
the  Philistine,  and  took  his  sword,  and 
drew  it  out  of  the  sheath  thereof,  and  slew 
him,  and  cut  off  his  head  therewith.  And 
wnen  the  Philistines  saw  their  champion 
was  dead,  they  fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of  Ju- 
dah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  until  thou  come  to  the  val- 
ley, and  to  the  gates  of  Ekron.  And  the 
wounded  of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by 
the  way  to  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath,  and 
unto  Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned 
from  chasingafterthe  Philistines,  and  they 
spoiled  their  tents. 


54  And  David  took  the  head  of  the  Phi- /presence  twice 


Jonathan  loves  David. 

listine,  and  brought  it  to  Jerusalem  ;  but 
he  put  his  armour  in  his  tent. 

55  IF  And   when   Saul  saw  David  so 
forth  against  the  Philistine,  he  said  unto 
Abner   the  captain   of  the  host,  Abner 
whose  son  is  this  youth  ?  And  Abner  said 
As  thy  soul  liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot  tell.' 

56  And  the  kin^  said,  Inquire  thou 
whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Abner  took 
him,  and  brought  him  before  Saul  with  the 
head  of  the  Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose  son 
art  thou,  thou  young  man  ?  And  David 
answered,/  am  the  son  of  thy  servant  Jesse 
the  Beth-lehemite. 

CHAP.  XVTII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  Saul, 
that  the  soul  of  Jonathan  was  knit  with 
the  soul  of  David,  and  Jonathan  loved 
him  as  his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  and 
would  let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his  fa- 
ther's house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a  cove  - 
nant,  because  he  loved  him  as  his  own  soul. 

4  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself  of  the 
robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  to 
David,  and  his  garments,  even  to  his 
sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5  If  And  David  went  out  whithersoever 
Saul  sent  him,  and  behaved  himself  wise- 
ly :  and  Saul  set  him  over  the  men  of  war, 
and  he  was  accepted  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul's 
servants. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came, 
when  David  was  returned  from  the  slaugh- 
ter of  the  Philistine,  that  the  women  came 
out  of  all  the  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,to  meet  king  Saul,  with  tahrets, 
with  joy.  and  with  instruments  of  music. 

7  Ana  the  women  answered  one  another 
as  they  played,  and  said,  Saul  hath  slain 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  the 
saying  displeased  him  ;  and  he  said,  They 
have  ascribed  unto  David  ien  thousands, 
and  to  me  they  have  ascribed  but  thou- 
sands :  and  what  can  he  have  more  but 
the  kingdom  ? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day 
and  forward. 

10  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  D 
row,  that  the  evil  spirit  from  God  r 
upon  Saul,  and  he  prophesied  in  the  n 
of  the  house  :  and  David  played  iritfa 
hand,  as  at  other  times  :  and  there  -as  a 
javelin  in  Saul's  hand. 

11  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin;   I 
said,  I  will  smite  David  even  to  the 

\mth  it.     And  David  avoided  out  of  his 


243 


Saul  conspires  against  David.       I.  SAMUhiL. 

12  If  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  was 
departed  from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him  from 
him,  and  made  him  his  captain  over  a 
thousand  ;  and  he  went  out  and  came  in 
before  the  people. 

14  And  David  behaved  himself  wisely  m 
all  his  ways  ;  and  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

1 5  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely, he  was  afraid 

16  But  all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  Da- 
vid, because  he  went  out  and  came  in  be- 
fore them. 

17  If  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Behold, 
my  elder  daughter  Merab,  her  will  I  give 
thee  to  wife  :  only  be  thou  valiant  for  me, 
and  fight  the  Lord's  battles.  For  Saul 
said,  Let  not  my  hand  be  upon  him,  but 
let  the  hand  Of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Whoa//.- 
I  ?  and  what  is  my  life,  or  my  father's 
Family  in  Israel,  that  I  should  be  son-in- 
hiw  to  the  king  ? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  when 
Merab, Saul's  daughter,  should  have  been 
given  to  David,  that  she  was  given  unto 
Adriel  the  Meholathite  to  wife. 

20  And  Michal,  Saul's  daughter,  loved 
David  :  and  they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing 
pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him  her, 
that  she  may  be  a  snare  to  him,  asd  that 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines  may  be  against 
him.  Wherefore  Saul  said  to  David, 
Thou  shalt  this  day  be  my  son-in-law,  in 
the  one  of  the  twain. 

22  "iFAndSaul  commanded  his  servants, 
saying,  Commune  with  David  secretly, 
and  say,  Behold,  the  king  hath  delight  in 
thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee  :  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son-in-law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake  these 
words  in  the  ears  of  David.  And  David 
said,  Seemeth  it  to  you  a  light  thing  to  be 
a  king's  son-in-law,  seeing  that  I  am  a 
poor  man,  and  lightly  esteemed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him, 
saying,  On  this  manner  spake  David. 

25  And  Saul  said,  Thus  shall  ye  say  to 
David,  the  king  desireth  not  any  dowry, 
but  a  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines, 
to  be  avenged  of  the  king's  enemies.  But 
Saul  thought  to  make  David  fall  by  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  David 
these  words,  it  pleased  David  well  to  be 
the  k" rig's  son-in-law :  and  the  days  were 
not  expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and  went, 
he  and  his  men,  and  slew  of  the  Philistines 
two  hundred  men;  and  David  brought 
their  foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in 
full  tale  to  the  king,  that  be  might  be  the 


Jonathan  discloses  it  to  him, 
him 


king's  son-in-law.     And   Saul  gave 
Michal  his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  IT  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the 
Lord  was  with  David,  and  that  Michal, 
Saul's  daughter,loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of 
David;  and  Saul  became  David's  enemy 
continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philistines 
went  forth  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
went  forth,  that  David  behaved  himself 
more  wisely  than  all  the  servants  of  Saul : 
so  that  his  name  was  much  set  by. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son, 
and  to  all  his  servants,  that  they 
should  kill  David. 

2  But  Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  delighted 
much  in  David  :  and  Jonathan  told  David, 
saying,  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to  kill  thee : 
now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  heed  to 
thyself  until  the  morning,  and  abide  in  a 
secret  place,  and  hide  thyself: 

3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand  beside  my 
father  in  the  field  where  thou  art,  and  I 
will  commune  with  my  father  of  thee  ;  and 
what  I  see,  that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  IF  And  Jonathan  spake  good  of  David 
unto" Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
Let  not  the  king  sin  against  his  servant, 
against  David  ;  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
against,  thee,  and  because  his  works  have 
been  to  thee-ward  very  good :  > 

5  For  he  did  put  his  life  in  his  hand,  and 
slew  the  Philistine,  and  the  Lord  wrought 
a  great  salvation  for  all  Israel :  thou  sawWl 
it,  and  didst  rejoice  :  wherefore  then  wii: 
thou  sin  against  innocent  blood,  to  slay 
David  without  a  cause  ? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  oi 
Jonathan :  and  Saul  sware,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  he  shall  not  be  slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jo- 
nathan shewed  him  all  those  things.  And 
Jonathan  brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he 
was  in  his  presence,  as  in  times  past. 

8  TT  And  there  was  war  again  :  and  Da- 
vid went  out,  and  fought  with  the  Philis- 
tines, and  slew  them  with  a  great  slaugh- 
ter; and  they  fled  from  him.  . 

,9  And  the  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  was 
upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with  his 
javelin  in  his  hand :  and  David  played  with 
his  hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  David  even 
to  the  wall  with  the  javelin  ;  but  he  slipped 
away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote 
the  javelin  into  the  wall :  and  David  fled, 
and  escaped  that  night. 

1 1  Saul  also  sent  messengers  unto  Da 
vid's  house,  to  watch  him,  and  to  slay  him 
in  the  morning:  and  Michal,  David's  wife, 
told  him,  saying,  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to-night,  to-morrow  thou  shalt  be  slain. 

12'H"  So  Michal  let  David  down  through 
244 


David  and  Jonathan  eonsult.         CHAP 

a  window :  and  he  went,  and  fled,  and 
escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  image,  and  laid 
it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a  pillow  ofgoats'  hair 
for  his  bolster,  and  covered  it  with  a 
cloth. 

14  And  w  en  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  David,  she  said,  He  is  sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  again 
to  see  David,  saying,  Bring  him  up  tc  me 
in  the  bed,  that  I  may  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers  were  come 
in.  behold,  there  -was  an  image  in  the  bed, 
with  a  pillow  of  goats'  hair  tor  his  bolster. 

17  And  Sau!  said  unto  Michal,  Why 
hast  thou  deceived  me  so,  and  sent  away 
mine  enemy,  that  he  is  escaped  ?  And  Mi- 
chal answered  Saul,  He  said  unto  me,  Let 
me  go;  why  should  I  kill  thee  ? 

18  IT  So  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and 
came  to  Samuel  to  Ramah,  and  told  him 
all  that  Saul  had  done  to  him.  And  he  and 
Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

1 9  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying,  Behold, 
David  m  at  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take 
David:  and  when  they  saw  the  company 
of  the  prophets  prophesying,  and  Samuel 
standing  as  appointed  over  them,  the  Spi- 
rit of  God  was  upon  the  messengers  of 
Saul,  and  they  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent 
other  messengers,  and  they  prophesied 
likewise.  And  Saul  sent  messengers  again 
the  third  time,  and  they  prophesied  also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah,  and 
came  to  a  great  well  that  is  in  Sechu:  and 
he  asked  and  said,  Where  are  Samue!  and 
David?  And  one  said,  Behold,  they  be  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thitherto  Naioth  in  Ra 
rnah :  and  the  Spirit  of  God  was  upon  him 
also,  and  he  went  on,   and  prophesied, 
until  he  came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes  also, 
and  prophesied  before  Samuel  in  like  man- 
ner, and  lay  down  naked  all  that  day  and 
all  that  night.  Wherefore  they  say,  Is 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets? 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Ramah, 
and  came  and  said  before  Jonathan. 
What  have  I  done?  what  is  mine  iniquity? 
and  what  is  my  sin  before  thy  father,  that 
he  seeketh  my  life  ? 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  forbid : 
thou  shalt  not  die:  behold,  my  father  will 
do  nothing  either  great  or  small,  but  that  he 
will  shew  it  me  :  and  why  should  my  father 
hide  this  thing  from  me  ?  it  is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover,  and  said, 
Thy  father  certainly  knoweth  that  I  have 
found  grace  in  thine  eyes;  and  he  saith, 
Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved:  But  truly  as  the  Lord  Jivetb. 


XX.  Tliey  rent-jo  their  t 

and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a  step 
between  me  and  death. 

4  Then    said    Jonathan  unto    Dj 
Whatsoever  thy  soul  desirelh,  I  will  even 
do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan,  l.« 
hold,  to-morrow  is  the  new-moon,  and  1 
should  not  fail  to  sit  with  the  king  at  meat : 
but  let  me  go,  that  I  may  hide  myself  in 
the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me,  then  say, 
David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me,  that  he 
might  run  toBeth-lehem  his  city  :  for  there 
is  a  yearly  sacrifice  there  for  all  the  family 

7  If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well ;  thy  servant 
shall  have  peace  :  but  if  he  be  very  wroth, 
then  be  sure  that  evil  is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  deal  kindly  with 
thy  servant;  for  thou  hast  brought  thy  ser- 
vant into  a  covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee:  notwithstanding,  if  there  be  in  me 
iniquity,  slay  me  thyself;  for  why  si 
est  thou  bring  me  to  thy  father  ? 

9  And  Jonathan  said,  Far  be  it  from 
thee:  for  if  I  knew  certainly  that  evil  , 
determined  by  my  father  to  come 
thee,  then  would  not  I  tell  it  thee? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  \Yh 
shall  tell  me?  or  what  if  thy  father  answer 
thee  roughly  ? 

11  If  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  out  into  the  field.  And 
they  went  out  both  of  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  O 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  when  I  have  sounded 
my  father  about  to-morrow  any  time,  or 
the  third  day,  and  behold,  if  there  be  good 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send  not  unto 
thee,  and  shew  it  thee  ; 

13  The  Lord  do  so  and  much  more  to 
Jonathan  ;  but  if  it  please  my  father  t<>  </ 1 
thee  evil,  then  I  will  shew  it  thee,  and 


thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  peace  : 
and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he  hath  been 
with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  I 
live  shew  me  the  kindness  of  the  Lord, 
that  I  die  not : 

15  But  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy 
kindness  from  my  house  for  ever:  n< 
when  the  Lord  hath  cut  oft' the  enemi 
David  every  one  from  the  face  of  the  • 

16  So  Jonathan  made  a  covenant 
the  house  of  David,  laying,  Let  tbi  L 
even  require  it  at  the  hand  of  Da 
mies.  . 

17  And    Jonathan    caused    D 
swear  again,  because  be  loved  him  :  V 
loved  him  as  he  loved  bis  own  BOUI. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
morrow  is  the  new-moon  :  and  thou 
be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  ' 

19  And  when  thou  hasl 
days,  then  thou  shalt  go  down^ qu>ck]jr, 
and  come  to  the  plac  '    ' 


Saul  seeks  to  kill  Jonathan 

hide  thyself  when  the   business  was  in 
hand,  and  shalt  remain  by  the  stone  Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the 
side  thereof]  as  though  I  shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad,  say- 
ing, Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If  I  ex- 
pressly say  unto  the  lad,  Behold,  the  ar- 
iows  are  on  this  side  of  thee,  take  them  ; 
then  come  thou  :  for  there  is  peace  to  thee, 
and  no  hurt;  as  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the  young  man, 
Behold,  the  arrows  are  beyond  thee;  go 
thy  way:  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  matter  which 
thou  and  I  have  spoken  of,  behold,  the 
Lord  be  between  thee  and  me  for  ever. 

24  I  So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field 
and  when  the  new-moon  was  come,  the 
king  sat  him  down  to  eat  meat. 

25  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as 
at  other  times,  even  upon  a  seat  by  the 
wall :  and  Jonathan  arose,  and  Abner  sat  by 
Saul's  side,  and  David's  place  was  empty. 

26  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  an}T 
thing  that  day  :  for  he  thought,  Something 
hath  befallen  him,  he  is  not  clean  ;  surely 
he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
which  was  the  second  day  of  the  month, 
that  David's  place  was  empty  :  and  Saul 
said  unto  Jonathan  his  son,  Wherefore 
cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  nei- 
ther yesterday,  nor  to-day  ? 

28  And  Jonathan  answered  SayJ,  Da- 
vid earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to 
Beth-lehem : 

29  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee  ; 
for  our  family  hath  a  sacrifice  in  the  city  ; 
and  my  brother  he  hath  commanded  me  to 
be  there:  and  now  if  I  have  found  favour 
in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I  pray  thee, 
and  see  my  brethren.  Therefore  he  co- 
meth not  unto  the  king's  table. 

30  Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  unto  him, 


I.  SAMUEL.  David  goes  to  Ahimelech. 

for  David,  because  his  father  had  done 
him  shame. 

35  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  Jonathan  went  out  into  the  field 
at  the  time  appointed  with  David,  and  a 
littie  lad  with  him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  Run,  find 
out  now  the  arrows  which  I  shoot.  And  as 
the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an  arrow  beyond  him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the 
place  of  the  arrow  which  Jonathan  had 
shot,  Jonathan  cried  aftei  the  lad,  and 
said,  Is  net  the  arrow  beyond  thee  ? 

38  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad, 
Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jona- 
than's lad  gathered  up  the  arrows,  and 
came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any  thing:  only 
Jonathan  and  David  knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  artillery  unto 
his  lad,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  carry  thcut 
to  the  city. 

41  IT  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone, 
David  arose  out  of  a  place  toward  the 
south,  and  iell  on  his  lace  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself  three  times:  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with 
another,  until  David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David,  Go  in 
peace,  forasmuch  as  we  have  sworn  both 
of  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
The  Lord  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for  ever. 
And  he  arose  and  departed  :  and  Jonathan 
went  into  the  city. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN  came  David  to  Nob  to  Ahime- 
lech the  priest :  and  Ahimelech  was 
afraid  at  the  meeting  of  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no  man 
with  thee  ? 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech  the 

f>riest,  The  king  hath  commanded  me  a 
>usiness,  and  hath  said  unto  me,  Let  no 
man  know  anything  of  the  business  where- 


Thcu  son  of  the  perverse  rebellious  wo- i  about  I  send  thee,  and  what  I  have  corn- 
man,  do  not  I  know  that  thou  hast  chosen  Imanded  thee  :  and  I  have  appointed  my 


the  son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion, 
and  unto  the  confusion  of  thy  mother's 
nakedness? 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse  liveth 
upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  esta- 
blished, nor  thy  kingdom.  Wherefore  now 
send  and  fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  shall 
surely  die. 


32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  fa-l  least  from  w 


servants  to  such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Now  therefore  what  is  under  thy 
hand?  give  me  five  loaves «/ bread  in  my 
hand,  or  what  there  is  present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  David,  and 
said,  There  is  no  common  bread  under 
my  hand,  but  there  is  hallowed  bread;  if 
the  young  men  have  kept  themselves  at 


ther,  and  said  unto  him,  Wherefore  shall 
he  be  skin  ?  what  hath  he  done  ? 

33  And  Saul  cast  a  javelin  at  him  to 
smite  him:  whereby  Jonathan  knew  that  it 
was  determined  of  his  father  to  slay  Da- 
vid. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in 
fierce  anger,  and  did  eat  no  meat  the  se-i 


omen. 


5  And  David  answered  the  priest,  and 
said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth  women  have  been 
kept  from  us  about  these  three idays,  since 
I  came  out,  and  the  vessels  of  the  young 
men  are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a  man- 
ner common,  yea,  though  it  were  sancti- 
fied this  day  in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  gave  him  hallowed  bread: 


ond  day  of  the  month  :  for  he  was  grieved  I  for  there  was  no  bread  there  but  the  shew 

246 


David  feigns  himself  mad.  CHAP.  XXII. 


t)oeg  accuses  Ahimelech. 


bread,  that  was  taken  from  before  the 
Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the  day  when  it 
was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a  certain  man  of  the  servants  of 
Saul  was  there  that  day,  detained  before 
the  Lord  ;  and  his  name  was  Doeg,  an 
Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herdmen  that 
belonged  to  Saul. 

8  IT  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech, 
And  is  there  not  here  under    thy     hand 
spear  or  sword?  for  I  have  neither  brought 
my  sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me,  he 
cause  the  king's  business  required  haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said,  The  sword  of 
Goliath  the  Philistine,  whom  thou  slewest 
in  the  valley  of  Elah,  behold,  it  is  here 
wrapped  in  a  cloth  behind  the  ephod  :  i " 
thou  wilt  take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is  no 
other  save  that  here.  And  David  said, 
There  is  none  like  that ;  give  it  me. 

10  IT  And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day 
for  fear  of  SauJ,  and  went  to  Achish  the 
king  of  Gath. 

1 1  And  the  servants  of  Achish  said  unto 
him,  /snot  this  David  the  king  of  the  land? 
did  they  not  sing  one  to  another  of  him  in 
dances,  saying,  Saul  hath  slain  his  thou 
sands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands  ? 

12  And  David  laid  up  these  words  in 
his  heart,  and  was  sore  afraid  of  Achish 
the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  he  changed  his  behaviour  be- 
fore them,  and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their 
hands,  and  scrabbled  on  the  doors  of  the 
gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his 
beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  unto  his  servants, 
Lo,  ye  see  the  man  is  mad :  wherefore  then 
have  ye  brought  him  to  me? 

15  Have  Ineed  of  mad-men,  that  ye 
have  brought  this  fellow  to  play  the  mad- 
man in  my  presence?  shall  this  fellow 
come  into  my  house  ? 

CHAP.  XXII. 

DAVID  therefore  departed  thence,  and 
escaped  to  the  cave  Adullam :  and 
when  his  brethren  and  all  his  father's  house 
heard  it,  they  went  down  thither  to  him. 

2  And  every  one  that  was  in  distress, 
and  every  one  that  was  in  debt,  and  every 
one  that  was  discontented,  gathered  them- 
selves unto  him  ;  and  he  became  a  captain 
over  them :  and  there  were  with  him 
about  four  hundred  men. 

3  %  And  David  went  thence  to  Mizpeh 
of  Moab :  and  he  said  unto  the  king  of 
Moab,Let  my  father  and  my  mother,  I  pray 
thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  you,  till  I 
know  what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  *  nd  he  brought  them  before  the  king 
of  Moab:  and  they  dwelt  with  him  all 
the  while  that  David  was  in  the  hold. 

5  IT  And  the  prophet  Gad  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Abide  not  in  the  hold;  depart, and  get 
thee  into  the  land  of  Judah.  Then  David 


departed,  and  came  into  the  forest  of  Ha- 
re th. 

6  IT  When  Saul  heard  that  David  was 
discovered,  and  thp  men  that  were  with 
him,  (now  Saul  abode  in  Gibeah  under  a 
tree  in  Ramah,  having  his  spear  in  his 
hand,  and  all  his  servants  were  standing 
about  him  ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that 
stood  about  him.  Hear  now,yeBenjamites; 
will  the  son  of  Jesse  give  every  one  of  you 
fields  and  vineyards,  <nul  make  you  all 
captains  of  thousands,  and  captains  of 
hundreds ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired  against 
me,  and  there  is  none  that  sheweth  me  that 
my  son  hath  made  a  league  with  the  son 
of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  that  is 
sorrv  for  me,  or  sheweth  unto  me  that  my 
son  hath  stirred  up  my  servant  against  me, 
to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 

9  IT  Then  answered  Doeg  the  Edomite, 
which  was  set  over  the  servants  of  Saul, 
and  said,  I  saw  the  son  of  Je»e  coming  to 
Nob,  to  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub. 

10  And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord  for  him, 
and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine. 

1 1  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  Ahimelech 
the  priest,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all  his 
father's  house, the  priests  that  were  in  Nob: 
and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king. 

12  And  Saul  said,  Hear  now,  thou  son 
of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered,  Here  1  am, 
my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him,  Why  have 
ye  conspired  against  me,  thou  and  the  sou 
of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him  bread, 
and  a  sword,  and  hast  inquired  of  Go<l  foi 
him,  that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to  lie 
in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 

14  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king, 
and  said,  And  who  is  so  faithful  among  all 
thy  servants  as  David,  which  is  the  king's 
son-in-law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bidding,  and 
is  honourable  in    thy    house  ? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of  God 
for  him  ?  be  it  far  from  me.  Lei  not  the 
king  impute  any  thing*  unto  his  servant, 
nor  to  all  the  house  ot  my  lather:  for  th\ 
servant  knew  nothing  ol  all  this,  J« 
more. 

16  And  the  king  said,  Thou  shall  sun  Iv 
die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and  all  thy  latin  ra 
house. 

17  IT  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
men  that  stood  about  him,  Turn,  and 

the  priests  of  the   Lean;  because  their 
hand  also?.?  with  David,  and  bt  • 
knew  when  he  6ed,  and  did  not  shew 
me.     But  the  servants  ol  the  king  would 
not  put  forth  their  hand   to  fall   UpOO   the 
priests  of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg.  £urn 
thou,  and  fall  upon  the  priests     And  I  • 

847 


fktoid  escapes  from  Keilah  t.  SAMUEL. 

■he  Edomite  turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the 
priests,  and  slew  on  that  day  fourscore  and 
five  persons  that  did  wear  a  linen  ephod. 

19  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests, 
smote  he  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  both 
men  and  women,  children  and  sucklings, 
and  oxen,  and  asses,  and  sheep,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

20  IF  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  named  Abiathar,  es- 
caped, and  fled  after  David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David  that 
Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  I 
knew  it  that  day,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite 
was  there,  that  he  would  surely  tell  Saul : 
I  have  occasioned  the  death  of  all  the  per- 
sons of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not :  for  he 


that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh  thy  life  :  but  wilderness  of  Ziph  in  a  wood 


to  Ziph  and  Maon, 

Israel,  I  beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant 
And  the  Lord  said,  He  will  come  down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men  of 
Keilah  deliver  me  and  my  men  into  the 
hand  of  Saul  ?  And  the  Lord  said, They 
will  deliver  thee  up. 

13  %  Then  David  and  his  men,  which 
were  about  six  hundred,  arose  and  depart- 
ed out  of  Keilah,  and  went  whithersoever 
they  could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  escaped  from  Keilah  ;  and  he 
forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness 
in  strong  holds,  and  remained  in  a  moun- 
tain in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph.  And  Saul 
sought  him  every  day,  but  God  delivered 
him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was  come 
out  to  seek  his  life  :  and  David  was  in  the 


with  me  thou  shalt  be  in  safe-guard 
CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  they  told  David,  saying,  Be- 
hold,   the  Philistines  fight  against 
Keilah,  and  they  rob  the  threshing-floors. 

2  Therefore  David  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Shall  I  go  and  srnite  these  Philis- 
tines ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go, 
and  smite  the  Philistines, and  save  Keilah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, we  be  afraid  here  in  Judah  :  how 
much  more  then  if  we  come  to  Keilah 
against  the  armies  of  the  Philistines? 

4  Then  David  inquired  of  the  Lord  yet 
again.  And  the  Lord  answered  him  and 
said,  Arise,  go  down  to  Keilah  ;  for  I  will 
deliver  the  Philistines  into  thy  hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to  Keilah, 
and  fought  with  the  Philistines,  and 
brought  away  their  cattle,  and  smote 
them  with  a  great  slaughter.  So  David 
saved  the  inhabitants  of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abiathar 
the  son  of  Ahimelech  fled  to  David  to 
Keilah,  that  he  came  down  with  an  ephod 
in  his  hand. 

7  IF  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 
come  to  Keilah.  And  Saul  said,  God  hath 
delivered  him  into  my  hand ;  for  he  is 
shut  in,  by  entering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people  toge- 
ther to  war,  to  go  down  to  Keilah,  to  be 
siege  David  and  his  men. 

9  IF  And  David  knew  that  Saul  secretly 
practised  mischief  against  him ;  and  he 
said  to  Abiathar  the  priest,  Bring  hither 
the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  thy  servant  hath  certainly  heard 
that  Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Keilah,  to 
destroy  the  city  for  my  sake. 

1 1  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me 
tip  into  his  hand7  will  Saul  come  down,  as 
^hv servant  hath  heard?  O  Lonn  God  of 


16  And  Jonathan  Saul's  son  arose,  and 
rent  to  David  into  the  wood, and  strength- 
ened his  hand  in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Fear  not:  for 
the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  not  find 
thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  shall  be  next  unto  thee ;  and  that 
also  Saul  my  father  knoweth. 

18  And  they  two  made  a  covenant  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  and  David  abode  in  the 
wood,  and  Jonathan  went  to  his  house. 

19  IF  Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul 
to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  with  us  in  strong  holds  in  the 
wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on 
the  south  of  Jeshimon  ? 

20  Now  therefore,  O  king,  come  down 
according  to  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  to 
come  down  ;  and  our  part  shall  be  to  de- 
liver him  into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord  ;  for  ye  have  compassion  on  me. 

22  (jo,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and 
know,  and  see  his  place  where  his  haunt 
is,  and  who  hath  seen  him  there  :  for  it  id 
told  me  that  he  dealeth  very  subtilely. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  knowledge 
of  all  the  lurking-places  where  he  hideth 
himself,  and  come  ye  again  to  me  with  the 
certainty,  and  I  will  go  with  you  :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land, 
that  I  will  search  him  out  throughout  all 
the  thousands  of  Judah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to  Ziph 
before  Saul :  but  David  and  his  men  were 
in  the  wilderness  of  Maon,  in  the  plain  on 
the  south  of  Jeshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to  seek 
him.  And  they  told  David :  wherefore  he 
came  down  into  a  rock,  and  abode  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when  Saul 
heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the 
mountain,  and  David  and  his  men  cm  that 

248 


Datnd  cuts  SauPs  skirt,        CHAP,  XXIV.  XXV.  Saul  acknowledges  Ltsjautt. 
side  of  the  mountain:  and  David  madci hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned  against  thee  • 


haste  to  get  away  for  fear  of  Saul ;  for  Saul 
and  his  "men  compassed  David  and  his 
men  round  about  to  take  them. 

27  IT  But  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Saul,  saying,  Haste  thee,  raid  come;  for 
the  Philistines  have  invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Sau!  relumed  from  pur- 
suing; after  David,  and  went  against  the 
Philistines:  therefore  they  called  that 
place  Sela-hammah-lekoth. 

29  IT  And  David  went  up  from  thence. 
and  dwelt  in  strong  holds  at  En-gedi. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was 
returned  from  following-  the  Philis- 
tines, that  it  was  told  him,  saying,  Be- 
hold, Davidts  inthcwilderness  ofEn-gedi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen 
men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  went  to  seek 
David  and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of  the 
wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheep-cotes  by 
the  way,  where  was  a  cave ;  and  Saul  went 
in  to  cover  his  feet:  and  David  and  his 
men  remained  in  the  sides  of  the  cave. 

4  And  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him, 
Behold  the  day  of  which  the  Lord  said 
unto  thee,  Behold,  I  will  deliver  thine 
enemy  into  thy  hand,  that  thou  mayest 
do  to  him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 
Then  David  arose,  and  cut  off  the  skirt  of 
Saul's  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
David's  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had 
cut  off  Saul's  skirt. 

6  And  he  said  unto  his  men,  The  Lord 
forbid  that  I  should  do  this  thing  unto  my 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed,  to  stretch 
forth  my  hand  against  him,  seeing  he  is 
the  anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  David  stayed  his  servants  with 
these  words,  and  suffered  them  not  to  rise 
against  Saul.  But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the 
cave,  and  went  on  his  way. 

8  David  also  arose  afterward,  and  went 
out  of  the  cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  say- 
ing, My  lord  the  kin°:.  And  when  Saul 
looked  behind  him,  David  stooped  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed  himself. 

9  TF  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Wherefore 
hearest  thou  men's  words,  saying,  Behold, 
David  seeketh  thy  hurt? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen 
how  that  the  Lord  hath  delivered  thee  to- 
day into  my  hand  in  the  cave :  and  some 
bade  me  kill  thee ;  but  mine  eye  spared 
thee;  and  l  said,  I  will  not  put  forth  my 
hand  against  my  lord ;  for  he  is  the  Lord's 
anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea.  see 
the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand:  for  in 
that  I  cut  otftheskirt  of  thy  robe, and  killed 
thee  not,  know  thou  and  see  that  there  is 
neither  evil    nor  transgression     in    my 


yet  thou  huntest  my  soul  to  tale  it. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  me  and 
thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge  me  ot   t] 
but  my  hand  shall* not  be  upon  the*. 

1.3  As  saith  the  proverb  ortki 
Wickedness  proceedeth  from  the  wm  < 
but   rny   hoiw  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After   whom    i*  the   king  of  ! 
come  out?  after  whom  do^t  thou  pur-ut 
after  a  dead  dog,  after  a  flea? 

15  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge,  and 
judge  between  me  and  thee,  and  see,  and 
plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of 
thy  hand. 

1G  H  And  it  came  to  pass  when  I' 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  tin  -« 
unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said,  Is  this  thy\' 
my  son  David?     And  Saul  lifted  up  hi-. 
voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  David ,Thouffr?i 
righteousthan  I :  for  t!  *  u  hast  reward* 
good,  whereas  I  have  rewarded  thee 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  thi 
that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  i 

much  as  when  the  Loan  hnd  delivered  me 
into   thy    hand,  ihou  killedst  me  not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy,  will  he 
let  him  go  veil  away?  wherVfore  the 
Lord  reward  thee  good,  for  that  thou  bast 
done  unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I  know  well  that 
thou  shalt  surely  he  king,  and  that  the 
kingdom  of  Israel  shall  be  established  in 
thy  band. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me  by  tht 
Lord,  that  thou  wilt   not  cut  off  nvj 
after  me,  and  that  thou  wilt  not  destroy  my 
name  out  of  my  father's  hi  • 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Sau'.  And 
Saul  went  home:  but  David  and  his  men 
gat  them  up  unto  the  hold. 

(HAP.  XXV. 

AND  Samuel  died:  and  all  the  I 
ites  were  gathered  together,  and  la- 
mented him,  and  buried  him  in  hi^  i 
at  Ramah.     And  David  arose,  and 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  And  (here  was  a  man  in  Maon,  u 
possessions  were  in  Carmel;  and  the  man 
was  very  great,  and  he  had  three  thousand 
rheep,  and  a  thousand  goats:  and  h. 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  vwNabal; 
and  the  name  ot  his  wife  Abigail 

was  a  woman  of  good  undei 
of  a  beautiful   countenance:    hut  the   man 
was  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings;  and 
he  was  of  the  house  oi  Caleb. 

4  IF  And  David  heard  in 
that  Nabal  did  shear  his  lb 

5  \nd  David  Benl  oul   t< 

and  David  said  unto  the  youn*  men,  i 
you  up  to  Carmel.   ftl 
greet  him  in  my  I 


David  provoked  to  kill  Nabal.        I.  SAMUEL, 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him  that 
iiveth  in  prosperity ,  Peace  be  both  to  thee, 
and  peace  be  to  thy  house,  and  peace  be 
unto  all  that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that  thou  hast 
shearers:  now  thy  shepherds  which  were 
with  us,  we  hurt  them  not,  neither  was 
there  aught  missing  unto  them,  all  the 
while  they  were  in  Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they  will 
shew  thee.  Wherefore  let  the  young  men 
find  favour  in  thine  eyes:  for  we  come  in 
a  good  day:  give,  I  pray  thee,  whatsoever 
cometh  to  thy  hand  unto  thy  servants, 
and  to  thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David's  young  men  came, 
they  spake  to  Nabal  according  to  all  those 
words  in  the  name  of  David,  and  ceased. 

10  IT  And  Nabal  answered  David's  ser- 
vants, and  said,  Who  is  David?  and  who 
is  the  son  of  Jesse?  there  be  many  servants 
now-a-days  that  break  away  every  man 
from  his  master. 

1 1  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread,  and  my 
water,  and  my  flesh  that  I  have  killed  for 
my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto  men,  whom 
I  know  not  whence  they  be? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned  their 
way,  and  went  again,  and  came  and  told 
him  all  those  sayings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men,  Gird 
ye  on  every  man  his  sword.  And  they 
girded  on  every  man  his  sword;  and  Da- 
vid also  girded  on  his  sword:  and  there 
went  up  after  David  about  four  hundred 
men;  and  two  hundred  abode  by  the  stuff. 

14  H  But  one  of  the  young  men  told 
Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying,  Behold, 
David  sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilder- 
ness to  salute  our  master;  and  he  railed 
on  them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto 
us,  and  we  were  not  hurt,  neither  missed 
we  any  thing,  as  long  as  we  were  conver- 
sant with  them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields : 

10  They  were  a  wall  unto  us  both  by 
night  and  day,  all  the  while  we  were 
with  them  keeping  the  sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  consider 
what  thou  wilt  do:  for  evil  is  determined 
against  our  master,  and  against  all  hi? 
household:  for  he  is  such  a  son  of  Belial, 
that  a  man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  IF  Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and 
took  *wo  hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles 
of  wine,  and  five  sheep  ready  dressed,  and 
five  measures  of  parched  corn,  and  a  hun- 
dred clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundred 
cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on  asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  servants,  Go 
on  before  me;  behold,  I  come  after  you. 
But  she  told  not  her  husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on  the 
ass,  that  she  came  down  by  the  covert  of 
the  hill,  and  behold,  David  and  his  men 


Abigail  prevents  it. 


came  down  against  her;  and  she  met  them. 

21  (Now  David  had  said,  Surely  in 
vain  have  I  kept  all  that  this  fellow  halh  in 
the  wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed 
of  all  that  pertained  unto  him:  and  he  hath 
requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  So  and  more  also  do  God  unto  the 
enemies  of  David,  if  I  leave  of  all  that 
pertain  to  him  by  the  morning  light  any 
that  pisseth  against  the  wall.) 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David,  she 
hasted,  and  lighted  off  the  ass,  and  fell  be- 
fore David  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself 
to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Upon 
me,  my  lord,  upon  me  let  this  iniqfiity  be: 
and  let  thy  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
in  thine  audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thy  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my!ord,  I  pray  thee,  regard 
this  man  of  Belial,  even  Nabal:  for  as  his 
name  is,  sots  he;  Nabal  is  his  name,  and 
folly  is  with  him:  but  I  thy  handmaid 
saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord,  whom 
thou  didst  send. 

26  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  as  the 
Lord  Iiveth,  and  as  thy  soul  Iiveth,  seeing 
the  Lord  hath  withholden  thee  from  com- 
ing to  shed  blood,  and  from  avenging  thy- 
self with  thine  own  hand,  now  let  thine 
enemies,  and  they  that  seek  evil  to  my 
lord,  be  as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  this  blessing  which  thy 
handmaid  hath  brought  unto  my  lord, 
let  it  even  be  given  unto  the  young  men 
that  follow  my  lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  trespass  of 
thy  handmaid :  for  the  Lord  will  cer- 
tainly make  my  lord  a  sure  house ;  because 
my  lord  fighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord, 
and  evil  hath  not  been  found  in  thee  all 
thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue  thee, 
and  to  seek  thy  soul:  but  the  soul  of  my 
lord  shall  be  bound  in  the  bundle  of  lite 
with  the  Lord  thy  God;  and  the  souls  of 
thine  enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  as 
out  of  the  middle  of  a  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  shall  have  done  to  my  lord  accord- 
ing to  all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken  con- 
cerning thee,  and  shall  have  appointed 
thee  ruler  over  Israel; 

31  That  this  shall  be  no  grief  unto  thee, 
nor  offence  of  heart  unto  my  lord,  either 
that  thou  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that 
my  lord  hath  avenged  himself:  but  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my 
lord,  then  remember    thy   handmaid. 

32 1[  And  David  said  to  Abigail,  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee 
tlii.-  day  to  meet  me: 

33  And  blessed  be  thy  advice,  and  bless- 
ed be  thou,  which  hast  kept  me  this  day 
from  coming  to  shed  blood,  and  from 
250 


Saul  comes  to  Hachilak. 


avenging  myself  with   mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  liveth,  which  hath  kept  me  back 
from  hurting  thee,  except  thou  hadst  hasted 
and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had 
not  been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morning 
light  any  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand  that 
which  she  had  brought  him,  and  said  unto 
her,  Go  up  in  peace  to  thy  house  ;  see, 
I  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have 
accepted  thy  person. 

36  IF  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal  ;  and 
behold,  he  held  a  feast  in  his  house,  like 
the  feast  of  a  king  ;  and  N  abal's  heart  was 
merry  within  him,  for  he  rcas  very  drunk- 
en: wherefore  she  told  him  nothing,  less 
or  more,  until  the  morning  light. 

37  Bu"  it  came  to  pass" in  the  morning, 
when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of  Nabal,  and 
his  wife  had  told  him  these  things,  that 
his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he  became 
as  a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten  days 
after,  that  the  Lord  smote  Nabal,  that  he 
died. 

39  IF  And  when  David  heard  that  Nabal 
was  dead,  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 
that  hath  pleaded  the  cause  of  my  reproach 
from  the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  kept 
his  servant  from  evil :  for  the  Lord  hath 
returned  the  wickedness  of  Nabal  upon  his 
own  head.  And  David  sent  and  communed 
with  Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  Ana  when  the  servants  of  David 
were  come  to  Abigail  to  Carmel,  they 
spake  unto  her,saying,  David  sent  us  unto 
thee,  to  take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself 
on  her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said,  Behold, 
let  thy  handmaid  be  a  servant  to  wash 
the  feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose,  and 
rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels  of  hers 
that  went  after  her;  and  she  went  afierthe 
messengers  of  David,  and  became  nis  wife. 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam  of  Jezreel ; 
and  they  were  also  both  of  them  his  wives. 

44  %  But  Saul  had  given  Michal  his 
daughter,  David's  wife,  to  Phalti  the  son 
of  Laish,  whi'ch  was  of  Gallim. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

4ND  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul  to 
Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  in  the  hill  of  Ilachilah,  which  is 
before  Jeshimon  ? 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went  down  to 
the  wilderness  of  Ziph,  having  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  oi  Israel  with  him,  to 
seek  David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of  Hachi- 
lah,  which  is  before  Jeshimon,  by  the  way. 
But  David  abode  in  the  wilderness,  and 
he  saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into  the 
wilderness. 


CHAP.  XXVI.  David  saves  his  life, 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies,  and 


understood  that  Saul  was  come  in  very 

5  IF  And  David  arose  and  came  to  the 
place  where  Saul  had  pitched  :  and  Da- 
vid beheld  the  place  where  Saul  lay,  and 
Abner  the  son  of  Ner,the  captain  of  his 
host.  And  Saul  lay  in  the  trench,  and  the 
people  pitched  round  about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David  and  said  to 
Ahimelech  the  Hittite,  and  fo  Abishai  the 
son  of  Ze  ru  i  a  h,  brother  to  J  oab,  saying,  Who 
will  go  down  with  me  to  Saul  to  the  camp? 
And  Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down  with 
thee. 

7  So  Davidand  Abishai  came  to  the  peo- 
ple by  night :  and  behold,  Saul  lay  sleep- 
ing within  the  trench,  and  his  spear  stuck 
in  the  ground  at  his  bolster:  but  Abner 
and  the  people  lay  round  about  him. 

8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  God  hath 
delivered  thine  enemy  into  thy  hand  this 
da}r:  now  therefore  let  me  smitehim,!  pray 
thee,  with  the  spear,  even  to  the  earth  at 
once,  and  I  will  not  smite  him  the  second 
time. 

9  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Destroy 
him  not :  for  who  can  stretch  forth  his  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed,  and  be  guilt- 
less ? 

10  David  said  furthermore,^  the  Lord 
liveth,  the  Lord  shall  smite  him ;  or  his 
day  shall  come  to  die  ;  or  he  shall  de- 
scend into  battle,  and  peri>h. 

1 1  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should  stretch 
forth  my  hand  against  the  Lord's  anoint- 
ed: but,  I  pray  thee,  take  thou  now  the 
spear  that  is  at  his  bolster,  and  the  cruse 
of  water,  and  let  us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and  the 
cruse  of  water  from  Saul's  bolster;  and 
they  gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  it, 
nor  knew  it,  neither  awaked:  foi 

all  asleep  ;  because  a  deep  sleep  from  the 
Lord  was  fallen  upon  them. 

13  IF  Then  David  went  over^  to  the 
other  side  and  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill 
afar  off;  agreatspace  being  between  them: 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  people,  and 
to  Abner  the  son  of  NVr,  saying,  An 

est  thou  not,  Abner?  Then  Abner  an- 
swered and  said,  Who  art  thou  that 
criest  to  the  king? 

15  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art  not 
thou  a  valiant  man  ?  and  who  if  like  I 

in  Israel'   Wherefore    then   hast  tbou  not 

kept  thy  lord  the  king?  forthen  i 

of  &e  people  in  to  destroy  the  king Wiord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that  tbou  nasi 
done.  A»the  Lord  liveth,  ye  an  worthy 
to  die,  because  y<  have  not  kept  your 
master  the  Loan's  anointed.,  And  now 
see  where  the  king'*  '  ,,,c 
erase  of  water  that  was  at  his  b  ';"■ 

17  And  Saul  kne*  Dai 
said,  Is  this  thy    roice,   B 


I.  SAMUEL. 

my  lord, 


doth  my 
or 


Saul  acknowledges  his  fault. 

and  David  said,  It  is  my  voice, 
O  king. 

18  And   he  said.  Wherefore 
lord  thus   pursue   after  his   servant?  f< 
what  have  I  done  ?  or  what  evil  is  in   my 
hand? 

19  Now  therefore,  F  pray  thee,  let  my 
lord  the  king  hear  the  words  of  his  servant. 
If  the  Lord  have  stirred  thee  up  against 
me,  let  him  accept  an  offering  :  but  if  they 
be  the  children  ot  men,  cursed  6ethey  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  for  they  have  driven  me 
out  this  day  trom  abiding  in  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  Lord,  saying,  Go,  serve  other 
gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my  blood 
fall  to  the  earth  before  the  face  of  the 
Lord  :  for  the  king  of  Israel  is  come  out 
to  seek  a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a 
partridge  in  the  mountains. 

21  i  Then  said  Saul,  I  have  sinned: 
return,  my  son  David  for  I  will  no  more 
do  thee  harm,  because  my  soul  was  pre- 
cious in  thine  eyes  this  day :  behold,  I 
have  played  the  tool,  and  have  erred  ex- 
ceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said,  Be- 
hold the  king's  spear !  and  let  one  of  the 
young  men  come  over  and  fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  render  to  every  man  his 
righteousness  and  nis  faithfulness  :  for  the 
Lord  delivered  thee  into  my  hand  to-day, 
but  I  would  not  stretch  forth  my  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much 


David  dwells  in  Ziklag* 

have  now  found  ffrace  in  thine  eyes,  let 
them  give  me  a  place  in  some  town  in  the 
country,  that  I  may  dwell  there  :  for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee  ? 

6  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag  that 
day:  wherefore  Ziklag  pertaineth  unto 
the  kings  of  Judah  unto  this  day. 

7  And  the  time  that  David  dwelt  in  the 
country  of  the  Philistines  was  a  full  year 
and  four  months. 

8  IT  And  David  and  his  men  went  up, 
and  invaded  the  Geshurites,  and  the  Gez- 
rites,  and  the  Amalekites  :  for  those  na- 
tions were  of  old  the  inhabitantsof  the  land, 
as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  even  unto  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9  And  David  smote  the  land,  and  left 
neither  man  nor  woman  alive,  and  took 
away  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen,  and  the  ass- 
es, and  the  camels,  and  the  apparel,  and 
returned,  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said,  Whither  have  ye 
made  a  road  tc-day  ?  And  David  said. 
Against  the  south  of  Judah,  and  against  the 
south  of  the  Jerahmeelites,  and  against 
the  south  of  the  Kenites. 

11  And  David  saved  neither  manner 
woman  alive,  to  bring  tidings  to  Gath,  sav- 
ing, Lest  they  should  tell  onus,  saying,  So 
did  David,  and  so  will  be  his  manner  all 
t  le  while  he  dwelleth  in  the  country  of  the 
Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David,  saying, 
He  hath  made  his  people  Israel  utterly  to 

set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life  j abhor  him  ;  therefore  he  shall  be  my  ser- 


be  much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribula- 
tion. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed 
be  thou,  my  son  David :  thou  shalt  both 


vant  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  the  Philistines  gathered  their 
armies  together  for  warfare,  to  fight  with 
Israel.  And  Achish  said  unto  David,  Know 
thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go  out  with 
me  to  battle,  thou  and  thy  men. 

2  And  David  said  tc  Achish,  Surely  thou 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  shalt  know  what  thy  servant  can  do.   And 
now  perish  one  dav  bv  the  hand  of  Achish  said  to  David,  Therefore  will  I 

make  thee  keeper  of  my   head  for  ever. 

3  *jl  Now  Samuel  was  dead,  and  all 
Israel  had  lamented  him,  and  buried  him 
in  Ramah,even  m  his  own  city.  And  Saul 
had  put  away  those  that  had  familiar  spi- 
rits, and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  came  and  pitched 
in  Shunem:  andSaulgatheredall  Israe"  to- 
gether, and  they  pitched  in  Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  me 
Philistines,  he  was  afraid,  and  his  heart 
greatly  trembled. 

fi  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  not,  neither  by 
dreams,  nor  by  Urim,  nor  by  prophets. 

7  1  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  servants, 
5  %  And  David  said  unto  Achish,  If  1,'Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar  spi- 

P.nQ. 


do  great  things,  and  also  shalt  still  prevail. 
So  David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul  re- 
turned to  his  place. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 
ND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall 
now  perish  one  day  by  the  hand  of 
Saul :  there  is  nothing  better  for  me  than 
that  I  should  speedily  escape  into  the  land 
of  the  Philistines;  and  aul  shall  despair 
of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  any  coast 
of  Israel :  so  shall  I  escape  out  of  his  hand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  he  passed  ov 
with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were  with 
him  unto  Achish,  the  son  of  Maoch,  king 
of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish  at 
Gath,  he  and  his  men,  every  man  with  his 
household,  even  David  with  his  two  wives, 
Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the 
Carmelitess,Nabal's  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 
fled  to  Gath  :  and  he  sought  no  more  again 
for  him. 


A  witeh  raises  Samuel. 


rit,  that  1  may  go  to  her,  and  inquire  of  her. 
And  his  servants  said  to  him,  Behold,  there 
is  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar  spirit  at 
En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put  on 
other  raiment,  and  he  went,  and  two  men 
with  him,  and  they  came  to  the  woman  by 
night:  and  he  said,  I  pray  thee,  divine  unto 
me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and  bring  me 
him  up  whom  I  shall  name  unto  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him,  Behold, 
thou  knowest  what  Saul  hath  done,  how  he 
hath  cut  off  those  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land;  wherefore 
then  layest  thou  a  snare  for  my  life,  to 
cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord, 
saying,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no 
punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this  thing. 

1 1  Then  said  the  woman,  Whom  shall  I 
hring  up  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said,  Bring  me 
up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw  Samuel, 
she  cried  with  a  loud  voice :  and  the  wo- 
man spake  to  Saul,  saying,  Why  hast  thou 
deceived  me  ?  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  Be  not 
afraid :  for  what  sawest  thou  ?  And  the 
woman  said  unto  Saul,  I  saw  gods  ascend- 
ing out  of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  What  form  is 
lie  of?  And  she  said,  An  old  man  cometh 
up ;  and  he  is  covered  with  a  mantle.  And 
Saul  perceived  that  \twas  Samuel,  and  he 
stooped  with  his  face  to  the  around,  and 
bowed  himself. 

15  If  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why 
hast  thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me  up? 
and  Saul  answered,  I  am  sore  distressed; 
for  the  Philistines  make  war  against  me, 
and  God  is  departed  from  me,  and  answer- 
eth  me  no  more,  neither  by  prophets,  nor 
by  dreams:  therefore  I  have  called  thee, 
?hat  thou  m.iyest  make  known  unto  me 
what  I  shall  do. 

1G  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore  then 
dost  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is 
departed  from  thee,  and  is  become  thine 
enemy? 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  to  him,  as 
he  spake  by  me :  for  the  Loud  hath  rent 
the  kingdom  out  of  thy  hand,  and  given 
it  to  thy  neighbour,  even  to  David  : 

18  Because  thou  obeyedst  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  nor  executedst  hi?  fierce 
wrath  upon  Amalek,  therefore  hath  the 
Lord  done  this  thing  unto  thee  this  day. 

19  Moreover,  the  Lord  will  also  deliver 
Israel  with  thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Phi- 
listines :  and  to-morrow  fhalt  thou  and  thy 
sons  be.  with  me:  the  Lord  also  shall  deli- 
ver the  host  of  Israel  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  all  along 
on  the  earth,  and  was  sore  afraid,  because 


CHAP.  XXIX.  &he  gives  Saul  victuals 

of  the  words  of  Samuel:  and  there  was  nc 


strength  in  him;  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread 
all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  If  And  the  woman  came  unto  Saul, 
and  saw  that  he  was  sore  troubled,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  handmaid 
hath  obeyed  thy  voice,  and  I  have  put  my 
life  in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto 
thy  words  which  thou  spakest  unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  hearken 
thou  also  unto  the  voice  of  thy  handmaid, 
and  let  me  set  a  morsel  of  bread  before 
thee;  and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength  when  thou  goest  on  thy  way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I  will  not 
eat.  But  his  servants,  together  with  the 
woman,  compelled  him ;  and  he  hearkened 
unto  their  voice.  So  he  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf  in  tho 
house;  and  she  basted,  and  killed  it,  and 
took  tlour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  did  bake 
unleavened  bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before  Saul,  and 
before  his  servants;  and  they  dideat.  Then 
they  arose  up,  and  went  away  that  night. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered  together 
all  their  armies  to  Aphek:  and  the 
Israelites  pitched  by  a  fountain  which  is  in 
Jezreel. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  passed 
on  by  hundreds,  and  by  thousands :  bu: 
David  and  his  men  passed  on  in  the  rere- 
ward  with  Achish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Phili 
tines,  What  do  these  Hi  brews  here?  And 
Achish  said  unto  the  prim  i  Philis- 
tines, h  not  this  David,  the  servant  of  Saul 
the  king  of  Israel,  which  hath  been  with 
me  these  days,  or  these  years,  and  I  hire 
found  no  fault  in  him  since  he  fell  unto  me 
unto  this  day? 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Philistines 
wrot!)  with  him;  and  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines  said  unto  him,  Blake  this  fellow 
return,  that  lie  may  go  again  to  his  plft  e 
which  thou  hast  appointed  him,  and  let 
him  not  go  down  with  us  to  battle,  lest  in 
the  battle  he  be  an  adversary  to  Uf 
wherewith  should  he  reconcile  bimseli 
unto  his  master?  should  it  not  be  with  the 
heads  of' these  men  ? 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  they 
one  to  another  in  dances,  saying.  Saui 
histhousand  <  id  his  ten  tl 

Gil  Then  V::  David, an  I 

unto  him,  Surely,  as  the  Lord  I 
hast  been  upright,  and  thy  eoing  out  an' 
thy  coming  in  with  me  in  tl 
in  idv  sight:  for  I  have  nol  foui 
thee  since  the  day  of  thy  coming 
unto  this  day:   nevertlul. 
vour  thee  not.  , 

7  Wherefore  now   retui  o  id 


77? e  Amalekites  spoil  Ziklag. 

peace,  thnt  thou  displease  not  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines. 

8  H  And  David  said  unto  Achish,  But 
what  have  I  done?  and  what  hast  thou 
found  in  thy  servant,  so  long:  as  I  have  been 
with  thee  unto  this  day,  that  I  may  not  go 
fight  against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king? 

9  And  Achish  answered  and  said  to  Da- 
vid, I  know  that  thou  art  good  in  my  sight, 
as  an  angel  of  God:  notwithstanding,  the 
princes  of  the  Philistines  have  said,  He 
shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the  battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early  in  the 
morning  with  thy  master's  servants  thatare 
come  with  thee:  and  as  soon  as  ye  be  up  ear- 
ly hi  the  morning,  and  have  light,  depart. 

11  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up  early 
to  depart  in  the  morning,  to  return  into 
the  land  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  Phi- 
listines went  up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  and 
his  men  were  come  to  Ziklag  on  the 
third  day,  that  the  Amalekites  had  invaded 
the  south,  and  Ziklag,  and  smitten  Ziklag, 
and  burned  it  with  fire ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  captives 
that  "were  therein ;  they  slew  not  any,  either 
great  or  small,  but  carried  diem  away,  and 
went  on  their  way. 

3  *ir  So  David  and  his  men  came  to  the 
city,  and  behold,  it  was  burned  with  fire ; 
and  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  were  taken  captives.' 

4  Then  David  and  the  people  that  were 
with  hinr.  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept, 
until  they  had  no  more  power  to  weep. 

5  And  David's  two  wives  were  taken 
captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite. 

6  And  David  was  greatly  distressed:  for 
the  people  spake  of  stoning  him,  because 
the  soul  of  all  the  people"  was  grieved, 
every  man  for  his  sons,  and  for  his  daugh- 
ters :  but  David  encouraged  himself  in  the 
Lord  his  God. 

7  And  David  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest, 
Ahimelech's  son,  i  pray  thee  bring  me  hi- 
ther the  ephod.  And  Abiathar  brought 
thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

3  And  David  inquired  at  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, Shall  I  pursue  after  this  troop  ?  shall  I 
overtake  them  ?  And  he  answered  him, 
Pursue :  for  thou  shalt  surely  overtake  them, 
and  without  fail  recover  all. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hun- 
dred men  that  were  with  him,  and  came  to 
the  brook  Besor,  where  those  that  were 
left  behind  stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and  four  hun- 
dred men  :  for  two  hundred  abode  behind,! 
which  were  so  faint  that  they  could  not  go 
over  the  brook  Besor. 


I.  SAMUEL.    David  avenges  himself  on  them. 


1 1  IF  And  they  found  an  Egyptian  in  the 
field,  and  brought  him  to  David,  and  gave 


him  bread,  and  he  did  eat;  and  they  made 
him  drink  water; 

1 2  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  cake 
of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of  raisins:  and 
when  he  had  eaten,  his  spirit  came  again  to 
him :  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three  nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him,  To  whom 
helongest  thou  ?  and  whence  art  thou  ?  And 
he  said,  I  am  a  young  man  of  Egypt,  ser- 
vant to  an  Amalekite  ;  and  my  master  left 
me,  because  three  days  agone  I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon  the  south 
of  the  Cherethites,  and  upon  the  coast  which 
belongeth  to  Judah,  and  upon  the  south  of 
Caleb;  and  we  burned  Ziklag  with  fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst  thou 
bring  me  down  to  this  company  ?  And  he 
said,  Swear  unto  me  by  God,  that  thou 
wilt  neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  master,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  down  to  this  company. 

16  H"  And  when  he  had  brought  him 
down,  behold,  they  were  spread  abroad 
upon  all  the  earth,  eating  and  drinking,  and 
dancing,  because  of  all  the  great  spoil  that 
they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  out  of  the  land  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from  the  twi- 
light even  unto  the  evening  of  the  next  day: 
and  there  escaped  not  a  man  of  them,  save 
four  hundred  young  men,  which  rode  upon 
camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  that  the 
Amalekites  had  carried  away :  and  David 
rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lacking  to 
them,  neither  small  nor  great,  neither  sons 
nor  daughters,  neither  spoil,  nor  any  thing 
that  they  had  taieen  to  them  :  David  reco- 
vered all. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks  and  the 
herds,  which  they  drave  before  those  other 
cattle,  and  said,  This  is  David's  spoil. 

21  If  And  David  came  to  the  two  hull* 
dred  men,  which  were  so  faint  that  they 
could  not  follow  David,  whom  they  had 
made  also  to  abide  at  the  brook  Besor:  and 
they  went  forth  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet 
the  people  that  were  with  him :  and  when 
David  came  near  to  the  people,  he  saluted 
them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men, 
and  men  of  Belial,  of  those  that  went  with 
David,  and  said,  Because  they  went  not 
with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  aught  of  the 
spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save  to  every 
man  his  wife  and  his  children,  that  they 
may  lead  them  away,  and  depart. 

23  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall  not  do  so, 
my  brethren,  with  that  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  us,  who  hath  preserved  us,  and 
delivered  the  company  that  came  against 
us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearKen  unto  you  in 

254 


He  divides  the  spoil. 


CHA?.  i, 


Saul  and  his  sons  are  slam. 


this  matter?  but  as  his  part  is  that  goeth'er,  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
down  to  the  battle,  so  shall  his  part  be  that;  therewith  ;  lest  these  uncircumcised  come 
iarrieth  by  the  stuff :  they  shall  part  alike,  and  thrust  me  through,  and  abuse  me. 
25  And  it  was  so  from  that  day  forward,  "" 


that  he  made  it  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
for  Israel  unto  this  day. 

26  IT  And  when  David  came  to  Zik- 
lag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto  the  eiders  of 
Judah,  even  to  his  friends,  saying,  Behold 
a  present  for  you,  of  the  spoil  oi  the  ene- 
mies of  the  Lord  ; 

27  To  them  which  were  in  Beth-el,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  south  Ramoth,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  were  in  Aroer, 
and  to  them  which  were  in  Siphmoth,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  were  in  Rachal, 
and  to  them  which  were  in  the  cities  of  the 
Jerahmeelites,  and  to  them  which  were  in 
the  cities  of  the  Kenites, 

30  And  to  them  which  were  in  Hormah, 
and  to  themwh'ich  were  in  Chor-ashan,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  were  in  Hebron, 
and  to  all  the  places  where  David  himself 
and  his  men  were  wont  to  haunt. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

NOW  the  Philistines  fought  against  Is- 
rael :  and  the  men  of  Israel  tied  from 
before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down  slain 
in  mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  up- 
on Saul  and  upon  his  sons  ;  and  the  Phi- 
listines slew  Jonathan,  andAbinadab  and 
Malchi-shua,  Saul's  sons. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against 
Saul,  and  the  archers  hit  him  ;  and  he  was 
sore  wounded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  armour-bear- 


But  his  armour-bearer  would  not :  for  he 
was  sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  a 
sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armour-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
his  armour-bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that 
same  day  together. 

7  IF  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  that 
were  on  the  other  side  of  the  valley,  and 
they  that  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan  -  w 
that  the  men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  forsook  the 
cities,  and  fled  ;  and  the  Philistines  came 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain, 
that  they  found  Saul  and  his  three  sons 
fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  the}'  cut  off  his  head,  and  stripped 
off  his  armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  round  about,  to  publish  it  in  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  among  the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the  house 
of  Ashtaroth  :  and  they  fastened  his  body 
to  the  wall  of  Beth-shan. 

1 1  U  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead  heard  of  that  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  done  to  Saul, 

12  All  the  valiant  menarose,andwentall 
night,  and  took  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the 
bodies  ofhissonsfromth'1  wall  ofBeth-shan, 
and  came  to  Jabesh,  and  burnt  them  there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones,  ami  bu- 
ried them  under  a  tree  at  Jabesh,  and  fasted 
seven  days. 


H  The  Second  Book  of  SAMUEL,   otherwise  called, 
The  Second  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of 
Saul,  when  David  was  returned  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  Amalekites,  and  Da- 
vid had  abode  two  days  in  Ziklag  ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that  behold,  a  man  came  out  of  the  camp 
from  Saul  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head:  and  so  it  was,  when  he  came 
to  David,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  did 
obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  him,  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Out  of  the  camp  of  Israel  am  1  escaped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him,  How  went 
the  matter?  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he 
answered,  That  the  people  are  fled  from 
the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also  are 
fallen  and  dead  ;  and  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  are  dead  also. 


5  And  David  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  told  him,  How  knowest  thou  that  Saul 
and  Jonathan  his  son  be  dead  ? 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told  him  said, 
As  I  happened  by  chance  upon  mount  Gil- 
boa,  behold,  Saul  leaned  upon  blSSPeir; 
and  lo,  the  chariots  and  horsemen  follow- 
ed hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind  him.  he 
saw  me,  and  called  unto  me.  And  I  an- 
swered, Here  am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  art  thou  ? 
And  I  answered  him,  I  am  <n  Unalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  mc  again, Stand,  1  ptar 
thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me  :  for  anguish 
is  come  upon  me,  because  my  MM   M 
whole  in  me. 

10  So  1  stood  upon  him,  and  we*  nun, 
because  1  was  sure  thai  be  could  not  live 
after  that  he  was  fallen:    and  I  took  tjwj 

256 


David  laments  for  Saul. 


II.  SAMUEL.  Me  is  made  kins:  °f  Judafi. 


ciown  that  was  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

1 1  Then  David  took  hold  on  his  clothes, 
and  rent  them ;  and  likewise  all  the  men 
that  were  with  him : 

12  And  they  mourned  and  wept,  and 
fasted  until  even,  for  Saul  and  for  Jona- 
than his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  the  house  of  Israel ;  because 
they  were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  If  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him,  Whence  art  thou  ?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  the  son  of  a  stranger, 
an  Amalekite. 

14  And  David  said  unto  him,  How  wast 
thou  not  afraid  to  stretch  forth  thy  hand 
to  destroy  the  Lord's  anointed  ? 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the  young 
men,  and  said,  Go  near,  and  fall  upon  him. 
And  he  smote  him  that  he  died. 

16  And  David  said  unto  him,  Thy  blood 
be  upon  thy  head  ;  for  thy  mouth  hath  tes- 
tified against  thee,  saying,  I  have  slain  the 
Lord's  anointed. 

17  IT  And  David  lamented  with  this  la- 
mentation over  Saul,  and  over  Jonathan 
his  son : 

18  (Also  he  bade  them  teach  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  the  use  of  the  bow  :  behold, 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Jasher.) 

1 9  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain  upon  thy 
high  places  :  how  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it  not  in 
the  streets  of  Askelon  ;  lest  the  daughters 
of  the  Philistines  rejoice,  lest  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa,  let  there  be 
no  dew,  neither  let  there  be  rain  upon  you, 
r.or  fields  of  offerings  :  for  there  the  shield 
of  the  mighty  is  vilely  cast  away,  the  shield 
of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not  been  anoint- 
ed with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from 
the  fat  of  the  mighty,  the  bow  of  Jonathan 
turned  not  back,  and  the  sword  of  Saul 
returned  not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  were  loveiy  and 
pleasant  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  death 
they  were  not  divided :  they  were  swifter 
than  eagles,  they  were  stronger  than 
lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over 
Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with 
other  delights  ;  who  put  on  ornaments  of 
gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the 
midst  of  the  battle  !  O  Jonathan,  thou  wast 
slain  in    thy   high  places. 

2G  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother 
Jonathan  :  very  pleasant  hast  thou  been 
unto  me:  thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen,  and  the 
Weapons  of  war  perished ! 


CHAP.  II. 

4ND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
David  inquired  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Shall  I  go  up  into  any  of  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah? And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go  up. 
And  David  said,  Whither  shall  I  go  up  ? 
And  he  said,  Unto  Hebron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and  his 
two  wives  also,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess, 
and  Abigail  Nabal's  wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  his  men  that  were  with  him  did 
David  bring  up,  every  man  with  his  house- 
hold :  and  they  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  He- 
bron. 

4  And  the  men  of  Judah  came,  and 
there  they  anointed  David  king  over  the 
house  of  Judah.  And  they  told  David, 
saying,  That  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead 
were  they  that  buried  Saul. 

5  H  And  David  sent  messengers  unto 
the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  and  said  unto 
them,  Blessed  be  ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye 
have  shewed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord, 
even  unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  the  Lord  shew  kindness  and 
truth  unto  you  :  and  I  also  will  requite  you 
this  kindness,  because  ye  have  done  this 
thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands  be 
strengthened,  and  be  ye  valiant :  for  your 
master  Saul  is  dead,  and  also  the  house  of 
Judah  have  anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  IT  But  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain 
of  Saul's  host,  took  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of 
Saul^and  brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gilead,and 
over  the  Ashurites,  and  over  Jezreel,  and 
over  Ephraim,  and  over  Benjamin,  and 
over  all  Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth,  Saul's  son,  was  forty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  over 
Israel,  and  reigned  two  years:  but  the 
house  of  Judah  followed  David. 

1 1  And  the  time  that  David  was  king 
in  Hebron,  over  the  house  of  Judah,  was 
seven  years  and  six  months. 

12  II  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and 
the  servants  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul, 
went  out  from  Mahanaim  to  Gibeon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and 
the  servants  of  David  went  out,  and  met 
together  by  the  pool  of  Gibeon  :  and  they 
sat  down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of  the 
pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  of 
the  pool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let  the 
youn*  men  now  arise,  and  play  before  us. 
And  Joab  said,  Let  them  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose,  and  went  over  by 
number,  twelve  of  Benjamin,  which  per- 
tained to  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
twelve  of  the  servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one  his  fel- 
low by  the  head,  and  thrust  nis  sword  in 
his  fellow's  side :  so  they  fell  down  to- 

25C 


Abner  slays  Asahel.  CHAP.  III. 

f  ether  :  wherefore  that  place  was  called 
lelkath-hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

1 7  And  there  was  a  very  sore  battle  that 
day  ;  and  Abner  was  beaten,  and  the  men 
of  Israel,  before  the  servants  of  David. 

18  IF  And  there  were  three  sons 
ruiah  there,  Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asa 
hel :  and  Asahel  was  as  light  of  foot  as  a 
wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Abner; 
and  in  going  he  turned  not  to  the  right 
hand  nor  to  the  left  from  following  Abner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind  him,  and 
said,  Art  thou  Asahel  '.  And  he  answered 
I  am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him,  Turn  thee 
aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and 
lay  thee  hold  on  one  of  the  young  men, 
and  take  thee  his  armour.  But  Asahel 
would  not  turn  aside  from  following  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asahel, 
Turn  thee  aside  from  following  me:  where 
fore  should  I  smite  thee  to  the  ground 
how  then  should  I  hold  up  my  face  to  Joab 
thy  brother  ?  _ 

23  Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn  aside 
wherefore  Abner  with  the  hinder  end  of 
the  spear  smote  him  under  the  fifth  rib 
that  the  spear  came  out  behind  him  ;  and 
he  fell  down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  many 
as  came  to  the  place  where  Asahel  fell 
down  and  died,  stood  still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued  after 
Abner :  and  the  sun  went  down  when 
they  were  come  to  the  hill  of  Ainmah, 
that  lieth  before  Giah,  by  the  way  of  the 
wilderness  of  Gibeon. 

25  IT  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  ga- 
thered themselves*  together  after  Abner, 
and  became  one  troop,  and  stood  on  the 
top  of  a  bill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab,  and 
said,  Shall  the  sword  devour  for  ever? 
knowest  thou  not  that  it  will  be  bitterness 
in  the  latter  end?  how  long  shall  it  be 
then  ere  thou  bid  the  people  return  from 
following  their  brethren  ? 

27  And  Joab  said,  As  God  liveth,  un- 
less thou  hadst  spoken,  surely  then  in  the 
morning  the  people  had  gone  up  every  one 
from  following  his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and  all  the 
people  stood  still,  and  pursued  after  Israel 
no  more,  neither  fought  they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men  walked  all 
that  night  through  the  plain,  and  passed 
over  Jordan,  and  went  through  all  Bith-ron, 
and  they  came  to  JUahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  from  following 
Abner :  and  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  there  lacked  of  David's 
servants  nineteen  men,  and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had  smit- 
ten of  Beniamin,  and  of  Abner's  men.  w 


that  three  hundred  and  threescore  men 
died. 

32  f  And  they  took  up  Asahel,  and 
buried  him  in  the  sepulchu;  of  his  father 
which  7cas  in  Beth-lehem.    And  Joal 
his  men  went  all  night,  and  th« 
Hebron  at  break  of  day. 

CHAP.  "III. 
TVTOW  there  was  long  war  between  the 
1^1  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  I).,- 
vid:  but  David  waxed  stronger  ami 
stronger,  and  the  house  of  Saul  waxed 
weaker  and  weaker. 

2  TI  And  unto  David  were  sons  born  in 
Hebron:  and  his  first-born  was  Amnon,ot 
Ahinoam  the  Jezreelii. 

3  And  his  second,  Chiieab,  of  Abigail 
the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite  ;  andthe 
third,  Absalom  the  son  of  Maacah,  the 
daughter  of  Talmai  king- of  Geshur; 

4  And  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the 
Haggith  ;  and  the  fifth,  Shephatiah  tl 
of  Abital ; 

<  5  And  the  sixth, Ithream,  by  Egl ah, Da- 
vid's wife.  These  were  born  to  David  in 
Hebron. 

6  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there 
was  war  between  the  house  of  Saul  and 
the  house  of  David,  that  Abner  made 
himself  strong  for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul    had   a  concubine,  whose 
name  was  Rizpah,  the  daughterofAiahrand 
Ish-bosheth  said  to  Abner.  Whei 
thou  gone  in  unto  my  father's  < 

8  Then  was  Abm  r  very  wroth  f! 
words  of  1  .1 
dog's  head,  which  against  Judah  do 
kindness  this  day  unto  th<  Saul 
thy  father,  to  his  brethren,  and   to  bis 
friends,  and   have  not  delivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  David,  that  thou  <  h 
to-day  with  a  fault  concerning  this  woman? 

9  So  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more  also, 
except,  as  the  Lord  hath  sworn  to  David, 
even  so  I  do  to  him  ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from  the 
house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  lip  the  throne  of 
David  over  Israel  and  over  Judah,  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

1 1  And  he  could  not  answer  Abner  a 
word  again,  because  he  feared  bin). 

12  And  Abner  sent  me 
vid  on  his  behalf,  saying,   Whose  is  the 
land?  saying  also,  Make  thy  league  with 
me,  and  behold,  my  hand  shall  '■<:  with 
thee,  tO brine  about  all  Israel  Unto  th 

13  IT  And' he  said.  Well;  I  will  m 
league  with  thee  :  but  one  thing  I  n 
of  thee,  that  is,  Thou  shall  m  I 
face,  except  ti.ou  first  brin 
daughter,  when  thou  ci 

14  And  David  l^' 
boshethjSaul's  son.  sai  ing,  1  •  ™7 
wife  Michal,  which    I 

hundred  foreskins  ol 


Joab  hills  Abuer. 


15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and  took  her 
from  her  husband,  even  from  Phaltiel  the 
son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with  her 
along  weeping-  behind  her  to  Bahurim. 
Then  said  Abner  unto  him,  Go,  return. 
And  he  returned. 

17  IT  And  Abner  had  communication 
with  the  elders  of  Israel, saying,  Ye  sought 
for  David  in  times  past  to  be  king  over  you : 

18  Now  then  do  it :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  of  David,  saying,  By  the  hand  of 
my  servant  David  I  will  save  my  people 
Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of 
Benjamin  :  and  Abner  went  also  to  speak 
in  the  ears  of  David  in  Hebron  all  that 
seemed  good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Benjamin. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron, 
and  twenty  men  with  him :  and  David 
made  Abner,  and  the  men  that  were  with 
him,  a  feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  I  will 
arise  and  go,  and  will  gather  all  Israel 
unto  my  lord  the  king,  that  they  may  make 
a  league  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
reign  over  all  that  thy  heart  desireth. 
And  David  sent  Abner  away ;  and  he 
went  in  peace. 

22  TT  And  behold,  the  servants  of  David 
and  Joab  came  from  pursuing  a  troop,  and 
brought  in  a  great  spoil  with  them  :  but 
Abner  was  not  with  David  in  Hebron  ;  for 
he  had  sent  him  away,  and  he  was  gone  in 
peace. 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host  thai  was 
with  him  were  come,  they  told  Joab,  say- 
ing, Abner  the  son  of  Ner  came  to  the 
king,  and  he  hath  sent  him  away,  and  he 
is  gone  in  peace. 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and 
said,  What  hast  thou  done  9  behold,  Abner 
came  unto  thee  ;  why  is  it  thai  thou  hast 
sent  him  away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? 

25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
that  he  came  to  deceive  thee,  and  to  know 
thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in,  and  to 
know  all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out  from 
David,  he  sent  messengers  after  Abner, 
which  brought  him  again  from  the  well  of 
Sirah  :  but  David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  returned  to 
Hebron,  Joab  took  him  aside  in  the  gate 
to  speak  with  him  quietly,  and  smote  liitn 
there  under  the  fifth  rib  that  he  died,  for 
the  blood  of  Asahel  his  brother. 

28  IT  And  afterward  when  David  heard 
it,  he  said,  I  and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless 
before  the  Lord  forever  from  the  blood  of 
Abner  the  son  of  Ner : 

29  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of  Joab,  and 
on  all  his  father's  house ;  and  let  there  not 


II.  SAMUEL.       The  Israelites  mourn  for  him 

fail  from  the  house  of  Joab  one  that  hath 


an  issue,  or  that  is  a  leper,  or  that  leaneth 
on  a  staff,  or  that  falleth  on  tho  sword,  or 
that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  slew 
Abner,  because  he  had  slain  their  brother 
Asahel  at  Gibeon  in  the  battle. 

31  IF  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  Rend 
your  clothes,  and  gird  you  with  sackcloth, 
and  mourn  before  Abner.  And  king  Da- 
vid himself  followed  the  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in  Hebron: 
and  the  king  lifted  up  his  voice  and  wept  at 
the  grave  of  Abner;  and  all  the  people  wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over  Abner, 
and  said,  Died  Abner  as  a  fool  dieth? 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound,  nor  thy 
feet  put  into  fetters :  as  a  man  falleth  be- 
fore wicked  men,  so  fellest  thou.  And  all 
the  people  wept  agafn  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  came  to 
cause  David  to  eat  meat  while  it  was  yet 
day,  David  sware,  saying,  So  do  God  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread  or  aught 
else,  till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice  ofit> 
and  it  pleased  them:  as  whatsoever  the 
king  did  pleased  all  the  people. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Israel  un- 
derstood that  day  that  it  was  not  of  the 
king  to  slay  Abner  the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants, 
Know  ye  not  that  there  is  a  prince  and  a 
great  man  fallen  this  day  in  Israel  ? 

39  And  I  am  this  day  weak,  though 
anointed  king;  and  these  men  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah  be  too  hard  tor  me.  The  Lord 
shall  reward  the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  when  SauFs  son  heard  that  Abner 
was  dead  in  Hebron,  his  hands  were 
feeble,  and  all  the  Israelites  were  troubled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men  that  were 
captains  of  bands:  the  name  of  the  one  was 
Baanah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Rechab, 
the  sons  of  Rimmon  a  Beerothite,  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin:  (for  Beeroth  also 
was  reckoned  to  Benjamin: 

3  And  the  Beerothites  fled  to  Gittaim, 
and  were  sojourners  there  until  this  day.) 

4  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  had  a  son 
that  was  lame  of  his  feet:  he  was  five  years 
old  when  the  tidings  came  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  out  of  Jezreel,  and  his  nurse  took 
him  up,  and  fled:  and  it  came  to  pass,  as 
she  made  haste  to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and 
became  lame.  And  his  name  was  Mephi- 
bosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beeroth- 
ite, Rechab  and  Baanah,  went,  and  came 
about  the  heat  of  the  day  to  the  house  of 
Ish-bosheth,  who  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon. 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the  midst 
258 


'J7ie  tribes  choose  David  king.  C'HAP.  V.  ne  , 

of  the  house,  as  though  they  would  have  j  hold  of  Zion:  the  same  <s  the  city  of  David 
fetched  wheat;  and  they  smote  him  under!     8  And  David  said  on  that  day,  \\ 
the  fifth  rib:  and  Rechab  and  Baanah  his'  ever  getteth  up  to  the  gutter,  and  smiteth 
brother  escaped.  the  Jebusites,  and  the  lame  and  the  blind 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the  house,  lthat  are  hated  of  .David's  soul,  fa-  shall  be 
he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his  bed-chamber,  and  chief  and  captain.     Wherefore  they 

The  blind  and  the  lame  shall  not  come 

into  the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and  called 
it,  The  city  of  David.  And  David  built 
round  about  fromMillo  and  inward. 

10  And  David  went  on,  and  grew  | 
ami  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  teas  with  him. 

1  1[  And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  m<  s 
sengers  to   David,   and   cedar-tree?. 
carpenters,  and  masons:  and  they  built 
David   a  house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  established  him  king  over  Israel,  and 
that  he  had  exalted  his  kingdom  fof  his 
people  Israel's  - 

13  TT  And  David  took  him  more  concu- 
bines and  wives  out  of  Jerusalem,  at', 
was  come  from  Hebron,  and  there 
yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to  David. 

14  And  these  be  the  names  of  those  that 
were  born  unto  him  in  Jerusalem;  Sham- 
muah,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solo- 
mon, 

15lbharalso,  andElishua,  andNepheg, 
and  Japhia. 

16  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eli  - 
phalet. 

17  If  But  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  they  had  anointed  David  king  ovti 
Israel,  all  the  Philistines  came  up  to  seek 
David;  and  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
down  to  the  hold. 

1 8  The  Philistines  also  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

19  And  David  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Shall  I  go  up  to  the  Philistines* 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  my  hand? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go 
for  I  will  doubtless  deliver  the  Philistines 
into    thy  hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  Baal-perazin\ 
and  David  smote  them  there,    ami 
The  Lord  hath  broken  forth  up""  mine 
enemies  before  me,asthebreach  <>f  v. 
Therefore  he  called  the  name  of  that  | 
Baal-perazim. 

21  And  there    they  left   their  in 
and  David  and  his  men  burned  tl 

22  IF  And  the  Philistine^  came  u] 
again,  and  spread  themselves  i:i 
of  Rephaim.  .     . 

23  And  when  David  inquin 
Lord,  he  said,  Thou  shall  not  \ 
fetch  a  compass  behind  th 
upon  them  overagain>tth.  n 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou 
sound  ofagoine  in  the  tops  oft 
ry-trees,  that  tHen  thou.shalt  I 
self:  for  then 


they  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and  be 
headed  him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat 
them  away  through  the  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of  Ish- 
bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron,  and  said  to 
the  king,  Behold  the  head  of  ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul  thy  enemy,  which  sought 
thy  life;  and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my 
lordthekingthisdayofSaulandofhisseed.. 

9  IF  And  David  answered  Rechab  and 
Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons  of  Rimmon 
the  Beerothite,  and  said  unto  them,  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed  my 
soul  out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When  one  told  me,  saying,  Behold, 
Saul  is  dead,  (thinking  to  have  brought 
good  tidings,)  ltook  hold  of  him,  and  slew 
him  in  Ziklag,  who  thought  that  I  would 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  his  tidings: 

1 1  How  much  more,  when  wicked  men 
have  slain  a  righteous  person  in  his  own 
house  upon  his  bed?  shall  I  not  therefore 
now  require  his  blood  of  your  hand,  and 
take  you  away  from  the  earth? 

12  And  David  commanded  his  young 
men,  and  they  slew  them,  and  cut  off  their 
hands  and  their  feet,  and  hanged  them  up 
over  the  pool  in  Hebron.  But  they  took 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  buried  it  in 
the  sepulchre  of  Abner  in  Hebron. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
David  unto  Hebron,  and  spake,  say- 
ing, Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was  kmg^ 
over  us,  thou  wast  he  that  leddest  out  ana 
broughtest  in  Israel :  and  the  Lord  said 
to  thee,  Thou  shalt  feed  my  people  Israel, 
and  thou  shalt  be  a  captain  over  Israel. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the 
king  to  Hebron;  and  king  David  made 
league  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the 
Lord:  and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel. 

4  IF  David  was  thirty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  forty 
years. 

5  In  Hebron    he  reigned  over  Judah 
seven  years  and  six  months:  and  in  Jeru 
salem  he   reigned  thirty  and  three  years 
over  all  Israeland  Judah. 

6  IF  And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to 
Jerusalem  unto  the  Jebusites  the  inhabit 
ants  of  the  land:  which  spake  unto  Da- 
vid, saying,  Except  thou  take  away  the 
blind  and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not  come  in 
hither:  thinking,  David  cannot  come 
hither. 

7  Nevertheless,  David  took  the  strong 


in 


nni    Mum   -'•  "• 
.hall  tl       I 


David  brings  the  ark 


II.  SAMUEL. 


from  Kirjath-jeanm. 


fore  thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

25  And  David  did  so  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him;  and  smote  the  Philis- 
tines from  Geba  until  thou  come  to  Gazer. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AGAIN,  David  gathered  together  all 
the  chosen  wen  of  Israel,  thirty  thou- 
sand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  went  with  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him  from  Baale 
of  Judah,  to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark 
of  God,  whose  name  is  called  by  the  name 
ofTheLoRD  of  hosts  that  dwelleth  between 
the  cherubims. 

3  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God  upon  a 
new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  Abinadab  that  was  in  Gibeah :  and  Uz- 
zah  and  Ahio  the  sons  of  Abinadab  drave 
the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  Abinadab,  which  was  at  Gibeah,  accom- 
panying the  ark  of  God:  and  Ahio  went 
before  the  ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
played  before  the  Lord  on  all  manner  of 
instruments  made  of  fir-wood,  even  on 
harps,  and  on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels, 
and  on  cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  IF  And  when  they  came  to  Nachon's 
threshing-floor,  Uzzah  put  forth  his  hand 
to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took  hold  of  it:  for 
the  oxen  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzzah,  and  God  smdte  him 
there  for  his  error;  and  there  he  died  by 
the  ark  of  God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  because 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  upon  Uzzah: 
and  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  Perez- 
uzzah  to  this  day. 

9  And  David  was  afraid  of  the  Lord 
that  day,  and  said,  How  shall  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  come  to  me  ? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  him  into  the  city  of  Da- 
vid: but  David  carried  it  aside  into  the 
house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

1 1  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  continued 
in  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite 
three  months:  and  the  Lord  blessed  Obed- 
edom  and  all  his  household. 

12  1[  And  it  was  told  king  David,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  hath  blessed  the  house  of 
Obed-edom,  and  all  that  pertaineth  unto 
him,  because  of  the  ark  of  God.  So  Da- 
vid went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God 
from  the  house  of  Obed-edom  into  the  city 
of  David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  they  that 
bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had  gone  six 
paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen  and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  danced  before  the  Lord 
with  all  his  might;  and  David  was  girded 
with  a  linen  ephod. 


15  So  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
brought  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord  came 
into  the  city  of  David,  Michal,  Saul's 
daughter,  looked  through  a  window,  and 
saw  king  David  leaping  and  dancing  be- 
fore the  Lord;  and  she  despised  him  in 
her  heart. 

17  IF  And  they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  set  it  in  hisplace,  in  the  midst  of 
the  tabernacle  that  David  had  pitched  for 
it:  and  David  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  burnt-offerings  and  peace- 
offerings,  he  blessed  the  people  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  he  dealt  among  all  the  people, 
even  among  the  whole  multitude  of  Israel, 
as  well  to  the  women  as  men,  to  every  one 
a  cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  ofjhsh, 
and  a  flagon  of  wine.  So  all  the  people 
departed  every  one  to  his  house. 

20  IF  Then  David  returned  to  bless  his 
household.  And  Michal  the  daughter  ot 
Saul  came  out  to  meet  David,  and  said, 
How  glorious  was  the  king  of  Israel  to-day, 
who  uncovered  himself  to-day  in  the  eyes 
of  the  handmaids  of  his  servants,  as  one  of 
the  vain  fellows  shamelessly  uncovereth 
himself! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal,  It  was 
before  the  Lord,  which  chose  me  before 
thy  father,  and  before  all  his  bouse,  to  ap- 
point me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the  Lord  , 
over  Israel :  therefore  will  I  play  before 
the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile  than  thus, 
and  will  be  base  in  mine  own  sight :  and 
of  the  maid-servants  which  thou  hast  spoken 
of,  of  them  shall  I  be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul  had  no  child  until  the  day  of  her  death. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
sat  in  his  house,  and  the  Lord  had 
given  him  rest  round  about  from  all  his 
enemies, 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Nathan  the 
prophet,  See  now,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of 
cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king,  Go,  do 
all  that  is  in  thy  heart :  for  the  Lord  is 
with  thee. 

4  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Nathan, 
saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  my  servant  David,Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Shalt  thou  build  me  a 
house  for  me  to  dwell  in  ? 

6  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in  any  house 
since  the  time  that  I  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  Esrypt,  even  to  this 

260 


David's  praijer  and  thanksgiving.  CHAP.  VIII.  He  smiles  Hadadezer. 

day,  but  have  walked  in  a  tent  and  in  a|God:  for  there  is  none  like  thee,  neither  t* 


tabernacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I  have  walked  j  a 


there  any  God  besides  thee,  a<  cording  to 

"  that  we  have  heard  with 


withallthechildren  of  Israelspakel  a  word|  23  And  what  one  nation  in  the  eai 
withanyofthe  tribesof  Israel, whom  I  com-jlike  thy  people, 'even  like  Israel,  whom 
manded  to  feed  my  people  Israel,  saying,  I  God  went  to  redeem  for  a  people  to  bim- 
Why  build  ye  not  me  a  house  of  cedar?!se!f,  and  to  make  him  a  name,  and  to  do 
8  Now  therefore,so  shalt  thou  say  unto|for  you  peat  things  and  terrible,  for  thy 
j  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  land,  before  thy  people  which  thou   re- 


my 

hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep-cote,  from 
following  the  sheen,  to  be  ruler  over  my 
people,  over  Israel : 

9  And  I  was  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  wentest,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine 
enemies  out  of  thy  sight,  and  have  made 
thee  a  great  name,  like  unto  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover,  I  will  appoint  a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant  them,  that 
they  may  dwell  in  a  place  of  their  own 
and  move  no  more  ;  neither  shall  the  chil 
dren  of  wickedness  afflict  them  any  more 
as  beforetime. 

11  And  as  since  the  time  diat  I  com 
manded  judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel, 
and  have  caused  thee  to  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies.  Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee  that 
he  will  make  thee  a  house. 

12  TT  And  when  thy  days  be  fulfilled, 
and  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I  will 
set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  pro- 
ceed out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will  esta- 
blish his  king  Join. 

13  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name, 
andl  will  establish  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom for  ever. 

14  I  will  be  his  father.,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son.  If  he  commit  iniquity,  I  will 
chasten  him  with  the  rod  of  men,  and  with 
the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men: 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  depart  away 
from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  Saul,  whom  I 
put  away  before  thee. 

16  And  thy  house  and  thy  kingdom 
shall  be  established  for  ever  before  thee  : 
thy  throne  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  and  ac- 
cording to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

18  f[  Then  went  king  David  in,  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  he  said,  Who  am  I, 
O  Lord  God  ?  and  what  is  my  house,  that 
thcu  hast  brought  me  hitherto; 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing  in  thy 
sight,  O  Lord  God ;  but  thou  hast  spoken 
also  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great  while 
to  come.  And  is  this  the  manner  of  man, 
O  Lord  God? 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto 
thee  ?  for  thou,  Lord  God,  knowest  thy 
servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  sake,  and  according 
to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  done  all  these 
great  things,to  make  thy  servant  know  them. 

22  Wherefore  thou  art  great,  O  Lord 


deemedst  to  thee  from  Egypt,  ./row  the 

nations  ami  their  gods  ? 

24  For  thou  hast  confirmed  to  thy  sell  thy 
people  Israel  to  be  a  people  unto  thee  for 
i  \<  r:  and  thou,  Lord,  art  become  theii  I 

25  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning  tlr 
yant,  and  concerning  his  house,  establish 
it  for  evei\  and  do  as  thou  bast  said, 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  foi 
ever,  saying,  The  Lord  of  hosts  u  thi 
over  Israel:  and  let  the  house  of  thj 
vant  David  be  establish  d  bet 

27  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of 
Israel,  hast  revealed  to  thy  servant,  sa; 

I  will  build  thee  a  house  :  therefore  hath 
thy  servant  found  in  his  heart  to  pray  this 
prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  thou  art  thai 
God,  and  thy  words  be  true,  and  thou  hast 
promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  servant  : 

29  Therefore  now  let  it  please  th< 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
continue  forever  before  thee  :  for  thou,  0 
Lord  God,  hast  spoken  it:  and  with  thy 
blessing  let  the  house  of  thy  sen-ant  be 
blessed  for  ever. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that  Da- 
vid smote  the  Philistines,  and  subdu- 
ed them:  and  David  took  Metheg-ammah 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab,  and  measured 
them  with  a  line,  casting  them  down  to  the 
ground;  even  with  two  lines  measured  he 
to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full  line  to 
keep  alive.  And  so  the  Moabitesbei 
David's  servants,  and  brought  gifts. 

3  IF  David  smote  also  nadadi  /<  r,  the 
son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah.  as  he  w  i 
recover  his  border  at  the  river  Euphi 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a  tnoui 
chariots,  and  seven  hundred  horsemen,  and 
twenty    thousand    footmen:    and    Darid 
houghed  all  the  chariot-//",-,,  v,  bul  n  - 

ed  of  them /or  a   hundred  chari 

5  And  when  the  Syrian-  of  D 

came  to  succour  Iiadadezcr  kingol  /.<  bah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  tin 
thousand  men. 

6  Then  David  put  pan* 
Damascus:  and  the  Syri  U 
vants  to  David,  and  brouehl  g 

the  Lord  preserved  David  irhitlH  r»  i 
he  went. 

7  And  David  tooktb*  'nat 

li  I 


David  sends  for  Mephibosheth.     II.  SAMUEL.  He  sends  to  comfort  Hanun. 

were  on  the  servants  of  Hadadezer,  and  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  was  come  unto 
brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  Betah,  and  from  Berothai, 
cities  of  Hadadezer,  king  David  took  ex- 
ceeding much  brass. 

9  IF  When  Toi  king  of  Hamath  heard 
that  David  had  smitten  all  the  host  of  Ha- 
dadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  Joram  his  son  unto 
king  David,  to  salute  him,  and  to  bless  him, 
because  he  had  fought  against  Hadadezer, 
and  smitten  him:  (for  Hadadezer  had 
wars  with  Toi.)  And  Joram  brought  with 
him  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  : 

1 1  Which  also  king  David  did  dedicate 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  gold 
that  he  had  dedicated  of  all  nations  which 
he  subdued ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the  Philistines, 
and  of  Amalek,  and  of  the  spoil  of  Hada- 
dezer son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  him  a  name  when  he 
returned  from  smiting  of  the  Syrians  in  the 
valley  of  Salt,  6ein§- eighteen  thousand  men. 

14  TT  And  be  put  garrisons  in  Edom ; 
tnroughout  all  Edom  put  he  garrisons,  and 
all  they  of  Edom  became  David's  servants. 
And  the  Lord  preserved  David  whither- 
soever he  went. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel; 
and  David  executed  judgment  and  justice 
unto  all  his  people. 

16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was 
over  the  host ;  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 
Ahilud  was  recorder ; 

17  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Ahimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar,  were  the 
priests ;  and  Seraiah  was  the  scribe  ; 

1 8  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was 
over  both  the  Cherethites  and  the  Peleth- 
ites  ;  and  David's  sons  were  chief  rulers. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  David  said,  Is  there  yet  any  that 
is  left  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  1  may 
shew  him  kindness  for  Jonathan's  sake  ? 

2  And  there  was  of  the  house  of  Saul  a 
servant  whose  name  was  Ziba.     And  when 


they  had  called  him  unto  David,  the  king 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  Ziba  ?  And  he  said, 
Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said,  Is  there  not  yet  any 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  shew  the 
kindness  of  God  unto  him?  And  Ziba  said 
unto  the  king,  Jonathan  hath  yet  a  son, 
which  is  lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Where  is 
he  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king,  Behold, 
he  is  in  the  house  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Am- 
miel,  in  Lo-debar. 

5  IT  Then  king  David  sent,  and  fetched 
him  out  of  the  house  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Ammiel,  from  Lo-debar. 

6  Now  when  Mephibosheth,  the  son  of 


David,  he  fell  on  his  face,  and  did  reve- 
rence. And  David  said,  Mephibosheth. 
And  he  answered,  Behold  thy  servant ! 

7  If  And  David  said  unto  him,  Fear  not : 
for  I  will  surely  shew  thee  kindness  for  Jo- 
nathan thy  father's  sake,  and  will  restore 
thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father  ;  and 
thou  shalteatbread  at  my  table  continually. 

8  And  he  bowedhimself,  and  said,  What 
is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldest  look  up- 
on such  a  dead  dog  as  I  am  ? 

9  IF  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul's 
servant,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have  given 
unto  thy  master's  son  all  that  pertained  to 
Saul,  and  to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sobs,'  ana 
thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land  for  him,  and 
thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fruits  that  thy  mas- 
ter's son  may  have  food  to  eat :  but  Me- 
phibosheth thy  master's  son  shall  eat  bread 
alway  at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  had  fif- 
teen sons  and  twenty  servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king,  Ac- 
cording to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
commanded  his  servant,  so  shall  thy  ser- 
vant do.  As  for  Mephibosheth,  said  the 
king,  he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of  the 
king's  sons. 

12  And  Mephibosheth  had  a  young  son, 
whose  name  was  Micha.  And  all  that 
dwelt  in  the  house  of  Ziba  were  servants 
unto  M<  phibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusa- 
lem :  forhe  did  eat  continually  at  the  king's 
table  ;  and  was  lame  on  both  his  feet. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  died, 
and  Hanun  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I  will  shew  kind- 
ness unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  as  his 
father  shewed  kindness  unto  me.  And 
David  sent  to  comfort  him  by  the  hand  of 
his  servants  for  his  father.  And  David's 
servants  came  into  the  land  of  the  children 
of  Ammon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  their  lord,  Think- 
est  thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy  father, 
that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? 
hath  not  David  rather  sent  his  servants  un- 
to thee,  to  search  the  city,  and  to  spy  it 
out,  and  to  overthrow  it? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  tooK  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  oft*  the  one  half  of  their 
beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the 
middle,  even  to  their  buttocks,  and  sen* 
them  away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David,  he 
sent  to  meet  them,  because  the  men  were 
grreatly  ashamed.  And  the  king  said, 
Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards  be 
grown,  and  then  return. 

0  IF  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
262 


Ammonites  and  Syrians  overcame.  CHAP.  XI. 


David  commits  adultery. 


saw  that  they  stank  before  David,  the  his  servants  with  him.  and  all  Israel;  and 
children  of  Ammon  sent  and  hired  the  Sy-  j  they  destroyed  the  children  of  Ammon, 
rians  of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  ofj  ana  besieged  Rabbah.     But  David  tarried 


Zobah,  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and  of 
king  Maacah  a  thousand  men,  and  of  Ish- 
tob  twelve  thousand  men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of**,  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  at  the  entering 
in  or  the  gate  :  and  the  Syrians  of  Zobah 
and  of  Rehob,  and  Ish-lob,  and  Maacah 
were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

9  When  Joab  saw  that  the  front  of  the 
battle  was  against  him  before  and  behind, 
he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of  Israel,  and 
put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians  : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deli- 
vered into  the  band  of  Abishai  his  brother, 
that  he  might  put  them  in  array  against  the 
children  ot  Ammon. 

1 1  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  forme,  then  thou  shalthelp  me  :  but 
if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too  strong  for 
thee,  then  I  will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  play 
the  men  for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities 
of  our  God :  and  the  Lord  do  that  which 
seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  unto  the  battle  against 
the  Syrians  :  and  they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  then  fled 
they  also  before  Abishai,. and  entered  into 
the  city.  So  Joab  ieturned  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

15  IT  And  when  <he  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  smitten  before  Israel,  they  ga- 
thered themselves  together. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and  brought  out 
the  Syrians  that  were  beyond  the  river: 
and  they  came  to  Helam :  and  Shobach 
the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  went 
before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David,  he  ga- 
thered all  Israel  together,  and  passed  over 
Jordan,  and  came  to  Helam.  And  the  Sy- 
rians set  themselves  in  array  against  Da- 
vid, and  fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel ; 
and  David  slew  the  men  of  seven  hundred 
chariots  of  the  Syrians,  and  forty  thousand 
horsemen.,  and  smote  Shobach  the  captain 
of  their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that  were  ser- 
vants to  Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  before  Israel,  they  made  peace  with 
Israel,  and  served  them.  So  the  Syrians 
feared  to  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  year  was 
expired,  at  the  time  when  kings  go 
forth  to  battle,  that  David  sent  Joab,  and, 


still  at  Jerusalem. 

2  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an  evening- 
tide,  that  David  arose  from  oft*  his  bed,  and 
walked  upon  the  roof  of  the  king's  h< 
and  from  the  roof  he  saw  a  woman  wash- 
ing herself;  and  the  woman  was  very 
beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  inquired  after 
the  woman.  And  one  said,  Is  not  thi- 
Bath-sheba  the  daughter  of  Eliam,  the 
wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite  1 

4  And  David  sent  messengers  and  took 
her  :  and  she  came  in  unto  him,  and  he  "ay 
with  her  ;(for  she  was  purified  from  her  un- 
cleanness:)and  she  returned  unto  her  house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  sent 
and  told  David,  and  said,  I  am  with  child. 

6  IT  And  David  sent  to  Joab,  tayingi 
Send  me  Uriah  the  Hittite.  And  Joab 
sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Urian  was  come  unto  him, 
David  demanded  of  him  how  Joab  did. 
and  how  the  people  did,  and  how  the  war 
prospered. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go  down  to 
thy  house,  and  wash  thy  feet.  And  Uriah 
departed  out  of  the  king's  house,  and  there 
followed  him  a  mess  of  meat  from  the 
King. 

9  But  Uriah  sleptatthedoorof  tricking'.* 
house  with  all  the  servants  of  his  lord,  and 
went  no*  down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  tiad  told  David,  say- 
ing, Uriah  went  not  down  unto  his  house, 
D?vid  said  unto  Uriah,  Camest  thou  not 
from  thy  journey  ?  why  then  didst  thou  not 
go  down  unto   thy    house? 

1 1  And  Uriah  said  unto  David,  The  ark, 
and  Israel,  and  Judah,  abide  in  tents  ;  and 
my  lord  Joab,  and  the  servants  o.r  my  lord 
are  encamped  in  the  open,  fields  ;  shall  I 
then  go  into  my  house,  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  to  lie" with  my  wife?  As  thou 
livest,  and  as  thy  sou'  livelh,  I  will  not  do 
this  thing. 

12  And   David  said  to  Uriah,    I 
here  to-day  also,  and  to-morrow  1  will  let 
thee  depart.     So  Uriah  abode  in  J(  : 
lem  that  day  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called  bin 
did  eat  and  drink  before  him  :  and  he 

him  drunk:  and  at  even  he  went  otll  to  lie 
on  his  bed  with  the  servants  ofh 
went  not  down  to  his  house. 

14  H  And  it  came  to-pass  in  thi 
that  David  wrote  a  letter  to  Joab,  tod 
it  by  the  hand  of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the 

Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  forefront  oJ  " 
battle,  andretireye  from  him,  that  he 
be  smitten,  and  die. 

1G  And  it  came  to  pas*,  when 


Uriah  is  slain. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


The  parable  of  Nathan. 


served  the  city,  that  he  assigned  Uriah 
unto  a  place  where  he  knew  that  valiant 
men  were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out, 
and  fought  with  Joab  :  and  there  fell  some 
of  the  people  of  the  servants  of  David; 
and  Uriah  the  Hittite  died  also. 

18  IT  Then  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all 
the  things  concerning  the  war; 

1 9  And  charged  the  messenger,  saying, 
When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling  the 
matters  of  the  war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's  wrath 
arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee,  Wherefore  ap- 
proached ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  when 
ye  did  fight  ?  knew  ye  not  that  they  would 
shoot  from  the  wall  ? 

21  Who  smote  Abimelech  the  son  of 
Jerub-besheth  ?  did  not  a  woman  cast  a 
piece  of  a  mill-stone  upon  him  from  the 
wall  that  he  died  in  Thebez  ?  why  went 
ye  nigh  the  wall  ?  Then  say  thou,  Thy 
servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  IT  So  the  messenger  went,  and  came 
and  shewed  David  all  that  Joab  had  sent 
him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto  David, 
Surely  the  men  prevailed  against  us,  and 
came  out  unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we  were 
upon  them  even  unto  the  enteringof  the  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off  the 
wall  upon  thy  servants  :  and  some  of  the 
king's  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant 
Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the  messen- 
ger, Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not 
this  thing  displease  thee,  for  the  sword  de- 
voureth  one  as  well  as  another :  make  thy 
battle  more  strong  against  the  city,  and 
overthrow  itrand  encourage  thou  him. 

26  IT  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard 
that  Uriah  her  husband  was  dead,  she 
mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was  past, 
David  sent  and  fetched  her  to  his  house, 
and  she  became  his  wife,  and  bare  him  a 
son.  But  the  thing  that  David  had  done 
displeased  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  Da- 
vid. And  he  came  unto  him,  and 
s.aid  unto  him,  There  were  two  men  in  one 
city ;  the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many 
flocks  and  herds : 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing  save 
one  little  ewe-lamb,  which  he  had  bought 
and  nourished  up  :  and  it  grew  up  together 
with  him,  and  with  his  children  ;  it  did  cat 
of  his  own  meat,  and  drank  of  his  own  cup, 
and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was  unto  him  as 
a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  unto  the 
rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his  own 
flock  and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress  for  the 


j way-faring  man  that  was  come  unto  him; 
but  took  the  poor  man's  lamb,  and  dressed 
it  for  the  man  that  was  come  to  him. 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly  kin- 
dled against  the  man  ;  and  he  said  to  Na- 
than, As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  man  that 
hath  done  this  thing  shall  surely  die. 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  four- 
fold, because  he  did  this  thing,  and  be- 
cause he  had  no  pity. 

7  IT  And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  the  man.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  I  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul; 

8  And  1  gave  thee  thy  master's  house, 
and  thy  master's  wives  into  thy  bosom, 
and  gave  thee  the  house  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah;  and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would  moreover  have  given  unto  thee  such 
and  such  things. 

9  Wherefore  hast  thou  despised  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  evil  in 
his  sight  ?  thou  hast  killed  Uriah  the  Hit- 
tite with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken  his 
wife  to  be  thy  wife,  and  hast  slainhim  with 
the  sword  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

10  Now  therefore  the  sword  shall  never 
depart  from  thy  house ;  because  thou 
hast  despised  me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife 
of  Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold  I  will 
raise  up  evil  against  thee  out  of  thine  own 
house,  and  I  will  take  thy  wives  before 
thine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  he  shall  lie  with  thy  wives  in 
the  sight  of  this  sun. 

1 2  "For  thou  didst  it  secretly :  but  I  will 
do  this  thing  before  all  Israel,  and  before 
the  sun. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Nathan,  I  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan 
said  unto  David,  The  Lord  also  hath  put 
away  thy  sin  ;  thou  shalt  not  die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed  thou 
hast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child  also 
that  is  born  unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  IT  And  Nathan  departed  unto  his 
house.  And  the  Lord  struck  the  child 
that  Uriah's  wife  bare  unto  David,  and"  it 
was  very  sick. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God  for 
the  child  ;  and  David  fasted,  and  went  in, 
and  lay  all  night  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arose, 
and  went  to  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the 
earth  :  but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he 
cat  bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  the  child  died.  Ami  the  servants 
of  David  feared  to  tell  him  that  the  child 
was  dead  :  for  they  said,  Behold,while  the 
child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto  him, 
and  he  would  not  hearken  unto  our  voice- 

264 


Solomon  is  born. 


how  will  he  then  vex  himself,  if  we  tell 
him  that  the  child  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his  ser- 
vants whispered,  David  perceived  thai 
the  child  was  dead:  therefore  David  said 
unto  his  servants,  Is  the  child  dead  [  And 
they  said,  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth, 
and  washed,  and  anointed  himsrlj',  and 
changed  his  apparel,  and  came  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  worshipped  :  then 
he  came  to  his  own  house  ;  and  when  he 
required,  they  set  bread  before  him,  and 
he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him, 
What  thing  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child, 
while  it  was  alive  ;  but  when  the  child 
was  dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child  was 
yet  alive,  I  fasted,  and  wept:  fori  said, 
Who  can  tell  whether  God  will  be  gracious 
to  rne,  that  the  child  may  live  ? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should 
I  fast  ?  can  I  bring  him  back  again  ?  1  shall 
go  to  him,  but  he  shall  not  return  to  me 

24  IT  And  David  comforted  Bath-sheba 
his  wife,  and  went  in  unto  her,  and  lav 
with  her:  and  she  bare  a  son,  and  he  called 
his  name  Solomon :  and  the  Lord  loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Nathan 
the  prophet ;  and  he  called  his  name  Je- 
didiah,  because  of  the  Lord. 

26  %  And  Joab  fought  against  Rabbah  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  took  the 
royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to  David, 
and  said,  I  have  fought  against  Rabbah, 
and  have  taken  the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest  of  the 
people  together,  and  encamp  against  the 
city,  and  take  it:  lest  I  take  the  city, and 
it  be  called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the  people 
together,and  went  to  Rabbah,  and  fought 
against  it,  and  took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's  crown  from 
off  his  head,(the  weight  whereof  was  a 
talent  of  gold  with  the  precious  stones,) 
and  it  was  set  on  David's  head.  And  he 
bi  ought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  in  great 
abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  people  that 
were  therein,  and  put  them  under  saws  and 
under  harrows  of  iron,  and  under  axes  of 
M-on,  and  made  them  pass  through  the 
brick-kiln:  and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the 


CHAP.  XIII.  Amnon  loves  Tamar. 

fell  sick  for  his  sister  Tamar  ;  for  she  was 
a  virgin  ;  and  Amnon  thought  it  hard  for 
him  to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a  friend,  whose  name 
was  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah  David's 
bro  t  her :  and  Jonadab  ta>o*  a  very  sub  tie  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him,  W  hy  art  thou, 
being  the  king's  son,  lean  from  day  to  day  ? 


wilt  thou  nol   tell 


me  I  And   Amnon  said 


unto  him,  I  love  Tamar,  my  brother  Ab- 
salom's sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him,  Lav  thee 
down  on  thy  bed,  and  make  thyselfsick  : 
and  when  thy  father  cometb  to  see  thee, 
say  unto  him,  1  pray  thee,  let  my  sister 
Tamar  come,  and  give  me  meat,  and  dress 
the  meat  in  my  sight,  that  I  may  see  it, 
and  eat  it  at  her  hand, 

6  H  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and  made 
himself  sick:  and  when  the  king  was  come 
to  see  him,  Amnon  said  unto  the  king, 
I   pray  thee,    let  Tamar  m\  sister  < 

and  make  me   a  couple   of  cakes  in  my 
sight,  that  I  may  cat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Tamar, 
saying,  Go  now  to  thy  brother  Amnon'; 
house,  and  dress  him  meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother  Am- 
non's  house  ;  and  he  was  lain  down.  And 
she  took  flour,  and  kneaded??,  and  made 
cakes  m  his  sight,  arid  did  bake  the  cakes 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured  them 
out  before  him  ;  but  he  refused  to  eat. 
And  Amnon  said,  Ilaveoutall  men  from  me. 
And  they  went  out  every  man  from  him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar.  f. 
the  meat  into  the  chamber,  that  I  may  cat 
of  thy  hand.     And  Tamar  tool 

which  she  had  made,  and   brought  them 
into  the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  broil 

1 1  And  when  she  had  brought  thtm  unto 
him  to  eat,  he  took  hold  ol  her,  and  said 
unto  her,  Come  lie  with  me.  my  sisfc 

12  And  she  answered  him,  Nay,  my 
brother,  do  not  force  me:  for  no  Bucn 
thing  ought  to  be  done  in  Israel :  do  not 
thou  this  folly. 

13  And  I,   whithei   shall   I  cause   my 
shame  to  go  ?  and  as  for  thee,  thou  shaft 
be  as  one  of  the   fools  in    Israel. 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  sneak  untothe  ! 

(br he  will  not  withhold  me  from 

14  Howheit.  he  would  not  hearkei  unto 
her  voice  :  but  being  stronger  than -la, 
forced  her,  and    lay  with  her. 

15  IT  Then  Amnon  bated  hei 
ingly;  so  that   the   hatred  wherewith  ho 


cities  of  the  children  of  Ammon.  So  David!  hated  her was  greater  than  the  love  irheie- 

and  all  the  people  returnedunto  Jerusalem.!  with  he  had  loved  her.      Ind  Ana. 


CHAP.  XIII 

ND  it   came  to  pass  after  this,  that] 
Absalom  the  son  of  David  had  a  fair 


A 

sister,  whose  name  was  Tamar  ;  and  Am- 1 greater  than  the  othertha!  thou  did 


unto  her,  Arise,  be  g 

1(5  And  she  said  unto  bi  u  no 

•   this  evil   in    sending    n  i 


non  the  son  of  David  loved  her. 
2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed 


me.      But  he  would  not  Ik  irk-  n  UUl 

that  he      17  Then  he  called  bis  servant  tl. 


Absalom  kills  Amnon. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Joab  suborns  the  widow. 


nistered  unto  him,  and  said,  Put  now  this 
woman  out  from  me,  and  bolt  the  door  af- 
ter her. 

18  And  she  had  a  garment  of  divers 
colours  upon  her:  for  with  such  robes  were 
the  king's  daughters  that  were  virgins  ap- 
parelled. Then  his  servant  brought  her 
out,  and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  IF  And  Tarnarput  ashes  on  her  head, 
and  rent  her  garment  of  divers  colours  that 
was  on  her,  and  laid  her  hand  on  her  head, 
and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother  said  unto 
her,  Hath  Amnon  thy  brother  been  with 
thee  ?  but  hold  now  thy  peace,  my  sister : 
he  is  thy  brother;  regard  not  this  thing. 
So  Tamar  remained  desolate  in  her  bro- 
ther Absalom's  house. 

21  IF  But  when  king  David  heard  of 
all  these  things,  he  was  very  wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his  brother 
Amnon  neither  good  nor  bad :  for  Absa- 
lom hated  Amnon ,  because  he  had  forced 
his  sister  Tamar. 

23  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  after  two  full 
years,  that  Absalom  had  sheep-shearers  in 
feaal-hazor,  which  is  beside  Ephraim : 
and  Absalom  invited  all  the  king's  sons. 

24  And  Absalom  came  to  the  king,  and 
said,  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  sheep- 
shearers  :  let  the  king,  I  beseech  thee, 
and  his  servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom,  Nay, 
my  son,  let  us  not  all  now  go,  lest  we  be 
chargeable  unto  thee.  And  he  pressed 
him :  howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but  bless- 
ed him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I  pray 
thee,  let  my  brother  Amnon  go  with  us. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why  should 
he  go  with  thee  ? 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him,  that  he 
let  Amnon  and  all  the  king's  sons  go  with 
him. 

28  IF  Now  Absalom  had  commanded 
his  servants,  saying,  Mark  ye  now  when 
Amnon's  heart  is  merry  with  wine,  and 
when  I  say  unto  you,  Smite  Amnon  ;  then 
kill  him,  fear  not :  have  not  I  commanded 
you  ?  be  courageous,  and  be  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom  did  unto 
Amnon  as  Absalomhadcommanded.  Then 
all  the  king's  sons  arose,  and  every  man 
gat  him  up  upon  his  mule,  and  fled. 

30  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they 
were  in  the  way,  that  tidings  came  to  Da- 
vid, saying,  Absalom  hath  slain  all  the 
king's  sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them 
left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  tare  his 
garments  and  lay  on  the  earth  ;  and  all  his 
servants  stood  by  with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  Jonacfab,  the  son  of  Shimeah, 
David's  brother,  answered  and  said,  Let 
not  my  lord  suppose  that  they  have  slain 


all  the  young  men  the  king's  sons ;  for 
Amnon  only  is  dead  :  for  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Absalom  this  hath  been  determin- 
ed from  the  day  that  he  forced  his  sister 
Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  let  not  my  lord  the 
king  take  the  thing  to  his  heart,  to  think 
that  all  the  king's  sons  are  dead  :  for  Am- 
non only  is  dead. 

34  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the  young 
man  that  kept  the  watch  liftedup  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  came  much 
people  by  the  way  of  the  hill-side  behind 
him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  unto  the  king. 
Behold,  the  king's  sons  come  :  as  thy  ser- 
vant said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  be- 
hold, the  king's  sons  came,  and  lifted  up 
their  voice  and  wept :  and  the  king  also 
and  all  his  servants  wept  very  sore. 

37  IF  But  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to 
Talmai,  the  son  of  Ammihud,  king  of  Ge- 
shur.  And  David  mourned  for  his  son 
every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  snd  went  to  Ge- 
shur,  and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  'king  David  longed  to 
go  forth  unto  Absalom :  for  he  was  comfort- 
ed concerning  Amnon,  seeing  he  wras  dead. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
"TVfOW  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  perceiv- 
Xi    ed  that  the  king's  heart  was  toward 
Absalom. 

2  And  Joab  sent  to  Tekoah,  and  fetch- 
ed thence  a  wise  woman,  and  said  unto 
her,  I  pray  thee,  feign  thyself  to  be  a 
mourner,  and  put.  on  now  mourning  appa- 
rel, and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be 
as  a  woman  that  had  a  long  time  mourned 
for  the  dead  : 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and  speak  on 
this  manner  unto  him.  So  Joab  put  the 
words  in  her  mouth. 

4  IF  And  when  the  woman  of  Tekoah 
spake  to  the  king,  she  fell  on  her  face  to 
the  ground,  and  did  obeisance,  and  said, 
Help,  O  king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  What  ail- 
eth  thee  ?  And  she  answered,  I  am  indeed 
awidow  woman, and  my  husband  is  dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and 
they  two  strove  together  in  the  field,  and 
there  was  none  to  part  them,  but  the  one 
smote  the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And  behold,  the  whole  family  is  risen 
against  thy  handmaid,  and  they  said, 
Deliver  him  that  smote  his  brother,  that 
we  may  kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew ;  and  we  will  destroy  the 
heir  also  :  and  so  they  shall  quench  my 
coal  which  is  left,  and  shall  not  leave  to 
my  husband  neither  name  nor  remainde 
unon  the  earth. 

266 


The  widow  of  TekoaV  sparable.   CHAP.  XV. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  woman,  ,of  an  angel  of  God, 
Go  to  thy  house,  and  I  will  give  charge  [that  are  in  the  earth, 
concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  said  unto 
the  king,  My  lord,  O  king,  the  iniquity  be 
on  me,  and  on  rny  father's  house  :  and  the 
king  and  his  throne  be  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said,  Whosoever  saith 
aught  unto  thee,  bring  him  to  me,  and  he 
shall  not  touch  thee  any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let  the 
king  remember  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
thou  wouldest  not  sutler  the  revengers  of 
blood  to  destroy  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy my  son.  And  he  said,  .4s  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  thy  son 
fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said,  Let  thy 
handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak  one  word 
unto  my  lord  the  king.  And  he  said,  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said,  Wherefore 
then  hast  thou  thought  such  a  thing  against 
the  people  of  God  ?  for  the  king  doth 
speak  this  thing  as  one  which  is  faulty,  in 
that  the  king  doth  not  fetch  home  again 
his  banished. 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  and  are  as 
water  spilt  on  the  ground,  which  cannot 
be  gathered  up  again  ;  neither  doth  God 
respect  any  person  :  yet  doth  he  devise 
means,  that  his  banished  be  not  expelled 
from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I  am  come  to 
speak  of  this  thing  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
it  is  because  the  people  have  made  me 
afraid :  and  thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king ;  it  may  be  that  the 
king  will  perform  the  request  of  his  hand- 
maid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his 
handmaid  out  of  the  hand  of  the  man  that 
would  destroy  me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thy  handmaid  said,  The 
word  of  my  lord  the  king  shall  now  be 
comfortable:  for  as  an  angel  of  God, sou 
my  lord  the  king  to  discern  good  and  bad: 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  will  be  with 
thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and  said 
unto  the  woman,  Hide  not  from  me,  I  pray 
thee,  the  thing  that  1  shall  ask  thee.  And 
the  woman  said,  Let  my  lord  the  king  now 
speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  is  not  the  hand  of 
Joab  with  thee  in  all  this?  And  the  woman 
answered  and  said,  Jls  thy  soul  liveth,  my 
lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left  from  aught  that  my  lord 
the  king  hath  spoken :  for  thy  servant  Joab, 
he  bade  me,  and  he  put  all  these  words  in 
the  mouth  of    thy  handmaid : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of  speech 
hath  thy  servant  Joab  done  this  thing:  and 
my  lord  is  wise,  according  to  the  wisdom 


Absalom  returns. 
to  know  all  things 


21  IF  And  the  king  said  unto  Joab,  Be- 
hold now,  I  have  done  this  thing :  go  tl 
fore,  bring  the  young* man  Absalom  again. 
'  22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his 
face,  and  bowed  himself,  and  thanked  the 
king:  and  Joab  said,  To-day  thy  servant 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  my  lord,  O  king,  in  that  the  king 
hath  fulfilled  the  request  of  his  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  and  went  to  Geshur, 
and  brought  Absalom  to  Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said,  Let  him  turn  to 
his  own  house,  and  let  him  not  see  my  face. 
So  Absalom  returned  to  his  own  house, 
and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

25  IF  But  in  ail  Israel  there  was  none  to 
be  so  much  praised  as  Absalom  for  bis 
beauty:  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  eTen  to 
the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no  ble- 
mish in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (forit 
was  at  every  year's  end  that  he  poll* 
because  the  hair  was  heavy  on  him.  there- 
fore he  polled  it ;)  he  weighed  the  hair  of 
his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels  after  the 
king's  weight. 

27  And  unt">  Absalom  there  were  born 
three  sons,  and  one  daughter,  whose  name 
was  Tamar :  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

28  IF  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full  years 
in  Jerusalem,  and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for  Joab,  to 
have  sent  him  to  the  king  ;  but  he  would 
not  come  to  him  :  and  when  he  sent  again 
the  second  time,  he  would  not  come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his  sen 
See,  Joab's  field  is  near  mine,  and  he  hath 
barley  there  ;  go  and  set  it  on  fire.     And 
Absalom's  servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to  Ab- 
salom unto  his  house,  and  said  unto  him, 
Wherefore  have  thy  servants  set  my  field 
on  fire  ?  t  _ 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab,  Be- 
hold,! sent  unto  thee, saying,  Comehiiher, 
that  I  may  send  thee  to  the  king,  to  say. 
Wherefore  am  I  come  trom  Geshur?  it  hod 
been  good  for  me  to  have  been  there  still  : 
now  therefore  let  me  see  the  king  s  fa<  i  j 
and  if  there  be  any  iniquity  in  me,  let  huu 
kill  me.  ,.  ,, 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  told 
him:  and  when  he  had  called  for  Absa- 
lom, he  came  to  the  king,  and  bowed  him- 
self onhis  face  to  the  ground   helm. 
king:  and  the  king  kissed  Ibsalotn. 

CHAP.  XV. 
,4  ND  it  came  to  pass  aAer  tl..-. 
A  Absalom  prepared  him  chariots  and 
horses,  and  titty  nu-nto. .....-!,..«•   nm. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early, 
beside  the  way  c  :and*w« 

I 


Hie  conspiracy  of  Absalom.        II.  SAMUEL.       David  Jiees  from  Jerusalem. 

that  when  any  man  that  had  a  controversy  I  side  him  \  and  all  the  Cherethites,  and 
came  to  the  king  for  judgment,  then  Absa-  all  the  Pelethites,  and  all  the  Gittites, 
lorn  called  unto  him,  and  said,  Of  what  six  hundred  men  which  came  after  him 


I  abode  at  Geshur  in  Syria,  saying,  It*  the 
Lord  shall  bring  me  agai 


oity  art  thou  ?  A  id,  Thy  serrant 

ii  of  one  of  the  trib<  '      i  •'• 

:;  \m ■!   \  id  nnt'i  him,  See, thy 

Battel  :i't  ;   but  there  is 

no  man  ./•/...■■<  I  >l  ,;  •  king  to  hear  thee. 

•l    Absalom  said  moreover,   Oli  that  1 

prere  ma  le  judge  in  the  land,  that  every 

irhich  bath  any  suit  or  cause  might 

come  unto  me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice! 

b  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man 

came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him  obeisance,  he 

pal   forth   his   hand,   and  took   him,   and 

,  him. 

\n  I  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to 
all  Israel  that  came  to  the  king  for  judg- 
ment:  so  Absalom  stole  the  hearts  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  forty  years, 
that  Absalom  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray 
thee,  let  me  go  and  pay  my  vow,  which  I 
have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 
For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow  while 
ia,  saying,  If  tin 
in  inaeea  to  Je 
rusalem,  thi  n  1  will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  >aid  unto  him,  Go  in 
<  .  So  he  arose,  and  went  to  Hebron. 

10  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying,  As  soon  as 

r  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,   "kbsalom  reigneth  in  Hebron. 

1 1  And  with  Absalom  went  two  hun- 
inen  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  were  ca\\- 

ed  ;  and  they  went  in  their  simplicity,  and 
they  knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahithophel 
the  Gilonite,  David's  counsellor,  from  his 

from  Giloh,   while  he  offered 
\nd  the  conspiracy  was  strong  ; 

for  the  people  increased  continually  with 

Absalom. 

I  "  And  there  rame  a  messenger  to 
Dai  id,  saying,  The  hearts  of  the  men  of 

tftei  Absalom. 

II  And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants 
that  mirt  \\  ith  him  atJerusalem,  taise,and 
let  us  flee;  for  we  .-hall  not  else  escape 
from  Abs  ilom  :  mike  sp<  ed  to  depart,  lest 
he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and  brum  evil 
noon  ns,  and  smite  the  city  with  the  edge 

of  the  sword. 

15  And  the  king'i  servants  said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  tbj  serv  tnts  arc  ready  to  do 
whatsoever  mj  lord  the  king  shall  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  umt  forth, and  all  his 
household  after  him.  And  the  king  left 
ten  women  which  tccre  concubines  to  keep 
the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  the 
people  after  him,  and  tarried  in  a  place 
that  was  far  off. 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  be- 


from  Gath,    passed  on  before  the   king. 

19  IF  Then  said  the  king  to  Ittai  the 
Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou  also  with  us? 
return  to  thy  place,  and  abide  with  the 
king  ;  for  thou  art  a  stranger,  and  also  an 
exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  earnest  but  yesterday, 
should  I  this  day  make  thee  go  up  and 
down  with  us?  seeing  I  go  whither  I  may; 
return  thou,  and  take  back  thy  brethren  : 
mercy  and  truth  be  with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king,  and 
said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  my  lord 
the  king  liveth,  surely  in  what  place  my 
lord  the  king  shall  be,  whether  in  death  or 
life,  even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go  and  pass 
over.  And  Ittai  the  Gittite  passed  over, 
and  all  his  men,  and  all  the  little  ones  that 
were  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  all  the  people  passed  over  :  the 
king  also  himself  passed  over  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  all  the  people  passed  over, 
toward   the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

24  f  And  lo,  Zadok  also,  and  all  the 
Levitcs  were  with  him,  bearing  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  God  :  and  they  set  down 
the  ark  of  God  ;  and  Abiathar  went  up, 
until  all  the  people  had  done  passing  out 
of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  Carry- 
back the  ark  of  God  into  the  city  :  if  I 
shall  find  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
he  will  bring  me  again,  and  shew  me  both 
it,  and  his  habitation  : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no  delight 
in  thee  ;  behold,  here  am  I,  let  him  do  to 
me  as  seemeth  good  unto  him. 

27  The  kin^  said  also  unto  Zadok  the 
priest,  Art  not  tnou  a  seer?  return  into  the 
city  in  peace,  and  your  two  sons  with  you, 
Ahimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Abiathar. 

28  See,  I  will  tarry  in  the  plain  of  the 
wilderness,  until  there  come  word  from 
you  to  certify  me. 

29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar  car- 
ried the  ark  of  God  again  to  Jerusalem: 
and  they  tarried  there. 

30  IT  And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent 
of  mount  Olivet,  and  wept  as  he  went  up, 
and  had  his  head  covered,  and  he  went 
barefoot;  and  all  the  people  that  was 
with  him  covered  every  man  his  head,  and 
they  went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up. 

31  1T  And  one  told  David,  saying,  Ahi- 
thophel is  among'  the  conspirators  with 
Absalom.  And  David  said,  O  Lord,  I 
pray  thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
into  foolishness. 

32  U  And  it  came  to  pas?,  that  when 

23  8 


Shimei  curses  David. 

David  was  come  to  the  top  of  the  mount, 
where  he  worshipped  God,  behold,  Hu- 
shai the  Archite  came  to  meet  him  with 
his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head: 

33  Unto  whom  David  said,  If  thou 
passest  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a 
burden  unto  me : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and 
say  unto  Absalom,  I  will  be  thy  servant, 
O  king;  as  I  have  been  thy  father's  ser- 
vant hitherto,  so  will  I  now  also  be  thy  ser- 
vant: then  mayest  thou  for  me  defeat  the 
counsel  of  Ahithophel. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests?  therefore 
it  shall  be,  that  what  thing  soever  thou 
shalt  hear  out  of  the  king's  house,  thou 
shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests. 

36  Behold,  they  have  there  with  them 
their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz,Zadok\s  son,  and 
Jonathan, Abiathar's  son;  and  by  them  ye 
shall  send  unto  me  every  thing  that  ye  can 
hear. 

37  So  Hushai,David's  friend, came  into 
the  city,  and  Absalom  came  into  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  when  David  was  a  little  past  the 
top  of  the  hill,  behold,  Ziba  the  ser- 
vant of  Mephibosheth  met  him,  with  a 
couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  a  hun- 
dred bunches  of  raisins,  and  a  hundred 
of  summer  fruits,  and  a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  What 
meanest  thou  by  these?  And  Ziba  said, 
The  asses  be  for  the  king's  household  to 
ride  on;  and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat;  and  the  wine, 
that  such  as  be  faint  in  the  wilderness  may 
drink. 

3  And  the  king  said,  And  where  is  thy 
master's  son  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  he  abideth  at  Jerusalem: 
for  he  said,  To-day  shall  the  house  of  Is- 
rael restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba,  Behold, 
thine  are  all  that  pertained  unto  Mephibo- 
sheth. And  Ziba  said,  I  humbly  beseech 
thee  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king. 

5  And  when  king  David  came  to  Bahu- 
Tim,  behold,  thence  came  out  a  man  of 
the  family  of  the  house  of  Saul,  whose 
name  was  Shimei,  the  son  of  Gera:  he 
came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  David,  and  at 
all  the  servants  of  king  David:  and  all  the 
people  and  all  the  mighty  men  zvere  on  his 
right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed, 
Come  out,  come  out,  thou  bloody  man. 
and  thou  man  of  Belial: 

8  The  Lord  hath  returned  upon  thee 
all  tire  blood  of  the  house  of  Saul,  in  whose 


CHAP.  XVI.  MithopheVs  counsel. 

stead  thou  hast  reigned;  and  the  Lord 
hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son:  and  behold,  thou  art 
taken  in  thy  mischief,  because  thou  art  a 
bloody  man. 

9  If  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeru- 
iah  unto  the  king,  Why  should  this  dead 
dog  curse  my  lord  the  king?  let  me  go 
over,  I  pray  thee,  and  take  off  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  What  have  I  to 
do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah  ?  so  let  him 
curse,  because  the  Lord  hath  said  unto 
him,  Curse  David.  Who  shall  then  say, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so? 

1 1  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to 
all  his  servants,  Behold,  my  son,  which 
came  forth  of  my  bowels,  seeketh  my  life: 
how  much  more  now  may  this  Benjamite 
doit?  let  him  alone,  and  let  him  curse; 
for  the  Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  maybe  that  the  Lord  will  looK 
on  mine  affliction,  and  that  the  Lord  will 
requite  me  good  for  his  cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men  went  by 
the  way,  Shimei  went  along  on  the  hill'? 
side  over  against  him,  and  cursed  as  he 
went,  and  threw  stones  at  him,  andcastdust. 

14  And  the  king,' and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  came  wear}',  and  refreshed 
themselves  there. 

15  H  And  Absalom,  and  all  the  people 
the  men  of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
Ahithophel  with  him. 

1G  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hushai 
the  Archite, David's  friend,  was  come  unto 
Absalom,  that  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
God  save  the  king,  God  save  the  king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai,  Is  this 
thy  kindness  to  thy  friend?  why  wentest 
thou  not  with  thy  friend? 

18  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
Nay;  but  whom  the  Lord,  and  this  peo- 
ple, and  all  the  men  of  Israel  choose,  his 
will  I  be,  and  with  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  again,  whom  should  I  st 
should  I  not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his 
son?  as  I  have  served  in  thy  father's  pre- 
sence, so  will  I  be  in  thy  presence. 

20  II  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahithophel, 
Give  counsel  among  you  what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom, 
Go  in  unto  thy  father's  concubines,  whir!) 
he  hath  left  to  keep  the  house;  and  all  Is- 
rael shall  hear  that  thou  art  abhorred  of  thy 
father:  then  shall  the  hands  of  all  that  are 
with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  the.)  spread  Absalom  a  tent  upon 
the  top  of  the  house;  and  Absalom  went 
in  unto  his  father's  concubines  in  the  sight 
of  all  Israel. 

23  And    the    counsel   of   Ahithophel 
which  he  counselled  in  those  daj 
if  a  man   had    inquired   at    the  oracle  oi 
God:  so  was  all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
both  with  David  and  with  Absal 


Hushai' s  eounset  accepted. 
CHAP.  XVII. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Ahithophel  hangs  himself. 


the  intent  that  the  Lord  might  bring  evil 


OREOVER,    Ahithophel    said  unto  i  upon  Absalom. 

Absalom,  Let  me   now  choose  out|     15  IT  Then  said  Hushai  unto  Zadok  and 
twelve  thousand  men,  and  I  will  arise  and  j  to  Abiathar  the  priests,  Thus  and  thus  did 

Ahithophel  counsel  Absalom  and  the  el- 
and thus  and  thus  have  I 


M 


pursue  after  David  this  night: 


2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while  he  ders  of  Israel 
is  weary  and  weak-handed,  and  will  make  j  counselled 


him  afraid:  and  all  the  people  that  are 
with  him  shall  flee;  and  I  will  smite  the 
king  only: 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the  people 
unto  thee:  the  man  whom  thou  seekest  is 
as  if  all  returned:  so  all  the  people  shall 
be  in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  pleased  Absalom  well, 
and  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now  Hushai 
the  Archite  also,  and  let  us  hear  likewise 
what  he  saith. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absa- 
lom, Absalom  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
Ahithophel  hath  spoken  after  this  manner: 
shall  we  do  after  his  saying?  if  not,  speak 
thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The 
counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath  given  is  not 
good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,.  thou  knowest  thy 
father  and  his  men,  that  they  be  mighty 
men,  and  they  be  chafed  in  their  minds,  as 
a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the  field: 
and  thy  fatber  is  a  man  of  war,  and  will 
not  lod^e  with  the  people. 

9  Benold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or 
in  some  other  place:  and  it  will  come  to 
pass,  when  some  of  them  be  overthrown  at 
the  first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say,  There  is  a  slaughter  among  the  peo- 
ple that  follow  Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant,  whose 
beart.is  as  the  heart  of  a  lion,  shall  utterly 
melt:  for  all  Israel  knoweththat  thy  father 
if  a  mighty  man,  and  they  which  be  with 
him  am.  valiant  men. 

1 1  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all  Israel 
n.iMly  gathered  unto  thee,  from  Dan 

heba,  as  the  sand  that  is  by 
the  sea  lor  multitude;   and  that  thou  go  to 
in  thine  own  person. 

ball  we  come  upon  him  in  some 
place  ^here  he  shall  be  found,  and  we  will 
light  upon  Inn,  as  the  dew  falleth  on  the 
ground:  and  ol  him  and  of  all  the  men 
that  are  with  him  there  shall  not  be  left  so 
murh  as  one. 

]'A  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a 
city,  then  shall  all  Israel  bring  ropes  to 
that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it  into  the  river 
until  there  be  not  one  small  stone  found 
there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael said.  The  counsel  of  Hushai  the  \r- 

chite  is  better  than  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel. Foi  the  Lord  had  appointed  to 
defeat  the  good  counsel  of  Ahilhophi 


16  Now  therefore  send  quickly,  and 
tell  David,  saying,  Lodge  not  this  night  in 
the  plains  of  the  wilderness,  but  speedily 
pass  over;  lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up 
and  all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  Now  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz  stayed 
byEn-rogel;  for  they  mi^ht  not  be  seer 
to  come  into  the  city:  and  a  wench  went 
and  told  them';  and  they  went  and  told 
king  David. 

18  Nevertheless,  a  lad  saw  them,  and 
told  Absalom:  but  they  went  both  of  them 
away  quickly,  and  came  to  a  man's  house 
in  Bahurim,  which  had  a  well  in  his  court; 
whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  the  woman  took  and  spread  a 
covering  over  the  well's  mouth,  and  spread 
ground  corn  thereon ;  and  the  thing  was 
not  known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  servants  came 
to  the  woman  to  the  house,  they  said, 
Where  is  Ahimaaz  and  Jonathan?  And 
the  woman  said  unto  them,  They  be  gone 
over  the  brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find  them,  they 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  were 
departed,  that  they  came  up  out  of  the 
well,  and  went  and  told  king  David,  and 
said  unto  David,  Arise,  and  pass  quickly 
over  the  water:  for  thus  hath  Ahithophel 
counselled  against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him,  and  they  passed 
over  Jordan:  by  the  morning  light  there 
lacked  not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone 
over  Jordan. 

23  TT  And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that 
his  counsel  was  not  followed,  he  saddled 
his  ass,  and  arose, and  gat  himhometohis 
house,  to  his  city,  and  put  his  household  in 
order,  and  hanged  himself,  and  died,  and 
was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  Mahanaim. 
And  Absalom  passed  over  Jordan,  he  and 
all  the  men  of  Israel  with  him. 

25  IT  And  Absalom  made  Amasa  cap- 
tain of  the  host  instead  of  Joab :  which 
Amasa  was  a  man's  son,  whose  name  was 
Ithra,  an  Israelite,  that  went  in  to  Abigail 
the  daughter  of  Nahash,  sister  to  Zeruiah, 
Joab's  mother. 

i-'G  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched  in  the 
land,  of  Gilead. 

-'7  T  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David 

was  eome  to  Mahanaim,  that  Shobi  the  son 

of  Nahash  of  Rabbah  of  the  children  of 

Amnion,  and  Machir  the  son  of  Ammiel  of 

270 


David's  charge  to  the  army.        CHAP. 

Lo-debar,  and  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  of 
Uogelim, 

28  Brought  beds,  andbasons,  andearthen 
vessels,  and  wheat,  and  barley,  and  flour, 
and  parched  corn,  and  beans,  andlentiles, 
and  parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep, 
and  cheese  of  kine,  for  David,  and  for  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  to  eat :  for  they 
said,  The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary, 
and  thirsty,  in  the  wilderness. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  David  numbered  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  and  set  captains  of 
thousands  and  captains  of  hundreds  over 
them. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third  part  of 
the  people  under  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  a 
third  part  under  the  hand  of  Abishai  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  Joab's  brother,  and  a  third 
part  under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite. 
And  the  king  said  unto  the  people,  I  will 
surely  go  forth  with  you  myself  also. 

3  But  the  people  answered,  Thou  shalt 
not  go  forth  :  for  if  we  flee  away,  they  will 
not  care  for  us  ;  neither  if  half  of  us  die, 
will  they  care  for  us :  but  now  thou  art 
worth  ten  thousand  of  us:  therefore  now  it  is 
better  that  thou  succour  us  out  of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  What 
seemeth  you  best  I  will  do.  And  the  king 
stood  by  the  gate  side,  and  all  the  people 
came  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  Deal  gently  for 
my  sake  with  the  young  man,  even  with 
Absalom.  And  all  the  people  heard  when 
the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge  con- 
cerning Absalom. 

6  IT  So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field 
against  Israel :  and  the  battle  was  in  the 
woodofEphraim  ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were  slain 
before  the  servants  of  David,  and  there 
was  there  a  great  slaughter  that  day  of 
twenty  thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scattered  over 
the  face  of  all  the  country :  and  the  wood 
devoured  more  people  that  day  than  the 
sword  devoured. 

9  IT  And  Absalom  met  the  servants  of 
David.  And  Absalom  rode  upon  a  mule, 
and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs 
of  a  great  oak,  and  his  head  caught  hold  of 
the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between  the 
heaven  and  the  earth  ;  and  the  mule  that 
was  under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and  told 
Joab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw  Absalom 
hanged  in  an  oak. 

1 1  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told 
him,  And  behold,  thou  sawest  him,  and 
why  didst  thou  not  smite  him  there  to  the 
ground  ?  and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle. 


XVIII.  Absalom  is  slain. 

1 2  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  Though 
I  should  receive  a  thousand  shekels  of  silver 
in  my  hand,  yet  would  I  not  put  forth 
my  hand  against  the  king's  son :  for  in 
our  hearing  the  king  charged  thee  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  Beware  that 
none  touch  the  young  man  Absalom. 

13 Otherwise!  should  have  wrought  false- 
hood against  mine  own  life  :  for  there  is  no 
matter  nid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thyself 
wouldest  have  set  thyself  against  me. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not  tarry  thus 
with  thee.  And  he  took  three  darts  in  his 
hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the  heart  of 
Absalom,  while  he  was  yet  alive  in  the 
midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Joab's 
armour  compassed  about  and  smote  Absa- 
lom, and  slew  him. 

16  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  returned  from  pursuing  after  Israel : 
for  Joab  held  back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him 
into  a  great  pit  in  the  wood,  and  laid  a  very 
great  lieap  of  stones  upon  him :  and  all 
Israel  fled  every  one  to  nis  tent. 

18  IF  Now  Absalom  in  his  life-time  had 
taken  and  reared  up  for  himself  a  pillar, 
which  is  in  the  king's  dale  :  for  he  said,  1 
have  no  son  to  keep  my  name  in  remem- 
brance :  and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name  :  and  it  is  called  unto  this  day, 
Absalom's  Place. 

19  IT  Then  said  Ahimaazthe  son  ofZa 
dok,  Let  me  now  run,  and  bear  the  king 
tidings,  how  that  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
him  of  his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt 
bear  tidings  another  day  :  but  this  day  thou 
shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because  the  king's 
son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go,  tell  the 
king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  Cushi 
bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Za- 
dok  yet  again  to  Joab,  But  howsoever,  let 
me,  I  pray  thee,  also  run  after  Cushi.  And 
Joab  said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,my  son, 
seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings  ready  ? 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  me  run. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Run.  Then  Ahi- 
maaz ran  by  the  way  of  the  plain,  and 
overran  Cushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the  two  gares : 
and  the  watchman  went  up  to  the  root  over 
the  gate  unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  hiseyes, 
andlooked,andbehoIdamanrunningalone 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  :md  tola 
the  king.  And  the  king  said,  I  flic  be  alone 
there  is  tidings  in  his  mouth.  And  he  camo 
apace,  and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man 
running:  and  the  watchman  called  unto 
the  porter,  and  said,  Behol  man 

r  271 


David's  lamentation.  lh  SAMUEL.  He  is  brought  bach 

mining  alone.  And  the  king  said.  He  and  that  willbe  worse  unto  thee  than  all  the 
also  brtngeth  tidings.  ev^  tnat  bcfel  thee  from  thy  youth  until 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  Methinketh  now. 

the  running  of  the  foremost  is  like  the  run-  8  Then  the  king  arose,and  sat  in  the  gate. 
ning  of  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok.  And  And  they  told  unto  all  the  people,  saying, 
the  king  said,  He  m  a  good  man,  and  Behold,  the  king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And 
cometh  with  good  tidings.  all  the  people  came  before  the  king:  for 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said  untojIsrael_had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent 


And  he  fell  down  to 


face  before  the  king, 
aid,  blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 


the  king.  All  is  we 

the  earth  upon  his 

and  said,  BteL_- 

which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  Jilted 

up  their  hand  against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  Is  the  young  man 
Absalom  safe?  And  Ahimaaz  answered, 
When  Joab  sent  the  king's  servant,  and 
me  thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but  I 
knew  not  what  it  was. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  T  :rn 
aside  and  stand  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And  behold,  Cushi  came  ;  and  Cushi 
said,  Tidings,  my  lord  the  king:  for  the 
Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this  day  of  all 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee. 

And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi,  Is  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe?  And  Cushi  an- 
swered, The  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king, 
and  all  that  rise  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt, 
be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  IT  And  the  king  was  much  moved, 
and  went  up  to  the  chamber  over  the  gate, 
and  wept:  and  as  he  went,  thus  he  said, 

0  my  son  Absalom!  my  son,  my  son  Absa- 
lom !  would  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

CHAP.  XIX. 

ND  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,  the  king 

weepeth  and  mourneth  for  Absalom. 

2   And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned 

into  mourning  unto  all  the  people  :  for  the 

heard  *ay  that  day  how  the  king 

was  griei  ed  for  his  son. 

And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth 

that  day  into  the  city,  as  people  being 

i<  ds1  en  in  nay  when  they  flee  in  battle. 

I    Bti  the  king  covered  his  face,  and  the 

I  with  a  loud  voice,  O  my  son 

i.  my  son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the 

Th<  i  hast  shamed  this  day 

the  faces  ol  ill  thy  servants,  which  this  day 

thy  lite,  and  the  lives  of  thy 

ind  of  thy  daughters,  and  the  lives  of 

thy  K  Ives,  and  the  lives  of  thy  concubines: 

6  In  that  thou  lovesi  thine  enemies,  and 
halest  thy  friends  :  for  thou  hast  declared 
this  day,  that  thou  n  gardesl  neitherpririces 

its  :  lor  this  day  I  perceive,  that 
if  Absalom  bad  lived,  and  all  we  had  (lied 
this  daj ,  then  if  had  pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth,  and 
9peak  comfortably  unto  thy  servant! 

1  swear  by  the  Lord,  if  thou  go  not  forth, 
there  will  not  tarry  one  wit)  uighl : 


9  IT  And  all  the  people  were  at  strife 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying, 
The  king  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  and  he  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines  ;  and  now  he  is  fled 
out  of  the  land  for  Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed 
over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.  Now  therefore 
why  speak  ye  not  a  word  of  bringing  the 
king  back  ? 

1 1  IT  And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and 
to  Abiatharthe  priests,  saying,  Speak  unto 
the  elders  of  Judah,  saying,  Why  are  ye 
the  last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his  house  ? 
seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come  to 
the  king,  even  to  his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  my  bone? 
and  my  flesh  :  wherefore  then  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  back  the  king  ? 

13  And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  not 
of  my  bone,  and  of  my  flesh  ?  God  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be  not  captain 
of  the  host  before  me  continually  in  the 
room  of  Joab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  even  as  the  heart  of  one  man ; 
so  that  they  sent  this  word  unto  the  king. 
Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to 
Jordan.  And  Judah  came  to  Gilgal,  to  go 
to  meet  the  king,  to  conduct  the  king  over 
Jordan. 

1 6  TT  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Ben- 
jamite,  which  was  of  Bahurim,  hasted  and 
came  down  with  the  men  of  Judah  to  meet 
king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand  men  of 
Benjamin  with  him,  and  Ziba  the  servant 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fifteen  sons 
and  his  twenty  servants  with  him ;  and 
they  went  over  Jordan  before  the  king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry-boat  to 
carry  over  the  king's  household,  and  to  do 
what  he  thought  good.  And  Shimei  the 
son  of  Gera  fell  down  before  the  king,  as 
he  was  come  over  Jordan; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let  not  ray 
lord  impute  iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do 
thou  remember  that  which  thy  servant  did 
perversely  the  day  that  my  lord  the  king 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  king  should 
take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I  have 
sinned:  therefore  behold,  I  am  come  the 
brst  this  day  of  all  the  house  of  Joseph  to 
go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  o(  Zeruiah  an- 


Skimei  is  pardoned.  CHAP.  XX 

swered  and  said,  Shall  not  Shimei  be  put 
to  death  for  this,  because  he  cursed  the 
Lord's  anointed  ? 

22  And  David  said,What  have  I  to  do 
with  you, ye  sonsof  Zeraiah,  thatyeshould 
this  day  be  adversaries  unto  me?  shall 
there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this  day 
in  Israel  ?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I  am 
this  day  king  over  Israel  ? 

23  Therefore  the  king  said  unto  Shi- 
mei, Thou  shalt  not  die  :  and  the  king 
eware  unto  him. 

24  IF  And  Mephibosheth  the  son  of 
Saul  came  down  to  meet  the  king,  and  had 
neither  dressed  his  feet,  nor  trimmed  his 
beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes,  from  the 
day  the  king  departed  until  the  day  he  came 
again  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Wherefore  went- 
est  not  thou  with  me,  Mephibosheth? 

26  And  he  answered,  My  lord,  O  king, 
my  servant  deceived  me  :  for  thy  servant 
said,  I  will  saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I  may 
ride  thereon,  and  go  to  the  king  ;  because 
thy  servant  is  lame. 

27  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  servant 
unto  my  lord  the  king ;  but  my  lord  the 
king  is  as  an  angel  of  God :  do  therefore 
what  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father's  house  were 
but  dead  men  before  my  lord  the  king : 
yet  didst  thou  set  thy  servant  among  them 
that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  What 
right  therefore  have  I  yet  to  cry  any  more 
unto  the  king? 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why 
speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters  ?  I 
have  said,  Thou  and  Ziba  divide  the  land 

30  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the 
king,  Yea,  let  him  take  all,  forasmuch  as 
my  lord  the  king  is  come  again  in  peace 
unto  his  own  house. 

31  IF  AndBarzillai  the  Gileadite  came 
down  from  Rogelim,  and  went  over  Jor- 
dan with  the  king,  to  conduct  him  over 
Jordan. 

32  Now  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged  man 
even  fourscore  years  old:  and  he  had  pro 
vided  the  king  of  sustenance  while  he  lay 
a  tMahanaim :  for  he  was  a  very  great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Barzillai, 
Come  thou  over  with  me,  and  I  will  feed 
thee  with  me  in  Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the  king, 
How  long  have  I  to  live,  that  I  should  go 
up  with  the  king  unto  Jerusalem  ? 

35  I  am  this  day  fourscore  years  old : 
and  can  I  discern  between  good  and  evil? 
can  thy  servant  taste  what  feat  or  what  I 
drink  ?  can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing-men  and  singing-women  ?  where- 
fore then  should  thy  servant  be  yet  a  bur- 
den unto  my  lord  the  king  ? 

18 


HtleUiua  of  Olieba* 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little  way  over 
Jordan  with  the  king  :  and  why  should  the 
king  recompense  it  me  withsucha  reward? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  turn 
back  again,  that  I. may  die  in  mine  own 
city,  and  be  buried  by  the  grave  of  my 
father  and  of  my  mother :  but  behold  thy 
servant  Chimham  ;  let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  king;  and  do  to  him  what 
shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chimham 
shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I  will  do  to  him 
that  which  shall  seem  good  unto  thee  :  and 
whatsoever  thou  shalt  require  of  me,  thai 
will  I  do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jor- 
dan. And  when  the  king  was  come  over, 
the  king  kissed  Barzillai ,  and  blessed  him  ; 
and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gilgalx 
and  Chimham  went  on  with  him  :  and  all 
the  people  of  Judah  conducted  the  king, 
and  also  half  the  people  of  Israel. 

41  TT  And  behold,  all  the  men  of  Israel 
came  to  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king. 
Why  have  our  brethren  the  men  of  Judah 
stolen  thee  away,  and  have  brought  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all  DavidV 
men  with  him,  over  Jordan  ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah  answered 
the  men  of  Israel,  Because  the  king  is  near 
of  kin  to  us  :  wherefore  then  be  ye  angry 
for  this  matter?  have  we  eaten  at  all  of  the 
king's  cost?  or  hath  he  given  us  any  gilt  ? 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  answered  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  said,  We  have  ten  parts 
in  the  king,  and  we  have  also  more  right 
in  David  than  ye :  why  then  did  ye  de- 
spise us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be  first 
had  in  bringing  back  our  king  ?  And  the 
words  of  the  men  of  Judah  were  fiercer, 
than  the  words  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  there  happened  to  be  there  a  man 
of  Belial,  whose  name  was  Sheba, 
the  son  of  Bichri,  a  Benjamite  :  and  he 
blew  a  trumpet,  and  said,  We  have  no 
part  in  David,  neither  have  we  inherit- 
ance in  the  son  of  Jesse :  every  man  to 
his  tents,  O  Israel. 

2  So  every  man  of  Israel  went  up  from 
after  David,  and  followed  Sheba  the  son 
of  Bichri :  but  the  men  of  Judah  clave 
unto  their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

3  IT  And  David  came  to  his  house  at 
Jerusalem  ;  and  the  king  took  the  ten  wo- 
men his  concubines,  whom  he  had  left  to 
keep  the  house,  and  put  them  in  ward, 
and  fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto  them 
So  they  were  shut  up  unto  the  day  of  then 
death,  living  in  widowhood. 

4  IF  Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  As- 
semble me  the  men  of  Judah  within  ttirx-fi 
davs.  and  be  thou  here  present, 

g7S 


Jiuusa  is  slaw- 


5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  the  wen 
of  Judab  :  but  be  tarried  longer  than  the 
set  time  which  he  had  appointed  him. 

G  And  David  .-aid  to  Abishai,  Now  shall 

Sheba  the  son  ol  Bichri  do  us  more  harm 

than  did  Absalom:  take  thou  thy  lord's 

lit-  and  pursue  alter  him,  lest  he  get 

him  fenced  cities,  and  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab's 
men,  and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pele- 
Ihites,  and  all  the  mighty  men  :  and  they 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

When  they  were  at  the  great  stone 
which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa  went  before 
them.  And  Joab's  garment  that  he  had 
put  on  was  girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it 


It.  SAM  V  EL.  The  three  years' famine. 

19  1  am  one  of  them  that  are  peaceable 
and  faithful  in  Israel :  thou  seekestto  de- 
stroy a  city  and  a  mother  in  Israel :  why 
wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance  of 
the  Lord  ? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said,  Far 
be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I  should  swal- 
low up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so  :  but  a  man  of 
mount  Ephraim,  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri 
by  name,  hath  lifted  up  his  band  against 
the  king,  even  against  David :  deliver  him 
only,  and  I  will  depart  from  the  city.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  his 
head  shall  be  thrown  to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the 
people  in  her  wisdom.     And  they  cut  off 


a  girdle  with  a  sword  fastened  upon  his  the  head  of  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  and 


in  the  sheath  thereof;  and  as  he  went 
forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  in 
health,  my  brother  ?  And  Joab  took  Amasa 
by  the  heard  with  the  right  hand  tokiss  him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to  the  sword 
that  wax  in  Joab's  hand  :  so  he  smote  him 
therewith  In  the  fifth  rib,  and  shed  out  his 
bowels  to  the  ground,  and  struck  him  not 
again;  and  he  died.  So  Joab  and  Abi- 
shaihis  brother  pursued  after  Sheba  the 
.•-on  of  Bichri. 

1 1  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood  by 
him.  and  said,  He  that  favoureth  Joab,  and 
he  that  is  for  David,  let  him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood  in 
lhe  midst  of  the  highway.  And  when  the 
man  saw  that  all  the  people  stood  still,  he 
jemoved  Amasa  out  of  the  highway  into 
ihe  field,  and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him,  when 
he  saw  that  every  one  that  came  by  him 
stood  still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out  of  the 
highway,  all  the  people  went  on  after  Joab, 
to  pursue  after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  H  And  he  went  through  all  the  tribes 
•  I  unto  Abel,  and  to  Beth-maachah, 

and  all  the  Berites:  and  they  were  ga- 
thered together,  and  went  also  after  him. 

1  n  And  they  came  and  besieged  him  in 
Abel  oi  Beth-maachah,  and  they  cast  up  a 
baok  against  the  city,  and  it  stood  in  the 
i  ranch  :  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
Juab  battered  the  wall, to  throw  it  down. 

lb  1  Then  cried  a  wise  woman  out  of 
ity,  Hear,  hear;  say,  I  pray  you, 
unto  Joab,  Come  uear  hither,  that  I  may 
speak  with  thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near  unto 
her,  the  woman  said,  Art  thou  Joab  ?  And 
he  answered,  1  am  he  Then  she  said 
unto  him,  Hear  the  words  of  thy  hand- 
maid.    And  he  answered,  I  do  hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying,  They  were 
wont  to  speak  in  old  time,  saying,  They 
shall  surely  ask  counsel  at  Abel :  and  so 

-  *ndea  the  ina*'> 


cast  it  out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a  trum- 
pet, and  they  retired  from  the  city,  every 
man  to  his  tent.  And  Joab  returned  to  Je- 
rusalem unto  the  king. 

23  IF  Now  Joab  was  over  all  the  host 
of  Israel :  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
da  was  over  the  Cherethites  and  over  the 
Pelethites  : 

24  And  Adoram  was  over  the  tribute : 
and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  was 
recorder : 

25  And  Sheva  was  scribe  :  and  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  were  the  priests : 

26  And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was  a  chief 
ruler  about  David. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in  the  days 
of  David  three  years ,  year  after  year ; 
and  David  inquired  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  Lord  answered,  It  is  for  Saul,  and  for 
his  bloody  house,  because  he  slew  the 
Gibeonites. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gibeonites, 
and  said  unto  them ;  (now  the  Gibeonites 
were  not  of  the  children  of  Israel,  but  ot 
the  remnant  of  the  Amorites ;  and  the 
children  of  Israel  had  sworn  unto  them  : 
and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them,  in  his  zeal 
to  the  children  of  Israel  and  Judah.) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the  Gi- 
beonites, What  shall  I  do  for  you?  and 
wherewith  shall  1  make  the  atonement,  that 
ye  may  bless  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord  ? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto  him. 
We  will  have  no  silver  nor  gold  of  Saul, 
nor  of  his  house  ;  neither  for  us  shalt  thou 
kill  any  man  in  Israel.  And  he  said, 
What  ye  shall  say,  that  will  I  do  for  you. 

6  And  they -answered  the  king,  The 
man  that  consumed  us,  and  that  devised 
against  us,  that  we  should  be  destroyed 
from  remaininginany ofthe  coastsof  Israel, 

6  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be  deliver- 
ed unto  us,  and  we  will  hang  them  up  un- 
to the  Lord  in  Gibeah  of  Saul,  whom  the 
Lord  did  choose.    And  the  king  said,  I 
|  will  give  them. 

374 


Rizpah?  s  kindness  to  the  dead.      CHAP.  XXil 

7  But  the  king"  spared  Mephibosheth, 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord's  oath  that  was  between 
them,  between  David  and  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of  Riz- 
pah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  whom  she  bare 
unto  Saul,  Armoni  and  Mephibosheth  ;  and 
the  five  sons  of  Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  whom  she  brought  up  for  Auriel,the 
son  of  Barzillai  the  itfeholathite  : 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they  hanged  them 
in  the  hill  before  the  Lord  :  and  they  fell 
all  seven  together,  and  were  put  to  death 
in  the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first  days,  in 
the  beginning  of  barley-harvest. 

10  And  Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah 
took  sackcloth,  and  spread  it  for  her  upon 
the  rock,  from  the  beginning  of  harvest  un- 
til water  dropped  upon  them  out  of  hea- 
ven, and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of  the 
air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the  beasts 
of  the  field  by  night. 

1 1  And  it  was  told  David  what  Rizpah 
the  daughter  of  Aiah  the  concubine  of  Saul 
had  done 

1 2  H  And  David  went  and  took  the  bones 
of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son 
from  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had 
stolen  them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan 
where  the  Philistines  had  hanged  them, 
when  the  Philistines  had  slain  Saul  in 
Gilboa: 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan 


David's  tlianksgvttrig. 

19  And  there  was  again  a  battle  in  GoB 
with  the  Philistines,  where  Elhanan  the 
son  of  Jaare-oregim,a  Beth-lehemite,slew 
the  brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  staff 
of  whose  spear  was-  like  a  weaver's  beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  of  great  stature,  that  had 
on  every  hand  six  fingers,  and  on  every 
foot  six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number  ; 
and  he  also  was  born  to  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Shimeah  the  brother  of  David 
slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the  giant  in 
Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand  of  David,  and 
by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

4  ND  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the- 

-f\-  words  of  this  song  in  the  day  that  the 

Lord  had  delivered  him  out  of  the  hand  of 

all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  is  my  rock, 
and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ;  in  him  will  I 
trust :  he  is  my  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my 
salvation,  my  high  tower,  and  my  refuge, 
my  saviour j  thou  savest  me  from  violence; 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  who  is  wor- 
thy to  be  praised  :  so  shall  I  be  saved  from 
mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  compassed 
me,  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid; 

6  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me 
about ;  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me  , 

7  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 


his  son  :   and  they  gathered  the  bones  of  and  cried  to  my  God :  and  he  did  hear  my 


them  that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  buried  they  in  the  country  of  Ben- 
jamin in  Zelah,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish 
his  father :  and  they  performed  all  that  the 
king  commanded.  And  after  that  God 
was  entreated  for  the  land. 

15  IT  Moreover,  the  Philistines  had  yet 
war  again  with  Israel ;  and  David  went 
down,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and  fought 
against  the  Philistines  :  and  David  waxed 
faint. 

16  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  was  of  the 
sons  of  the  giant,  the  weight  of  whose  spear 
weighed  three  hundred  shekels  of  brass  in 
weight,  he  beinggirdedwith  a  new snuord, 
thought  to  have  slain  David. 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  suc- 
coured him,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and 
killed  him.  Then  the  men  of  David  sware 
unto  him,  saying,  Thou  shalt  go  no  more 
out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench  not 
the  light  of  Israel. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  was  again  a  battle  with  the  Philis- 
tines at  God  :  then  Sibbechai  the  Husha- 
thite  slew  Saph,  which  was  of  the  sons  of 
the  giant 


voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry  did 
enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  earth  shook  afid  trembled : 
the  foundations  of  heaven  moved  and 
shook,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nos* 
trils,  and  fire  out  of  his  moutb  devoured  : 
coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came 
down  ;  and  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

1 1  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did 
fly :  and  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of 
the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions 
round  about  him,  dark  waters,  and  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before  him 
were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from  hearen, 
and  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

1 5  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and  scattered 
them  :  lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea  appear- 
ed, the  foundations  of  the  world  were  dis- 
covered, at  the  rebuking  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me  ;  nc 
d'-eiy  me  out  of  many  *at«P 

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A  psalm  of  thanksgiving 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong 
enemy,  and  from  them  that  hated  me :  for 
they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  ot  my 
unity  :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

He  broughtme  forth  also  into  a  large 
place:  be  delivered  me,  because  he  de- 
lighted in  me.  _.. 

t\  The  L<uin  rewarded  me  according 
to  my  righteousness:  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed me.  Y 

Fori  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 
and  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my 

For  all  his  judgments  were  before 
me  :  and  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  de- 
part from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and 
have  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

25  Therefore  the  Lord  hath  recom- 
pensed me  according  to  my  righteousness ; 
according  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eye-sight. 

26  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
«elf  merciful,  and  with  the  upright  man 
thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright. 

57  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self  pure  ;  and  with  the  froward  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  unsavoury. 

28  And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt 
Fave  :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon  the  haughty, 
that  thou  mayest  brin°r  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  lamp,  OLord  :  and 
the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a 
troop:  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

31  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect ;  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  :  he  is  a  buckler 
to  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 
and  who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God? 

33  God  is  my  strength  and  power:  and 
keth  my  way  perfect. 

1 1c  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet : 

etteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

lie  teacheth  my  hands  to  war;  so 

tli.it  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 

of  thy  salvation  :   and  thy  gentleness  hath 

made  me  great. 

enlarged  my  steps  under 
bo  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
destroyed  them  ;  and  turned  not  again  un- 
til I  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them,  and 
wounded  them,  that  they  could  not  arise  : 
yea,  they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  mo  with 
strength  to  battle:  them  that  rose  up 
aguinst  me  hast  thou  subdued  under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
ofmineenemies,  that  I  might  destroy  them 
that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  was  none  to 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David*s  last  words. 


save  ;  even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answer- 
ed them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth,  I  did  stamp  them  as  the 
mire  of  the  street,  and  did  spread  them 
abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  my  people,  thou  hast  kept 
me  to  be  head  of  the  heathen  :  a  people 
which  I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  shall  submit  themselves 
unto  me  :  as  soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall 
be  obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  they 
shall  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  blessed  be  my 
rock  ;  and  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock 
of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  that 
bringeth  down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from 
mine  enemies :  thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up 
on  high  above  them  that  rose  up  against 
me  :  thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  vio- 
lent man. 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  I 
will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

51  He  is  the  tower  of  salvation  for  his 
king :  and  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
unto  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

NOW  these  be  the  last  words  of  David. 
David  the  son  of  Jesse  said,  and  the 
man  who  was  raised  up  on  high,  the  anoint- 
ed of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and  the  sweet 
psalmist  of  Israel,  said, 

2  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me, 
and  his  word  was  in  my  tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  the  Rock  of 
Israel  spake  to  me,  He  that  ruleth  over 
men  must  be  just,  ruling  in  the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  he  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
morning  when  the  sun  riseth,  even  a  morn- 
ing without  clouds;  as  the  tender  grass 
springing  out  of  the  earth  by  clear  shining 
after  rain. 

5  Although  my  house  be  not  so  with  God ; 
yet  he  hath  made  with  mean  everlasting 
covenant,  ordered  in  all  things,  and  sure : 
for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all  my  de- 
sire, although  he  make  it  not  to  grow. 

6  H  But  the  sons  of  Belial  shall  be  all  of 
them  as  thorns  thrust  away,  because  they 
cannot  be  taken  with  hands  : 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch  them 
must  be  fenced  with  iron  and  the  staff  of  a 
spear ;  and  they  shall  be  utterly  burned 
with  fire  in  the  same  place. 

8  H  These  be  the  names  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had  :  The  Tachmonite 
that  sat  in  the  seat,  chief  among  the  cap- 
tains ;  the  same  was  Adino  the  Eznite  :  he 
lifted  up  his  spear  against  eight  hundred, 
whom  ne  slew  at  one  time. 

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A  catalogue  of  CHAP. 

9  And  after, him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of 
k*odo  the  Ahohite,  one  of  the  three  mighty 
men  with  David,  when  they  defied  the 
Philistines  that  were  there  gathered  toge- 
ther to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gone  away : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Philistines 
until  his  hand  was  weaiy,  and  his  hand 
clave  unto  the  sword :  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  great  victory  that  day  ;  and  the 
people  returned  after  him  only  to  spoil. 

1 1  And  after  him  was  Shammah  the  son 
of  Agee  the  Hararite.  And  the  Philistines 
were  gathered  together  into  a  troop,  where 
was  a  piece  of  ground  full  of  lentiles  : 
and  the  people  fled  from  the  Philistines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of  the 

f round,  and  defended  it,  and  slew  the 
hilistines :  and  the  Lord  wrought  a  great 
victory. 

13  And  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went 
down,  and  came  to  David  in  the  harvest- 
time  unto  the  cave  of  Adullam  :  and  the 
troop  of  the  Philistines  pitched  in  the  val- 
ley of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  was  then  in  a  hold,  and 
the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  was  then  in 
Beth-lehem. 

1 5  And  David  longed,  and  said,  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  which  is  by  the  gate  ! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men  brake 
through  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem 
that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and 
brought  it  to  David :  nevertheless  he 
would  not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said,  Be  it  far  from  me,  O 
Lord,  that  I  should  do  this*  is  not  this  the 
blood  of  the  men  that  went  in  jeopardy  of 
their  lives  ?  therefore  he  would  not  drink 
it.  These  things  did  these  three  mighty 
men. 

18  And  Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab, 
the  son  of  Zeruiah,  was  chief  among  three. 
And  he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  three 
hundred,  and  slew  them,  and  had  the 
name  among  three. 

1 9  Was  he  not  most  honourable  of  three  ? 
therefore  he  was  their  captain  :  howbeit 
he  attained  not  unto  the  first  three. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man,  of  Kabzeel,  who 
had  done  many  acts,  he  slew  two  lion-like 
men  of  Moab :  he  went  down  also  and 
slew  a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit  in  time  of 
snow : 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a  goodly 
man :  and  the  Egyptian  had  a  spear  in  his 
hand ;  but  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  spear 


■XXIV.  David 's  mighty  men 

Jehoiada,  and  had  the  name  among  three 
mighty  men. 

23  He  was  more  honourable  than  the 
thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to  the  first 
three.  And  David  set  him  over  his  guard. 

24  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab  was  one 
of  the  thirty  ;  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  ot 
Beth-lehem, 

25  Shammah  the  Harodite,  Elika  the 
Harodite, 

26  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son  oi 
Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Mebunnai 
the  Hushathite, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai  the 
Netophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a  Netopha- 
thite, Ittai  the  son  of  Ribai  out  of  Gibeah 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hiddai  oi 
the  brooks  of  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth 
the  Barhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite;  of  the  sons 
of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

33  Shammah  the  Hararite,  Ahiam  the 
son  of  Sharar  the  Hararite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai,  the  son 
of  the  Maachathite,  Eliam  the  son  of  Ahi- 
thophel  the  Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai  the 
Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zobah, 
Bani   the  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the 
Beerothite,  armour-bearer  to  Joab  the  son 
of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an  Ithrite, 

39  Uriah  the  Hittite  :  thirty  and  seven 
in  all. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
\  ND  again  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
l\-  kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  moved 
David  against  them  to  say,  Go,  number 
Israel  and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab,  the  captain 
of  the  host,  which  was  with  him,  Go  now 
through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  number  ye  the 
people,  that  I  may  know  the  number  of 
the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king,  Now  the 
Lord  thy  God  add  unto  the  people,  how 
many  soever  they  be,  a  hundred-fold, 
and  that  the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may 
see  it :  but  why  doth  my  lord  the  king 
delight  in  this  thing  ? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  kind's  word  pre- 
vailed against  Joab,  and  against  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host.  And  Joab  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  went  out  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  king,  to  number  the  people 
of  Israel. 

5  IT  And  they  passed  over  Jordan,  and 


22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of  pitched  in  Aroer,  on  the  right  side  of  the 

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David  numbers  the  people. 

city  that  lielh  in  the  midst  of  the  river  of 
Gad,  and  toward   Jazer: 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and  to  the 
land  of  Tahtim-hodshi ;  ahd  they  came 
to  Dan-jaan,  and  about  to  Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  stroncr  hold  of  iyre> 
and  to  all  the  cities  of  the  Hivites,  and  of 
the  Canaanites  ■  and  they  went  out  to  the 
?outh  of  Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

So  irhen  they  had  gone  through  all 
the  land,  they  came  to  Jerusalem  at  the 
Old  of  Dine  month-  and  twenty  days. 

tad  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the 
Dumber  of  the  people  unto  the  king  :  and 
Ihert  irere  in  Israel  eight  hundred  thou- 
sand valiant  men  that  drew  the  sword; 
and  the  men  of  Judah  mere  five  hundred 
thousand  men. 

10  IT  And  David's  heart  smote  him  after 
that  he  had  numbered  the  people.  And 
David  said  unto  the  Lord,  I  have  sinned 
gTeatly  in  that  I  have  done :  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  away  the 
iniquity  of  thy  servant;  for  I  have  done 
very  foolishly. 

1 1  For  when  David  was  up  in  the  mom- 
ing,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the 
prophet  Gad,  David's  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three  things;  choose 
thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Shall  seven  years 
of  famine  come  unto  thee  in  thy  land  ?  or 
wilt  thou  fine  three. months  before  thine 
enemies,  while  they  pursue  thee  ?  or  that 
there  be  three  days^pestilence  in  thy  land? 
Now  advise,  ana  see  what  answer  I  shall 
return  to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in  a 
great  strait :  let  us  fall  now  into  the  hand 
<«t  the  Lord;  for  his  mercies  are  great; 
and  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of  man. 

1 6  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence  upon 
Israel  from  the  morning  even  to  the  time 
appointed  :  and  there  died  of  the  people 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  seventy 
thousand  men. 

16  And  when  the  angel  stretched  out 
ha  hand  upon  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  the 


I.  KINGS. 


His  intercession  to  God. 


Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and  said 
to  the  angel  that  destroyed  the  people,  It 
is  enough  :  stay  now  thy  hand.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the  threshing- 
place  of  Araunah  the  Jebusite. 

17  And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord 
when  he  saw  the  angel  that  smote  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  Lo,  I  have  sinned,  and  1 
have  done  wickedly:  but  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done  ?Let    thy    hand,  I 

f)vay  thee,  be  against  me,  and  against  my 
ather's  house. 

18  IF  And  Gad  came  that  day  to  David, 
and  said  unto  him,  Go  up,  rear  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of 
Araunah  the  Jebusite. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the  saying 
of  Gad,  went  up  a?  the  Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw  the 
king  and  his  servants  coming  on  toward 
him  :  And  Araunah  went  out,  and  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  on  his  face  upon 
the  ground. 

21  And  Araunah  said,  Wherefore  is  my 
lord  the  kin^  come  to  his  servant  ?  And 
David  said.  To  buy  the  threshing-floor  of 
thee,  to  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  that 
the  plague  maybe  stayed  from  the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David,  Let 
my  lord  the  king  take  and  offer  up  what 
seemeth  good  unto  him :  behold,  here  be 
oxen  for  burnt-sacrifice,  and  threshing-in- 
struments and  other  instruments  of  the 
oxen  for  wood. 

23  Ail  riiese  things  did  Araunah,  as  a 
king,  give  unto  the  king.  And  Araunah 
said  unto  the  king,  The  Lord  thy  God 
accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Araunah, 
Nay;  but  I  wilt  surely  buy  it  of  thee  at  a 
price  :  neither  will  1  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord  my  God  of  that  which  doth 
cost  me  nothing.  So  David  bought  the 
threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for  fifty  she- 
kels of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings.  So  the  Lord  was  en- 
treated for  the  land,  and  the  plague  was 
stayed  from  Israel. 


9  The  First  Book  of  the  KINGS,  commonly  called. 
The  Third  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


N 


and 
with  clothes,  but  be  gal  no  heat 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Let  there  be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king 
a  young  virgin  :  and  let  her  stand  before 
*he  king,  and  let  her  cherish  him,  and  let 
her  lit;  in  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord  the  king 
may  get  he-at 


/  HA!  .  I.  3    So  they  sought    for  a  fair  damsel 

Off  km/  David  w,   old  and  stricken  |  throughout  all  the  coasts  of   Israel,  and 
and   they  covered  him  found  Abishag  a  Shunammite,  and  brought 
her  to  the  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair,  and 
cherished  the  king,  and  ministered  to 
him  :  but  the  king  knew  her  not. 

o  If  Then  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haejgith 
exalted  himself,  saying,  I  will  be  king: 
and  he  prepared  him  chariots  and  horse, 
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Adonijah  usurps  the  kingdom.         CHAP 

men,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  displeased  him 
at  any  time  in  saying,  Why  hast  thou  done 
so  ?  and  he  also  was  a  very  goodly  man; 
and  his  mother  bare  him  atter  Absalom. 

7  And  he  conferred  with  Joab  the  son 
of  Zeruiah,  and  with  Abiathar  the  priest: 
and  they, following  Adonijah,  helped  him. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  Nathan  the  pro- 
phet, and  Shimei,  and  Rei,  and  the 
mighty  men  which  belonged  to  David, 
were  not  with  Adonijah- 

9  And  Adonijah  slew  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  fat  cattle,  by  the  stone  of  Zoheleth, 
which  is  by  En-rogel,  and  called  all  his 
brethren  the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king's  servants  : 

10  But  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Be- 
naiah, and  the  mighty  men,  and  Solomon 
his  brother,  he  called,  not. 

11  IT  Wherefore  Nathan  spake  unto 
Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon,  say- 
ing, Hast  thou  not  heard  that  Adonijah 
the  son  of  Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David 
our  lord  knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayest 
save  thine  own  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  son 
Solomon. 

13  Go,  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  David, 
and  say  unto  him,  Didst  not  thou,  my  lord, 
O  king,  swear  unto  thy  handmaid,  say- 
ing, Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign 
after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 
why  then  doth  Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest  there 
with  the  king,^  I  also  will  come  in  after 
thee,  and  confirm  thy  words. 

15  1[  And  Bath-sheba  went  in  unto  the 
king  into  the  chamber :  and  the  king  was 
very  old  ;  and  Abishag  the  Shunammite 
ministered  unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and  did 
obeisance  unto  the  king.  And  the  king 
said,  What  wouldest  thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  lord, 
thou  swarest  by  the  Lord  thy  God  unto 
thy  handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly  Solo- 
mon thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah  reign- 
eth ;  and  now,  my  lord  the  king,  thou 
knowest  it  not : 

19  And  he  hath  slain  oxen,  and  fat  cat- 
tle, and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath 
called  all  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  Abia- 
thar the  priest,  and  Joab  the  captain  of 
the  host :  but  Solomon  thy  servant  hath 
he  not  called. 

20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  the  eyes 
of  all  Israel  are  upon  thee,  that  thou 
shouldest  tell  them  who  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come   to  pass, 


I.         David  declares  Solomon  king. 

vyhen  my  lord  the  king  shall  sleep  with  his 
fathers,  that  I  and  my  son  Solomon  shall 
be  counted  offenders. 

22  H  And  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with 
the  king,  Nathan  the  prophet  also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  saying,  Be- 
hold Nathan  the  prophet.  And  when  he 
was  come  in  before  the  king,  he  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to 
the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said,  My  lord,  O  king, 
hast  thou  said,  Adonijah  shall  reign  after 
me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

25  For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and 
hath  slain  oxen,  and  fat  cattle,  ana  sheep 
in  abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the 
king's  sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  host, 
and  Abiathar  the  priest ;  and  behold,  they 
eat  and  drink  before  him,  and  say,  God 
save  king  Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant,  and 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  thy  servant  Solomon,  hath 
he  not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the 
king,  and  thou  hast  not  shewed  it  unto  thy 
servant,  who  should  sit  on  the  throne  of 
my  lord  the  king  after  him  ? 

28  IF  Then  king  David  answered  and 
said,  Call  me  Bath-sheba.  And  she  came 
into  the  king's  presence,  and  stood  before 
the  king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said,  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  that  hath  redeemed  my 
soul  out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee  by  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Assuredly 
Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and 
he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead  ; 
even  so  will  1  certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with  her 
face  to  the  earth,  and  did  reverence  to  the 
king,  and  said,  Let  my  lord  king  David 
live  for  ever. 

32  IT  And  king  David  said,  Call  me 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada.  And 
they  came  before  the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them,  Take 
with  you  the  servants  of  your  lord,  and 
cause  Solomon  my  son  to  ride  upon  mine 
own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to  Gihon: 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan 
the  prophet  anoint  him  there  king  over 
Israel :  and  blow  ye  with  the  trumpet,  and 
say,  God  save  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him. 
that  he  may  come  and  sit  upon  my  throne ; 
for  he  shall  be  king  in  my  stead:  and  I  have 
appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over  Israel  and 
over  Judah. 

36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  an- 
swered the  king,  and  said,  Amen:  the  Lord 
God  of  my  lord  the  king  say  ?o  too. 

37  As   the  Lord  hath  Wn  with  my 
27f) 


Adonijah' s  fear. 


I.  Ki 


David's  charge  to  Solomon. 


lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he  with  Solomon,! unto  me  to-day  that  he  will  not  slay  his 
md  make  his   throne  greater  than    the  servant  with  the  sword 


throne  of  my  lord  king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the 
prophet,  ami  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites, 
went  down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upon  king  David's  mule,  and  brought  him 
toGibon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  a  horn 
0{  0i]  out  of  (he  tabernacle,  and  anointed 

mon.     And  they  blew   the  trumpet; 
!!  the  i"  opJe  .-.aid,  God  save  king  So- 
lomon. 

40  Ind  all  the  people  came  up  after 
him,  and  the  people  piped  with  pipes, 
and  rejoiced  with  great  joy,  so  that  the 

i  rent  with  the  sound  ot  them. 

4 1  •;  And  Adonijah  and  all  the  guests 
that  were  with  him  heard  it  as  they  had 

in  end  of  eating.  And  when  Joab 
heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said, 
'■V  he  re  fore  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being 
in  an  uproar? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Abiathar  the  priest 
came:  and  Adonijah  said  unto  him,  Come 
in;  for  thou  aria  valiant  man,andbringest 
good  tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and  said  to 
Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord  king  David  hath 
made  Solomon  king. 

1 1  And  the  king  hath  sent  with  him 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the 
Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  and  they 
have  caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule: 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan 
the  prophet  have  anointed  him  king  in 
Gihon:  and  they  are  come  up  from  thence 
Tejoicing,    so  that  the  city  rang  again. 

n»i-  it  the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

46  And  also  Solomon  sitteth  on  the 
IhmnH  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king's  servants 
to  bless  our  lord  king  David,  saying, 

God   make  the  name  of  Solomon  better 
tlnn  thy  name .  and  make  his  throne  greater 
than  thy  throne.  And  the  king  bowed  him- 
•  !i  upon  the  I •• 

Ind  also  thus  said  the  king, Blessed 
be  the  LonnOod  of  Israel,  wnich  hath 
given  one  to  ril  on  my  throne  this  day, 
mine  ejrns  even  Beeing  }t. 

4!)  And  all  the  guests  that  were  with 
Adonijah  were  afraid,  and  rose  up,  and 
rvrnt  every  man  bifi  may. 

H  1i  tad  A.iuinj.ili  feared  because  of 
Solomon,  and  arose,  and  went,  and  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

51  And    it  was  told   Solomon,   saying 


52  And  Solomon  said,  If  he  will  shew 
himself  a  worthy  man,  there  shall  not  a 
hair  of  him  fall  to  the  earth:  but  if  wick- 
edness shall  be  found  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and  they 
brought  him  down  from  the  altar.  And 
he  came  and  bowed  himself  to  king  Solo- 
mon :  and  Solomon  said  unto  him,  Go  to 
thy  house. 

CHAP.  II. 

NOW  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that 
he  should  die;  and  he  charged  Solo- 
mon his  son,  saying, 

2  I  go  the  wayol  all  the  earth:  be  thou 
strong  therefore,  and  shew  thyself  a  man; 

3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  sta- 
tutes, and  his  commandments,  and  his 
judgments,  and  his  testimonies,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou 
mayest  prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and 
whithersoever  thou  turnest  thyself. 

4  That  the  Lord  may  continue  his 
word  which  he  spake  concerning  me,  say- 
ing, If  thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
way,  to  walk  before  me  in  truth, with  all 
their  heart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  there 
shall  not  fail  thee  (said  he)  a  man  on  the 
throne  of  Israel. 

5  Moreover,  thou  knowest  also  what 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  did  to  me,  and 
wha'  he  did  to  the  two  captains  of  the  hosts 
of  Israel,  unto  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and 
unto  Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  whom  he 
slew,  and  shed  the  blood  of  war  in  peace, 
and  put  the  blood  of  war  upon  his  girdle 
that  was  about  his  loins,  and  in  his  shoes 
that  were  on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  according  to  thy  wis- 
dom, and  let  not  his  hoar  head  go  down  to 
the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  shew  kindness  unto  the  sons  of 
Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  and  let  them  be  oi 
those  that  eat  at  thy  table:  for  so  they 
came  to  me  when  I  fled  because  of  Absa- 
lom thy  brother. 

8  And  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee  Shi- 
mei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite  of  Ba- 
hurim,  which  cursed  me  with  a  grievous 
curse  in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Maha- 
naira:  but  he  came  down  to  meet  me  al 
Jordan,  and  I  sware  to  him  by  the  Lord, 
saying,  I  will  not  put  thee  to  death  with 
the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore  hold  him  not  guiltless  : 
for  thou  art  a  wise  man,  and  knowest  what 
thou  oughtest  to  do  unto  him ;  but  his  hoai 
head  bring  thou  down  to  the  grave  with 
blood. 

10  So  David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 


heboid    Adonijah  leant  h  km-  Solomon:  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David 
or  lo   he  hath  caught  hold  on  the  boms  ofl     11  And  the  days  that  David  reigned 
png,  Let  kino;  Solomon  swear  I  over  Israel  zvere  forty  years:  seven  vears 

2K0 


Adonigah's  request. 


CHAP.  U. 


Joab  ts  slain. 


eigned  he   in   Hebron,    and  thirty  and; 
three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  IT  Then  sat  Solomon  upon  the  throne  j 
of  David  his  father;  and  his  kingdom  was 
established  greatly. 

13  IT  And  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith 
came  to  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solo- 
mon. And  she  said,  Comest  thou  peace- 
ably?    And  he  said,  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.     And  she  said,  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said,  Thou  knowest  mat  the 
kingdom  was  mine,  and  that  all  Israel  set 
their  faces  on  me,  that  I  should  reign: 
howbeit  the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
is  become  my  brother's:  for  it  was  his 
from  the  Lord. 

16  And  now  I  ask  one  petition  of  thee, 
deny  me  not.  And  she  said  unto  him, 
Say  on. 

17  And  he  said,  Speak,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  Solomon  the  king,  (for  he  will  not 
say  thee  nay,)  that  he  give  me  Abishagthe 
Shunammite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said,  Well;  I  will 
speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  TT  Bath-sheba  therefore  went  unto 
king  Solomon,  to  speak  unto  him  for  Ado- 
nijah. And  the  kin^  rose  up  to  meet  her, 
and  bowed  himsell  unto  her,  and  sat 
down  on  his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat  to 
be  set  for  the  king's  mother;  and  she  sat 
on  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I  desire  one  small 
petition  of  thee;  I  pray  thee,  say  me  not 
nay.  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  Ask  on, 
my  mother :  for  I  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag  the  Shu- 
nammite be  given  to  Adonijah  thy  brother 
to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered  and 
said  unto  his  mother.  And  why  dost  thou 
ask  Abishag  the  Shunammite  for  Adonijah? 
ask  for  him  the  kingdom  also;  for  he  is 
mine  elder  brother;  even  for  him,  and  for 
Abiathar  the  priest,  and  for  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  God  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  Adonijah  have  not  spoken  this 
word  against  Ins  own  life. 

24  ISow  therefore,  as  the  Lord  liveth 
which  hath  established  me,  and  set  me  on 
the  throne  of  David  my  father,  and  who 
hath  made  me  a  house,  as  he  promised 
Adonijah  shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the  hand 
of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada;  and  he 
fell  upon  him  that  he  died. 

26  IT  And  unto  Abiathar  the  priest  said 
the  king,  Get  thee  to  Anathoth,  unto  thine 
own  fields;  for  thou  art  worthy  of  death: 
but  I  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to  death, 
because  thou  barest  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
Gq>j  before  David  my  father,  and  because 


thou  hast  been  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my 
lather  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abiathar  from 
being  priest  unto  the  Lord;  that  he  might 
fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Eli  in  Shiloh. 

28  H  Then  tidings  came  to  Joab:  (for 
Joab  had  turned  after  Adonijah,  though  he 
turned  not  after  Absalom;)  and  Joab  fled 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 
caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon  that 
Joab  was  fled  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord;  and  behold,  he  is  by  the  altar. 
Then  Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada, saying,  Go,  fall  upon  him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tabernacle 
of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  king,  Come  forth.  And  he  said,  Nay; 
but  1  will  die  here.  And  Benaiah  brought 
the  king  word  again,  saying,  Thus  said 
Joab,  and  thus  he  answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Do  as 
he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon  him,  and  bury 
him ;  that  thou  mayest  take  away  the  in- 
nocent blood  which  Joab  shed,  from  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  the  Lord  shall  return  his  blood 
upon  his  own  head,  who  fell  upon  two  men 
more  righteous  and  better  than  he,  and 
slew  their,  with  the  sword,  my  father  Da- 
vid not  knowing  thereof,  to  wit,  Abner  the 
son  of  Ner,  captain  of  the  host  of  Israel, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  captain  of  the 
host  of  Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore  return 
upon  the  head  of  Joab,  and  upon  the  head 
ot  his  seed  for  ever:  but  upon  David,  and 
upon  his  seed,  and  upon  his  house,  and 
upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 
ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  went 
up,  and  fell  upon  him, and  slew  him:  and 
he  was  buried  in  his  own  house  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

35  IF  And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada  in  his  room  over  the  host:  and 
Zadok  the  priest  did  the  king  put  in  the 
room  of  Abiathar. 

36  IT  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shimei,  and  said  unto  him,  Build  thee  a 
house  in  Jerusalem,  and  dwell  there,  and 
go  not  forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day  thou 
goest  out,  and  passest  over  the  brook  Kid- 
ron,  thou  shalt  know  for  certain  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die:  thy  blood  shall  be  upon 
thine  own  head.  . 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the  king,  1  he 
saying  is  good:  as  my  lord  the  king  hath 
said,  so  will  thy  servant  do.  And  bhimn 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pas?  at  the  end  ol 
three  years,  that  two  of  the  servant,  ot 
Shimei  ran  away  unto  Achish  son  ot  Maa- 

881 


Tlce  death  of  Shimei. 


I.  KINGS. 


The  choice  of  Solomon. 


chah  king  of  Gath  :  and  they  told  Shimei, 
saying,  Behold,  thy  servants  be  in  Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish  to  seek  his 
servant- :  and  Shimei  went  and  brought  his 
servants  from  Gath. 


8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst  of  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  chosen,  a  great 
people,  that  cannot  be  numbered  nor 
counted  for  multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an  under- 
standing heart  to  judge  thy  people,  that  I 


11  And  it  n  a  told  Solomon  that  Shimei  i  may  discern  betweengoodandbad:  for  who 


had  gone  from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and  was 

42  And  th.  king  sent  and  called  for  Sni 
mei,  and  -aid  unto  him,  Did  I  not  make 
thee  to  swear  by  the  Lord,  and  protested 
unto  thee,  saying,  Know  for  a  certain,  on 
the  day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest  abroad 
any  whither,  that  thou  shalt  surely  die  ?  and 
thou  saidst  unto  me,  The  word  that  I  have 
heard  U  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept  the  oath 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  commandment  that  I 
have  charged  thee  with? 

441  The  king  said  moreover  to  Shimei, 
Thou  knowest  all  the  wickedness  which 
thy  heart  is  privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to 
David  my  father :  therefore  the  Lord  shall 
return  thy  wickednessuponthineownhead; 

45  And  king  Solomon  shall  be  blessed, 
and  the  throne  of  David  shall  be  establish- 
ed before  the  Lord  for  ever. 

4G  So  the  king  commanded  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  ;  which  went  out,  and  fell 
upon  him,  that  he  died.  And  the  kingdom 
was  established  in  the  hand  of  Solomon. 
CHAP.  III. 


A  ND  Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pha 
x\  raoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  took  Pha 
raoh's  daughter,  and  Drought  her  into  the 


city  of  David,  until  he  had  made  an  end  of 
building  his  own  house,  and  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round 
about. 

2  Only  the  people  sacrificed  in  high 
places,  because  there  was  no  house  built 
unto  the  nameof  the  Lord, until  those  days. 

ind  Solomon  loved  the  Lord,  walking 
in  the  statutes  of  David  his  father :  only  he 

Seed  and  burnt  incense  in  high  places. 

1  And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon  tosacri- 

fice  there;  for  that  twm  the  great  high  place: 

1    thou-;. nd   burnt-offerings  did  Solomon 

offei  upon  that  altar. 

1  In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  in  a  dream  by  night:  and  God 
said,  Ai,k  wb.it  I  shall  give  thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said,  Thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant   David   my  father  great 

jr. according  as  he  walked  before  thee 
in  truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and  in  up- 
rightness ol  heart  with  thee;  and  thou  hast 
kept  tor  bun  this  great  kindness,  that  thou 
hast  given  him  a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne  as 
it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God,  thou  hast 
made  thy  servant  king  instead  of  David 
my  lather:  and  I  am  but  a  little  child:  1 
know  not  hem  to  go  out  or  come  in. 


is  able  tojudge  this  thy  so  great  a  people  'I 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord, 
that  Solomon  had  asked  this  thing. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him,  Because  thou 
hast  asked  this  thing,  and  hast  not  asked 
for  thyself  long  life ;  neither  hast  asked 
riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the  life 
of  thine  enemies :  but  hast  asked  for  thyself 
understanding  to  discern  judgment; 

1 2  Behold,  I  have  done  according  to  thy 
words  :  lo,  I  have  given  thee  a  wise  and  an 
understanding  heart;  so  that  there  was 
none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither  after 
thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  given  thee  that  which 
thou  hast  not  asked,  both  riches,  and  ho- 
nour :  so  that  there  shall  not  be  any  among 
the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy  days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  to 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  commandments, 
as  thy  father  David  did  walk,  then  I  will 
lengthen  thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke ;  and  behold,  it 
was  a  dream.  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  stood  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  offered  up  burnt-offerings, 
and  offered  peace-offerings,  and  made  a 
feast  to  all  his  servants. 

16  IT  Then  came  there  two  women, 
that  were  harlots,  unto  the  king,  and  stood 
before  him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O  my  lord, 
I  and  this  woman  dwell  in  one  house ;  and  I 
was  delivered  of  a  child  with  her  in  the 
house. 

1 8  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day  after 
that  I  was  delivered,  that  this  woman  was 
delivered  also:  and  we  were  together; 
there  was  no  stranger  with  us  in  the  house, 
save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman's  child  died  in  the 
night ;  because  she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  midnight,  and  took 
my  son  from  beside  me,  while  thy  hand- 
maid slept,  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and 
laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  arose  in  the  morning  to 
give  my  child  suck,  behold,  itwasdead:  but 
when  I  had  considered  it  in  the  morning, 
behold,  it  was  not  my  son, which  I  didbear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said,  Nay ;  but 
the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy 
son.  And  this  said,  No;  but  the  dead  is 
thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son.  Thus 
they  spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king,  The  one  saith. 
This  is  my  son  that  liveth,  and  thy  son  is 
the  dead ;  and  the  other  saith,  Nay :  but  thy 

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Solomon's  princes  and  officers.        CHAP 
son  is  the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  living 


IV. 


His  riches  and  peace. 


5  Ahimaaz  was  in  Naphtali ;  he  also 


24  And  the  king  said,  Bring  me  a  sword. :  took  Basmath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to 


And  they  brought  a  sword  before  the  king 

25  And  the  king  said,  Divide  the  living 
child  in  two,  and  give  half  to  the  one,  and 
half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the 
living  child  was  unto  the  king,  for  her  bow- 
els yearned  upon  her  son,  and  she  said,  O 
my  lord,  give  her  the  li vin 
no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other  said,  Let  it' 
fee  neither  mine  nor  thine,  but  divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and  said, 
Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise- 
slay  it :  she  is  the  mother  thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgment 
which  theking  hadjudged;  and  they  feared 
the  king  :  for  they  saw  that  the  wisdom  of 
God  was  in  him,  to  do  judgment. 

CHAP.  IV. 

SO  king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Israel. 
2  And  these  were  the  princes  which 
he  had:  Azariah  the  son  of  Zadok  the 
priest ; 

3  Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons  of 
Shisha,  scribes  ;  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 
Ahilud,  the  recorder. 

4  And  Benaiah  the  sen  of  Jehoiada  was 
over  the  host:  and  Zadok  and  Abiathar 
were  the  priests : 

5  And  Azariah  ihe  son  of  Nathan  was 
over  the  officers  :  and  Zabud  the  son  of 
Nathan  was  principal  officer,  and  the 
king's  friend : 

6  And  Ahishar  was  over  the  household: 
and  Adoniram  the  son  of  Abda  was  over 
the  tribute. 

7  IF  And  Solomon  had  twelve  officers 
over  all  Israel,  which  provided  victuals  for 
the  king  and  his  household  :  each  man  his 
month  in  a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  are  their  names  :  The  son 
of  Hur,  in  mount  Ephraim : 

9  The  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz,  and  in 
Shaalbim,  and  Beth-shemesh,  and  Elon- 
beth-hanan : 


wiie 


10  The  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aruboth ;  to 
him  pertained  Sochoh,  and  all  the  land  of 
Hepher: 

1 1  The  son  of  Abinadab,  in  all  the  re- 
gion of  Dor;  which  had  Taphath  the 
daughter  of  Solomon  to  wife  : 

12  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud ;  to  him  per- 
tained Taanach  and  Megiddo,  and  all 
Beth-shean,  which  is  by  Zartanah  beneath 
Jezreel,fromBeth-sheantoAbel-meholah, 
even  unto  theplacethat  is  beyond  Jokneam : 

13  ThesonofGeber,  in  Kamoth-gilead; 
to  him  pertained  the  towns  of  Jair  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  which  are  in  Gilead  ;  to  him 
also  pertained  the  region  of  Argob,  which 
is  in  Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with 
walls  and  brazen  bars  : 

14  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had  Maha- 
naim : 


16  Baanah  the  son  of  Hushai  was  in 
Asher  and  in  Aloth  : 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah,  in 
Issachar : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in  Benjamin. 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  was  in  the 
child,  and  in  j  country  of  Gilead,  in  the  country  of  Sihon 

king  of  the  Amorites,  and  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan  ;  and  he  was  the  only  officer  which 
was  in  the  land. 

20  IF  Judah  and  Israel  were  many,  as  the 
sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  multitude, 
eating  and  drinking,  and  making  merry. 

21  And  Solomon  reigned  overall  king- 
doms from  the  river  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  unto  the  border  of  Egypt : 
they  brought  presents,  and  served  Solo- 
mon all  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  If  And  Solomon's  provision  for  one 
day  was  thirty  measures  of  fine  flour,  and 
threescore  measures  of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen  out 
of  the  pastures,  and  a  hundred  sheep, 
besides  harts,  and  roe-bucks,  and  fallow- 
deer,  and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all  the  re- 
gion on  this  side  the  river,  from  Tiphsah 
even  to  Azzah,  over  all  the  kings  on  this 
side  the  river:  and  he  had  peace  on  all 
sides  round  about  him. 

25  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt  safely, 
every  man  under  his  vine  and  under  his 
fig-tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  all 
the  days  of  Solomon. 

26  IF  And  Solomon  had  forty  thousand 
stalls  of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen. 

27  And  those  officers  provided  victual 
for  king  Solomon,  and  for  all  that  came 
unto  king  Solomon's  table,  every  man  in 
his  month  :  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the  horses 
and  dromedaries  brought  they  unto  the 
place  where  the  officers  were,  every  man 
according  to  his  charge. 

29  IF  And  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom 
and  understanding  exceeding  much,  and 
largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand  that 
is  on  the  sea-shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  excelled  the 
wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  the  east 
country,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men  ;  than 
Ethan  the  Ezrahite,  and  1  Ionian,  and 
Chalcol,  and  Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol:  and 
his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round  about. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand  pro- 
verbs :  and  his  songs  were  a  thousand  and 

33  And  he  spake  of  tree?,  from  the  ce- 
dar-tree that  w  in  Lebanon,even  unto  the 
hyssop  that  springcth  out  ot   the  w:ill:  he 


Hiram  congratulates  him.  I.  KINGS 

spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of 
creeping  filings,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  there  came  of  all  people  to  hear 

the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  from  all  kings  of 

urth,  irhicb  had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

cm  \r.  v. 

AN!  >  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  ser- 
raBta    unto    Solomon ;    for  he   had 

heard  that  they  had  anointed  him  king  in 
Ihe  room  of  his  father:  for  Hiram  was  ever 
a  lover  o!  David. 

\Il(l  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram,  saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my 
father  could  not  build  a  house  unto  the 
named  the  Lord  his  God,  for  the  wars 
uhicli  were  about  him  on  every  side,  until 
the  Loud  put  them  under  the  soles  of  his 
feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath 
given  me  rest  on  every  side,  so  that  there 
is  neither  adversary  nor  evil  occurrent. 

5  And  behold,  I  purpose  to  build  a 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
as  the  Lord  spake  unto  David  my  father, 
saying,  Thy  son  whom  I  will  set  upon  thy 
throne  in  thy  room,  he  shall  build  a  house 
unto  my  name. 

I  Now  therefore  command  thou,  that 
they  hew  me  cedar-trees  out  of  Lebanon ; 
and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy  servants: 
and  unto  thee  will  I  give  hire  for  thy  ser- 

-  according  to  all  that  thou  shalt  ap- 
point :  for  thou  knowest  that  there  is  not 
among  us  any  that  can  skill  to  hew»timber 
like  unto  the  Sidonians. 

7  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram 
heard  the  words  of  Solomon,  that  he  re- 
joiced greatly,  and  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto  Da- 
vid a  wise  son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying, 
I  have  considered  the  things  which  thou 
sentesttomefor:  and  I  will  do  all  thy  desire 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and  concern- 
ing timber  of  fir. 

My  Bervanta  shall  bring  them  down 
from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea:  and  I  will 
convey  them  by  sea  in  floats  unto  the  place 
that  thou  shalt  appoint  me,  and  will  cause 
them  to  he  discharged  there,  and  thou 
-h  tit  receive  them:  and  thou  shalt  accom- 
plish my  desire,  in  giving  food  for  my 
bold. 

I I  >  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar-trees 
and  fir-trees  according  to  all  his  desire. 

1 1  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty 
thousand  measures  ot  wheat  for  food  to 
his  household,  and  twenty  measures  of 
pure  oil:  thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram 
year  by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon  wis- 
dom, as  he  promised  him  :  and  there  was 
peace  between  Hiram  and  Solomon  ;  and 
they  two  made  a  league  together. 

13  II  And  king  Solomon  raised  a  levy 


The  building  of  the  temple. 

out  of  all  Israel ;  and  the  levy  was  thirty 
thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon  ten 
thousand  a  month  by  courses ;  a  month  they 
were  in  Lebanon, and  two  months  at  home. 
And  Adoniram  was  over  the  levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  that  bare  burdens,  and  fourscore 
thousand  hewers  in  the  mountains  ; 

16  Besides  the  chief  of  Solomon's  offi- 
cers which  were  over  the  work,  three  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred,  which  ruled  over 
the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
brought  great  stones,  costly  stones,  and 
hewed  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
house. 

18  And  Solomon's  builders,  and  Hi- 
ram's builders  did  hew  them,  and  the  stone- 
squarers:  so  they  prepared  timber  and 
stones  to  build  the  house. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hun 
dred  and  eightieth  year  after  the 
children  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solo- 
mon's reign  over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif, 
which  is  the  second  month,  that  he  began 
to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  the  house  which  king  Solomon 
built  for  the  Lord,  the  length  thereof  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof 
thirty  cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits  was  the  length 
thereof,  according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house ;  and  ten  cubits  was  the  breadth 
thereof,  before  the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made  windows 
of  narrow  lights. 

5  IT  And  against  the  wall  of  the  house 
he  built  chambers  round  about,  against  the 
walls  of  the  house  round  about,  both  of  the 
temple  and  of  the  oracle  :  and  he  made 
chambers  round  about . 

6  The  nethermost  chamber  was  five  cu- 
bits broad,  and  the  middle  was  six  cubits 
broad,  and  the  third  was  seven  cubits 
broad :  for  without  in  the  wall  of  the  house 
he  made  narrowed  rests  round  about,  that 
the  beams  should  not  be  fastened  in  the 
walls  of  the  house. 

7  And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  build- 
ing, was  built  of  stone  made  ready  before 
it  was  brought  thither :  so  that  there  was 
neither  hammer  nor  axe,  nor  any  tool  of 
iron  heard  in  the  house,  while  it  was  in 
building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  chamber  wax 
in  the  right  side  of  the  house :  and  they 
went  up  with  winding  stairs  into  the  mid- 
dle chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle  into 
the  third . 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished  it : 

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God's  promise  unio  it.  CHAP 

and  covered  the  house  with  beams  and 
boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers  against 
all  the  house,  five  cubits  high :  and  they 
rested  on  the  house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

1 1  IF  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Solomon,  say  ins:, 

12  Concerning  this  house  which  thou  art 
in  building,  if  thou  will  walk  in  my  sta- 
tutes, and  execute  my  judgments,  and 
keep  all  my  commandments  to  walk  in 
them  ;  then  will  I  perform  my  word  with 
thee,  which  I  spake  unto  David  thy  father: 

13  And  I  will  dwell  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  will  not  forsake  my  people 
Israel. 

14  So  Solomon  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it 

15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  the  house 
within  with  boards  of  cedar,  both  the  floor 
of  the  house,  and  the  walls  of  the  ceiling  : 
and  he  covered  them  on  the  inside  with 
wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of  the  house 
with  planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the 
sides  of  the  house,  both  the  floor  and  the 
walls  with  boards  of  cedar:  he  even  built 
them  for  it  within,  even  for  the  oracle,  even 
for  the  most  holy  place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the  temple 
before  it,  was  forty  cubits  long. 

18  And  the  ceaar  of  the  house  within 
was  carved  with  knops  and  open  flowers  : 
all  was  cedar ;  there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  oracle  he  prepared  in  the 
Louse  within,  to  set  there  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart  was 
twenty  cubits  in  length,  and  twenty  cubits 
in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits  in  the  height 
thereof:  and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold; 
and  so  covered  the  altar  which  was  of  'cedar 

21  So    Solomon    overlaid    the  house 
within  with  pure  gold:  and  he  made 
partition  by  the  chains  of  gold  before  the 
oracle  :  and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  overlaid 
with  gold,  until  he  had  finished  all  the 
house :  also  the  whole  altar  that  was  by 
the  oracle  he  overlaid  with  gold. 

23  H  And  within  the  oracle  he  made  two 
cherubimso/blive-tree,eac/itencubitshigh. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one  wing  of 
the  cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  other  wing 
of  the  cherub  :  from  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  other  were  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  cubits : 
both  the  cherubims  were  of  one  measure 
and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  was  ten 
cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubims  within  the 
inner  house  :  and  they  stretched  forth  the 


^  H»  The  adorning  of  it. 

of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall,  and  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the  other 
wall;  and  their  wings  touched  one  another 
in  the  midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubims  with 
gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the 
house  round  about  with  carved  figures  of 
cherubims,  and  palm-trees,  and  open 
flowers,  within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  within  and  without. 

31  IF  And  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle 
he  made  doors  o/'olive-tree:  the  lintel  and 
side-posts  were  a  fifth  part  of  the  wall. 

32  The  two  doors  also  were  of  'olive-tree , 
and  he  carved  upon  them  carvings  of  che- 
rubims, and  palm-trees,  and  open  flowers, 
and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  and  spread 
gold  upon  the  cherubims,  and  upon  the 
palm-trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door  of  the 
temple,  posts  of  olive-tree,  a  fourth  part  of 
the  wall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  were  of  fir-tree  : 
the  two  leaves  of  the  one  door  were  fold- 
ing, and  the  two  leaves  of  the  other  door 
were  folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cherubims, 
and  palm-trees,  and  open  flowers;  and 
covered  them  with  gold,  fitted  upon  the 
carved  work. 

36  IF  And  he  built  the  inner  court  with 
three  rows  of  hewed  stone,  and  a  row  of 
cedar  beams. 

37  IF  In  the  fourth  year  was  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in  the 
month  Zif : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
month  Bui  (which  is  the  eighth  month)  was 
the  house  finished  throughout  all  the  parts 
thereof,  and  according  to  all  the  fashion  of 
it.     So  was  he  seven  years  in  building  it. 

CHAP.  VII. 

BUT    Solomon  was  building  his  own 
house  thirteen  years,  and  he  finished 
all  his  house. 

2  IF  He  built  also  the  house  of  the  forest 
of  Lebanon  ;  the  length  thereof  was  a 
hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirty 
cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars, 
with  cedar  beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar  above 
upon  the  beams  that  lay  on  forty-five  pil- 
lars, fifteen  in  a  row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  in  three  rows, 
and  light  was  against  light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  doors  and  posts  were 
square  with  the  windows  :  and  light  was 
against  light  in  three  ranks. 

6  IF  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pillars ;  the 
length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth    thereof  thirty   cubit?:    and    the 


winars  of  the  cherubims,  so  that  the  wing!  porch  was  before  them  :  and  the  otloer  pil 

285 


Solomon's  other  buildings. 


1.  KING; 


Hiram  s  works  of  the  temple. 


Iars  and  the  thick  beam  were  before  them. 

7  IT  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the  throne 
where  he  might  judge,  even  the  porch  of 
judgment :  and  xt  was  covered  with  cedar 
from  one  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  IF  And  his  house  where  he  dwelt  had 
another  court  within  the  porch,  which  was 
of  the  like  work.  Solomon  made  also  a 
bouse  for  Pharaoh's  daughter,  whom  he 
had  taken  to  wife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  'were  of  costly  stones,  ac- 
cording to  the  measures  of  hewed  stones, 

i  with  saws,  within  and  without,  even 
from  the  foundation  unto  the  coping,  and 
so  on  the  outside  toward    the  great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of  costly 
■  s,  even  great  stones;  stones  of  ten 

cubits,  and  stones  of  eight  cubits. 

1 1  And  above  were  costly  stones,  after 
the  measures  of  hewed  stones,  and  cedars. 

12  And  the  great  court  round  about  was 
with  three  rows  of  hewed  stones,  and  a 
row  of  cedar  beams,  both  for  the  inner 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  porch  of  the  house. 

13  TT  And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetch- 
ed Hiram  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  teas  a  widow's  son  of  the  tribe 
of  Naphtali,  and  his  father  was  a  man  of 
Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass  ;  and  he  was  filled 
with  wisdom,  and  understanding,  and  cun- 
ning to  work  all  works  in  brass.  And  he 
'  ame  to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all  his 
work. 

1 5  For  he  cast  two  pillars  of  brass,  of 
eighteen  cubits  high  apiece :  and  a  line  of 
twelve  cubits  did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

1 6  And  he  made  two  chapiters  o/"molten 
brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pillars  i 
the  height  of  the  one  chapitermyzs  five  cu- 
bits and  the  height  of  the  other  chapiter 

(■its : 

IT    And    nets  of  checker-work,   and 

thsof  chain-work,  for  die  chapiters 

Which  were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

for  the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for 

the  other  chapiter. 

tad  he  made  the  pillars,  and  two 

round  about  jpon  ihe  one  net-work 

ipiters  that  were  upon  the 

prith  pomegranates:  and  so  "did  he 

lor  uw  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the (chapiters  that  were  upon  the 
top  ol  the  pill  tra  were  of  lily-work  in  the 
porch,  tour  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  u 
Sad  pomegranaU  .  .-,,  , 

against  the  belly  which  was  by  the  net- 
work: and  the  pomegranates  were  two 
hundred  in  rows  round  about  upon  the 
other  chapiter. 

21  And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in  the  porch 

ot  the  temple:  and  he  set  up  the  rMit 
pillar,  and  called  the  name  thereof  Jachm- 


unon  the  two  pil- 
:|l  0  above,  ovpi 


and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and  called  the 
name  thereof  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  was 
lily- work  :  so  was  the  work  of  the  pillars 
finished. 

23  IT  And  he  made  a  molten  sea,  ten 
cubits  from  the  one  brim  to  the  other:  it 
was  round  all  about,  and  his  height  was 
five  cubits :  and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did 
compass  it  round  about. 

24  And  under  the  brim  of  it  round  about 
there  were  knops  compassing  it,  ten  in  a 
cubit,  compassing  the  sea  round  about: 
the  knops  were  cast  in  two  rows,  when  it 
was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three 
looking  toward  the  north,  and  three  look- 
ing toward  the  west,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  south,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  east :  and  the  sea  was  set  above 
upon  them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were 
inward. 

26  And  it  was  a  hand-breadth  thick, 
and  the  brim  thereof  was  wrought  like  the 
brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies :  it 
contained  two  thousand  baths. 

27  U  And  he  made  ten  bases  of  brass  ; 
four  cubits  was  the  length  of  one  base, 
and  four  cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and 
three  cubits  the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases  was  on 
this  manner:  They  had  borders,  and  the 
borders  were  between  the  ledges : 

29  And  on  the  borders  thata-ere  between 
the  ledges  were  lions,  oxen,  and  cherubims: 
and  upon  the  ledges  there  was  abase  above  : 
and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen  were  cer- 
tain additions  made  of  thin  work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four  brazen 
wheels,  and  plates  of  brass  :  and  the  four 
corners  thereof  had  undersetters  :  under 
the  lavertwere  undersetters  molten,  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within  the  chapi- 
ter and  above  was  a  cubit :  but  the  mouth 
thereof  was  round  after  the  work  of  the 
base,  a  cubit  and  a  half:  and  also  upon 
the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings  with  their 
borders,  four-square,  not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  were  four 
wheels  ;  and  the  axletrees  of  the  wheels 
were  joined  to  the  base  :  and  the  height  of 
a  wheel  was  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  warlike 
the  work  of  a  chariot  wheel :  their  axle- 
trees,  and  their  naves,  and  their  felloes, 
and  their  spokes,  were  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  undersetters  to 
the  four  corners  of  one  base  :  and  the  un- 
dersetters were  of  the  very  base  itself. 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  was  there 
aroundcompassof  half  a  cubit  high:  and  on 
the  top  of  the  base  the  ledges  thereof  and 
the  borders  thereof  were  ot  the  same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  \e<lgt$ 

CT6 


Ornaments  and  utensils.  CHAP.  VIII.        Tlie  dedication  of  ike  temple. 

thereof,  and  on  the  borders  thereof,  he  he  put  among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
graved  cherubims,  lions,  and  palm-trees, 
according  to  the  proportion  of  every  one, 
and  additions  round  about. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten 
bases :  all  of  them  had  one  casting,  one 
measure,  and  one  size. 

38  IT  Then  made  he  ten  lavers  of  brass: 
one  laver  contained  forty  baths:  an d every 
laver  was  four  cubits  :  and  upon  every  one 
of  the  ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house,  and  five  on  the  left  side 
of  the  house :  and  he  set  the  sea  on  the 
right  side  of  the  house  eastward,  over 
against  the  south. 

40  IF  And  Hiram  made  the  lavers,  and 
the  shovels,  and  the  basins.  So  Hiram 
made  an  end  of  doing  all  the  work  that  he 
made  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the 
Lord: 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  two  bowls 
of  the  chapiters  that  were  on  the  top  of  the 
two  pillars ;  and  the  two  net- works,  to 
cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  which 
were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegranates  for 
the  two  net-works,  even  two  rows  of  pome- 
granates for  one  net- work,  to  cover  the 
two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  upon 
the  pillars ; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten  lavers  on 
the  bases ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under 
the  sea; 

45  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  basins:  and  all  these  vessels  which 
Hiram  made  to  king  Solomon  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  were  of  bright  brass. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay-ground  between 
Succoth  and  Zarthan. 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  vessels  un- 
weighed,  because  they  were  exceeding 
many:  neither  was  the  weight  of  the  brass 
found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  pertained  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord: 
the  altar  of  gold,  and  the  table  of  gold, 
whereupon  the  shew-bread  was, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure  gold, 
five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left, 
before  the  oracle,  with  the  flowers,  and 
the  lamps,  and  the  tongs  of  gold, 

60  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basins,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  cen- 
sers of  pure  gold ;  and  the  hinges  of  gold, 
both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner  house,  the 
most  holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of  the; 
house,  to  wit,  of  the  temple. 


the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  Solomon  assembled  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the 
tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  unto  king  Solomon  in  Je- 
rusalem, that  they  might  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the 
city  of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled 
themselves  unto  king  Solomon  at  the  feast 
in  the  month  Ethanim,  which  is  the  seventh 
month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  and 
the  priests  took  up  the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of  tho 
Lord,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were 
in  the  tabernacle,  even  those  did  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  that  were  assembled 
unto  him,  were  with  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen,  that  could  not 
be  told  nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

6  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
into  the  oracle  of  the  house,  to  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubims. 

7  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
two  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and 
the  cherubims  covered  the  ark  and  the 
staves  thereof  above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves,  that  tho 
ends  of  the  staves  were  seen  out  in  the 
holy  place  before  the  oracle,  and  they  were 
not  seen  without:  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  day. 

9  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the 
two  tables  of  stone,  which  Moses  put  there 
at  Horeb,when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  wiien  the  priests 
were  come  out  of  the  holy  place,  that  the 
cloud  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

1 1  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand 
to  minister  because  of  the  cloud:  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

12  IT  Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lonn 
said  that  he  would  dwell  n  the  thick 
darkness. 

13  I  have  surely  built  thee  a  house  to 
dwell  in,  a  settled  place  for  thee  to  abide 
in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face  about, 
and  blessed  all  the  congregation  of  I 


51  So  was  ended  all  the  work  that  king  and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood  ; 

Solomon  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord.       15  And  he  said.  Blessed  he  the  Lord 

And  Solomon  brought  in  the  things  which  God  of  Israel,  which  spake  with  his  mouth 

David  his  father  had  dedicated:  even  the  junto  David  my  father,  and  hath  with  his 

silver*  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  didlhand  fulfilled  it,  saying, 

g§7 


I.  K1JKGS. 


Ilu  prayer  of  Solomon, 

16  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth 
my  people  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  I  chose  no 
city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build 
a  house,  that  my  name  might  be  therein  ; 
but  I  chose  David  to  be  over  my  people 
Israel. 

17  And  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my 
father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my 
father,  Whereas  it  was  in  thy  heart  to 
build  a  house  unto  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  that  it  was  in    thy  heart. 

19  Nevertheless,  thou  shalt  not  build  the 
house ;  but  thy  son  that  shall  come  forth  out 
of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the  house  unto 
my  name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  performed  his 
word  that  he  spake,  and  I  am  risen  up  in 
the  room  of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel,  as  the  Lord  promised, 
and  have  built  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place  for  the 
ark,  wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  made  with  our  fathers,  when  he 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  H  And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward    heaven: 

23  And  he  said,  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in  heaven  above, 
or  « m  earth  beneath,  who  keepesi  covenant 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that  walk  be- 
fore thee  with  all  their  heart: 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promisedst  him  : 
thou  spakest  also  with  thy  mouth,  and  hast 
fulfilled  it  with   thy  hand,  as  itis  this  day. 

25  Therefore  now,  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
thou  promisedst  him,  saying,  There  shall 
not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit  on  the 
throne  oi  Israel;  so  that  thy  children  take 
Deed  to  their  way,  that  they  walk  before 

Ihou  hast  walked  before  me. 

26  And  now,  O  God  of  Israel,  let  thy 
I,  1  pray  thee,  be  verified,  which  thou 
•  st  unto  thy  servant  David  my  father. 

Bui  will  God  indeed  dwell  on  the 
earth  I  behold  the  heaven  and  heaven  of 
bearera  cannot  contain  thee ;  how  much 
leu  tin-  house  that  1  have  huilded? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer 
of  thy  servant,  and  to  bis  supplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  to  the  prayer,  which  thy  servant  pray- 
eth  before  thee  to-day  : 

That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  to- 
ward this  house  D&fal  and  day,  even  to- 
ward the  place  of  which  thou  hast  said, 
My  name  shall  he  there  :  that  thou  mayest 
hearken  unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant 
>lial!  make  toward   this  pis 


and  his  thanksgiving. 


30  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication 
of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
when  they  shall  pray  toward  this  place  : 
and  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place  :  and  when  thou  nearest,  forgive. 

31  1  If  any  man  trespass  against  his 
neighbour,  and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him 
to  cause  him  to  swear,  and  the  oath  come 
before  thine  altar  in  this  house  : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do, 
and  judge  thy  servants,  condemning  the 
wicked,  to  bring  his  way  upon  his  head-, 
and  justifying  the  righteous,  to  give  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  IF  When  thy  people  Israel  be  smit- 
ten down  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee,  and  shall  turn 
again  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in 
this  house : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  bring 
them  again  unto  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  their  fathers. 

35  TT  When  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there 
is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee  ;  if  they  pray  toward  this  place,  and 
confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin, 
when  thou  afflictest  them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  ofthy  servants,  and  of  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  that  thou  teach  them  the  good 
way  wherein  they  should  walk,  and  give 
rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast  given 
to  thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

37  II  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  blasting,  mildew,  lo- 
cust, or  if  there  be  caterpillar;  if  their 
enemy  besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities,  whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever  sick- 
ness there  be  ; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication  soever 
be  made  by  any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people 
Israel,  which  shall  know  every  man  the 
plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  toward    this  house  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwell- 
ing-place, and  forgive,  and  do,  and  give 
to  every  man  according  to  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  thou,  even  thou 
only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  children 
of  men ;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  thee  all  the  days 
that  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  our  fathers. 

4 1  Moreover,  concerning  a  stranger,  that 
is  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but  cometh  out 
of  a  far  country  for  thy  name's  sake  ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great 
name,  and  of  thy  strong  hand,  and  of  thy 
stretched-out  arm  ;)  when  he  shall  come 
and  pray  toward  this  house  ; 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  for:  that  all  peo- 

288 


at  the  dedication. 

pie  of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to 
fear  thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel ;  and  that 
they  may  know  that  this  house  which  I 
have  builded  is  called  by  thy  name. 

44  IF  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against 
their  enemy,  whithersoever  thou  shalt  send 
them,  and  shall  pray  unto  the  Lord  to- 
ward the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
toward  the  house  that  I  have  built  for  thy 
name. 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their 
prayer  and  their  supplication,  and  main- 
tain their  cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is 
no  man  that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  an- 
gry with  them,  and  deliver  them  to  the  ene- 
my, so  that  they  carry  them  away  captives 
unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far  or  near; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  bethink  themselves 
in  the  land  whither  they  were  carried  cap- 
tives, and  repent,  and  make  supplication 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that  carried 
them  captives,  saying,  We  have  sinned, 
and  have  done  perversely,  we  have  com- 
mitted wickedness ; 

48  And  so  return  unto  thee  with  all  their 
heart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land 
of  their  enemies  which  led  them  away  cap- 
tive, and  pray  unto  thee  toward  their  land, 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  the 
eity  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the  house 
which  I  have  built  for  thy  name : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer  and 
their  supplication  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  maintain  their  cause, 

60  And  forgive  thy  people  that  have  sin- 
ned against  thee,  ana  all  their  transgres- 
sions wherein  they  have  transgressed 
against  thee,  and  give  them  compassion  be- 
fore them  who  carried  them  captive,  that 
they  may  have  compassion  on  them: 

51  For  they  be  thy  people,  and  thine  in- 
heritance ,  which  thou  broughtest  forth  out  of 
Egypt,  from  the  midst  of  the  furnaceof  iron : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  servant,  and  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  people  Israel,  to 
hearken  unto  them  in  all  that  they  call  for 
unto  thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them  from 
among  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  to  be 
thine  inheritance,  as  thou  spakest  by  the 
hand  of  Moses  thy  servant,  when  thou 
broughtest  our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  O 
Lord  God. 

64  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solomon 
had  made  an  end  of  praying  all  this  prayer 
and  supplication  unto  the  Lord,  he  arose 
from  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  from 
kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands  spread 
up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood  and  blessed  all  the  con- 
gregationof  Israel  withaloud  voice,  saying, 

56  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath  given 
rest  unto  his  people  Israel,  according  to  all 

19 


CHAP.  IX.        God's  covenatit  roitfi  Solomon. 

that  he  promised:  there  hath  not  failed  one 
word  ofall  his  good  promise,  which  he  pro 
mised  by  the  hand  of  Moses  his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  ho 
was  with  our  fathers  :  let  him  not  leave  ns 
nor  forsake  us : 

58  That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
his  commandments,  and  his  statutes,  anrt 
his  judgments,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words  wherewith 
I  have  made  supplication  before  the  Lord. 
be  nigh  unto  the  Lord  our  God  day  and 
night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  people  Israel 
at  all  times,  as  the  matter  shall  require  : 

60  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  the  Lord  is  God,  and  thai  there 
is  none  else. 

6>1  Let  your  heart  therefore  lie  perfect 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  nis sta- 
tutes, and  to  keep  his  commandments,  as 
at  this  day. 

62  IT  And  the  king,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  offered  sacrifice  before  the  Lord. 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings,  which  he  offered  unto  the 
Lord,  two  and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and 
a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of  Israel 
dedicated  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  was  before  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  for  there  he  offered 
burnt-offerings,    and   meat-offerings,  and 

"le  fat  of  the  peace-offerings  :  because  the 
brazen  altar  that  was  before  the  Lord  was 
too  little  to  receive  the  burnt-offerings,  and 
meat-offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace- 
offerings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Solomon  held  a  feast, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  great  congrega- 
tion, from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto 
the  river  of  Egypt,  before  the  Lord  our 
God,  seven  days  and  seven  days,  even  four- 
teen days. 

66  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  people 
away  :  and  they  blessed  the  king,  and  went 
unto  their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of  heart  tor 
all  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had  done  for 
David  his  servant,  and  for  Israel  hispeople. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Soiomon  had 
finished  the  building  of  the  houa  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house,  and  ill  So- 
lomon's  desire  which  he  waspleased  to  dev 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon 
the  second  time,  as  he  had  appeared  unto 
him  at  Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication itbal 
thou  hast  made  before  me  .  I  nave  hallow- 
ed this  house,  which  thou  hast  built,  to  put 
my  name  there  for  ever;  and  mine  eyes 

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Presents  of  Solomon  and  Hiram. 

and   my  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually. 

4  And  it'  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as 
David  thy  father  walked,  in  integrity  of 
heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judg- 
ments :  ,  ..  .       ,         ,  r 

5  Then  I  will  establish  the  throne  ol 
thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever,  as  1 
promised  to  David  thy  father,  saying, 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  upon  the 
throne  of  Israel. 

6  But  if  ye  shall  at  all  turn  from  follow- 
ing me,  ye  or  your  children,  and  will  not 
keep  my  commandments  and  my  statutes 
which  [have  set  before  you,  but  go  and 
serve  other  eods,  and  worship  them: 

7  Then  will  I  cut  off  Israel  out  of  the 
land  which  I  have  given  them;  and  this 
house  which  1  have  hallowed  for  my  name, 
will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight;  and  Israel  shall 
be  a  proverb  and  a  by-word  among  all 
people : 

8  And  at  this  house,  'which  is  high,  every 
one  that  passeth  by  it  shall  be  astonished, 
and  shall  hiss ;  and  they  shall  say,  Why 
bath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land, 
and  to  this  house? 

9  And  they  shall  answer,  Because  they 
forsook  the  Lord  their  God,  who  brought 
forth  their  fathers  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  have  taken  hold  upon  other  gods,  and 
have  worshipped  them,  and  served  them: 
therefore  hath  the  Lord  brought  upon 
them  all  this  evil. 

10  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  when  Solomon  had  built  the 
two  houses,  the  house  cf  the  Lord,  and 
the  kind's  house, 

11  {Nona  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre  had 
furnished  Solomon  with  cedar-trees  and 
fir-trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all 
his  desire,")  that  then  king  Solomon  gave 
Hii  mii  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 

1-'  And  Hiram  came  out  from  Tyre  to 
i-  cities  which  Solomon  had  given 
him;  ;m<l  they  pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he -aid,  What  cities  are  these 
which  thou  bast  given  me,  my  brother? 
And  be  called  them  the  land  of  Uabul  unto 
tin-  day. 

1  1  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king  sixscore 
talents  ol  gold. 

"  \nd  this  is  the  reason  of  the  levy 
whiob  king  Solomon  raised;  for  to  build 
t|i<-  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own  house, 
and  Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and 
riazor.  and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer, 

16  /-•  r  Pharaoh  king  of  Eeypl  had  gone 
up,  and  taken  Gezer,  and  burnt  it  with 
fire,  and  slain  the  <  Urn  lanites  that  dwelt  in 
the  city,  and  K '.vcn  it  /or  a  present  unto 
his  daughter,  Solomon  i  m  ife 

17  And  Solomon  built  Gezer,  and  Beth- 
horon  the  nether, 


I.  KINGS.  Solomon's  yearly  sacrifices. 

18  And  Baalath,  and  Tadmor  in  the 
wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that  Solo- 
mon had,  and  cities  for  his  chariots,  and 
cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  that  which 
Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 
and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his 
dominion. 

20  Jlnd  all  the  people  that  were  left  of 
the  Amorites,  Hittites,  Perizzites,  Hivites, 
and  Jebusites,  which  were  not  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left  after 
them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children  of 
Israel  also  were  not  able  utterly  to  destroy, 
upon  those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute  of 
bond-service  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  So- 
lomon make  no  bond-men:  but  they  were 
men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of  his 
chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  were  the  chief  of  the  officers 
that  were  over  Solomon's  work,  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty,  which  bare  rule  over  the 
people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  1[  But  Pharaoh's  daughter  came  up 
out  of  the  city  of  David  unto  her  house 
which  Solomon  had  built  for  her:  then  did 
he  build  Millo. 

25  IT  And  three  times  in  a  year  did  Solo- 
mon offer  burnt-offerings  and  peace-offer- 
ings upon  the  altar  which  he  built  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  burnt  incense  upon  the  altar 
that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he  finished 
the  house. 

26  H  And  king  Solomon  made  a  navy 
of  ships  in  Ezion-geber,  which  is  beside 
Eloth,  on  the  shore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the 
land  of  Edom. 

27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy  his  ser- 
vants, shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of  the 
sea,  with  the  servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  they  came  to  Ophir,  and  fetched 
from  thence  gold,  four  hundred  and  twenty 
talents,  and  brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAP.  X. 


AND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Solomon  concerning 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove 
him  with  hard  questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem  with  a 
very  great  train,  with  camels  that  bare 
spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious 
stones:  and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions: there  was  not  any  thing  hid  from 
the  king,  which  he  told  her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the 
sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance 

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The  queen  ofSIicba's  visit. 


CHAP.  XL 


Solomon's  magnificence. 


of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  and  his  j  steps:  there  was  not  the  like  made 
cup-bearers,  and  his  ascent  by  which  he  " 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord;  there 
was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a 
true  report  that  I  heard  in  mine  own  land 
of  thy  acts  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

7  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  ;he  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it: 
and  behold,  the  half  was  not  told  me:  thy 
wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the  fame 
which  I  heard. 

8  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are  these 
thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  be- 
fore thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne 
of  Israel:  because  the  Lord  loved  Israel 
for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king,  to 
do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
very  great  store,  and  precious  stones: 
there  came  no  more  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba 


in  any 


gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  And  the  navy  also  of  Hiram,  that 
brought  gold  from  Ophir,  brought  in  from 
Ophir  great  plenty  of  almug-trees,  and 
precious  stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the  almug- 
trees  pillars  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  the  king's  house,  harps  also  and  psal- 
teries for  singers:  there  came  no  such  al- 
mug-trees, nor  were  seen  unto  this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto  the 
queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever 
sne  asked,  besides  that  which  Solomon 
gave  her  of  his  royal  bounty.  So  she  turned 
and  went  to  her  own  country,  she  and  her 
servants. 

14  IF  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold, 

15  Besides  that  he  had  of  the  merchant- 
men, and  of  the  traffick  of  the  spice-mer 
chants,  and  of  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and 
of  the  governors  of  the  country. 

16  1  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  of  beaten  gold;  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  went  to  one  target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred  shields 
of 'beaten  gold ;  three  pounds  of  gold  went 
to  one  shield:  and  the  king  put  them  in 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  IT  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the 
best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and  the 
top  of  the  throne  was  round  behind:  and 
there  were  stays  on  either  side  on  the  place 
of  the  seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside  the 
stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  a 
one  side  and  on'the  other  upon  the  six  com  the  abomination  of  the  Ammonites. 

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kingdom. 

21  If  And  all  king  Solomon's  drinking 
vessels  were  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  were  oj 
pure  gold;  none  were  of  silver:  it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of  Solo- 
mon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  navy  of 
Tharshish  with  the  navy  of  Hiram:  once 
in  three  years  came  the  navy  of  Tharshish, 
bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes, 
and  peacocks. 

23  So  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  for  riches  and  for  wis- 
dom. 

24  IF  And  all  the  earth  sought  to  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had 
put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man  his 
present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 
gold,  andgarments,  and  armour,  and  spices, 
horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

26  "[F  And  Solomon  gathered  together 
chariots,  and  horsemen:  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 
twelve  thousand  horsemen,  whom  he  be- 
stowed in  the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with 
the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  to  be  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedars  made  he 
to  be  as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in  the 
vale,  for  abundance. 

28  IF  And  Solomon  had  horses  brought 
out  of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn:  the  king's 
merchants  received  the  linen  yarn  at  a 
price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and  went  out 
of  Egypt  for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver, 
and  a  horse  for  a  hundred  and  fifty:  and 
so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  for 
the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they  bring  themout 
by  their  means. 

CHAP.  XL 

BUT  king  Solomon  loved  many  strange 
women,  together  with  the  daughterof 
Pharaoh,  women  of  the  Moabites,  Ammon- 
ites, Edomites,  Zidonians,  and  Hittites; 

2  Of  the  nations  concerning  which  the 
Lord  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
shall  not  go  in  to  them,  neither  shall  they 
come  in  unto  you:  for  surely  they  will 
turn  away  your  heart  after  their  gods:  So- 
lomon clave  unto  these  in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred  tvives, 
princesses,  and  three  hundred  cencuhines: 
and  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon 
was  old,  that  his  wives  turned  away  his 
heart  after  other  gods:  and  his  heart  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as  was 
the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  Ashtoreth  the 
goddess  of  the  Zidonians,  and  after  Mil- 


Solomon's  idolatry. 


I.  KINGS. 


His  adversaries 


6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  went  not  fully  after  the 
Lord,  as  did  David  his  father. 

7  Then  did    Solomon   build     a     high 

Slace  for  Chemosh,  the  abomination  of 
[oab,  in  the  hill  that  is  before  Jerusalem, 
and  for  Molech,  the  abomination  of  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his  strange 
wives,  which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed 
onto  their  gods. 

9  H  And  the  Lcrd  was  angry  with  So- 
lomon, beo use  bis  heart  was  turned  from 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  had  ap- 
peared unto  him  twice, 

10  And  had  commanded  him  concern- 
ing this  thing,  that  he  should  not  go  after 
other  gods:  but  he  kept  not  that  which 
the  Lord  commanded. 

1 1  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto  Solo- 
mon, Forasmuch  as  this  is  done  of  thee, 
and  thou  hast  not  kept  my  covenant  and  my 
statutes  which  I  have  commanded  thee,  I 
will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from  thee, 
and  will  give  it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  days  I  will 
not  do  it  for  David  thy  father's  sake  :  but  I 
will  rend  it  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Howbeit,  I  will  not  rend  away  all 
the  kingdom;  but  will  give  one  tribe  to  thy 
son, for  David  my  servant's  sake,  and  for 
Jerusalem's  sake   which  I  have  chosen. 

1 4  iT  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  an  adver- 
sary unto  Solomon,  Hadad  the  Edomite  : 
he  was  of  tbe  king's  seed  in  Edom. 

1  6  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was 
In  Edom,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host 
was  gone  up  to  bury  the  slain,  after  he  had 
smitten  every  male  in  Edom  ; 

16  [For  six  months  did  Joab  remain 
there  with  all  Israel,  until  he  had  cut  off 
every  male  in  Edom  :) 

17  That  Hadad  fled,  he  and  certain 
Bdomites  of  his  lather's  servants  with  him, 
H  go  into  Egypt ;  Hadad  being  yet  a  little 
child. 

IB  And  they  arose  out  of  Midian,  and 
came  to  Paran :  and  they  took  men  with 
them  out  of  Pann,  and  they  came  to 
Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt;  which 
him  a  house,  ana  appointed  him 
victuals  ami  pave  'urn  l.md. 

I'-'  Vn«l  Had  nt  (bund  treat  favour  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  so  that  he  gave  him 
to  ww  r  of  his  own  wife,  the  sister 

•f  Tahbenes  Che  que<  n. 

20  And  the  sister  o(  Tabpenes  bare  him 


part,  that  I  may  go  to  mine  own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  But 
what  hast  thou  lacked  with  me,  that,  be- 
hold, thou  seekest  to  go  to  thine  own 
country?  And  he  answered,  Nothing: 
howbeit,  let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  H  And  God  stirred  him  up  another 
adversary,  Rezon  the  sonof  Eliadah,  which 
fled  from  his  lord  Hadadezerkingof  Zobah : 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto  him,  and 
became  captain  over  a  band,  when  David 
slew  them  of  Zobah  :  and  they  went  to 
Damascus,  anddwelt  therein,  and  reigned 
in  Damascus. 

25  And  he  was  an  adversary  to  Israel  all 
the  days  of  Solomon,  besides  the  mischief 
that  Hadad  did:  and  he  abhorred  Israel, 
and  reigned  over  Syria. 

26  i  And  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
an  Ephrathite  of  Zereda,  Solomon's  ser- 
vant, whose  mother's  name  was  Zeruah,  a 
widow  woman,  even  he  lifted  up  /us  hand 
against  the  king. 

27  And  this  was  the  cause  that  he  lifted 
up  his  hand  against  the  king :  Solomon 
built  Millo,  and  repaired  the  breaches  ot 
the  city  of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  was  a  mighty 
man  of  valour:  and  Solomon  seeing  the 
young  man  that  he  was  industrious,  he 
made  him  ruler  over  all  the  charge  of  the 
house  of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time  when 
Jeroboam  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the 
prophet  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  found  him  in 
the  way  ;  and  he  had  clad  himself  with  a 
new  garment ;  and  they  two  were  alone  in 
the  field : 

30  And  Ahijah  caught  the  new  garment 
that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in  twelve 
pieces : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  Take  thee 
ten  pieces:  for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  will  rend  the 
kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Solomon,  and 
will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee  : 

32  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for  my 
servant  David's  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake,  the  city  which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  :) 

33  Because  that  they  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  worshipped  Ashtoreth  the  god- 
dessof  thr  Zidoriians,  Chemosh  the  god  of 
the  Moa  bites,  and  Milcom  the  god  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  have  not  walked 
in  my  ways,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in 
name  eyes,  andtfo  keep  my  statutes  and  my 


Genubath  hisson,  whom  1  ahpenesweaned  judgments,  as  did  David  his  father. 
ml  baraona  boose ;  and  Genubath  was  in      .u  Howbeit,  I  will  not  take  the  whole 
Hiarao  h  s  household  among   the  sons  of  kingdom  out  of  his  hand:  but  I  will  make 
o[n°A    i      i        .,    ,    ,  ,  him  prince  all  the  days  of  his  life  for  Da- 

*i  r.  i  i  n  ™dad  neard  in  EgTPt  *id  my  servant's  sake,  whom  I  chose,  be- 
that  David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  that  'cause  he  kept  my  commandments  and  my 
Joab  the  captain  ot   the  host   was  dead,  statutes : 

Hadad    said    to   Pharaoh,   Let    me  de-|     35  But  1  will  take  the  kingdom  out  of 

292 


Death  of  Solomon. 


CHAP.  XII. 


Revolt  against  Rehoboam. 


his  son's  hand,  and  will  give  it  unto  thee, I men,  which  they  had  given  him,  and  con 


even  ten  tribes 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give  one 
tribe,  that  David  my  servant  may  have  a 
Jight  always  before  me  in  Jerusalem,  the 
city  which  I  have  chosen  me  to  put  my 
name  there. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
reign  according  to  all  that  thy  soul  desi- 
reth,  and  shalt  be  king  over  Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  all  that  I  command  thee,  and  wilt 
walk  in  my  ways,  and  do  thatis  right  in  my 
sight,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, as  David  my  servant  did  ;  that 
I  will  be  with  thee,  and  build  thee  a  sure 
house,  as  I  built  for  David,  and  will  give 
Israel  unto  thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the  seed  of 
David,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to  kill  Je- 
roboam. And  Jeroboam  arose,  and  fled 
into  Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king  of  Egypt, 
and  was  inEgyptuntil  the  deathof  Solomon. 

41  IF  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom, 
<tre  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
acts  of  Solomon  ? 

42  And  the  time  that  Solomon  reigned 
in  Jerusalemoverall  Israel  was  fortyyears. 

43  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father :  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem :  for 
all  Israel  were  come  to  Shechem  to 
make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam 
*«he  son  of  Nebat,  who  was  yet  in  Egypt, 
heard  of  it,  (for  he  was  fled  from  the  pre- 
sence of  king  Solomon,  and  Jeroboam 
dwelt  in  Egypt ;) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him.  And 
Jeroboam  ana  all  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael came,  and  spake  unto  Rehoboam, 
saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous  : 
now  therefore  make  thou  the  grievous  ser- 
vice of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Depart  yet 
for  three  days,  then  come  again  to  me. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  ITAnd  king  Rehoboam  consulted  with 
the  old  men  that  stood  before  Solomon  his 
father  while  he  yet  lived,  and  said,  How 
do  ye  advise  that  I  may  answer  thispeople  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If 
thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto  this  people  this 
day,  and  wilt  serve  them,  and  answer 
them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them, 
then  they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old| 


suited  with  the youngmen that  were  grown 
up  with  him,  and  which  stood  before  him  : 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  counsel 
give  ye  that  we  may  answer  this  people, 
who  have  spoken  to  me,  saying,  Make  the 
yoke  which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  grown 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
shalt  thou  speak  unto  this  people  that 
spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter 
unto  us  ;  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  them, 
My  little  finger  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

1 1  And  now  whereas  my  father  did  lade 
you  with  a*heavy  yoke,  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke  :  my  father  hath  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

12  IF  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  the  third  day,  as  the 
kin^  had  appointed,  saying.  Come  to  me 
again  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  people 
roughly,  and  forsook  the  old  men's  coun- 
sel that  they  gave  him ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the  coun- 
sel of  the  young  men,  saying:,  My  father 
made  your  yoke  heavy,  and!  will  add  to 
your  yoke:  my  father  also  chastised  you 
with  whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people :  for  the  cause  was  from 
the  Lord,  that  he  might  perform  his  say- 
ing, which  the  Lord  spake  by  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son  of  rs«  I  1. 

16  IF  So  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the 
king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the  people 
answered  the  king,  saying.  What  portion 
have  we  in  David  ?  neither  have  we  inhe- 
ritance in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  to  your  tents, 
O  Israel :  now  see  to  thine  own  house, 
David.  So  Israel  departed  unto  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  which 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam 
reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Adoram, 
who  was  over  the  tribute;  and  all  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he  died 
Therefore  king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to 
get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

19  So  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  when  all  Israel 
heard  that  Jeroboam  was  come  again,  thai 
they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the  con- 
gregation, and  made  him  king  oyer  all  Is- 
rael :  there  was  none  that  followed  the 
house  of  David,  but   the  tribe  ot  Judah 

9l'lF  And  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to 


Jeroboam  mo  ^s 

Jerusalem,  he  assembled  all  the  house  of 
Judah,  with  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen 
men,  which  were  warriors,  tofight against 
the  house  of  Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom 
again  to  Rehoboam  the  -on  of  Solomon. 

22  Bui  tli«-  irordofGod  came  untoShe- 
nr.i.d.  the  man  of  (''"'I.  sayh«, 

,k  mit..  Rehoboam  the  son  of  bo- 
lomon,  ting  <>t  Judah,  and  unto  all  the 
bouse  -i  Jud  ih  and  Benjamin,  and  to  the 
remnant  of  the  people,  sayim 


:\  Thus  saitti  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not 
p.i  up,  nor  Gghl  against  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel:  return  every  man  to 
bis  house  ;  Tor  this  thing  is  from  me.  They 
hearkened  then  fore  to  the  word  oi  the 
i  and  returned  to  depart,  according 

t,>  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

86  *[  'Then  Jeroboam  built  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  dwelt  therein;  and 
went  out  from  thence,  and  built  Penuel. 

And  Jeroboam  said  in  his  heart, 
Now  shall  the  kingdom  return  to  the  house 
of  David. 

27  If  this  people  go  up  to  do  sacrifice 
in  the  bouse  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem, 
then  shall  the  heart  of  this  people  turn 
again  unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam 
king  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  kill  me,  and 

n  to  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel, 
and  made  two  calves  of  gold,  and  said 
unto  them,  It  is  too  much  for  you  fo  go  up 
to  Jerusalem  :  behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

f9  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-cl,  and 
the  other  put  be  in  Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  a  sin  :  for  the 
people   went  to  worship  before  the  one, 

unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  a  house  of  high  places, 
and  m  i  le  priests  of  the  lowest  o7"  ' 


I .  KINGS  His  hand  withers. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  altar,  al- 
tar! thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  a  child 
shall  be  born  unto  the  house  of  David, 
Josiah  by  name  ;  and  upon  thee  shall  he 
offer  the  priests  of  the  high  places  that 
burn  incense  upon  thee,  and  men's  bones 
shall  be  burnt  upon  thee. 

3  And  he  gave  a  sign  the  same  day, 
saying,  This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken ;  Behold,  the  altar  shall  be 
rent,  and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  when  king  Jero- 
boam heard  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God, 
which  had  cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth- 
el, that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from  the  al- 
tar, saying,  Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his 
hand,  which  he  put  forth  against  him, 
dried  up,  so  that  he  could  not  pull  it  in 
again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the  ashes 
poured  out  from  the  altar,  according  to 
the  sign  which  the  man  of  God  had  given 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and  said  unto 
the  man  of  God,  Entreat  now  the  face  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that 
rny  hand  may  be  restored  me  again.  And 
the  man  of  God  besought  the  Lord,  and 
the  king's  hand  was  restored  him  again, 
and  became  as  it  was  before. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of 
God,  Come  home  with  me,  and  refresh 
thyself,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the 
king,  If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thy  house, 
I  will  not  go  in  with  thee,  neither  will  1 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place  : 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  Eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water,  nor  turn  again  by  the  same 
way  that  thou  earnest. 


le  peo 


pie,  winch  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 
82  And  •'<  rol  oam  ordained  a  feast  in 
the  eighth  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  month,  like  unto  the  least  that  is  in 
Jud  ih.  and  he  "lined  upon  the  altar.  So 
did  be  in  Beth -el,  sacrificing  unto  the 
-  thai  be  h  id  m  ide  :  anri  be  placed 
in  Beth-el  the  priests  of  the  high  | 
wlm  d  be  bad  m 

n  d  upon  the  altar  which 
be  had  made  in  Beth-el  the  fifteenth  day 
oi  the  eighth  month    ntn  in  the  month 

OWn  heart  ; 


which  be  had  dei  bed  of  I 
and  ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children  ol 
Israel ;  and  he  offered  upon  the  altar,  and 
burnt  incense. 

CHAP.  \HI. 

AND  beheld,  there  erne  a  manofGod 
out  ot  Judah  by  the   word  of  the. 
Lord  unto  Beth-el  :   and  Jeroboam  stood!  with  me,  and  eat  bread. 


1U  So  he  went  another  way,  and  return- 
ed not  by  the  way  that  he  came  to  Beth-el. 

1 1  *\  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet 
in  Beth-el ;  and  his  sons  came  and  told  him 
all  the  works  that  the  man  of  God  had 
done  that  day  in  Beth-el :  the  words  which 
he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them  they 
told  also  to  their  lather. 

I  I  And  their  father  said  unto  them, 
What  way  werit  he?  for  his  sons  had  seen 
what  way  the  man  of  God  went  which 
Came  from  Judah. 

13  And  be  said  unto  his  sons,  Saddle 
me  the  ass.  So  they  saddled  him  the  ass: 
and  he  rode  thereon, 

II  And  went  after  the  manofGod,  and 
found  him  silting  under  an  oak:  and  he 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  of  God 
that  earnest  from  Judah?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him,  Come  home 


by  the  altar  to  burn  incense. 


16  And  he  said,  I  may  not  return  with 
294 


The  disobedient  prophet  slain.       CHAP.  XIV 


thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee:  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  in 
this  place : 

1 7  For  it  was  said  to  me  by  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread  nor 
drink  water  there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by 
the  way  that  thou  earnest. 

18  He  said  unto  him,  I  am  a  prophet 
also  as  thou  art;  and  an  angel  spake  unto 
me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Bring  him  back  with  thee  into  thy  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water. 
But  he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did 
eat  bread  in  his  house  and  drank  water. 

20  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at 
the  table,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back  : 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of  God 
that  came  from  Judah,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  LoRD,Forasmuchas  thou  hast  disobey- 
ed the  mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast  not  kept 
the  commandment  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  earnest  back,  and  hast  eaten 
bread  and  drunk  water  in  the  place,  of  the 
which  the  LORD  did  say  to  thee,  Eat  no 
bread, and  drinkno  water;  thy  carcass  shall 
not  come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy  fathers. 

23  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had  drunk, that  he 
saddled  for  him  the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the 
prophet  whom  he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion  met 
him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him:  and  his 
carcass  was  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass 
stood  by  it,  the  lion  also  stood  by  the  car- 
cass. 

25  And  behold,  men  passed  by,  and  saw 
the  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass :  and  they  came 
and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old  pro- 
phet dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought 
him  back  from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he 
said,  It  is  the  man  of  God,  who  was  diso- 
bedient unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore the  Lord  hath  delivered  him  unto  the 
lion,  which  hath  torn  him,  and  slain  him, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they  saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his  carcass 


Mijah  falls  stck. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
buried  him,  that  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing, When  I  am  dead,  then  bury  me  in  the 
sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  is 
buried  ;  lay  my  hones  beside  his  bones : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord  against  the  altar  in 
Beth-el,  and  against  all  the  houses  of  the 
high  places  which  are  in  the  cities  ot 
Samaria,  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  IT  After  this  thing  Jeroboam  returned 
not  from  his  evil  way,  but  made  again  of 
the  lowest  of  the  people  priests  of  the  high 
places:  whosoever  would,  he  consecrated 
him,  and  he  became  one  of  the  priests  of 
the  high  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin  unto  the 
house  of  Jeroboam,  even  to  cut  it  off,  and 
to  destroy  it  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jero- 
boam fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife,  Arise, 
I  pray  thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou 
be  not  known  to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; 
and  get  thee  to  Shiloh  :  behold,  there  is 
Abijah  the  prophet,  which  told  me  that  / 
should  be  king  over  this  people. 

3  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and 
cracknels,  and  a  cruse  of  honey,  and  go 
to  him  :  he  shall  tell  thee  what  shall  be- 
come of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so,  and  arose, 
and  went  to  Shiloh,  and  came  to  the  house 
of  Ahijah.  But  Ahijah  could  not  see  ;  for 
his  eyes  were  set  by  reason  of  his  age. 

5  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Ahijah, 
Behold,  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  cometh  to 
ask  a  thing  of  thee  for  her  son  ;  for  he  ii 
sick  :  thus  and  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
her  :  for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in, 
that  she  shall  feign  herself  to  be  another 
woman. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the 
sound  of  her  feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the 
door,  that  he  said,  Come  in,  thou  wife  of 
Jeroboam  ;  why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  be 
another  ?  for  I  am  sent  to  thee  with  heavy 
tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Forasmuch  as  I  ex- 
alted thee  from  among  the  people,  Mid 
made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  rent  the  kingdom  away  from  the 


cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion  house  of  David,  and  gave  it  theo  :  and  yet 
standing  by  the  carcass,   the  lion  had  not; thou  hast  not  been  as  my  servant   I 


eaten  the  carcass,  nor  torn  the  ass. 


who  kept  my  commandments,  and  who 


29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  carcass ' followed  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do  (hat 
of  the  man  of  God,  and  laid   it  upon  the ! only  which  was  right  in  mine  eyes  ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  wcrr 


ass,  and  brought  it  back  :  and  the  old  pro- 
phet came  to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to 'before  thee 


bury  him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in  his  own 
grave  ;  and  they  mourned  over  him,  say- 
ing, Alas,  my  brother  J 


for  thou  hast  gone  and  made 


thee  other  gods,  and  molten   images,  to 

provoke  me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast  me 

behind  thy  back  :  ., 

10  Therefore  behold,  1  will  bring  evil 

C95 


Jeroboam  threatened. 


I.  KINGS. 


Abijam  s  wicked  reign. 


i  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a  man  taketh|year  of  king  Rehoboam,  that  Shishak  king 

of  Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem  : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  treasures  ot 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house  ;  he  even  took  away 
all  :  and  he  took  away  all  the  shields  of 
gold  which  Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in  their 
stead  brazen  shields,  and  committed  them 


\sqoh  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  will  cut|the  land:  and  they  did  according  to  all 
r.r'l  from  Jeroboam  him  that  pisseth  against  j  the  abominations  of  the  nations  which  the 
il,  and  liim  that  is  shut  up  and  left  LoRDcast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 
in  Israel,  and  will  take  away  the  remnant)  25  IT  Andjt  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 
oi 
away  dung,  till  it  be  all  gone. 

11   Him  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  the 
•i. ill  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him  that  dieth 
in  the  Geld  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

I  I  \;  ise  thou  therefore, get  thee  to  thine 
own  house:  and  when  thy  feet  enter  into 
the  cih  .  the  child  shall  die. 

13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for  him, 
and  buiy  him:  for  he  only  of  Jeroboam 
shall  come  to  the  grave,  because  in  him 
there  is  found  soj//egood  thing  toward  the 
I  d  God  of  Israel  in  the  house  of  Jero- 
boam. 

1  t  Moreover,  the  Lord  shall  raise  him 
up  a  king  over  Israel,  who  shall  cut  off  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  that  day:  but  what  ? 
even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Israel,  as 
a  reed  is  shaken  in  the  water,  and  he  shall 
root  up  Israel  out  of  this  good  land,  which 
\e  to  their  fathers,  and  shall  scatter 
them  beyond  the  river,  because  they  have 
made  their  groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

hid  he  shall  give  Israel  up  because 
of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  who  did  sin,  and 
wh<>  made  Israel  to  sin. 

17  *[  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose,  and 
departed,  and  came  to  Tirzah  :  and  when 
she  < Time  to  the  threshold  of  the  door,  the 
child  died  : 

18  And  they  buried  him  ;  and  all  Israel 
mourned  tor  him,  according  to  the  word  of 
tin-  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of 
ni-  Bervant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 

19  tod  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeroboam, 
how  be  warred,  and  how  he  reigned,  be- 


hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
t  limiii,  |es  oi  the  kings  of  Israel. 

tod  the  days  which  Jeroboam  reign- 

''  two  and  twenty  years  :  and  he 
sl<  pi  with  hu  lathers,  and  Nadab  his  son 
i  d  in  his  stead. 
fl  "  tod  K'-hohoam  the  son  of  Solomon 
re«rn<  d  in  Judah.  Hchnboam  was  forty 
and  oney<  trs  old  when  he  began  to  reien- 
and  he  reigu  1  seventeen  years  :n  Jerusa- 
lem, tbecitj  which  the  Lour,  did  choose 
out..!  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his 
name  there:     and  bis  mothers  name  was 

ill  an  Ammonitess. 

tod  Judah  did  evil  in  thesigbtofthe 
Lord,  and  they  provoked  hjm  to  jealousy 
with  thru-  sins  win.  ii  they  bad  committed 
above  all  that  their  fathers  had  dpne. 

•'  ;  F  ■■  thej  a|so  built  themhigh  places 
and  images  and  groves,  on  every  high  bill' 
and  under  every  green  tree. 

And  there  were  also  sodomites  in 


unto  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the  guard, 
which  kept  the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

28  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  the  guard 
bare  them, and  brought  them  back  into  the 
guard-chamber. 

29  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Reho- 
boam, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  ot 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

30  And  there  was  war  between  Reho- 
boam and  Jeroboam  all  their  days. 

31  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David.  And  his  mother's  name  was 
Naamah  an  Ammonitess.  And  Abijam  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XV. 

NOW  in  the  eighteenth  jTear  of  king 
Jeroboam  the  son  of'Nebat  reigned 
Abijam  over  Judah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  was  Maachah,  the 
daughter  of  Abishalom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his 
father,  which  he  had  done  before  him  : 
and  his  heart  was  not  perfect  with  the 
Lord  his  God,  as  the  heart  of  David  his 
father. 

4  Nevertheless,  for  David's  sake  did 
the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a  lamp  in  Je- 
rusalem, to  set  up  nis  son  after  him,  and 
to  establish  Jerusalem  : 

5  Because  David  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 
not  aside  from  any  thins:  that  he  command- 
ed him  all  the  days  of  his  life,  save  omy  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  And  there  was  war  between  Reho- 
boam and  Jeroboam  all  the  daysof  his  life. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijam, 
and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  theChroniclcs  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  ?  And  there  was  war  between 
Abijam  and  Jeroboam. 

8  And  Abijam  slept  with  his  fathersjand 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David :  and 
Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  slead. 

9  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jerobo- 
am king  of  Israel  reigned  Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years  reigned  he 
I  in  Jerusalem.     And   his   mother's  name 

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The  good  reign  of  Asa. 


CHAP.  XVI.       The  wicked  reign  of  Baasha. 


was  Maachab,  the  daughter  of  Abishalom. 

1 1  And  Asa  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as  did  David  his  father. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  sodomites  out 
of  the  land,  and  removed  all  the  idols  that 
his  fathers  had  made. 

13  And  also  Maarhah  his  mother,  even 
her  he  removed  from  being  queen,  because 
she  had  made  an  idol  in  a  grove  ;  and  Asa 
destroyed  her  idol,  and  burnt  it  by  the 
brook  Kidron. 

14  But  the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved: nevertheless  Asa's  heart  was  per- 
fect with  the  Lord  all  his  days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  things  which 
his  father  had  dedicated,  and  the  things 
which  himself  had  dedicated,  intothe  house 
of  the  Lord,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

16  IT  And  there  was  war  between  Asa 
and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

17  And  Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up 
against  Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  that  he 
might  not  sutler  any  to  go  out  or  come  in 
to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver  and  the 
gold  that  were  left  in  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  ->fthe 
king's  house,  and  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  his  servants:  and  king  Asa  sent 
them  to  Ben-hadad,  the  son  of  Tabrimon, 
the  sonofHezion,  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt 
at  Damascus,  saying, 

19  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  and  between  my  father  and  thy  fa- 
ther:  behold,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  a  pre- 
sent of  silver  and  gold  ;  come  and  break 
thy  league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that 
he  may  depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  the  hosts 
which  he  had  against  the  cities  of  Israel, 
and  smote  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-beth- 
maachah,  and  all  Cinneroth,  with  all  the 
land  of  Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
heard  thereof  that  he  left  off  building  of 
Ramah,  and  dwelt  in  Tirzah. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a  proclamation 
throughout  all  Judah ;  none  was  exempted : 
and  they  took  away  the  stones  of  Ramah, 
and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith  Baasha 
had  builded ;  and  king  Asa  built  with  them 
Geba  of  Benjamin,  and  Mizpah. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa,  and 
all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the 
cities  which  he  built,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  theChronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah?  Nevertheless  in  the  time  of  his 
old  age  he  was  diseased  in  his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David  his  father :  and  Jehoshaphat  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  If  And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jeroboam 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  the  second 


year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned 
over  Israel  two  years. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father, 
and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin. 

27  IF  And  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  ot 
the  house  of  Issachar,  conspired  against 
him  ;  and  Baasha  smote  him  at  Gibbethon, 
which  belonged  to  the  Philistines  ;  for  Na- 
dab and  all  Israel  laid  siege  to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah  did  Baasha  slay  him,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  reign- 
ed, that  he  smote  all  the  house  of  Jerobo- 
am ;  he  left  not  to  Jeroboam  any  that  breath- 
ed, until  he  had  destroyed  him,  according 
unto  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by  his  servant  Ahijah  the  Shiionite  : 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  which 
he  sinned,  and  which  he  made  Israel  sin, 
by  his  provocation  wherewith  he  provoked 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Nadab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  theChronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel ? 

32  And  there  was  war  between  Asa  and 
Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judab 
began  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  to  reign  over 
alllsrael  in  Tirzah,  twenty  and  four  years. 

34  AndhedidevilinthesightoftheLoRD, 
and  walked  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in 
his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  against  Baa- 
sha, saying, 

2  Forasmuch  as  I  exalted  thee  out  of  the 
dust,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  thou  hast  walked  in  the  way 
of  Jeroboam,  and  hast  made  my  people 
Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  me  to  anger  with 
their  sins; 

3  Behold,  I  will  take  away  the  posterity 
of  Baasha,  and  the  posterity  of  his  house  ; 
and  will  make  thy  house  like  the  house  ot 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  Him  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in  the  city 
shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him  that  dieth  cf  hi* 
in  the  fields  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Baasha, 
and  what  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  theChromch  -  <>i 
the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  father-,  and 
was  buried  in  Tirzah:   and  Elah  his 
reigned  in  bis  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  prophet 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  against  Baasha,  and  against .hia 
house,  even  for  all  the  evil  that  be  did  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking  him  to 

c297 


The  conspiracy  of  Zimri. 


anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  ;  and  because 
he  killed  him. 

8  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  Elah  the  son  of  Baasha 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Tirzah,  two  years 


I.  KINGS.  The  wicked  reign  of  Ahab. 

23  TT  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  Omri  to  reign  ovei 
Israel,  twelve  years:  six  years  reigned  he 
in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Samaria  of 
Shemer  for  two  talents  of  silver,  and  built 


9  And  his  servant  Zimri,  captain  of  half:  on  the  hill,  and  called  the  name  of  the  city 

which  he  built,  after  the  name  of  Shemer, 
owner  of  the  hill,  Samaria. 

25  IF  But  Omri  wrought  evil  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse  than  all  that 
were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Je- 
roboam the  son  of  Nebat,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin,  to  pro- 
voke the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  with 
their  vanities. 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Omri  which 
he  did,  and  his  might  that  he  shewed,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  Samaria :  and  Ahab  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  If  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Ahab  the  son 
of  Omri  to  reign  over  Israel:  and  Ahab 
the  son  of  Omn  reigned  over  Israel  in  Sa- 
maria twefity  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  above  all  that  were 
before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if  it  had  been 
a  light  thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  that  he  took  to 
wife  Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Ethbaal  kin^ 
of  the  Zidonians,  and  went  and  served 
Baal,  and  worshipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for  Baal 
in  the  house  of  Baal,  which  he  had  built  in 
Samaria. 

33  And  Ahab  made  a  grove ;  and  Ahab 
did  more  to  provoke  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  to  ane-pr  than  all  the  kings  of  Israel 
that  were  betore  him. 

34  IT  In  his  days  didHiel  the  Beth-elite 
build  Jericho:  he  laid  the  foundation  there- 
of in  Abiram  his  first-born,  and  set  up  the 
gates  thereof  in  his  youngest  son  Segub, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  spake  by  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  whowas  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead,  said  unto  Ahab, 
As  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth,  before 
whom  I  stand,  there  shall  not  be  dew  nor 
rain  these  years, but  according  to  my  word. 
2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 


his  chariots,  conspired  against  him,  as  he 
was  in  Tirzah,  drinking  riimself  drunk  in 
the  house  of  Arza,steward  of  his  house  in 
Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote  him, 
and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  in 
nis  stead. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  as  soon  as  he  sat  on  his  throne, 
that  he  slew  all  the  house  of  Baasha :  he  left 
him  not  one  that  pisseth  against  a  wall, 
neither  of  his  kinsfo!ks,nor  of  his  friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the  house 
of  Baasha,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  against  Baasha  by 
Jehu  the  prophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and  the 
sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by  which  they  sinned, 
and  by  which  they  made  Israel  to  sin,  in 
provoking  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger 
with  their  vanities. 

1  I  New  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Elah,  and 
all  that  ho  did,  ore  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  theChroniclesofthekingsof  Israel? 

15  IT  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of 
Asa  kin°:  of  Judah  did  Zimri  reign  seven 
days  in  Tirzah.  And  the  people  were  en- 
camped against Gibbethon,  which  belonged 
to  the  Philistines. 

16  And  the  people  that  were  encamped 
heard  say,  Zimri  hath  conspired,  and  hath 
also  slain  the  king:  wherefore  all  Israel 
made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the  host,  king 
over  Israel  that  day  in  the  camp, 

1 7  And  Omri  went  up  from  Gibbethon, 
II  Israel  with  him,  and  they  besieged 

Tirzah.      * 

IB  And  it  canoe  to  pass,  when  Zimri  saw 

•y  was  taken,  that  he  wont  into 

the  palace  ol  the  king's  house,  and  burnt 

tbekinfc'shouseoverhimwithfire,anddied, 

1 9  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned  in  doing 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  walking 
in  the  way  ol  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin 
winch  he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

W  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zimri, 
and  hi>  treason  that  he  w  roucht,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  l-i  lei  .' 

£1  If  Then  were  the  people  of  Israel  di- 
vided into  two  parts :  balfofthe  people  fol- 
lowed Tibni  the  sonofOinath,  to  make 
him  king;  and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Omri 
prevailed  against  the  people  that  followed 
Tibni  the  son  of  Ginath  :  bo  Tibni  died, 
and  Omri  reigned. 


him,  saying, 

3  Get  tnee  hence,  and  turn  thee  east- 
ward, and  hide  thyself  by  the  brook  Che- 
nth,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink 
ot  the'brook;  and  I  have  commanded  the 
ravens  to  feed  thee  there. 

298 


Elijah  sent  to  Zarephath.  CHAP. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for  he  went  and 
dwelt  by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before 
Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread 
and  flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and 
flesh  in  the  evening  ;  and  he  drank  of  the 
brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  a  while, 
that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there  had 
been  no  rain  in  the  land. 

8  1[  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  Zarephath,  which 
belong eth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there  :  be- 
hold,! have  commanded  a  widow  woman 
there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath. 
And  when  he  came  to  the  gate  of  the  city, 
behold,  the  widow  woman  was  there  ga- 
thering of  sticks:  and  he  called  to  her, 
and  said,  Fetch  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little 
water  in  a  vessel,  that  I  may  drink. 

1 1  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he 
called  to  her,  and  said,  Bring  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thy  hand. 

12  And  she  said,  As  the  Lord  thy  God 
liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but  a  handful  of 
meal  in  a  barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  a  cruse : 
and  behold,  I  am  gathering  two  sticks, 
that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and 
my  son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  her,  Fear  not  ; 
go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said :  but  make  me 
thereof  a  little  cake  first,  and  bring  frtinto 
me,  and  after  make  for  thee  and  for  thy  son. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste, 
neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the 
day  that  the  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the 
earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  according  to 
the  saying  of  Elijah  :  and  she,  and  he, 
and  her  house,  did  eat  many  days. 

16  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not. 
neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  accord- 
ing; to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  be  spake 
by  Elijah. 

17  And  itcametopass  after  these  things, 
that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the  mistress  of 
the  house,  fell  sick ;  and  his  sickness  was 
so  sore,  that  there  was  no  breath  left  in 
him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  O  thou  man  of  God? 
art  thou  come  unto  me  to  call  my  sin  to 
remembrance,  and  to  slay  my  son  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give  me  thy 
son.  And  he  took  him  out  of  her  bosom, 
and  carried  him  up  into  a  loft,  where  he 
abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast  thou  also 
brought  evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom 
I  sojourn,  by  slaying  her  son  ? 


XV11J. 


He  raises  the  widow'* s  son. 


21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon  the 
child  three  times,  andcried  untothe  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee, 
let  this  child's  soul  come  into  him  again.' 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
Elijah  ;  and  the  soul  of  the  child  came 
into  him  again,  and  he  revived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  andbrought 
him  down  out  of  the  chamber  into  the 
house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his  mother: 
and  Elijah  said,  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  if  And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah, 
Now  by  this  1  know  that  thou  art  a  man 
of  God,  and  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  in 
thy  mouth  is  truth. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

\  ND  it  came  10  pass  after  many  days, 

'a    that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 


Elijah  in  the  third  year,  saying,  Go.  shew 
thyself  unto  Ahab  ;  and  f   w  i 
upon  the  earth. 


2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  himself  unto 
Ahab.  And  there  was  a  sore  famine  in 
Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  Obadiah,  which  was 
the  governor  of  Ms  house.  (Now  Oba- 
diah feared  the  Lord  greatly: 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  Jezebel  cut  off 
the  prophets  of  the  Lord,  that  Obadiah 
took  a  hundred  prophets,  and  hid  them 
by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go  into 
the  land  unto  all  fountains  of  water,  and 
unto  all  brooks  .  peradventure  we  may 
find  grass  to  save  the  horses  and  mules 
alive,  that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between 
them  to  pass  throughout  it:  Ahab  went 
one  way  by  himself,  and  Obadiah  went 
another  way  by  himself. 

7  H  And  as'  Obadiah  was  in  the  way, 
behold,  Elijah  met  him  :  and  he  knew 
him,  and  Veil  on  his  face,  and  said.  Art 
thou  that  my  lord  Elijah  ? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I  am  :  go,  tell 
thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said, What  have  I  sinned,  that 
thou  wouldest  deliver  thy  servant  into  the 
hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay  me  ? 

10  As  the  Loro  thy  God  liveth,  then' 
is  no  nation  nor  kingdom  whither  my  lord 
hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee  :  and  when  they 
said,  Hi  is  not  there  ;  he  took  an  oath  of 
the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they  found 
thee  not; 

1 1  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  lell  thy 
lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

1  i  Audit  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  I  am  gone  from  diee,  thai  the  Spirit  oi 
the  Loud  shall  carrvthee  whither  I  know 
not;  and  *o  when  l  come  and  tell  II 
and  he  cannot  hnd  thee,  be  shall  slay  me  : 
but  I  thy  servant  fear  the  Lokd  from  my 

youth* 

(99 


I.  KINGS. 


He  slays  the  false  prophets. 


Elijah  meets  with  Ahab. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  I  did  peradventure  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be 
when  Jezebel  slew  the  prophets  of  the  awaked.   , 

Lord,  how  1  hid   a    hundred  men  of  the  |     28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  them- 
Lord's  prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed: selves  after  their  manner  with  knives  and 

j  lancets,  till  the  blood  gushed  out  upon 


Ihem  with  bread  and  water '. 

14  And  do*  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy, them. 
l,,nl.  Behold,  Ehjah  it  here;  and  he  shall  |       9  And  i 
me. 


came  to  pass,  when  mid-day 
was  past,  and  they  prophesied   until  the 


6  And   Elijah   said,  As  the  Lord  of  time  of  the  offering of  the  evening  sacrifice, 


hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will 
v  shew  myself  unto  him  to-day. 

-    i  >badiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and 

iu],i  |n, „  :  and  Ah  tb  went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17  •;  And  it   came  to  pass  when  Ahab 

saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said  unto  him,  Art 

thou  he  that  troubleth  Israel? 

\nd  he  answered,  I  have  not  troubled 
!  ;  but  thou,  and  thy  father's  house, 
in  that  ye  have  forsaken  the    command- 
ments ot  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed 
im. 
10  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to 
me  all  Israel  unto  mount  Carmel,  and  the 
prophets  of  Baal  four  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  the  prophets  of  the  groves  four  hun- 
dred, which  eat  at  JezebeFs  table. 

20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  gathered  the  prophets  to- 
;.  ther  unto  mount  Carmel. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  How  long  halt  ye  between 

pinions  ?  if  the  Lord  be  God,  follow 
him  :  but  if  Baal,  then  follow  him.  And 
the  people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  I, 
even  1  only,  remain  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  ; 
but  Baal  a  prophets  are  four  hundred  and 
fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  us  two  bul- 
locks ;  and  let  them  choose  one  bullock 
for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and 
lay  it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under :  and 
1  will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it 

d,  and  put  no  tire  under : 
:\  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your 

fods,  and  I  will  call  on  the  name  of  the 
l  ■ :  and  the  God  that   answereth  by 
fire,  let  him  be  God.     And  all  the  people 
1  said,  It  is  well  spoken. 
\nd  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets  of 
-<•   you  one  bullock  for  your- 
L  dress  it  first ;  for  ye  are  many  ; 
and  call  on  th<  name  of  your  gods,  but  put 
no  fire  und 

Jd  And  they  took  the  bullock  which 
riyen  them,  and  they  dressed  if,  and 
called  on  1 1 1 « -  name  ol  Baal  from  morning 
<  ■  i  !i  until  noon,  -  tying,  <  I  Baal,  hear  us. 
But  there  mat  no  voice,  nor  any  that  an- 
swered. And  they  leaped  upon  the  altar 
which  was  made. 

27  \nd  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that 
Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said,  (  'ry  aloud  : 
for  he  is  a  god:  either  he  is  talking,  or 
he  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or 


that  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  any  to 
answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people, 
Come  near  unto  me.  And  all  the  people 
came  near  unto  him.  And  he  repaired 
the  altarofthe  Lord thatwasbroken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  unto  whom  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name  : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  he  made  a 
trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would 
contain  two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and 
cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him  on 
the  wood,  and  said,  Fill  four  barrels  with 
water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt-sacrifice, 
and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  second  time. 
And  they  dldit  the  second  time*  And  he 
said,  Do  it  the  third  time.  And  they  did 
it  the  third  time. 

35  And  the  water  ran  round  about  the 
altar  ;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also  with 
water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that 
Elijah  the  prophet  came  near  and  said, 
Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Is- 
rael, let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou 
art  God  in  Israel,  and  that  I  am  thy  ser- 
vant, and  that  I  have  done  all  these  things 
at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me,  that 
this  people  may  know  that  thou  art  the 
Lord  God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned  their 
heart  back  again. 

38  Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and 
consumed  the  burnt-sacrifice,  and  the 
wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and 
licked  up  the  water  that  was  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they 
fell  on  their  faces  :  and  they  said,  The 
Lord,  he  is  the  God:  the  Lord,  he  is  the 
God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them,  Take 
the  prophets  of  Baal ;  let  not  one  of  them 
escape.  And  they  took  them:  andElijah 
brought  them  down  to  the  brook  Kishon, 
and  slew  them  there. 

41  H  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get 
thee  up,  eat  and  drink  ;  for  there  is  a 
sound  of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up   to  eat  and  1o 

300 


Elijah  obtains  ram. 


CHAP.  XIX,  XX. 


Elisha  follows  lam 


drink.     And  Elijah  went  up  to  the  top  of  I  only,  am  left;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to 


Carmel ;  and  he  cast  himself  down  upon 
the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between  his 
knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up  now, 
look  toward  the  sea.  And  he  went  up, 
and  looked,  and  said,  There  is  nothing. 
And  he  said,  Go  again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  that  he  said,  Behold,  there  ariseth  a 
little  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's 


hand.     And  he   said,   Go  up,  say 
Ahab,  Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee 
down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mean 
while,  that  the  heaven  was  black  with 
clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a  great 
rain.  And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

4C  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on 
Elijah;  and  he  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran 
"before  Ahab  to  the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 
CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah 
had  done,  and  withal  how  he  had 
slain  all  the  prophets  with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger  unto 
Elijah,  saying,  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me, 
and  more  also,  if  I  make  not  thy  life  as  the 
life  of  one  of  them  by  to-morrow  about 
this  time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose,  and 
went  for  his  life,  and  came  to  Beer-sheba 
which  belongeth  to  Judah,  and  left  his  ser 
vant  there. 

4  H  But  he  himself  went  a  day's  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat 
down  under  a  juniper-tree:  and  he  re 
quested  for  himself  that  he  might  die:  and 
said,  It  is  enough;  now,  O  Lord,  take 
away  my  life ;  for  I  am  not  better  than  my 
fathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under  a  juni 
per- tree,  behold,  then  an  angel  touched 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Arise  and  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and  behold,  there 
was  a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a  cruse 
of  water  at  his  head  :  'and  he  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  laid  him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  again 
the  second  time,  and  touched  him,  and 
said,  Arise  and  eat,  because  the  journey  is 
too  great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink 
and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat  forty 
days  and  forty  nights  unto  Horeb  the 
mount  of  God. 

9  IF  And  he  came  thither  unto  a  cave, 
and  lodged  there;  and  behold,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  and  he  said  unto 
him,  What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah? 

10  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jea 
lous  for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts:  for  the 
children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  cove 
nant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain 
thy  prophets  with  the  sword;  and  I,  even 


take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said,  Go  forth,  and  stand 
upon  the  mount  before  the  Lord.  And 
behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great 
and  strong  wind  rent  the  mountains,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord; 
but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  wind:  and 
after  the  wind  an  earthquake;  but  the 
Lord  was  not  in  the  earthquake: 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a  fire;  but 
unto' the  Lord  was  not  in  the  fire:  and  after 


the  fire  a  still  small  voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah  heard  it, 
that  he  wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle, 
and  went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  in 
of  the  cave.  And  behold,  there  came  a 
voice  unto  him,  and  said,  What  doest  thou 
here,  Elijah? 

14  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jea- 
lous for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts:  because 
the  children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy 
covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword;  and  I, 
even  I  only,  am  left;  and  they  seek  my 
life,  to  take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go, 
return  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of  Da- 
mascus :  and  when  thou  comest,  anoint 
Hazael  to  be  king  over  Syria: 

16  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi  shalt 
thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  Israel:  and 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  of  Abel-meholah 
shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  room. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him 
that  escapeth  the  sword  of  Hazael  shall 
Jehu  slay:  and  him  that  escapeth  from 
the  sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  Yet  I  have  left  me  seven  thousand  in 
Israel,  ail  the  knees  which  have  not  bowed 
unto  Baal,  and  every  mouth  which  hath 
not  kissed  him. 

19  IF  So  he  departed  thence,  and  found 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  who  was  plough- 
ing with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  betore  him, 
and  he  with  the  twelfth:  and  Elijah  passed 
by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after 
Elijah,  and  said,  Let  me,  1  pray  thee  UsB 
my  father  and  my  mother,  and  then  I  will 
follow  thee.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Go 
back  again:  for  what  have  I  done  to  thee  1 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him,  and 
took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and 
boiled  their  flesh  with  the  instruments  ot 
the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people,  and 
they  did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  ga- 
thered all  his  host  together:  and 
there  were  thirty  and  two  kings  with 
and  horses,  and  chariots:  l 
up    and  besieged   Samaria 

affainSt  k'  301 


he  went 

and   warred 


hen-hadad  besieges  Samaria.         I.  KINGS. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to  Abab  king 
of  Israel  into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him, 
Tbua  saith  Ben-hadad, 

Thv  silver  and  thy  £oldt# mine;  thy 

wive-    also   and    thy   children,    even   the 
goodliest,   "rr  mill*'. 

1  Ind  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
wid.  My  lord,  0  king,  according  to  thy 

.    I  ,/,/,  thine,  and  all  that  I  have. 

nit  ie  messengers  came  again,  and 
said,  'I  bus  speaketb  Ben-hadad,  saying, 
Uthough  1  hive  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy 

.  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  children; 
°  6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants  unto  thee 
to-morrow  about  this  time,  and  they  shall 
search  thy  house,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
servants;  and  \l  shall  be,  that  whatsoever 
is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it 
in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  all 
the  elders  of  the  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I 
pray  you,  and  see  how  this  man  seeketh 
mischief:  for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my 
wives,  and  for  my  children,  and  for  my 
silver,  and  for  my  gold,  and  I  denied 
him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people 
said  unto  him,  Hearken  not  unto  him,  nor 
consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messen- 
gers of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king, 
All  that  thou  didst  send  for  to  thy  servant 
at  the  first,  I  will  do:  but  this  thing  1  may 
not  do.  And  the  messengers  'departed, 
and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and 
said,  The  gods  do  so  unto  me,  and  more 
also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice  for 
handfuls  for  all  the  people  that  follow  me. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
-aid,  Tell  him,  Let  not  him  that  girdeth 
en  kis  harness  boast  himself  as  he  that  put- 
tetfa  it  off. 

1  J  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben-ha- 
dad heard  this  message  as  he  was  drink- 
ing, he  and  the  kings  in  the  pavilions,  that 
lid  unto  his  servants,  Set  yourselves 
in  array.  And  they  set  themselves  in  ar- 
ray against  the  city. 

131  And  behold,  there  came  a  prophet 
unto  Ah. di  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Thus 
laith  the  Lord.  I  fast  thou  seen  all  this 
great  multitude?  heboid,  I  will  deliver  it 
into  thy  hand  this  day;  and  thou  shalt 
klWW  that  I  ant  the  Lord. 

14  And  Abab  said,  By  whom?  Anrjhe 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  by  the 
ypung  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces. 
Then  he  Said,  Who  shall  order  the  battle? 
And  be  answered,  Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young  men 


rllie  Syrians  are  slam. 

even  all  the  children  of  Israel,  being  seven 
thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But 
Ben-hadad  was  drinking  himself  drunk  in 
the  pavilions,  he  and  the  kings,  the  thirty 
and  two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  went  out  first;  and  Ben-ha- 
dad sent  out,  and  they  told  him,  saying, 
There  are  men  come  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said,  Whether  they  be  come 
out  for  peace,  take  them  alive ;  or  whether 
they  b^  come  out  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

1 9  So  these  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  came  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  army  which  followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man: 
and  the  Syrians  fled;  and  Israel  pursued 
them:  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria 
escaped  on  a  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  out,  and 
smote  the  horses  and  chariots,  and  slew 
the  Syrians  with  a  great  slaughter. 

22  TT  And  the  prophet  came  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  and  said  unto  him,  Go, strengthen 
thyself,  and  mark,  and  see  what  thou  do- 
est:  for  at  the  return  of  the  year  the  king 
of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria 
said  unto  him,  Their  gods  are  gods  ofthe 
hills;  therefore  they  were  stronger  than 
we;  but  let  us  fight  against  them  '.n  the 
plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than 
they. 

24  And  do  this  thing,  Take  the  kings 
away,  every  man  out  ol  his  place,  and  put 
captains  in  their  rooms: 

25  And  number  thee  an  army,  like  the 
army  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse, 
and  chariot  for  chariot:  and  we  will  fight 
against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we 
shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And  he  heark- 


ened unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of 
the  year,  that  Ben-hadad  numbered  the 
Syrians,  and  went  up  to  Aphek,  to  fight 
against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  were 
numbered,  and  were  all  present,  and  went 
against  them:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
pitched  before  them  like  two  little  flocks 
of  kids ;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 

28  IT  And  there  came  a  man  of  God, 
and  spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Because  the 
Syrians  have  said,  The  Lord  is  God  of 
the  hills,  but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys, 
therefore  will  I  deliver  all  this  great  mul- 
titude into  thy  hand,  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over  against 
the  other  seven  days.  And  so  it  was,  that  in 


ofthe  princes  ot  the  provinces,  and  theyjthe  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined:  and 
were  two  hundred  and  thirty  two:  and,  the  children  oflsrael  slew  of  the  Syrians 
after  them  he  numbered  all  the  people,!  a    hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one  day. 

302 


Jl  prophet  reproves  Ahab. 


30  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the 
city ;  and  there  a  wall  fell  upon  twenty 
and  seven  thousand  of  the  men  that  were 
left.  And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into 
the  city,  into  an  inner  chamher. 

31  IT  And  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold  now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings 
of  the  house  of  Israel  are  merciful  kings: 
let  us,  I  pray  thee,  put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go 
out  to  the  king  of  Israel :  peradventure  he 
will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on  their 
loins,  and  put  ropes  on  their  heads,  and 
came  to  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said,  Thy 
servant  Ben-hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let 
me  live.  And  he  said,  Is  he  yet  alive  ?  he 
is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently  observe 
whether  any  thing  would  come  from  him, 
and  did  hastily  catch  ii :  and  they  said, 
Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said, 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came 
forth  to  him ;  and  he  caused  him  to  come 
up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him,  The 
cities,  which  my  father  took  from  thy  fa- 
ther, I  will  restore  ;  and  thou  shalt  make 
streets  for  thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father 
made  in  Samaria.  Then  said  Ahab,  I  will 
send  thee  away  with  this  covenant.  So 
he  made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  sent 
him  away. 

35  IF  And  a  certain  man  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  said  unto  his  neighbour  in  the 
word  ot  the  Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Because  thou 
hast  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  be- 
hold, as  soon  as  thou  art  departed  from  me, 
a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as  soon  as  he 
was  departed  from  him,  a  lion  found  him, 
and  slew  him. 

37  Then  hefoundanotherman,andsaid, 
Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man  smote 
him,  so  that  in  smiting  he  wounded  Ann. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited 
for  the  king  by  the  way,  and  disguised  him- 
self with  ashes  upon  his  face. 

39  And  as  the  king  passed  by,  he  cried 
unto  the  king :  and  he  said,  1  hy  servant 
went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  battle  ;  and 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and  brought  a 
man  unto  me,  and  said,  Keep  this  man :  if 
by  any  means  he  be  missing,  then  shall  ury 
life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thou  shalt  pay  a 
talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here  and 
there,  he  was  gone.  And  the  king  of  Israel 
said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy  judgment  be; 
thyself  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the  ashes 
away  from  his  face;  and  the  king  of  Israel 
discerned  him  that  he  was  of  theprophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 


CHAP.  XXI.  The  conduct  of  Jezebel. 

the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of 
thy  hand  a  man  whom  I  appointed  to  utter 
destruction,  therefore  thy  life  shall  go  for 
his  life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people. 


43  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  to  his 
house  heavy  and  displeased,  and  came  to 
Samaria. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  tilings, 
</ia£  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  a  vine- 
yard, which  was  in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the 
palace  of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying, 
Give  me  thy  vineyard,  that  I  may  have  it 
for  a  garden  of  herbs,  because  it  is  near 
unto  my  house  :  and  I  will  give  thee  for  it  a 
better  vineyard  than  it ;  or  if  it  seem  good 
to  thee,  1  will  give  thee  the  worth  ofit  in 
money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord 
forbid  it  me,  that  I  should  give  the  inhe- 
ritance of  my  fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house  heavy 
and  displeased,  because  of  the  word  which 
Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  spoken  to  him  : 
for  he  had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the  in- 
heritance of  my  fathers.  And  he  laid  him 
down  upon  his  bed,  and  turned  away  his 
face,  and  would  eat  no  bread. 

5  %  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Why  is  thy  spirit  so  sad, 
that  thou  eatest  no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her.  Because  I  spake 
unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  and  said  unto 
him,  Give  me  thy  vineyard  for  money;  or 
else,  if  it  please  thee,  f  will  give  thee  ano- 
ther vineyard  for  it:  and  he  answered,  I 
will  not  give  thee  my  vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto  him, 
Dost  thou  now  govern  the  kingdom  of 
Israel  ?  arise,  a/meat  bread,  and  let  thy 
heart  be  merry :  1  will  give  thee  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's  name, 
and  sealed  them  with  his  seal,  and  sent  the 
letters  unto  the  elders  and  to  the  nobles  that 
were  in  his  city,  dwelling  with  Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  saying, 
Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high 
among  the  people : 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Belial,  be- 
fore him,to  bear  witness  against  him,  say- 
ing, Thou  didst  blaspheme  God  and  the 
king.  And  then  carry  him  out,  and  stone 
him,  that  he  may  die. 

1 1  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the  el- 
ders and  the  nobles  who  were  the  inhabit- 
ants in  his  city,  did  as  Jezebel  had  sent 
unto  them,  and  as  it  was  written  in  the  let- 
ters which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  They  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  stt  Na- 
both on  high  among  the  people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men,  children 
of  Belial,  and  sat  before  him  :  and  the  men 
of  Belial   witnessed  against    him,    even 

303 


Ahab  humbles  himself. 

against  Naboth,  in  the  presence  of  the 
people, saving.  \  ibothdidblaspheme  God 
and  the  kin?.  Then  they  carried  him 
forth  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him  frith 
stones,  that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying, 
Naboth  i^  stoned,  and  is  dead. 

15  H  Ami  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeze- 
bel ht-nnl  ih.it  Naboth  was  stoned,  and  was 
dead,  that  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  Arise, 
take  possession  of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth 
the  Jezri-f  lite,  which  ho  refused  to  give 
thee  for  money :  for  Naboth  is  not  alive, 
but  dead. 

16  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
heard  that  Naboth  was  dead,  that  Ahab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vineyard  of 
Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession 
of  it. 

17  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  king 
of  Israel,  which  is  in  Samaria:  behold,  he 
is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  he  is 
gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  kill- 
ed, and  also  taken  possession  ?  And  thou 
>halt  speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  In  the  place  where  dogs  licked 
the  blood  of  Naboth  shall  dogs  lick  thy 
blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  Hast  thou 
found  me,  O  mine  enemy?  And  he  an- 
swered, I  have  found  thee  :  because  thou 
hast  sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

21  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  thee, 
and  will  take  away  thy  posterity,  and  will 
cutoff  from  Ahab  him  that  pisseth  against 
the  wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up  and  left 
in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thy  house  like  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and 
like  the  house  of  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah, 
for  th<  provocation  wherewith  thou  hast 
provoked  me  to  anger,andmade  Israel  tosin. 

tad  of  Jezebel  also  spake  the  Lord, 
"  <! ogs  -lull  eat  Jezebel  by  the 
wall  oi  Jew  « I. 

J  I  Him  tint  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city 
thr  dogs  shall  eat:  and  him  that  dieth  in 
the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  IT  But  there  was  none  like  unto  Ahab, 
which  did  sell  himself  to  work  wickedness 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  whom  Jezebel 
his  wife  stirred  op. 

2G  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  fol- 
lowing idols,  according  to  all  things  as  did 
the  Amorites,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
heard  those  words,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted', 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 


I.  KINGS.      He  is  seduced  by  false  prophets. 


28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

29  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  humbleth  him- 
self before  me  ?  because  he  humbleth  him- 
self before  me,  I  will  not  bring  the  evil  in 
his  days  :  but  in  his  son's  days  will  I  bring 
the  evil  upon  his  house. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  they  continued  three  years  with- 
out war  between  Syria  and  Israel. 
2-  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year, 
that  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  came 
down  to  the  king  of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  that  Ramoth  in  Gilead 
is  ours,  and  we  be  still,  and  take  it  not  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Wilt 
thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to  Ramoth-gilead  ? 
And  Jehoshaphat  said  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
I  am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as  thy  people, 
my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the  word 
of  the  Lord  to-day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the 
prophets  together,  about  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them,  Shall  I  go  against  Ra- 
moth-gilead to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  ? 
And  they  said,  Go  up ;  for  the  Lord  shall 
deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

7  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  besides,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him? 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat, There  is  yet  one  man,  Micaiah 
the  son  of  Imlah,  by  whom  we  may  inquire 
of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  him  :  for  he  doth 
not  prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but 
evil.  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Let  not  the 
king  say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an  offi- 
cer, and  said,  Hasten  hither  Micaiah  the 
son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel, and  Jehosha- 
phat the  kingofJudah,sat  each  on  his  throne, 
having  put  on  their  robes,  in  a  void  place 
in  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of  Samaria  ; 
and  all  the  prophets  prophesied  before 
them. 

1 1  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
made  him  horns  of  iron  :  and  he  said,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  With  these  shalt  thou  push 
the  Syrians,  until  thou  have  consumed  them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and 
prosper  :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into 
the  king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was  gone  to 
call  Micaiah  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Be- 
hold now,  the  words  of  the  prophets  de- 
clare good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth  : 
let  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the  word 
of  one  of  tbem ,  and  speak  tf/iaJ  w/uc/m  good. 

14  And  Micaiah  said,  4s  the  Lord 

304 


Mub  imprisons  Micaiah.  CHAP. 

liveth,  what  the  Lord  saith  unto  me,  that 
will  I  speak. 

15  IF  So  he  came  to  the  king.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go 
against  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall 
we  forbear?  And  he  answered  him,  Go, 
and  prosper :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it 
into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  How 
many  times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou 
tell  me  nothing  but  that  which  is  true  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel  scatter- 
ed upon  the  hills,  as  sheep  that  have  not  a 
shepherd :  and  the  Lord  said,  These  have 
no  master;  let  them  return  every  man  to 
his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he  would 
prophesy  no  good  concerning  me, but  evil  ? 

19  And  he  said,  Hear  thou  therefore 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  I  saw  the  Lord 
sitting  on  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven  standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand 
and  on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall  per- 
suade Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall 
at  Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  one  said  on  this 
manner,  and  another  said  on  that  manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Wherewith  ?  And  he  said,  I  will  go  forth, 
and  I  will  be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets.  And  he  said,  Thou 
shalt  persuade  him,  and  prevail  also  :  go 
forth,  and  do  so. 

23  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  put  a  \y\ng  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all 
these  thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  evil  concerning  thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
went  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  on  the 
cheek,  and  said,  Which  way  went  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto 
thee? 

25  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  see  in  that  day,  when  thou  shalt  go 
into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,Takc 
Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son  ; 

27  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king,  Put 
this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with 
bread  of  affliction,  and  with  water  of  afflic- 
tion, until  I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said,  If  thou  return  at 
all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by 
me.  And  he  said,  Hearken,  O  people, 
every  one  of  you. 

29  So  the  kin£  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

20 


XXII".  J&kab  v>  siavi. 

30  And  the  king  oi  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat,  I  will  disguise  myself,  and  en- 
ter into  the  battle ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  And  the  king  of  Israel  disguised 
himself,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  But  the  king  of  Syria  commanded 
his  thirty  and  two  captains  that  had  rule 
over  his  chariots,  saying,  Fight  neither 
with  small  nor  great,  save  only  with  the 
king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat 
that  they  said,  Surely  it  is  the  king  of  Is- 
rael. And  they  turned  aside  to  fight 
against  him:  and  Jehoshaphat  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it  was 
not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turned 
back  from  pursuing  him. 

34  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
tween the  joints  of  the  harness:  where- 
fore he  said  unto  the  driver  of  his  chariot, 
Turn  thy  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the 
host ;  for  I  am  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  increased  that  day  : 
and  the  king  was  stayed  up  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians,  and  died  at  even  : 
and  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into 
the  midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a  proclamation 
throughout  the  host  about  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  saying,  Every  man  to  his  city 
and  every  man  to  his  own  country. 

37  If  So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought 
to  Samaria  ;  and  they  buried  the  king  in 
Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in  the 
pool  of  Samaria;  and  the  dogs  licked  up 
his  blood  ;  and  they  washed  his  armour  ; 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake. 

39  ISfowthe  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahab,  and 
all  that  he  did,  and  the  ivory  house  which 
he  made,  and  all  the  cities  that  he  built, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  lathers ;  and 
Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

41  IT  And  Jehosfiaphat  the  son  of  k^ 
began  to  reign  over  Judah  in  the  fourth 
year  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty  and  live 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was  Azu- 
bah  the  daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  oi  Asa 
his  father;  he  turned  not  aside  from  it, 
doing  that  which' was  right  in  the  eyes  ot 
the  Lord  :  nevertheless  the  high  places  wcrn 
not  taken  away;  for  the  people  ottered 
and  burnt  incense  yet  in  the  high  places. 

44  And  Jehoshaphat  made  pcacu  witfc 
the  king  of  Israel. 

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Death  of  Jehosaapn  IL  KINGS. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of Jehosha- 
ph.it,  and  his  might  that  be  shewed,  and 
now  he  warred,  are  they  not  written  in 
The  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  > 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  sodomites, 
which  remained  in  the  days  of  his  father 
Asa,  he  took  out  of  the  land. 

•17   2  then  no  king  in  Edom:  a 

deputy  was  king. 

40  Jehoshaphat  made  ships  of  Tharshish 
to  go  toOphir  for  gold:  but  they  went  not: 
for  tlit  ships  were  broken  at  Ezion-geber. 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab 
;.  Iin^haphat,  Let  my  servants  go  with 
thy  servants  in  the  ships.  But  Jehosha- 
phat would  not. 


Elijah  brings  fire  from  heaven. 

50  IT  And  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  David  his  father :  and  Jehoram 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  IF  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  the  seven- 
teenth year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father, 
and  in  the  way  of  his  mother,  and  in  the 
way  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin  : 

53  For  he  served  Baal,  and  worshipped 
him,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  according  to  all  that  his  father 
had  done. 


51  The  Second  Book  of  the  KINGS,  commonly  called, 
The  Fourth  Book  of  tlie  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THEN  Moab  rebelled  against  Israel 
after  the  death  of  Ahab. 

2  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  a  lat- 
tice in  his  upper  chamber  that  was  in  Sa- 
maria, and  was  sick  :  and  he  sent  messen- 

fers,  and  said  unto  them,  Go,  inquire  of 
laal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron,  whether  1 
shall  recover  of  this  disease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Eli- 
j  ih  the  Tishbite,  Arise,  go  up  tq  meet  the 
messengers  of  the  king  ofSamaria,  and  say 
unto  them,  Is  it  not  because  there  is  not  a 
G<  »d  in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  inquire  of  Baal- 
zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? 

4  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed 
on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 
die.     And  Elijah  departed. 

5  IT  And  when  the  messengers  turned 
back  unto  him,  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
•ire  ye  now  turned,  back  ? 

\:ul  they  said  unto  him,  There  came 

a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and  said  unto  us,  Go, 

turn  again  unto  the  king that  sent  you,  and 

into  him,   Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Is  it 

e   there  is  not  a  God  in  Israel, 

lest  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub 

..1  of  Ekion  ?  therefore  thou  shalt  not 

i  that  bed  on  which  thou 

up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 

I  unto  them,  What  manner 
he  which  came  up  to  meet  you, 
and  told  you  these  words? 

8  And'  they  answered  him,  He  was  a 
hairy  man,  and  girt  with  a  girdle  of  leather 
about  his  loins.  And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah 
the  Tishbite. 

Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a  captain 
or  fifty  with  his  tiitv.  And  he  went  up  to 
liim  :  and  behoId,he  sat  on  the  top  of  a 
hill.  And  he  spake  unto  him,  Thou  man 
of  God,  the  kin^  hath  sail,  Come  down. 


10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  to  the 
captain  of  fifty,  If  I  be  a  man  of  God,  then 
let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sume thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  there  came 
down  fire  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him  another 
captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him,  Oman  of  God, 
thus  hath  the  king  said,  Come  down  quickly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  If  I  be  a  man  of  God,  let  fire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  thee  and 
thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his 
fifty. 

13  IF  And  he  sent  again  a  captain  of  the 
third  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  the  third 
captain  of  fifty  went  up,  and  came  and  fell 
on  his  knees  before  Elijah,  and  besought 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life  of  these 
fifty  thy  servants,  be  precious  in  thy  sight 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down  from 
heaven,  and  burnt  up  the  two  captains  of 
the  former  fifties  with  their  fifties  :  there- 
fore let  my  life  now  be  precious  in  thy  sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Elijah,  Go  down  with  him  :  be  not  afraid 
of  him.  And  he  arose,  and  went  down 
with  him  unto  the  king. 

1 6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  sent  mes- 
sengers to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god 
of  Ekron,  {is  it  not  because  there  is  no  God 
in  Israel  to  inquire  of  his  word?)  there  fore 
thou  shalt  not  come  down  off  that  bed  on 
which  thou  art  gone  up,  butshalt  surely  die. 

17  H  So  he  died  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had  spoken. 
And  Jehoram  reigned  in  his  stead  in  the 
second  yearof  Jehoram  the  sonofJehosha- 
phatkingoi" Judah  ;  because  hehad  noson. 

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Elijah  ts  taken  up  into  htaveii.   CHAP.  II,  111. 


18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaziah 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel? 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord 
would  take  up  Elijah  into  heaven  by 
a  whirlwind,  that  Elijah  went  with  Elisha 
from  Gi Iff al. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  pent 
me  to  Beth-el.  And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth, 
I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went  down 
to  Beth-el. 

3  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  -were 
at  Beth-el  came  forth  to  Elisha,  and  said 
unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will 
take  away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to- 
day ?  And  he  said,  Yea,  I  know  it;  hold 
ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tar- 
ry here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  Jericho.  And  he  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will 
not  leave  thee.     So  they  came  to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  were 
at  Jericho  came  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto 
him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to-day  ? 
And  he  answered,  Yea,  I  know  it;  hold 
ye  your  peace. 

6  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Tarry,  I 
pray  thee,  here ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Jordan.  And  he  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  1  will  not 
leave  thee.     Ana  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
phets went,  and  stood  to  view  afar  off:  and 
they  two  stood  by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrap 
ped  it  together,  and  smote  the  waters,  and 
they  were  divided  hither  and  thither,  so 
that  they  two  went  over  on  dry  ground. 

9  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  gone  over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Eli- 
sha, Ask  what  1  shall  do  for  thee,  before  I 
be  taken  away  from  thee.  And  Elisha 
said,  I  pray  thee,  let  a  double  portion  of 
thy  spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  asked  a  hard 
thing :  nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  when  I 
am  taken  from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee  ;  but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still  went 
on,  and  talked,  that  behold,  there  apjieared 
a  chariot  of  fire,  and  horses  of  lire,  and 
parted  them  both  asunder;  and  Elijah  went 
up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

12  If  And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he  cried, 
My  father,  my  father,  the  chariot  of  Israel, 
and  the  horsemen  thereof!  And  he  saw 
him  no  more  :  and  he  took  hold  of  his  own 
clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of  Elijah 


Elisha^ s  mockers  destroy 

that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back,  and 
stood  by  the  bank  of  Jordan  ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that 
fell  from  him,  and  smote  the  waters,  and 
said,  Where  is  the  Lord  God  of  Elijah  ? 
And  when  he  also  had  smitten  the  waters, 
they  parted  hither  and  thither:  and  Elisha 
went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
which  were  to  view  at  Jericho  saw  him. 
they  said,  The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on 
Elisha.  And  they  came  to  meet  him,  and 
bowed  themselves  to  the  ground  before  him. ' 

1 6  And  the}'  said  unto  him,  Behold  now , 
there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty  strong  men: 
let  them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek  thy 
master :  lest  peradventure  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast  him 
upon  some  mountain,  or  into  some  valley. 
And  he  said,  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till  he  was 
ashamed,  he  said,  Send.  They  sent  there- 
fore fifty  men  ;  and  they  sought  three  days, 
but  found  him  not. 

18  And  when  the}'  came  again  to  him, 
(for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,)  he  said  unto 
them,  Did  I  not  say  unto  you.  Go  not? 

19  Tf  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee,  the  situation 
of  thiscity is  pleasant, asmy  lordseeth:  but 
the  water  is  naught,  and  the  ground  barren. 

20  And  he  said,  Bring  me  a  new  cruse, 
and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brough: 
it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of 
the  waters,  and  cast  the  salt  in  there,  ami 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have  healed 
these  waters ;  there  shall  not  be  from  thence 
any  more  death  or  barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  tin 
day,  according  to  the  saying  of  Elisha 
which  he  spake. 

23  IF  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto 
Beth-el :  and  as  he  was  going  up  by  the 
way,  there  came  forth  little  children  out  of 
the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said  unk 
him,  Go  up,  thou  bald-head ;  go  up,  thou 
bald-head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  looked  on 
them,  and  cursed  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord.  And  there  came  forth  two  she- 
bears  out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and 
two  children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mounl 
Carmel,  and  from  thence  he  returned  to 
Samaria. 

CHAr.  III. 

NOW  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  Jcliosliaphat  king  of  Ju- 
dan,  and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the  siehtoJ  toe 
Lord;  but  not  like  his  father,  and  like  his 
mother :  for  he  put  away  the  image  of  Laa, 
that  his  father  had  made. 
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iw?t  ragy 


II.  KINGS. 


7%e  Moabites  are  o-verc&me. 


i  Nevertheless,  he  eieaved  uuto  the  sins 
•f  Jeroboam  the  son  ofNebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

4  IF  And  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  a 
sheep-master,  and  rendered  unto  the  king 
of  Israel  a  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and 
a    hundred  thousand  rams,  with  the  wool. 

5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  was 
dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab  rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Israel. 

6^  And  king  Jehoram  went  out  of  Sama- 
ria the  same  time,  and  numbered  all  Israel. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Jehoshaphat 
the  king  of  Judah,  saying,  The  king  of 
Moab  hath  rebelled  against  me :  wilt  thou 
go  with  me  against  Moab  to  battle  ?  And 
he  said,  I  will  go  up :  I  am  as  thou  art,  my 

f)cople  as  thy  people,  and  my  horses  as 
by  horses. 

8  And  he  said.  Which  way  shall  we  go 
up  ?  And  he  answered,  The  way  through 
(he  wilderness  of  Edom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of  Edom  :  and 
they  fetched  a  compass  of  seven  days' jour- 
ney:  and  there  was  no  water  for  the  host, 
and  for  the  cattle  that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  kin^  of  Israel  said,  Alas,  that 
the  Lord  hath  calledthese  three  kings  toge- 
ther, to  deliver  them  into  the  handoiMoab ! 

1 1  But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  may 
inquire  of  the  Lord  by  him  ?  And  one  of 
the  king  of  Israel's  servants  answered  and 
said,  Here  ts  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat 
which  poured  water  on  the  hands  of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  The  word  of 
the  Lord  is  with  him.  So  the  king  of 
Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  and  the  king  of 

:  went  down  to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, What  have  I  to  do  with  thee?  get  thee 
to  the  prophets  of  thy  father,  and  to  the 

:  thy  mother.     And  the  king  of 
aid  unto  him,  Nay:  for  the  Lord 
-  tiled  these  three  kings  together,  to 
:  them  into  the  hand  of  Moab. 

I  \r<dK!;,i,ahaid,^s  the  LoRDof  hosts 

i,  b(  fore  whom  I  stand,  surely,  were 

I  regard  the  presence  of  Jeho- 

Judah,  I  would  not 

•ward    thee,  nor  see  thee. 

;  ling  me  a  minstrel.     And 

when  the  minstrel  played 

I  fl'c  Lord  came  upon  him' 

16  And  rhussaith  the  Lord', 
Make  this  i  "f  ditches. 

1 7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  no' 

ind,  neither  shall  ye  see  rain;  yet 
that  valley  shall  be  filled  with  water,' that 
ye  may  drink,  bolh  ye,  and  your  cattle 
and  your  i  e 

18  And  this  is  but  a  light  thing1  iu  the 
sight  of  the  Lord:  be  will  deliver  the  Mo- 


1 9  And  ye  shall  smite  every  fenced  city? 
and  every  choice  city,  and  shall  fell  every 
good  tree,  and  stop  all  wells  of  water,  and 
mar  every  good  piece  of  land  with  stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  meat-offering  was  offered,  that 
behold,  there  came  water  by  the  way  of 
Edom,  and  the  country  was  filled  with 
water. 

21  If  And  when  all  the  Moabites  heard 
that  the  kings  were  come  up  to  fight  against 
them,  they  gathered  all  that  were  able  to 
put  on  armour,  and  upward,  and  stood  in 
the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morn 
ing,  and  the  sun  shone  upon  the  water, 
ancl  the  Moabites  saw  the  water  on  the 
other  side  as  red  as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said,  This  it  blood :  the 
kings  are  surely  slain,  and  they  have  smit- 
ten one  another:  now  therefore,  Moab,  to 
the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the  camp  of 
Israel,  the  Israelites  rose  up  and  smote  the 
Moabites,  so  that  they  fled  before  them  : 
but  the}7  went  forward  smiting  the  Moab- 
ites, even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  the  cities,  and 
on  every  good  piece  of  land  cast  every 
man  his  stone,  and  filled  it ;  and  they  stop- 
ped all  the  wells  of  water,  and  felled  all 
the  good  trees :  only  in  Kir-haraseth  left 
they  the  stones  thereof;  howbeit  the  sling  - 
ers  went  about  it,  and  smote  it. 

26  IT  And  when  the  king  of  Moab  saw 
that  the  battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he  took 
with  him  seven  hundred  men  that  drew 
swords,  to  break  through  even  unto  the 
king  of  Edom  :  but  they  could  not. 

27  Then  he  took  his  eldest  son,  that 
should  have  reigned  in  his  stead,  and  offer- 
ed him  for  a  burnt-offering  upon  the  wall. 
And  there  was  great  indignation  against 
Israel :  And  they  departed  from  him,  and 
returned  to  their  own  land. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  there  cried  a  certain  woman  of 
the  wives  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
unto  Elisha,  saying,  Thy  servant  my  hus- 
band is  dead;  and  thou  knowest  that  thy 
servant  did  fear  the  Lord:  and  the  cre- 
ditor is  come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  sons 
to  be  bond-men. 

2  And  Elisha  said  unto  her,  What  shall  1 
do  for  thee  ?  tell  me,  what  hast  thou  in  the 
house?  And  she  said,  Thy  handmaid  hath 
not  any  thing  in  the  house  save  a  pot  of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said,  Go,  borrow  thee  ves- 
sels abroad  of  all  thy  neighbours,  eveu 
empty  vessels ;  borrow  not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in,  thou  shalt 
shut  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons, 
andshalt  pour  out  into  all  those  vessels,  and 
ihou  shalt  set  aside  that  which  is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the  docrr 

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The  widows  oil  multiplied 


CHAP.  IV.        The  Shunammiie'-s  sou  raised. 


upon  her  and  upon  her  sons,  who  brought 
the  vessels  to  her ;  and  she  poured  out. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ves- 
sels were  full,  that  she  said  unto  her  son, 
Bring  me  yet  a  vessel.  And  he  said  unto 
her,  There  is  not  a  vessel  more.  And  the 
oil  stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of 
God.  And  he  said,  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and 
pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou  and  thy  chil- 
dren of  the  rest. 

8  IF  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  Elisha 
passed  to  Shunera,  where  was  a  great  wo- 
man ;  and  she  constrained  him  to  eat  bread. 
And  so  it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by, 
he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  husband,  Be- 
hold now,  I  perceive  that  this  is  a  holy 
man  of  God,  which  passeth  by  us  con- 
tinually. 

10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber,  I  pray 
thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let  us  set  for  him 
there  a  bed,  and  a  table,  and  a  stool,  and 
a  candlestick :  and  it  shall  be,  when  he 
cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither. 

1 1  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he  came 
thither,  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber, 
and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant, 
Call  this  Shunammite.  And  when  he  had 
called  her,  she  stood  before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him,  Say  now  unto 
her,  Behold,  thou  hast  been  careful  for  us 
with  all  this  care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for 
thee  ?  wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  ?  And 
she  answered,  I  dwell  among  mine  own 
people. 

14  And  he  said,  What  then  is  to  be  done 
for  her  ?  And  Gehazi  answered,  Verily  she 
hath  no  child,  and  her  husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said,  Call  her.  And  when 
lie  had  called  her,  she  stood  in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  About  this  season,  ac- 
cording to  the  time  of  life,  thou  shalt  em- 
brace a  son.  And  she  said,  Nay,  my  lord, 
thou  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto  thy 
handmaid. 

17  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son  at  that  season  that  Elisha  had  said 
unto  her,  according  to  the  time  of  life. 

18  IT  And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it 
fell  on  a  day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  fa- 
ther to  the  reapers. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father,  My 
head,  my  head.  And  he  said  to  a  lad, 
Carry  him  to  his  mother. 

20  And  when  he  had  taken  him,  and 
brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her 
knees  till  noon,  and  then  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on 
the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  husband, 
and  &aid,  Send  me,  I  pray  thee,  one  of  the 


young  men,  and  one  of  the  asses,  that  I 
may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again. 

23  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  go 
to  him  to-day?  it  is  neither  new-moon, 
nor  sabbath.  And  she  said,  It  shall  be  well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said 
to  her  servant,  Drive,  and  go  forward: 
slack  not  thy  riding  for  me,  except  I  bid 
thee. 

25  So  she  went  and  came  unto  the  man 
of  God  to  mount  Carmel.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  man  of  God  saw  her  afar 
off,  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant.  Be- 
hold, yonder  is  that  Shunammite  : 

26  Run  now,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet  her, 
and  say  unto  her,  Is  it  well  with  thee  1  Is 
it  well  with  thy  husband  1  Is  it  well  with 
the  child  ?  And  she  answered,  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of 
God  to  the  hill,  she  caught  him  by  the  feet: 
but  Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust  her  away. 
And  the  man  of  God  said,  Let  her  alone; 
for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her  :  and  the 
Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and  hath  not 
told  me. 

28  Then  she  said,  Did  I  desire  a  son  of 
my  lord?  did  I  not  say,  Do  not  deceiveme? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  Gird  up  thy 
loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thy  hand,  and 
go  thy  way:  if  thou  meet  any  man,  salute 
him  not;  and  if  any  salute  thee,  answer 
him  not  again  :  and  lay  my  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said, 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  livetb, 
I  will  not  leave  thee.  And  he  arose,  and 
followed  her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before  them, 
and  laid  the  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child ;  but  there  was  neither  voice,  nor 
hearing.  Wherefore  he  went  again  to 
meet  him,  and  told  him,  saying,  The  child 
is  not  awaked. 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the 
house,  behold,  the  child  was  dead,  and 
laid  upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  therefore,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  them  twain,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the 
child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon  his  mouth, 
and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and  his  hands 
upon  his  hands  :  and  he  stretched  himselj 
upon  the  child  ;  and  the  flesh  of  the  child 
waxed  warm.  . 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked  id  the 
house  to  and  fro;  and  went  up,  and  stretch- 
ed himself  uponhim:  and  the  child  I W 
seven  times,  and  the  child  opened  his    ] 

36  And  be  called  Gehazi.  and  said,  C  all 
this  Shunammite.  So  he  called  her.  And 
when  she  was  come  in  unto  him,  he  said, 
Take  up  thy  son.  , 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fcJl  at  hfii 

309 


The  deadly  pottage  'needed. 

feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and 
took  up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

38  And  Elisha  came  again  to  Gilgal. 
And  there  was  a  dearth  in  the  land ;  and 
the  sons  of  the  prophets  were  sitting  be- 
fore him  :  and  he  said  unto  his  servant, 
Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage 
for  the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to 
gather  herbs,  and  found  a  wild  vine,  and 
gathered  thereof  wild  gourds  his  lap  full 
and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of 
pottage  :  for  they  knew  them  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to 
eat.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
eating  of  the  pottage,  that  they  cried  out, 
and  said,  O  thou  man  of  God,  there  is 
death  in  the  pot.  And  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

41  But  he  said,  Then  bring  meal.  And 
he  cast  it  into  the  pot ;  and  he  said,  Four 
out  for  the  people,  that  they  may  eat. 
And  there  was  no  harm  in  the  pot„ 

42  *[[  And  there  came  a  man  from  Baal- 
shalisha,  and  brought  the  man  of  God 
bread  of  the  first-fruits,  twenty  loaves  of 
barley,  and  full  ears  of  corn  in  the  husk 
thereof.  And  he  said,  Give  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said,  What !  should 
I  set  this  before  a  hundred  men  ?  He  said 
again,  Give  the  people,  that  they  may  eat: 
for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thej^shall  eat, 
and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they  did 
cat,  and  left  thereof  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of 
the  king  of  Syria,  was  a  great  man 

with  his  master,  and  honourable,  because 

by  him  the  Lord  had  given  deliverance 

unto  Syria :  he  was  also  a  mighty  man  in 

valour,  hut  he  was  a  leper.  • 

\  nd  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  by  com- 
es,  and  had  brought  away  captive  out 

of  the  land  of  Israel  a  little  maid ;  and 

.<-he  waited  on  Naaman\s  wife. 

tad  she   aid  unto  her  mistress,  Would 
my  lord  were  with  the  prophet  that?'s 

in  Samaria  I  for  he  would  recover  him  of 

his  lo}>' 

4  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord, 
saying,  Thus  and  thus  said  the  maid  that 
is  of  the  l.mrl  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  king  of  Syria  .-aid.  Go  to,  go, 
and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  Ling  of 
Israel.  And  he  departed,  and  took  with 
him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand 
pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  saying,  Now  when  this  letter  is 
come  unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  ther 
sent  Naaman  my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
Dmyf~=+  recover  hiro  of  his  lepp 


II.  KINGS.  Naaman's  leprosy  healed, 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of 
Israel  had  read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  said,  Jim  I  God,  to  kill  and  to 
make  alive,  that  this  man  doth  send  unto 
me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy  ?  Where- 
fore consider,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how  he 
seeketh  a  quarrel  against  me. 

8  IT  And  it  was  so,  when  Elisha  the  man 
of  God  had  heard  that  the  king  of  Israel 
had  rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the 
king,  saying,  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes  ?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he 
shall  know  that  there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel . 

9  So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and 
with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at  the  door  of 
the  house  of  Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger  unto 
him,  saying,  Go  and  wash  in  Jordan  seven 
times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come  again  to 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went 
away,  and  said,  Behold,  I  thought,  He 
will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and  stand, 
and  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  strike  his  hand  over  the  place,  and 
recover  the  leper. 

12  Are  not  Abana  and  Pharpar,  rivers 
of  Damascus,  better  than  all  the  waters  of 
Israel  ?  may  I  not  wash  in  them,  and  be 
clean  ?  So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a 
rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  said,  My  father,  if  the 
prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some  great  thing, 
wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it?  how  much 
rather  then,  when  he  saith  to  thee,  Wash, 
and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and  dipped 
himself  seven  times  in  Jordpn,  according 
to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God  :  and  his 
flesh  came  again  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  he  was  clean. 

15  IT  And  he  returned  to  the  man  of 
God,  he  and  all  his  company,  and  came 
and  stood  before  him  :  and  he  said,  Be- 
hold, now  I  know  that  there  is  no  God  in 
all  the  earth,  but  in  Israel :  now  therefore, 
I  pray  thee,  take  a  blessing  of  thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  be- 
fore whom  I  stand,  I  will  receive  none. 
And  he  urged  him  to  take  it;  but  he  refused. 

17  And  Naaman  said,  Shall  there  not 
then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to  thy  servant 
two  mules  burden  of  earth  ?  for  thy  ser- 
vant will  henceforth  offer  neither  burnf- 
offering  nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy 
servant,  that  when  my  master  goeth  into 
the  house  of  Rimmon  to  worship  there, 
and  he  leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I  bow 
myself  in  the  house  ot  Rimmon  :  when  I 
bow  down  myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmon, 
the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  in  this  thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace- 
310 


Gehazi  smitten  with  leprosy.  CHAP.  VI. 


The  Syrians  struck  blind. 


So  he  departed  from  him    a  little  way. 

20  IF  But  Gehazi,  the  servant  of  Elisha 
the  man  of  God,  said,  Behold,  my  master 
hath  spared  Naaman  this  Syrian,  in  not 
receiving  at  his  hands  that  which  he 
brought:  but  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will 
run  after  him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman. 
And  when  Naaman  saw  him  running  after 
him,  he  lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to 
meet  him,  and  said,  Fs  all  well? 

22  And  he  said,  All  is  well.  My  mas- 
ter hath  sent  me,  saying,  Behold,  even  now 
there  be  come  to  me  from  mount  Ephraim 
two  young  men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets: 
give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of  silver, 
and  two  changes  of  garments. 

23  And  Naaman  said,  Be  content,  take 
two  talents.  And  he  urged  him,  and 
bound  two  talents  cf  silver  in  two  bags, 
with  two  changes  of  garments,  and  laid 
them  upon  two  of  his  servants;  and  they 
bare  them  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the  tower,  he 
took  them  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed 
them  in  the  house:  and  he  let  the  men  go, 
and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  before  his 
master:  and  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Whence 
earnest  thou,  Gehazi?  And  he  said,  Thy 
servant  went  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him,  Went  not 
my  heart  with  thee,  when  the  man  turned 
again  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  ?  Is  it 
a  time  to  receive  money,  and  to  receive 
garments,  and  olive-yards,  and  vineyards, 
and  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants? 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman 
shall  cleave  unto  thee  and  unto  thy  seed 
for  ever.  And  he  went  out  from  his  pre- 
sence a  leper  as  white  as  snow. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold  now,  the  place  where 
we  dwell  with  thee  is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jordan, 
and  take  thence  every  man  a  beam,  and 
let  us  make  us  a  place  there,  where  we 
may  dwell.     And  he  answered,  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said,  Be  content,  I  pray 
thee,  and  go  with  thy  servants.  And  he 
answered,  I  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when 
they  came  to  Jordan,  they  cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam,  the 
axe-head  fell  intothe  water:  and  he  cried, 
and  said,  Alas,  master!  for  it  was  bor- 
rowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said,  Where  fell 
it?  And  he  shewed  him  the  place.  And 
he  cut  down  a  stick,  and  cast  it  in  thither ; 
and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he,  Take  it  up  to  thee. 
And  hr  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 


8  IF  Then  the  king  of  Syria  warred 
against  Israel,  and  took  counsel  with  his 
servants,  saying,  In  such  and  such  a  place 
shall  be  my  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  saying,  Beware  that  thou 
pass  not  such  a  place ;  for  thither  the  Sy- 
rians are  come  down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  the 
place  which  +he  man  of  God  told  him  and 
warned  him  of,  and  saved  himself  there, 
not  once  nor  twice. 

1 1  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sore  troubled  for  this  thing;  and 
he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto  them, 
Will  ye  not  shew  me  which  of  us  is  for  the 
king  of  Israel? 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said,  None, 
my  lord,  O  king:  but  Elisha,  the  prophet 
that  is  in  Israel,  telleth  the  king  of  Israel 
the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy  bed 
chamber. 

13  And  he  said,  Go,  and  spy  where  he  is, 
that  I  may  send  and  fetch  him.  And  it  was 
told  him,  saying,  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan. 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses, 
and  chariots,  and  a  great  host:  and  they 
came  by  night,  and  compassed  the  city 
about. 

15  And  when  the  servant  of  the  man  of 
God  was  risen  early,  and  gone  forth,  be- 
hold, a  host  compassed  the  city  both  with 
horses  and  chariots.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,  Alas,  my  master!  how  shall 
we  do? 

16  And  he  answered,  Fear  not:  for  they 
that  be  with  us  are  more  than  they  that  be 
with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said,  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes,  that  he  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
the  young  man;  and  he  saw  :  and  behold, 
the  mountain  was  full  of  horses  and  cha- 
riots of  fire  round  about  Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to  him, 
Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said, 
Smite  this  people,  I  pray  thee,  with  blind- 
ness. And  he  smote  them  with  blindness, 
according  to  the  word  of  Elisha. 

19  If  And  Elisha  said  unto  them,  This 
is  not  the  way,  neither  is  this  the  city :  fol- 
low me,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  the  man 
whom  ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to  Sa- 
maria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  come  into  Samaria,  that  Elisha  said, 
Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these  men,  that 
they  may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their 
eyes,  and  they  saw ;  and  behold,  they 

in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Eli- 
sha, when  he  saw  them,  My  father,  shall  I 
smite  them?  shall  I  smite  them/ 

22  And  he  answered,  Thou  shalt  not 
smite  them:   wouldest  thou  smite  those 

31* 


Bm-luidad  besieges  6amui*Lu.        II.  KINGS 

whom  thou  hast  taken  captive  with  thy 
sword  and  with  thy  bow?  set  bread  and 
water  before  them,  that  they  may  eat  and 
drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  provision  for 
them:  and  when  they  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
he  sent  them  away,  and  they  went  to  their 
master.  So  the  "bands  of  Syria  came  no 
more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his 
host,  and  went  up,  and  besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  famine  in  Sa- 
maria: and  behold,  they  besieged  it,  until 
an  ass's  head  was  sold  lor  fourscore  pieces 
of  silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a  cab  of 
dove's  dung  for  five  pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was  passing 
by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman 
unto  him,  saying,  Help,  my  lord,  O  king. 

27  And  he  said,  If  the  Lord  do  not 
help  thee,  whence  shall  I  help  thee  ?  out 
of  the  barn-floor,  or  out  of  the  wine-press? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  What 
aileth  thee?  And  she  answered,  This 
woman  said  unto  me,  Give  thy  son,  that 
we  may  eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat 
my  son  to-morrow. 

29  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did  eat 
him:  and  I  said  unto  her  on  the  next  day, 
Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him:  and 
she  hath  hid  her  son. 

30  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes ;  and  he  passed  by  upon 
the  wall,  and  the  people  looked,  and  be- 
hold, he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his 
flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  do  so  and  more 
nlso  to  me,  if  the  head  of  Elisha  the  son  of 
Shaphat  shall  stand  on  him  this  day. 

.'12  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the 

elders  sat  with  him;  and  the  king  sent  a 

man  from  before  him :  but  ere  the  messen- 

;mc  to  hirn,  he  said  to  the  elders, 

i  hi  >u  this  son  of  a  murderer  hath  sent 

to  take  away    my   head?  look,  when  the 

coraeth,  shut  the  door,  and  hold 

him  fast  at  the  door:  u  not  the  sound  of 

his  nv  |  behind  bim? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them, 
behold,  f!.  ;  r  came  down  unto 

him:  and  lie  ml.  Behold,  this  evil  it  of 
the  Lord;  what  should  I  wait  for  the 
Lord  any  lonp-i 

CHAP.  vii. 

THEN  Elisha  aid,  Hearyc  the  word 
oftheLor.M;  Thus  suith  the  Lord, 
'lo-morrow  about  this  time  shall  a  mea- 
sure of  fine  flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and 
fwo  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in 
the  gate  of  Samaria. 

2  Then  a  lord  on  whose  hand  the  king 
leaned  answered  the  man  of  God,  and  said, 
Behold,*  Abe  Lor.d  would  mnkr  windows 


Elisha  prophesies  of  plenty. 

in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be?  And  he 
said,  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine 
eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  IF  And  there  were  four  leprous  men  at 
the  entering  in  of  the  gate :  and  they  said 
one  to  another,  Why  sit  we  here  until  we 
die? 

4  If  we  say,  We  will  enter  into  the 
city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we 
shall  die  there:  and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we 
die  also.  Now  therefore  come,  and  let 
us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians:  if  they 
save  us  alive,  we  shall  live;  and  if  they 
kill  us,  we  shall  but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight  to  go 
unto  the  camp  of  the  Syrians :  and  when 
they  were  come  to  the  uttermost  part  oi 
the  camp  of  Syria,  behold,  there  was  no 
man  there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise  of  chariots,  and 
a  noise  of  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a  great 
host :  and  they  said  one  to  another,  Lo> 
the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against  us  the 
kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of  the 
Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us. 

7  Wherefore  they  arose  and  fled  in  the 
twilight,  and  left  their  tents,  and  thei* 
horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as 
it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  camp,  they  went  into 
one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  car- 
ried thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  went  and  hid  it:  and  came  again,  and 
entered  into  another  tent,  and  carried 
thence  also,  and  went  and  hid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good 
tidings,  and  we  hold  our  peace :  if  we  tarry 
till  the  morning-light,  some  mischief  will 
come  upon  us:  now  therefore  come,  that 
we  may  go  and  tell  the  king's  household. 

10  so  they  came  and  called  unto  the 
porter  of  the  city:  and  they  told  them, 
saying,  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syri- 
ans, and  behold,  there  was  no  man  there, 
neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they  were. 

1 1  And  he  called  the  porters;  and  they 
told  it  to  the  king's  house  within. 

12  H  And  the  king  arose  in  the  night, 
and  said  unto  his  servants,  I  will  now  shew 
you  what  the  Syrians  have  done  to  us. 
fhey  know  that  we  be  hungry;  therefore 
aro  they  gone  out  of  the  camp,  to  hide 
themselves  in  the  field,  saying,  When  they 
come  out  of  the  city,  we  shall  catch  thera 
alive,  and  get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  answered 
and  said,  Let  some  take,  I  pray  thee,  five 
of  the  horses  that  remain,  which  are  left 
in  the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all  the 
multitude  of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it:  be- 
hold, /sov,  they  are  even  as  all  the  multr* 

312 


The  unbeliever  trode  to  death.      CHAP.  VIII. 


Hazael  kit  Is  his  master; 


tude  of  the  Israelites  that  are  consumed:) 
and  let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariot 
norses;  and  the  king-  sent  after  the  host  of 
the  Syrians,  saying,  Go  and  see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jor 
dan:  and  lo,  all  the  way  was  full  of  gar 
ments  and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had 
cast  away  in  their  haste.  And  the  mes- 
sengers returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoil- 
ed the  tents  of  the  Syrians.  So  a  measure 
offine  flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  IT  And  the  king  appointed  the  lord 
on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to  have  the  charge 
of  the  gate :  and  the  people  trode  upon 
him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man 
of  God  had  said,  who  spake  when  the 
king  came  down  to  him. 

1 8  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  man  of  God 
had  spoken  to  the  king,  saying,  Two  mea- 
sures of  barley  for  a  shekel,  and  a  measure 
offine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be  to-morrow 
about  this  time  in  the  gate  of  Samaria  : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the  man  of 
God,  and  said,  Now,  behold,  if  the  Lord 
should  make  windows  in  heaven,  might 
such  a  thing  be  ?  And  he  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt 
not  eat  thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him :  for  the 
people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  spake  Elisha  unto  the  woman, 
whose  son  he  had  restored  to  life, 
saying,  Arise,  and  go  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold, and  sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst 
sojourn  :  for  the  Lord  hath  called  for  a 
famine ;  and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the 
land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did  after 
the  saying  of  the  man  of  God :  and  she 
went  with  her  household,  and  sojourned 
in  the  Jand  of  the  Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven  years' 
end,  that  the  woman  returned  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines:  and  she  went 
forth  to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house, 
and  for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  Gehazi  the 
servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying,  Tell 
rne,  I  pray  thee,  all  the  great  things  that 
Elisha  hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telling 
the  king  how  he  had  restored  a  dead  body 
to  life,  that  behold,  the  woman,  whose  son 
he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the  king 
for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And  Ge- 
nazi  said,  My  lord,  O  king,  this  is  the  wo- 
man, and  this  is  her  son,  whom  Elisha  re- 
stored to  life. 

6  And  when  the  kin?  asked  the  woman. 


she  told  him.     So  the  kin^  appointed  un 
to  her  a  certain  officer,  saying,  Restore  all 
that  was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the  field 
since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land,  even 
until  now. 

7  H  And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus: 
and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  was 
sick ;  and  it  was  told  him,  saying,  The 
man  of  God  is  come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  Hazael,  Take 
a  present  in  thy  hand,  and  go,  meet  the 
man  of  God,  and  inquire  of  the  Lord  by 
him,  saying,  Shall  I  recover  of  this  disease  ? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him,  and  took 
a  present  with  him,  even  of  every  good 
thing  of  Damascus,  forty  camels'  burden, 
and  came  and  .stood  before  him,  and  said, 
Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  hath 
sent  me  to  thee,  saying,  Shall  I  recover  of 
this  disease  ? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Go,  say 
unto  him,  Thou  mayes-t  certainly  recover: 
howbeit,  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me,  that 
he  shall  surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance 
steadfastly,  until  he  was  ashamed:  and 
the  man  of  God  wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said,  Why  weepeth  my 
lord  ?  And  he  answered,  Because  1  know 
the  evil  that  thou  wilt  do  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  their  strong  holds  wilt  thou  set 
on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt  thou  slay 
with  the  sword,  and  wilt  dash  their  chil- 
dren, and  rip  up  their  women  with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said.  But  what!™  thy 
servant  a  dog,  that  he  should  do  this  great 
thing  ?  And  Elisha  answered,  The  Lord 
hath  shewed  me  that  thou  shalt  be  king 
over  Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha,  and 
came  to  his  master;  who  said  to  him, 
What  said  Elisha  to  thee?  And  he  an- 
swered, He  told  me  that  thou  shouldest 
surely  recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  he  took  a  thick  cloth,  and  dipped  it  in 
water,  and  spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that  he 
died :  and  Hazael  reigned  in  his  stead. 

16  IT  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  Jehoshaphat 
being  then  king  of  Judah,  Jehoram  the  son 
of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah  began  to 
reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab 
for  the  daughter  of  Ahab  W*s  his  wife: 
and  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  destroy  Ju- 
dah, for  David  his  servant's  sake,  as  he 
promised  him  to  give  him  always  a  light, 
and  to  his  children. 

20  IF  In  his  days  Edom  revolted  from 

313 


Ahaziah  succeeds  Jehoram. 


II.  KINGS. 


Jehu  is  anointed, 


under  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  made  a  king- 
over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair,  and  all 
the  chariots  with  him  :  and  he  rose  by 
night,  and  smote  the  Edomites  which  com- 
passed him  about,  and  the  captains  of  the 
chariots :  and  the  people  fled  into  their 
tents. 

22  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  under  the 
hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.  Then  Lib- 
pah  revolted  at  the  same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joram, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah? 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David ;  and  Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

25  *H  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  did  Ahaziah  the 
son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  begin  to 
reign. 

20  Two  and  twenty  years  old  was  Aha- 
ziah when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  one  year  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Athaliah,  the  daughter 
of  Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  ot  the 
house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  :  for 
he  was  the  son-in-law  of  the  house  of  Ahab. 

23  If  And  he  went  with  Joram  the  son 
ofAhabtothe  waragainst  Hazaef  king  of 
Syria  in  Ramoth-gilead  ;  and  the  Syrians 
wounded  Joram 

29  And  king  Joram  went  back  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the 
Syrians  had  given  him  atRamah,  when  he 
fought  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And 
Ahaziab  the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah 
went  down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of  Ahab 
in  Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 
(  HAP.  IX. 

AND  Etfsha  the  prophet  called  one  of 
the  children  of  the  prophets,  and  said 
unto  him,  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this 
box  of  oil  in  thy  hand,andgo  toRamoth- 
gilead : 

\ii<l  when  thou  comest  thither,  look 
out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,the 

i  Nirashi,  and  go  in,  and  make  him 
nri  )•  up  from  among  his  brethren,  and  car- 
ry him  to  an  inner  chamber  ; 

3  Then  take  the  box  of  oil,  and  pour  it 
on  bis  head,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.  Then 
open  the  door,  and  Qee,  and  tarry  not. 

4  So  the  young  man,  even  the  young 
man  the  prophet,  went  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  were  sitting  ;  and  he  said, 
I  have  an  errand  to  thee,  O  captain.  And 
Jehu  said,  Unto  which  of  all  us  ?  And  he 
said.  To  thee.  O  captain. 


6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the 
house  ;  and  he  poured  the  oil  on  his  head, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  I  have  anointed  thee  king 
over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over 
Israel. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of 
Ahab  thy  master,  that  I  may  avenge  the 
blood  of  my  servants  the  prophets,  and  the 
blood  of  all  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  hand  of  Jezebel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab  shall  pe- 
rish :  and  I  will  cut  off  from  Ahab  him 
that  pisseth  against  the  wall,  and  him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel  . 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of  Ahab 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  and  like  the  house  of  Baasha  the  son 
of  Ahijah : 

10  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  in 
the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  shall  be 
none  to  bury  her.  And  he  opened  the 
door,  and  fled. 

11  IF  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  ser« 
vants  of  his  lord :  and  one  said  unto  him, 
Is  all  well  ?  wherefore  came  this  madyeZ- 
low  to  thee?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
know  the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said,  It  is  false  ;  tell  us 
now.  And  he  said,  Thus  and  thus  spake 
he  to  me,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  1 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  took  every 
man  his  garment,  and  put  it  under  him  on 
the  top  of  the  stairs,  and  blew  with  trum- 
pets, saying,  Jehu  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,the 
son  of  Nimshi,  conspired  against  Joram. 
(Now  Joram  had  kept  Ramoth-gilead,  he 
and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king  of 
Syria. 

15  But  king  Joram  was  returned  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the 
Syrians  had  given  him,  when  he  fought 
with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said,  If  it  be  your  minds,  then  let  none  go 
forth  nor  escape  out  of  the  city  to  go  to 
tell  it  in  Jezreel. 

16  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and  went 
to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram  lay  there.  And 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was  come  down 
to  see  Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman  on  the 
tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he  spied  the  com- 
pany of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and  said,  I  see 
a  company.  And  Joram  said,  Take  a 
horseman  and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let 
him  say,  Is  it  peace  ? 

1 8  So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to 
meet  him,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the  king, 
Is  it  peace?  And  Jehu  said,  What  hast  thou 
to  do  with  peace  ?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  The  mes- 
senger came  to  them,  but  ne  cometh  not 
again. 

814 


Jehu  slays  Joram.  CHAP.  X, 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  horse-  i 
back,  which  came  to  them,  and  said,  Thus 
saith  the  king,  Is  it  peace  ?  And  Jehu  an- 
swered, What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  ? 
turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  He 
came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh  not 
again  :  and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving 
of  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi ;  for  he  driveth 
furiously. 

21  And  Joram  said,  Make  ready.  And 
-his  chariot  was  made  ready.  And  Joram 
king  of  Israel  and  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah 
went  out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and  they 
went  out  against  Jehu,  and  met  him  in  the 
portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joram 
saw  Jehu,  that  he  said,  Is  it  peace,  Jehu? 
And  he  answered,  What  peace,  so  long  as 
the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jezebel  and 
her  witchcrafts  are  so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands,  and 
fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  There  is  trea- 
chery, O  Ahaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  drew  a  bow  with  his  full 
strength,  and  smote  Jehoram  between  his 
arms,  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart, 
and  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar  his  cap- 
tain, Take  up,  and  cast  him  in  the  portion 
of  the  field  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  :  for 
remember  how  that,  when  I  and  thou  rode 
together  after  Ahab  his  father,  the  Lord 
latd  this  burden  upon  him  ; 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday  the 
blood  of  Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his  sons, 
saith  the  Lord  :  and  I  will  requite  thee  in 
this  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now  therefore 
take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat  of  ground, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

27  IT  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king  of  Ju- 
dah saw  this,  he  fled  by  the  way  of  the 
garden-house.  And  Jehu  followed  after 
him,  and  said,  Smite  him  also  in  the  cha- 
riot. And  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he  lied  to 
Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in 
his  sepulchre  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  began  Ahaziah  to  reign 
over  Judah. 

30  If  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jez- 
reel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it ;  and  she  paint- 
ed her  face,  and  tired  her  head,  and  look- 
ed out  at  a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate, 
she  said,  Had  Zimri  peace,  who  slew  his 
master? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  win- 
dow, and  said,  Who  is  on  my  side  ?  who? 
And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or  three 
eunuchs 


Jezebel  is  eaten  by  dogs. 


33  And  he  said,  Throw  her  down.  So 
they  threw  her  down :  and  some  of  her 
blood  was  sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on 
the  horses  :  and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  said,  Go,  see  now  this 
cursed  woman,  and  bury  her :  for  she  is  a 
king's  daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her :  but  thej 
found  no  more  of  her  than  the  skull,  and 
the  feet,  and  the  palms  of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again,  and 
told  him.  And  he  said, This  isthe  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his  servant 
Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying,  In  the  portion 
of  Jezreel  shall  dogseattheflesh  of  Jezebel: 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel  shall  be 
as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  field  in  the 
portion  of  Jezreel ;  so  that  they  shall  not 
say,  This  is  Jezebel. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in  Sama 
ria.     And  Jehu  wrote  letters,  and 
sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the  rulers  of  Jezreel, 
to  the  elders,  and  to  them  that  brought  up 
Ahab's  chi Idren,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  cometh  to 
you,  seeing  your  master's  sons  are  with 
you,  and  there  are  with  you  chariots  and 
horses,  a  fenced  city  also,  and  armour ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and  meetest 
of  your  master's  sons,  and  set  him  on  his 
father's  throne,  and  fight  for  your  master's 
house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly  afraid, 
and  said,  Behold,  two  kings  stood  not  be- 
fore him  :  how  then  shall  we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  was  over  the  house,  and 
he  that  was  over  the  city,  the  elders  also, 
and  the  bringers  up  of  the  children,  sent 
to  Jehu,  saying,  We  are  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us  :  we  will 
not  make  any  king :  do  thou  that  which  is 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  second  time 
to  them,  saying,  If  ye  be  mine,  and  if  ye 
will  hearken  unto  my  voice,  take  ye  the 
heads  of  the  men  your  master's  sons,  and 
come  to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to-morrow  this 
time.  (Now  the  king's  sons  being  seventy 
persons,  were  with  the  great  men  of  the 
city,  which  brought  them  up.) 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  letter 
came  to  them,  that  they  took  the  king's 
sons,  and  slew  seventy  persons,  and  put 
their  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him  them 
to  Jczrcd 

8  IF  And  there  came  a  messenger,  and 
told  him,  saying,  They  have  brought  the 
heads  of  the  king's  sons.  And  he  said, 
Lay  ye  them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering 
in  erf  the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  he  went  out,  and  stood,  and  said  to  all 

Ye  he  rightec  id,  1 

815 


(the  people, 


/Utah's  children  - 


II.  KINGS. 


Jehu 


si'ni. 


conspired   against  my  master,  and  slew 
nim  :  but  who  slew  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  fall  unto 
the  earth  nothing  of  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  the  Lord  spake  concerning  the 
house  of  Ahab:  for  the  Lord  hath  done 
that  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Elijah. 

1 1  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained  of 
the  house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and  all  his 
great  men, and  his  kinsfolks,and  his  priests, 
until  he  J  eft  him  none  remaining. 

12  IF  And  he  arose  and  departed,  and 
came  to  Samaria.  And  as  he  was  at  the 
shearing-house  in  the  way, 

13  Jehu  met  with  the  brethren  of  Aha- 
ziah  king  of  Judah,  and  said,  Who  are 
ye?  And  they  answered,  We  are  the 
brethren  of  Ahaziah  ;  and  we  go  down  to 
salute  the  children  of  the  king  and  the 
children  of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said,  Take  them  alive.  And 
they  took  them  alive,  and  slew  them  at  the 
pit  of  the  shearing-house,  even  two  and 
forty  men;  neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

1 5  IT  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  lighted  on  Jehonadab  the  son  of  Rechab 
coming  to  meet  him  :  and  he  saluted  him, 
and  said  to  him,  Is  thy  heart  right,  as 
my  heart  is  with  thy  heart  ?  And  Jehona- 
dab answered,  It  is.  If  it  be,  give  me 
thy  hand.  And  he  gave  him  his  hand  ; 
and  he  took  him  up  to  him  into  the  chariot. 

16  And  he  said,  Come  with  me,  apd  see 
my  zeal  for  the  Lord.  So  they  made  him 
ride  in  bis  chariot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Samaria,  he 
lew  all  that  remained  unto  Ahab  in  Sa- 
maria, till  he  had  destroyed  him,  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
^pake"  1o  Elijah. 

18  1[  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  said  unto  them,  Ahab  served 
Baa !  a  1  ittle ;  but  Jehu  shall  serve  him  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all  the 
prophets  of  Baal,  all  his  servants,  and  all 
his  priests;  let  none  be  wanting:  for  I 
have  a  peat  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal :  who- 
soever shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live. 
But  Jehu  did  it  in  subtilty,  to  the  intent 
thai  he  might  destroy  the  worshippers  of 
Ba  i!. 

20  Ind  Jehu  Baid,  Proclaim  a  solemn 
issi  mbly  for  Baal.   And  they  proclaimed?'?. 

M  And  Jehu  sent  through  all  Israel: 
and  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so 
that  there  wa  -  not  a  man  left  that  came  not. 
And  they  came  into  the  house  of  Baal; 
and  the  house  of  Baal  was  full  from  one 
end  to  another. 

22  And  be  said  unto  him  that  wan  over 
the  vestry,  Bring  forth  vestments  for  all 
the  worshippers  of  Baal.  And  he  brought 
them  forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  Jehonadab  the 
son  of  Rechab,  into  the  hou«e  of  Baal. 


and  said  unto  the  worshippers  of  Baal, 
Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  but 
the  worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to  offer  sacri- 
fices and  burnt-offerings,  Jehu  appointed 
fourscore  men  without,  and  said,  If  any 
of  the  men  whom  I  have  brought  into  your 
hands  escape,  he  that  letteth  him  go,  his 
life  shall  be  /or  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  that  Jehu  said  to  the  guard  and 
to  the  captains,  Go  in,  and  slay  them  ;  let 
none  come  forth.  And  they  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword ;  and  the  guard 
and  the  captains  cast  them  out,  and  went 
to  the  city  of  the  house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  images 
out  of  the  house  of  Baal,  and  burned  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the  image  of 
Baal,  and  brake  down  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  made  it  a  draught-house  unto  this  day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of 
Israel. 

29  %  Howbeit,  from  the  sins  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel 
to  sin,  Jehu  departed  not  from  after  them, 
to  wit,  the  golden  calves  that  were  in 
Beth-el.  and  that  were  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehu,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  done  well  in  executing  that 
which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  hast  done 
unto  the  house  of  Ahab  according  to  all 
that  wa$  in  my  heart,  thy  children  of  the 
fourth  generation  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of 
Israel. 

31  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to  walk  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  with  all 
his  heart :  for  he  departed  not  from  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam,  which  made  Israel  to  sin. 

32  1[  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
cut  Israel  short :  and  Hazael  smote  them 
in  all  the  coasts  of  Israel : 

33  From  Jordan  eastward,  all  the  land 
of  Gilead,  the  Gadites,  and  the  Reuben- 
ites,andthe  Manassites,from  Aroer,  which 
is  by  the  river  Arnon,  even  Gilead  and 
Bashan. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehu,  and 
all  that  he  did,  and  all  his  might,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fathers:  and 
they  buried  him  in  Samaria.  And  Jehoa- 
haz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

36  And  the  time  that  Jehu  reigned  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  was  twenty  and  eight 
years. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of  Aha- 
ziah saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 
arose  and  destroyed  all  the  seed  royal. 

2  But  Jehosheba,  the  daughter  of  king 
Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah,  took  Joasb  the 
816 


Jehoash  is  anointed  king. 


CHAP.  XII.  His  good  reign  in  Jetwittd* 


time. 


son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from  among 
the  king's  sons  which  were  slain  ;  and  they 
hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse,  in  the  bed- 
chamber, from  Athaliah,  so  that  he  was  not 
slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  six  years.  And  Athaliah  did 
reign  over  the  land. 

4  If  And  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  sent 
and  fetched  the  rulers  over  hundreds,  with 
the  captains  and  the  guard,  and  brought 
them  to  him  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  them,  and  took 
an  oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  shewed  them  the  king's  son. 

5  And  he  commanded  them,  saying, 
This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do :  A  third 
part  of  you  that  enter  in  on  the  sabbath 
shall  even  be  keepers  of  the  watch  of  the 
king's  house  ; 

6  And  a  third  part  shall  be  at  the  gate  of 
Sur :  and  a  third  part  At  the  gate  behind 
the  guard  :  so  shall  ye  keep  the  watch  of 
the  house,  that  it  be  not  broken  down. 

7  And  two  parts  of  all  you  that  go  forth 
on  the  sabbath,  even  they  shall  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  about  the 
king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king  round 
about,  every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his 
hand :  andhe  that  cometh  within  the  ranges, 
let  him  be  slain.  And  be  ye  with  the  king 
as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  cometn  in. 

9  And  the  captains  over  the  hundreds 
did  according  to  all  things  that  Jehoiada 
the  priest  commanded:  and  they  took 
every  man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in 
on  the  sabbath,  with  them  that  should  go 
out  on  the  sabbath,  and  came  to  Jehoiada 
the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over  hundreds 
did  the  priest  give  king  David's  spears  and 
shields,  that  were  in  the  templeof  the  Lord. 

1 1  And  the  guard  stood,  every  man  with 
his  weapons  in  his  hand,  round  about  the 
king,  from  the  right  corner  of  the  temple 
to  the  left  corner  of  the  temple,  along  by 
the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the  king's  son, 
and  put  the  crown  upon  him,  and  gave  him 
the  testimony  ;  and  they  made  him  king, 
and  anointed  him  ;  and  they  clapped  their 
hands,  andsaid,  God  save  the  king. 

13  IT  And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise 
of  the  guard  and  of  the  people,  she  came  to 
the  people  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold,  the 
king  stood  by  a  pillar,  as  the  manner  was. 
and  the  princes  and  the  trumpeters  by  the 
king,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  blew  with  trumpets.  And 
Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and  cried,  Trea- 
son, treason ! 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded 
the  captains  of  the  hundreds,  the  officers  of 


the  host,  and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
orth  without  the  ranges  :  and  him  that  fol- 
lowed her  kill  with  the  sword.  For  the 
priest  had  said,  Let  her  not  be  slain  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  laid  hands  on  her;  and  she 
went  by  the  way  by  the  which  the  horses 
came  into  the  king's  house  :  and  there  was 
she  slain. 

17  U  And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant 
between  the  Lord  and  the  king  and  the 
people,  that  they  should  be  the  LoRo'speo- 
ple ;  between  the  king  also  and  the  people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went 
into  the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down; 
his  altars  and  his  images  brake  they  in 
piecesthoroughly,  and  slew  Mattan  the 
priest  of  Baal  before  the'altars.  And  the 
priest  appointed  officers  over  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over  hun- 
dreds, and  the  captains,  and  (he  guard,  and 
all  the  people  of  the  land;  and  they  brought 
down  the  king  from  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  came  by  the  way  of  the  gate  of  the 
guard  to  the  king's  house.  And  he  sat  on 
the  throne  of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  peopie  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  the  city  was  in  quiet :  and 
they  slew  Athaliah  with  the  sword  beside 
the  king's  house. 

21  Seven  years  old  was  Jehoash  when 
he  began  to  reign. 

CHAP.  XII. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu,Jehoash  be- 
gan to  reign  ;  and  forty  years  reigned 
he  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  nil  his  days  where- 
in Jehoiada  the  priest  instructed  him. 

3  But  the  high  places  were  not  taken 
away  :  the  people  still  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  highplaces. 

4  1[  And  Jehoash  said  to  the  priests,  All 
the  money  of  the  dedicated  things  that  is 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
the  money  of  every  one  that  passeth  the 
account,  the  money  that  every  man  , 
at,  and  all  the   money  that  cometh 


any  man's  heart  to  bring  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord, 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them,  every 
man  of  his  acquaintance  :  and  let  them 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house,  where- 
soever any  breach  shall  be  found. 

6  But  it  was  so,  that  in  the  three  and 
twentieth  year  of  king  Jehoash  the  pi 
had  not  repaired  the  breaches  of  the  hi 

7  Then  king  Jehoash  called  for  Jehoia- 
da the  priest,  and  the  other  priests,  and 
said  unto  them,  Why  repair  ye  not  the 
breaches  of  the  house  ?  now  therefore  re- 
ceive no  wore  money  ol  your  acquaintance, 
but  deliver  itfor  the  breaches  oi  the  house. 

317 


Jehoash  is  slain  by  his  servants.      II.  KINGS. 


Wicked  reign  of  Jehoahaz. 


8  And  the  priests  consented  to  receive 
uo  more  money  of  the  people,  neither  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  a  chest, 
and  bored  a  hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and  set 
it  beside  the  altar,  on  the  right  side  as  one 
cometh  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priests  that  kept  the  door  put  therein 
all  tne  money  that  was  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they  saw  that 
there  was  much  money  in  the  chest,  that 
the  king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest  came 
up,  ana  they  put  up  in  bags,  and  told  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  being 
told,  into  the  hands  of  them  that  did  the 
work,  that  had  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  and  they  laid  it  out  to  the 
carpenters  and  builders,  that  wrought  up- 
on the  house  of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of  stone, 
and  to  buy  timber  and  hewed  stone  to  re- 
pair the  breaches  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  al)  that  was  laid  out  for  the  house 
to  repair  it. 

13  Howbeit,  there  were  not  made  for 
the  house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of  silver,  snuff- 
ers, basons,  trumpets,  any  vessels  of  gold 
or  vessels  of  silver,  of  the  money  chat  wan 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the  workmen, 
and  repaired  theiewith  the  house'  of  the 
Lord. 

15  Moreover,  they  reckoned  not  with 
the  men,  into  whose  hand  they  delivered 
the  'noney  to  be  bestowed  on  workmen  : 

they  dealt  faithfully. 
1G  The  trespass-money  and  sin-money 
wai  not  brought  intothe  house  of  theLoRD 
it  was  the  priests'. 

17  IF  Then  llazael  king  of  Syria  went 
up,  and  fought  against  Gath,  and  took  it : 
and  nazai  I  sel  his  face  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 

18  And  Jehoash  king  of  Judah  took  all 
the  hallowed  things  that  Jehoshaphat,  and 
Jehoram,  and  Ahaziah,  his  fathers,  kings 
ol  Judah,  bad  dedicated,  andhis  own  hal- 

and  all  the  gold  that  was 

found  in  the  tr<  the  house  of  the 

Lord,  and  in  the  kind's  house,  and  sent  it 

tpHaza<    :.  Syria:  and  he  went  away 

ih-iii. 

19  1    ^'"l  :i  '  Is  of  Joash, 


buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David :  and  Amaziah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

IN  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Joash 
the  son  of  Ahaziah  king  ofjudah,  Jeho- 
ahaz the  son  of  Jehu  began  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  seventeen 
years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  followed  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

3  IF  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  Hazael  king  of  Sy- 
ria, and  into  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son 
of  Hazael,  all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  besought  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  him  :  for  he 
saw  the  oppression  of  Israel,  because  the 
king  of  Syria  oppressed  them. 

5  (And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a  saviour, 
so  that  they  went  out  from  under  the  hand 
of  the  Syrians  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
dwelt  in  their  tents,  as  beforetime. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  who  made 
Israel  sin,  but  walked  therein :  and  there 
remained  the  grove  also  in  Samaria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  people  to 
Jehoahaz  but  fifty  horsemen,  and  ten  cha- 
riots, and  ten  thousand  footmen  ;  for  the 
king  of  Syria  had  destroyed  them,  and  had 
made  them  like  the  dust  by  threshing. 

8  1[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoa- 
haz, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  they  buried  him  in  Samaria  :  and  Jo- 
ash his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

10  IF  In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  began  Jehoash  the  sou 
of  Jehoahaz  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sama- 
ria, and  reigned  sixteen  years. 

1 1  And  he  did  that  which  was  evii  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  departed  not  from 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  sin;  but  he  walked  therein. 

12  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  where- 
with he  fought  against  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his  fathers;  and 


and  ..I!  that  he  did,  an  they  not  written  in  Jeroboam  sat  upon  his  throne  ;  and  Joash 
V'V'/"  ol  the  kings  of,  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of 

Judah:  (Israel. 

20  A,:,i  hi  1  made  a'  14  \  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his 
conspiracy,  and  slew  Joash  in  the  house  of  sickness  whereof  he  died.  And  Joash  the 
Millo,  which  goeth  down  to  Silla.  king  of  Israel  came  down  unto  him,  and 

21  bor  Jozachar  the  son  oi  Shimeath,  wept  over  his  face,  and  said,  O  my  father, 
and  Jehozabad  the  son  oi  Shomer,  hisser-  my  father!  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the 
vants,  smote  him,  and  he  died;  and  they  horsemen  thereof! 

318 


Ehsha's  bones  revive  a  dead  man.  CHAP.  XIV.  Amaziah1  s  ™ood  rei°-u. 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Take  bow  j  he  slew  his  servants  which  had  slain  the 
and  arrows.     And  he  took  unto  him  bow  .king  his  father. 

and  arrows.         .,,,...        pt        ,  I     6  But  the  children  of  the  murderers  he 

16  And  ne  said  to  the  king  ot  Israel, [slew  not:  accordjng  unto  that  which  is 
Put  thy  hand  upon  the  bow.  And  he  put:  written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses 
his  hand  uponit:  and  Elisha  put  his  hands  'wherein  the  Lord  commanded,  saym°-' 


upon  the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said,  Open  the  window  east- 
ward. And  he  opened  it.  Then  Elisha 
said,  Shoot.  And  he  shot.  And  he  said, 
The  arrow  of  the  Lord's  deliverance,  and 
the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria :  for 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in  Aphek,  till 
thou  have  consumed  them. 

18  And  he  said,  Take  the  arrows.  And 
he  took  them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Smite  upon  the  ground.  And  he 
smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with 
him,  and  said,  Thou  shouldest  have  smit 
ten  five  or  six  times  ;  then  hadst  thou  smit 
ten  Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed^ :  where- 
as now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria  but  thrice. 

20  IF  And  Elisha  died,  and  they  buried 
him.  And  the  bands  of  the  Moabites  in- 
vaded the  land  at  the  coming  in  of  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  bu- 
rying a  man,  that  behold,  they  spied  a  band 
of  men;  and  they  cast  the  man  into  the  se- 
pulchre of  Elisha  :  and  when  the  man  was 
let  down,  and  touched  the  bones  of  Elisha, 
he  revived,  and  stood  up  on  his  feet. 

22  TT  But  Hazael  king  of  Syria  oppressed 
Israel  all  the  days  of  Jehoahaz. 

23  And  the  Lord  was  gracious  unto 
them,  and  had  compassion  on  them,  and 
had  respect  unto  them,  because  of  his  co- 
venant with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  would  not  destroy  ihem,  neither  cast 
he  them  from  his  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died  ;  and 
Ben-hadadhis  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  took 
again  out  of  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son 
of  Hazael  the  cities,  which  he  had  taken 
out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his  father  by 
war.  Three  times  did  Joash  beat  him, 
and  recovered  the  cities  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of  Jeho- 
ahaz king  of  Israel  reigned  Amaziah 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  twenty  and 
nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  was  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not  like  David  his 
father:  he  did  according  to  all  things  as 
Joash  his  father  did. 

4  Howbeit,  the  hi^h  places  were  not  I 


The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for 
the  children,  nor  the  children  be  put  to 
death  for  the  fathers  ;  but  every  man  shall 
be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  He  slew  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of  Salt 
ten  thousand,  and  took  Selah  by  war,  and 
called  the  nameof  it  Joktheel  unto  this  day. 

8  IF  Then  Amaziah  sent  messengers  to 
Jehoash, the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  son  of  Jehu 
king  of  Israel,  saying,  Come,  let  us  look 
one  another  in  the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah, saying,  The  thistle 
that  was  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daugh- 
ter to  my  son  to  wife :  and  there  passed 
by  a  wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and 
trode  down  the  thistle. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  Edom.  and 
thy  heart  hath  lifted  thee  up :  glory  of 
this,  and  tarry  at  home:  for  why  shouldest 
thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that  thou  should- 
est fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee  ? 

1 1  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear.  There- 
fore Jehoash  king  of  Israel  went  up  ;  and 
he  and  Amaziah  king  cf  Judah  looked  one 
another  in  the  face  at  Beth-shemesh,  which 
belong  eth  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore Israel ;  and  they  fled  every  man  to 
their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel  took 
Amaziah  king  of  J  udah,  the  son  of  Jehoash 
the  son  of  Ahaziah,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of  Ephraim  unto 
the  corner-gate,  tour  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of 
the  king's  house,  and  hostages,  and  return- 
ed to  Samaria. 

15  If  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeho- 
ash which  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how 
he  fought  with  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  arc 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his  fatfa 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  (he  k 
of  Israel ;  and  Jeroboam  his  son  reign. 
his  stead. 

17  IF  And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  kin- 
of  Judah  lived  after  the  death  oi  Jehoash 
son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel  fifteen  yi 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  ol  Amaziah, 


taken  away:  as  yet  the  people  did  sacri-jare  they  not  written  in   the  book  ol  the 
fice,  and  burnt  incense  on  the  high  places  Jchronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ! 

5  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the1     19  Now  they  made  a  conspiracy  againa 
kingdom  was  confirmed  in  his  hand,  that  him  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  fled  to  Lachish; 


'Hie  reign  of  Azaria'u. 

but  they  sent  after  him  to  Lachish,  and 
slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on  horses:  and 
he  was  buried  at  Jerusalem  with  his  fathers 
in  the  city  of  David. 

21  IF  And  all  the  people  of  Judah  took 
Azariah,  which  was  sixteen  years  old,  and 
made  him  king  instead  of  his  father  Ama- 
ziah. 

22  He  built  Elath,  and  restored  it  to  Ju- 
dah, afterthatthekingslept  with  hisfathers. 

23  IF  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Amaziah 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah,  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel  began  to 
reign  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  forty  and 
one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  He  restored  the  coast  of  Israel  from 
the  entering  of  Hamathunto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand 
of  his  servant  Jonah,  the  son  oi  Amittai, 
the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gath-hepher. 

26  For  the  Lord  saw  the  affliction  of  Is- 
rael, tJiat  it  was  very  bitter:  for  there  was 
not  any  shut  up,  nor  any  left,  nor  any 
helper  for  Israel. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  not  that  he  would 
blot  out  the  name  of  Israel  from  under 
heaven  :  but  he  saved  them  by  the  hand  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash. 

28  If  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jero- 
boam, and  ail  that  he  did,  and  his  might, 
how  he  warred,  and  how  he  recovered  Da- 
mascus, and  Hamath,  which  belonged  to 
Judah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 

iel? 

\nd  Jeroboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
with  the  kings  of  Israel ;  and  Zacha- 
reigned  in  his  stead. 
CHAP.  XV. 
I  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jero- 

I    boam  king  of  Israel  began  Azariah  son 
!i  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

old  was  lie  when  he  be- 

l  he  reigned  two  and  fifty 

i"  Jerusalem.      And  his  mother's 

Je<  hoi  i  ah  of  Jerusalem. 

\ii.i  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 

il  of  the  Loud,  according  to  all  that  his 

father  Amaziah  had  done  ; 

Save  that  the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved:  the  peopl<  m  rificed  and  burnt 
mi  •  nse  -till  <»n  the  h 

5  U  And  th<  Lord   mote  the  king,  so 
that  he  was  a  leper  unto  the  day  of  his 
death,  and  dwell  in  a  several  house.    And 
Jotham  the  king's  son  wc  i  over  the  house 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Azariah, 
andall  that  he  did,  are  thev  not  written  in  tho 


II.  KINGS.  Of  Jotham  and  other  kings. 

book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  lathers;  and 
they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  ;  and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

8  If  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah  did  Zachariah  the  son 
of  Jeroboam  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria 
six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fathers  had  done : 
he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  con- 
spired against  him,  and  smote  him  before 
the  people,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

1 1  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zachariah, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  was  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  spake  unto  Jehu,  saying,  Thy  sons  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  unto  the  fourth 
generation.     And  so  it  came  to  pass. 

13  IF  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  began 
to  reign  in  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Uzziah  king  of  Judah ;  and  he  reigned  a 
full  month  in  Samaria. 

14ForMenahem  the  son  of  Gadi  went  up 
from  Tirzah,  and  came  to  Samaria,  and 
smote  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  in  Samaria, 
and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

15  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shallum , 
and  his  conspiracy  which  he  made,  behold3 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

16  1  Then  Menahem  smote  Tiphsah, 
and  all  that  were  therein,  and  the  coasts 
thereof  from  Tirzah :  because  they  opened 
not  to  him,  therefore  he  smote  it;  and  all 
the  women  therein  that  were  with  child 
he  ripped  up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  j'ear  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah  began  Menahem  the  son 
of  Gadi  to  reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned 
ten  years  in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not  all  hi 
days  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  And  Pul  the  king  of  Assyria  came 
against  the  land :  and  Menahem  gave  Pul 
a  thousand  talents  of  silver,  that  his  hand 
might  be  with  him  to  confirm  the  kingdom 
in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  exacted  the  money 
of  Israel,  even  of  all  the  mighty  men  ci 
wealth,  of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of  silver, 
to  give  to  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  the 
king  of  Assyria  turned  back,  and  stayed 
not  there  in  the  land. 

21  IF  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Mena- 
hem, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel ? 

320 


Jotham' s  good  reign. 


22  And  Menahem  slept  With  his  fathers ; 
mid  Pekahiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  IF  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Azariahking 
of  Judah,  Pekahiah  the  son  of  Menahem 
be^an  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  a 
captain  of  his,  conspired  against  him,  and 
smote  him  in  Samaria,  in  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  with  Argob  and  Arieh,  and 
with  him  fifty  men  of  the  Gileadites :  and 
he  killed  him,  and  reigned  in  his  room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekahiah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

27  IF  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah  king  of  Judah,  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sa 
maria,  and  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Israel 
came  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria,  and 
took  Ijon,  and  Abel-beth-maachah,  and  Ja 
noah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Gilead 
and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
carried  them  captive  to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  made  a 
conspiracy  against  Pekah  the  son  of  Re 
maliah,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and 
reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  twentieth  year 
of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekah 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

32  IF  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  the  son 
of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel  began  Jotham 
the  son  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  was  Jerusha,  the  daughter  of 
Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  did  according  to 
all  that  his  father  Uzziah  had  done. 

35  TF  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
removed:  the  people  sacrificed  and  burned 
mcense  still  in  the  high  places.  He  built 
the  higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

36  IT  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
tham, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
send  against  Judah, Rezin  the  king  "of  Sy- 
ria, and  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah, 

2! 


CHAP.  XVI.  The  reign  of  Mot. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  father?, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  his  father :  And  Ahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

IN  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah  the 
son  of  Remaliah,  Ahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
tham king  of  Judah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  was  Ahaz  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years 
in  Jerusalem,  and  did  not  that  which  up- 
right in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
like  David  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  king? 
of  Israel,  yea,  and  made  his  son  to  pass 
through  the  fire,  according  to  the  abomi- 
nations of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
cast  out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  IF  Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria  and  Pe- 
kah son  of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel  came 
up  to  Jerusalem  to  war  :  and  they  besieg- 
ed Ahaz,  but  could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of  Syria  re- 
covered Elath  to  Syria,  and  drave  the 
Jews  from  Elath:  and  the  Syrians  came  to 
Elath,  and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  Tiglath- 
pileser  king  of  Assyria,  saying,  I  am  thy 
servant  and  tLy  son :  come  up,  and  save 
me  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel , 
which  rise  up  against  me. 

8  And  Ahaz  took  the  silver  and  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's  house,^ 
and  sent  it  for  a  present  to  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

9  And  the  king:  of  Assyria  hearkened 
unto  him  :  for  the "king'of  Assyria  went  up 
against  Damascus,  and  took  it,  and  carried 
the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and  slew 
Rezin. 

10  IF  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Damascus 
to  meet  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 
and  saw  an  altar  that  was  at  Damascus  : 
and  king  Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the 
fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of  it, 
according  to  all  the  workmanship  thereof. 

11  And  Urijah  the  priest  built  an  altai 
according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz  had  sent 
from  Damascus :  so  Urijah  the  pries!  made 
it  against  king  Ahaz  came  from  Darai 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come  from 
Damascus,  the  king  saw  the 
the  king  approached  to  ihe  altar,  and  ot 
fered  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt-offering  ami 
Ibis  meat-offering,  and  poured  his  drink- 
offering,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  I 
peace-offerings  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  the  brazen  al- 
tar, which  was  before  the  Lord,  fron 

««1 


Vu  -aacked  rejgn  of  Hoshea.  11. 

forefront  of  the  house,  from  between  the 
altar  and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it 
on  the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded  Uriiah 
the  priest,  saying,  Upon  the  great  altar 
hum  the  morning  burnt-offerinff,  and  the 
evening  meat-offering,  and  the  king's 
burnt-sacrifice,  and  his  meat-offering,  with 
the  burnt-offering  of  all  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings;  and  sprinkle  upon  it  all 
the  blood  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all  the 
blood  of  the  sacrifice:  and  the  brazen  altar 
shall  be  for  me  to  inquire  by. 

16  Thu9  did  Urijah  the  priest,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  king  Ahaz  commanded. 

1 7  IF  And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  the  borders 
of  the  bases,  and  removed  the  laver  from 
off  them  ;  and  took  down  the  sea  from  off 
.the  brazen  oxen  that  were  under  it,  and 
put  it  upon  a  pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath  that 
they  had  built  in  the  house,  and  the  king's 
entry  without,  turned  he  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  IT  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaz 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  theChronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David:  and  Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

IN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah,  to 
reign  in  Samaria  over  Israel  nine  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  as  the  kings  of 
Israel  that  were  before  him. 


3  H  Against  him  came  up  Shalmaneser 
king  of  Assyria;  and  Hoshea  became  his 


servant,  and  gave' him  presents. 

tad  the  king  of  Assyria  found  con- 
spiracy in  Hoshea:  for  he  had  sent  mes- 
.  ■  »s  to  So  king  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
ho  present  to  the  k  ingot"  Assyria,  as  he  had 
by  year:  therefore  the  king  of 
ria  shut  kirn  up,  and  bound  him  in 
prison. 

5  II  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  came  up 
throughout  all  the  land,  and  went  up  to 
Samaria,  and  besieged  it  three  years. 

6  IT  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea  the 
Icing  oi  Assyria  took  Samaria,  and  carried 
I  jrael  away  into  Assyria,  and  placed  them 
■  i  II  a  In  h  and  in  Habor  by  ihe  river  of  Go- 
/'.ni,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes. 

7  For  so  it  war,,  that  the  children  of  Is- 
rae!  had  sinned  against  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  had  brought  them  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared 
other  gods, 

8  And  walked   in    the  statutes  of  the  .. 
heathen    whom  the  Lord  cast  out  from  sin  a  great  sin 


KINGS.  ftrael  carried  away  captive. 

before  the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  se- 
cretly those  things  that  were  not  right 
against  the  Lord  their  God,  and  they 
built  them  high  places  in  all  their  cities, 
from  the  tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the 
fenced  city. 

10  And  they  set  them  up  images  and 
groves  in  every  high  hill,  and  under  every 
green  tree : 

1 1  And  there  they  burnt  incense  in  all 
the  high  places,  as  did  the  heathen  whom 
the  Lord  carried  away  before  them;  and 
wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger: 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  the 
Lord  had  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not  do 
this  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  by  all  the  pro- 
phets, and  by  all  the  seers,  saying,  Turn 
ye  from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep  my 
commandments,  and  my  statutes,  accord- 
ing to  all  the  law  which  I  commanded  your 
fathers,  and  which  I  sent  to  you  by  my 
servants  the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would  not 
hear,  but  hardened  their  necks,  like  to 
the  neck  of  their  fathers,  that  did  not  be- 
lieve in  the  Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statutes,  and 
his  covenant  that  he  made  with  their  fa- 
thers, and  his  testimonies  which  he  testi- 
fied against  them;  and  they  followed  vani- 
ty, and  became  vain,  and  went  aftei  the 
heathen  that  were  round  about  them,  con- 
cerning-whom  the  Lord  had  charged  them, 
that  they  should  not  do  like  them. 

16  And  they  left  all  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  and  made  them 
molten  images,  even  two  calves,  and  made 
a  grove,  and  worshipped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  Baal. 

1 7  And  they  caused  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and 
used  divination  and  enchantments,  and 
sold  themselves  to  do  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Israel,  and  removed  them  out  of  his 
sight:  there  was  none  left  but  the  tribe  of 
Judah  only. 

19  Also  Judah  kept  not  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  walked 
in  the  statutes  of  Israel  which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the  seed 
of  Israel,  and  afflicted  them,  and  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  spoilers,  until  he 
had  cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  he  rent  Israel  from  the  house  of 


David ;  and  they  made  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat  king :  and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel 
from  following  the  Lord,  and  made  them 


322 


JI  mixture  of  religious. 


CHAP.  XVIII.      The  good  reign  of  HezekiaJr. 


22  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  in 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  which  he  did ; 
they  departed  not  from  them  ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel  out 
of  his  sight,  as  he  had  said  by  all  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets.  So  was  Israel  carried 
away  out  of  their  own  land  to  Assyria  unto 
this  day. 

24  1[  And  the  king  of  Assyria  brought 
men  from  Babylon,  and  from  Cuthah,  and 
from  Ava,  and  from  Hamath,  and  from 
Sepharvaim,  and  placed  them  in  the  ci- 
ties of  Samaria  instead  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  and  they  possessed  Samaria,  and 
dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was  at  the  beginning  of 
their  dwelling  there,  that  they  feared  not 
the  Lord:  therefore  the  Lord  sent  lions 
among  them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the  king 
of  Assyria,  saying,  The  nations  which 
thou  hast  removed,  and  placed  in  the  cities 
of  Samaria,  know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land  :  therefore  he  hath  sent 
lions  among  them,  and  behold,  they  slay 
them,  because  they  know  not  the  manner 
of  the  God  of  the  land. 

'  27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  command- 
ed, saying,  Carry  thither  one  of  the  priests 
whom  ye  brought  from  thence;  and  let  them 
go  and  dwell  there,  and  let  him  teach 
mem  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the  land. 
28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom  they 
had  carried  away  from  Samaria  came  and 
dwelt  in  Beth.-el,  and  taught  them  how 
they  should  fear  the  Lord. 

-29  Howbeit,  every  nation  made  gods 
of  their  own,  and  put  them  in  the  houses 
of  the  high  places  which  the  Samaritans 
had  made,  every  nation  in  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  Babylon  made  Suc- 
coth-benoth,  and  the  men  of  Cuth  made 
Nergal,  and  the  men  of  Hamath  made 
Ash  i  ma, 

31  And  the  Avites  made  Nibhaz  and 
Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvites  burnt  their 
children  in  fire  to  Adrammelech  and 
Anammelech,  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  made 
unto  themselves  of  the  lowest  of  them 
priests  of  the  high  places,  which  sacrificed 
tor  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  They  feared  the  Lord,  and  served 
their  own  gods,  after  the  manner  of  the  na- 
tions whom  they  carried  away  from  thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  the  for 
mer  manners:  they  fear  not  the  Lord, 
neither  do  they  after  their  statutes,  or  af- 
ter their  ordinances,  or  after  the  law  and 
commandment  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed the  children  of  Jacob,  whom  he  named 
Israel ; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a 
covenant,  and  charged  them,  saving,  Ye 


shall  not  fear  other  gods,  nor  bow  your- 
selves to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sacri- 
fice to  them : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought  you  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  great  power 
and  a  stretched-oul  rum, him  shall  ye  fear, 
and  him  shall  ye  worship,  aud  to  him  shall 
ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  ordinances, 
and  the  law,  and  the  commandment  which 
he  wrote  for  you,  ye  shall  observe  to  do  foi 
evermore;  and  ye  shall  not  i'earothergods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  1  have  made 
with  you  ye  shall  not  forget ;  neither  shall 
ye  fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye  shall  fear, 
and  he  shall  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  all  your  enemies. 

40  "Howbeit  they  did  not  hearken,  but 
they  did  after  their  former  manner. 

4 1  So  these  nations  feared  the  Lord  ,  and 
served  their  graven  images,  both  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children's  children:  as 
did  their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year 
of  Hoshea  son  of  Elali  king  of  Israel, 
that  Hezekiah  the  son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Ju- 
dah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  His 
mother's  name  also  was  Abi  the  daughter 
of  Zachariah.  . 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
David  his  father  did. 

4  f  He  removed  the  high  places,  and 
brake  the  images,  and  cutdown  the  groves 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  brazen  serpent 
that  Moses  had  made  for  unto  those  days 
the  children  of  Israel  did  burn  incense  to 
it :  and  he  called  it  Nehushtan. 

5  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; 
so  that  after  him  was  none  like  him  among 
all  the  kings  of  Judah,nora7W/that  were  be- 
fore hirn.  _ 

6  For  he  clave  to  the  Lord,  and  de- 
parted not  from  following  him,  but  kept 
his  commandments,  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

7  And  the  Lord  was  with  him:  ami 
he  prospered  whithersoever  he  went  forth : 
and  he  rebelled  against  the  kmgol  A^yna 
and  served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even  unto 
Gaza,  and  the  borders  thereof  from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 


9  H  And  it  came  to  pass 


in  the  fourth 


year    of    kin-   Hezekiah, which w«Ae 

seventh  year  oF  Hoshea  son  oi  Elab  king  of 
Israel,  that  Shalmanescr  king  ot  Assj  u 
came  up  against  Samaria,  and  besieged  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of   three  years  they 
took  it  •  even  in  tire  sixth  year  dHezeki- 

3?3 


Sennacherib  besieges  Hezekiah.      II.  KINGS.  Samaria  is  carried  capiivw. 

ah,  (that  i*5,the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea  kingj  horses,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set 


of  Israel,)Samaria  was  taken. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Assyria  did  carry 
away  Israel  unto  Assyria,  and  put  them 
in  Halah  and  in  Habor  by  the  river  of  Go- 
zan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes: 

12  Because  they  obeyed  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  transgressed 
his  covenant,  and  all  that  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  commanded,  and  would 
not  hear  f//c;/?,nor  do  ihem. 

13  If  Now  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king 
Hezekiah  did  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
come  up  against  all  the  fenced  cities  of 
Judah,  and  took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  sent 
to  the  king  of  Assyria  to  Lachish,  saying, 
I  have  offended ;  return  from  me :  that 
which  thou  puttest  on  me  I  will  bear. 
And  the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  three  hundred 
talents  of  silver  and  thirty  talents  of  gold. 

15  And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all  the  sil- 
ver that  wasfound  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's  house. 

1G  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  off 
ihe  gold  from  the  doors  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  and  from  the  pillars  which 
1  lezekiah  k  ing  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and 
gave  it  to  the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  1[  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Tar- 
Ian  and  Rabsaris  and  Rab-shakeh  from 
Lachish  to  king  Hezekiah  with  a>  great 
host  against  Jerusalem:  and  they  went 
up,  and  came  to  Jerusalem:  and  when 
they  were  come  up,  they  came  and  stood 
by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool,  which  is 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

18  And  when  they  had  called  to  the 
king,  there  came  out  to  them  Eliakim  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joan  the 
bon  of  Asaph  Ihe  recorder. 

And   Rab-shakeh    said  unto  them, 
1:  ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith 
the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What 
confidence  it  this  wherein  thou  trustest? 

Thou  say  est,  (but  they  are  but  vain 
vrord3t)I have  counsel  and  strength  for  the 
trail  Now  on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that 
thou  i  _■:, i ust  me? 

behold,  thou  trustest  upon  the 

•;  tin   bruised  reed,. even  uponlSgypt, 

bid)  if  a  man  learn,  it  will  go  into  his 

hand,  and  pierce  it;  sou  Pharaoh  king 

ryp(  unto  -ill  that  trust  on  him 

22  Lut  if  ye  say  unto  me,  Wo  trust 
the  Loud  our  God:  it  not  tint  he  whose 
high  places  and  '-whose  altars  Hezekiah 
hath  taken  away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah 
and  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before 
this  altar  in  Jerusalem? 

23  Now  there  ton:,  I  pray  thee,  give 
pledges  to  my  lord  the  king  of  A 


riders  upon  them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the 
face  of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  my  mas- 
ter's servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypt 
for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without  the 
Lord  against  this  place  to  destroy  it  ?  The 
Lord  said  to  me,  Go  up  against  this  land, 
and  destroy  it. 

26  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah, and  Shebna,  and  Joah,  unto  Rab- 
shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  ser 
vants  in  the  Syrian  language;  for  we  un- 
derstand it :  and  talk  not  with  us  in  the 
Jews'  language  in  the  ears  of  the  people 
that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them, 
Hath  my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master, 
and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words?  hath  he 
not  sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the 
wall,  that  they  may  eat  their  own  dung, 
and  drink  their  own  piss  with  you? 

28  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  spake,  saying,  Hear  the  word  of  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria : 

29  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not  Heze- 
kiah deceive  you :  for  he  shall  not  be  ablo 
to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand : 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust 
in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will  sure- 
ly deliver  us,  and  this  city  shall  not  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  kingof  Assyria, 

31  Hearken  not  unto  Hezekiah :  for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  an 
agreement  with  me  by  a  present,  and  come 
out  to  me,  and  then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his 
own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree, 
and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his 
cistern : 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  jrou  away  to 
a  land  like  your  own  land,  a  land  of  com 
and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards, 
a  land  of  oil-olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye 
may  live,  and  not  die  :  and  hearken  not 
unto  Hezekiah,  when  he  persuadeth  you, 
saying,  The  Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  at  all  his  land  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  kingof  Assyria? 

34  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath,  and 
of  Arpad?  where  are  the  god9  of  Sephar- 
vaim,  Hena,  and  Ivah?  have  they  deliver- 
ed Samaria  out  of  my.  hand? 

35  Who  are  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
the  countries  that  have  delivered  their 
country  out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord 
should  deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand? 

36  But  the  people  held  their  peace, 
and  answered  him  not  a  word :  for  the 
king's  commandment  was,  saying,  An- 
swer him  not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hi!- 
two  thousand  k^ah,  which  was  over  the  household,  and 

324 


Hezekiah  mourns. 


CHAP.  XIX. 


Hezekiah- sprayer 


Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words 
of  Rab-shakeh. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  He- 
zekiah heard  it,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  covered  himself  with  sack- 
cloth, and  went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  was  over 
the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
the  elders  of  the  priests,  covered  with 
sackcloth,  to  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of 
Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
end  of  rebuke,  and  blasphemy :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there 
is  not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear 
all  the  words  of  Rab-shakeh,  whom  the 
king  of  Assyria  his  master  hath  sent  to  re- 
proach the  living  God ;  and  will  reprove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard :  wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the 
remnant  that  are  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah 
came  to  Isaiah. 

6  IT  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  Thus 
shall  ye  say  to  your  master,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the  servants 
of  the  kingof  Assyria  have  blasphemedme. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  shall  re- 
turn to  his  own  land ;  and  I  will  cause  him 
to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  IT  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  Assyria  warring  against  Lib- 
nah :  for  he  had  heard  that  he  was  depart- 
ed from  Lachish. 

9  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tirhakah 
king  of  Ethiopia,  Behold,  he  is  come  out 
to  tight  against  thee :  he  sent  messengers 
again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God  in 
whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  not  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands,  by 
destroying  them  utterly :  and  shalt  thou 
be  delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  de- 
livered them  which  my  fathers  have  de- 
stroyed ;  as  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and  Re- 
zeph,  and  the  children  of  Eden  which  were 
inThelasar? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and 
the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the 
city  of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena,  and  Ivah  ? 

14  IF  And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
of  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it:  and  Hezekiah  went  up  into  the  house 


of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord* 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  before  the 
Lord  and  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
which  dwellest  between  the  cherubims, 
thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth;  thou  hast  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

16  Lord,  bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear: 
open,  Lord,  thine  eyes,  and  see:  and  hear 
the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which  hath  sent 
him  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

17  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of  As- 
syria have  destroyed  the  nations  and  their 
lands, 

1 8  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the 
fire :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work 
of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone  :  there- 
fore they  have  destroyed  them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our  God,  I 
beseech  thee,  save  thou  us  out  of  his  hand, 
that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  even 
thou  only. 

20  IT  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent 
to  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  That  which  thou  hast  pray- 
ed to  me  against  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria I  have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  him  ;  The  virgin  the 
daughter  of  Z ion  hath  despised  thee,  and 
laughed  thee  to  scorn:  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and 
blasphemed  ?  and  against  whom  hast  tho" . 
exalted  thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes 
on  high?  eue/i  against  the  Holy  Oneof  Israel. 

23  By  thy  messengers  thou  hast  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said,  With 
the  multitude  of  my  chariots  I  am  come 
up  to  the  height  of  the  mountains,  to  the 
sides  of  Lebanon,  and  will  cut  down  the 
tall  cedar-trees  thereof,  and  the  choice 
fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter  into  the 
lodgings  of  his  borders,  and  into  the  forest 
of  his  Carmel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk  strange 
waters,  and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I 
dried  up  all  the  rivers  of  besieged  places. 

25  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago  how  I 
have  done  it,  and  of  ancient  times  that  I 
have  formed  it  ?  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste 
fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  of 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and 
confounded;  they  were  as  the  grass  of  the 
field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  before 
it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and  thy  go- 
ing out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage 
against  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  and 
thy  tumult  is  come  up  into  mine  ears, 

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Scnnackcnb  slaw  by  his  sans  II.  KINGS 

Oiereforel  will  pot  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  years;  and  I 
and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

29  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee, 
Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such  things  as  grow 
of  themselves,  and  in  the  second  year  that 
which  springeth  of  the  same  ;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant 
vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits  thereof. 

30  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Judah  shall  yet  again  take 
root  downward,  and  bear  fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth 
a  remnant,  and  they  that  escape  out  of 
mount  Zion:  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of hosts 
shall  do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not 
come  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shield,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come 
into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  For  I  will  defend  this  city,  to  save 
it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant 
David's  sake. 

35  H  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  out,  ana 
smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  a 
hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand  :  and 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morning,  be- 
hold, they  were  all  dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  de- 
parted, and  went  and  returned,  and  dwelt 
at  Nineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor- 
shipping in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god, 
that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his  sons 
smote  him  with  the  sword:  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia.  And 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  h;s  stead. 

CHAP.  XX. 

IN  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto 
death.  And  the  prophet  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Amoz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
I  bus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thy  house  in 
order;  lor  thou shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

3  Ibeseeeh  thee,  O  Lord,  remember 
now  how  1  have  walked  before  thee  in 
truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have 
vdone  that  •chick  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And 

Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was 
gone  out  into  the  middle  court,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying, 

6  Turn  again,  and  tell  HezekiarA'he 
captain  of  my  people,  Thus  saith  die  Lord, 
the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy  tears : 
behold,  I  will  heal  thee  :  on  the  third  day 
Uiou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  %\nd  1  win  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 


The  sun  goes  backward, 
will  deliver  thee  and  this 


city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assy- 
ria; and  I  will  defend  this  city  for  mine 
own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

7  And  Isaiah  said,  Take  a  lump  of  figs. 
And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the  bile,  and 
he  recovered. 

8  If  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  sliall  be  the  sign  that  the  Lord  will 
heal  me,  and  that  I  shall  go  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day  ? 

9  And  Isaiah  said,  This  sign  shalt  thou 
have  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do 
the  thing  that  he  hath  spoken :  shall  the 
shadow  go  forward  ten  degrees,  or  go  back 
ten  degrees  ? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered,  It  is  a  light 
thing  for  the  shadow  to  go  down  ten  de- 
grees: nay,  but  let  the  shadow  return 
backward  ten  degrees. 

1 1  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto 
the  Lord:  and  he  brought  the  shadow 
ten  degrees  backward,  by  which  it  had 
gone  down  in  the  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  IT  At  that  time  Berodach-baladau, 
the  son  of  Baladan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent 
betters  and  a  present  unto  Hezekiah:  for  he 
had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been  sick. 

13  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them, 
and  shewed  them  all  the  house  of  his  pre- 
cious things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  spices,  and  the  precious  ointment,  and 
all  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that 
was  found  in  his  treasures:  there  was  no- 
thing: in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion, 
that  Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

14  H  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  un<? 
to  king  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto  him,  What 
said  these  men  ?  and  from  whence  came 
they  unto  thee?  And  Hezekiah  said, 
They  are  come  from  a  far  country,  even 
from  Babylon. 

15  And  he  said,  What  have  they  seen 
in  thy  house?  And  Hezekiah  answer- 
ed, All  the  things  that  are  in  my  house 
have  they  seen :  there  is  nothing  among 
my  treasures  that  I  have  not  shewed  them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah3 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that 
is  in  thy  house,  and  that  which  thy  fa- 
thers have  laid  up  in  store  unto  this  day, 
shall  be  carried  into  Babylon:  nothing 
shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they 
take  away ;  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in 
the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah, 
Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou 
hast  spoken.  And  he  said,  Is  it  not  good. 
if  peace  and  truth  be  in  my  days  ? 

20  U"  And  the  rest  oi  the  acts  of  Heze- 
kiah, and  all  his  might,  and  how  he  made 
a  pool,  and  a  conduit,  and  brought  watej 

32b 


Maiiasseh',s  reign  and  idolatry.  CHAP.  XXI,  XXII.  Aiaou's  wicked  reign. 


into  the  city,  are  they  not  written  in  the| 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers: 
and  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 
CHAP.  XXI. 

MANASSEH  was  twelve  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reign- 
ed fifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  destroyed ; 
and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baal,  and  made 
a  grove,  as  did  Ahab  king  of  Israel ;  and 
worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and 
served  them. 

4  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  of  which  the  Lord  said,  In  Jeru- 
salem will  I  put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  son  pass  through  the 
fire,  and  observed  times,  and  used  enchant- 
ments, and  dealt  with  familiar  spirits  and 
wizards :  he  wrought  much  wickedness  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  graven  image  of  the 
grove  that  he  had  made  in  the  house,  of 
which  the  Lord  said  to  David,  and  to  So- 
lomon his  son.  In  this  house,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  1  have  chosen  out  of  all  tribes 
of  Israel,  will  I  put  my  name  for  ever: 

8  Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of  Israel 
move  any  more  out  of  the  land  which  I 
gave  their  fathers ;  only  if  they  will  ob- 
serve to  do  according  to  all  that  I  have 
commanded  them,  and  according  to  all  the 
law  that  my  servant  Moses  commanded 
them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not :  and  Manas 
seh  seduced  them  to  do  more  evil  than  did 
the  nations  whom  the  Lord  destroyed  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

10  IF  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  saying, 

1 1  Because  Manasseh  king  of  Judah 
hath  done  these  abominations,  and  hath 
done  wickedly  above  all  that  the  Amorites 
did,  which  were  before  him,  and  hath  made 
Judah  also  to  sin  with  his  idols : 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Behold,  I  am  bringing  such  evil 
Upon  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  that  whosoever 
heareth  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

13  And  I  will  stretch  over  Jerusalem 
the  line  of  Samaria,  and  the  plummet  of 
the  house  of  Ahab:  and  I  will  wipe  Jeru- 
salem as  a  man  wipeth  a  dish,  wiping  it, 
and  taming  it  upside  down,' 


14  And  I  will  forsake  the  remnant  of 
mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies ;  and  they  shall  be- 
come a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  enemies; 

15  Because  they' have  done  that  which 
was  evil  in  my  sight,  and  have  provoked 
me  to  anger,  since  the  day  their  fathers 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

16  Moreover,  Manasseh  shed  innocent 
blood  very  much,  till  he  had  filled  Jerusa- 
lem from  one  end  to  another ;  besides  his 
sin  wherewith  he  made  Judah  to  sin,  in 
doing  thai  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

17  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manas- 
seh, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin  that 
he  sinned,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

18  And  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  garden  of  his  own 
house,  in  the  garden  of  Uzza :  and  Amon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  H  Amon  was  twenty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed two  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  was  Meshullemeth,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  father  Manasseh 
did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  that 
his  father  walked  in,  and  served  the  idols 
that  his  father  served,  and  worshipped 
them : 

22  And  he  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  and  walked  not  in  the  way  Of  the 
Lord. 

23  Tf  And  the  servants  of  Amon  con- 
spired against  him,  and  slew  the  king  in 
his  own  house. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that  had  conspired  against  king 
Amon  ;  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amon 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah? 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sepulchre 
in  the  garden  of  Uzza :  and  Josiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

JOSIAH  was  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,andhe  reigned  thirty  and 
one  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Jedidah  the  daughter  of  Adaiah 
of  Boscath.  . 

2  And  he  did  thai  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  all  the 
way  of  David  his  father,  and  turned  not 
aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  TT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah,  that  the 
kins  sent  Shaphan  the  son  of  Azalrah, 

327 


r£he  good  reign  of  Josiuh.  H.KING; 

?hesonof  Meshullam,  the  scribe,  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  saving, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  that 
he  may  sum  the  silver  which  is  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  the 
keepers  of  the  door  have  gathered  of 
the  people: 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  doers  of  the  work,  that  have  the 

•  gbt  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
]et  them  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the  work, 
which  ii  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  re- 
pair the  breaches  of  the  house, 

0'  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders,  and 
masons,  and  to  buy  timber  and  hewn 
stone  to  repair  the  house. 

7  Ilowbeit,  there  was  no  reckoning 
made  with  them  of  the  money  that  was 
delivered  into  their  hand,  because  they 
dealt  faithfully. 

8  IF  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest  said 
unto  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the 
book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to  Shaphan, 
and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came  to  the 
king,  and  brought  the  king  word  again, 
and  said,  Thy  servants  have  gathered  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  do  the  work,  that  have  the  oversight 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  shewed  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  de- 
livered me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  read 
it  before  the  king. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah 
the  priest,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan, and  Achbor  the  son  of  Michaiah, 
and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asahiah  a 
servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me, 
and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judah,  con- 
cerning the  words  of  this  book  that  is 
found :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
that  is  kindled  against  us,  because  our  fa- 
thers have  not  hearkened  unto  the  words 
of  this  book,  to  do  according  unto  all  that 
which  is  written  concerning  us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam, 
and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan,  and  Asahiah, 
went  unto  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the 
wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of  Tikvah,  the 
son  of  Harhas,  keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ; 
(now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in  the  col 
lege ;)  and  they  communed  with  her. 

15  IT  And  she  said  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell  the 
man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitant thereof,  eve.n  all  the  words  of  the 


He  covenants  vbith  God, 

book  which  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read ! 

17  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands ;  therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  kindled  against  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah  which  sent 
you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye 
say  to  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  As  touching  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard; 

19  Because  thy  heart  was  tender,  and 
thou  hast  humbled  thyself  before  the 
Lord,  when  thou  heardest  what  I  spake 
against  this  place,  and  against  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof,  that  they  should  become  a 
desolation  and  a  curse,  and  hast  rent  thy 
clothes,  and  wept  before  me  ;  I  also  have 
heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather  thee 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gather- 
ed into  thy  grave  in  peace;  and  thine  eyes 
shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought  the 
king  word  again. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered 
unto  him  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and 
of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah  and 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  with  him, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
the  people,  both  small  and  great:  and  he 
read  in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book 
of  the  covenant  which  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  IT  And  the  king  stood  by  a  pillar,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk 
after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his  sta- 
tutes, with  all  their  heart,  and  all  their 
soul,  to  perform  the  words  of  this  covenant 
that  were  written  in  this  book.  And  all 
the  people  stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah 
the  high  priest,  and  the  priests  of  the  se- 
cond order,  and  the  keepers  of  the  door, 
to  bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  all  the  vessels  that  were  made  for 
Baal,  and  for  the  grove,  and  for  all  the 
host  of  heaven :  and  he  burned  them  with- 
out Jerusalem  in  the  fields  of  Kidron,  and 
carried  the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous  priests, 
whom  the  kings  of  Judah  had  ordained  to 
burn  incense  in  the  high  places  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  places  round 
about  Jerusalem;  them  also  that  burned 
incense  unto  Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  the 
moon,  and  to  the  planets,  and  to  all  the 
host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  grove  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  without  Jerusalem, 

328 


Josiah  destroys  idolatry.  CHAP.  XXIII. 


Unto  the  brook  Kidron,  and  burned  it  at 
the  brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it  small  to 
powder,  and  cast  the  powder  thereof  upon 
the  graves  of  the  children  of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses  of  the 
sodomites  that  were  by  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  where  the  women  wove  hangings 
for  the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  defiled  the  high 
places  where  the  priests  had  burnt  incense, 
from  Geba  to  Beer-sheba.and  brake  down 
the  high  places  of  the  gates  that  were  in 
the  entering  in  of  the  gate  of  Joshua  the 
governor  of  the  city,  which  were  on  a 
man's  left  hand  at  the  gate  of  the  city. 

9  Nevertheless,  the  priests  of  the  high 

£  laces  came  not  up  to   the   altar  of  the 
ord  in  Jerusalem,  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
unleavened  bread  among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiied  Topheth,  which  is 
in  the  valley  of  the  children  of  Hinnom, 
that  no  man  might  make  his  son  or  his 
daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire  toMolech. 

1 1  And  he  took  away  the  horses  that 
the  kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the  sun, 
at  the  entering  in  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
by  the  chamber  of  Nathan-melech  the 
chamberlain,  which  was  in  the  suburbs, 
and  burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun  with  fire. 

1 2  And  the  altars  that  were  on  the  top 
of  the  upper  chamber  of  Ahaz,  which  the 
kings  of  Judah  had  made,  and  the  altars 
which  Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the 
king  beat  down,  and  brake  them  down 
from  thence,  and  cast  the  dust  of  them  into 
the  brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  were  before 
Jerusalem,  which  were  on  the  right  hand 
of  the  mount  of  Corruption,  which  Solo- 
mon the  king  of  Israel  had  builded  for 
Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zidoni- 
ans,  and  for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of 
the  Moabites,  and  foff  Milcom  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  children  of  Amnion,  did  the 
king  defile. 

14  And  he  brake  in  pieces  the  images, 
and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  filled  their 
places  with  the  bones  of  men. 

15  IT  Moreover,  the  altar  that  was  at 
Beth-el,  and  the  high  place  which  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel 
to  sin,  had  made,  both  that  altar  and  the 
high  place  he  brake  down,  and  burned  the 
high  place,  and  stamped  it  small  to  pow- 
der, and  burned  the  grove. 

1G  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself,  he 
spied  the  sepulchres  that  were  there  in  the 
mount,  and  sent,  and  took  the  bones  out 
of  the  sepulchres,  and  burned  them  upon 
the  altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  which  the  man  of  Cod 
proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  words. 

17  Then  he  said,  What  title  is  that  that 


His  zeal  for  reformation. 

I  see  ?  And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him, 
It  is  the  sepulchre  of  the  man'  of  God, 
which  came  from  Judah,  and  proclaimed 
these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against 
the  altar  ol  Beth-el. 

13  And  he  said,  Let  him  alone;  let  no 
man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  his  bones 
alone,  with  the  bones  of  the  prophet  that 
came  out  of  Samaria. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high 
places  that  were  in  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
which  the  kings  of  Israel  had  made  to  pro- 
voke the  LCmD  to  anger,  Josiah  took 
away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  al] 
the  acts  that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el. 

20  And  he  slew  all  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  that  were  there  upon  the  altars, 
and  burnt  men's  bones  upon  them,  and 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  TT  And  the  king  commanded  all  the 
people,  saying,  Keep  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  your  God,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  this  covenant. 

22  Surely  there  was  not  holden  such  a 
passover  from  the  days  of  the  judges  that 
judged  Israel,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Josiah,  wherein  this  passover  was  holden 
to  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem. 

24  IF  Moreover,  the  workers  with  fa« 
miliar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  and  the 
images,  and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abomi- 
nations that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Ju- 
dah and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put 
away,  that  he  might  perform  the  words  of 
the  law  which  were  written  in  the  book 
that  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

25  And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king 
before  him,  that  turned  to  the  Lord  with 
all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and 
with  all  his  might,  according  to  all  the  law 
of  Moses;  neither  after  him  arose  there 
any  like  him. 

2G  If  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  turned 
not  from  the  fierceness  of  his  great  wrath, 
wherewith  his  anger  was  kindled  against 
Judah,  because  of  all  the  provocations  that 
Manasseh  had  provoked  him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  remove 
Judah  also  out  of  my  sight,  as  I  have  re- 
moved Israel,  and  will  cast  off  this  city 
Jerusalem  which  I  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  I  said,  My  name  shall  be 
there. 

28  Now  the  rest  cf  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  m 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  ol  the  kings  of 
Judah?  ,    .    ,. 

29  IF  In  his  days  Pbaraoh-nechoh  king 
of  Egypt  went  up  against  the  king  of  As- 
syria to  the  river  Euphrates:  and  king 
Josiah  went  against  him;  and  he  slew  him 
at  Meffiddo.  when  he  had  seen  him. 

329 


Rebellion  of  Jehoiakim.  II    KINGS 

30  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  dead  from  Megiddo,  and  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchre.  And  the  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah,  and 
anointed  him,  and  made  him  king  in  his 
father's  Btead. 

31  IF  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three 
yean  old  when  he  began  to  reign;  and  he 
reigned  three  months  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hamutal,  the 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

\nd  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  Biehl  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  fathers  had  done. 

And  Pharaoh-nechoh  put  him  in 
bands  at  Rtblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
that  he  might  not  reign  in  Jerusalem;  and 
put  the  land  to  a  tribute  of  a  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made  Eliakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  in  the  room  of  Jo- 
siah his  father,  and  turned  his  name  to 
Jehoiakim,and  took  Jehoahaz  away:  and 


he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  silver  and 
the  gold  to  Pharaoh ;  but  he  taxed  the  land 
to  give  the  money  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh:  he  exacted  the 
silver  and  the  gold  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  of  every  one  according  to  his  taxa- 
tion, to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh-nechoh. 

36  IF  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign;  'and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Zebudah,  the 
daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
ight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  his 

fathers  had  done. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

IN  his  days  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  up,  and  Jehoiakim  be- 
came his  servant  three  years:  then  he 
turned  and  rebelled  against  him. 

A  A™  \h,  LoRD  sent  against  him  bands 
Ol  the  (  haldees,  and  bands  of  the  Syrians, 
and  bands  of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  of 
the  children  of  Amnion,  and  sent  them 
ist  Judah  to  destroy  it,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by 
his  servants  the  prophets. 

•  Surely  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  came  thu  upon  Judah,  to  remove 
them  out  of  his  sight,  for  the  sins  of  Ma- 
h,  according  to  ;.!1  that  he.  did; 

4  And  a>o  tor  the-  innocent  blood  that 
he  sheil,  (tor  lie  filled  Jerusalem  with  in- 
nocent blood,)  which  the  Lord  would  not 
pardon. 

5  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoia- 
kim, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  theChroniclesof  the 
kings  oi  Judah? 


6  So  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his  fathers :  iking  of  Babyl 


Jerusalem  taken  and  spoiled, 

and  Jehoiachin  his  son   reigned  in  bis 
stead. 

7  And  the  king  of  Egypt  came  not  again 
any  more  out  of  his  land :  for  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  taken  from  the  riverof  Egypt 
unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that  pertain- 
ed to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8  IF  Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in 
Jerusalem  three  months.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  was  Nehushta,  the  daughter  of 
Elnathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  had  done. 

10  TT  At  that  time  the  servants  of  Ne- 
buchadnezzar king  of  Babylon  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  the  city  was  be- 
sieged. 

1 1  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon came  against  the  city,  and  his  servants 
did  besiege  it. 

12  And  Jehoiachin  the  king  of  Judah 
went  out  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and  his 
mother,  and  his  servants,  and  his  princes, 
and  his  officers  :  and  the  king  of  Babylon 
took  him  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign. 

13  And  he  carried  out  thence  all  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king's  house,  and  cut 
in  pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  So- 
lomon king  of  Israel  had  made  in  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem, 
and  all  the  princes,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valour,  even  ten  thousand  captives, 
and  all  the  craftsmen,  and  smiths  :  none 
remained,  save  the  poorest  sort  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Jehoiachin  to 
Babylon,  and  the  king's  mother,  and  the 
king's  wives,  and  his  officers,  and  the 
mighty  of  the  land,  those  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven 
thousand,  and  craftsmen  and  smiths  a 
thousand,  all  that  were  strong  and  apt  for 
war,  even  them  the  king  of  Babylon 
brought  captive  to  Babylon. 

17  IF  And  the  king  of  Babylon  made 
Mattaniah  his  father's  brother  king  in  his 
stead,  and  changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah 

1 8  Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Hamutal,  the  daughter 
of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

1 9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiakim  had  done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem,  and  Judah, 
until  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  pre- 
sence, that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the 


on. 


530 


The  people  carried  away.  CHAP.  XXV.  Gedaliah  is  slain 

CHAP.  XXV.  I     16  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  the 

ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth  year 'bases  which  Solomon  had  made   for  the 


J\.  of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  house  of  the  Lord;  the  brass  of  a 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebuchad- j  vessels_was  without  weight, 
nezzar  king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 


these 

[7  The  height 'of  the  one  pillar  was 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched  [eighteen  cubits,  and  the  chapiter  upon  it 
against  it ;  and  they  built  forts  against  itjsuas  brass:  and  the  height  of  the  chapiter 
roundabout.  (three  cubits;  and  the  wreathen  work,  and 

2  And  the   city  was  besieged  unto  the  [pomegranates  upon   the   chapiter  round 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah.  I  about,  all  of  brass  :  and  like  unto  these  had 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  the  fourthlthe  second  pillar  with  wreathen  work. 


month  the  famine  prevailed  in  the  city, 
and  there  was  no  bread  for  the  people  of 
the  land. 

4  IF  And  the  city  was  broken  up,  and 
all  the  men  of  war  fled  by  night  by  the 
way  of  the  gate  between  two  walls,  which 
is  by  the  king's  garden  :  (now  the  Chal- 
dees  were  against  the  city  round  about ;) 
and  the  king  went  the  way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees  pur- 
sued after  the  king,  and  overtook  him  in 
the  plains  of  Jericho:  and  all  his  army 
were  scattered  from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and  brought 
him  up  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  ; 
and  they  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah 
before  his  eyes,  and  put  out  the  eyes  of 
Zedekiah,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  IT  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  se 
venth  day  of  the  month,( which  is  the  nine 
teenth  year  of  king  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  BabylOn,)came  Nebuzar-adan,  captain 
of  the  guard,  a  servant  of  the  king  of  Ba 
byion,  unto  Jerusalem : 

9  And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the  Lord 
and  the  king's  house,  and  all  the  houses 
of  Jerusalem,  and  every  great  man's  house 
burnt  he  with  fire. 

10  Andall  the  army  of  the  Chaldees,  that 
•were  with  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

1 1  Now  the  rest  of  the  people  that  were 
left  in  the  city,  and  the  fugitives  that  fell 
away  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  with  the 
remnant  of  the  multitude,  did  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  carry  away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of 
the  poor  of  the  land  to  be  vine-dressers 
and  husbandmen. 

13  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  was  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  did  the  Chaldees  break  in  pieces, 
and  carried'the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

14  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  snuffers,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they  minister- 
ed, took  they  away. 

15  And  the  fire-pans,  and  the  bowls, 
and  such  things  as  were  of  gold,  in  gold, 
and  of  silver,  in  silver,  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  away. 


8  IF  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zephaniah 
the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers 
of  the  door : 

1 9  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  officer 
that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war,  and  five 
men  of  them  that  were  in  the  king's  pre- 
sence, which  were  found  in  the  city,  and 
the  principal  scribe  of  the  host,  which 
mustered  the  people  of  the  land,  and  three- 
score men  of  the  people  of  the  land  that 
were  found  in  the  city  : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of  the 
guard  took  these,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote 
them,  and  slew  them  at  Riblah  in  the  land 
of  Hamath.  So  Judah  was  carried  away 
out  of  their  land. 

22  IF  And  as  for  the  people  that  re- 
mained in  the  land  of  Judah,  whom  Ne- 
buchadnezzar king  of  Babylon  had  left, 
even  over  them  he  made  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  captains  of  the  ar- 
mies, they  and  their  men,  heard  that  the 
king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  go- 
vernor, there  came  to  Gedaliah  to  miz- 
pah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
and  Johanan  the  son  of  Careah,  and  Serai- 
ah the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the  Netopha- 
thite,  and  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a  Maacha- 
thite,  they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them,  and 
to  their  men,  and  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not  to  be  the  servants  of  the  Chaldees : 
dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of 
Babylon,   and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
the  son  of  Elishama, of  the  seed  royal,  came, 
and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote  Geda- 
liah, that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and  the 
Chaldees  that  were  with  him  at  Mizpab. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and 
great,  and  the  captains  of  the  armies,  arose, 
and  came  to  Egypt:  for  they  were  afraid 
of  the  Chaldees. 

27  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  m  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  ol  Je- 
hoiachin  king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Evil-merodach  king  ot 
Babylon  in  the  year  that  he  began  to  reign 

3.31 


AdarrCi  line.  The  sons  of  Shem. 
did  lift  up  the  head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of 
Judah  out  of  prison; 

28  And  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and 
set  bis  throne  above  the  throne  of  the 
lungs  that  zvere  with  him  in  Babylon; 

29  And  changed  his  prison  garments : 


I.  CHRONICLES.        The  posterity  of  Abraliam. 


and  he  did  eat  bread  continually  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  was  a  continual 
allowance  given  him  of  the  king,  a  daily 
rate  for  every  day,  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 


H  The  First  Book  of  the  CHRONICLES. 


CHAP.  I. 

ADAM,  Sbeth.  Enosh, 
-  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 
;  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

►ah,  Shem,  Ham,  andJapheth. 
5  1  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer,and 
Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal, 
Meshech,  and  Tiras. 
\nd  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ashchenaz, 
and  Kiphath,  and  Togarmah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Javan;  Elishah,and 
Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

8  i  The  sons  of  Ham  ;  Cush,  and  Miz- 
raim,  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush ;  Seba,  and 
Havilah,  andSabta,  and  Raamah,  and  Sab- 
techa.  And  the  sons  of  Raamah ;  Sheba, 
and  Dedan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod.  He  began 
to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

1 1  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  An- 
amim,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (of 
whom  came  the  Philistines,)  and'Caph- 
torim. 

13  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  first- 
born, and  Heth, 

14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Archite, 
and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zema- 
rite,  and  the  Hamathite. 

17  U  The  sonsof  Shem ;  Elam,  and  As- 
-hur,  and  Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram, 
iBdUz.  and  Hul  ,and  Gether,andMeshech. 

Id  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah,  and 
8helah  begat  Eber. 

1!<  And  unto  Eber  were  born  twosons  : 
the  nunc  <>t  the  one  -was  Peleg;  because 
in  his  days  the  earth  was  divided:  and 
his  brother*!  nunc  -was  Joktan. 

10  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,andShe- 
leph,  and  H as  mi.  tveth,  and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,andDiklah, 

82  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and  Sheba, 

23  AndOphir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab. 
All  th  the  gone  of  Joktan. 

24  U  Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  I  ;.  s.  Reu, 

26  Seruir,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  Ahram  ;  the  same  is  Abraham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham ;  Isaac,  and 
Ishmael. 

29  %  These  are  theirgenerations,  The 


first-born  of  Ishmael,  Nebaioth ;  then  Ke- 
dar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa,  Ha- 
dad,  and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah. 
These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  TT  Now  the  sons  of  Keturah,  Abra- 
ham's concubine :  she  bare  Zimran,  and 
Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and  Midian,  and 
Ishbak,  and  Shuah.  And  the  sonsof  Jok- 
shan ;  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ;  Ephah,  and 
Epher,  and  Henoch,  and  Abida,  and  EI- 
daah.     All  these  are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac.  The 
sons  of  Isaac ;  Esau,  and  Israel. 

35  IT  The  sons  of  Esau ;  Eliphaz,  Reuel, 
and  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz ;  Teman,  and 
Omar,  Zephi,  and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and 
Timna,  and  Amalek. 

37  The  sons  of  Reuel ;  Nahath,  Zerahj 
Shammah,  and  Mizzah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Seir ;  Lotan,  and 
Shobal,andZibeon,and  Anah,andDishon, 
and  Ezer,  and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan ;  Hori,  and 
Homam :  and  Timna  was  Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal;  Alian,  and 
Manahath,  and  Ebal,  Shephi,  and  Onam. 
And  the  sons  of  Zibeon ;  Aiah,  and  Anab. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah  ;  Dishon.  And 
the  sons  of  Dishon ;  Amram,  and  Eshban, 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer ;  Bilhan,  and  Za- 
van,  and  Jakan.  The  sons  of  Dishan ;  Uz, 
and  Aran. 

43  If  Now  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  Edom  before  any  king 
reigned  over  the  children  of  Israel ;  Bela 
the  son  of  Beor :  and  the  name  of  his  city 
was  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead,  Jobab  the 
son  of  Zera  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

46  And  when  Jobab  was  dead,  Husham 
of  the  land  of  the  Temanites  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

46  And  when  Husham  was  dead,  Ha- 
dad  the  son  of  Bedad,  which  smote  Midi- 
an in  the  field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his 
stead:  and  the  name  of  his  city  was 
Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead,  Samlah; 
of  Mazrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

48  And  when  Samlah  was  dead,  Shaui 

332 


Tiie  sons  of  Israel 

of  Rehoboth  by  the  river  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead,  Baal- 
hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

60  And  when  Baal-hanan  was  dead, 
Hadad  reigned  in  his  stead :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Pai ;  and  his  wife's  name 
was  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of  Matred, 
the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

51  if  Hadad  died  also.  And  the  dukes 
of  Edom  were  ;  duke  Timnah,duke  Aliah, 
duke  Jetheth, 

52  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke 
Pinon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 
Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdie!,  duke  Iram.  These 
are  the  dukes  of  Edom. 

CHAP.  II. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  Israel ;  Reuben, 
Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judab,  Issachar, 
and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin, Naphtali, 
Gad,  and  Asher. 

3  IF  The  sons  of Judah;  Er,  andOnan, 
and  Shelah :  which  three  were  born  unto 
him  of  the  daughter  of  Shua  the  Canaan- 
itess.  And  Er,  the  first-born  of  Judah, 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
slew  him. 

4  And  Tamar  his  daughter-in-law  bare 
him  Pharez  and  Zerah.  All  the  sons  of 
Judah  were  five. 

5  The  sons  of  Pharez ;  Hezron,  and 
Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah ;  Zimri,  and 
Ethan,  andHeman,  andCalcol,  and  Dara: 
five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Carmi ;  Achar,  the 
troubler  of  Israel,  who  transgressed  in  the 
thing  accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan  ;  Azariah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that  were 
born  unto  him ;  Jerahmeel,  and  Ram,  and 
Chelubai. 

10  And  Ram  begat  Amminadab;  and 
Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Judah  ; 

1 1  And  Nahshon  begat  Salma,  and  Sal- 
ma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and  Obed 
begat  Jesse. 

13  TF  And  Jesse  begat  his  first-born  Eli- 
ab,  and  Abinadab  the  second,  and  Shimma 
the  third, 

1 4  Nethaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai  the  fifth , 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the  seventh  : 

16  Whose  sisters  were  Zeruiah,  and 
Abigail.  And  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  ;  Abi- 
shai,  and  Joab,  and  Asahel,  three. 

17  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa :  and  the 
father  of  Amasa  was  Jether  the  Ishmaelite. 

18  IF  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron  be- 
gat children  of  Az,ubah/tM  wife,  and  of  Je- 


CHAP.  11. 


The  posterity  of  Jerahmeel. 

rioth :   her  sons  are  these  ;  Jesher,   and 
Shobab, and  Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead,  Caleb 
took  unto  him  Ephrath,  which  bare  him 
Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat 
Bezaleel. 

21  IF  And  afterward  Hezron  went  in  to 
the  daughter  of  Machir  the  fatherof  Gilead, 
whom  he  married  when  he  was  threescore 
years  old  ;  and  she  bare  him  Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who  had  three 
and  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

23  And  he  took  Geshur,  and  Aram,  with 
the  towns  of  Jair,  from  them,  withKenath 
and  the  towns  thereof,  even  threescore  ci- 
ties. All  these  belonged  to  the  sons  of  Ma- 
chir the  father  of  Gilead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was  dead  in 
Caleb-ephratah,  then  AbiahJ-fezron's  wife 
bare  him  Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa. 

25  If  And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel  the 
first-born  of  Hezron  were,  Ram  the  first- 
born, and  Bunah,  and  Oren,  and  Ozem, 
and  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another  wife, 
whose  name  was  Atarah  ;  she  was  the  mo- 
ther of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram,  the  first-bona 
of  Jerahmeel,  were,  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and 
Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were,  Sham- 
mai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sonsof  Shammai; 
Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Abishur 
was  Abihail ;  and  she  bare  him  Ahban,  and 
Molid. 

30  And  the  sonsof  Nadab;  Seled,  and 
Appaim  :  but  Seled  died  without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ;  Ishi.  And 
the  sons  of  Ishi ;  Sheshan.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Sheshan ;  Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the  brother  of 
Shammai ;  Jether,  and  Jonathan :  and  Je- 
ther died  without  children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan;  Peleth, 
and  Zaza.  These  were  the  sons  of  Jerah- 
meel. 

34  IF  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons,  but 
daughters.  And  Sheshan  had  a  servant, 
an  Egyptian,  whose  name  was  Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshangave  his  daughter  to  Jarha 
hisservant  to  wife ;  and  she  bare  him  Attai. 

36  And  Attai  begatNathan,  and  Nathan 
begat  Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal 
begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and  Jehu  be- 
gat Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez,  and  Hc- 
lez  begat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Eleasah  begat  Sisamai,  and 
Sisamai  begat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jekamiah,  and 
Jekamiah  begat  Eli>hama. 

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I.  CHRONICLES 


The  sons  of  David. 

42  IT  Kow  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  brother 
of  Jerahmeel  were,  Mesha  his  first-born, 
which  was  the  father  of  Ziph  ;  and  the  sons 
of  Mareshah  the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Korah,  and 
Tappuah,  and  Ilekem,  and  Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the  father 
of  Jorkoam:  and  Reiera  begat  Shammai. 

\nd  the  son  of  Shammai  was  Maon: 
and  Maon  was  the  father  of  Beth-zur. 

\nd  Enliah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 
Haran,  and  -Moza,  andGazez  :  and  Haran 
begat  Gazez. 

17  Andthesonsof  Jahdai;  Regem,  and 
Jotham,andGeshan,andPelet,andEphab, 
and  Sfaaaph. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 
Sheber,  and  Tirhanah. 

I  •  She  bare  also  Shaaph  the  father  of 
Madmannah,  Sheva  the  father  of  Machbe- 
nah,  and  the  father  of  Gibea:  and  the 
daughter  of  Caleb  was  Achsah. 

50  IF  These  were  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  Ephratah ; 
Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath-jearim, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-lehem,  Ha- 
reph  the  father  of  Beth-gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath- 
jearim  had  sons;  Haroeh,  and  half  of  the 
jtfanahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath-jearim  ; 
the  Ithrites,  and  the  Puhites,  and  the  Shu- 
mathites,  and  the  Mishraites  :  ojf  them 
came  the  Zareathites,  and  the  Eshtaulites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma  ;  Beth-lehem,  and 
the  Netophathites,  Ataroth,  the  house  of 
Joab,  and  half  of  the  Manahethites,  the 
Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes  which 
dwelt  at  Jabez  ;  the  Tirathites,  the  Shi- 
meathites,  and  Suchathites.  These  are 
the  Kenites  that  came  of  Hemath,  the  fa- 
ther of  the  house  of  Rechab. 

CHAP.  III. 
1VOW  these  were  the  sons  of  David, 
11  w  hich  were  born  unto  him  in  Hebron ; 
th.  iir^t-ljnni  Amnon,of  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess;  the  second,  Daniel  of  Abigail  the 
•  '• 
L'  The  third.  Absalom  the  son  of  Maa- 
chah tin-  daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Ge- 
shur:  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the  son  of  Hae-- 
gith  :  6 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital:  the 
sixth,  Ithream  by  Eglah  his  wife. 

4  These -\\  mil  |„,m  unto  him  in  He- 
bron ;  and  there  he  reigned  seven  years 
and  six  months:  and  in  Jerusalem  he  reign- 
ed thirty  and  three  yean. 

5  And  these  were  born  unto  him  in  Je- 
rusalem; Shimea,  and  Shobab,and  Nathan, 
and  Solomon,  four,  of  Bath-shua  the  daugh- 
ter of  A  mm  iel  : 

6  lbhar  also,  and  Elishama,  and  Eli- 
phelet, 


The  posterity  of  Judah. 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

8  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eli- 
phelet,  nine. 

9  These  were  all  the  sons  of  David,  be- 
sides the  sons  of  the  concubines,  and  Ta- 
mar  their  sister. 

10  IT  And  Solomon's  son  was  Rehoboam, 
Abia  his  son,  Asa  his  son,  Jehoshaphat  his 
son, 

1 1  Joram  his  son,  Ahaziah  his  son,  Jo- 
ash  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah  his  son, 
Jotham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his  eon, 
Manasseh  his  son, 

14  Amon  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were,  the  first- 
born Johanan,  the  second  Jehoiakim,  the 
third  Zedekiah,  the  fourth  Shallum. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehoiakim  :  Jeconiah 
his  son,  Zedekiah  his  son. 

17  IF  And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah  ;  Assrr, 
Salathiel  his  son. 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah,  and 
Shenazar,  Jecamiah,  Hoshama,  and  Ne- 
dabiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  were,  Ze- 
rubbabel,  and  Shimei:  and  the  sons  ofZe- 
rubbabel ;  Meshullam,  and  Hananiah,  and 
Shelomith  their  sister: 

20  And  Hashubah,  and  Ohel,  and  Bere 
chiah,  and  Hasadiah,  Jushab-hesed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah  :  Pelatiah, 
and  Jesaiah:  the  sons  of  Repnaiah,  the 
sons  of  Arnan,  the  sons  of  Obadiah,  the 
sons  of  Shechaniah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah ;  She- 
maiah:  and  the  sons  of  Shemaiah;  Hattush, 
and  Igeal,  and  Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and 
Shaphat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah ;  Elioenai> 
and  Hezekiah,  and  Azrikam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  were,  Ho- 
daiah,  and  Eliashib,  and  Pelaiah,  and 
Akkub,  and  Johanan,  and  Delaiah,  and 
Anani,  seven. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THE  sons  of  Judah  ;  Pharez,  Hezron, 
and  Carmi,  and  Hur,  and  Shobal. 

2  And  Reaiah  the  son  of  Shobal  begat 
Jahath;  and  Jahath  begat  Ahumai,  and 
Lahad.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zo- 
rathites. 

3  And  these  were  of  the  father  of  Etam  ; 
Jezreel,  and  Ishma,  and  Idbash  :  and  the 
name  of  their  sister  was  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Penuel  the  father  of  Gedor,  and 
Ezer  the  father  of  Hushah.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  Ephratah,  the 
father  of  Beth-lehem. 

5  And  Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa  had 
two  wives.  Helah  and  Naarah. 

6  And  Naarah  bare  him  Ahuzam,  and 
Hepher,  and  Temeni,  and  Haahashtari. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Naarah. 

S&4 


Tlie  posterity  of  ShelaJi. 


7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  were  Zereth, 
end  Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,  and  Zobebah, 
aud  the  families  of  Aharhel  the  son  of  Ha- 
rum. 

9  IT  And  Jabez  was  more  honourable 
than  his  brethren  :  and  his  mother  called 
his  name  Jabez,  saying  Because  i  bare 
him  with  sorrow. 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  Oh  that  Ihou  wouldest  bless 
me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my  coast,  and  that 
thy  hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that 
thou  wouldest  keep  me  from  evil,  that  it 
may  not  grieve  me!  And  God  granted  him 
that  which  he  requested. 

1 1  1[  And  Chelub  the  broiher  of  Shuah 
begat  Mehir,  which  was  the  fatherofEshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth-rapha,  and 
Paseah,  and  Tehinnah  the  father  of  Ir- 
nahash.     These  are  the  men  of  Rechah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ;  Othniel,  and 
Seraiah:  and  the  sons  of  Othniel ;  Hathath. 

14  And  Meonothai  begat  Ophrah  :  and 
Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the  father  of  the  valley 
of  Charashim  ;  for  they  were  craftsmen. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh  :  Iru,  Elah,  and  Naam  :  and  the 
sons  of  Elah,  even  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel ;  Ziph, 
and  Ziphah,  Tina,  and  Asareel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  were  Jether, 
and  Mered,  and  Epher,  and  Jalon  :  and  she 
bare  Miriam,  and  Shammai,  and  Ishbah 
the  father  of  Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  Jehudijah  bare  Jered 
the  father  cfGedor,  and  Heber  the  father 
of  Socho,  and  Jekuthiel  the  father  of  Za- 
uoah.  And  these  are  the  snnsofBithiahthe 
daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which  Mered  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  his  wife  Hodiah  the 
sister  of  Naham,  the  father  of  Keilah  the 
Garmite,  and  Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  were,  Am- 
non,  and  Rinnah,  Ben-hanan,  and  Tilon. 
And  the  sons  of  Ishi  were,  Zoheth,  and 
Ben-zoheth. 

21  IT  The  sons  of  Shelah  the  son  of  Ju- 
dah were,  Er,  the  father  of  Lecah,  and  Laa- 
dah  the  father  of  Mareshah,  and  the  fami- 
lies of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 
linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of  Chozeba, 
and  Joash,  and  Saraph,  who  had  the  do- 
minion in  Moab,  and  Jashubi-lehem.  And 
these  are  ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and  those  that 
dwelt  among  plants  and  hedges  :  there 
they  dwelt  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  If  The  sons  of  Simeon  were,  Nemuel, 
and  Jam  in,  Jarib,  Zerah,  and  Shaul : 

25  Shalium  his  son,  Mibsam  his  son, 
Mishma  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma  ;  Hamuel  his 
son,  Zacchur  his  son,  Shimei  his  son. 


CHAP.  V.  The  Hue  of  Reuben* 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons  and  six 


daughters  :  but  his  brethren  had  not  many 
children,  neither  did  all  their  family  mul- 
tiply like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba,  and 
Moladah,  and  Hazar-shual, 

29  And  at  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem,  and  at 
Tolad, 

30  And  atBethuel,  and  at  Hormah,  and 
at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar- 
susim,  and  at  Beth-birei,  and  at  Shaaraim. 
These  were  their  cities  unto  the  reign  of 
David. 

32  And  their  villages  were,  Etam,  and 
A  in,  Rimmon,  and  Tochen,  and  Ashan, 
five  cities : 

33  And  all  their  villages  that  were  round 
about  the  same  cities  unto  Baal.  These 
were  theirhabitations,  and  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech,  and 
Joshah  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of  Josi- 
biah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah,  and 
Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and  Adiel,  and 
Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi,  the  son 
of  Allon,  the  son  of  Jedaiah,  the  son  of 
Shimri,  the  son  of  Shemaiah. 

38  These  mentioned  by  their  nameswere 
princes  in  their  families  :  and  the  house  of 
their  fathers  increased  greatly. 

39  If  And  they  went  to  the  entrance  of 
Gedor,eue?i  unto  the  east  side  of  the  valley, 
to  seek  pasture  for  their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture  and  good, 
and  the  land  was  wide,  and  quiet,  and 
peaceable ;  for  they  of  Ham  had  dwelt 
there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name  came  ia 
the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
smote  their  tents,  and  the  habitations  that 
were  found  there,  and  destroyed  them  ut- 
terly unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in  theii 
rooms :  because  there  was  pasture  there  foi 
their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  even  of  the  sons  cf 
Simeon,  five  hundred  men,  went  to  mount 
Seir,  having  for  their  captains  Pelatiah, 
and  Neariah,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uzziel, 
the  sons  of  Ishi.  . 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of  the  Ama- 
lekites  that  were  escaped,  and  dwelt  then 
unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Reuben.the  first-born 
of  Israel,  (for  he  waeibe  first-bran; 
but,  forasmuch  as  he  defiled  bis  father  sbed, 
his  birthright  was  given  unto  the  sons  of  Jo- 
seph the  son  of  Israel :  and  the  genealop 
is  not  to  be  reckoned  after  the  birthright. 
2  For  Judah  prevailed  above  his  breth- 
ren, and  of  him  came  the  chief  ruler;  but 
I  the  birthright  was  Joseph's  :) 
335 


of  Reuben  the  first- 
Hanoch,  and  Pallu, 


The  chiefs  of  Gad.  I.  CHRONICLES. 

3  The  sons,  J  say 
born  of  Israel  acre, 
Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

4  The  sons  of  Joel;  Shemaiah  his  son, 
Gog  his  son,  Shimei  his  son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son,  Baal  his 

6  Beerah  his  son,  whom  Tilgath-pilne- 
ser  king  of  Assyria  carried  away  captive  : 
he  -was  prince  of  the  Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  families, 
(when  the  genealogy  of  their  generations 
was  reckoned^raere  the  chief,  Jeiel,  and 
Zechariah, 

8  And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the  son  of 
Shema,  the  son  of  Joel,  who  dwelt  in  Aroer, 
even  unto  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon: 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited  unto  the 
entering  in  of  the  wilderness  from  the  river 
Euphrates  :  because  their  cattle  were  mul- 
tiplied in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made 
war  with  the  Hagarites,  who  fell  by  their 
hand:  and  they  dwelt  in  their  tents 
throughout  all  the  east  land  of  Gilead. 

11  TT  And  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt 
over  against  them,  in  the  land  of  Bashan 
unto  Salcah : 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham  the  next, 
and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat  in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers  were,  Michael ,  and  Meshullam, 
and  Sheba,  and  Jorai,  and  Jachan,  and 
Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Abihail  the 
son  of  Huri,  the  son  of  Jaroah,  the  son  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Je- 
shishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of  Buz ; 

15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son  of 
Guni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in  Bashan 
and  in  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  suburbs  of 
Sharon,  upon  their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by  genealo 
gies  in  the  days  of  Jotham  king  of Judah 
and    in    the    days  of  Jeroboam  king   of 
Israel. 

18  IF  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gad 
ites,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  of 
valiant  men,  men  able  to  bear  buckler  and 
sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful 
in  war,  were  four  and  forty  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  threescore,  that  went  out  to 
the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  the  Haga 
rites,  with  Jetur,  and  Nephish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  they  were  helped  against  them 
and  the  Hagarites  were  delivered  into 
their  hand,  and  all  that  were  with  them  : 
for  they  cried  to  God  in  the  battle,  and  he 
was  entreated  of  them ;  because  they  put 
their  trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  took  away  their  cattle  ;  of 
their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep 
two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  and  of 


Hie  sons  of  Levi. 
and  of  men  a  hundred 


asses  two  thousand, 
thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain,  be- 
cause the  war  was  of  God.  And  they 
dwelt  in  their  steads  until  the  captivity. 

23  IT  And  the  children  of  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh  dwelt  in  the  land :  they  in- 
creased from  Bashan  unto  Baal-hermon 
and  Senir,  and  unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of  the  bouse 
of  their  fathers,  even  Epher,  and  Ishi,  and 
Eliel,  and  Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Ho- 
daviah,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of  valour, 
famous  men,  and  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

25  H  And  they  transgressed  against  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  went  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
whom  God  destroyed  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred  up  the 
spirit  of  Pul  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  spirit 
of  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria,  and 
he  carried  them  away,  even  the  Reuben- 
ites, and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh,  and  brought  them  unto  Halah, 
andHabor.  andHara,  and  to  the  river  Go- 
zan,  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THE  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershon,  Kohath. 
and  Merari. 
9.  And  the  sons  of  Kohath:  Amram, 
Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram ;  Aaron, 
and  Moses,  and  Miriam.  The  sons  also  of 
Aaron ;  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and 
Ithamar. 

4  IT  Eleazar  begat  Phinehas,  Phinehas 
begat  Abishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki 
begat  Uzzi, 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zera- 
hiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and  Ama- 
riah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok 
begat  Ahimaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah,  and 
Azariah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  iJohanan  begat  Azariah,  (he  it 
is  that  executed  the  priest's  office  in  the 
temple  that  Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem :) 

11  And  Azariah  begat  Amariah,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Za- 
dok begat  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah,*  and 
Hilkiah  begat  Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  Seraiah,  and  Se- 
raiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into  captivity, 
when  the  Lord  carried  away  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnez • 
zar 

16  1  The  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershom,  Ko- 
hath. and  Merari. 

320 


Ttielme  of  priest*. 


CHAP.  \  I.  Office  of  Aaron  and  his  son*. 


17  And  these  be  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Gershom;  Libni,  and  Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  wete\  Am- 
i-am, and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari;  Mahli,  and  Mu- 
shi.  And  these  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites  according  to  their  fathers. 

20  Of  Gershom  ;  Libni  his  son,  Jahath 
his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 

21  Joah  his  son,  Iddo  his  son,  Zerah 
his  son,  Jeaterai  his  son. 

22  The  sons  of  Kohath;  Amminadab 
his  son,  Korah  his  son,  Assir  his  son, 

23  Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebiasaph  his 
~on,  and  Assir  his  son, 

24  Tahath  his  son,  Uriel  his  son,  Uz- 
iiiah  his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah  ;  Amasai, 
and  Ahimoth. 

26  As  for  Elkanah :  the  sons  of  Elka- 
nah ;  Zophai  his  son,  and  Nahath  his  son, 

27  Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his  son,  El- 
kanah his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel ;  the  first- 
born Vashni,  and  Abiah. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli,  Libni 
his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uzza  his  son, 

30  Shimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his  son, 
Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  David  set 
over  the  service  of  sons:  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  after  that  the  ark  had  rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before  the 
dwelling-place  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  with  singing,  until  Solomon 
had  built  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  then  they  waited  on  their  office, 
according  to  their  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  waited  with 
their  children.  Of  the  sons  of  the  Kohath- 
ites  ;  Heman  a  singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the 
son  of  Shemuel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Je- 
roham, the  son  of  Eliel,  the  son  of  Toah, 

35  The  son  of  Zuph,  the  son  of  Elkanah, 
the  son  of  Mahath,  the  son  of  Amasai, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Joel, 
the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  soncf  Tahath,  the  son  of  Assir, 
the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath, 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  who  stood 
on  his  right  hand,  even  Asaph  the  son  of 
Berechiah,  the  son  of  Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Baa- 
?.eiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of  Zerah, 
the  son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of  Zim- 
mah, the  son  of  Shimei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of  Ger- 
shom, the  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  sons  of  Me- 
rari stood  on  the  left  hand :  Ethan  the  son 

22 


ofKishi.thesonofAbdi,thesonofMalluch, 
45  The  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of 

Amaziah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 

40  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Bani, 

the  son  of  Shamef, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  sonofMushi, 
the  son  of  Merari,  the  son  of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Levites  were 
appointed  unto  all  manner  of  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  house  of  God. 

49  H  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  offered 
upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  and 
on  the  altar  of  incense,  and  were  appoint- 
ed for  all  the  work  of  the  place  most  holy, 
and  to  make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of 
God  had  commanded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aaron; 
Eleazar  hisson,  Phinehas  his  son,  Abishua 
his  son, 

51  Bukki  hkf-on,  Uzzi  his  son,  Zera- 
hiah  his  son, 

52  Meraioth  hrs  son,  Amariah  his  son, 
Ahitub  his  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his  son. 

64  %  Now  these  are  their  dwelling- 
places  throughout  their  castles  in  their 
coasts,  of  the  sons  of  Aaron,  of  the  families 
of  the  Kohathit.es  :  for  theirs  was  the  lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof 
round  about  it. 

56  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the 
villages  thereof,  they  gave  to  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  to  the  son?  of  Aaron  they  gave 
the  cities  of  Judah,  namely,  Hebron,  the 
city  of  refuge,  and  Libnah  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with  their 
suburbs, 

58  And  Hilen  with  her  suburbs,  Deblu 
with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  Ashan  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-sheme.sh  with  her  suburbs: 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  ; 
Geba  with  her  suburbs,  and  Alemeth  with 
her  suburbs,  and  Anathoth  with  her  sub- 
urbs. All  their  cities  throughout  their  fa- 
milies were  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  which 
were  left  of  the  family  o(  that  tribe, 
cities  given  out  of  the  half-tribe,  namely, 
out  of  the  hztf-tribe  of  Manasseh,  by  lot, 
ten  cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom  through- 
out their  families  were  driven  out  of  tin 
tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Ba~ 
shan,  thirteen  cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  IWrrari  were  ffvoen 
by  lot,  throughout  their  famHh*.  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  ol  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe:  of  Zebulun, 
twelve  citi' 

•  33" 


27ie  satis  of  Issachar 


1.  CHRONICLES. 


The  sons  of  Benjamin. 


C4  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  to  |  number  u<as  in  the  days  of  David  two  and 
the  Levites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the 

tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  and  out  of  diah,   and  Joel,  Ishiah 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  these  chief  men. 
cities,  which  are  called  by  their  names. 


twenty  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi;  Izrahiah:  and 
the  sons  of  Izrahiah;  Michael,  and  Oba- 
five  :  all  of  them 


66  And  the  residue  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath  had  cities  of  their  coasts 
©ut  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

67  And  they  gave  unto  them,  of  the  cities 
of  refuge,  Shechem  in  mount  Ephraim 
with  her  suburbs;  they  gave  also  Gezer 
with  her  suburbs, 

68  And  Jokmeam  with  her  suburbs,  and 
"Beth-boron  with  her  suburbs, 

69  And  Ajalon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs : 

70  And  out  of  the  half- tribe  of  Manas- 
seh; Aner  with  her  suburbs,  and  Bileam 
with  her  suburbs,  for  the  family  of  the 
remnant  of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  were 
given  out  of  the  family  of  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Bashan  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Ashtaroth  with  her  suburbs : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar; 
Kedesh  with  her  suburbs,  Daberath  with 
her  suburbs, 

73  And  Ramoth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anem  with  her  suburbs: 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher;  Ma- 
fehal  with  her  suburbs,  and  Abdon  with  her 
suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Kehob  with  her  suburbs: 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali;  Ke- 
desh in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Hammon  with  her  suburbs, and  Kirjathaim 
with  her  suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Me- 
jrari  were  given  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
lun,  Rimmon  with  her  suburbs,  Tabor 
with  her  suburbs: 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by 
Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan,  were 
.given  them  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben ,  Bezer 
in  the  wilderness  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahzah  with  her  suburbs, 

79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  suburbs,  and 
JVIephaath  with  her  suburbs: 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ;  Ramoth 
•inGilead  with  her  suburbs, and  Mahanaim 
with  her  suburbs, 

81  And  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jazer  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Issachar  were  Tola, 
and  Puah,  Jashub,  and   Shimron, 
four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola;  Uzzi,  and  Re- 
phaiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and  Jib- 
sam,  and  Shemuel,  heads  of  their  father's 
house,  to  wit,  of  Tola:  they  were  valiant 
men  of  might  in  their  generations;  whose 


4  And  with  them,  by  their  generations, 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  were  bands 
of  soldiers  for  war,  six  and  thirty  thousand 
men:  for  they  had  many  wives  and  sons. 

5  And  their  brethren  among  all  the  fa- 
milies of   Issachar  were  vaiiant  men  of 
might,  reckoned  in  all  by  their  genealc 
gies  fourscore  and  seven  thousand. 

6  IT  The  sons  of  Benjamin;  Bela,  and 
Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela ;  Ezbon,  and 
Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri, 
five;  heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
mighty  men  of  valour;  and  were  reckoned 
by  their  genealogies  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher;  Zemira,  and 
Joash,  and  Eliezer,  and  Elioenai,  and 
Omn,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Abiah,  and 
Anathoth,  and  Alameth.  All  these  are  the 
sons  of  Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after  their 
genealogy  by  their  generations,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  was  twenty  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael;  Bilhan: 
and  the  sons  of  Bilhan;  Jeush,  and  Benja- 
min, and  Ehud,  and  Chenaanah,  and 
Zethan,  and  Tharshish,  and  Ahishahar. 

J 1  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael,  by  the 
heads  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  were  seventeen  thousand  and  two 
hundred  soldiers,  fit  to  go  out  for  war  and 
battle. 

12  Shuppim  also,  and  Huppim,  the  chil 
dren  of  Ir,  and  Hushim,  the  sons  of  Aher, 

13  H  The  sons  of  ftaphtali;  Jahziel, 
and  Guni,  and  Jezsr,  and  Shallum,  the 
sons  of  Bilhah. 

14  IT  The  sons  of  Manasseh ;  Ashriel, 
whom  she  bare:  (but  his  concubine  the 
Aramitess  bare  Machir  the  fatherofGilead: 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the  sister  of 
Huppim  and  Shuppim,  whose  sister's 
name  was  Maachah  y  and  the  name  of  the 
second  was  Zelophehad:  and  Zelophehad 
had  daughters. 

16  And  Maachah  the  wife  of  Machir 
bare  a  son, and  she  called  his  name  Peresh ; 
and  the  name  of  his  brother  was  Sheresh  ; 
and  his  sons  were  I' lam,  and  Rakem. 

17  Andthesonsof  Ulam;  Bedan.  These 
were  the  sons  of  Gi lead,  the  son  of  Machir, 
the  son  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh  bare 
Ishod,  and  Abiezer,  and  Mahalah. 

1 9  And  the  sons  of  Shemida  were  Ahian^ 
and  Shechem,  and  Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

338 


Tlie  sons  of  Ephraim- 


CHAP.  VIII. 


'l\e  sous  of  Benjamin. 


20  IT  AndthesonsofEphraiin;  Shuthe- 
fah,  andBeredhisson,  and  Tahathhisson, 
and  Eladah  his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son, 

21  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shuthelah 
his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  Elead,  whom  the 
men  of  Gath  that  "were  bora  in  that  land 
slew,  because  they  came  down  to  take 
away  their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  father  mourned 
many  days,  and  his  brethren  came  to  com- 
fort him. 

23  IT  And  when  he  went  in  to  his  wife, 
she  conceived  and  bare  a  son,  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  Beriah,  because  it  went  evil 
with  his  house. 

24  (And  his  daughter  was  Sherah,  who 
built  Beth-horon  the  nether,  and  the  up- 
per, and  Uzzen-sherah.} 

25  And  Rephah  was  his  son,  also  Re- 
sheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and  Tahan  his 
son, 

26  Laadan  his  eon,  Ammihud  his  son, 
Elishama  his  son, 

27  Nun  his  son,  Jehoshua  his  son. 

28  IT  And  their  possessions  and  habita- 
tions were  Beth-el,  and  the  towns  thereof, 
and  eastward  Naaran,  and  westward  Ge- 
zer,  with  the  towns  thereof;  Shechem 
also  and  the  towns  thereof,  unto  Gaza 
and  the  towns  thereof: 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh,  Beth-shean  and  her  towns, 
Taanach  and  her  towns,  Megiddoand  her 
towns,  Dor  and  her  towns.  In  these  dwelt 
the  children  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  IT  The  sons  of  Asher;  Imnah,  and 
Tsuah,  and  Ishuai,  and  Beriah,  and  Serah 
their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah ;  Heber,  and 
Malchiel,  who  is  the  father  of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and  Sho- 
mer,  and  Hotham,  and  Shua  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet;  Pasach, 
and  Bimhal,  and  Ashvath.  These  are 
the  children  of  Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sons  of  Shamer;  Ahi,  and 
Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother  Helem  ; 
Zophah,  and  Imna,  and  Shelesh,  and 
Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah  ;  Suah,  and  Har- 
nepher,  and  Shual,  and  Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma,  and 
Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and  Beera. 

38  And  the  spns  of  Jether ;  Jephunneh, 
and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Ulla ;  Arah,  and 
Haniel,  and  Rezia. 

40  All  these  were  the  children  of  Asher, 
heads  of  their  father's  house,  choice  and 
mighty  men  of  valour,  chief  of  the  princes. 
And  the  number  throughout  the  genealogy 
of  them  that  were  apt  to  the  war  and 
to  battle  was  twenty  and  six  thousand 
men. 


CHAP.  VIII. 

NOW  Benjamin  begat  Bela  his  first- 
born, Ashbel  the  second,  and  Aha- 
rah  the  third, 

2  Kohah  the  fourth,  and  Rapha  the  fifth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were,  Addar, 
and  Geia,  and  Abihud, 

4  And  Abishua,  and  Naaman,  and 
Ahoah, 

5  And  Gera,  and  Shephuphan,  and  Hu~ 
ram. 

6  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ehud  :  these 
are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Geba,  and  they  removed  them  to 
Manahath: 

7  And  Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  and  Gera, 
he  removed  them,  and  begat  Uzza,  and 
Ahihud. 

8  And  Shaharaim  begai  children  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  after  he  had  sent  them 
away  ,  Hushim  and  Baara  were  his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his  wife,  Jo- 
bab,  and  Zibia,  and  Mesha,  and  Malcharo, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and  Mirma. 
These  were  his  sons,  heads  of  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abitub, 
and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal ;  Eber,  and  Mi- 
sham,  and  Shamed,  who  built  Ono,  and 
Lod,  with  the  towns  thereof: 

13  Beriah  also,  and  Shema,  who  were 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Ajalon,  who  drove  away  the  inhabitants 
of  Gath : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jeremotn. 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and  Ader. 

16  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and  Joha, 
the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshullam,  and 
Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah,  and  Jo- 
bab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and  Zabdr, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and  Eliel, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and  Shim- 
rath,  the  sons  of  Shimhi ; 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and  Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and  Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  and  An- 
tothijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Penuel,  the  sons 
of  Shashak ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and 
Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliab,  and  Zich- 
ri, the  sons  of  Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fathers 
by  their  generations,  chief  men.  These 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of  Gi- 
beon  ;  whose  wife's  name  was  Maachah  : 

30  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon,  and 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zacher. 

32  And  Miklolh  begat  Shimeah.    And 

339 


Ulit  original  ofhraiPs 

these  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  in 
Jerusalem,  over  against  them. 

33  And  Ner  begat  Kish,  and  Kish  bejrat 
Saul,  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Mal- 
chi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  Merib- 
baal ;  and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  -were,  Pithon, 
and  Melech,  and  Tarea,  and  Ahaz. 

3G  And  Ahaz  begat  Jehoadah ;  and 
Jehoadah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth, 
and  Zimri :  and  Zimri  begat  Moza, 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea  :  Rapha  was 
his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son. 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  theso,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,and  Ishmael, 
and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan. 
All  these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his  brother 
were,  Ulam  his  first-born,  Jehush  the  se- 
cond, and  Eliphelet  the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were  mighty 
men  of  valour,  archers,  and  had  many  sons, 
and  sons'  sons,  a  hundred  and  fifty.  All 
these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAP.  IX. 

SO  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by  genealo- 
gies ;  and  behold,  they  were  written  in 
the  book  of  the  4dngs  of  Israel  and  Judah, 
~cho  were  carried  away  to  Babylon  for 
their  transgression. 

2  IT  Now  the  first  inhabitants  that  dwelt 
\\\  their  possessions  in  their  cities  were,  the 
Israelites,  the  priests,  Levites,  and  the 
Nelhinims. 

3  And  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  children 
af Judah,  and  of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
and  of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  and  Ma- 
li assch  : 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihud,  the  son  of 
Omri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the  son  of  Bani,  of 
the  children  of  Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites ;  Asaiah  tho  first- 
born, and  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah ;  Jeuel,  and 
their  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin :  Sallu 
tke  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Hoaaviah, 
the  son  of  Hasenuah, 

C  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and 
Elah  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Michri,  and 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Shephatiah,  the  son 
of  Reuel,  the  son  of  Ibnijah  ; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according  to  their 
generations,  nine  hundredand  fifty  and  six. 
All  these  men  were  chief  of  the  fathers  in 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

10  H  And  of  the  priests;  Jedaiah,  and 
Jehoiarib,  and  Jachin, 

11  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the 
son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  ofZadok,  the 
?on  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  the 
ruler  of  the  house  of  God ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 


I.  CHRONICLES.  and  Judaic s  genealogies. 


Maasiai  the  son  of  Adiel,  the  son  of  Jah- 
zerah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of 
Meshillemith,  the  son  of  Immer; 

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  a  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  and  threescore ;  very  able  men  for 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  God, 

14  And  of  the  Levites;  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,  and  Galal, 
and  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micah,  the  son 
of  Zichri,  the  son  of  Asaph ; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah, 
the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun,  and 
Berechiah  the  son  of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elka- 
nah,  that  dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  Ne- 
tophathites. 

17  And  theporters  were  Shallum,  ancl 
Akkub,  and  Talmon,  and  Ahiman,  and 
their  brethren  :  Shallum  was  the  chief; 

18  Who  hitherto  waited  in  the  king's 
gate  eastward :  they  were  porters  in  the 
companies  of  the  children  of  Levi. 

1 9  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore,  the  son 
of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Koran,  and  his 
brethren  of  the  house  of  his  father,  the  Ko- 
rahites,  were  over  the  work  of  the  service, 
keepers  of  the  gates  of  the  tabernacle:  and 
their  fathers,  being  over  the  host  of  the 
Lord,  were  keepers  of  the  entry. 

20  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eieazar  was 
the  ruler  over  them  in  time  past,  and  the 
Lord  was  with  him. 

21  And  Zechariah  the  son  of  Meshele- 
miah  was  porter  of  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these  which  were  chosen  to  be 
porters  in  the  gates  were  two  hundred  and 
twelve.  These  were  reckoned  by  their 
genealogy  in  their  villages,  whom  David 
and  Samuel  the  seer  did  ordain  in  their 
set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  hud  the 
oversight  of  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  namely,  the  house  of  the  tabernacle, 
by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  porters, 
toward   the  east,  west,  north,  and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  which  were  in 
their  villages,  were  to  come  after  seven 
days  from  time  to  time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four  chief 
porters,  were  in  their  set  office,  and  were 
over  the  chambers  and  treasuries  of  the 
house  of  God. 

27  T  And  they  lodged  round  about  the 
house  of  God, because  the  charge  was  upon 
them,  and  the  opening  thereof  every  morn- 
ing pertained  to  them. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the  qharge 
of  the  ministering  vessels,  that  they  should 
bring  them  in  and  out  by  tale. 

29  Some  of  them  also  were  appointed  to 


son  of  Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchijah,-and'oversee  the  vessels,  and  all  the  instruments 

340 


SauVs  overthrow  and  death.        CHAP.  X,  XI 


of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  fine  flour,  and 
the  wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frankincense, 
and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the  priests 
made  the  ointment  of  the  spices. 

31  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the  Levites, 
who  was  the  first-born  of  Shallum  the  Ko- 
rahite,  had  the  set  office  over  the  things 
that  were  made  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites,  were  over  the 
chew-bread,  to  prepare  it  every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  the  singers,  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Levites,  who  remaining 
in  the  chambers  were  free :  for  they  were 
employed  in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Levites 
were  chief  throughout  their  generations; 
these  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

35  IF  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of 
Gibeon,  Jehiel,  whose  wife's  name  was 
Maachah: 

36  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon,  then 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Ner,  and 
Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zecha- 
riah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam.  And 
they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  at  Je- 
rusalem, over  against  their  brethren. 

39  And  Ner  begat  Krsh;  and  Kish  begat 
Saul;  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Mal- 
chi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  zcas  Merib- 
baal:  and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were,  Fithon, 
and  Melech,  and  Tahrea,  and  JLliaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah:  and  Jarah 
begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth,and  Zimri; 
and  Zimri  begat  Moza; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea;  and  Re- 
phaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his 
son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ish- 
mael,  and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and 
Hanan:  these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  the  Philistines  fought  against  Is- 
rael ;  and  the  men  of  Israel  fled  from 
before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down  slain 
in  mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  hard 
after  Saul,  and  after  his  sons;  and  the  Phi- 
listines slew  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and 
Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul, 
and  the  archers  hit  him ,  and  he  was  wound- 
ed of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armour-bearer, 
Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith,  lest  these  uncircumcised  come 
and  abuse  me.  But  his  armour-bearer 
would  not;  for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 


David  made  king 

5  And  when  his  armour-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  on  the 
sword,  and  died. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
all  his  house  died  together. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Israel  that 
were  in  the  valley  saw  that  they  fled,  and 
that  Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead,  then 
the}'' forsook  their  cities,  and  fled:  and  the 
Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  If  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the 
slain,  that  they  found  Saul  and  his  sons 
fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped  him, 
they  took  his  head,  and  his  armour,  and 
sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round 
about,  to  carry  tidings  unto  their  idols, 
and  to  the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the  house 
of  their  gods,  and  fastened  his  head  in  the 
temple  of  Dagon. 

1 1  IF  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead  heard 
all  that  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant  men,  and 
took  away  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the  bodies 
of  his  sons,  and  brought  them  to  Jabesh, 
and  buried  their  bones  under  the  oak  in 
Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  IF  So  Saul  died  for  his  transgression 
which  he  committed  against  the  Lord, 
even  against  the  word  ofthe  Lord,  which 
he  kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  counsel  ot 
one  thathad  a  familiar  spirit,  to  inquire  of  it; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord: 
therefore  he  slew  him,  and  turned  the 
kingdom  unto  David  the  son  of  Jesse. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  all  Israel  gathered  themselves 
to  David  unto  Hebron,  saving,  Be- 
hold, we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  nesh. 

2  And  moreover  in  time  past,  even 
when  Saul  was  king,  thou  wast  he  that  led- 
dest  out  and  brougntest  in  Israel :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt 
feed  my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be 
ruler  over  my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
to  the  king  to  Hebron;  and  David  made  a 
covenant  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the 
Lord;  and  they  anointed  David  kin?  over 
Israel,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  Samuel. 

4  1  And  David  and  all  Israel  went  to 
Jerusalem,  which  is  Jebus;  where  the  Je* 
busitesreere,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebus  said  to 
David,  Thou  shalt  not  come  hither.  Ne- 
vertheless David  took  the  castle  ot  Ziou, 
which  is  the  city  of  Dai  id. 

G  And  David  said.  Whosoever  smitetb 
the  Jebusites  first  shall  be  chin  and  cap- 
tain. So  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  went 
first  up,  and  was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  rastle :  there- 
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A  catalogue  of 

fore  they  called  it,  The  city  of  David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round  about, 
even  from  Mil Io  round  about:  and  Joab 
repaired  the  rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  waxed  greater  and  greater  : 
for  the  Lord  of  hosts  was  with  him. 

10  1[  These  also  are  the  chief  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had,  who 
strengthened  themselves  with  him  in  his 
kingdom,  and  with  all  Israel,  to  make  him 
king  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
concerning  Israel. 

1 1  And  this  is  the  number  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had ;  Jashobeam  a 
Hachmonite,  the  chief  of  the  captains:  he 
lifted  up  his  spear  against  three  hundred 
slain  by  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the  son 
of  Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who  was  one  of  the 
three  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  Pas-dammim, 
and  there  the  Philistines  were  gathered 
together  to  battle,  where  was  a  parcel  of 
ground  full  of  barley  ;  and  the  people  lied 
lrom  before  the  Philistines. 

14  And  they  set  themselves  in  the  midst 
of  that  parcel,  and  delivered  it,  and  slew 
the  Philistines ;  and  the  Lord  saved  them 
fey  a  great  deliverance. 

15  If  Now  three  of  the  thirty  captains 
went  down  to  the  rock  to  David,  into  the 
cave  of  Adullam ;  and  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines encamped  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

16  And  David  was  then  in  the  hold,  and 
the  Philistines'  garrison  was  then  at  Beth- 
lehem. 

17  And  David  longed,  and  said,  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water  of 
the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  is  at  the  gate  ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  through  the  host 
of  the  Philistines,  and  drew  water  out  of 
the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  was  by  the 
gate,  and  took  iL  and  brought  it  to  David: 
but  David  would  not  drink  of  it,  but 
poured  it  out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said.  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that 
>hould  do  this  thing:  shall  I  drink  the 

blood  ot  these  men  that  have  put  their 
Jives  injeopardy?  for  with  the  jeopardy  of 
thru  ires  thry  brought  it.  Therefore  he 
would  not  drink  it.  These  things  did 
these  three  mightiest. 

L>()  U  And  Abishai  the  brother  of  Joab, 
be  was  chief  ot  the  three  :  for  lifting  up 
his  spear  against  three  hundred,  he  *slew 
them,  and  had  a  name  among  the  thre^. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more  honour- 
able than  the  two;  lor  he  was  their  cap-  J, 
tain:    howbeit  he   attained  not  unto  the  tl 

frst  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son 
of  a  valiant  man  of  Kabzeel,  who  had 
done  many  acts;  he  slew  two  lion-like 
men  of  IVIoab:  also  he  went  down  and 

lew  a  lion  in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  day. 


David's  mighty  men. 


23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a  man  of 
great  stature,  five  cubits  high  ;  and  in  the 
Egyptian's  handsets  a  spearlike  a  weaver's 
beam ;  and  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  had  the  name  among  the 
three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable  among 
the  thirty,  but  attained  not  to  the  Jim 
three  :  and  David  set  him  over  his  guard. 

26  H  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the  armies 
were,  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab,  Elhanan 
the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

27  Shammoth  the  Harorite,  Helez  the 
Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 
Abiezer  the  Antothite, 

29  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  Ilai  the 
Ahohite, 

30  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  Heled  the 
son  of  Baanah  the  Netophathite, 

31  I  thai  the  son  of  Ribai  of  Gibeah,^af 
pertained  to  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
Benaiah  the  Pirathonite, 

32  Hurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash,  Abiel 
the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite,  Eliahna 
the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sons  of  Hashem  the  Gizonite, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Shage  the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  Sacar  the  Hararite, 
Eliphal  the  son  of  Ur, 

36  Hepher  the  Mecherathite,  Ahijah 
the  Pelonite, 

37  Hezro  the  Carmelite,  Naarai  the  son 
of  Ezbai, 

38  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan.  Mibhar 
the  son  of  Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the 
Berothite,  the  armour-bearer  of  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite, 

41  Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the  son  of 
Ahlai, 

42  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the  Reuben- 
ite,  a  captain  of  the  Reubenites,  and  thirty 
with  him, 

43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah,  and  Jo 
shaphat  the  Mithnite, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and 
Jchiel  the  sons  of  Hothan  the  Aroerite, 

45  Jediael  the  son  of  Shimri,  and  Joha 
his  brother,  the  Tizite, 

46  Eliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeribai,  and 
Joshaviah,  the  sons  of  Elnaam,  and  Ithmah 

le  Moabite, 

47  Eliel,  andObed,  and  Jasiel  theMe- 
sobaite. 

CHAP.  XII. 

NOW  these  are  they  that  came  to  Da- 
vid to  Ziklag,  while  he  yet  kept 
himself  close  because  of  Saul  the  son  ot 
312 


Those  who  came  to  David  at  CHAP.  XII. 


Zikla 


d  and  Helron. 


Kish :  and  they  were  among  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2  They  were  armed  with  bows,  and 
could  use  both  the  right  hand  and  the  left 
in  hurling  stones,  and  shooting  arrows  out 
of  a  bow,  even,  of  Saul's  brethren  of  Ben- 
jamin. 

3  The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then  Joash, 
the  sons  of  Shemaah  the  Gibeathite;  and 
Jeziel,  and  Pelet,  the  sons  of  Azmaveth  ; 
and  Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a  mighty 
man  among  the  thirty,  and  over  the  thirty ; 
and  Jeremiah,  and  Jahaziel,  and  Johanan, 
and  Jozabad  the  Gederathite, 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah, 
and  Shemariah,  and  Shephatiah  the  Ha- 
ruphite, 

6  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Azareel, 
and  Joezer,  and  Jashobeam,  the  Korhites, 

7  And  Joelah,  and  Zebadiah,  the  sons 
of  Jeroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  the  Gadites  there  separated 
themselves  unto  David  into  the  hold  to  the 
wilderness  men  of  might,  and  men  of  war 
Jit  for  the  battle,  that  could  handle  shield 
and  buckler,  whose  faces  were  like  the 
faces  of  lions,  and  were  as  swift  as  the  roes 
upon  the  mountains  ; 

9  Ezer  the  first,  Obadiah  the  second, 
Eliab  the  third, 

10  Mishmannah  the  fourth,  Jeremiah 
the  fifth, 

11  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  seventh, 

1 2  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad  the  ninth, 

13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machbanai  the 
eleventh. 

14  These  were  of  the  sons  of  Gad,  cap- 
tains of  the  host :  one  of  the  least  was  over 
a  hundred,  and  the  greatest  over  a  thou- 
sand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over  Jor- 
dan in  the  first  month,  when  it  had  over- 
flown all  his  banks  ;  and  they  put  to  flight 
all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  toward  the 
east,  and  toward   the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  and  Judah  to  the  holdunto  David. 

17  And  David  went  out  to  meet  them, 
and  answered  and  said  unto  them,  If  ye 
be  come  peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me, 
my  heart  shall  be  knit  unto  you :  but  if 
ye  be  come  to  betray  me  to  mine  enemies, 
seeing  there  is  no  wrong  in  my  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon,  and 
rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  came  upon  Amasai, 
who  was  chief  of  the  captains,  and  he  said, 
Thine  are  we,   David,  and  on  thy  side 
thou  son  of  Jesse  :  peace 
thee,   and    peace    be  to 
for  thy  God  helpeth  thee.     Then  David' twenty  andeight  thousandand  six  hundred. 


David,  when  he  came  with  the  Philistines 
against  Saul  to  battle:  but  they  helped 
them  not:  for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
upon  advisement  sent  him  away,  saying, 
He  will  fall  to  his  master  Saul  to  the  jeo- 
pardy of  our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there  fell  to 
him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah,  and  Jozabad, 
and  Jediael,  and  Michael,  and  Jozabad,- 
and  Elihu,  and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the 
thousands  that  were  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David  against  the 
band  of  the  rovers:  for  they  were  all 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  were  captains 
in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time  da}r  by  day  there 
came  to  David  to  help  him,  until  it  was  a 
great  host,  like  the  host  of  God. 

23  TF  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the 
bands  that  were  ready  armed  to  the  war, 
and  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  to  turn  the 
kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that  bare 
shield  and  spear  were  six  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  ready  armed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  mighty 
men  of  valour  for  the  war,  seven  thousand 
and  one  hundred. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Levi  four  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader  of  the 
Aaronites,  and  with  him  were  three  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred ; 

28  And  Zadok,  a  young  man  mighty  of 
valour,  and  of  his  father's  house  twenty 
and  two  captains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  the 
kindred  of  Saul,  three  thousand:  for 
hitherto  the  greatest  part  of  them  had 
kept  the  ward  of  the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
twenty  thousand  and  eight  hundred, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  famous  through- 
out the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  And  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh 
eighteen  thousand,  which  were  expressed 
by  name,  to  come  and  make  David  king^. 

32  And  of  the  children  of  Issachar,^Aec/i 
were  men  that  had  understanding  of  the 
times,  to  know  what  Israel  ought  to  do;  the 
heads  of  them  were  two  hundred ;  and  all 
their  brethren  were  at  their  commandment. 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  with  all  instruments 
of  war,  nfty  thousand^  which  could  keep 
rank  :  they  were  not  ot  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a  thousand  captains, 
and  with   them   with    shield  and  spear 


peace  be  unto,  thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

thy     helpers;!     35  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in  war 

'im i*k :   i  !  i i -3  _  : Li  il... .hJ  on  A  civ  In  inn  i'aH 


received  them,  and  made  them  captains  of) 
the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Manasseh  to 


36  AndoFAsher,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jordan.*  ol 

34.1 


l)*za  is  smitten. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


HiranCs  kindness  to  David. 


->he  Reubenites,andtheGadites>andof  thejwhercfore  that  place  is  called  Perez-uzza 

"  to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God  that 
day,  saying,  How  shall  I  bring  the  ark  of 
God  home  to  me  ? 

13  So  David  brought  not  the  ark  home 
to  himself  to  the  city  of  David,  but  carried 
it  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the 
Gittite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained  frith 
the  family  of  Obed-edom  in  his  house  three 
months.  And  the  Lord  blessed  the  house 
of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAP.  XIV. 


half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  with  all  manner  of 

instruments  of  war  for  the  battle,  a   hun- 
dred and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that  could  keep 
rank,  came  with  a  perfect  heart  to  Heb- 
ron, to  make  David  king  over  all  Israel  : 
and  all  the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of  one 
heart  to  make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with  David 
three  days,  eating  and  drinking  :  for  their 
brethren  had  prepared  for  them. 

40  Moreover,  they  that  were  nigh  them, 
even  unto  Issachar,  and  Zebulun,  and 
Naphtali,  brought  bread  on  asses,  and  on 
camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,  and 
jjieat,  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches  of 
raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and 
.<heep  abundantly :  for  there  was  joy  in 
Israel. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the  captains 
of  thousands,  and    hundreds,    and 
with  every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel,  If  it  seem  good  unto  you, 
and  that  it  be  of  the  Lord  our  God,  let  us 
sendabroaduntoourbrethren  everywhere, 
that  are  left  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
with  them  also  to  the  priests  and  Levites 
which  are  in  their  cities  and  suburbs,  that 
they  may  gather  themselves  unto  us  : 

3  And  let  us  bring  again  the  ark  of  our 
God  to  us :  for  we  inquired  not  at  k  in  the 
days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said  that 
they  would  do  so  :  for  the  thing  wras  right 
in  me  eyes  of  all  the  people. 

6  So  David  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
Pram  Shihor  of  Egypt  even  unto  the  enter- 
ing of  Hemath,  to  bring  the  ark  of  God 

Kirjath-jearim. 

lad  David  went  up,  and  all  Israel, 
toBaalah,  that  is,  to  Kirjath-jearim,  which 

p  d  to  Judah,  to  bring  up  thence  the 
ark  of  God  the  Lon»,thatdwelleth&eta*en 
the  cherubims,  whose  name  is  called  on  it. 

Lnd  they  carried  the  ark  of  God  in  a 
now  carl  oat  of  the  house  of  Abinadab : 
and  1  //i  rind  Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

Darid  and  all  I-rael  played  be- 
fore God  with  all  their  might,  and  with 
tinging,  and  with  harps,  and  with  psalte- 

aad  *  ith  timbrels,  and  with  cymbals 
and  with  trumpets. 

9  11  And  when  fh*>y  came  unto  the 
threshing-floor  oi  Chidon,  Uzza  put  forth 
hts  hand  to  hold  the  ;.ik;  fop  tno  oxou 
stumbled. 

10  And  the  anger  ef  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzza,  and  he  smote  him,  be- 
cause he  put  bis  hand  to  the  ark:  and  there 
he  <ii(jd  before  Gad. 

1 1  And  David  was  displeased  because 
the  Loan  had  made  a  breach  upov.  1   tl 


NOW  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  mes- 
sengers to  David,  and  timber  of  ce- 
dars, with  masons  and  carpenters,  to  build 
him  a  house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  confirmed  him  king  over  Israel,  for  his 
kingdom  was  lifted  up  on  high,  because  of 
his  people  Israel. 

3  IT  And  David  took  more  wives  at  Je 
rusalem :  and  David  begat  more  sons  and 
daughters. 

4  Now  these  are  the  names  of  7m  chil- 
dren which  he  had  in  Jerusalem  ;  Sham- 
mua,  and  Shobab,  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  andElpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  andNepheg,  and  Japbia. 

7  And  Elishama,  andBeeiiada,  ana  Eli- 
phalet. 

8  if  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  David  was  anointed  king  over  all  Is- 
rael, all  the  Philistines  went  up  to  seek 
David.  And  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
out  against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God,  saving, 
Shall  I  go  up  against  the  Philistines  i  and 
wilt  thoti  deliver  them  into  my  hand? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go  up  ;  for  I 
will  deliver  them  into  thy    hand. 

11  So  they  came  up  to  Baal-perazim  . 
and  David  smote  them  there.  Then  Da- 
vid said,  God  hath  broken  in  upon  mine- 
enemies  by  my  hand  like  the  breaking 
forth  of  waters  :  therefore  they  called  the 
name  of  that  place  Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  they  had  left  their  gods 
there,  David  gave  a  commandment,  ana 
they  were  burned  with  fire. 

13  And  the  Philistines  yet  again  spread 
themselves  abroad  in  the  valley. 

14  Therefore  David  inquired  again  of 
God:  and  God  said  unto  him,  Go  not  up 
after  them  ;  turn  away  from  them,  and 
come  upon  themover  against  themulberry- 
trees. 

1 5  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  shalt  hear 
a  sound  of  going  in  the  tops  of  the  mulber- 
ry-tivcs,  thai  then  thou  shalt  go  out  to  bat- 
tie  :  for  God  is  gone  forth  before  thee,  te 
smite  the  host  ofthe  Philistines*. 

344 


The  removing  of  the  ark.        CHAP.  XV,  XVI.    David's  joy  on  that  occasion. 


16  David  therefore  did  as  God  com- 
mandedhim:  and  they  smote  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  from  Gibeon  even  to  Gazer. 

17  And  the  fame  of  David  went  out  in- 
to all  lands ;  and  the  Lord  brought  the 
fear  of  him  upon  all  nations. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  David  made  him  houses  in  the 
city  of  David,  and  prepared  a  place 
for  the  ark  of  God,  and  pitched  for  it  a  tent. 

2  Then  David  said,  None  ought  to  car- 
ry the  ark  of  God  but  the  Levites  :  for  then 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of 
God,  and  to  minister  unto  him  for  ever. 

3  And  David  gathered  all  Israel  toge 
ther  to  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  unto  his  place,  which  he  had  pre 
pared  for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  children  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites  : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Uriel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  a  hundred  and  twenty  : 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Asaiah  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  and 
twenty : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom  ;  Joel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  a  hundred  and  thirty; 

8  Of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ;  Shemaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  : 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Eliel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  fourscore  : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Amminadab 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

1 1  And  David  called  for  Zadok  and 
Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for  the  Levites, 
for  Uriel,  Asaiah,  and  Joel,  Shemaiah,  and 
Eliel,  and  Amminadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  arc  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites  :  sanctify 
yourselves,  bothye  and  your  brethren,  that 
ye  may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  unto  the  place  that  I  have  pre 
pared  for  it. 

13  For  because  ye  did  it  not  at  the  first, 
the  Lord  our  God  made  a  breach  upon  us, 
for  that  we  sought  him  not  after  the  due 
order. 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanc- 
tified themselves  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Levites  bare 
the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoulders  with 
the  staves  thereon,  as  Moses  commanded, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  David  spake  to  the  chief  of  the 
Levites  to  appoint  their  brethren  to  be  the 
singers  with  instruments  of  music,  psalte- 
ries, and  harps,  and  cymbals,  sounding, 
by  lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed  Heman  the 
son  of  Joel ;  and  of  his  brethren,  Asaph  the 
son  of  Berechiah  ;  and  of  the  sons  of  Me- 
rari their  brethren,  Ethan  tlie  son  of  Ku- 
shaiah  : 


18  And  with  them  their  brethren  of  the 
second  degree,  Zechariah,  Ben,  and  Jaa- 
ziel,  and  Shemiramoth,  andJehiel,  and 
Unni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Maaseiah, 
andMattithiah,and]Elipheleh,andMiknei- 
ah,andObed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  the  porters. 

19  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and 
Ethan,  were  appointed  to  sound  with  cym- 
bals of  brass  ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  Aziel,  and  She- 
miramoth, and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  and  Eli- 
ab, and  Maaseiah,  and  Benaiah,  with  psal- 
teries on  Alamoth ; 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  and 
Azaziah,  with  harps  on  the  Sheminith 
to  excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chiefof  the  Levites, 
was  for  song  :  he  instructed  about  the  song, 
because  he  was  skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah  were 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehoshaphat, 
andNethaneel,  and  Amasai,  andZechari- 
ah,  and  Benaiah,  and  Eliezer,the  priests, 
did  blow  with  the  trumpets  before  the  ark 
of  God :  and  Obed-edom  and  Jehiah  were 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

25  1]  So  David  and  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  the  captains  over  thousands,  went  to 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom  with  ioy. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  help- 
ed the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  they  offered 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  was  clothed  with  a  robe 
of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  that  bare 
the  ark,  and  the  singers,  and  Chenaniah 
the  master  of  the  song  with  the  singers  : 
David  also  had  upon  him  an  ephodof  linen. 

28  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  with  shouting, 
and  with  sound  of  the  cornet,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  making  a 
noise  with  psalteries  and  harps. 

29  TT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  aik  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  came  to  the  city 
of  David,  that  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul 
looking  out  at  a  window  saw  king  David 
dancing  and  playing :  and  she  despised 
him  in  her  heart. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

SO  they  brought  the  ark  of  God,  and  set 
it  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that  David 
had  pitched  for  it :  and  they  offered  burnt- 
sacritices  and  peace-offerings  before  God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an  end 
offering  the  burnt-offerings  and  the  peal  i  - 
offerings,  he  blessed  the  people  inthe  name 
oflheLoRD. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  ot  Israel, 

both  man  and  woman,  to  every  one  a  teal 

of  bread,  and  a  gocl  piece  ol  flesh',  and 

flaggon  ofzvine. 
58       •  345 


David  appoints 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


a  thanksgiving. 


4  IT  And  he  appointed  certain  of  the  the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and 


Levites  to  minister  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  to  record,  and  to  thank  and 
praise  the  Lord  God  of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to  him 
Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and 
Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliab,  and 
Benaiah,  and  Obed-edom  :  and  Jeiel  with 
psalteries  and  with  harps ;  but  Asaph  made 
a  sound  with  cymbals  ; 

6  Benaiah  also  andJahaziel  the  priests 
with  trumpets  continually  before  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  God. 

7  H  Then  on  that  day  David  delivered 
first  this  psalm  to  thank  the  Lord,  into  the 
hand  of  Asaph  and  his  brethren. 

8  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon 
his  name,  make  known  his  deeds  among 
the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him, 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

1 1  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength,  seek 
his  face  continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works 
that  he  hath  done,  his  wonders,  and  the 
judgments  of  his  mouth; 

13  Oy«  seed  of  Israel  his  servant,  ye 
children  of  Jacob, his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  his  judg- 
ments are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  ot  his  cove- 
nant ;  the  word  which  he  commanded  to 
a  thousand  generations ; 

16  Even  of  the  covenant  which  he  made 
with  Abraham,  and  ot  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to  Ja- 
cob, tor  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for  an  ever- 
lasting covenant, 

18  Saving.  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the 

nC\vVinaan- the  ,ot°fy°ur inheritance; 

19  U  hen  ye  were  but  few,  even  a  few, 
and  strangers  in  it. 

\n  I  when  they  went  from  nation  to 

nation,  and  irom  one  kingdom  to  another 

pie  ; 

-I    II-    suffered  no   man  to  do  them 

wrong:  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their 

ying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
ana  ao  mj  prophets  no  harm. 

23  Sine  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth- 
she*  lorn.  «-..,,  day  today  his  salvation! 

24  Decjarenis&loiyamongtheheathen: 
bis  ra  irvellpus  work*  among  all  nations 

1  '""  5»a!  ''  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised:  he  also  is  to  be  feared 
above  •  il  gods. 

*6  Foi  all  too  gods  of  the  people  are 
idols  •  oui  the  Lord  m  ide  the  heav«  ns. 

27  Glory  and  honour  are  in  his  pre- 
sence ;  strength  and  gla  I  ,a  his 
place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord, ye  kindreds  of 


strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name,  bring  an  offering,  and 
come  before  him  :  worship  the  Lord  in 
the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth:  the 
world  also  shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not 
moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the 
earth  rejoice  :  and  let  men  say  among  the 
nations,  The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  folness 
thereof;  let  the  fields  rejoice,  and  all  that 
is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood 
sing  out  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

34  Ogive  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for^e 
is  good ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

35  And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God  of  our 
salvation,  and  gather  us  together,  and  de- 
liver us  from  the  heathen,  that  we  may 
give  thanks  to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory 
in  thy  praise. 

36  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
for  ever  and  ever.  And  all  the  people 
said,  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord, 

37  IF  So  he  left  there  before  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  Asaph  and  his 
brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  con- 
tinually, as  every  day's  work  required  : 

38  And  Obed-edom  with  their  brethren, 
threescore  and  eight  ,  Obed-edom  also 
the  son  of  J  eduthun  and  Hosah?o6e  porters: 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  his  breth- 
ren the  priests,  beiore  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  in  the  high  place  that  was  at 
Gibeon, 

40  To  offer  burnt-offerings  unto  the  Lord 
upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering  conti- 
nually morning  and  evening,  and  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  Israel  ; 

41  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jedu- 
thun,  and  the  rest  that  were  chosen,  who 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  give  thanks 
to  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jedu- 
thun,  with  trumpets  and  cymbals  for  those 
that  should  make  a  sound,  and  with  mu- 
sical instruments  of  God.  And  the  sons 
of  Jeduthun  aere  porters. 

13  And  ali  the  people  departed  every 
man  to  his  house*,  and  David  returned  to 
bless  his  house. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
"VrOvV  it  came  to  pass,  as  David  sat  in 
I  ^1  his  house,  that  David  said  to  Nathan 
the  prophet,  Lo,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of 
cedars,  but  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  remaineth  under  curtains. 

2  Then  Nathan  said  unto  David,  Do  all 
that  k  in  thv  heart;  for Godu  with  thee.* 
346 


Nathan's  message  to  David.        CHAP.  XVII I.  The  victories  of  David, 

3  1T  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  tor  the  honour  of  thy  servant?   for  thou 


that  the  word  of  God  came  to  Nathan, 
saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me 
a    house  to  dwell  in  : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  a  house  since 
the  day  that  I  brought  up  Israel  unto  this 
day  :  but  have  gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and 
from  one  tabernacle  to  another. 

6  Wheresoever  I  have  walked  with  all 
Israel,  spake  I  a  word  to  any  of  the  judges 
of  Israel*  whom  I  commanded  to  feed  my 
people,  saying,  Why  have  ye  not  built  me 
a    house  of  cedars  ? 

7  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep- 
cote,  even  from  following  the  sheep,  that 
thou  shouldest  be  ruler  over  my  people 
Israel : 

8  And  I  have  beer  with  thee  whither 
soever  thou  hast  walked,  and  have  cut  off 
all  thine  enemies   from  before  thee,  and 
have  made  thee  a  name  like  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  1  will  ordain  a  place  for  my  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  will  plant  them,  ana  they 
shall  dwell  in  their  place,  and  shall  be 
moved  no  more ;  neither  shall  the  children 
of  wickedness  waste  them  any  more,  as  at 
(he  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  command- 
ed judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 
Moreover,  I  will  subdue  all  thine  enemies. 
Furthermore,  I  tell  thee  that  the  Lord 
will  build  thee  a  house. 

1 1  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thy  days  be  expired  that  thou  must  go  to 
be  with  thy  fathers,  that  I  will  raise  up  thy 
seed   after   thee,    which    shall  be  ot   thy 


£ons  ;  and  I  will  establish  his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  a  house,  and  1 
will  establish  hie  throne  for  ever. 

13  1  will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son  :  and  I  will  not  take  my  mercy 
away  from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  him  that 
was  before  thee  : 

14  But  I  will  settle  him  in  my  house 
and  in  my  kingdom  for  ever:  and  his  throne 
shall  be  established  for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

16  U  And  David  the  king  came  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  said,  Who  am  I,  O 
Lord  God,  and  what  is  my  house,  that 
thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  ? 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small    thing  in 
thine   eyes,  O   God ;  for  thou  hast  also 
spoken  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great 
while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me  ac-j  damascus 
cording  to  the  estate  of  a  man  of  high  de-|\id\s  servants,  m 
gree,  0  Lord  God 


knowest  thy  servant. 

19  OLord,  for  thy  servant's  sake,  and 
according  to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou 
done  all  this  greatness,  in  making  known 
all  these  great  things. 

20  O  Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  besides  thee,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  we  have  heard  with  our 
ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people  Israel,  whom  God  'vent 
to  redeem,  to  be  his  own  people,  to  make 
thee  a  name  of  greatness  and  terribleness, 
by  driving  out  nations  from  before  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  out  of 
Egypt  ? 

°/i  For  thy  people  Israel  didst  thou 
make  thine  own  people  for  ever;  and  thou, 
Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

23  Therefore  now,  Lord,  let  the  thing 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  ser- 
vant, and  concerning  his  house,  be  esta- 
blished for  ever,  ana  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that  tny 
name  may  be  magnified  for  ever,  saying, 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  of  Israel, 
even  a  God  to  Israel :  and  let  the  house  of 
David  thy  servant  be  established  before 
thee. 

25  For  thou,  O  my  God,  hast  told  thy 
servant  that  thou  wilt  build  him  a  house  : 
therefore  thy  servant  hath  found  in  his 
heart  to  pray  before  thee. 

26  Ard  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  and 
hast  promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  ser- 
vant : 

27  Now  therefore  let  it  please  thee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
be  before  thee  forever  :  for  thou  blessest, 
O  Lord,  and  it  shall  be  blessed  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

NOW  after  this  it  came  to  pass  that 
David  smote  the  Philistines,  and 
subdued  them,  and  took  Gath  and  her 
towns  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab ;  and  the  Moabites 
became  David's  servants,  a?id  brought  a i  its. 

3  1[  And  David  smote  Hadarezerlintf 
of  Zobah  unto  Hamath,  as  he  went  to  es- 
tablish his  dominion  by  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,  and  seven  thousand  horsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen:  David  also 
houghed  all  the  chariot-/torses,  but  reserv- 
ed of  them   a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  oi  Damascus 
came  to  help  Hadaitezer  kin-  of  Zobah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men.  .  . 

(3  Then  David  put, garrisons  in   ^ 


IS  What  can  David  speak  more,  to  theelbe  went. 


I  the  Lord  preserved 


d  the  Syrians  becathi 
d  brought  rifts.     Thus 

David  whither-- 


34' 


Tou  congratulates  David. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  Hadarezer, 
and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  Tibhath,  and  from 
Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer,  brought  David 
very  much  brass,  where  with  Solomon 
made  the  brazen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and 
the  vessels  of  brass. 

9  Now  when  Tou  king  of  Hamath  heard 
how  David  bad  smitten  all  the  host  of  Ha- 
darezer king  of  Zobah; 

10  He  sent  Hadoram  his  son  to  king 
David,  to  nature  of  his  welfare,  and  to 
congratulate  aim,  because  he  had  fought 
against  Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him  ;  (lor 
Hadarezer  had  war  with  Tou;)  and 
with  hint  all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold,  and 
Mlver,  and  brass. 

1 1  IF  Them  also  king  David  dedicated 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  the  gold 
that  he  brought  from  all  these  nations  ;  from 
Kdom,  and  from  Moab,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Philistines, 
and  from  Amalek. 

12 Moreover,  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
slew  of  the  Edomites  in  the  valley  of  Salt 
eighteen  thousand. 

13  If  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom ; 
and  all  the  Edomites  became  David's  ser- 
vants. Thus  the  Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 

14  IF  So  David  reigned  over  all  Israel, 
andexecutedjudgment  and  justice  among 
all  his  people. 

1 5  And  J  oab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was  over 
the  host ;  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahi- 
lud,  recorder; 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Abimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar,  were  the 
priests  ;  and  Shavsha  was  scribe; 

17  AndBenaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiadamrs 
r>vei  the  Cherethitesand  the  Pelethites ;  and 
the  sonsof  David  were  chief  about  the  kins. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
jV"OW  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Na- 
i.  1  hash  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon died,  and  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 
rJ  And  David  said,  I  will  shew  kindness 
un(«>  Hanun  the  son  of  N abash,  because  his 
father  shewed  kindness  to  me.  And  Da- 
nd  sent  messengers  to  comfort  him  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  servants  of  Da- 
vid came  into  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  to  Hanun,  to  comfort  him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon said  to  Hanun,  Thinkesl  thou  that  Da- 
virl  doth  honour  thy  father,  that  he  hath 
sent  comforters  unto  thee  ?  are  not  his  ser- 
vants come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and  to 
overthrow,  and  to  spy  out  the  land? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  them,  end  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  midst  hard  by  their  but- 
tocks  and  sent  them  awav. 

■r>  T  hen  there  went  certain,   and  told 


I.  CHRONICLES.  Hanurfs  ungratefulness. 

David  how  the  men  were  served.  And  lie 
sent  to  meet  them  :  for  the  men  were  greatly 
ashamed.  And  the  king  said,  Tarry  at 
Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
then  return. 

6  IF  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon  saw 
that  they  had  made  themselves  odious  to  Da- 
vid, Hanun  and  thechildren  of  Ammon  sent 
a  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  hire  them  cha- 
riots and  horsemen  out  of  Mesopotamia, 
andoutofSyria-maacbah, and  out  of  Zobah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two  thousand 
chariots,  and  the  king  of  Maachah  and  his 
people,  who  came  and  pitched  before  Me- 
deba.  And  the  children  of  Ammon  ga- 
thered themselves  together  from  their 
cities,  and  came  to  battle. 

8  And  when  David  heard  of  it>  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  before  the  gate 
of  the  city  :  and  the  kings  that  were  come 
were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  the  battle 
was  set  against  him  before  and  behind,  he 
chose  out  of  all  the  choice  of  Israel,  and 
put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians. 

1 1  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliver- 
ed unto  the  hand  of  Abishai  his  brother, 
and  they  set  themselves  in  array  against  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me :  but 
if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too  strong  for 
thee,  then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  be- 
have ourselves  valiantly  forour  people, and 
for  the  cities  of  our  God :  and  let  the  Lord 
do  that  which  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him  drew  nigh  before  the  Syrians 
unto  the  battle  ;  and  they  fled  before  him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  they  like- 
wise fled  before  Abishai  his  brother,  and 
entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

16  }\  And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
they  sent  messengers,  and  drew  forth  the 
Syrians  that  were  beyond  the  river :  and 
Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hada- 
rezer went  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David;  and  he  ga- 
thered all  Israel,  and  passed  over  Jordan, 
and  came  upon  them,  and  set  the  battle  in 
array  against  them.  So  when  David  had 
put  the  battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians, 
they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel; 
and  David  slew  of  the  Syrians  seven  thou- 
sand men  whiclt  fought  in  chariots,  and 
forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed  Sho- 
phach the  captain  of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of  Hadarezer 
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Rabbah  besieged  and  taken.      CHAP.  XX,  XXI 

saw  that  they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  | 
Israel,  they  made  peace  with  David,  and 
became  his  servants :  neither  would  the 
Syrians  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  the 
.  year  was  expired,  at  the  time  that 
kings  go  out  to  battle,  Joab  led  forth  the 
power  of  the  army,  and  wasted  the  country 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  came  and 
besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at 
Jerusalem.  And  Joab  smote  Rabbah ,  and 
destroyed  it. 

2  And  David  took  the  crown  of  their 
king  from  off  his  head,  and  found  it  to 
weigh  a  talent  of  gold,  andthere  were  pre- 
cious stones  in  it;  and  it  was  set  upon 
David's  head:  and  he  brought  also  ex 
ceeding  much  spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  people  that 
were  in  it,  and  cut  them  with  saws,  and 
with  harrows  of  iron,  and  with  axes.  Even 
so  dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of  the 
children  of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all 
the  people  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

•1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  arose  war  at  Gezer  with  the  Phil  is 
tines:  at  which  time  Sibbechai  the  Hu- 
shathite  slew  Sippai,  that  was  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  giant:  and  they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again  with  the 
Philistines;  and  Elhanan  the  son  of  Jair 
slew  Lahmi  the  brother  of  Goliath  the 
Gittite,  whose  spear's  staff  was  like  a  weav- 
er's beam. 

G  And  yet  again  there  was  waratGath, 
where  was  a  man  of  great  stature,  whose 
fingers  and  toes  were  four  and  twenty,  six 
on  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot:  and  he 
also  was  the  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Shimea,  David's  brother,  slew 
him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant  in 
Gath;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand  of  David, 
and  by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  Satan  stood  up  against  Israel,  and 
provoked  David  to  number  Israel. 

2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to  the 
rulers  of  the  people,  Go,  number  Israel 
from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan ;  and  bring 
the  number  of  them  to  me,  that  I  may 
know  it. 

3  And  Joab  answered,  The  Lord  make 
his  people  a  hundred  times  so  many  more 
as  they  be:  but,  my  lord  the  king,  are  they 
not  all  my  lord's  servants  ?  why  then  doth 
my  lord  require  this  thing?  why  will  he 
be  a  cause  of  trespass  to  Israel? 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word  prevail- 
ed against  Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  depart- 
ed, and  went  throughout  all  Israel,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 


David  numbers  the  people. 

5  IF  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  num- 
ber of  the  people  unto  David.  And  all 
they  of  Israel  were  a  thousand  thousand 
and  a  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword:  and  Judah  mas  four  hundred  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword. 

6  But  Levi  and  Benjamin  counted  he 
not  among  them:  for  the  king's  word  was 
abominable  to  Joab. 

7  And  God  was  displeased  with  this 
thing,  therefore  he  smote  Israel. 

8  And  David  said  unto  God,  I  have  sin- 
ned greatly,  because  I  have  done  this 
thing :  but  now,  I  beseech  thee,  do  away 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servant;  fori  have  done 
very  foolishly. 

^  9  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,  Da- 
vid's seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I- offer  thee  three  things; 
choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it 
unto  thee. 

1 1  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said  onto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Choose  thee 

12  Either  three  years'  famine;  or  three 
months  to  be  destroyed  before  thy  foe?, 
while  that  the  sword  of  thine  enemies  ove.r- 
taketh  thee;  or  else  three  days  the  sword 
of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence,  in  the 
land,  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  destroying 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now 
therefore  advise  thyself  what  word  I  shall 
bring  again  to  him  that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in  a 
great  strait:  let  me  fall  now  into  the  hand 
of  the  Lord;  for  very  great  are  his  mer- 
cies: but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of 


14  1T  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  upon 
Israel:  and  there  fell  of  Israel  seventy 
thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  an^el  unto  Jerusa- 
lem to  destroy  it:  and  as  he  was  destroy- 
ing, the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  repented 
him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that 
destroyed,  It  is  enough,  stay  now  thy 
hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by 
the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

1G  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stand  between 
the  earth  and  the  heaven,  having  a  drawn 
sword  in  his  hand,  stretched  out  over  Je- 
rusalem. Then  David  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  who  were  clothed  in  sackcloth,  fell 
upon  their  face?. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  U  not 
I  that  commanded  the  people  to  be  num- 
bered? even  I  it  is  that  have  sinned  and 
done  evil  indeed;  but  as  for  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done?  let  thy  hand,  I 
pray  thee,  O  Loito  my  God,  be  on  me, 
and  on  my  father's  house;  but  not  on  thy 
people,  that  they  should  be  plagued. 

18  H  Then  the  angel  ot  the  Lord  com 
319 


David  builds  an  altar. 


1 .  C H RON  I CLES.    Preparations  for  the  temple. 


inanded  Gad  to  say  to  David,  that  David 
should  go  up,  and  Bet  up  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the 
Jebusite. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the  saying  of 
Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Oman  turned  back,  and  saw 
the  angel;  and  his  four  sons  with  him  hid 
themselves.  Now  Oman  was  threshing 
wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman,  Oman 
looked,  and  saw  David,  and  went  out  of 
the  threshing  tloor,  and  bowed  himself  to 
David  with  kis  face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman,  Grant 
me  the  place  of  this  threshing-floor,  that  I 
may  build  an  altar  therein  unto  the  Lord: 
thou  shalt  grant  it  me  for  the  full  price : 
that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the 
people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David,  Take  it 
to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the  king  do  that 
which  is  good  in  his  eyes:  lo,  I  give  thee  the 
oxen  a/50  for  burnt-offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  the 
wheat  for  the  meat-offering  ;  I  give  it  all 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Oman,  Nay  ; 
but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for  the  full  price : 
for  I  will  not  take  that  which  is  thine  for 
the  Lord,  nor  offer  burnt-offerings  without 
cost. 

25  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place 
six  hundred  shekels  of  gold  by  weight 

26  And  David  built  there  an  aitar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings,  and  called  upon  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angel ; 
and  he  put  up  his  sword  again  into  the 
sheath  thereot. 

28  If  At  that  time  when  David  saw  that 
the  Lord  had  answered  him  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Oman  the  Jebusite,  tben  he 
sacrificed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
Which  Moses  made  in  the  wilderness,  and 
the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  were  at  that 

"  in  the  high  place  at  Gibeon. 

I   But  David  could  not  go  before  it  to 
inquire  ol  God:  for  he  was  afraid  because 
of  the  sword  of  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  KXII. 


4  Also  cedar-trees  in  abundance  :  for 
the  Zidonians  and  they  of  Tyre  brought 
much  cedar-wood  to  David. 

5  And  David  said,  Solomon  my  son  is 
young  and  tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to 
be  builded  for  the  Lord  must  be  exceeding 
magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory  through- 
out all  countries :  I  will  therefore  now 
make  preparation  for  it.  So  David  pre- 
pared abundantly  before  his  death. 

6  IT  Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his 
son,  and  charged  him  to  build  a  house  for 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon,  My  son, 
as  for  me,  it  was  in  my  mind  to  build  a 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God. 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  tome, 
saying,  Thou  hast  shed  blood  abundantly, 
and  hast  made  great  wrars  :  thou  shalt  not 
build  a  house  unto  my  name,  because 
thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the  earth 
in  my  sight. 

9  behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to  thee, 
who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest  ;  and  I  will 
give  him  rest  from  all  his  enemies  round 
about :  for  his  name  shall  be  Solomon,  and 
I  will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel 
in  his  days. 

10  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name  ; 
and  he  shall  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his 
father  ;  and  I  will  establish  the  throne  of 
his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  ftow,  my  son,  the  Lord  be  with 
thee ;  and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  said  of 
thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wisdom  and 
understanding,  and  give  thee  charge  con- 
cerning Israel,  that  thou  mayest  keep  the 
law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou 
takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments which  the  Lord  charged  Moses  with 
concerning  Israel  :  be  strong,  and  of  good 
courage  ;  dread  not,  nor  be  dismayed. 

14  Now  behold,  in  my  trouble  I  have 
prepared  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  a 
hundred  thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a 
thousand  thousand  talents  of  silver  ;  and  of 
brass  and  iron  without  weight ;  for  it  is  in 
abundance :  timber  also  and  stone  have  I 
prepared  ;  and  thou  mayest  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  are  workmen  with 
thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and  workers  of 


rpHEN  David  «aid,  1  hb it  the  house  oilstone  and  timber,  and  all  manner  of  cun- 
M.     the  LOR0U04,  and  this  it  the  altar  ning  men  for  every  manner  of  work, 
of  the  burnt-offenng  for  Israel.  f6  Of  the  sold,  the  silver,  andthebrass, 

8  And  Ua>»d  commanded  to  gather  to-!  and  the  iron,  there  is  no  number.     Arise, 
gether  the  strangers  that  wert  in  the  land,  therefore,  and  be  doing,  and  the  Lord  be 
Ot    Israel  ;    and    he     Bet    masons    to    how  with  thee 
wrought  stones  to  hu.I.lthr  house  of  God.,      17  H  David  also  commanded  all   the 

J  Ana  uavid   prepared  iron  io  abun-.  princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solomon  his  son, 
dance  tor  the   nails  for  the  doors  0/  the' saying- 

gates    and  tor  the  joinings;  and  brass  in.      Id  is  not  the  Lord  your  God  with  you? 
•abundance  without  weight ;  land  hath  he  not  given  you  rest  on  every 

350 


Solomon  made  king. 


CHAP.  XXIII,  XXIV.     The  families  of  the  Levitet, 


side  ?  forhe  hath  given  the  inhabitantsof  the 
land  into  my  hand  ;  andthe  land  is  subdu- 
ed before  the  Lord,  and  before  his  people. 
19  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to 
seek  the  Lord  your  God  ;  arise  therefore, 
and  build  ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 
God,  to  bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of  God, 
into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

SO  when  David  was  old  and  full  of  days, 
he  made  Solomon  his  son  king  over 
Israel. 

2  IT  And  he  gathered  together  all  the 
princes  of  Israel,  with  the  priests  and  the 
Levites. 

3  Now  the  Levites  were  numbered  from 
the  age  of  thirty  years  and  upward :  and 
their  number  by  their  polls,  man  by  man, 
was  thirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four  thousand 
were  to  set  forward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord;  and  six  thousand  were  officers 
and  judges: 

5  Moreover,  four  thousand  were  porters ; 
and  four  thousand  praised  the  Lord  with 
the  instruments  which  I  made,  said  David. 
to  praise  therewith. 

6  And  David  divided  them  into  course? 
among  the  sons  of  Levi,  namely,  Gershon, 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 

7  H  Of  the  Gershonites  were  Laadan  and 
Shimei. 

8  The  sons  ot  Laadan*  the  chief  was 
Jehiel,  and  Zetham,  and  Joel,  three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei ;  Shelomith,  and 
Haziel,  and  Haran,  three.  These  were 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  were,  Jahath, 
Zina,  and  Jeush,  and  Beriah.  These  four 
were  the  sons  of  Shimei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief,  and  Zizah 
the  second:  but  Jeush  and  Beriab  had  not 
many  sons ;  therefore  they  were  in  one 
reckoning,  according  to  their  fathers  house. 

12  IF  The  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Amram,  Iz- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel,  four. 

13  The  sons  of  Amram  ;  Aaron  and  Mo- 
ses: and  Aaron  was  separated,  that  he 
should  sanctify  the  most  holy  things,  he 
and  his  sons  for  ever,  to  burn  incense  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and 
to  bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  concerning  Moses  the  man  of 
God,  his  sons  were  named  of  the  tribe  of 
Levi. 

15  The  sons  of  Moses  were,  Gershom, 
and  Eliezer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom,  Shebuela?as 
the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  were,  Reha- 
biah  the  chief.  And  Eliezer  had  none 
other  sons ;  but  the  sons  of  Rehabiah  were 
very  many. 


18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar  ;  Shelomith  the 
chief. 

19  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Jeriah  the 
first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the 
third,  and  Jekameam  the  fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Micah  the 
first,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  H  The  sons  of  Merari  ;  Mahli,  and 
Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mahli ;  Eleazar,  and 
Kish. 

22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters:  and  their  brethren  the  sons 
of  Kish  took  them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mushi ;  Mahli,  and  Eder, 
and  Jeremoth,  three. 

24  IT  These  were  the  sons  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers  ;  even  the  chief 
of  the  fathers,  as  they  were  counted  by 
number  of  names  by  their  polls,  that  did 
the  work  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  from  the  age  of  twenty  years  and 
upward. 

25  For  David  said,  The  Lord  God  of 
Israel  hath  given  rest  unto  his  people,  that 
they  may  dwell  in  Jerusalem  for  ever; 

26  And  also  unto  the  Levites:  they  shall 
no  more  carry  the  tabernacle,  nor  any  ves- 
sels of  it  for  the  service  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David  the 
Levites  were  numbered  from  twenty  years 
old  and  above: 

28  Because  their  office  was  to  wait  on 
the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  'he  courts,  and  in 
the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  things,  and  the  work  of  the  service  oi 
the  house  of  God ; 

29  Both  for  the  shew-bread,  and  for  the 
fine  flour  for  meat-offering,  and  for  the  un- 
leavened cakes,  and  for  that  which  is  baked 
in  the  pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried,  and 
for  all  manner  of  measure  and  size  ; 

30  And  to  stand  every-  morning  to  thank 
and  praise  the  Lord,  and  likewise  at 
even; 

31  And  to  offer  all  burnt-sacrifices  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  sabbaths,  in  the  new-moons, 
and  on  the  set  feasts,  by  number,  accord- 
ing to  the  order  commanded  unto  them, 
continually  before  the  Lord: 

32  And  that  they  should  keep  the  charge 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
the  charge  of  the  holy  place,  and  the  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Aaron  their  brethren,  in  the 
service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

NOW  these  are  the  divisions  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron.     The  sons  of  Aaron  ;  Na- 
dab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

2  But  Nadab  and  AMhu  died  before 
their  father,  and  had  no  children  :  there- 
fore Eleazar  and  Ithamar  executed  the 
priest's  office.  A  _ 

3  And  David  distributed  them  both  Za- 
dok  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  Ahimelech 

3.71 


Hie  order  of  the  pnesls.  I. 

of  the  sons  of  Ithamar,  according  to  their 
)ifices  in  their  service. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief  men  found 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than  of  the  sons  of 
Ithamar;  and  thus  were  they  divided. 
Among  the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  mere  six- 
teen chief  men  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
and  eight  among  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

6  Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot,  one 

sort  with  another;  for  the  governors  of  the 

sanctuary,  and  governors  of  the  house  of 

were  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of 

the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Nethaneel 
the  scribe,  owe  of  the  Levites,  wrote  them 
before  the  king,  and  the  princes,  and  Za- 
dok  the  priest,  and  Ahimelech  the  son  of 
A  biathar,  and  of/bre  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  priests  and  Levites:  one  principal 
household  being  taken  for  Eleazar,  and 
one  taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to  Jehoi- 
arib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Hanoi,  the  fourth  to 
Seorim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the  sixth  to 
Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the  eighth 
to  Abijah, 

1 1  The  ninth  to  Jeshuah,  the  tenth  to 
Shecaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the  twelfth 
to  Jakim,  t 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah,  the  four- 
teenth to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the  sixteenth 
to  Immer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah,  the 
twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Jachin,  the 
two  and  twentieth  to  Gamut, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Delaiah, 
the  foul  and  twentieth  to  Maaziah. 

10  These  were  the  orderings  of  them  in 
their  service  to  come  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  their  manner,  under 
Aaron   their  father,  as  the  Lord  God  of 
i  I  bad  commanded  him. 
"     \ii-l  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Lev 
were  these:  Of  the  sons  of  Amrani ;  Sim 
bael:  <>i  the  sons  ofShubael;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  Rehabiah :  of  the  sons  of 
Rehabiah,  the  first  was  Isahtah. 


CHRONICLES.  The  oj/iccs  of  the  singers. 

26  The  sons  of  Merari  were  Mahli,  and 
Mushi :  the  sons  of  Jaaziah  ;  Beno. 

27  TT  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaaziah; 
Beno,  and  Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  who  had  no 


of  the 


22  Of  the  Izharites;  Micloinoth 
sons  of  Shelomoth;  Jahath. 

£3   And  the  SODS  of  Hebron;  Jeriah  the 
first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahazied  the 

third,  Jekaineam  the  fourth. 

24  Of  the  sons  ofUzziel ;  Michah  :  of  the 
sons  of  Michah  ;  .Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  was  Isshiah  : 
of  the  sons  of  Isshiah  ;  Zecbariah. 


29  Concerning  Kish :  the  son  of  Kish 
was  Jerahmeel. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ;  Mahli,  and 
Eder,  and  Jerimoth .  These  were  the  sons 
oftheLevitesafterthe  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  These  likewise  cast  lots  over  against 
their  brethren  the  sons  of  Aaron  in  the  pre- 
sence of  David  the  king,  and  Zadok,  and 
Ahimelech,  and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
the  priests  and  Levites,  even  the  principal 
fathersoveragainst  their  voungerbrethren. 

CHAP.  X&V. 

MOREOVER  David  and  the  captains 
of  the  host  separated  to  the  service 
of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  and  of  Heman,  and 
of  Jedathun,  who  should  prophesy  with 
harps,  with  psalteries,  and  with  cymbals: 
and  the  number  of  the  workmen  according 
to  their  service  was  : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph ;  Zaccur,  and 
Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and  Asarelah,  the 
sons  of  Asaph  under  the  hands  of  Asaph, 
which  prophesied  according  to  the  order 
of  the  king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun  :  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; 
Gedaliah,  and  Zeri,  and  Jeshaiah,  Hasha- 
biah,  and  Mattithiah,  six,  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  Jeduthun,  who  prophesied 
with  a  harp,  to  give  thanks  and  to  praise 
the  Lord. 

4  Of  Heman :  the  sons  of  Heman ;  Buk- 
kiah,  Mattaniah,  Uzziel,  Shebuel,  and  Je- 
rimoth, Hananiah,Hanani,  Eliathah,  Gid- 
dalti,  and  Romamti-ezer,  Joshbekashah, 
Mallothi,  Hothir,  and  Mahazioth  : 

5  All  these  were  the  sons  of  Heman  the 
king's  seer  in  the  words  of  God,  to  lift  up 
the  horn.  And  God  gave  to  Heman  four- 
teen sons  and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  were  under  the  hands  of  their 
father  for  song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  harps,  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  according 
to  the  king's  order  to  Asaph,  Jeduthun, 
and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with  their 
brethren  that  were  instructed  in  the  songs 
of  the  Lord,  even  all  that  were  cunning, 
was  two  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8  IT  And  they  cast  lots,  ward  against 
ward,  as  well  the  small  as  the  great,  the 
teacher  as  the  scholar. 

9  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  for  Asaph 
to  Joseph:  the  second  to  Gedaliah,  who, 
with  his  brethren  and  sons,rcere  twelve  : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

,  1 1  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 
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Division  of  the  singers. 


12  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesharelah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  toMattaniah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hashabiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he,  his 
«ons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,were  twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbekashah, 
he,  his  sons, and  his  brethren, were  twelve: 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  orethren,  were  twelve  : 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren, were  twelve  : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Hothir,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Maha- 
zioth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve: 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to  Romamti- 
ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

CONCERNING   the  divisions  of  the 
porters:  Of  the  Korhites  wasMeshe- 
Iemiah  the  sonof  Kore,  of  the  sonsof  Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah  were, 
Zechariah  the  first-born,  Jediael  the  se- 
cond, Zebadiah  the  third,  Jathniel  the 
fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the  sixth, 
Elioenai  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  Obed-edom 
were,  Shemaiah  the  first-born,  Jehozabad 
the  second,  Joah  the  third,  and  Sacar  the 
fourth,  and  Nethaneel  the  fifth, 

5  Ammiel  the  sixth, Issachar  the  seventh, 
Peulthai  the  eighth  :  for  God  blessed  him. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  sons 
born,  that  ruled  throughout  the  house  of 
their  father:  for  they  were  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah ;  Othni,  and  Re- 
phael,  and  Obed,E!zabad,  whose  brethren 
were  strongmen,  Elihu,  and  Semacbiah, 


CHAP.  XXVI.  Division  cftiie  p-urters, 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed-edom: 
they  and  their  sons  and  their  brethren, 


able  men  for  strength  for  the  service,  were 
threescore  and  two  of  Obed-edom. 

9  And  Meshelemiuh  had  sons  and 
brethren,  strong  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  Hosah  of  the  children  of  Me- 
rari,  had  sons  ;  Simri  the  chief,  (for  though 
he  was  not  the  first-born,  yet  his  father 
made  him  the  chief;) 

11  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah  the 
third,  Zechariah  the  fourth  :  all  the  sons 
and  brethren  of  Hosah  were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions  of 
the  porters,  even  among  the  chief  men, 
having  wards  one  against  another,  to 
minister  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  IT  And  they  cast  lots,  as  well  the. 
small  as  the  great,  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  for  every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  Shelc- 
miah.  Then  for  Zechariah  his  .sou,  a  wise 
counsellor,  they  cast  lots;  and  his  lotcamo 
out  northward, 

15  To  Obed-edom  southward;  and  to 
his  sons  the  house  of  Asuppim. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the  lot  came 
forth  westward,  with  the  gate  Shallecheth, 

by  the  causeway  of  the  going  up,  ward 
against  ward. 

17  Eastward  were  six  Levites,  north- 
ward four  a  day,  southward  four  a  day, 
and  toward  Asuppim,  two  and  two. 

18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at  the 
causeway,  and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the  por- 
ters among  the  sons  of  Kore,  and  amon^ 
the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah  was  over 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God,  and  over 
the  treasures  of  the  dedicated  things. 

2 1  As  concerning  the  sons  of  Laadan  ; 
the  sons  of  the  Gershonite  Laadan,  chief 
fathers,  even  of  Laadan  the  Gershonite, 
were  Jehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ;  Zetham,  and 
Joel  his  brother,  which  were  over  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the  Izharites, 
the  Hebronites,  and  the  Uzzielites  : 

24  AndShebuel  the  son  of  Gcrshom,  the 
son  of  Moses,  was  ruler  of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliczer;  Reba- 
biah  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah  his  son,  and 
Joram  his  son,  and  Zichri  his  son,  and 
Shelomith  his  son. 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his  brethren 
were  overall  the  treasure?  of  (he  dedicated 
things,  which  David  the  king,  and  the 
chief  fathers,  the  captains  over  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  the  captains  of  the 
host  had  dedicated. 

27  Out  of  the  spoils  won  in  hattles  did 
they  dedicate  to  maintain  the  botl&e  of  the 

Lord. 

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UTie  twelve  captains.  1 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  the  seer,  and 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner,  and  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  had 
<ledicated  ;  and  whosoever  had  dedicated 
any  thins:,  it  *WM  under  the  hand  of  Shelo- 
mith,  and  of  his  brethren. 

29  IT  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah  and 
his  sons  were  for  the  outward  business 
over  Israel,  for  officers  and  judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Hashabiah 
and  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  a  thou- 
Btnd  and  seven  hundred,  were  officers 
among  them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jordan 
westward  in  all  the  business  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was  Jerijah 
the  chief,  even  among  the  Hebronites,  ac- 
cording to  the  generations  of  his  fathers. 
Jn  the  fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  David 
Uiey  were  sought  for,  and  there  were  found 
among  them  mighty  men  of  valour  at  Jazer 
of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of  valour, 
ti-ere  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred  chief 
fathers,  whom  king  David  made  rulers  over 
the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites,  and  the  half- 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  matter  per- 
taining to  God,  and  affairs  of  the  king. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

NOW  the  children  of  Israel  after  their 
number,  to  wit,  the  chief  fathers,  and 
captains  of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and 
their  officers  that  served  the  king  in  any 
matter  of  the  courses,  which  came,  in  and 
went  out  month  by  month  throughout  all 
the  months  of  the  year,  of  every  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course  for  the  first  month 
•acts  Jashobeam  the  son  of  Zabdiel:  and  in 
his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

3  Ot  the  children  of  Perez  was  the 
chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the  host  for 
the  first  month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the  second 
month  was  Dodai  an  Ahohite,  and  of  his 
course  was  Mikloth  also  the  ruler  :  in  his 
course  likewise  were  twenty  and  four 
thou  land. 

5  The  third  captain  of  the  host  for  the 
third  month  was  lienaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada,  a  chief  priest:  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6  rl  his  ii  thai  Benaiah,o>Ao  was  mighty 
among  the  thirty,  and  above  the  thirty: 
and  in  his  course  was  Ammizabad  his  son! 

7  The  fourth  captain  for  the  fourth 
month  was  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab 
and  Zebadiah  his  son  after  him:  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

3  The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth  month 
was  Shamhuth  the  Izrahite  :  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth  month 
teas  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  thcTckoile-:  and 

inhiscoureettfre  twenty  aAdfourthousacd. 


CHRONICLES.     Princes  of  the  twelve  tribes, 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the  seventh 
month  was  Helez  the  Pelonite,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim:  and  in  his  course  were 
twentyand  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  captain  for  the  eightn 
month  was  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  of  the 
Zarhites :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

1 2  The  ninth  captain  for  the  ninth  month 
was  Abiezer  the  Anetothite,  of  the  Ben- 
jamites:  and  in  his  course  ta^ere  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

1 3  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth  month 
was  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  of  the  Zar- 
hites :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the  ele- 
venth month  was  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite, 
of  the  children  of  Ephraim :  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

15  The  twelfth  captain  for  the  twelfth 
month  was  Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of 
Othniel :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

16  U  Furthermore  over  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael: the  ruler  of  the  Reubenites  was 
Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri :  of  the  Simeon- 
ites,  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Maachah : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  Hashabiah  the  son 
of  Kemuel :  of  the  Aaronites,  Zadok : 

18  OfJudah,  Elihu,  one  of  the  brethren 
of  David :  of  Issachar,  Omri  the  son  or 
Michael : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son  ot 
Obadiah :  of  Naphtali,  Jerimoth  the  son 
of  Azriel : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  Hoshea 
the  son  of  Azaziah :  of  the  half-tribe  oi 
Manasseh,  Joel  the  son  of  Pedaiah  : 

21  Of  the  half-irioeof  Manasseh  in  Gi- 
lead, Iddo  the  son  of  Zechariah :  of  Ben- 
jamin, Jaasiel  the  son  of  Abner : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of  Jeroham. 
These  were  the  princes  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

23  IF  But  David  took  not  the  number 
of  them  from  twenty  years  old  and  under : 
because  the  Lord  had  said  he  would  in- 
crease Israel  like  to  the  stars  of  the  hea- 
vens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began  to 
number,  but  he  finished  not,  because  there 
fell  wrath  for  it  against  Israel ;  neither  was 
the  number  put  in  the  account  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  king  David. 

25  IT  And  over  the  king's  treasures  was 
Azmaveth  the  son  of  Adiel :  and  over  the 
store-houses  in  the  fields,  in  the  cities,  and 
in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was  Je- 
honathan  the  son  of  Uzziah  : 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the  work  of 
the  field  for  tillage  of  the  ground  wasEzri 
thesonofChelub: 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was  Shimei 
the  Ramathite :  over  the  increase  of  the 

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David  exhorts  to  fear  God.        CHAP    XX  VIII. 

vineyards  for  the  wine-cellars  was  Zabd 
the  Shiphmite  : 

28  And  over  the  olive-trees  and  the 
sycamore-trees  that  were  in  the  low  plains 
was  Baal-hanan  the  Gederite :  and  over 
the  cellars  of  oil  was  Joash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sha- 
ron was  Shitrai  the  Sharonite :  and  over 
the  herds  that  were  in  the  valleys  was  Sha- 
phat  the  son  of  Adlai. 

30  Over  the  camels  also  was  Obil  the 
Ishmaelite  :  and  over  the  asses  was  Jehde- 
iah  the  Meronothite : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  was  Jaziz  the 
Hagerite.  All  these  were  the  rulers  of  the 
substance  which  was  king  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan,David's  uncle,  was  a 
counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and  a  scribe:  and 
Jehiel  the  son  of  Hachmoni  zvas  with  the 
king's  sons: 

33  And  Ahithophel  was  the  king's  coun- 
sellor: and  Hushai  the  Archite  was  the 
king's  companion : 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  was  Jehoiada 


general  of  the  king's  army  was  Joab. 
CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the  princes 
of  Israel,  the  princes  of  the  tribe3, 
and  the  captains  of  the  companies  that 
ministered  to  the  king  by  course,  and  the 
captains  over  the  thousands,  and  captains 
over  the  hundreds,  and  the  stewards  over 
all  the  substance  and  possession  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  sons,  with  the  officers,  and 
with  the  mighty  men,  and  with  all  the  va- 
liant men  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up  upon 
his  feet,  and  said,  Hear  me,  my  brethren, 
and  my  people :  As  for  me,  I  had  in  my 
heart  to  build  a  house  of  rest  for  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
footstool  of  our  God,  and  had  made  ready 
for  the  building: 

3  But  God  said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not 
build  a  house  for  my  name,  because  thou 
hast  been  a  man  of  war,  and  hast  shed 
blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  chose 
me  before  all  the  house  of  my  father  to  be 
king  over  Israel  forever:  for  he  hath  cho 
sen  Judah  to  be  the  ruler ;  and  of  the  house 
of  Judah,  the  house  of  my  father;  and 
among  the  sons  of  my  father  he  liked  me 
to  make  me  king  over  all  Israel : 

5  And  of  all  my  sons,  (for  the  Lord  hath 
given  me  many  sons.)  he  hath  chosen  So- 
lomon my  son  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solomon  thy 
*on ,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my  courts : 
for  I  have  chosen  him  to  be  my  son,  and  I 
will  be  his  father. 

7  Moreover  1  will  establish  his  kingdom 
for  ever,  if  he  be  constant  to  do  mvwm- 


lie  encourages  Solomon:. 

it  this 


mandments  and  my  judgments, 
day. 

8  Now  therefore  in  the  sight  of  all  Is- 
rael, the  congregation  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  audience  of  our  God,  keep  and  seek  for 
all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God  :  that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land, 
and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  for  your 
children  after  you  for  ever. 

9  ^T  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know 
thou  the  God  of  thy  father,  and  serve  him 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  with  a  willing 
mind  :  for  the  Lord  searcheth  all  hearts, 
and  understandeth  all  the  imaginations  of 
the  thoughts  :  if  thou  seek  him,  he  will  be- 
found  of  thee  ;  but  if  thou  forsake  him,  ha 
will  cast  thee  off  forever. 

10  Take  heed  now  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  thee  to  build  a  house  for  the  sanc- 
tuary :  be  strong,  and  do  it. 

1 1  IT  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  h\9 
son  the  pattern  of  the  porch,  and  of  the 
houses  thereof,  and  of  the  treasuries  there- 
of, and  of  the  upper  chambers  thereof,  and 
of  the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and  of  the 
place  of  the  mercy-seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  of  all  that  he  had 
by  the  Spirit,  of  the  courts  of  the  house  ef 
the  Lord,  and  of  all  the  chambers  round 
about,  of  the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  of  the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated 
things : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  for  all  the  work  or' 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  all  the  vessels  of  service  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  farthings* 
of  gold,  for  all  instruments  of  all  mannes 
of  service  ;  silver  also  for  all  instruments 
of  silver  by  weight,  for  all  instruments  c£ 
every  kind  of  service  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  candlesticks 
of  gold,  and  for  their  lamps  of  gold,  by 
weight  for  every  candlestick,  and  for  the* 
lamps  thereof:  and  for  the  candlesticks  of 
silver  by  weight,  both  for  the  candlestick, 
and  also  for  the  lamps  thereof,  according 
to  the  use  of  every  candlestick. 

16  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for  the 
tables  of  shew-bread,  for  every  table  ;  and 
likewise  silver  for  the  tables  of  silver  : 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh-hook>, 
and  the  bowls,  and  the  cups:  and  for  Ih© 
golden  basons/ie  gave  gold  by  weight  I'm- 
every  bason;  and  likewise  silver  by  weight 
for  eveiy  basompf  silver  : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense  refined 
gold  by  weight ;  and  gold  for  the  pattern 
of  the  chariot  of  the  cherubim?,  that  spread 
out  their  wings,  and  covered  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David  the  Lord  made 
me  understand  in  writing  by  his  hand  upon 
me,  even  all  the  works  of  this  pattern, 

35-5 


David's  gifts  forlhe  temple:    I.  CHRONICLES 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon  his  son, 
Be  strong,  and  of  good  courage,  and  doit: 
fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed,  for  the  Lord 
God,  even  my  God,  mil  be  frith  thee;  he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until 
thou  hast  finished  nil  the  work  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  behold,  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  even  they  shall  be  with 
thee  for  all  the  service  of  the  house  of  God: 
and  there  shall  be  with  thee  for  all  manner 
of  workmanship  every  willing  skilful  man, 
for  any  manner  of  service:  also  the  princes 
and  all  the  people  will  be  wholly  at  thy 
commandment. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

FURTHERMORE  David  the  king  said 
unto  all  the  congregation,  Solomon 


,  is 

:  is 
but 


my  son,  whom  alone  God  hath  chosen 
yet  young  and  tender,  and  the  worl 
£reat;  for  the  palace  is  not  for  man, 
for  the  Lord  God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all  my 
might  for  the  house  of  my  God  the  gold 
for  things  to  be  made  of  gold,  and  the  sil- 
ver for  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for 
things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron, 
and  wood  for  things  of  wood;  onyx-stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  glistering  stones,  and 
of  divers  colours,  and  all  manner  of  pre- 
cious stones,  and  marble  stones  in  abun- 
dance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set  my  af- 
fection to  the  house  of  my  God,  1  have  of 
mine  own  proper  good,  of  gold  and  silver, 
which  I  have  given  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I  have  pre- 
pared for  the  holy  house, 

4  Even  three  thousand  talents  of  gold, 
of  the  gold  of  Ophir,  and  seven  thousand 
talents  of  refined  silver,  to  overlay  the 
walls  of  the  houses  withal: 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the 
silver  lor  things  of  silver,  and  for  all  man- 
ner of  work  to  be  made  by  the  hands  of 
artificers.  And  who  then  is  willing  to  con- 
se"aierS!s  servic^  th»s  day  unto  the  Lord  ? 

b  II  Ihen  the  chief  of  the  fathers  and 
princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  cap- 
tains o  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  with 
the  rulers  over  the  king's  work,  offered 
willingly,  ' 

7  And  gave  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God  of  gold  five  thousand  talents  and 
ten  thousand  drains,  and  of  silver  ten  thou- 
sand talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen  thou- 
sand talent.,  and  one  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  precious  stones 
were  found  gave  them  to  the  treasure  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Je- 
hiel  the  Gershonite. 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  thatll 
hey  offered  willingly,  because  frith  per- j 

feet  heart  they  o fie  red  willinglj 


His  thanksgiving. 

Lord:  and  David  the  king  also  rejoiced 
with  great  joy. 

10wf  Wherefore  David  blessed  the 
Lord  before  all  the  congregation :  and 
David  said,  Blessed  be  thou,  Lord  God  of 
Israel  our  father,  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  greatness, 
and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  and  the  vic- 
tory, and  the  majesty:  for  all  that  is  in  the 
heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine;  thine  is 
the  kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted 
as  head  above  all. 

12  Both  riches  and  honour  come  of  thee, 
and  thou  reignest  over  all ;  and  in  thy 
hand  is  power  and  might;  and  in  thy 
hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to  give 
strength  unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank 
thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious  name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my  peo- 
ple, that  we  should  be  able  to  offer  so  will- 
ingly after  this  sort?  for  all  things  come  of 
thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given  thee. 

15  For  we  are  strangers  before  thee, 
and  sojourners,  as  were  all  our  fathers:  our 
days  on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and 
there  is  none  abiding. 

16  0  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that 
we  have  prepared  to  build  thee  a  house 
for  thy  holy  name  cometh  of  thy  hand, 
and  is  all  thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that  thou 
triest  the  heart,  and  hast  pleasure  in  up- 
rightness. As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things:  and  now  have  I  seen  with 
joy  thy  people,  which  are  present  here,  to 
offer  willingly  unto  thee. 

18  0  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
of  Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever  in 
the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  the 
heart  of  thy  people,  and  prepare  their 
heart  unto  tnee : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my  son  a 
perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments, 
thy  testimonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and  to 
do  all  these  things,  and  to  build  the  palace, 
for  the  which  I  have  made  provision. 

20  IT  And  David  said  to  all  the  congre- 
gation, Now  bless  the  Lord  your  God. 
And  all  the  congregation  blessed  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down 
their  heads,  and  worshipped  the  Lord, 
and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  unto 
the  Lord,  on  the  morrow  after  that  day. 
even  a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand  rams, 
and  a  thousand  Iambs,  with  their  drink- 
offerings,  and  sacrifices  in  abundance  fci 
all  Israel: 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before  the 
Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness. 
And  they  made  Solomon  the  son  of  David 

to  the; king  the  second  time,  and  anointed  Aim 
356 


The  death  of  David.  CHAP. 

unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  governor, 
and  Zadok  to  be  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the  throne  of 
the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  David  his 
father,  and  prospered;  and  all  Israel 
obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  all  the  sons  likewise  of  king  Da- 
vid, submitted  themselves  unto  Solomon 
the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solomon  ex- 
ceedingly in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  andbe- 
stowecTiipon  himsuch  royal  majesty  as  had 
not  been  on  any  king  before  him  in  Israel. 

26  HThus  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reign- 
ed over  all  Israel. 


I,  II.        Solomon's  offering  at  Giheon. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over 
Israel  was  forty  years;  seven  years  reign- 
ed he  in  Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a  good  old  age,  full 
of  days,  riches,  and'honour:  and  Solomon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king, 
first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in 
the  book  of  Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the 
book  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in  the 
book  of  Gad  the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his  might,  and 
the  times  that  went  over  him,  and  over 
Israel,  and  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 


I  The  Second  Book  of  the  CHRONICLES. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was 
strengthened  in  his  kingdom,  and 
the  Lord  his  God  was  with  him,  and  mag- 
nified him  exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all  Israel, 
to  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of  hun- 
dreds, and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every 
governor  in  all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the 
lathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation 
with  him,  went  to  the  high  place  that  was 
at  Gibeon ;  for  there  was  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  of  God,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  had  made  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  But  the  ark  of  God  had  David  brought 
up  from  Kirjath-jearim  to  the  place  which 
David  had  prepared  for  it:  for  he  had 
pitched  a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover,  the  brazen  altar,  that  Be- 
zaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  had 
made,  he  put  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  :  and  Solomon  and  the  congregation 
sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither  to  the 
brazen  altar  before  the  Lord,  which  was 
at  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
offered  a  thousand  burnt-offerings  upon  it. 

7  IT  In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto 
Solomon,  and  said  unto  him,  Ask  what  1 
shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God,  Thou 
hast  shewed  great  mercy  unto  David  my 
father,  and  hast  made  me  to  reign  in  his 
stead. 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy  promise 
unto  David  my  father  be  established:  for 
thou  hast  made  me  king  over  a  people  like 
the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  now  wisdom  and  know- 
ledge, that  I  may  go  out  and  come  in  be- 
fore this  people:  for  who  can  judge  this 
thy  people,  that  is  so  great? 

11  And  God  said  to  Solomon,  Because 


this  was  in  thy  heart,  and  thou  hast  not 
asked  riches,  wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the 
life  of  thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast  ask- 
ed long  life;  but  hast  asked  wisdom  and 
knowledge  for  thyself,  that  thou  mayest 
judge  my  people,  over  whom  I  have  made 
thee  king: 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  granted 
unto  thee ;  and  I  will  give  thee  riches,and 
wealth,  and  honour,  such  as  none  of  the 
kings  have  had  that  have  been  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee  have  the 
like. 

13  IT  Then  Solomon  came  from  his 
journey  to  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gi- 
beon to  Jerusalem,  from  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  reigned 
over  Israel. 

14  And  Solomon  gathered  chariots  and 
horsemen:  and  he  had  a  thousand  and 
four  hundred  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  which  he  placed  in  the  chariot- 
cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

15  And  the  king  made  silver  and  gold 
at  Jerusalem  as  plenteous  as  stones,  and 
cedar-trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore -trees 
that  are  in  the  vale,for  abundance. 

16  And  Solomon  had  horses  brought  out 
of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn:  the  king*s  mer- 
chants received  the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and  brought 
forth  out  of  Egypt  a  chariot  for  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  a  horse  lor  a 
hundred  and  fifty:  and  so  brought  they 
out  horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites, 
and  for  the  kings  of  Syria,  by  their  means. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  Solomon  determined  to   build  a 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
a    house  for  his  kingdom. 

2  And  Solomon  told  out  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  men  to  bear  burdens,  and 
fourscore  thousand  to  hew  in  the  mountain, 
and  three  thousand  and  six  hundred  to 
oversee  them. 

3z>* 


Solomon's  message  to  Huram. 

.3  IT  And  Solomon  sent  to  Huram  the 
king  of  Tyre,  Baying,  As  thou  didst  deal 
with  David  my  father,  and  didst  send  him 
cedars  to  build  him  a  house  to  dwell 
therein,  even  so  deal  with  mc. 

4  Behold,  I  build  a  house  to  the  name 
Of  the  Lord  my  God,  to  dedicate  it  to  him, 
find  to  burn  before  him  sweet  incense,  and 
for  the  continual  shew-bread,  and  for  the 
burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening,  on 

ibbaths,  and  on  the  new-moons,  and 
,-•1  Ihe  solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God. 
This  M  an  ordinance  for  ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  m  great: 
for  great  ij  our  God  above  all  gods. 

6  But  who  is  able  to  build  him  a  house, 
seeing  the  heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens 
cannot  contain  him  ?  who  am  I  then  that  I 
should  build  him  a  house,  save  only  to 
burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man  cunning 
to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in 
brass,  and  in  iron,  and  in  purple,  and 
crimson,  and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  to 
grave  with  the  cunning  men  that  are  with 
me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem,  whom  Da- 
vid my  father  did  provide. 

8  Send  me  also  cedar-trees,  fir-trees, 
and  algum-trees  out  of  Lebanon:  (for  I 
know  that  thy  servants  can  skill  to  cut 
timber  in  Lebanon;)  and  behold,  my  ser- 
vants shall  be  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abun- 
dance :  for  the  house  which  I  am  about  to 
build  shall  be  wonderful  great. 

10  And  behold,  I  will  give  to  thy  ser- 
vants, the  hewers  that  cut  timber,  twenty 
thousand  measures  of  beaten  wheat,  ancl 
twenty  thousand  measures  of  barley,  and 
twenty  thousand  baths  of  wine,  and  twenty 
thousand  bath9  of  oil. 

11  IT  Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre 
answered  in  writing,  which  he  sent  to  So- 
lomon, Because  the  Lord  hath  loved  his 
people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 

IS  Huram  said  moreover,  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  made  heaven 
and  earth,  who  hath  given  to  David  the 
kins  a  wise  son,  endued  with  prudence 
and  understanding,  that  might  build  a 
bouse  for  the  Lord,  and  a  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

1'J  And  now  1  have  sent  a  cunning  man 
endued  with  understanding,  of  Huram  my 
father's, 

14  The  son  of  a  woman  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Dan,  and  his  father  was  a  man  of 
Tyre,  skilful  to  Work  in  gold,  and  in  silver, 
in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber', 
it)  purple,  in  blu<\  and  in  one  linen,  and  in 
crims5D  ;  also  to  grave  any  manner  of 
graving,  ami  to  find  out  every  device  whicl 
shall  be  put  to  him,  with  thy  running  men 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Measure  of  the  temple 


ftnd  with  the  cunning  men  of  my 
vrd  th.y  father. 


15  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and  the 
barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine  which  my 
lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto  his 
servants  ; 

16  And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of  Le- 
banon, as  much  as  thou  shaltneed:  and 
we  will  bring  it  to  thee  in  floats  by  sea  to 
Joppa  ;  and  thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

17  IF  And  Solomon  numbered  all  the 
strangers  that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel, 
after  the  numbering  wherewith  David  his 
father  had  numbered  them ;  and  they  were 
found  a  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand of  them  to  be  bearers  of  burdens,  and 
fourscore  thousand  to  be  hewers  in  the 
mountain,  and  three  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred overseers  to  set  the  people  a-work. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  Solomon  began  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem  in 
mount  Moriah,  where  the  LORD  appeared 
unto  David  his  father,  in  the  place  that 
David  had  prepared  in  the  threshing-floor 
of  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the  second 
day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  fourth  year 
of  his  reign. 

3  IF  Now  these  are  the  things  'wherein 
Solomon  was  instructed  for  the  building  of 
the  house  of  God.  The  length  by  cubits 
after  the  first  measure  was  threescore  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits. 

4  And  the  porch  that  was  in  the  front  oj 
the  house,  the  length  of  it  was  according  to 
the  breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits, 
andtheheightraas  a  hundred  and  twenty : 
and  he  overlaid  it  within  with  pure  gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  he  ceiled  with 
fir-tree,  which  he  overlaid  with  fine  gold, 
and  set  thereon  palm-trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  garnished  the  house  with  pre- 
cious stones  for  beauty :  and  the  gold  was 
gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams, 
the  posts,  and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the 
doors  thereof,  with  gold ;  and  graved 
cherubims  on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy  house,  the 
length  whereof  was  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits:  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  amounting  to 
six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  was  fifty 
shekels  of  gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  up- 
per chambers  with  gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he  made 
two  cherubims  of  image-work,  and  over- 

1 1  laid  them  with  gold. 
A     11  IF  And  the  wings  of  the  cherubims 
i-lwtre  twenty  cubits  long  :   one  wing  of  the 
one  cherub  wa,s  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
35€ 


Tlie  pillars  and  molten  sea.         CHAP. 

wall  of  the  house  :  and  the  other  wing  was] 
likewise  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the  wing  of 
the  other  cherub.  i 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
was  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of  the 
house:  and  the  other  wing  was  five  cubits 
also,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubims  spread 
themselves  forth  twenty  cubits  :  and  they 
stood  on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  were 
inward. 

14  IF  And  he  made  the  vail  ofbhie,  and 
purple,  and  crimson,  and  fine  linen,  and 
wrought  cherubims  thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house  two 
pillars  of  thirty  and  five  cubits  high,  and 
the  chapiter  that  was  on  the  top  of  each  of 
them  was  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the  oracle, 
and  put  them  on  the  heads  of  the  pillars  ; 
and  made  a  hundred  pomegranates,  and 
put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars  before 
the  temple,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  the 
other  on  the  left ;  and  called  the  name  of 
that  on  the  right  hand  Jachin,  and  the 
name  of  that  on  the  left  Boaz. 

CHAP.  IV. 

MOREOVER  he  made  an  altar  of 
brass,  twenty  cubits  the  length  there- 
of, and  twenty  cubits  the  breadth  thereof, 
and  ten  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  TF  Also  he  made  a  molten  sea  often 
cubits  from  brim  to  brim,  round  in  com- 
pass, and  five  cubits  the  height  thereof; 
and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did  compass  it 
round  about. 

3  And  under  it  was  the  similitude  of 
oxen,  which  did  compass  it  round  about : 
ten  in  a  cubit,  compassing  the  sea  round 
about.  Two  rows  of  oxen  were  cast, 
when  it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  look- 
ing toward  the  north,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  west,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  south,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  east :  and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon 
them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were  in- 
ward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  a  hand- 
breadth,  and  the  brim  of  it  like  the  work 
of  the  brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies  ; 
and  it  received  and  held  three  thousand 
baths. 

6  If  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and  put 
five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left, 
to  wash  in  them  :  such  things  as  they 
offered  for  the  burnt-offering  they  washed 
in  them  ;  but  the  sea  was  for  the  priests  to 
wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks  of  gold 
according  to  their  form,  and  set  them  in  the 
temple,  five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on 
trie  left. 


IV,  V.  Tlie  vessels  of  the  temple. 

8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  and  placed 
them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right  side, 
and  five  on  the  left.  And  he  made  a 
hundred  basons  of  gold. 

9  TT  Furthermore  he  made  the  court  of 
the  priests,  and  the  great  court,  and  doors 
for  the  court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of 
them  with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side 
of  the  east  end,  over  against  the  south. 

1 1  And  Huram  made  the  pots,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basons.  And  Huram 
finished  the  work  that  he  was  to  make  for 
king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  God; 

12  To  wit,  the  two  pillars,  and  the 
pommels,  and  the  chapiters  which  were  on 
the  top  of  the  two  pillars,  and  the  two 
wreaths  to  cover  the  two  pommels  of  the 
chapiters  which  were  on  the  top  of  the 
pillars ; 

13  And  four  hundred  pomegranate?  on 
the  two  wreaths  ;  two  rows  of  pome- 
granates on  each  wreath,  to  cover  the  two 
pommels  of  the  chapiters  which  were  upon 
the  pillars. 

1 4  He  made  also  bases,  and  lavers  made 
he  upon  the  bases  ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  it. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  flesh-hooks,  and  all  their  instruments, 
did  Huram  his  father  make  to  king  Solo- 
mon for  the  house  of  the  Lord. of  bright 
brass. 

17  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground  between 
Succoth  and  Zeredathah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all  these  ves- 
sels in  great  abundance:  for  the  weight  of 
the  brass  could  not  be  found  out. 

19  IF  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  were  for  the  house  of  God,  the  golden 
altar  also,  and  the  tables  whereon  the 
shew-bread  was  set; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with  their 
lamps,  that  they  should  burn  after  the 
manner  before  the  oracle,  of  pure  gold; 

21  And  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and 
the  tongs,  made  he  o/gold,  and  that  per- 
fect gold; 

22  And  the  snuffers,  and  the  basons,  and 
the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of  pure  gold : 
and  the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner  doors 
thereof  for  the  most  holy  place,  and  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  temple,  were  of 
gold. 

CHAP.  V. 

THUS  all  the  work  that  Solomon  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  finish- 
ed :  and  Solomon  brought  in  all  the  things 
that  David  his  father  had  dedicated  ;  and 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments, put  he  among  tlie  treasures  of  the 
house  of  God.  .   ,  Ai       . 

2  IF  Then  Solomon  assembled  the  el- 
ders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  beads  x>t  tha 

359 


The  ark  brought  up.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring 
up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  the  city  of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

3  Wherefore  all  (he  men  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  the  king  in  the 
least  which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came;  and 
toe  Levites  took  up  the  ark. 

\ml  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and  the 
tabernacle  of  the  'congregation,  and  all 
the  holy  vessels  that  were  in  the  taberna- 
cle, these  did  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
bring  up. 

Vlso  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
it  ion  of  Israel  that  were  assembled 
him  before  the  ark,  sacrificed  sheep 
Hid  even,  which  could  not  be  told   nor 
numbered  for  mult'tude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
to  the  oracle  of  the  house,  into  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubims : 

8  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the 
cherubims  covered  the  ark,  and  the  staves 
thereof  above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the 
ark,  that  the  ends  of  the  staves  were  seen 
from  the  ark  before  the  oracle  ;  but  they 
were  not  seen  without.  And  there  it  is 
unto  this  day. 

10  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark*  save 
the  two  tables  which  Moses  put  therein 
J  \  loreb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  Egypt. 

1 1  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
ts  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place: 

":<>r  all  the  priests  that  were  present  were 
sanctified,    and  did    not  then  wait   by 

COUl-.<  : 

Also  the  Levites  'which  -were  the 
singers,  all  of  them  of  Asaph,  of  Heman, 
•  ■duthun,  with  their  sons  and  their 
brethren;  being  arrayed  in  white  linen, 
l>t\  ing  cj  mbals  and  psalteries  and  harps, 
at  the  east  end  of  the  altar,  and  with 
them  a  hundred  and  twenty  priests  sound- 
in  ;  with  trumpets :) 

IS  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trum- 
peters  and  singers  were  as  one,  to  make 
one  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising  and 
thanking  tin-  Lord;  and  when  they  lifted 
Up  their  voice  with  the  trumpetsandcym 


balsand  instruments  of  music,  and  praised 
the  Lord,  saying.  For  he  is  good;  for  his 
mercy  tnduretk  tor  ever:  that  then  the 
boose  iras  filled  with  a  cloud,  even  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ; 

14  So  that  the  piie-ts  could  not  stand 
to  minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud:  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
God. 


Solomon  praises  God* 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  said  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkness. 

2  But  I  have  built  a  house  of  habita- 
tion for  thee,  and  a  place  for  thy  dwelling 
for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and 
blessed  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel : 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood. 

4  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  who  hath  with  his  hands  fulfilled 
that  which  he  spake  with  his  mouth  to  my 
father  David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  I  chose 
no  city  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
build  a  house  in,  that  my  name  might  be 
there ;  neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be  a 
ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem,  that 
my  name  might  be  there ;  and  have  chosen 
David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 

7  Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my 
father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my  fa- 
ther, Forasmuch  as  it  was  in  thy  heart  to 
build  a  house  for  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  in  that  it  was  in  thy  heart : 

9  Notwithstanding, thou  shalt  not  build 
the  house  ;  but  thy  son  which  shall  come 
forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the 
house  for  my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  performed 
his  word  that  he  hath  spoken  :  for  I  am 
risen  up  in  the  room  of  David  my  father, 
and  am  set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the 
Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

11  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark,  where- 
in m  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
made  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

12  TT  And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  : 

13  (For  Solomon  had  made  a  brazen 
scaffold,  of  five  cubits  long,  and  five  cu- 
bits broad,  and  three  cubits  high,  and  had 
set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  court:  and  upon  it 
he  stood, andkneeled  down  upon  his  knees 
before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands  toward  heaven,) 

14  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
there  is  no  God  like  thee  in  the  heaven, 
nor  in  the  earth;  which  keepest  covenant, 
and  she-west  mercy  unto  thy  servants,  that 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  hearts  : 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
vant David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast 
promised  him;  and  spakest  with  thy 
mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thy 
hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of  Is* 

360 


Solomon's  prayer  at  the 

rael,  keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  fa- 
ther that  which  thou  hast  promised  him, 
saying,  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in 
my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Israel ; 
yet  so  that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
way  to  walk  in  my  law,  as  thou  hast  walked 
be  tore  me. 

17  Now  then,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
let  thy  word  be  verified,  which  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  thy  servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell 
with  men  on  the  earth  ?  Behold,  heaven 
and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
tbee  ;  how  much  less  this  house  which  1 
have  built ! 

1 9  Have  respect  therefore  to  the  prayer 
of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeih 
before  thee : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  upon 
this  house  day  and  night,  upon  the  place 
wrhereof  thou  hast  said,  that  thou  would- 
est  put  thy  name  there  ;  to  hearken  unto 
the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth  to- 
ward  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the  suppli 
cations  of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people 
Israel,  which  they  shall  make  toward  this 
place :  hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling-place, 
even  from  heaven  ;  and  when  thou  hearest, 
forgive. 

22  "IT  If  a  man  sin  against  his  neighbour, 
and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  make  him 
swear,  and  the  oath  come  before  thine  al- 
tar in  this  house ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, and  do, 
and  judge  thy  servants,  by  requiting  the 
wicked,  by  recompensing  his  way  upon  his 
own  head:  and  by  justifying  the  righteous, 
by  giving  him  according  to  his  righteous- 
ness. 

24  If  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  put  to 
the  worse  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee  ;  and  shall  return 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make 
supplication  before  thee  in  this  house  ; 

25  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel, 
and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land  which 
thou  gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

26  TT  When  the  -heaven  is  shut  up,  and 
there  is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned 
against  thee  ;  yet  if  they  pray  toward  this 
place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn 
irom  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict  them ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of  thy 
people  Israel,  when  thou  hast  taught  them 
the  good  way  wherein  they  should  walk  ; 
and  send  rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou 
hast  given  unto  thy  people  for  an  inherit- 
ance. 

28  1  If  there  be  dearth  in  the  land,  if 
(here  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting 


CHAP.  VI. 


dedication  of  the  temple. 

or  mildew,  locusts,or  caterpillars;  if  their 
enemies  besiege  them  in  the  cities  of  their 
land ;  whatsoever  sore,  or  whatsoever 
sickness  there  be  : 

29  Then  what  prayer,  or  what  suppli- 
cation soever  shall  be  made  of  any  man 
or  of  all  thy  people  Israel,  when  every  one 
shall  know  his  own  sore,  and  his  own 
grief,  and  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in 
this  house; 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  forgive,  and  render 
unto  every  man  according  unto  all  his 
ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest ;  (for 
thou  only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  chil- 
dren of  men  :) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in 
thy  ways,  so  long  as  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

32  1[  Moreover,  concerning  the  stran- 
ger, which  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but 
is  come  from  a  far  country  for  thy  great 
name's  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and 
thy  stretched-out  arm  ,  if  they  come  and 
pray  in  this  house  ; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  for;  that  all  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Israel,  and  may  know  thatthishouse 
which  I  have  built  is  called  by  thy  name. 

34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war  against 
their  enemies  by  the  way  that  thou  shalt 
send  them,  and  they  pray  unto  thee  to- 
ward this  city  which  thou  bast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name ; 

35  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens 
their  prayer  and  their  supplication,  and 
maintain  their  cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there 
is  no  man  which  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them  over 
before  their  enemies,  and  they  carry  them 
away  captives  unto  a  land  far  off  or  near ; 

37  Yet  if  they  bethink  themselves  in  the 
land  whither  they  are  carried  captive,  and 
turn  and  pray  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their 
captivity,  saying,  We  have  sinned,  we 
have  done  amiss,  and  have  dealt  wickedly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all  theii 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of 
their  captivity,  w hither  they  have  carried 
them  captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers, 
and  toward  the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  toward  the  house  which  I 
have  built  for  thy  name; 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  their  prayer 
and  their  supplications,  and  maintain  their 
cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  thee* 
thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  ears  be  at 

3fil 


Solomon's  solemn  sacrifice.       II.  CHRONICLES. 


God  appears  to  him. 


tent  unto  the  prayer  f/mfmnar/*?  in  this  place,  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own 


41  Now  therefore  arise,  O  Lord  God 
into  thy  resting-place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of 
thy  strength  :  let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God, 
be  clothed  with  salvation,  and  let  thy 
saints  rejoice  in  goodness. 

42  CTLord  God,  turn  not  away  the  face 
of  thine  anointed:  remember  the  mercies 
of  David  thy  servant. 

CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end 
of  praying:,  the  fire  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt-offering 
and  the  sacrifices ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  how  the  fire  came  down,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  upon  the  house,  they  bowed 
themselves  witn  their  faces  to  the  ground 
upon  the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and 
praised  the  Lord,  saying.  For  he  is  good ; 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  H  Then  the  king  and  all  the  people 
offered  sacrifices  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  king  Solomon  offered  a  sacrifice 
of  twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen,  and  a 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep.  So 
the  king  and  all  the  people  dedicated  the 
house  of  God. 

G  And  the  priests  waited  on  their  offices : 
the  Levites  also  with  instruments  of  music 
of  the  Lord,  which  David  the  king  had 
made  to  praise  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy 
endureth  forever,  when  David  praised  by 
their  ministry;  and  the  priests  sounded 
trumpets  before  them,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  Solomon  hallowed  the  mid- 
dle of  the  court  that  was  before  the  house 
of  the  Lord:  for  there  he  offered  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offerings, 
because  the  brazen  altar  which  Solomon 
had  made  was  not  able   to  receive  the 

S!S«S Ja""68'   "^  thG  meat-offerin^ 

8  H  Also  at  the  same  time  Solomon  kept 
he  feast  seven  days,  and  all  Israel  with 

him,  a  very  great  congregation,  from  the 
entering  in  of  Hamath  unto  the  river  of 
Egypt. 

0  And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a 
solemn  Msemblj:  for  they  kept  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  altar  seven  days,  and  the 
feast  seven  days. 

10  And  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  seventh  month  he  sent  the  people 
away  into  their  tents,  glad  and  merry  in 
heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solomon,  and 
to  Israel  his  people. 

1 1  Thus  Solomon  finished  the  house  of 
he  Lord,  and  the  king's  house  :  and  all 

that  came  into  Solomon's  heart  to  make  in 


house,  he  prosperously  effected. 

12  IT  And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solo- 
mon by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer,  and  have  chosen  this 
place  to  myself  for  a  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no 
ram,  or  if  I  command  the  locusts  to  devour 
the  land,  or  if  I  send  pestilence  among  my 
people ; 

14  If  my  people,  which  are  called  by 
my  name,  shall  humble  themselves,  and 
pray,  and  seek  my  face,  and  turn  from 
their  wicked  ways  ;  then  will  I  hear  from 
heaven,  and  will  forgive  theirsin,  and  will 
heal  their  land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and 
mine  ears  attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is 
made  in  this  place. 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sanctified 
this  house,  that  my  name  maybe  there  for 
ever:  and  mine  eyes  and  my-  heart  shall 
be  there  perpetually. 

17  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk  be- 
fore me,  as  David  thy  father  walked,  and 
do  according  to  all  that  I  have  commanded 
thee,  and  shalt  observe  my  statutes  and 
my  judgments: 

18  Then  will  I  establish  the  throne  of 
thy  kingdom  according  as  I  have  cove- 
nanted with  David  thy  father,  saying, 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  to  be  ruler 
in  Israel. 

19  But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake  my 
statutes  and  my  commandments,  which  I 
have  set  before  you,  and  shall  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  and  worship  them  ; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up  by  the 
roots  out  of  my  land  which  I  have  given 
them  ;  and  this  house,  which  I  have  sanc- 
tified for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my 
sight,  and  will  make  it  to  be  a  proverb  and 
a  by- word  among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high,  shall 
be  an  astonishment  to  every  one  that  pass- 
eth  by  it ;  so  that  he  shall  say,  Why  hath 
the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land,  and  unto 
this  house  ? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered,  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other  gods,  and 
worshipped  them, and  served  them:  there- 
fore hath  he  brought  all  this  evil  upon  them. 

Cf?AP.  VIII. 

AND  it  came  topass  at  the  end  of  twenty 
years,  wherein  Solomon  had  built 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own  house, 

2  That  the  cities  which  Huram  had  re- 
stored to  Solomon,  Solomon  built  them^ 
and  caused  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath-zobah,, 
and  prevailed  against  it. 

4  And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the  wilder- 

362 


Solomon's  festival  sacrifices.  CHAP.  IX.       The  queen  of  Sheba  visits  him 


ness,  and  all  the  store-cities,   which  he 
built  in  Hamath. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-horqn  the  upper, 
and  Beth-horon  the  nether,  fenced  cities, 
with  walls,  gates,  and  bars  ; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store-cities 
that  Solomon  had,  and  all  the  chariot- 
cities,  and  the  cities  of  the  horsemen,  and 
all  that  Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  in  Lebanon,  and  throughout  all 
the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  IF  As  for  all  the  people  that  -were  left 
of  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebus- 
ites,  which  were  not  of  Israel, 

8  But  of  their  children,  who  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children 
of  Israel  consumed  not,  them  did  Solo- 
mon make  to  pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  So- 
lomon make  no  servants  for  his  work  ;  but 
they  were  men  of  war,  and  chief  of  his 
captains,  and  captains  of  his  chariots  and 
horsemen. 

10  And  these  were  the  chief  of  king  So- 
lomon's officers,  even  two  hundred  and 
6fty,  that  bare  rule  over  the  people. 

1 1  If  And  Solomon  brought  up  the  daugh- 
ter of  Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of  David 
unto  the  house  that  he  had  built  for  her : 
for  he  said,  My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
house  of  David  king  of  Israel,  because  the 
places  are  holy,  whereunto  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  hath  come. 

12  IT  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord  on  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  built  before  the  porch, 

13  Even  after  a  certain  rate  every  day, 
offering  according  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses,  on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new- 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts,  three 
times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  feast  of  weeks, 
and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

14  IF  And  he  appointed,  according  to 
the  order  of  David  his  father,  the  courses 
of  the  priests  to  their  service,  and  the  Le 
vites  to  their  charges,  to  praise  and  minis 
ter  before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  every 
day  required:  the  porters  also  by  their 
courses  at  every  gate :  for  so  had  David 
the  man  of  God  commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  unto  the  priests  and 
Levites  concerning  any  matter,  or  con- 
cerning the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon  was 
prepared  unto  the  day  of  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  until  it  was 
finished.  So  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
perfected. 

17  IT  Then  went  Solomon  to  Ezion-ge- 
ber,  and  to  Eloth,  at  the  sea- side  in  the 
land  of  Edom. 

18  AndHuram  sent  him  by  the  hands 


of  his  servants,  ships,  and  servants  that 
had  knowledge  of  the  sea  ;  and  they  went 
with  the  servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir,  and 
took  thence  four  hundred  and  fifty  talents 
of  gold,  and  brought  tliem  to  king  Solomon. 
CHAP.  IX. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard 
of  the  fame  ot  Solomon,  she  came 
to  prove  Solomon  with  hard  questions  at 
Jerusalem,  with  a  very  great  company, 
and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in 
abundance, and  precious  stones:  and  when 
she  was  come  to  Solomon,  she  communed 
with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions :  and  there  was  nothing  hid  from  So- 
lomon which  he  told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sit- 
ting of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance  of 
his  ministers,  and  their  apparel ;  his  cup- 
bearers also,  and  their  apparel ;  and  his 
ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  there  was  no  more  spirit  in 
her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a 
true  report  which  I  heard  in  mine  own 
land  of  thine  acts,  and  of  thy  wisdom : 

6  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  their  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it: 
and  behold,  the  one  half  of  the  greatness 
of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  :  for  thou 
exceedest  the  fame  that  I  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy  are 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continu- 
ally before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee  on  his  throne, 
to  be  king  for  the  Lord  thy  God :  because 
thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish  them  for 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king  over 
them,  to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

9  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hundred  and 
twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices  great 
abundance,  and  precious  stones:  neither 
was  there  any  such  spice  as  the  queen  of 
Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

1 0  And  the  servants  also  of  Huram ,  and 
the  servants  of  Solomon,  which  brought 
gold  from  Ophir,  brought  algum-trees  and 
precious  stones. 

1 1  And  the  king  made  of  the  algum-trees 
terraces  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
the  king's  palace,  and  harps  and  psalte- 
ries for  singers :  and  there  were  none  such 
seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen 
of  Sheba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever  she 
asked,  besides  that  which  she  had  brought 
unto  the  king.  Soshe  turned,  and  wentaway 
to  her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

13  IF  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 


Tlie  riches  of  Solomon. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Rehoboam  succeeds  him. 


and  threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold;      30  And  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem 
14  Besides   that    which   chapmen    and|  over  all  Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  he  was  buried  iti  the  city  of  David  his 
father :  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  ia 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  X. 
A  ND  Rehoboam  went  to  Shecherr    for 
J7X  to  Shechem  were  all  Israel  come  to 
make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  was  in  Egypt, 
whither  he  had  fled  from  the  presence  oit 
Solomon  the  king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam 
returned  out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent"  and  called  him.  So  Je- 
roboam and  all  Israel  came  and  spake  to 
Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous : 
now  therefore  ease  thou  somewhat  the 
grievous  servitude  of  thy  father,  and  his 
heavy  yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come  again 
unto  me  after  three  days.  And  the  people 
departed. 

6  IT  And  king  Rehoboam  took  counsel 
with  the  old  men  that  had  stood  before 
Solomon  his  father  while  he  yet  lived, 
saying,  What  counsel  give  ye  me  to  return 
answer  to  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If 
thou  be  kind  to  this  people,  and  please 
them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them, 
they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  which  the 
old  men  gave  him,  and  took  counsel  with 
the  young  men  that  were  brought  up  with 
him,  that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  advice 
give  ye,  that  we  may  return  answer  to  this 


merchants  brought.  And  all  the  kings  of 
Arabia  and  governors  of  the  country 
brought  gold  and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  H  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred target;  of  beaten  gold:  six  hundred 
shekels  of  beaten  gold  went  to  one  target. 

1G  And  three  hundred  shields  made  he 
of  beaten  gold :  Ihree  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  '.vcn!  to  one  shield.  And  the  king  put 
thern  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leba- 
non. 

17  TT  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the  throne, 
with  a  footstool  of  gold,  which  were  fast- 
ened to  the  throne,  and  stays  on  each  side 
of  the  sitting-place,  and  two  lions  stand- 
ing by  the  stays  : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six 
steps.  There  was  not  the  like  made  in 
any  kingdom. 

201f  And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king 
Solomon  were  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  were 
of  pure  gold  :  none  were  of  silver ;  it  was 
not  any  tiling  accounted  ot  in  the  days  of 
Solomon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to  Tar- 
shish  with  the  servants  of  Huram  :  every 
three  years  once  came  the  ships  of  Tar- 
shish  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And"  king  Solomon  passed  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom. 

23  IT  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth 
Fought  the  presence  of  Solomon,  to  hear 
his  wisdom,  that  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  every  man  his 
it,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 

gold,  and  raiment,  harness,  and  spices, 
Dorses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  II  And  Solomon  had  four  thousand 
stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve 

ind  horsemen;  whom  he  bestowed 
in  the  chariot-cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
tiem. 

26  H  And  he  rr  igned  overall  the  kings 
from  the  river  even  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  to  the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  And  the  kin-  made  silver  in  Jerusa- 
lem as  -ton.'-,  and  ■  d  u-trees  made  he  as 
tin-  sycamore-tret  -  that  are  in  the  low 
plains  in  abundance. 

28  ^nd  they  brought  unto  Solomon 
horses  put  ot  Egypt,  and  out  of  all  lands. 

29  IT  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, first  and  last,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in 
the  prophecy  of  Ahijahthe  Shilonite,  and 
in  the-  v  |  |. Mm  the  seer  against  Je- 
roboam the  son  of  Nebat  ' 


people,  which  have  spoken  to  me,  saying, 
Ease  somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy  lather 
did  put  upon  us  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him,  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  answer  the  people 
that  spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father 
made  our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it 
somewhat  lighter  for  us ;  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  them.  My  little  finger  shall  be 
thicker  than  my  father's  loins. 

1 1  For  whereas  my  father  put  a  heavy 
yoke  upon  you,  I  will  put  more  to  your 
yoke :  my  father  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  on  the  third  day,  as 
the  king  bade,  saying,  Come  again  to  me 
on  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them  rough- 
ly; and  kin£  Rehoboam  forsook  the  coun- 
sel of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the  advice 
°f  the  young  men,  saying,  My  father  made 

364 


Rehoboam  raises  an  army :        CHAP.  XI,  XII 


your  yoke  heavy,  but  1  will  add  thereto  : 
my  father  chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  the 

Eeople  :  for  the  cause  was  of  God,  that  the 
iORd  might  perform  his  word,  which  he 
spake  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite 
to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  IF  And  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the 
king  would  not  hearken  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  sajring,  What 
portion  have  we  in  David  ?  and  we  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  every 
man  to  your  tents,  O  Israel :  and  now, 
David,  see  to  thine  own  house.  So  all  Is- 
rael went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  that 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam 
reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Hadoram 
that  was  over  the  tribute  •  and  the  children 
of  Israel  stoned  him  witn  stones,  that  he 
died.  But  king  Rehoboam  made  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

19  And  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Je- 
rusalem, he  gathered  of  the  house  of 
Judah  and  Benjamin  a  hundred  and  four- 
score thousand  chosen  men  which  were 
warriors,  to  fight  against  Israel,  that  he 
might  bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Reho- 
boam. 

2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Shemaiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

3  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  to  all  Israel 
in  Judah  and  Benjamin,  saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go 
up,  nor  fight  against  your  brethren:  return 
every  man  to  his  house  :  for  this  thing  is 
done  of  me.  And  they  obeyed  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from  going 
against  Jeroboam. 

5  IF  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jerusalem, 
and  built  cities  for  defence  in  Judah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and  Etam, 
and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and  Adul- 
lam, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and  Ziph, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and 
Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Ajalon,  and  Hebron, 
which  are  in  Judah  and  in  Benjamin, 
fenced  cities. 

1 1  And  he  fortified  the  strong  holds,  and 
put  captains  in  them,  and  store"  of  victual, 
and  of  oil  and  wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he  put 
shields  and  spears,  and  made  them  ex- 
ceeding strong,  having  Judah  and  Benja- 
min on  his  side. 


He  forsakes  God. 

13  IF  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
that  were  in  all  Israel  resorted  to  him  out 
of  all  their  coasts. 

1 4  (Forthe  Levites  left  their  suburbs  and 
their  possession,  and  came  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  :  for  Jeroboam  and  his  sons  had 
cast  them  off  from  executing  the  priest's 
office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  And  he  ordained  him  priests  for  the 
high  places,  and  forthe  devils,  and  forthe 
calves  which  he  had  made.) 

16  And  after  them  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  came  to  Jerusalem, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God  of  their 
fathers. 

17  So  they  strengthened  the  kingdom  of 
Judah,  and  made  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  strong,  three  years:  for  three 
years  they  walked  in  the  way  of  David 
and  Solomon. 

18  TF  And  Rehoboam  took  him  Mahalath 
the  daughter  of  Jerimoth  the  son  of  David 
to  wife,  and  Abihail  the  daughter  of  Eliab 
the  son  of  Jesse; 

19  Which  bare  him  children,  Jeush, 
and  Shamariah,  and  Zaham. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom ;  which  bare  him  Abi- 
jah,  and  Attai,  andZiza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Rehoboam  loved  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom  above  all  his  wives 
and  his  concubines:  (for he  took  eighteen 
wives,  and  threescore  concubines  ;  and 
begat  twenty  and  eight  sons,  and  three- 
score daughters.) 

22  And  Rehoboam  made  Abijah  the  son 
of  Maachah  the  chief,  to  be  ruler  among  his 
brethren :  for  he  thought  to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dispersed 
of  all  his  children  throughout  all  the  coun- 
tries of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  unto  every 
fenced  city :  and  he  gave  them  victual  in 
abundance.     And  he  desired  many  wives. 

CHAP.  XII. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rehoboam 

-j£\.  had  established  the  kingdom,  and 

had  strengthened  himself,  he  forsook  the 

law  of  the  Lord,  and  all  Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  fifth 
year  of  king  Rehoboam,  Shishak  king  of 
Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem, because 
they  had  transgressed  against  the  Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and 
threescore  thousand  horsemen :  and  the 
people  were  without  number  that  came 
with  him  out  of  Egypt ;  the  Lubims,  the 
Sukkiims,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities  which 
pertamerito  Judah,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  IF  Then  came  Shemaiah  the  prophet 
to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the  princes  of  Judah, 
that  were  gathered  together  to  Jerusalem 
because  ot  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  forsaken 

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Kehoboanis  death. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Abijah'' s  victory. 


me,  and  therefore  have  I  also  left  you  in 
the  hand  of  Shishak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Israel,  and 
the  king  humbled  themselves;  and  they 
said,  The  Lord  is  righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  they 
humbled  themselves,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Shemaiah,  saying,  They  have 
humbled  themselves;  therefore  I  will  not 
destroy  them,  but  I  will  grant  them  some 
deliverance;  and  my  wrath  shall  not  be 
poured  out  upon  Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of 
Shishak. 

0  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his  ser- 
vants; that  they  may  know  my  service, 
and  the  service  of  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 

9  So  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  took  away  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house;  he  took  all: 
he  carried  away  also  the  shields  of  gold 
which  Solomon  had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which,  king  Rehoboarn 
made  shields  of  brass,  and  committed  them 
to  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the  guard,  that 
kept  the  entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

1 1  And  when  the  king  entered  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  the  guard  came  and 
fetched  them,  and  brought  them  again  into 
the  guard-chamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  himself,  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  turned  from  him,  that 
he  would  not  destroy  him  altogether:,  and 
also  in  Judah  things  went  well. 

13  If  So  king  Rehoboarn  strengthened 
himself  in  Jerusalem,  and  reigned:  for 
K< hoboam  was  one  and  forty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
seventeen  years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city 
which  the  Lord  had  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his  name  there.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Naamah  an  Am- 
monitess. 

1  t  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  prepared 
not  his  heart  to  seek  the  Lord. 

15  Now  the.  acts  of  Rehoboarn,  first  and 
last,  are  th.y  not  written  in  the  book  of 
Shemaiah  the  prophet,  and  of  Iddo  the 
Beer  concerning  genealogies?  And  there 
were  wars  between  Rehoboarn  and  Jero- 
boam continually. 

16  And  Rehoboarn  slept  with  his  fathers 

aAn,d.^af  .bune(1  mtl><"  city  of  David:  and 
Abijah  hiflson  reigned  in  bis  stead 

chap.  xiii. 

NOW  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Jeroboam  began  Abjjah  to  reign  over 
Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother  s  name  also  r^/s-  Micbaiah  the 
daughter  of  Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there 
was  war  between  Abijah  and  Jeroboam. 

3  And  Abijah  set  the  battle  in  array 
with  an  anriy  of  valiant  men  of  war,  even 


four  hundred  thousand  chosen  men .  Jero- 
boam also  set  the  battle  in  array  against 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men,  bei?ig  mighty  men  of  valour. 

4  IT  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon  mount 
Zemaraim,  which  is  in  mount  Ephraim, 
and  said,  Hear  me,  thou  Jeroboam,  and 
all  Israel; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  gave  the  kingdom  over  Israel 
to  David  for  ever,  even  to  him  and  to  his 
sons  by  a  covenant  of  salt  ? 

6  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  the 
servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  is 
risen  up,  and  hath  rebelled  against  his  lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto  him  vain 
men,  the  children  of  Belial,  and  have 
strengthened  themselves  against  Rehobo- 
arn the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboarn 
was  young  and  tender-hearted,  and  could 
not  withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the  hand  of  the 
sons  of  David;  and  ye  be  a  great  multi- 
tude, and  there  are  with  you  golden  calves, 
which  Jeroboam  made  you  for  gods. 

9  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests  of  the 
Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites, 
and  have  made  you  priests  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  nations  of  other  lands?  so  that 
whosoever  cometh  to  consecrate  himself 
with  a  young  bullock  and  seven  rams,  the 
same  may  be  a  priest  of  them  that  are  no 
gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  m  our  God, 
and  we  have  not  forsaken  him ;  and  the 
priests,  which  minister  unto  the  Lord,  are 
the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  wait 
upon  their  business : 

1 1  And  they  burn  unto  the  Lord  every 
morning  and  every  evening  burnt-sacri- 
fices and  sweet  incense:  the  shew-bread 
also  set  they  in  order  upon  the  pure  table ; 
and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof  to  burn  every  evening:  for  we  keep 
the  charge  of  the  Lord  our  God;  but  ye 
have  forsaken  him. 

12  And  behold,  God  himself  is  with  us 
for  our  captain,  and  his  priests  with  sound- 
ing trumpets  to  cry  alarm  against  you.  O 
children  of  Israel,  fight  ye  not  against  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers;  for  ye  shall 
not  prosper. 

13  If  But  Jeroboam  caused  an  ambush- 
ment  to  come  about  behind  them:  so  they 
were  before  Judah,  and  the  ambushment 
was  behind  them. 

14  And  when  Judah  looked  back,  be- 
hold, the  battle  was  before  and  behind- 
and  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the 
priests  sounded  with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  a  shout: 
and  as  the  men  of  Judah  shouted,  it  came 
to  pass,  that  God  smote  Jeroboam  and  all 
Israel  before  Abijah  and  Judah. 

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Asa  succeeds  him. 


CHAP.  XIV,  XV. 


Asa  covenants  with  God, 


16  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled  before 
Judah:  and  God  delivered  them  into  their 
hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  people  slew 
them  with  a  great  slaughter:  so  there  fell 
down  slain  ot  Israel  five  hundred  thousand 
chosen  men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel  were 
brought  under  at  that  time,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  prevailed,  because  they  re- 
lied upon  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jeroboam, 
and  took  cities  from  him,  Beth-el  with  the 
towns  thereof,  and  Jeshanah  with  the 
towns  thereof,  and  Ephraim  with  the 
towns  thereof. 

20  Neitherdid  Jeroboam  recoverstrength 
again  in  the  days  of  Abijah:  and  the  Lord 
struck  him,  and  he  died. 

21  IT  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty,  and 
married  fourteen  wives,  and  begat  twenty 
and  two  sons,  and  sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijah, 
and  his  ways,  and  his  sayings,  are  written 
in  the  story  of  the  prophet  fddo, 

CHAP.  XIV. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David: 
and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  In 
his  days  the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  was  good  and 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God: 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of  the 
strange  gods,  and  the  high  places,  and  brake 
down  the  images,  and  cut  down  the  groves: 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the 
law  and  the  commandment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah  the  high  places  and  the  images: 
and  the  kingdom  was  quiet  before  him. 

6  IT  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in  Judah : 
for  the  land  had  rest,  and  he  had  no  war 
in  those  years;  because  the  Lord  had 
given  him  rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah,  Let  us 
build  these  cities,  and  make  about  ^em- 
walls,  and  towers,  gates,  and  bars,  while 
the  land  is  yet  before  us;  because  we  have 
sought  the  Lord  our  God,  we  have  sought 
him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on  every 
side.    So  they  built,  and  prospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men  that  bare 
targets  and  spears,  out  of  Judah  three  hun- 
dred thousand;  and  out  of  Benjamin,  that 
bare  shields  and  drew  bows,  two  hundred 
and  fourscore  thousand:  all  these  were 
mighty  men  of  valour. 

9  IF  And  there  came  out  against  them 
Zerah  the  Ethiopian,  with  a  host  of  a 
thousand  thousand,  and  three  hundred  cha- 
riots; and  came  unto  Mareshah. 

10  Then  Asa  went  out  against  him,  and 
they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the  valley  of 
Zephathah  at  Mareshah. 


11  And  Asa  cried  unto  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said,  Lord,  it  is  nothing  with 
thee  to  help,  whether  with  many,  or  with 
them  that  have  no  power :  help  us,  O  Lord 
our  God;  for  we  rest  on  thee,  and  in  thy 
name  we  go  agairist  this  multitude.  O 
Lord,  thou  art  our  God;  let  not  man  pre- 
vail against  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethiopians 
before  Asa,  and  before  Judah;  and  the 
Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him  pursued  them  unto  Gerar  :  and 
the  Ethiopians  were  overthrown,  that  they 
could  not  recover  themselves;  for  they 
were  destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore his  host;  and  they  carried  away  very 
much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities  round 
about  Gerar;  for  the  fear  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them  :  and  they  spoiled  all  the  cities; 
for  there  was  exceeding  much  spoil  in  them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of  cattle, 
and  carried  away  sheep  and  camels  in 
abundance,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XV. 


AND  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Oded : 

2  And  he  went  out  to  meet  Asa,  and 
said  unto  him,  Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and  ail 
Judah  and  Benjamin ;  The  Lord  is  with 
you,  while  ye  be  with  him;  and  if  ye  seek 
him,  he  will  be  found  of  you;  but  if  ye  for- 
sake him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  for  a  long  season  Israel  hath 
been  without  the  true  God,  and  without  a 
teaching  priest,  and  without  law. 

4  But  when  they  in  their  trouble  did  turn 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  sought 
him,  he  was  found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  times  there  was  no  peace 
to  him  that  went  out,  nor  to  him  that  came 
in,  but  great  vexations  were  upon  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  countries. 

6  And  nation  was  destroyed  of  nation, 
and  city  of  city :  for  God  did  vex  them 
with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let  not 
your  hands  be  weak  ;  for  your  work  shall 
be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  and 
the  prophecy  of  Oded  the  prophet,  he  took 
courage,  and  put  away  the  abominable 
idols  out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  out  of  the  cities  which  ho  had 
taken  from  mount  Ephraim,  and  renewed 
the  altar  of  the  Lord,  that  was  before  the 
porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  the  strangers  with  them  out  of 
'Ephraim  and  Manasseh,andout  of  Simeon  : 
for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  m  abun- 
dance, when  they  saw  that  the  Lord  his 
God  was  with  him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves  together 

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Ramah's  building  prevented.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

at  Jerusalem  in  the  third  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

1 1  And  they  offered  unto  the  Lord  the 
same  time,  ot  the  spoil  ^hich  they  had 
brought,  seven  hundred  oxen  and  seven 
thousand  sheep. 

12  And  they  entered  into  a  covenant  to 
seek  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers  with 
all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul ; 

13  That  whosoever  would  not  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  should  be  put  to  death, 
irhether  small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  with  shouting,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the  oath  : 
for  they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart, 
and  sought  him  with  their  whole  desire 
and  he  was  found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  rest  round  about. 

16  IF  And  also  concerning  Maachah  the 
mother  of  Asa  the  king,  he  removed  her 
from  being  queen,  because  she  had  made 
an  idol  in  a  grove  :  and  Asa  cut  down  her 
idol,  and  stamped  it,  and  burnt  it  at  the 
brook  Kidron. 

17  But  the  high  places  were  not  taken 
away  out  of  Israel :  nevertheless  the  heart 
of  Asa  was  perfect  all  his  days. 

18  IF  And  he  brought  into  the  house  of 
God  the  things  that  his  father  had  dedi- 
cated, and  that  he  himself  had  dedicated, 
silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war  unto  the 
five  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

IN  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Asa,  Baasha  king  of  Israel  came  up 
against  Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  to  the  in- 
tent that  he  might  let  none  go  out  or  come 
in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver  and  gold 
out  of  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  and  of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  to 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at 
Damascus,  saying, 

3  There  is  a  leaguebetweenme  and  thee, 
as  there  was  between  my  father  and  thy 
father:  behold,  I  have  sent  thee  silver  and 
gold;  go,  break  thy  league  with  Baasha 
king  ot  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from  me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  cent  the  captains  of  his  armies 
against  the  cities  of  Israel ;  and  they  smote 
Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-maim, and  all  the 
store-cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
heard  ft.  that  he  left  off  building  of  Ramah, 
and  let  his  work  cease. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Judah  ; 
and  they  carried  away  the  stones  of  Ka- 
mah,  and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 
Baasha  was  building,  and  he  built  there- 
with Geba  and  Mizpah, 


Jehoshaphat' s  good  reign. 


7  IF  And  at  that  time  Hanani  the  seei 
came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
him,  Because  thou  hast  relied  on  the  king 
of  Syria,  and  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thy 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the  king  ot 
Syria  escaped  out  of  thy  hand. 

8  Were  not  the  Ethiopians  and  the  Lu- 
bims  a  huge  host,  with  very  many  chariots 
and  horsemen  ?  yet,  because  thou  didst 
rely  on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them  into 
thy  hand. 

9  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run  to  and 
fro  throughout  the  whole  earth,  to  shew 
himself  strong  in  the  behalf  of  them  whose 
heart  is  perfect  toward  him.  Herein  thou 
hast  done  foolishly :  therefore  from  hence- 
forth thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the  seer, 
and  put  him  in  a  prison-house  ;  for  he  was 
in  a  rage  with  him  because  of  this  thing. 
And  Asa  oppressed  some  of  the  people  the 
same  time. 

11  IF  And  behold,  the  acts  of  Asa,  first 
and  last,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year 
of  his  reign  was  diseased  in  his  feet,  until 
his  disease  was  exceeding  great :  yet  in  his 
disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord,  but  to 
the  physicians. 

13  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
died  in  the  one  and  fortiethyearof  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  se- 
pulchres which  he  had  made  for  himself  ir. 
the  city  of  David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
which  was  filled  with  sweet  odours,  and 
divers  kinds  of  spices  prepared  by  the 
apothecaries'  art :  and  they  made  a  very 
great  burning  for  him. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
A  ND  Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  in 
lJL  his  stead,  and  strengthened  himself 
against  Israel. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah,  and  set  garrisons  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  Ephraim, 
which  Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Jehoshaphat, 
because  he  walked  in  the  first  ways  of  his 
father  David,  and  sought  not  unto  Baalim: 

4  But  sought  to  the  LORD  God  of  his 
father,  and  walked  in  his  commandments, 
and  not  after  the  doings  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  established  the 
k  ingdom  in  his  hand ;  and  all  Judah  brought 
to  Jehoshaphat  presents ;  and  he  had  riches 
and  honour  in  abundance. 

6  And  his  heart  was  lifted  up  in  the  ways 
of  the  Lord  :  moreover  he  took  away  the 
high  places  and  groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  i  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign  he 
sent  to  his  princes,  even  to  Ben-hail,  and 
to  Obadiah,  and  to  Zechariah,  and  to  Ne- 
thaneel,  and  to  Michaiah,  to  teach  in  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

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Jehoshaphat' s  greatness.  CHAP    XVI II 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  Levites,  even 
Shemaiah,  and  Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah, 
and  Asahel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jeho- 
nathan,  and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and 
Tob-adonijah,  Levites ;  and  with  them 
Elishama  and  Jehoram,  priests. 

9  And  they  taught  in  Judah,  and  had 
the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  with  them, 
and  went  about  throughout  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  taught  the  people. 

10  TT  And  the  fearof  the  Lord  fell  upon 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  lands  that  were 
round  about  Judah,  so  that  they  made  no 
war  against  Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Philistines  brought 
Jehoshaphat  presents,  and  tribute-silver; 
and  the  Arabians  brought  him  flocks,  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  rams,  and 
seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred  he- 
goats. 

12  IT  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  ex- 
ceedingly ;  and  he  buiit  in  Judah  castles, 
and  cities  of  store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in  the 
cities  of  Judah :  and  the  men  of  war,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  were  in  Jerusalem, 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  them 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers:  Of 
Judah,  the  captains  of  thousands ;  Adnah 
the  chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men  of 
valour  three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  next  to  him  was  Jehohanan  the 
captain,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand. 

16  And  next  him  was  Amasiah  the  son 
of  Zichri,  who  willingly  offered  himself 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  with  him  two  hundred 
thousand  mighty  men  of  valour. 

17  And  of  Benjamin ;  Eliada  a  mighty 
man  of  valour,  and  with  him  armed  men 
with  bow  and  shield  two  hundred  thou- 
sand. 

18  And  next  him  was  Jehozabad,  and 
with  him  a  hundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand ready  prepared  for  the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  besides 
those  whom  the  king  put  in  the  fenced 
cities  throughout  all  Judah. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

NOW    Jehoshaphat    had    riches    and 
honour  in  abundance,  and  joined 
affinity  with  Ahab. 

2  And  after  certain  years  he  went  down 
to  Ahab  to  Samaria.  And  Ahab  killed 
sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in  abundance,  and 
for  the  people  that  he  had  with  him,  and 
persuaded  him  to  go  up  with  him  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah,  Wilt  thou  go 
with  me  to  Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  he  an- 
swered him,  I  am  as  thou  art,  and  my 
people  as  thy  people  ;  and  we  will  be  with 
thee  in  the  war. 

4  TT  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king 

24 


Mao's  false  prophets. 

of  Israel,    Inquire,    I  pray  thee,  at  the 
.vord  of  the  Lord  to-day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel  gather- 
ed together  of  prophets  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them,  Shall  we  go  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  ? 
And  they  said,  Go  up  ;  for  God  will  de- 
liver it  into  the  king's  hand. 

6  But  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  besides,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him  ? 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  untc  Je- 
hoshaphat, There  is  yet  one  man,  by  whom 
we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate 
him;  for  he  never  prophesieth  good  unto 
me,  but  always  evil :  the  same  is  Micaiah 
the  son  of  Imla.  And  Jehoshaphat  said, 
Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called  for  one 
of  his  officers,  and  said,  Fetch  quickly 
Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 

Ehat  king  of  Judah  sat  either  of  them  on 
is  throne,  clothed  in  their  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  a  void  place  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  of  Samaria :  and  all  the  prophets  pro- 
phesied before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
had  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  With  these  thou  shalt 
push  Syria  until  they  be  consumed. 

1 1  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  pros- 
per :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
hand  of  the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call 
Micaiah  spake  to  him,  saying,  Behold, 
the  words  of  the  prophets  declare  good  to 
the  king  with  one  assent  ;  let  thy  word 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of 
theirs,  and  speak  thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  even  what  my  God  saith,  that  wiil 
I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king, 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we 
go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I 
forbear  1  And  he  said,  Go  ye  up,  and 
prosper,  and  they  shall  be  delivered  into 
your  hand. 

15  And  the  king;  said  to  him,  How  many 
times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou  say; 
nothing  but  the  truth  to  me  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  ? 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  Israel 
scattered  upon  the  mountains,  as  sheep 
that  have  no  shepherd :  and  the  Lord  said, 
These  have  no  master;  let  them  return 
therefore  every  man  to  his  house  in  pi 

17  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Je- 
hoshaphat, Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he 
would  not  prophesy  good  unto  mr.  but  evil? 

18  Again  he  said,  There i«>ro  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord;  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting 
upon  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of  heaven 

26? 


Micaiah9  s  prophecy.  II.  CHRONICLES.  Jehoshaphat  visits  his  kingdom. 

standing  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left,  he  said  to  his  chariot-man,  Turn  thine  hand 
19  And  the  Lord 


said,  Who  shall  entice 
Ahab  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  go  up 
and  tall  at  Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  one  spake 
saying  after  this  manner,  and  another 
saying  after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will  en- 
tice him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Wherewith  ?  ,  ■ 

21  And  he  said,  I  will  go  out,  and  be  a 
kin"  spirit  in  the  mouthof  all  hisprophets. 
(nd  the  LORD  said,  Thou  shalt  entice 

him,  and  thou  shalt  also  prevail:  go  out 
and  do  even  so.  ,,,,.. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of 
these  thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  evil  against  thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaa- 
nah  came  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  upon 
the  cheek,  and  said,  Which  way  went  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto 
thee? 

24  Ana  Micaiah  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  on  that  day  when  thou  shalt  go  into  an 
inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said,  Take 
3'e  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  to  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son; 

26  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king,  Put 
this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him 
with  bread  of  affliction  and  with  water 
of  affliction,  until  I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said,  If  thou  certainly 
return  in  peace,  then  hath  not  the  Lord 
spoken  by  me. 
all  ye  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat the  king  of  J  udah  went  up  to  Ramoth- 
gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat, I  will  disguise  myself,  and  will 
go  to  the  battle ;  but  put  thou  on  thy  robes. 
So  the  king  of  Israel  disguised  himself; 
and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  command- 
ed the  captains  ot  the  chariots  that  were 
with  him,  saying,  Fight  ye  not  with  small 
or  great,  save  only  with  the  king  of  Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains ot  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that 
they  said,  It  is  the  king  of  Israel.  There- 
lore  they  compassed  about  him  to  fight  • 
but  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the  Lord 
helped  him  ;  and  God  moved  them  to  de- 
part from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it 
was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  they  turned 
back  again  from  pursuing  him. 

33  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
tween the  joints  of  the  harness:  therefore 


And  he  said,  Hearken, 


that  thou  mayest  carry  me  out  of  the  host  * 
for  I  am  wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that  day  : 
howbeit  the  king  of  Israel  stayed  himself 
up  in  his  chariot  against  the  Syrians  until 
the  even  :  and  about  the  time  of  the  sun 
going  down  he  died. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
returned  to  his  house  in  peace  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  the  seer 
went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  to  king  Je- 
hoshaphat, Shouldest  thou  help  the  ungodly, 
and  love  them  that  hate  the  Lord  ?  there- 
fore is  wrath  upon  thee  from  before  the 
Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  good  things 
found  in  thee,  in  that  thou  hast  taken  away 
the  groves  out  of  the  land,  and  hast  pre- 
pared thy   heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphatdwelt  at  Jerusalem : 
and  he  went  out  again  through  the  people 
from  Beer-sheba  to  mount  Ephraim,  and 
brought  them  back  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

5  U  And  he  set  judges  in  the  land 
throughout  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah, 
city  by  city ; 

6  And  said  to  the  judges,  Take  heed 
what  ye  do  :  for  ye  judge  not  for  man,  but 
for  the  Lord,  who  is  with  you  in  the  judg- 
ment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  be  upon  you:  takeheedanddo  it:  for 
there  is  no  iniquity  with  the  Lord  our  God, 
nor  respect  oi  persons,  nor  taking  of  gifts. 

8  IT  Moreover,  in  Jerusalem  did  Jeho- 
shaphat set  of  the  Levites.  and  of  the 
priests,  and  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
Israel,  for  the  judgment  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  controversies,  when  they  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying,  Thus 
shall  ye  do  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  faith- 
fully, and  with  a  perfect  heart. 

10  And  what  cause  soever  shall  come 
to  you  of  your  brethren  that  dwell  in  their 
cities,  between  blood  and  blood,  between 
law  and  commandment,  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  warn  them  that  they 
trespass  not  against  the  Lord,  and  so  wrath 
come  upon  you,  and  upon  your  brethren: 
this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 

11  And  behold,  Amariah  the  chief  priest 
is  over  you  in  all  matters  of  the  Lord;  and 
Zebadiah  the  son  of  Ishmael,  the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the  king's 
matters:  also  the  Levites  shall  be  officers 
before  you.  Deal  courageously,  and  the 
Lord  shall  be  with  the  good. 

CHAP.  XX. 
T  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  that  the 
children  of  Moab,  and  the  children  of 
370 


i 


The  prayer  of  Jehoshaphat :         CHAP 

Ammon,  and  with  them  other  besides  the| 
Ammonites,  came  against  Jehoshaphat  to 
battle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Je- 
hoshaphat, saying,  There  cometh  a  great 
multitude  against  thee  from  beyond  the 
sea  on  this  side  Syria  ;  and  behold,  they 
be  in  Hazazon-tamar,  which  is  En-gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and  set  him- 
self to  seek  the  Lord,  and  proclaimed  a 
fast  throughout  all  Judah. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  ask  help  of  the  Lord  ;  even  out 
of  all  the  cities  oi  Judah  they  came  to  seek 
the  Lord. 

5  IF  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the  con- 
gregation of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fathers 
art  not  thou  God  in  heaven  ?  and  rulest 
not  thou  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  hea 
then  ?  and  in  thy  hand  is  there  not  power 
and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to  with- 
stand thee  ? 

7  Art  not  thou  our  God,  who  didst  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  before  thy 
people  Israel, and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  oi 
Abraham  thy  friend  for  ever  ? 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and  have 
built  thee  a  sanctuary  therein  for  thy  name 
saying, 

9  If,  when  evil  cometh  upon  us,  as  the 
sword,  judgment,  or  pestilence,  or  famine. 
we  stand  before  this  house,  and  in  thy 
presence,  (for  thy  name  is  in  this  house,) 
and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  then 
thou  wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children  of 
Ammon  and  Moab,  and  mount  Seir,  whom 
thou  wouldest  not  let  Israel  invade,  when 
they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but 
they  turned  from  them,  and  destroyed 
them  not ; 

1 1  Behold,  I  say,  how  they  reward  us, 
to  come  to  cast  us  out  of  thy  possession, 
which  thou  hast  given  us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not  judge 
them  ?  for  we  have  no  might  against  this 
great  company  that  cometh  against  us ; 
neither  know  we  what  to  do :  but  our  eyes 
are  upon  thee. 

1 3  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the  Lord 
with  their  little  ones,  their  wives  and  their 
children. 

14  1[  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son  of 
Zechariah,  the  son  of  Benaiah,  the  son  of 
Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  aLevite  of  the 
sons  of  Asaph,  came  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ; 

15  And  he  said,Hearken  ye,  all  Judah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  thou 
king  Jehoshaphat,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
unto  you,  Be  not  afraid  nor  dismayed  by 
reason  of  this  great  multitude;  for  the  bat- 
tle is  not  yours,  but  God's. 


XX 


His  enemies  over  tar  own, 


16  To-morrow  go  ye  down  against  them: 
behold,  they  come  up  by  the  cliff  of  Ziz  ; 
and  ye  shall  find  them  at  the  end  of  the 
brook,  before  the  wilderness  of  Jeruel. 

17  Ye  shall  not  need  to  right  in  this  bat- 
tle :  set  yourselves,  stand  ye  still,  and  see 
the  salvation  of  the  Lord  with  you,  O  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem:  fear  not,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed ;  to-morrow  go  out  against  them 
for"the  Lord  "will  be  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  bowed  his  head 
with  his  face  to  the  ground :  and  all  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  fell  be- 
fore the  Lord,  worshipping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  children  of 
the  Kohathites,  and  of  the  children  of  the 
Korhites,  stood  up  to  praise  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 

20  IF  And  they  rose  early  in  the  morning, 
and  went  forth  into  the  wilderness  of  Te- 
koa  :  and  as  they  went  forth,  Jehoshaphat 
stood  and  said,  Hear  me,  O  Judah,  and  ye 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ;  Believe  in  the 
Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye  be  established  ; 
believe  his  prophets,  so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted  with 
the  people,  he  appointed  singers  unto  the 
Lord,  and  that  should  praise  the  beauty 
of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say,  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

22  IF  "And  when  they  began  to  sing  and 
to    praise,    the  Lord  set    ambushments 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  Moab,  and 
mount  Seir,  which  were  come  against  Ju 
dah  ;  and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon  and  Mo- 
ab stood  up  against  the  inhabitants  of 
mount  Seir,  utterly  to  slay  and  destroy 
them :  and  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one  helped 
to  destroy  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward  the 
watch-tower  in  the  wilderness,  they  look- 
ed unto  the  multitude,  and  behold,  they 
were  dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth,  and 
none  escaped.  g 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and  his  peo- 
ple came  to  take  away  the  spoil  of  them, 
they  found  among  them  in  abundance  both 
riches  with  the  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  which  they  stripped  off  for  them- 
selves, more  than  they  could  carry  away  : 
and  they  were  three  clays  in  gathering  oi 
the  spoil,  it  was  so  much. 

26  IF  And  on  the  fourth  day  they  as- 
sembled themselves  in  the  valley  oi .  Bera- 
chah;  for  there  they  blessed  the  Lord  : 
therefore  the  name  of  the  same  place  was 
called,  The  valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this 

day.  , 

27  Then  they  returned,  every  man  oi 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  Jehoshaphat 
in  the  fore-front  of  them,  to  go  again  to 
Jerusalem  with  joy ;  for  the  Lord  had 

371 


Jehoram  made  king 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


His  wicked  reign. 


made  them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies.-     6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
28  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem  with  kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did  the  house  of 
psalteries   and  harps  and  trumpets  unto  Ahab:  for  he  had  the  daughter  of  Ahab  to 

.1       i    .fii..   T wifp*    nnrl  lip  wrnno-lit  that  ?o:hirh  w«?  ot/JI 


the  house  of  the  Lord. 


wife :  and  he  wrought  that  which  was  evil 


29  And  the  fear  of  God  was  on  all  the  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 
kingdoms  of  those  countries,  when   theyj      7  Ho vvbe it  the  Lord  would  not  destroy 
had^  heard  that  the  Lord  fought  againstj  the  house  of  David,  ^because^of  the  cove- 
me  enemies  of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat  was 
quiet:  for  his  God  gave  him  rest  round 
about.  ,  .        .. 

31  1T  And  Jehoshaphat  reigned  over 
Judah:  he  was  thirty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  be^an  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  live  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Azubah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  Asa 
his  father,  and  departed  not  from  it,  doing 
that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

33  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away :  for  as  yet  the  people  had  not 
prepared  their  hearts  unto  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeho- 
shaphat, first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  Jehu  the  son  of 
Hanani,  who  is  mentioned  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

35  If  And  after  this  did  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah  join  himself  with  Ahaziah 
king  of  Israel,  who  did  very  wickedly : 

36  And  he  joined  himself  with  him  to 
make  ships  to  go  to  Tarshish :  and  they 
made  the  ships  in  Ezion-geber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dodavah  of 
Mareshah  prophesied  against  Jehoshaphat, 
saying,  Because  thou  hast  joined  thyself 
with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  broken  thy 
works.  And  the  ships  were  broken,  that 
they  were  not  able  to  go  to  Tarshish. 

CHAP,  XXI. 

NOW  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  city  of  David.  And  Jehoram 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  the  sons  of  Je- 
hoshaphat, Azariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Ze- 
Chariah,  and  Azariah,  and  Michael,  and 
Shephatiah  :  all  these  were  the  sons  of  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Israel. 

3  And  their  lather  gave  them  great  gifts 
of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  precious 
things,  with  fenced  cities  in  Judah:  but 
the  kingdom  gave  he  to  Jehoram ;  because 
he  was  the  first-born. 

4  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen  up  to 
the  kingdom  of  his  father,  he  strengthened 
himself  and  slew  all  his  brethren  with  the 
sword,  and  divers  also  of  the  princes  of 
Israel. 

5  IT  Jehoram  was  thirty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 


j  riant  that  he  had  made  with  David,  and  as 
he  promised  to  give  a  light  to  him  and  to 
his  sons  for  ever. 

8  IT  In  his  days  the  Edomites  revolted 
from  under  the  dominion  of  Judah,  and 
made  themselves  a  king. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with  his 
princes,  and  all  his  chariots  with  him:  and 
he  rose  up  by  night,  and  smote  the  Edom- 
ites which  compassed  him  in,  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from  under 
the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.  The 
same  time  also  did  Libnah  revolt  from  un- 
der his  hand;  because  he  had  forsaken  the 
Lord  God  of  his  fathers. 

1 1  Moreover,  he  made  high  places  in 
the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  caused  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  commit  forni- 
cation, and  compelled  Judah  thereto. 

12  IF  And  there  came  a  writing  to  him 
from  Elijah  the  prophet,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  David  thy  father, 
Because  thou  hast  not  walked  in  the  ways 
of  Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in  the  ways 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  made  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  go  a  whor- 
ing, like  to  the  whoredoms  of  the  house  of 
Ahab,  and  also  hast  slain  thy  brethren  of 
thy  father's  house,  which  were  better  than 
thyself: 

14  Behold,  with  a  great  plague  will 
the  Lord  smite  thy  people,  and  thy  chil- 
dren, and  thy  wives,  and  all  thy  goods: 

15  And  thou  shalt  have  great  sickness  by 
disease  of  thy  bowels,  until  thy  bowels  fall 
out  by  reason  of  the  sickness  day  by  day. 

16  1[  Moreover,  the  Lord  stirred  up 
against  Jehoram  the  spirit  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  of  the  Arabians,  that  were  near 
the  Ethiopians: 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah,  and 
brake  into  it,  and  carried  away  all  the 
substance  that  was  found  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives;  so 
that  there  was  never  a  son  left  him,  save 
Jehoahaz  the  youngest  of  his  sons. 

18  1[  And  after  all  this  the  Lord  smote 
him  in  his  bowels  with  an  incurable  dis- 


19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  process 
of  time,  after  the  end  of  two  years,  his 
bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of  his  sickness: 
so  he  died  of  sore  diseases.  And  his  peo- 
ple made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning  of  his  fathers. 
372 


Ahaziah' s  wicked  reigi 


20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in 
Jerusalem  eight  years,  and  departed  with- 
out being  desired:  howbeit  they  buried 
him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  not  in  the  se- 
pulchres oi  the  kings. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  made 
Ahaziah  hi?  37oungest  son  king  in  his 
stead:  for  the  band  of  men  that  came  with 
the  Arabians  to  the  camp  had  slain  all  the 
eldest.  So  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram 
king  of  Judah  reigned. 

2"  Forty  and  two  years  old  was  Ahaziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
one  year  in  Jerusalem.  His  mothers  name 
also  was  Athaliah  the  daughter  of  Omri 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
house  of  Ahab :  for  his  mother  was  his 
counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  like  the  house  of  Ahab :  for  they 
were  his  counsellors,  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  to  his  destruction. 

5 1[  He  walked  also  after  their  counsel, 
and  went  with  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel  to  war  against  Hazael  king 
of  Syria  at  Ramoth-gilead :  and  the  Sy- 
rians smote  Joram. 

6  And  he  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jez 
reel  because  of  the  wounds  which  were 
given  him  at  Ramah,  when  he  fought  with 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  Azariah  the 
son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went  down 
to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  at  Jezreel, 
because  he  was  sick. 

7  And  the  destruction  of  Ahaziah  was 
of  God  by  coming  to  Joram  :  for  when  he 
was  come,  he  went  out  with  Jehoram 
against  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  whom  the 
Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  off  the  house  of 
Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jehu 
was  executing  judgment  upon  the  house 
of  Ahab,  and  found  the  princes  of  Judah, 
and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah, 
that  ministered  to  Ahaziah,  he  slew  them. 

9  And  he  sought  Ahaziah:  and  they 
caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid  in  Samaria,) 
and  brought  him  to  Jehu  :  and  when  they 
had  slain  him,  they  buried  him  :  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat, 
who  sought  the  Lord  with  all  his  heart. 
So  the  house  of  Ahaziah  had  no  power  to 
keep  still  the  kingdom. 

10  "ft  But  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of 
Ahaziah  saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 
arose,  and  destroyed  all  the  seed  royal  of 
the  house  of  Judah. 

1 1  But  Jehoshabeath,  the  daughter  of 
the  king,  took  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
and  stole  him  from  among  the  king's  sons 
that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his  nurse 
in  a  bed-chamber.  So  Jehoshabeath,  the 
daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the  wife  of 


CHAP.  XXII,  XXIll.  Jllhalioh's  usurpation. 

Jehoiada  the  priest,  (for  she  was  the  sis- 
ter oi  Ahaziah,)  hid  him  from  Athaliah,  so 


that  she  slew  him  not. 

12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in  the 
house  of  God  six  years:  and  Athaliah 
reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 
\  ND  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada 
-l'jL  strengthened  himself,  and  took  the 
captains  of  hundreds,  Azariah  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  and  Ishmael  the  son  of  Jehoha- 
nan,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Obed,  and 
Maaseiah  the  son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elisha- 
phat  the  son  of  Zichri,  into  covenant  with 
him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah,  and 
gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
Israel,  and  they  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made  a  co- 
venant with  the  king  in  the  house  of  God. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  the  king's 
son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  said  of 
the  sons  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  ;  A 
third  part  of  you  entering  on  the  sabbath, 
of  the  priests  and  of  the  Levites,  shall  be 
porters  of  the  doors ; 

5  And  a  third  part  shall  be  at  the  king's 
house  ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  of  the 
foundation  :  and  all  the  people  shall  be  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  save  the  priests,  and  they  that 
minister  of  the  Levites  ;  they  shall  go  in, 
for  they  are  holy :  but  all  the  people  shall 
keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass  the 
king  round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand ;  and  whosoever  else 
cometh  into  the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death  :  but  be  ye  with  the  king  when  he 
cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah  did  ac- 
cording to  all  things  that  Jehoiada  the 
priest  had  commanded,  and  took  every 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  them  that  were  to  go  out  on 
the  sabbath  :  for  Jehoiada  the  priest  dis- 
missed not  the  courses. 

9  Moreover,  Jehoiada  the  priest  deliver- 
ed to  the  captains  of  hundreas  spears,  and 
bucklers,  and  shields,  that  had  been  king 
David's,which  were  in  the  house  of  God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people,  every  man 
having  his  weapon  in  his  hand,  from  the 
right  side  of  the  temple  to  the  left  side  of 
the  temple,  along  by  the  altar  and  the 
temple,  by  the  king  round  about.  jf 

1 1  Then  they  brought  out  the  king's  son, 
and  put  upon  him  the  crown,  and  gave  him 
the  testimony,  and  made  him  king.  And 
Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anointed  bim,  and 
said,  God  save  the  king. 

12  IT  Now  when  Athaliah  heard  the 

373 


Worship  of  God  restored 

noise  of  the  people  running  and  praising 
the  king-,  she  came  to  the  people  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  : 

13  And  she  looked,  and  behold,  the  king 
stood  at  his  pillar  at  the  entering  in,  and 
the  princes  and  the  trumpets  by  the  king: 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  sounded  with  trumpets; also  the  sing- 
ers with  instruments  of  music,  and  such 
as  taught  to  sing  praise.  Then  Athaliah 
rent  her  clothes,  and  said,  Treason,  treason ! 

1 4  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest  brought  out 
the  captains  of  hundreds  that  were  set  over 
the  host,  and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  of  the  ranges  :  and  whoso  followeth 
her,  let  him  be  slain  with  the  sword.  For 
the  priest  said,  Slay  her  not  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

1 5  So  they  laid  hands  on  her ;  and  when 
she  was  come  to  the  entering  of  the  horse- 
gate  by  the  king's  house,  they  slew  her 
there. 

16  IF  And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant 
between  him,  and  between  all  the  people, 
and  between  the  king,  that  they  should  be 
the  Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to  the  house 
of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down,  and  brake  his 
altars  and  his  images  in  pieces,  and  slew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars. 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the  offices 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
the  priests  the  Levites,  whom  David'  had 
distributed  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to 
offer  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  Lord,  as  it 
is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  with  re- 
joicing and  with  singing,  as  it  was  ordain- 
ed by  David. 

19  And  he  set  the  porters  at  the  gates 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  none  which 
was  unclean  in  any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, and  the  nobles,  and  the  governors 
of  the  people,  and  all  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  came  through 
the  high  gate  into  the  king's  house,  and  set 
the  king  upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced: and  the  city  was  quiet,  after  that 
they  had  slam  Athaliah  with  the  sword. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

JOASH  was  seven  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  forty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mothers  name 
also  axif  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joash  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Je- 
hoiada the  priest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  two  wives  ■ 
and  he  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

4  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  tfiat 


II.  CHRONICLES.         Hie  good  reign  of  Joash. 


and  the  Levites,  and  said  to  them,  Go  out 
unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  gather  of  all 
Israel  money  to  repair  the  house  of  your 
God  from  year  to  year,  and  see  that  3Te 
hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the  Levites 
hastened  it  not. 

6  And  the  king  called  for  Jehoiada  the 
chief,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  hast  thou 
not  required  of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out 
of  Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem  the  collec- 
tion, according  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  for  the  tabernacle 
of  \\  itness  ? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that  wicked 
woman,  had  broken  up  the  house  of  God  ; 
and  also  all  the  dedicated  things  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon 
Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  commandment  they 
made  a  chest,  and  set  it  without  at  the  gate 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  they  made  a  proclamation  through 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  to  bring  in  to  the 
Lord  the  collection  that  Moses  the  servant 
of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the  wilderness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  peo- 
ple rejoiced,  and  brought  in,  and  cast  into 
the  chest,  until  they  had  made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  what 
time  the  chest  was  brought  unto  the  king's 
office  by  the  hand  of  the  Levites,  and 
when  they  saw  ihztthere  was  much  money, 
the  king  s  scribe  and  the  high  priest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest,  and 
took  it,  and  carried  it  to  his  place  again. 
Thus  they  did  day  by  day,  and  gathered 
money  in  abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave  it 
to  such  as  did  the  work  of  the  service  ot 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  hired  masons 
and  carpenters  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrought  iron  and 
brass  to  mend  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  the 
work  was  perfected  by  them,  and  they  set 
the  house  of  God  in  his  state,  and  strength- 
ened it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished  it,  they 
brought  the  rest  of  the  money  before  the 
king  and  Jehoiada,  whereof  were  made 
vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  to  offer  withal,  and 
spoons,  and  vessels  of  gold  and  silver. 
And  they  offered  burnt-offerings  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  continually  all  the  days 
of  Jehoiada. 

15  IT  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and  was 
full  of  days  when  he  died  ;  a  hundred 
and  thirty  years  old  was  he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David  among  the  kings,  because  he  had 


Joash  was  minded  to  repair  the  house  of' done  good  in  Israel,  loth  toward    God, 


the  Lord. 
5  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests  I 


|  and  toward   his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada 

374 


Joash  is  slain  by  his  servants.         CHAP.  XXV.        The  Edomiies  are  overcome 


came  the  princes  of  Judah,  and  made 
obeisance  to  the  king.  Then  the  king 
hearkened  unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  served  groves  and 
idols :  and  wrath  came  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  for  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  he  sent  prophets  to  them,  to 
bring  them  again  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  they 
testified  against  them :  but  they  would  not 
give  ear. 

20  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Zo- 


2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  with  a  perfect 
heart. 

3  IF  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
kingdom  was  established  to  him,  that  he 
slew  his  servants  that  had  killed  the  king 
his  father. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children,  but 
did  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  in  the  book 
of  Moses,  where  the  Lord  commanded, 
saying,  The  fathers  shall  not  die  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the  children  die  for 


chariah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  the  fathers,  but  every  man  shall  die  for  his 
which  stood  above  the  people,  and  said 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  God,  Why  trans- 
gress ye  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
that  ye  cannot  prosper  ?  because  ye  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken 


you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against  him,  and 
stoned  him  with  stones  at  the  command- 
ment of  the  king,  in  the  court  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remembered 
not  the  kindness  which  Jehoiada  his  father 
had  done  to  him,  but  slew  his  son.  And 
when  he  died,  he  said,  The  Lord  look 
upon  it,  and  require  it. 

23  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
the  year,  that  the  host  of  Syria  came  up 
against  him :  and  they  came  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  and  destroyed  all  the  princes 
of  the  people  from  among  the  people,  and 
sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the  king  of 
Damascus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians  came 
with  a  small  company  of  men,  and  the 
Lord  delivered  a  very  great  host  into  their 
hand,  because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  executed 
judgment  against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed  from 
him,  (for  they  left  him  in  great  diseases,) 
his  own  servants  conspired  against  him  for 
the  blood  of  the  sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he  died: 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David, 
but  they  buried  him  not  in  the  sepulchres 
of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  conspired 
against  him ;  Zabad  the  son  of  Shimeath 
an  Ammonitess,  and  Jehozabad  the  son  of 
Shimrith  a  Moabitess. 

27  If  Now  concerning  his  sons,  and  the 
greatness  of  the  burdens  laid  upon  him, 
and  the  repairing  of  the  house  of  God,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  story  of  the 
book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AMAZIAH  was  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was  Jehoad- 
dan  of  Jerusalem. 


own  sin. 

5  IF  Moreover,  Amaziah  gathered  Judah 
together,  and  made  them  captains  over 
thousands,  and  captains  over  hundreds,  ac- 
cording to  the  houses  of  their  fathers, 
throughout  all  Judah  and  Benjamin:  and 
he  numbered  them  from  twenty  years  old 
and  above,  and  found  them  three  hundred 
thousand  choice  men,  able  to  go  forth  to 
war,  that  could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thousand 
mighty  men  of  valour  out  of  Israel  for  a 
hundred  talents  of  silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God  to  him, 
saying,  O  king,  let  not  the  army  of  Israel 
go  with  thee  ;  for  the  Lord  is  not  with  Is- 
rael ,  towit,with  all  the ; children  of  Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be  strong 
for  the  battle :  God  shall  make  thee  fall  be- 
fore the  enemy :  for  God  hath  power  to 
help,  and  to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man  of  God, 
But  what  shall  we  do  for  the  hundred  talents 
which  I  have  given  to  the  army  of  Israel? 
And  the  man  of  God  answered,  The  Lord 
is  able  to  give  thee  much  more  than  this. 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated  them,  to 
wit,  the  army  that  was  come  to  him  out  of 
Ephraim,  to  go  home  again:  wherefore 
their  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against  Ju- 
dah, and  they  returned  home  in  great 
anger. 

11  IF  And  Amaziah  strengthened  him- 
self, and  led  forth  his  people,  and  went  to 
the  valley  of  Salt,  and  smote  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Seir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left  alive  did 
the  children  of  Judah  carry  away  captive, 
and  brought  them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock, 
and  cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  the 
rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  in  pieces. 

13  IF  But  the  soldiers  of  the  army  which 
Amaziah  sent  back,  that  they  should  not 
go  with  him  to  battle,  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Judah,  from  Samaria  even  unto  Beth- 
horon,  and  smote  three  thousand  of  them, 
and  took  much  spoil. 

14  IF  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that 
Amaziah  was  come  from  the  slaughter  ol 
the  Edomites,  that  he  brought  the  gods  of 
the  children  of  Seir.  and  set  them  up  to  be 
his  gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  before 

375 


Amaziah  provokes  Joash. 

them,   and    burned  incense   unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Amaziah,  and  he  sent  unto 
him  a  prophet,  which  said  unto  him,  Why 
hast  thou  sought  after  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple, which  could  not  deliver  their  own 
people  out  of  thy  hand  ? 

16  And  it  come  to  pass,  as  he  talked 
with  him,  that  the  king  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  made  of  the  king's  counsel?  forbear  ; 
why  shouldest  thou  be  smitten?  Then  the 
prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I  know  that  God 
bath  determined  to  destroy  thee,  because 
thou  hast  done  this,  and  hast  not  hearken- 
ed unto  my  counsel. 

17  Tf  Then  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took 
advice,  and  sent  to  Joash,  the  son  of Jeho- 
ahaz,  the  son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, Come,letussee  one  another  in  the  face. 

"l  0  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Ama- 
ziah king  of  Judah,  saying,  The  thistle  that 
was  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that  was 
in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daughter  to 
my  son  to  wife :  and  there  passed  by  a  wild 
beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast  smitten 
the  Edomites ;  and  thy  heart  lifteth  thee 
up  to  boast:  abide  now  at  home;  why 
shouldest  thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah 
with  thee  ? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear ;  for  it 
came  of  God,  that  he  might  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  because 
they  sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  went  up  ; 
and  they  saw  one  another  in  the  face,  both 
he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  at  Beth- 
shemesh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah. 

22  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore Israel,  and  they  fled  every  man  to  his 
tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  took 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Joash, 
the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and 
brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  to  the  corner-gate,  four  hundred 
cubits. 

24  And  he-took  all  the  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the 
house  of  God  with  Ohed-edom,  and  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house,  the  hostages 
also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  IF  And  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Joash 
king  of  Judah,  lived  after  the  death  of  Jo- 
ash, son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel,  fifteen 
years 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah, 
first  and  last,  behold,  are  they  not  written 


II.  CHRONICLES.     He  is  slain  by  a  conspiracy. 


rusalem ;  and  he  fled  to  Lachish :  but  they 
sent  to  Lachish  after  him,  and  slew  him 
there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon  horses, 
and  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Judah. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

THEN  all  the  people  of  Judah  took  Uz- 
ziah,  who  was  sixteen  years  old,  and 
made  him  king  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it  to  Ju- 
dah, afterthat  the  king  slept  with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  was  Uzziah  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and 
two  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  was  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  his 
father  Amaziah  did. 

5  And  he  sought  God  in  the  days  of  Ze- 
chariah,  who  had  understanding  in  the  vi- 
sions of  God :  and,  as  long  as  he  sought  the 
Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

6  And  he  went  forth  and  warredagainst 
the  Philistines,  and  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Gath,  and  the  wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the 
wall  of  Ashdod,  and  built  cities  about  Ash- 
dod,  and  among  the  Philistines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  against  the  Phi- 
listines, and  against  the  Arabians  that 
dwelt  in  Gur-baal,  and  the  Mehunims. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  gave  gifts  to  Uz- 
ziah :  and  his  name  spread  abroad  even  to 
the  entering  in  of  Egypt :  for  he  strength- 
ened himself  exceedingly. 

9  Moreover,  Uzziah  built  towers  in  Je- 
rusalem at  the  corner-gate,  and  at  the  val- 
ley-gate, and  at  the  turning  of  the  wall,  and 
fortified  them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the  desert, 
and  digged  many  wells :  for  he  had  much 
cattle,  both  in  the  low  country,  and  in  the 
plains ;  husbandmen  also,  and  vine-dress- 
ers in  the  mountains,  and  in  Carmel :  for 
he  loved  husbandry. 

11  Moreover,  Uzziah  had  a  host  of 
fightingmen,thatwentouttowar  by  bands, 
according  to  the  number  of  their  account 
by  the  hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  ruler,  under  the  hand  of  Hanani- 
ah,  one  of  the  king's  captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  the  mighty  men  of  valour  were 
two  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  was  an  army, 
three  hundred  thousand  and  seven  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  that  made  war  with 
mighty  power,  to  help  the  king  against  the 
enemy. 

\    And    Uzziah   prepared    for    them 


in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  ?  throughout  all  the  host,  shields,  and  spears, 
27  IT  Now  after  the  time  that  Amaziah  and  helmets,  and  habergeons,  and  bows, 
did  turn  away  Irom  following  the  Lord  and  slings  to  cast  stones, 
they  made  a  conspiracy  against  him  in  Je-      1 5  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem  engines, 

376 


Uzzialis  reign  and  death. 

invented  by  cunning  men,  to  be  on  the 
towers  and  upon  the  bulwarks,  to  shoot  ar- 
rows and  great  stones  withal.  And  his 
name  spread  far  abroad ;  for  he  was  mar- 
vellously helped,  till  he  was  strong. 

16  IF  But  when  he  was  strong,  his  heart 
was  lifted  up  to  his  destruction:  for  he 
transgressed  against  the  Lord  his  Oo«1, 
and  went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord  to 
burn  incense  upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  the  priest  went  in  after 
him,  and  with  him  fourscore  priests  of  the 
Lord,  that  were  valiant  men  : 

1 8  And  they  withstood  Uzzhh  the  king, 
and  said  untohim,  It  appertained  not  unto 
thee,  Uzziah,  to  burn  incense  unto  the 
Lord,  but  to  the  priests,  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  that  are  consecrated  to  burn  in- 
cense :  go  out  of  the  sanctuary  ;  for  thou 
hast  trespassed;  neither  shall  it  be  for  thine 
honour  from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  and  had  a 
censer  in  his  hand  to  burn  incense :  and 
while  he  was  wroth  with  the  priests,  the 
leprosy  even  rose  up  in  his  forehead  be- 
fore the  priests  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
from  beside  the  incense-altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest,  and 
all  the  priests  looked  upon  him,  and  be 
hold,  he  was  leprous  in  his  forehead,  and 
they  thrust  him  out  from  thence  ;  yea, 
himself  hasted  also  to  go  out,  because  the 
Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a  leper 
unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a 
several  house,  being  a  leper ;  for  he  was 
cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
Jotham  his  son  was  over  the  king's  house 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

22  If  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Uzziah, 
first  and  last,  did  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the 
son  of  Amoz,  write. 

23  So  Uzziah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  field 
of  the  burial  which  belonged  to  the  kings  ; 
for  they  said,  He  is  a  leper  :  and  Jotham 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

JOTHAM  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  was  Jerushah,  the  daughter  of 
Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  father  Uzziah  did :  howbeit,  he 
entered  not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall  of  Ophel  he 
built  much. 

4  Moreover,  he  built  cities  in  the  moun- 
tains of  Judah,  and  in  the  forests  he  built 
castles  and  towers. 

5  H  He  fought  also  with  the  king  of  the 


CHAP.  XXVII,  XXVIII.  Reign  of  Jotham. 

Ammonites,  and  prevailed  against  them. 
And  the  children  of  Ammon  gave  him  the 
same  year  a  hundred  talents  of  silver, 
and  ten  thousand  measures  of  wheat,  and 
ten  thousand  of  barley.  So  much  did  the 
children  of  Ammon  pay  unto  him,  both 
the  second  year,  and  the  third. 

6  So  Jotham  became  mighty,  because 
he  prepared  his  ways  before  the  Lord  his 
God. 

7  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  his  wars,  and  his  ways,  lo,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael and  Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem. 

9  IF  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AHAZ  was  twenty  years  old  when  he 
.  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem :  but  he  did  not 
that  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  David  his  father : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also  molten 
images  for  Baalim. 

3  Moreover,  he  burnt  incense  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  burnt  his 
children  in  the  fire,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen  whom  the  Lord  had  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burht  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  Wherefore  the  Lord  his  God  deliver- 
ed him  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ; 
and  they  smote  him,  and  carried  away  a 
great  multitude  of  them  captives,  and 
brought  them  to  Damascus.  And  he  was 
also  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Israel,  who  smote  him  with  a  great 
slaughter. 

6  IT  For  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah 
slew  in  Judah  a  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  in  one  day >which  were  all  valiant 
men ;  because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

7  AndZichri,  amightymanofEphraim, 
slew Maaseiah  the  king's  son,  and  Azrikam 
the  governor  of  the  house,  and  Elkanali 
that  was  next  to  the  king. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  earned 
away  captive  of  their  brethren  two  hun- 
dred thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daugh- 
ters, and  took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was  there, 
whose  name  was  Oded  :  and  he  went  out 
before  the  host  that  came  to  Samaria,  and 
said  unto  them,  Behold,  because  the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with  Judah, 
he  hath  delivered  them  into  your  hand, 

377 


Maz's  great  impiety.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

and  ye  have  slain  them  in  a  rage  that 
reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under 
the  children  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  tor 
bond-men  and  bond-women  unto  you  : 
but  are  there  not  with  you,  even  with  you, 
sins  against  the  Lord  your  God  ? 

11  Now  hear  me  therefore,  and  deliver 
the  captives  again,  which  ye  have  taken 
captive  of  your  brethren  :  for  the  fierce 
wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  ot  the 
children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah  the  son  of 
Johanan,  Berechiah  the  son  of  Meshille- 
moth,  and  Jehizkiah  the  son  of  Shallum, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Hadlai,  stood  up 
against  them  that  came  from  the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not 
bring  in  the  captives  hither:  for  whereas 
we  have  offended  against  the  Lord  alrea- 
dy, ye  intend  to  add  more  to  our  sins  and 
to  our  trespass:  for  our  trespass  is  great, 
and  there  is  fierce  wrath  against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives 
and  the  spoil  before  the  princes  and  all 
the  congregation. 

1 5  And  the  men  which  were  expressed 
byname  rose  up,  and  took  the  captives, 
and  with  the  spoil  clothed  all  that  were 
naked  among  them,  and  arrayed  them,  and 
shod  them,  and  gave  them  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  carried  all 
the  feeble  of  them  upon  asses,  and  brought 
them  to  Jericho,  the  city  of  palm-trees,  to 
their  brethren:  then  they  returned  to  Sa- 


HczekiaWs  good  reign. 


maria. 

16  1[  At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz  send 
unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to  help  him. 

1 7  For  again  the  Edomites  had  come  and 
smitten  Judah,  and  carried  away  captives. 

18  The  Philistines  also  had  invaded  the 
cities  of  the  low  country,  and  of  the  south 
of  Judah,  and  had  taken  Beth-shemesh, 
and  Ajalon,  and  Gederoth,  and  Shocho 
with  the  villages  thereof,  and  Timnah 
with  the  villages  thereof,  Gimzo  also  and 
the  villages  thereof:  and  they  dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah  low 
because  of  Ahaz  king  of  Israel:  for  he 
made  Judah  naked,  and  transgressed  sore 
against  the  Lord. 

20  And  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  Assy- 
ria came  unto  him,  and  distressed  him, 
out  strengthened  him  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  portion  out 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  out  of  the 
house  of  the  king,  and  of  the  princes,  and 
gave  it  unto  the  king  of  Assyria:  but  he 
helped  him  not. 

22  IT  And  in  the  time  of  his  distress  did 
he  trespass  yet  more  against  the  Lord: 
this  is  that  king  Ahaz. 

23  For  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods  of 
Damascus,  which  smote  him :  and  he  said, 
Because  the  gods  of  the  kings  of  Syria  help 


them,  therefore  will  I  sacrifice  to  them, 
that  they  may  help  me.  But  they  were 
the  ruin  of  him,  and  of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and  cut  in 
pieces  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
shut  up  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every  coiner  of 
Jerusalem. 

25  And  in  every  several  city  of  Judah 
he  made  high  places  to  burn  incense  unto 
other  gods  and  provoked  to  anger  the 
Lord  God  of  his  lathers. 

26  IT  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts  and  of  all 
his  ways,  first  and  last,  behold,  thev  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
and  Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city,  even  in  Jeru- 
salem: but  they  brought  him  not  into  the 
sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Israel :  and  He- 
zekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HEZEKIAH  began  to  reign  when  he 
was  five  and  twenty  years  old,  and 
he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother's  name  was  Abijah 
the  daughter  of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
David  his  father  had  done. 

3  IT  He,  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in 
the  first  month,  opened  the  doors  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  gathered  them  together  into 
the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  Hear  me,  ye 
Levites;Sanctify  now  yourselves,  and  sanc- 
tify the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers,  and  carry  forth  the  filthiness  out 
of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  trespassed,  and 
done  that  which  was  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  and  have  forsaken  him, 
and  have  turned  away  their  faces  from  the 
habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  their 
backs. 

7  Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of 
the  porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have 
not  burned  incense  nor  offered  burnt-of- 
ferings in  the  holy  place  unto  the  God  of 
Israel. 

8  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  trouble,  to  astonishment, 
and  to  hissing,  as  ye  see  with  your  eyes. 

9  For  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen  by  the 
sword,  and  our  sons  and  our  daughters  and 
our  wives  are  in  captivity  for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  my  heart  to  make  a 
covenant  with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
that  his  fierce  wrath  may  turn  away  from  us. 

11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent:  for 
the  Lord  hath  chosen  you  to  stand  before 

378 


The  house  of  God  is  cleansed.      CHAP 

him,  to  serve  him,  and  that  ye  should  mi- 
nister unto  him,  and  burn  incense. 

12  IT  Then  the  Levites  arose,  Mahath 
the  son  of  Amasai,  and  Joel  the  son  ofi 
Azariah,  of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites 
and  of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Kish  the  son  of 
Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehalelel: 
and  of  the  Gershonites;  Joah  the  son  of 
Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  son  of  Joah: 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan ;  Shim- 
ri,  and  Jeiel:  and  of  the  sons  of  Asaph; 
Zechariah,  and  Mattaniah: 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman;  Jehiel, 
and  Shimei :  and  of  the  sons  of  Jeduthun ; 
Shemaiah,and  Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  brethren, 
and  sanctified  themselves,  and  came,  ac- 
cording- to  the  commandment  ot  the  king, 
by  the' words  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner 
part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse 
it,  and  brought  out  all  the  uncleanness  that 
they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  into 
the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  Levites  took  it,  to  carry  it  out  abroad 
into  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first  day  of 
the  first  month  to  sanctify,  and  on  the 
eighth  dajr  of  the  month  came  they  to  the 
porch  of  the  Lord  :  so  (hey  sanctified  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  eight  days;  and  in 
the  sixteenth  day  of  the  first  month  they 
made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  ir  to  Hezekiah  the 
king,  and  said,  We  have  cleansed  all  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offering,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  shew-bread  table,  with  all  the  vessels 
thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels,  which  king 
Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  cast  away  in  his 
transgression,  have  we  prepared  and  sanc- 
tified, and  behold,  they  are  before  the  al- 
tar of  the  Lord. 

20  IF  Then  Hezekiah  the  kingrose  early, 
and  gathered  the  rulers  of  the  city,  and 
went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  they  brought  seven  bullocks, 
and  seven  rams,  and  seven  lambs,  and 
6even  he-goats,  for  a  sin-offering  for  the 
kingdom,  and  for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Judah.  And  he  commanded  the  priests 
the  sons  of  Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altar 
of  Ihe  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the 
priests  received  the  blood,  and  sprinkled 
it  on  the  altar :  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar:  they  killed  also  the  lambs, 
and  theysprinkledtheblood  upon  the  altar. 

23  And  they  brought  forth  the  he-goats 
for  the  sin-offering  before  the  king  and 
the  congregation;  and  they  laid  their 
bands  upon  them : 


XXIX. 


Hezekiafts  sacrifice. 


24  And  the  priests  killed  them,  and 
they  made  reconciliation  with  their  blood 
upon  the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
all  Israel :  for  the  king  commanded  that  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sin-offering  should 
be  made  for  all  Israel. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with  psalteries, 
and  with  harps,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  David,  and  of  Gad  the  king's 
seer,  and  Nathan  the  prophet :  for  so  was 
the  commandment  ot  the  Lord  by  his 
prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  stood  with  the  in- 
struments of  David,  and  the  priests  with 
the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to  offer 
the  burnt-offering  upon  the  altar.  And 
when  the  burnt-offering  began,  the  song 
of  the  Lord  began  also  with  the  trumpets, 
and  with  the  instruments  ordained  by  Da- 
vid king  of  Israel. 

28  Andall  thecongregationworshipped, 
and  the  singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters 
sounded :  and  all  this  continued  until  the 
burnt-offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
offering,  the  king  and  all  that  were  pre- 
sent with  him  bowed  themselves,  and  wor- 
shipped. 

30  Moreover,  Hezekiah  the  king  and 
the  princes  commanded  the  Levites  to 
sing  praise  unto  the  Lord  with  the  words 
of  David,  and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And 
they  sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  they 
bowed  their  heads  and  worshipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and  said, 
Now  ye  have  consecrated  yourselves  unto 
the  Lord,  come  near  and  bring  sacrifices 
and  thank-offerings  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  the  congregation  brought  in 
sacrifices  and  thank-ofterings ;  and,  as 
many  as  were  of  a  free  heart,  burnt-offer- 
ings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, which  the  congregation  brought,  was 
threescore  and  ten  bullocks,  a  hundred 
rams,  and  two  hundred  lambs  :  all  these 
were  for  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things,  were  six 
hundred  oxen  and  three  thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  few,  so  that 
they  could  not  flay  all  the  burnt-offerings  : 
wherefore  their  brethren  the  Levites  did 
help  them  till  the  work  was  ended,  and 
until  the  other  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves :  for  the  Levites  were  more  upright 
in  heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than  the 
priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt-offerings  were  m 
abundance,  with  the  fat  of  the  peace-offer- 
ings, and  the  drink-offerings  for  every 
burnt-offering.  So  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  was  set  in  order. 

36  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all  the 

,    379 


A  passover  is  proclaimed,      II.  CHR.ONICLES. 


and  solemnly  observed. 


people,  that  God  had  prepared  the  peo- 
ple :  for  the  thing"  was  done  suddenly. 
CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and 
Judah,  and  wrote  letters  also  to 
Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  that  they  should 
come  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jeru- 
salem, to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and 
his  princes,  and  all  the  congregation  in 
Jerusalem,  to  keep  the  passover  in  the 
second  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  at  that 
time,  because  the  priests  had  not  sancti- 
fied themselves  sufficiently,  neither  had 
the  people  gathered  themselves  together 
to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king  and 
all  the  congregation. 

5  So  they  established  a  decree  to  make 
proclamation  throughout  all  Israel,  from 
Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan,  that  they  should 
come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem  :  for  they  had 
not  done  it  of  a  long  time  in  such  sort  as 
it  was  written. 

6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters  from 
the  king  and  his  princes  throughout  all  Is- 
rael and  Judah,  and  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king,  saying,  Ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  turn  again  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  and 
he  will  return  to  the  remnant  of  you  that 
are  escaped  out  of  the  hand  of  .the  kings 
of  Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  your  fathers,  and 
like  your  brethren,  which  trespassed 
against  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  who 
therefore  gave  them  up  to  desolation,  as 
ye  see. 

8  Now  be  ye  not  stiff-necked,  as  your 
fathers  were,  but  yield  yourselves  unto  the 
Lord,  and  enter  into  his  sanctuary,  which 
he  hath  sanctified  for  ever :  and  serve  the 
Lord  your  God,  that  the  fierceness  of  his 
wrath  may  turn  away  from  you. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the  Lord, 
your  brethren  and  your  children  shall I  find 
compassion  before  them  that  lead  them 
captive,  so  that  they  shall  come  again  into 
this  land  :  for  the  Lord  your  God  is  gra- 
cious and  merciful,  and  will  not  turn  away 
his  face  from  you,  if  ye  return  unto  him.    | 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city! 
through  the  count ry  of  Ephraim  and  Ma- 1 
nasseh  even  unto  Zebulun:  but  they  laugh- 
ed them  to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless,  divers  of  Asher  andi 
Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun  humbled  them-i 
selves,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judah  the  hand  of  God  was 
to  give  them  one  heart  to  do  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  and  of  the  princes, 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord.  i 


13  If  And  there  assembled  at  Jerusa- 
lem much  people  to  keep  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  in  the  second  month,  a 
very  great  congregation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took  away  the 
altars  that  were  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
altars  for  incense  took  they  away,  and  cast 
tkem  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover  on 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  second  mon-th  : 
and  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were 
ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt-offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  place  after 
their  manner,  according  to  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses the  man  of  God :  the  priests  sprinkled 
the  blood,  which  they  received  of  the  hand 
of  the  Levites. 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the  congre- 
gation that  were  not  sanctified  :  therefore 
the  Levites  had  the  charge  of  the  killing 
of  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  was  not 
clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord. 

18  For  a  multitude  of  the  people,  even 
many  of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  Issa- 
charand  Zebulun,  had  not  cleansed  them- 
selves, yet  did  the}'  eat  the  passover  other- 
wise than  it  was  written.  But  Hezekiah 
prayed  for  them,  saying,  The  good  Lord 
pardon  every  one 

19  That  prepareth  his  heart  to  seek 
God,  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers,  though 
he  be  not  cleansed  according  to  the  purifi- 
cation of  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  Heze- 
kiah, and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  childreu  of  Israel  that  were 
present  at  Jerusalem  kept  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days  with  great 
gladness :  and  the  Levites  and  the  priests 
praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  singing  w  ith 
loud  instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  comfortably 
unto  all  the  Levites  that  taught  the  good 
knowledge  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  did 
eat  throughout  the  feast  seven  days,  offer- 
ing peace-offerings,  and  making  confession 
to  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took  coun- 
sel to  keep  other  seven  days  :  and  they 
kept  other  seven  days  with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  did 
give  to  the  congregation  a  thousand  bul- 
locks and  seven  thousand  sheep  ;  and  the 
princes  gave  to  the  congregation  a  thou- 
sand bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep  : 
and  a  great  number  of  priests  sanctified 
themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of  Judah, 
with  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
the  congregation  that  came  out  ot  Israel, 
and  theWangers  that  came  out  of  the  land 
of  Israel,  and  thatdwelt  in  Judah,  rejoiced 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jerusalem 

380 


Idolatry  is  destroyed.  CHAP.  XXXI 

for  since  the  time  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David  king  of  Israel  there  was  not  the  like 
in  Jerusalem. 

27  IT  Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose 

and  blessed  the  people  :  and  their  voice 

was  heard,  and  their  prayer  came  up  to 

his  holy  dwelling-place,  even  unto  heaven. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finished,  all 
Israel  that  were  present  went  out  to 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  brake  the  images 
in  pieces,  and  cut  down  the  groves,  and 
threw  down  the  high  places  and  the  altars 
out  of  allJudah  and  Benjamin,  inEphraim 
also  and  Manasseh,  until  they  had  utterly 
destroyed  them  all.  Then  all  the  children 
of  Israel  returned,  every  man  to  his  pos- 
session,into  their  own  cities. 

21FAndHezekiah  appointed  the  courses 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites  after  their 
courses,  every  man  according  to  his  ser 
vice,  the  priests  and  Levites  for  burnt- 
offerings  and  for  peace-offerings,  to  minis 
ter,  and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in 
the  gates  of  the  tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's  portion 
of  his  substance  for  the  burnt-offerings,  to 
wit,  for  the  morning  and  evening  burnt 
offerings,  and  the  burnt-offerings  for  the 
sabbaths,  and  for  the  new-moons,  and  for 
the  set  feasts,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

4  Moreover,  he  commanded  the  people 
that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to  give  the  portion 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  that  they 
might  be  encouraged  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

5  IT  And  as  soon  as  the  commandment 
came  abroad,  the  children  of  Israel  brought 
in  abundance  the  first-fruits  of  corn,  wine, 
and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all  the  increase 
of  the  field ;  and  the  tithe  of  all  things 
brought  they  in  abundantly. 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of  Israel 
and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju 
dah,  they  also  brought  in  the  tithe  of  oxen 
and  sheep,  and  the  tithe  of  holy  things 
which  were  consecrated  unto  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  laid  them  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  finished 
them  in  the  seventh  month. 

8  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the  princes 
came  and  saw  the  heaps,  they  blessed  the 
Lord,  and  his  people  Israel. 

9  Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  concerning  the 
heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest  of  the 
house  of  Zadok  answered  him,  and  said 
Since  the  people  began  to  bring  the  offer 
ings  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  we  have 
had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left  plenty : 
for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his  people  ;  and 
that  which  is  left  is  this  great  store 


XXXII.  Hezekiah' s  sincerity. 

11  IT  Then  Hezekiah  commanded  to 
prepare  chambers  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  prepared  them, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings  and  the 
tithes,  and  the  dedicated  things  faithfully  : 
over  which  Cononiah  the  Levite  was  ruler, 
and  Shimei  his  brother  was  the  next. 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and  Na- 
hath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Jo- 
zabad,andEliel,and  Ismachiah,  and  Ma- 
hath,  and  Benaiah,  were  overseers  under 
the  hand  of  Cononiah  and  Shimei  his 
brother,  at  the  commandment  of  Heze- 
kiah the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler  of 
the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah  the  Le- 
vite, the  porter  toward  the  east,  was  over 
the  free-will-offerings  of  God,  to  distribute 
the  oblations  of  the  Lord,  and  the  most 
holy  things. 

15  And  next  him  were  Eden,  and  Mi- 
niamin,  and  Jeshua,  and  Shemaiah,  Ama- 
riah,  and  Shecaniah,  in  the  cities  of  the 
priests,  in  their  set  ofhce,  to  give  to  their 
brethren  by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great 
as  to  the  small : 

16  Besides  their  genealogy  of  males, 
from  three  years  old  and  upward,  even 
unto  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  his  daily  portion  for  their 
service  in  their  charge?  according  to  their 
courses ; 

17  Both  to  the  genealogy  of  the  priests 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  the  Le- 
vites from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
in  their  charges,  by  their  courses  ; 

1 8  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all  their  lit- 
tle ones,  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and 
their  daughters,  through  all  the  congrega- 
tion: for  in  their  set  office  they  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness: 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priests, 
which  were  in  the  fields  of  the  suburbs  of 
their  cities,  in  every  several  city,  the  men 
that  were  expressed  by  name, to  give  por 
tions  to  all  the  males  among  the  priests, 
and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by  genealo- 
gies among  the  Levites. 

20  1[  And  thus  did  Hezekiah  throughout 
all  Judah,  and  wrought  that  which  was  good 
andright  andtruth  before  the  Lord hisGod. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  in 
the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  and  id  the 
law,  and  in  the  commandments,  to  seek 
his  God,  he  did  it  with  all  his  heart,  and 
prospered. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

AFTER  these  things,  and  the  establish- 
ment thereof,  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  came,  and  entered  into  Judah, 
and  encamped  against  the  fenced  cities, 
and  thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that  Senna- 
cherib was  come,  and  that  he  was  pur- 
posed to  fight  against  Jerusalem, 
381 


Sennacherib  invades  Judah.     II.  CHRONICLES.        The  Assyrians  destroyed. 


3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes  and 
his  mighty  men  to  stop  the  waters  of  the 
fountains  which  were  without  the  city  : 
and  they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much  people 
together,  who  stopped  all  the  fountains, 
and  the  brook  that  ran  through  the  midst 
of  the  land,  saying,  Why  should  the  kings 
of  Assyria  come,  and  find  much  water  ? 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself,  and 
built  up  all  the  wall  that  was  broken,  and 
raised  it  up  to  the  towers,  and  another 
wall  without,  and  repaired  Millo  in  the 
city  of  David,  and  made  darts  and  shields 
in  abundance. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over  the 
people,  and  gathered  them  together  to 
nim  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  spake  comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  Be  strong  and  courageous,  be  not 
afraid  nor  dismayed  for  the  king  of  Assy- 
ria, nor  for  all  the  multitude  that  is  with  him: 
for  there  be  more  with  us  than  with  him. 

8  With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh  ;  but  with 
us  is  the  Lord  our  God  to  help  us,  and  to 
fight  our  battles.  And  the  people  rested 
themselves  upon  the  words  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah. 

9  IT  After  this  did  Sennacherib  king  of 
Ass}Tria  send  his  servants  to  Jerusalem, 
(but  he  himself  laid  siege  against  Lachish, 
and  all  his  power  with  him,)  unto  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah 
that  were  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria, Whereon  do  ye  trust,  that  ycabide 
in  the  siege  in  Jerusalem  ? 

1 1  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade  you  to 

five  over  yourselves  to  die  by  famine  and 
y  thirst,  saying,  The  Lord  our  God  shall 
deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria  ? 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah  taken 
away  his  high  places,  and  his  altars,  and 
commanded  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  saying, 
Ye  shall  worship  before  one  altar,  and 
burn  incense  upon  it? 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my  fathers 
have  done  unto  all  the  people  of  other 
lands?  were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of 
those  lands  any  ways  able  to  deliver  their 
lands  out  of    my  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the  gods 
of  those  nations  that  my  fathers  utterly 
destroyed,  that  could  deliver  his  people 
out  of  my  hand,  that  your  God  should 
be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of    my    hand  ? 

15  Now  therefore  let  not  Hezekiah  de- 
ceive you,  nor  persuade  you  on  this  man- 
ner, neither  yet  believe  him  :  for  no  god 
of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to  de- 
liver his  people  out  of  my  hand,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  my  fathers  :  how  much  less 
shall  your  God  deliver  you  out  of  my 
band? 


16  And  his  servants  spake  yet  more 
against  the  Lord  God,  and  against  his 
servant  Hezekiah. 

17  He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail  on  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to  speak  against 

1  him,  saying,  As  the  gods  of  the  nations  ot 
j  other  lands  have  not  delivered  their  peo- 
ple out  of  my  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God 
of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out  of  my 
hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice,in 
the  Jews'  speech, unto  the  people  of  Jeru- 
salem that  were  on  the  wall,  to  affright 
them,  and  to  trouble  them;  that  they 
might  take  the  city. 

19  And  they  spake  against  the  God  of 
Jerusalem,  as  against  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  earth,  which  were  the  work  oi 
the  hands  of  man. 

20  And  for  this  cause  Hezekiah  the  king, 
and  the  prophet  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz, 
prayed  and  cried  to  heaven. 

21  IF  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel,  which 
cutoff  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
the  leaders  and  captains  in  the  camp  of 
the  king  of  Assyria.  So  he  returned  with 
shame  of  face  to  his  own  land.  And  when 
he  was  come  into  the  house  of  his  god,  they 
that  came  forth  of  his  own  bowels  slew 
him  there  with  the  sword. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  from  the  hand 
of  Sennacherib  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
from  the  hand  of  all  other,  and  guided  thera 
on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the 
Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  presents  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah :  so  that  he  was  mag- 
nified in  the  sight  of  all  nations  from 
thenceforth. 

24  Ti  In  those  days  Hezekiah  was  sick 
to  the  death,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  he  spake  unto  him,  and  he  gave  him 
a  sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  rendered  not  again 
according  to  the  benefit  done  unto  him ; 
for  his  heart  was  lifted  up  :  therefore  there 
was  wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

26  Notwithstanding,  Hezekiah  humbled 
himself  for  the  pride  of  his  heart,  both  he 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  that 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not  upon  them 
in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  IT  And  Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much 
riches  and  honour:  and  he  made  himself 
treasuries  for  silver,  and  for  gold,  and  for 
precious  stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of  pleasant 
jewels : 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil;  and  stalls  for  all 
manner  of  beasts,  and  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover,  he  provided  him  cities, 
and  possessions  of  (locks  and  herds  in  abun- 

382 


Manasseh' s  wicked  reign. 


CHAP.  XXXIII. 


Amon  succeeds  him. 


dance:  for  God  had  given  him  substance I worse  than  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
very  much.  m  had    destroyed    before    the    children  of 

30  This  same  Hezekiah  also  stopped  Israel, 
the  upper  water-course  of   Gihon,    and'      10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Manasseh, 
brought  it  straight  down  to  the  west  side  land  to  his  people :   but  they  would  not 


of  the  city  of  David.  And  Hezekiah  pros- 
pered in  all  his  works. 

31  If  Howbeit,  in  the  business  of  the  am- 


hearken. 

1 1  IF  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon 
them  the  captains  of  the  host  of  the  king 


bassadors  of  the  princes  of  Babylon,  who  of  Assyria,  which  took  Manasseh  among 
sent  unto  him  to  inquire  of  the  wonder  the  thorns,  and  bound  him  with  fetters, 
that  was  done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  arid  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  he 


to  try  him,  that  he  might  know  all  that 
was  in  his  heart. 

32  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Heze 
kiah,  and  his  goodness,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  vision  of  Isaiah  the  prophet, 
the  son  of  Amoz,  and  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

33  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  chiefest  of  the 
sepulchres  of  the  sons  of  David  :  and  all 
Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
did  him  honour  at  his  death :  and  Manas- 
seh his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

MANASSEH   was   twelve  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem  : 

2  But  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  like  unto  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  had  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  IF  For  he  built  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  broken 
down  ;  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baalim, 
and  made  groves,  and  worshipped  alj  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  had  said,  In  Je- 
rusalem shall  my  name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  caused  his  children  to  pass 
through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom :  also  he  observed  times,  and  used 
enchantments,  and  used  witchcraft,  and 
dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit,  and  with 
wizards:  he  wrought  much  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  carved  image,  the  idol 
which  he  had  made,  in  the  house  of  God, 
of  which  God  had  said  to  David  and  to  So- 
lomon his  son,  In  this  house  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  have  chosen  before  all  the 
tribesof  Israel,  will  I  putmyname  forever: 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  remove  the 
foot  of  Israel  from  out  of  the  land  which  I 
have  appointed  for  your  fathers  ;  so  that 
they  will  take  heed  to  do  all  that  I  have 
commanded  them,  according  to  the  whole 
law  and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances  by 


besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  humbled 
himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his 
fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  :  and  he  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  heard  his  supplica- 
tion, and  brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem 
into  his  kingdom.  Then  Manasseh  knew 
that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this,  he  built  a  wall  with- 
out the  city  of  David,  on  the  west  side  of 
Gihon,  in  the  valley,  even  to  the  entering 
in  at  the  fish-gate,  and  compassed  about 
Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great  height, 
and  put  captains  of  war  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah. 

15  And  he  took  away  the  strange  gods, 
and  the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  and  cast  them  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon  peace-offer- 
ings and  thank-offerings,  and  commanded 
Judah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

17  Nevertheless,  the  people  did  sacri- 
fice still  in  the  high  places,  yet  unto  the 
Lord  their  God  only. 

18  IF  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ma- 
nasseh, and  his  prayer  unto  his  God,  and 
the  words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to  him  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  all  his  sin,  and  his 
trespass,  and  the  places  wherein  he  built 
high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and  graven 
images,  before  he  was  humbled :  behold, 
they  are  written  among  the  sayings  of  the 
seers. 

20  IF  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  his  own  house :  and 
Amon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  IF  Amon  was  two  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
two  years  in  Jerusalem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Manasseh  his 
father:   for  Amon  sacrificed  unto  all  the 


j  .  carved  images  which  Manasseh  his  lather 
the  hand  of  Moses.  Iliad  made,  and  served  them  ; 

9  bo  Manasseh  made  Judah  and  the  in-      23  And  humbled  not  himself  before  the 
habitants  ot  Jerusalem  to  err,  and  to  do] Lord,  as  Manasseh  his  father  hadhumbled 

383 


Jonah's  good  reign:  II.  CHRONICLES 

himself;  but  Amen  trespassed  more  and 


He  repairs  the  temple. 


more. 

24  And  his  servants  conspired  against 
him,  and  slew  him  in  his  own  house. 

25  IF  But  the  people  of  the  land  slew 


ber  for  couplings,  and  to  floor  the  houses 
which  the  kings  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 
12  And  the  men  did  the  work  faith- 
fully :  and  the  overseers  of  them  were 
Jahath  and  Obadiah,  the  Levites,  of  the 


all  them  that  had  conspired  against  king; sons  of  Merari  ;  and  Zechariah  and  Me 


Amon;  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 
CHAP.  XXXIV. 

JOSIAH  was  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in  Je- 
rusalem one  andT  thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  ways 
of  David  his  father,  and  declined  neither 
to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  1  lor  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign, 
while  he  was  yet  young,  he  began  to  seek 
after  the  God  of  David  his  father :  and  in 
the  twelfth  year  he  began  to  purge  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  from  the  high  places,  and 
the  groves,  and  the  carved  images,  and  the 
molten  images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of 
Baalim  in  his  presence;  and  the  images, 
that  were  on  high  above  them,  he  cut  down ; 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved  images, 
and  the  molten  iimges,  he  brake  in  pieces, 
and  made  dust  of  them,  and  strewed  it  up- 
on the  graves  ot  them  that  had  sacrificed 
unto  them. 

5  And  he  burnt  the  bones  of  the  priests 
upon  their  altars,  and  cleansed  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  Ephraim,  and  Simeon,  even 
unto  Naphtali,  with  their  mattocks  round 
about. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken  down  the  al- 
tars and  the  groves,  and  had  beaten  the 
graven  images  into  powder,  and  cut  down 
all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

0  IT  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his 
reign,  when  he  had  purged  the  land,  and 
the  house,  he  sent  Shaphan  the  son  of 
Azaliah,  andMaaseiah  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  re- 
corder, to  repair  the  house  of  the  Lord 
his  God. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hilkiah  the 
high  priest,  they  delivered  the  money  that 
was  brought  into  the  house  of  God,  which 
the  Levites  that  kept  the  doors  had  ga- 
thered of  the  hand  of  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim,  and  of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel, 
and  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin ;  and  they 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of  the 
workmen  that  had  the  oversight  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  they  gave  it  to  the 
workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  repair  and  mend  the  house : 

11  Even  to  the  artificers  and  builders 
gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn  stone,  and  tirn- 


hullam,  of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  to 
set  it  forward  ;  and  other  of  the  Levites,  all 
that  could  skill  of  instruments  of  music. 

13  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  were  overseers  of  all  thaf 
wrought  the  work  in  any  manner  of  ser- 
vice :  and  of  the  Levites  there  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  1F  And  when  they  brought  out  the 
money  that  was  brought  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  a  book 
of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  by  Moses. 

15  And  Hilkiah  answered  and  said  to 
Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the  book 
of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

16  And  Shaphan  carried  the  book  to 
the  king,  and  brought  the  king  word  back 
again,  saying,  All  that  was  committed  to 
thy  servants,  they  do  it. 

1 7  And  they  have  gathered  together  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  delivered  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of  the 
workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  given 
me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  read  it  before 
the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the 
king  had  heard  the  words  of  the  law,  that 
he  rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah, 
and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Abdon 
the  son  of  Micah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe, 
and  Asaiah  a  servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

21  Go,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and 
for  them  that  are  left  in  Israel,  and  in  Ju- 
dah, concerning  the  words  of  the  book  that 
is  found  :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  because 
our  fathers  have  not  kept  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  after  all  that  is  written  in  this 
book. 

22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that  the  king 
had  appointed,  went  to  Hiildah  the  pro- 
phetess, the  wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of 
Tikvath,  the  son  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of  the 
wardrobe  ;  (now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusa/em 
in  the  college  :)  and  they  spake  to  her  to 
that  effect. 

23  IT  And  she  answered  them,  Thus 
saiththe  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell  ye  the 
man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

?A  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  curses 
that  are  written  in  the  book  which  they 
have  read  before  the  king  of  Judah  • 
384 


The  covenant  renewed.  CHAP.  XXXV.  Josiah' 's  solemn >,  passover. 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and  j  all  Israel,  which  were  holy  unto  the  Lord 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that  Put  the  holy  ark  in  the  house  which  Solo- 
they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  allimon  the  son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did 
the  works  of  their  hands;  therefore  my  I  build:  it  shall  not  be  a  burden  upon  your 
wrath  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place,!  shoulders:  serve  now  the  Lord  your  God, 

and  his  people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the  houses 
of  your  fathers  after  your  courses,  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  of  David  king  of  Israel, 
and  according  to  the  writing  of  Solomon 
his  son : 

5  And  stand  in  the-  holy  place  according 
to  the  divisions  of  the  families  of  the  fa- 
thers of  your  brethren  the  people,  and  after 
the  division  of  the  families  ofthe  Levites. 

G  So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanctify 
yourselves,  and  prepare  your  brethren, 
that  they  may  do  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  gave  to  the  people,  ofthe 
flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  for  the  passover- 
offerings,  for  all  that  were  present,  to  the 
number  of  thirty  thousand,  and  three  thou- 
sand bullocks:  these  were  of  the  king's 
substance. 

8  And  his  princes  gave  willingl}'  unto 
the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Le- 
vites: Hilkiah  and  Zechariah  and  Jehiel, 
rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gave  unto  the 
priests  for  the  passover-offerings  two  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred  small  caltlet  aud 
three  hundred  oxen. 

9  Cononiah  also,  and  Shemaiah,and  Ne- 
thaneel,hisbrethren,andHashabiah,andJe- 
iel,  and  Jozabad, chief  of  the  Levites, gave 
unto  the  Levites  for  passover-offerings  five 
thousand  small  cattle ^nd  five  hundred  oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared,  and  the 
pi  iests  stood  in  their  place,  and  the  Levites 
in  their  courses,  according  to  the  king's 
commandment. 

11  And  they  killed  the  passover,  and 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood  from  their 
hands,  and  the  Levites  flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, that  they  might  give  according  to 
the  divisions  ofthe  families  ofthe  people, 
to  offer  unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  book  of  Moses.  And  so  did  they  with 
the  oxen. 

13  And  they  roasted  the  passover  with 
fire  according  to  the  ordinance  :  but  the 
other  holy  offerings  sod  they  in  pots,  and 
in  caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  divided  the-m 
speedily  among  all  the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made  ready  for 
themselves,  and  for  the  priests  :  because 
the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron  were  busied 
in  offering  of  burnt-offerings  and  the  fat 
until  night;  therefore  the  Levites  prepared 
for  themselves,  and  for  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  Asaph 
were  in  their  place,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment  of  David,  and  Asaph,  and  He  • 

385 


and  shall  not  be  quenched 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah,  who 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  so  shall 
ye  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  concerning  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard  ; 

27  Because  thy  heart  was  fender,  and 
thou  didst  humble  thyself  before  God 
when  thou  hcardest  his  words  against  this 
place,  and  against  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  humbleclst  thyself  before  me,  and 
didst  rend  thy  clothes,  and  weep  before 
me  ;  I  have  even  heard  thee  also,saith  the 
Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to  thy 
fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy 
grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine  eyes 
see  all  the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the 
same.  So  they  brought  the  king  word 
again. 

29  TT  Then  the  king  sent  and  gathered 
together  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple, great  and  small :  and  he  read  in  their 
ears  all  the  words  ofthe  book  ofthe  cove- 
nant that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his  place,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk 
after  the  Lcrd,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his  sta- 
tutes, with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his 
soul,  to  perform  the  words  of  the  cove- 
nant which  are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  present 
in  Jerusalem  and  Benjamin  to  stand  to  it. 
And  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  did  ac- 
cording to  the  covenant  of  God,  the  God 
of  their  fathers. 

33  And  Josiah  took  away  all  the  abomi- 
nations out  of  all  the  countries  that  pertain* 
ed  to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  made  all 
that  were  present  in  Israel  to  serve,  even 
to  serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And  all  his 
days  they  departed  not  from  following  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

MOREOVER,  Josiah  kept  a  passover 
unto  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem:  and 
they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  charges, 
and  encouraged  them  to  the  service  ofthe 
house  of  the  Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Levites  that  taught 

25 


Josiah  is  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES.     Pharaoh  deposes  Jehoahaz. 


man,  and  Jeduthun  the  king's  seer;  and 
the  porters  waited  at  every  gate;  they 
might  not  depart  from  their  service:  for 
their  brethren  the  Levites  prepared  for 
them. 

16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord  was 
prepared  the  same  day,  to  keep  the  passo 
ver,  and  to  offer  burnt-offerings  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
present  kept  the  passover  at  that  time,  and 
the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven  days. 

1 8  And  there  was  no  passover  like  to 
that  kept  in  Israel  from  the  days  of  Samuel 
the  prophet;  neither  did  all  the  kings  of 
Israel  keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah  kept, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
Judah  and  Israel  that  were  present,  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Josiah  was  this  passover  kept. 

20  H  After  all  this,  when  Josiah  had 
prepared  the  temple,  Necho  king  of  Egypt 
tame  up  to  tight  against  Charchemish  by 
Euphrates:  and  Josiah  went  outagainst  him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him, 
saying,  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
king  of  Judah?  I  come  not  against  thee 
this  day,  but  against  the  house  wherewith 
I  have  war:  for  God  commanded  me  to 
make  haste:  forbear  thee  from  meddling 
with  God,  who  is  with  me,  that  he  destroy 
thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not  turn 
his  face  from  him,  but  disguised  himself 
that  he  might  fight  with  him,  and  hearken- 
ed not  unto  the  words  of  Necho  from  the 
mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in  the 
valley  of  Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king  Josiah; 
and  the  king  said  to  his  servants,  Have  me 
away;  for  I  am  sore  wounded. 

24  His  servants  therefore  took  him  out 
of  that  chariot,  and  put  him  in  the  second 
chariot  that  he  had;  and  they  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was  buried 
in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of  his  fathers. 
And  all  Judah  and  Jerusalem  mourned  for 
Josiah. 

25  IT  And  Jeremiah  lamented  for  Jo- 
siah: and  all  the  singing  men  and  the 
singing  women  spake  of  Josiah  in  their 
lamentations  to  this  day,  and  made  them 
an  ordinance  in  Israel :  and  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  lamentations. 

2G  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  his  goodness,  according  to  that  which 
was  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah. 

chap,  xxxvi. 

THEN  the  people  of  the  land  took  Je- 
hoahaz the  son  of  Josiah,  and  made 


him  king  in  his  father's  stead  in  Jerusalem, 

2  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
three  months  in  Jerusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  put  him  down 
at  Jerusalem,  and  condemned  the  land  in 
a  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  a  talent  of 
gold. 

_  4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made  Eliakim 
his  brother  king  over  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  turned  his  name  to  Jehoiakim. 
And  Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother,  and 
carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  TT  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem:  and 
he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  his  God. 

6  Against  him  came  up  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  bound  him  in 
fetters,  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

7  Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  Baby- 
lon, and  put  them  in  his  temple  atBabylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim, 
and  his  abominations  which  he  did,  and 
that  which  was  found  in  him,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  and  Judah.  And  Jehoiachin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  H  Jehoiachin  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
three  months  and  tendays  in  Jerusalem : 
and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

10  And  when  the  year  was  expired, 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent,  and  brought 
him  to  Babylon,  with  the  goodly  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  made  Zede- 
kiah  his  brother  king  over  Judah  and  Je- 
rusalem. 

1 1  IT  Zedekiah  was  one  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and  hum- 
bled not  himself  before  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  speaking  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  he  also  rebelled  against  king 
Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had  made  him 
swear  by  God:  but  he  stiffened  his  neck, 
and  hardened  his  heart  from  turning  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

14  IT  Moreover,  all  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  the  people,  transgressed  very 
much  after  all  the  abominations  of  the 
heathen;  and  polluted  the  house  of  the 
Lord  which  he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers 
sent  to  them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up 
betimes  and  sending  ;  because  he  had  com- 
passion on  his  people,  and  on  his  dwelling- 


place  : 


386 


Hie  proclamation  of  Cyrus. 

16  But  they  mocked  the  messengers  of 
God,  and  despised  his  words,  and  misused 
his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
arose  against  his  people,  till  there  was  no 
remedy. 

17  Therefore  he  brought  upon  them  the 
king  of  the  Chaldees,  who  slew  their  young 
men  with  the  sword  in  the  house  of  their 
sanctuary,  and  had  no  compassion  upon 
young  man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or  him 
that  stooped  for  age  :  he  gave  them  all  into 
his  hand. 

13  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
God,  great  and  small,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  king,  and  of  his  princes  ;  all  these  he 
brought  to  Babylon. 

19  And  they  burnt  the  house  of  God,  and 
brake  down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and 
burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with  fire,  and 
destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels  thereof. 

20  And  them  that  had  escaped  from  the 


CHAP.  I,  II.       Vessels  of  the  temple  restored. 

sword  carried  he  away  to  Babylon  ;  where 
they  were  servants  to  him  and  his  sons 
until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia  : 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  until  the  land  had 
enjoyed  her  sabbaths  :  for  as  long  as  she 
lay  desolate  she  kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil 
threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  H"  Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  spoken 
by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might  be  accom- 
plished, the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  pro- 
clamation throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and 
put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

23  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  AH 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  the  Lord 
God  of  heaven  given  me ;  and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  in  Je- 
rusalem, which  is  in  Judah.  Who  is  there 
among  you  of  all  his  people  ?  The  Lord  his 
God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go  up. 


f  EZRA, 


chap  r. 

NOW  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might  be  fulfilled, 
the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 
also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  The 
Lord  God  of  heaven  hath  given  me  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth  ;  and  he  hath  charg- 
ed me  to  build  him  a  house  at  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his  peo- 
ple ?  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go 
up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
(he  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in  anyplace 
where  he  sojourneth,  let  the  men  of  his 
place  help  him  with  silver,  and  with  gold, 
and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  besides 
the  free-will-offering  for  the  house  of  God 
that  is  in  Jerusalem. 

5  IF  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Leyites,  with  all  them  whose  spirit 
God  had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the  house 
of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

6  And  all  they  that  were  about  them 
strengthened  their  hands  with  vessels  of 
silver,  with  gold,  with  goods,  and  with 
beasts,  and  with  precious  things,  besides 
all  that  was  willingly  offered. 

7  IF  Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought  forth 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which 
Nebuchadnezzar  had  brought  forth  out  of 
Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  in  the  house 
of  his  gods ; 


8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
bring  forth  by  the  hand  of  Mithredath  the 
treasurer,  and  numbered  them  unto  Shesh- 
bazzar,  the  prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this  is  the  number  of  them  :  thirty 
chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand  chargers  of 
silver,  nine  and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basons  of  gold,  silver  basons 
of  a  second  sort  four  hundred  and  ten,  and 
other  vessels  a  thousand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver 
were  five  thousand  and  four  hundred.  All 
these  did  Sheshbazzar  bring  up  with  them 
of  the  captivity  that  were  brought  up  from 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  II. 

NOW  these  are  the  children  of  the  pro- 
vince that  went  up  out  of  the  capti- 
vity, of  those  which  had  been  carried  away, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away  unto  Babylon,  and 
came  again  unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah, 
every  one  unto  his  citv; 

2  Which  came  with  Zerubbabel :  Jeshua, 
Nehemiah,  Seraiah,  Reelaiah,  Mordecai, 
Bilshan,  Mizpar,  Bigvai,  Rehum,  Baanali.^ 
The  number  of  the  men  of  the  people  of 
Israel : 

3  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand 
a    hundred  seventy  and  two. 

4  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  Arah,  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five.  0 

6  The  children  of  Pohath-moab,  of  the 
children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twelve. 

7  The  children  of  Eiam,  a  thousand  two 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

•JOT 


Tlie  number  of  those  EZRA.  who  returned  from  Babylon. 

8  The  children  of  Zattu,  nine  hundred !shua  and  Kadmiel,  of  the  children  of  Ho< 


forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  Bani,  six  hundred 
forty  and  tvro. 

1 1  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred sixty  and  ^ix. 

14  The  children  ofBigvai,  two  thousand 
fifty  and  six. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  four  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

16  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah, 
ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  Jorah,  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two  hun 
dred  twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  Gibbar,  ninety  and 
five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  Azmaveth,  forty  and 
two. 

25  The  children  of  Kirjath-arim,  Che- 
ohirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven  hundred  and 
torly  and  three. 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and  Gaba, 
ffix  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  oi  Michmas,  a  hundred 
-wenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  two  hun- 
ired  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  a  hun- 
dred fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  Elam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and 
Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

36  If  The  priests :  the  children  of  Je- 
daiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  immer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Pashur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

39  The  children  of  Harim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

40  %  The  Levites :  the  children  of  Je- 


daviah,  seventy  and  four. 

41  IT  The  singers:  the  children  of 
Asaph,  a  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

42  If  The  children  of  the  porters  :  the 
children  of  Shallum.  the  children  of  Ater, 
the  children  of  Talmon,  the  children  of 
Akkub,  the  children  of  Hatita,  the  children 
ofShobai,mall  a  hundredthirty  and  nine. 

43  IT  The  Nethinims  :  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hasupha,  the  chil- 
dien  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children 
of  Siaha,  the  children  of  Fadon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah,  the  chil 
dren  of  Hagabah,  the  children  of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the  children 
of  Shalmai,  the  children  of  Hanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the  children 
of  Gahar,  the  children  of  Reaiah, 

48  The  children  of  Rezin,  the  children 
of  Nekoda,  the  children  of  Gazzam, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the  children 
of  Paseah,  the  children  of  Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the  children 
of  Mehunim,  the  children  of  Nephusim, 

51  The  children  ofBakbuk,  the  chil- 
dren ofHakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  Bazluth,  the  chil- 
dren of  Mehida,  the  children  of  Harsha, 

53  The  children  of  Barkos,^  the  chil- 
dren ofSisera,  the  children  of  Thamah, 

54  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  children 
of  Hatipha. 

55  IT  The  children  of  Solomon's  ser- 
vants: the  children  of  Sotai,  the  children 
of  Sophereth,  the  children  of  Peruda, 

56  The  children  of  Jaalah,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  Giddel, 

57  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth 
of  Zebaim,  the  children  of  Ami. 

58  All  the  Nethinims,  and  the  children 
of  Solomon's  servants,  were  three  hundred 
ninety  and  two. 

59  And  these  were  they  which  went  up 
from  Tel-melah,  Tel-harsa,  Cherub,  Ad- 
dan,  and  Immer  :  but  they  could  not  shew 
their  father's  house,  and  their  seed,  whe- 
ther they  were  of  Israel : 

60  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 
six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

61  IT  And  of  the  children  of  the  priests  : 
the  children  of  Habaiah,  the  children  of 
Koz.  the  children  of  Barzillai :  which  took 
a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  Barzillai  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  called  after  their 
name: 

62  These  sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy, 
but  they  were  not  found:  therefore  were 
they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  Tirshatha  said  unto  them, 
ihat  they  should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy 

388 


The  altar  set  up. 

filings,  till  there  stood  up  a  priest  with 
Urim  and  with  Thummim. 

64  IT  The  whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  threescore, 

65  Besides  their  servants  and  their 
maids,  of  whom  there  were  seven  thousand 
three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  :  and  there 
were  among  them  two  hundred  singing- 
men  and  singing- women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  six  ;  their  mules,  two  hundred 
forty  and  five ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five  ;  their  asses,  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty. 

68  If  And  some  ol  the  chief  of  the  fathers, 
when  they  came  to  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  at  Jerusalem,  offered  freely  for 
die  house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  his  place  : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability  unto 
the  treasure  of  the  work  threescore  and 
one  thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  five 
thousand  pounds  of  silver,  and  one  hun- 
dred priests'  garments. 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
some  of  the  people,  and  the  singers,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  Nethinims.  dwelt  in 
their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month  was 
come,  and  the  children  of  Israel  were 
in  the  cities,  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jo- 
zadak,  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  his 
brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt-offerings  thereon, 
as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses  the 
man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his  bases  ; 
for  fear  was  upon  them  because  of  the 
people  of  those  countries  :  and  they  offer- 
ed burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
even  burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening. 

4  They  kept  also  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles, as  it  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily 
burnt-offerings  by  number,  according  to 
the  custom,  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re- 
ouired; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  both  of  the  new-moons,  and 
of  all  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord  that  were 
consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that  wil- 
lingly offered  a  free-will-offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord.  But  the  foundation  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  ma- 
sons, and  to  the  carpenters:  and  meat, 
and  drink,  and  oil,  unto  them  of  Zidon, 
and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar-trees 


CHAP.  Ill,  IV.  Foundation  of  the  temple  Uid. 

from  Lebanon  to  the  sea  of  Joppa,  accord- 
ing to  the  grant  that  they  had  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia. 

8  If  Now  in  the  second  year  of  their 
coming  unto  the  house  of  God  at  Jerusa- 
lem, in  the  second  month,  began  Zerub- 
babel the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
.son  of  Jozadak,  and  the  remnant  of  their 
brethren  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
all  they  that  were  come  out  of  the  cap- 
tivity unto  Jerusalem  ;  and  appointed  the 
Levites,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, to  set  forward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jeshua  with  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  the 
sons  of  Judah,  together,  to  set  forward  the 
workmen  in  the  house  of  God :  the  sons 
of  Henadad,  with  their  sons  and  their 
brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid  the  found- 
ation of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  they  set 
the  priests  in  their  apparel  with  trumpets, 
and  the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph  with 
cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after  the  or- 
dinance of  David  king  of  Israel. 

1 1  And  they  sang  together  by  course  in 
praising  and  giving  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
because  he  is  good,  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shouted  with  a  great  shout,  when  they 
praised  the  Lord,  because  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  laid. 

12  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites 
and  chief  of  the  fathers,  who  were  ancient 
men,  that  had  seen  the  first  house,  when 
the  foundation  of  this  house  was  laid  be- 
fore their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud  voice  ; 
and  many  shouted  aloud  for  ioy  : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not  discern 
the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise 
of  the  weeping  of  the  people  :  for  the 
people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and  the 
noise  was  heard  afar  off. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  when  the  adversaries  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  heard  that  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity  builded  the  temple 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 

2  Then  they  came  to  Zerubbabel,  and 
to  the  chief  ot  the  fathers,  and  said  unto 
them,  Let  us  build  with  you  :  for  we  seek 
your  God,  as  ye  do;  and  we  do  sacrifice 
unto  him  since  the  days  of  Esar-haddon 
king  of  Assur,  which  brought  us  up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua,  and  the 
rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel, 
said  unto  them,  Ye  have  nothing  to  do 
with  us  to  build  a  house  unto  our  God  ; 
but  we  ourselves  together  will  build  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  as  king  Cyrus  the 
king  of  Persia  hath  commanded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land  weak- 
ened the  hands  of  the  people  of  Judah, 
and  troubled  them  in  building, 

389 


The  Idler  to  Artaxerxes. 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against  them, 
to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  even  until  the  reign 
of  Darius   king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  tiie  reign  of  Ahasuerus,  in  the 
beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  they  unto 
him  an  accusation  against  the  inhabitants 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7  II  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes  wrote 
EJishlam,  Mithredath,  Tabeel,  and  the  rest 
of  their  companions  unto  Artaxerxes  king 
of  Persia ;  and  the  writing  of  the  letter  was 
written  in  the  Syrian  tongue,  and  inter- 
preted in  the  Syrian  tongue. 

8  Rehum  the  chancellor  and  Shimshai 
the  scribe  wrote  a  letter  against  Jerusalem 
to  Artaxerxes  the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  -wrote  Rehum  the  chancellor, 
and  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of 
their  companions;  theDinaites,the  Aphar- 
sathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the  Apharsites, 
the  Archevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Su- 
sanchites,  the  Dehavites,  and  the  Elam- 
ites, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations  whom  the 
great  and  noble  Asnapper  brought  over, 
and  set  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  and  the 
rest  that  are  on  this  side  the  river,  and  at 
such  a  time. 

1 1  IF  This  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that 
they  sent  unto  him,  even  unto  Artaxerxes 
the  king;  Thy  servants  the  men  on  this 
side  the  river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

12  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  the 
Jews  which  came  up  from  thee'to  us,  are 
come  unto  Jerusalem,  building  the  rebel- 
lious and  the  bad  city,  and  have  set  up  the 
walls  thereof,  and  joined  the  foundations. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king,  that 
if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  set 
up  again,  then  will  they  not  pay  toll,  tri- 
bute, and  custom,  and  so  thou  shalt  en- 
damage the  revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now  because  we  have  maintenance 
from  the  king's  palace,  and  it  was  not  meet 
for  us  to  see  the  king's  dishonour,  there- 
fore have  we  sent  and  certified  the  king ; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in  the 
book  of  the  records  of  thy  fathers  :  so  shalt 
thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  records,  and 
know  that  this  city  is  a  rebellious  city,  and 
hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces,  and  that 
they  have  moved  sedition  within  the  same 
of  old  time  :  for  which  cause  was  this  city 
destroyed. 

16  We  certify  the  king  that,  if  this  city 
be  builded  again,  and  the  walls  thereof 
set  up,  by  this  means  thou  shalt  have  no 
portion  on  this  side  the  river. 

17  IT  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer  unto 
Rehum  the  chancellor,  and  to  Shimshai 
the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  of  their  com- 
panions that  dwell  in  Samaria,  and  unto 
the  rest  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and  at 
such  a  time 


EZRA.  The  building  stopped  by  Artaxerxes. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto  us 
hath  been  plainly  read  before  me. 

19  And  1  commanded,  and  search  hath 
been  made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of 
old  time  hath  made  insurrection  against 
kings,  and  that  rebellion  and  sedition  have 
been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also 
over  Jerusalem,  which  have  ruled  overall 
countries  beyond  the  river:  and  toll,  tri- 
bute, and  custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21  Give  ye  now  commandment  to  cause 
these  men  to  cease,  and  that  this  city  be 
not  builded,  until  another  commandment 
shall  be  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to 
do  this :  why  should  damage  grow  to  the 
hurt  of  the  kings  ? 


23  %  Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Artax- 
erxes' letter  was  read  before  Rehum,  and 
Shimshai  the  scribe, and  their  companions, 
they  went  up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto 
the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by  force 
and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem.  So  it 
ceased  unto  the  second  year  of  the  reigo 
of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

CHAP.  V. 
HJ1HEN  the  prophets,  Haggai  the  pro- 
JL  phet,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Iddo, 
prophesied  unto  the  Jews  that  were  in  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Zerubbabel  the  son  oi 
Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  began  to  build  the  house  of  God  which 
is  at  Jerusalem  :  and  with  them  were  the 
prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

3  H  At  the  same  time  came  to  them 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the  river, 
and  Shetnar-boznai,and  their  companions, 
and  said  thus  unto  them.  Who  hath  com- 
manded you  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
make  up  this  wall  ? 

4  Then  said  we  unto  them  after  this 
manner,  What  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  make  this  building? 

5  But  the  eye  of  their  God  was  upon 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that  they  could  not 
cause  them  to  cease,  till  the  matter  came 
to  Darius  :  and  then  they  returned  answer 
by  letter  concerning  this  matter. 

6  If  The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tatnaf, 
governor  on  this  side  the  river,  and  She- 
thar-boznai ,  and  his  companions  the  Aphar- 
sachites,  which  were  on  this  side  the  river, 
sent  unto  Darius  the  king : 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  wherein 
was  written  thus  ;  Unto  Darius  the  king, 
all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we 
went  into  the  province  of  Judea,  to  the 
house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the 

390 


Darius  advances  the  buildim 


CHAP    VI 


walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast  on,  and 
prospereth  in  their  hands. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders,  and  said 
unto  them  thus,  Who  commanded  you  to 
build  this  house,  and  to  make  up  these 
wails  ? 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to  certify 
thee,  that  we  might  write  the  names  of  the 
men  that  were  the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer, 
saying,  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
heaven  and  earth,  and  build  the  house 
that  was  builded  these  many  years  ago 
which  a  great  king  of  Israel  builded  and 
set  up. 

12  But  after  that  our  fathers  had  pro- 
voked the  God  of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he 
gave  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  ot  Babylon,  the  Chaldean, 
who  destroyed  this  house,  and  carried  the 
people  away  into  Babylon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king  of  Babylon,2/te  same  king  Cyrus  made 
a  decree  to  build  this  house  of  God. 

14  And  the  vessels  also  of  gold  and 
silver  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Ne- 
buchadnezzar took  out  of  the  temple  that 
was  in  Jerusalem,  and  brought  them  into 
the  temple  of  Babylon,  those  did  Cyrus 
the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of  Baby- 
lon, and  they  were  delivered  unto  one, 
whose  name  was  Sheshbazzar,  whom  he 
had  made  governor ; 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Take  these  ves 
sels,  go,  carry  them  into  the  temple  that  is 
in  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  house  of  God  be 
builded  in  his  place. 

16  Then  came  the  same  Sheshbazzar, 
and  laid  the  foundation  of  the  house  of 
God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  :  and  since 
that  time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in 
building,  and  yet  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  to 
the  king,  let  there  be  search  made  in  the 
king's  treasure-house,  which  is  there  at 
Babylon,  whether  it  be  so,  that  a  decree 
was  made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  and  let  the 
king  send  his  pleasure  to  us  concerning 
this  matter. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree 
and  search  was  made  in  the  house  of 
ihe  rolls,  where  the  treasures  were  laid  up 
in  Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  Achmetha,  in 
the  palace  that  is  in  the  province  of  the 
Medes,  a  roll,  and  therein  was  a  record 
thus  written  : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king,  the 
same  Cyrus  the  king  made  a  decree  con- 
cerning the  house  of  God  at  Jerusalem, 
Let  the  house  be  builded,  the  place  where 
they  offered  sacrifices,  and  let  the  founda- 
tions thereof  be  strongly  laid  ;  the  height 


The  temple  is  Jinishctl. 

thereof  threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  threescore  cubits  ; 

4  With  three  rows  of  great  stones,  and 
a  row  of  new  timber:  and  let  the  ex- 
penses be  given  out  of  the  king's  house  : 

5  And  also  let  the  golden  and  silver 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Ne- 
buchadnezzar took  forth  out  of  the  temple 
which  is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  untc 
Babylon,  be  restored,  and  brought  again 
unto  the  temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem, 
every  one  to  his  place,  and  place  them  in 
the  house  of  God. 

6  Now  therefore,  Tatnai,  governor  be- 
yond the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and  your 
companions  the  Apharsachites,  which  are 
beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence  : 

7  Let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God 
alone  ;  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews,  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  build  this  house  of 
God  in  his  place. 

8  Moreover,  I  make  a  decree  what  ve 
shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these  Jews  fortlie 
building  of  this  house  of  God  :  that  of  the 
king's  goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond 
the  river,  forthwith  expenses  be  given  unto 
these  men,  that  they  be  not  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need  of, 
both  young  bullocks, and  rams,  and  lambs, 
for  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  God  of  hea- 
ven, wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according 
to  the  appointment  of  the  priests  which  are 
at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  them  day  by 
day  without  fail  : 

1 0  That  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet 
savours  unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and  pray 
for  the  life  of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons. 

11  Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that 
whosoever  shall  alter  this  word,  let  timber 
be  pulled  down  from  his  house,  and  being 
set  up,  let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ;  and 
let  his  house  be  made  a  dunghill  for  this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his 
name  to  dwell  there  destroy  all  kings  and 
people,  that  shall  put  to  their  hand  to  alter 
and  to  destroy  this  house  of  God  which  is 
at  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have  made  a  de- 
cree ;  let  it  be  done  with  speed. 

13  IT  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on  this 
side  the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and  their 


companions,  according  to  that  which  Da- 
rius the  king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speedily. 
14  And  the  elders  of  the  Jews  builded, 
and  they  prospered  through  the  pro- 
phesying of  Haggai  the  prophet  and  Ze- 
chariah  the  son  oflddo.  And  they  builded, 
and  finished  it,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  according 
to  the  commandment  of  Cyrus,  and  Da- 
rius, and  Artaxerxes  king  ot  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the 
third  day  of  the  month  Adar,  which  was  in 
the  sixth  yearofthe  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

16  f  And  the  children  ol  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of  the 

391 


Ezra  goes  vp  to  Jerusalem.  EZRA.         The  commission  of  Artaxerxes. 

children  of  the  captivity,  kept  the  dedica 


tion  of  this  house  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  ■■  hundred  bullocks,  two 
hundred  rams,  four  hundred  lambs ;  and 
for  a  sin-offering;  for  all  Israel,  twelve  he- 
gonts,  according  to  the  number  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in  their  di- 
visions, and  the  Levites  in  their  courses, 
for  the  service  of  God,  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem 5  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
kept  the  passover  upon  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were 
purified  together,  all  of  them  were  pure, 
and  killed  the  passover  for  all  the  children 
of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  brethren  the 
priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
were  come  again  out  of  captivity,  and  all 
such  as  had  separated  themselves  unto  them 
from  the  filthinessof  the  heathen  of  the  land, 
to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days  with  joy  :  for  the  Lord 
liad  made  them  joyful,  and  turned  the 
heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to 
strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  VII. 
OW  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of 
Artaxerxes  king  ot  Persia,  Ezra  the 
son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Azariahj  the  son 
of  Hilkiah, 

2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of  Zadok, 
the  son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Aza- 
riah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son  of  Uzzi 
the  son  of  Bukki, 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son  of  Phine- 
has,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ezra  went  up  from  Babylon ; 
and  he  was  a  ready  scribe  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  which  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  had 
given:  and  the  king  granted  him  all  his 
n-quest,  according  to  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  chil 
drea  of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  ami  the  singers,  and  the  porters, 
and  theNethinims,  unto  Jerusalem,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth 
month,  which  was  in  the  seventh  year  of 
the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month  began  he  to  go  up  from  Babylon, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth  month  came 
he  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  prepared  his  heart  to 


seek  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it,  and 
to  teach  in  Israel  statutes  and  judgments. 

11  IT  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter 
that  the  king  Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra 
the  priest,  the  scribe,  even  a  scribe  of  the 
words  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel. 

12  Artaxerxes,king  of  kings,  Unto  Ezra 
the  priest,  a  scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God  of 
heaven,  perfect  peace,  and  at  such  a  time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they  of  the 

Eeople  of  Israel,  and  of  his  priests  and 
evites,  in  my  realm,  which  are  minded 
of  their  own  nee  will  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem, go  with  thee. 

14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  seven  counsellors,  to  in- 
quire concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is 
in   thy  hand; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold, 
which  the  king  and  his  counsellors  nave 
freely  offered  unto  the  God  of  Israel,  whose 
habitation  is  in  Jerusalem. 

16  And  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou 
canst  find  in  all  the  province  of  Babylon, 
with  the  free-will-offering  of  the  people, 
and  of  the  priests,  offering  willingly  for  the 
house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem: 

17  That  thou  mayestbuy  speedily  with 
this  money  bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with 
their  meat-offerings  and  their  drink-offer- 
ings, and  offer  them  upon  the  altar  of  the 
house  of  your  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to 
thee,  and  to  thy  brethren,  to  do  with  the 
rest  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  do  after 
the  will  of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  given  thee 
for  the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  God, 
those  deliver  thou  before  the  God  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be  need- 
ful for  the  house  of  thy  God,  which  thou 
shalt  have  occasion  to  bestow,  bestow  it 
out  of  the  king's  treasure-house. 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the  king, 
do  make  a  decree  to  all  the  treasurers 
which  are  beyond  the  river,  that  whatso- 
ever Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of  you, 
it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  a  hundred  talents  of  silver, 
and  to  a  hundred  measures  of  wheat,  and 
to  a  hundred  baths  of  wine,  and  to  a 
hundred  baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without  pre- 
scribing how  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by  the 
God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  diligently  done 
for  the  house  of  the  God  of  heaven  :  tor  why 
should  there  be  wrath  against  the  realm 
of  the  king  and  his  aons  ? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that  touching 
any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  singers, 
porters,  Nethinims,  or  ministers  of  this 

39% 


Those  who  returned  'with  Ezra.    CHAP 

house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  im- 
pose toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them. 
25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  wisdom  of 


.  VIII.  Ezra  proclaims  a  fast 

14  OfthesonsalsoofBigvai;  Uthai,  and 
Zabbud,  and  with  them  seventy  males, 

15  IF  And  I  gathered  them  together  to 
thy  God,  that  is  in  thy  hand,  set  magis-jthe  river  that  runneth  to  Ahava  ;  and  there 
trates  and  judges,  which  may  judge  all  the  i  abode  we  in  tents  three  days  :  and  I 


people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such 
as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ;  and  teach  ye 
them  that  know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law 
of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the  king,  let 
judgment  be  executed  speedily  upon  him, 
whether  it  be  unto  death,  or  to  banishment 
or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprison 
ment. 

27  «ft  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  which  hath  put  such  a  thing  as 
this  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem: 

28  And  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me 
before  the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and 
before  all  the  king's  mighty  princes.  And 
I  was  strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  was  upon  me,  and  I  gathered 
together  out  of  Israel  chief  men  to  go  up 
with  me. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  this  is  the  genealogy  of 
them  that  went  up  with  me  from  Babylon, 
in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas  ;  Gershom  : 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ;  Daniel :  of  the  sons 
of  David ;  Hattush. 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah,  of  the  sons 
of  Pharosh  ;  Zechariah:  and  with  him  were 
reckoned  by  genealogy  of  the  males  a 
hundred  and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab  ;  Elihoe- 
nai  the  son  of  Zerahiah,  and  with  him  two 
hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  the  son  of 
Jahaziel,  and  with  him  three  hundred  males, 

6  Of  the  sons  also  of  A  din ;  Ebed  the  son 
of  Jonathan,  and  with  him  fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ;  Jeshaiah  the 
sonofAthaliah,  and  withhimseventy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Shephatiah;  Zeba- 
diah  the  son  of  Michael,  and  with  him  four- 
score males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab  ;  Obadiah  the  son 
of  Jehiel,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomith ;  the  son 
of  Josiphiah,and  with  him  a  hundred  and 
threescore  males. 

1 1  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai ;  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Bebai,  and  with  him  twenty 
and  eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad;  Johanan 
the  son  of  Hakkatan,  and  with  him  a  hun- 
dred and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adonikam, 
whose  names  are  these,  Eliphelel,  Jeiel, 
and  Shemaiab,  and  with  them  threescore 
Kiales. 


view- 
ed the  people,  and  the  priests,  and  found 
there  none  of  the  sons  oiLevi. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezer,  for  Ariel, 
for  Shemaiah,  and  for  Elnathan,  and  foi 
Jarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  and  lor  Nathan, 
and  for  Zechariah,  and  for  Meshnllam, 
chief  men  ;  also  for  Joiarib,  and  for  Elna- 
than, men  of  understanding. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  commandment 
unto  Iddo  the  chief  at  the  place  Casiphia, 
and  I  told  them  what  they  should  say  unto 
Iddo,  and  to  his  brethren  the  Nethinims, 
at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they  should 
bring  unto  us  ministers  for  the  house  of 
our  God. 

18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our  God 
upon  us  they  brought  us  a  man  of  under- 
standing, of  the  sons  of  Mahli,  the  son  of 
Levi, the sonof  Israel ;  and  Sherebiah,  with 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

19  AndHashabiah,  and  with  him  Jesha- 
iah of  the  sons  of  Merari,his  brethren  and 
their  sons,  twenty; 

20  Also  of  the'Nethinims,  whom  David 
and  the  princes  had  appointed  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Levites,  two  hundred  and  twen- 
ty Nethinims:  all  of  them  were  expressed 
by  name. 

21  IF  Then  I  proclaimed  a  fast  there, 
at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that  we  might  afilict 
ourselves  before  our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a 
right  way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones, 
and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  for  I  was  ashamed  to  require  of  the 
king  a  band  of  soldiers  and  horsemen  to 
help  us  against  the  enemy  in  the  way  :  be- 
cause we  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  say- 
ing, The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them 
for  good  that  seek  him  ;  but  his  power  and 
his  wrath  isagainst  all  them  that  forsake  him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our  God 
for  this:  and  he  was  entreated  of  us. 

24  IF  Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the 
chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah,  Hashabiah, 
and  ten  of  their  brethren  with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  even  the  of- 
fering ol  the  house  of  our  God,  which  [he 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  his  lords, 
and  all  Israel  there  present,  had  offered  : 

26  I  even  weighed  unto  their  hand  six 
hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and  sil- 
ver vessels  a  hundred  talents,  and  of 
gold  a  hundred  talents ; 

27  Also  twenty  basons  of  gold,  of  a  thou- 
sand drams  ;  and  two  vessels  of  fine  cop- 
per, precious  as  gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  holy 
unto  the  Lord  ;   the  vessels  are  holy  also 
and  the  silver  and  the  gold  are  a  free-will- 

393 


Ezra  mourns  for  Israel's  conduct.      EZRA 


Ifis  prayer. 


offering  unto  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers.;  those  tha4  had  been  carried  away;  and! 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  foem, until  yejsat  astonied  until  the  evening  sacrifice, 
weigh  them,  before  the  chief  of  the  priests!      5  IF  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice  I  arose 
and  the  Levites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers  of;  up  from  my  heaviness  ;  and  having  rent 
Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers  of  my  garment  and  my  mantle,  I  fell  upon 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  i  my  knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands  unto 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the  Levitesjthe  Lord  my  God. 

the  weight  of  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  6  And  said,  O  my  God,  I  am  ashamed 
the  vessels,  to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem  un-  and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my 
to  the  house  of  our  God.  IGod  :  for  our  iniquities  are  increased  over 

31  1[  Then  we  departed  from  the  river  of  our  head,  and  our  trespass  is  grown  up 
Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day  of  the  first  month,  j  unto  the  heavens. 


to  go  unto  Jerusalem :    and 


hand  of!     7  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers  have  we 


our  God  was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered  ml  been  in  a  great  trespass  unto  this  day ;  and 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy,  and  of  such  for  our  iniquities  have  we,  our  kings,  and 


as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way 

32  And  we  "came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
abode  there  three  days. 

33  IT  Now  on  the  fourth  day  was  the 
silver  and  the  gold  and  the  vessels  weigl 
ed  in  the  house  of  our  God  by  the  hand  of 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest ; 
and  with  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of  Phi- 
nehas;  and  with  them  7jvas  Jozabad  the  son 
of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah  the  son  of  Binnui, 
Levites ; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of  every 
one  :  and  all  the  weight  was  written  at 
that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that  had 
been  carried  away,  which  were  come  out 
of  the  captivity,  offered  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  God  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for 
all  Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams,  seventy 
and  seven  Iambs,  twelve  he-goats  for  a 
sin-offering  :  all  this  was  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

36  TT  And  they  delivered  the  king's 
commissions  unto  the  king's  lieutenants, 
and  to  the  governors  on  this  side  the  river : 
and  they  furthered  the  people,  and  the 
bouse  of  God. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  when  these  things  were  done, 
the  princes  came  to  me,  saying,  The 
people  of  Israel,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  have  not  separated  themselves 
from  the  people  of  the  lands,  doing  ac- 
cording to  their  abominations,  even  of  the 
Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the  Perizzites. 
the  Jebusites,  the  Ammonites,  the  Moab- 
ites,  the  Egyptians,  and  the  Amorites. 


our  priests,  been  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to  the  sword,  to 
captivity,  and  to  a  spoil,  and  to  confusion 
of  face,  as  it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  little  space  grace  hath, 
been  shewed  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
leave  us  a  remnant  to  escape,  and  to  give 
us  a  nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a  little 
reviving  in  our  bondage. 

9  For  we  were  bond-men  ;  yet  our  God 
hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but 
hath  extended  mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight 
of  the  kings  of  Persia,  to  giveusa  reviving, 
to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and  to  re- 
pair the  desolations  thereof,  and  to  give 
us  a  wall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O  ourGod,  what  shall  we 
say  after  this  ?  for  we  have  forsaken  thy 
commandments, 

1 1  Which  thou  hast  commanded  by  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  saying,  The  land 
unto  which  ye  go  to  possess  it,  is  an  un- 
clean land  with  the  filthiness  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  lands,  with  their  abominations, 
which  have  filled  it  from  one  end  to  ano- 
ther with  their  uncleanness. 

12  Now  therefore  give  not  your  daugh- 
ters unto  their  sons,  neither  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons,  nor  seek  their 
peace  or  their  wealth  for  ever:  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the 
land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to 
your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us 
for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our  great  tres- 
pass, seeing  that  thou  our  God  hast  pu- 

2  For  they  have  taken  of  their,  daugh-  nished  us  less  than  our  iniquities  Reserve 


ters  for  themselves,  and  for  their  soils  : 
so  that  the  holy  see4  have  mingled  them- 
selves with  the  people  oi' those  lands  :  yea, 
the  hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers  hath 
been  chief  in  this  trespass. 

3  And  when  I  heard  (his  thing, I  rent  my 
garment  and  my  mantle,  and  plucked  off 
the  hair  of  my  head  and  of  my  beard,  and 
sat  down  astonied. 


and  hast  given  us  such  deliverance  as  this  ; 

14  Should  we  again  break  thy  com- 
mandments, and  join  in  affinity  with  the 
people  of  these  abominations1?  wouldest 
not  thou  be  angry  with  us  till  thou  hadst 
consumed  us,  so  that  there  should  be  no 
remnant  nor  escaping  ? 

15  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  thou  art 
'righteous  :  for  we  remain  yet  escaped,  as 


4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every  [it  is  this  day:  behold,  we  are  before  thee 
one  that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God  in  cur  trespasses  :  for  we  cannot  stand  be- 
of  Israel,  because  of  the  transgression  of  I  lore  thee  because  of  this. 

394 


The  people  repent, 

CHAP.  X. 

NOWAvhen  Ezra  had  prayed, and  when 
he  had  confessed,  weeping  and  cast- 
ing himself  down  before  the  house  of  God, 
there  assembled  unto  him  out  of  Israel  a 
very  great  congregation  of  men  and  wo- 
men and  children:  for  the  people  wept 
very  sore. 

2  And  Shcchaniah  the  son  of  Jehiel,  one 
of  the  sons  of  Elam,  answered  and  said 
unto  Ezra,  We  have  trespassed  against 
our  God,  and  have  taken  strange  wives  of 
the  peopie  of  the  land  :  yet  now  there  is 
hope  in  Israel  concerning  this  thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a  cove- 
nant with  our  God  to  put  away  all  the 
ivives,  and  such  as  are  born  of  them,  ac- 
cording to  the  counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of 
those  that  tremble  at  the  commandment  of 
our  God;  and  let  it  be  done  according  to 
the  law. 

4  Arise  ;  for  this  matter  helot  _ 
thee :  we  also  will  be  with  thee :  be  of 
good  courage,  and  do  it. 

5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the  chief 
priests,  theLevites,  and  all  Israel,  to  swear 
that  they  should  do  according  to  this  word. 
And  they  sware. 

6  IF  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  before  the 
house  of  God,  and  went  into  the  chamber 
of  Johanan  the  son  of  Eliashib  :  and  when 
he  came  thither,  he  did  eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water:  for  he  mourned  because  of 
the  transgression  of  them  that  had  been 
carried  away, 

7  And  they  made  proclamation  through- 
out Judah  and  Jerusalem  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity,  that  they  should  ga- 
ther themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem  ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not  come 
within  three  days,  according  to  the  coun- 
sel of  the  princes  and  the  elders,  all  his 
substance  should  be  forfeited,  and  himself 
separated  from  the  congregation  of  those 
that  had  been  carried  away. 

9  IF  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin  gathered  themselves  together 
unto  Jerusalem  within  three  days.  It  was 
the  ninth  month,  and  the  twentieth  day 
of  the  month  ;  and  all  the  people  sat  in 
the  street  of  the  house  of  God,  tremblingbe- 
cause  of  this  matter,  and  for  the  great  rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  have  transgressed, 
and  have  taken  strange  wives  to  increase 
the  trespass  of  Israel. 

1 1  N  ow  therefore  make  confession  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  and  do  his 
pleasure:  and  separate  yourselves  from 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange 
wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered 
and  said  with  a  loud  voice,  As  thou  hast 
said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  are  many,  and  it  is 


CHAP.  X.     Of  those  who  took  strange  wives. 


a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we  are  not  able 
to  stand  without,  neither  is  this  a  work  of 
one  day  or  two :  for  we  are  many  that 
have  transgressed  in  this  thing. 

1 4  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the  congre- 
gation stand,  and  let  all  them  which  have 
taken  strange  wives  in  our  cities  come  at 
appointed  times,  and  with  them  the  elders 
of  every  city,  and  the  judges  thereof,  un 
til  the  fierce  wrath  ot  our  God  for 


this 
matter  be  turned  from  us. 

15  IT  Only  Jonathan  the  son  of  Asahel 
and  Jahaziah  the  son  of  Tikvahwere  em- 
ployed about  this  matter:  and  Meshullam 
ana  Shabbethai  the  Levite  helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest,  with  certain 
chief  of  the  fathers,  after  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  and  all  of  them  by  their  names, 
were  separated,  and  sat  down  in  the  first 
day  of  the  tenth  month  to  examine  the 
matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with  all  the 
men  that  had  taken  strange  wives  by  the 
first  day  of  the  first  month. 

18  IT  And  among  the  sons  of  the  priests 
there  were  found  that  had  taken  strange 
wives  :  namely,  of  the  sons  of  Jeshua  the 
son  ofJozadak,  and  his  brethren  ;  Maase- 
iah,  andEliezer,  andJarib,  andGedaliah. 

19  And  they  gave  their  hands  that  they 
would  put  away  their  wives ;  and  being 
guilty,  they  offered  a  ram  of  the  flock  for 
their  trespass. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer;  Hanani, 
and  Zebadiah. 

2 1  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim ;  Maasei- 
ah,  and  Elijah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Jehiel, 
and  Uzziah. 

22  AndofthesonsofPashur;  Elioenai, 
Maaseiah,  Ishmael,  Nethaneel,  Jozabad, 
and  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites ;  Jozabad,  and 
Shimei,  and  Kelaiah  (the  same  is  Kelita,) 
Pethahiah,  Judah,  and  Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also;  Eliashib:  and  of 
the  porters;  Shallum,andTelem,and  Uri. 

25  Moreover,  of  Israel :  of  the  sons  of 
Parosh ;  Ramiah,  and  Jeziah,  and  Mal- 
chiah,  and  Miamin,  and  Eleazar,  and  Mal- 
chijah,  and  Benaiah. 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ;  Mattaniah, 
Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Abdi,  and  Je- 
remoth,  and  Eliah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu  ;  Elioenai, 
Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and  Jeremoth,  and 
Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai ;  J«4ioha- 
nan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai.  and  Aimed. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Bani;  Meshullam, 
Mallueh,  and  Adaiah,  Jashub,  and  Sheal, 
and  Kamoth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab;  Ad- 
na,  and  Chehal,  Bertaiah,  Maaseiah,  Matta- 
niah, Bezaleel,  and  Binnui,andManaa«ti 

395 


JVehemiah's  prayer : 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ;  Eliezer, 
Ishijah,  Malchiah,  Shemaiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Maliucli,  and  Shema- 
riah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum  ;  Mattenai, 
Mattathah,Zabad,Eliphelet,Jeremai,Ma- 
nasseh,  and  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani  ;  Maadai,  Am- 
ram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chelluh, 

36  Vaniah,  Meiemotb,  Eliashib, 

37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and  Jaasau, 


NEHEM1AH.  He  is  sent  to  Jerusalem. 

38  And  Bani,  and  Binnui,  Shimei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  and  Nathan,  and 
A  da  i  ah, 

40  Machnadebai,Shashai,  Sharai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Shelemiah, Shemariah, 

42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Joseph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo;  Jeiel,  Matti- 
thiah,  Zabad.  Zebina,  Jadau,  and  Joel 
Benaiah. 

44  Al!  these  had  taken  strange  wives: 
and  some  of  them  had  wives  by  whom  they 
had  children. 


1  The  Book  of  NEHEMIAH. 


and  the  gates  thereof  are  burn- 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  Nehemiah  the  son  of 
Hachaliah.  And  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  month  Chisleu,  in  the  twentieth  year, 
as  I  was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2  That  Hanani,  one  of  my  brethren, 
came,  he  and  certain  men  of  Judah;  and  I 
asked  them  concerning  the  Jews  that  had 
escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  captivity, 
and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me,  The  remnant 
that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the 
province  are  in  great  affliction  and  re- 
proach: the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  tf  bro- 
ken down 
ed  with  fire. 

4  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  heard 
these  words,  that  I  sat  down  and  wept, 
and  mourned  certain  days,  and  fasted,  and 
prayed  before  the  God  of  heaven, 

5  And  said,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord 
God  of  heaven,  the  great  and  terrible 
God,  that  keepeih  covenant  and  mercy 
for  them  that  love  him  and  observe  his 
commandments: 

6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and 
thine  eyes  open,  that  thou  mayest  hear  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  which  1  pray  before 
thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the  children 
of  Israel  thy  servants,  and  confess  the  sins 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  we  have 
sinned  against  thee :  both  I  and  my  father's 
house  have  sinned. 

7  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against 
thee,  and  have  not  kept  the  command- 
ments, nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judgments, 
which    thou    commandedst    thy 
Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word 
that  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses, 
saying,  If  ye  transgress,  I  will  scatter  you 
abroad  among  the  nations: 

9  But  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments,  and  do  them ;  though  there 
were  of  youcastout  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  heaven,  yetw'xW  1  gather  ihcm  from 
thence,  and  will  bring  them  unto  the  place 
that  1  have  chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  Now  these  are  thy  servants  and  thy 


people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy 
great  power,  and  by  thy  strong  hand. 

110  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let  now 
thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants, 
who  desire  to  fear  thy  name:  and  prosper, 
1  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this  day,  and  grant 
him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man.  For 
I  was  the  king's  cup-bearer. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Ni- 
san,  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Artax- 
erxes  the  king,  that  wine  was  before  him : 
and  I  took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  it  unto 
the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been  beforetivie 
sad  in  his  presence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto  me, 
Why  is  thy  countenance  sad.  seeing  thou 
art  not  sick?  this  is  nothing  else  but  sor- 
row of  heart.  Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king.  Let  the  king 
live  for  ever:  why  should  not  my  counte- 
nance be  sad,  when  the  city,  the  place  of 
my  fathers' sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  fire  ? 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me,  For  what 
dost  thou  make  request?  So  I  prayed  to 
the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please 
the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send 
me  unto  Judah",  unto  the  city  of  my  fathers' 
sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  f  the  queen 
also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  shall 
thy  journey  be?  and  when  wilt  thou  re- 
servant^  turn?    So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  me; 

I  and  I  set  him  a  time. 

7  Moreover,  I  said  unto  the  king,  If  it 
please  the  king,  let  letters  be  given  me  to 
the  governors  beyond  the  river,  that  they 
may  convey  me  over  till  I  come  into 
Judah; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the  keeper  ol 
the  king's  forest,  that  he  may  give  me  tim- 
ber to  make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the  pa- 
lace which  appertained  to  the  house,  and 
for  the  wall  ofthe  city,  and  for  the  house 
that  I   shall  enter  into.     And  the  king 

396 


Nehemiah  views  the  ruins. 


CHAP.  III. 


The  building1  the  wall. 


granted  me,  according  to  the  good  hand  of 
my  God  upon  me. 

9  IT  Then  I  came  to  the  governors  be- 

Jrond  the  river,  and  gave  them  the  king's 
etters.  Now  the  king  had  sent  captains  of 
the  army  and  horsemen  with  me. 

10  When  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and 
Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard 
of  it,  it  grieved  them  exceedingly  that 
there  was  come  a  man  to  seek  the  welfare 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

1 1  So  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was 
there  three  days. 

12  IF  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and 
some  few  men  with  me ;  neither  told  I  any 
man  what  my  God  had  put  in  my  heart  to 
do  at  Jerusalem:  neither  was  there  any 
beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I  rode 
upon. 

13  And  I  went  out  by  night  by  the  gate 
of  the  valley,  even  before  the  dragon-well, 
and  to  the  dung-port,  and  viewed  the  walls 
of  Jerusalem,  which  were  broken  down,  and 
the  gates  thereof  were  consumed  with  fire. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  gate  of  the 
fountain,  and  to  the  king's  pool :  but  there 
was  no  place  for  the  beast  that  was  under 
me  to  pass. 

15  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night  by  the 
brook,  and  viewed  the  wall,  and  turned 
back,  and  entered  by  the  gate  of  the  val- 
ley, and  so  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I 
went,  or  what  I  did;  neither  had  I  as  yet 
told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor 
to  tlie  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the 
rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  If  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Ye  see 
the  distress  that  we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem 
lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burn- 
ed with  fire:  come,  and  let  us  build  up 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more 
a  reproach. 

18  Then  1  told  them  of  the  hand  of  my 
God  which  was  good  upon  me :  as  also  the 


unto  the  tower  of  Meah  they  sanctified  it, 
unto  the  tower  of  Hananeel. 

2  And  next  unto  him  builded  the  men 
of  Jericho.  And  next  to  them  builded 
Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri. 

3  But  the  fish-gate  did  the  sons  of  Has- 
senaah.  build,  who  also  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mere- 
moth  the  son  of  Urijah,  the  son  of  Koz. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Meshullara. 
the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Mesheza- 
beel.  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Zadok 
the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Tekoites  re- 
paired ;  but  their  nobles  put  not  their  necks 
to  the  work  of  their  Lord. 

6  Moreover,  the  old  gate  repaired  Je- 
hoiada  the  son  of  Paseah,  and  Meshullam 
the  son  of  Besodeiah;  they  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  and 
the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mela- 
tiah  the  Gibeonite,  and  Jadon  the  Mero- 
nothite,  the  men  of  Gibeon,  and  of  Miz- 
pah,  unto  the  throne  of  the  governor  on 
this  side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel  the 
son  of  Harhaiah,  of  the  goldsmiths.  Next 
unto  him  also  repaired  Hananiah  the  son 
of  one  of  the  apothecaries,  and  they  forti- 
fied Jerusalem  unto  the  broad  wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Rephai- 
ah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler  of  the  half 
part  of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Jedai- 
ah  the  son  of  Harumaph,  even  over  against 
his  house.  And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim,  and 
Hashub  the  son  of  Pahath-moab,  repaired 
the  other  piece,  and  the  tower  of  the  fur- 
naces. 


2  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shallurn 
king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me.  !the  son  of  Halohesh,  the  ruler  of  the  half 
And  they  said,  Let  us  rise  up  and  build,  part  of  Jerusalem,  he  and  his  daughters. 


So  they  strengthened  their  hands  for  this 
good  work. 


13  The   valley-gate   repaired    JIanun, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Zanoah;  they  built 


19  But  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks 


and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite , 
and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard  if,  they 
langhed  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and 
said,  What  w  this  thing  that  ye  do?  will 
ye  rebel  against  the  king  ? 


thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a  thou- 
sand cubits  on  the  wall  unto  the  dung-gate. 
14  But  the  dung-gate  repaired  Malchiah 
the  son  of  Rechab,  the  ruler  of  part  ot 
Beth-haccerem ;  he  built  it,  and  set  up  the 


20  Then  answered  I  them,  and  said  unto  I  doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the 
them,  The  God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper!  bars  thereof. 


us;  therefore  we  his  servants  will  arise 
and  build:  but  ye  have  no  portion,  nor 
right,  nor  memorial,  in  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  HI. 
rplHEN  Eliashib  the  high  priest  rose  up 


15  But  the  gate  of  the  fountain  repaired 
Shallurn  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  ruler  of 
part  of  Mizpah;  he  built  it,  and  covered  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks 
thereof,  and  the  bars  tin  reof,  and  the  wall 


JL  with  his  brethren  the  priests,  andjof  the  pool  of  Siloah  by  the  kinir's  garden, 
they  builded  the  sheep-gate;  they  sancti-land  unto  the  stairs  that  go  dona  from  the 
fied  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  of  it:  even! city  of  David. 

337 


Those  who  built  the  wall. 

16  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah  the  son 
of  Azbuk,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Beth- 
zur,  unto  the  place  over  against  the  sepul- 
chres of  David,  and  to  the  pool  that  was 
made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Levites,  Re- 
hum  the  son  of  Bani.  Next  unto  him  re- 
paired Hashabiah  the  ruler  of  the  halfpart 
of  Keilah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  brethren, 
Bavai  the  son  of  Ilenadad,  the  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired  Ezer  the 
son  of  Jeshua,  the  ruler  of  Mizpah,  another 
piece  over  against  the  going  up  to  the  ar- 

ooury,  at  the  turning  of  the  wall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of  Zabbai 
earnestly  repaired  the  other  piece,  from 
the  turning  of  the  wall  unto  the  door  of  the 
house  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth  the  son 
of  Urijah,  the  son  of  Koz,  another  piece, 
from  the  door  of  the  house  of  Eliashib  even 
to  the  end  of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests, 
the  men  of  the  plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin  and 
Hashub  over  against  their  house.  After 
him  repaired  Azariah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Ananiah,by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the  son  of 
Henadad  another  piece,  from  the  house  of 
Azariah  unto  the  turning  of  the  wall,  even 
unto  the  corner. 

25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over  against 
the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  tke  tower 
which  lieth  out  from  the  king's  high  house, 
that  was  by  the  court  of  the  prison.  After 
him,  Fedaiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

26  Moreover,  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in 
Ophel,  unto  the  place  over  against  the 
water-gate  toward  the  east,  and  the  tower 
that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  repaired 
another  piece,  over  against  the  great  tower 
that  lieth  out,  even  unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

23  From  above  the  horse-gate  repaired 
the  priests,  every  one  over  against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son 
of  Immer,  over  against  his  house.  After 
him  repaired  also  Shcmaiah  the  son  of  She- 
chaniah,  the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

SO  After  hint  repaired  Hananiah  the  son 
of  Sheleminh.  and  Hanun  the  sixth  son  of 
Zalaph,  another  piece.  After  him  re- 
paired Mcshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah 
over  against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah  the 
goldsmith's  son,  unto  the  place  of  the  Ne- 
thinims, and  of  the  merchants,  over  against 
the  gate  Miphkad,  and  to  the  going  up  of 
the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of  the 
corner  unto  the  sheep-gate  repaired  the 
goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 


NEHEMIAH.  Neiiemiah  prays* 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  that  when  Sanbal- 
lat heard  that  we  builded  the  wall,  he 
was  wroth,  and  took  great  indignation, 
and  mocked  the  Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  brethren,  and 
the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said,  What  do 
these  feeble  Jews  ?  will  they  fortify  them- 
selves? will  they  sacrifice  ?  will  they  make 
an  end  in  a  day  ?  will  they  revive  the  stones 
out  of  the  heaps  of  the  rubbish  which  are 
burned? 

3  Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was  by 
him,  and  he  said,  Even  that  which  they 
build,  if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall  even  break 
down  their  stone  wall. 

4  Hear,  O  our  God ;  for  we  are  despised : 
and  turn  their  reproach  upon  their  own 
head,  and  give  them  for  a  prey  in  the  land 
of  captivity : 

5  And  cover  not  their  iniquity,  and  let 
not  their  sin  be  blotted  out  from  before 
thee  :  for  they  have  provoked  thee  to  anger 
before  the  builders. 

6  So  built  we  the  wall ;  and  all  the  wall 
was  joined  together  unto  the  half  thereof : 
for  the  people  had  a  mind  to  work. 

7  TT  But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San.- 
ballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the  Arabians,  and 
the  Ammonites,  and  the  Ashdodites,  heard 
that  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  were  made  up, 
and  that  the  breaches  began  to  be  stopped, 
then  they  were  very  wroth, 

8  And  conspired  all  of  them  together  to 
come  and  to  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and 
to  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  we  made  our  prayer 
unto  our  God,  and  set  a  watch  against  them 
day  and  night,  because  of  them. 

10  And  Judah  said,  The  strength  of  the 
bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and  there  is 
much  rubbish  ;  so  that  we  are  not  able  to 
build  the  wall. 

1 1  And  our  adversaries  said,  They  shall 
not  know,  neither  see,  till  we  come  in  the 
midst  among  them,  and  slay  them,  and 
cause  the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they  said 
unto  us  ten  times,  From  allplaces  whence  ye 
shall  return  unto  us  they  will  be  upon  you. 

13  IT  Therefore  set  I  in  the  lower  places 
behind  the  wall, and  on  the  higher  places,  I 
even  set  the  people  after  their  families  with 
their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their  bows. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said 
unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rulers,  and  to 
the  rest  of  the  people,  Be  not  ye  afraid  of 
them  :  remember  the  Lord  which  is  great 
and  terrible,  and  tight  for  your  brethren, 
your  sons,  and  your  daughters,  your  wives, 
and  your  houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  ene- 
mies heard  that  it  was  known  unto  us,  and 
God  had  brought  their  counsel  to  nought> 

393 


tiehemiah  reforms  usury. 


CHAP.  V. 


NehemxalC s  hospitality. 


that  we  returned  all    of  us  to  the  wall,!  said unto  them,  Ye  exact  usury,  everyone 


every  one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that  time 
forth,  that  the  half  of  my  servants  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  the  other  half  of  them 
held  both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the 
bows,  and  the  habergeons  ;  and  the  rulers 
were  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the  wall,  and 
they  that  bare  burdens,  with  those  that 
laded,  every  one  with  one  of  his  hands 
wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other 
hand  held  a  weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his 
sword  girded  by  his  side,  and  so  builded. 
And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet  was  by 
me. 

19  IT  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people, 
The  work  is  great  and  large,  and  we  are 
separated  upon  the  wall,  one  far  from 
another. 

20  In  what  place  therefore  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither  unto 
us  :  our  God  shall  fight  for  us, 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work  :  and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears  from  the  rising 
of  the  morning  til)  the  stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said  I  unto 
the  people,  Let  everyone  with  his  servant 
lodge  within  Jerusalem,  that  in  the  night 
they  may  be  a  guard  to  us,  and  labour  on 
the  day. 

23  bo  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor 
my  servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard 
which  followed  me,  none  of  us  put  off  cur 
clothes,  saving  that  every  one  put  them  off 
for  washing. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  there  was  a  great  cry  of  the  peo- 
ple and  of  their  wives  against  their 
brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said,  We,  our 
sons,  and  our  daughters,  are  many  :  there- 
fore we  take  up  corn  for  them,  that  we 
may  eat,  and  live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said,  We 
have  mortgaged  our  lands,  vineyards,  and 
houses,  that  we  might  buy  corn,  because 
of  the  dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said,  We  have 
borrowed  "money  for  the  king's  tribute, 
and  that  upon  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  our 
brethren,  our  children  as  their  children  : 
and  lo,  we  bring  into  bondage  our  sons  and 
our  daughters  to  be  servants,  and  some  of 
our  daughters  are  brought  into  bondage 
already :  neither  is  it  in  our  power  to  re- 
deem them  ;  for  other  men  have  our  lands 
and  vineyards. 

6  IF  And  I  was  very  angry  when  I  heard 
their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  IF  Then  I  consulted  with  myself,  and 
I  rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and 


of  his  brother.    And  I  set  a  great  assembly 
against  them. 

8  And  I  said  unto  them,  We,  after  our 
ability,  have  redeemed  our  brethren  the 
Jews,  which  were  sold  unto  the.  heathen  ; 
and  wiil  ye  even  .sell  your  brethren  ?  or 
shall  they  be  sold  unto  us?  Then  held  they 
their  peace,  and  found  nothing  to  answer. 

9  Also  I  said,  It  m  not  good  that  ye  do  : 
ou^ht  ye  not  to  walk  in  the  fear  of  our 
God  because  of  the  reproach  of  the  heather 
our  enemies  ? 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
servants,  might  exact  of  them  money  and 
corn  :  I  pray  you,  let  us  leave  off  (his 
usury. 

11  Ptestore,  I  pray  you,  to  them,  even 
this  day,  their  lands,  their  vineyards,  their 
oliveyards,  and  their  houses,  also  the  hun- 
dredth part  of  the  money,  and  of  the  corn, 
the  wine,  and  the  oil,  thatye  exact  of  them. 

12  Then  said  they,  We  will  restore 
them,  and  will  require  nothing  of  them  : 
so  will  we  do  as  thou  sayest.  Then  I 
called  the  priests,  and  took  an  oath  of 
them,  that  they  should  do  according  to  this 
promise. 

13  Also  I  shook  my  lap,  and  said,  So 
God  shake  out  every  man  from  his  house, 
and  from  his  labour,  that  performeth  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he  shaken  out, 
and  emptied.  And  all  the  congregation 
said,  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord.  And 
the  people  did  according  to  this  promise. 

14  IF  Moreover,  from  the  time  that  I 
was  appointed  to  be  their  governor  in  the 
land  ot  Judah,  from  the  twentieth  year 
even  unto  the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Artaxerxes  the  king,  that  is,  twelve  years, 
I  and  my  brethren  have  not  eaten  the 
bread  of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that  had 
been  before  me  were  chargeable  unto  the 
people,  and  had  taken  of  them  bread  and 
wine,  besides  forty  shekels  of  silver;  yea, 
even  their  servants  bare  rule  over  the  peo- 
ple :  but  so  did  not  I,  because  of  the  fear 
of  God. 

16  Yea,  also  I  continued  in  the  work  of 
this  wall,  neither  bought  we  any  land  : 
and  all  my  servants  were  gathered  thither 
unto  the  work. 

17  Moreover,  there  were  at  my  table  a 
hundred  and  fifty  of  the  Jews  and  rulers, 
besides  those  that  came  unto  us  from 
among  the  heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  which  was  prepared  for 
me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six  choice  sheep  ; 
also  fowls  were  prepared  for  me,  and  once 
in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine  :  yet 
for  all  this  required  not  I  the  bread  ot  the 
governor,  because  the  bondage  was  heavy 
upon  this  people. 

19  Think  upon  me,  my  God,  tor  good , 

309 


Insidious  conduct  of  Sanbaiiat.     NEHEMIAH. 

according  to  all  that  I  have  done  for  this 
people. 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sanbaiiat, 
and  Tobiah,  and  Geshem  the  Ara- 
bian, and  the  rest  of  our  enemies,  heard 
that  I  hadbuilded  the  wall,  and  that  there 
was  no  breach  left  therein  ;  (though  at 
that  time  I  had  not  set  up  the  doors  upon 
the  gates  ;') 

2  "That  Sanbaiiat  and  Geshem  sent  unto 


The  wall  ts  fi?iished. 


me,  saying-,  Come,  let  us  meet  together  in 
someone  of  the  villages  in  the  plain  of  Ono. 
But  they  thought  to  do  me  mischief. 

3  And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I 
cannot  come  down  :  why  should  the  work 
cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come  down 
to  j'ou  ? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four  times  after 
this  sort ;  and  I  answered  them  after  the 
same  manner. 

5  Then  sent  Sanbaiiat  his  servant  unto 
me  in  like  manner  the  fifth  time  with  an 
open  letter  in  his  hand  ; 

6  Wherein  was  written,  It  is  reported 
among  the  heathen,  and  Gashmu  saith  it, 
that  thou  and  the  Jews  think  to  rebel :  for 
which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that 
thou  mayest  be  their  king,  according  to 
these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed  pro- 
phets to  preach  of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  say- 
ing, There  is  a  king  in  Judah  :  and  now 
shall  it  be  reported  to  the  king  according 
to  these  words.  Come  now  therefore, 
and  let  us  take  counsel  together. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying,  There 
are  no  such  things  done  as  thou  sayest,  but 
thou  teignest  them  out  of  thine  own  heart. 

9  Fo.r  they  all  made  us  afraid,  saying, 
Their  hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the 
work,  that  it  be  not  done.  Now  there- 
fore, 0  God,  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the  house  of 
Sbemaiah  the  son  of  Delaiab,the  son  of 
Mehetabeel,  who  was  shut  up  ;  and  he 
said,  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house  of 
God,  within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut 
the  doors  of  the  temple  :  for  they  will 
come  to  slay  thee  ;  yea,  in  the  night  will 
they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  And  I  said,  Should  such  a  man  as  I 
flee  ?  and  v.  ho  is  there,  that,  being  as  I 
am,  would  go  into  the  temple  to  save  his 
life  ?  J  will  not  go  in. 

12  And  lo,  I  perceived  that  God  had 
not  sent  him  ;  but  that  he  pronounced  this 
prophecy  against  me  :  for  Tobiah  and 
Sanbaiiat  had  hired  him. 

13  Therefore  was  he  hired,thatl  should 
be  afraid,  and   do  so,  and  sin,  and  that 


and  Sanbaiiat,  according  to  these  their 
works,  and  on  the  prophetess  Noadiah, 
and  the  rest  of  the  prophets,  that  would 
have  put  me  in  fear. 

15  If  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the 
twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the  month  Elul,  in 
fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
our  enemies  heard  thereof,  and  all  the 
heathen  that  were  about  us  saw  these 
things,  they  were  much  cast  down  in  their 
own  eyes  :  for  they  perceived  that  this 
work  was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  IF  Moreover,  in  those  days  the  nobles 
of  Judah  sent  many  letters  unto  Tobiah 
and  the  letters  of  Tobiah  came  unto  them. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Judah  sworn 
unto  him,  because  he  was  the  son-in-law 
of  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Arah  ;  and  his 
son  Johanan  had  taken  the  daughter  of 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  they  reported  his  good  deeds 
before  me,  and  uttered  my  words  to  him. 
And  Tobiah  sent  letters  to  put  me  in 
fear. 

CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall 
was  built,  and  I  had  set  up  the 
doors,  and  the  porters, and  the  singers, and 
the  Levites  were  appointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brotheT  Hanani,  and 
Hananiah  the  ruler  of  the  palace,  charge 
over  Jerusalem  :  for  he  was  a  faithful  man, 
and  feared  God  above  many. 

3  And  I  said  unto  them.  Let  not  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened  until  the  sun 
be  hot ;  and  while  the}'  stand  by,  let  them 
shut  the  doors,  and  bar  them:  and  appoint 
watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
every  one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one  to 
be  over  against  his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  was  large  and  great  : 
but  the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the 
houses  were  not  builded. 

5  IF  And  my  God  put  into  my  heart  to 
gather  together  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers, 
and  the  people,  that  they  might  be  reckon- 
ed by  genealogy.  And  I  found  a  register 
of  the  genealogy  of  them  which  came  up 
at  the  first,  and  found  written  therein, 

6  These  are  the  children  of  the  pro- 
vince, that  went  up  out  of  the  captivity, 
of  those  that  had  been  carried  away,  whom 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
carried  away,  and  came  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem and  to  Judah,  every  one  unto  his  city  ; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua, 
Nehemiah,  Azariah,  Raamiah,  Nahamani, 
Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Misperoth,  Bigvai, 
Nehum,  Baanah.  The  number,  Isay,ot 
the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel  was  this  ; 

8  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thou- 


they  might  have  matter  for  an  evil  report,  isand  a   hundred  seventy  and  two. 
that  they  might  leproach  me.  9  The  children    of   Shephatiah,  three 

14  My  God,  think  thou  upon  Tobiah  hundred  seventy  and  two* 

400 


The  register  of  those  that 


CHAP.  VII. 


-eturned  from  Babylon. 


10  The  children  of  Arab,  six  hundred 
Fifty  and  two. 

1 1  The  children  of  Pahath-moab,  of  the 
children  of  Jeshua  andJoab,t\vo  thousand 
and  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  Binnui,  six  hundred 
forty  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two  thou- 
sand three  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thou- 
sand threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah, 
ninety  and  eight. 

22  The  children  of  Hashum,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  Hariph,  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  Gibeon,  ninety  and 
five. 

26  The  men  of  Beth-lehem  and  Neto 
phah,  a  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-azmaveth,  forty 
and  two. 

29  The  men  of  Kirjath-jearim,  Chephi- 
rah,  and  Beeroth,  seven  hundred  forty 
and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Ramah  and  Gab  a,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Michmas,  a  hundred 
and  twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

33  The  men  of  the  other  Nebo,  fifty 
and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other  Elam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and 
Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  thirty. 

39  IT  The  priests  :  the  children  of  Je- 
daiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Imraer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

2C      ' 


41  The  children  of  Pashur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

43  11  The  Levites  :  the  children  of  Je- 
shua, of  Kadmiel,  and  of  the  children  ot 
Hodevah,  seventy  and  four. 

44  IT  The  singers':  the  children  of  Asaph, 
a    hundred  forty  and  eight. 

45  IT  The  porters:  the  children  of  Shal- 
lum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the  children  of 
Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the  ctil- 
dren  of  Ilatita,  the  children  of  Shobai,  a 
hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  U  The  Nethinims  :  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hashupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children 
of  Sia,  the  children  of  Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hagaba,  the  children  of  Shalmai, 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,the  children 
of  Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Rezin,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the  chil- 
dren of  Uzza,  the  children  of  Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the  children 
of  Meunim,  the  children  of  Nephishesim, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  Bazlith,  the  chil- 
dren of  Mehida,  the  children  of  Harsha, 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  chil- 
dren of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Tamah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hatipha. 

57  If  The  children  of  Solomon's  ser- 
vants :  the  children  of  Sotai,the  children 
of  Sophereth,  the  children  of  Perida, 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth 
of  Zebaim,  the  children  of  Amon. 

60  AH  the  Nethinims,  and  the  children 
of  Solomon's  servants,  were  three  hundred 
ninety  and  two. 

61  And  these  were  they  which  went  up 
also  fromTel-melah,Tel-haresha,  Cherub. 
Addon,  and  Immer:  but  they  could  not 
shew  their  father's  house,  nor  their  seed, 
whether  they  were  of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 
six  hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  IT  And  of  the  priests  :  the  children  of 
Habaiah,  the  children  of  Koz,  the  children 
of  Barzillai,  which  took  one  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to  wife,  and 
was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy, 
but  it  was  not  found  :  therefore  were  they, 
as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 


Tlie  law  is  read. 


NEHEM1AH. 


The  people  are  comforted. 


65  And  tbe  Tirshatba  said  unto  them 
that  they  should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy 
things,  till  there  stood  up  a  priest  with 
Urim  and  Thummirn. 

66  If  The  whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  threescore. 

67  Besides  their  man-servants  and  their 
maid-servants,  of  whom  there  were  seven 
thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  : 
and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five 
singing-men  and  singing-women. 

68  Their  horses,  seven  hundred  thirty 
and  six :  their  mules,  two  hundred  forty 
and  five: 

69  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five  :  six  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty  asses. 

70  If  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
•gave  unto  the  work.  The  Tirshathagave 
to  the  treasure  a  thousand  drams  of  gold, 
fifty  basins,  five  hundred  and  thirty  priests' 
garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
gave  to  the  treasure  of  the  work  twenty 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
and  two  hundred  pounds  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  peo- 
ple gave  was  twenty  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  pounds  of  silver, 
and  threescore  and  seven  priests' garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  singers,  and  some  of 
the  people,  and  the  Nethinims,  and  all 
Israel,  dwelt  in  their  cities;  and  when 
the  seventh  month  came,  the  children  of 
Israel  were  in  their  cities. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  all  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  into  the 
street  that  was  before  the  water-gate  ;  and 
they  spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring 
the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  to  Israel. 

2  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the  law 
before  the  congregation  both  of  men  and 
women,  and  all  that  could  hear  with  un- 
derstanding, upon  the  first  day  of  the 
seventh  month. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the  street 
that  was  before  the  water-gate  from  the 
morning  until  mid-day,  before  the  men  and 
the  women,  and  those  that  could  under- 
stand ;  and  the  ears  of  all  the  people  were 
attentive  unto  the  book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  a  pul- 
pit of  wood,  which  they  had  made  for  the 
purpose;  and  beside  him  stood  Matti- 
thiah,  and  Shema,  and  Anaiah,  and  Uri- 
l'ah,  and  Hilkiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his 
right  hand  ;  and  on  his  left  hand,  Pedaiah, 
and  Mishael,  and  Malchiah,  and  Hashum, 
and  Hashbadana,  Zechariah,andMeshul- 
lam. 

5  And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in  the 


1  sight  of  all  the  people  ;  (for  he  was  above 
!  all  the  people ;)  and  when  he  opened  it,  all 
I  the  people  stood  up  : 

6  And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord,  the  great 
God.  And  all  the  people  answered,  Amen, 
Amen,  with  lifting  up  their  hands :  and  they 
bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipped  the 
Lord  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 

7  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and  Sherebiah, 
Jamin,  Akkub,  Shabbethai,  Hodijah,  Maa- 
seiah, Kelita,  Azariab,  Jozabad,  Hanan, 
Pelaiah,  and  the  Levites,  caused  the  peo- 
ple to  understand  the  law :  and  the  people 
stood  in  their  place. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the  law  of 
God  distinctty",  and  gave  the  sense,  and 
caused  them  to  understand  the  reading. 

9  IF  And  Nehemiah,  which  is  the  Tir- 
shatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and 
the  Levites  that  taught  the  people,  said 
unto  all  the  people,  "this  day  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord  your  God ;  mourn  not,  nor  weep. 
For  all  the  people  wept,  when  they  heard 
the  words  of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go  your 
way,  eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the  sweet,  and 
send  portions  unto  them  for  whom  nothing 
is  prepared  :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our 
Lord  :  neither  be  ye  sorry ;  for  the  joy  of 
the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

1 1  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people, 
saying,  Hold  your  peace,  for  the  day  is 
holy  ;  neither  be  ye  grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their  way  to 
eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions, 
and  to  make  great  mirth,  because  they  had 
understood  the  words  that  were  declared 
unto  them. 

13  IF  And  on  the  second  day  were  ga- 
thered together  the  chief  of  tfie  fathers  of 
all  the  people,  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
unto  Ezra  the  scribe,  even  to  understand 
the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the  law 
which  the  Lord  had  commanded  by  Moses, 
that  the  children  of  Israel  should  dwell  in 
booths  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh  month : 

15  And  that  they  should  publish  and 
proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, saying,  Go  forth  unto  the  mount,  and 
fetch  olive-branches,  and  pine-branches, 
and  myrtle-branches,  and  palm-branches, 
and  branchesof  thick  trees,  tomake booths, 
as  it  is  written. 

16  IF  So  the  people  went  forth,  and 
brought  them, and  made  themselves  booths, 
every  one  upon  the  roof  of  his  house,  and 
in  their  courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  in  The  street  of  the  water-gate, 
and  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of  them  that 
were  come  again  out  of  the  captivity  made 
booths,  and  sat  under  the  booths  ;  for  since 
the  days  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Nun  unto  that 
day  had  not  the  children  of  Israel  done 

402 


Jl  solemn  fast.  CHAP.  IX.  Confession  of  the  Levites, 

a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give  them  light  in  the  way 
wherein  they  should  go. 

13  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon  mount 
Sinai,  and  spakest  with  them  from  heaven, 
and  gavest  them  right  judgments,  and  true 
laws,  good  statutes  and  commandments : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them  thy 
holy  sabbath,  andcommandedst  them  pre- 

OW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  ofjeepts,  statutes,  and  laws,  by  the  hand  oi 

Moses  ihy  servant : 

15  And  gavest  them  bread  from  heaven 


so.  And  there  was  very  great  gladness. 
18  Also  day  by  day,  From  the  first  day 
unto  the  last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  God.  And  they  kept  the  feast 
seven  days  ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  was  a 
solemn  assembly,  according  unto  the 
manner. 

CHAP.  IX. 


N 


this  month  the  children  of  Israel 
were  assembled  with  fasting,  and  with 
sackclothes,  and  earth  upon  them. 

2  And  the  seed  of  Israel  separated  them- 
selves from  all  strangers,  and  stood  and  con 
fessed  their  sins,  and  the  iniquities  of  their 
fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and 
read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord 
their  God  one  fourth  part  of  the  day  ;  and 
another  fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord  their  God 

4  IT  Then  stood  up  upon  the  stairs,  of 
the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel 
Shebaniah,  Bunni,  Sherebiah,  Bani,  and 
Chenani,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  unto 
the  Lord  their  God. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Kad 
miel,  Bani,  Hashabniah,  Sherebiah,  Hodi- 
jah,  Shebaniah,  and  Pethahiah,  said,  Stand 
up  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God  for  ever 
and  ever:  and  blessed  be  thy  glorious 
name,  which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing 
and  praise. 

6  Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord  alone ;  thou 
hast  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of  heavens, 
with  all  their  host,  the  earth,  and  all  things 
that  are  therein,  the  seas,  and  all  that  is 
therein,  and  thou  preservest  them  all ;  and 
the  host  of  heaven  worshippeth  thee 

7  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God,  who 
didst  choose  Abram,  and  broughtest  him 
forth  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  and  gavest 
him  the  name  of  Abraham  ; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  faithful  before 
thee,  and  madest  a  covenant  with  him  to 
give  the  land  of  theCanaanit.es,  the  Hittites, 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Jebusites,  and  the  Girgashites,  to  give  it,  1 
say,  to  his  seed,  and  hast  performed  thy 
words  ;  for  thou  art  righteous : 

9  And  didst  see  the  affliction  of  our 
fathers  in  Egypt,  and  heardest  their  ciy  by 
the  Red  sea ; 

10  And  shewedst  signs  and  wonders 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his  servants,  and 
on  all  the  people  of  his  land:  for  thou  knew- 
estthat  theydealtproudlyagainstthem.  So 
didst  thou  get  thee  a  name,  as  it  is  this  day. 

1 1  And  thou  didst  divide  the  sea  before 
them,  so  that  they  went  through  the  midst 
of  the  sea  on  the  dry  land ;  and  their  per- 
secutors thou  threwest  into  the  deeps,  as  a 
stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover,  thou  leddest  them  in  the 
day  by  a  cloudy  pillar ;  and  in  the  night  by 


for  their  hunger,  and  broughtest  forth  water 
for  them  out  of  the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and 
promisedst  them  that  they  should  go  in  to 
possess  the  land  which  thou  hadst  sworn  to 
give  them. 

16  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt  proud- 
ly ,  and  hardened  their  necks,  and  hearken- 
ed not  to  tlvy  commandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  neither  were 
mindful  of  thy  wonders  that  thou  didst 
among  them ;  but  hardened  their  necks, 
and  in  their  rebellion  appointed  a  captain 
to  return  to  their  bondage  :  but  thou  art  a 
God  ready  to  pardon,  gracious  and  merci- 
ful, slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness, 
and  forsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  they  had  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  said,  This  is  thy  God  that 
brought  thee  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  had 
wrought  great  provocations ; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  manifold  mercies 
forsookest  them  not  in  the  wilderness :  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud  departed  not  from  them 
by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the  way ;  neither 
the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  shew  them 
light,  and  the  way  wherein  they  should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  good  Spirit  to 
instruct  them,  and  withheldest  not  thy 
manna  from  their  mouth,  and  gavest  them 
water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain 
them  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  they  lacked 
nothing ;  their  clothes  waxed  not  old,  and 
their  feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover,  thou  gavest  them  king- 
doms and  nations,  and  didst  divide  them 
into  corners :  so  they  possessed  the  land  of 
Sihon,  and  the  land  of  the  king  of  Hesh- 
bon,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  ot  Bashan. 

23  Their  children  also  multipliedst  thou 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest  them 
into  the  land,  concerning  which  thou  hadst 
promised  to  their  fathers,  that  they  should 
go  in  to  possess  it. 

24  So  the  children  went  in  and  possess- 
ed the  land,  and  thou  subduedstbelore  them 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Canaan- 
ites,  and  gavest  them  into  their  hands,  with 
their  kings,  and  the  people  ot  the  land,  that 
they  might  do  with  them  as  they  would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities,  a:  da 
fat  land,  and  possessed  houses  full  o.  all 
goods,  wells  digged,  vineyards  and  olive- 
yards,  and   fruit-trees  in  abundance:  so 

403 


A  confession  of  disobedience. 

they  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and  became 
tat,  and  delighted  themselves  in  thy  great 
goodness. 

26  Nevertheless,  they  were  disobedient, 
and  rebelled  against  thee,  and  cast  thy  law 
behind  their  backs,  and  slew  thy  prophets 
which  testified  against  them  to  turn  them  to 
thee,  and  they  wrought  great  provocations. 

27  Therefore  thou  deliveredst  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  who  vexed  them: 
and  in  the  time  of  their  trouble,  when  they 
cried  unto  thee,  thou  heardest  them  from 
heaven;  and  according  to  thy  manifold 
mercies  thou  gavest  them  saviours,  who 
saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  theirenemies. 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  did  evil 
again  before  thee :  therefore  leftest  thou 
them  in  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  so  that 
they  had  the  dominion  over  them:  yet 
when  they  returned  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  heardest  them  from  heaven ;  and  many 
times  didst  thou  deliver  them  according  to 
thy  mercies ; 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them,  that  thou 
mightest  bring  them  again  unto  thy  law  : 
yet  they  dealt  proudly,  and  hearkened  not 
unto  thy  commandments,  but  sinned  against 
thy  judgments,  (which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them;)  and  withdrew  the 
shoulder,  and  hardened  their  neck,  and 
would  not  hear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  forbear 
them,  and  testifiedst  against  them  by  thy 
Spirit  in  thy  prophets :  yet  would  they  not 
give  ear :  therefore  gavest  thou  them  into 
the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  lands. 

31  Nevertheless,  for  thy  great  mercies' 
sake  thou  didst  not  utterly  consume  them, 
nor  forsake  them  ;  for  thou  art  a  gracious 
and  merciful  God. 

32  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the  great, 
the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  God,  who 
keepest  covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all  the 
trouble  seem  little  before  thee,  that  hath 
come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on  our  princes, 
and  on  our  priests,  and  on  our  prophets, 
and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all  thy  people, 
since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  Assyria  unto 
this  day. 

33  Howbeit,  thou  art  just  in  all  that  is 
brought  upon  us ;  for  thou  hast  done  right, 
but  we  have  done  wickedly : 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes, 
our  priests,  nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law, 
nor  hearkened  unto  thy  commandments 
and  thy  testimonies,  wherewith  thou  didst 
testify  against  them. 

35  For  they  have  not  served  thee  in  their 
kingdom,  and  in  thy  great  goodness  that 
thou  gavest  them,  and  in  the  large  and  fat 
land  which  thou  gavest  before  them,  nei- 
ther turned  they  Irom  their  wicked  works. 

36  Behold,  we  arc  servants  this  day,  and 
for  toe  land  that  thou  gavest  unto  our  fa- 
thers to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and  the  good 


NEHEMIAH.     Those  who  sealed  the  covenant. 

thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants  in  it : 

37  And  it  yieldeth  much  increase  unto 
the  kin^s  whom  thou  hast  set  over  us  be- 
cause of  our  sins :  also  they  have  dominion 
over  our  bodies,  and  over  our  cattle,  at 
their  pleasure,  and  we  are  in  great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we  make  a 
sure  covenant  and  write  it;  and  our  princes, 
Levites,  and  priests,  seal  unto  it. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  those  that  sealed  were,  Nehemi- 
ah  the  Tirshatha,  the  son  of  Hacha- 
liah,  and  Zidkijah, 

2  Seraiah,  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 

3  Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Baruch, 

7  Meshullam,  Abijah,  Mijamin, 

8  Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah:  these 
were  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Levites :  both  Jeshua  the  son 
of  Azaniah,Binnui  of  thesonsof Henadad, 
Kadmiel ; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Shebaniah,  Ho- 
dijah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah,  Hanan, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hashabiah,  _ 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiah,  Shebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Beninu. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people:  Parosh, 
Pahath-Moab,  Elam,  Zatthu,  Bani, 

15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 
Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adin, 
Ater,  Hizkijah,  Azzur, 
Hodijah,  Hashum,  Bezai, 
Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir, 

21  Mesnezabeel,  Zadok,  Jadduav 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 
Hallohesh,  Pileha,  Shobek, 
Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah, 
And  Abijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 
Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  IT  And  the  rest  of  the  people,  the 
priests,  the  Levites,  the  porters,  the  sing- 
ers, the  Nethinims,  and  all  they  that  had 
separated  themselves  from  the  people  of 
the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their  wives, 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  every  one 
having  knowledge,  and  having  under- 
standing ; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren,  their 
nobles,  and  entered  into  a  curse,  and  into 
an  oath,  to  walk  in  God's  law,  which  was 
given  by  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  to 
observe  and  do  all  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  our  Lord,  and  his  judgments 
and  his  statutes; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give  our 
daughters  unto  the  people  of  the  land,  nor 
take  their  daughters  for  our  sons: 

31  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  bring 
ware  or  any  victuals  on  the  sabbath  day  to 
sell,  that  we  would  not  buy  it  of  them  on 

404 


16 
17 

18 
19 


24 
25 
26 
27 


Jl  catalogue  of  the  names  of  CHAP.  XI.        those  who  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 


the  sabbath, or  on  the  holy  day :  and  that 
we  would  leave  the  seventh  3rear,  and  the 
exaction  of  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for  us,  to 
charge  ourselves  yearly  with  the  third 
part  of  a  shekel  for  the  service  of  the  house 
cf  our  God  ; 

33  For  the  shew-bread,  and  for  the 
continual  meat-offering,  and  for  the  conti- 
nual burnt-offering,  of  the  sabbaths,  of 
the  new-moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and  for 
the  holy  things,  and  for  the  sin-offerings  to 
make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  and  for  all 
the  work  of  the  house  of  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among  the 
priests,  the  Levites,  and  the  people,  for 
the  wood-offering,  to  bring  it  into  the  house 
of  our  God,  after  the  houses  of  our  fathers, 
at  times  appointed  year  by  year,  to  burn 
upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God,  as  it 
M  written  in  the  law  : 

35  And  to  bring  the  first-fruits  of  our 
ground,  and  the  first-fruits  of  all  fruit  of  all 
trees,  year  by  year,  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord: 

36  Also  the  first-born  of  our  sons,  and 
of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law, 
and  the  firstlings  of  our  herds  and  of  our 
flocks,  to  bring  to  the  house  of  our  God, 
unto  the  priests  that  minister  in  the  house 
of  our  God. 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the  first- 
fruits  of  our  dough,  and  our  offerings,  and 
the  fruit  of  all  manner  of  trees,  of  wine  and 
of  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the  chambers  of 
the  house  cf  our  God ;  and  the  tithes  of 
our  ground  unto  the  Levites,  that  the  same 
Levites  might  have  the  tithes  in  all  the 
cities  of  our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of  Aaron  shall 
be  with  the  Levites  when  the  Levites  take 
tithes :  and  the  Levites  shall  bring  up  the 
tithe  of  the  tithes  untothehouse  of  ourGod, 
to  the  chambers,  into  the  treasure-house 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Levi  shall  bring  the  offering  of 
the  corn,  of  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil, 
unto  the  chambers,  where  are  the  vessels 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that  minis- 
ter, and  the  porters,  and  the  singers :  and 
we  will  not  torsake  the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem :  the  rest  of  the  people  al- 


ims,  and  the  children  of  Solomon'sservants 

4  And  at  Jerusalem  dwelt  certain  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin.  Of  the  children  of  Judah  ; 
Athaiahthe  son  of  Uzziah,  the  son  of  Ze- 
chariah,  the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Shephatiah,  the  son'  of  Mahalaleel,  of  the 
children  of  Perez  ; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Baruch,  the 
son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son  of  Hazaiah,  the 
son  of  Adaiah,  the  son  of  Joiarib,  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem  were  four  hundred  threescore 
and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; 
Sallu  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of 
Joed,  the  son  of  Pedaiah,  the  son  of  Kolai- 
ah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel, 
the  son  of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai,  nine 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  mas  their 
overseer :  and  Judah  the  son  of  Senuah 
was  second  over  the  city. 

10  Of  the  priests:  Jedaiah  the  son  ot 
Joiarib,  Jachin. 

1 1  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  sod 
of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son 
of  Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  was  the 
ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

1 2  And  their  brethren  that  did  the  work 
of  the  house  were  eight  hundred  twenty 
and  two:  and  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham, 
the  son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi,  the 
son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Pashur,  the 
son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the  fathers, 
two  hundred  forty  and  two  :  and  Amashai 
the  son  of  Azareel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Immer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  a  hundred  twenty  and  eight :  and 
their  overseer  zvas  Zabdiel,  the  son  of  one 
of  the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites:  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Bunni; 

16  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad,  of 
the  chief  of  the  Levites,  had  the  oversight 
of  the  outwardbusiness  of  the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micha,  the 
son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Asaph,  was  the 
principal    to  begin  the   thanksgiving   ii 


so  cast  lots,  to  bring  one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  prayer:  andBakbukiah  the  second  anion 


Jerusalem  the  holy  city,  and  nine  parts 
to  dwell  in  other  citie 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the  men 


his  brethren,  and  Abda  the  son  of  Sham- 
mua,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun. 
18  All  the  Levites  in  the  holy  city  were 


that  willingly  offered  themselves  to  dwell  (two  hundied  fourscore  and  four, 
at  Jerusalem.  19  Moreover,  the  porters,  Akkub,  Tal- 

3  ll  Now  these  are  the  chief  of  the  pro-  mon,  and  their  brethren  that  kept  the 
vince  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  :  but  in  the  gates,  were  a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 
cities  of  Judah  dwelt  every  one  in  his  20  H  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of  the 
possession  in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel,  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  we  re  in  all  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  Nethin*  citiesof  Judah, every  one  inhis  inheritance. 

405 


JS"ames  of  the  priests 

21  But  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in  Ophel 
and  Ziha  and  Gispa  were  over  the  Nethi 
nims. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Levites  at  Je 
rusalem  was  Uzzi  the  son  of  Bani,  the  son 
of  Hashabiah,thesonofMattaniah,  the  son 
of  Micha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  the  singers 
were  over  the  business  of  the  houseof  God. 

23  For  it  was  the  king's  commandment 
concerning  them,  that  a  certain  portion 
shouldbe  for  the  singers,  due  for  every  day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of  Mesheza- 
beel,  of  the  children  of  Zerah  the  son  of 
Judah,  was  at  the  king's  hand  in  all  mat- 
ters concerning  the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their  fields, 
some  of  the  children  of  Judah  dwelt  at 
Kirjath-arba,andm  the  villages  thereof,and 
at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Jekabzeel,  and  in  the  villages  thereof. 


NEHEMIAH.     who  came  up  with  Zerubbabel. 


26  And  at  Jeshua,  and  atMoladah,  and 
at  Beth-phelct, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at  Beer- 
sheba,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Mekonah,  and 
in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at  Zareah, 
and  at  Jarmuth, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in  their  vil- 
lages, at  Lachish,  and  the  fields  thereof,  at 
Azekah,  and  in  the  villages  thereof.  And 
they  dwelt  from  Beer-she ba  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin  from 
Geba  dwelt  at  Michmash,  and  Aija,  and 
Beth-el,  and  in  their  villages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ananiah, 

33  Hazor,  Ramah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  valley  of  crafts- 
men. 

36  And  of  the  Levites  were  divisions  in 
Judah,  and  in  Benjamin. 

CHAP.  XII. 

NOW  these  are  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites that  went  up  with  Zerubbabel 
the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  :  Seraiah, 
Jeremiah,  Ezra, 

2  Amariah,  Malluch,  Hattush, 

3  Shechaniah,  Helium,  Meremoth, 

4  Iddo,  Ginnetho,  Abijah, 

5  Miamin,  Maadiah,  Bilgah, 

6  Sheraaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah, 

7  Sallu,  Amok, Hilkiah,  Jedaiah.  These 
were  the  chief  of  the  priests  and  of  their 
brethren  in  the  days  of  Jeshua. 

8  Moreover  the  Levites:  Jeshua,  Bin- 
nui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Judah,  and  Mat- 
taniah,  which  was  over  the  thanksgiving,] 
he  and  his  brethren. 

9  Also  BakbukiahandUnni,  their  breth- 
ren, were  over  against  them  in  the  watches. 

10  IT  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim,  Joia- 
kim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and  Eliashib  be- 
gat Joiada, 


1 1  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan,  and  Jo- 
nathan begat  Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  were 
priests,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  :  of  Serai- 
ah,  Meraiah;  of  Jeremiah,  Hananiah  j 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam  ;  of  Amariah, 
Jehohanan  ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan;  ofShebaniah, 
Joseph  ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna;  of  Meraioth, 
Helkai ; 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah ;  ofGinnethon, 
Meshullam  ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri;  of  Miniamin,of 
Moadiah,Piltai; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua;  ofShemaiah, 
Jehonathan ; 

19  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai;  of  Jedai- 
ah, Uzzi; 

20  OfSallai,  Kallai ;  of  Amok,  Eber  ; 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah;  of  Jedaiah, 
Nethaneel. 

22  IF  The  Levites  in  the  days  of  Elia- 
shib, Joiada,  and  Johanan,  and  Jaddua, 
were  recorded  chief  of  the  fathers :  also 
the  priests,  to  the  reign  of  Darius  the  Per- 
sian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers,  were  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles,  even  until  the  days  of  Johanan 
the  son  of  Eliashib. 

4  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites:  Hasha- 
biah, Sherebiah,  and  Jeshua  the  son  oi 
Kadmiel,  with  their  brethren  over  against 
them,  to  praise  and  to  giv©4hanks,  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  David  the 
man  of  God,  ward  over  against  ward. 

25  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah,  Obadi- 
ah,  Meshullam,  Talmon,  Akkub,  were 
porters  keeping  the  ward  at  the  thresholds 
of  the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joiakim 
the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  oi  Jozadak,  and 
in  the  days  of  Nehemiah  the  governor,  and 
of  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe. 

27  IT  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  they  sought  the  Levites  out 
of  all  their  places,  to  bring  them  to  Jeru- 
salem, to  keep  the  dedication  with  glad- 
ness, both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with 
singing,  with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with 
harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered 
themselves  together,  both  out  of  the  plain 
country  roundabout  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  villages  of  Netophathi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal,  and 
out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and  Azmaveth  : 
for  the  singers  had  builded  them  villages 
round  about  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  pu- 
rified themselves,  and  purified  the  people, 
and  the  gates, and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes  of 
J  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  appointed  two 

406 


Dedication  of  the  wall. 


CHAP.  XIII.    Separation  from  the  multitude. 


babel,  and  in  the  days  of  Nehemiah,  gave 
the  portions  of  the  singers  and  the  porter?, 
every  day  his  portion  :  and  they  sanctified 
holy  things  unto  the  Levites;  and  theLe- 
vites  sanctified  them  unto  the  children  of 
Aaron. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

ON  that  day  th'ey  read  in  the  book  of 
1~ 


pie 


Moses  in  the  audience  of  the  peo- 
and  therein  was  found  written,  that 


great  companies  of  them  that  gave  thanks, 
-whereof  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall  toward   the  dung-gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hoshaiah,  and 
half  of  the  princes  of  Judah, 

33  And  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Meshullam, 

34  Judah, and  Benjamin, and  Shemaiah, 
and  Jeremiah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons 
with  trumpets  ;  namely,  Zechariah  the  son 
of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Shemaiah,  the  son 
of  Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Michaiah,  the  son 
of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah,  and 
Azarael,Milalai,Gilalai,Maai,Nethaneel, 
and  Judah,  Hanani,  with  the  musical  in- 
struments of  David  the  man  of  God,  and 
Ezra  the  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  fountain-gate,  which  was 
over  against  them,  they  went  up  by  the 
stairs  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the  going 
up  of  the  wall,  above  the  house  of  David 
even  unto  the  water-gate  eastward. 

38  And  the  other  company  of  them  that 
gave  thanks  went  over  against  them,  and  I 
after  them,  and  the  half  of  the  people  upon 
the  wall,  from  beyond  the  tower  of  the 
furnaces  even  unto  the  broad  wall ; 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of  Ephraim, 
and  above  the  old  gate,  and  above  the 
fish-gate,  and  the  tower  of  Hananeel,  and 
the  tower  of  Meah,  even  unto  the  sheep- 
gate  :  and  theystoodstillinthe  prison-gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  companies  of  them 
that  gave  thanks  in  the  house  of  God,  and 
I,  and  the  half  of  the  rulers  with  me  : 

41  And  the  priests;  Eliakim,  Maaseiah, 
Miniamin,  Michaiah,  Elioenai,  Zechariah, 
cncTHananiah,  with  trumpets ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah,  and 
Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and 
Malchijah,  and  Elam,  andEzer.  And  the 
singers  sang  loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their 
overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered  great  sa- 
crifices, and  rejoiced  :  for  God  had  made 
them  rejoice  with  great  joy :  the  wives 
also  and  the  children  rejoiced:  so  that  the 
joy  of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar  off. 

44  IF  And  at  that  time  were  some  ap- 
pointed over  the  chambers  for  the  trea- 
sures, for  the  offerings,  for  the  first-fruits, 
and  for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into  them  out 
of  the  fields  of  the  cities  the  portions  of 
the  law  for  the  priests  and  Levites  :  for 
Judah  rejoiced  for  the  priests  and  for  the 
Levites  that  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the  porters!  unto  the  treasuries, 
kept  the  ward  of  their  God,  and  the  ward  13  And  1  made  treasurers  over  the  trca- 
of  the  purification,  according  to  the  com-suries,Shelemiah  the  priest, and  Zadok  the 
mandment  of  David,andof  Solomon  his  son.  |  scribe;  and  of  the  Levites,  Pedaiah  :  and 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  and  Asaph!  next  to  them  was  Hanan  the  son  of  Zaccur, 
of  old  there  were  chief  of  the  singers,  and  the  son  of  Mattaniah  :  for  they  were  count- 
songs  of  praise  and  thanksgiving  unto  GodJed  faithful;  and  their  office  tras  to  distribute 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of  Zerub-i  unto  their  brethren. 

407 


the  Ammonite  and  the  Moabite  should  not 
come  into  the  congregation  of  God  for  ever ; 

2  Because  they  met  not  the  children  of 
Israel  with  bread  and  with  water,  but 
hired  Balaam  against  them,  that  he  should 
curse  them :  howbeit,  our  God  turned  the 
curse  into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  the  law,  that  they  separated  from 
Israel  all  the  mixed  multitude. 

4^ir  And  before  this,  Eliashib  the  priest, 
having  the  oversight  of  the  chamber  of  the 
house  of  our  God, teas  allied  unto  Tobiah  : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a  great 
chamber,  where  aforetime  they  laid  the 
meat-offerings,  the  frankincense,  and  the 
vessels,  and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the 
new  wine,  and  the  oil, (which  was  com- 
manded to  be  given  to  the  Levites,  and  the 
singers,  and  the  porters,)  and  the  offerings 
of  the  priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I  at  Jeru- 
salem :  for  in  the  two  and  thirtieth  yeai  of 
Artaxerxes  king  of  Babylon  came  I  unto 
the  king,  and  after  certain  days  obtained 
I  leave  of  the  king  : 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  under- 
stood of  the  evil  that  Eliashib  did  for  To- 
biah, in  preparing  him  a  chamber  in  the 
courts  of  the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore :  therefore  1 
cast  forth  all  the  household-stuff  of  Tobiah 
out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they  cleansed 
the  chambers:  and  thither  brought  I  again 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  with  the 
meat-offering  and  the  frankincense. 

10  IF  And  I  perceived  that  the  portions 
of  the  Levites  had  not  been  given  them  : 
for  the  Levites  and  the  singers,  that  did 
the  work,  were  fled  every  one  to  his  field. 

1 1  Then  contended  I  with  the  rulers, 
and  said,  Why  is  the  house  of  God  for- 
saken ?  And  I  gathered  them  together,  and 
set  them  in  their  place, 

12  Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of 
the  corn  and  the  new  wine  and  the  oil 


Abuses  reformed  by  Nehemiah.        ESTHER.       Ahasuerus  makes  royal  feasts. 

4  Remember  me,  O  my  God,  concern-' they  should  cleanse  themselves,  and  that 

they  should  come  and  keep  the  gates,  to 
sanctify  the  sabbath  day.  Remember  me, 
O  my  God,  concerning  this  also,  and  spare 
me  according  to  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

23  IT  In  those  days  also  saw  I  Jews  that 
had  married  wives  of  Ashdod,  of  Ammon, 
and  of  Moab : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half  in  the 
speech  of  Ashdod,  and  could  not  speak  in 
the  Jews'  language,  but  according  to  the 
language  of  each  people, 

25  And  I  contended  with  them,  and 
cursed  them,  and  smote  certain  of  them, 
and  plucked  off  their  hair,  and  made  them 
swear  by  God,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  give 
your  daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons,  or  for  your- 
selves. 

26  Did  not  Solomon  king  of  Israel  sin 
by  these  things  ?  yet  among  many  nations 
was  there  no  king  like  him,  who  was  be- 
loved of  his  God,  and  God  made  him  king 
over  all  Israel :  nevertheless  even  him  did 
outlandish  women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto  you  to 
do  all  this  great  evil,  to  transgress  against 
our  God  in  marrying  strange  wives  ? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Joiada,  the 
son  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest,  was  son- 
in-law  to  Sanballat  the  Horonite :  there- 
fore I  chased  him  from  me. 

29  Remember  them,  O  my  God,  be- 
cause they  have  defiled  the  priesthood, 
and  the  covenant  of  the  priesthood,  and 
of  the  Levites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I  them  from  all  stran- 
gers, and  appointed  the  wardsof  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  every  one  in  his  business  ; 

31  And  for  the  wood-offering,  at  times 
appointed,  and  for  the  first-fruits.  Re- 
member me,  O  my  God,  for  good. 


ing  this,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good  deeds 
that  I  have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God. 
and  for  the  offices  thereof. 

15  TT  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah  some 
treading  wine-presses  on  the  sabbath,  and 
bringing  in  sheaves,  and  lading  asses;  as 
also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and  all  man- 
ner of  burdens,  which  they  brought  into 
Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day:  and  I  tes- 
tified against  them  in  the  day  wherein  they 
sold  victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  there- 
in which  brought  fish,  and  all  manner  of 
ware,  and  sold  on  the  sabbath  unto  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  Then  I  contended  with  the  nobles 
of  Judah,  and  said  unto  them,  What  evil 
thing  is  this  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the 
sabbath  day? 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  thus,  and  did 
not  our  God  bring  all  this  evil  upon  us, 
and  upon  this  city?  yet  ye  bring  more 
wrath  upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sab- 
bath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  began  to  be  dark  before 
the  sabbath,  I  commanded  that  the  gates 
should  be  shut,  and  charged  that  they 
should  not  be  opened  till  after  the  sabbath : 
and  some  of  my  servants  set  I  at  the  gates, 
that  there  should  no  burden  be  brought  in 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers  ot  all 
kind  of  ware  lodged  without  Jerusalem 
once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against  them,  and 
said  unto  them,  Why  lodge  ye  about  the 
wall?  if  ye  do  so  again,  1  will  lay  hands 
on  you.  From  that  time  forth  came  they 
no  more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Levites,  that 


H  The  Book  of  ESTHER 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
Ahasuerus,  (this  is  Ahasuerus  which 
reigned  from  India  even  unto  Ethiopia, 
over  a  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
provinces:) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the  king 
Ahasuerus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, which  was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign ,  he  made 
a  feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  ser- 
vants ;  the  power  of  Persia  and  Media,  the 
nobles  and  princes  of  the  provinces,  being 
before  him : 

4  When  he  shewed  the  riches  of  his 
glorious  kingdom  and  the  honour  of  his 
excellent  majesty  many  days,  even  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were  expired, 


the  king  made  a  feast  unto  all  the  people 
that  were  present  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
both  unto  great  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king's  palace; 

6  Where  were  white,  green,  and  blue 
hangings,  fastened  with  cords  of  fine  linen 
and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars  of 
marble  :  the  beds  were  of  gold  and  silver, 
upon  a  pavement  of  red,  and  blue,  and 
white,  and  black  marble. 

7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels 
of  geld,  (the  vessels  being  diverse  one 
from  another,)  and  royal  wine  in  abun- 
dance, according  to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  was  according  to 
the  law  ;  none  did  compel  :  for  so  the 
king  had  appointed  to  all  the  officers  of  his 
house,  that  they  should  do  according  to 
every  man's  pleasure. 

408 


Vashtis  disobedience. 


CHAP.  II. 


Ji  queen  to  he  chosen* 


9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a  feast 
for  the  women  in  the  royal  house  which 
belonged  to  king  Ahasuerus. 

10  IT  On  the  seventh  day,  when  the 
heart  of  the  king  was  merry  with  wine,  he 
commanded  Mehuman,  Biztha,  Harbona, 
Bigtha,  and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas, 
the  seven  chamberlains  that  served  in  the 
presence  of  Ahasuerus  the  king, 

1 1  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  before 
the  king  with  the  crown  royal,  to  shew  the 
people  and  the  princes  her  beauty  :  for 
she  was  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused  to 
come  at  the  king's  commandment  by  his 
chamberlains :  therefore  was  the  king  very 
wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  IT  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise 
men,  which  knew  the  times,  (for  so  was 
the  king's  manner  toward  all  that  knew 
law  and  judgment: 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  was  Carshena, 
Shethar,  Admatha,  Tarshish,  Meres,  Mar- 
sena,  and  Memucan,  the  seven  princes  of 
Persia  and  Media,  which  saw  the  king's 
face,  and  which  sat  the  first  in  the  king- 
dom ;) 

15  What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen 
Vashti  according  to  law,  because  she 
hath  not  performed  the  commandment  of 
the  king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  before  the 
king  and  the  princes,  Vashti  the  queen 
hath  not  done  wrong  to  the  king  only,  but 
also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall 
come  abroad  unto  all  women,  so  that  they 
bhall  despise  their  husbands  in  their  eyes, 
when  it  shall  be  reported,  The  king 
Ahasuerus  commanded  Vashti  the  queen 
to  be  brought  in  before  him,  but  she  came 
not. 

18  Likewise  shall  the  ladies  of  Persia 
and  Media  say  this  day  unto  all  the  king's 
princes,  which  have  heard  of  the  deed  of 
the  queen.  Thus  shall  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there  go  a 
royal  commandment  from  him,  and  let  it 
be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Persians 
and  the  Medes,"  that  it  be  not  altered, 
That  Vashti  come  no  more  before  king 
Ahasuerus ;  and  let  the  king  give  her 
royal  estate  unto  another  that  is  better 
than  she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree  which 
he  shall  make  shall  be  published  through- 
out all  his  empire,  (for  it  is  great,)  all  "the 
wives  shall  give  to  their  husbands  honour, 
both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and 
the  princes  ;  and  the  king  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Memucan : 


22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the  king's 
provinces,  into  every  province  according 
to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people 
after  their  language,  that  every  man  should 
bear  rule  in  his  own  house;  and  that  it 
should  be  published  according  to  the  lan- 
guage of  every  people. 

CHAP.  II. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the  VTath 
of  king  Ahasuerus  was  appeased,  he 
remembered  Vashti,  and  what  she  had 
done,  and  what  was  decreed  against  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him,  Let  there  be  fair 
young  virgins  sought  for  the  king  : 

3  And  let  the  king  appoint  officers  in  all 
the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that  they 
may  gather  together  all  the  fair  young  vir- 
gins unto  Shusnan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  Hege 
the  king's  chamberlain,  keeper  of  the 
women  ;  and  let  their  things  lor  purifica- 
tion be  given  them: 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth 
the  king  be  queen  instead  of  Vashti.  And 
the  thing  pleased  the  king ;  and  he  did  so. 

5  IT  Jvow  in  Shushan  the  palace  there 
was  a  certain  Jew,  whose  name  was  Mor- 
decai,  the  son  of  Jair,  the  son  of  Shimei, 
the  son  of  Kish,  a  Benjamite ; 

6  Who  had  been  carried  away  from 
Jerusalem  with  the  captivity  which  had 
been  carried  away  with  Jeconiah  king  of 
Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  brought  up  Iiadassah,(that  zsy 
Esther,)his  uncle's  daughter :  for  she  had 
neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the  maid 
was  fair  and  beautiful  ;  whom  Mordecai, 
when  her  father  and  mother  were  dead, 
took  for  his  own  daughter. 

8  TF  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king's 
commandment  and  his  decree  was  heard, 
and  when  many  maidens  were  gathered 
together  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was  brought 
also  unto  the  king's  house,  to  the  custody 
of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  kindness  of  him ;  and  he  speedily 
gave  her  her  things  for  purification,  with 
such  things  as  belonged  to  her,  and  seven 
maidens  which  were  meet  to  be  given  her, 
out  of  the  king's  house:  and  he  preferred 
her  and  her  maids  unto  the  best  place  of 
the  house  of  the  women. 

10  Esther  had  not  shewed  her  people 
norher  kindred:  for  Mordecai  had  charged 
her  that  she  should  not  shew  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every  day 
before  the  court  of  the  women's  house,  to 
know  how  Esther  did,  and  what  should 
become  of  her. 

12  IF  New  when  every  maid  s  turn  was 
come  to  go  in  to  king  Ahasuerus,  after  that 

409 


Esther  is  chosen  queen.  ESTHER.         Haman  advanced  by  tJie  king. 

she  had  been  twelve  months,  according  toimedatha  the  Agagite,  and  advanced  him, 
the  manner  of  the  women,  (for  so  were  the  J  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes  that 
days  of  their  purifications  accomplished,  i  were  with  him. 

to  wit,  six  months  with  oil  of  myrrh,  and  six  2  And  all  the  king's  servants  that  were 
months  with  s.veet  odours, and  with  ulheri'm  the  king's  gate, bowed,  and  reverenced 
things  for  the  purifying  of  the  women;)  I  Haman;  for  the  king  had  so  commanded 
13  Then  thus  came  every  maiden  unto I  concerning  him.     But  Mordecai   bowed 


the  king;  whatsoever  she  desired  was 
given  her  to  go  with  her  out  of  the  house 
of  the  women  unto  the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and  on  the 
morrow  she  returned  into  the  second  house 
of  the  women,  to  the  custody  of  Shaash- 
gaz,  the  king's  chamberlain,  which  kept 
the  concubines:  she  came  in  unto  the  king 
no  more,  except  the  king  delighted  in  her, 
and  that  she  were  called  by  name. 

15  IF  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle  of  Mordecai, 
who  had  taken  her  for  his  daughter,  was 
come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she  required 
nothing  but  what  Hegai  the  king's  cham- 
berlain, the  keeper  of  the  women,  ap- 
pointed. And  Esther  obtained  favour  in 
the  sight  of  all  them  that  looked  upon  her. 

16  So  Esther  wastaken  unto  king  Aha- 
suerus into  his  house-royal  in  the  tenth 
month,  which  is  the  month  Tebeth,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther  above  all 
the  women,  and  she  obtained  grace  and 
favour  in  his  sight  more  than  all  the  vir- 
gins; so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon 
her  head,  and  made  her  queen  instead  of 
Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great  feast 
unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants,  even 
Esther's  feast;  and  he  made  a  release  to 
the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  according  to 
the  state  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins  were  gathered 
together  the  second  time,  then  Mordecai 
sat  in  the  king's  gate. 

20  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed  her  kin- 
dred, nor  her  people,  as  Mordecai  had 
charged  her:  for  Esther  did  the  command- 
ment of  Mordecai,  like  as  when  she  was 
brought  up  with  him. 

21  H  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat 
in  the  king's  gate,  two  of  the  king's  cham- 
berlains, Bigthan  and  Teresh,  of  those 
which  kept  the  door,  were  wroth,  and 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to  Morde- 
cai, who  told  it  unto  Esther  the  queen; 
and  Esther  certified  the  king  thereof  in 
Mordecai's  name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was  made  of 
the  matter,  it  was  found  out;  therefore 
they  were  both  hanged  on  a  tree :  and  it 
was  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
before  the  king. 

CHAP.  III. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king  Ahasue- 
rus promote  Haman  the  son  of  Ham- 


not,  nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants  which  were 
in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto  Mordecai, 
Why  transgressest  thou  the  king's  com- 
mandment: 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake 
daily  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them,  that  they  told  Haman,  to  see  whether 
Mordecai's  matters  would  stand:  for  he 
had  told  them  that  he  was  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mordecai 
bowed  not,  nor  did  him  reverence,  then 
was  Haman  full  of  wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on 
Mordecai  alone ;  for  they  had  shewed  him 
the  people  of  Mordecai:  wherefore  Haman 
sought  to  destroy  all  the  Jews  that  were 
throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of  Ahasue- 
rus, even  the  people  of  Mordecai. 

7  IT  In  the  first  month  (that  is,  the  month 
Nisan,)  in  the  twelfth  year  of  king  Ahasue- 
rus, they  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  before 
Haman  from  day  to  day,  and  from  month 
to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Adar. 

8  And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasue- 
rus, There  is  a  certain  people  scattered 
abroad  and  dispersed  among  the  people  in 
all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom ;  and  their 
laws  are  diverse  from  all  people;  neither 
keep  they  the  king's  laws:  therefore  it  is 
not  for  the  king's  profit  to  suffer  them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written 
that  they  may  be  destroyed:  and  I  will 
pay  ten  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the 
hands  of  those  that  have  the  charge  of  the 
business,  to  bring  it  into  the  king's  trea- 
suries. 

10  And  the  king  took  his  ring  from  his 
hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son  ot 
Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  the  Jews' 
enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Haman,  The 
silver  is  given  to  thee,  the  people  also,  to 
do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and 
there  was  written  according  to  all  that 
Haman  had  commanded  unto  the  king's 
lieutenants,  and  to  the  governors  that  were 
over  every  province,  and  to  the  rulers  of 
every  people  of  every  province,  according 
to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people 
after  their  language  ;  in  the  name  of  king 
Ahasuerus  was  it  written,  and  sealed  with 
the  king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by  posts 
into  all  the  king's  provinces,  to  destroy,  to 

410 


Mordecai  and  the  Jews  mourn.    CHAP.  IV,  V. 


The  banquet  of  Esther. 


kill,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  Jews,  both 
young  and  old,  little  children  and  women, 
in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month 
Adar,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a  prey . 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  province 
was  published  unto  all  people,  that  they 
should  be  ready  against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened 
by  the  king's  commandment,  and  the  de- 
cree was  given  in  Shushan  the  paiace.  And 
the  king  and  Haman  sat  down  to  drink  ; 
but  the  city  Shushan  was  perplexed. 

CHAP.  IV. 
X/tTHEN  Mordecai  perceived  all  that 
W  wasdone,  Mordecai  renthisclothes, 
and  put  on  sackcloth  with  ashes,  and  went 
out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king's  gate : 
for  none  might  enter  into  the  king's  gate 
clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province  whithersoever 
the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  there  was  great  mourning  among  the 
Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and  wail- 
ing; and  many  lay  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

4  IF  So  Esther's  maids  and  her  chamber- 
lains came  and  told  it  her.  Then  was  the 
queen  exceedingly  grieved  ;  and  she  sent 
raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take 
away  his  sackcloth  from  him :  but  he  re- 
ceived it  not. 

5  Then  called  Esther  for  Hatach,  one  of 
the  king's  chamberlains,  whom  he  had  ap- 
pointed to  attend  upon  her,  and  gave  him 
a  commandment  to  Mordecai,  to  know 
what  it  was,  and  why  it  was. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mordecai, 
unto  the  street  of  the  city,  which  was  be- 
fore the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that  had 
happened  unto  him,  and  of  the  sum  of  the 
money  that  Haman  had  promised  to  pay  to 
the  king's  treasuries  for  the  Jews,  to  de- 
stroy them. 

8  Also  he  gave  him  the  copy  of  the  wri- 
ting of  the  decree  that  was  given  at  Shushan 
to  destroy  them,  to  shew  it  unto  Esther, 
and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to  charge 
her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to 
make  supplication  unto  him,  and  to  make 
request  before  him  for  her  people. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Esther  the 
words  of  Mordecai. 

10  IF  Again  Esther  spake  unto  Hatach, 
and  gave  him  commandment  unto  Mor- 
decai ; 

1 1  All  the  king's  servants,  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  king's  provinces,  do  know,  that 
whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman,  shall 
come  unto  the  king  into  the  inner  court, 
who  is  not  called,  there  is  one  law  of  his  to 
put  him  to  death,  except  such  to  whom  the 


king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  sceptre,  that 
he  may  live  :  but  I  have  not  been  called  to 
come  in  unto  the  king  these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai  Esther's 
words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to  an- 
swer Esther,  Think  not  with  thyself  that 
thou  shall  escape  in  the  king's  house,  more 
than  all  the  Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  holdest  thy 
peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  there  enlarge- 
ment and  deliverance  arise  to  the  Jews 
from  another  place  ;  but  thou  and  thy  fa- 
ther's house  shall  be  destroyed :  and  who 
knoweth,  whether  thou  art  come  to  the 
kingdom  for  such  a  time  as  this  ? 

15  IF  Then  Esther  bade  them  return 
Mordecai  this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that 
are  present  in  Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me, 
and  neither  eat  nor  drink  three  days,  night 
orday:  I  also  and  my  maidens  will  fast  like- 
wise :  and  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the  king:, 
which  is  not  according  to  the  law  ;  and  it  I 
perish,  I  perish. 

17  So  Mordecai  went  his  way,  and  did 
according  to  all  that  Esther  had  command 
ed  him. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that  Esther  put  on  her  royal  apvarel, 
and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of  the  king's 
house,  over  against  the  king's  house  :  and 
the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the 
royal  house,  over  against  the  gate  of  the 
house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw 
Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  that 
she  obtained  favour  in  his  sight :  and  the 
king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre 
that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew 
near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her,  What 
wilt  thou,  queen  Esther?  and  what  is  thy 
request  ?  it  shall  be  even  given  thee  to  the 
half  of  the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered,  Hit  seem  good 
unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and  Haman 
come  this  day  unto  the  banquet  that  I  have 
prepared  for  him. 

5  Then  the  king  said,  Cause  Haman  to 
make  haste,  that  he  may  do  as  Esther  hath 
said.  So  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  the 
banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6  IF  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  at 
the  banquet  of  wine,  What  is  thy  petition  ? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee :  and  what  ts 
thy  request?  even  to  the  half  of  the  king- 
dom it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and  said,  My 
petition  and  my  request  is: 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the  sight  of 
the  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king  to  grant 
my  petition,  and  to  perform  my  request,  Jet 
the  king  and  Haman  come  to  the  banquet 

411 


The  counsel  of  Haman. 


ESTHER. 


Mordecai  is  honoured . 


that  I  shall  prepare  for  them,  and  I  will  do 
to-morrow  as  the  kin»  hath  said. 

9  If  Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day 
joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart :  but  when 
Haman  saw  Mordecai  in  the  king's  gate, 
that  he  stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he 
was  full  of  indignation  against  Mordecai. 

10  Nevertheless,  Haman  refrained  him- 
self: and  when  he  came  home,  he  sent  and 
called  for  his  friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

1 1  And  Haman  told  them  of  the  glory 
of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  oi  his  chil- 
dren, and  all  the  things  wherein  the  king- 
had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had  ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and  servants 
of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea,  Esther 
the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with  the 
king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had  pre- 
pared but  myself;  and  to-morrow  am  I 
invited  unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so 
long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at 
the  King's  gate. 

14  IF  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all 
his  friends  unto  him,  Let  a  gallows  be 
made  of  fifty  cubits  high,  and  to-morrow 
speak  thou  unto  the  king  that  Mordecai  may 
be  hanged  thereon  :  then  go  thou  in  mer- 
rily with  the  king  unto  the  banquet.  And 
the  thing  pleased  Haman  ;  and  he  caused 
the  gallows  to  be  made. 

CHAP.  VI. 

ON  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep, 
and  he  commanded  to  bring  the  book 
of  records  of  the  chronicles  ;  and  they 
were  read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  that  Mor- 
decai had  told  of  Bigthana  and  Teresh, 
two  of  the  king's  chamberlains,  the  keep- 
ers of  the  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand  on 
the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said,  What  honour  and 
dignity  hath  been  done  to  Mordecai  for 
this?  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him,  There  is  nothing 
done  for  him. 

4  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the  court  ? 
(Now  Haman  was  come  into  the  outward 
court  of  the  king's  house,  to  speak  unto 
the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows 
that  he  had  prepared  for  him.) 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  Haman  standeth  in  the  court. 
And  the  king  said,  Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him,  What  shall  be  done  unto 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  ho- 
nour? (Now  Haman  thought  in  his  heart, 
To  whom  would  the  king  delight  to  do 
honour  more  than  to  myself?) 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king,  For 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honour, 

8  Let   the  royal  apparel  be   brought 


which  the  king  useth  to  wear,  and  the  horse 
that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  the  crown- 
royal  which  is  set  upon  his  head : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be  de- 
livered to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's 
most  noble  princes,  that  they  may  array 
the  man  withal  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honour,  and  bring  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaim 
before  him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,  Make 
haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the  horse, 
as  thou  hast  said,  and  do  even  so  to  Mor- 
decai the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king's 
gate  :  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou  hast 
spoken. 

1 1  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and  the 
horse,  and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and  brought 
him  on  horseback  through  the  street  of  the 
city,  and  proclaimed  befose  him,  Thus 
shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour. 

12  IF  And  Mordecai  came  again  to  the 
king's  gate.  But  Hamanhasted  to  his  house 
mourning,  and  having  his  head  covered. 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his  wife  and 
all  his  friends  every  thing  that  had  befallen 
him.  Then  said  his  wise  men  and  Ze- 
resh his  wife  unto  him,  If  Mordecai  be  of 
the  seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou 
hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevail 
against  him,  but  shaltsurely  fall  beforehim. 

14  And  while  they  zvere  yet  talking  with 
him,  came  the  king's  chamberlains,  and 
hasted  to  bring  Haman  unto  the  banquet 
that  Esther  had  prepared. 

CHAP.  VII. 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  ban- 
quet with  Esther  the  queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again  to  Esther  on 
the  second  day  at  the  banquetof  wine,  What 
is  thy  petition,  queen  Esther  ?  and  it  shall 
be  granted  thee  :  and  what  is  thy  request  ? 
and  it  shall  be  performed,  even  to  the  half 
of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answered  and 
said,  If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
O  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king,  let  my 
life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
people  at  my  request : 

4  For  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  to 
be  destroyed,  to  be  slain,  and  to  perish. 
But  if  we  had  been  sold  for  bond-men  and 
bond-women,  I  had  held  my  tongue,  al- 
though the  enemy  could  not  countervail 
the  king's  damage. 

5  IF  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  answered 
and  said  unto  Esther  the  queen,  Who  is 
he,  and  where  is  he,  that  durst  presume  in 
his  heart  to  do  so? 

6  And  Esther  said,  The  adversary  and 
enemy  if  this  wicked  Haman.  Then  Ha- 
man was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the 
queen. 

412 


He  is  advanced. 


CHAP.  VIII,  IX. 


The  joy  of  the  Jetvs 


I 


7  IT  And  the  king  arising  from  the  ban-i 
quet  of  wine  in  his  wrath  went  into  the 
palace-garden  :  and  Haman  stood  up  to 
make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the 
queen  ;  for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de- 
termined against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the  pa- 
lace-garden into  the  place  of  the  banquet 
of  wine  ;  and  Haman  was  fallen  upon  the 
bed  whereon  Esther  was.  Then  said  the 
king,  Will  he  force  the  queen  also  before 
me  in  the  house  ?  As  the  word  went  out  of 
the  king's  mouth,  they  covered  Hainan's 
face. 

9  And  Harbonah,  one  of  the  chamber- 
lains, said  before  the  king,  Behold  also  the 

allows  fifty  cubits  high,  which  Haman 
ad  made  for  Mordecai,  who  had  spoken 
good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house  of 
Haman.  Then  the  king  said,  Hang  him 
thereon. 

1 0  So  they  hanged  Haman  on  the  gal- 
lows that  he  had  prepared  for  Mordecai. 
Then  was  the  king's  wrath  pacified. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus 
.give  the  house  of  Haman,  the  Jews" 
enemy,  unto  Esther  the  queen.  And  Mor- 
decai came  before  the  king ;  for  Esther  had 
told  what  he  was  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  his  ring  which 
he  had  taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it  un- 
to Mordecai.  And  Esther  set  Mordecai 
over  the  house  of  Haman. 

3  1[  And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before 
the  king,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  with  tears  to  put  away  the  mis- 
chief of  Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  device 
that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews. 

4  Then  the  king  held  out  the  golden 
sceptre  toward  Esther.  So  Esther  arose, 
and  stood  before  the  king, 

5  And  said,  If  it  please  the  king,  and 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  his  sight,  and  the 
thing  seem  right  before  the  king,  and  I  be 
pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to 
reverse  the  letters  devised  by  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  which  be 
wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews  which  are  in  all 
the  king's  provinces: 

6  For  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil 
that  shall  come  unto  my  people?  or  how 
can  I  endure  to  see  the  destruction  of  my 
kindred? 

7  H  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said  unto 
Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
Behold,  I  have  given  Esther  the  house  of 
Haman,  and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon 
the  Jews. 


9  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
at  that  time  in  the  third  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Sivan,  on  the  three  and  twentieth 
day  thereof;  and  it  was  written,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded,  unto 
the  Jews,  and  to  the  lieutenants,  and  the 
deputies  and  rulers  of  the  provinces  which 
are  from  India  unto 'Ethiopia,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  seven  provinces,  unto  every 
province  according  to  the  writing  thereof, 
and  unto  every  people  after  their  language, 
and  to  the  Jews  according  to  their  writing, 
and  according  to  their  language. 

10  And  he  wrote  in  the  king  Ahasuerus* 
name,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's  ring, 
and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horseback, 
and  riders  on  mules,  camels,  and  young 
dromedaries : 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the  Jews 
which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life, 
to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and  province 
that  would  assault  them,  both  little  ones 
and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 
for  a  prey, 

12  Upon  one  day  in  all  the  provinces  of 
king  Ahasuerus,  namely,  upon  the  thir- 
teenth day  of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is 
the  month  Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  province 
was  published  unto  all  people,  and  that 
the  Jews  should  be  ready  against  that  day 
to  avenge  themselves  on  their  enemies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon  mules 
and  camels  went  out,  being  hastened  and 
pressed  on  by  the  king's  commandment. 
And  the  decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  If  And  Mordecai  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  king  in  royal  apparel  ot 
blue  and  white,  and  with  a  great  crown  oi 
gold,  and  with  a  garment  of  fine  linen 
and  purple  :  and  the  city  of  Shushan  re- 
joiced, and  was  glad  : 

16  The  Jews  had  light,  and  gladness, 
and  joy,  and  honour. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in  every 
city,  whithersoever  the  king's  command- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  the  Jews  had 
jo}'  and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good  day. 
And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land  be- 
came Jews;  fGr  the  fear  of  the  Jews  fell 
upon  them. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Adar,  on  the  thirteenth  day  ot 
the  same,  when  the  king's  commandment 
and  his  decree  drew  near  to  be  put  in  exe- 


8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  itlikethjcution,  in  the  day  that  the  enemies  of  the 
you,  in  the  king's  name,  and  seal  it  with1  Jews  hoped  to  have  power  over  them, 
the  king's  ring  :  for  the  writing  which  is]  (though  it  was  turned  to  the  contrary,  that 
written  in  the  king's  name,  and  sealed' the  Jews  had  rule  over  them  that  hated 
with  the  king's  ring,  may  no  man  reverse.!  them  ;) 

413 


The  Jews  slay  their  enemies. 


ESTHER. 


They  establish  a  festival. 


2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther in  their  cities  throughout  all  the  pro- 
vinces of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand 


on  such  as  sought  their  hurt :  and  no  man; gladness. 


thereof,  and  on  the  fourteenth  thereof;  and 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they  rest- 
ed,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feasting  and 


could  withstand  them  ;  for  the  fear  of  them 
fell  upon  all  people. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces, 
and  the  lieutenants,  and  the  deputies,  and 
officers  of  the  king  helped  the  Jews;  be- 
cause the  fear  of  Mordecai  fell  upon  them. 

4  For  Mordecai  was  great  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  fame  went  out  throughout 
all  the  provinces :  for  this  man  Mordecai 
waxed  greater  and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their  ene- 
mies with  the  stroke  of  the  sword,  and 
slaughter,  and  destruction,  and  did  what 
they  would  unto  those  that  hated  them. 

6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the  Jews 
slew  and  destroyed  five  hundred  men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dalphon,  and 
Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and  Ari- 
datha, 

9  And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Ari- 
dai,  and  Vajezatha, 

10  The  ten  sons  of  Haman  the  sonofHam- 
medatha,  the  enemy  of  the  J  e  ws,  slew  they ; 
but  on  the  spoil  laid  they  not  their  hand. 

1 1  On  that  day  the  number  of  those  that 
were  slain  in  Shushan  the  palace  was 
brought  before  the  king. 

12  IF  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen,The  Jews  have  slain  and  destroyed 
five  hundred  men  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  ;  what  have 
they  done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's  pro- 
vinces ?  now  what  is  thy  petition :  and  it 
shall  be  granted  thee :  or  what  is  thy  re- 
quest further  ?  and  it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please  the 
king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the  Jews  which 
are  in  Shushan  to  do  to-morrow  also  ac- 
cording unto  this  day's  decree,  and  iet  Ha- 
inan's ten  sons  be  hanged  upon  thegallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be 
done  :  and  the  decree  was  given  at  Shu- 
shan ;  and  they  hanged  Hainan's  ten  sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  that  were  in  Shushan 
gathered  themselves  together  on  the  four- 
teenth day  also  of  the  month  Adar,  and 
slew  three  hundred  men  at  Shushan ;  but 
on  the  prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  were  in 
the  king's  provinces  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had 
rest  from  their  enemies,  and  slew  of  their 
fees  seventy  and  five  thousand,  but  they 
laid  not  their  hands  on  the  prey, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  ot  the  month 
Adar ;  and  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 


feasting  and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  were  at  Shushan 
assembled  together  on  the  thirteenth  day 


19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  villages, 
that  dwelt  in  the  unwalled  towns,  made 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar  a  day 
of  gladness  and 'feasting,  and  a  good  day, 
and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another. 

20  IF  And  Mordecai  wrote  these  things, 
and  sent  letters  unto  all  the  Jews  that  were 
in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus, 
both  ni<rh  and  far, 

21  To  establish  this  among  them,  that 
they  sbouid  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same,  yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jewa  rested 
from  their  enemies,  and  the  month  which 
was  turned  unto  them  from  sorrow  to  joy, 
and  from  mourning  into  a  good  day  :  that 
they  should  make  them  days  of  feasting 
and  joy,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to 
another,  and  gifts  to  the  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  todoas  they 
had  begun,  and  as  Mordecai  had  written 
unto  them ; 

24  Because  Haman  the  son  of  Hamme- 
datha,  the  Agagite,  the  enemy  of  all  the 
Jews,  had  devised  against  the  Jews  to  de- 
stroy them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  ?s,  the 
lot,  to  consume  them,  and  to  destroy  them ; 

25  But  when  Esther  came  before  the 
king,  he  commanded  by  letters  that  his 
wicked  device,  which  he  devised  against 
the  Jews,  should  return  upon  his  own  nead, 
and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be  hanged 
on  the  gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these  days 
Purim  after  the  name  of  Pur.  Therefore 
for  all  the  words  of  this  letter,  and  of  that 
which  they  had  seen  concerning  this  mat- 
ter, and  which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took  upon 
them,  and  upon  their  seed,  and  upon  all 
such  as  joined  themselves  unto  them,  so 
as  it  should  not  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their  writing, 
and  according  to  their  appointed  time  eve- 
ry year; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  be  re- 
membered and  kept  throughout  every  ge- 
neration, every  family,  every  province,  and 
every  city;  and  that  these  days  of  Purim 
shouldnot  fail  from  among  the  Jews,  nor  the 
memorial  of  them  perish  from  their  seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Abihail,  and  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
wrote  with  all  authority,  to  confirm  this 
second  letter  of  Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto  all  the 


same  rested  they,  and  made  it  a  day  of  Jews,  to  the  hundred  twenty  and  seven 


provinces  of  the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus, 
with  words  of  peace  and  truth, 
31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in 
414 


Satan  appears  before  God : 

their  times  appointed,  according  as  Mor- 
decai the  Jew  and  Esther  the  queen  had 
enjoined  them,  and  as  they  had  decreed 
for  themselves  and  for  their  seed,  the  mat- 
ters of  the  fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  confirmed 
these  matters  of  Purim  ;  and  it  was  writ- 
ten in  the  book. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a  tribute 
upon  the  land,  and  upon  the  isles 
of  the  sea. 


CHAP.  I.  He  obtains  leave  to  tempt  Job, 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power  and  cf 
his  might,  and  the  declarati 


his  might,  and  the  declaration  of  the  great- 
ness of  Mordecai,  whereunto  the  king  ad- 
vanced him,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Me- 
dia and  Persia? 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  was  next 
unto  king  Ahasuerus,  and  great  among 
the  Jews,  and  accepted  of  the  multitude 
of  his  brethren,  seeking  the  wealth  of  his 
people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  his 
seed. 


I  The  Book  of  JOB. 


CHAP.  I. 
rr^HERE  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz, 
X    whose  name  was  Job  ;  and  that  man 
was  perfect  and  upright,   and  one  that 
feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  substance  also  was  seven  thou- 
sand sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels, 
and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and  five 
hundred  she-asses,  and  a  very  great 
household ;  so  that  this  man  was  the  great- 
est of  all  the  men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in  their 
houses,  every  one  his  day  ;  and  sent  and 
called  for  their  three  sisters  to  eat  and  to 
drink  with  them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of  their 
feasting  were  gone  about,  that  Job  sent 
and  sanctified  them,  and  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  offered  burnt-offerings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all :  for 
Job  said,  It  may  be  that  my  sons  have 
sinned,  and  cursed  God  in  their  hearts. 
Thus  did  Job  continually. 

6  IF  Now  there  was  a  day  when  the 
sons  of  God  came  to  present  themselves 
before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also 
among  them. 

7  And  the  LoRDsaiduntoSatan,  Whence 
comest  thou  ?  Then  Satan  answered  the 
Lord,  and  said,  From  going  to  and  fro  in 
the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down 
in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect 
and  an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God, 
and  escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord  and 
said,  Doth  Job  fear  God  for  nought  ? 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  a  hedge  about 
him,  and  about  his  house,  and  about  all 
that  he  hath  on  every  side  ?  thou  hast  bless- 
ed the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his  substance 
is  increased  in  the  land. 

11  But  put  forth  thy  hand  now,  and 
touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will  curse 
thee  to  thy  face. 


12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Be- 
hold, all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  power ;  only 
upon  himself  put  not  forth  thy  hand.  So 
Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord. 

13  IF  And  there  was  a  day  when  hi? 
sons  and  his  daughters  were  eating  and 
drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's 
house : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Job,  and  said,  The  oxen  were  ploughing, 
and  the  asses  feeding  beside  them  : 

15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and 
took  them  away;  yea,  they  have  slain  the 
servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword;  and 
I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  The  fire  of 
God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and  hath  burn- 
ed up  the  sheep  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone 
to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  The  Chal- 
deans made  out  three  bands,  and  fell  up- 
on the  camels,  and  have  carried  them 
away,  yea,  and  slain  the  servants  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword;  and  I  only  am  escaped 
alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  Thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  were  eating  and 
drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's 
house : 

19  And  behold,  there  came  a  great  wind 
from  the  wilderness,  and  smote  the  four 
corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the 
young  men,  and  they  are  dead ;  and  I  on- 
ly am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  and  rent  his  mantle, 
and  shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down  upon 
the  ground,  and  worshipped, 

21  And  said,  Naked  came  I  out  of  my 
mother's  womb,  and  naked  shall  I  return 
thither:  The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord 
hath  taken  away  ;  blessed  be  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

22  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charg- 
ed God  foolishly. 

415 


Job  smitten  with  biles.  JOB. 

CHAP.  II. 

AGAIN  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons 
of  God  came  to  present  themselves 
before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also 
among  them  to  present  himself  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?  And  Satan  answer- 
ed the  Lord,  and  said,  From  going  to  and 
fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and 
an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
escheweth  evil  ?  and  still  he  holdeth  fast 
his  integrity,  although  thou  movedst  me 
against  him,  to  destroy  him  without  cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said,  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a  man  hath 
will  he  give  for  his  life. 

5  But  put  forth  thy  hand  now,  and 
touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will 
curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  thy  hand ;  but  save  his  life. 

7  IT  So  went  Satan  forth  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord,  and  smote  Job  with 
sore  biles  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  unto  his 
crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape 
himself  withal ;  and  he  sat  down  among 
the  ashes. 

9  If  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  Dost 
thou  still  retain  thine  integrity?  curse  God, 
and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou  speakest 
as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh 
What!  shall  we  receive  good  at  the  hand 
of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil?  In 
all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

1 1  IT  Now  when  Job's  three  friends 
heard  of  all  this  evil  that  was  come  upon 
him,  they  came  every  one  from  his  own 
place;  Eliphaz  theTemanite,  andBildad 
the  Shuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite: 
for  they  had  made  an  appointment  together 
to  come  to  mourn  with  him,  and  to  com- 
fort him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes 
afar  off,  and  knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept;  and  they  rent  every 
one  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon 
their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the 
ground  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and 
none  spake  a  word  unto  him :  for  they  saw 
that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAP.  ill. 

AFTER  this  opened  Job  his  mouth, 
and  cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I  was 
born,  and  the  night  in  which  it  was  said, 
There  is  a  man  child  conceived. 


He  curses  the  day  of  his  birth. 


4  Let  that  day  be  darkness ;  let  not  God 
regard  it  from  above,  neither  let  the  light 
shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death 
stain  it;  let  a  cloud  dwell  upon  it;  let  the 
blackness  of  the  day  terrify  it. 

6  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness  seize 
upon  it;  let  it  not  be  joined  unto  the  days 
of  the  year;  let  it  not  come  into  the  num- 
ber of  the  months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary;  let  no 
joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day, 
who  are  ready  to  raise  up  their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  be 
dark;  let  it  look  for  light,  but  have  none; 
neither  let  it  see  the  dawning  of  the  day. 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of 
my  mother's  womb,  nor  hid  sorrow  from 
mine  eyes. 

11  Why  died  I  not  from  the  womb? 
why  did  I  not  give  up  the  ghost  when  I 
came  out  of  the  belly  ? 

12  Why  did  the  knees  prevent  me?  or 
why  the  breasts  that  I  should  suck? 

13  For  now  should  I  have  lain  still  and 
been  quiet,  I  should  have  slept:  then  had 
I  been  at  rest 

14  With  king9  and  counsellors  of  the 
earth,  which  built  desolate  places  for  them- 
selves; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold,  who 
filled  their  houses  with  silver: 

16  Or  as  a  hidden  untimely  birth  I  had 
not  been;  as  infants  which  never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from  trou- 
bling; and  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  together; 
they  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  oppressor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  there;  and 
the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that 
is  in  misery,  and  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul ; 

21  Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh 
not;  and  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  trea- 
sures ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  and  are 
glad,  when  they  can  find  the  grave? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man  whose 
way  is  hid, and  whom  God  hath  hedged  in? 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  before  I  eat, 
and  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  the 
waters. 

25  For  the  thing  which  I  greatly  feared 
is  come  upon  me,  and  that  which  1  was 
afraid  of  is  come  unto  me. 

26  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither  had  I  rest, 
neither  was  I  quiet;  yet  trouble  came. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answered 
and  said, 

2  If  we  assay  to  commune  with  thee, 
wilt  thou  be  grieved?  but  who  can  with- 
hold himself  irom  speaking? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many, 

416 


The  harm  ofinconsideration.        CHAP.  V,  VI.      God  to  be  sought  in  affliction, 

the  robber  swalloweth  up  their  substance 


and  thou  hast  strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that 
was  falling,  and  thou  hast  strengthened 
the  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee,  and 
thou  faintest;  it  toucheth  thee,  and  thou 
art  troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  thy  fear,  thy  confidence, 
thy  hope,  and  the  uprightness  of  thy  ways? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who  ever 
perished,  being  innocent?  or  where  were 
the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  they  that  plough 
iniquity,  and  sow  wickedness,  reap  the 
same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish,  and 
by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils  are  they  con- 
sumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the  voice 
of  the  fierce  lion,  and  the  teeth  of  the  young 
lions,  are  broken. 

1 1  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of 
prey,  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps  are  scat- 
tered abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  secretly  brought 
to  me,  and  mine  ear  received  a  little 
thereof. 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling, 
which  made  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my  face; 
the  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not  discern 
the  form  thereof:  an  image  was  before 
mine  eyes,  there  was  silence,  and  I  heard 
a  voice,  saying , 

17  Shall  mortal  man  be  more  just  than 
God?  shall  a  man  be  more  pure  than  his 
Maker? 

18  Behold,  he  put  no  trust  in  his  ser- 
vants ;  and  his  angels  he  charged  with  folly: 

19  How  much  less  in  them  that  dwell 
in  houses  of  clay,  whose  foundation  is 
in  the  dust,  which  are  crushed  before 
the  moth? 

20  They  are  destroyed  from  morning 
to  evening ;  they  perish  for  ever  without 
any  regarding  it. 

21  Doth  not  their  excellency  which  is 
in  them  go  away?  they  die,  even  without 
wisdom. 

CHAP.  V. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that  will 
answer  thee;  and  to  which  of  the 
saints  wilt  thou  turn? 

2  For  wrath  killeth  the  foolish  man,  and 
envy  slayeth  the  silly  one. 

3  I  have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root : 
but  suddenly  I  cursed  his  habitation. 

4  His  children  are  far  from  safety,  and 
they  are  crushed  in  the  gate,  neither  is 
there  any  to  deliver  them. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eateth  up, 


andtaketh  it  even  out  of  the  thorns,  andllances  together! 


6  Although  affliction  cometh  not  forth 
of  the  dust,  neither  doih  trouble  spring  out 
of  the  ground ; 

7  Yet  man  is  born  unto  trouble,  as  the 
sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and  unto  God 
would  I  commit  my  cause: 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and  un- 
searchable; marvellous  things  without 
number: 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth,  and 
sendeth  waters  upon  the  fields: 

1 1  To  set  up  on  high  those  that  be  low ; 
that  those  which  mourn  may  be  exalted  to 
safety. 

12  He  disappoinfeth  the  devices  of  the 
crafty,  so  that  their  hands  cannot  perform 
their  enterprise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own 
craftiness:  and  the  counsel  of  the  froward 
is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  meet  with  darkness  in  the 
day-time,  and  grope  in  the  noon-day  as 
in  the  night. 

15  But  he  saveth  the  poor  from  the 
sword,  from  their  mouth,  and  from  the 
hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and  iniquity 
stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom 
God  correcteth:  therefore  despise  not  thou 
the  chastening  of  the  Almighty: 

18  For  he  maketh  sore,  andbindeth  up: 
he  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

19  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles: 
yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee  from 
death:  and  in  war  from  the  power  of  the 
sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scourge 
of  the  tongue :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid 
of  destruction  when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine  thou  shalt 
laugh:  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the 
stones  of  the  field:  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  taber- 
nacle shall  be  in  peace;  and  thou  shalt 
visit  thy  habitation,  and  shalt  not  sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  thy  seed 
shall  be  great,  and  thine  offspring  as  the 
grass  of  the  earth. 

26  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a 
full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of  corn  cometh  in 
in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  searched  it,  so  itzs; 
hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  for  thy  good. 

CHAP.  VI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Oh  that  my  grief  were  thoroughly 
weighed,  and  my  calamity  laid  in  the  ba 


97 


417 


Job  wishes  for  death,  JOB. 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the 
sand  of  the  sea :  therefore  my  words  ase 
swallowed  up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty  are 
within  me,  the  poison  whereof  drinketh  up 
my  spirit :  the  terrors  of  God  do  set  them- 
selves in  array  against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he 
hath  grass?  or  loweth  the  ox  over  his 
fodder? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury  be  eaten 
without  salt?  or  is  there  any  taste  in  the 
white  of  an  egg? 

7  The  things  (hat  my  soul  refused  to 
touch  are  as  my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  request;  and 
that  God  would  grant  me  the  thing  that  1 
long  for! 

9  Even  that  it  would  please  God  to  de- 
stroy me ;  that  he  would  let  loose  his  hand, 
and  cut  me  off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  comfort; 
yea,  I  would  harden  myself  in  sorrow:  let 
liim  not  spare ;  for  I  have  not  concealed 
the  words  of  the  Holy  One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I  should 
hope?  And  what  is  mine  end,  that  I 
should  prolong  my  life  ? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones? 


or  is  my  flesh  of  brass? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me?  and  is  wisdom 
driven  quite  from  me  ?    • 

14  To  him  that  is  afflicted  pity  should 
be  shewed  from  his  friend;  but  he  forsaketh 
the  fear  of  the  Almighty. 

15  My  brethren  have  deah  deceitfully 
as  a  brook,  and  as  the  stream  of  brooks 
they  pass  away ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  by  reason  of  the 
ice,  and  wherein  the  snow  is  hid: 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm,  they 
vanish :  when  it  is  hot,  they  are  consumed 
out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are  turned 
aside;  they  go  to  nothing,  and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of  Tema  looked,  the 
companies  of  Sheba  waited  for  them. 

20  They  were  confounded  because  they 
had  hoped;  they  came  thither,  and  were 
ashamed. 

21  For  now  ye  are  nothing;  ye  see  my 
casting  down,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I  say,  Bring  unto  me?  or,  Give 
a  reward  for  me  of  your  substance? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  enemy's 
hand?  or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of 
the  mighty? 

24  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my 
tongue:  and  cause  me  to  understand 
wherein  I  have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words!  but 
what  doth  your  argui  ig  reprove  ? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words,  and 
the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate, 
which  are  as  wind? 


He  excuses  that  desire, 

27  Yea,  ye  overwhelm  the  fatherless, 
and  ye  dig  a  pit  for  your  friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content,  look  upon 
me;  for  it  is  evident  unto  you  if  I  lie. 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not  be 
iniquity ;  yea,  return  again,  my  righteous- 
ness is  in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  my  tongue  ?  can- 
not my  taste  discern  perverse  things? 

CHAP.  VII. 

/S  there  not  an  appointed  time  to  man 
upon  earth?  are  not  his  days  also  like 
the  days  of  a  hireling  ? 

2  As  a  servant  earnestly  desireth  the 
shadow,  and  as  a  hireling  looketh  for  the 
reward  of  his  work: 

3  So  am  I  made  to  possess  months  of 
vanity,  and  wearisome  nights  are  appoint- 
ed to  me. 

4  When  I  lie  down,  I  say,  When  shall 
I  arise,  and  the  night  be  gone?  and  I  am 
full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawning 
of  the  day. 

5  My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and 
clods  of  dust;  my  skin  is  broken,  and  be- 
come loathsome. 

6  My  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's 
shuttle,  and  are  spent  without  hope. 

7  O  remember  that  my  life  is  wind: 
mine  eye  shall  no  more  see  good. 

8  The  eye  of  him  that  hath  seen  me 
shall  see  me  no  more:  thine  eyes  are  upon 
me,  and  I  am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  vanish- 
eth  away:  so  he  that  goeth  down  to  the 
grave  shall  corne  up  no  more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his  house, 
neither  shall  his  place  know  him  any  more. 

1 1  Therefore  I  will  not  refrain  my 
mouth  ;  I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my 
spirit;  I  will  complain  in  the  bitterness  of 
my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that  thou 
settest  a  watch  over  me? 

13  When  I  say,  My  bed  shall  comfort 
me,  my  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams, 
and  terrifiest  me  through  visions: 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth  strangling, 
and  death  rather  than  my  life. 

16  1  loathe  it;  I  would  not  live  always : 
let  me  alone  ;  for  my  days  are  vanity. 

17  What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest 
magnify  him  ?  and  that  thou  shouldest  set 
thy   heart  upon  him  ? 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him  eve- 
ry morning,  and  try  him  every  moment  ? 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  depart  from 
me,  nor  let  me  alone  till  I  swallow  down 
my  spittle? 

20  I  have  sinned ;  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  thou  Preserver  of  men?  why  hast 
thou  set  me  as  a  mark  against  thee,  so  that 
I  am  a  burden  to  myself? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my 

418 


Bildad  shews  God's  justice, 

transgression,  and  take  away  mine  iniqui 
ty?  for  now  shall  I  sleep  in  the  dust;  and 
thou  shalt  seek  me  in  the  morning,  but  I 
shall  not  be. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things  ?  and  how  long  shall  the  words  of 
thy  mouth  be  like  a  strong  wind  ? 

3  Doth  God  pervert  judgment ;  or  doth 
the  Almighty  pervert  justice  ? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned  against 
him,  and  he  have  cast  them  away  for  their 
transgression; 

5  If  thou  wouldest  seek  unto  God  be 
times,  and  make  thy  supplication  to  the 
Almighty ; 

6  If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright,  surely 
now  he  would  awake  for  thee,  and  make 
the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  pros- 
perous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was  small,  yet 
thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. 

3  For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  former 
age,  and  prepare  thyself  to  the  search  of 
their  fathers : 

9  (For  we  are  but  of  yesterday,  and 
know  nothing,  because  our  days  upon 
earth  are  a  shadow  :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell 
thee,  and  utter  words  out  of  their  heart  ? 

1 1  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without  mire  ? 
can  the  flag  grow  without  water  ? 

12  Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  greenness,  and 
not  cut  down,  it  withereth  before  any 
other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that  forget 
God;  and  the  hypocrite's  hope  shall  perish: 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off,  and 
whose  trust  shall  be  a  spider's  web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it 
shall  not  stand :  he  shall  hold  it  fast,  but 
it  shall  not  endure. 

16  Hen  green  before  the  sun,  and  his 
branch  shooteth  forth  in  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about  the 
heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of  stones. 

18  If  he  destroy  him  from  his  place, 
then  it  shall  deny  him,  saying,  I  have  not 
seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way, 
and  out  of  the  earth  shall  others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a 
perfect  man,  neither  will  he  help  the  evil 
doers  : 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with  laughing, 
and  thy  lips  with  rejoicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed 
with  shame  ;  and  the  dwelling-place  of 
the  wicked  shall  come  to  nought. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth   but  how 
should  man  be  jus  with  God  ? 


CHAP.  VIII,  IX.        JS'o  contending  with  God. 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he  can- 
not answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 

4  He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in 
strength :  who  hath  hardened  himself 
against  him,  and  hath  prospered  ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  mountains,  and 
they  know  not  :  which  overturneth  them 
in  his  anger; 

6  Which  shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her 
place,  and  the  pillars  thereof  tremble; 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun,  and  it 
riseth  not ;  and  sealeth  up  the  stars; 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the  hea- 
vens, and  treadeth  upon  the  waves  of  the 
sea; 

9  Which  maketh  Arcturus,  Orion,  and 
Pleiades,  and  the  chambers  of  the  south; 

10  Which  doeth  great  things  past  finding 
out ;  yea,  and  wonders  without  number. 

11  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see  him 
not:  he  passeth  on  also,  but  I  perceive  him 
not. 

12  Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who  can 
hinder  him  ?  who  will  say  unto  him,  What 
doest  thou  ? 

13  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his  anger, 
the  proud  helpers  do  stoop  under  him. 

14  Howmuchlessshall  I  answerhim,  and 
choose  out  my  words  to  reason  with  him  ? 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  righteous,  yet 
would  I  not  answer,  but  I  would  make 
supplication  to  my  judge. 

1 6  If  I  had  called,  and  he  had  answered 
me  ;  yet  would  I  not  believe  that  he  had 
hearkened  unto  my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a  tempest, 
and  multiplieth  my  wounds  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my 
breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

1 9  If  I  speak  of  strength,  lo,  he  is  strong  : 
and  if  ofjudgment,  who  shall  set  me  a  time 
to  plead/? 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own  mouth 
shall  condemn  me :  If  I  say,  I  am  per- 
fect, it  shall  also  prove  me  perverse. 

21  Though  I  were  perfect,  yet  would  I 
not  know  mysoul:  I  woulddespisemy  life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I  said  it, 
Hedestroyeth  the  perfect  and  the  wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly,  he  will 
laugh  at  the  trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  wicked:  he  covereth  the  faces  of  the 
judges  thereof;  if  not,  where, andwhoishe7. 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a 
post:  they  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the  swift 
ships :  as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  the  prey. 

27  If  I  say,  1  will  forget  my  complaint, 
I  will  leave  off  my  heaviness,  and  comiort 
myself:  . , 

28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows,  I  know 
that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me  innocent. 

29  If  I  be  wicked,  why  then  labour  I  in 
vain? 


419 


Job  expostulates  with  God.  JOB 

30  If  I  wash  myself  with  snow-water 


God's  wisdom  is  unsearchable. 


and  make  my  hands  never  so  clean  ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in  the  ditch, 
and  mine  own  clothes  shall  abhor  me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  1  am,  that  I 
should  answer  him,  and  we  should  come 
together  in  judgment. 

33  Neither  is  there  any  daysman  be- 
twixt us,  that  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us 
Loth. 

34  Let  him  take  his  rod  away  from  me, 
and  let  not  his  fear  terrify  me  : 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not  fear 
him  ;  but  it  is  not  so  with  me. 

CHAP.  X. 

MY  soul  is  weary  oi  my  life ;  I  will 
leave  my  complaint  upon  myself;  I 
Kill  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn 
me ;  shew  me  wherefore  thou  contendest 
with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  should- 
est  oppress,  that  thou  shouldest  despise 
the  work  of  thy  hands,  and  shine  upon 
the  counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh  ?  or  seest  thou 
as  man  seeth  ? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man  ?  are 
thy  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  inquirestaftermine  iniquity, 
and  searchest  after  my  sin  ? 

7  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not  wicked  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of 
thy  hand. 

8  Thy  hands  have  made  me  and  fash- 
ioned me  together  round  about ;  yet  thou 
dost  destroy  me. 

9  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  that  thou 
hast  made  me  as  the  clay ;  and  wilt  thou 
bring  me  into  dust  again  ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as  milk, 
and  curdled  me  like  cheese  ? 

1 1  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and 
flesh,  and  hast  fenced  me  with  bones  and 
sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  fa- 
vour, and  thy  visitation  hath  preserved  my 
.spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid  n 
thine  heart :  I  know  that  this  is  with  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest  me 
and  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me  from  mine 
iniquity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  wo  unto  me  ;  and  if 
I  be  righteous,  vet  will  I  not  lift  up  my 
head.  /  am  full  of  confusion ;  therefore 
see  thou  mine  affliction ; 

16  For  it  increaseth.  Thou  huntest  me 
as  a  fierce  lion :  and  again  thou  shewest 
thyself  marvellous  upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses  against 
me,  and  increasest  thine  indignation  upon 
me  ;  changes  and  war  are  against  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought 
me  forth  out  of  the  womb?  Oh  that  I  had 


given  up  the  ghost,  and  noej'e  had  seen  me! 

19  1  should  have  been  as  though  I  had 
not  been ;  I  should  have  been  carried  from 
the  womb  to  the  grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  few  ?  cease  then, 
and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  take  comfort 
a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not  return, 
even  to  the  land  of  darkness,  and  the  sha- 
dow of  death  ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  darkness  it- 
self;  and  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without 
any  order,  and  where  the  light  is  as  dark- 
ness. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  answered  Zophar  the  Naama« 
thite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be 
answered  ?  and  should  a  man  full  of  talk 
be  justified? 

3  Should  thy  lies  make  men  hold  their 
peace  ?  and  when  thou  mockest,  shall  no 
man  make  thee  ashamed ? 

4  For  thou  hast  said,  My  doctrine  is  pure, 
and  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5  But  Oh  that  God  would  speak,  and 
open  his  lips  against  thee  ; 

6  And  that  he  would  shew  thee  the  se- 
crets of  wisdom,  that  they  are  double  to 
that  which  is  !  Know  therefore  that  God 
exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine  iniquity 
deserveth. 

7  Canst  thou  by  searching  find  out  God  ? 
canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  unto  per- 
fection ? 

8  It  is  as  high  as  heaven ;  what  canst 
thou  do?  deeper  than  hell ;  what  canst 
thou  know  ? 

9  The  measure  thereof  is  longer  than 
the  earth,  and  broader  than  the  sea. 

10  If  he  cut  off,  and  shut  up,  or  gather 
together,  then  who  can  hinder  him  ? 

1 1  For  he  knoweth  vain  men  :  he  seeth 
wickedness  also  ;  will  he  not  then  consi- 
der it? 

12  For  vain  man  would  be  wise,  though 
man  be  born  like  a  wild  ass's  colt. 

13  If  thou  prepare  thy  heart,  and 
stretch  out  thy    hands  toward    him  ; 

14  If  iniquity  be  in  thy  hand,  put  it 
far  away,  and  let  not  wickedness  dwell  in 
thy  tabernacles. 

15  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face 
without  spot;  yea,  thou  shalt  be  stead- 
fast, and  shalt  not  fear  : 

16  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery, 
and  remember  it  as  waters  that  pass 
away ; 

17  And  thine  age  shall  be  clearer  than 
the  noon-day:  thou  shalt  shine  forth,  thou 
shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because 
there  is  hope ;  yea,  thou  shalt  dig  about 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  thy  rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none 

420 


CHAP.  XII,  XIII. 

many  shall 


The  omnipotence  of  God. 

shall  make  thee  afraid ;  yea, 
make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall  fail, 
and  they  shall  not  escape,  and  their  hope 
shall  be  as  the  giving  up  of  the  ghost. 
CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people, 
and  wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 

3  But  I  have  understanding  as  well  as 
you  ;  I  am  not  inferior  to  you  :  yea,  who 
knoweth  not  such  things  as  these  ? 

4  I  am  as  one  mocked  of  his  neighbour, 
who  calleth  upon  God,  and  he  answereth 
him :  the  just  upright  man  is  laughed  to 
scorn. 

5  He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with  hit  feet 
is  as  a  lamp  despised  in  the  thought  of  him 
that  is  at  ease. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  robbers  prosper, 
and  they  that  provoke  God  are  secure  ; 
into  whose  hand  God  bringeth  abundantly. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they  shall 
teach  thee  ;  and  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and 
they  shall  tell  thee  : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
teach  thee ;  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall 
declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  ? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every 
living  thing,  and  the  breath  of  all  man- 
kind. 

1 1  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words?  and  the 
mouth  taste  his  meat  ? 

12  With  the  ancient  is  wisdom ;  and  in 
length  of  days  understanding. 

13  With  him  is  wisdom  and  strength,  he 
hath  counsel  and  understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  and  it 
cannot  be  built  again :  he  shutteth  up  a 
man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the  waters, 
and  they  dry  up  :  also  he  sendeth  them 
out,  and  they  overturn  the  earth. 

16  With  him  it  strength  and  wisdom: 
the  deceived  and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled, 
and  maketh  the  judges  fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings,  and 
girdeth  their  loins  with  a  girdle. 

19  He  leadeth  princes  away  spoiled, 
and  overthrow eth  the  mighty. 

20  He  removeth  away  the  speech  of  the 
trusty,  and  taketh  away  the  understanding 
of  the  aged. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  weakeneth  the  strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  He  discovereth  deep  things  out  of 
darkness,  and  bringeth  out  to  light  the 
shadow  of  death. 

23  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and  de- 
stroyed them :  he  enlargeth  the  nations, 
and  straighteneth  them  again. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of  the 


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Job  reproves  his  friendt* 

chief  of  the  people  of  the  earth,  and 
causeth  them  to  wander  in  a  wilderness 
where  there  is  no  way. 

25  Theygrope  in  the  dark  without  light, 
and  he  maketh  them  to  stagger  like  a 
drunken  man. 

CHAP.  XIII. 
O,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this,  mine 
ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 

2  What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know 
also  :  I  am  not  inferior  unto  you. 

3  Surely  I  would  speak  to  the  Almighty, 
and  I  desire  to  reason  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye  are  ajl 
physicians  of  no  value. 

5  O  that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your 
peace  ;  and.  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and  hearken 
to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips. 

7  Will  ye  speak  wickedly  for  God?  and 
talk  deceitfully  for  him  ? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person  ?  will  ye 
contend  for  God? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  you 
out  ?  or  as  one  man  mocketh  another,  do 
ye  so  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if  ye  do 
secretly  accept  persons. 

1 1  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you 
afraid  ?  and  his  dread  fall  upon  you  ? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like  unto 
ashes,  your  bodies  lo  bodies  of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that  I 
may  speak,  and  let  come  on  me  what  will. 

14  Wherefore  do  1  take  my  flesh  in  my 
teeth,  and  put  my  life  in    my  hand? 

15  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust 
in  him:  but  I  will  maintain  mine  own 
ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  be  my  salvation:  for 
a    hypocrite  shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and  my 
declaration  with  your  ears. 

18  Behold,  now,  I  have  ordered  my 
cause  ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be  justified. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  plead  with  me  ? 
for  now,  if  I  hold  my  tongue,  I  shall  give 
up  the  ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  me: 
then  will  I  not  hide  myself  from  thee. 

21  Withdraw  thy  hand  far  from  me  : 
and  let  not  thy  dread  make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  answer : 
or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and 
sins?  make  me  to  know  my  transgression 
and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and 
holdest  me  for  thine  enemy? 

25  Wilt  thou  break  a  leaf  driven  to  and 
fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things  against 
me, and  makest  me  to  possess  the  iniquities 
of  my  youth. 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the 

421 


Job  entreats  God's  favour 

stocks,  and  lookest  narrowly  unto  all  my 
paths  ;  thou  settes-t  a  print  upon  the  heels 
of  my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  consumeth, 
as  a  garment  that  is  moth-eaten. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

MAN  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few 
days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

2  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is 
cut  down  :  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and 
continueth  not. 

3  And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon 
such  a  one,  and  bringest  me  into  judg- 
ment with  thee  ? 

4  Who  can  bring  a  clean  thing  out  of 
an  unclean  ?  not  one. 

5  Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the 
number  of  his  months  are  with  thee,  thou 
hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he  cannot 
pass ; 

6  Turn  from  him,  that  he  may  rest,  till 
he  shall  accomplish, as  a  hireling,  his  day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  be  cut 
down,  that  it  will  sprout  again,  and  that 
the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the 
earth,  and  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the 
ground ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will 
bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away: 
yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where 
is  he  ? 

1 1  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and 
the  flood  decayeth  and  drieth  ap  : 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not: 
till  the  heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall  not 
awake,  nor  be  raised  out  of  their  sleep. 

13  0  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in  the 
gTave,  that  thou  wouldest  keep  me  secret, 
until  thy  wrath  be  past,  that  thou  wouldest 
appoint  me  a  set  time,  and  remember  me  ! 

14  Ifamandie,  shall  he  live  again?  all 
the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I  wait, 
till  my  change  come. 

15  Thou  shalt  call,  and  I  will  answer 
thee  :  thou  wilt  have  a  desire  to  the  work  of 
thy  hands. 

16  For  now  thou  numberest  my  steps : 
dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin  ? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a 
bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling 
cometh  to  nought,  and  the  rock  is  removed 
out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones:  thou 
washest  away  the  things  which  grow  outo{ 
the  dust  of  the  earth  ;  and  thou  destroyest 
the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him, 
and  he  passeth :  thou  changest  his  counte- 
nance, and  sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and  he 
knoweth  it  not ;  and  they  are  brought  low, 
but  he  perceiveth  it  not  of  them. 


JOB.  Ehphaz  reproves  Job, 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  havepain, 
and  his  soul  within  him  shall  mourn. 
CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  answered  Eliphaz  the  Tema- 
nite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  vain  know- 
ledge, and  fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind  ? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable 
talk  ?  or  with  speeches  wherewith  he  can 
do  no  good  ? 

4  Yea,  thou  castest  off  fear,  and  re- 
strainest  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  uttereth  thine  iniquity, 
and  thou  choosest  the  tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee, 
and  not  I :  yea,  thine  own  lips  testify 
against  thee. 

7  Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  ? 
or  wast  thou  made  before  the  hills  ? 

8  Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of  God  ? 
and  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

9  What  knowest  thou  that  we  know  not? 
what  understandest  thou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  gray-headed 
and  very  aged  men,  much  elder  than  thy 
father. 

1 1  Are  the  consolations  of  God  small 
with  thee  ?  is  there  any  secret  thing  with 
thee? 

12  Why  doth  thy  heart  carry  thee 
away  ?  and  what  do  thine  eyes  wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against 
God,  and  lettest  such  words  go  out  of  thy 
mouth  ? 

14  What  is  man,  that  he  should  be 
clean  ?  and  he  which  is  born  of  a  woman, 
that  he  should  be  righteous? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his 
saints ;  yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in 
his  sight. 

16  How  much  more  abominable  and 
filthy  is  man,  which  drinketh  iniquity  like 
water  ? 

17  1  will  shew  thee,  hear  me  ;  and  that 
which  I  have  seen,  I  will  declare  ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told  from  their 
fathers,  and  have  not  hid  it: 

1 9  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth  was  given, 
and  no  stranger  passed  among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth  with 
pain  all  his  days,  and  the  number  of  years 
is  hidden  to  the  oppressor. 

21  A  dreadful  sound  is  in  his  ears:  in 
prosperity  the  destroyer  shall  come  upon 
him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return 
out  of  darkness,  and  he  is  waited  for  ot 
the  sword. 

23  He  wandereth  abroad  for  bread,  say 
ingi  Where  is  it  ?  he  knoweth  that  the  day 
of  darkness  is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall  make  him 
afraid  ;  they  shall  prevail  against  him,  as  a 
king  ready  to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his  hand  against 
422 


The  calamity  of  Job.        CHAP.  XVI,  XVII,  XVIII. 

God,  and  strengthened)  himself  against  the 
Almighty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on  his 
neck,  upon  Ahe  thick  bosses  of  his  bucklers: 

27  Because  he  covereth  his  face  with 
his  fatness,  and  maketh  collops  of  fat  on 
his  flanks. 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate  cities, 
and  in  houses  which  no  man  inhabiteth, 
which  are  ready  to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall  his 
substance  continue,  neither  shall  he  pro- 
long the  perfection  thereof  upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness 
the  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches,  and  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived  trust  in 
vanity:  for  vanity  shall  be  his  recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  accomplished  before  his 
time,  and  his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe  grape 
as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast  off  his  flower  as 
the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of  hypocrites 
shall  be  desolate,  and  fire  shall  consume 
the  tabernacles  of  bribery. 

35  They  conceive  mischief,  and  bring 
forth  vanity,  and  their  belly  prepareth 
deceit. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  have  heard  many  such  things  : 
miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 

3  Shall  vain  words  have  an  end  ?  or  what 
emboldeneth  thee  that  thou  answerest  ? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do :  if  your 
soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead,  I  could  heap 
up  words  against  you,  and  shake  my 
head  at  you. 

5  But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  nry 
mouth,  and  the  moving  of  my  lips  should 
assuage  your  grief. 

6  Though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not  as- 
suaged :  and  though  I  forbear,  what  am  I 
eased? 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary : 
thou  hast  made  desolate  all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  wrinkles, 
which  is  a  witness  against  me:  and  my 
leanness  rising  up  in  me  beareth  witness 
to  my  face. 

9  He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath,  who  hateth 
me  :  he  gnasheth  upon  me  with  his  teeth  ; 
mine  enemy  sharpeneth  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  gaped  upon  me  with  their 
mouth;  they  have  smitten  me  upon  the 
cheek  reproachfully;  they  have  gathered 
themselves  together  against  me. 

11  God  hath  delivered  me  to  the  un- 
godly, and  turned  me  over  into  the  hands 
of  the  wicked. 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  broken  me 
asunder:  he  hath  also  taken  me  by  my 
neck,  and  shaken  me  to  pieces,  and  set  me 
up  for  his  mark.  I 


He  appeals  to  God 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round  about^ 
he  cleaveth  my  reins  asunder,  and  doth  not 
spare ;  he  poureth  out  my  gall  upon  the 
ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon 
breach^  he  runneth  upon  me  like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon  my 
skin,  and  defiled  my  horn  in  the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping,  and 
on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  my  hands : 
also  my  prayer  is  pure. 

18  O  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 
and  let  my  cry  have  no  place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in 
heaven,  and  my  record  is  on  high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me  :  but  mine  eye 
poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 

2 1  O  that  one  might  plead  for  a  man  with 
God,  as  a  man  pleadeth  for  his  neighbour! 

22  When  a  few  years  are  come, then  I 
shall  go  the  way  -whence  I  shall  not  return. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
1\/J~Y  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days  are  ex 
-Lt Jl   tinct,  the  graves  are  ready  for  me. 

2  Are  there  not  mockers  with  me  ?  and 
doth  not  mine  eye  continue  in  their  provo- 
cation ? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a  surety 
with  thee  :  who  is  he  that  will  strike  hands 
with  me  ? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from 
understanding;  therefore  shalt  thou  not 
exalt  them. 

5  He  that  speaketh  flattery  to  his  friend?, 
even  the  e}res  of  his  children  shall  fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  a  by-word  of  the 
people:  and  aforetime  I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  Mine  eve  also  is  dim  by  reason  of  sor- 
row, and  all  my  members  are  as  a  shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonished  at  this, 
and  the  innocent  shall  stir  up  himself 
against  the  hypocrite. 

9  The  righteous  also  shall  hold  on  his 
way,  and  he  that  hath  clean  hands  shall  be 
stronger  and  stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  return,  and 
come  now  :  for  1  cannot  find  one  wise  man 
among  you. 

11  My  days  are  past,  my  purposes  are 
broken  off,  even  the  thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into  day  :  the 
light  is  short  because  of  darkness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  my  house: 
I  have  made  my  bed  in  the  darkness. 

14  I  have  said  to  corruption,  Thou  art 
my  father:  to  the  worm,  Thou  art  my 
mother,  and  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope?  as  fox 
my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 

16  They  shall  go  down  to  the  bars  of  the 
pit,  when  our  rest  together  is  in  the  dust. 

CHAP.  \V\U. 
rpHEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 


and  said, 


423 


The  calamities  of  the  wicked.  JOB 

2  How  long  will  it  be  ere  ye  make  an 


end  of  words  ?  mark,  and  afterwards  we 
will  speak. 

S  Wherefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts, 
ana  reputed  vile  in  your  sight  ? 

4  He  teareth  himself  in  his  anger:  shall 
the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee?  and  shall 
the  rock  be  removed  out  of  his  place  ? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wickedshall  be  put 
out,  and  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  taberna- 
cle, and  his  candle  shall  be  put  out  with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be  strait- 
ened, and  his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him 
down.  .     .  . 

8  For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his  own 
feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a  snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the  heel, 
and  the  robber  shall  prevail  against  him. 

10  The  snare  is  laid  for  him  in  the 
ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in  the  way. 

11  Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on 
every  side,  and  shall  drive  him  to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger-bitten, 
and  destruction  shall  be  ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  strength  of  his 
skin  :  even  the  first-born  of  death  shall  de- 
vour his  strength. 

14  His  confidence  shall  be  rooted  out  of 
his  tabernacle,  and  it  shall  bring  him  to  the 
king  of  terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  be- 
cause it  is  none  of  his  :  brimstone  shall  be 
scattered  upon  his  habitation. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath, 
and  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish  from 
the  earth,  and  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the 
street. 

18  He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into 
darkness,  and  chased  out  of  the  world. 

1 9  He  shall  neither  have  son  nor  nephew 
among  his  people,  nor  any  remaining  in  his 
dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall  be 
astonishedathisday,as  they  that  went  be- 
Fore  were  affrighted. 

2 1  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the 
wicked,  and  this  is  the  place  of  him  that 
knoweth  not  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul, 
and  break  me  in  pieces  with  words  ? 

3  These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached 
me:  ye  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  make 
yourselves  strange  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have  erred, 
mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  yourselves 
against  me,  and  plead  against  me  my  re- 
proach : 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  overthrown 


The  misery  of  Job  represented. 
not  heard:  I  cry  aloud,  but  there  is  no 


judgment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I  cannot 
pass,  and  he  hath  set  darkness  in  my  paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory ,  and 
taken  the  crown  from  my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on  every  side, 
and  I  am  gone  :  and  my  hope  hath  he 
removed  like  a  tree. 

1 1  Hehath  alsokindledhis  wrath  against 
me,  and  he  counteth  me  unto  him  as  one 
of  'his  enemies. 

1 2  His  troops  come  together,  and  raise 
up  their  way  against  me,  and  encamp  round 
about  my  tabernacle. 

13  Hehath  put  my  brethren  far  from  me, 
and  mine  acquaintance  are  verily  estranged 
from  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and  my  fa- 
miliar friends  have  forgotten  me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  my  house,  and 
my  maids,  count  me  for  a  stranger-  I  am 
an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  1  called  my  servant,  and  he  gave  me 
no  answer ;  I  entreated  him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  wife, 
though  1  entreated  for  the  children's  sake 
of  mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  young  children  despised  me; 
I  arose,  and  they  spake  against  me. 

19  All  my  inward  friends  abhorred  me  : 
and  they  whom  I  loved  are  turned  against 
me. 

20  My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to 
my  flesh,  and  I  am  escaped  with  the  skin 
of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon 
me,  O  ye  my  friends ;  for  the  hand  of  God 
hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God, 
and  are  not  satisfied  with  my  flesh  ? 

23  O  that  my  words  were  now  written ! 
O  that  they  were  printed  in  a  book  ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with  an  iron 
pen  and  lead  in  the  rock  for  ever ! 

25  Fori  know  that  my  Redeemer  Iiveth, 
and  that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter  dag 
upon  the  earth : 

26  And  though  after  my  skin  worms  de- 
stroy this  body,  vet  in  my  flesh  shall  I  see 
God: 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and 
mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another; 
though  my  reins  be  consumed  within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say,  Why  persecute 
we  him,  seeing  the  root  of  the  matter  is 
found  in  me  ? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword :  for  wrath 
bringeth  the  punishments  of  the  sword,  that 
ye  may  know  there  is  a  judgment. 

CHAP.  XX. 
PT^HEN  answered  Zophar  the  Naama- 
JL    thite,  and  said, 
2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts  cause  me 


me,  and  hath  compassed  me  with  his  net 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  wrong,  but  I  am  I  to  answer,  and  for  this  I  make  haste. 

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The  state  of  the  wicked.  CHAP 

3  I  haveheardthe  check  of  my  reproach, 
and  the  spirit  of  my  understanding  causeth 
me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old,  since 
man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5  That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is 
short,  and  the  joy  of  the  hypocrite  but  for 
a  moment  ? 

6  Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to 
the  heavens,  and  his  head  reach  unto  the 
clouds ; 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  like  his 
own  dung :  they  which  have  seen  him  shall 
say,  Where  is  he  ? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  and 
shall  not  be  found :  yea,  he  shall  be  chased 
away  as  a  vision  of  the  night. 

9  The  eye  also  which  saw  him  shall  see 
him  no  more  ;  neither  shall  his  place  any 
more  behold  him. 

10  His  children  shall  seek  to  please  the 
poor, and hishands shall  restore  theirgoods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  the  smof  his 
youth,  which  shall  lie  down  with  him  in 
the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his 
mouth,  though  he  hide  it  under  his  tongue 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake  it 
not ;  but  keep  it  still  within  his  mouth : 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  turned 
it  is  the  gali  of  asps  within  him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and 
he  shall  vomit  them  up  again  :  God  shall 
cast  them  out  of  his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of  asps :  the 
viper's  tongue  shall  slay  him. 

1 7  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers,  the  floods, 
the  brooks  of  honey  and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he 
restore,  and  shall  not  swallow  it  down : 
according  to  his  substance  shall  the  resti- 
tution be,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  oppressed  and  hath 
forsaken  the  poor;  becausehe  hath  violently 
taken  away  a  house  whichhe  builded not; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  feel  quietness  in 
his  belly,  he  shall  not  save  of  that  which 
he  desired. 

21  There  shall  none  of  his  meat  be  left; 
therefore  shall  no  man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency  he 
shall  be  in  straits  :  every  hand  of  the  wick- 
ed shall  come  upon  him. 

23  When  he  is  about  to  fill  his  belly,  God 
shall  cast  the  fury  of  his  wrath  upon  him, 
and  shall  rainitfuponhim  whileheis  eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron  weapon, 
ajid  the  bow  of  steel  shall  strike  him  through. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of  the 
body ;  yea,  the  glittering  sword  cometh 
out  of  his  gall :  terrors  are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  be  hid  in  his  se- 
cret places  :  a  fire  not  blown  shall  consume 
him  ;  it  shall  go  ill  with  him  that  is  left  in 
his  tabernacle. 


XXI.       Job  shows  cause  for  his  grief. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  iniquity ; 
and  the  earth  shall  rise  up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  de- 
part, and  his  goods  shall  flow  away  in  the 
day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
from  God,  and  the  heritage  appointed  un- 
to him  by  God. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and 
let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak ;  and  after 
that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man? 
and  if  it  were  so,  why  should  not  my  spirit 
be  troubled  ? 

5  Mark  me,  and  be  astonished,  and  lay 
your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am  afraid, 
and  trembling  taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live,  be- 
come old,  yea,  are  mighty  in  power? 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in  their  sight 
with  them,  and  their  offspring  before  their 
eyes. 

9  Their  houses  are  safe  from  fear,  nei- 
ther is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

10  Theirbull  gendereth,and  faileth  not: 
their  cow  calveth,and  casteth  not  her  calf. 

1 1  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like 
a  flock,  and  their  children  dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and  harp, 
and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  organ. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in  wealth, 
and  in  a  moment  go  down  to  the  grave. 

14  Therefore  they  say  unto  God,  De- 
part from  us;  for  we  desire  not  the  know- 
ledge of  thy  ways. 

15  What  is  the  Almighty,  that  we 
should  serve  him  ?  and  what  profit  should 
we  have, if  we  pray  unto  him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their  hand  : 
the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  How  oft  is  the  candle  of  the  wicked 
put  out?  and  how  ojl  cometh  their  destruc- 
tion upon  them  ?  God  distributed  sorrows 
in  his  anger. 

18  They  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind, 
and  as  chaff  that  the  storm  carrieth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  his  iniquity  for  his 
children  :  he  rewardeth  him,  and  he  shall 
know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruction, 
and  he  shall  drink  of  the  wrath  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in  his 
house  after  him,  when  the  number  of  his 
months  is  cut  off  in  the  midst  ? 

22  Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge? 
seeing  he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  full  strength,  being 
wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  'His  breasts  are  full  of  milk,  and  his 
bones  are  moistened  with  marrow 

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Job  accused  of  sundry  sins.  JOB. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bitterness 
of  his  soul,  and  never  eateth  with  pleasure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in  the 
dust,  and  the  worms  shall  cover  them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts,  and 
the  devices  which  ye  wrongfully  imagine 
against  me. 

28  For  ye  say,  Where  is  the  house  of 
the  prince  ?  and  where  are  the  dwelling- 
places  of  the  wicked  ? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by 
the  way  ?  and  do  ye  not  know  theirtokens, 

30  That  the  wicked  is  reserved  to  the 
day  of  destruction  ?  they  shall  be  brought 
forth  to  the  day  of  wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his  face? 
and  who  shall  repay  him  what  he  hath 
done  ? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the  grave, 
and  shall  remain  in  the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall  be 
sweet  unto  him,  and  every  man  shall  draw 
after  him,  as  there  are  innumerable  before 
him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  vain, 
seeing  in  your  answers  there  remaineth 
falsehood  ? 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answer- 
ed and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto  God,  as 
he  that  is  wise  may  be  profitable  unto 
himself? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty, 
that  thou  art  righteous  ?  or  is  it  gain  to 
him,  that  thou  makest  thy  ways'  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of  thee  ? 
will  he  enter  with  thee  into  judgment  ? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great?  and 
thine  iniquities  infinite  ? 

6  For  thou  hast  taken  a  pledge  from  thy 
brother  for  nought,  and  stripped  the  na- 
ked of  their  clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  wea- 
ry to  drink,  and  thou  hast  withholden 
bread  from  the  hungry. 

8  But  as  for  the  mighty  man, he  had  the 
earth;  and  the  honourable  man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty, 
and  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been 
broken. 

10  Therefore  snares  are  round  about 
thee,  and  sudden  fear  troubled]  thee  ; 

1 1  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  see ; 
and  abundance  of  waters  cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ! 
and  behold  the  height  of  the  stars,  how 
high  they  are  1 

13  And  thou  sayest,  How  doth  God  know  ? 
can  he  judge  through  the  dark  cloud? 

14  Thick  cloudsare  a  covering  to  him, 
thathe  seeth  not ;  and  he  walketh  in  the  cir- 
cuit of  heaven. 

15  Hast  thou  marked  the  old  way  which 
wicked  men  have  trodden  ? 


He  is  exhorted  to  repentance. 


16  Which  were  cut  down  out  of  time, 
whose  foundation  was  overflown  with  a 
flood : 

17  Which  said  unto  God,  Depart  from 
us:  and  what  can  the  Almighty  do  for  them? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with  good 
things:  but  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is 
far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad: 
and  the  innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  substance  is  not  cut 
down,  but  the  remnant  of  them  the  fire 
consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and 
oe  at  peace :  thereby  good  shall  come  un- 
to thee. 

22  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law  from 
his  mouth,  and  lay  up  his  words  in  thy 
heart. 

23  If  thou  return  to  the  Almighty,  thou 
shalt  be  built  up,  thou  shalt  put  away  ini- 
quity far  from  thy  tabernacles. 

24  Then  shalt  thou  lay  up  gold  as  dust, 
and  the  gold  of  Ophir  as  the  stones  of  the 
brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy  de- 
fence, and  thou  shalt  have  plenty  of  silver. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy  delight 
in  the  Almighty,  and  shalt  lift  up  thy  face 
unto  God. 

27  Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto 
him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a  thing,  and 
it  shall  be  established  unto  thee  :  and  the 
light  shall  shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then  thou 
shalt  sajT,  There  is  lifting  up  ;  and  he  shall 
save  the  humble  person. 

30  He  shall  deliver  the  island  of  the 
innocent :  and  it  is  delivered  by  the  pure- 
ness  of  thy  hands. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even  to-day  is  my  complaint  bit- 
ter :    my  stroke  is  heavier  than  my  groan- 
ing. 

3  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find 
him  !  that  I  might  come  even  to  his  seat  ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  before  him, 
and  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  which  he 
would  answer  me,  and  understand  what 
he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  Will  he  plead  against  me  with  his 
great  power?  No;  but  he  would  put 
strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dispute 
with  him ;  so  should  I  be  delivered  for 
ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold.  I  go  forward,  but  he  is  not 
there ;  and  backward,  but  I  cannot  per- 
ceive him  : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work, 
but  I  cannot  behold  him:  he  hideth  him 

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God's  decrees  immutable.  CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV,  XXVI.  Judgment  for  the  wicked, 

15  The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  waitetb 
for  the  twilight,  saying,  No  eye  shall  see 
me  :  and  disguiseth  his  face. 


eelfontherighthand,  thatl  cannot  see  him 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  thatl  take  : 
when  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth 
as  gold. 

1 1  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps,  his  way 
have  I  kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from  the 
commandment  of  his  lips  ;  I  have  esteem- 
ed the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than  my 
necessary  food. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and  who  can 
turn  him  ?  and  what  his  soul  desireth,  even 
that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  the  thing  that  is 
appointed  for  me:  and  many  such  things 
are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his  pre- 
sence: when  I  consider,  I  am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  maketh  my  heart  soft,  and 
the  Almighty  troubleth  me  : 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  before  the 
darkness, neither  hath  he  covered  the  dark- 
ness from  my  face. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHY,  seeing  times  are  not  hidden 
from  the  Almighty,  do  they  that 
know  him  not  see  his  days  ? 


2  Some  remove  the  landmarks  ;  they 
violently  take  away  flocks, and  feedthercof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fa- 
therless, they  take  the  widow's  ox  for  a 
pledgee. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way  : 
the  poor  of  the  earth  hide  themselves  to- 
gether. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  desert, 
go  they  forth  to  their  work ;  rising  be- 
times for  a  prey  :  the  wilderness  yieldeth 
food  for  them  and  for  their  children. 

6  They  reap  every  one  his  corn  in  the 
field  :  and  they  gather  the  vintage  of  the 
wicked. 

7  They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge  with 
out  clothing,  that  they  have  no  covering  in 
the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the 
mountains,  and  embrace  the  rock  for  want 
of  a  shelter. 

9  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the 
breast,  and  take  a  pledge  of  the  poor. 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked  with- 
out clothing,  and  they  take  away  the  sheaf 
from  the  hungry ; 

11  Which  make  oil  within  their  walls, 
and  tread  their  wine-presses,  and  suffer 
thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  soul  of  the  wounded  crieth  out  :  yet 
God  layeth  not  folly  to  them. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel  against 
the  light;  they  know  not  the  ways  thereof, 
nor  abide  in  the  paths  thereof. 

14  The  murderer  rising  with  the  light 
killeth  the  poor  and  needy,  and  in  the 
night  is  as  a  thief. 


16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses, 
which  they  had  marked  for  themselves  in 
the  day-time  :  they  know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them  even  as 
the  shadow  of  death :  if  one  know  themy 
they  are  in  the  terrors  of  the  shadow  of 
death. 

18  He  is  swift  as  the  waters  ;  their  por- 
tion is  cursed  in  the  earth  :  he  beholdeth 
not  the  way  of  the  vineyards. 

19  Drought  and  heat  consume  the  snow- 
waters :  so  doth  the  grave  those  which 
have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him  ;  the 
worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on  him  ;  he  shall 
be  no  more  remembered ;  and  wicked- 
ness shall  be  broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil-entreateth  the  barren  that 
beareth  not :  and  doeth  not  good  to  the 
widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty  with  his 
power  :  he  riseth  up,  and  no  man  is  sure 
of  life. 

23  Though  it  be  given  him  to  be  in 
safety,  whereon  he  resteth  ;  yet  his  eyes 
are  upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a  little  while, 
but  are  gone  and  brought  low  ;  they  are 
taken  out  of  the  way  as  all  other,  and  cut 
off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  so  now,  who  will 
make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my  speech  no- 
thing worth  ? 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

Dominion  and  fear  are  with  him,  he 
maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Fs  there  any  number  of  his  armies  ? 
and  upon  whom  doth  not  his  light  arise  ? 

4  How  then  can  man  be  justified  with 
God  ?  or  how  can  he  be  clean  that  is  bom 
of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and  it 
shineth  not ;  yea,  the  stars  are  not  pure  in 
his  sight. 

6  How  much  less  man,  that  is  a  worm  ; 
and  the  son  of  man,  which  is  a  worm  1 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is 
without  power  1  how  savest  thou  the  arm 
that  hath  no  strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that 
hath  no  wisdom  ?  and  how  hast  thou  plen- 
tifully declared  the  thing  as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words  » 
and  whose  spirit  came  from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  things  are  formed  from  under 
the  waters,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

6  HelW*  naked  before  him,  and  de- 
struction hath  no  covering. 

427 


Job  protests  his  sincerity. 

7  He  stretcheth  out  the  north  over  the 
empty  place,  and  hangeth  the  earth  upon 
nothing. 

8  He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick 
clouds  ;  and  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under 
them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his  throne, 
and  spreadeth  his  cloud  upon  it. 

10  He  hath  compassed  the  waters  with 
bounds,  until  the  day  and  night  come  to  an 
end. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble,  and 
are  astonished  at  his  reproof. 

12  He  divideth  the  sea  with  his  power, 
and  by  his  understanding  he  smiteth 
through  the  proud. 

13  By  his  Spirit  he  hath  garnished  the 
heavens ;  his  hand  hath  formed  the  crooked 
serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his  ways  ;  but 
how  little  a  portion  is  heard  of  him  ?  but 
the  thunder  of  his  power  who  can  under- 
stand ? 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  par- 
able, and  said, 

2  As  God  liveth,  who  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment  ;  and  the  Almighty,  who 
hath  vexed  my  soul ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  m  in  me,and 
the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils  ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness, 
nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you: 
till  I  die  I  will  not  remove  mine  .integrity 
from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will 
not  let  it  go  :  my  heart  shall  not  reproach 
me  so  long  as  I  live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked, 
and  he  that  riseth  up  against  me  as  the  un- 
righteous. 

8  For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  hypocrite, 
though  he  hath  gained,  when  God  taketh 
away  his  soul  ? 

9  Will  God  hear  his  cry  when  trouble 
cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Al- 
mighty ?  will  he  always  call  upon  God? 

11  I  will  teach  you  by  the  hand  of  God : 
that  which  is  with  the  Almighty  will  I  not 
conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen 
it ;  why  then  are  ye  thus  altogether  vain? 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
with  God,  and  the  heritage  of  oppressors, 
which  they  shall  receive  of  the  Almighty. 

14  If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is 
for  the  sword  :  and  his  offspring  shall  not 
be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be 
buried  in  death  :  and  his  widows  shall  not 
weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the 
dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay ; 


JOB.        Wisdom  an  excellent  gift  of  God. 

1 7  He  may  prepare  it,  but  the  just  shall 
put  it  on,  and  the  innocent  shall  divide  the 
silver. 

18  He  buildethhis  house  as  a  moth,  and 
as  a  booth  that  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down,  but  he 
shall  not  be  gathered  :  he  openeth  his 
eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters, 
a  tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away, 
and  he  departeth  :  and  as  a  storm  hurleth 
him  out  ofhis  place. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him,  and  not 
spare  :  he  would  fain  flee  out  ofhis  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him, 
and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

SURELY  there  is  a  vein  for  the  silver, 
and  a  place  for  gold  where  they  fine  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth,  and 
brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness,  and 
searcheth  out  all  perfection  :  the  stones  of 
darkness,  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  in- 
habitant ;  even  the  waters  forgotten  of  the 
foot  :  they  are  dried  up,  they  are  gone 
away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  outof  it  cometh  bread: 
and  under  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of 
sapphires  :  and  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 

7  Tliere  is  a  path  which  no  fowl  know- 
eth,  and  which  the  vulture's  eye  hath  not 
seen : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  trodden 
it,  nor  the  fierce  lion  passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the 
rock  ;  he  overturneth  the  mountains  by  the 
roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among  the 
rocks ;  and  his  eye  seeth  every  precious 
thing. 

1 1  He  bindeth  the  floods  from  over- 
flowing ;  and  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth 
he  forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found? 
and  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 
neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me  : 
and  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not  with  me. 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold,  neither 
shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price 
thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  ot 
Ophir,  with  the  precious  onyx,  or  the 
sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot 
equal  it :  and  the  exchange  of  it  shall  not 
be  for  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral, 
or  of  pearls  :  for  the  price  of  wisdom  is 
above  rubies. 

428 


Job  bemoans  himself:  CHAP.  XXIX,  XXX.  His  honour  turns  to  contempt. 


19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not  equal 
it,  neither  shall  itbevaluedwithpuregold. 

20  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ?  and 
where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all 
living,  and  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the 
air. 

22  Destruction  and  death  say,  We  have 
heard  the  fame  thereof  with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way  thereof, 
and  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

24  For  he  looketn  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven 

25  To  make  the  weight  for  the  winds  ; 
and  he  weigheth  the  waters  by  measure. 

26  When  he  made  a  decree  for  the  rain, 
end  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it ; 
he  prepared  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Behold,  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ;  and  to 
depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  par 
able,  and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  as  in  months  past,  as 
in  the  days  when  God  preserved  me  ; 

3  When  his  candle  shined  upon  my 
head,  and  when  by  his  light  I  walked 
through  darkness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my  youth, 
when  the  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  ta- 
bernacle ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me, 
when  my  children  were  about  me  ; 

6  When  I  washed  my  steps  with  butter, 
and  the  rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of  oil ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate  through 
the  city,  when  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the 
street ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid 
themselves:  and  the  aged  arose,  and  stood 
up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking,  and 
laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace,  and  their 
tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

1 1  When  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it 
blessed  me  ;  and  when  the  eye  saw  me, 
it  gave  witness  to  me  : 

12  Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that 
cried,  and  the  fatherless,  and  him  that  had 
none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready 
to  perish  came  upon  me :  and  I  caused 
the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  Iputon  righteousness,  and  it  clothed 
me  :  my  judgment  was  as  a  robe  and  a 
diadem. 

15  I  was  eyes  to  the  blind,  and  feet 
was  I  to  the  lame. 

1 6  I  was  a  father  to  the  poor :  and  the 
cause  which  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  jawsof  the  wicked, 
and  plucked  the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 


18  Then  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest, 
and  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

1 9  My  root  was  spread  out  by  the  wa- 
ters, and  the  dew  lay  all  night  upon  my 
branch. 

20  My  glory  was  fresh  in  me,  and  my 
bow  was  renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited 
and  kept  silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not  again; 
and  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the 
rain  ;  and  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
as  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  If  I  laughed  on  them,  they  believed 
it  not ;  and  the  light  of  my  countenance 
they  cast  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  chief, 
and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the  army,  as  one 
that  comforteth  the  mourners. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I 
have  me  in  derision,  whose  fathers  I 
would  have  disdained  to  have  set  with  the 
dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  might  the  strength  of 
their  hands  profit  me,  in  whom  old  age 
was  perished? 

3  For  want  and  famine  they  were  soli- 
tary:  fleeing  into  the  wilderness  in  for- 
mer time  desolate  and  waste. 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the  bushes 
and  juniper-rootsyor  their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from  among 
men,  (they  cried  after  them  as  after  a  thief;) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the  valleys, 
in  caves  of  the  earth,  and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed;  under 
the  nettles  they  were  gathered  together. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools,  yea,  chil- 
dren of  base  men :  they  were  viler  than 
the  earth. 

9  And  now  am  I  their  song,  yea,  I  am 
their  by- word. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far  from 
me,  and  spare  not  to  spit  in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  hath  loosed  my  cord, 
and  afflicted  me,  they  have  also  let  loose 
the  bridle  before  me. 

1 2  Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the  youth  ; 
they  push  away  my  feet,  and  they  raise 
up  against  me  the  ways  of  theirdestruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set  forward 
my  calamity,  they  have  no  helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide  break- 
ing in  of  waters :  in  the  desolation  they 
rolled  themselves  upon  me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me  :  they 
pursue  my  soul  as  the  wind  :  and  my  wef- 
iare  passeth  away  as  a  cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  upon 
me  ;  the  days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold 
upon  me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in  the 
night  season :  and  my  sinews  take  no  rest. 

429 


Job  makes  a  solemn  protestation 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is 
my  garment  changed:  itbindeth  me  about 
as  the  collar  ot  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire,  and 
I  am  become  like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  I  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  hear 
me  :  I  stand  up,  and  thou  regardest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  become  cruel  to  me  :  with 
thy  strong  hand  thou  opposest  thyself 
against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind  ;  thou 
causest  me  to  ride  upon  it,  and  dissolvest 
my  substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me 
to  death,  and  to  the  house  appointed  for  all 
living.  .  , . 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out  his 
hand  to  the  grave,  though  they  cry  in  his 
destruction. 

25  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that  was  in  trou- 
ble? was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the  poor? 

26  When  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil 
came  unto  me:  and  when  I  waited  for  light, 
there  came  darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested  not : 
the  days  of  affliction  prevented  me. 

28  1  went  mourning  without  the  sun  :  I 
stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the  congregation. 

29  I  am  a  brother  to  dragons,  and  a 
companion  to  owls. 

30  My  skin  is  black  upon  me,  and  my 
Dones  are  burned  with  heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  to  mourning, 
and  my  organ  into  the  voice  of  them  that 
weep. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

I  MADE  a  covenant  with   mine  eyes  ; 
why  then  should  I  think  upon  a  maid? 

2  For  what  portion  of  God  is  there  from 
above?  and  what  inheritance  of  the  Al- 
mighty from  on  high? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked?  and 
a  strange  punishment  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity? 

4  Doth  not  he  see  my  ways,  and  count 
all  my  steps? 

5  If  I  have  walked  with  vanity,  or  if  my 
foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

6  Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance, 
that  God  may  know  mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the  way, 
and  my  heart  walked  after  mine  eyes,  and 
if  any  blot  hath  cleaved  to   my  hands ; 

8  Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat ; 
yea,  let  my  offspring  be  rooted  out. 

9  If  my  heart  have  been  deceived  by 
a  woman,  or  t/1  have  laid  wait  at  my 
neighbour's  door ; 

10  Ttien  let  my  wife  grind  unto  another, 
and  let  others  bow  down  upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  a  heinous  crime;  yea,  it 
is  an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the  judges 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth  to  de- 
struction, and  would  root  out  all  mine  in- 
crease. 


JOB.         of  his  integrity  in  several  duties. 

13  If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of  my  man- 
servant or  of  my  maid-servant,  when  they 
contended  with  me  ; 

14  What  then  shall  I  do  when  God 
riseth  up?  and  when  he  visiteth,  what 
shall  I  answer  him? 

1 5  Did  not  he  that  made  me  in  the  womb 
make  him  ?  and  did  not  one  fashion  us  in 
the  womb? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor  from 
their  desire,  or  have  caused  the  eyes  of  the 
widow  to  fail ; 

17  Orhaveeatenmy  morsel  myself  alone, 
and  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten  thereof; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was  brought 
up  with  me,  as  with  a  father,  and  I  have 
guided  her  from  my  mother's  womb  ;) 

19  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of 
clothing,  or  any  poor  without  covering  ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me,  and 
if  he  were  not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of 
my  sheep  ; 

21  If  Ihaveliftedupmyhandagainstthe 
fatherless,  when  I  saw  my  help  in  the  gate: 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my  shoul- 
der-blade, and  mine  arm  be  broken  from 
the  bone. 

23  For  destruction/rom  God  was  a  ter- 
ror to  me,  and  by  reason  of  his  highness  I 
could  not  endure. 

24  If  I  have  made  gold  my  hope,  or 
have  said  to  the  fine  gold,  Thou  art  my 
confidence ; 

25  If  I  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was 
great,  and  because  my  hand  had  gotten 
much: 

26  If  I  beheld  the  sun  when  it  shined, 
or  the  moon  walking  in  brightness  ; 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly  en- 
ticed, or  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my  hand  : 

28  This  also  were  an  iniquity  to  be  pu- 
nished by  the  judge  :  for  I  should  have  de- 
nied the  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him 
that  hated  me,  or  lifted  up  myself  when 
evil  found  him : 

30  Neither  have  I  suffered  my  mouth  to 
sin  by  wishing  a  curse  to  his  soul. 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not, 
Oh  that  we  had  of  his  flesh  !  we  cannot  be 
satisfied. 

32  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the 
street:  but  I  opened  my  doors  to  the  traveller. 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgressions  as 
Adam,  by  hidingmine  iniquity  inmy  bosom: 

34  Did  I  fear  a  great  multitude,  or  did 
the  contempt  of  families  terrify  me,  that  I 
kept  silence,  and  went  not  out  of  the  door  ? 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me!  behold, 
my  desire  is,  that  the  Almighty  would  an- 
swer me,  and  that  mine  adversary  had 
written  a  book. 

36  Surely  I  would  take  it  upon  my 
shoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a  crown  to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the  num- 
430 


Elihifs  zeal  to  speak:         CHAP.  XXXII,  XXXIII.  He  reasons  with  Job. 

ber  of  my  steps  ;  as  a  prince  would  1  go      21  Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  accept  any 
near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or  that 
the  furrows  likewise  thereof  complain; 

39  If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof 
without  money,  or  have  caused  the  owners 
thereof  to  lose  their  life  : 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat, 
and  cockle  instead  of  barley.  The  words 
of  Job  are  ended. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

SO  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer 
Job,  because  he  was  righteous  in  his 
own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  Elihu 
the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite,  of  the  kin- 
dred of  Ram  :  against  Job  was  his  wrath 
kindled,  because  he  justified  himself  rather 
than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  they  had  found  no 
answer,  and  yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  waited  till  Job  had 
spoken,  because  they  were  elder  than  he. 

5  When  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no  an- 
swer in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men,  then 
his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6  And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the  Bu- 
zite answered  and  said,  I  am  young,  and 
ye  are  very  old  ;  wherefore  I  was  afraid, 
and  durst  not  shew  you  mine  opinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and  multi- 
tude of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man  :  and  the 
inspiration  of  the  Almighty  giveth  them 
understanding. 

9  Great  men  are  not  always  wise;  nei- 
ther do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 

10  Therefore  I  said,  Hearken  to  me  ;  I 
also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

1 1  Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words  ;  I 
gave  ear  to  your  reasons,  whilst  ye  search- 
ed out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you,  and  be- 
hold, there  was  none  of  you  that  convinced 
Job,  or  that  answered  his  words: 

13  Lest  ye  should  say,  We  have  found 
out  wisdom :  God  thrusteth  him  down,  not 
man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  directed  his  words 
against  me  :  neither  will  I  answer  him  with 
your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  answered 
no  more  :  they  left  off  speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they  spake 
not,  but  stood  still ,  and  answered  no  more ;) 

17  I  said,  I  will  answer  also  my  part,  I 
also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  matter,  the  spirit 
within  me  constraineth  me. 

19  Beh  Id,  my  belly  is  as  wine  which 
hath  no  vent ;  it  is  ready  to  burst  like  new 
bottles. 

20  I  will  speak,  that  I  may  be  refreshed: 
I  will  open  my  lips  and  answer. 


man  s  person,  neither  let  me  give  flatter- 
ing titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  give  flattering 
titles ;  in  so  doing  my  Maker  would  soon 
take  me  away. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

WHEREFORE,  Job,  I  pray  thee, 
hear  my  speeches,  and  hearken  to 
all  my  words. 

2  Behold ,  now  I  have  opened  my  mouth, 
my  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  mouth. 

3  My  words  shall  be  of  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart :  and  my  lips  shall  utter  know- 
ledge clearly. 

4  The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made  me,  and 
the  breath  of  the  Almighty  hath  given  me 
life. 

5  I f  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  thy  words 
in  order  before  me,  stand  up. 

6  Behold,  I  am  according  to  thy  wish 
in  God's  stead :  I  also  am  formed  out  of 
the  clay. 

7  Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee 
afraid,  neither  shall  my  hand  be  heavy 
upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  my  hear- 
ing, and  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy 
words,  saying, 

9  I  am  clean  without  transgression,  I  am 
innocent;  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against 
me,  he  counteth  me  for  his  enemy. 

1 1  He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks,  he 
marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not  just:  I  will 
answerthee,  that  God  is  greater  than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  against  him?  for 
he  giveth  not  account  of  any  of  his  mat- 
ters. 

14  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea  twice, 
yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 
when  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men,  in 
slumberings  upon  the  bed  ; 

16  Then  he  openeth  the  ears  of  men, 
and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man  fromhis 
purpose,  and  hide  pride  from  man. 

1 8  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the  pit, 
and  his  life  from  perishing  by  the  sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon 
his  bed,  and  the  multitude  of  his  bones 
with  strong  pain: 

>  20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread,  and 
his  soul  dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it 
cannot  be  seen  ;  and  his  bones  that  were 
not  seen,stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the 
grave,  and  his  life  to  the  destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  amessenger  with  him,  an 
interpreter,  one  among  a  thousand,  to  shew 
unto  man  his  uprightness  : 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and 

431 


God  omnipotent  cannot  be  unjust.         JOB. 

saith,  Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the 
pit :  I  have  found  a  ransom. 

25His  flesh  shallbefresherthanachild's: 
he  shall  return  to  the  days  of  his  youth: 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God.  and  he  will 
be  favourable  unto  him  :  and  he  shall  see 
his  face  with  joy  :  for  he  will  render  unto 
man  his  righteousness. 

27  He  looketh  upon  men,  and  if  any  say, 
I  have  sinned,  and  perverted  that  which 
was  right,  and  it  profited  me  not ; 

28  He  will  deliver  his  soul  from  going 
into  the  pit,  and  his  life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh  God 
oftentimes  with  man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit,  to 
be  enlightened  with  the  light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken  unto  me: 
hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will  speak. 

32  It  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  answer 
me :  speak,  for  I  desire  to  justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me :  hold  thy 
peace,  and  I  shall  teach  thee  wisdom. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

FURTHERMORE  Elihu  answered  and 
said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  men ;  and 
give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

3  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the  mouth 
tasteth  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment:  let  us 
know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said  I  am  righteous :  and 
God  hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 

6  Should  I  lie  against  my  right?  my 
wound  is  incurable  without  transgression. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job,  who  drinketh 
up  scorning  like  water ; 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity,  and  walketh  with 
wicked  men? 

9  For  he  hath  said,  It  profiteth  a  man 
nothing  that  he  should  delight  himself  with 
God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  understanding:  far  be  it  from  God,  that 
he  should  do  wickedness ;  and  from  the 
Almighty,  that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

1 1  For  the  work  of  a  man  shall  he  render 
unto  him,  and  cause  every  man  to  find  ac- 
cording to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wick- 
edly, neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert 
judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge  over 
the  earth?  or  who  hath  disposed  the  whole 
world? 


14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  man,  if  he 

id  I 
breath : 


gather   unto  himself  his    spirit  and  his 


15  All  flesh  shall  perish  together,  and 
man  shall  turn  again  unto  dust. 

16  If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear 
this:  hearken  to  the  voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  even  he  that  hate th  right  go- 


Man  must  humble  himself  to  him, 
vern?  and  wilt  thou  condemn  him  that  is 


most  just? 

18  Is  it  Jit  to  say  to  a  king,  Thou  art 
wicked?  and  to  princes,  Ye  are  ungodly? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  accepteth 
not  the  persons  of  princes,  nor  regardeth 
the  rich  more  than  the  poor?  for  they  all 
are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die,  and  the 
people  shall  be  troubled  at  midnight,  and 
pass  away :  and  the  mighty  shall  be  taken 
away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  oi 
man,  and  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of 
death,  where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may 
hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man  more 
than  right ;  that  he  should  enter  into  judg- 
ment with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces  mighty  men 
without  number,  and  set  others  in  their 
stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their  works, 
and  he  overturneth  them  in  the  night,  so 
that  they  are  destroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked  men  in 
the  open  sight  of  others ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  from  him, 
and  would  not  consider  any  of  his  ways: 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of  the 
poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he  heareth  the 
cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then 
can  make  trouble?  and  when  he  hideth  his 
face,  who  then  can  behold  him?  whether 
it  be  done  against  a  nation,  or  against  a 
man  only : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not,  lest 
the  people  be  ensnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto  God, 
I  have  borne  chastisement.  I  will  not  offend 


any  more: 

32  That  which  I  see  not,teach  thou  me : 
if  I  have  done  iniquity,  I  will  do  no  more. 

33  Should  it  be  according  to  thy  mind? 
he  will  recompense  it,  whether  thou  refuse, 
or  whether  thou  choose ;  and  not  I :  there- 
fore speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  understanding  tell  me, 
and  let  a  wise  man  hearken  unto  me. 

35  Job  hath  spoken  without  knowledge, 
and  his  words  were  without  wisdom. 

36  My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be  tried 
unto  the  end,  because  of  his  answers  for 
wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto  his  sin, 
he  clappeth  his  hands  among  us,  and  mul- 
tiplietn  his  words  against  God. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

ELIHU  spake  moreover,  and  said, 
2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right,  that 
.  thou  saidst,  My  righteousness  is  more  than 
God's? 
3  For  thou  saidst,  What  advantage  will 
432 


Justice  of  God's  ways 

it  be  unto  thee?  and,  What  profit  shall  I 
have  if  I  be  cleansed  from  my  sin? 

4  I  will  answer  thee,  and  thy  compa- 
nions with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see ;  and 
behold  the  clouds  which  are  higher  than 
thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou 
against  him?  or  if  thy  transgressions  be 
multiplied,  what  doest  thou  unto  him? 

7  If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou 
him?  or  what  receiveth  he  of    thy    hand? 

8  Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a  man  as 
thou  art:  and  thy  righteousness  may  profit 
the  son  of  man. 

9  By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  oppres- 
sions they  make  the  oppressed  to  cry:  they 
cry  out  by  reason  of  the  arm  of  the  mighty. 

10  But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  my 
maker,  who  giveth  songs  in  the  night ; 

1 1  Whoteacheth  us  more  than  the  beasts 
of  the  earth,  and  maketh  us  wiser  than  the 
fowls  of  heaven? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giveth  an- 
swer, because  of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will  not  hear  vanity, 
neither  will  the  Almighty  regard  it. 

14  Although  thou  sayest  thou  shalt  not 
see  him,  yet  judgment  is  before  him ;  there- 
fore trust  thou  in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so,  he  hath 
visited  in  his  anger;  yet  he  knoweth^not 
in  great  extremity : 

16  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth 
in  vain;  he  multiplieth  words  without 
knowledge. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

ELIHU  also  proceeded  and  said, 
2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  shew 
thee  that  /  have  yet  to  speak  on  God's  be- 
half. 

3  I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar, 
and  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Maker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  be  false: 
he  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth 
not  any:  he  is  mighty  in  strength  and 
wisdom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wick- 
ed: but  giveth  right  to  the  poor. 

7  He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from 
the  righteous  :  but  with  kings  are  they  on 
the  throne  ;  yea,  he  doth  establish  them 
for  ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters,  and 
be  holden  in  cords  of  affliction  ; 

9  Then  he  sheweth  them  their  work, 
and  their  transgressions  that  they  have 
exceeded. 

10  He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  disci- 
pline, and  commandeth  that  they  return 
from  iniquity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him,  they 


CHAP.  XXXVI,  XXXVII.       He  is  to  be  mat 


ntfed 

1 2  But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall  perish 
by  the  sword,  and  they  shall  die  wkhout 
knowledge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart  heap  up 
wrath:  they  cry  not  when  he  bindeth  them. 

14  They  die  in  youth,  and  their  life  is 
among  the  unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  poor  in  his  afflic- 
tion, and  openeth  their  ears  in  oppression. 

1 6  Even  so  would  he  have  removed  thee 
out  of  the  strait  into  a  broad  place,  where 
there  is  no  straitness ;  and  that  which 
should  be  set  on  thy  table  should  be  full  of 
fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment 
of  the  wicked;  judgment  and  justice  take 
hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest 
he  take  thee  away  with  his  stroke  :  then  a 
great  ransom  cannot  deliver  thee. 

19  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches?  no,  not 
gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of  strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when  people 
are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniquity:  for 
this  hast  thou  chosen  rather  than  affliction. 

22  Behold,  God  exalteth  by  his  power: 
who  teacheth  like  him? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way?  or 
who  can  say,  Thou  hast  wrought  iniquity? 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnify  his 
work,  which  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it ;  man  may 
behold  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know 
him  not,  neither  can  the  number  of  his 
years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  maketh  small  the  drops  of 
water  :  they  pour  down  rain  according  to 
the  vapour  thereof; 

28  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and  distil 
upon  man  abundantly, 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the  spread- 
ings  of  the  clouds,  or  the  noise  of  his 
tabernacle? 

30  Behold,  he  spreadeth  his  light  upon 
it,  and  covereth  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them  judgeth  he  the  people  ; 
he  giveth  meat  in  abundance. 

32  With  clouds  he  covereth  the  light , 
and  commandeth  it  not  to  shine  by  the 
cloud  that  cometh  betwixt. 

33  The  noise  thereof  sheweth  concern- 
ing it,the  cattle  also  concerning  the  vapour. 

CHAP.  XXXVlf. 

AT  this  also  my  heart  trembleth,  and 
is  moved  out  of  his  place. 

2  Hear  attentively  the  noise  of  his  voice, 
and  the  sound  that  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole  hea- 
ven, and  his  lightning  unto  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

4  After  it  a  voice  roareth ;  he  thundereth 


shall  spend  their  days  in  prosperity,  and! with  the  voice  of  his  excellency:  and  he 


their  years  in  pleasures 
28 


will  not  stay  them  when  his  voice  is  heard. 
433 


God  is  to  be  feared.  JOB 

5  God  thunde re th  marvellously  with  his 
voice  ;  great  things  doeth  he,  which  we 
cannot  comprehend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow,  Be  thou  on 
the  earth  ;  likewise  to  the  small  rain,  and 
to  the  great  rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man; 
that  all  men  may  know  his  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  go  into  dens,  and  re- 
main in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  south  cometh  the  whirl- 
wind :  and  cold  out  of  the  north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is  given: 
<tnd  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened. 

1 1  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth  the 
thick  cloud :  he  scattereth  his  bright  cloud: 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about  by  his 
counsels  :  that  they  may  do  whatsoever  he 
commandeth  them  upon  the  face  oi  the 
world  in  the  earth. 

13  He  causeth  it  to  come,  whether  for 
correction,  or  for  his  land,  or  for  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this, O Job:  standstill, 
and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of  God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  when  God  disposed 
them,  and  caused  the  light  of  his  cloud  to 
shine? 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of 
the  clouds,  the  wondrous  works  of  him 
which  is  perfect  in  knowledge? 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm,  when 
he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the  south  wind.9 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  spread  out  the 
sky,  which  is  strong,  and  as  a  molten  look- 
ing-glass? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto 
him  ;  for  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by 
reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I  speak?  if 
a  man  speak,  surely  he  shall  be  swallow- 
ed up. 

21  And  now  men  see  not  the  bright  light 
which  is  in  the  clouds :  but  the  windpass- 
eth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of  the 
north :  with  God  is  terrible  majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  we  cannot 
find  him  out:  he  is  excellent  in  power,  and 
in  judgment,  and  in  plenty  of  justice:  he 
will  not  afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him  :  he  re* 
specteth  not  any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 

CHAP.  XXXVIU. 

THEN  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of 
the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel  by 
words  without  knowledge? 

3  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man  ;  forj 
1  will  demand  of  thee,  and  answer  thou  me.  \where  no  man  is;  on  the  wilderness,  where- 

4  Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the I  in  there  is  no  man 


God  challenges  Job  to  answer. 

6  Whereupon  are  the  foundations  thereof 
fastened?  or  who  laid  the  corner-stone 
thereof: 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang  toge- 
ther, and  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for 
joy? 

8  Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors, 
when  it  brake  forth,  as  if  it  had  issued 
out  of  the  womb? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment 
thereof,  and  thick  darkness  a  swaddling 
band  for  it, 

10  And  brake  up  for  it  my  decreed  place, 
and  set  bars  and  doors, 

1 1  And  said,  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come, 
but  no  further :  and  here  shall  thy  proud 
waves  be  stayed? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning 
since  thy  days ;  and  caused  the  day-spring 
to  know  his  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  that  the  wicked  might  be 
shaken  out  of  it? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal ;  and 
they  stand  as  a  garment. 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is 
withholden,  and  the  high  arm  shall  be 
broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs 
of  the  sea?  or  hast  thou  walked  in  the 
search  of  the  depth? 

17  Have  the  gates  of  death  been  open- 
ed unto  thee?  or  hast  thou  seen  the  doors 
of  the  shadow  of  death? 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of 
the  earth?  declare  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

1 9  Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwell- 
eth?  and  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the 
place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  to  the 
bound  thereof,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
know  the  paths  to  the  house  thereof? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou  wast 
then  born?  or  because  the  number  of  thy 
days  is  great? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treasures 
of  the  snow?  or  hast  thou  seen  the  trea- 
sures of  the  hail, 

23  Which  I  have  reserved  against  the 
time  of  trouble,  against  the  day  of  battle 
and  war? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 
which  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon  the 
earth? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  watercourse  for 
the  overflowing  of  waters,  or  a  way  for 
the  lightning  of  thunder; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the  earth, 


foundations  of  the  earth?  declare,  if  thou 
hast  understanding. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measures  thereof, 
if  thou  knowest?  or  who  hath  stretched 
the  line  upon  it? 


27  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste 
ground;  and  to  cause  the  bud  of  the  ten- 
der herb  to  spring  forth? 

28  Hath  the  rain  a  father?  or  who  bath 
begotten  the  drops  of  the  dew? 

434 


God  shews  his  power.  CHAP.  XXXIX,  XL.  Job  humbles  himself  to  God, 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the  ice? 
and  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath 
gendered  it? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  with  a  stone, 
and  the  face  of  the  deep  is  frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influences 
of  Pleiades,  or  loose  tne  bands  of  Orion? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  foiili  Mazzaroth  in 
his  season?  or  canst  thou  guide  Arcturus 
with  his  sons? 

33  Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of  hea- 


ven? canst  thou  set  the  dominion  thereof 
in  the  earth? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the 
clouds,  that  abundance  of  waters  may 
cover  thee? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings,  that  they 
may  go,  and  say  unto  thee,  Here  we  are? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  inward 
parts?  or  who  hath  given  understanding  to 
the  heart? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wis- 
dom? or  who  can  stay  the  bottles  of 
heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  groweth  into  hard- 
ness, and  the  clods  cleave  fast  together? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lion? 
or  fill  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens,  and 
abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his 
food?  when  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God, 
they  wander  for  lack  of  meat. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

KNOWEST  thou  the  time  when  the 
wild  goats  of  the  rock  bring  forth? 
or  canst  thou  mark  when  the  hinds  do 
calve? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months  that 
they  fulfil?  or  knowest  thou  the  time  when 
they  bring  forth? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they  bring 
forth  their  young  ones,  they  cast  out  their 
sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking, 
they  grow  up  with  corn;  they  go  forth, 
and  return  not  unto  them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass  free?  or 
who  hath  loosed  the  bands  of  the  wild  ass? 

6  Whose  house  I  have  made  the  wilder- 
ness, and  the  barren  land  his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of  the  city, 
neither  regardeth  he  the  crying  of  the 
driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is  his  pas- 
ture, and  he  searcheth  after  every  green 
thing. 

9  Will  the  unicorn  be  willing  to  serve 
thee,  or  abide  by  thy  crib? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn  with  his 
band  in  the  furrow?  or  will  he  harrow  the 
valleys  after  thee? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his 
strength  is  great?  or  wilt  thou  leave  thy 
labour  to  him? 


12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he  will 
bring  home  thy  seed,  and  gather  it  into  thy 
barn? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings  unto 
the  peacocks?  or  wings  and  feathers  unto 
the  ostrich? 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the  earth, 
and  warmeth  them  in  the  dust, 

15  And  forge  tteth   that  the   foot  may 


crush  them,  or  that  the  wild  beast  may 
break  them. 

16  She  is  hardened  against  her  young 
ones,  as  though  they  were  not  hers:  her 
labour  is  in  vain  without  fear; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her  of 
wisdom,  neither  hath  he  imparted  to  her 
understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  herself  on 
high,  che  scorneth  the  horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse  strength? 
hast  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  thunder? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid  as  a 
grasshopper?  the  glory  of  his  nostrils  is 
terrible. 

21  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  re- 
joiceth  in  his  strength:  he  goeth  on  to 
meet  the  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  af- 
frighted; neither  turneth  he  back  from  the 
sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against  him,  the 
glittering  spear  and  the  shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with 
fierceness  and  rage ;  neither  believeth  he 
that  it  is  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets,  Ha, 
ha !  and  he  smelleth  the  battle  afar  off,  the 
thunder  of  the  captains,  and  the  shouting. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy  wisdom, 
and  stretch  her  wings  toward   the  south? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy  com- 
mand, and  make  her  nest  on  high? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on  the 
rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the  rock,  and  the 
strong  place. 

29  I  rom  thence  she  seeketh  the  prey, 
and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up  blood: 
and  where  the  slain  are,  there  is  she. 

CHAP.  XL. 

MOREOVER,    the    Lord    answered 
Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  contendeth  with  the  Al 
mighty  instruct  him?  he  that  reproveth 
God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  If  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  vile;  what  shall  I  an- 
swer thee?  I  will  lay  my  hand  upon  my 
mouth. 

5  Once  have  I  spoken ;  but  I  will  not 
answer:  yea,  twice;  but  I  will  proceed 
no  further. 

6  If  Then  answered  the  Lord  unto  Job 
out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

435 


Of  the  behemoth  and  leviathan :  JOB.  God's  great  power  over  them. 

7  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man:  1 1  shall  not  one  be  cast  down  even  at  the  sight 
vill  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  of  him? 
me.  10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir  him 


8  Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judgment? 
wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest 
be  righteous? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God?  or  canst 
thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  him? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  with  majesty  and 
excellency;  and  array  thyself  wi'th  glory 
and  beauty. 

1 1  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath  : 
and  behold  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
abase  him.  . 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
bring  him  low ;  and  tread  down  the  wicked 
in  their  place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together;  and 
bind  their  faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto  thee 
that  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee. 

15  1F  Behold  now  behemoth,  which  I 
made  with  thee;  he  eateth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his  loins, 
and  his  force  is  in  the  navel  of  his  belly. 

17  He  moveth  his  tail  like  a  cedar;  the 
sinews  of  his  stones  are  wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  are  as  strong  pieces  of 
brass ;  his  bones  are  like  bars  of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God: 
he  that  made  him  can  make  his  sword  to 
approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  bring  him  forth 
food,  where  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees,  in 
the  covert  of  the  reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him  with  their 
shadow;  the  willows  of  the  brook  com- 
pass him  about. 

23  Behold,  he  drinketh  up  a  river,  and 
hasteth  not:  he  trusteth  that  he  can  draw 
up  Jordan  into  his  mouth. 

24  He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes:  his  nose 
pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  leviathan  with 
a    hook?  or  his  tongue  with  a  cord 
which  thou  lettest  down? 

2  Canst  thou  put  a  hook  into  his  nose? 
or  bore  his  jaw  through  with  a  thorn? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplications  unto 
thee?  will  he  speak  soft  words  unto  thee? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with  thee? 
wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  servant  for  ever 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  with  a 
bird?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him  for  thy 
maidens? 

6  Shall  thy  companions  make  a  banquet 
of  him?  shall  they  part  him  among  the 
merchants? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with  barbed 
irons?  or  his  head  with  fish-spears? 

8  Lay  thy  hand  upon  him,  remember 
the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in  vain  : 


up  :  who  then  is  able  to  stand  before  me? 

1 1  Who  hath  prevented  me,  that  I  should 
repay  him?  whatsoever  is  under  the  whole 
heaven  is  mine. 

12  I  will  not  conceal  his  parts,  nor  his 
power,  nor  his  comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  his 
garment?  or  who  can  come  to  him  with 
his  double  bridle? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face? 
his  teeth  are  terrible  round  about. 

15  His  scales  are  his  pride,  shut  up  to- 
gether as  with  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that  no 
air  can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another,  they 
stick  together,  that  they  cannot  be  sun- 
dered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a  light  doth  shine, 
and  his  eyes  are  like  the  eyelids  of  the 
morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  lamps, 
and  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke,  as 
out  of  a  seething  pot  or  caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and  a 
flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength,  and 
sorrow  is  turned  into  joy  before  him. 

23  The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined  to- 
gether: they  are  firm  in  themselves ;  they 
cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone;  yea, 
as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself,  the 
mighty  are  afraid:  by  reason  of  breakings 
they  purify  themselves. 

26  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth  at  him 
cannot  hold:  the  spear,  the  dart,  nor  the 
habergeon. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw,  and 
brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him  flee: 
sling-stones  are  turned  with  him  into 
stubble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble:  he 
laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a  spear. 

30  Sharp  stones  are  under  him  :  he 
spreadeth  sharp-pointed  things  upon  the 
mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil  like  a 
pot:  he  maketh  the  sea  like  a  pot  of  oint- 
ment, 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  shine  after 
him ;  one  would  think  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his  like,  who 
is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  things:  he  is 
a  king  over  all  the  children  of  pride. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

43G 


Job  submits  himself  to  God. 

2  I  know  that  thou  canst  do  every  thing, 
and  that  no  thought  can  be  withhoiden 
from  thee. 

3  Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  with- 
out knowledge?  therefore  have  I  uttered 
that  I  understood  not ;  things  too  wonder- 
ful for  me,  which  I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak :  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  de- 
clare thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing 
of  the  ear  :  but  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee: 

6  Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  re- 
pent in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  IT  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord 
had  spoken  these  words  unto  Job,  the 
Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  My 
wrath  is  kindled  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  two  friends  :  for  ye  have  not  spoken 
of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  ser- 
vant Job  hath. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my 
servant  Job,  and  offer  up  for  yourselves  a 
burnt-offering  ;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  for  you  :  for  him  will  I  accept :  lest  I 
deal  with  you  after  your  folly,  in  that  ye 
have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  which  is 
right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

9  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and  Bildad 
the  Shuhite  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite 
went,  and  did  according  as  the  Lord  com- 


manded them:  the  Lord  also  accepted  Job.  [days. 


PSALMS.  God  accepts  and  blesses  him. 

10  And  the  Lord  turned  the  captivity 
of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends : 
also  the  Lord  gave  Job  twice  as  much  as 
he  had  before. 

1 1  Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  they 
that  had  been  of  his  acquaintance  before, 
and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house  :' 
and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  comforted 
him  over  all  the  evil  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  upon  him  :  every  man  also  gave 
him  a  piece  of  money,  and  every  one  an 
ear-ring  of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end 
of  Job  more  than  his  beginning :  for  he 
had  fourteen  thousand  sheep,  and  six  thou- 
sand camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  a  thousand  she-asses, 

13  He  had  also  seven  sons,  and  three 
daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  first, 
Jemima;  and  the  name  of  the  second, 
Kezia  ;  and  the  name  of  the  third,  Keren- 
nappuch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women 
found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job  :  and 
their  father  gave  them  inheritance  among 
their  brethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  a  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  saw  his  sons,  and  his  sons' 
sons,  even  four  generations. 

17  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of 


11  The  Book  of  PSALMS. 


PSALM  I. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  walketh  not 
in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor 
standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners,  nor  sitteth 
in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate 
day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by 
the  rivers  of  water,  that  bringeth  forth  his 
fruit  in  his  season  ;  bis  leaf  also  shall  not 
wither  ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall 
prosper. 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so :  but  are  like 
the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand 
in  the  judgment,  nor  sinners  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  righteous. 

6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the 
righteous :  but  the  way  of  the  ungodly 
shall  perish. 

PSALM  II. 

WHY  do  the  heathen  rage,  and  the 
people  imagine  a  vain  thing? 
2  The  kmgs  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
and   the    rulers    take   counsel    together, 


3  Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder,  and 
cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall 
laugh  :  the  Lord  shall  have  them  in  deri- 
sion. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his 
wrath,  and  vex  them  in  his  sore  displea- 
sure. 

6  Yet  have  I  set  my  King  upon  my  holy 
hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  the  decree  :  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Son  ;  this 
day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the 
heathen  for  thine  inheritance,  and  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  pos- 
session. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron  ;  thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like 
a  potter's  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,*^ ye  kings  : 
be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

"  1  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and  re- 
joice with  trembling. 

12  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and 
\e  perish  from  the  way,  when  his  wrath 


against  the  Lord,  and  against  hisAnomted,  J  is  kindled  but  a  little".    Blessed  are  all 
saying,  jthey  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

437 


The  security  of  God's  protection 

PSALM  III. 

1  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from 
Absalom  his  son. 

LORD,    how  are  they  increased  that 
trouble  me?  many  are  they  that  rise 
up  against  me. 

2  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God.     Selah. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for 
me  ;  my  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  my 
head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 
and  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.  Selah. 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept;  I  awaked; 
for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands 
of  people,  that  have  set  themselves  against 
me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,Omy  God; 
for  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies 
upon  the  cheek  bone  ;  thou  hast  broken 
the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 

8  Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord: 
thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people.     Selah. 

PSALM  IV. 

TT  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 

Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my 
righteousness  :  thou  hast  enlarged 
me  when  I  was  in  distress ;  have  mercy 
upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye 
turn  myglory  intoshame?  how  long  will  ye 
love  vanity,  and  seek  after  leasing?  Selah. 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart 
him  that  is  godly  for  himself:,  the  Lord 
will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 


PSALMS.    David  prays  against  his  enemies. 


4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not :  commune 
with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and 
be  still.     Selah. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
and  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

6  There  be  many  that  say,  Who  will 
shew  us  any  good?  Lord,  lilt  thou  up  the 
light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 
more  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn  and 
their  wine  increased. 

8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace, 
and  sleep  :  for  thou,  Lord,  only  makest 
me  dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM  V. 

TT  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Nehiloth, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord,  con- 
sider my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my 
King,  and  nly  God:  for  unto  thee  wi" ' 

3  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morn- 
ing, O  Lord  ;  in  the  morning  will  I  di- 
rect my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look 
up 


5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  inthysight: 
thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniqu'ty. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak 
leasing:  the  Lord  will  abhor  the  bloody 
and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy 
house  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  :  and 
in  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward  thy  holy 
temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, because  of  mine  enemies;  make  thy 
way  straight  before  my  face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their 
mouth  ;  their  inward  part  is  very  wicked- 
ness ;  their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 
they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  Destroy  thou  them,  O  God  ;  let  them 
fall  by  their  own  counsels  ;  cast  them  out 
in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions ; 
for  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust 
in  thee  rejoice :  let  them  ever  shout  for  jo}% 
because  thou  defendest  them  :  let  them  also 
that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  right- 
eous ;  with  favour  wilt  thou  compass  him 
as  with  a  shield. 

PSALM  VI. 

TT  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth  up  • 

on  Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 
neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  dis- 
pleasure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  1 
am  weak  :  OLord,  heal  me:  for  my  bones 
are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed:  but  thou, 
O  Lord,  how  long? 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my  soul : 
Oh  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake ! 

5  For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  thee :  in  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee 
thanks? 

6  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning ;  all  the 
night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim  ;  I  water  my 
couch  with  my  tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of  grief; 
it  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  enemies. 

8  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of 
iniquity ;  for  the  Lord  hathheard  the  voice 
of  my  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplica- 
tion ;  the  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be  ashamed 
and  sore  vexed :  let  them  return  and  be 
ashamed  suddenly. 

PSALM  VII. 
1  pray.  iH  Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  un- 
to the  Lord,  concerning  the  words  ol 
Cush  the  Benjamite. 
f~\  LORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I  put  my 


trust:  save  me  from  all  them  that  per- 


4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  plea-  secute  me,  and  deliver  me 


sure  in   wickedness 
dwell  with  thee. 


neither  shall   evil  I     2  Lest  he  tearmysoul  likealion,rending 
Ut  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  deliver 
4  38 


Ktoa  s  glory  magnified  by  his  works.  PSALMS.       David  praises  God's  judgment, 

.  over  the  works  of  thy  hands ;  thou  hast 

r 


3  O  Lord  my  God,  If  I  have  done  this ; 
ii  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands  ; 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that 
was  at  peace  with  me;  (yea,  I  have  deliver- 
ed him  that  without  cause  is  mine  enemy:) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and 
take  it;  yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life 
upon  the  earth,  and  lay  mine  honour  in  the 
dust.    Seiah. 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger,  lift  up 
thyself  because  of  the  rage  of  mine  ene- 
mies :  and  awake  for  me  to  the  judgment 
that  thou  hast  commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  people 
compass  thee  about :  for  their  sakes  there- 
fore return  thou  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people  : 
judge  me,  OLord,  according  to  my  right- 
eousness, and  according  to  mine  integrity 
that  is  in  me . 

9  O  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked 
come  to  an  end  ;  but  establish  the  just:  for 
the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and 
reins. 

10  My  defence  is  of  God,  which  saveth 
the  upright  in  heart. 

1 1  God  judgeth  the  righteous,  and  God 
is  angry  with  the  wicked  every  day. 

12  if  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his 
sword ;  he  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made 
it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the 
instruments  of  death;  he  ordaineth  his 
arrows  against  the  persecutors. 

14  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  iniquity, 
and  hath  conceived  mischief,  and  brought 
forth  falsehood. 

15  He  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it,  and 
is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his 
own  head,  and  his  violent  dealing  shall 
come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  according  to 
his  righteousness  :  and  will  sing  praise  to 
the  name  of  the  Lord  most  high. 

PSALM  VIII. 

T  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy 
name  in  all  the  earth  !  who  hast  set 
thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  suck- 
lings hast  thou  ordained  strength  because 
of  thine  enemies,  that  thou  mightest  still 
the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the 
work  of  thy  fingers  ;  the  moon  and  the 
stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of 
him?  and  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
him? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lowe 
than  the  angels,  and  hast  crowned  him 
with  glory  and  honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion 


I 


put  all  things  under  his  feet 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  held ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the 
sea,  and  whatsoever  passeth  through  the 
paths  of  the  seas.  ' 

9  O  Lord  our  Lord, how  excellent  is  thy 
name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

PSALM  IX. 
IF  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Muth-lab- 
ben,  A  Psalm  of  David. 
WILL  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  with  my 
whole  heart ;  I  will  shew  forth  all  thy 
marvellous  works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  :  1 
will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most 
High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back, 
they  shall  fall  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right 
and  my  cause  ;  thou  satest  in  the  throne 
judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen, thou 
hast  destroyed  the  wicked,  thou  hast  put 
out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  O  thou  enemy!  destructions  are  come 
to  a  perpetual  end:  and  thou  hast  destroy- 
ed cities;  their  memorial  is  perished  with 
them. 

7  But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever : 
he  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

8  And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in 
righteousness,  he  shall  minister  judgment 
to  the  people  in  uprightness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  a  refuge  for 
the  oppressed,  a  refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will 
put  their  trust  in  thee :  for  thou,  Lord, 
hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

1 1  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which 
dwelleth  in  'Z\on  :  declare  among  the  peo- 
ple his  doings. 

12  When  he  maketh  inquisition  foi 
blood,  he  remembereth  them  :  he  forget- 
teth  not  the  cry  of  the  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  :  con- 
sider my  trouble  which  I  suffer  of  them 
that  hate  me,  thou  that  liftest  me  up  from 
the  gates  of  death  : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise 
in  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zion :  I  will 
rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the 
pit  that  they  made:  in  the  net  which  they 
hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  by  the  judgment 
which  he  executeth  :  the  wicked  is  snared 
in  the  work  of  his  own  hands.  Higgaion. 
Selah, 

1 7  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into  hell, 
and  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  always  be 
forgotten:  the  expectation  of  the  poor 
shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

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David  prays  against  the  wicked.      PSALMS. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord;  let  not  man  prevail : 
let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord  :  thai  the 
nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  but 
men.     Selah. 

PSALM  X. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O  Lord? 
why  hidest  thou  thyself  'in  times  of 
trouble  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  perse- 
cute the  poor  :  let  them  be  taken  in  the 
devices  that  they  have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's 
desire,  and  blesseth  the  covetous,  whom 
the  Lord  abhorreth. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his 
countenance,  will  not  seek  after  God:  God 
is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  grievous  ;  thy 
judgments  are  far  above  out  of  his  sight: 
as  for  all  his  enemies,  he  puffeth  at  them. 

6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not 
be  moved :  for  /  shall  never  be  in  adversity. 

7  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit 
and  fraud :  under  bis  tongue  is  mischief 
and  vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking-places  of  the 
villages  :  in  the  secret  places  doth  he  mur- 
der the  innocent :  his  eyes  are  privily  set 
against  the  poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a  lion  in 
his  den :  he  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the 
poor :  he  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he 
draweth  him  into  his  net. 

10  He  croucheth,and  humbleth  himself, 
that  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart, 'God  hath 
forgotten :  he  hideth  his  face ;  he  will 
never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  O  God,  lift  up  thy 
hand  :  forget  not  the  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn 
God?  he  hath  said  in  his  heart,  thou  wilt 
not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou  behold- 
est  mischief  and  spite,  to  requite  it  with 
thy  hand:  the  poor  committeth  himself  unto 
thee ;  thou  art  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked 
and  the  evil  man:  seek  out  his  wicked- 
ness till  thou  find  none. 

1 6  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever : 
the  heathen  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of 
the  humble  :  thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart, 
thou  wilt  cause  thine  ear  to  hear : 

18  To  iudge  the  fatherless  and  the  op- 
pressed, mat  the  man  of  the  earth  may  no 
more  oppress. 

PSALM  XI. 
IF  To thechief  Musician,  A Psalmot David. 

IN  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust :  how  say 
ye  to  my  soul,  Flee  as  a  bird  to  your 
mountain? 
2  For  lo,  the  wicked  bend  their  bow, 


Providence  and  justice  of  God. 


man 
from 


they  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the 
string,  that  they  may  privily  shoot  at  the 
upright  in  heart. 

3  If  the  foundations  be  destroyed,  what 
can  the  righteous  do? 

4  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  the 
Lord's  throne  is  in  heaven :  his  eyes  be- 
hold, his  eyelids  try  the  children  of  men. 

5  The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous :  but 
the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence 
his  soul  hateth. 

6  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares, 
fire  and  brimstone,  and  a  horrible  tem- 
pest :  this  shall  be  the  portion  of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  right- 
eousness ;  his  countenance  doth  behold 
the  upright. 

PSALM  XII. 

H"  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HELP,    Lord  ;    for   the    godly 
ceaseth  ;    for  the  faithful  fail 
among  the  children  of  men. 

2  They  speak  vanity  every  one  with 
his  neighbour :  with  flattering  lips  and 
with  a  double  heart  do  they  speak. 

3  The  LoRDshall  cutoff  all  flattering  lips, 
and  the  tongue  that  speaketh  proud  things : 

4  Who  have  said,  With  our  tongue  will 
we  prevail ;  our  lips  are  our  own  :  who  is 
lord  over  us  ? 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for  the 
sighing  of  the  needy,  now  will  I  arise, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will  set  him  in  safety 
from  him  that  puffeth  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure 
words:  as  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth, 
purified  seven  times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord,  thou 
shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation 
for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side,  when 
the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  XIII. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  APsalmof  David. 

HOW    long   wilt   thou   forget  me,  O 
Lord?  for  ever?  how  long  wilt  thou 
hide  thy  face  from  me? 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my 
soul,  having  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  ?  how 
long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord  my 
God:  lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the 
sleep  of  death ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevail- 
ed against  him ;  and  those  that  trouble  me 
rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 

5  But  1  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ;  my 
heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

6  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

PSALM  XIV. 
H  To  the  chiefMusician,.4  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  hi  his  heart,  There 
is  no  God.  They  are  corrupt,  they 
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David  describes  a  citizen  ofZion :    PSALMS 


have  done  abominable  works,  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven 
upon  the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there 
were  anythat  did  understand,andseekGod. 

3  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all 
together  become  filthy :  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no 
knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my  people  as 
they  eat  bread, and  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear :  for 
God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the 
poor,  because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

7  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  Zion  !  when  the  Lord  bring- 
eth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob 
shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  XV. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

rORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  taberna- 
J  cle?  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  work- 
eth  righteousness,  and  speaketh  the  truth 
in  his  heart. 

3  He  ^a^backbiteth  notwithhistongue, 
nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour,  nortaketh 
up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  con- 
temned ;  but  he'honoureth  them  that  fear 
the  Lord.  He  that  sweareth  to  his  own 
hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

5  He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to 
usury,  nor  taketh  reward  against  the  in- 
nocent. He  that  doeth  these  things  shall 
never  be  moved. 

PSALM  XVI. 
<[  Michtam  of  David. 

PRESERVE  me,  O  God  :  fbr  in  thee 
do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  O  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord  :  my  goodness 
extcndeth  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 
and  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  de- 
light. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that 
hasten  after  another  god  :  their  drink-of- 
ferings of  blood  will  I  not  offer,  nor  take 
up  their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  in- 
heritance and  of  my  cup  :  thou  maintain- 
est  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  plea- 
sant places;  yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  giv- 
en me  counsel :  my  reins  also  instruct  me 
in  the  night  seasons. 

8  I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before 
me:  because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I 
shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my 
glory  rejoiceth :  my  flesh  also  shall  rest 
in  hope. 


His  hope  and  integrity. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in 
hell ;  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thy  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

1 1  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  : 
in  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  :  at  thy 
right  hand  there  are  pleasures  tor  ever- 
more. 

PSALM  XVII. 
1T  A  Prayer  of  David. 

HEAR  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto 
my  cry,  give  ear  unto  my  prayer, 
that  goeth  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy 
presence  ;  let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things 
that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  my  heart ;  thou 
hast  visited  me  in  the  night ;  thou  hast  tried 
me,  and  shalt  find  nothing  :  I  am  purposed 
that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men,  by  the 
word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  me  from  the 
paths  of  the  destroyer. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths,  that 
my  footsteps  slip  not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt 
hear  me,  O  God :  incline  thine  ear  unto 
me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

7  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving-kind- 
ness, O  thou  that  savest  by  thy  right  hand 
them  which  put  their  trust  in  thee  from 
those  that  rise  up  against  them. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye,  hide 
me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 
from  my  deadly  enemies,  who  compass 
me  about. 

10  They  are  enclosed  in  their  own  fat : 
with  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

1 1  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our 
steps:  they  have  set  their  eyes  bowing 
down  to  the  earth ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his 
prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking 
in  secret  places. 

m  13  Arise,  O  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast 
him  down :  deliver  my  soul  from  the  wick- 
ed, which  is  thy  sword : 

14  From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  O 
Lord,  from  men  of  the  world,  which  have 
their  portion  in  this  life,  and  whose  belly 
thou  fillest  with  thy  hid  treasure  :  they 
are  full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of 
their  substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  1  will  behold  thy  face  in 
righteousness  :  I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I 
awake,  with  thy  likeness. 

PSALM  XVIII. 
IF  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, the  servant  of  the  Lord,  who  spake 
unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this  song  in 
the  day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him 
from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and 
from  the  hand  of  Saul :  And  he  said, 

TWILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 
2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  andmyfor- 
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David  praises  God 

tress,  and  my  deliverer;  my  God,  my 
strength,  in  whom  I  will  trust  ;  my  buck- 
ler, and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my 
high  tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is 
worthy  to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be  saved 
from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 
and  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me 
about :  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  unto  my  God :  he  heard  my 
voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry  came 
before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; 
the  foundations  also  of  the  hills  moved  and 
were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his 
nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devour- 
ed :  coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came 
down:  and  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub  and  did 
fly  :  yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the 
wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret  place  ; 
his  pavilion  round  about  him  were  dark 
waters  and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  that  was  betbre 
him  his  thick  clouds  passed,  hailstones 
and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the 
heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave  his  voice ; 
hail-stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and 
scattered  them ;  and  he  shot  out  lightnings, 
and  discomfited  them. 

1 5  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were 
seen,  and  the  foundations  of  the  world 
were  discovered  at  thy  rebuke,  O  Lord, 
at  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me,  he 
drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong 
enemy,  and  from  them  which  hated  me  : 
for  they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of 
my  calamity  :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

1 9  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large 

f>lace :  he  delivered  me,  because  he  de- 
ign ted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according 
to  my  righteousness ;  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed me. 

21  For  Ihave  kept  the  waysofdieLoRD, 
and  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my 
God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before 
me,  and  I  did  not  put  away  his  statutes 
from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and 
I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity 


PSALMS.  Jor  his  manifold  blessings. 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recom- 
pensed me  according  to  my  righteousness, 
according  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in 
his  eyesight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  merciful ;  with  an  upright  man 
thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self pure  ;  and  with  the  froward  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afllicted  peo- 
ple ;  but  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  :  the 
Lord  my  God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 


29  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a  troop; 
and  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect :  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  :  he  is  a  buck- 
ler to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God  save  the  Lord?  or 
who  is  a  rock  save  our  God? 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with 
strength,  and  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  fcett 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  so 
that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation  :  and  thy  right  hand  hath 
holden  me  up,  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  un- 
der me,  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
overtaken  them  :  neither  did  I  turn  again 
till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that  they 
were  not  able  to  rise  :  they  are  fallen  un- 
der my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength 
unto  the  battle:  thou  hast  subdued  under  me 
those  that  rose  up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
of  mine  enemies ;  that  I  might  destroy 
them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to 
save  them:  even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he 
answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  the 
dust  before  the  wind :  I  did  cast  them  out 
as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the 
strivings  of  the  people  ;  and  thou  hast 
made  me  the  head  of  the  heathen  :  a  peo- 
ple whom  I  have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they 
shall  obey  me  :  the  strangers  shall  submit 
themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away,  and 
be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth;  and  blessed  he 
niyRock  ;  and  let  the  God  of  my  salva- 
tion be  exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  sub* 
dueth  the  people  under  me- 

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The  excellency  of  God's  laws. 


PSALMS 


48  He  delivereth  me  from  mine  ene- 
mies: yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  those 
that  rise  up  against  me :  thou  hast  deli- 
vered me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  I  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and 
sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his 
king;  andsheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
to  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

PSALM  XIX. 
^[TothechiefMusician,APsalmofpavid. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God; 
and  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handy 
work. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and 
night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 
where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the 
earth,  and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the 
world.  In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle 
for  the  sun, 

5  Which  m  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out 
of  his  chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong 
man  to  run  a  race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the 
heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it: 
and  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat 
thereof. 

7  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  con- 
verting  the  soul:  the  testimony  of  the 
Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
rejoicing  the  heart:  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lordm  clean,  endur- 
ing for  ever:  the  judgments  of  the  Lord 
are  true  and  righteous  altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than 
gold,  yea,  than  much  fine  gold:  sweeter 
also  than  honey  and  the  honey-comb. 

11  Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  servant 
warned:  and  in  keeping  of  them  there  is 
great  reward. 

12  Who  can  understand  his  errors? 
cleanse  thou  me  from  secret/auks. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from 
presumptuous  sins;  let  them  not  have  do- 
minion over  me:  then  shall  I  be  upright, 
and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great 
transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the 
meditation  of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in 
thy  sight,  O  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my 
redeemer. 

PSALM  XX. 
ff  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I^HE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the   day  of 
.    trouble;  the  name  of  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob defend  thee. 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 
and  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion. 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings,  and  ac- 
cept thy  burnt-sacrifice.     Selah. 


Jl  thanksgiving  for  victory, 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and 
in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our 
banners:  the  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his 
anointed;  he  will  hear  him  from  his  holy 
heaven  with  the  saving  strength  of  his 
right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in 
horses:  but  we  will  remember  the  name 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen, 
but  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord:  let  the  king  hear  us 
when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXI. 

lTTothechiefMusician,APsalmofDavid. 

HHHE  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  O 

JL    Lord;    and   in  thy  salvation    how 

greatly  shall  he  rejoice! 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's  de- 
sire, and  hast  not  withholden  the  request 
of  his  lips.     Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the 
blessings  of  goodness :  thou  settest  a  crown 
of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest 
it  him,  even  length  of  days  for  ever  and 
ever. 

5  His  glory  25  great  in  thy  salvation: 
honourand  majesty  hast  thou  laid  uponbim. 

6  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed 
forever:  thou  hast  made  him  exceeding 
glad  with  thy  countenance. 

7  For  the  king  trustetlt  in  the  Lord, 
and  through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High 
he  shall  not  be  moved. 

8  Thy  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine 
enemies:  thy  right  hand  shall  find  out 
those  that  hate  thee. 

9  Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven 
in  the  time  of  thine  anger:  the  Lord  shall 
swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath,  and  the  fire 
shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from 
the  earth,  and  their  seed  from  among  the 
children  of  men. 

1 1  For  they  intended  evil  against  thee  : 
they  imagined  a  mischievous  device,  which 
they  are  not  able  to  perform. 

1 2  Therefore  shaft  thou  make  them  turn 
their  back,  when  thou  shalt  make  ready 
thine  arrows  upon  thy  strings  against  the 
face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  thine  own 
strength:  so  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy 
power. 

PSALM  XXII. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Aijeleth 

Shahar,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

MY  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me?  why  art  thou  so  far  from 
helping  me,  and  from  the  words  of  my 

roaring? 

4.43 


David  prays  in  great  distress.  PSALMS.        His  confidence  in  God's  grace. 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time,  but  j  they  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him: 
thou  hearest  not;  and  in  the  night  season,! your  heart  shall  live  for  ever, 
and  am  not  silent. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  Olhou  that  inhabit- 
est  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee:  they 
trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  de- 
livered: they  trusted  in  thee,  and  were 
not  confounded. 

6  But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man;  a  re- 
proach of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to 
scorn:  they  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake 
the  head,  saying, 

8  He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would 
deliver  him:  let  him  deliver  him,  seeing 
he  delighted  in  him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of 
the  womb :  thou  didst  make  me  hope  when 
I  was  upon  my  mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb : 
thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

1 1  Be  not  far  from  me ;  for  trouble  is 


near;  for  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me: 
strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  meround. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their 
mouths,  as  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water,  and  all 
my  bones  are  out  of  joint;  my  heart  is  like 
wax:  it  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my 
bowels. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  pot 
sherd;    and  my   tongue   cleaveth  to  my 
jaws;  and  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the 
dust  of  death. 

16  For  dogs  have  compassed  me:  the 
assembly  of  the  wicked  have  enclosed  me : 
they  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I  may  tell  all  my  bones:  they  look 
and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments  among 
them,  and  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,0  Lord: 
O  my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword,  my 
darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth:  for 
thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the 
unicorns. 

22  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my 
brethren:  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation 
will  I  praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him; 
all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him;  and 
fear  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhor- 
red the  affliction  of  the  afflicted;  neither 
hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him;  but  when 
he  cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in  the  great 
congregation:  I  will  pay  my  vows  before 
them  that  fear  him. 

26  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied: 


27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  re- 
member and  turn  unto  the  Lord:  and  all 
the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship 
before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's:  and 
he  is  the  governor  among  the  nations. 

29  All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth  shall 
eat  and  worship:  all  they  that  go  down  to 
the  dust  shall  bow  before  him :  and  none 
can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him;  it  shall  be 
accounted  to  the  Lord  for  a  generation. 

31  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare 
his  righteousness  unto  a  people  that  shall 
be  born,  that  he  hath  done  this. 

PSALM  XXIII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not 
want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green 
pastures:  he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still 
waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul :  he  leadeth  me 
in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley 
of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil: 
for  thou  art  with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff 
they  comfort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in 
the  presence  of  mine  enemies:  thou  anoint- 
est  myhead  with  oil;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  fol- 
low me  all  the  days  of  my  life :  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIV. 

«j[  A  Psalm  of  David. 

f  1PHE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fui- 

JL    ness   thereof;  the  world,  and  they 

that  dwell  therein. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 
and  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the 
Lord?  and  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy 
place? 

4  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure 
heart;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto 
vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the 
Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God  of 
his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that 
seek  him,  that  seek  thy  face,  O  Jacob. 
Selah. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  and 
be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors;  and 
the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  the  Lord 
strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in 
battle. 

9  Lift  up  vour  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even 
lift  them  up, ye  everlasting  doors;  and  the 
King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

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David's  confidence  in  prayer 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  the  Lordj 
of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  gjory .     Selah. 


PSALM  XXV. 

IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul 
2  O  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let  me 
not  be  ashamed,  let  not  mine  enemies  tri- 
umph over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be 
ashamed :  let  them  be  ashamed  which 
transgress  without  cause. 

4  Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ;  teach 
me  thy  paths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : 
for  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ;  on 
thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mer- 
cies and  thy  loving-kindnesses  ;  for  they 
have  been  ever  of  old. 

7  Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth, 
nor  my  transgressions :  according  to  thy 
mercy  remember  thou  me  for  thy  goodness' 
sake,  O  Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  injudgment : 
and  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy 
and  truth  unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant 
and  his  testimonies. 

1 1  For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  par- 
don mine  iniquity  ;  for  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the 
Lord  ?  him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that 
he  shall  choose. 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ;  and  his 
seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

14  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them 
that  fear  him ;  and  he  will  shew  them  his 
covenant. 

15  Mine  eyesareever  toward  the  Lord; 
for  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me  ;  for  I  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  en- 
larged: 0  bring  thoume  out  ofmy  distresses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my 
pain  ;  and  forgive  all  my  sins. 

1 9  Consider  mine  enemies ;  for  they  are 
many;  and  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed ;  for  I  putmy  trust  in  thee. 

21  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  pre- 
serve me  ;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

22  Redeem  Israel,  O  God,  outof  all  his 
troubles. 

PSALM  XXVI. 
^  Jl  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walked 
in  mine  integrity  :  I  have  trusted  also 
in  the  Lord  ;  there/ore  I  shall  not  slide. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me ; 
try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3  I  or  thy  loving-kindnessis  before  mine 
eyes :  and  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 


PSALMS.        His  love  to  the  service  <>f  God. 

4  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons,  nei- 
ther will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 


go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil 
doers  ;  and  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  my  hands  in  innocency: 
so  will  1  compass  thine  altar,  O  Lord: 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous 
works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of 
thy  house,  and  the  place  where  thine  ho- 
nour dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners,  nor 
my  life  with  bloody  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief,  and  theii 
right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine 
integrity:  redeem  me,  and  be  merciful 
unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 
in  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXVII. 
^T  •#  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salva- 
tion;  whom  shall  l  fear?  the  Lord 
is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I 
be  afraid? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies 
and  my  foes,  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my 
flesh,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 

3  Though  a  host  shouldencamp  against 
me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear:  though  war 
should  rise  against  me,  in  this  will  I  be 
confident. 

4  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord, 
that  will  I  seek  after ;  that  I  may  dwell  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my 
life,  to  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  t  or  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide 
me  in  his  pavilion :  in  the  secret  of  his  ta- 
bernacle shall  he  hide  me ;  he  shall  set 
me  up  upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  up 
above  mineenemiesroundaboutme:  there- 
fore will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices 
of  joy ;  I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my 
voice  :  have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  an- 
swer me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  ; 
my  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  Lord, 
will  I  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me;  put 
not  thy  servant  away  in  anger :  thou  hast 
been  my  help ;  leave  me  not,  neither  for- 
sake me,  O  God  ofmy  salvation. 

10  When  my  father  and  my  mother  for- 
sake me,  then  the  Lord  will  take  me 
up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,  and  lead 
me  inaplainpath,  becauseof  mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of 
mine  enemies :  for  false  witnesses  are  risen 

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David  prays  against  his  enemies :   PSALMS.  He  exhorts  to  praise  God 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood; 
yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 

11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto 


up  against  me,  and  such  as  breathe  out 
cruelty. 

13  1  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed 
to  see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord  in  the  land 
of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  :  be  of  good  cou- 
rage, and  he  shall  strengthen  thy  heart: 
wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

'       J  PSALM  XXVIII. 
If  A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord  my 
rock  ;  be  not  silent  to  me  :  lest,  if 
thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  I  lift  up  my 
hands  toward   thy  holy  oracle. 

3  Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked, 
and  with  the  workers  of  iniquity,  which 
speak  peace  to  their  neighbours,  but  mis- 
chief™ in  their  hearts. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds, 
and  according  to  the  wickedness  of  their 
endeavours  :  give  them  after  the  work  of 
their  hands  ;  render  to  them  their  desert. 

5  Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of 
the  Lord,  nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 
he  shall  destroy  them,  andnotbuild  them  up. 

6  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  because  he  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  The  Lord  is  my  strength,  and  my 
shield  ;  my  heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am 
helped  :  therefore  my  heart  greatly  re- 
joiceth;  and  with  mysongwilllpraisehim. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength,  and  he  is 
the  saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  in- 
heritance :  feed  them  also,  and  lift  them 
up  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIX. 
Tf  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  mighty, 
give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength . 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name  ;  worship  the  Lord  in  the 
beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the 
waters :  the  God  of  glory  thundereth  : 
the  Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful  ; 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

6  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the 
cedars ;  yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedar9 
of  Lebanon. 

6  Hemakeththem  alsotoskip  like  a  calf; 
Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  th'e  Lord  divideth  the 
flames  of  fire. 

8  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the 
wilderness  ;  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilder- 
ness of  Kadesh. 

9  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the 
hinds  to  calve,  and  discovereth  the  forests  : 
and  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of 
his  glory. 


his  people ;  the  Lord  will  bless  his  people 
with  peace. 

PSALM  XXX. 

H"  A  Psalm  and  Song,  at  the  dedication  of 

the  house  of  David. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  thou 
hast  lifted  me  up,  and  hast  not  made 
my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

2  O  Lord"  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee 
and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my 
soul  from  the  grave  :  thou  hast  kept  me 
alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of 
his,  and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance 
of  his  holiness. 

5  For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment ; 
in  his  favour  is  life  :  weeping  may  endure 
for  a  night,  but  joy  cometh  in  the  morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I  shall 
never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made 
my  mountain  to  stand  strong  :  thou  didst 
hide  thy  face,  and  I  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ;  and  unto 
the  Lord  I  made  supplication. 

9  What  profit  m  there  in  my  blood, 
when  I  go  down  to  the  pit  ?  Shall  the  dust 
praise  thee  ?  shall  it  declare  thy  truth? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me  :  Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 

11  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourn- 
ing into  dancing :  thou  hast  put  off  my 
sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with  gladness  ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing 
praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent.  O  Lord 
my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for 
ever. 

PSALM  XXXI. 
If  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ;  let 
me  never  be  ashamed  :  deliver  me  in 
thy  righteousness. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  ;  deliver 
me  speedily  :  be  thou  my  strong  rock,  for 
a    house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; 
therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me,  and 
guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have 
laid  privily  for  me :  for  thou  art  my 
strength. 

5  Into  thy  hand  I  commit  my  spirit : 
thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord  God  of 
truth. 

6  I  have  hated  them  that  regard  lying 
vanities  :  but  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

1  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy 
mercy  :  for  thou  hast  considered  my  trou- 
ble ;  thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversi- 
ties ; 

8  And  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand 
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David  prays  in  his  calamity.  PSALMS 

of  the  enemy  :  thou  hast  set  my  foot  in  a 
large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  I 
am  in  trouble  :  mine  eye  is  consumed  with 
grief,  yea,  my  soul  and  my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief,  and 
my  years  with  sighing:  my  strength  faileth 
because  of  mine  iniquity,  and  my  bones 
are  consumed. 

Ill  was  a  reproach  among  all  mine 
enemies,  but  especially  among  my  neigh- 
bours, and  a  fear  to  mine  acquaintance  : 
they  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out  of 
mind  :  1  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

13  For  I  have  heard  the  slander  of 
many  :  feartwas  on  every  side:  while  they 
took  counsel  together  against  me,  they  de- 
vised to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  :  I 
said,  Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand:  deliver 
me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and 
from  them  that  persecute  me. 

16  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 
servant :  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O  Lord  ;  for 
I  have  called  upon  thee  :  let  the  wicked  be 
ashamed,  and  let  them  be  silent  in  the  grave. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence  ; 
which  speak  grievous  things  proudly  and 
contemptuously  against  the  righteous. 

19  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which 
thou  hast  laid  up  for  them  that  fear  thee  ; 
which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  tru«t 
in  thee  before  the  sons  of  men! 

20  Thou-sha.lt  hide  them  in  the  secret 
of  thy  presence  from  the  pride  of  man : 
thou  shait  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion 
from  the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord:  for  he  hath 
shewed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in  a 
strong  city. 

22  For  I  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  off 
from  before  thine  eyes :  nevertheless  thou 
heardest  the  voice  of  my  supplications 
when  I  cried  unto  thee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints  :for 
the  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful,  and  plen- 
tifully rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall 
strengthen  your  heart,  ail  ye  that  hope  in 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXXII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  David,  Maschil. 

BLESSED  is  he  whose  transgression  is 
forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the 
Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity,  and  in  whose 
spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3  When  1  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed 
old  through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy 
upon  me  :  my  moisture  is  turned  into  the 
drought  of  summer.    Selah. 


God's  goodness  to  be  praised. 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and 
mine  iniquity  have  I  not  hid.  I  said,  I 
will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of 
my  sin.     Selah. 

6  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly 
pray  unto  thee  in  a'time  when  thou  may- 
est  be  found  :  surely  in  the  floods  of  great 
waters  they  shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 

7  Thou  art  my  hiding-place  ;  thou  shalt 
preserve  me  from  trouble  ;  thou  shalt  com- 
pass me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance 
Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee,  and  teach  thee  in 
the  way  which  thou  shalt  go:  I  will  guide 
thee  with  mine  eye. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule, 
which  have  no  understanding:  whose 
mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle, 
lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wick- 
ed: but  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy 
shall  compass  him  about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice, 
ye  righteous:  and  shout  for  joy.  all  ye  that 
are  upright  in  heart. 

PSALM  XXXIII. 

REJOICE  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  righteous : 
for  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp:  sing  unto 
him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
of  ten  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song;  play  skil- 
fully with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ;  and 
all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judg- 
ment :  the  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of 
the  Lord. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the 
heavens  made  ;  and  all  the  host  of  them  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathereththe  waters  of  the  sea  to- 
gether as  a  heap :  he  layeth  up  the  depth 
in  store-houses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord:  let  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe 
of  him. 

9  For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done;  he 
commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of 
the  heathen  to  nought :  he  maketh  the  de- 
vices of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

1 1  The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth 
for  ever,  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all 
generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is 
the  Lord;  and  the  people  whom  he  hath 
chosen  for  his  own  inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ;  he 
beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he 
looketh  upon  all  the  inhabits  nts  of  the  earth 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  aJ&e;  he 
considereth  all  their  works. 

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The  privileges  of  the  godly. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  mul- 
titude of  a  host :  a  mighty  man  is  not  de- 
livered by  much  strength. 

17  A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety  : 
neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great 
strength. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
them  that  tear  him,  upon  them  that  hope 
m  his  mercy ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death,  and 
to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Loud  :  he  is 
our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 
because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us, 
according  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

PSALM  XXXIV. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David  when  he  changed  his 
behaviour  before  Abimelech;  who  drove 
him  away,  and  he  departed. 

I  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times :  his 
praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the 
Lord  :  the  humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and 
be  glad. 

3  O  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let 
us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 
and  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  light- 
ened :  and  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord 
heard  him,  and  saved  him  out  of  all  his 
troubles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  Lord  sneampeth 
round  about  them  that  fear  him,  and  deli- 
vered them. 

8  O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  Osgood: 
blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints ;  for 
there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer 
hunger :  but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall 
not  want  any  good  thing. 

1 1  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me: 
I  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and 
loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy 
lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ;  seek 
peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the 
righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
cry. 

1 6  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 
that  do  evil,  to  cut  off  the  remembrance 
of  them  from  the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord 
heareth,  and  delivereth  them  out  of  all 
their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are 
of  a  broken  heart ;  and  saveth  such  as  be 
of  a  contrite  spirit. 


PSALMS.  David  prays  for  God's  assistance. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  right- 
eous :  but  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of 
them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  :  not  one  of 
them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  :  and  they 
that  hate  the  righteous  shall  ue  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his 
servants :  and  none  of  them  that  trust  in 
him  shall  be  desolate. 

PSALM  XXXV. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

PLEAD  my  cause,  O  Lord,  with  them 
that  strive   with  me :  fight   against 
them  that  fight  against  me. 

2  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  and 
stand  up  for  my  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  the 
way  against  them  that  persecute  me  :  say 
unto  my  soul,  I  am  thy  salvation. 

4  Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to 
shame  that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them  be 
turned  back  and  brought  to  confusion  that 
devise  my  hurt. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chaffbefore  the  wind : 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  chase  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery: 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  persecute 
them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they  hid  for 
me  their  net  in  a  pit,  which  without  cause 
they  have  digged  for  my  soul. 

8  Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  una- 
wares ;  and  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid 
catch  himself:  into  that  very  destruction 
let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say,  Lord,  who 
is  like  unto  thee,  which  deliverest  the  poor 
from  him  that  is  too  strong  for  him,  yea, 
the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that 
spoileth  him? 

1 1  False  witnesses  did  rise  up ;  they 
laid  to  my  charge  things  that  I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good  to 
the  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick, 
my  clothing  was  sackcloth :  I  humbled  my 
soul  with  fasting;  and  my  prayer  returned 
into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though  he  had 
been  my  friend  or  brother :  I  bowed  down 
heavily,  as  one  that  mourneth  for  his 
mother. 

15  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced, 
and  gathered  themselves  together:  yea, 
the  abjects  gathered  themselves  together 
against  me,  and  I  knew  it  not;  they  did 
tear  me,  and  ceased  not: 

16  With  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts, 
they  gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on? 
rescue  my  soul  from  their  destructions,  my 
darling  from  the  lions. 

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The  excellency  of  God's  mercy.      PSALMS. 

18  1  will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great! 
congregation:  I  will  praise  thee  among 
much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies 
wrongfully  rejoice  over  me  ;  neither  let 
them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  me  with- 
out a  cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  :  but  they 
devise  deceitful  matters  against  them  that 
are  quiet  in  the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
against  me,  ana  said,  Aha,  aha!  our  eye 
hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  :  keep 
not  silence :  O  Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my 
judgment,  even  unto  my  cause,  my  God 
and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  righteousness  ;  and  let  them  not 
rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts,  Ah, 
so  would  we  have  it :  let  them  not  say, 
We  have  swallowed  him  up.  * 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  brought  to 
confusion  together  that  rejoice  at  my  hurt: 
let  them  be  clothed  witn  shame  and  dis- 
honour that  magnify  themselves  against  me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad, 
that  favour  my  righteous  cause :  yea,  let 
them  say  continually,  Let  the  Lord  be 
magnified,  which  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
perity of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy 
righteousness  and  of  thy  praise  all  the  day 
long. 

PSALM  XXXVI. 
TT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid the  servant  of  the  Lord. 
THE  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith 
within  my  heart,  that  there  is  no  fear 
of  God  before  his  eyes. 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own 
eyes,  until  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be 
hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity 
and  deceit :  he  hath  left  off  to  be  wise,  and 
to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed 
he   setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not 
good;  he  abhorrethnot  evil. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in  the  hea 
vens ;  and  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto 
the  clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great 
mountains ;  thy  judgments  are  a  great  deep : 
O  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness, 
O  God  !  therefore  the  childrenof  men  put 
their  trust  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with 
the  fatness  ofthy  house;  and  thoushaltmake 
them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  s 
in  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

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The  happy  state  of  the  godly. 

10  O  continue  thy  loving-kindness  unto 
them  that  know  thee  ;  and  thy  righteous- 
ness to  the  upright  in  heart. 

1 1  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against 
me,  and  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked 
remove  me. 

2  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity 
fallen  :  they  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not 
be  able  to  rise. 

PSALM  XXXVII. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 
neither  be  thou  envious  against  the 
workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like 
the  grass,  and  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good;  so 
shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily 
thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thy 
heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ;  trust 
also  in  him  ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  righteous- 
ness as  the  light,  and  thy  judgment  as  the 
noon-day. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently 
for  him:  fret  not  thyself  because  of  him 
who  prospereth  in  his  way,  because  of  the 
man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath : 
fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off:  but 
those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 

10  Foryet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked 
shall  not  be  :  yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  con- 
sider his  place,  and  it  shall  not  be. 

1 1  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; 
and  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abund- 
ance of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 
andgnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him:  for 
he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the 
sword,  and  have  bent  their  bow,  to  cast 
down  the  poor  and  needy,  and  to  slay 
such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

15  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their 
own  heart,  and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is 
better  than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
broken :  but  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  right- 
eous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the 
upright  :  and  their  inheritance  shall  be  for 
ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the 
evil  time  :  and  in  the  days  ol  famine  they 
shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  and  the 
enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat  ot 

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David  moves  God  to  take 


PSALMS.         compassion  on  his  pitiful  case. 


into  smoke 


lambs  :  they  shall  consume 
shall  they  consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  horroweth,  and  payeth 
not  again:  but  the  righteous  sheweth 
mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall 
inherit  the  earth  ;  and  they  that  be  cursed 
of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered 
by  the  Lord:  and  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  ut- 
terly cast  down  :  for  the  Lord  upholdeth 
him  with  his  hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 
yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 
nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; 
and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ;  and 
dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment,  and 
forsaketh  not  his  saints  ;  they  are  pre- 
served for  ever :  but  the  seed  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 
and  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh 
wisdom,  and  his  tongue  talketh  of  judg- 
ment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ; 
none  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his 
hand,  nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land : 
when  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt 
see  it. 

35  J.  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great 
power,  and  spreading  himself  like  a  green 
bay-tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and  lo,  he  was 
not :  yea,  1  sought  him,  but  he  could  not 
be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the 
upright :  for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

38  But  tne  transgressors  shall  be  de- 
stroyed together  :  the  end  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  w 
of  the  Lord  :  he  is  their  strength  in  the 
time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and 
deliver  them  :  he  shall  deliver  them  from 
the  wicked,  and  save  them,  because  they 
trust  in  him. 

PSALM  XXXVIII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to  remem- 
brance. 
OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : 
neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  dis- 
pleasure. 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me,  and 
thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 


3  There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  be- 
cause of  thine  anger ;  neither  is  there  any 
rest  in  my  bones  because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  my 
head :  as  a  heavy  burden  they  are  too 
heavy  for  me. 

5  My  ^younds  stink,  and  are  corrupt 
because  of  my  foolishness. 

6  I  am  troubled ;  I  am  bowed  down 
greatly ;  I  go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  loath- 
some disease :  and  there  is  no  soundness 
in  my  flesh. 

8  1  am  feeble  and  sore  broken :  I  have 
roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my 
heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee ; 
and  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  fail- 
elh  me  :  as  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it 
also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand 
aloof  from  my  sore  ;  and  my  kinsmen 
stand  afar  off. 

12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay 
snares  for  me :  and  they  that  seek  my  hurt 
speak  mischievous  things,  and  imagine 
deceits  all  the  day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard  not; 
and  /  was  as  a  dumb  man  that  openelh 
not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  heareth 
not,  and  in  whose  mouth  are  no  re- 
proofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  hope: 
thou  wilt  hear,  O  Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  otherwise 
they  should  rejoice  over  me :  when  my 
foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves 
against  me. 

1 7  For  I  am  ready  to  halt,  and  my  sor- 
row is  continually  before  me. 

18  For  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity;  1 
will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  \[\e\y,  and 
they  are  strong :  and  they  that  hate  me 
wrongfully,  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for  good 
are  mine  adversaries  ;  because  I  follow 
the  thing  that  good  is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  :  O  my 
God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord  my 
salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 
U"  To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jedu- 
thun,  A  Psalm  of  David. 
SAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
that  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue  :  I  will 
keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle,  while  the 
wicked  is  before  me. 

2  I  was  dumb  with  silence;  I  held  my 
peace,  even  from  good  ;  and  my  sorrow 
was  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me;  while  I 

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Tlie  brevity  and  vanity  of  life.        PSALMS.     David  complains  of  his  enemies. 


was  musing  the  fire  burned  :  then  spake  I 
with  my  tongue. 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end, 
and  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is  • 
that  I  may  know  how  trail  I  am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as 
a  handbreadth ;  and  mine  age  is  as  no- 
thing before  thee :  verily  every  man  at 
his  best  state  is  altogether  vanity.     Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain 
shew  :  surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 
he  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not 
who  shall  gather  them. 

7  And  now, Lord,  what  wait  1  for?  my 
hope  m  in  thee. 

8  Deliverme  from  all  my  transgressions: 
make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

9  I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth  ; 
because  thou  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : 
I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thy  hand. 

1 1  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  cor- 
rect man  for  iniquity,  thou  makest  his 
beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth: 
surely  every  man  is  vanity.     Selah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  give 
ear  unto  my  cry;  hold  not  thy  peace  at  my 
tears  :  lor  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee  and  a 
sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  O  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover 
strength,  before  Igohence  ,and  be  no  more. 

PSALM    XL. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalmof  David. 

1  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  inclinedunto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  hor- 
rible pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay,  and  set  my 
feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  go- 
ings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my 
mouth,  even  praise  unto  our  God:  many 
shall  see  it,  and  fear,  and  shall  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

4  Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the 
Lord  his  trust,  and  respecteth  not  the 
proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  OLord  my  God,  are  thy  won- 
derful works  which  thou  hast  done,  and 
thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward :  they 
cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee: 
if  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them,  they 
are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

6  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not 
desire  ;  mine  ears  hast  thou  opened : 
burnt-offering  and  sin-offering  hast  thou 
not  required. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come:  in  the  vo- 
lume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me, 

8  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God  : 
yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

9  I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the 
great  congregation:  lo,  I  have  not  refrain- 
ed my  lips,  0  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

10  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness 
within  my  heart ;  I  have  declared  thy  faith- 


fulness and  thy  salvation  :  I  have  not  con- 
cealed ihy  loving-kindness  and  thy  truth 
from  the  great  congregation. 

1 1  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mer- 
cies from  me,  O  Lord  :  let  thy  loving- 
kindness  and  thy  truth  continually  pre- 
serve me. 

1 2  For  innumerable  evils  have  compass  - 
ed  me  about :  mine  iniquities  have  taken 
hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to  look 
up  ;  they  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  my 
head  :  therefore  my  heart  faileth  me. 

13  Be  pleased,  6  Lord,  to  deliver  me  : 
O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confound- 
ed together  that  seek  after  my  soul  to  de- 
stroy it ;  let  them  be  driven  backward  and 
put  to  shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of 
their  shame  that  say  unto  me,  Aha,  aha. 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  thee  :  let  such  as  love  thy 
salvation  say  continually,  The  Lord  be 
magnified. 

17  But  I  am  poor  and  needy;  yet  the 
Lord  thinketh  upon  me  :  thou  art  my  help 
and  my  deliverer ;  make  no  tarrying,  0 
my  God. 

PSALM  XLI. 
IT  TothechiefMusician,A  PsalmofDavid. 

BLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the 
poor:  the  Lord  will  deliver  him  in 
time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and 
keep  him  alive ;  and  he  shall  be  blessed 
upon  the  earth  :  and  thou  wilt  not  deliver 
him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him  upon 
the  bed  of  languishing :  thou  wilt  make  all 
his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4  I  said,  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me: 
heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me, 
When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish? 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speak- 
eth  vanity:  his  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to 
itself;  when  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  together 
against  me :  against  me  do  they  devise  my 
hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth 
fast  unto  him:  and  now  that  he  lieth  he 
shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in 
whom  I  trusted,  which  did  eat  of  my 
bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me,  and  raise  me  up,  that  I  may  requite 
them. 

1 1  By  this  I  know  that  thou  favourest 
me,  because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph 
over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me 
in  mine  integrity,  and  settest  me  before 
thy  face  for  ever. 

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Tht  psalmist's  zeal  for  God. 


PSALMS. 


The  church  complains. 


13  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
from  everlasting,  and  to  everlasting. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  XLII. 

U"  To  the  chief  Musician.  Maschil,  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the  hart  panteth  after  the   water- 
brooks,  sopanteth  my  soul  after  thee, 
OGod. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the 
living  God:  when  shall  I  come  and  ap- 
pear he  fore  God? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and 
night,  while  they  continually  say  unto  me, 
VVhere  is  thy  God? 

4  When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour 
out  my  soul  in  me  :  for  I  had  gone  with 
the  multitude,  I  went  with  them  to  the 
house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with  amultitudethatkept  holy-day. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me?  hope 
thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 
for  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down 
within  me :  therefore  will  I  remember 
thee  from  the  land  of  Jordan,  and  of  the 
Hermonites,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise 
of  thy  water-spouts:  all  thy  waves  and 
thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lo- 
ving-kindness in  the  day-time,  and  in  the 
night  his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my 
prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  Tock,  Why 
hast  thou  forgotten  me?  why  go  I  mourn- 
ingbecauseof  the  oppression  of  the  enemy? 

10  As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine 
enemies  reproach  me ;  while  they  say 
daily  unto  me,  Whereas  thy  God? 

1 1  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
hope  thou  in  God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise 
him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance, 
and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLIII. 

JUDGE  me,  O   God,    and  plead  my 
cause  againstan  ungodly  nation:  Ode- 
livermefrom  the  deceittul  and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength  : 
why  dost  thou  cast  me  off?  why  go  I 
mourning  because  of  the  oppression  ofthe 
enemy? 

3  0  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth  : 
let  them  lead  me  ;  let  them  bring  me  unto 
thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
unto  God  my  exceeding  joy  :  yea,  upon 
the  harp  will  1  praise  thee,  OGodmv  God. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
hope  in  God:  fori  shall  yet  praise  him, 
•who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and 
my  God. 


|        ^  PSALM  XL1V. 

i  IT  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of 
Korah,  Maschil. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O  God 
our  fathers  have  told  us,  what  work 
thou  didst  in  their  days,  in  the  times  of  old. 

2  How  thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen 
with  thy  hand,  and  plantedst  them  ;  how 
thou  didst  afflict  the  people,  and  cast  them 
out. 

3  For  they  got  not  the  land  in  posses- 
sion by  their  own  sword,  neither  did  their 
own  arm  save  them  :  but  thy  right  hand, 
and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy  counte- 
nance, because  thou  hadst  a  favour  unto 
them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God:  com- 
mand deliverances  for  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our 
enemies  :  through  thy  name  will  we  tread 
them  under  that  rise  up  against  us. 

6  For  I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow,  neither 
shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  ene- 
mies, and  hast  put  them  to  shame  that 
hated  us. 

8  In  God  we  boast  all  the  day  long,  and 
praise  thy  name  for  ever.     Selah. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put  us  to 
shame;  andgoestnot  forth  withourarmies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back  from 
the  enemy  :  and  they  which  hate  us  spoil 
for  themselves. 

1 1  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  ap- 
pointed for  meat ;  and  hast  scattered  us 
among  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought, 
and  dost  not  increase  thy  wealth  by  their 
price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  by- word  among 
the  heathen,  a  shaking  ofthe  head  among 
the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually  before 
me,  and  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  cover- 
ed me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproach- 
eth  and  blasphemeth ;  by  reason  of  the 
enemy  and  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us;  yet  have 
we  not  forgotten  thee,  neither  have  we 
dealt  falsely  in  thy  covenant. 

18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back,  nei 
ther  have  our  steps  declined  from  thy  way, 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in 
the  place  ofdragons,  and  covered  us  with 
the  shadow  of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of 
our  God,  or  stretched  out  our  hands  to  a 
strange  god : 

21  Shal'  uot  God  search  this  out?  for 
he  knowetb  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all 

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The  grace  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

the  day  long ;  we  are  counted  as  sheep  for 
the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O  Lord? 
arise,  cast  us  not  off  for  ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and 
forgettest  our  affliction  and  our  oppression? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the 
dust :  our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 

26  Arise  for  cur  help,  and  redeem  us 
for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

PSALM  XLV. 
1T  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim, 
for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschil,  A  Song 
of  loves. 

MY  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter :  I 
speak  of  the  things  which  I  have 
made  touching  tiie  King :  my  tongue  is  the 
pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of 
men  :  grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips  :  there- 
fore God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh ,  O  most 
Mighty,  with  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously 
because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  right- 
eousness ;  and  thy  right  hand  shall  teach 
thee  terrible  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart 
of  the  King's  enemies;  whereby  the  peo- 
ple fall  under  thee. 

6  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and 
ever:  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a 
right  sceptre. 

7  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest 
wickedness  :  therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath 
anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of  gladness 
above  thy  fellows. 

3  All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and 
aloes,  and  cassia,  out  of  the  ivory  palaces, 
whereby  they  have  made  thee  glad. 

9  Kings'  daughters  were  among  thy  ho- 
nourable women  :  upon  thy  right  hand  did 
stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider, 
and  incline  thine  ear;  forget  also  thine  own 
people,  and  thy  father's  house  ; 

1 1  So  shall  the  King  greatly  desire  thy 
beauty  :  for  he  is  thy  lord ;  and  worship 
thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be 
there  with  a  gift ;  even  the  rich  among  the 
people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 

13  The  King's  daughter  is  all  glorious 
within :  her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  King 
in  raiment  of  needlework  ;  the  virgins  her 
companions  that  follow  her  shall  be  brought 
unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall 
they  be  brought:  they  shall  enter  into  the 
King's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy 
children,  whom  thou  may  est  make  princes 
in  all  the  earth. 

17  I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remem- 


PSALMS.     Confidence  of  the  church  in  God. 


bered  in  all  generations :  therefore  shall 
the  people  praise  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  XL VI. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of 
Korah,  A  Song  upon  Alamoth. 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  a  very 
present  help 'in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the 
earth  be  removed,  and  though  the  moun- 
tains be  carried  into  the  midst  of  the  sea ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and 
be  troubled,  though  the  mountains  shake 
with  the  swelling  thereof.     Selah. 

4  lliere  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof 
shall  make  glad  the  city  of  God,  the  holy 
place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her  ;  she  shall 
not  be  moved :  God  shall  help  her,  and 
that  right  early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were 
moved:  he  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth 
melted. 

7  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ;  the  God 
of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
what  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end 
of  the  earth ;  he  breaketh  the  bow,  and 
cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder;  he  burnetii 
the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God  : 
I  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will 
be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

1 1  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ;  the 
God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

PSALM  XLVI1. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

OCLAP  your  hands,  all   ye  people, 
shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  ot  tri- 
umph. 

2  For  the  Lord  Most  High  m  terrible  ; 
he  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 
and  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 
the  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved. 
Selah. 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the  Lord 
with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises:  sing 
praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 
sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

8  Goa  reigneth  over  the  heathen :  God 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gather- 
ed together,  even  the  people  of  the  God  ol 
Abraham  :  for  the  shields  of  the  earth  be- 
long unto  God  :  he  is  greally  exalted. 

PSALM  XLVIII. 
IF  A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,   and  greatly  to 
be  praised  in  the  city  of  our  God,  in 
the  mountain  of  his  holiness. 
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The  vanity  of  worldly  riches. 

2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the 
whole  earth,  is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides 
of  the  north,  the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a 
refuge. 

4  For  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled, 
they  passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled  ; 
they  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish 
with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen  in 
the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city 
of  our  God :  God  will  establish  it  for  ever. 
Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  loving-kind- 
ness, O  God,  in  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  O  God,  so 
is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 
thy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

11  Xet  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let  the 
daughters  of  Judah  be  glad,  because  of 
thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round 
about  her :  tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  con- 
sider her  palaces ;  that  ye  may  tell  it  to 
the  generation  following. 

1 4  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and 
ever  :  he  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 

PSALM  XLIX. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  people  y  give  ear, 
all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world: 

2  Both  low  and  high,  rich  and  poor,  to- 
gether. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom  ; 
and  the  meditation  of  my^  heart  shall  be  ot 
understanding. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable: 
I  will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  1  fear  in  the  days 
of  evil,  when  the  iniquity  of  my  heels 
shall  compass  me  about  ? 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth,  and 
boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their 
riches  ; 

7  None  of  them  can  by  any  means  re- 
deem his  brother,  nor  give  to  God  a  ran- 
som for  him  : 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is 
precious,  and  it  ceaseth  for  ever:) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  forever,  and 
not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die,  like- 
wise the  fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish, 
and  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  that  theii 
houses  shall  continue  for  ever,  and  their 
dwelling-places  to  all  generations  ;  they 
call  their  lands  after  their  own  i 


PSALMS.  God's  pleasure  is  in  sincerity. 

abideth  not :  he   is  like  the  beasts  that 
perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  folly  :  yet 
their  posterity  approve  their  sayings. 
Selah. 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the 
grave  ;  death  shall  feed  on  them  ;  and  the 
upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them  in 
the  morning ;  and  their  beauty  shall  con- 
sume in  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from 
the  power  of  the  grave  :  for  he  shall  re- 
ceive me.     Selah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made 
rich,  when  the  glory  of  his  house  is  in- 
creased ; 

17  For  when  he  dieth  he  shall  carry 
nothing  away  :  his  glory  shall  not  de- 
scend after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed 
his  soul,  (and  men  will  praise  thee,  when 
thou  doest  well  to  thyself,) 

19  He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his 
fathers  ;  they  shall  never  see  light. 

20  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  under- 
standeth  not,  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

PSALM  L. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

THE  mighty  God,  even  the  Lord,  hath 
spoken,  and  called  the  earth  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not 
keep  silence  :  a  fire  shall  devour  before 
him,  and  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous 
round  about  him. 

4  He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from 
above,  and  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge 
his  people. 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me; 
those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me 
by  sacrifice. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his 
righteousness  :  for  God  is  judge  himself. 
Selah. 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak  ; 
O  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  against  thee  :  I 
am  God,  even  thy  God. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacri- 
fices or  thy  burnt-offerings,  to  have  been 
continually  before  me. 

9  I  will  take  no  bullock  outoftbyhoi.se, 
nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 
and  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

Ill  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 
and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are 
mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell 
thee  :  for  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof. 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or  drink 


>amcs. 
12  Nevertheless  man  being  in  honour 'the  blood  of  goats? 

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The  hypocrite  is  rebuked. 


14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving  ;  and 
pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High  : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of 
trouble  :  I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith,  What 
hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes,  or 
that  thou  shouldest  take  my  covenant  in 
thy  mouth? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction,  and 
castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  then  thou 
consentedst  with  him,  and  hast  been  par- 
taker with  adulterers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil,  and 
thy  tongue  frame th  deceit. 

20  1  hou  sittest  and  speakest  against 
thy  brother;  thou  slanderest  thine  own 
mother's  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I 
kept  silence ;  thou  thoughtest  that  1  was 
altogether  such  a  one  as  thyself:  but  I  will 
reprove  thee,  and  set  themin  order  before 
thine  eyes. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget 
God,  lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  be 
none  to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  offereth  praise  glorifieth  me  : 
and  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation 
aright  will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  LI. 
*|[  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, when  Nathan  the  prophet  came  unto 
him,  after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath-sheba. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  loving-kindness  :  accord- 
ing unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mer- 
cies blot  out  my  transgressions. 

2  Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  n 
quity,  and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions: 
and  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
and  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight :  that  thou 
mightest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 
and  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,  T  was  shapen  in  iniquity;  and 
in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  in- 
ward parts :  and  in  the  hidden  part  thou 
shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be 
clean :  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than 
snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 
that  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may 
rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot 
out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  rne  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 
and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

1 1  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence ; 
and  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  ioy  of  thy  salva- 
tion; and  uphold  me  with  thy  free  Spirit. 


PSALMS.  David  describes  human  depravity. 


13  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy 
ways;  and  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto 
thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  O 
God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation  :  and  my 
tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  and  my 
mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice,  else 
would  I  give  it:  thou  delightest  not  in 
burnt-offering. 

1 7  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken 
spirit :  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O 
God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto 
Zion:  build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

1 9  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the 
sacrifices  of  righteousness,  with  burnt-of- 
fering and  whole  burnt-offering:  thenjhall 
they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

PSALM  L1I. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  Masc-hil,  A  Psalm 
of  David,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite  came 
and  told  Saul,  and  said  unto  him,  David 
is  come  to  the  house  of  Ahimelech. 
"¥^7"HY  boastest  thou  thyself  in  mis- 
▼  t      chief,  O  mighty  man?  the  goodness 
of  God  endureth  continually. 

2  Thy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs  ;  like 
a  sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ;  and 
lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness. 
Selah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words,  O 
thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  for 
ever,  he  shall  take  thee  away,  and  pluck 
thee  out  of  thy  dwelling-place,  and  root 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.     Selah. 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see,  and  fear, 
and  shall  laugh  at  him: 

7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made  not  God 
his  strength  ;  but  trusted  in  the  abundance 
of  his  riches,  and  strengthened  himself  in 
his  wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  like  a  green  olive-tree  in  the 
house  of  God :  I  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God 
for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  because 
thou  hast  done  it :  and  I  will  wait  on  thy 
name  ;  for  it  is  good  before  thy  saints. 

PSALM  LIU. 

IF  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath, 

Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There 
is  no  God.  Corrupt  are  they,  and 
have  done  abominable  iniquity :  there  is 
none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon 
the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there  were  any 
that  did  understand,  that  did  seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back: 
they  are  altogether  become  filthy  ;  there  is 
none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  know- 
4.t'3 


David  prays  Jor  salvation :  PS  ALMS 

ledge?  who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat 
bread:  they  have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear,  mherc 
no  fear  was :  for  God  hath  scattered  the 
bones  of  him  thatencampeth  against  thee: 
thou  hast  put  them  to  shame,  because  God 
hath  despised  them. 

6  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  Zion  !  when  God  bringeth  back 
the  captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  re- 
joice, and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  L1V. 
IT  To  the   chief  Musician  on  Neginoth, 
Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  the 
Ziphims  came  and  said  to  Saul,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us? 

SAVE  me,  O  God,  by  thy  name,  and 
judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God :  give  ear  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  are  risen  up  against  me, 
and  oppressors  seek  after  my  soul  :  they 
have  not  set  God  before  them.     Selah. 

4  Behold,  God  is  my  helper:  the  Lord 
is  with  them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  ene- 
mies ;  cut  them  oft'  in  thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee  :  I  will 
praise  thy  name,  O  Loud  ;  for  it  is  good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all 
trouble  :  and  mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire 
upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM  LV. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician   on  Neginoth, 

Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God  ;  and 
hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me ;  I  mourn 
in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise ; 

3  because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy, 
because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked  : 
for  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me,  and  in 
wrath  they  hate  me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me :  and 
the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  come 
upon  me,  and  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said,Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a 
dove  \for  then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at 
rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off,  and 
remain  in  the  wilderness.     Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape  from  the 
windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divide  their 
tongues  :  for  I  have  seen  violence  and  strife 
in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon 
the  walls  thereof:  mischief  also  and  sor- 
row are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

1 1  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof: 
deceitandguile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  re- 
proached me  ;  then  I  could  have  borne  it : 
neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did 


His  confidence  in  God. 

magnify  himself  against  me  ;  then  I  would 
have  hid  myself  from  him  : 

13  But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal, 
my  guide,  and  mine  acquaintance. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  together,  and 
walked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them,  and  let 
them  go  down  quick  into  hell ;  for  wicked- 
ness is  in  their  dwellings,  and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God :  and 
the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon, 
will  I  pray,  and  cry  aloud  •  and  he  shall 
hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace 
from  the  battle  that  was  against  me :  for 
there  were  many  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear  and  afflict  them,  even 
he  that  abideth  of  old.  Selah.  Because 
they  have  no  changes,  therefore  they  fear 
not  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against 
such  as  be  at  peace  with  him :  he  hath 
broken  his  covenant. 

21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were  smooth- 
er than  butter,  but  war  was  in  his  heart  : 
his  words  were  softer  than  oil,  yet  were 
they  drawn  swords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  sustain  thee  :  he  shall  never  suffer 
the  righteous  to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring  them 
down  into  the  pit  of  destruction :  bloody 
and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half 
their  days ;  but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  LVI. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath- 

elem-rechokim,    Michtam    of    David, 

when  the  Philistines  took  him  in  Gath. 

E  merciful  unto  me,  O  God :  for  man 

would  swallow  me  up ;  he  fighting 

daily  oppresseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  daily  swallow 
me  up:  for  they  be  many  that  fight  against 
me,  O  thou  Most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will  trust  in 
thee. 

4  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word,  in  God 
I  have  put  my  trust ;  I  will  not  fear  what 
flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words  :  all 
their  thoughts  are  against  me  for  evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  together, 
they  hide  themselves,  they  mark  my  steps 
when  they  wait  for  my  soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity?  in  thine 
anger  cast  down  the  people,  O  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings:  put 
thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle:  are  they  not 
in  thy  book? 

9  When  I  cry  unto  thee,  then  shall  mine 
enemies  turn  back  :  this  I  know  ;  for  God 
is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word:  in 
the  Lord  will  I  praise  his  word. 

456 


David  reproves  the  wicked :  PSALMS.  He  complains  of  his  metrites. 

11  In  God  have  1  put  my  trust :  I  will  run  continually  :  when  he  bendeth  hisbow 


not  be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O  God  :  I 
will  render  praises  unto  thee. 


to  shoot  his  arrows,  let  them  be  as  cut  in 
pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  which  melteth,  let  every  one 


13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 'of  them  pass  away  :  like  the  untimely  birth 
death  :  wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  from !  of  a  woman,  that  they  may  not  see  the  sun. 


falling",  that  1  may  walk  before  God  in  the 
light  of  the  living? 

5  PSALM  LVII. 

TT   To  the   chief   Musician,  Al-taschith, 


B 


9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns, 
he  shall  take  them  away  as  with  a  whirl- 
wind, both  living,  and  in  his  wrath. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he 
Michtam  of  David,  when  he  fled  fromjseeth  the  vengeance:  he  shall  wash  his 
Saul  in  the  cave. 

E  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  mer 


feet  in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

1 1  So  that  a  man  shall  say,  Verily  there 
ciful  unto  me  :  for  my  soul  trustethju  a  reward  for  the  righteous  :  verily  he  is 
e  :  yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  a  God  that  judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  LIX. 


in  thee 

will  I  make  my  refuge,  until  these  calami- 
ties be  overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  Most  High;  unto 
God  that  perlormeth  all  tilings  for  me. 

3  He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save 
me  from  the  reproach  of  him  that  would 
swallow  me  up.  Selah.  God  shall  send 
forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions:  and  I  lie  even 
among  them  that  are  set  on  fire,  even  the 
sons  of  men,  whose  teeth  are  spears  and 
arrows,  and  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens;  letthj  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my 


steps;  my  soul  is  bowed  down:  they  have  behold. 


IT    To  the  chief  Musician,    Al-taschith, 
Michtam  of    David;   when  Saul  sent, 
and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill  him. 
ELI\  ER  me  from  mine  enemies,  O 
my  God :  defend  me  from  them  that 
rise  up  against  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of 
iniquity,  and  save  me  from  bloody  men. 

3  For  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul  : 
the  mighty  are  gathered  against  me  ;  not 
for  my  transgression,  nor  for  my  sin,  O 
Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves 
without  my  fault :  awake  to  help  me,  and 


digged  a  pit  before  me,  into  the  midst 
whereof  they  are  fallen  themselves.  Selah. 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart. 
is  fixed :  I  will  sing  and  give  praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake  psaltery 
and  harp  :  I  myself  will  awake  early. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
people :  1  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the 
nations. 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  hea- 
vens, and  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

1 1  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens:  lelihy%\orybe above  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LVIII. 

%  To  the   chief   Musician,   Al-taschith, 

Michtam  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  O 
congregation?  do  ye  judge  uprightly, 
O  ye  sons  ot  men  ? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness : 
ye  weigh  the  violence  of  your  hands  in 
the  earth. 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the 
womb:  they  go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be 
born,  speaking  lies. 

4  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a 
serpent :  they  are  like  the  deat  adder  that 
stoppeth  her  ear ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  charmers,  charming  never  so  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth.  O  God,  in  their 
mouth :  break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the 
young  lions,  O  Lord. 

7  Let  them  melt  away  as  waters  which 


5  Thou  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
the  God  cf  Israel,  awake  to  visit  all  the 
heathen:  be  not  merciful  to  any  wicked 
transgressors.     Selah. 

6  They  return  at  evening  :  they  make 
a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about  the 
city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their 
mouth :  swords  are  in  their  lips :  for  who, 
say  they,  doth  hear? 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  laugh  at 
them;  thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in 
derision. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  I  wait 
upon  thee  :  for  God  is  my  defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent 
me  :  God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon 
mine  enemies. 

1 1  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  for- 
get :  scatter  them  by  thy  power  •  and 
bring  them  down,  O  Lord  our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth  and  the 
words  of  their  lips  let  them  even  betaken 
in  their  pride:  and  for  cursing  and  tying 
which  they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  consume 
them,  that  they  may  not  be:  and  let  them 
know  that  God  ruletli  in  Jacob  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth.     Selah. 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  return;  and 
let  them  make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about  the  city. 

15  Let  them  wander  up  and  down  for 
meat,  and  grudge  if  they  be  not  satisfied. 

457 


PSALMS. 


David's  comfort  in  God's  promise 

16  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power  ;  yea, 
I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morn- 
ing: for  thou  hast  been  my  defence  and 
refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  O  my  Strength,  will  I 
sing :  for  God  is  my  defence,  and  the  God 
of  my  mercy. 

PSALM  LX. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shushan- 
eduth,  Michtam  of  David,  to  teach  ; 
when  he  strove  with  Aram-naharaim and 
with  Aram-zobah,  when  Joab  returned, 
and  smote  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of  Salt 
twelve  thousand. 

OGOD,  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast 
scattered    us,    thou   hast  been  dis- 
pleased ;  O  turn  thyself  to  us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to  trem- 
ble; thou  hast  broken  it:  heal  the  breaches 
thereof;  for  it  shaketh. 

3  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people  hard 
things:  thou  hast  made  us  to  drink  the 
wine  of  astonishment. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them  that 
fear  thee,  that  it  may  be  displayed  because 
of  the  truth.     Selah. 

5  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  ; 
save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  hear  me. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ;  I 
will  rejoice,  I  will  divide  Shechem,  and 
mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine, and  Manasseh  is  mine  ; 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  my  head; 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver ; 

8  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  over  Edom  will 
I  cast  out  my  shoe:  Philistia, triumph  thou 
because  of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city?  who  will  lead  me  into  Edom? 

10  Wilt  no*  thou,  O  God,  which  hadst 
cast  us  off?  and  thou,  O  God,  which  dids 
not  go  out  with  our  armies? 

1 1  Give  us  help  from  trouble  :  for  vain 
is  the  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly: 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our 
enemies. 

PSALM  LX1. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Neginah, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  cry,  O  God;  attend  unto 
my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry 
unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  overwhelmed: 
lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  1. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 
and  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever: 
I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings.  Selah. 

5  For  thou,  O  God, hast  heard  my  vows: 
thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those 
that  fear  thy  name. 


Power  and  mercy  belong  to  God. 

0  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  maj 
preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  singpraise  unto  thy  name  for 
ever,  that  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows 

PSALM  LXII. 

U  To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  J 

Psalm  of  David. 

^^RULY  my  soul  waiteth  upon  God 
from  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation , 
he  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  greatlv 
moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief 
against  a  man?  ye  shall  be  slain  all  of 
you  :  as  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be,  and  as 
a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down 
from  his  excellency  :  the}7  delight  in  lies : 
they  bless  with  their  mouth,  but  they  curse 
inwardly.     Selah. 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God; 
for  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 
he  is  my  defence ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 
the  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge, 
is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ;  ye  people, 
pour  out  your  heart  before  him :  God  is  a 
refuge  for  us.     Selah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity, 
and  men  of  high  degree  are  a  lie  :  to  be 
laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether 
lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become 
not  vain  in  robbery:  if  riches  increase, set 
not  your  heart  upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once  ;  twice  have 

1  heard  this ;  that  power  belongeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belongeth 
mercy :  for  thou  renderest  to  every  man 
according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  LXIII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the 
wilderness  of  Judah. 
GOD,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early  will 
I  seek  thee  :  my  soul  thirsteth  foi 
thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee  in  a  dry 
and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 

2  To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so 
as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

3  Because  thy  loving-kindness  is  bettei 
than  life,  my  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4  .Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live:  1 
will  fift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  mar 
row  and  fatness  ;  and  my  mouth  shall 
praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

6  When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 
and  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  wfli 


o 


6  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life:  and\\  rejoice, 
his  years  as  many  generations.  8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever  -.'thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

458 


David  prays  for  deliverance :         PSALMS.  He  exhorts  to  praise  God. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul  to  destroy  |     8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
tfc,  shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth,  i  parts  are  afraid  at  thy  tokens :  thou  makest 

10  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword;  they 


H 


shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes.  t 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God; 
every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glo- 
ry :  but  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies 
shall  be  stopped. 

PSALM  LX1V. 
T[To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalmof  David. 
EAR  my  voice,  O  God,  in  ray  prayer: 
preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the 
enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of 
the  wicked ;  from  the  insurrection  of  the 
workers  of  iniquity : 

3  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 
and  bend  their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows, 
even  bitter  words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the 
perfect:  suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him, 
and  fear  not. 

5  They  encourage  themselves  in  an 
evil  matter:  they  commune  of  laying  snares 
privily;  they  say,  Who  shall  see  them? 

6  They  search  out  iniquities;  they  ac- 
complish a  diligent  search :  both  the  in- 
ward thought  of  every  one  of  them,  and 
the  heart,  is  deep. 

7  But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an 
arrow;  suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue 
to  fall  upon  themselves :  all  that  see  them 
shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  de- 
clare the  work  of  God;  for  they  shall 
wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the 
Lord,  and  shall  trust  in  him;  and  all  the 
upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 

PSALM  LXV. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  and 

Song  of  David 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in 
Zion :  and  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be 
performed. 

2  O  thou  that  nearest  prayer,  unto  thee 
shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  Iniquitiesprevailagainstme:  asforour 
transgressions,  thou  shaltpurgetheni  away 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choos 
est,  and  causest  to  approach  unto  thee, 
that  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts:  we  shall 
besatisfiecl  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 
even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness 
wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion; zvho  art  the  confidence  of  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them  that  are 
afar  off  upon  the  sea: 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the 
mountains;  being  girded  with  power: 

7  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas, 
the  noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of 
the  people. 


the  out-goings  of  the  morning  and  evening 
to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest 
it:  thou  greatly  enrichest  it  with  the  river 
of  God,  which  is  full  of  water:  thou  pre- 
parest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so  pro- 
vided for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof 
abundantly:  thou  settlest  the  furrows  there- 
of: thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers:  thou 
blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy 
goodness;  and  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness :  and  the  little  hills  rejoice  on 
every  side. 

1 3  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ; 
the  valleys  also  arc  covered  over  with 
corn;  they  shout  for  ioy,  they  also  sing. 

PSALIVfLXVi: 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Song  or  Psalm 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  ail  ye 
lands: 

2  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name: 
make  his  praise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou 
in  thy  works!  through  the  greatness  of  thy 
power  shall  thine  enemies  submit  them- 
selves unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and 
shall  sing  unto  thee ;  they  shall  sing  to  "thy 
name.     Selah. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of  God:  he  is 
terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children 
of  men. 

6  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land:  they 
went  through  the  flood  on  foot:  there  did 
we  rejoice  in  him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever;  his 
eyes  behold  the  nations:  let  not  the  re- 
bellious exalt  themselves.     Selah. 

8  O  bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and  make 
the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard: 

9  Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life,  and 
suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us: 
thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net, 
thou  laidest  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over 
our  heads;  we  went  through  fire  and 
through  water:  but  thou  broughtest  us  out 
into  a  wealthy  place. 

13  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt- 
offerings:  I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered,  and  my 
mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in  trouble. 

15  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt-sacrifices 
of  fatlings,  with  the  incen.se  of  rams;  I 
will  offer  bullocks  with  goats.     Selah. 

16  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  tear  God 
and  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for 

jmy  soul. 

459 


Prayer  at  the  removing  ofihe  ark.     PSALMS.      God  to  be  praised  for  his  works. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace:  and 
she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lien  among  the  pots, 
yet  shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove  cover- 
ed with  silver,  and  her  feathers  with  yel- 
low gold. 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings 
in  it,  it  was  white  as  snow  in  Salmon 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of  Ba. 
shan;    a  high  hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills?  this  it 
the  hill  which  God  desireth  to  dwell  in- 
yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty 
thousand,  even  thousands  of  angels:  the 
Lord  m  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the 
holy  place. 

18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou 
hast  led  captivity  captive:  thou  hast  re- 


17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 
and  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  1  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 
the  Lord  will  not  hear  me: 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me;  he 
hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  be  God,  which  hath  not 
turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy 
from  me. 

PSALM  LXVII. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 

Psalm  or  Song. 

C"^  OD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us; 
JC  and  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us. 
Selah. 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon 
earth,  thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God; 
let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing 
for  joy:  for  thou  shalt  judge  the  people 
righteously,  and  govern  the  nations  upon 
earth.     Selah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God; 
let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase ; 
and  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us,  and  all  the  ends  of 
the  earth  shall  fear  him. 

PSALM  LXV1II. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  or  Song 

of  David. 

LET  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scat- 
tered: let  them  also  that  hate  him 
flee  before  him. 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away, so  drive  them 
away:  as  wax  melteth  before  the  fire,  so  let 
the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad;  let 
them  rejoice  before  God :  yea,  let  them 
exceedingly  rejoice. 

4Singunto(jod,singpraisestohisname: 
extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  by 
his  name  JAH,  and  rejoice  before  him. 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  ajudgeof 
the  widows,  is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

6  God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families: 
he  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound 
with  chains:  but  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a 
dry  land. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  be- 
fore thy  people,  when  thou  didst  march 
through  the  wilderness;  Selah: 

8  The  earth  shook,  the  heavens  also 
dropped  at  the  presence  of  God:  even 
Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the  presence  of 
God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful 
rain,  whereby  thou  didst  confirm  thine  in- 
heritance, when  it  was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  there- 
in: thou,  O  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy 
goodness  for  the  poor. 

1 1  The  Lord  gave  the  word:  great  was 
the  company  of  those  that  published  it, 


ceived  gifts  for  men;  yea,  for  the  re- 
bellious also,  that  the  Lord  God  might 
dwell  among  them. 

19  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily 
loadeth  us  with  benefits,  even  the  God  of 
our  salvation.     Selab. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  sal- 
vation ;  and  unto  God  the  Lord  belong  the 
issues  from  death. 

21  But  God  shall  wound  the  head  of  his 
enemies,  and  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  a 
one  as  goeth  on  still  in  his  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring  again 
fromBashan;  I  will  bring  my  people  again 
from  the  depths  of  the  sea : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the 
blood  of  thine  enemies,  and  the  tongue  of 
thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O  God  ; 
even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  in 
the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players 
on  instrumentsyb/Zotiyet/ after ;  among  them 
were  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 
even  the  Lord,  from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  little  Benjamin  with  their 
ruler,  the  princes  of  J udah  and  their  coun- 
sel, the  princes  of  Zebulun,  and  the 
princes  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy 
strength:  strengthen,  O  God,  that  which 
thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 
shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  company  of  spear-men, 
the  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves 
of  the  people,  till  every  one  submit  himself 
with  pieces  of  silver:  scatter  thou  the 
people  that  delight  in  war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt ; 
Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands 
unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  ;  O  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  , 
Selah  : 

460 


David  complains  in  affliction  PSALMS. 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 
of  heavens,  which  were  of  old  ;  lo,  he  doth 
send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God :  his 
excellency  is  over  Israel,  and  his  strength 
25  in  the  clouds. 

35  O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy 
holy  places  :  the  God  of  Israel  is  he  that 
give th  strength  and  powerunto  his  people. 
Blessed  be  God. 

PSALM  LXIX. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshan- 

nim,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

SAVE  me,  O  God  ;  for  the  waters  are 
come  in  unto  my  soul. 
2  I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no 
standing  :  I  am  come   into  deep  waters, 
where  the  floods  overflow  me. 

I  am  weary  of  my  crying  :  my  throat, 
wait  for 


He  prays  against  the  wicked. 


weary  of  my  crying  :  my 
mine  eyes  tail  while  I  v» 


20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart-  and 
I  am  full  of  heaviness  :  and  I  looked  for 
some  to  take  pity,  but  there  was  none  ;  and 
for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat ; 
and  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to 
drink. 

22  Let  their  table  become  a  snare  be- 
fore them  :  and  that  which  should  have  been 
for  their  welfare,  let  it  become  a  trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
see  not ;  and  make  their  loins  continually 
to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  them* 
and  let  thy  wrathful  anger  take  hold  of 
them. 

25  Let  their  habitation  be  desolate ; 
and  let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou 
hast  smitten  ;  and  they  talk  to  the  grief  of 
those  whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

27  Add  iniquity  to  their  iniquity  :  and 
let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book 
of  the  living,  and  not  be  written  with  the 
righteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful :  let  thy 
salvation.  O  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a 
song,  and  will  magnify  him  with  thanks- 
giving. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the  Lord  bet- 
ter than  an  ox  or  bullock  that  hath  horns 
and  hoofs. 

32  The  humble  shall  see  this,  and  be  glad : 
and  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor,  and 
despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 
the  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth 
therein. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  will 
build  the  cities  of  Judah:  that  they  may 
dwell  there,  and  have  it  in  possession. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall 
inherit  it:  and  they  that  love  his  name  shall 
dwell  therein. 

PSALM  LXX. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, to  bring  to  remembrance. 
1\M~AKE  haste,  O  God,  to  deliver  me 
JfJ.   make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them  be  turned 
backward,  and  put  to  confusion,  that  de- 
sire my  hurt. 

3  Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a  reward 
of  their  shame  that  say,  Aha,  aha' 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice 
vant;  for  I  am  in  trouble:  hear  me  speedily,  land  be  glad  in  thee  :  and  let  such  as  love 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  thy  salvation  say  continually,  Let  God  be 
it :  deliver  me  because  of  mine  enemies,     magnified. 

1 9  Thou  hast  known  my  reproach,  and ;  6  But  I  am  poor  and  needy  :  make  haste 
my  shame,  and  my  dishonour:  mine  ad-junto  me,  O  God  :  thou  art  my  help  and 
versaries  are  all  before  thee.  I  my  deliverer  ;  O  Lord,  make  no  tarrying 

461 


is  dried :  n 
my  God 

4  They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause 
are  more  than  the  hairs  of  my  head  :  they 
that  would  destroy  me,  being  mine  ene- 
mies wrongfully,  are  mighty:  then  I  re- 
stored that  which  I  took  not  away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness; 
and  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee,  O 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed  for  my 
sake  :  let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  con- 
founded for  my  sake,  O  God  of  Israel. 

7  Because  tor  thy  sake  I  have  borne  re- 
proach :  shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8  I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my  breth- 
ren ,  and  an  alien  unto  my  mother's  children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thy  house  hath  eaten 
me  up  ;  and  the  reproaches  of  them  that 
reproached  thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 

10  When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul 
with  fasting,  that  was  to  my  reproach. 

1 1  I  made  sackcloth  also  my  garment  ; 
and  I  became  a  proverb  to  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak  against 
me  ;  and  1  was  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  forme,  my  prayer  is  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  in  an  acceptable  time  :  O 
God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  hear 
me,  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let 
me  not  sink:  let  me  be  delivered  from  them 
that  hate  me,  and  out  of  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  water-flood  overflow  me, 
neither  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up,  and 
let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy  loving- 
kindness  m  good  :  turn  unto  me  according 
to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  ser 


David? s  confidence  in  God :  PSALMS. 

PSALM  LXXI. 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ;  let 
me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 

2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and 
cause  me  to  escape :  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me,  and  save  me. 

3  Be  thou  my  strong  habitation,  where- 
unto  I  may  continually  resort :  thou  hast 
given  commandment  to  save  me  ;  for  thou 
art  niy  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  : 
thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

6  By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from 
the  womb :  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out 
of  my  mother's  bowels  :  my  praise  shall 
be  continually  of  thee. 

7  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many ;  but 
thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  rilled  with  thy  praise 
and  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old 
age ;  forsake  me  not  when  my  strength 
fafleth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me  ; 
and  they  that  lay  wait  lor  my  soul  take 
counsel  together, 

1 1  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him:  per- 
secute and  take  him  ;  for  there  is  none  to 
deliver  him. 

12  0  God,  be  not  far  from  me  :  O  my 
God,  make  haste  for  my  help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and  con- 
sumed that  are  adversaries  to  my  soul ; 
let  them  be  covered  with  reproach  and 
dishonour  that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually,  and  will 
3Tet  praise  thee  more  and  more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  right- 
eousness and  thy  salvation  all  the  day ; 
for  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

16  1  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord 
God  :  I  will  make  mention  of  thy  right- 
eousness, even  of  thine  only. 

17  0  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from 
my  youth :  and  hitherto  have  I  declared 
thy  wondrous  works. 

18  Now  also  when  I  am  old  and  gray- 
headed,  O  God,  forsake  me  not ;  until  I 
have  shewed  thy  strength  unto  this  gene- 
ration, and  thy  power  to  every  one  that  is 
to  come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O  God,  is 
very  high,  who  hast  done  great  things  :  O 
God,  who  w  like  unto  thee? 

20  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me  great 
and  sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again, 
and  shalt  bring  me  up  again  from  the 
depths  of  the  earth. 

21  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness, 
and  comfort  me  on  every  side. 

22  I  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psal- 
tery, even  thy  truth,  O  my  God :  unto  thee 


He  prays  for  Solomon. 


will  I  sing  with  the  harp,  O  thou  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I 
sing  unto  thee  ;  and  my  soul,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy 
righteousness  all  the  day  long  :  for  they 
are  confounded,  for  they  are  brought  unto 
shame,  that  seek  my  hurt. 

PSALM  LXXII. 
IF  A  Psalm  for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  O  God 
and  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's 
son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  right* 
eousness,  and  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to 
the  people,  and  the  little  hills,  by  right- 
eousness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 
he  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 
and  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  th© 
sun  and  moon  endure,  throughout  all  ge 
nerations. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon 
the  mown  grass:  as  showers  that  water 
the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flou- 
rish :  and  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as 
the  moon  endureth. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea 
to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth. 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness 
shall  bow  before  him ;  and  his  enemies 
shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the 
isles  shall  bring  presents :  the  kings  ct 
Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before 
him  :  all  nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when 
he  crieth ;  the  poor  also,  and  him  that 
hath  no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
and  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  de- 
ceit and  violence:  and  precious  shall  their 
blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall 
be  given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba :  prayer  also 
shall  be  made  for  him  continually ;  and 
daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in 
the  earth  upon  the  top  of  the  mountains  ; 
the  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 
and  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass 
of  the  earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  :  his 
name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the 
sun  :  and  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him :  all 
nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God 
of  Israel,  who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

462 


The  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 


19  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name 
for  ever  :  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled 
with  his  glory  ;  Amen,  and  Amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of 
Jesse  are  ended. 

"    PSALM  LXXIII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
rf  TRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel,  even  to 
X     such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 
2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost 


gone  ;  my  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish,  when 
1  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : 
but  their  strength  is  firm 

5  They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men ; 
neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth  them 
about  as  a  chain  ;  violence  covereth  them 
as  a  garment. 

7  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness : 
they  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  They  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wickedly 
concerning  oppression  :  they  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  against  the  hea- 
vens, and  their  tongue  walketh  through 
the  earth. 

10  Therefore  his  people  return  hither  : 
and  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to 
them. 

1 1  And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know? 
and  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly,  who 
prosper  in  the  world  ;  they  increase  in 
riches. 

13  Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in 
vain,  and  washed  my  hands  in  innocency 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  1  been 
plagued,  and  chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus  ;  behold, 
I  should  oifend  against  the  generation  of 
thy  children. 

16  When  I  thought  to  know  this,  it  was 
too  painful  for  me; 

17  Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of 
God  ;  then  understood  I  their  end 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slip- 
pery places  :  thou  castedst  them  down  into 
destruction. 

19  How  are  they  brought  into  desola- 
tion, as  in  a  moment !  they  are  utterly 
consumed  with  terrors. 

20  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh  ;  so, 
O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt 
despise  their  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  and  I 
was  pricked  in  my  reins. 

22  So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant ;  I 
was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 


23  Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  the 


PSALMS.     77te  desolation  of  the  sanctuary, 

and  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire 
besides  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  :  but 
God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my 
portion  for  ever. 

27  For  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee 
shall  perish  :  ihou  hast  destroyed  all  them 
that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near 
to  God  :  I  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord 
God,  that  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 

PSALM  LXXIV. 
H  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off  for 
ever?  why  doth  thine  anger  smoke 
against  the  sheep  of  thy  pasture? 

2  Remember  thy  congregation,  which 
thou  hast  purchased  of  old ;  the  rod  of 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou  hast  re- 
deemed ;  this  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou 
hast  dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpetual 
desolations  ;  even  all  that  the  enemy  hath 
done  wickedly  in  the  sanctuary. 

4  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst  of 
thy  congregations ;  they  set  up  their  en- 
signs for  signs. 

5  A  man  was  famous  according  as  he 
had  lifted  up  axes  upon  the  thick  trees. 

6  But  now  they  break  down  the  carved 
work  thereof  at  once  with  axes  and  ham- 
mers. 

7  They  have  cast  fire  into  thy  sanctua- 
ry, they  have  defiled  by  casting  down  the 
dwelling-place  of  thy  name  to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts,  Let  us  de- 
stroy them  together:  they  have  burned 
up  all  the  synagogues  of  God  in  the  land. 

9  We  see  not  our  signs-:  there  is  no 
more  any  prophet :  neither  is  there  among 
us  any  that  knoweth  how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  adversa- 
ry reproach  ?  shall  the  enemy  blaspheme 
thy  name  for  ever  ? 

11  Why  withdrawest  thou  thy  hand, 
even  thy  right  hand?  pluck  it  out  of  thy 
bosom. 

12  For  God  is  my  King  of  old,  working 
salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy 
strength :  thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the 
dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  levia- 
than in  pieces,  and  gavest  him  to  be  meat 
to  the  people  inhabiting  the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain  and 
the  flood:  thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is 
thine:  thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and 


thee  :  thou  hast  holden  me   by  my  right 
hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  coun 
sel,  and  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee?\  people  have  blasphemed  thy  name. 

463 


17  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the 
earth :  thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath 
reproached,  O  Lord,  and  that  the  ioolish 


David  rebukes  the  proud.  PSALMS. 

19  0  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtle- 
dove unto  the  multitude  of  the  tricked: 
forget  not  the  congregation  of  thy  poor 
for  ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant :  for 
the  dark  places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the 
habitations  of  cruelty. 

21  O  let  not  the  oppressed  return 
ashamed:  let  the  poor  and  needy  praise 
thy  name. 

22  Arise, O God,  plead  thine  own  cause: 
remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproach- 
eth  thee  daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  ene- 
mies :  the  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee  increaseth  continually. 

PSALM  LXXV. 

TT  To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  A 

Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph. 

UNTO  thee,  OGod,  do  we  give  thanks, 
unto  thee  do  we  give  thanks:  for  that 
ihy  name  is  near,  thy  wondrous  works 
declare. 

2  When  I  shall  receive  the  congrega- 
tion I  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants 
thereof  are  dissolved :  I  bear  up  the  pil- 
lars of  it.     Selah. 

4  I  said  unto  the  fools,  Deal  not  fool- 
ishly ;  and  to  the  wicked.  Lift  not  up  the 
horn  : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  :  speak 
noMvitha  stiff  neck. 

6  For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the 
east,  nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 

7  But  God  is  the  judge:  he  putteth 
down  one,  and  setteth  up  another. 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is 
a  cup,  and  the  wine  is  red  ;  it  is  full  of 
mixture,  and  he  poureth  out  of  the  same  : 
but  the  dregs  thereof,all  the  wicked  of  the 
earth  shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever  ;  I  will  sing 
praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also 
will  I  cut  off;  but  the  horns  of  the  right- 
eous shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVI. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 

Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph. 

IN  Judah  is  God  known :  his  name  is 
great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle,  and 
his  dwelling-place  in  Zion. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow, 
the  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle. 
Selah. 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent 
than  the  mountains  of  prey. 

5  The  stout-hearted  are  spoiled,  they 
have  slept  their  sleep :  and  none  of  the 
men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob,  both 
the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead 
sleep. 


God's  great  and  gracious  works. 


7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared: 
and  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when 
once  thou  art  angry? 

8  Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be 
heard  from  heaven  ;  the  earth  feared,  and 
was  still, 

9  When  God  arose  to  judgment,  to  save 
all  the  meek  of  the  earth.     Selah. 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise 
thee:  the  remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou 
restrain. 

1 1  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  yom 
God  :  let  all  that  oe  round  about  him  bring 
presents  unto  him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 
he  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXVII. 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A 

Psalm  of  Asaph. 

T  CRIED  unto  God  with  my  voice,  even 
unto  God  with  my  voice  ;  and  he  gave 
ear  unto  me. 

2  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  1  sought  the 
Lord:  my  sore  ran  in  the  night  and  ceased 
not :  my  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3 1  remembered  God,  and  was  troubled : 
1  complained,  and  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed.    Selah. 

4  Thou  holdest  mine  eyes  waking :  1 
am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

5  I  have  considered  the  days  of  old,  the 
years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the 
night :  I  commune  with  mine  own  heart  : 
and  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

7  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever?  and 
will  he  be  favourable  no  more? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  forever?  doth 
his  promise  fail  for  evermore? 

9  Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious? 
hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mer- 
cies? Selah. 

10  And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity  :  but 
I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand 
of  the  Most  High. 

Ill  will  remember  the  works  of  the 
Lord  :  surely  I  will  remember  thy  won- 
ders of  old. 

12  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work, 
and  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sanc- 
tuary :  who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our 
God! 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  won 
ders:  thou  hast  declared  thy  strength 
among  the  people. 

15  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed 
thy  people,  the  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 
Selah. 

16  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God,  the 
waters  saw  thee  ;  they  were  afraid :  the 
depths  also  were  troubled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  out  water:  the 
skies  sent  out  a  sound  :  thine  arrows  also 
went  abroad. 

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God's  wrath  against  the 


PSALMS. 


incredulous  and  disobedient. 


18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  I  said,  Can  God  furnish  a  table  in  the  wil 


heaven:  the  lightnings  lightened  the  world: 
the  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy  patl 
in  the  great  waters,  and  thy  footsteps  are 
not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

PSALM  LXXVIII. 
IT  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  my  people,  to  my  law : 
incline  yourearsto  the  words  of  my 
mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  parable  : 
I  will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old : 

3  Which  we  have  heard  and  known,  and 
our  fathers  have  told  us. 

4  We  will  not  hide  them  from  their  chil- 
dren, shewing  to  the  generation  to  come 
the  praises  of  the  Lord,  and  his  strength 
and  his  wonderful  works  that  he  hath  done. 

5  For  he  established  a  testimony  in  Ja- 
cob, and  appointed  a  law  in  Israel,  which 
he  commanded  our  fathers,  that  they  should 
make  them  known  to  their  children 

6  That  the  generation  to  come  might 
know  them,  even  the  children  which  should 
be  born :  who  should  arise  and  declare 
them  to  their  children  : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in 
God,  and  not  forget  the  works  of  God,  but 
keep  his  commandments : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  their  fathers,  a 
stubborn  and  rebellious  generation;  £ 
generation  that  set  not  their  heart  aright 
and  whose  spirit  was  not  steadfast  with 
God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  arm- 
ed, and  carrying  bows,  turned  back  in  the 
day  of  battle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 
and  refused  to  walk  in  his  law  ; 

1 1  And  forgat  his  works,  and  his  won- 
ders that  he  had  shewed  them. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight 
of  their  fathers,  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
the  field  of  Zoan. 

13  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused  them 
to  pass  through  ;  and  he  made  the  waters 
to  stand  as  a  heap. 

14  In  the  day-time  also  he  led  them 
with  a  cloud,  and  all  the  night  with  a  light 
of  fire. 

15  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  gave  them  drink  as  out  of  the 
great  depths. 

16  He  brought  streams  also  out  of  the 
rock,  and  caused  waters  to  run  down  like 
rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more  against 
him  by  provoking  the  Most  High  in  the 
wilderness. 

1 8  And  they  tempted  God  in  their  heart 
by  asking  meat  for  their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against  God  ;  they 

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derness? 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  the 
waters  gushed  out,  and  the  streams  over- 
flowed ;  can  he  give  bread  also?  can  he 
provide  flesh  for  his  people? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard  this,  and 
was  wroth  :  so  a  fire  was  kindled  against 
Jacob,  and  anger  also  came  up  against 
Israel ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in  God, 
and  trusted  not  in  his  salvation  : 

23  Though  he  had  commanded  the 
clouds  from  above,  and  opened  the  doors 
of  heaven, 

24  And  had  rained  down  manna  upon 
them  to  eat,  and  had  given  them  of  the 
corn  of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels'  food :  he  sent 
them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  blow  in 
the  heaven  :  and  b}r  his  power  he  brought 
in  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as 
dust,  and  feathered  fowls  like  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their 
camp,  round  about  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled : 
for  he  gave  them  their  own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their 
lust :  but  while  their  meat  was  yet  in  their 
mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them, 
and  slew  the  fattest  of  them,  and  smote 
down  the  chosen  men  of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still,  and  be- 
lieved not  for  his  wondrous  works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  con- 
sume in  vanity,  and  their  years  in  trouble. 

34  When  he  slew  them,  then  they 
sought  him  :  and  they  returned  and  in- 
quired early  after  God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  was 
their  Rock,  and  the  high  God  their  Re- 
deemer. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him 
with  their  mouth,  and  they  lied  unto  him 
with  their  tongues. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with 
him,  neither  were  they  steadfast  in  his 
covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion,  for- 
gave their  iniquity,  and  destroyed  them 
not :  yea,  many  a  time  turned  he  his  an- 
ger away,  and  did  not  stir  up  all  his 
wrath. 

39  For  he  remembered  that  they  were 
but  flesh ;  a  wind  that  passeth  away,  and 
cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  provoke  him  in  the 
wilderness,  and  grieve  him  in  the  desert! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back  and  tempted 
God,  and  limited  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand,  nor 
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Hie  Israelites  provoke  God's  anger,  PSALMS.  The  desolation  of  Jerusalem. 

the  day  when  lie  delivered  them  from  the;out  of  sleep,  and  like  a  mighty  man  that 
enemy.  Ishouteth  by  reason  of  wine. 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs  in  i  66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  in  the 
Egypt,  and  his  wonders  in  the  field  of  hinder  parts:  he  put  them  to  a  perpetual 
Zoan:  I  reproach. 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers  into  67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tabernacle 
blood :  and  their  floods,  that  they  could  of  Joseph,  and  chose   not  the  tribe  of 


not  drink. 

45  He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies  among 
them,  which  devoured  them  ;  and  frogs 
which  destroyed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto 
the  caterpillar,  and  their  labour  unto  the 
locust. 

47  He  destroyed  their  vines  with  hail, 
and  their  sycamore-trees  with  frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also  to  the 
hail,  and  their  flocks  to  hot  thunder-bolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of 
his  anger,  wrath,  and  indignation,  and 
trouble,  by  sendingevil  angels  among  them. 

50  He  made  a  way  to  his  anger;  he 
spared  not  their  soul  from  death,  but  gave 
their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  first-born  inEgypt ; 
the  chief  of  their  strength  in  the  taberna- 
cles of  Ham : 

52  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  forth 
like  sheep,  and  guided  them  in  the  wil- 
derness like  a  flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that 
they  feared  not :  but  the  sea  overwhelm- 
ed their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border 
of  his  sanctuary,  even  to  this  mountain, 
-which  his  right  hand  had  purchased. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before 
them,  and  divided  them  an  inheritance 
by  line,  and  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
dwell  in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the 
most  high  God,  and  kept  not  his  testimo- 
nies: 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  unfaith- 
fully like  their  fathers :  they  were  turned 
aside  like  a  deceitful  bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger 
with  their  high  places,  and  moved  him  to 
jealousy  with  their  graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth, 
and  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of 
Shiloh,  the  tent  which  he  placed  among 
men; 

6 1  And  delivered  his  strength  into  cap- 
tivity, and  his  glory  into  the  enemy's  hand. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also  unto 
the  sword ;  and  was  wroth  with  his  inhe 
ritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  theiryoung  men; 
and  their  maidens  were  not  given  to  mar 
riage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword;  and 
their  widows  made  no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked    as 


Ephraim  : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the 
mount  Zion  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  high 
palaces,  like  the  earth  which  he  hath  es- 
tablished for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant, 
and  took  him  from  the  sheepfolds  : 

71  From  following  the  ewes  great  with 
young  he  brought  him  to  feed  Jacob  his 
people,  and  Israel  his  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  in- 
tegrity of  his  heart ;  and  guided  them  by 
the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 

PSALM  LXXIX. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into  thine 
inheritance ;  thy  holy  temple  have 
they  defiled ;  they  have  laid  Jerusalem  on 
heaps. 

2  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants 
have  they  given  to  be  meat  unto  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  the  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto 
the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  wa- 
ter round  about  Jerusalem ;  and  there  was 
none  to  bury  them. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about  us. 

5  How  long,  Lord?  wilt  thou  be  angry 
for  ever  ?  shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire? 

6  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen 
that  have  not  known  thee,  and  upon  the 
kingdoms  that  have  not  called  upon  thy 
name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob,  and 
laid  waste  his  dwelling-place. 

8  O  remember  not  against  us  former 
iniquities  :  let  thy  tender  mercies  speed- 
ily prevent  us  :  for  we  are  brought  very 
low. 

9  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  for 
the  glory  of  thy  name :  and  deliver  us,  and 
purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  their  God  ?  let  him  be  known 
among  the  heathen  in  our  sight  by  the  re- 
venging of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which 
is  shed : 

1 1  Let  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come 
before  thee  ;  according  to  the  greatness 
of  thy  power  preserve  thou  those  that  are 
appointed  to  die ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours  se- 
ven-fold into  their  bosom  their  reproach, 
wherewith  they  have  reproached  thee,  O 
Lord. 

456 


Asaph's  complaint  for  the  church 

13  So  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy 
pasture  will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever  :  we 
will  shew  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 

PSALM  LXXX. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim- 

eduth,  A  Psalm  ot  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou 
that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock ; 
thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubims, 
shine  forth. 

2  Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and 
Manasseh  stir  up  thy  strength,  and  come 
and  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  O  God,  and  cause  thy 
face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt 
thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy 
people  ? 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of 
tears ;  and  givest  them  tears  to  drink  ii 
great  measure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neigh 
bours:    and    our  enemies    laugh  among 
themselves. 

7Turnusagain,OGodofhosts,andcause 
thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hastbrought  a  vine  out  of  Egypt: 
thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen  and  plant- 
ed it. 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it,  and 
didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it 
filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the 
shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs  thereof  were 
like  the  goodly  cedars. 

1 1  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 
and  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down 
her  hedges,  so  that  all  they  which  pass  by 
the  way  do  pluck  her? 

1 3  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste 
it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  de- 
vour it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of 
hosts :  look  down  from  heaven,  and  be- 
hold, and  visit  this  vine  ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy  right 
hand  hath  planted,  and  the  branch  that 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

16  It  is  burnt  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 
they  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  counte- 
nance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of 
tny  right  hand,  upon  the  son  of  man  whom 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

1 8  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee  : 
quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name 


PSALMS.   The  negligence  of  Judges  reproved. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the 
timbrel ,  the  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 
in  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn  feast 
day. 

4  For  this  was-a  statute  for  Israel,  and 
a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Josephybr  a  tes- 
timony, when  he  went  out  through  the 
land  of  Egypt :  where  I  heard  a  language 
that  I  understood  not. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  our- 
den :  his  hands  were  delivered  from  the  pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  deli- 
vered thee  ;  I  answered  thee  in  the  secret 
place  of  thunder:  I  proved  thee  at  the 
waters  of  Meribah.     Selah. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  1  will  testify 
unto  thee  :0  Israel,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  me ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee; 
neither  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

10  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 
open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

1 1  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to 
my  voice  ;  and  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own 
hearts'  lust :  and  they  walked  in  their  own 
counsels. 

1 3  Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto 
me,  and  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued  their 
enemies,  and  turned  my  hand  against  their 
adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have 
submitted  themselves  unto  him  :  but  their 
time  should  have  endured  for  ever. 

16  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with 
the  finest  of  the  wheat :  and  with  honey 
out  of  the  rock  should  I  have  satisfied  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 


GODstandeth  in  the  congregation  of  the 
mighty ;  he  judgeth  among  the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  iudge  unjustly,  and 
accept  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ?  Selah. 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless :  do 
justice  to  the  afflicted  and  needy. 

4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  :  rid  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

5  They  know  not,  neither  will  they  un- 
derstand :  they  walk  on  in  darkness  :  all 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  out  of  course. 

6  I  have  said,  Ye  are  gods ;  and  all  of 
you  are  children  of  the  Most  High. 

7  But  ye  shall  die  like  men, 


and  fall 


19  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  I  like  one  of  the  princes. 


thou  shalt  inherit  a'l  nations. 


cause  thy  face  to  shine;  and  we  shall  be j     8  Arise,  O  God,  judge  the  earth:  for 
saved. 

PSALM  LXXXI. 
T  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittit 
Psalm  of  Asaph. 

SING  aloud  unto  God  our  strength :  make 
a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob, 


>h,A 


PSALM  LXXXII1. 

IT  A  Song  or  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  not  thou  silence,  O  God :  hold 
not  thy  peace,  and  be  not  still, OGod 
2  For  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a  tumult. 
467 


Prayer  against  church-oppressors.    PSALMS. 

and  they  that  hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the 
head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  counsel  against 
thy  people,  and  consulted  against  thy  hid- 
den ones. 

4  They  have  said,  Come,  and  let  us  cut 
them  off  from  being*  nation;  that  the  name 
of  Israel  may  be  no  more  in  remembrance 


David  prays  for  mercy. 


9  Behold,  O  God  our  shield,  and  look 
upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than 
a  thousand.  I  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper 
in  the  house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in 
the  tents  of  wickedness. 

1 1  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield : 
the  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory ;  no 

5For  they  have  consulted  together  with  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that 


one  consent:  they  are  confederate  against 
thee  : 

6  The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and  the 
Ishmaelites  ;  of  Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes  ; 

7  Gebal.  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek  ;  the 
Philistines  with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them:  they 
have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.     Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  Midianites  ; 
as  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  brook  of 
Kison : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor :  they  be- 
came as  dung  for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb,  and 
like  Zeeb :  yea,  all  their  princes  as  Zebah, 
and  asZalmunna: 

12  Who  said,  Let  us  take  to  ourselves 
the  houses  of  God  in  possession. 

13  0  my  God,  make  them  like  a  wheel ; 
as  the  stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burneth  a  wood,  and  as 
the  flame  setteth  the  mountains  on  fire  ; 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest, 
and  make  them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  •,  that  they 
may  seek  thy  name,  O  Lord.    , 

1 7  Let  them  be  confounded  and  troubled 
for  ever;  yea,  let  them  be  put  to  shame, 
and  perish : 

18  That  men  may  know  that  thou, 
whose  name  alone  is  JEHOVAH,  art  the 
Most  High  over  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 

IF  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A 

Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O 
Lord  of  hosts ! 

2  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth 
for  the  courts  of  the  Lord  :  my  heart  and 
my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 
and  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where 
she  may  lay  her  young,  even  thine  altars, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my  God. 

4  Blessedarc  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house : 
they  will  be  still  praising  thee.     Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in 
thee  ;  in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them, 

6  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of 
Baca  make  it  a  well ;  the  rain  also  filleth 
the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
every  one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before 
God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer : 
gjve  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob.    Selah. 


walk  uprightly. 

12  O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man 
that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXV, 

IF  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto 
thy  land  :  thou  hast  brought  back  the 
captivity  of  Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy 
people,  thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 
Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath : 
thou  hast  turned  thyself  'from  the  fierceness 
of  thine  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and 
cause  thine  anger  toward   us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever? 
wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  ge- 
nerations? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again :  that 
thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  and 
grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will 
speak :  for  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints :  but  let  them  not 
turn  again  to  folly. 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that 
fear  him  ;  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together; 
righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each 
other. 

11  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth ; 
and  righteousness  shall  look  down  from 
heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which 
is  good ;  and  our  land  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  • 
and  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps 

PSALM  LXXXVI. 
IF  A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear 
me  :  for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  holy :  O 
thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth 
in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  :  for  I 
cry  unto  thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant:  for 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

5  For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready- 
to  forgive  ;  and  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all 
them  that  call  upon  thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer 

468 


Tfie  goodness  and  power  of  God. 

and  attendtolhe  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call 
upon  thee  :  for  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like 
unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  neither  are  there  any 
works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall 
come  and  worship  before  thee,  O  Lord  ; 
and  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  won- 
drous things  :  thou  art  God  alone. 

1 1  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ;  I  will 
walk  in  thy  truth  :  unite  my  heart  to  fear 
thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God 
with  all  my  heart :  and  I  will  glorify  thy 
name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward   me 
and  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the 
lowest  hell. 

14  0  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against 
me,  and  the  assemblies  of  violent  men  have 
sought  after  my  soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee 
before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of 
compassion,  and  gracious,  long-suffering, 
and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  0  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon 
me ;  give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant,  and 
save  the  son  of  thy   handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a  token  for  good ;  that  they 
which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed : 
because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and 
comforted  me. 

PSALM  LXXXVII. 
IT  A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 
2  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of 
Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee,  O 
city  of  God.     Selah. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and 
Babylon  to  them  that  know  me :  behold 
Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia ;  this 
man  was  born  there. 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said,  This  and 
that  man  was  born  in  her :  and  the  Highest 
himself  shall  establish  her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he 
writeth  up  the  people,  that  this  man  was 
born  there.     Selah! 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on 
instruments  shall  be  there ;  all  my  springs 
are  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXVIII. 
TT  A  Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
to  the  chief  Musician   upon  Mahalath 
Leannoth,  Maschil  of  Hernan  the  Ezra- 
hite. 

O  LORD  God  of  my  salvation,  I  have 
cried  day  and  night  before  thee  : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before  thee  :  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles :  and 
my  life  draweth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 


PSALMS.  A  complaint  in  affliction, 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit:  I  am  as  a  man  that  hath  no 
strength : 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the  slain 
that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom  thou  remem- 
berest  no  more  :  and  they  are  cut  off  from 
thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 
in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me,  and 
thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all  thy  waves. 
Selah. 

8  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaint- 
ance far  from  me  ;  thou  hast  made  me  an 
abomination  unto  them:  /  am  shut  up, 
and  I  cannot  come  forth. 

9  Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason  of  af- 
fliction :  Lord,  I  have  called  daily  upon 
thee,  I  have  stretched  out  my  hands  un- 
to thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to  the  dead? 
shall  the  dead  arise  cmd  praise  thee?  Selah. 

11  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be  de- 
clared in  the  grave  ?  or  thy  faithfulness  in 
destruction  ? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the 
dark?  and  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of 
forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O  Lord  ; 
and  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  pre- 
vent thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off  my  soul? 
why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 

15  1  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from 
my  youth  up  :  while  I  suffer  thy  terrors  I 
am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over  me; 
thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  daily 
like  water;  they  compassed  me  about  to- 
gether. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far 
from  me,  and  mine  acquaintance  into 
darkness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 
IT  Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
forever:   with  my  mouth  will  I  make 
known  thy  faithfulness  to  all  generations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built 
up  for  ever :  thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  es- 
tablish in  the  very  heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my 
chosen,  I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  ser- 
vant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 
and  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 
Selah. 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy 
wonders,  O  Lord  :  thy  faithfulness  also 
in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

6  For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  com- 
pared unto  the  Lord  ?  who  among  the  sons 
of  the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto  the 
Lord? 

469 


Thankfulness  for  God's  mercies 

7  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in  re- 
verence of  all  them  that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong 
Lord  like  unto  thee?  or  to  thy  faithfulness 
Tound  about  thee? 

9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea : 
when  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest 
them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces, 
as  one  that  is  slain ;  thou  hast  scattered 
thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

1 1  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also 
tj  thine  :  as  for  the  world,  and  the  fulness 
thereof,  thou  hast  founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast 
created  them :  Tabor  and  Hermon  shall 
rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  :  strong  is 
thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habit- 
ation of  thy  throne :  mercy  and  truth  shall 
go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the 
joyful  sound :  they  shall  walk,  O  Lord, 
in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the 
day :  and  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they 
be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength ;  and  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall 
be  exalted. 

18  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence;  and 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  King. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy 
Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon 
one  that  is  mighty;  I  have  exalted  one 
chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I  have  found  David  my  servant; 
with  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him : 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  esta- 
blished :  mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him; 
nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before 
his  face,  and  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy 
shall  be  with  him :  and  in  my  name  shall 
his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea, 
and  his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cryunto  me, Thouar^my Fa- 
ther, my  God,  and  the  Rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  first-born, 
higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for 
evermore,  and  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast 
with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure 
for  ever,  and  his  throne  as  the  days  of 
heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law,  and 
walk  not  in  my  judgments ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes,  and  keep 
not  my  commandments ; 


PSALMS.      David' s  complaint  and  prayer* 


32  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression 
with  the  rod,  and  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  Nevertheless,  my    loving-kindness 


will  I  not  utterly  take  from  him,  nor  suffer 
my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break,  nor 
alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness 
that  I  will  not  lie  unto  David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever,  and 
his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the 
moon,  and  as  a  faithful  witness  in  heaven 
Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  abhorred, 
thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  covenant 
of  thy  servant :  thou  hast  profaned  his 
crown  by  casting  it  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  hishedges ; 
thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him : 
he  is  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of 
his  adversaries ;  thou  hast  made  all  his  ene- 
mies to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of  his 
sword,  and  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in 
the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease, 
and  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  short- 
ened :  thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame. 
Selah. 

46  How  long,  Lord,  wilt  thou  hide  thy- 
self? forever?  shall  thy  wrath  burnlike  fire? 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time  is: 
wherefore  hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain? 

48  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall 
not  see  death?  shall  he  deliver  his  soul 
from  the  hand  of  the  grave?  Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  loving- 
kindnesses,  which  thou  swarest  unto  David 
in  thy  truth? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of 
thy  servants  ;  how  I  do  bear  in  my  bosom 
the  reproach  of  all  the  mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  re- 
proached, O  Lord  ;  wherewith  they  have 
reproached  the  footsteps  of  thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  XC. 
IT  A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
place  in  all  generations. 

2  Before  the  mountains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth 
and  the  world,  even  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction  ;  and 
sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are 
but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past,  and  as  a 
watch  in  the  night. 

470 


71ie  state  of  the  godly. 

5  Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a 
flood  ;  they  are  as  a  sleep  ;  in  the  morning 
they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up. 

6  In  the  momingitflourisheth,  and  grow- 
eth up ;  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and 
withereth. 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
and  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

3  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before 
thee,  our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy 
countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in 
thy  wrath :  we  spend  our  years,  as  a  tale 
that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  three- 
score years  and  ten  ;  and  if  by  reason  of 
strength  theybe  fourscore  years,  yet  is  their 
strength  labour  and  sorrow  ;  for  it  is  soon 
cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

1 1  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine 
anger?  even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is 
thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that 
we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long?  and  let 
it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy; 
thatwemayrejoiceandbegladallour  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days 
whereinthou  hast  afflicted  us,  and  the  years 
wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  ser- 
vants, and  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

17  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our 
God  be  upon  us :  and  establish  thou  the 
work  of  our  hands  upon  us ;  yea,  the  work 
of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 

PSALM  XCI. 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of 
the  Most  High  shall  abide  under  the 
shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

2  I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  re- 
fuge and  my  fortress :  my  God ;  in  him 
will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the 
snare  of  the  fowler,  cmdfrorn  the  noisome 
pestilence. 

4  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers, 
and  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust :  his 
truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror 
by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day , 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walkethin 
darkness;  nor  for  the  destruction  that 
wasteth  at  noon-day. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and 
ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand ;  but  it  shall 
not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 
and  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord 
which  is  my  retuge,  even  the  Most  High, 
thy  habitation ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  neither 
shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 


PSALMS.         An  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


1 1  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge 
over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

1 2  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands , 
lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and 
adder :  the  young  lion  and  the  dragon 
shalt  thou  trample  under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon 
me,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him  :  I  will  set 
him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my 
name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will 
answer  him  :  I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble  ; 
I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him,  and 
shew  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  XCII. 
IF  A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath-day. 

/Tis  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto 
the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name,  O  Most  H>gh. 

2  To  shew  foith  thy  loving-kindness  in 
the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every 
night, 

3  Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings, 
and  upon  the  psaltery;  upon  the  harp  with 
a  solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad 
through  thy  work :  I  will  triumph  in  the 
works  of  thy  hands. 

5  O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works  \ 
and  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ;  neither 
doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 
and  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do 
flourish  ;  it  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed 
for  ever : 

8  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for 
evermore. 

9  For  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,  for 
lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ;  all  the 
workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the 
horn  of  a  unicorn  :  I  shall  be  anointed 
with  fresh  oil. 

1 1  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on 
mine  enemies,  and  mine  eais  shall  hear 
my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  rise  up  against 
me. 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the 

E aim-tree  :  he  shall  grew  like  a  cedar  in 
ebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of 

our  God.  -■«*.. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in 
old  age  ;  they  shall  be  fat  and  flourishing; 

15  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright: 
he  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  him.  ,_... 

PSALxM  XCIII. 

THE  Lord  reigneth,he  is  clothed  with 
majesty;  the  Lord  is  clothed  with 
strensthMerewith  he  hath  girded  himself: 
471 


The  blessedness  of  affliction.  PSALMS.  The  greatness  and  goodness  of  God. 


the  world  also  is  established,  that  it  can-] 
not  be  moved. 

2  Thy  throne  is  established  of  old:  thou 
art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  Lord, 
the  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice  ;  the 
floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

4  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than 
the  noise  of  many  waters,  yea,  than  the 
mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure:  holi- 
ness be  come  th  thy  house,  O  Lord,  for 
ever. 

PSALM  XCIV. 

OLORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  be- 
longeth;  O  God,  to  whom  vengeance 
belongelh,  shew  th/yself. 

2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  Judge  of  the 
earth  :  render  a  reward  to  the  proud. 

3  Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked,  how 
long  shall  the  wicked  triumph? 

4  How  long  shall  they  utter  and  speak 
hard  things  ?  and  all  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity boast  themselves? 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  O 
Lord,  and  afflict   thy   heritage. 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger, 
and  murder  the  fatherless. 

7  Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall  not  see, 
neither  shall  the  God  of  Jacob  regard  it. 

8  Understand,  ye  brutish  among  the 
people  :  and  ye  fools,  when  Avill  ye  be 
wise? 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not 
hear?  he  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not 
see? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen,  shall 
not  he  correct?  he  that  teacheth  man  know- 
ledge ,  shall  not  he  know  ? 

1 1  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of 
man,  that  they  are  vanity. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chast- 
enest,  O  Lord,  and  teachest  him  out  of 
thy  law  ; 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him  rest  from 
the  days  of  adversity,  until  the  pit  be 
digged  for  the  wicked. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his 

Eeople,  neither  will  he  forsake  his  in- 
eritance. 

15  But  j udgment  shall  return  unto  right- 
eousness :  and  all  the  upright  in  heart 
shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  op  forme  against  the 
evil-doers?  or  who  will  stand  up  for  me 
against  the  workers  of  iniquity? 

17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help, 
my  soul  had  almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I  said,  My  foot  slippeth  ;  thy 
mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me  up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts 
within  me  thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity  have 
fellowship  with  thee,  which  frameth  mis- 
chief by  a  law? 


21  They  gather  themselves  together 
against  the  soul  of  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  innocent  blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ;  and 
my  God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  upon  them  their 
own  iniquity,  and  shall  cut  them  off  in 
their  own  wickedness  ;  yea,  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 

PSALM  XCV. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 
let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock 
of  our  salvation. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with 
thanksgiving,  and  make  a  joyful  noise 
unto  him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a 
great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the 
earth  :  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it :  and 
his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  worship  andbow  down: 
let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God ;  and  we  are  the 
people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand.     To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  pro- 
vocation, and  as  in  the  day  of  temptation 
in  the  wilderness : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with 
this  generation,  and  said,  It  is  a  people 
that  do  err  in  their  heart,  and  they  have 
not  known  my  ways  : 

1 1  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 
that  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

PSALM  XCVI. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song : 
sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name ; 
shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen, 
his  wonders  among  all  people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to 
be  praised :  he  is  to  be  feared  above  all 
gods. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are 
idols :  but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him  ; 
strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7  Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds 
of  the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory 
and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name :  bring  an  offering,  and  come 
into  his  courts. 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness  :  fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the 
Lord  reigneth :  the  world  also  shall  be 
established  that  it  shall  not  be  moved  :  he 
shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

1 1  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the 

472 


The  majesty  of  God's  kingdom.        PSALMS. 

earth  be  glad ;  let  the  sea  roar,  and  the 
fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that 
is  therein  :  then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the 
wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord;  for  he  cometh,  for 
he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth:  he  shall 
judge  the  world  with  righteousness,  and 
the  people  with  his  truth. 

PSALM  XCVII. 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  the  earth  re- 
joice ;  let  the  multitude  of  isles  be 
glad  thereof. 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about 
him:  righteousness  and  judgment  are  the 
habitation  of  his  throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth 
up  his  enemies  round  about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world; 
the  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteous- 
ness, and  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve 
graven  images,  that  boast  themselves  of 
idols ;  worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad;  and  the 
daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  because  of 
thy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the 
earth:  thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 
he  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints;  he 
delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked. 

1 1  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and 
gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous; 
and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his 
holiness. 

PSALM  XCVIII. 
If  A  Psalm. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song:  for 
he  hath  done  marvellous  things  :  his 
right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten 
him  the  victory.. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  sal- 
vation: his  righteousness  hath  he  openly 
shewed  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and 
his  truth  toward  the  house  of  Israel :  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salva- 
tion of  our  God. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord, 
all  the  earth:  make  a  loud  noise,  and  re- 
joice, and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp; 
with  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 
make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the 
King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  there- 
of; the  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 


David's  vow  and  profession, 
8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands:  let 


the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Before  the  Lord  ;  for  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth:  with  righteousness  shall 
he  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with 
equity. 

PSALM  XCIX. 

THE  Lord  reigneth;   let  the  people 
tremble :  he  sitteth  between  the  che- 
rubims;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion;  and  he  i$ 
high  above  all  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible 
name ;  for  it  is  holy. 

4  The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judg- 
ment; thou  dost  establish  equity,  thou  ex- 
ecutest  judgment  and  righteousness  in 
Jacob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  wor- 
ship at  his  footstool ;  for  he  ts  holy. 

6  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 
and  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his 
name ;  they  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he 
answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy 
pillar:  they  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the 
ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord  our 
God ;  thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest  fhem, 
though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their 
inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship 
at  his  holy  hill ;  for  the  Lord  our  God  is 
holy. 

PSALM  C. 
1[  A  Psalm  of  praise. 

MAKE  a  l'oyful  noise  unto  the  Lord, 
all  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness :  come 
before  his  presence  with  singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  m  God :  it 
is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  our- 
selves; we  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep 
of  his  pasture. 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  into  his  courts  with  praise:  be 


thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good  ;  his  mercy  is 
everlasting;  and  his  truth  endureth  to  all 
generations. 

PSALM  CI. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  per 
feet  way.  O  when  wilt  thou  come  unto 
me?  I  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a 
perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine 
eyes:  I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn 
aside  ;  it  shall  not  cleave  to  me, 

4  A  fro  ward  heart  shall  depart  from 
me  :  I  will  not  know  a  wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neigh- 
bour, him  will  I  cut  off:  him  that  hath  a 

473 


TJie  prayer  of  the  afflicted.  PSALMS. 

high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will  not  I 
suffer.  «..«/. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful 
of  the  land,  that  they  may  dwell  with  me: 
he  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall 
serve  me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not 
dwell  within  my  house:  he  that  telleth 
lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 

8  I  will  early  destroy  all  the  wicked  of 
the  land ;  that  I  may  cut  off  all  wicked 
doers  from  the  city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CH. 
1T  A  Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  is 
overwhelmed,  and  poureth  out  hiscom- 

^13^  before  the  Lord. 
[EAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  let 
L  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

2  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day 
when  I  am  in  trouble ;  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me  :  in  the  day  when  1  call,  answer 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  like  smoke, 
and  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  withered 
like  grass;  so  that  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groan- 
ing my  hones  cleave  to  my  skin. 

6  I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness : 
I  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 

7  I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone 
upon  the  house-top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the 
day;  and  they  that  are  mad  against  me 
are  sworn  agamst  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 
and  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy 
wrath:  for  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and 
cast  me  down. 

1 1  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  de- 
clineth  ;  and  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  endure  for 
ever ;  and  thy  remembrance  unto  all  gen- 
erations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy 
upon  Zion:  for  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea, 
the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her 
stones,  and  favour  the  dust  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name 
of  the  Lord:  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  thy  glorv. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion, 
he  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

17  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the 
destitute,  and  not  despise  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  genera- 
tion to  come :  and  the  people  which  shall ; 
be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the! 
height  of  his  sanctuary;  from  heaven  dids 
the  Lord  behold  the  earth ; 


God  to  be  praised  for  his  mercy. 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in 
Zion,  and  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered  toge- 
ther, and  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  weakened  my  strength  in  the 
way  ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away 
in  the  midst  of  my  days :  thy  years  are 
throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth :  and  the  heavens  are  the  work 
of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  en- 
dure :  yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a 
garment ;  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change 
them,  and  they  shall  be  changed : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall 
continue,  and  their  seed  shall  be  establish 
ed  before  thee. 

PSALM  CHI. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul :  and  all 
that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  for- 
get not  all  his  benefits : 

3  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ; 
who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  de- 
struction ;  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving- 
kindness  and  tender  mercies ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good 
things;  so  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like 
the  eagle's. 

6  The  Lord  executeth  righteousness 
and  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Mo- 
ses, his  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide;  neither 
Will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our 
sins;  nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our 
iniquities. 

1 1  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the 
earth,  so  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them 
that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so 
far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions 
from  us. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 
so  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame;  he  re- 
membereth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass:  as 
a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it 
is  gone  ;  and  the  place  thereof  shall  know 
it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from 
(everlasting  to  everlasting  upon  them  that 


20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner;  |  fear  him,  and  his  righteousness  untochil- 


fo  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death ;  |  dren's  children 


474 


The  mighty  power  and  PSALMS 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant,  and 
to  those  that  remember  his  commandments 
to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne 
in  the  heavens;  and  his  kingdom  ruleth 
over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that 
excel  in  strength,  that  do  his  command- 
ments, hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his 
word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ; 
ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all 
places  of  his  dominion :  bless  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul. 

PSALM  CIV. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  O  Lord 
my  God,  thou  art  very  great ;  thou 
art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty: 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  witn  light  as 
with  a  garment:  who  stretchest  out  the 
heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

3  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  cham- 
bers in  the  waters  :  who  maketh  the  clouds 
his  chariot :  who  walketh  upon  the  wings 
of  the  wind : 

4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits ;  his 
ministers  a  flaming  fire  : 

5  Who  laid  thelfoundations  ofthe  earth, 
that  it  should  not  bo  removed  for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as 
with  a  garment :  the  waters  stood  above 
the  mountains. 

7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled ;  at  the  voice 
of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  mountains ;  they 
go  down  by  the  valleys  unto  the  place 
which  thou  hast  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may 
not  pass  over ;  that  they  turn  not  again  to 
cover  the  earth. 

10  Hesendeth  the  springs  into  the  val- 
leys, which  run  among  the  hills. 

1 1  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the 
field :  the  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  hea- 
ven have  their  habitation,  which  sing 
amon°:  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  cham- 
bers :  the  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit 
of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the 
cattle,  and  herb  for  the  service  of  man: 
that  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth : 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart 
of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 
and  bread  which  strengtheneth  man's 
heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of 
sap;  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  fie 
hath  planted ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : 
as  for  the  stork,  the  fir-trees  are  her  house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the 
wild  goats  ;  and  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 


wonderful  providence  oj  God. 

19  He  appointeth  the  moon  for  seasons: 
the  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is 
night :  wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest 
do  creep  forth. 

2 1  The  young  J  ions  roar  after  their  prey, 
and  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  lay  them  down  in 
their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  to  his  work  and  to 
his  labour  until  the  evening. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works ! 
in  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all :  the 
earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea  where- 
in are  things  creeping  innumerable,  both 
small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  :  there  is  that 
leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  made  to  play 
therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee ;  that  thou 
mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them,  they  gather : 
thou  openest  thy  hand,  they  are  filled 
with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  trou- 
bled :  thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they 
die,  and  return  to  their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they 
are  created :  and  thou  renewest  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever :  the  Lord  shall  rejoice  in  his 
works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trem- 
bleth:  he  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they 
smoke. 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as 
I  live:  I  will  sing  praise  unto  my  God 
while  I  have  my  being. 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet : 
I  will  be  giad  in  the  Lord. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of 
the  earth,  and  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 
Bless  thou  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CV. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  call 
upon  his  name:    make  known  his 
deeds  among  the  people. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him: 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength  : 
seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that 
he  hath  done  ;  his  wonders,  and  the  judg- 
ments of  his  mouth  ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant 
ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God :  his  judg- 
ments are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  covenant 

475 


God's  providence  over  Abraham.     PSALMS. 


and  over  the  Israelites. 


for  ever,  the  word  which  he  commanded  to 
a  thousand  generations. 

9  Which  covenant  he  made  with  Abra- 
ham, and  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob 
for  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting 
covenant : 

11  Saying, Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land 
of  Canaan,  the  lot  of  your  inheritance: 

12  When  they  were  bat  a  kw  men  m 
number;  yea,  very  few,  and  strangers 
in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to 
another,  from  one  kingdom  to  another 
people  ; 

1 4  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong : 
yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  for  a  famine  up- 
on the  land :  he  brake  the  whole  staff  of 
bread. 

17  He  sent  a  man  before  them,  ere?!  Jo- 
seph, who  was  sold  for  a  servant : 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters : 
he  was  laid  in  iron: 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  : 
the  word  of  the  Lord  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him;  even 
the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house,  and 
ruler  of  all  his  substance  : 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his  pleasure  ; 
and  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt ;  and 
Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ifam. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  great- 
ly; and  made  them  stronger  than  their 
enemies. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his 
people,  to  deal  subtilely  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  his  servant;  and 
Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  shewed  his  signs  among  them, 
and  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark ; 
and  they  rebelled  not  against  his  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 
and  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  brought  forth"  frogs  in 
abundance,  in  the  chambers  of  theirkings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  divers 
sorts  of  flies,  and  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain,  and 
flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also  and  their 
fig-trees  ;  ana  brake  the  trees  of  their 
coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came,  and 
caterpillars,  and  that  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs  in  their 
land,  and  devouredthe  fruit  of  theirground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  first-born  in 
their  land,  the  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  sil- 


ver and  gold :  and  there  was  not  one  feeble 
person  among  their  tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  depart- 
ed^: for  the  fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 

39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering ; 
and  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  The  people  asked,  and  he  brought 
quails,  and  satisfied  them  with  the  bread 
of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock,  and  the  waters 
gushed  out ;  they  ran  in  the  diy  places  like 
a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 
and  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with 
joy,  and  his  chosen  with  gladness : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  hea- 
then :  and  they  inherited  the  labour  of  the 
people ; 

45  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes, 
and  keep  his  laws.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     O  give  thanks 
unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the 
Lord?  who  can  shew  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment, 
and  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all 
times. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  the  fa- 
vour that  thou  bearest  unto  thy  people  :  O 
visit  me  with  thy  salvation  ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen, 
that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy 
nation,  that  I  may  glory  with  thine  inhe- 
ritance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers,  we 
have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done 
wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  won- 
ders in  Egypt;  they  remembered  not  the 
multitude  of  thy  mercies  ;  but  provoked 
him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for  \\\s 
name's  sake,  that  he  might  make  his 
mighty  power  to  be  known. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Red  sea  also,  and  il 
was  dried  up  :  so  he  led  them  through  the 
depths,  as  through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of 
him  that  hated  them,  and  redeemed  them 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

1 1  And  the  waters  covered  their  ene- 
mies :  there  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  Then  believed  they  his  words  ;  they 
sang  his  praise. 

13  They  soon  forgat  his  works,  they 
waited  not  for  his  counsel : 

14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  their  request;  but 
sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 

16  They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 
and  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

476 


The  rebellion  of  the  people, 

17  The  earth  opened  and  swallowed  up 
Dathan,  and  covered  the  company  of 
Abiram. 

18  And  a  fire  was  kindled  in  their  com- 
pany ;  the  flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb,  and 
worshipped  the  molten  image. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory  into 
the  similitude  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  forgat  God  their  saviour,  which 
had  done  great  things  in  Egypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 
and  terrible  things  by  the  Red  sea. 

23  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  de- 
stroy them,  had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood 
before  him  in  the  breach,  to  turn  away  his 
wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy  them. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land 
they  believed  not  his  word : 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents,  and 
hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 

26  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand 
against  them,  to  overthrow  them  in  the 
wilderness  : 

27  To  overthrow  their  seed  also  among 
the  nations,  and  to  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  also  unto 
Baal-peor,  and  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the 
dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger 
with  their  inventions:  and  the  plague 
brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  ex- 
ecuted judgment:  and  so  the  plague  was 
stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for 
righteousness  unto  all  generations  for 
evermore. 

32  They  angered /mw  also  at  the  waters 
of  strife,  so  that  it  went  ill  with  Moses  for 
their  sakes: 

33  Because  they  provoked  his  spirit,  so 
that  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

34  They  did  not  destroy  the  nations, 
concerning  whom  the  Lord  commanded 
them : 

35  But  were  mingledamongthe  heathen, 
and  learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols  which 
were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  unto  devils, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the 
blood  of  their  sons  and  of  their  daughters, 
whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Ca- 
naan: andthe  land  waspollutedwithblood. 

39  Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their 
own  works,  and  went  a  whoring  with 
their  own  inventions. 

40  Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
kindled  against  his  people,  insomuch  that 
he  abhorred  his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  heathen ;  and  they  that  hated  them 
ruled  over  them. 


PSALMS.  and  the  anger  of  God. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them, 
and  they  were  brought  into  subjection 
under  their  hand. 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them; 
but  they  provoked  him  with  their  counsel; 
and  were  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  af- 
fliction, when  he  heard  their  cry: 

45  And  he  remembered  for  them  his 
covenant,  and  repented  according  to  the 
multitude  of  his  mercies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied  of 
all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and  ga- 
ther us  from  among  the  heathen,  to  give 
thanks  unto  thy  holy  name,  andto  triumph 
in  thy  praise. 

48  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting:  and  let  all 
the  people  say,  Amen.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVI1. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  Ac 
is  good  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say 
so,  whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the 
hand  of  the  enemy  ; 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands., 
from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the 
north,  and  from  the  south. 

4  They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in 
a  solitary  way  ;  they  found  no  city  to 
dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul  fainted 
in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  delivered  them  out 
of  tiieir  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right  way, 
that  they  might  go  to  a  city  ot  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

9  For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul,  and 
filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death,  being  bound  in  affliction 
and  iron ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the 
words  of  God,  and  contemned  the  counsel 
of  the  Most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their 
heart  with  labour;  they  fell  down,  and 
there  was  none  to  help. 

13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  saved  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness 
and  the  shadow  of  death,  and  brake  their 
bands  in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  ot  men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of 
brass,  and  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

477 


David  exhorts  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


David's  confidence  in  God. 


17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression,  j  affliction,  and  maketh  him  families  like  a 
and  because  of  their  iniquities  are  afflicted,  flock. 


18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of 
meat  ; 
death. 

1 9  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  saveth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them, 
and  delivered  them  from  their  destructions. 

21  Oh  that  rnen  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

22  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices 
of  thanksgiving,  and  declare  his  works 
with  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in 
ships,  that  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the 
stormy  wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves 
thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they 
go  down  again  to  the  depths:  their  soul  is 
melted  because  of  trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger 
like  a  drunken  man,  and  are  at  their  wit's 
end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  bringeth  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that 
the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be 
quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them  un-to  their 
desired  haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  people,  and  praise  him 
in  the  assembly  ot  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 
*md  the  water-springs  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness,  for 
the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a 
standing  water,  and  dry  ground  into  water- 
sp  'ings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to 
dwell,  that  they  may  prepare  a  city  for 
habitation ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant  vine- 
yards, which  may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they 
are  multiplied  greatly ;  and  suffereth  not 
their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again,they  are  diminished  and  brought 


42  The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  re- 
and  they  draw  near  to  the  gates  of  joice:  and  all  iniquity  shall  stop  hermouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe 
these  things,  even  they  shall  understand 
the  loving-kindness  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVIII. 
IT  A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

OGOD,  my  heart  is  fixed;  I  will  sing 
and  give  praise,  even  with  my  glory. 

2  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  :  l  myself 
will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
people  :  and  I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee 
among  the  nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  hea- 
vens :  and  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the 
clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens  :  and  thy  glory  above  all  the 
earth  ; 

6  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  : 
save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness;  I 
will  rejoice,  1  will  divide  Shechem,  and 
mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine  ;  Manasseh  is  mine ; 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  my  head; 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot  ;  over  Edom 
will  I  cast  out  my  shoe ;  over  Philistia  will 
I  triumph. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city?  who  will  lead  me  into  Edom? 

1 1  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  who  hast  cast 
us  off  ?  and  wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  go  forth 
with  our  hosts? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble  :  for  vain 
is  the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  ene- 
mies. 

PSALM  CIX. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD   not  thy  peace,  O  God  of  my 
praise  ; 

2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the 
mouth  of  the  deceitful  are  opened  against 
me  :  they  have  spoken  against  me  with  a 
lying  tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also  with 
words  of  hatred  ;  and  fought  against  me 
without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries : 
but  I  give  myself  unto  prayer. 

5  And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for 
good,  and  hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over  him :  and 


low    through   oppression,    affliction,   and  let  Satan  stand  at  his  right  hand, 
sorrow.  7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let  him  be 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes,  condemned :  and  let  his  prayer  become 
and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wilder-  sin. 

ness,  where  there  is  no  way.  8  Let  his  days  be  few ;  and  let  another 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  ,  take  his  office. 

478 


David  complains  of  his  misery. 

9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless, 
wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually  vaga- 
bonds, and  beg  :  let  them  seek  their  bread 
also  out  of  their  desolate  places. 

1 1  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he 
hath ;  and  let  the  stranger  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend  mercy 
unto  him :  neither  let  there  be  any  to  favour 
his  fatherless  children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off;  and  in 
the  generation  following  let  their  name  be 
blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  re- 
membered with  the  Lord  ;  and  let  not  the 
sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually, that  he  may  cut  off  the  memory 
of  them  from  the  earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to 
shew  mercy,  but  persecuted  the  poor  and 
needy  man,  that  he  might  even  slay  the 
broken  in  heart. 

17  Ashe  loved  cursing,  so  let  it  come 
unto  him:  as  he  delighted  not  in  blessing, 
so  let  it  be  far  from  him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with  cursing 
like  as  with  his  garment,  so  Set  it  come 
into  his  bowels  like  water,  and  like  oil 
into  his  bones. 

1 9  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  garment 
which  covereth  him,  and  for  a  girdle 
wherewith  he  is  girded  continually. 

20  Let  this  be  the  reward  of  mine  ad- 
versaries from  the  Lord,  and  of  them  that 
speak  evil  against  my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  forme,  O  God  the  Lord, 
for  thy  name's  sake  :  because  thy  mercy  is 
good,  deliver  thou  me. 

22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy,  and  my 
heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it 
declineth :  I  am  tossed  up  and  down  as 
the  locust. 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through  fasting ; 
and  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  1  became  also  a  reproach  unto  them  : 
when  they  looked  upon  me  they  shaked 
their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O'Lord  my  God:  O  save 
me  according  to  thy  mercy : 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy 
hand  ;  that  thou,  Lord,  hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou :  when 
they  arise,  let  them  be  ashamed;  but  let 
thy  servant  rejoice. 

29  Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with 
shame,  and  let  them  cover  themselves  with 
their  own  confusion,  as  with  a  mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with 


PSALMS.  The  kingdom  andpassion  qfClirisL 

and  his]  PSALM  CX. 

1  IF  A  Psalm  of  David. 

rf^HE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
X     at  my  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy 
strength  out  of  Zion :  rule  thou  in  the  midst 
of  thine  enemies. 

3  Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day 
of  thy  power,  in  the  beauties  of  holiness 
from  the  womb  of  the  morning :  thou  hast 
the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not 
repent,  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the 
order  of  Melchizedek. 

5  The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand  shall  strike 
through  kings  in  thj  day  of  his  wrath. 

6  He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen,  he 
shall  fill  the  places  with  the  dead  bodies:  he 
shall  wound  the  headsover  many  countries. 

7  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  "in  the  way : 
therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 

PSALM  CXI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  I  will  praise  the 
Lord  with  my  whole  heart,  in  the 
assembly  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  con- 
gregation. 

2  The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 
sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure 
therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and  glorious : 
and  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to 
be  remembered:  the  Lord  is  gracious  and 
full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that 
fear  him :  he  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his 
covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power 
of  his  works,  that  he  may  give  them  the 
heritage  of  the  heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and 


judgment ;  all  his  commandments  are  sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever, 
and  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  * 
he  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever; 
holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  wisdom:  a  good  understanding 
have  all  they  that  do  his  commandments : 
his  praise  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Blessed  is  the 
man  that  feareth  the  Lord,  that  de- 
lighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth : 
the  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be 
blessed. 

3  Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his  house  : 
my  mouth  ;  yea,  I  will  praise  him  among]  and  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever, 
the  multitude.                                                .     4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in 

31   For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand  the  darkness :  he  is  gracious,  and  full  of 
of  the  poor,  to  save  him  from  those  that;  compassion,  and  righteous, 
condemn  his  soul.  a     5  A  good  man  sheweth  favour,  and  lend- 

479 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God.  PSALMS.    Thankfulness  for  former  mercies. 


eth:  he  will  guide  his  affairs  with  discre- 
tion. 

6  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  forever : 
the  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  re- 
membrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidmgs : 
his  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not 
be  afraid,  until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his 
enemies.  . 

9  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor ;  his  righteousness  endureth  for 
ever ;  his  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be 
grieved,  he  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and 
melt  away:  the  desire  of  the  wicked  shall 

Peri5h-         PSALM  CXIII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,     Praise,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord 
from  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the 
going  down  of  the  same  the  Lord's  name 
is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations, 
and  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 
whodwelleth  on  high, 

6  Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold  the 
things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the  earth  ? 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill ; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 
even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep 
house,  and  to  be  a  joyful  mother  of  chil- 
dren.   Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

WHEN  Israel  went  out  of  Egypt,  the 
house  of  Jacob  from  a  people  of 
strange  language ; 

2  Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  and  Israel 
his  dominion. 

3  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled :  Jordan  was 
driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  skipped  like  rams,  and 
the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea,  that  thou 
fieddest?  thou  Jordan,  that  thou  wast  driven 
back? 

P)  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like 
rams :  and  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence 
of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the  God  of 
Jacob ; 

8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  standing 
water,  the  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  CXV. 

NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us,  but 
unto  thy  name  give  glory,  for  thy 
mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  now  their  God? 


3  But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens ;  he 
hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  the 
work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 
not :  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not: 
noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not: 
feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not :  neither 
speak  they  through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them  ;  so  is  every  one  that  Irusteth  in  them. 

9  O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  :  he  is 
their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  O  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 
he  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

1 1  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the 
Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us: 
he  will  bless  us;  he  will  bless  the  house 
of  Israel ;  he  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the 
Lord,  both  small  and  great. 

1 4  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more 
and  more,  you  and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are 
the  Lord's  :  but  the  earth  hath  he  given  to 
the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord,  nei- 
ther any  that  go  down  into  silence. 

18  But  we  will  bless  the  Lord  from  this 
time  forth  and  for  evermore.  Praise  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXVI. 

I  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 
my  voice  and  my  supplications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto 
me,  therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long 
as  I  live. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 
and  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me : 
I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver 
my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous ; 
yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple :  I 
was  brought  low,  and  he  helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 
death,  mine  eyes  from  tears,  and  my  feet 
from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in  the 
)and  of  the  living. 

10  I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken: 
I  was  greatly  afflicted  : 

11  I  said  in  my  haste,  All  men  ait 
liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
for  all  his  benefits  toward  me? 

-!H0 


Jin  exhortation  to  praise  God. 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and 
call  inxvi  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

1 4  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is 
the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant;  I 
am  thy  servant,  and  the  son  of  thy  hand- 
maid :  thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

17  1  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  will  call  upon  the  name 
ot  the  Lord. 

18  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem.   Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 
y  PSALM  CXVII. 

O  PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations ; 
praise  him,  all  ye  people. 
2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  to- 
ward  us:  and  the  truth  of  the  Lord  en- 
dureth for  ever.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
PSALM  CXVIII. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good :  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now  say,  that  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say,  that 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 
that  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress: 
the  Lord  answered  me,  andsetme  in  a  large 
place. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not 
fear:  what  can  man  do  unto  me? 

7  The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them 
that  help  me  :  therefore  shall  I  see  my  de- 
sire upon  them  that  hate  me. 

8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than 
to  put  confidence  in  man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than 
to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about :  but 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  will  I  destroy  them. 

11  They  compassed  me  about;  yea, 
they  compassed  me  about:  but  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about  like  bees ; 
they  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  :  for 
inthe  nameof  the  Lord  I  will  destroythem. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I 
might  fall :  but  the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation 
is,  in  the  tabernacles  of  the  righteous :  the 
right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalt- 
ed: the  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  va- 

iantly. 

17  I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  declare 
the  works  of  the  Lord. 

3J 


PSALMS,  Ovist's  kingdom  typified. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore : 
but  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death! 

1 9  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 
I  will  go  into  them,  and  1  will  praise  the 
Lord  : 

20  This  gate  of  {he  Lord,  into  which  the 
righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee :  for  thou  hast  heard 
me,  and  art  become  my  salvation. 

22  The  stone  "which  the  builders  refused 
is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing ;  it  is  mar- 
vellous in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath 
made  ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  : 
O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  send  now  pros- 
perity. 

26  Blessedoehe  thatcomethinthe  name 
of  the  Lord  :  we  have  blessed  you  out  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath  shewed 
us  light :  bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even 
unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  praise 
thee  :  thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

29  O  give  th?nK.s  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXIX. 
ALEPH. 

BLESSED  are  the  undefined  in  the  way, 
who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testi- 
monies, and  thai  seek  him  with  the  whole 
heart. 

3  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they  walk 
in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  lis  to  keep  thy 
precepts  diligenth\ 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep 
thy  statutes ! 

6  Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed,  when  I 
have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

7  I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of 
heart,  when  I  shall  have  learned  thy  right- 
eous judgments. 

8  1  will  keep  thy  statutes :  O  forsake  me 
not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewith  shall  a  young  man  cleanse 
his  way? By  taking  heeathereto  according 
to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sough* 
thee :  O  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  com- 
mandments. 

1 1  Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  my  heart, 
that  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord:  teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the 
judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy 
testimonies,  as  much  as  in  all  riches. 

15  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and 
have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

481 


The  meditations  of  David  • 


PSALMS. 


His  prayer  and  promises* 


16  1  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes : 
I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant. 
that  I  may  live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

18  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may 
behold  wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 

19  I  am  a.  stranger  in  the  earth:  hide 
not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

20  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing  that 
it  hath  unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that 
are  cursed,  which  do  err  from  thy  com- 
mandments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  con- 
tempt ;  for  1  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against 
me:  but  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy 
statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight, 
and  my  counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust: 
quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 

26  I  have  declared  my  ways,  and  thou 
heardest  me:  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of 
thy  precepts:  so  shall  I  talk  of  thy  won- 
drous works. 

28  My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness: 
strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy 
word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lying: 
and  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth:  thy 
judgments  have  I  laid  before  me. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testimonies: 
O  Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

32  1  will  run  the  way  of  thy  command- 
ments, when  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

HE. 

33  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy 
statutes;  and  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall 
keep  thy  law;  yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with 
my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy 
commandments;  for  therein  do  1  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies, and  not  to  covetousness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding 
vanity;  and  quicken  thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  Establish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 
who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I 
fear:  for  thy  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  pre- 
cepts: quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me, 
O  Lord,  even  thy  salvation,  according  to 
thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me:  for  I  trust  in  thy 
word. 


43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  ut- 
terly out  of  my  mouth;  for  I  have  hoped 
in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually 
for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  at  liberty:  for  I 
seek  thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also 
before  kings,  and  will  not  be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy 
commandments,  which  I  have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy 
commandments,  which  I  have  loved;  and 
I  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy  ser- 
vant, upon  which  thou  hast  caused  me  to 
hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction: 
for  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in  de- 
rision: yethave  I  not  declined  from  thy  law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments  of  old, 
O  Lord  ;  and  have  comforted  myself. 

53  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon  me  be- 
cause of  the  wicked  that  forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs  in 
the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 

55  I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  in  the  night,  and  have  kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

CHETH. 

57  Thou  art  my  portion,  O  Lord:  I 
have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy  words. 

58  1  entreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole 
heart:  be  merciful  unto  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

59  I  thought  on  my  ways,  and  turned 
my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not  to 
keep  thy  commandments. 

61  The  bands  of  the  wicked  have  rob- 
bed me :  but  I  have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  because  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

63  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them  that 
fear  thee,  and  of  them  that  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy 
mercy:  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  ser 
vant,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach    me     good  judgment    and 
knowledge:  for  I  have  believed  thy  com 
mandments. 

67  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray: 
but  now  have  I  kept  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good; 
teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a  lie  against 
me:  but  I  will  keep  thy  precepts  with  my 
whole  heart, 

482 


The  complaint  ofDavia. 


*     70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease ;  but 
I  delight  in  thy  law. 

11  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  af- 
flicted; that  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  ot  thy  mouth  is  better  unto 
me  than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 

JOD. 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me  and 
fashioned  me:  give  me  understanding, 
that  I  may  learn  thy  commandments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad 
when  they  see  me  ;  because  I  have  hoped 
in  thy  word. 

75  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy  judgments 
are  right,  and  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast 
afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kind 
ness  be  for  my  comfort,  according  to  thy 
word  unto  thy  servant. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me, 
that  I  may  live :  for  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed;  for  they 
dealt  perversely  with  me  without  a  cause: 
but  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me, 
and  those  that  have  known  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  sta- 
tutes; that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation: 
but  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word,  saying, 
When  wilt  thou  comfort  me? 

83  For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  in  ihe 
smoke  ;  yet  do  1  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  ser- 
vant? when  wilt  thou  execute  judgment 
on  them  that  persecute  me? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 
which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful; 
they  persecute  me  wrongfully;  help  thou 
me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon 
earth ;  but  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving-kindness; 
so  shall  I  keep  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  is  set- 
tled in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  genera- 
tions :  thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and 
it  abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  according  to 
thine  ordinances :  for  all  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights, 
I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  af- 
fliction. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts:  for 
with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I  am  thine,  save  me;  for  I  have 
sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to 
destroy  me :  but  I  will  consider  tby  testi- 
monies. 


SALJHS.  The  word  of  God  a  light,' 

96  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection 


but  thy  commandment  is  exceedir 
MEM.  & 

97  O  how  love  I  thy  lav/ 1  it  is  my  me- 
ditation all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  commandments 
hast  made  me  wiser  than  mine  enemies: 
for  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding  than  all 
my  teachers:  for  thy  testimonies  are  my 
meditation. 


100 1  understand  more  than  theancients. 
because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

1011  have  refrained  my  feet  from  pvery 
evil  way,  that  I  might  keep  thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departed  fromthyjudg- 
ments:  for  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my 
taste!  yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  mv 
mouth.  J 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  get  under- 
standing: therefore  I  hate  every  false  wav 

NUN.  J 

105  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  z7, 
that  1  will  keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much:  quicken 
me,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  1  beseech  thee,  the  free- 
will-offerings of  my  mouth,  O  Lord,  and 
teach  me  thy  judgments. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  : 
yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

1 10  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for 
me  :  yet  1  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

11 1  Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  a 
heritage  forever:  for  they  are  the  rejoicing 
of  my  heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  my  heart  toper- 
form  thy  statutes  always,  even  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH. 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts:  but  thy  law 
do  I  love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding-place  and  my 
shield :  1  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers:  for 
I  will  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy 
word,  that  I  may  live  :  and  let  me  not  be 
ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be 
safe:  and  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy  sta- 
tutes continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them 
that  err  from  thy  statutes:  for  their  deceit 
is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  like  dross:  therefore  1  love 
thy  testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee; 
and  I  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 

AM. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and  justice  5 
leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

453 


The  zeal  of  David. 


PSALM! 


His  complaint 


122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good:  j  loving-kindness:    O  Lord,  quicken  me 


let  not  the  proud  oppress  me 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation, 
and  for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according 
unto  thy  mercy,  and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

125  I  am  thy  servant ;  give  me  under- 
standing, that  I  may  know  thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lord,  to  work : 
for  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 

127  Therefore  I  love  thy  command- 
ments above  gold  ;  yea,  above  fine  gold. 

128  Therefore  1  esteem  all  %  pre- 
cepts concerning  all  Mugs  to  be  right ;  and 
I  hate  every  false  way. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful : 
therefore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth 
light;  it  giveth  understanding  unto  the 
simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  panted: 
for  I  longed  for  thy  commandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  mer- 
ciful unto  me,  as  thou  usest  to  do  unto 
those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word:  and 
let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over 
me 


134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppression  of  judgments  endureth  for  ever 


man  :  so  will  1  keep  thy  precepts 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 

servant :  and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 
13G  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine 

eves,  because  they  keep  not  thy  law. 
y    '  TSADD1.       • 

137  Righteous  art  thou,  O  Lord,  and 
upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  com- 
manded are  righteous  and  very  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  bath  consumed  me  ;  be- 
cause mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy 
words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure :  therefore 
thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised:  yet  do  not 
I  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting 
righteousness,  and  thy  law  is  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken 
hold  on  me  :  yet  thy  commandments  are 
my  delights.  > 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimo- 
nies is  everlasting:  give  me  understand- 
ing, and  I  shall  live. 

KOPH. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart ;  hear 
me,  O  Lord  :  I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 

146  I  cried  unto  thee  :  save  me,  and  I 
shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  I  prevented  the  dawning  of  the 
morning,  and  cried :  1  hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  mgftt-watch- 
es,  that  I  might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

1 49  Hear  my  voice,  according  unto  thy 


according  to  thy  judgment. 

150  Tney  draw  nigh  that  follow  after 
mischief:  they  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  Lord;  and  all 
thy  commandments  are  truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies  I  have 
known  of  old  that  thou  hast  founded  them 
for  ever. 

RESH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  de- 
liver me  :  for  I  do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me: 
quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked : 
for  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  O 
Lord  :  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judg- 
ments. 

1 57  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine 
enemies :  yet  do  1  not  decline  from  thy 
testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was 
grieved ;  because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  precepts  : 
quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  thy 
loving-kindness. 

160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  begin- 
ning:   and  every   one  of  thy  righteous 


SCHIN. 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  with- 
out a  cause  :  but  my  heart  standeth  in  awe 
of  thy  word. 

162  I  rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one  that 
findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying:  but  thy 
law  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee, 
because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love 
thy  law :  and  nothing  shall  offend  them. 

166  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy  salva- 
tion, and  done  thy  commandments. 

167  flly  soul  hath  kept  thy  testimonies ; 
and  I  love  them  exceedingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy 
testimonies:  for  all  my  ways  are  before 
thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee, 
O  Lord  :  give  me  understanding  accord- 
ing to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before 
thee  :  deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  M}r  lips  shall  utter  praise,  when 
thou  hast  taught  me  thy  statutes. 

1 72  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word : 
for  all  thy  commandments  are  righteous- 
ness. 

173  Let  thy  hand  help  me ;  for  I 
have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  lor  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise 

434 


The  safety  of  the  saints. 


PSALMS. 


TJie  church  gives  thanks. 


thee ;  and   let  thy  judgments  help  me.      2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look 


176  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep ; 
seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do  not  forget  thy 
commandments. 

PSALM  CXX. 
IF  A  Song  of  degrees. 

IN  my  distress  I  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from  lying 
lips,  and  from  a  deceitful  tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ?  or 
what  shall  be  done  unto  thee,  thou  false 
tongue  ? 

4  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty,  with  coals 
of  juniper. 

5  Wo  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in  Mesech, 
that  I  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Kedar ! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with  him 
that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  for  peace  :  but  when  I  speak, 
they  are  for  war. 

PSALM  CXXI. 
IF  A  Song  of  degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
from  whence  cometh  my  help. 

2  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved: 
he  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall 
neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper :  the  Lord 
is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from 
all  evil :  he  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going 
out  and  thy  coming  in  from  this  time  forth, 
and  even  tor  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXII. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

1WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates, 
O  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is 
compact  together: 

4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes 
of  the  Lord,  unto  the  testimony  of  Israel, 
to  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
the  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem: 
they  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  pros- 
perity within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions' 
sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our 
God  I  will  seek  thy  good. 

PSALM  CXXIII. 
TT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

UNTO  thee  lift!  up  mine  eyes,  O  thou 
that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 


unto  the  hand  of  their  masters,  and  as  the 
eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her 
mistress  ;  so  our  eyes  wait  upon  the  Lord 
our  God,  until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,  have 
mercy  upon  us :  for  we  are  exceedingly 
filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with 
the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease,  and 
with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

PSALM  CXXIV. 
If  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on 
our  side,  now  may  Israel  say  ; 

2  li'it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was 
on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up  against  us  :# 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  quick, 
when  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed 
us,  the  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over 
our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not 
given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of 
the  snare  of  the  fowlers  :  the  snare  is  bro- 
ken, and  we  are  escaped. 

8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

PSALM  CXXV. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  re- 
moved, but  abideth  for  ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  roundabout  Je- 
rusalem, so  the  Lord  is  round  about  his 
people  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not 
rest  upon  the  lot  of  the  righteous  ;  lest  the 
righteousput  forth  theirhandsuntoiniquity. 

4  Do  good,0  Lord,  unto  those  that  6egood, 
and  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their 
crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall  lead  them 
forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity:  but 
peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 

PSALM  CXXVI. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

WHEN  the  Lord  turned  again  the 
captivity  of  Zion,   we  were  like 
them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laugh- 
ter, and  our  tongue  with  sinking:  then 
said  they  among  the  heathen,  The  Lord 
hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for 
us ;  whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord,  as 
the  streams  in  the  south.  g 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth, 
bearing  precious  seed,  shall  doubtless 
come  again  with  rejoicing,  bringing  his 
sheaves  with  him. 

485 


The  blessings  qf  the  godly. 

PSALM  CXXVII. 

IT  A  Song  of  degrees  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
they  labour  in  vain  that  build  it :  ex- 
cept the  Lord  keep  the  city,  the  watch- 
man waketh  but  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up^  early,  to 
sit  up  late,  to  eat  the  bread  of  sorrows : 
for  so  he  giveth  his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  are  a  heritage  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his 
reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty 
man  ;  so  are  children  of  the  youth. 

5  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver 
full  of  them  :  they  shall  not  be  ashamed, 

•but  they  shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in 
the  gate. 

PSALM  CXXVIII. 
IF  A  Song  of  degrees. 


BLESSED  is  every  one  that  feareth  the 
Lord  ;  that  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thy 
bands  :  happy  shalt  thou  be,  audit  shall  be 
well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a  fruitful  vine  by 
the  sides  of  thy  house  :  thy  children  like 
olive-plants  round  about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be 
blessed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of 
Zion :  and  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Je- 
rusalem all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's 
children,  and  peace  upon  Israel. 

PSALM  CXXIX.    ' 
TT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

MANY  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me 
from  my  youth,  may  Israel  now  say: 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me 
from  my  youth :  yet  they  have  not  pre- 
vailed against  me. 

3  The  ploughers  ploughed  upon  my 
back  :  they  made  long  their  furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous :  he  hath  cut 
asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and  turn- 
ed back  that  hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  upon  the 
house-tops,  which  withereth  afore  itgrow- 
eth  up  : 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  fiileth  not  his 
hand;  nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves  his 
bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by,  say, 
The  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you: 
we  bless  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto 
thee,  O  Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice :  let  thine  ears 
be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  suppl  icat  ions. 

3  If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  mark  ini- 
quities, O  Lord,  who  shall  stand? 


PSALMS.  David's  care  for  the  arh 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
that  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth 
wait,  and  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more 
than  theythat  watch  for  the  morning:  Isay, 
more  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning. 

7  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  :  for  with 
the  Lord  there  is  mercy,  and  with  him  is 
plenteous  redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all 
his  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXI. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor 
mine  eyes  lofty:  neither  do  1  exer- 
cise myself  in  great  matters,  or  in  thingi 
too  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  quieted 
myself  as  a  child  that  is  weaned  of  his  mo- 
ther :  my  soul  is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  from 
henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXII. 
TT  A  Song  of  degrees. 


LORD,  remember  David,  and  all  his 
afflictions : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord,  and 
vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob  ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  my  house, nor  go  up  into  my  bed ; 

4  I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes,  or 
slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

5  Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 
a    habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah  :  we 
found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles :  we 
will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest ;  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  right- 
eousness ;  and  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake  turn 
not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

1 1  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto 
David ;  he  will  not  turn  from  it ;  Of  the 
fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  cove- 
nant and  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach 
them  ;  their  children  also  shall  sit  upon 
thy  throne  for  evermore. 

IS  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ;  he 
hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  is  my  rest  for  ever:  here  will  I 
dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

15  I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provi- 
sion: I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

16  I  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with 
salvation,  and  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud 
for  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  Da- 
vid to  bud :  I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for 
mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies   will  I  clothe   with 

.  48.6 


Of  the  communion  of  saints. 

shame :  but  upon  himself  shall  his  crown 
flourish. 

PSALM  CXXXIII. 
IF  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleasant 
it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together 
in  unity! 

2  It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon 
the  head,  that  ran  down  upon  the  beard, 
even  Aaron's  beard  :  that  went  down  to 
the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

3  As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew 
that  descended  upon  the  mountains  of 
Zion  :  for  there  the  Lord  commanded  the 
blessing,  even  life  for  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXXIV. 
IF  A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  which  by  night 
stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
and  bless  the  Lord. 

3  The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and  earth 
bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM  CXXXV. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord. 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lord  is 
good ;  sing  praises  unto  his  name  ;  for  ii  is 
pleasant. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto 
bimself,andlsrael  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great, 
and  that -our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

6  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that 
did  he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas, 
and  all  deep  places. 

7  He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth :  he  nm.keth  light- 
nings for  the  rain  ;  he  bringeth  the  wind 
out  of  his  treasuries: 

8  Who  smote  the  first-born  of  Egypt, 
both  of  man  and  beast: 

9  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the 
midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  upon  all  his  servants: 

10  Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew 
mighty  kings  ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  Og 
king  of  Bashan,  and  all  the  kingdoms  of 
Canaan : 

12  And  gave  their  land  for  a  herit- 
age, a    heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endureth  for 
ever;  and  thy  memorial,  O  Lord,  through- 
out all  generations. 

1 4  For  the'LoRD  will  judge  his  people, 
and  he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his 
servants. 

15  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver 
and  gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 


PSALMS. 


O 


Jin  exhortation  to  thanksgiving 

not ;  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them:  so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Israel: 
bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Aaron  : 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Levi : 
ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 
which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXXVI. 
GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  Ac 
is  good :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  won- 
ders :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the 
heavens :  for  his  mercy  endureth  tor  ever. 

6  To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth 
above  the  waters :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights:  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

10  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  their 
first-born:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

1 1  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among 
them  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

12  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with  a 
stretched  out  arm :  for  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

13  To  him  which  divided  the  Red  sea 
into  parts :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass  through  the 
midst  of  it:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

15  But  overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host 
in  the  Red  sea:  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people  through 
the  wilderness :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

1 8  And  slew  famous  kings :  for  bis  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

19  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  a  heritage  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever: 

22  Even  a  heritage  unto  Israel  his  ser- 
vant :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  es- 
tate :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us    from  our 

487 


The  Jews'1  constancy  m  captivity.    PSALMS.       Of  GooVs  all-seeing  providence. 


enemies  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

25  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  hea- 
ven :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM   CXXXVII. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there  we  sat 
down,  yea,  we  wept,  when  we  re- 
membered Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the  wil- 
lows in  the  midst  thereof 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us  away 
captive  required  of  us  a  song  ;  and  they 
that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  say- 
?'»£-,  Sing  us  one  ot  the  songs  of  Zion, 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song 
in  a  strange  land? 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem,  let  my 
right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 

"6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let  my 
tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ;  if 
I  prefer  not  Jerusalem  above  my  chief 
joy. 

7  Remember,  O  Lord,  the  children  of 
Edom  in  the  day  of  Jerusalem  ;  who  said, 
Rase  it,  rase  it,  even  to  the  foundation 
thereof. 

3  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  who  art  to  be 
destroyed ;  happy  shall  he  be,  that  re  wa  rd- 
eth  thee  as  thou  hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  be  that  taketh  and 
dasheth  thy  little  ones  against  the  stones. 
PSALM  CXXXVIII. 
IF  A  Psalm  of  David. 

J  WILL    praise  thee  with  my  wrhole 
heart :    before  the  gods  will,  I  sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  tem- 
ple, and  praise  thy  name  for  thy  loving- 
kindness  and  for  thy  truth :  for  thou  hast 
magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answer- 
edst  me,  and  strengthenedst  me  with 
strength  in  my  soul. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord,  when  they  hear  the  words 
X)f  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath 
he  respect  unto  the  lowly  :  but  the  proud 
he  knoweth  afar  off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble, 
thou  wilt  revive  me  :  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine 
enemies,  and  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  con- 
cerned me :  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  endureth 
for  ever:  forsake  not  the  works  of  thine 
own  hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 

IT  To  the   chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of 

David. 

OLORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and 
known  me, * 


2  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  and 
mine  up-rising,  thou  understandest  my 
thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my 
lying  down,  and  art  acquainted  with  all 
my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
but  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  be- 
fore, and  laid    thy    hand  upon  me. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for 
me  ;  it  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit?  or 
whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art 
there  :  if  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold, 
thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 
and  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

1 1  If  1  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall 
cover  me ;  even  the  night  shall  be  light 
about  me. 

12  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from 
thee  ;  but  the  night  shineth  as  the  day:  the 
darkness  and  tne  light  are  both  alike  to 
thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins: 
thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's 
womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully 
and  wonderfully  made  :  marvellous  are 
thy  works;  and  that  my  soul  knoweth 
right  well. 

15  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
when  I  was  made  in  secret,  and  curiously 
wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance, 
yet  being  unperfect  ;  and  in  thy  book  all 
my  members  were  written,  which  in  con- 
tinuance were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there 
was  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts 
unto  me,  O  God  !  how  great  is  the  sum  ot 
them! 

13  If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more 
in  number  than  the  sand :  when  I  awake, 
1  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O 
God  :  depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody 
men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wick- 
edly, and  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in 
vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that 
hate  thee?  and  am  not  I  grieved  with  those 
that  rise  up  against  thee? 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred  :  I 
count  them  mine  enemies, 

23  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my 
heart :  try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way 
in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way  everlast- 
ing. 

488 


David  prays  for  deliverance. 

PSALM  CXL. 

U  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  evil 
man:  preserve  me  from  the  violent 


man; 
2  Which 


imagine  mischiefs  in  their 
heart;  continually  are  they  gathered  to- 
gether/or war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues 
like  a  serpent;  adders'  poison  is  under 
their  lips.     Selah. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  hands  of 
the  wicked;  preserve  me  from  the  violent 
man;  who  have  purposed  to  overthrow 
my  goings. 

5  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me, 
and  cords;  they  have  spread  a  net  by  the 
way  side;  they  have  set  gins  for  me. 
Selah. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my 
God:  hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my 
salvation,  thou  hast  covered  my  head  in 
the  day  of  battle. 

8  Giant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desires  of  the 
wicked:  further  not  his  wicked  device; 
lest  they  exalt  themselves.     Selah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that  compass 
me  about,  let  the  mischief  of  their  own 
lips  cover  them. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them;  let 
them  be  cast  into  the  fire  ;  into  deep  pits, 
that  they  rise  not  up  again. 

1 1  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be  establish- 
ed in  the  earth:  evil  shall  hunt  the  violent 
man  to  overthrow  him. 

12  1  know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain 
the  cause  of  the  afflicted,  and  the  right  of 
the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give 
thanks  unto  thy  name:  the  upright  shall 
dwell  in  thy  presence. 

PSALM  CXLI. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee:  make  haste 
unto  me;    give  ear  unto  my  voice, 
when  1  cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee 
as  incense;  and  the  lifting  up  of  my  hands 
as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my 
mouth;  keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

i  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing, 
to  practise  wicked  works  with  men  that 
work  iniquity:  and  let  me  not  eat  of  their 
dainties.  - 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  me ;  it  shall 
be  a  kindness:  and  let  him  reprove  me;  it 
shall  be  an  excellent  oil,  which  shall  not 
break  my  head:  for  yet  my  prayer  also 
shall  be  in  their  calamities. 

6  When  their  judges  are  overthrown  in 
stony  places,  they  shall  hear  my  words; 
for  they  are  sweet. 


PSALMS.     His  comfort  in  trouble  ispraytr. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  grave's 
mouth,  as  when  one  cuttelh  and  cleaveth 
wood  upon  the  earth. 

8  But  mine  ej^es  are  unto  thee,  O  Gon 
the  Lord  :  in  thee  is  my  trust;  leave  not 
my  soul  destitute. 

9  Keep  me  from  the  snare  which  they 
have  laid  for  me,  and  the  gins  of  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own 
nets,  whilst  that  I  withal  escape. 

PSALM  CXLII. 
IT  Maschil  of  David;  A  Prayer  when  he 
was  in  the  cave. 
CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice; 
with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  did  1 
make  my  supplication. 

2  I  poured  out  my  complaint  before 
him;  I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 

3  When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed 
within  me,  then  thou  knewest  my  path. 
In  the  way  wherein  I  walked  have  they 
privily  laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  beheld, 
but  there  was  no  man  that  would  know  me : 


I 


refuge  failed  me ;  no  man  cared  for  my  soul 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord:  I  said, 
Thou  art  my  refuge  and  my  portion  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am  brought 
very  low:  deliver  me  from  my  persecu- 
tors; for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  ot  prison,  that  1  may 
praise  thy  name:  the  righteous  shall  com- 
pass me  about;  for  thou  shalt  deal  bounti- 
fully with  me. 

PSALM  CXLIII. 

1T  A  Psalm  of  David. 

FTEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  give  ear  to 

JL  JL  my  supplications:  in  thy  faithfulness 

answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy 
servant:  for  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living 
be  justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my 
soul ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the 
ground;  he  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dark- 
ness, as  those  that  have  been  long  dead. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed 
within  me;  my  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 

5  I  remember  the  days  of  old,  I  meditate 
on  all  thy  works;  I  muse  on  the  work  of 
thy  hands. 

6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee, 
my  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  thirsty 
land.     Selah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord:  my  spi- 
rit faileth:  hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  lest  I 
be  like  unto  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving-kindness 
in  the  morning ;  for  in  thee  do  I  trust :  cause 
me  toknow  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk, 
for  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 

9  Deliver  mc,  O  Lord,  from  mine  ene 
mies:  I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

489 


David  promises  to  praise  God, 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will  ;  for  thou 
art  my  God :  thy  Spirit  is  good  ;  lead  me 
into  the  land  of  uprightness. 

1 1  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name  s 
3ake  :  for  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring 
my  soul  out  of  trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  ene- 
mies, and  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my 
soul :  for  I  am  thy  servant. 

PSALM  CXLIV. 
IT  A  Tsaim  of  David. 

BLESSED   be  the  Lord  my  strength, 
which  teacheth  my   hands  to  war, 
and  my  fingers  to  fight ; 

2  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress ;  my 
high  tower,  and  my  deliverer;  my  shield, 
and  he  in  whom  I  trust ;  who  subdueth  my 
people  under  me. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest 
knowledge  of  him !  or  the  son  of  man, 
that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ! 

4  Man  is  like  to  vanity :  his  days  are  as 
a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

5  Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and  come 
down :  touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall 
smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  andscatter  them 
shoot  out  thine  arrows,  and  destroy  them. 

7  Send  thy  hand  from  above  ;  rid  me, 
and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters,  from 
the  hand  of  strange  children; 

8  Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity,  and 
their  right  hand  isa.  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  O 
God  :  upon  a  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
often  strings  will  I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto 
kings:  who  delivereth  David  his  servant 
from  the  hurtful  sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the 
hand  of  strange  children,  whose  mouth 
speaketh  vanity,  and  their  right  hand  is  a 
right  hand  of  falsehood : 

*  12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  grown 
up  in  their  youth  ;  that  oui  daughters  may 
be  as  corner-stones,  polished  after  the  si- 
militude of  a  palace  : 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full,  afford- 
ing all  manner  of  store ;  that  our  sheep 
may  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thou- 
sands in  our  streets  : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  la- 
bour ;  that  there  be  no  breaking  in,  nor  go- 
ing out ;  that  there  be  no  complaining  in 
our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is  in  such 
a  case  :  yea,  happy  is  that  people,  whose 
God  it  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 
IT  David's  Psalm  of  praise. 

1W1LL  extol  thee, my  God,  O  King ;  and 
I  will  bless  thy  name  forever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ;  and  I 
will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 


PSALMS.  God  favours  the  righteous. 

praised ;  and  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works 
to  another,  and  shall  declare  thy  mighty 
acts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of 
thy  majesty,  and  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of 
thy  terrible  acts :  and  I  will  declare  thy 
greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  me- 
mory of  thy  great  goodness,  and  shall  sing 
of  thy  righteousness. 

8  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  com- 
passion; slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and  his  ten- 
der mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

1 1  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy 
kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy  power ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men 
his  mighty  acts,  and  the  glorious  majesty 
of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  thy  dominion  endureth  through- 
out all  generations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 
and  raiseth  up  all  those  thatbe  bowed  down. 

1 5  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  :  and 
thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thy  hand,  and  satis- 
fiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his 
ways,  and  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  The  Lord  it  nigh  unto  all  them  that 
call  upon  him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in* 
truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that 
fear  him  :  he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and 
will  save  them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that 
love  him :  but  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of 
the  Lord  :  and  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  CXLVI. 


PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord  : 
I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I 
have  any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in 
the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to 
his  earth ;  in  fhat  very  day  his  thoughts 
perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob for  his  help,  whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord 
his  God : 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the 
sea,  and  ai!  that  therein  is:  which  keepeth 
truth  for  ever: 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the 
oppressed  :  which  giveth  food  to  the  hun- 
gry.   The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners : 

490 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God. 


PSALMS. 


God's  love  to  the  church. 


8  The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  :  the  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bow- 
ed down  :  the  Lord  loveth  the  righteous : 

9  The  Lord preserveth  the  strangers  ;  he 
relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow:  but  the 
way  of  the  wickedhe  turneth  upsidedown. 

10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever,  even 
thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVII. 

IMiATSE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  good  to 
sing  praises  unto  our  God  ;  for  it  is 
pleasant  ;  and  praise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  : 
he  gathereth  together  theoutcastsof  Israel. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and 
bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ;  he 
calleththem  all  by  their  names. 

5  Great  isourLord,  and  of  great  power: 
his  understanding  is  infinite. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek :  he 
casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7  Singuntothe  Lord  with  thanksgiving; 
sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God  : 

8  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
who  prepareth  ram  for  the  earth,  who 
maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  and 
to  the  young  ravens  which  ciy. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of 
the  horse  :  he  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the 
legs  of  a  man. 

1 1  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that 
fear  him,  in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord^  O  Jerusalem ; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of 
thy  gates ;  he  hath  blessed  thy  children 
within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders, 
and  fiUeth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment 
upon  earth :  his  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he  scat- 
tered the  hoar-frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels: 
who  can  stand  before  his  cold? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melt- 
eth  them :  he  causeth  his  wind  to  blow, 
and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 
his  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation : 
and  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not 
known  them.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVIIT. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
Lord  from  the  heavens:  praise  him 
in  the  heights. 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  :  praise 
ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  :  praise 
nim,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens. 


and  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord*. 
for  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

6  He  hath  also  established  them  for  ever 
and  ever:  he  hath  made  a  decree  which 
shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye 
dragons  and  all  deeps : 

8  Fire,  and  hail;  snow,  and  vapour: 
stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  bills;  fruitful  trees, 
and  all  cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle ;  creeping 
things,  and  flying  fowl : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people; 
princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men,  and  maidens;  old 
men,  and  children: 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  for  his  name  alone  is  excellent ; 
his  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalte  th  the  horn  of  his  peo- 
ple, the  praise  of  all  his  saints  ;  even  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto 
him.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXL1X. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Sing  unto  the 
Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  in 
the  congregation  of  saints. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made 
him  :  let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in 
their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance: 
let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the 
timbrel  and  harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his 
people :  he  will  beautify  the  meek  with 
salvation. 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory:  let 
them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds. 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their 
mouth,  and  a  two-edged  sword  in  their 
hand; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  hea- 
then, and  punishments  upon  the  people  ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains,  and 
their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron ; 

9  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment 
written  :  this  honour  have  all  his  saints. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  God  in 
his  sanctuaiy  :  praise  him  in  the  fir- 
mament of  his  power. 

2  Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts:  praise 
him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  ofthe  trum- 
pet: praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
dance:  praise  him  with  stringed  instru- 
ments and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals : 
praise  him  upon  the  high-sounding  cvmbals, 

6  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise 
the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

491 


I  The  PROVERBS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David,  king  of  Israel  ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruction 
to  perceive  the  words  of  understanding  ; 

3  To  receive  the  instruction  of  wisdom 
justice,  and  judgment,  and  equity  ; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  simple,  to  the 
young  man  knowledge  and  discretion. 

5  A  wise  man  will  hear,  and  will  in- 
crease learning;  and  a  man  of  understand- 
ing shall  attain  unto  wise  counsels  : 

6  To  understand  a  proverb,  and  the  in- 
terpretation :  the  words  of  the  wise,  and 
their  dark  sayings.  m 

7  IF  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  knowledge :  but  fools  despise  wis- 
dom and  instruct'on. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy 
father,  and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mo- 
ther: 

9  For  they  shall  be  an  ornament  of  grace 
unto  thy  head,  and  chains  about  thy  neck 

10  IF  My  son,  it  sinners  entice  thee 
consent  thou  not. 

11  If  they  say,  Come  with  us,  let  us 
lay  wait  for  blood,  let  us  lurk  privily  for 
the  innocent  without  cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive  as  the 
grave  ;  and  whole,  as  those  that  go  down 
into  the  pit : 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance, 
we  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ;  let  us  all 
have  one  purse : 

15  My  son  walk  not  thou  in  the  way 
with  them  ;  refrain  thy  foot  from  their 
path : 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  make 
haste  to  shed  blood : 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread  in 
the  sight  of  any  bird. 

18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their  own 
blood;  they  lurk  privily  for  their  own  lives. 

19  So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is 
greedy  of  gain ;  which  taketh  away  the 
life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

20  If  Wisdom  crieth  without;  she  ut- 
ereth  her  voice  in  the  streets  : 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of  con- 
course, in  the  openings  of  the  gates :  in 
the  city  she  uttereth  her  words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye 
love  simplicity?  and  the  scorners  delight 
in  their  scorning,  and  fools  hate  knowledge  ?  I 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  behold,  I ' 
will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you,  i  will  I 
make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

24  IF  Because  I  have  called  and  ye  re-| 
fused ;  I  have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and 
no.  man  regarded ; 


25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my 
counsel,  and  would  none  of  my  reproof: 

26  I  also  will  laugh  at  your  calamity : 
I  will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh  ; 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as  desola- 
tion, and  your  destruction  cometh  as  a 
whirlwind;  when  distress  and  anguish 
cometh  upon  you. 

28  Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but 
I  will  not  answer;  they  shall  seekme  early 
but  they  shall  not  find  me  ; 

29  For  that  they  hated  knowledge,  and 
did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my  counsel : 
they  despised  all  my  reproof. 

31  Therefore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  their  own  way,  and  be  filled  with  their 
own  devices. 

32  For  the  turning  away  of  the  simple 
shall  slay  them,  and  the  prosperity  of 
fools  shall  destroy  them. 

33  But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall 
dwell  safely,  and  shall  be  quiet  from  fear 
of  evil, 

CHAP.  II. 

MY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words, 
and  hide  my  commandments  with 
thee ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto 
wisdom,  and  apply   thy    heart  to  under 
standing  ; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowledge, 
and  liftest  up  thy  voice  tor  understanding  ; 

4  If  thou  seekest  her  as  silver,  and 
searchest  for  her  as  for  hid  treasures  ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  and  find  the  knowledge  of 
God. 

6  For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom :  out  ot 
his  mouth  cometh  knowledge  and  under- 
standing. 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for  the 
righteous :  he  is  a  buckler  to  them  that 
walk  uprightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judgment, 
and  preserveth  the  way  of  his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand  righteous- 
ness, and  judgment,  and  equity;  yea, 
every  good  path. 

10  If  When  wisdom  entereth  into  thy 
heart,  and  knowledge  is  pleasant  unto  thy 
soul; 

1 1  Discretion  shall  preserve  thee,  un- 
derstanding shall  keep  thee: 

1 2  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  the 
evil  man,  from  the  man  that  speaketh  fro- 
ward  things  ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  upright- 
ness, to  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkness ; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil,  and  delighr 
in  the  frowardness  of  the  wicked  ; 

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The  riches  of  wisdom  :  CHAP.  Ill,  l\ 

15  Whose  ways  are  crooked,  and  they 
fro  ward  in  their  paths : 

16  To  deliver  thee   from  the  strange 


woman 

tereth  with  her  words  ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her 
youth,  and  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her 
God. 

18  For  her  house  inclineth  unto  death, 
and  her  paths  unto  the  dead. 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return  again, 
neither  take  they  hold  of  the  paths  oflife. 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  way 
of  good  wen,  and  keep  the  paths  of  the 
righteous. 

21  For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  the  perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth,  and  the  transgressors  shall  be 
rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAP.  HI. 

MY  son,   forget  not  my  law ;  but  let 
thy  heart  keep  my  commandments : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  and 
peace  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee : 
bind  them  about  thy  neck ;  write  them 
upon  the  table  of  thy   heart  : 

4  So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  un- 
derstanding in  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

5  IF  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thy 
heart ;  and  lean  not  unto  thine  own  under- 
standing. 

6  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him, 
and  he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

7  IF  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes : 
fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

8  It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel,  and 
marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9  Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance, 
and  with  the  first-fruits  of  all  thine  in- 
crease : 

10  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with 
plenty,  and  thy  presses  shall  burst  out  with 
new  wine. 

1 1  IF  My  son,  despise  not  the  chasten- 
ing of  the  Lord  ;  neither  be  weary  of  his 
correction : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  cor- 
rected ;  even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom 
he  delighteth. 

13  IF  Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wis- 
dom, and  the  man  that  getteth  understand- 
ing. 

14  For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better 
than  the  merchandise  of  silver,  and  the 
gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  rubies: 
and  all  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  not 
to  be  compared  unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; 
and  in  her  left  hand  riches  and  honour. 

17  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness- 
and  all  her  paths  are  peace 


18  She  25  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  laylget  understanding 


Her  power  and  benefits. 

hold  upon  her :  and  happy  is  every  one 
that  retameth  her. 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath  founded 
the  earth  ;  by  understanding  hath  he  es- 
tablished the  heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  are 
broken  up,  and  the  clouds  drop  down  the 
dew. 

21  IF  My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from 
thine  eyes  :  keep  sound  wisdom  and  dis- 
cretion : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul 
and  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way 
safely,  and  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24^  When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not 
be  afraid  :  yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and 
thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear,  neither 
of  the  desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it 
cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence, 
and  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

27  IF  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to 
whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is  in  the  power  of 
thy    hand  to  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour,  Go,  and 
come  again,  and  to-morrow  I  will  give  , 
when  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

29  Devise  not  evil  against  thy  neigh- 
bour, seeing  he  dwelleth  securely  by  thee. 

30  IF  Strive  not  with  a  man  without 
cause,  if  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

31  IF  Envy  thou  not  the  oppressor,  and 
choose  none  of  his  ways. 

32  Foi  the  froward  is  abomination  to 
the  Lord  :  but  his  secret  is  with  the  right- 
eous. 

33  IF  The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the 
house  of  the  wicked  :  but  he  blesseth  the 
habitation  of  the  just. 

34  IF  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners : 
but  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory:  but 
shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HEAR,  ye  children,  the  instruction  of 
a  father,  and  attend  to  know  under- 
standing. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine,  forsake 
ye  not  my  law. 

3  For  1  was  my  father's  son,  tender  and 
only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

4  He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me 
Let  thy  heart  retain  my  words :  keep 
my  commandments,  and  live. 

5  Get  wisdom,  get  understanding:  for- 
get it  not ;  neither  decline  from  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  pre- 
serve thee  :  Jove  her,  and  she  shall  keep 
thee. 

7  Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing ;  there- 
fore  get  wisdom  :  and  with  all  thy  getting 


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Solomon  recommends  wisdom  :      P RO  VERBS. 


He  exhorts  to  chastity. 


8  Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee  :  | 
she  shall  bring  thee  to  honour,  when  thou  j 
dost  embrace  her. 

9  She  shall  give  to  thy  head  an  orna- 
ment of  grace  :  a  crown  of  glory  shall  she 
deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive  my 
sayings  ;  and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be 
many.  . 

1 1  I  have  taught  tliee  in  the  way  of  wis- 
dom ;  I  have  lecl  thee  in  right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not 
be  straitened  ;  and  when  thou  runnest, 
thou  shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ;  let 
her  not  go  :  keep  her  ;  for  she  it  thy  life. 

14  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wick- 
ed, and  go  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn  from  it, 
and  pass  away. 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have 
done  mischief;  and  their  sleep  is  taken 
away,  unless  they  cause  some  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wicked- 
ness, and  drink  the  wine  of  violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as  the 
shining  light,  that  shineth  more  and  more 
unto  the  perfect  day. 

19  The  way  of  the  wicked  it  as  dark- 
ness: they  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  IF  My  son,  attend  to  my  words;  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine  eyes: 
keep  them  in  the  midst  of  thy   heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find 
them,  and  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  IF  Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence; 
for  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a  froward  mouth, 
and  perverse  lips  put.  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on,  and  let 
tbine  eye-lids  look  straight  before  thee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet,  and  let 
all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the 
left:  remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 

CHAP.  V. 

MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom,  and 
bow  thine  ear  to  nvy  understanding: 

2  That  thou  mayest  regard  discretion, 
and  that  thy  lips  may  keep  knowledge. 

3  H  For  the  lips  of  a  strange  woman 
drop  as  a  honey-comb,  and  her  mouth  it 

moother  than  oil : 

4  But  her  end  is  bitter  as  wormwood, 
sharp  as  a  two-edged  sword. 

5  Her  feet  go  down  to  death;  her  steps 
take  hold  on  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  shouldest  ponder  the  path 
of  life,  her  ways  are  moveable,  that  thou 
canst  not  know  them. 

7  Hear  me  now  therefore, O  ye  children, 
and  depart  not  from  the  word?  of  nry  mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her,  and! 
come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her  house :         | 


9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto 
others,  and  thy  years  unto  the  cruel : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with  thy 
wealth ;  and  thy  labours  be  in  the  house  oi 
a  stranger; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last,  when 
thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are  consumed, 

12  And  say,  How  have  1  hated  instruc- 
tion, and  my  heart  despised  reproof; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of 
my  teachers,  nor  inclined  mine  ear  to  them 
that  instructed  me ! 

14  1  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the  midst 
of  the  congregation  and  assembly. 

15  1[  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own 
cistern,  and  running  waters  out  of  thine 
own  well. 

16  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed 
abroad,  and  rivers  of  waters  in  the  streets 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own,  and  not 
strangers'  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed:  and  re- 
joice with  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

19  Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind  and 
pleasant  roe ;  let  her  breasts  satisfy  thee 
at  all  times;  and  be  thou  ravished  always 
with  her  love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son,  be  ra- 
vished with  a  strange  woman,  and  embrace 
the  bosom  of  a  stranger? 

21  For  the  ways  of  man  are  before  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  he  pondereth  all 
his  goings. 

22  TF  His  own  iniquities  shall  take  the 
wicked  himself,  and  he  shall  be  holder* 
with  the  cords  of  his  sins. 

23  He  shall  die  without  instruction} 
and  in  the  greatness  of  his  folly  he  shall  go 
astray. 

CHAP.  VI. 
/|~Y  son,  if  thou  be  surety  for  thy  friend. 
ifihou  hast  stricken  thy  hand  with 
a  stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of 
thy  mouth,  thou  art  taken  with  the  words 
of  thy  mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thy 
self,  when  thou  art  come  into  the  hand  ot 
thy  friend;  go,  humble  thyself,  and  make 
sure  thy  friend. 

4  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  nor 
slumber  to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the  hand 
of  the  hunter,  and  as  a  bird  from  the  hand 
of  the  fowler. 

6  IF  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard;  con- 
sider her  ways,  and  be  wise  : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  overseer,  or 
ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer, 
and  gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

9  How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O  sluggard? 
when  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep? 

10  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep: 

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The  mischiefs  of  whoredom.         CHAP.  VII 

11  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one 
that  travelleth,  and  thy  want  as  an  armed 
man. 

12  IT  A  naughty  person,  a  wicked  man, 
walketh  with  a  froward  mouth. 

13  He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he  speak - 
eth  with  his  feet,  |je  teacheth  with  his 
fingers ; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  he  de- 
viseth  mischief  continually;  he  soweth 
discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity  come 
uddenly;    suddenly  shall  he  be  broken 

without  remedy. 

16  If  These  six  things  doth  the  Lord 
hate;  yea,  seven  are  an  abomination  unto 
him: 

17  A  proud  look,  a  lying  tongue,  and 
hands  that  shed  innocent  blood, 

18  A  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  ima- 
ginations, feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to 
mischief, 

19  A  false  witness  that  speaketh  lies, 
and  him  that  soweth  discord  among 
brethren. 

20  IF  My  son,  keep  thy  father's  com- 
mandment, and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy 
mother: 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thy 
heart,  and  tie  them  about  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead  thee; 
when  thou  sleepest,  it  shall  keep  thee; 
and  when  thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with 
thee. 

23  For  the  commandment  is  a  lamp ; 
and  the  law  is  light;  and  reproofs  of  in- 
struction are  the  way  of  life  : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman, 
from  the  flattery  of  the  tongue  of  a  strange 
woman. 

25  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  thy 
heart;  neither  let  her  take  thee  with  her 
eyelids. 

26  _  For  by  means  of  a  whorish  woman  a 
man  is  brought  to  a  piece  of  bread:  and 
the  adulteress  will  hunt  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his  bosom, 
and  his  clothes  not  be  burned? 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals,  and  his 
feet  not  be  burned? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neighbour's 
wife;  whosoever  toucheth  her  shall  not 
be  innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if  he  steal 
to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he  is  hungry; 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall  restore 
seven-fold;  he  shall  give  all  the  substance 
of  his  house. 


Description  of  a  harlot. 

therefore  he  will  not  spare  in  the  day  of 
vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ransom  ; 
neither  will  he  rest  content,  though  thou 
givest  many  gifts. 

CHAP.  VII. 

MY  son,  keep  my  words,  and  lay  up 
my  commandments  with  thee. 

2  Keep  my  commandments,  and  live ; 
and  my  law  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 

3  Bind  them  upon  thy  fingers,  write 
them  upon  the  table  of  thy    heart. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my  sister, 
and  call  understanding  thy  kinswoman: 

5  That  they  may  keep  thee  from  the 
strange  woman,  from  the  stranger  which 
flattereth  with  her  words. 

6  IF  For  at  the  window  of  my  house  I 
looked  through  my  casement, 

_  7  And  beheld  among  the  simple  ones,  I 
discerned  among  the  youths,  a  young  man 
void  of  unde-rstanding, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near  her 
corner;  and  he  went  the  way  to  her  house, 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening,  in  the 
black  and  dark  night: 

10  And  behold, "there  met  him  a  woman 
with  the  attire  of  a  harlot,  and  subtile  of 
heart. 

1 1  (She  m  loud  and  stubborn ;  her  feet 
abide  not  in  her  house: 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in  the 
streets,  and  lieth  in  wait  at  every  corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed  him, 
and  with  an  impudent  face  said  unto  him, 

14  I  have  peace-offerings  with  me;  this 
day  have  I  paid  my  vows. 

15  Therefore  came  I  forth  ro  meet  thee, 
diligently  to  seek  thy  face,  and  1  have 
found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with  cover- 
ings of  tapestry,  with  carved  works,  with 
fine  linen  of  Egypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with 
myrrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of  love 
until  the  morning:  let  us  solace  ourselves 
with  loves. 

19  For  the  good-man  is  not  at  home,  he 
is  gone  a  long  journey : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  money  with 
him,  and  will  come  home  at  the  day  ap 
pointed. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech  she 
caused  him  to  yield,  with  the  nattering  o 
her  lips  she  forced  him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  straightway,  aj 
an  ox  goeth  to  the  slaughter,  or  as  a  tool  to 


.  32  But  whoso  committeth  adultery  with  the  correction  of  the  stocks; 
a  woman,  lacketh> understanding:  he  that      23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  his  liver, 
doeth  it, destroy eth  his  own  soul.  las  a  bird  hasteth  to  the  snare,  and  knoweth 

33  A  wound   and  dishonour  shall  he  I  not  that  it  is  tor  his  life. 

get;  and  his  reproach  shall  not  be  wiped!     24  IF  Hearken  unto  me  now  therefore, 
away.  |0  ye  children,  and  attend  to  the  words  oi 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a  man:|my  mouth, 

495 


The  excellencies  of 'wisdom:  PROVERBS.  Its  discipline  and  doctrine. 


25  Let  not  thy  heart  decline  to  her 
ways,  go  not  astray  in  her  paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many  wound- 
ed: yea,  many  strong  men  have  been  stain 
by  her. 

27  Her  house  is  the  way  to  hell,  going 
down  to  the  chambers  of  death. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

DOTH  not  wisdom  cry?  and  under- 
standing put  forth  her  voice? 

2  She  standeth  in  the  top  of  high  places, 
by  the  way  in  the  places  of  the  paths. 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of 
the  city,  at  the  coming  in  at  the  doors : 

.   4  Unto  you,  O  men,   I  call;  and  my 
voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wisdom:  and 
ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  understanding  heart. 

6  Hear;  for  I  will  speak  of  excellent 
things;  and  the  opening  of  my  lips  shall 
be  right  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak  truth :  and 
wickedness  is  an  abomination  to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are  in 
righteousness  ;  there  is  nothing  froward  or 
perverse  in  them. 

9  They  arc  all  plain  to  him  that  under- 
standeth,  and  right  to  them  that  find  know- 
ledge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  sil- 
ver; and  knowledge  rather  than  choice 
gold. 

1 1  For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies ; 
and  all  the  things  that  may  be  desired  are 
not  to  be  compared  to  it. 

12  I  Wisdom  dwell  with  prudence,  and 
find  out  knowledge  of  witty  inventions. 

13  The  fear  ofthe"  Lord  is  to  hate  evil : 
pride,  and  arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way, 
and  the  froward  mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  wisdom : 
I  am  understanding ;  I  have  strength. 

15  By  me  kings  reign,  and  princes  de- 
cree justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,  and  nobles,  even 
all  the  judges  ofthe*  earth. 

17  1  love  them  that  love  me :  and  those 
that  seek  me  early  shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  and  honour  are  with  me  ;  yea, 
durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

1 9  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than 
fine  gold;  and  my  revenue  than  choice 
silver. 

20  I  lead  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 
in  the  midst  of  the  paths  of  judgment  : 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that  love  me 
to  inherit,  substance  :  and  I  will  fill  their 
treasures. 

22  The  Lord  possessed  me  in  the  be- 
ginning of  his  way,  before  his  works  of  old. 

23  fwas  set  up  from  everlasting,  from 
the  beginning,  or  ever  the  earth  was. 

24  When  there  were  no  depths,  I  was 
brought  forth;  when  there  were  no  foun- 
tains abounding  with  water. 


25  Before  the  mountains  were  settl-ed, 
before  the  hills  was  I  brought  forth. 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  the 
earth,  nor  the  fields,  nor  the  highest  part  of 
the  dust  ofthe  world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heavens,  I 
was  there :  when  he  set  a  compass  upon 
the  face  of  the  depth : 

28  When  he  established  the  clouds 
above:  when  he  strengthened  the  foun- 
tains ofthe  deep : 

29  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his  decree 
that  the  waters  should  not  pass  his  com 
mandment ;  when  he  appointed  the  found- 
ations of  the  earth : 

30  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one  brought 
up  with  him:  and  I  was  daily  his  delight, 
rejoicing  always  before  him ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part  ot 
his  earth;  and  my  delights  were  with  the 
sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therefore  hearken  unto  me,  O 
ye  children :  for  blessed  are  they  that  keep 
my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise,  and 
refuse  it  not. 

34  Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me, 
watching  daily  at  my  gates,  waiting  at  the 
posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth  life, 
and  shall  obtain  favour  of  the  Lord. 

36  But  he  that  sinneth  against  me 
wrongeth  his  own  soul :  all  they  that  hate 
me  love  death. 

CHAP.  IX. 

WISDOM  hath  builded  her  house,  she 
hath  hewn  out  her  seven  pillars  : 

2  She  hath  killed  her  beasts ;  she  hath 
mingled  her  wine  ;  she  hath  also  furnished 
her  table. 

3  She  hath  sent  forth  her  maidens  :  she 
crieth  upon  the  highest  places  ofthe  city, 

4  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in 
hither:  as  for  him  that  wanteth  under- 
standing, she  saith  to  him, 

5  Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and  drink  of 
the  wine  which  I  have  mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live  ;  and  go 
in  the  way  of  understanding. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a  scorner  getteth  to 
himself  shame :  and  he  that  rebuketh  a 
wicked  man  getteth  himself  a  blot. 

8  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he  hate 
thee :  rebuke  a  wise  man,  and  he  will  love 
thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man,  and 
| he  will  be  yet  wiser:  teach  a  just  mew, 

and  he  willincrease  in  learning. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  wisdom:  and  the  knowledge  oi  the 

]  holy  is  understanding. 

1 1  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be  multi- 
plied, and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  in- 

I  creased. 

12  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shall  be  wise 

496 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues,  CHAP. 

for  thyself:  but  ?/thou  scornest,  thou  alone 
shalt  bear  it. 

13  IF  A  foolish  woman  is  clamorous: 
she  is  simple,  and  knoweth  nothing-. 

14  Forshe  sittethatthe  door  ofherhouse, 
on  a  seat  in  the  high  places  of  the  city, 

15  To  call  passengers  who  go  right  on 
.heir  ways : 

16  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in 
hither  :  and  as  for  him  that  wanteth  un- 
derstanding, she  saith  to  him, 

17  Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and  bread 
eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  the  dead 
are  there  ;  and  that  her  guests  are  in  the 
depths  of  hell. 

CHAP.  X. 

THE  proverbs  of  Solomon.    A  wise  son 
maketh  a  glad  father:  but  a  foolish 
son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  nothing: 
but  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

3  The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of 
the  righteous  to  famish :  but  he  casteth 
away  the  substance  of  the  wicked. 

4  "He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  with  a 
slack  hand :  but  the  hand  of  the  diligent 
maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is  a  wise 
son :  but  he  that  sleepeth  in  harvest  is  a 
son  that  causeth  shame. 

6  Bles-ings  are  upon  the  head  of  the 
just:  but  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of 
the  wicked. 

7  The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed : 
but  the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  com- 
mandments:  but  a  prating  fool  shall  falL 

9  He  that  walketh  uprightly;  walketh 
surely:  but  he  that  perverteth  his  ways 
shall  be  known. 

10  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth 
.sorrow  :  but  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

1 1  The  mouth  of  a  righteous  man  is  a 
well  of  life :  but  violence  covereth  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  Platred  stirreth  up  strifes:  but  love 
covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  under- 
itanding  wisdom  is  found  :  but  a  rod  is  for 
the  back  of  him  that  is  void  of  understand- 
ing. 

14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge  :  but  the 
mouth  of  the  foolish  is  near  destruction. 

15  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong 
city :  the  destruction  of  the  poor  is  their 
poverty 


X,  XI.  and  their  contrary  vices. 

eth  not  sin  :  but  he  that  refraineth  his  lips 
is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as  choice 
silver:  the  heart  of  the  wicked  is  little 
worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many : 
but  fools  die  for  want  of  wisdom. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh 
rich,  and  he  addeth  no  sorrow  with  it. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do  mischief. 
but  a  man  of  understanding  hath  wrisdom. 

24  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come 
upon  him  :  but  the  desire  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  granted. 

25  As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  so  is  the 
wicked  no  more  :  but  the  righteous  is  an 
everlasting  foundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  a? 
smoke  to  the  eyes,  so  is  the  sluggard  to 
them  that  send  him. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  prolongeth 
days :  but  the  years  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  be 
gladness  :  but  the  expectation  of  the  wick' 
ed  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength  to 
the  upright :  but  destruction  shall  be  to  the 
workers  of  iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be  removed : 
but  the  wicked  shall  not  inhabit  the  earth. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  just  bringeth  forth 
wisdom :  but  the  froward  tongue  shall  be 
cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what 
is  acceptable  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
speaketh  frowardness. 

CHAP.  XI. 

A  FALSE  balance  is  abomination  to  the 
Lord:  but  a  just  weight  is  his  delight. 

2  When  pride  cometh,  then  cometh 
shame :  but  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

3  The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall 
guide  them  :  but  the  perverseness  of  trans- 
gressors shall  destroy  them. 

4  Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wrath: 
but  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

5  'the  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall 
direct  his  way  :  but  the  wicked  shall  fall 
by  his  own  wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall 
deliver  them :  but  transgressors  shall  be 
taken  in  their  own  naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his  ex 
pectation  shall  perish :  and  the  hope  of 
unjust  men  perisneth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of  trou- 


16  The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth\h\e,  and  the  wicked  cometh  m  his  stead, 
to  life  :  the  fruit  of  the  wicked  to  sin.  9    A  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  destroy  - 

17  He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that  keepeth  jeth  his  neighbour :  but  through  knowledge 


instruction:   but  he  that  refuseth  reproof 

erre  th- 
is Fie  thathideth  hatred  with  lying  lips, 

and  he  that  uttereth  a  slander,  is  a  fool. 
19  In  the  multitude  of  words  there  want- 
32 


shall  the  just  be  deliveivd. 

10  When  it  goeth  well  with  the  right- 
eous the  city  rejoiceth :  and  when  the 
wicked  perish,  there  is  shouting. 

11  By  the  blessing  ot  the  upright  the 

49'7 


PROVERBS. 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues 

city  is  exalted :  but  it  is  overthrown  by  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  despiseth 
his  neighbour :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
holdeth  his  peace. 

13  A  tale-bearer  revealeth  secrets:  but 
he  that  is  of  a  faithful  spirit  concealeth  the 
matter. 

14  Where  no  counsel  it,  the  people  fall: 
but  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is 
safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stranger  shall 
^nart/or  it:  and  he  that  hateth  suretiship 
is  sure. 

16  A  gracious  woman  retaineth  honour : 
and  strong  men  retain  riches. 

17  The  merciful  man  doeth  good  to  his 
own  soul :  but  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his 
own  flesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a  deceitful 
work :  but  to  him  that  soweth  righteousness 
shall  be  a  sure  reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to  life  :  so 
he  that  pursueth  evil  pursueth  it  to  his  own 
death. 

20  They  that  are  of  a  froward  heart  are 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  such  as  are 
upright  in  their  way  are  his  delight. 

21  Though  hind  join  in  hand,  the  wick- 
ed shall  not  be  unpunished:  bui  the  seed 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 

22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's  snout, 
so  is  a  fair  woman  which  is  without  discre- 
tion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only 
^ood:  but  the  expectation  of  the  wicked 
is  wrath. 

24  There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  in- 
creaseth ;  and  there  is  that  withholdeth 
more  than  is  meet,  but  it  tendeth  to  po- 
verty. 

25  The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat: 
and  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also 
himself. 

26  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  peo- 
ple shall  curse  him  :  but  blessing  shall  be 
upon  the  head  of  him  that  selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  pro- 
cure th  favour :  but  he  that  seeketh  mis- 
chief, it  shall  come  unto  him. 

28  Hethattrustethinhis  riches  shall  fall: 
but  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  a  branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  shall 
nherit  the  wind:  and  the  fool  shallbe  ser- 
vant to  the  wise  of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree 
of  life  ;  and  he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  re- 
compensed in  the  earth :  much  more  the 
wicked  and  the  sinner. 

CHAP.  XII. 

WHOSO    loveth    instruction    loveth 
knowledge :    but  he   that 
reproof  is  brutish. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 

Lord  :  but  a  man  of  wicked  devices  will 
he  condemn. 

3  A  man  shall  not  be  established  by 
wickedness  :  but  the  root  of  the  righteous 
shall  not  be  moved. 

4  A  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown  to  her 
husband  :  but  she  that  maketh  ashamed  is 
as  rottenness  in  his  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are  right: 
but  the  counsels  of  the  wicked  are  deceit. 

6  The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to  lie 
in  wait  for  blood :  but  the  mouth  of  the 
upright  shall  deliver  them. 

7  The  wicked  are  overthrown,  and  are 
not :  but  the  house  of  the  righteous  shall 
stand. 

8  A  man  shall  be  commended  accord- 
ing to  his  wisdom :  but  he  that  is  of  s 
perverse  heart  shall  be  despised. 

9  He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a  ser- 
vant, is  better  than  he  that  honoureth  him- 
self, and  lacketh  bread. 

10  A  righteous  man  regardeth  the  life 
of  his  beast :  but  the  tender  mercies  of 
the  wicked  are  cruel. 

1 1  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  bread  :  but  he  that  followeth 
vain  persons  is  void  of  understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desire  th  the  net  of  evil 
men :  but  the  root  of  the  righteous  yield- 
eth  fruit. 

13  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the  trans- 
gression of  his  lips :  but  the  just  shall 
come  out  of  trouble. 

14  A  man  shall  be  satisfied  with  good 
by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth :  and  the  recom- 
pence  of  a  man's  hands  shall  be  rendered 
unto  him. 

15  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in  his  own 
eyes :  but  he  that  hearkeheth  unto  counsel 
is  wise. 

16  A  fool's  wrath  is  presently  known  : 
but  a  prudent  man  covereth  shame. 

17  He  that  speaketh  truth  sheweth  forth 
righteousness :  but  a  false  witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  that  speaketh  like  the 
piercings  of  a  sword:  but  the  tongue  oi 
the  wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shallbe  established 
for  ever :  but  a  lying  tongue  is  but  for  a 
moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them  that 
imagine  evil :  but  to  the  counsellors  of 
peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to  the 
just :  but  the  wicked  shall  be  filled  with 
mischief. 

22  Lying  lips  are  abomination  to  the 
Lord,  but  they  that  deal  truly  are  his 
delight. 

23  A  prudent  man  concealeth  know- 
ledge :  but  the  heart  of  fools  proclaimeth 

hateth  j  foolishness. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear 
2  A  good  men  obtaineth  favour  of  the  1  rule:  but  the  slothiul  shall  be  under  tribute. 

498 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues,         CHAP.  XIII,  XIV.  and  their  contrary  vices. 

25  Heaviness  in  the  heartof  man  maketh       21    Evil   pursueth  sinners:  but  to  the 
it  stoop  :  but  a  good  word  maketh  it  glad,  [righteous,  good  shall  be  repaid. 

26  The  righteous  is  more  excellent  than  i      22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  inheritance 
his  neighbour  :  but  the  way  of  the  wicked !  to  his  children's  children  :  and  the  wealth 


seduceth  them 

27  The  slothful  man  roasteth  not  that 
which  he  took  in  hunting :  but  the  sub- 
stance of  a  diligent  man  is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is  life  ; 
and  in  the  pathway  thereof  there  is  no 
death. 

CHAP.   XTIl. 

A  WISE  son  heareth  his  father's  in- 
struction :  but  a  scorner  heareth  not 
rebuke. 

2  A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the  fruit  of 
his  mouth  :  but  the  souf  of  the  transgressors 
shall  eat  violence. 

3  He  that  keepeth  his  mouth  keepeth  his 
life :  but  he  that  openeth  wide  his  lips 
shall  have  destruction. 

4  The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desireth, 
and  hath  nothing:  but  the  soul  of  the  dili- 
gent shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  lying :  but  a 
wicked  man  is  loathsome,  and  comet h  to 
shame. 

6  Righteousness  keepeth  him  that  is 
upright  in  the  way  :  but  wickedness  over- 
throweth  the  sinner. 

7  There  is  that  maketh  himself  rich, 
yet  hath  nothing:  there  is  that  maketh 
himself  poor,  yet  hath  great  riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are  his 
riches  :  but  the  poor  heareth  not  rebuke. 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth  : 
but  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  contention : 
but  with  the  well-advised  it  wisdom 

1 1  Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall  be 
diminished :  but  he  that  gatherelh  by  la 
hour  shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the  heart 
sick  :  but  when  the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a 
tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  despiseth  the  word  shall  be 
destroyed :  but  he  that  feareth  the  com- 
mandment shall  be  rewarded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  fountain  of 
life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth  favour: 
but  the  way  of  transgressors  it  hard. 

16  Every  prudent  man  dealeth  with 
knowledge:  but  a  fool  layeth  open  hit  folly. 

17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth  into  mis- 
chief: but  a  faithful  ambassador  is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  be  to  him 
that  refuseth  instruction :  but  he  that  re- 
garded reproof  shall  be  honoured. 

19  The  desire  accomplished  is  sweet 'to 
the  sou! :  but  it  is  abomination  to  fools  to 
depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise  men  shall 


TjWERY 

I_J  house 


of  the  sinner  is  laid  up  for  the  just. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  the 
poor:  but  there  is  that  is  destroyed  for 
want  of  judgment.' 

24  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth  his 
son:  but  he  that  loveth  him  chasteneth 
him  betimes. 

25  The  righteous  eateth  to  the  satisfy- 
ing of  his  soul :  but  the  belly  of  the  wicked 
shall  want. 

CHAP.   XIV. 

wise    woman    buildeth  her 
but   the  foolish  plucketh  it 
down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness 
feareth  the  Lord  :  but  he  that  is  perverse 
in  his  ways,  despiseth  him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a  rod  of 
pride :  but  the  lips  of  the  wise  shall  pre- 
serve them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is  clean : 
but  much  increase  is  by  the  strength  oi 
the  ox. 

5  A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie  :  but  a 
false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and  find- 
eth  it  not :  but  knowledge  is  easy  unto  him 
that  understandeth. 

7  Go  from  the  presence  of  a  foolish 
man,  when  thou  perceivest  not  in  him  the 
lips  of  knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  un- 
derstand his  way  :  but  the  folly  of  fools  is 
deceit. 

9  Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin  :  but  among 
the  righteous  there  is  favour. 

10  TJoe  heart  knoweth  his  own  bitter- 
ness ;  and  a  stranger  doth  not  intermeddle 
with  his  joy. 

1 1  The  house  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
overthrown :  but  the  tabernacle  of  the 
upright  shall  flourish. 

12  There  is  a  way  which  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man,  but  the  end  thereof  are  the 
ways  of  death. 

13  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrow- 
ful ;  and  the  end  of  that  mirth  is  heaviness. 

14  The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be 
filled  with  his  own  ways  :  and  a  good  man 
shall  be  tatisfiecl  from  himself. 

15  The  simple  beJieveth  every  word  . 
but  the  prudent  man  looketh  well  to  his 
going. 

16  A  wise  man  feareth,  and  departed) 
from  evil :  but  the  fool  rageth,  and  is 
confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth  foolish- 
ly :  and  a  man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly :  but  the 


be  wise  :  but  a  companion  of  fools  shall; prudent  are  crowned  with  knowledge. 


be  destroyed 


19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good;  and 
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the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the  righteous. 

20  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his  own 
neighbour :  but  the  rich  hath  many  friends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neighbour  sin- 
neth  :  but  he  that  hath  mercy  on  the  poor, 
happy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise  evil?  but 
•nercy  and  truth  shall  be  to  them  that  de.- 
vise  good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit :  but  the 
talk  of  the  lips  tendeih  only  to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  riches: 
but  the  foolishness  of  fools  is  folly. 

25  A  true  witness  delivereth  souls  :  but 
a  deceitful  witness  speaketh  lies, 

26  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong 
confidence  :  and  his  children  shall  have  a 
place  of  refuge. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  fountain 
cf  life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is  the 
king's  honour  :  but  in  the  want  of  people 
is  the  destruction  of  the  prince. 

29  He  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of  great 
understanding:  but  he  that  is  hasty  of 
spirit  exalteth  folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the  flesh  : 
but  envy  the  rottenness  of  the  bones. 

3 1  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproach- 
eth.  his  Maker:  but  he  thathonoureth  him 
hath  mercy  on  the  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in  his 
wickedness:  but  the  righteous  hath  hope 
in  his  death. 

33  Wisdom  resteth  in  the,heart  of  a  him 
that  hath  understanding  :  but  that  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  fools  is  made  known. 

34  Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation : 
but  sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people. 

35  The  king's  favour  is  toward'  a  wise 
servant :  but  his  wrath  is  against  him  that 
causeth  shame. 

CHAP.  XV. 
\    SOFT  answer  turneth  away  wrath : 
JLJL  but  grievous  words  stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  know- 
ledge aright :  but  the  mouth  of  fools  pour- 
etii  out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every 
p-lace,  beholding  the  evil  and  the  good. 

4  A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree  of  life  : 
but  perverseness  therein  is  a  breach  in  the 
spirit. 

5  A  fool  despiseth  his  father's  instruc- 
tion :  but  he  that  regardeth  reproof  is 
prudent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much 
treasure  :  but  in  the  revenues  of  the  wick- 
ed is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse  know- 
ledge :  but  the  heart  of  the  foolish  doeth 
not  so. 

8  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  the  prayer 
of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 


9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Lord  ;  but  he  loveth  him 
that  followeth  after  righteousness. 

10  Correction  is  grievous  unto  him  that 
forsaketh  the  way :  and  he  that  hateth  re- 
proof shall  die. 

1 1  Hell  and  destruction  are  before  the 
Lord  :  how  much  mpre  then  the  hearts  of 
the  children  of  men? 

12  A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that  re- 
proveth  him  :  neither  will  he  go  unto  the 
wise. 

13  A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerfu. 
countenance  :  but  by  sorrow  of  the  heart 
the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  under- 
standing seeketh  knowledge :  but  the 
mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on  foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are  evil : 
but  he  that  is  of  a  merry  heart  hath  a  con- 
tinual feast. 

16  Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  than  great  treasure  and  trouble 
therewith. 

17  Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love 
is,  than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred  there- 
with. 

18  A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up  strife:  but 
he  that  is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 

1 9  The  way  of  the  slothful  man  is  as  a 
hedge  of  thorns :  but  the  way  of  the 
righteous  is  made  plain. 

20  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father : 
but  a  foolish  man  despiseth  his  mother. 

21  Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  destitute 
of  wisdom  :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
walketh  uprightly. 

22  Without  counsel  purposes  are  disap- 
pointed :  but  in  the  multitude  of  counsel- 
lors they  are  established. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer  of  his 
mouth  :  and  a  word  spoken  in  due  season, 
how  good  is  it! 

24  The  way  of  life  is  above  to  the  wise, 
that  he  may  depart  from  hell  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  destroy  the  house  ot 
the  proud  :  but  he  will  establish  the  bor- 
der of  the  widow. 

26  The  thoughts  of  the  wicked  are  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  the  words  oi 
the  pure  are  pleasant  words. 

27  He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubled 
his  own  house ;  but  he  that  hateth  giAp 
shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth 
to  answer :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
poureth  out  evil  things. 

29  The  Lord  is  far  from  the  wicked: 
but  he  heareth  the  prayer  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the 
heart :  and  a  good  report  maketh  the 
bones  fat. 

31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  reproof  of 
life  abideth  among  the  wise. 

32  He   that  refuseth   instruction   de- 

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spiseth  his  own  soul :  but  he  that  hearethjlite  unto  him  that  hath  it:  but  the  instruc- 


reproof  getteth  understanding. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  m  the  instruc- 
tion of  wisdom;  and  before  honour  is 
humility. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  preparations  of  the  heart  in  man, 
and  the  answer  of  the  tongue,  is  from 
the  Lord. 

2  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in 
his  own  eyes  ;  but  the  Lord  weigheth  the 

pirits. 

3  Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord, 
and  thy  thoughts  shall  be  established. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  all  things  for 
himself:  yea,  even  the  wicked  for  the  day 
of  evil 

5  Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  though  hand 
join  in  hand,  he  shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  Bymercv and  truth  iniquity  is  purged: 
and  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  men  depart 
from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord, 
he  inaketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace 
with  him. 

8  Better  is  a  little  with  righteousness, 
than  great  revenues  without  right. 

9  A  man's  heart  deviseth  his  way :  but 
the  Lord  directeth  his  steps. 

10  A  divine  sentence  m  in  the  lips  of  the 
king :  his  mouth  transgresseth  not  in  judg- 
ment. 

11  A  just  weight  and  balance  are  the 
Lord's  :  all  the  weights  of  the  bag  are  his 
work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings  to  com- 
mit wickedness :  for  the  throne  is  esta- 
blished by  righteousness. 

13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight  of 
kings  ;  and  they  love  him  that  speaketh 
right. 

14  The  wrath  of  a  king  is  as  messengers 
of  death  :  but  a  wise  man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king's  countenance 
is  life  ;  and  his  favour  is  as  a  cloud  of  the 
latter  rain. 

16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom 
than  gold?  and  to  get  understanding  rather 
to  be  chosen  than  silver? 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is  to 
depart  from  evil :  he  thatkeepeth  his  way 
preserve th  his  soul. 

18  Pride  goeth  before  destruction,  and 
a    haughty  spirit  before  a  fcll. 

1 9  Better  it  is  to  be  of  an  humble  spirit 
with  the  lowly,  than  to  divide  the  spoil 
with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  handleth  a  matter  wisely 
shall  find  good  :  and  whoso  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The'wise  in  heart  shall  be  called 
prudent :  and  the  sweetness  of  the  lips  in- 
creaseth  learning. 

22  Understanding  is  a  well-spring  of 


tion  of  fools  is  folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wise  teacheth  his 
mouth  and  addeth  learning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  a  honey- 
comb, sweet  to thesoul,  and  health  to  the 
bones. 

25  There  is  a  way  that  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man,  but  the  end  thereof  are  the 
ways  of  death. 

26  He  that  laboureth,laboureth  for  him- 
self, for  his  mouth  craveth  it  of  him. 

27  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up  evil; 
and  in  his  lips  there  is  as  a  burning  fire. 

28  A  froward  man  soweth  strife  :  and  a 
whisperer  separateth  chief  friends. 

29  A  violent  man  enticeth  his  neigh- 
bour, and  leadeth  him  into  the  way  that  is 
not  good. 

30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  devise  fro- 
ward things  :  moving  his  lips  he  bringeth 
evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory, 
if  it  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better 
than  the  mighty ;  and  he  that  ruleth  his 
spirit,  than  he  that  taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap  ;  but  the 
whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 

C&AP.  XVII. 

BETTER  is  a  dry  morsel,  and  quiet- 
ness therewith,  than  a  house  full  of 
sacrifices  with  strife. 

2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule  over  a 
son  that  causeth  shame,  and  shall  have 
part  of  the  inheritance  among  the  brethren. 

3  The  fining-pot  is  for  silver,  and  the 
furnace  for  gold  :  but  the  Lord  trieth  the 
hearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to  false 
lips  ;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to  a  naughty 
tongue. 

5  Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth 
his  Maker  :  and  he  that  is  glad  at  calami- 
ties shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  Children's  children  are  the  crown  oi 
old  men  ;  and  the  glory  of  children  are 
their  fathers. 

7  Excellent  speech  becometh  not  a  fool : 
much  less  do  lying  lips  a  prince. 

8  A  gift  is  as  a  precious  stone  in  the 
eyes  of  him  that  hath  it :  whithersoever  it 
turneth,  it  prospereth. 

9  He  that  covereth  a  transgression  seek- 
eth  love;  but  he  that  repeateth  a  matter, 
separateth  very ^friends. 

10  A  reproof  entereth  more  into  a  wise 
man  than  a  hundred  stripes  into  a  tool. 

1 1  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion : 
therefore  a  cruel  messenger  shall  be  sent 
against  him. 

12  Let  a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  meet 
a  man,  rather  than  a  fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewarde'.h  evil  for  good,  evil 
shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 

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14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when  I      10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong 
one  letteth  out  water:  therefore  leave  offj  tower :  the  righteous  runneth  into  it.  and 

is  safe. 

11  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong 
city,  and  as  a  high  wall  in  his  own  con- 
ceit. 

12  Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man 
is  haughty,  and  before  honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  answereth  a  matter  before 
he  hearethtr,  it  is  folly  and  shame  unto  him. 

4  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sustain  his 


contention,  before  it  be  meddled  with. 

15  He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and 
he  that  condemneth  the  iust,  even  they 
both  are  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in  the 
hand  of  a  fool  to  get  wisdom,  seeing  he 
hath  no  heart  to  it  ? 

17  A  friend  loveth  at  all  times,  and  a 
brother  is  born  for  adversity. 


18  A  man  void  of  understanding  striketh  infirmity  ;  but  a  wounded  spirit  who  can 


fiands,  and  becometh  surety  in  the  pre 
sence  of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that  loveth 
strife  :  and  he  that  exalteth  his  gate  seek- 
eth  destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a  fro  ward  heart  findeth 
no  good :  and  he  that  hath  a  perverse 
tongue  falleth  into  mischief. 

21  He  that  begetteth  a  fool  doeth  it  to 
his  sorrow :  and  the  father  of  a  fool  bath 
no  joy. 

22'  A  merry  heart  doeth  good  like  a 
medicine  :  but  a  broken  spirit  drieth  the 
bones. 

23  A  wicked  man  taketh  a  gift  out  of 
the  bosom  to  pervert  the  waysof  judgment. 

24  Wisdom  is  before  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding ;  but  the  eyes  of  a  fool  are. 
in  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

25  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his  father, 
and  bitterness  to  her  that  bare  him. 

26  Also  to  punish  the  just  is  not  good, 
nor  to  strike  princes  for  equity: 

27  He  that  hath  knowledge  spareth  his 
words:  and  a  man  of  understanding  is  of 
an  excellent  spirit. 

28  Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth  hi 
peace,  is  counted  wise  :  and  he  that  shut 
teth  his  lips  is  esteemed  a  man  of  under 
standing. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THROUGH  desire,  a  man,  having  se- 
parated himself,  seeketh  and  inter- 
meddleth  with  all  wisdom. 

2  A  fool  hath  no  delight  in  understand- 
ing, but  that  his  heart  may  discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then  cometh 
also contempt,and  with  ignominy  tvproach. 

4  The  words  of  a  man's  mouth  arc  as 
deep  waters,  and  the  well-spring  of  wis- 
dom as  a  flowing  brook. 

5  It  is  not  good  to  accept  the  person  of 
the  wicked,  to  overthrow  the  righteous  in 
judgment. 

6  A  foul's  lips  enter  into  contention 
and  his  mouth  calleth  for  strokes 


bear  ? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  getteth 
knowledge  ;  and  the  ear  of  the  wise  seek- 
eth knowledge. 

16  A  man's  gift  maketh  room  for  him, 
and  bringeth  him  before  great  men. 

11  He  that  is  first  in  his  own  cause  seem- 
eth  just;  but  his  neighbour  cometh  and 
searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease, 
and  parteth  between  the  mighty. 

19  A  brother  offended  is  harder  to  be 
won  than  a  strong  city  ;  and  their  conten- 
tions are  like  the  bars  of  a  castle. 

20  A  man's  belly  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  fruit  of  his  mouth ;  and  with  the  in- 
crease of  his  lips  shall  he  be  filled. 

21  Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of 
the  tongue  :  and  they  that  love  it  shall  eat 
the  fruit  thereof. 

22  Whoso  findeth  a  wife,  findeth  a  good 
thing,  and  obtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  entreaties  ;  but  the 
rich  answereth  roughly. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must  shew 
himself  friendly:  and  there  is  a  friend 
that  sticketb  closer  than  a  brother. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

BETTER  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in 
his  integrity,  than/ie  that  is  perverse 
in  his  lips,  and  is  a  fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  be  without  know- 
ledge, it  is  not  good ;  and  he  that  haste th 
with  his  feet  sinneth. 

3  The  foolishness  of  man  perverteth 
his  way  :  and  his  heart  fretteth  against 
the  Lord. 

4  Wealth  maketh  many  friends;  but 
the  poor  is  separated  from  his  neighbour. 

5  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunish 
ed,  and  he  that  speaketh  lies  shall  notes- 
cape. 

6  Many  wilj  entreat  the  favour  of  the 
prince  :  and  every  man  is  a  friend  to  him 
that  giveth  gifts. 

7  All  the^brethren  of  the  poor  do  hate 


7  A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruction,  and]  him:  how  much  more  do  his  friends  go 


his  lips  are  the  snare  of  his  soul. 


far  from  him  ?  he  pursueth  them  with  words, 


8  The  words  of   a  tale-bearer  are  as  yet  they  are  wanting  to  him. 


wounds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner 
most  parts  of  the  belly. 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his  work  is 
brother  to  him  that  is  a  great  waster. 


8  He  that  getteth  wisdom  loveth  his 
own  soul :  be  that  keepeth  understanding 
shall  find  good. 

9  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpu- 

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Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


CHAP.  XX 


aisbed,and/ie?/m£speakethliesshallperish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a  fool; 
much  less  for  a  servant  to  have  rule  over 
princes. 

1 1  The  discretion  of  a  man  deferreih 
his  anger ;  and  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over 
a  transgression. 

12  The  king's  wrath  is  as  the  roaring 
of  a  lion ;  but  his  favour  is  as  dew  upon 
the  grass. 

13  A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity  of  his 


lather:  and  tiie  contentions  of  a  wife  are  can  find? 


and  their  contrary  vices. 

3  It  is  an  honour  for  a  man  to  cease 
from  strife  :  but  every  fool  will  be  med- 
dling. 

4  The  sluggard  will  not  plough  by  rea- 
son of  the  cold  ;  therefore  shall"  he  beg  in 
harvest,  and  have  nothing. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like 
tleep  water  ;  but  a  man  of  understanding 
will  draw  it  out. 

6  Most  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his 
own  goodness  :  but  a  faithful  mar,  wno 


a  continual  dropping 

14  House  and  riches  are  the  inheritance 
of  fathers  :  and  a  prudent  wife  is  from  the 
Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a  deep 
sleep;  and  an  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  commandment 
keepeth  his  own  soul:  buthe  that  despiseth 
his  ways  shall  die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor, 
lendeth  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  that  which 
he  hath  given  will  he  pay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope, 
and  let  not  thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall  suffer 
punishment :  for  if  thou  deliver  him,  yet 
thou  must  do  it  again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  instruc- 
tion, that  thou  mayest  be  wise  in  thy  latter 
end 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a  man's 
heart;  nevertheless  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his  kindness  : 
and  a  poor  man  is  better  than  a  liar. 

23  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth  to  life  : 
and  he  that  hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied ; 
he  shall  not  be  visited  with  evil. 

24  A  slothful  man  hideth  his  hand  in 
his  bosom,  and  will  not  so  much  as  bring 
it  to  his  mouth  again. 

25  Smite  a  scomer,and  the  simple  will 
beware:  and  reprove  one  that  hath  un- 
derstanding, and  he  will  understand  know- 
ledge. 

26  He  that  wasteth  his  father,  and 
chaseth  away  his  mother,  is  a  son  that 
causeth  shame,  and  brin^eth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  instruc- 
tion that  causeth  to  err  from  the  words  of 
knowledge. 

28  An  ungodly  witness  scorneth  judg- 
ment :  and  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  de- 
voureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  prepared  for  scorn- 
ers,  and  stripes  for  the  back  of  fools. 

CHAP.  XX. 

WINE  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  is 
raging  :  and  whosoever  is  deceiv- 
ed thereby  is  not  wise. 

2  The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the  roaring 
of  a  lion:  whoso  provoketh  him  to  anger 
sinneth  against  his  own  soul. 


7  The  just  man  walketh  in  his  integrity! 
his  children  are  blessed  after  him. 

8  A  king  that  sitteth  in  the  throne  of 
judgment,  scattereth  away  all  evil  with  his 
eyes. 

9  Who  can  say,  1  have  made  my  heart 
clean,  I  am  pure  from  my  sin? 

10  Divers  weights,  and  divers  mea- 
sures, both  of  them  are  alike  abomination 
to  the  Lord, 

1 1  Even  a  child  is  known  by  his  doings, 
whether  his  work  be  pure,  and  whether  it 
be  right. 

12  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing 
eye,  the  Lord  hath  made  even  both  ot 
them. 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to 
poverty  ;  open  thine  eyes,  and  thou  shall 
be  satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith  the 
buyer :  but  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then 
he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multitude  ot 
rubies  :  but  the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a 
precious  jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for 
a  stranger :  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for 
a  strange  woman. 

17  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to  a  man; 
but  afterwards  his  mouth  shall  be  filled 
with  gravel. 

18  Every  purpose  is  established  by 
counsel :  and  with  good  advice  make  war. 

19  He  that  goeth  about  as  a  tale-bearer 
revealeth  secrets :  therefore  meddle  not 
with  him  that  flattereth  with  his  lips. 

20  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther, his  lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  obscure 
darkness. 

2 1  An  inheritance  may  be  gotten  hastily" 
at  the  beginning;  but  the  end  thereof  shal 
not  be  blessed. 

22  Say  not  thou,  I  will  recompense  evil; 
but  wait  on  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  save 
thee. 

23  Divers  weights  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  a  false  balance  is  not 
good. 

24  Man's  goings  are  of  the  Lord  ;  how 
can  a  man  then  understand  his  own  way? 

25  It  is  a  snare  to  the  man  who  devour- 
ed that  which  is  holy,  and  alter  vows  to 
make  inquiry. 

503 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 


26  A  wise  king  scattereth  the  wicked,  ithan  with  a  contentious  and  an  angry  wo- 
and  bringeth  the  wheel  over  them. 


27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  candle  of 
the  Lord,  searching  all  the  inward  parts 
of  the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the  king : 
and  his  throne  is  upholden  by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  is  their 
strength :  and  the  beauty  of  old  men  is 
the  gray  head. 

W)  The  blueness  of  a  wound  cleanseth 
away  evil  :  so  do  stripes  the  inward  parts 
of  the  belly 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the^hand  of  the 
Lord,  as  the   rivers  of  water :  he 
turneth  it  whithersoever  he  will. 

2  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in  his  own 
eyes  :  but  the  Lord  pondereth  the  hearts. 

3  To  do  justice  and  judgment  is  more 
acceptable  to  the  Lord  than  sacrifice. 

4  A  high  look,  and  a  proud  heart,  and 
the  ploughing  of  the  wicked,  is  sin. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  diligent  tend  only 
to  plenteousness  ;  but  of  every  one  that  is 
hasty,  only  to  want. 

6  The  getting  of  treasures  by  a  lying 
tongue  u  a  vanity  tossed  to  and  fro  of  them 
that  seek  death. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall  de- 
stroy them  ;  because  they  refuse  to  do 
judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  froward  and 
strange  :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his  work  is 
right. 

9  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of  the 
house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  woman  in 
a  wide  house. 

10  The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth  evil : 
his  neighbour  findeth  no  favour  in  his  eyes. 

1 1  When  the  scorner  is  punished,  the 
simple  is  made  wise  :  and  when  the  wise 
is  instructed,  he  receiveth  knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  man  wisely  consider- 
ed the  house  of  the  wicked:  but  God 
overthroweth  the  wicked  (or  their  wicked- 
ness. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at  the  cry 
of  the  poor,  he  also  shall  cry  himself,  but 
shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  anger:  and 
a  reward  in  the  bosom, strong  wrath. 

15  It  ?s  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judgment : 
but  destruction  shall  be  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out  of  the 
way  of  understanding  shall  remain  in  the 
congregation  of  the  dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall  be  a 
poor  man:  he  that  loveth  wine  and  oil 
shall  not  be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  shall  be  a  ransom  for] 
the  righteous,  and  the  transgressor  for  the 
upright. 

19  It  Abetter  to  dwell  in  the  wilderness, 


20  There  is  treasure  to  be  desired, 
and  oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise  ;  but  a 
foolish  man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  He  that  followeth  after  righteousness 
and  mercy,findeth  life,  righteousness,  and 
honour. 

22  A  wise  man  scaleth  the  city  of  the 
mighty,  and  casteth  down  the  strength  oi 
the  confidence  thereof. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his 
tongue,  keepeth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is  his 
name,  who  dealeth  in  proud  wrath. 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killeth 
him  ;  for  his  hands  refuse  to  labour. 

26  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the  day  long: 
but  the  righteous  giveth  and  spareth  not. 

27  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  abomi- 
nation :  how  much  more,  m-hcn  he  bringeth 
it  with  a  wicked  mind? 

28  A  false  witness  shall  perish:  but  the 
man  that  heareth.speaketh  constantly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his  face : 
butas/orthe  upright,  he  directethhis  way. 

30  There  is  no  wisdom  nor  understand- 
ing nor  counsel  against  the  Lord. 

31  The  horse  is  prepared  against  the 
day  of  battle  :  but  safety  is  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

A    GOOD  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  great  riches,  and  loving  favour 
rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

2  The  rich  and  poor  meet  together:  the 
Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

3  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and 
hideth  himself:  but  the  simple  pass  on, 
and  are  punished. 

4  By  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
are  riches,  and  honour,  and  life. 

5  Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the  way  of 
the  froward :  he  that  doth  keep  his  soul 
shall  be  far  from  them. 

6  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should 
go  :  and  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  depart 
from  it. 

7  The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor,  and  the 
borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 

8  He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap 
vanity  :  and  the  rod  of  his  anger  shall  fail 

9  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye  shall  b 
blessed ;  for  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the 
poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  contention 
shall  go  out ;  yea,  strife  and  reproach  shall 
cease. 

1 1  He  that  loveth  pureness  of  heart,ybr 
the  grace  of  his  lips  the  king  shall  be  his 
friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve 
knowledge,  andhe  overthroweth  the  words 
of  the  transgressor. 

13  The  slothful  man  sailh,  TJiere  is  a 
lion  without.  I  shall  be  slain  in  the  streets 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues. 


CHAP.  XX11I. 


and  their  contrary  vice* 


14  The  mouth  of  strange  women  ?s  a 
deep  pit :  he  that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord 
shall  fall  therein. 

15  Foolishness  it  bound  in  the  heart  of 
a  child ;  but  the  rod  of  correction  shall 
drive  it  far  from  him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  in- 
crease his  riches,  and  he  that  giveth  to  the 
rich,  shall  surely  come  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear  the 
words  of  the  wise,  and  apply  thy  heart 
unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if  thou  keep 
them  within  thee ;  they  shall  withal  be 
fitted  in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord, 
I  have  made  known  to  thee  this  day,  even 
to  thee. 

20  Have  not  I  written  to  thee  excellent 
things  in  counsels  and  knowledge, 

21  That  I  might  make  thee  know  the 
certainty  of  the  words  of  truth  ;  that  thou 
mightest  answer  the  words  of  truth  to  them 
that  send  unto  thee? 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor: 
neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate  : 

23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause, 
and  spoil  the  soul  of  those  that  spoiled 
them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an  angry 
man ;  and  with  a  furious  man  thou  shaft 
not  go : 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and  get  a 
snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that  strike 
nands,  or  of  them  that  are  sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay,  why 
should  he  take  away  thy  bed  from  under 
thee? 

28  Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark, 
which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seestthou  a  man  diligent  in  his  bu- 
siness? he  shall  stand  before  kings;  he 
shall  not  stand  before  mean  men. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with  a  ru- 
ler, consider  diligently  what  *s  be- 
fore thee : 

2  And  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat,  if  thou 
be  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties :  for 
they  are  deceitful  meat. 

4  Labour  not  to  be  rich:  cease  from 
thine  own  wisdom. 

5  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that 
which  is  not?  for  riches  certainly  make 
themselves  wings ;  they  fly  away  as  an 
eagle  toward   heaven. 

6  Eat  thoj  not  the  bread  of  him  that 
hath  an  evil  eye,  neither  desire  thou  his 
dainty  meats: 

7  For  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart,  so  is 
he  :  Eat  and  drink,  saith  he  to  thee  ;  but 
his  heart  is  not  with  thee. 

8  The  morsel  whichthou  hast  eaten  shalt 


thou  vomit  up,  and  lose  thy  sweet  words 

9  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a  fool :  for  he 
will  despise  the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 

10  Remove  not  the  old  landmark ;  and 
enter  not  into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless  : 

11  For  their  Redeemer  it  mighty;  he 
shall  plead  their  cause  .with  thee. 

1.2  Apply  thy  heart  unto  instruction, 
and  thine  ears  to  the  words  of  knowledge? 

13  Withhold  not  correction  from  the 
child :  for  if  thou  beatesthim  with  the  rod, 
he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shalt  beat  him  with  the  rod 
and  shalt  deliver  his  soul  from  hell. 

15  My  son,  if  thy  heart  be  wise,  my 
heart  shall  rejoice,  even  mine. 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice,  when 
thy  lips  speak  right  things. 

17  Let  not  thy  heart  envy  sinners: 
but  be  thou  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  all  the 
day  long. 

1 8  For  surely  there  is  an  end ;  and  thine 
expectation  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise,  and 
guide  thy    heart  in  the  way. 

20  Be  not  among  wine-bibbers  ;  among 
riotous  eaters  of  flesh : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton 
shall  come  to  poverty:  and  drowsiness 
shall  clothe  a  man  with  rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat 
thee,  and  despise  not  thy  mother  when  she 
is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  andsell  it  not ;  also  wis- 
dom, and  instruction,  and  understanding. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous  shall 
greatly  rejoice:  and  he  that  begetteth  a 
wise  child  shall  have  joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother  shall  be 
glad,  and  she  that  bare  thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thy  heart,  and  let 
thine  eyes  observe  my  ways. 

27  For  a  whore  is  a  deep  ditch  ;  and  a 
strange  woman  is  a  narrow  pit. 

28She  also  lieth  in  wait  as  for  a.  prey,  and 
increase th  the  transgressors  among  men. 

29  Who  hath  wo?  who  hath  sorrow?  who 
hath  contentions?  who  hath  babbling?  who 
hath  wounds  without  cause?  who  hath  red- 
ness of  eyes? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine; 
they  that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when 
it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his  colour  in  the 
cup,  when  it  moveth  itseif  aright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent, 
and  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  wo- 
men, and   thy   heart  shaii  utter  perverse 

'things.  .      ,   ,  ,.  ,, 

i  34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  tr>«t  lieth 
|  down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  or  *  he  that 
I  lieth  upon  the  top  of  a  mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou 
\sai/,  and  I  was  not  sick  ;  they  have  beaten 
505 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 


me,  and  I  felt  it  not :  when  shall  I  awake?  jarf  righteous ;  him  shall  the  people  curse, 


I  will  seek  it 


M 


yei 

ch; 


;am. 

.  XXIV. 


nations  shall  abhor  him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him  shall 


BE  not  thou  envious  against  evil  men,  j  be  delight,  and  a  good  blessing  shall  come 
neither  desire  to  be  with  them  :  jupon  them. 

2  For  their  heart  studielh  destruction,!     26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lips  that 
and  their  lips  talk  of  mischief.  jgiveth  a  right  answer. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  a   house  builded ;  j     27  Prepare  thy  work  without,  and  make 


^nd  by  understanding  it  is  established: 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the  chambers 
be  filled  with  all  precious  and  pleasant 
riches. 

5  A  wise  man  is  strong ;  yea,  a  man  of 
knowledge  increaseth  strength. 

6  For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt  make 
thy  war  :  and  in  multitude  of  counsellors 
there  is  safety. 

7  Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool:  he 
openelh  not  his  mouth  in  the  gate. 

8  He  that  deviseth  to  do  evil  shall  be 
called  a  mischievous  person. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is  sin :  and 
the  scorner  is  an  abomination  to  men. 

10  //"thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adversity, 
thy  strength  is  small. 

11  If  thou  forbear  to  deliver  them  that 
are  drawn  unto  death,  and  those  that  are 
ready  to  be  slain  ; 

12  If  thou  sayest,  Behold,  we  knew  it 
not ;  doth  not  he  that  pondereth  the  heart 
consider  it?  and  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul, 
doth  not  he  know  it?  and  shall  not  he  ren- 
der to  every  man  according  to  his  works? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  because  it 
is  good ;  and  the  honey-comb,  which  is 
sweet  to  thy  taste : 

14  So  shall  the  knowledge  of  wisdom 
be  unto  thy  soul :  when  thou  hast  found  it, 
then  there  shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  ex- 
pectation shall  not  be  cut  off. 

15  Lav  not  wait,  O  wicked  man,  against 
the  dwelling  of  the  righteous ;  spoil  not  his 
resting-place : 

16  For  a  just  man  falleth  seven  times, 
and  riseth  up  again :  but  the  wicked  shall 
fall  into  mischief. 

17  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  fall- 
eth, and  let  not  thy  heart  be  glad  when 
he  stumble th . 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  displease 
him,  and  he  turn  away  his  wrath  from  him. 

/9  Fret  not  thy  sell  because  of  evil  men, 
neither  be  thou  envious  at  the  wicked; 

20  For  there  shall  be  no  reward  to  the 
evil  man;  the  candle  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the 
king:  and  meddle  not  with  them  that  are 
given  to  change : 

-2  For  their  calamity  shall  rise  sudden- 
0^5  arH  who  knoweth  the  ruin  of  them  both? 
~3  r*ese  things  also  belong  to  the  wise. 
rfo"0*  ^^  to"ave  resPect  °f  persons  in 
24  He  that  saith  unto  the  wicked,  Thou 


it  fit  for  thyself  in  the  field ;  and  afterwards 
build    thy    house. 

28  Be  not  a  witness  against  thy  neigh 
bour  without  cause  ;  and  deceive  not  with 
thy  lips. 

29  Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath 
done  to  me  :  I  will  render  to  the  man  ac- 
cording to  his  work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful, 
and  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man  void  of 
understanding; 

31  And  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over  with 
thorns,  and  nettles  had  covered  the  face 
thereof,  and  the  stone  wall  thereof  was 
broken  down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  considered  it  well : 
I  looked  upon  it,  and  received  instruction. 

33  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that 
travelleth ;  and  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

CHAP.  XXV. 
PT^HESE  are  also  proverbs  of  Solomon, 
X     which  the  men  of  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah  copied  out. 

2  It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  conceal  a 
thing:  but  the  honour  of  kings  is  to  search 
out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  the  earth 
for  depth, 
searchable. 

4  Take  away  the  dross  from  the  silver, 
and  there  shall  come  forth  a  vessel  for  the 
finer. 

5  Take  away  the  wicked  from  before 
the  king,  and  his  throne  shall  be  establish- 
ed in  righteousness. 

6  Put  not  forth  thyself  in  the  presence 
of  the  king,  and  stand  not  in  the  place  of 
great  men : 

7  For  better  iris  that  it  be  said  unto  thee, 
Come  up  hither ;  than  that  thou  shouldest 
be  put  lower  in  the  presence  of  the  prince 
whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive,  lest  thou 
know  not  what  lo  do  in  the  end  thereof, 
when  thy  neighbouvhath  putthee  to  shame. 

9  Debate  thy  cause  with  thy  neighbour 
In'/nself;  and  discover  not  a  secret  to  ano- 
ther : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put  thee  to 
shame,  and  thine  infamy  turn  not  awaj^. 

1 1  A  word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of 
gold  in  pictures  of  silver. 

12  J)s  an  ear-ring  of  gold,  and  an  orna- 
ment of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise  reprover 
upon  an  obedient  ear. 

506 


and  the  heart  of  kings  is  un- 


Observations  about  fools       CHAP.  XXVI,  XXVII.  Of  sluggards  and  busybodtes. 
13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of;  drunkard,  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of 


harvest,  so  is  a  faithful  messenger  to  them 
that  send  him :  for  he  refresheth  the  soul 
of  his  masters. 

14  Whoso  boasteth  himself  of  a  false  gift 
is  like  clouds  and  wind  without  rain. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince  per- 
suaded, and  a  soft  tongue  breaketh  the  bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey?  eat  so  much 
as  is  sufficient  for  thee,  lest  thou  be  filled 
therewith,  and  vomit  it 

17  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy  neighb- 
our's house  ;  lest  he  be  weary  of  thee,  and 

so  hate  thee. 

18  A  man  that  beareth  false  witness 
against  his  neighbour  is  a  maul,  and  a 
sword,  and  a  sharp  arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful  man  in 
time  of  trouble  is  like  a  broken  tooth,  and 
a  foot  out  of  joint. 

20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a  garment  in 
cold  weather,  and  as  vinegar  upon  nitre :  so 
is  he  that  singeth  songs  to  a  heavy  heart. 

21  If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him 
bread  to  eat ;  and  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him 
water  to  drink : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon 
his  head,  and  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  driveth  away  rain  : 
so  doth  an  angry  countenance  a  backbiting 
tongue. 

24  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of 
the  house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  wo- 
man and  in  a  wide  house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty  soul,  son's 
good  news  from  a  far  country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down  before 
the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled  fountain,  and 
a  corrupt  spring. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much  honey :  so 
for  men  to  search  their  own  glory  is  not 
glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his  own 
spirit^  like  a  city  that  is  broken  down, 
and  without  walls. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AS  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in  har- 
vest ;  so  honour  is  not  seemly  for  a  fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as  the 
swallow  by  flying,  so  the  curse  causeless 
shall  not  come. 

3  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle  for  the 
ass,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's  back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like  unto  him. 

5  Answer  a  fool  according  to  his  foliy, 
lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own  conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by  the  hand 
of  a  fool  cutteth  off  the  feet,  and  drinketh 
damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  not  equal :  so 
is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

8  As  he  that  bindeth  a  stone  in  a  sling, 
SO  is  he  that  giveth  honour  to  a  fool. 

9  As  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the  hand  of  a 


so  a 


fools. 

10  The  great  God  that  ormed  all  things 
both  rewardeth  the  fool,  and  rewardeth 
transgressors. 

1 1  As  a  dog  returneth  to  his  vomit, 
fool  returneth  to  his  folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his  own 
conceit?  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than 
of  him. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith,  There  is  a 
lion  in  the  way;  a  lion  is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his  hinges, 
so  doth  the  slothful  upon  his  bed. 

15  The  slothful  hideth  his  hand  in  his 
bosom ;  it  grieveth  him  to  bring  it  again  to 
his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his  own 
conceit  than  seven  men  that  can  render  a 
reason. 

17  He  that  passeth  by,  and  meddletb 
with  strife  belonging  not  to  him,  is  like  one 
that  taketh  a  dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  mad  man  who  casteth  fire- 
brands, arrows,  and  death, 

19  So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth  his 
neighbour,  and  saith,  Am  not  I  in  sport? 

20  Where  no  wood  is,  there  the  fire 
goeth  out:  so  where  there  is  no  tale-bearer, 
the  strife  ceaseth. 

21  As  coals  are  to  burning  coals,  and 
wood  to  fire;  so  is  a  contentious  man  to 
kindle  strife. 

22  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as 
wounds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Burning  lips  and  a  wicked  heaitarc 
like  a  potsherd  covered  with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth,dissembleth  with  his 
lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit  within  him; 

25  When  he  speaketh  fair,  believe  him 
not :  for  there  are  seven  abominations  in 
his  heart. 

26  Whose  hatred  is  covered  by  deceit, 
his  wickedness  shall  be  shewed  before  the 
whole  congregation. 

27  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  there- 
in: and  he  that  rolieth  a  stone,  it  will  re- 
turn upon  him. 

28  A  lying  tongue  hateth  those  that  are 
afflicted  by  it;  and  a  flattering  mouth 
worketh  ruin. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

BOAST  not  thyself  of  to-morrow;  for 
thou  knowest  not  what  a  day  may 
bring  forth. 

2  Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not 
thine   own   mouth;    a  stranger,  and  not  . 
thine  own  lips.  a 

3  A  stone  is    heavy,    and    the    s?- 
weighty;  but  a  fool's  wrath  t\>  heaviet,ldU 

3mW  ?*Hfc  to  i?«3f  befor?^;? 
^n^SSKc^Ster  than  secret  love 


4 

ous 


Of  cart  to  avoid  offences. 

6  Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a  friend; 
but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy  are  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  loatheth  a  honey-comb ; 
but  to  the  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is 
sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from  her 
nest,  so  is  a  man  that  wandereth  from  his 
place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the 
heart :  so  doth  the  sweetness  of  a  man's 
frhnd  by  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father's 
friend,  forsake  not;  neither  go  into  thy 
brother's  house  in  the  day  of  thy  calamity  : 
for  better  is  a  neighbour  that  is  near,  than 
a  brother  far  off. 

1 1  My  son,  be  wise,  and  make  my  heart 
glad,  that  I  may  answer  him  that  re- 
proacheth  me. 

12  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil, 
and  hideth  himself;  but  the  simple  pass 
on,  and  are  punished. 

13  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for 
a  stranger,  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for  a 
strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with  a 
loud  voice,  rising  early  in  the  morning,  it 
shall  be  counted  a  curse  to  him 

15  A  continual  dropping  in  a  very  rainy 
day  and  a  contentious  woman  are  alike. 

16  Whosoever  hideth  her,  hideth  the 
wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his  right  hand 
which  bewrayeth  itself. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron;  so  a  man 
sharpeneth  the  countenance  of  his. friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig-tree  shall  eat 
the  fruit  thereof:  so  he  that  waiteth  on  his 
master  shall  be  honoured 

19  As  in  water  face  anstvereth  to  face, 
so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  Hell  and  destruction  are  never  full; 
so  the  eyes  of  man  are  never  satisfied 

21  As  the  fining-pot  for  silver,  and  the 
furnace  for  gold;  sois  a  man  to  his  praise. 

■  22  Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a  fool  in 
a  mortar  among  wheat  with  a  pestle,  yet 
will  not  his  foolishness  depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the  state  of 
thy  flocks,  and  look  well  to  thy  herds: 

24  For  riches  are  not  for  ever:  and  doth 
the  crown  endure  to  every  generation? 

25  The  hay  appeareth,  and  the  tender 
grass  sheweth  itself,  and  herbs  of  the 
mountains  are  gathered 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing,  and 
the  goats  are  the  pi  ice  of  the  field. 

27  And  thou  shout  toe  goats'  mi  Ik  enough 
for  thy  food,  for  the  food  of  thy  household, 
*nd  for  the  maintenance  tor  thy  maidens. 
^  CHAP.  XXVIil. 

I 'HE  wickod  flee  when  no  man  pur- 


PROVERBS.  Observations  on  impiety. 

understanding  and  knowledge   the  state 
f/iereo/shall  be  prolonged. 

3  A  poor  man  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
is  like  a  sweeping  rain  which  leaveth  no 
food. 

4  They  that  forsake  the  law  praise  the 
wicked :  but  such  as  keep  the  law  contend 
with  them. 

5  Evil  men  understand  not  judgment: 
but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  understand  all 
things. 

6  Better  tf  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his 
uprightness,  than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his 
ways,  though  he  be  rich. 

7  Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a  wise  son: 
but  he  that  is  a  companion  of  riotous  men 
shameth  his  father. 

8  He  that  by  usuiy  and  unjust  gain  in- 
creaseth  his  substance,  he  shali  gather  it 
for  him  that  will  pity  the  poor. 

9  He  that  turneth  away  his  ear  from 
hearing  the  law,  even  his  prayer  shall  be 
abomination, 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous  to  go 
astray  in  an  evil  way,  he  shall  fall  himself 
into  his  own  pit:  but  the  upright  shall 
have  ^ood  things  in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  his  own 
conceit;  but  the  poor  that  hath  under- 
standing searcheth  him  out. 

12  When  righteous  men  do  rejoice,  there 
is  great  giory:  but  when  the  wicked  rise, 
a  man  is  hidden. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall  not 
prosper:  but  whoso  confesseth  and  for- 
saketh  them  shall  have  mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  al 
ways :  but  he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall 
fall  into  mischief. 

lb  As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  ranging  bear ; 
so  is  a  wicked  ruler  over  the  poor  people. 

16  The  prince  that  wanteth  understand- 
ing is  also  a  great  oppressor:  but  he  that 
hateth  covetousness  shall  prolong  his  days. 

17  A  man  that  doeth  violence  to  the 
blood  of  any  person  shall  flee  to  the  pit; 
let  no  man  sta)'  him. 

18  Whoso  walketh  uprightly  shall  be 
saved;  but  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways 
shall  fall  at  once. 

19  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have 
plenty  of  bread:  but  he  that  folio  weth  after 
vain  persons  shall  have  poverty  enough. 

20  A  faithful  man  shall  abound  with 
blessings:  but  he  that  maketh  haste  to  Le 
rich  shall  not  be  innocent. 

21  To  have  respect  of  persons  is  not 
good:  for,  for  a  piece  of  bread  '.hat  man 
will  transgress. 

2 "2  He  that  hasteth  to  be  rich  hath  an 
evil  eye,  and  considereth  not  that  poverty 


■7:     b*°th:  but  the  righteous  are  bold  as  shall  come  upon  him 


23  He  that  rebuke th  a  man,  afterwards 

2  *or  the  tra,.,orrecsion  0f  a  |an(|  many  shall  find  more  favour  than  he  that  flatter- 
are  the  princes  thereof:  u^va  man  ofjeth  wjih  the  tongue. 

508 


Of  public  government. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or  his 
mother,  and  saith,  It  is  no  transgression; 
the  same  is  the  companion  of  a  destroyer. 

25  He  that  is  of  a  proud  heart  stirreth 
up  strife:  but  he  that  puttetb  his  trust  in 
the  Lord  shall  be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own  heart  is 
a  fool:  but  whoso  vvalketh  wisely,  he  shall 
be  delivered. 

27  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor  shall 
not  lack:  but  he  that  hideth  his  eyes  shall 
liave  many  a  curse. 

28  When  the  wicked  rise,  men  hide 
themselves:  but  when  they  perish,  the 
righteous  increase. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HE  that,  being  often  reproved,  harden- 
eth  his  neck,  shall  suddenly  be  de- 
stroyed, and  that  without  remedy. 

2  When  the  righteous  are  in  authority, 
the  people  rejoice:  but  when  the  wicked 
beareth  rule,  the  people  mourn. 

3  Whoso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth  his 
father :  but  he  that  keepeth  company  with 
harlots  spendeth  his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  establisheth 
the  land :  but  he  that  receiveth  gifts  over- 
throweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his  neighbour 
spreadeth  a  net  for  his  feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil  man 
there  is  a  snare:  but  the  righteous  doth 
sing  and  rejoice. 

7  The  righteous  considereth  the  cause 
of  the  poor:  but  the  wicked  regardeth  not 
to  know  it. 

8  Scornful  men  bring  a  city  into  a 
snare:  but  wise  men  turn  away  wrath. 

9  If  a.  wise  man  contendeth  with  a  fool- 
ish man,  whether  he  rage  or  laugh,  there  is 
no  rest. 

10  The  blood-thirsty  hate  the  upright: 
but  the  just  seek  his  soul. 

11  A  fool  uttereth  all  his  mind:  but  a 
wise  man  keepeth  it  in  till  afterwards. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all  his  ser- 
vants are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  deceitful  man 
meet  together:  the  Lord  lighteneth  both 
their  eyes. 

14  The*  king  that  faithfully  judgeth  the 
poor,  his  throne  shall  be  established  for 
ever. 

15  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom: 
out  a  child  left  to  himself  bringeth  his 
mother  to  shame. 

16  When  the  wicked  are  multiplied, 
transgression  increaseth:  but  the  righteous 
shall  see  their  fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give 
thee  rest;  yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto 
thy  soul. 

18  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the  people 
perish:  but  he  that  keepeth  the  law, happy 
is  he. 


CHAP.  XXIX,  XXX.  Jlgur's  confession  and  prayer. 


19  A  servant  will  not  be  corrected  by 
words:  for  though  he  understand  he  will 
not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  that  is  hasty  in  his 
words?  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than 
of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up  his 
servant  from  a  child  shall  have  him  become 
his  son  at  the  length. 

22  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  strife,  and 
a  furious  man  aboundeth  in  transgression* 

23  A  man's  pride  shall  bring  him  low; 
but  honour  shall  uphold  the  humble  in 
spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief,hateth 
his  own  soul:  he  heareth  cursing,  and  be- 
wrayethti  not. 

25  The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a  snare: 
but  whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  be  safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  ruler's  favour;  but 
every  man's  judgment  cometh  from  the 
Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomination 
to  the  just;  and  he  that  is  upright  in  the 
way  is  abomination  to  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XXX. 
rf^HE  words  of  Agur  the  son  of  Jakeh, 
X     even  the  prophecy  :  the  man  spake 
unto  Ithiel,  even  unto  Ithiel  and  Ucal, 

2  Surely  I  am  more  brutish  than  any 
man,  and  have  not  the  understanding  of  a 
man. 

3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor  have 
the  knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven, 
or  descended?  who  hath  gathered  the  wind 
in  his  fists  ?  who  hath  bound  the  waters  in 
a  garment  ?  who  hath  established  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ?  what  is  his  name,  and 
What  is  his  son's  name,  if  thou  canst  tell? 

5  Every  word  of  God  is  pure  :  he  is  a 
shield  unto  them  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

6  Add  thou  not  unto  his  words,  lest  ho 
reprove  thee,  and  thou  be  found  a  liar. 

7  Two  things  have  I  required  of  thee  f 
deny  me  them  not  before  I  die  : 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies; 
give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches  ;  feed 
me  with  food  convenient  for  me  : 

9  Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say, 
Who  is  the  Lord?  or  lest  I  be  poor,  and 
steal,  and  take  the  name  of  my  God  in 
vain. 

10  Accuse  not  a  servant  unto  his  master, 
lest  he  curse  thee,  and  thou  be  found 
guilty. 

1 1  There  is  a  generation  that  curseth 
their  father,  and  doth  not  bless  their  mother. 

12  There  is  a  generation  that  are  pure 
in  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is  not  washed 
from  their  filthiness. 

13  There  is  a  generation,  O  how  lofty  are 
their  eyes  !  and  their  eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  There  is  a.  generation,  whose  teeth 
509 


Parents  to  be  respected. 


PROVERBS.  Properties  of  a  virtuous  "woman. 


are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw-teeth  as 
knives,  to  devour  the  poor  from  off  the 
earth,  and  the  needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  horse-leech  hath  two  daughters, 
crying,  Give,  give.  There  are  three 
things  that  are  never  satisfied,  yea,  four 
things  say  not,  It  is  enough  : 

16  The- grave  ;  and  the  barren  womb  ; 
the  earth  that  is  not  filled  with  water;  and 
the  fire  that  saith  not,  Jt  is  enough. 

17  The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father, 
and  despiseth   to   obey  his   mother,  the 

avens  of  the  valley  shall  pick  it  out,  and 
the  young  eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which  are  too 
wonderful  forme, yea,  four  which  I  know 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the  air  ;  the 
way  of  a  serpent  upon  a  rock  ;  the  way  of 
a  ship  in  the  midst  of  the  sea;  and  the  way 
of  a  man  with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adulterous 
woman;  she  eateth,  and  wipeth  her  mouth, 
and  saith,  I  have  done  no  wickedness.  _ 

21  If  For  three  things  the  earth  is  dis- 
quieted, and  for  (out  which  it  cannot  bear  : 

22  For  a  servant  when  he  reigneth ;  and 
a  fool  when  he  is  filled  with  meat ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when  she  is 
married;  and  a  handmaid  that  is  heir  to 
her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are  little 
upon  the  earth,  but  they  are  exceeding 
wise : 

25  The  ants  are  a  people  not  strong,  yet 
they  prepare  their  meat  in  the  summer ; 

26  The  conies  are  bat  a  feeble  folk,  yet 
make  they  their  houses  in  the  rocks  ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet  go 
they  forth  all  of  them  by  bands; 

23  The  spider  taketh  hold  with  her 
hands,  and  is  in  kings'  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which  go  well, 
yea,  four  are  comely  in  going . 

30  A  lion,  which  is  strongest  among 
beasts,  and  turneth  not  away  Tor  any  ; 

31  A  greyhound;  he-goat  also;  and 
a  king,  against  whom  there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting 
up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil, 
lay    thy  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk  bringeth 
forth  butter,  and  the  wringing  of  the  nose 
bringeth  forth  blood :  so  the  forcing  of 
wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 
*THHE  words  of  king  Lemuel,  the  pro- 
JL     phecy  that  his  mother  taught  him. 

2  YVhat,  my  son?  and  what,  the  son  of 
my  womb?  and  what,  the  son  of  my  vows? 
'3  Give  not  thy  strength  unto  women,  nor 
thy  ways  to  that  which  destroyeth  kings. 

4  It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel,  it  is 
not  for  kings  to  drink  wine ;  nor  for  princes 
strong  drink: 


5  Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law, and 
pervert  the  judgment  of  any  of  the  afflicted. 

C  Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  Is 
read}7  to  perish,  and  wine  to  those  that  be 
of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty, 
and  remember  his  misery  no  more. 

8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb  in  the 
cause  of  all  such  as  are  appointed  to  de- 
struction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously 
and  plead  the  cause  of  trie  poor  and  needy 

10  TT  Who  can  find  a  virtuous  woman, 
for  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

1 1  The  heart  of  her  husband  doth  safely 
trust  in  her,  so  that  he  shall  have  no  need 
of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good  and  not  evil 
all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax,  and 
worketh  \\  lllingly  with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants'  ships  j 
she  bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  vet  night, 
and  giveth  meat  to  her  household,  and  a 
portion  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth 
it :  with  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth 
a  vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength, 
and  strengtheneth  her  arms. 

18  She  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise 
is  good  :  her  candle  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  spindle, 
and  her  hands  hold  the  distaff. 

20  She  stretcheth  out  her  hand  to  the 
poor  ;  yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands 
to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her 
household:  for  all  her  household  are  cloth- 
ed with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings  of 
tapestry  ;  her  clothing  if  silk  and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates, 
when  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the 
land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and  sellethirf; 
and  delivereth  girdles  unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  are  her  cloth- 
ing; and  she  shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 
and  in  her  tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketb  well  to  the  ways  of  her 
household,  and  eateth  not  the  bread  of 
idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call  her 
blessed;  her  husband  also,  and  he  praiseth 
her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuous- 
ly, but  thou  excellest  them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is 
vain  :  but  a  woman  that  feareth  the  Lord, 
she  shall  be  praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands;  and 
let  her  own  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 

510 


«  ECCLESIASTES,  or  the  PREACHER. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  the  Preacher,  the  son  of 
David,  king  of  Jerusalem. 

2  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher, 
vanity  of  vanities  ;  all  is  vanity. 

3  What  profit  hath  a  man  of  all  his  la- 
bour which  he  taketh  under  the  sun? 

4  One  generation  passeth  away,  and 
mother  generation  cometh  :  but  the  earth 
abideth  for  ever. 

5  The  sun  also  ariseth,  and  the  sun 
goeth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his  place  where 
he  arose. 

6  The  wind  goeth  toward  the  south, 
and  turneth  about  unto  the  north  ;  it  whirl- 
eth  about  continually,  and  the  wind  re- 
turneth  again  according  to  his  circuits. 

7  All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea;  yet  the 
sea  is  not  full:  unto  the  place  from  whence 
the  rivers  come,  thither  they  return  again. 

8  All  things  are  full  of  labour  ;  man 
cannot  utter  it:  the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with 
seeing,  nor  the  ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  The  thing  that  hath  been,  it  is  that 
which  shall  be  ;  and  that  which  is  done  is 
that  which  shall  be  done  :  and  there  is  no 
new  thing  under  the  sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it  may  be 
said.  See,  this  is  new?  it  hath  been  alread}T 
of  old  time,  which  was  before  us. 

1 1  There  is  no  remembrance  of  former 
things;  neither  shall  there  be  any  re- 
membrance of  things  that  are  to  come  with 
those  that  shall  come  after. 

12  IT  I  the  Preacher  was  king  over  Israel 
in  Jerusalem. 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek  and 
search  out  by  wisdom  concerning  all  things 
that  are  done  under  heaven  :  this  sore 
travail  hath  God  given  to  the  sons  of  man 
to  be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that  are 
done  under  the  sun ;  and  behold,  all  is 
vanit}7  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  That  which  is  crooked  cannot  be 
made  straight  :  and  that  which  is  wanting 
cannot  be  numbered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own  heart, 
saying,  Lo,  I  am  come  to  great  estate,  and 
have  gotten  more  wisdom  than  all  they 
that  have  been  before  me  in  Jerusalem  : 
yea,  mv  heart  had  great  experience  of  wis- 
dom and  knowledge. 

17  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  know  wis- 
dom, and  to  know  madness  and  folly:  II vanity 
perceived  that  this  also  is  vexationof  spirit. ' 

18  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much  grief: 
and  he  that  increaseth  knowledge  in- 
creaseth  sorrow. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  SAID  in  my    heart,  Goto  now,  I  will 
prove  thee  with  mirth;  therefore  enjoy 


|  pleasure  :  and  behold,  this  also  is  vanity, 

2  I  said  of  laughter,  It  is  mad  :  and  of 
mirth,  What  doeth  it  ? 

3  I  sought  in  iny  heart  to  give  myself 
unto  wine,  yet  acquainting  my  heart  with 
wisdom  ;  and  to  la}'  hold  on  folly,  till  I 
might  see  what  was  that  good  for  the  sons 
of  men,  which  they  should  do  under  the 
heaven  all  the  days  of  their  life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works  ;  I  builded  me 
houses  ;  I  planted  me  vineyards: 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  orchards,  and 
I  planted  trees  in  them  of  all  kind  cf  fruits : 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to  watei 
therewith  the  wood  that  bringeth  forth 
trees  : 

7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens,  and 
had  servants  born  in  my  house  ;  also  I  had 
great  possessions  of  great  and  small  cattle 
above  all  that  were  in  Jerusalem  before 
me; 

8  I  gathered  me  also  silver  and  gold, 
and  the  peculiar  treasure  of  kings,  andoi 
the  provinces  :  I  gat  me  men-singers  and 
women-singers,  and  the  delights  of  the 
sons  of  men,  as  musical  instruments,  and 
that  of  all  sorts. 

9  So  I  was  great,  and  increased  more 
than  all  that  were  before  me  in  Jerusalem . 
also  my  wisdom  remained  with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes  desired 
I  kept  not  from  them,  I  withheld  not  my 
heart  from  any  joy  ;  for  my  heart  rejoiced 
in  all  my  labour:  and  this  was  my  portion 
of  all  my  labour. 

1 1  Then  I  looked  on  all  the  works  that 
my  hands  had  wrought,  and  on  the  labour 
that  I  had  laboured  to  do  :  and  behold,  all 
was  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and 
there  was  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  And  I  turned  myself  to  behold  wis- 
dom, and  madness,  and  folly :  for  what 
can  the  man  do  that  cometh  after  the  king? 
even  that  which  hath  been  already  done. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  excelleth 
folly,  as  far  as  light  excelleth  darkness. 

14  The   wise    man's  eyes  are  in  his 
head;  but  the  fool  walketh  in  darkness.- 
and  I  myself  perceived  also  that  one  even 
happeneth  to  them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  heart,  As  it  hap- 
peneth to  the  fool,  so  it  happeneth  even 
to  me :  and  why  was  1  then  more  wise  T 
Then  I  said  in  my  heart,  that  this  also  ts 


16  For  there  is  no  remembrance  of  the 
wise  more  than  of  the  fool  for  ever ;  see- 
ing that  which  now  is  in  the  days  to  come 
shall  all  be  forgotten.  And  how  dieth  the 
wise  man?  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  hie  ,  because  the 
work  that  is  wrought  under  the  sun  %$ 

M1 


The  vanity  of  human  labour.   ECCLESIASTES.      Of  vanity,  oppression,  &c. 

for  all  is  vanity  and.  in  his  time  :  also  he  hath  set  the  world  in 
their  heart,  so  that  no  man  can  find  out  the 


grievous  unto  me 

VC18  IF  Yea,  1  hated  all  my  labour  which!  work  that  God  maketh  from  the  beginning 


i  had  taken  under  the  sun:  because  1 1 
should  leave  it  unto  the  man  that  shall  be 
after  me.  ,      .  ,„ 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether  he  snai! 
be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool?  yet  shall  lie  have 
rule  over  all  my  labour  wherein  I  have 
laboured,  and  wherein  I  have  shewed  my- 
self wise  under  the  sun.  This  is  also  vanity. 

20  Therefore  1  went  about  to  cause  my 
heart  to  despair  of  all  the  labour  which  I 
took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  labour  is 
id  wisdom,  and  in  knowledge,  and  in 
equity;  yet  to  a  man  that  hath  not  labour- 
ed therein  shall  he  leave  it  for  his  portion. 
This  also  m  vanity  and  a  great  evil. 

22  For  what  hath  man  of  all  his  labour, 
and  of  the  vexation  of  his  heart,  wherein 
he  hath  laboured  under  the  sun  ? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows,  and  his 
travail  grief;  yea,  his  heart  taketh  not  rest 
in  the  night.     This  is  also  vanity. 

24  H  There  is  nothing  better  for  a  man 
than  that  he  should  eat  and  drink,  and  that 
he  should  make  his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his 
labour.  This  also  I  saw,  that  it  was  from 
the  hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else  can 
hasten  hereunto  more  than  I? 

26  For  God  giveth  to  a  man  that  is  good 
in  his  sight,  wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and 
joy :  but  to  the  sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to 
gather  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give  to 
him  that  is  good  before  God.  This  also  M 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAP.  III. 
TT^O  every  thing  there  is  a  season,  and 
JL    a  time  to  every  purpose  under  the 
heaven: 

2  A  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time  to  die; 
a  time  to  plant,  and  a  time  to  pluck  up 
that  which  is  planted  ; 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to  heal ;  a 
time  to  break  down,  and  a  time  to  build  up ; 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to  laugh  ; 
a  time  to  mourn,  and  a  time  to  dance ; 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  a 
time  to  gather  stones  together ;  a  time 
to  embrace,  and  a  time  to  refrain  from 
embracing; 

6  A  time  to  get,  and  a  time  to  lose  :  a 
time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to  cast  away  ; 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to  sew  ;  a 
time  to  keep  silence,  and  a  time  to  speak  ; 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to  hate  ;  a 
time  of  war,  and  a  time  of  peace. 

9  What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in 
that  wherein  he  laboureth? 

10  1  have  seen  the  travail,  which  God 
hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men  to  be  exer- 
cised in  it. 

1 1  He  hath  made  every  thing  beautify 


to  the  end. 

12  1  know  that  there  is  no  good  in  them, 
but  for  a  man  to  rejoice,  and  to  do  good  in 
his  life. 

13  And  also  that  eve^y  man  should  eat 
and  drink,  and  enjoy  the  good  of  all  his 
labour;  it  is  the  gift  of  God. 

14  1  know  that,  whatsoever  God  doeth, 
it  shall  be  for  ever :  nothing  can  be  put  to 
it,  nor  any  thing  taken  from  it :  and  God 
doeth  it,  that  men  should  fear  before  him. 

15  That  which  hath  been  is  now;  and 
that  which  is  to  be  hath  already  been,  and 
God  requireth  that  which  is  past. 

16  IT  And  moreover  I  saw  under  the  sun 
the  place  of  judgment,  that  wickedness 
was  there ;  and  the  place  of  righteousness, 
that  iniquity  was  there. 

17  I  said  in  my  heart,  God  shall  judge 
the  righteous  and  the  wicked :  for  there  is 
a  time  there  for  every  purpose  and  for 
every  work. 

18  1  said  in  my  heart  concerning  the 
estate  of  the  sons  of  men,  that  God  might 
manifest  them,  and  that  they  might  see 
that  they  themselves  are  beasts. 

19  For  that  which  befaileth  the  sons  of 
men  befaileth  beasts  ;  even  one  thing  be- 
faileth them :  as  the  one  dieth,  so  dieth 
the  other;  yea,  they  have  all  one  breath; 
so  that  a  man  hath  no  pre-eminence  above 
a  beast :  for  all  is  vanitjT. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place ;  all  are  of  the 
dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust  again. 

21  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of  man  that 
goeth  upward,  and  the  spirit  of  the  beast 
that  goeth  downward  to  the  earth? 

22  Wherefore  I  perceive  that  there  is 
nothing  better,  than  that  a  man  should  re- 
joice in  his  own  works ;  for  that  is  his  por- 
tion: for  who  shall  bring  him  to  see  what 
shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAP.  IV. 

SO  1  returned,  and  considered  all  the 
oppressions  that  are  done  under  the 
sun :  and  behold  the  tears  of  such  as  were 
oppressed,  and  they  had  no  comforter; 
and  on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there 
was  power ;  but  they  had  no  comforter. 

2  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead  which 
are  already  dead*  more  than  the  living 
which  are  yet  alive. 

3  Yea,  better  is  he  than  both  they,  which 
hath  not  yet  been,  who  hath  not  seen  the 
evil  work  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

4  *fT  Again,  I  considered  all  travail,  and 
every  right  work,  that  for  this  a  man  is 
envied  of  his  neighbour.  This  is  also 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  together, 
and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6  Better  is  a   handful  with  quietness, 
512 


Vanities  in  divine  service 

than  both  the  hands  full  with  travail  andj 
vexation  of  spirit. 

7  Then  I  returned,  and  I  saw  vanity 
under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there  is  not  a 
second;  yea,  he  hath  neither  child  nor 
brother  :  yet  is  there  no  end  of  all  his  la- 
bour; neither  is  his  eye  satisfied  with 
riches :  neither  saith  he,  For  whom  do  I 
labour,  and  bereave  my  soul  of  good  ? 
Phis  is  also  vanity,  yea,  it  is  a  sore  travail. 

9  IT  Two  are  better  than  one  ;  because 
hey  have  a  good  reward  for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up 
his  fellow  :  but  wo  to  him  that  is  alone 
when  he  falleth  ;  for  he  hath  not  another  to 
help  him  up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together,  then  they 
have  heat:  but  how  can  one  be  warm 
alone  ? 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against  him,  two 
shall  withstand  him  ;  and  a  threefold  cord 
is  not  quickly  broken. 

13  H  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise  child, 
than  an  old  and  foolish  king,  who  will  no 
more  be  admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh  to  reign; 
whereas  also  he  that  is  born  in  his  kingdom 
becometh  poor. 

15  I  considered  all  the  living  which 
walk  under  the  sun,  with  the  second  child 
that  shall  stand  up  in  his  stead. 

16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the  people, 
even  of  all  that  have  been  before  them : 
they  also  that  come  after  shall  not  rejoice 
in  him.  Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAP.  V. 

KEEP  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the 
house  of  God,  and  be  more  ready 
to  hear,  than  to  give  the  sacrifice  of  fools : 
for  they  consider  not  that  they  do  evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let 
not  thy  heart  be  hasty  to  utter  any  thing 
before  God :  for  God  is  in  heaven,  and 
thou  upon  earth :  therefore  let  thy  words 
be  few. 

3  For  a  dream  cometh  through  the  mul- 
titude of  business ;  and  a  fool's  voice  is 
known  by  multitude  of  words. 

4  When  thou  vowest  a  vow  unto  God, 
defer  not  to  pay  it;  for  he  hath  no  pleasure 
in  fools  :  pay  that  which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest  not 
vow,  than  that  thou  shouldest  vow  and 
not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause  thy  flesh 
to  sin  ;  neither  say  thou  before  the  angel, 
that  it  was  an  error:  wherefore  should 
God  be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy 
the  work  ot    thy  hands? 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams  and 
many  words  there  are  also  divers  vanities: 
but  Fear  thou  God. 

8  IT  If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the 

33 


CHAP.  V,  VI.  The  vanity  of  riches. 

poor,  and  violent  perverting  of  judgment 
and  justice  in  a  province,  marvel  not  at 
the  matter :  for  he  that  is  higher  than  the 
highest  regardeth  ;  and  there  be  higher 
than  they. 

9  IF  Moreover,  the  profit  of  the  earth  is 
for  all :  the  king  hitnsclf  is  served  by  the 
field. 

1 0  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be  satis- 
fied with  silver ;  nor  he  that  loveth  abun- 
dance with  increase  :  this  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they  are  in- 
creased that  eat  them  :  and  what  good  is 
there  to  the  owners  thereof,  saving  the  be- 
holding of  them  with  their  eyes? 

12  The  sleep  of  a  labouring  man  is 
sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  or  much :  but 
the  abundance  of  the  rich  will  not  suffer 
him  to  sleep. 

13  There  is  a  sore  evil  which  I  have  seen 
under  the  sun,  namely,  riches  kept  for  the 
owners  thereof  to  their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil  tra- 
vail :  and  he  begetteth  a  son,  and  there  is 
nothing  in  his  hand. 

15  As  he  came  forth  of  his  mother's 
womb,  naked  shall  he  return  to  go  as  he 
came, and  shall  take  nothing  of  his  labour* 
which  he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  And  this  also  is  a  sore  evil,  that  in 
all  points  as  he  came,  so  shall  he  go :  and 
what  profit  hath  he  that  hath  laboured  for 
the  wind? 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  dark- 
ness, and  he  hath  much  sorrow  and  wrath 
with  his  sickness. 

18  H  Behold  that  which  I  have  seen  :  it 
is  good  and  comely  for  one  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  to  enjoy  the  good  of  ail  his  la- 
bour that  he  taketh  under  the  sun  all  the 
days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him  : 
for  it  is  his  portion. 

1 9  Every  man  also  to  whom  God  hath 
given  riches  and  wealth,  and  hath  given 
him  power  to  eat  thereof,  and  to  take  his 
portion,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour  ;  this 
is  the  gift  of  God. 

20  For  he  shall  not  much  remember  the 
days  of  his  life  ;  because  God  answereth 
him  in  the  joy  of  his  heart. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THERE  is  an  evil  which  I  have  seen 
under  the  sun,  and  it  is  common 
among  men : 

2  A  man  to  whom  God  hath  given  riches, 
wealth,  and  honour,  so  that  he  wanteth 
nothing  for  his  soul  of  all  that  he  desireth, 
yet  God  giveth  him  not  power  to  eat  there- 
of, but  a  stranger  eateth  it :  this  is  vanity, 
and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 

3  If  If  a  man  beget  a  hundred  children, 
and  live  many  years,  so  that  the  days  of  his 
years  be  many,  and  his  soul  be  not  filled 
with  good,  and  also  that  he  have  no  burial ;  1 
sdLYjriat  an  untimely  birthis  better  than  he» 

513 


Remedies  against  vanity  ECCLESIASTES    Difficulty  of  getting  wisdom 


4  For  he  cometh  in  with  vanity,  and  de- 
parteth  in  darkness,  and  his  name  shall  be 
covered  with  darkness. 

5  Moreover  he  hath  not  seen  the  sun, 
nor  known  any  thing :  this  hath  more  rest 
than  the  other. 

6  IF  Yea,  though  he  live  a  thousand  vears 
twice  told,  yet  hath  he  seen  no  good  :  do 
not  all  go  to  one  place? 

7  All  the  labour  of  man  is  for  his  mouth, 
and  yet  the  appetite  is  not  filled. 

3  For  what  hath  the  wise  more  than  the 
fool?  what  hath  the  poor,  that  knoweth  to 
walk  before  the  living? 

9  IF  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes  than 
the  wandering  of  the  desire  :  this  is  also 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is  named  al- 
ready, and  it  is  known  that  it  is  man: 
neither  may  he  contend  with  him  that  is 
mightier  than  he. 

1 1  IF  Seeing  there  be  many  things  that 
increase  vanity,  what  is  man  the  better? 

12  For  who  knoweth  what  is  good  for 
man  in  this  life,  all  the  days  of  his  vain 
life  which  he  spendeth  as  a  shadow?  for 
who  can  tell  a  man  what  shall  be  after  him 
under  the  sun? 

CHAP.  VII. 

A  GOOD  name  is  better  than  precious 
ointment ;  and  the  day  of  death  than 
the  day  of  one's  birth. 

2  TF  It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of 
mourning,  than  to  go  to  the  house  of  feast- 
ing :  for  that  is  the  end  of  all  men  ;  and 
the  living  will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 

3  Sorrow  is  better  than  laughter :  for  by 
the  sadness  of  the  countenance  the  heart 
is  made  better. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the  house 
of  mourning  ;  but  the  heart  of  fools  is  in 
the  house  of  mirth. 

5  It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke  of  the 
wise,  than  for  a  man  to  hear  the  song  of 
fools : 

6  For  as  the  crackling  of  thorns  under  a 
pot.  so  is  the  laughter  of  the  fool:  this 
also  is  vanity. 

7  IT  Surely  oppression  maketh  a  wise 
man  mad;  and  a  gift  destroyeth  the 
heart. 

8  Better  is  the  end  of  a  tiling  than  the 
beginning  thereof:  and  the  patient  in 
spirit  is  better  than  the  proud  in  spirit. 

9  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry: 
for  anger  resteth  in  the  bosom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou,  What  is  the  cause  that 
the  former  days  were  better  than  these? 
for  thou  dost  not  inquire  wisely  concern- 
ing this. 

1 1  IF  Wisdom  is  good  with  an  inherit- 
ance :  and  by  it  there  is  profit  to  them  that 
see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a  defence,  and  money 
w  a  defence  :  but  the  excellency  of  know- 


ledge is,  that  wisdom  giveth  life  to  them 
that  have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God  :  for  who 
can  make  that  straight,  which  he  hath  made 
crooked? 

14  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be  joyful, 
but  in  the  day  of  adversity  consider :  God 
also  hath  set  the  one  over  against  the  other, 
to  the  end  that  man  should  find  nothing 
after  him. 

1 5  All  things  have  I  seen  in  the  days  of 
my  vanity  :  there  is  a  just  man  that  perish- 
eth  in  his  righteousness,  and  there  is  a 
wicked  man  that  prolongeth  his  life  in  his 
wickedness. 

16  Be  not  righteous  over  much ;  neither 
make  thyself  over  wise :  why  shouldest 
thou  destroy  thyself? 

17  Be  not  over  much  wicked,  neither 
be  thou  foolish :  why  shouldest  thou  die 
before  thy  time? 

18  It  is  good  that  thou  shouldest  take 
hold  of  this  ;  yea,  also  from  this  withdraw 
not  thy  hand :  for  he  that  feareth  God 
shall  come  forth  of  them  all. 

19  Wisdom  strengtheneth  the  wise  more 
than  ten  mighty  men  which  are  in  the  city. 

20  For  there  is  not  a  just  man  upon 
earth,  that  doeth  good,  and  sinneth  not. 

21  Also  take  no  heed  unto  all  words 
that  are  spoken  ;  lest  thou  hear  thy  ser- 
vant curse  thee  : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own  heart 
knoweth  that  thou  thyself  likewise  hast 
cursed  others. 

23  IF  All  this  have  I  proved  by  wisdom : 
I  said,  I  will  be  wise;  but  it  was  far  from  me. 

24  That  which  is  far  off,  and  exceeding 
deep,  who  can  find  it  out? 

25  I  applied  my  heart  to  know,  and 
to  search,  and  to  seek  out  wisdom,  and  the 
reason  of  things,  and  to  know  the  wicked- 
ness of  tolly,  even  of  foolishness  and  mad- 
ness : 

26  And  I  find  more  bitter  than  death 
the  woman  whose  heart  is  snares  and  nets, 
and  her  hands  as  bands  :  whoso  pleaseth 
God  shall  escape  from  her ;  but  the  sinner 
shall  be  taken  by  her. 

27  Behold,  this  have  I  found,  saith  the 
Preacher,  counting  one  by  one,  to  find  out 
the  account ; 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh,  but  I 
find  not :  one  man  among  a  thousand  have 
I  found ;  but  a  woman  among  all  those 
have  I  not  found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found,  that  God 
hath  made  man  upright ;  but  they  have 
sought  out  many  inventions. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

WHO  is  as  the  wise  man?  and  who 
knoweth  the  interpretation  of  a 
thing?  a  man's  wisdom  maketh  his  face  to 
shine,  and  the  boldness  of  his  face  shall  be 
changed. 

514 


God's  works  unsearchable. 


CHAP.  IX. 


2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's  com- 
mandment, and  that  in  regard  of  the  oath 
of  God. 

3  Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his  sight  : 
stand  not  in  an  evil  thing ;  for  he  doeth 
whatsoever  pleaseth  him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  is,  there  is 
power  :  and  who  may  say  unto  him,  What 
doest  thou? 

5  Whoso  keepeth  the  commandment 
hall  feel  no  evil  thing  :  and  a  wise  man's 
eart  discerneth  both  time  and  judgment. 

6  IT  Because  to  every  purpose  there  is 
ime  and  judgment,  therefore  the  misery 

of  man  is  great  upon  him. 

7  For  he  knoweth  not  that  which  shall 
be  :  for  who  can  tell  him  when  it  shall  be? 

8  There  is  no  man  that  hath  power  over 
the  spirit  to  retain  the  spirit :  neither  hath 
he  power  in  the  day  of  death  :  and  there  is 
no  discharge  in  that  war ;  neither  shall 
wickedness  deli  ver  those  that  aregi  ven  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I  seen,  and  applied  my 
heart  unto  every  work  that  is  done  under 
the  sun  :  there  is  a  time  wherein  one  man 
ruleth  over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I  saw  the  wicked  buried, who 
had  come  and  gone  from  the  place  of  the 
holy,  and  they  were  forgotten  in  the  city 
where  they  had  so  done :  this  is  also  vanity. 

11  Because  sentence  against  an  evil 
work  is  not  executed  speedily,  therefore 
the  heart  of  the  sons  of  men  is  fully  set  in 
them  to  do  evil. 

12  1[  Though  a  sinner  do  evil  a  hun- 
dred times,  and  his  days  be  prolonged, 
yet  surely  I  know  that  it  shall  be  well  with 
them  that  fear  God,  which  fear  before  him : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with  the 
wicked,  neither  shall  he  prolong  his  days, 
•which  are  as  a  shadow  ;  because  he  fear- 
eth  not  before  God. 

14  There  is  a  vanity  which  is  done  up- 
on the  earth  ;  that  there  be  just  men,  unto 
whom  it  happeneth  according  to  the  work 
of  the  wicked:  again,  there  be  wicked 
men,  to  whom  it  happeneth  according  to 
the  work  of  the  righteous  :  I  said  that  this 
also  is  vanity. 

15  Then  I  commended  mirth,  because 
a  man  hath  no  better  thing  under  the  sun, 
than  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  be  merry  : 
for  that  shall  abide  with  him  of  his  labour 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him 
under  the  sun. 

16  IF  When  I  applied  my  heart  to 
know  wisdom,  and  to  see  the  business  that 
is  done  upon  the  earth  :  (for  also  there  is 
that  neither  day  nor  night  seeth  sleep  with 
his  eyes :) 

17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of  God, 
that  a  man  cannot  find  out  the  work  that 
is  done  under  the  sun  :  because  though  a 
man  labour  to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not 
find  2*;  yea  further;  though  a  wise  man 


Wisdom  better  than  strength 

think  to  know  it,  yet  shall  he  not  be  able 
to  find  it. 

CHAP.  IX. 

FOrt  all  this  I  considered  in  my  heart 
even  to  declare  all  this,  that  the  right- 
eous, and  the  wise,  and  their  works,  are 
in  the  hand  of  God:  no  man  knoweth 
either  love  or  hatred  by  all  that  is  before 
them. 

2  All  things  come  alike  to  all :  there  is 
one  event  to  the  righteous  and  to  the  wick- 
ed ;  to  the  good,  and  to  the  clean,  and  to 
the  unclean  ;  to  him  that  sacrificeth,  and 
to  him  that  sacrificeth  not :  as  is  the  good, 
so  is  the  sinner ;  and  he  that  sweareth,  as 
he  that  feareth  an  oath. 

3  This  is  an  evil  among  all  things  that 
are  done  under  the  sun,  that  there  is  one 
event  unto  all :  yea,  also  the  heart  of  the 
sons  of  men  is  full  of  evil,  and  madness 
is  in  their  heart  while  they  live,  and  after 
that  they  go  to  the  dead. 

4  If  For  to  him  that  is  joined  to  all  the 
living  there  is  hope :  for  a  living  dog  is 
better  than  a  dead  lion. 

5  For  the  living  know  that  they  shall 
die  :  but  the  dead  know  not  any  thing, 
neither  have  they  any  more  a  reward ;  for 
the  memory  of  them  is  forgotten. 

6  Also  their  love,  and  their  hatred,  and 
their  envy,  is  now  perished ;  neither  have 
they  any  more  a  portion  for  ever  in  any 
thing  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

7  IF  Go  thy  way,  eat  thy  bread  with  joy, 
and  drink  thy  wine  with  a  merry  heart ; 
for  God  now  accepteth  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  be  always  white ; 
and  let  thy  head  lack  no  ointment. 

9  Live  joyfully  with  the  wife  whom  thou 
lovest  all  the  days  of  the  life  of  thy  vanity, 
which  he  hath  given  thee  under  the  sun, 
all  the  days  of  thy  vanity :  for  that  is  thy 
portion  in  this  life,  and  in  thy  labour  which 
thou  takest  under  the  sun. 

10  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do, 
do  it  with  thy  might ;  for  there  is  no  work, 
nor  device,  nor  knowledge,  nor  wisdom, 
in  the  grave,  whither  thou  goest. 

11  f  1  returned,  and  saw  under  the  sun, 
that  the  race  is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  the 
battle  to  the  strong,  neither  yet  bread  to 
the  wise,  nor  yet  riches  to  men  of  under- 
standing, nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ;  bu 
time  and  chance  happeneth  to  them  all. 

12  For  man  also  knoweth  not  his  time ». 
as  the  fishes  that  are  taken  in  an  evil  net, 
and  as  the  birds  that  are  caught  in  the  snare ; 
so  are  the  sons  of  men  snared  in  an  evil 
time,  when  it  falleth  suddenly  upon  them. 

13  IF  This  wisdom  have  I  seen  also  un- 
der the  sun,  and  it  seemed  great  unto  me  : 

14  There  was  a  little  city,  and  few  men 
within  it ;  and  there  came  a  great  king 
against  it,  and  besieged  it,  ar.d  built  great 
bulwarks  against  it : 

515 


Of  wisdom  Jolly,  riot,  &c.        ECCLESIASTES 

15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a  poor 
wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wisdom  delivered 
the  city;  yet  no  man  remembered  that 
same  poor  man. 

16  Then  said  I,  Wisdom  is  better  than 
strength :  nevertheless  the  poor  man's  wis- 
dom is  despised,  and  his  words  are  not 
heard. 

17  The  words  of  wise  men  are  heard  in 
quiet  more  than  the  cry  of  him  that  ruleth 
among  fools. 

18  Wisdom  it  better  than  weapons  of 
war:  but  one  sinner  destroyeth  much  good. 

CHAP.  X. 

DEAD  flies  cause  the  ointment  of  the 
apothecary  to  send  forth  a  stinking 
savour:  so  doth  a  little  folly  him  that  is  in 
reputation  for  wisdom  and  honour. 

2  A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his  right 
hand ;  but  a  fool's  heart  is  at  his  left. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a  fool  walk- 
eth  by  the  way,  his  wisdom  faileth  him, 
and  he  saith  to  every  one  that  he  is  a 
fool. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up  against 
thee,  leave  not  thy  place ;  for  yielding 
pacifieth  great  offences. 

5  There  is  an  evil  which  I  have  seen 
under  the  sun,  as  an  error  which  proceed- 
ed from  the  ruler : 

6  Folly  is  set  in  great  dignity,  and  the 
rich  sit  in  low  place. 

7  I  have  seen  servants  upon  horses,  and 
princes  walking  as  servants  upon  the  earth. 

8  He  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  into  it ; 
and  whoso  breaketh  a  hedge,  a  serpent 
shall  bite  him. 

9  Whoso  removeth  stones  shall  be  hurt 
therewith;  and  he  that  cleaveth  wood 
shall  be  endangered  thereby. 

10  If  the  iron  be  blunt,  and  he  do  not 
whet  the  edge,  then  must  he  put  to  more 
strength :  but  wisdom  is  profitable  to  direct. 

1 1  Surely  the  serpent  will  bite  without 
enchantment ;  and  a  babbler  is  no  better. 

12  The  words  of  a  wise  man's  mouth 
are  gracious ;  but  the  lips  of  a  fool  will 
swallow  up  himself. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words  of  his 
mouth  is  foolishness :  and  the  end  of  his 
talk  is  mischievous  madness. 

14  A  fool  also  is  full  of  words:  a  man 
cannot  tell  what  shall  be  ;  and  what  shall 
be  after  him,  who  can  tell  him? 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish  wearieth 
every  one  of  them,  because  he  knoweth 
not  how  to  go  to  the  city. 

1 6  IT  Wo  to  thee,  O  land,  when  thy  king 
is  a  child,  and  thy  princes  eat  in  the 
morning ! 

17  Blessed  art  thou,  O  land,  when  thy 
king  is  the  son  of  nobles,  and  thy  princes 
eat  in  due  season,  for  strength,  and  not  for 
drunkenness ! 

18  IT  By  much  slothfulness  the  building 


Directions  for  charity, 

decayeth;   and  through   idleness  of  the 
hands  the  house  droppeth  through. 

19  IF  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter,  and 
wine  maketh  merry :  but  money  answereth 
all  things. 

20  IT  Curse  not  the  king,  no, not  in  thy 
thought ;  and  curse  not  the  rich  in  thy  bed- 
chamber: for  a  bird  of  the  air  shall  carry 
the  voice,  and  that  which  hath  wings  shall 
tell  the  matter. 

CHAP.  XI. 

C1AST  thy  bread  upon  the  waters:  for 
J  thou  shalt  find  it  after  many  days. 

2  Give  a  portion  to  seven,  and  also  to 
eight ;  for  thou  knowest  not  what  evil  shall 
be  upon  the  earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  they  empty 
themselves  upon  the  earth :  and  if  the  tree 
fall  toward  the  south,  or  toward  the 
north,  in  the  place  where  the  tree  faileth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He  that  observeth  the  wind  shall  not 
sow ;  and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds 
shall  not  reap. 

5  As  thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way 
of  the  spirit,  nor  how  the  bones  do  grow 
in  the  womb  of  her  that  is  with  child :  even 
so  thou  knowest  not  the  works  of  God  who 
maketh  all. 

6  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in 
the  evening  withhold  not  thy  hand:  for 
thou  knowest  not  whether  shall  prosper, 
either  this  or  that,  or  whether  they  both 
shall  be  alike  good. 

7  Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a  plea- 
sant thing  itis  for  the  eyes  tobeholdthe  sun  : 

8  But  if  a  man  live  many  years,  and  re- 
joice in  them  all ;  yet  let  him  remember  the 
days  of  darkness ;  for  they  shall  be  many. 
All  that  cometh  is  vanity. 

9  IT  Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy  youth ; 
and  let  thy  heart  cheer  thee  in  the  days  of 
thy  youth,  and  walk  in  the  ways  of  thy 
heart,  and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes :  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God 
will  bring  thee  into  judgment. 

10  Therefore  remove  sorrow  from  thy 
heart,  and  put  away  evil  from  thy  flesh  : 
for  childhood  and  youth  are  vanity. 

CHAP.  XII. 

REMEMBER  now  thy  Creator  in  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  while  the  evil  days 
come  not,  nor  the  years  draw  nigh,  when 
thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  them; 

2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the 
moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not  darkened,  nor 
the  clouds  return  after  the  rain : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the 
house  shall  tremble,  and  the  strong  men 
shall  bow  themselves,  and  the  grinders 
cease  because  they  are  few,  and  those  that 
look  out  of  the  windows  be  darkened, 

4  And  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the 
streets,  when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is 
low,  and  he  shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of  the 

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The  Creator  to  be  remembered.    CHAP.  I,  II. 


The  churches  love  to  Christ, 


bird,  and  all  the  daughters  of  music  shall 
be  brought  low ; 

5  Also  when  they  shall  be  afraid  of  that 
which  is  high,  and  fears  shall  be  in  the  way, 
and  the  almond-tree  shall  flourish,  and  the 
grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire 
shall  fail :  because  man  goeth  to  his  long 
home,  and  the  mourners  go  about  the 
streets : 

6  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or 
the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or  the  pitcher 
be  broken  at  the  fountain,  or  the  wheel 
broken  at  the  cistern. 

7  Then  shall  the  dust  return  to  the  earth 
as  it  was :  and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto 
God  who  gave  it. 

8  IT  V  anity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preach- 
er ;  all  is  vanity. 

9  And  moreover,  because  the  Preacher 
was  wise,  he  still  taught  the  people  know- 


ledge :  yea,  he  gave  good  heed,  and  sought 
out,  and  set  in  order  many  proverbs. 

10  The  Preacher  sought  to  find  out  ac- 
ceptable words  :  and  that  which  was  writ- 
ten, was  upright,  even  words  of  truth. 

1 1  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as  goads, 
and  as  nails  fastened  by  the  masters  of  as- 
semblies, which  are  given  from  one  shep- 
herd. 

12  And  further,  by  these,  my  son,  be 
admonished  :  of  making  many  books  there 
is  no  end  ;  and  much  study  is  a  weariness 
of  the  flesh. 

13  IT  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the 
whole  matter:  Fear  God,  and  keep  his 
commandments :  for  this  z'/the  whole  duty 
of  man. 

14  For  God  shall  bring  every  work  into 
judgment,  with  every  secret  thing,  whe- 
ther it  be  good,  or  whether  it  be  evil. 


H  The  Song  of  SOLOMON. 


CHAP.  I. 

THESong  of  songs,  which  is  Solomon's. 
2  Let  him  kiss  me  with  the  kisses  of 
his  mouth :  for  thy  love  is  better  than  wine. 

3  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy  good 
ointments  thy  name  is  as  ointment  poured 
forth,  therefore  do  the  virgins  love  thee. 

4  Draw  me,  we  will  run  after  thee  :  the 
King  hath  brought  me  into  his  chambers  : 
we  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee,  we 
will  remember  thy  love  more  than  wine  : 
the  upright  love  thee. 

5  I  am  black,  but  comely,  Oye  daugh- 
ters of  Jerusalem,  as  the  tents  of  Kedar,  as 
the  curtains  of  Solomon. 

6  Look  not  upon  me,  because  I  am 
black,  because  the  sun  hath  looked  upon 
me :  my  mother's  children  were  angry  with 
me  ;  they  made  me  the  keeper  of  the  vine- 
yards; but  mine  own  vineyard  have  1  not 
kept. 

7  Tell  me,  O  thou  whom  my  soul  loveth, 
where  thou  feedest,  where  thou  makest  thy 
flock  to  rest  at  noon :  for  why  should  I  be 
as  one  that  turneth  aside  by  the  flocks  of 
thy  companions? 

8  IT  If  thou  know  not,  O  thou  fairest 
among  women,  go  thy  way  forth  by  the 
footsteps  of  the  flock,  and  feed  thy  kids 
beside  the  shepherds'  tents. 

9  I  have  compared  thee,  O  my  love,  to 
a  company  of  horses  in  Pharaoh's  cha- 
riots. 

10  Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with  rows  of 
jewels,  thy  neck  with  chains  of  gold. 

1 1  We  will  make  thee  borders  of  gold 
with  studs  of  silver. 

12  H  While  the  King sitteth  at  his  table, 
my  spikenard  sendeth  forth  the  smell 
thereof. 

1 3  A  bundle  of  my  rrh  is  my  well-beloved  i 


unto  me  ;  he  shall  lie  all  night  betwixt  my 
breasts. 

14  My  beloved  m  unto  me  as  a  cluster  of 
camphire  in  the  vineyards  of  En-gedi. 

15  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ;  be- 
hold, thou  art  fair;  thou  hast  doves' 
eyes. 

16  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  beloved, 
yea.,  pleasant :  also  our  bed  is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are  cedar, 
and  our  rafters  of  fir. 

CHAP.  II. 

TAM  the  rose  of  Sharon,  and  the  lily  of 
the  valleys. 

2  As  the  lily  among  thorns,  so  is  my 
love  among  the  daughters. 

3  As  the  apple-tree  amonff  the  trees  of 
the  wood,  so  is  my  beloved  among  the 
sons.  1  sat  down  under  his  shadow  with 
great  delight,  and  his  fruit  was  sweet  to 
my  taste. 

4  He  brought  me  to  the  banqueting 
house,  and  his  banner  over  me  was  love. 

5  Stay  me  with  flagons,  comfort  me  with 
apples:  for  I  am  sick  of  love. 

6  His  left  hand  is  under  my  head,  and 
his  rteht  hand  doth  embrace  me. 

7  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem, by  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the 
field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love,  till  he  please. 

8  The  voice  of  my  beloved!  behold,  he 
cometh  leaping  upon  the  mountains,  skip- 
ping upon  the  hilfe. 

9  JVly  beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a  young 
hart:  behold,  he  standeth  behind  our  wall, 
he  looketh  forth  at  the  windows,  shewing 
himself  through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said  unto 
me,  Rise  up,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
come  away. 

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Christ's  care  of  the  church.     SOLOiMON'S  SONG 


1 1  For  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the  rain  is 
over  and  gone ; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the  earth; 
the  time  of  the  singing  of  birds  is  come, 
and  the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our 
land; 

13  The  fig-tree  putteth  forth  her  green 
figs,  and  the  vines  with  the  tender  grape 
give  a  good  smell.  Arise,  my  love,  my 
Fair  one,  and  come  away. 

14  IT  O  my  dove,  that  art  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rock,  in  the  secret  places  of  the 
stairs,  let  me  see  thy  countenance,  let  me 
hear  thy  voice ;  for  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and 
thy  countenance  is  comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little  foxes, 
that  spoil  the  vines:  for  our  vines  have 
tender  grapes. 

16  1  My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I  am 
his:  he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

17  Until  the  day  break, and  the  shadows 
flee  away,  turn,  my  beloved,  and  be  thou 
like  a  roe  or  a  young  hart  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Bether. 

CHAP.  III. 

BY  nignt  on  my  bed  I  sought  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth:  1  sought  him,  but  I 
found  him  not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about  the  city 
in  the  streets,  and  in  the  broad  ways  I  will 
seek  him  whom  my  soul  loveth:  1  sought 
him,  but  I  found  him  not. 

3  The  watchmen  that  go  about  the  city 
found  me:  to  whom  I  said.  Saw  ye  him 
whom  my  soul  loveth? 

4  It  was  but  a  little  that  I  passed  from 
them,  but  I  found  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth:  I  held  him,  and  would  not  let  him 
go,  until  I  had  brought  him  into  my 
mother's  house,  and  into  the  chamber  of 
her  that  conceived  me. 

5  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem, by  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the 
field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love,  till  he  please. 

6  H  Who  is  this  that  cometh  out  of  the 
wilderness  like  pillars  of  smoke,  perfumed 
with  myrrh  and  frankincense,  with  all 
powders  of  the  merchant? 

7  Behojd  his  bed,  which  is  Solomon's: 
threescore  valiant  men  are  about  it,  of  the 
valiant  of  Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  being  expert  in 
war:  every  man  hath  his  sword  upon  his 
thigh  because  of  fear  in  the  night. 

9  King  Solomon  made  himself  a  chariot 
of  the  wood  of  Lebanon. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof  of  sil- 
ver, the  bottom  thereof  of  gold,  the  cover- 
ing of  it  o/*purple,  the  midst  thereof  being 
paved  with  love,  for  the  daughters  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of  Zion, 
and  behold  king  Solomon  with  the  crown 
wherewith  his  mother  crowned  him  in  the 


The  graces  of  the  church, 

day  of  his  espousals,  and  in  the  day  of  the 
gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BEHOLD,  thou  art  fair,  my  love;  be- 
hold, thou  art  fair;  thou  hast  doves* 
eyes  within  thy  locks:  thy  hair  is  as  a 
flock  of  goats,  that  appear  from  mount 
Gilead. 

2  Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock  of  sheep  that 
are  even  shorn,  which  came  up  from  the 
washing;  whereof  every  one  bear  twins, 
and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  are  like  a  thread  of  scarlet 
and  thy  speech  is  comely :  thy  temples  are 
like  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate  within  thy 
locks. 

4  Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of  David 
builded  for  an  armoury,  whereon  there 
hang  a  thousand  bucklers,  all  shields  of 
mighty  men. 

5  1  hy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young 
roes  that  are  twins,  which  feed  among  the 
lilies. 

6  Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows 
flee  away,  I  will  get  me  to  the  mountain  oi 
myrrh,  and  to  the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love ;  there  is  no 
spot  in  thee. 

8  Come  with  me  from  Lebanon,  my 
spouse,  with  me  from  Lebanon:  look  from 
the  top  of  Amana,  from  the  top  of  Shenir 
and  Hermon,  from  the  lions'  dens,  from 
the  mountains,  of  the  leopards. 

9  Thou  hast  ravished  my  heart,  my 
sister,  ray  spouse;  thou  hast  ravished  my 
heart  with  one  of  thine  eyes,  with  one 
chain  of  thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister,  my 
spouse !  how  much  better  is  thy  love  than 
wine!  and  the  smell  of  thine  ointments 
than  all  spices! 

1 1  Thy  lips,  O  my  spouse,  drop  as  the 
honey-comb:  honey  and  milk  are  under 
thy  tongue;  and  the  smell  of  thy  garments 
is  like  the  smell  of  Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  enclosed  is  my  sister,  my 
spouse :  a  spring  shut  up,  a  fountain  sealed. 

13  .Thy  plants  are  an  orchard  of  pome- 
granates, with  pleasant  fruits;  camphire, 
with  spikenard, 

14  Spikenard  and  saffron;  calamus  and 
cinnamon,  with  all  trees  of  frankincense 
myrrh  and  aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices 

1 5  A  fountain  of  gardens,  a  well  of  living 
waters,  and  streams  from  Lebanon. 

16  IT  Awake,  O  north  wind;  and  come, 
thou  south;  blow  upon  my  garden,  that 
the  spices  thereof  may  flow  out.  Let  my 
beloved  come  into  his  garden,  and  eat  his 
pleasant  fruits. 

CHAP.  V. 

1AM  come  into  my  garden,  my  sister, 
my  spouse :  I  have  gathered  my  myrrh 
with  my  spice ;  I  have  eaten  my  honey- 
comb with  my  honey ;  I  have  drunk  my 
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A  description  of  Christ. 

wine  with  my  milk :  eat,  O  friends ;  drink, 
yea,  drink  abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  IT  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh:  it  is 
the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  knocketh, 
saying,  Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  love, 
my  dove,  my  undefiled:  for  my  head  is 
filled  with  dew,  and  my  locks  with  the 
drops  of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  off  my  coat;  how  shall  I 
put  it  on?  I  have  washed  my  feet;  how 
shall  I  defile  them? 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand  by  the 
hole  of  the  door,  and  my  bowels  were 
moved  for  him. 

5  1  rose  up  to  open  to  my  beloved;  and 
my  hands  dropped  with  myrrh,  and  my 
fingers  with  sweet-smelling  myrrh,  upon 
the  handles  of  the  lock. 

6  I  opened  to  my  beloved;  but  my  be- 
loved had  withdrawn  himself,  and  was 
gone:  my  soul  failed  when  he  spake:  I 
sought  him,  but  I  could  not  find  him;  I 
called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7  The  watchmen  that  went  about  the 
city  found  me,  they  smote^  me, they  wound- 
ed me:  the  keepers  of  the  walls  took 
away  my  vail  from  me. 

8  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
lem, if  ye  find  my  beloved,  that  ye  tell 
him,  that  I  am  sick  of  love. 

9  What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  ano- 
ther beloved,  O  thou  fairest  among  wo- 
men ?  what  is  thy  beloved  more  than  ano- 
ther beloved,  that  thou  dost  so  charge  us? 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and  ruddy,  the 
chiefest  among  ten  thousand. 

1 1  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine  gold,  his 
locks  are  bushy,  and  black  as  a  raven. 

12  His  eyes  are  as  the  eyes  of  doves  by 
the  rivers  of  waters,  washed  with  milk, 
and  fitly  set. 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bed  of  spices,  as 
sweet  flowers :  his  lips  like  lilies,  dropping 
sweet-smelling  myrrh. 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings  set  with 
the  beryl:  his  belly  is  as  bright  ivory  over- 
laid with  sapphires. 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  marble,  set 
upon  sockets  of  fine  gold:  his  countenance 
is  as  Lebanon,  excellent  as  the  cedars. 

16  His  mouth  is  most  sweet:  yea,  he  is 
altogether  lovely.  This  is  my  beloved, 
and  this  is  my  friend,  O  daughters  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

CHAP.  VI. 

WHITHER  is  thy  beloved  gone,  O 
thou  fairest  among  women?  whither 
is  thy  beloved  turned  aside?  that  we  may 
seek  him  with  thee. 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into  his 
garden,  to  the  beds  of  spices,  to  feed  in 
the  gardens,  and  to  gather  lilies. 

3  I  am  my  beloved's  and  my  beloved 
is  mine:  he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

4  IT  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my  love,  as 


CHAP.  VI,  VII.  The  graces  of  the  church. 

Tirzah,  comely  as  Jerusalem,  terrible  as 
an  army  with  banners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me,  for 
they  have  overcome  me:  thy  hair  is  as  a 
flock  of  goats  that  appear  from  Gilead. 

6  Thy  teeth  are  as  a  flock  of  sheep 
which  go  up  from'  the  washing,  whereof 
every  one  beareth  twins,  and  there  is  not 
one  barren  among  them. 

7  As  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate  are  thy 
temples  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens,  and 
fourscore  concubines,  and  virgins  without 
number. 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled  is  but  one ;  she 
M  the  only  one  of  her  mother,  she  is  the 
choice  one  of  her  that  bare  her.  The 
daughters  saw  her,  and  blessed  her;  yea, 
the  queens  and  the  concubines,  and  they 
praised  her, 

10  IF  Who  is  she  that  looketh  forth  as 
the  morning,  fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as 
the  sun,  and  terrible  as  an  army  with 
banners? 

Ill  went  down  into  the  garden  of  nuts 
to  see  the  fruits  of  the  valley,  and  to  see 
whether  the  vine  flourished,  mid  the  pome- 
granates budded. 

12  Or  ever  I  was  aware,  my  soul  made 
me  like  the  chariots  of  Ammi-nadib. 

13  Return,  return,  O  Shulamite;  return, 
return,  that  we  may  look  upon  thee.  What 
will  ye  see  in  the  Shulamite?  As  it  were 
the  company  of  two  armies. 

CHAP.  VII. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  [eot  with  shoes, 
O  prince's  daughter!  the  joints  of 
thy  thighs  are  like  jewels,  the  work  of  the 
hands  of  a  cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a  round  goblet, 
which  wanteth  not  liquor;  thy  belly  is  like 
a    heap  of  wheat  set  about  with  lilies. 

3  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young 
roes  that  are  twins. 

4  Thy  neck  ts  as  a  tower  of  ivory;  thine 
eyes  like  the  fish-pools  in  Heshbon,  by 
the  gate  of  Bath-rabbim :  thy  nose  is  as 
the  tower  of  Lebanon  which  looketh  to- 
ward  Damascus. 

5  Thy  head  upon  thee  is  like  Carmel, 
and  the  hair  of  thy  head  like  purple ; 
the  King  is  held  in  the  galleries. 

6  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art  thou, 

0  love,  for  delights! 

7  This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a  palm-tree, 
and  thy  breasts  to  clusters  of  grapes. 

8  1  said,  I  will  go  up  to  the  palm-tree, 

1  will  take  hold  of  the  boughs  thereof: 
now  also  thy  breasts  shall  he  as  clusters  oi 
the  vine,  and  the  smell  of  thy  nose  like 
apples ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like  the 
best  wine  for  my  beloved,  thatgoeth  down 
sweetly,  causing  the  lips  of  those  that  are 
asleep  to  speak. 

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The  church's  love  to  Christ.  ISAIAH.  Isaiah's  complaint  of  Judah. 

10  IT  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  his  desire      6  IT  Set  me  as  a  seal  upon    thy   heart, 
is  toward   me.  as  a  sea^  upon  thine  arm  :  for  love  is  strong 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go  forth  as  death ;  jealousy  is  cruel  as  the  grave  : 
into  the  field;  let  us  lodge  in  the  villages,  the  coals  thereof  are  coals  of  die,  which 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the  vineyards  ;,hath  a  most  vehement  flame. 

let  us  see  if  the  vine  flourish,  whether  the       7  Many  waters  cannot  quench  love, nei- 


tender  grape  appear,  an 
nates  bud  forth  :  there  wi 
loves. 

13  The  mandrakes  give  a  smell,  and  at 
ourgatesareall  manner  of  pleasant/rwtfs, 
new  and  old,  which  I  have  laid  up  for  thee, 

0  my  beloved. 

y  CHAP.  VIII. 

OTHAT  thou  wert  as  my  brother,  that 
sucked  the  breasts  of  my  mother! 
when  I  should  find  thee  without,  I  would 
kiss  thee  ;  yea,  I  should  not  be  despised. 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  and  bring  thee  into 
my  mother's  house,  who  would  instruct  me: 

1  would  cause  thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine 
of  the  juice  of  my  pomegranate. 

3  His  left  hand  should  be  under  my  head, 
and  his  right  hand  should  embrace  me. 

4  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
lem, that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love,  until  he  please. 

5  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the 
wilderness,  ieaning  upon  her  beloved  ?  I 
raised  thee  up  under  the  apple-tree :  there 
thy  mother  brought  thee  forth  :  there  she 
brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 


the  pornegra-  ther  can  the  floods  drown  it:   if  a  man 
I  give  thee  my  would  give  all  the  substance  of  his  bouse 
for  love,  it  would  utterly  be  contemned. 

H  We  have  a  little  sister,  and  she  hath 
no  breasts  :  what  shall  we  do  for  our  sister 
in  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for? 

9  If  she  be  a  wall,  we  will  build  upon 
her  a  palace  of  silver :  and  if  she  be  a  door, 
we  will  enclose  her  with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts  like 
towers  :  then  was  I  in  his  eyes  as  one  that 
found  favour. 

1 1  Solomon  had  a  vineyard  at  Baal-ha- 
mon  ;  he  let  out  the  vineyard  unto  keep- 
ers ;  every  one  for  the  fruit  thereof  was 
to  bring  a  thousand  pieces  oi  silver. 

12  My  vineyard  which  is  mine,  is  be- 
fore me  :  thou,  O  Solomon,  must  have  a 
thousand,  and  those  that  keep  the  fruit 
thereof  two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  gardens, 
the  companions  hearken  to  thy  voice: 
cause  me  to  hear  it. 

14  H  Make  haste,  my  beloved,  and  be 
thou  like  to  a  roe  or  to  a  young  hart  upon 
the  mountains  of  spices. 


5  The  Book  of  the  Prophet  ISAIAH 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz, 
which  he  saw  concerning  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham, 
Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah. 

2  Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear,  O 
earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  I  have 
nourished  and  brought  up  children,  and 
they  have  rebelled  against  me. 

3  The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the 
ass  his  master's  crib:  but  Israel  doth  not 
know,  my  people  doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people  laden  with 
iniquity,  a  seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that 
are  corrupters',  theyhave  forsaken  theLoRD, 
they  have  provoked  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
unto  anger,  they  are  gone  away  backward. 

5  Why  should  ye  be  stricken  anymore? 
ye  will  revolt  more  and  more  :  the  whole 
head  is  sick,  and  the  whole  heart  faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto 
the  head  there  is  no  soundness  in  it;  but 
wounds,  and  bruises,  and putrifying sores: 
they  have  not  been  closed,  neither  bound 
up,  neither  mollified  with  ointment. 

7  Your  country  is  desolate,  your  cities 
arc  burned  with  fire  :  your  land,  strangers 
devour  it  in  your  presence,  and  it  is  deso- 
late, as  overthrown  by  strangers. 


8  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a 
cottage  in  a  vineyard,  as  a  lodge  in  a  gar- 
den of  cucumbers,  as  a  besieged  city. 

9  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left 
unto  us  a  very  small  remnant,  we  should 
have  been  as  Sodom,  and  we  should  have 
been  like  unto  Gomorrah. 

10  IF  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye 
rulers  of  Sodom  :  give  ear  unto  the  law  ot 
our  God,  ye  people  of  Gomorrah. 

1 1  To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  ot 
your  sacrifices  unto  me?  saith  the  Lord: 
1  am  full  of  the  burnt-offerings  of  rams, 
and  the  fat  of  fed  beasts  ;  and  I  delight 
not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs, 
or  of  he-goats. 

1 2  When  ye  come  to  appear  before  me, 
who  hath  required  this  at  your  hand,  to 
tread  my  courts  ? 

13  Bring  no  more  vain  oblations:  in- 
cense is  an  abomination  unto  me ;  the  new- 
moons  and  sabbaths,  the  calling  of  assem- 
blies, I  cannot  away  with ;  it  is  iniquity, 
even  the  solemn  meeting. 

1 4  Your  new-moons  and  your  appointed 
feasts  my  soul  hateth  :  they  are  a  trouble 
unto  me  ;  I  am  weary  to  bear  them, 

15  And  when  ye  spread  forth  your 
hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eyes  from  you; 

520 


Christ's  coming  prophesied. 


yea,  when  ye  make  many  prayers,  I  will 
not  hear:  your  hands  are  full  of  blood. 

16  IF  Wash  you,  make  you  clean  :  put 
away  the  evil  ot  your  doings  from  before 
mine  eyes  ;  cease  to  do  evil ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well;  seek  judgment, 
relieve  the  oppressed,  judge  the  father- 
less, plead  for  the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  toge- 
ther, saith  the  Lord  :  though  your  sins  be 
as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  as  white  as  snow  : 
though  they  be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall 
fee  as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,  ye 
shall  eat  the  good  of  the  land  : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall 
be  devoured  with  the  sword:  for  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

21  IT  How  is  the  faithful  city  become 
a  harlot !  it  was  full  of  judgment ;  right- 
eousness lodged  in  it ;  but  now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross,  thy 
wine  mixed  with  water: 

23  Thy  princes  are  rebellious,  and  com- 
panions of  thieves :  eveiy  one  loveth  gifts, 
and  folio weth  after  rewards:  they  judge 
not  the  fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cause 
of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  mighty  One  of  Israel,  Ah,  I 
will  ease  me  of  mine  adversaries,  and 
avenge  me  of  mine  enemies: 

25  IF  And  I  will  turn  my  hand  upon 
thee,  and  purely  purg-e  away  thy  dross, 
and  take  away  all  tny  tin  : 

26  And  I  will  restore  thy  judges  as  at 
the  first,  and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  be- 
ginning: afterward  thou  shalt  be  called, 
The  city  of  righteousness,  the  faithful  city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with  judg- 
ment, and  her  converts  with  righteousness. 

28  IF  And  the  destruction  of  the  trans- 
gressors and  of  the  sinners  shall  be  toge- 
ther, and  they  that  forsake  the  Lord  shall 
be  consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of  the 
oaks  which  ye  have  desired,  and  ye  shall 
be  confounded  for  the  gardens  that  ye 
have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak  whose  leaf 
fadeth,  and  as  a  garden  that  hath  no  water. 

31  And  the  strong  shall  be  as  tow,  and 
the  maker  of  it  as  a  spark,  and  they  shall 
both  burn  together,  and  none  shall  quench 
thern. 

CHAP.  II. 

THE  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz 
saw  concerningJudahand  Jerusalem. 
2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last 
days,  that  the  mountain  of  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  established  in  the  top  of  the 
mountains,  and  shall  be  exalted  above  the 
hills  ;  and  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 
.  3  And  many  people  shall  go  and  say, 
Come  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain 


CHAP.  II.  Isaiah  exhorts  to  fear. 

of  the  Lord,  to  the  house  of  the  God  ot 


Jacob;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  wai 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths :  for  out  of 
Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word 
of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 
and  shall  rebuke  many  people  :  and  they 
shall  beat  their  swords  into  plough-shares, 
and  their  spears  into  pruning-hooks  :  na- 
tion shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation, 
neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

5  O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let 
us  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord. 

6  IF  Therefore  thou  hast  forsaken  thy 
people  the  house  of  Jacob,  because  they 
be  replenished  from  the  east,  and  are  sooth- 
sayers like  the  Philistines,  and  they  please 
themselves  in  the  children  of  strangers. 

7  Their  land  also  is  full  of  silver  and 
gold,  neither  is  there  any  end  of  their  trea- 
sures ;  their  land  is  also  full  of  horses,  nei- 
ther is  there  any  end  of  their  chariots  : 

8  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols ;  they 
worship  the  work  of  their  own  hands,  that 
which  their  own  fingers  have  made  : 

9  And  the  mean  man  bowethdown,  and 
the  great  man  humbleth  himself:  there- 
fore forgive  them  not. 

10  IF  Enter  into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee 
in  the  dust,  for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  glory  of  his  majesty. 

11  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall  be 
humbled  and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall 
be  bowed  down,  and  the  Lord  alone  shall 
be  exalted  in  that  day. 

1 2  For  the  day  ot  the  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  be  upon  every  one  that  is  proud  and 
lofty,  and  upon  every  one  that  is  lifted  up: 
and  he  shall  be  brought  low: 

13  And  upon  all  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
that  are  high  and  lifted  up,  and  upon  all 
the  oaks  ot  Bashan, 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  mountains, 
and  upon  all  the  hills  that  are  lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower,  and 
upon  eveiy  fenced  wall, 

16  And  upon  all  the  ships  of  Tarshish, 
and  upon  all  pleasant  pictures. 

17  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be 
bowed  down,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men 
shall  be  made  low :  and  the  Lord  alone 
shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 

18  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly  abolish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the  holes  of 
the  rocks,  and  into  the  caves  of  the  earth, 
for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of 
his  majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake 
terribly  the  earth. 

20  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast  his  idols 
of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  they 
made  each  one  for  himself  to  worship,  to 
the  moles  and  to  the  bats  : 

21  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  the  rocks, 
and  into  the  tops  of  the  ragged  rocks,  for 
fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 

521 


The  impudence  of  the  people. 

majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  breath  is 
in  his  nostrils  :  for  wherein  is  he  to  be  ac- 
counted of  ? 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  doth  take  away  from  Jerusalem 
and  from  Judah  the  stay  and  the  staff,  the 
whole  stay  of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay 
of  water, 

2  The  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war, 
me  judge,  and  the  prophet,  and  the  pru- 
dent, and  the  ancient, 

3  The  captain  of  fifty,  and  the  honour- 
able man,  and  the  counsellor,  and  the  cun- 
ning artificer,  and  the  eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  children  to  be  their 
princes,  and  babes  shall  rule  over  them. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  oppressed, 
every  one  by  another,  and  every  one  by 
his  neighbour :  the  child  shall  behave  him- 
self proudly  against  the  ancient,  and  the 
base  against  the  honourable. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of  his 
brother  of  the  house  of  his  father,  saying, 
Thou  hast  clothing,  be  thou  our  ruler,  and 
let  this  ruin  be  under  thy  hand : 

7  In  'hat  day  shall  he  swear,  saying,  I 
will  not  be  a  healer  ;  for  in  my  house  is 
neither  bread  nor  clothing  make  me  not 
a  ruler  of  the  people. 

8  For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Judah  is 
fallen:  because  their  tongue  and  their 
doings  are  against  the  Lord,  to  provoke 
the  eyes  of  his  glory. 

9  II  The  shew  of  their  countenance 
doth  witness  against  them  ;  and  they  de- 
clare their  sin  as  Sodom,  they  hide  it  not. 
Wo  unto  their  soul !  for  they  have  rewarded 
evil  unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  that  it  shall 
be  well  with  him :  for  they  shall  eat  the 
fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  Wo  unto  the  wicked!  it  shall  be  ill 
•with  him :  for  the  reward  of  his  hands  shall 
be  given  him. 

12  IT  As  for  my  people,  children  are 
their  oppressors,  and  women  rule  over 
them.  O  my  people,  they  which  lead  thee 
cause  thee  to  err,  and  destroy  the  way  of 
thy  paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  to  plead,  and 
jstandeth  to  judge  the  people. 

14  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judgment 
with  the  ancients  of  his  people,  and  the 
princes  thereof  :  for  ye  have  eaten  up  the 
vineyard  ;  the  spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your 
houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  beat  my  peo- 
ple to  pieces,  and  grind  the  faces  of  the 
poor?  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

16  TT  Moreover  the  Lord  saith,  Because 
the  daughters  of  Zion  are  haughty,  and 
walk  with  stretched  forth  necks  and  wan- 


ISAIAH.  Christ's  kingdom  a  sanctuary. 

ton  eyes,  walking  and  mincing  as  they  go 
and  making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite  with 
a  scab  the  crown  of  the  head  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zion,  and  the  Lord  will  discover 
their  secret  parts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take  away 
the  bravery  of  their  tinkling  ornaments 
about  their  feet,  and  their  cauls,  and  their 
round  tires  like  the  moon, 

19  The  chains,  and  the  bracelets,  and 
the  mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  ornaments  of 
the  legs,  and  the  head-bands,  and  the 
tablets,  and  the  ear-rings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose-jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  apparel, 
and  the  mantles,  and  the  wimples,  and  the 


cnsping-pms, 

23  The  glasses,  and  the  fine  linen, 


and 


the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in- 
stead of  sweet  smell  there  shall  be  stink  ; 
and  instead  of  a  girdle  a  rent ;  and  in- 
stead of  well  set  hair  baldness  ;  and  in- 
stead of  a  stomacher  a  girding  of  sack- 
cloth :  and  burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and 
thy  mighty  in  the  war, 

26  And  her  gates  shall  lament  and 
mourn  ;  and  she,  being  desolate,  shall  sit 
upon  the  ground. 

CHAP.  IV. 
\  ND  in  that  day  seven  women  shall 
jl\  take  hold  of  one  man,  saying,  We 
will  eat  our  own  bread,  and  wear  our  own 
apparel  :  only  let  us  be  called  by  thy 
name,  to  take  away  our  reproach. 

2  In  that  day  shall  the  branch  of  the 
Lord  be  beautiful  and  glorious,  and  the 
fruit  of  the  earth  shall  be  excellent  and 
comely  for  them  that  are  escaped  of  Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  that 
is  left  in  Zion,  and  he  that  remaineth  in  Je- 
rusalem, shall  be  called  holy,  even  every 
one  that  is  written  among  the  living  in  Je- 
rusalem : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have  washe 
away  the  filth  of  the  daughters  of  Zion 
and  shall  have  purged  the  blood  of  Je- 
rusalem from  the  midst  thereof  by  the  spirit 
of  judgment,  and  by  the  spirit  of  burn- 
ing. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon  every 
dwelling  place  of  mount  Zion,  and  upon 
her  assemblies,  a  cloud  and  smoke  by  day, 
and  the  shining  of  a  flaming  fire  by  night: 
for  upon  all  the  glory  shall  be  a  defence. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle  for  a 
shadow  in  the  day  time  from  the  heat,  and 
for  a  place  of  refuge,  and  for  a  covert 
from  storm  and  from  rain. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  will  I  sing  to  my  well-beloved  a 
song  of  my   beloved  touching  his 
522 


God* s  judgment  on  covetousness.      CHAP.  VI.         God's  judgment  on  injustice. 


vineyard.    My  well-beloved  hath  a  vine- 
yard in  a  very  fruitful  hill : 

2  And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered  out 


ed  m  judgment,  and  God  that  is  holy  shall 
be  sanctified  in  righteousness. 

17    Then    shall   the  lambs  feed  after 


the  stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the  their  manner,  and  the  waste  places  of  the 

choicest  vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the  |  fat  ones  shall  strangers  eat. 

midst  of  it,  and  also  made  a  wine-press       18  Wo    unto  them  that  draw  iniquity 

therein:  and  he  looked  that  it  should  bring  jwith  cords  of  vanity,  and  sin  as  it  were 

forth  grapes,   and  it  brought  forth  wild 

grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  men  of  Judah,  judge,  I  pray 
you,  betwixt  me  and  my  vineyard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done  more  to 
my  vineyard,  that  I  have  not  done  in  it? 
wherefore,  when  I  looked  that  it  should 
bring  forth  grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes? 


5  And  now  go  to ;  I  will  tell  you  what 
I  will  do  to  my  vineyard:  I  will  take 
away  the  hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be 
eaten  up  ;  and  break  down  the  wall  there- 
of, and  it  shall  be  trodden  down  : 

6  And  I  will  lay  it  waste  :  it  shall  not 
be  pruned,  nor  digged ;  but  there  shall 
come  up  briers  and  thorns :  I  will  also 
command  the  clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain 
upon  it. 

7  For  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  house  of  Israel,  and  the  men  of  Ju- 
dah his  pleasant  plant :  and  he  looked  for 
judgment,  but  behold  oppression ;  for 
righteousness,  but  behold  a  cry. 

8  IT  Wo  unto  them  that  join  house  to 
house,  that  lay  field  to  field,  till  there  be 
no  place,  that  they  may  be  placed  alone 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth ! 

9  In  mine  ea.rs,said  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Of  a  truth  many  houses  shall  be  desolate, 
even  great  and  Fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard  shall  yield 
one  bath,  and  the  seed  of  a  homer  shall 
yield  an  ephah. 

1 1  IF  Wo  unto  them  that  rise  up  early 
in  the  morning,  that  they  may  follow  strong 
drink  ;  that  continue  until  night,  till  wine 
inflame  them ! 

12  And  the  harp,  and  the  viol,  the  ta- 
bret,  and  pipe,  and  wine,  are  in  their  feasts : 
but  they  regard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
neither  consider  the  operation  of  his 
hands. 

13  IF  Therefore  my  people  are  gone  into 
captivity,  because  they  have  no  knowledge: 
and  their  honourable  men  are  famished, 
and  their  multitude  dried  up  with  thirst. 

14  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged  her- 
self, and  opened  her  mouth  without  mea- 
sure :  and  their  glory ,  and  their  multitude, 
and  their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall 
descend  into  it. 

15  And  the  mean  man  shall  be  brought 
down,  and  the  mighty  man  shall  be  hum- 
bled, and  the  eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be 
humbled: 

1 6  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be  exalt 


with  a  cart-rope : 

19  That  say,  Let  him  make  speed,  and 
hasten  his  work,  that  we  may  see  it:  and 
let  the  counsel  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
draw  nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know  it! 

20  1  Wo  unto  them  that  call  evil  good, 
and  good  evil  •  that  put  darkness  for  light, 
and  light  for  darkness ;  that  put  bitter  for 
sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter  ! 

21  Wo  unto  them  thai  are  wise  in  their 
own  eyes,  and  prudent  in  their  own  sight ' 

22  Wo  unto  them  that  arc  mighty  to 
drink  wine,  and  men  of  strength  to  mingle 
strong  drink : 

23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward, 
and  take  away  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  from  him  ! 

24  Therefore  as  the  fire  devoureth  the 
stubble,  and  the  flame  consumeth  the  chaff, 
so  their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and 
their  blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust :  because 
they  have  cast  away  the  law  ox  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

25  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
kindled  against  his  people,  and  he  hath 
stretched  forth  his  hand  against  them,  and 
hath  smitten  them  :  and  the  hills  did  trem- 
ble, and  their  carcasses  were  torn  in  the 
midst  of  the  streets.  For  all  this  his  anger 
is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  w  stretch- 
ed out  still. 

26  H  And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign  to 
the  nations  from  far,  and  will  hiss"  unto 
them  from  the  end  of  the  earth  ;  and  be- 
hold, they  shall  come  with  speed  swiftly  : 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stumble 
among  them ;  none  shall  slumbernor  sleep ; 
neither  shall  the  girdle  of  their  loins  be 
loosed,  nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken  : 

28  Whose  arrows  are  sharp,  and  all 
their  bows  bent,  their  horses'hoofs  shall  be 
counted  like  flint,  and  their  wheels  like  a 
whirlwind. 

29  Their  roaring  shall  be  like  a  lion, 
jthey  shall  roar  like  young  lions:  yea,  they 

n  * 


shall  roar,  and  lay  hold  of  the  prey,  and 
shall  carry  it  away  safe,  and  none  shall 
delhrer  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall  roar 
against  them  like  the  roaring  of  the  sea  : 
and  if  one  look  unto  the  land,  behold, 
darkness  and  sorrow,  and  the  light  is 
darkened  in  the  heavens  thereof. 
CHAP.  VI. 

IN  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died  I  saw 
also  the  Lord  sitting  upon  a  throne 
623 


The  vision  of  Isaiah 


ISAIAH.  Ahaz  comforted — Christ  promised. 


high  and  lifted  up,  and  his  tram  filled  the      4  And  say  unto  him,  Take  heed,  and 
temple.  he  quiet ;  fear  not,  neither  be  faint-heart- 

2  Above  it  stood  the  seraphims  :  each  ed  for  the  two  tails  of  these  smoking  fire- 
one  had  six  wings  ;  with  twain  he  cover-  brands,  for  the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with 
ed  his  face,  and  with  twain  he  covered  his  Syria,  and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 
feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly.  5  Because  Syria,  Ephraim,  and  the  son 

3  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said,  of  Remaliah,  have  taken  evi!  counsel 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  against  thee,  saying, 

the  whole  earth  is  full  of  his  glory.  6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah,  and  vex 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at  it,  and  let  us  make  a  breach  therein  for  as, 
the  voice  of  him  that  cried,  and  the  house  land  set  a  king  in  the  midst  of  it,  even  the 
was  filled  with  smoke.  son  of  Tabeal  : 

5  IF  Then  said  I,  Wo  is  me  !  for  1  am  7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It  shall  not 
undone  ;  because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean  stand,  neither  shall  it  come  to  pass. 

lips,  and  I  dwell  in  the  midst  of  a  people       8  For  the  head  of  Syria  ?'s_Damascus, 
of  unclean  lips :  for  mine  eyes  have  seen 


the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphims  unto 
me, having  a  live  coal  in  his  hand,  which  he 
had  taken  with  the  tongs  from  off  the  altar: 

7  And  he  laid  it  upon  my  mouth,  and 
said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy  lips ;  and 
thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 
purged. 

8  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Whom  shall  I  send,  and  who  will 
go  for  us?  Then  said  I,  Here  am  I;  send  me. 

9  IF  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this  peo- 
ple, Hear  ye  indeed,  but  understand  not ; 
and  see  ye  indeed,  but  perceive  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat, 
and  make  their  ears  heavy,  and  shut  their 
eyes ;  lest  they  see  with  their  eyes,  and 
hear  with  their  ears,  and  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  convert,  and  Ije  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long?  And 
he  answered,  Until  the  cities  be  wasted 
without  inhabitant,  and  the  houses  without 
man,  and  the  land  be  utterly  desolate; 

12  And  the  Lord  have  removed  men 
far  away,  and  there  be  a  great  forsaking  in 
the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  IF  But  yet  in  it  shall  be  a  tenth,  and 
it  shall  return,  and  shall  be  eaten:  as 
teil-tree,  and  as  an  oak  whose  substance 
is  in  them,  when  they  cast  their  leaves:  so 
the  holy  seed  shall  be  the  substance  thereof. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham,  the  son  of 
Uzziah,   king  of   Judah,  that  Rezin   the 


and  the  head  of  Damascus  is  Rezin  :  and 
within  threescore  and  five  years  shall 
Ephraim  be  broken,  that  it  be  not  a  people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Samaria, 
and  the  head  of  Samaria  is  Remaliah's  son. 
If  ye  will  not  believe,  surely  ye  shall  not 
be  established. 

10  If  Moreover,  the  Lord  spake  again 
unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

1 1  Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
ask  it  either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height 
above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask,  neither 
will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said,  Hear  ye  now,  O  house 
of  David;  Is  it  a  small  thing  for  you  to 
weary  men,  but  will  ye  weary  my  God 
also? 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself  shall 
give  3^ou  a  sign  ;  Behold,  a  virgin  shall 
conceive,  and  bear  a  son,  and  shall  call 
his  name  Immanuel. 

15  Butter  and  honey  shall  he  eat,  that 
he  may  know  to  refuse  the  evil, and  choose 
the  good. 

16  For  before  the  child  shall  know  to 
refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the 
land  that  thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken 
of  both  her  kings. 

17  IF  The  Lord  shall  bring  upon  thee, 
and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  thy  father's 
house,  days  that  have  not  come,  from  the 
day  that  Ephraim  departed  from  Judah ; 
even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  hiss  for  the  fly  that  is 


king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Re-|m  the  uttermost  part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt, 

J  and  forthe  bee  that  is  in  the  landof  Assyria. 
19  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall  rest 


maliah,  king  of  Israel,  went  up  toward 
Jerusalem  to  war  against  it,  but  could  not 
prevail  against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of  David, 
saying, Syria  is  confederate  with  Ephraim. 
And  his  heart  was  moved,  and  the  heart  of 
his  people,  as  the  trees  of  the  wood  are 
moved  with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah,  Go 
forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou,  and  Shear- 
jashub  thy  son,  at  the  end  of  the  conduit 
of  the  upper  pool  in  the  highway  ef  the 
fuller's  field; 


all  of  them  in  the  desolate  valleys,  and  in 
the  holes  of  the  rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns, 
and  upon  all  bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the  Lord  shave 
with  a  razor  that  is  hired,  namely,  by  them 
beyond  the  river,  by  the  king  of  Assyria, 
the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the  feet :  and  it 
shall  also  consume  the  beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  a  man  shall  nourish  a  young  cow,  and 
two  sheep ; 

524 


Syria,  Israel,  fyc.  threatened. 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for  the 
abundance  of  milk  that  they  shall  give  that 
he  shall  eat  butter:  for  butter  and  honey 
shall  every  one  eat  that  is  left  in  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  every  place  shall  be,  where  there  were 
a  thousand  vines  at  a  thousand  silverlings, 
it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows  shall 
men  come  thither;  because  all  the  land 
shall  become  briers  and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be  digged 
with  the  mattock,  there  shall  not  come 
thither  the  fear  of  briers  and  thorns  :  but 
it  shall  be  for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen, 
and  for  the  treading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

MOREOVER,  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Take  thee  a  great  roll,  and  write 
in  it  with  a  man's  pen  concerning  Maher- 
shalal-hash-baz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful  witnesses 
to  record,  Uriah  the  priest,  and  Zechari- 
ah  the  son  of  Jeberechiah. 

3  And  I  went  unto  the  prophetess  ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son.  Then  said 
the  Lord  to  me,  Call  his  name  Maher- 
shalal-hash-baz. 

4  For  before  the  child  shall  have  know- 
ledge to  cry,  My  father,  and  my  mother, 
the  riches  of  Damascus  and  the  spoil  of 
Samaria  shall  be  taken  away  before  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

5  IT  The  Lord  spake  also  unto  me 
again,  saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  refuseth 
the  waters  of  Shiloah  that  go  softly,  and  re- 
joice in  Rezin  and  Remaliah's  son  ; 

7  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
bringeth  up  upon  them  the  waters  of  the 
river,  strong  and  many,  even  the  king  of 
Assyria,  and  all  his  glory :  and  he  shall 
come  up  over  all  his  channels,  and  go  over 
all  his  banks: 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Judah  ;  he 
shall  overflow  and  go  over,  he  shall  reach 
even  to  the  neck  ;  and  the  stretching  out 
of  his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of  thy 
land,  O  Immanuel. 

9  If  Associate  yourselves,  Oye  people, 
and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  and  give 
ear,  allyeoffarcountries:  gird  yourselves, 

ndye  shall  be  broken inpieces;  girdyour- 

elves,  and  ye  shall   be  broken  in  pieces. 

tO  Take  counsel  together,  and  it  shall 

come  to  nought ;  speak  the  word,  and  it 

shall  not  stand  :  for  God  is  with  us. 

1 1  TT  For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to  me 
with  a  strong  hand,  and  instructed  me 
that  I  should  not  walk  in  the  way  of  this 
people,  saying, 

2  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy,  to  all, 


CHAP.  VIII,  IX.     Christ's  birth  and  kingdom. 

13  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  himself; 
and  let  him  be  your  fear,  and  let  him  be 
your  dread. 

14  And  he  shall  be  for  a  sanctuary  ;  but 
for  a  stone  of  stumbling  and  for  a  rock  of 
offence  to  both  the  houses  of  Israel,  for  a 

fin  and  for  a  snare'  to  the  inhabitants  of 
erusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall  stum- 
ble, and  fall,  and  bebroken,  and  be  snared, 
and  be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal  the  law 
among  my  disciples. 

17  And  I  will  wait  upon  the  Lord,  that 
hideth  his  face  from  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  I  will  look  for  him. 

18  Behold,  I  and  the  children  whom 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  are  for  signs  and 
for  wonders  in  Israel  from  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  wrhich  dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 

19  U"  And  when  they  shall  say  unto  you, 
Seek  unto  them  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  unto  wizards  that  peep,  and  that 
mutter:  should  not  a  people  seek  unto 
their  God  ?  for  the  living  to  the  dead  ? 

20  To  the  law  and  to  the  testimony  :  if 
they  speak  not  according  to  this  word,  it 
is  because  there  is  no  light  in  them. 

2 1  And  they  shall  pass  through  it,  hard- 
ly bestead  and  hungry  :  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  when  they  shall  be  hungry, 
they  shall  fret  themselves,  and  curse  their 
king  and  their  God,  and  look  upward. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the  earth ; 
and  behold  trouble  and  darkness,  dimness 
of  anguish  ;  and  they  shall  be  driven  to 
darkness. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NEVERTHELESS  the  dimness  shall 
not  be  such  as  was  in  her  vexation, 
when  at  the  first  he  lightly  afflicted  the  land 
of  Zebulun,  and  the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
afterward  did  more  grievously  afflict  her 
by  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  in 
Galilee  ofthe  nations. 

2  The  people  that  walked  in  darkness 
have  seen  a  great  light :  they  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon 
them  hath  the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  and 
not  increased  the  joy :  they  joy  before  thee 
according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  and  as 
men  rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke  of  his 
burden,  and  the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the 
rod  of  his  oppressor,  as  in  the  day  of  Mi- 
dian. 

5  For  every  battle  of  the  warrior  mvith 
confused  noise,  and  garments  rolled  in 
blood  ;  but  this  shall  be  with  burning  and 
fuel  of  fire. 

6  For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a 


them  to  whom  this  people  shall  say,  A  con-  son  is  given  :  and  the  government  shall  be 
federacy  ;  neither  fear  ye  their  fear,  nor ,  upon  his  shoulder:  and  his  name  shall  be 
he  afraid.  I  called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The  mighty 

525 


Tlie  judgments  upon  Israel.  ISAIAH 

God,  The  everlasting  Father,  The  Prince 
of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and 
peace  there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne 
of  David,  and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order 
it,  and  to  establish  it  with  judgment  and 
with  justice  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 
The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  per- 
form this. 

8  IT  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into  Jacob, 
and  it  hath  lighted  upon  Israel. 

9  And  alPthe  peop]e  shall  know,  even 
Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant  of  Samaria, 
that  say  in  the  pride  and  stoutness  of 
heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down,  but  we 
will  build  with  hewn  stones:  the  syca- 
mores are  cut  down,  but  we  will  change 
them  into  cedars. 

1 1  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set  up  the 
adversaries  of  Rezin  against  him,  and  join 
his  enemies  together ; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the  Philis- 
tines behind  ;  and  they  shall  devour  Israel 
with  open  mouth.  For  all  this  his  anger 
is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretch- 
ed out  still. 

13  H  For  the  people  turneth  not  unto 
him  that  smiteth  them,  neither  do  they 
seek  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut  off  from 
Israel  head  and  tail,  branch  and  rush,  in 
one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable,  he  ts 
the  head;  and  the  prophet  that  teacheth 
lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  the  leaders  of  this  people  cause 
them  to  err ;  and  they  that  are  led  of  them 
are  destroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  have  no 
joy  in  their  young  men,  neither  shall  have 
mercy  on  their  fatherless  and  widows :  for 
every  one  is  a  hypocrite  and  an  evil-doer, 
and  every  mouth  speaketh  folly.  For  all 
this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his 
hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

18  TT  For  wickedness  burnetii  as  the 
fire  ;  it  shall  devour  the  briers  and  thorns, 
and  shall  kindle  in  the  thickets  of  the 
forest,  and  they  shall  mount  up  like  the  lift- 
ing up  of  smoke 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  is  the  land  darkened,  and  the  people 
shall  be  as  the  fuel  of  the  fire :  no  man 
shall  spare  his  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  snatch  on  the  right  hand, 
and  be  hungry ;  and  he  shall  eat  on  the  left 
band,  and  they  shall  not  be  satisfied :  they 
shall  eat  every  man  the  flesh  of  his  own 
arm: 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim ;  and  Ephraim, 
Manasseh:  and  they  together  shall  be 
against  Judah.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 


Assyria  to  be  broken. 

CHAP.  X. 

WO  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous 
decrees,  and  that  write  grievous- 
ness  which  they  have  prescribed ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from  judg- 
ment, and  to  take  away  the  right  from  the 
poor  of  my  people,  that  widows  may  be 
their  prey,  and  that  they  may  rob  the 
fatherless ! 

3  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of  visit- 
ation, and  in  the  desolation  which  shall 
come  from  far  ?  to  whom  will  ye  flee  for 
help?  and  where  will  ye  leave  your  glory? 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow  down  un- 
der the  prisoners,  and  they  shall  fall  under 
the  slain.  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

5  IT  O  Assyrian,  the  rod  of  mine  anger, 
and  the  staff  in  their  hand  is  mine  indig- 
nation. 

6  I  will  send  him  against  a  hypocriti- 
cal nation,  and  against  the  people  of  my 
wrath  will  I  give  him  a  charge,  to  take  the 
spoil,  and  to  take  the  prey,  and  to  tread 
them  down  like  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

7  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so,  neither 
doth  his  heart  think  so ;  but  it  is  in  his  heart 
to  destroy  and  cut  off  nations  not  a  few. 

8  For  he  saith,  Are  not  my  princes  al- 
together kings? 

9  Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish?  is  not 
Hamath  as  Arpad?  is  not  Samaria  as  Da- 
mascus? 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  kingdoms 
of  the  idols,  and  whose  graven  images  did 
escel  them  of  Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria ; 

1 1  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done  unto  Sa- 
maria and  her  idols,  so  do  to  Jerusalem 
and  her  idols? 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  the  Lord  hath  performed  his  whole 
work  upon  mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem, 
I  will  punish  the  fruit  of  the  stout  heart  of 
the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  glory  of  his 
high  looks. 

13  For  he  saith,  By  the  strength  of  my 
hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by  my  wisdom ; 
for  I  am  prudent :  and  I  have  removed  the 
bounds  of  the  people,  and  have  robbed 
their  treasures,  and  I  have  put  down  the 
inhabitants  like  a  valiant  man: 

14  ind  my  hand  hath  found  as  a  nest 
the  riches  of  the  people  :  and  as  one  ga- 
thereth  eggs  that  are  left,  have  I  gathered 
all  the  earth;  and  there  was  none  that 
moved  the  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
peeped. 

15  Shall  the  axe  boast  itself  against  him 
that  heweth  therewith?  or  shall  the  saw 
magnify  itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it? 
as  if  the  rod  should  shake  itself  against 
them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as  if  the  staff  should 
lift  up  itself,  as  if  it  were  no  wood. 

16  Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  send  among  his  fat  ones  leanness ; 

526 


j9  remnant  shall  be  saved.  CHAP 

and  under  his  glory  he  shall  kindle  a  burn- 
ing like  the  burning  of  a  fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall  be  for  a 
fire,  and  his  Holy  One  for  a  flame :  and  it 
shall  burn  and  devour  his  thorns  and  his 
briers  in  one  day ; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his 
forest,  and  of  his  fruitful  field,  both  soul 
and  body :  and  they  shall  be  as  when  a 
standard-bearer  fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his  forest 
shall  be  few,  that  a  child  may  write  them. 

20  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and  such  as 
are  escaped  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  shall  no 
more  again  stay  upon  him  that  smote  them ; 
but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  shall  return,  even  the 
remnant  of  Jacob,  unto  the  mighty  God. 

22  For  though  thy  people  Israel  be  as 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  yet  a  remnant  of  them 
shall  return :  the  consumption  decreed 
shall  overflow  with  righteousness. 

23  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  shall 
make  a  consumption,  even  determined,  in 
the  midst  of  all  the  land. 

24  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  O  my  people  that  dwellest  in 
Zion,  be  not  afraid  of  the  Assyrian :  he 
shall  smite  thee  with  a  rod,  and  shall  lift 
up  his  staff  against  thee,  after  the  manner 


of  Egypt. 

25  For  yet  a  very  little  while,  and  the 
indignation  shall  cease,  and  mine  anger  in 
their  destruction. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  stir  up  a 
scourge  for  him  according  to  the  slaughter 
of  Midian  at  the  rock  of  Oreb :  and  as  his 
rod  was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift  it  up 
after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  his  burden  shall  be  taken  away  from 
off  thy  shoulder,  and  his  yoke  from  off  thy 
neck,  and  the  yoke  shall  be  destroyed  be- 
cause of  the  anointing. 

28  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is  passed  to 
Migron  ;  at  Michmash  he  hath  laid  up  his 
carriages : 

29  They  are  gone  over  the  passage :  they 
have  taken  up  their  lodging  at  Geba ;  Ra- 
man is  afraid;  Gibeah  of  Saul  is  fled. 

30  Lift  up  thy  voice,  O  daughter  of 
Gallim:  cause  it  to  be  heard  unto  Laish, 
O  poor  Anathoth. 

31  Madmenah  is  removed  ;  the  inhabit 
ants  of  Gebim  gather  themselves  to  flee. 

32  As  yet  shall  he  remain  at  Nob  that 
day  :  he  shall  shake  his  hand  against  the 
mount  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of 
Jerusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  lop  the  bough  with  terror :  and  the 
high  ones  of  stature  shall  be  hewn  down 
and  the  haughty  shall  be  humbled. 


XI.  The  peaceable  kingdom  of  Christ. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets 
of  the  forests  with  iron,  and  Lebanon  shall 
fall  by  a  mighty  one. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out 
of  the  stem  of  Jesse,  and  a  branch 
shall  grow  out  of  his  roots  : 

2  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest 
upon  him,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  under- 
standing, the  spirit  of  counsel  and  might, 
the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  o 
the  Lord  ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  under- 
standing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  :  and  he 
shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eves, 
neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his 
ears: 

4  But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge 
the  poor,  and  reprove  with  equity  for  the 
meek  of  the  earth  :  and  he  shall  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with 
the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle 
of  his  loins,  and  faithfulness  the  girdle  oi 
his  reins. 

6  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the 
lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down  with 
the  kid  ;  and  the  calf  and  the  young  lion 
and  the  falling  together ;  and  a  little  child 
shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed ; 
their  young  ones  shall  lie  down  together  : 
and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the 
hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child  shall 
put  his  hand  on  the  cockatrice's  den. 

9  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all 
my  holy  mountain  :  for  the  earth  shall  be 
full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  IF  And  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a 
root  of  Jesse,  which  shall  stand  for  an  en- 
sign of  the  people";  to  it  shall  the  Gentiles 
seek  :  and  his  rest  shall  be  glorious. 

1 1  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  set  his  hand  again  the 
second  time  to  recover  the  remnant  of  his 
people,  which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria, 
and  from  Egypt,  and  from  Pathros,  and 
from  Cush,  and  from  Elam,  and  from  Shi- 
nar,  and  from  Hamath,and  from  the  islands 
of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign  for  tha 
nations,  and  shall  assemble  the  outcasts  o 
Israel,  and  gather  together  the  dispersed  o( 
Judah  from  the  four  corners  of  the  earth. 

13  The  envy  also  of  Ephraim  shall  de- 
part, and  the  adversaries  of  Judah  shall 
be  cut  off:  Ephraim  shall  not  envy  Judah, 
and  Judah  shall  not  vex  Ephraim. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the  shoulders 
of  the  Philistines  toward  the  west;  they 
shall  spoil  them  of  the  east  together:  they 

hall    lay  their    hand    upon  Edom  and 
527 


A  thanksgiving  for  mercies.  ISAIAH. 

Moab;  and  the  children  of  Ammon  shall 
obey  them. 

15  And  the  Lord  shall  utterly  destroy 
the  tongue  of  the  Egyptian  sea  ;  and  with 
his  mighty  wind  shall  he  shake  his  hand 
over  the  river,  and  shall  smite  it  in  the 
seven  streams,  and  make  men  go  over  dry- 
shod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  a  highway  for 
the  remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  be 

eft,  from  Assyria;  like  as  it  was  to  Israel 
in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  O 
Lord,  1  will  praise  thee:  though 
thou  wast  angry  with  me,  thine  anger  is 
turned  away,  and  thou  comfortedst  me. 

2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation;  1  will 
trust,  and  not  be  afraid:  for  the  Lord 
JEHOVAH  is  my  strength  and  my  song; 
he  also  is  become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw 
water  out  of  the  wells  of  salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say,  Praise 
the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  declare  his 
doings  among  the  people,  make  mention 
that  nis  name  is  exalted. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord;  for  he  hath  done 
excellent  things:  this  is  known  in  all  the 
earth. 

6  Cry  out  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of 
Zion;  for  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

CHAP.  XIII.     , 

THE  burden  of  Babylon,  which  Isaiah 
the  son  of  Amoz  did  see. 

2  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  upon  the  high 
mountain,  exalt  the  voice  unto  them,  shake 
the  hand,  that  they  may  go  into  the  gates 
of  the  nobles. 

3 1  have  commanded  my  sanctified  ones 
I  have  also  called  my  mighty  ones  for 
mine  anger,  even  them  that  rejoice  in  my 
highness. 

4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in  the  moun- 
tains, like  as  of  a  great  people;  a  tumult- 
uous noise  of  the  kingdoms  of  nations 
gathered  together:  the  Lord  of  hosts  mus- 
tereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country,  from 
the  end  of  heaven,  even  the  Lord,  and 
the  weapons  of  his  indignation,  to  destroy 
the  whole  land. 

6  IF  Howl  ye;  for  the  day  of  the  Lord 
is  at  hand;  it  shall  come  as  a  destruction 
from  the  Almighty. 

7  Therefore  shall  all  hands  be  faint, 
and  every  man's  heart  shall  melt; 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid;  pangs  and 
sorrows  shall  take  hold  of  them ;  they  shall 
be  in  pain  as  a  woman  that  travaileth:  they 
shall  be  amazed  one  at  another;  their  faces 
shall  be  as  flames. 


The  desolation  of  Babylon. 

cruel  both  with  wrath  and  fierce  anger,  to 
lay  the  land  desolate:  and  he  shall  destroy 
the  sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven  and  the  con- 
stellations thereof  shall  not  give  their 
light:  the  sun  shall  be  darkened  in  his 
going  forth,  and  the  moon  shall  not  cause 
her  light  to  shine. 

1 1  And  I  will  punish  the  world  for  their 
evil,  and  the  wicked  for  their  iniquity; 
and  I  will  cause  the  arrogancy  of  the 
proud  to  cease,  and  will  lay  low  the 
haughtiness  of  the  terrible. 

12  I  will  make  a  man  more  precious 
than  fine  gold;  even  a  man  than  the  golden 
wedge  of  Ophir. 

13  Therefore  I  will  shake  the  heavens, 
and  the  earth  shall  remove  out  of  her  place, 
in  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  in 
the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased  roe,  and 
as  a  sheep  that  no  man  taketh  up:  they 
shall  every  man  turn  to  his  own  people, 
and  flee  every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall  be 
thrust  through ;  and  every  one  that  is  joined 
unto  them  shall  fall  by  the  sword. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be  dashed 
to  pieces  before  their  eyes;  their  houses 
shall  be  spoiled,  and  their  wives  ravished. 

17  Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the  Medes 
against  them,  which  shall  not  regard  silver; 
and  as  for  gold,  they  shall  not  delight  in  it. 

18  rFheir  bows  also  shall  dash  the  young 
men  to  pieces;  and  they  shall  have  no  pity 

11 


on  the  fruit  of  the  womb;  their  eye  shal 
not  spare  children. 

19  IF  And  Babylon,  the  glory  of  king- 
doms, the  beauty  of  the  Chaldees'  excel- 
lency, shall  be  as  when  God  overthrew 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 

20  It  shall  never  be  inhabited,  neither 
shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation  to 
generation :  neither  shall  the  Arabian  pitch 
tent  there;  neither  shall  the  shepherds 
make  their  fold  there : 

21  But  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall 
lie  there ;  and  their  houses  shall  be  full  oi 
doleful  creatures ;  and  owls  shall  dwell 
there,  and  satyrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  islands 
shall  cry  in  their  desolate  houses,  and 
dragons  in  their  pleasant  palaces:  and  her 
time  is  near  to  come,  and  her  days  shall 
not  be  prolonged. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOR  the  Lord  will  have  mercy  on  Ja 
cob,  and  will  yet  choose  Israel,  and 
set   them    in   their  own   land:    and  the 
strangers  shall  be  joined  with  them,  and 
they  shall  cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2  And  the  people  shall  take  them,  and 
bring  them  to  their  place  :  and  the  house 
of  Israel  shall  possess  them  in  the  land  of 


9  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord  comethjthe  Lord  for  servants  and  handmaids,  and 


Israel's  triumph  over  Babylon.      CHAP.  XV.       The  lamentable  state  ofMoab. 
they  shall  take  them  captives,  whose  cap-  in  burial,  because  thou  hast  destroyed  thy 


tives  they  were ;  and  they  shall  rule  over 
their  oppressors. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day 
that  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy 
•sorrow,  and  from  thy  fear,  and  from  the 
hard  bondage  wherein  thou  wast  made  to 
serve, 

4  That  thou  shalt  take  up  this  proverb 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  say,  How 
hath  the  oppressor  ceased,  the  golden  city 
ceased! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  the  staff  of 
the  wicked,  and  the  sceptre  of  the  rulers. 

6  He  who  smote  the  people  in  wrath 
with  a  continual  stroke,  he  that  ruled  the 
nations  in  anger,  is  persecuted,  and  none 
hindereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is 
quiet:  they  break  forth  into  singing. 

8  Yea,  the  fir-trees  rejoice  at  thee,  and 
the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  saying.  Since  thou 
artlaiddown,  no  feller  is  come  up  against  us. 

9  Hell  from  beneath  is  moved  for  thee 
to  meet  thee  at  thy  coming:  it  stirreth  up 
the  dead  for  thee,  even  all  the  chief  ones 
of  the  earth:  it  hath  raised  up  from  their 
thrones  all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak  and  say  unto 
thee,  Art  thou  also  become  weak  as  we? 
Art  thou  become  like  unto  us? 

1 1  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to  the 
grave,  and  the  noise  of  thy  viols:  the 
worm  is  spread  under  thee,  and  the  worms 
cover  thee. 

12  How  art  thou  fallen  from  heaven,  O 
Lucifer,  son  of  the  morning!  how  art  thou 
cut  down  to  the  ground,  which  didst 
weaken  the  nations! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thy  heart,  I 
will  ascend  into  heaven,  I  will  exalt  my 
throne  above  the  stars  of  God:  I  will  sit 
also  upon  the  mount  of  the  congregation, 
in  the  sides  of  the  north: 

14  I  will  ascend  above  the  heights  of 
the  clouds;  I  will  be  like  the  Most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  shalt  be  brought  down  to 
hell,  to  the  sides  of  the  pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly 
ook  upon  thee,  and  consider  thee,  saying 

Is  this  the  man  that  made  the  earth  to 
tremble,  that  did  shake  kingdoms: 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a  wilder- 
ness, and  destroyed  the  cities  thereof: 
that  opened  not  the  house  of  his  prisoners? 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations,  even  all 
of  them,  lie  in  glory,  every  one  in  his  own 
house. 

19  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy  grave 
like  an  abominable  branch,  and  as  the 
raiment  of  those  that  are  slain,  thrust 
through  with  a  sword,  that  go  down  to  the 
stones  of  the  pit;  as  a  carcass  trodden 
under  feet. 

SO  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with  them 
34 


land,  and  slain  thy  people:  the  seed  of 
evil-doers  shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his  children 
for  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers;  that  they 
do  not  rise,  nor  possess  the  land,  nor  fill 
the  face  of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against  them,saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  cut  off  from  Baby- 
lon the  name,  and  remnant,  and  son,  and 
nephew,  saith  the  Lord. 

23  I  will  also  make  it  a  possession  for 
the  bittern,  and  pools  of  water:  and  I 
will  sweep  it  with  the  besom  of  destruc- 
tion, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

24  IT  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn, 
saying,  Surely  as  I  have  thought,  so  shall 
it  come  to  pass;  and  as  I  have  purposed, 
so  shall  it  stand: 

25  That  I  will  break  the  Assyrian  in 
my  land,  and  upon  my  mountains  tread 
him  under  foot:  then  shall  his  yoke  depart 
from  off  them,  and  his  burden  depart  from 
off  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is  purposed 
upon  the  whole  earth :  and  this  is  the  hand 
that  is  stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  pur- 
posed, and  who  shall  disannul  it?  and  his 
hand  is  stretched  out,  and  who  shall  turn 
it  back? 

28  In  the  year  that  king  Ahaz  died  was 
this  burden. 

29  IF  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole  Palestina, 
because  the  rod  of  him  that  smote  thee  is 
broken:  for  out  of  the  serpent's  root  shall 
come  forth  a  cockatrice,  and  his  fruit  shall 
be  a  fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  first-born  of  the  poor  shall 
feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie  down  in  safe- 
ty: and  1  will  kill  thy  root  with  famine, 
and  he  shall  slay  thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate;  cry,  O  city ;  thou, 
whole  Palestina,  art  dissolved  :  tor  there 
shall  come  from  the  north  a  smoke,  and 
none  shall  be  alone  in  his  appointed  times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer  the  mes- 
sengers of  the  nation?  That  the  Lord 
hath  founded  Zion,  and  the  poor  of  his 
people  shall  trust  in  it. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THE  burden  of  Moab.  Because  in  the 
night  Ar  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence  ;  because  in  the  night 
Kir  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to 
silence; 

2  He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and  to  Di- 
bon,  the  high  places,  to  weep :  Moab  shall 
howl  over  Nebo,  and  over  Medeba  :  on 
all  their  heads  shall  be  baldness,  and  every 
beard  cut  off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird  them- 
selves with  sackcloth  :  on  the  tops  of  their 
houses,  and  in  their  streets,  every  one  shall 
howl,  weeping  abundantly. 

529 


Moab  is  threatened  for  pride.  ISAIAH. 


Syria  and  Israel  threatened. 


4  And  Heshbon  shall  cry,  and  Elealeh ; 
their  voice  shall  be  heard  even  unto  Jahaz  : 
therefore  the  armed  soldiers  of  Moab  shall 
cry  out;  his  life  shall  be  grievous  unto 
him. 

5  My  heart  shall  cry  out  for  Moab ;  his 
fugitives  shall  flee  unto  Zoar,  a  heifer  of 
three  years  old  :  for  by  the  mounting  up 
of  Luhith  with  weeping  shall  they  go  it 
up  ;  for  in  the  way  of  Horonaim  they  shall 
raise  up  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  For  the  waters  of  Nimrim  shall  be 
desolate  :  for  the  hay  is  withered  away,  the 
grass  faileth,  there  is  no  green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  they  have 
gotten,  and  that  which  they  have  laid  up, 
shall  they  carry  away  to  the  brook  of  the 
willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about  the 
borders  of  Moab,  the  howling  thereof  unto 
Eglaim,  and  the  howling  thereof  unto  Beer- 
elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall  be  full 
of  blood  :  for  I  will  bring  more  upon  Di- 
mon, lions  uponhim  that  escapeth  of  Moab, 
and  upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

SEND  ye  the  lamb  to  the  ruler  of  the 
land  horn  Sela  to  the  wilderness,  unto 
the  mount  of  the  daughter  of  Zion. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  that,  as  a  wandering 
bird  cast  out  of  the  nest,  so  the  daughters 
of  Moab  shall  be  at  the  fords  of  Arnon. 

3  Take  counsel,  execute  judgment  ; 
make  thy  shadow  as  the  night  in  the  midst 
of  the  noon-day;  hide  the  outcasts;  be- 
wray not  him  that  wandereth. 

4  Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with  thee, 
Moab  •  be  thou  a  covert  to  them  from  the 
face  of  the  spoiler:  for  the  extortioner  is 
at  an  end,  the  spoiler  ceaseth,  the  oppres- 
sors are  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  And  in  mercy  shall  the  throne  be  es- 
tablished: and  he  shall  sit  upon  it  in  truth 
in  the  tabernacle  cf  David,  judging,  and 
seeking  judgment,  and  hasting  righteous- 
ness. 

6  IF  We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of 
Moab  ;  he  is  very  proud  :  even  of  his 
haughtiness,  and  his  pride,  and  his  wrath  : 
but  his  lies  shall  not  be  so. 

7  Therefore  shall  Moab  howl  for  Moab, 
e.veir  one  shall  howl  :  for  the  foundations 
of  Kir-hareseth  shall  ye  mourn ;  surely 
they  are  stricken. 

8  For  the  fields  of  Heshbon  languish, 
and  the  vine  of  Sibmah:  the  lords  of  the 
heathen  have  broken  down  the  principal 

Jlants  thereof,  they  are  come  even  unto 
azer,  they  wandered  through  the  wilder- 
ness: her  branches  are  stretched  out,  they 
are  gone  over  the  sea. 

9  U  Therefore  I  will  bewail  with  the 
weeping  of  Jazer  the  vine  of  Sibmah :  I 
will  water  thee  with  my  tears,  0  Heshbon, 


and  Elealeh :  for  the  shouting  for  thy  sum- 
mer fruits  and  for  thy  harvest  is  fallen. 

10  And  gladness  is  taken  away,  and 
joy  out  of  the  plentiful  field ;  and  in  the 
vineyards  there  shall  be  no  singing,  neither 
shall  there  be  shouting  :  the  treaders  shall 
tread  out  no  wine  in  their  presses  ;  I  have 
made  their  vintage-shouting  to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  bowels  shall  sound 
like  a  harp  for  Moab,  and  mine  inward 
parts  for  Kir-haresh. 

12  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
it  is  seen  that  Moab  is  weary  on  the  high 
place,  that  he  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary 
to  pray  ;  but  he  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  Moab  since  that  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spoken, 
saying,  Within  three  years,  as  the  years  of 
a  hireling,  and  the  glory  of  Moab  shall  be 
contemned,  with  all  that  great  multitude  ; 
and  the  remnant  shall  be  very  small  and 
feeble. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THE   burden  of  Damascus.     Behold, 
Damascus  is  taken  away  from  being 
a  city,  and  it  shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aroer  are  forsaken  :  they 
shall  be  for  flocks,  which  shall  lie  down, 
and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

3  The  fortress  also  shall  cease  from 
Ephraim,  and  the  kingdom  from  Damas- 
cus, and  the  remnant  of  Syria :  they  shall 
be  as  the  glory  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob  shall  be  made 
thin,  and  the  fatness  of  his  flesh  shall  wax 
lean. 

5  And  it  shall  be  as  when  the  harvest- 
man  gathereth  the  corn,  and  reapeth  the 
ears  with  his  arm  ;  and  it  shall  be  as  he. 
that  gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of  Re- 
phaim. 

6  IF  Yet  gleaning-grapes  shall  be  left  in 
it,  as  the  shaking  of  an  olive-tree,  two  or 
three  berries  in  the  top  of  the  uppermost 
bough,  four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruitful 
branches  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  God  oi 
Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  look  to  his 
Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall  have  respect  to 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  altars,  the 
work  of  his  hands,  neither  shall  respect 
that  which  his  fingers  have  made,  either 
the  groves,  or  the  images. 

9  IF  In  that  day  shall  his  strong  cities  be 
as  a  forsaken  bough,  and  an  uppermost 
branch,  which  they  left  because  of  the 
children  of  Israel :  and  there  shall  be  deso- 
lation. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God 
of  thy  salvation,  and  hast  not  been  mindful 
of  the  Rock  of  thy  strength,  therefore  shal* 

530 


Ethiopia  to  be  destroyed.        CHAP.  XVIII,  XIX. 


thou  plant  pleasant  plants,  andshalt  set  it 
with  strange  slips : 

11  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make  thy  plant 
to  grow,  and  in  the  morning  shaft  thou 
make  thy  seed  to  flourish  :  but  the  harvest 
shall  be  a  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of 
desperate  sorrow. 

12  ir  Wo  to  the  multitude  of  many  peo 
pie,  which  make  a  noise  like  the  noise  of 
the  seas;   and  to  the  rushing  of  nations, 
that  make  a  rushing  like  the  rushing  of 
mighty  waters  ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like  the  rush- 
ing of  many  waters  :  but  God  shall  rebuke 
them,  and  they  shall  flee  far  off,  and  shall 
be  chased  as  the  chaff  of  the  mountains 
before  the  wind,  and  like  a  rolling  thing 
betore  the  whirlwind. 

14  And  behold  at  evening-tide  trouble: 
and  before  the  morning  he  is  not.  This  is 
the  portion  of  them  that  spoil  us,  and  the 
lot  of  them  that  rob  us. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

WO   to   the    land    shadowing   with 
wings,  which  is  beyond  the  rivers  of 
Ethiopia : 

2  That  sendeth  ambassadors  by  the  sea, 
even  in  vessels  of  bulrushes  upon  the  wa 
ters,  saying,  Go,  ye  swift  messengers,  to 
a  nation  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a  people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ; 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  down, 
whose  land  the  rivers  have  spoiled ! 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world,  and 
dwellers  on  the  earth,  see  ye,  when  he  lift 
eth  up  an  ensign  on  the  mountains ;  and 
when  he  bloweth  a  trumpet,  hear  ye. 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  will 
take  my  rest,  and  I  will  consider  in  my 
dwelling-place  like  a  clear  heat  upon 
herbs,  and  like  a  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat 
of  harvest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the  bud 
is  perfect,  and  the  sour  grape  is  ripening  in 
the  flower,  he  shall  both  cut  off  the  sprigs 
with  pruning-hooks,  and  take  away  and 
cut  down  the  branches. 

6  They  shall  be  left  together  unto  the 
fowls  of  the  mountains,  and  to  the  beasts 
of  the  earth  :  and  the  fowls  shall  summer 
upon  them,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth 

hall  winter  upon  them. 

7  IT  In  that  time  shall  the  present  be 
Drought  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  of  a  people 
Kattered  and  peeled,  and  from  a  people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ;  a 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  under  foot, 
whose  land  the  rivers  have  spoiled,  to  the 
place  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  mount  Zion. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THE  burden  of  Egypt.  Behold,  the 
Lord  rideth  upon  a  swift  cloud,  and 
ehall  come  into  Egypt :  and  the  idols  of 
Egypt  shall  be  moved  at  his  presence,  and 


The  confusion  of  Egypt. 

the  heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt  in  the  midst 
of  it. 

2  And  I  will  set  the  Egyptians  against 
the  Egyptians  :  and  they  shall  fight  every 
one  against  his  brother,  and  every  one 
against  his  neighbour ;  city  against  city, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  shall  fail  in 
the  midst  thereof :  and  I  will  destroy  the 
counsel  thereof:  and  they  shall  seek  to  the 
idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and  to  them 
that  have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the 
wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I  give  over 
into  the  hand  of  a  cruel  lord ;  and  a  fierce 
king  shall  rule  over  them,  saith  the  Lord 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  And  the  waters  shall  fail  from  the  sea, 
and  the  river  shall  be  wasted  anddried  up. 

6  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers  far 
away ;  and  the  brooks  of  defence  shall  be 
emptied  and  dried  up:  the  reeds  and 
flags  shall  wither. 

7  The  paper-reeds  by  the  brooks,  by 
the  mouth  of  the  brooks,  and  every  thing 
sown  by  the  brooks,  shall  wither,  be  driven 
away,  and  be  no  more. 

8  The  fishers  also  shall  mourn,  and  all 
they  that  cast  angle  into  the  brooks  shall 
lament,  and  they  that  spread  nets  upon 
the  waters  shall  languish. 

9  Moreover  they  that  work  in  fine  flax, 
and  they  that  weave  net-works,  shall  be 
confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in  the  pur- 
poses thereof,  all  that  make  sluices  and 
ponds  for  fish. 

1 1  IF  Surely  the  princes  of  Zoan  are 
fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise  counsellors 
of  Pharaoh  is  become  brutish  :  how  say 
ye  unto  Pharaoh,  I  am  the  son  of  the  wise, 
the  son  of  ancient  kings? 

12  Where  are  they  ?  where  are  thy 
wise  me?i?  and  let  them  tell  thee  now, 
and  let  them  know  what  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  purposed  upon  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  become 
fools,  the  princes  of  Noph  are  deceived  ; 
they  have  also  seduced  Egypt,  even  they 
that  are  the  stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  a  perverse 
spirit  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  they  have 
caused  Egypt  to  err  in  every  work  thereof 
as  a  drunken  man  staggereth  in  his  vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  any  work  for 
Egypt,  which  the  head  or  tail,  branch  or 
rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  be  like  unto 
women :  and  it  shall  be  afraid  and  fear, 
because  of  the  shaking  of  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall  be  a  ter- 
ror unto  Egypt,  every  one  that  maketh 
mention  thereof  shall  be  afraid  in  himself, 
because  of  the  counsel  of  the  Lord  oi 

531 


'The  calling  of  Egypt, 


ISAIAH.       The  fall  of  Babylon  foreshewn. 


hosts,  which  he  hath  determined  against  it. 

18  IT  In  that  day  shall  five  cities  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  speak  the  language  of  Ca- 
naan, and  swear  to  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
one  shall  be  called,  The  city  of  destruction. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  altar  to 
the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
andapillarattheborder  thereof  to  the  Lord. 

20  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  and  for  a 
witness  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  the  land 
of  Egypt:  for  they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord 
because  of  the  oppressors,  andhe  shall  send 
them  a  saviour,  and  a  great  one,  and  he 
shall  deliver  them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known  to 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shall  know  the 
Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  .do  sacrifice 
and  oblation;  yea,  they  shall  vow  a  vow 
unto  the  Lord,  and  perform  it, 

_  22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite  Egypt :  he 
shall  smite  and  heal  it :  and  they  shall  re- 
tupn  even  to  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  be  en- 
treated of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a  high- 
way out  of  Egypt  to  Assyria,  and  the  As- 


syrian shall  come   into  Egypt,  and  the 
Egyptian  into  Assyria,  and  the  " 
shall  serve  with  the  Assyrians. 


24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the  third 
with  Egypt  and  with  Assyria,  even  a  bless- 
ing in  the  midst  of  the  land : 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  bless, 
saying,  Blessed  be  Egypt  my  people,  and 
Assyria  the  work  of  my  hands,  and  Israel 
mine  inheritance. 

CHAP.  XX. 

[N  the  year  that  Tartan  came  unto  Ash- 
dod,  (when  Sargon  the  king  of  Assyria 
cent  him,)  and  fought  against  Ashdod,  and 
took  it ; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the  Lord  by 
Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  saying,  Go,  and 
loose  the  sackcloth  from  off  thy  loins,  and 
put  off  thy  shoe  from  thy  foot.  And  he 
did  so,  walking  naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  Like  as  my  ser- 
vant Isaiah  hath  walked  naked  and  bare- 
foot three  years^br  a  sign  and  wonder  up- 
on E^yptand  upon  Ethiopia  ; 

4  bo  shall  the  king  of  Assyria  lead  away 
the  Egyptians  prisoners,  and  the  Ethiopi- 
ans captives,  young  and  old,  naked  and 
barefoot,  even  with  their  buttocks  unco- 
vered, to  the  shame  of  Egypt. 

5  And  they  shall  be  afraid  and  ashamed 
of  Ethiopia  their  expectation,  and  of  Egypt 
their  glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  isle  shall 
say,  in  that  day,  Behold,  such  is  our  ex- 
pectation, whither  we  flee  for  help  to  be 
delivered  from  the  king  of  Assyria:  and 
how  shall  we  escape? 

CHAP.  XXI. 

^ f^HE  burden  of  the  desert  of  the  sea. 

JL    As  whirlwinds  in  the   south  pass 


through;  so  itcometh  from  the  desert,  from 
a  terrible  land. 

2  A  grievous  vision  is  declared  unto  me ; 
The  treacherous  dealer  dealeth  treache- 
rously, and  the  spoiler  spoileth.  Go  up, 
O  Elam :  besiege,  O  Media  ;  all  the  sigh- 
ing thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  are  my  loins  filled  with 
pain  :  pangs  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  as 
the  pangs  of  a  woman  that  travaileth :  I 
was  bowed  down  at  the  hearing  of  it;  I 
was  dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  My  heart  panted,  fearfulness  affright- 
ed me  :  the  night  of  my  pleasure  hath  he 
turned  into  fear  unto  me. 

5  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the  watch- 
tower,  eat,  drink:  arise,  ye  princes,  and 
anoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Go,  set  a  watchman,  let  him  declare  what 
he  seeth. 

7  And  he  saw  a  chariot  with  a  couple  of 
horsemen,  a  chariot  of  asses,  and  a  chariot 
of  camels ;  and  he  hearkened  diligently 
with  much  heed: 

8  And  he  cried,  A  lion:  My  lord,  I 
stand  continually  upon  the  watch-tower 
in  the  day  time,  and  I  am  set  in  my  ward 
whole  nights. 

9  And  behold,  here  cometh  a  chariot  of 
men,  with  a  couple  of  horsemen.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  Babylon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen ;  and  all  the  graven  images  of  her 
gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the  ground. 

10  O  my  threshing,  and  the  corn  of  my 
floor  :  that  which  I  have  heard  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared 
unto  you. 

11  IF  The  burden  of  Dumah.  He  call- 
eth  to  me  out  of  Seir,  Watchman,  what  ot 
the  night?  Watchman,  what  of  the  night? 

12  The  watchman  said,  The  morning 
cometh,  and  also  the  night :  if  ye  will  in- 
quire, inquire  ye  :  return,  come. 

13  IT  The  burden  upon  Arabia.     In  the 
forest  in  Arabia  shall  ye  lodge,  O  ye  tra 
veliingcompanies  of  Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Tern? 
brought  water  to  him  that  was  thirsty,  thev 
prevented  with  their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  they  fled  from  the  swords,  from 
the  drawn  sword,  and  from  the  bent  bow, 
and  from  the  grievousness  of  war. 

1 6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Within  a  year,  according  to  the  years  of  a 
hireling,  andall  the  glory  ofKedarshall  fail  : 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  number  of 
archers,  the  mighty  men  of  the  children  of 
Kedar,  shall  be  diminished  :  for  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THE  burden  of  the  valley  of  vision. 
What  aileth  thee  now,  that  thou  art 
wholly  gone  up  to  the  house-tops? 
2  Thou  that  art  lull  of  stirs,  a  tumultuous 
532 


The  invasion  of  Jewry. 

city,  a  joyous  city:  thy  siain  men  are  not 
slain  with  the  sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  are  fled  together,  they 
are  bound  by  the  archers :  all  that  are 
found  in  thee  are  bound  together,  which 
have  fled  from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  Look  away  from 
me  ;  I  will  weep  bitterly,  labour  not  to 
comfort  me,  because  of  the  spoiling  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people. 

5  Fonh'sa  day  of  trouble,  and  of  tread- 
ing down,  and  of  perplexity  by  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  in  the  valley  of  vision, break- 
ing down  the  walls,  and  of  crying  to  the 
mountains. 

6  And  Elam  bare  the  quiver  with  cha- 
riots of  men  and  horsemen,  and  Kir  un- 
covered the  shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  thy 
choicest  valleys  shall  be  full  of  chariots, 
and  the  horsemen  shall  set  themselves  in 
array  at  the  gate. 

8  1F  And  he  discovered  the  covering  of 
Judah,  and  thou  didst  look  in  that  day  to 
the  armour  of  the  house  of  the  forest. 

9  Ye  have  seen  also  the  breaches  of 
the  city  of  David,  that  they  are  many 
and  ye  gathered  together  the  waters  of 
the  lower  pool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the  houses 
of  Jerusalem,  and  the  houses  have  ye 
broken  down  to  fortify  the  wall. 

1 1  Ye  made  also  a  ditch  between  the 
two  walls  for  the  water  of  the  old  pool ; 
but  ye  have  not  looked  unto  the  maker 
thereof,  neither  had  respect  unto  him  that 
fashioned  it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  call  to  weeping,  and  to  mourning, 
and  to  baldness,  and  to  girding  with  sack- 
cloth : 

13  And  behold  joy  and  gladness,  slay- 
ing oxen,  and  killing  sheep,  eating  flesh, 
and  drinking  wine  :  let  us  eat  and  drink  ; 

-    for  to-morrow  we  shall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine  ears  by 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  this  iniquity 
shall  not  be  purged  from  you  till  ye  die, 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

15  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
Go,  get  thee  unto  this  treasurer,  even  unto 
Shebna,  which  is  over  the  house,  and  say, 

16  What  hast  thou  here,  and  whom 
Aast  thou  here,  that  thou  hast  hewed  thee 
out  a  sepulchre  here,  as  he  that  heweth 
him  out  a  sepulchre  on  high,  and  that 
graveth  a  habitation  for  himself  in  a  rock? 

17  Behold,  the  Lord  will  carry  thee 
away  with  a  mighty  captivity,  and  will 
surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn  and  toss 
thee  like  a  ball  into  a  large  country :  there 
shalt  thou  die,  and  there  the  chariots  of 
thy  glory  shall  be  the  shame  of  thy  lord's 
house. 


CHAP.  XXIII.  Tlie  overthrow  of  Tyre. 

19  And  I  will  drive  thee  from  thy  sta- 
tion, and  from  thy  state  shall  he  pull  thee 
down. 

20  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  I  will  call  my  servant  Eliakirn. 
the  son  of  Hilkiah : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with  thy  robe, 
and  strengthen  him  with  thy  girdle,  and  I 
will  commit  thy  government  into  his  hand: 
and  he  shall  be  a  father  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of  David 
will  I  lay  upon  his  shoulder:  so  he  shall 
open,  and  none  shall  shut;  and  he  shall 
shut,  and  none  shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  fasten  him  as  a  nail  in  a 
sure  place  ;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  glorious 
throne  to  his  father's  house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him  all 
the  glory  of  his  father's  house,  the  off- 
spring and  the  issue,  all  vessels  of  small 
quantity,  from  the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to 
all  the  vessels  of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  the  nail  that  is  fastened  in  the  sure 

f)lace  be  removed,  and  be  cut  down,  and 
all ;  and  the  burden  that  was  upon  it  shall 
be  cut  off:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 
CHAP.  XXIII. 

THE  burden  of  Tyre.  Howl,  ye  ships 
of  Tarshish;  for  it  is  laid  waste,  so 
that  there  is  no  house,  no  entering  in :  from 
the  land  of  Chittim  it  is  revealed  to  them. 

2  Be  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle: 
thou  whom  the  merchants  of  Zidon,  that 
pass  over  the  sea,  have  replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed  of  Si* 
hor,  the  harvest  of  the  river,  is  her  re- 
venue ;  and  she  is  a  mart  of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon  :  for  the 
sea  hath  spoken,  even  the  strength  of  the 
sea,  saying,  1  travail  not,  nor  bring  forth 
children,  neither  do  I  nourish  up  young 
men,  ner  bring  up  virgins. 

5  As  at  the  report  concerning  Egypt,  so 
shall  they  be  sorely  pained  at  the  report 
of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish;  howl,  ye 
inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

7  Is  this  yourjoyousary,  whose  antiquity 
is  of  ancient  days?  her  own  feet  shall  carry 
her  afar  off  to  sojourn. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel  again-: 
Tyre,  the  crowning  city,  whose  merchants 
are  princes,  whose  traffickers  are  the  ho- 
nourable of  the  earth? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  it, 
to  stain  the  pride  of  all  glory,  and  to  bring 
into  contempt  all  the  honourable  of  the 
earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a  river,  O 
daughter  of  Tarshish:  there  is  no  more 
strength. 

1 1  He  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the 
sea,  he  shook  the  kingdoms:  the  Lord 

533 


God' 's  judgment  for  sin: 

hath  given  a  commandment  against  the 
merchant-city,  to  destroy  the  strong  holds 
thereof. 

12  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  no  more  re- 
joice, O  thou  oppressed  virgin,  daughter  of 
Zidon  :  arise,  pass  over  to  Chittim  ;  there 
also  shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans; 
this  people  was  not,  till  the  Assyrian 
founded  it  for  them  that  dwell  in  the  wil- 
derness :  they  set  up  the  towers  thereof, 
they  raised  up  the  palaces  thereof,  and  he 
brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish :  for  your 
strength  is  laid  waste. 

1 5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  Tyre  shall  be  forgotten  seventy  years, 
according  to  the  days  of  one  king :  after 
the  end  of  seventy  years  shall  Tyre  sing 
as  a  harlot. 

16  Take  a  harp,  go  about  the  city, 
thou  harlot  that  hast  been  forgotten  ;  make 
sweet  melody,  sing  many  songs,  that  thou 
mayest  be  remembered. 

17  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  after  the 
end  of  seventy  years,  that  the  Lord  will 
visit  Tyre,  and  she  shall  turn  to  her  hire, 
and  shall  commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the  lace  of 
the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her  hire 
shall  be  holiness  to  the  Lord  :  it  shall  not 
be  treasured  nor  laid  up ;  for  her  merchan- 
dise shall  be  for  them  that  dwell  before 
the  Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  an.d  for  dura- 
ble clothing. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh  the  earth 
empty,  and  maketh  it  waste,  and 
turneth  it  upside  down,  and  scattereth 
abroad  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the  people,  so 
with  the  priest ;  as  with  the  servant,  so 
with  his  master ;  as  with  the  maid,  so  with 
her  mistress  ;  as  with  the  buyer,  so  with 
the  seller  ;  as  with  the  lender,  so  with  the 
borrower  ;  as  with  the  taker  of  usury,  so 
with  the  giver  of  usury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emptied, 
and  utterly  spoiled :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  this  word. 

4  The  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth  away, 
the  world  languisheth  and  fadeth  away, 
me  haughty  people  of  the  earth  do  lan- 
guish. 

5  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under  the 
inhabitants  thereof;  because  they  have 
transgressed  the  laws,  changed  the  ordi- 

•  nance,  broken  the  everlasting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  hath  the  curse  devoured 
the  earth,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  are 
desolate:  therefore  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

7  The  new  wine  mourneth,  the  vine 
languisheth,  all  the  merry-hearted  do  sigh. 


ISAIAH.  He  is  praised  by  a  remnant 

8  The  mirth  of  tabrets  ceaseth,  the  noise 


of  them  that  rejoice  endeth,  the  joy  of  the 
harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with  a  song; 
strong  drink  shall  be  bitter  to  them  that 
drink  it* 

1 0  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken  down . 
every  house  is  shut  up,  that  no  man  may 
come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in  the 
streets  ;  all  joy  is  darkened,  the  mirth  of 
the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation,  and  the 
gate  is  smitten  with  destruction. 

13  1[  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  the  land  among  the  people,  there  shall 
be  as  the  shaking  of  an  olive-tree,  and  as 
the  gleaning-grapes  when  the  vintage  is 
done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice,  they 
shall  sing  for  the  majesty  of  the  Lord, 
they  shall  cry  aloud  from  the  sea. 

1 5  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the  Lord  in 
the  fires,  even  the  name  of  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  in  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

16  IF  From  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
earth  have  we  heard  songs,  even  glory  to 
the  righteous.  But  I  said,  My  leanness, 
my  leanness,  wo  unto  me!  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  treacherously;  yea,  the 
treacherous  dealers  have  dealt  very  treach- 
erously. 

17  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  are 
upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he 
who  fleeth  from  the  noise  of  the  fear  shall 
fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that  cometh  up 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken 
in  the  snare  :  for  the  windows  from  on 
high  are  open,  and  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  do  shake. 

19  The  earth  is  utterly  broken  down, 
the  earth  is  clean  dissolved,  the  earth  is 
moved  exceedingly. 

20  The  earth  shall  reel  to  and  fro  like 
a  drunkard,  and  shall  be  removed  like  a 
cottage ;  and  the  transgression  thereot 
shallt)e  heavy  upon  it;  and  it  shall  fall, 
and  not  rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  punish  the  host  of  the 
high  ones  that  are  on  high,  and  the  kings 
of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  together, 
as  prisoners  are  gathered  in  the  pit,  and 
shall  be  shut  up  in  the  prison,  and  aftei 
many  days  shall  they  be  visited. 

23  Then  the  moon  shall  be  confounded, 
and  the  sun  ashamed,  when  the  Lord  o! 
hosts  shall  reign  in  mount  Zion,  and  in  Je 
rusalem,  and  before  his  ancients  gloriously. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

OLORD,    thou  art  my  God;  I  will 
exalt  thee,  I  will  praise  thy  name; 
for  thou  hast  done  wonderful  things ;  thy 
534 


Of  confidence  in  God.  CHAP. 

counsels  of  old  are  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city  a  heap  ; 
o/adefencedcityaruin:  a  palace  of  stran- 
gers to  be  no  city ;  it  shall  never  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong-  people 
glorify  thee,  the  city  of  the  terrible  na- 
tions shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength  to  the 
poor,  a  strength  to  the  needy  in  his  dis- 
tress, a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow 
from  the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terri- 
ble ones  is  as  a  storm  against  the  wall. 

5  Thou  shalt  bringdown  the  noise  of 
strangers,  as  the  heat  in  a  dry  place;  even 
the  heat  with  the  shadow  of  a  cloud  :  the 
branch  of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  brought 
low. 

6  T[  And  in  this  mountain  shall  the  Lord 
of  hosts  make  unto  all  people  a  feast  of  fat 
things,  a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees  ;  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees 
well  refined. 

7  And  he  will  destroy  in  this  mountain 
the  face  of  the  covering  cast  over  all  peo- 
ple, and  the  vail  that  is  spread  over  all  na- 
tions. 

8  He  will  swallow  up  death  in  victory  ; 
and  the  Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears 
from  off  all  faces  ;  and  the  rebuke  of  his 
people  shall  he  take  away  from  off  all  the 
earth :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it: 

9  IF  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo, 
this  is  our  God  ;  we  have  waited  for  him, 
and  he  will  save  us  :  this  is  the  Lord  ;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad  and 
rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  rest,  andMoab  shall  be  trod- 
den down  under  him,  even  as  straw  is 
trodden  down  for  the  dunghill. 

1 1  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his  hands 
in  the  midst  of  them,  as  he  thatswimmeth 
spreadeth  forth  his  hands  to  swim  :  and  he 
shall  bring  down  their  pride  together  with 
the  spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  fortress  of  the  high  fort  of 
thy  walls  shall  he  bring  down,  lay  low,  and 
bring  to  the  ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

JN  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the 
land  of  Judah  ;  We  have  a  strong  city  ; 
salvation  will  God  appoint  for  walls  and 
bulwarks. 

2  Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous 
nation  whichkeepeth  the  truthmayenterin. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace 
whose  mind  m  stayed  on  thee  :  because  he 
trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever:  for 
in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is  everlasting 
strength: 

5  TT  For  he  bringeth  down  them  that 
awell  on  high  ;  the  lofty  city,  he  layeth  it 
low  ;  he  layeth  it  low,  even  to  the  ground  ; 
he  bringeth  it  even  to  the  dust. 


XXV  I.  His  coming  to  judgment, 

6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down,  even  the 
feet  of  the  poor,  arid  the  steps  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  of  the  just  is  uprightness: 
thou,  most  upright,  dost  weigh  the  path  of 
the  just. 

8  Yea,  in  the  way  of  thy  judgments,  O 
Lord,  have  we  waited  for  thee  ;  the 'de- 
sire of  our  soul  is  to  thy  name,  and  to  the 
remembrance  of  thee. 

9  With  my  soul  have  I  desired  thee  in 
the  night  ;  yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me 
will  I  seek  thee  early  :  for  when  thy  judg- 
ments are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world  will  learn  righteousness. 

10  Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the  wicked, 
yet  will  he  not  learn  righteousness  :  in  the 
land  of  uprightness  will  he  deal  unjustly, 
and  will  not  behold  the  majesty  of  the 
Lord. 

1 1  Lord,  when  thy  hand  is  lifted  up 
they  will  not  see  :  but  they  shall  see,  and 
be  ashamed  for  their  envy  at  the  people  ; 
yea,  the  fire  of  thine  enemies  shall  devour 
them. 

12  H  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for 
us:  for  thou  also  hast  wrought  all  our 
works  in  us. 

13  O  Lord  our  God,  other  lords  besides 
thee  have  had  dominion  over  us;  but  by 
thee  only  will  we  make  mention  of  thy 
name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not  live  ; 
they  are  deceased,  they  shall  not  rise  : 
therefore  hast  thou  visited  and  destroyed 
them,  and  made  all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation,  O 
Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the  nation  ; 
thou  art  glorified:  thouhadst removed  it  far 
unto  all  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  visited 
thee;  they  poured  out  a  prayer  when  thy 
chastening  was  upon  them. 

17  Like  as  a  woman  with  child,  that 
draweth  near  the  time  of  her  delivery,  is 
in  pain,  and  crieth  out  in  her  pangs  ;  so 
have  we  been  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we  have 
been  in  pain,  we  have  as  it  were  brough 
forth  wind ;  we  have  not  wrought  any  de 
liverance  in  the  earth ;  neither  have  the 
inhabitants  of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  men  shall  live,  together 
with  my  dead  body  shall  they  arise. 
Awake  and  sing,  ye  that  dwell  in  dust:  for 
thy  dew  is  as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the 
earth  shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  IF  Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into 
thy  chambers,  and  shut  thy  doors  about 
thee  :  hide  thyself  as  it  were  fur  a  little 
moment,  until  the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  out  ol 
his  place  to  punish  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  for  their  iniquity:  the  earth  also 
shall  disclose  her  blood,  and  shall  no  more 
cover  her  slain. 

535 


Go(Vs  care  over  his  vineyard. 


ISAIAH. 


Ephraim  is  threatened. 


CHAP.  XXVII. 

IN  that  day  the  Lord  with  his  sore  and 
great  and  strong  sword  shall  punish  le- 
viathan the  piercing  serpent,  even  levia- 
than that  crooked  serpent ;  andhe  shall  slay 
the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  sing  ye  unto  her.  A  vine- 
yard of  red  wine. 

3  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it ;  I  will  water  it 
every  moment :  lest  any  hurt  it,  I  will  keep 
it  night  and  day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me  :  who  would  set  the 
briers  and  thorns  against  me  in  battle  ?  I 
would  go  through  them,  I  would  burn  them 
together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  my  strength, 
that  he  may  make  peace  with  me,  and  he 
shall  make  peace  with  me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come  of  Ja- 
cob to  take  root :  Israel  shall  blossom  and 
bud,  and  fill  the  face  of  the  world  with  fruit. 

7  IF  Hath  he  smitten  him,  as  he  smote 
those  that  smote  him  ?  or  is  he  slain  ac- 
cording to  the  slaughter  of  them  that  are 
slain  by  him? 

8  In  measure,  when  it  shooteth  forth, 
thou  wilt  debate  with  it :  he  stayeth  his 
rough  wind  in  the  day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the  iniquity  of 
Jacob  be  purged;  and  this  is  all  the  fruit 
to  take  away  his  sin  ;  when  he  maketh  all 
the  stones  of  the  altar  as  chalk-stones  that 
are  beaten  in  sunder,  the  groves  and 
images  shall  not  stand  up. 

10  Yet  the  defenced  city  shall  be  deso- 
late, and  the  habitation  forsaken',  and  left 
like  a  wilderness :  there  shall  the  calf  feed, 
and  there  shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume 
the  branches  thereof. 

1 1  When  the  boughs  thereof  are  wither- 
ed, they  shall  be  broken  off:  the  women 
come  and  set  them  on  fire  :  for  it  is  a  peo- 
ple of  no  understanding :  therefore  he  that 
made  them  will  not  have  mercy  on  them, 
and  he  that  formed  them  will  shew  them 
no  favour. 

12  IT  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  Lord  shall  beat  off  from  the 
channel  of  the  river  unto  the  stream  of 
Egypt,  and  ye  shall  be  gathered  one  by 
one,  O  ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
iliat  the  great  trumpet  shall  be  blown,  and 
they  shall  come  which  were  ready  to  perish 
in  the  land  of  Assyria,  and  the  outcasts  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  worship  the 
Lord  in  the  holy  mount  at  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

WO  to  thecrownof  pride,  to  the  drunk- 
ards of  Ephraim,  whose  glorious 
beauty  is  a  fading  flower,  which  are  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valleys  of  them  that  are 
overcome  with  wine ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty  and 
g.trong  one,  which  as  a  tempest  of  hail  and 


a  destroying  storm,  as  a  flood  of  mighty 
waters  overflowing,  shall  cast  down  to  the 
earth  with  the  hand. 

3  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunkards  of 
Ephraim,  shall  be  trodden  under  feet : 

4  And  the  glorious  beauty,  which  is  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valley,  shall  be  a  fading 
flower,  and  as  the  hasty  fruit  before  the 
summer ;  which  when  he  that  looketh  upon 
it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he 
eateth  it  up. 

5  IF  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts 
be  for  a  crown  of  glory,  and  for  a  diadem 
of  beauty,  unto  the  residue  of  his  people, 

6  And  for  a  spirit  of  judgment  to  him 
that  sitteth  in  judgment,  and  for  strength 
to  them  that  turn  the  battle  to  the  gate. 

7  If  But  they  also  have  erred  through 
wine,  and  through  strong  drink  are  out  oi 
the  way  ;  the  priest  and  the  prophet  have 
erred  through  strong  drink,  they  are  swal- 
lowed up  of  wine,  they  are  out  of  the  way 
through  strong  drink  ;  they  err  in  vision, 
they  stumble  in  judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit  and 
filthiness,  so  that  there  is  no  place  clean. 

9  IF  Whom  shall  he  teach  knowledge? 
and  whom  shall  he  make  to  understand 
doctrine?  them  that  are  weaned  from  the 
milk,  and  drawn  from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  must  be  upon  precept, 
precept  upon  precept ;  line  upon  line,  line 
upon  line  ;  here  a  little,  and  there  a  little  : 

1 1  For  with  stammering  lips  and  another 
tongue  will  he  speak  to  thispeople. 

12  To  whom  he  said,  This  is  the  rest 
wherewith  ye  may  cause  the  weary  to  rest, 
and  this  w  the  refreshing :  yet  they  would 
not  hear. 

13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  unto 
them,  precept  upon  precept,  precept  upon 
precept ;  line  upon  line,  line  upon  line  ; 
here  a  little,  and  there  a  little  ;  that  they 
might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and  be 
broken,  and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  IF  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that  rule  this  peo- 
ple which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

1 5  Because  ye  have  said,  We  have  made 
a  covenant  with  death,  and  with  hell  are 
we  at  agreement ;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  it  shall  not  come 
unto  us  :  for  we  have  made  lies  our  refuge 
and  under  falsehood  have  wehidourselves 

16  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a  founda- 
tion a  stone,  a  tried  stone,  a  precious  cor- 
ner stone,  a  sure  foundation :  he  that  be- 
lieveth  shall  not  make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to  the  line, 
and  righteousness  to  the  plummet :  and  the 
hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies,  and 
the  waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding-place. 

18  IF  And  your  covenant  with  death 
shall  be  disannulled,  and  }Tour  agreement 

53G 


God's  judgment  upon  Jerusalem.  CHAP.  XXIX. 

with  hell  shall  not  stand ;  when  the  over- 
flowing scourge  shall  pass  through,  then 
ye  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth  forth  it 
shall  take  you :  for  morning  by  morning 
shall  it  pass  over,  by  day  and  by  night: 
and  it  shall  be  a  vexation  only  to  under- 
stand the  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a 
man  can  stretch  himself  on  it :  and  the 
covering  narrower  than  that  he  can  wrap 
himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as  in 
mount  Perazim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in 
the  valley  of  Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his 
work,  his  strange  work  ;  andbring  to  pass 
his  act,  his  strange  act. 

22  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  mockers, 
lest  your  bands  be  made  strong:  for  I 
have  heard  from  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  a 
consumption,  even  determined  upon  the 
whole  earth. 

23  IT  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice  ; 
hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  ploughman  plough  all  day 
to  sow?  doth  he  open  and  break  the  clods 
of  his  ground? 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain  the  face 
thereof,  doth  he  not  cast  abroad  the  fitch- 
es, and  scatter  the  cummin,  and  cast  in 
the  principal  wheat,  and  the  appointed 
barley,  and  the  rye  in  their  place? 

26  For  his  God  doth  instruct  him  to  dis- 
cretion, and  doth  teach  him. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not  threshed  with 
a  threshing  instrument,  neither  is  a  cart- 
wheel turned  about  upon  the  cummin  ;  but 
the  fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a  staff,  and 
the  cummin  with  a  rod. 

28  Bread-corn  is  bruised ;  because  he 
will  not  ever  be  threshing  it,  nor  break  it 
with  the  wheel  of  his  cart,  nor  bruise  it 
with  his  horsemen. 

29  This  also  cometh  forth  from  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  is  wonderful  in  coun- 
sel, and  excellent  in  working. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

WO  to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  the  city  where 
David  dwelt!  add  ye  year  to  year; 
let  them  kill  sacrifices. 

2  Yet  I  will  distress  Ariel,  and  there 
shall  be  heaviness  and  sorrow  :  and  it  shall 
be  unto  me  as  Ariel. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against  thee  round 
about,  and  will  lay  siege  against  thee  with 
a  mount,  and  I  will  raise  forts  against  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought  down,  and 
shalt  speak  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  be  low  out  of  the  dust,  and 
thy  voice  shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  whisper  out  of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover,  the  multitude  of  thy  stran- 
gers shall  be  like  small  dust,  and  the  mul- 
titude of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  as  chaff 


A  promise  of  better  times. 
yea,it  shall  be  at  an 


that  passeth  away : 
instant  suddenly. 

6  Thou  shalt  be  visited  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  with  thunder,  and  with  earthquake, 
and  great  noise,  with  storm  and  tempest, 
and  the  flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7  IT  And  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations 
that  fight  against  Ariel,  even  all  that  fight 
against  her  and  her  munition,  and  that  dis- 
tress her,  shall  be  as  a  dream  of  a  night 
vision. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  a  hungry 
man  dreameth,  and  behold,  he  eateth  ;  but 
he  awaketh,  and  his  soul  is  empty  :  or  as 
when  a  thirsty  man  dreameth,  and  be- 
hold, he  drinketh ;  but  he  awaketh,  and 
behold,  he  is  faint,  and  his  soul  hath  appe- 
tite: so  shall  the  multitude  of  all  the  na- 
tions be,  that  fight  against  mount  Zion. 

9  H  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder ;  cry 
ye  out,  and  cry :  they  are  drunken,  but 
not  with  wine ;  they  stagger,  but  not  with 
strong  drink. 

10  For  the  Lord  hath  poured  out  upon 
you  the  spirit  of  deep  sleep,  and  hath 
closed  your  eyes :  the  prophets  and  your 
rulers,  the  seers  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  vision  of  all  is  become  unto 
you  as  the  words  of  a  book  that  is  sealed, 
which  men  deliver  to  one  that  is  learned, 
saying,  Read  this,  I  pray  thee  :  and  he 
saith,  I  cannot ;  for  it  is  sealed : 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to  him 
that  is  not  learned,  saying,  Read  this,  I 
pray  thee  :  and  he  saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

13  IT  Wherefore  the  Lord  said,  Foras- 
much as  this  people  draw  near  me  with 
their  mouth,  and  with  their  lips  do  honour 
me,  but  have  removed  their  heart  far  from 
me,  and  their  fear  toward  me  is  taught 
by  the  precept  of  men  : 

14  Therefore  behold,  I  will  proceed  to 
do  a  marvellous  work  among  this  people, 
even  a  marvellous  work  and  a  wonder : 
for  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men  shall 
perish,  and  the  understanding  of  their  pru- 
dent men  shall  be  hid. 

15  Wo  unto  them  that  seek  deep  to  hide 
their  counsel  from  the  Lord,  and  their 
works  are  in  the  dark,  and  they  say,  Who 
seeth  us?  and  who  knoweth  us? 

16  Surely  your  turning  of  things  upside 
down  shall  be  esteemed  as  the  potter's 
clay:  for  shall  the  work  say  of  him  that 
made  it,  He  made  me  not?  or  shall  the 
thing  framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it, 
He  had  no  understanding? 

17  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little  while,  and 
Lebanon  shall  be  turned  into  a  fruitful 
field,  and  the  fruitful  field  shall  be  esteem- 
ed as  a  forest? 

18  IF  And  in  that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear 
the  words  of  the  book,  and  the  eyes  of 
the  blind  shall  see  out  of  obscurity,  and 
out  of  darkness. 

537 


Vie  people  threatened  for  their  ISAIAH. 


contempt  of  God's  word. 


19  The  meek  also  shall  increase  their 
joy  in  the  Lord,  and  the  poor  among  men 
shaU  rejoice  in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought  to 
nought,  and  the  scorner  is  consumed,  and 
all  that  watch  for  iniquity  are  cut  off: 

21  That  make  a  man  an  offender  for  a 
word,  and  lay  a  snare  for  him  that  re- 
proveth  in  the  gate,  and  turn  aside  the 
just  for  a  thing  oi  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  who 
redeemed  Abraham,  concerning  the  house 
of  Jacob,  Jacob  shall  not  now  be  ashamed, 
neither  shall  his  face  now  wax  pale. 

23  But  when  he  seeth  his  children,  the 
work  of  my  hands,  in  the  midst  of  him, 
they  shall  sanctify  my  name,  and  sanctify 
the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall  fear  the 
God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  that  erred  in  spirit  shall 
come  to  understanding,  and  they  that  mur- 
mured shall  learn  doctrine. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

WO  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  take  counsel,  but 
not  of  me  ;  and  that  cover  with  a  covering, 
but  not  of  my  Spirit,  that  they  may  add  sin 
to  sin  : 

2  That  walk  to  go  down  into  Egypt,  and 
have  not  asked  at  my  mouth  ;  to  strength- 
en themselves  in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh, 
and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt ! 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strength  of  Pha- 
raoh be  your  shame,  and  the  trust  in  the 
shadow  of  Egypt  your  confusion. 

4  For  his  princes  were  atZoan,  and  his 
ambassadors  came  to  Hanes. 

5  They  were  all  ashamed  of  a  people 
that  could  not  profit  them,  nor  be  a  help 
nor  profit,  butashame,  and  also  a  reproach. 

6  The  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  south : 
into  the  land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  from 
whence  come  the  young  and  old  lion,  the 
viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent,  they  will 
carry  their  riches  upon  the  shoulders  of 
young  asses,  and  their  treasures  upon  the 
bunches  of  camels,  to  a  people  that  shall 

■  not  profit  them. 

7  For  the  Egyptians  shallhelp  in  vain, 
and  to  no  purpose  :  therefore  have  I  cried 
concerning  this, Their  strength  rstosit  still. 

8  IF  Now  go,  write  it  before  them  in  a 
table,  and  note  it  in  a  book,  that  it  may  be 
for  the  time  to  come  for  ever  and  ever : 

9  That  this  is  a  rebellious  people,  lying 
children,  children  that  will  not  hear  the 
law  of  the  Lord: 

10  Which  say  to  the  seers,  See  not ;  and 
to  the  prophets,  Prophesy  not  unto  us  right 
things,  speak  unto  us  smooth  things,  pro- 
phesy deceits : 

1 1  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn  aside 
out  of  the  path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel  to  cease  from  before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy  One 


of  Israel,  Because  ye  despise  this  word, 
and  trust  in  oppression  and  perverseness, 
and  stay  thereon  : 

1 3  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  you 
as  a  breach  ready  to  fall,  swelling  out  in  a 
high  wall,  whose  breaking cometh  sudden- 
ly at  an  instant. 

14  And  he  shall  break  it  as  the  break- 
ing of  the  potter's  vessel  that  is  broken  in 
pieces ;  he  shall  not  spare  :  so  that  there 
shall  not  be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth*  or  to 
take  water  withal  out  of  the  pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel ;  In  returning  and  res 
shall  ye  be  saved ;  in  quietness  and  in  con- 
fidence shall  be  your  strength:  and  ye 
would  not. 

1 6  But  ye  said,  No  ;  for  we  will  flee  up- 
on horses;  therefore  shall  ye  flee:  and, 
We  will  ride  upon  the  swift ;  therefore 
shall  they  that  pursue  you  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  shall  fee  at  the  rebuke 
of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke  of  five  shall  ye  flee  : 
till  ye  be  left  as  a  beacon  upon  the  top  ot 
a  mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on  a  hill. 

18  H  And  therefore  will  the  Lord  wait, 
that  he  may  be  gracious  unto  you,  and 
therefore  will  he  be  exalted,  that  he  may 
have  mercy  upon  you  :  for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  judgment :  blessed  are  all  they 
that  wait  for  him. 

1 9  For  the  people  shall  dwell  in  Zion 
at  Jerusalem :  thou  shalt  weep  no  more  : 
he  will  be  very  gracious  unto  thee  at  the 
voice  of  thy  cry  ;  when  he  shall  hear  it,  he 
will  answer  thee. 

20  And  though  the  Lord  give  you  the 
bread  of  adversity,  and  the  water  of  afflic- 
tion, yet  shall  not  thy  teachers  be  removed 
into  a  corner  any  more, but  thine  eyes  shall 
see  thy  teachers : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a  word  be- 
hind thee,  saying,  This  is  the  way,  walk 
ye  in  it,  when  ye  turn  to  the  right  hand, 
and  when  ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  covering  of 
thy  graven  images  of  silver,  and  the  orna- 
ment of  thy  molten  images  of  gold:  thou 
shalt  cast  them  away  as  a  menstruous  cloth ; 
thou  shalt  say  unto  it,  Get  thee  hence. 

23  Then  shall  he  give  the  rain  of  thy 
seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the  ground  withal; 
and  bread  of  the  increase  of  the  earth,  and 
it  shall  be  fat  and  plenteous :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pastures. 

24  1  he  oxen  likewise  and  the  young 
asses  that  ear  the  ground  shall  eat  clean 
provender,  which  hath  been  winnowed 
with  the  shovel  and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  high 
mountain,  and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers 
and  streams  of  waters  in  the  day  of  the 
great  slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

26  Moreover  the  light  of  the  moon  shall 

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The  evil  of  forsaking  God.  CHAP.  XXXI,  XXXll. Blessings of Clirisfs kingdom. 


be  as  the  light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of 
the  sun  shall  be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of 
seven  days,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  bind- 
eth  up  the  breach  of  his  people,  and  heal- 
eth  the  stroke  of  their  wound. 

27  IT  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord 
cometh  from  far,  burning  with  his  anger, 
and  the  burden  thereof  is  heavy:  his  lips 
are  full  of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  as 
a  devouring  fire : 

28  And  his  breath,  as  an  overflowing 
stream,  shall  reach  to  the  midst  of  the 
neck,  to  sift  the  nations  with  the  sieve  of 
vanity  :  and  there  shall  be  a  bridle  in  the 
jaws  of  the  people,  causing  them  to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in  the  night 
when  a  holy  solemnity  is  kept ;  and  glad- 
ness of  heart,  as  when  one  goeth  with  a 

Eipe  to  come  into  the   mountain   of  the 
ord,  to  the  Mighty  One  of  Israel. 

30  And  the  Lord  shall  cause  his  glori- 
ous voice  to  be  heard,  and  shall  shew  the 
lighting  down  of  his  arm,  with  the  in- 
dignation of  his  anger,  and  with  the  flame 
of  a  devouring  fire,  with  scattering,  and 
tempest,  and  hail-stones. 

31  For  through  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
shall  the  Assyrian  be  beaten  down,  which 
smote  with  a  rod. 

32  And  in  every  place  where  the 
grounded  staff  shall  pass,  which  the  Lord 
shall  lay  upon  him,  it  shall  be  with  tabrets 
and  harps  :  and  in  battles  of  shaking  will 
he  fight  with  it. 

33  For  Tophet  it  ordained  of  old ;  yea, 
for  the  king  it  is  prepared  ;  he  hath  made 
it  deep  and  large  :  the  pile  thereof  is  fire 
and  much  wood  ;  the  breath  of  the  Lord, 
like  a  stream  of  brimstone,  doth  kindle  it. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

WO  to  them  that  go  down  to  Egypt 
for  help  ;  and  stay  on  horses,  and 
trust  in  chariots,  because  they  are  many; 
and  in  horsemen,  because  they  are  very 
strong  •  but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  neither  seek  the  Lord  ! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will  bring 
evil,  and  will  not  call  back  his  words  :  but 
will  arise  against  the  house  of  the  evil- 
doers, and  against  the  help  of  them  that 
work  iniquity. 

3  Now  the  Egyptians  are  men,  and  not 
God  ;  and  their  horses  flesh,  and  not  spirit. 
When  the  Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  helpeth  shall  fall,  and  he  that 
is  holpen  shall  fall  down,  and  they  all 
shall  fail  together. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spoken  unto 
me,  Like  as  the  lion  and  the  young  lion 
roaring  on  his  prey,  when  a  multitude 
of  shepherds  is  called  forth  against  him, 
he  will  not  be  afraid  of  their  voice,  nor 
abase  himself  for  the  noise  of  them:  so 
shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  come  down  to  fight 
tor  mount  Zion,  and  for  the  hill  thereof. 


5  As  birds  flying,  so  will  the  Lord  of 
hosts  defend  Jerusalem  ;  defending  also  he 
will  deliver  it ;  and  pas-sing  over  he  will 
preserve  it. 

6  %  Turn  ye  unto  him  from  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  have  deeply  revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man  shall  cast 
away  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of 
gold,  which  your  own  hands  have  made 
unto  you  for  a  sin. 

8  IF  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall  with 
the  sword,  not  of  a  mighty  man  ;  and  the 
sword,  not  of  a  mean  man,  shall  devour 
him  :  but  he  shall  flee  from  the  sword,  and 
his  young  men  shall  be  discomfited. 

9  And  he  shall  pass  over  to  his  strong 
hold  for  fear,  and  his  princes  shall  be 
afraid  of  the  ensign,  saith  the  Lord, 
whose  fire  is  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in 
Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

BEHOLD,  a  King  shall  reign  in  right- 
eousness, and  princes  shall  rule  in 
judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  a  hiding-place 
from  the  wind,  and  a  covert  from  the  tem- 
pest ;  as  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  place,  as 
the  shadow  of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary 
land. 

3  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see  shall 
not  be  dim,  and  the  ears  of  them  that  hear 
shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  rash  shall  un- 
derstand knowledge,  and  the  tongue  of  the 
stammerers  shall  be  ready  tospeak  plainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no  more  call- 
ed liberal, nor  the  churl  said  fo&ebountiful. 

6  For  the  vile  person  will  speak  villany, 
and  his  heart  will  work  iniquity,  to  prac- 
tise hypocrisy,  and  to  utter  error  against 
the  Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul  of  the 
hungry  ;  and  he  will  cause  the  drink  of  the 
thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the  churl  are 
evil  :  he  deviseth  wicked  devices  to  de- 
stroy the  poor  with  lying  words,  even 
when  the  needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal  things; 
and  by  liberal  things  shall  he  stand. 

9  %  Rise  up,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease ; 
hear  my  voice,  ye  careless  daughters  ; 
give  ear  unto  my  speech. 

10  Many  days  and  years  shall  ye  b 
troubled,  ye  careless  women;  for  the  vin- 
tage shall  fail,  the  gathering  shall  not  come. 

1 1  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease ; 
be  troubled,  ye  careless  ones  :  strip  you, 
and  make  you  bare,  and  gird  sackcloth  upon 
your  loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the  teats,  for 
the  pleasant  fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  Upon  the  land  of  my  people  shall 
come  up  thorns  and  briers  ;  yea,  upon  all 
the  houses  of  joy  in  the  joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the   palaces  shall   be  for- 

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ISAIAH.  The  privileges  of  the  godly. 

bring  forth  stubble  :  your  breath,  as  fire, 
shall  devour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the  burn- 
ings of  lime  ;  as  thorns  cut  up  shall  they 
be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  IT  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off,  what  I 
have  done ;  and  ye  that  are  near,  acknow- 
ledge my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid;  fear- 
fulness  hath  surprised  the  hypocrites. 
Who  among  us  shall  dwell  with  the  de- 
vouring fire?  who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  everlasting  burnings  ? 

15  He  that  walketh  righteously,  and 
speaketh  uprightly ;  he  that  despiseth  the 
gain  of  oppressions,  that  shaketh  his  hands 
from  holding  of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his 
ears  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth 
his  eyes  from  seeing  evil; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  high  :  his  place  ol 
defence  shall  be  the  munitions  of  rocks  : 
bread  shall  be  given  him ;  his  waters  shall 
be  sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  King  in  his 
beauty :  they  shall  behold  the  land  that  is 
very  far  off. 

18  Thy  heart  shall  meditate  terror. 
Where  is  the  scribe?  where  is  the  receiver? 
where  is  he  that  counted  the  towers? 

19  Thou  shalt  not  see  a  fierce  people,  a 
people  of  deeper  speech  than  thou  canst 
perceive  ;  of  a  stammering  tongue,  that 
thou  canst  not  understand. 

20  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of  our  so 
lemnities  :  thine  eyes  shall  see  Jerusalem 
a  quiet  habitation,  a  tabernacle  that  shall 
not  be  taken  down ;  not  one  of  the  stakes 
thereof  shall  ever  be  removed,  neither 
shall  any  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord  will  be 
unto  us  a  place  of  broad  rivers  and  streams ; 
wherein  shall  go  no  galley  with  oars,  nei- 
ther shall  gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  m  our  judge,  the 
Lord  is  our  lawgiver,  the  Lord  is  our 
King;  he  will  save  us. 

23  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed  j  they  could 
not  well  strengthen  their  mast; they  could 
not  spread  the  sail :  then  is  the  prey  of  a 
great  spoil  divided;  the  lame  take  the  prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not  say,  I 
am  sick :  the  people  that  dwell  therein 
shall  be  forgiven  their  iniquity. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

COME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear;  and 
hearken,  ye  people :  let  the  earth 
hear,  and  all  that  is  therein  ;  the  world, 
and  all  things  that  come  forth  of  it. 

2  For  the  indignation  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  all  nations,  and  his  fury  upon  all 
their  armies :  he  hath  utterly  destroyed 
them,  he  hath  delivered  them  to  the 
slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast  out, and 
11  Ye  shall  conceive  chaff,  ye  shall, their  stink  shall  come  up  out  of   their 

540 


Judgments  in  behalf  of  the  church 

saken  ;  the  multitude  of  the  city  shall  be 
left ;  the  forts  and  towers  shall  be  for  dens 
for  ever,  a  joy  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of 
flocks ; 

15  Until  the  Spirit  be  poured  upon  us 
from  on  high,  and  the  wilderness  be  a 
fruitful  field,  and  the  fruitful  field  be 
counted  for  a  forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in  the 
wilderness,  and  righteousness  remain  in 
the  fruitful  field. 

17  And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall 
De  peace  ;  and  the  effect  of  righteousness, 
quietness  and  assurance  for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a 
peaceable  habitation,  and  in  sure  dwell- 
ings, and  in  quiet  resting-places, 

19  When  it  shall  hail,  coming  down  on 
the  forest ;  and  the  city  shall  be  low  in  a 
low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all 
waters,  that  send  forth  thither  the  feet  of 
the  ox  and  the  ass. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

WO  to  thee  that  spoilest,  and  thou 
wast  not  spoiled ;  and  dealest 
treacherously,  and  they  dealt  not  treache- 
rously with  thee !  when  thou  shalt  cease 
to  spoil,  thou  shalt  be  spoiled  ;  and  when 
thou  shalt  make  an  end  to  deal  treache- 
rously, they  shall  deal  treacherously  with 
thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us;  we 
have  waited  for  thee  :  be  thou  their  arm 
every  morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the 
time  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the  people 
fled ;  at  the  lifting  up  of  thyself  the  nations 
were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gathered  like 
the  gathering  of  the  caterpillar:  as  the 
running  to  and  fro  of  locusts  shall  he  run 
upon  them. 

5  The  Lord  is  exalted;  fophe  dwelleth 
on  high:  he  hath  filled  Zion  with  judg- 
ment and  righteousness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge  shall  be 
the  stability  of  thy  times,  and  strength  of 
salvation  :  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  his 
treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  valiant  ones  shall  cry 
without :  the  ambassadors  of  peace  shall 
weep  bitterly. 

8  The  highways  lie  waste,  the  way- 
faring man  ceaseth :  he  hath  broken  the 
covenant,  he  hath  despised  the  cities,  he 
regardeth  no  man. 

9  The  earth  mourneth  and  languisheth : 
Lebanon  is  ashamed  and  hewn  down  : 
Sharon  is  like  a  wilderness  ;  and  Bashan 
and  Carmel  shake  off  their  fruits. 

10  Now  will  I  rise,  saith  the  Lord; 
now  will  I  be  exalted  ;  now  will  I  lift  up 
myself. 


Fate  (if  the  church's  enemies.  CHAP 

carcasses,  and  the  mountains  shall  be  melt- 
ed with  their  blood. 

4  And  all  the  host  of  heaven  shall  be  dis- 
solved, and  the  heavens  shall  be  rolled 
together  as  a  scroll:  and  all  their  host 
shall  fall  down,  as  the  leaf  falleth  off  from 
the  vine,  and  as  a  falling ^g-  from  the  fig- 
tree. 

5  For  my  sword  shall  be  bathed  in  hea- 
ven :  behoid,  it  shall  come  down  upon 
Idumea,  and  upon  the  people  of  my  curse, 

o  judgment. 

6  The  sword  of  the  Lord  is  filled  with 
blood,  it  is  made  fat  with  fatness,  and 
with  the  blood  of  lambs  and  goats,  with 
the  fat  of  the  kidneys  of  rams  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  a  sacrifice  in  Bozrah,  and  a 
great  slaughter  in  the  land  of  Idumea. 

7  And  the  unicorns  shall  come  down 
with  them, and  the  bullocks  with  the  bulls; 
and  their  land  shall  be  soaked  with  blood, 
and  their  dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8  For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's  ven- 
geance, and  the  year  of  recompences  for 
the  controversy  of  Zion. 

9  And  the  streams  thereof  shall  be  turn- 
ed into  pitch,  and  the  dust  thereof  into 
brimstone,  and  the  land  thereof  shall  be- 
come burning  pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night  nor 
day ;  the  smoke  thereof  shall  go  up  for 
ever:  from  generation  to  generation  it 
shall  lie  waste  ;  none  shall  pass  through  it 
for  ever  and  ever. 

11  IT  But  the  cormorant  and  the  bittern 
shall  possess  it ;  the  owl  also  and  the 
raven  shall  dwell  in  it:  and  he  shall 
stretch  out  upon  it  the  line  of  confusion, 
and  the  stones  of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  nobles  thereof  to 
the  kingdom,  but  none  shall  be  there,  and 
all  her  princes  shall  be  nothing. 

13  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in  her 
palaces,  nettles  and  brambles  in  the  for- 
tresses thereof :  and  it  shall  be  a  habita- 
tion of  dragons,  and  a  court  for  owls. 

14  The  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall 
also  meet  with  the  wild  beasts  of  the 
island,  and  the  satyr  shall  cry  to  his  fellow: 


XXXV,  XXXVI.         Of  Christ's  kingdom. 

CHAP.    XXXV. 

THE  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place 
shall  be  glad  for  them;  and  the  de- 
sert shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  re- 
joice, even  with  joy  and  singing :  the 
glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto  it, 
the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sharon, 
they  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  excellency  of  our  God. 

3  If  Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and 
confirm  the  feeble  knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart, 
Be  strong,  fear  not:  behold,  your  God 
will  come  with  vengeance,  even  God  with 
a  recompense;  he  will  come  and  save  you 

5  Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be 
opened,  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be 
unstopped. 

6  Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  a 

:  for 
out, 


the  screech-owl  also  shall  rest  there,  and 
find  for  herself  a  place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl  make  her 
nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch,  and  gather  under 
her  shadow  :  there  shall  the  vultures  also 
be  gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate. 

16  IT  Seek  ye  out  of  the  book  of  the 
Lord,  and  read:  no  one  of  these  shall  fail, 
none  shall  wani  her  mate  :  for  my  mouth, 
it  hath  commanded,  and  his  spirit,  it  hath 
gathered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for  them, 
and  his  hand  hath  divided  it  unto  them  by 
line  :  they  shall  possess  it  for  ever,  from 


hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  sins 
in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  breal 
and  streams  in  the  desert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall  become 
a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land  springs  of  wa- 
ter: in  the  habitation  of  dragons,  where 
each  lay,  shall  be  grass  with  reeds  and 
rushes. 

8  And  a  highway  shall  be  there,  and 
a  way,  and  it  shall  be  called,  The  way  ot 
holiness ;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over 
it ;  but  it  shall  be  tor  those  :  the  way- faring 
men,  though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

9  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any  raven- 
ous beast  shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall  not 
be  found  there ;  but  the  redeemed  shall 
walk  there : 

10  And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall 
return,  and  come  to  Zion  with  songs  and 
everlasting  joy  upon  their  heads :  they 
shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourteenth 
year  of  king  Hezekiah,  that  Senna- 
cherib king  of  Assyria  came  up  against  all 
the  defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them. 

2  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Rab- 
shakeh  from  Lachish  to  Jerusalem  unto 
king  Hezekiah  with  a  great  army.  And 
he  stood  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him  Eliakim 
Hilkiah's  son,  which  was  over  the  house, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah,  Asaph's 
son,  the  recorder. 

4  IF  And  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them, 
Say  ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What 
confidence  is  this  wherein  thou  trustest? 

5  I  say,  sayest  thou  (but  they  are  but 
vain  words)  I  have  counsel  and  strength 


generation  to  generation  shall  they  dwell  jfor  war:  now  on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that 


therein. 


I  thou  rebellest  against  me? 
Ml 


The  blasphemy  of  Rabshakeh.  ISAIAH.       The  deep  affliction  of  Hezekiah. 


6  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  staff  of  this 
broken  reed,  on  Egypt;  whereon  if  a  man 
lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce 
it :  so  is  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all  that 
trust  in  him. 

7  But  if  thou  say  to  me,  We  trust  in  the 
Lord  our  God:  is  it  not  he,  whose  high 
places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath 
taken  away,  and  said  to  Judah  and  to  Je- 
rusalem, Ye  shall  worship  before  this  altar? 

8  Now  therefore  give  pledges,  I  pray 
thee,  to  my  master  the  king  of  Assyria, 
and  I  will  give  thee  two  thousand  horses, 
if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders 
upon  them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the  face 
of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  nry  master's 
servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypt  for 
chariots  and  for  horsemen? 

10  And  am  I  now  come  up  without  the 
Lord  against  this  land  to  destroy  it?  the 
Lord  said  unto  me,  Go  up  against  this 
land,  and  destroy  it. 

1 1  Then  said  Eliakim,  and  Shebna, and 
Joah, unto  Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  thy  servants  in  the  Syrian  language  ; 
for  we  understand  it :  and  speak  not  to  us 
in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

12  IT  But  Rabshakeh  said,  Hath  my 
master  sent  me  to  thy  master  and  to  thee 
to  speak  these  words?  hath  he  not  sent  me 
to  the  men  that  sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they 
may  eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink  their 
own  piss  with  you? 

13  Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  said,  Hear  ye  the  words  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not  Heze- 
kiah deceive  you :  for  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust 
in  the  Lord,  saying,  The  Lord  will  surely 
deliver  us:  this  city  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  :  for  thus 
saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  an  agree- 
ment with  me  by  a  present,  and  come  out 
to  me  :  and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine, 
and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree,  and  drink 
ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you  away  to  a 
Jand  like  your  own  land,  aland  of  corn 
and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Beware  lest  Hezekiah  persuade  you, 
saying,  The  Lord  will  deliver  us.  Hath 
any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  his 
land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria? 

19  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath  and 
Arphad?  where  are  the  gods  of  Sephar- 
vaim?  and  have  they  delivered  Samaria 
out  of  my  hand? 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
these  lands,  that  have  delivered  their  land 


out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord  should  de- 
liver Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace,  and  an- 
swered him  not  a  word :  for  the  king's 
commandment  was,  saying,  Answer  him 
not. 

22  IT  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  ot 
Hilkiah,  that  was  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah,  the  son  of 
Asaph,  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words 
of  Rabshakeh. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Heze- 
kiah heard  it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  covered  himself  with  sackcloth,  and 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  was  over 
the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
the  elders  of  the  priests  covered  with 
sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the  son 
of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
and  of  rebuke,  and  of  blasphemy :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there  ts 
not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear 
the  words  of  Rabshakeh,  whom  the  king 
of  Assyria  his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach 
the  living  God,  and  will  reprove  the  words 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  heard: 
wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  rem- 
nant that  is  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah 
came  to  Isaiah. 

6  IT  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  Thus 
shall  ye  say  unto  your  master,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that 
thou  hast  heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of 
the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  return  to 
his  own  land  ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  IF  So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  Assyria  warring  against  Lib- 
nah :  for  he  had  heard  that  he  was  de- 
parted from  Lachish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerning  Tir- 
hakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  He  is  come  forth 
to  make  war  with  thee.     And  when  he 
heard  it,  he  sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah 
saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God  in 
whom  thou  trustest,  deceive  thee,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands  by 
destroying  them  utterly ;  and  shalt  thou  be 
delivered? 

1 2  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  deliver- 
ed them  which  my  fathers  have  destroyed 

542 


Isaiah  comforts  Hezekiah. 

as  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and 
the  children  of  Eden  which  were  in  Te- 
lassar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and 
the  king-  of  Arphad,and  the  king  of  the  city 
of  Sepharvaim,  Hena,  and  Ivan? 

14  IF  And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
from  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it :  and  Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

16  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel,  that 
dwellest  between  the  cherubims,  thou  art 
the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

17  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  hear; 
open  thine  eyes,  O  Lord,  and  see :  and 
hear  all  the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

18  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of  As- 
syria have  laid  waste  all  the  nations,  and 
tneir  countries, 

19  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the  fire ; 
for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work  of 
men's  hands,  wood  and  stone  :  therefore 
they  have  destroyed  them. 

20  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our  God, 
save  us  from  his  hand,  that  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art 
the  Lord,  even  thou  only. 

21  IF  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent 
unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Whereas  thou  hast 
prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria : 

22  This  is  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  him  ;  The  virgin, 
the  daughter  of  Zion,  hath  despised  thee, 
and  laughed  thee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter 
of  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  blas- 
phemed ;  and  against  whom  hast  thou  ex- 
alted thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on 
high?  even  against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

24  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  reproached 
the  Lord,  and  hast  said,  By  the  multitude 
of  my  chariots  am  I  come  up  to  the  height 
of  the  mountains,  to  the  sides  of  Lebanon ; 
and  I  will  cut  down  the  tall  cedars  thereof, 
and  the  choice  fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will 

jiter  into  the  height  of  his  border,  and  the 
orest  of  his  Carmel. 

25  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  water;  and 
with  the  sole  ot  my  feet  have  I  dried  up 
all  the  rivers  of  the  besieged  places. 

26  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago,  how  I 
have  done  it ;  and  of  ancient  times,  that  I 
have  formed  it?  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste 
defenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  of 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and  con- 
founded ;  they  were  as  the  grass  of  the 


CHAP.  XXXVIII.       Hezekiah; 


life  lengthened. 

field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass 
on  the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  be- 
fore it  be  grown  up. 

28  Butl  know  thy  abode,  and  thy  going 
out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage 
against  mc. 

29  Because  thy  rage  against  me,  and  thy 
tumult,  is  come  up  into  mine  ears,  there- 
fore will  I  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  and 
my  bridle  in  tby  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee 
back  by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee,  Y 
shall  eat  this  year  such  as  groweth  of  itself, 
and  the  second  year  that  which  springeth 
of  the  same  :  and  in  the  third  year  sow  ye, 
and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the 
fruit  thereof. 

31  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Judah  shall  again  take  root 
downward,  and  bear  fruit  upward: 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth 
a  remnant,  and  they  that  escape  out  of 
mount  Zion :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  do  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not 
come  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shields,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come 
into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

35  For  I  will  defend  this  city  to  save  it 
for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant 
David's  sake. 

36  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went 
forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyri- 
ans a  hundred  and  fourscore  and  five  thou- 
sand :  and  when  they  arose  early  in  the 
morning,  behold,  they  were  all  dead 
corpses. 

37  If  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
departed,  and  went  and  returned,  and 
dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor- 
shipping in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god, 
that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his  sons 
smote  him  with  the  sword;  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia:  and 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

IN  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto 
death.  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz  came  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thy  house  in 
order:  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face  to- 
ward the  wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 

3  And  said,  Remember  now,  O  Lord, 
I  beseech  thee,  how  I  have  walked  before 
thee  in  truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and 
have  done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  IF  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
to  Isaiah,  saying, 

543 


Tlie  thanksgiving  of  Hezekiah.         ISAIAH.  The  Babylonian  captivity  foretold. 


5  Go  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I 
have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy 
tears:  behold,  I  will  add  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  city 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria :  and 
I  will  defend  this  city. 

7  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee  from 
the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  this  thing 
that  he  hath  spoken  ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  again  the  shadow 
of  the  degrees,  which  is  gone  down  in  the 
sun-dial  of  Ahaz  ten  degrees  backward- 
So  the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by  which 
degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9  IF  The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah,  when  he  had  been  sick,  and  was 
recovered  of  his  sickness: 

10  I  said  in  the  cutting  off  of  my  days, 
I  shall  go  to  the  gates  of  the  grave  :  I  am 
deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years. 

Ill  said,  I  shall  not  see  the  LoRD,cuen 
the  Lord,  in  the  land  of  the  living:  I  shall 
behold  man  no  more  with  the  inhabitants 
of  the  world. 

12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  is  removed 
from  me  as  a  shepherd's  tent:  I  have  cut  off 
like  a  weaver  my  life  :  he  will  cut  me  off 
with  pining  sickness :  from  day  even  to 
night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

13  I  reckoned  till  morning,  that,  as  a 
lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my  bones  :  from 
day  even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end 
of  me. 

14  Like  a  crane  or  a  swallow,  so  did  I 
chatter :  I  did  mourn  as  a  dove :  mine  eyes 
fail  with  looking  upwrard :  O  Lord,  I  am 
oppressed ;  undertake  for  me. 

1 5  What  shall  I  say?  he  hath  both  spoken 
unto  me,  and  himself  hath  done  it:  I  shall 
go  softly  all  my  years  in  the  bitterness  of 
iiiy  soul. 

16  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men  live, 
and  in  all  these  things  is  the  life  of  my 
spirit :  so  wilt  thou  recover  me,  and  make 
me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  for  peace  I  had  great  bitter- 
ness :  but  thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  de- 
liveredit  from  the  pit  of  corruption:  for  thou 
hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 

18  For  the  grave  cannot  praise  thee, 
death  cannot  celebrate  thee  :  they  that  go 
down  into  the  pit  cannot  hope  for  thy  truth. 

1 9  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise 
thee,  as  I  do  this  day:  the  father  to  the 
children  shall  make  known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  was  ready  to  save  me : 
therefore  we  will  sing  my  songs  to  the 
stringed  instruments  all  the  days  of  our  life 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  For  Isaiah  had  said,  Let  them  take 
a  lump  of  figs,  and  lay  i*  for  a  plaster  upon 
the  bile,  and  he  shall  recover. 

22  Hezekiah  also  had  said,  What  is  the 


sign  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord? 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

AT  that  time  Merodach-baladan,  the 
son  of  Baladan,  king  of  Babylon, 
sent  letters  and  a  present  to  Hezekiah :  for 
he  had  heard  that  he  had  been  sick,  and 
was  recovered. 

2  And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of  them,  and 
shewed  them  the  house  of  his  precious 
things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
spices,  and  the  precious  ointment,  and  al 
the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was 
found  in  his  treasures  :  there  was  nothing 
in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that 
Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

3  If  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto 
king  Hezekiah  and  said  unto  him,  What 
said  these  men  ?  and  from  whence  came 
they  unto  thee  ?  and  Hezekiah  said,  They 
are  come  from  a  far  country  unto  me,  even 
from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he,  What  have  they  seen  m 
thy  house  ?  And  Hezekiah  answered,  All 
that  is  in  my  house  have  they  seen :  there 
is  nothing  among  my  treasures  that  I  have 
not  shewed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts : 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that  is 
in  thy  house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers 
have  laid  up  in  store  until  this  day,  shall  be 
carried  to  Babylon  :  nothing  shall  be  left, 
saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they 
take  away ;  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in 
the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah,  Good 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast 
spoken.  He  said  moreover,  For  there 
shall  be  peace  and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAP.  XL. 

COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people, 
saith  your  God. 

2  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem, 
and  cry  unto  her,  that  her  warfare  is  ac- 
complished, that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned: 
for  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  for  all  her  sins. 

3  IT  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the 
wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  make  straight  in  the  desert  a  high- 
way for  our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  anct 
every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made 
low:  and  the  crooked  shall  be  made 
straight,  and  the  rou<rh  places  plain : 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
revealed,  and  all  flesh  shall  see  it  together: 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said,  Cry.  And  he  said, 
What  shall  I  cry?  All  flesh  is  grass,  and 
all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  the  flower 
of  the  held: 

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The  promulgation  of  tae  gospel.    CHAP.  XLI.  Israel  is  promises!  comfort. 


7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth : 
because  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  bloweth 
upon  it:  surely  the  people  is  grass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth: 
but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for 
ever. 

9  HO  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings, 
get  thee  up  into  the  high  mountain:  O  Je- 
rusalem, that  bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up 
thy  voice  with  strength  j  lift  it  up,  be  not 
afraid;  say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Be- 
hold your  God! 

10  Behold  the  Lord  God  will  come 
with  strong  hand,  and  his  ami  shall  rule 
for  him:  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shep- 
herd: he  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his 
arm,  and  carry  them  in  his  bosom,  and 
shall  gently  lead  those  that  are  with  young. 

12  H  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in 
the  hollow  of  his  hand,  and  meted  out 
heaven  with  the  span,  and  comprehended 
the  dust  of  the  earth  in  a  measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the 
hills  in  a  balance? 

13  Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord,  or  being  his  counsellor  hath  taught 
him? 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and 
who  instructed  him,  and  taught  him  in  the 
path  of  judgment,  and  taught  him  know- 
ledge, and  shewed  to  him  the  way  of  un- 
derstanding? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a  drop  of 
a  bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the  small 
dust  of  the  balance:  behold,  he  taketh  up 
the  isles  as  a  very  little  thing. 

16  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient  to 
burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof  sufficient  for 
a  burnt-offering. 

17  Ail  nations  before  him  are  as  nothing; 
and  they  are  counted  to  him  less  than 
nothing,  and  vanity. 

18  1[  To  whom  then  will  }re  liken  God? 
or  what  likeness  will  ye  compare  unto 
him? 

19  The  workman  melteth  a  graven 
image,  and  the  goldsmith  spreadeth  it  over 
with  gold,  andcasteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  is  so  impoverished  that  he 
hath  no  oblation  chooseth  a  tree  that  Willi 
not  rot;  he  seeketh  unto  him  a  cunning 
workman  to  prepare  a  graven  image  (hat 
shall  not  be  moved. 

21  Have  ye  not  known?  have  ye  not  came 
heard?  hath  it  not  been  told  you  from  the 
beginning?  have  ye  not  understood  from 
the  foundations  of  the  earth? 

22  It  is  he  that  sittetb  upon  the  circle  of 
the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  are 
as  grasshoppers;  that  stretcheth  out  the 
heavens  as  a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them 
out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in: 

23Thatbringetbthe 


he  maketh  the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted:  yea, 
they  shall  not  be  sown:  yea,  their  stock 
shall  not  take  root  in  the  earth:  and  he 
shall  also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
wither,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them 
away  as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me,  or 
shall  I  be  equal?  saith  the  Holy  One. 

26  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  be- 
hold who  hath  created  these  things,  that 
bringeth  out  their  host  by  number:  he 
calleth  them  all  by  names,  by  the  great- 
ness of  his  might,  for  that  he  is  strong  \tx 
power;  not  one  failelh. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O  Jacob,  and 
speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is  hid  from  the 
Lord,  and  my  judgment  is  passed  over 
from  my  God? 

28  ^  Hast  thou  not  known?  hast  thou 
not  heard,  that  the  everlasting  God,  the 
Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary?  there  is  no 
searching  of  his  understanding. 

29  He  giveth  power  to  the  faint;  and  to 
them  that  have  no  might  he  increasetb 
strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be 
weary,  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly 
fall: 

31  But  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord 
shall  renew  (heir  strength;  they  shall 
mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles;  they  shall 
run,  and  not  be  weary;  "and  they  shall 
walk,  and  not  faint. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

KEEP  silence  before  me,  O  islands : 
and  let  the  people  renew  tiieir 
strength:  let  them  come  near;  then  let 
them  speak:  let  us  come  near  together  to 
judgment. 

2  Who  raised  up  the  righteous  man  from 
the  east,  called  him  to  Ins  foot,  gave  the 
nations  before  him,  and  made  htm  rule 
over  kings?  he  gave  them  as  the  dust  to  his 
sword,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his  bow. 

3  He  pursued  them,  and  passed  safely; 
even  by  the  way  that  he  had  not  gone  with 
his  feet. 

4  Who  hath  wrought  and  done  it,  call- 
ing the  generations  from  the  beginning?  I 

(the  Lord,  the  first,  and  with  the  last;   1 
am  he. 

5  The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared;  the  encfa 
of  the  earth  were  afraid,  drew  near,  and 


6  They  helped  everyone  his  neighbour, 
and  every  one  said  to  his  brother,  Be  of 
good  courage. 

7  So  the  carpenter  encouraged  the 
goldsmith,  and  he  that  smoothed)  with  the 
hammer  him  that  smote  the  anvil,  saying, 
It  is  ready  for  the  sodering;  and  he  fasl- 
ened  it  with  nails,  that  it  should  not  be 


i  princes  to  nothing;  (moved. 
o5 


545 


The  vanity  of  idols. 


ISAIAH. 


The  office  of  Christ. 


8  But  thou,  Israel,  art  ray  servant,  Ja- 
cob whom  I  have  chosen,  the  seed  of 
Abraham  my  friend. 

9  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  called  thee  from  the 
chief  men  thereof,  and  said  unto  thee,Thou 
art  my  servant;  I  have  chosen  thee,  and 
not  cast  thee  away. 

10  IF  Fear  thou  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee : 
be  not  dismayed;  for  I  am  thy  God:  I 
will  strengthen  thee ;  yea,  I  will  help  thee ; 
yea,  I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  righteousness. 

1 1  Behold,  all  they  that  were  incensed 
against  thee  shall  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded: they  shall  be  as  nothing;  and 
they  that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

12  Thou  shalt  seek  them,  and  shalt  not 
find  them,  even  them  that  contended  with 
(hee:  they  that  war  against  thee  shall  be 
as  nothing,  and  as  a  thing  of  nought. 

13  For  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold 
thy  right  hand,  saying  unto  thee,  Fear 
not;  I  will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob,  and  ye 
men  of  Israel;  I  will  help  thee,  saith  the' 
Lord,  and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

15  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a  new 
sharp  threshing  instrument  having  teeth: 
thou  shalt  thresh  the  mountains,  and  beat 
them  small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills  as  chaff. 

16  Thou  shalt  fan  them,  and  the  wind 
shall  carry  them  away,  and  the  whirlwind 
-ball  scatter  them:  and  thou  shalt  rejoice 
in  the  Lord,  and  shalt  glory  .in  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

17  When  the  poor  and  needy  seek  water, 
and  there  is  none,  and  their  tongue  faileth 
for  thirst,  I  the  Lord  will  hear  them,/  the 
God  of  Israel  will  not  forsake  them. 

18  1  will  open  rivers  in  high  places,  and 
fountains  in  the  midst  of  the  valleys:  I  will 


may  be  dismayed,  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your 
work  of  nought:  an  abomination  it  he  thai 
chooseth  jtou. 

25  I  have  raised  up  one  from  the  north, 
and  he  shall  come:  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  shall  he  call  upon  my  name,  and  he 
shall  come  upon  princes  as  upon  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

26  Who  hath  declared  from  the  begin- 
ning, that  we  may  know?  and  beforetime, 
that  we  may  say,  He  is  righteous?  yea, 
there  is  none  that  sheweth,  yea,  there  is 
none  that  declareth,  yea,  there  is  none 
that  heareth  your  words. 

27  The  first  shall  say  to  Zion,  Behold, 
behold  them:  and  I  will  give  to  Jerusalem 
one  that  bringeth  good  tidings. 

28  Fori  beheld,  and  there  was  no  man; 
even  among  them,  and  there  was  no  coun- 
sellor, that,  when  I  asked  of  them,  could 
answer  a  word. 

29  Behold,  they  are  all  vanity,  their 
works  are  nothing:  their  molten  images 
are  wind  and  contusion. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

BEHOLD  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold; 
mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  de- 
lighteth;  1  have  put  my  Spirit  upon  him: 
he  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  Gen- 
tiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause 
his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and 
the  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench:  he 
shall  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged, 
till  he  have  set  judgment  in  the  earth:  and 
the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  1T  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he  that 
created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  them 
out;  he  that  spread  forth  the  earth,  and 
that  which  cometh  out  of  it ;  he  that  giveth 


make  the  wilderness  a  pool  of  water,  and!breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit 


the  dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  I  will  plant  in  the  wilderness  the 
cedar,  the  snittah-tree,  and  the  myrtle, 
and  the  oil-tree;  I  will  set  in  the  desert 
the  fir-tree,  and  the  pine,  and  the  box-tree 
together- 

20  That  they  may  see,  and  know,  and 
consider,  and  understand  together,  that 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel  hath  created  it. 


to  them  that  walk  therein: 

6  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  right- 
eousness, and  will  hold  thy  hand,  and 
will  keep  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  cove- 
nant of  the  people,  for  a  light  of  the  Gen- 
tiles ; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out 
the  prisoners  from  the  prison,  and  them 
that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  the  prison-house. 

8  I  am  the  Lord  :  that  is  my  name :  and 


21  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the  Lord;  my  glory  will  I  not  give  to  another,  neither 
bring  forth  your  strong  reasons,  saith  thejmy  praise  to  graven  images. 

King  of  Jacob.  9  Behold,  the  former  things  are  come 

22  Let  them  bring  them  forth,  and  shew  |  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I  declare  :  be- 
us  what  shall  happen:  let  them  shew  the  j fore  they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them, 
former  things,  what  they  be,  that  we  may  |     10  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and 
consider  them,  and  know  the  latter  end  of  j his  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth,  ye 
them;  or  declare  us  things  for  to  come.       thatgodowntothesea,andallthatisthere- 

23  Shew  the  things  that  are  to  come  in;  the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
hereafter,  that  we  may  know  that  ye  are  11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities 
gods:  yea,  do  good,  or  do  evil,  that  we  thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the  villages  that 

546 


Jin  exhortation  to  praise  God.      CHAP 

Kedar  doth  inhabit :  let  the  inhabitants  of 
the  rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the  top 
of  the  mountains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord, 
and  declare  his  praise  in  the  islands. 

13  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a  mighty 
man,  he  shall  stir  up  jealousy  like  a  man 
of  war  :  he  shall  cry,  yea,  roar ;  he  shall 
prevail  against  his  enemies. 

14  1  have  long  time  holden  my  peace  ; 
I  have  been  still,  and  refrained  myself: 
now  will  I  cry  like  a  travailing  woman ;  I 
will  destroy  and  devour  at  once. 

15  I  will  make  waste  mountains  and 
hills,  and  dry  up  all  their  herbs;  and  I  will 
make  the  rivers  islands,  and  1  will  dry  up 
the  pools. 

16  And  I  will  bring  the  blind  by  a  way 
that  they  knew  not;  I  will  lead  them  in 
paths  thai  they  have  not  known:  1  will 
make  darkness  light  before  them,  and 
crooked  things  straight.  These  things 
will  I  do  unto  them,  and  not  forsake  them. 

17  IF  They  shall  be  turned  back,  they 
shall  be  greatly  ashamed,  that  trust  in 
graven  images,  that  say  to  the  molten 
images,  Ye  are  our  gods. 

18  Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye  blind, 
that  ye  may  see. 

19  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant?  or 
deaf,  as  my  messenger  that  1  sent?  who  is 
blind  as  he  that  is  perfect,  and  blind  as  the 
Lord's  servant? 

20  Seeing  many  things,  but  thou  ob- 
servestnot ;  opening  the  ears,  but  he  hear- 
eth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for  his 
righteousness'  sake;  he  will  magnify  the 
law,  and  make  it  honourable. 

22  But  this  is  a  people  robbed  and  spoil- 
ed •  they  are  all  of  them  snared  in  holes, 
and  they  are  hid  in  prison-houses  ;  they 
are  for  a  prey,  and  none  delivereth,  for  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith,  Restore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear  to  this  ? 
who  will  hearken,  and  hear  for  the  time  to 
come? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil,  and  Is- 
rael to  the  robbers?  did  not  the  Lord,  he 
against  whom  we  have  sinned  ?  for  they 
would  not  walk  in  his  ways,  neither  were 
they  obedient  unto  his  law. 

25  Therefore  he  hath  poured  upon  him 
the  fury  of  his  anger,  and  the  strength  of 
battle :  and  it  hath  set  him  on  fire  round 
about,  yet  he  knew  not ;  and  it  burned 
him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

BUT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that 
created  thee,  O  Jacob,  and  he  that 
formed  thee,  O  Israel,  Fear  not:  for  I 
have  redeemed  thee,  1  have  called  thee  by 
thy  name  ;   thou  art  mine. 

2  When  thou  passest  through  the  waters, 
I  will  be  with  thee ;  and  through  the  rivers, 


.  XLIII.     The  fall  of  Babylon  foretold. 

they  shall  not  overflow  thee :  when  thou 
walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be 
burned  ;  neither  shall  the  flame  kindle 
upon  thee. 

3  For  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  thy  Saviour:  I  gave  Egypt 
for  thy  ransom,  Ethiopia  and  Seba  for  thee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my  sight, 
thou  hast  been  honourable,  and  I  have 
loved  thee  :  therefore  will  I  give  men  for 
thee,  and  people  for  thy  life. 

5  Fear  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee :  I  will 
bring  thy  seed  from  the  east,  and  gather 
thee  from  the  west : 

6  I  will  say  to  the  north,  Give  up ;  and 
to  the  south,  Keep  not  back:  bring  my 
sons  from  far,* and  my  daughters  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  called  by  my 
name  :  for  I  have  created  him  for  my  glory, 
I  have  formed  him  ;  yea,  I  have  made  him. 

8  IT  Bring  forth  the  blind  people  that 
have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that  have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  toge- 
ther, and  let  the  people  be  assembled:  who 
among  them  can  declare  this,  and  shew  us 
former  things?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified  ;  or 
let  them  hear,  and  say,  It  is  truth. 

10  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  theLoRD, 
and  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen  :  that 
ye  may  know  and  believe  mo,  and  under- 
stand that  I  am  he  :  before  me  there  was 
noGod  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after 
me 

1 1  I,  even  I,  am  the  Lord  ;  and  besides 
me  there  is  no  saviour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have  saved,  and 
I  have  shewed,  when  there  was  no  strange 
god  among  you  :  therefore  ye  are  my  wit- 
nesses, saith  the  Lord,  that  I  am  God. 

13  Yea,  before  the  day  was,  I  am  he  : 
and  thereis  none  that  can  deliver  out  of  my 
hand:  I  will  work,  and  who  shall  let  it? 

14  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  Re- 
deemer, the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  For  your 
sake  I  have  sent  to  Babylon,  and  have 
brought  down  all  their  nobles,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  whose  cry  is  in  the  ships. 

15  1  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One.  the 
Creator  of  Israel,  your  King. 

1G  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  makefh 
a  way  in  the  sea,  and  a  path  in  the  mighty 
waters ; 

1 7  Which  bringeth  forth  the  chariot  and 
horse,  the  army  and  the  power ;  they  shah 
lie  down  together,  they  shall  not  rrse  .  they 
are  extinct,  they  are  quenched  as  tow. 

1 8  Remember  ye  not  the  former  things, 
neither  consider  the  things  of  old. 

19  Behold,  I  will  do  a  new  thing;  now 
it  shall  spring  forth  ;  shall  ye  not  know  it  ? 
I  will  even  make  a  way  in  the  wilderness, 
and  rivers  in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall  honour 

5*7 


CrotPs  church,  comforted.  ISAIAH. 

me,  the  dragons  and  the  owls:  because  I;  their  own 


The  vanity  of  idols. 


witnesses;  they  see  not,  no? 
give  waters  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers!  know,   that  they  may  be  ashamed. 


in  the  desert,  to  give  drink  to  my  people 
my  chosen. 

21  This  people  have  I  formed  for  my- 
self; they  snail  shew  forth  my  praise. 

22  H  But  thou  hast  not  called  upon  me, 
O  Jacob  ;  but  thou  hast  been  weary  of  me, 

0  Israel. 

23  Thou  hast  not  brought  me  the  small 
(Tattle  of  thy  burnt-offerings  ;  neither  hast 
fhou  honoured  me  with  thy  sacrifices.  I 
have  not  caused  thee  to  serve  with  an 
offering,   nor  wearied  thee  with  incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet  cane 
with  money,  neither  hast  thou  filled  me 
with  the  fat  of  thy  sacrifices:  but  thou  hast 
made  me  to  serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast 
wearied  me  with  thine  iniquities. 

25  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy 
transgressions  for  mine  own  sake,  and  will 
not  remember  thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance:  let  us 
plead  together:  declare  thou,  that  thou 
may  est  be  justified. 

27  Thy'first  father  hath  sinned,  and  thy 
ffeachers  have  transgressed  against  me. 

28  Therefore  I  have  profaned  the  princes 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  have  given  Jacob  to 
the  curse,  and  Israel  to  reproaches. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

YET  now  hear,  O  Jacob,  my  servant ; 
and  Israel,  whom  I  have  chosen: 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made  thee, 
and  formed  thee  from  the  wom,b,  which  will 
help  thee  ;  Fear  not,  O  Jacob,  my  servant ; 
and  thou,  Jesurun,  whom  I  have  chosen. 

3  For  I  will  pour  water  upon  him  that 
is  thirsty,  and  floods  upon  the  dry  ground  : 

1  will  pour  my  Spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and 
my  blessing  upon  thine  offspring  : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as  among  the 
grass,  as  willows  by  the  water-courses. 

5  One  shall  say,  I  am  the  Lord's  ;  and 
another  shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of 
Jacob ;  and  another  shall  subscribe  with 
his  hand  unto  the  Lord,  and  surname  him- 
sdfhy  the  name  of  Israel. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King  of  Is- 
rael, and  hisRedeemer  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
I  am  the  first,  and  I  am  the  last ;  and  be- 
sides me  there  is  no  God. 

7  And  who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and  shall  de- 
clare it,  and  set  it  in  order  for  me,  since  I 
appointed  the  ancient  people?  and  the 
things  that  arc  coming,  and  shall  come,  let 
them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid:  have 
not  I  told  thee  from  that  time,  and  have 
declared  it  ?  ye  are  even  my  witnesses. 
Is  there  a  God  besides  me?  yea,  there  is 
no  God ;  I  know  not  any, 


10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or  molten 
a  graven  image  that  is  profitable  for  nothing? 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall  be 
ashamed :  and  the  workmen,  they  are  oi 
men :  let  them  all  be  gathered  together, 
let  them  stand  up  ;  yet  they  shall  fear, 
and  thev  shall  be  ashamed  together- 

12  The  smith  with  the  tongs  both  work- 
eth  in  the  coals,  and  fashioneth  it  with  ham- 
mers, and  worketh  it  with  the  strength  of 
hisarms:  yea, he  ishungry,andhis  strength 
faileth  :  he  drinketh  no  water,  and  is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out  his 
rule  ;  he  marketh  it  out  with  a  line ;  he 
fitteth  it  with  planes,  and  he  marketh  it 
out  with  the  compass,  and  maketh  it  aften 
the  figure  of  a  man,  according  to  the  beauty 
of  a  man  ;  that  it  may  remain  in  the  house. 

14  He  heweth  him  down  cedars,  and 
taketh  the  cypress  and  the  oak,  which  he 
strengtheneth  for  himself  among  the  trees 
of  the  forest :  he  planteth  an  ash,  and  tho 
rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to  burn  : 
for  he  will  take  thereof,  and  warm  him- 
self;  yea,  he  kindleth^,  and  baketh bread ; 
yea,  he  maketh  a  god,  and  worshippeth 
it;  he  maketh  it  a  graven  image,  and  fail- 
eth down  thereto. 

16  He  burneth  part  thereof  in  the  fire  , 
with  part  thereof  he  eateth  flesh  ;  he  roast- 
eth  roast,  and  is  satisfied:  yea,  he  warmeth 
himself  and  saith,  Aha,  I  am  warm,  I  have 
seen  the  fire : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh 
a  god,  even  his  graven  image  :  he  faileth 
down  unto  it,  and  worshippeth  it,  and 
praj'eth  unto  it,  and  saith,  Deliver  me  ; 
for  thou  art  my  god. 

18  They  have  not  known  nor  under- 
stood: for  he  hath  shut  their  eyes,  that 
they  cannot  see ;  and  their  hearts,  that 
they  cannot  understand. 

19  And  none  considereth  in  his  heart, 
neither  is  there  knowledge  nor  understand- 
ing to  say,  I  have  burned  part  of  it  in  the 
fire ;  yea,  also  I  have  baked  bread  upon 
the  coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  flesh, 
and  eaten  it :  and  shall  I  make  the  resi- 
due thereof  an  abomination?  shall  I  fall 
down  to  the  stock  of  a  tree? 

20  He  fcedeth  on  ashes :  a  deceived 
heart  hath  turned  him  aside,  that  he  can- 
not deliver  his  soul,  nor  say,  Is  there  not  a 
lie  in  my  right  hand? 

21  If  Remember  these,  O  Jacob  and 
Israel ;  for  thou  art  my  servant :  I  have 
formed  thee  ;  thou  art  my  servant :  O  Is- 
rael, thou  shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

or>  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick  cloud, 


9  IF  They  that  make  a  graven  image  I  thy  transgressions,  andas  a  cloud,  thysins: 
are  all  oFthem  vanity ;  and  their  delecta- 1  return  unto  me  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  thee 


ble  things  shall  not  -profit :  and  they  are\ 


23  Sing,  O  ye  heavens :  for  the  Lord 
5.48 


CHAP.  XLV.  The  omnipotence  of  Gad, 

to  him  that  fashioneth  it,  What  makes! 
thou  ?  or  thy  work,  He  hath  no  hands? 

10  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  unto  his  fa- 
ther, What  begettest  thou?  or  to  the  wo- 
man, What  hast  thou  brought  forth? 

1 1  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  and  his  Maker,  Ask  me  of  things 

the  Lord  that  maketh  all  things ;  that!  to  come  concerning  my  sons,  and  concern 


God's  mercy  to  Israel 

hath  done  it :  shout,  ye  lower  parts  of  the 
earth  :  break  forth  into  singing,  ye  moun- 
tains, O  forest,  and  every  tree  therein  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and 
glorified  himself  in  Israel. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord  thy  Redeemer, 
and  he  that  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  I 


stretcheth  forth  the  heavens  alone  ;  that 
«;preadeth  abroad  the  earth  by  myself: 

25  That  frustratcth  the  tokens  of  the 
liars,  and  maketh  diviners  mad ;  that 
turneth  wise  men  backward,  and  maketh 
their  knowledge  foolish  ; 

26  That  confirmeth  the  word  of  his  ser- 
vant, and  performeth  the  counsel  of  his 
messengers;  that  saith  to  Jerusalem,  Thou 
shall  be  inhabited  ;  and  to  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah,  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I  will  raise  up 
the  decayed  places  thereof: 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep,  Be  dry,  and 
I  nil!  dry  up  thy  rivers  : 

28  That  saith  of  C3a-us,  He  is  my  shep- 
herd, and  shall  perform  all  my  pleasure  : 
even  saying  to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shalt  be 
buiit ;  and  to  the  temple,  Tby  foundation 
shall  be  laid. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  to  his  anointed, 
to  Cyrus,  whose  right  hand  I  have 
holden,  to  subdue  nations  before  him  ;  and 
I  will  loose  the  loins  of  kings,  to  open  be- 
fore him  the  two-leaved  gates,  and  the 
gates  shall  not  be  shut ; 

2  I  will  go  before  thee,  and  make  the 
crooked  places  straight:  I  will  break  in 
pieces  the  gates  of  brass,  and  cut  in  sunder 
the  bars  of  iron  : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  treasures  of 
darkness,  and  hidden  riches  of  secret 
places,  that  thou  mayest  know  that  I,  the 
Lord,  which  call  thee  by  thy  name,  am 
the  God  of  Israel. 

4  For  Jacob  my  servant's  sake,  and  Is- 
rael mine  elect,  I  have  even  called  thee  by 
thy  name  :  I  have  surnamed  thee,  though 
thou  hast  not  known  me. 

5  IT  I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is  none 
else,  there  is  no  God  besides  me  :  I  girded 
thee,  though  thou  hast  not  known  me  : 

6  That  they  may  know  from  the  rising  of 
the  sun,  and  from  the  west,  that  there  is 
none  besides  me.  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

7  I  form  the  light,  and  create  darkness  : 
I  make  peace,  and  create  evil:  I  the  Lord 
do  all  these  things. 

8  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from  above, 
and  let  the  skies  pour  down  righteousness  : 
let  the  earth  open,  and  let  them  bring  forth 


?l 


ing  the  work  ofmy  nands command  ye  me. 

12  I  have  made  the  earth,  and  created 
man  upon  it :  I,  even  my  hands,  have 
stretched  out  the  heavens,  and  all  their 
nost  have  I  commanded. 

13  I  have  raised  him  up  in  righteous- 
ness, and  I  will  direct  all  his  ways  :  he 
shall  build  my  city,  and  he  shall  let  go  m] 
captives,  not  for  price  nor  reward,  sait 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  labour  of 
Egypt,  and  merchandise  of  Ethiopia  and 
of  the  Sabeans,  men  of  stature,  shall  come 
over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be  thine : 
they  shall  come  after  thee ;  in  chains  they 
shall  come  over,  and  they  shall  fall  down 
unto  thee,  they  shall  make  supplication 
unto  thee,  saying,  Surely  God  is  in  thee  ; 
and  there  is  none  else,  there  is  no  God. 

15  Verily  thou  art  a  God  that  hidest 
thyself,  O  God  of  Israel,  the  Saviour. 

1 6  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and  also  con- 
founded, all  of  them :  they  shall  go  to  con- 
fusion together  that  are  makers  of  idols. 

17  But  Israel  shall  be  saved  in  the  Lord 
with  an  everlasting  salvation  :  ye  shall  not 
be  ashamed  nor  confounded  world  without 
end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created 
the  heavens  ;  God  himself  that  formed  the 
earth  and  made  it ;  he  hath  established  it, 
he  created  it  not  in  vain,  he  formed  it  to 
be  inhabited  :  I  am  the  Lord  ;  and  there 
is  none  else. 

19  1  have  not  spoken  in  secret,  in  a  dark 
place  of  the  earth  :  I  said  not  unto  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  Seek  ye  me  in  vain  :  I  the 
Lord  speak  righteousness,  I  declare  things 
that  are  right. 

20  IT  Assemble  yourselves  and  come; 
draw  near  together,  ye  that  are  escaped  of 
the  nations  :  they  have  no  knowledge  that 
set  up  the  wood  of  their  graven  image, 
and  pray  unto  a  god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them  near;  yea 
let  them  take  counsel  together :  who  hath 
declared  this  from  ancient  time?  »7w  hath 
told  it  from  that  time?  have  not  I  the  Lord? 
and  there  is  no  God  else  besides  me  ;  a 
just  God  and  a  Saviour  ;  there  is  none  be- 
sides me. 

22  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all 


salvation,  ^and  let  righteousness  spring  up 'the  ends  of  the  earth  :  for  I  am  God,  and 

there  is  none  else. 

23  I  have  sworn  by  myself,  the  word  is 
isrhteousness, 


together;  I  the  Lord  have  created  it. 

9  Wo  unto  trim  that   striveth  with  his 
Maker!   Let  the  potsherd  strive  with  the1  gone  out  of 


my  mouth 
potsherds  of  the  earth.  Shall  the  clay  say  i  and  shall  not  return,  That  mi  to  me  every 


Idols  not  comparable  to  God. 


ISAIAH.       God's  judgments  upon  Babylon, 


knee  shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

24  Surely,  shall  one  say,  In  the  Lord 
have  I  righteousness  and  strength  :  even 
to  him  shall  men  come  ;  and  all  that  are 
incensed  against  him  shall  be  ashamed. 

25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed  of  Is- 
rael be  justified,  and  shall  glory. 

CHAP.  XLVl. 

BEL  boweth  down,  Nebo  stoopeth, 
their  idols  were  upon  the  beasts,  and 
upon  the  cattle :  your  carriages  were  heavy 
Joaden ;  they  are  a  burden  to  the  weary 
beast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  together ; 
they  could  not  deliver  the  burden,  but 
themselves  are  gone  into  captivity. 

3  IF  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house  of  Ja- 
cob, and  all  the  remnant  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  which  are  borne  by  me  from  the 
belly,  which  are  carried  from  the  womb  : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  I  am  he ; 
and  even  to  hoar  hairs  will  I  carry  you  :  I 
have  made,  and  I  will  bear;  even  I  will 

i   carry,  and  will  deliver  you. 

5  i\  To  whom  will  ye  liken  me,  and 
make  me  equal,  and  compare  me,  that  we 
may  be  like? 

I  6  They  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag,  and 
weigh  silver  in  the  balance,  and  hire  a 
goldsmith  ;  and  he  maketh  it  a  god :  they 
tall  down,  yea,  they  worship. 

7  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoulder, 
they  carry  him,  and  set  him  in  his  place, 
and  he  slandeth  ;  from  his  place  shall  he 

\  not  remove  :  yea,  one  shall  cry  unto  him, 
yet  can  he  not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of 
his  trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  shew  yourselves 
men  :  bring  it  again  to  mind,  O  ye  trans- 
gressors. 

9  Remember  the  former  things  of  old : 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else  ;  lam 
God,  and  there  is  none  like  me, 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the  begin- 
ning, and  from  ancient  times  the  things 
that  are  not  yet  done,  saying,  My  counsel 
shall  stand,  and  I  will  do  all  my  pleasure  : 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  from  the 
east,  the  man  that  cxecuteth  my  counsel 
from  a  far  country:  yea,  I  have  spoken  it, 
I  will  also  bring  it  to  pass  ;  I  have  pur- 
posed it.  I  will  also  do  it. 

12  TT  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  stout-heart- 
ed, that  are  far  from  righteousness  : 

13  I  bring  near  my  righteousness  ;  it 
shall  not  be  far  off,  and  my  salvation  shall 
not  tarry  :  and  1  will  place  salvation  in 
Zion  for  Israel  my  glory. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

COME  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust,  O 
virgin  daughter  of  Babylon,  sit  on 
the  ground  :  there  is  no  throne,  O  daugh-| 
ter  of  the  Chaldeans  :  for  thou  shalt  no; 
more  be  called  tender  and  delicate. 
2  Take  the  millstones.,  and  grind  meal :  j 


uncover  thy  locks,  make  bare  the  leg,  un- 
cover the  thigh,  pass  over  the  rivers. 

3  Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncovered, 
yea,  thy  shame  shall  be  seen :  I  will  take 
vengeance,  and  I  will  not  meet  thee  as  a 
man. 

4  As  for  our  Redeemer,  the  Lord  of 
hosts  j*  his  name,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  silent,  and  get  thee  into  dark- 
ness, O  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans :  for 
thou  shalt  no  more  be  called,  The  lady  of 
kingdoms. 

6  IF  I  was  wroth  with  my  people,  1 
have  polluted  mine  inheritance,  and  given 
them  into  thy  hand  :  thou  didst  shew 
them  no  mercy ;  upon  the  ancient  hast 
thou  very  heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  TF  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  a  lady 
for  ever :  so  that  thou  didst  not  lay  these 
things  to  thy  heart,  neither  didst  remem- 
ber the  latter  end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  thai 
art  given  to  pleasures,  that  dwellest  care- 
lessly, that  sayest  in  thy  heart,  I  am,  and 
none  else  besides  me  ;  I  shall  not  sit  as  a 
widow,  neither  shall  1  know  the  loss  of 
children: 

9  But  these  two  things  shall  come  to 
thee  in  a  moment  in  one  day,  the  loss  of 
children,  and  widowhood:  they  shall  come 
upon  thee  in  their  perfection,  for  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  sorceries,  and  for  the  great 
abundance  of  thine  enchantments. 

1G  IF  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
wickedness :  thou  hast  said,  None  seeth 
me.  Thy  wisdom  and  thy  knowledge,  it 
hath  perverted  thee ;  and  thou  hast  said 
in  thy  heart,  I  am,  and  none  else  besides 
me. 

1 1  Therefore  shall  evil  come  upon  thee ; 
thou  shalt  not  know  from  whence  it  riseth  : 
and  mischief  shall  fall  upon  thee  ;  thou 
shalt  not  be  able  to  put  it  off:  and  desola- 
tion shall  come  upon  thee  suddenly,  which 
thou  shalt  not  know. 

12  Stand  now  with  thine  enchantments, 
and  with  the  multitude  of  thy  sorceries 
wherein  thou  hast  laboured  from  thy 
youth  ;  if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit, 
if  so  be  thou  mayest  prevail. 

13  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  multitude  of 
thy  counsels.  Let  now  the  astrologers, 
the  star-gazers,  the  monthly  prognostica- 
tors,  stand  up,  and  save  thee  from  these 
things  that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

14  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stubble  ;  the 
fire  shall  burn  them;  they  shall  not  deliver 
themselves  from  the  power  of  the  flame  : 
there  shall  not  be  a  coal  to  warm  at,  nor 
fire  to  sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee  with 
whom  thou  hast  laboured,  even  thy  mer- 
chants, from  thy  youth  :  they  shall  wander 
every  one  to  his  quarter ;  none  shall  save 
thee. 

550 


God  reveals  his  prophecies.  CHAP.  XLVIII,  XLIX.  Christ  complains  of  Hie  Jews. 


H 


CHAP.  XLVIII. 


I  there  am  I :  and  now  the  Lord  God,  and 


EAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Jacob,  which:  his  Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 
are  called  by  the  name  of  Israel,  and  I      17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Redeemer, 
are  come  forth  out  of  the  waters  of  Judah,  i  the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  I  am  the  Lord  thy 
which  swear  by  the  name  of  the  Lord,  I  God  which  teacheth  thee  to  profit,  which 


but 


and  make  mention  of  the  God  of  Israel, 
not  in  truth,  nor  in  righteousness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  of  the  holy 
eity,  and  stay  themselves  upon  the  God  of 
Israel ;  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  I  have  declared  the  former  things  from 
the  beginning  ;  and  they  went  forth  out  of 
my  mouth,  and  I  shewed  them  :  I  did  them 
suddenly,  and  they  came  to  pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  a rl  obstinate, 
and  thy  neck  is  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy 
brow  brass ; 

5  I  have  even  from  the  beginning  de- 
clared it  to  thee;  before  it  came  to  pass  I 
shewed  it  tbee :  lest  thou  shouldest  say, 
Mine  idol  hath  done  them;  and  my  graven 
image,  and  my  molten  image,  hath  com- 
manded them. 

6  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this;  and  will 
not  ye  declare  it  ?  I  have  shewed  thee  new 
things  from  this  time,  even  hidden  things, 
and  thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not  from 
the  beginning;  even  before  the  day  when 
thou  heardest  them  not;  lest  thou  shouldest 
say,  Behold,  I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not;  yea,  thou 
knewest  not;  yea,  from  that  time  that  thine 
ear  was  not  opened:  for  1  Knew  that  thou 
wouldest  deal  very  treacherously,  and 
wast  called  a  transgressor  from  the 
womb. 

9  IF  For  my  name's  sake  will  I  defer 
mine  anger,  and  for  my  praise  will  I  refrain 
for  thee,  that  I  cut  thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not 
with  silver;  I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  fur- 
nace of  affliction.     , 

11  For  mine  own  sake,  even  for  mine 
own  sake,  will  1  do  it:  for  how  should  my 
name  be  polluted?  and  I  will  not  give  my 
glory  unto  another. 

12  IF  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob  and 
Israel,  my  called  ;  I  am  he  ;  I  am  the  first, 
I  also  am  the  last. 

13  My  hand  also  hath  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth,  and  my  right  hand  hath 
spanned  the  heavens :  when  I  call  unto 
them,  they  stand  up  together. 

14  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves  and  hear; 
which  among  them  hath  declared  these 
things?  The  Lord  hath  loved  him  :  he  wiil 
do  his  pleasure  on  Babylon,  and  his  arm 
shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans. 

15  I,  even  I,  have  spoken,  yea,  I  have 
called  him:  I  have  brought  him,  and  he 
shall  make  his  way  prosperous. 

16  II  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye 
this  ;  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret  from  the 
beginning;  from  the    time  that   it    was. 


leadeth  thee  by  the 'way  that  thou  should- 
est go. 

18  0  that  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my 
commandments !  then  had  thy  peace  been 
as  a  river,  and  thy  righteousness  as  the 
waves  of  the  sea: 

19  Thy  seed  also  had  been  as  the  sand^ 
and  the  offspring  of  thy  bowels  like  the 
gravel  thereof;  his  name  should  not  have 
been  cut  offnor  destroyed  from  before  me. 

20  IF  Go  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee  ye 
from  the  Chaldeans,  with  a  voice  of  sing- 
ing declare  ye,  tell  this,  utter  it  even  to  the 
end  of  the  earth  ;  say  ye,  The  Lord  hath 
redeemed  his  servant  Jacob. 

2 1  And  they  thirsted  not  when  he  led  them 
through  the  deserts :  he  caused  the  waters 
to  flow  out  of  the  rock  for  them :  he  clave 
the  rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed  out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord, 
unto  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XLIX. 

1ISTEN,0  isles,  untome;  and  hearken. 
J  ye  people,  from  far;  The  Lord  hath 
called  me  from  the  womb  ;  from  the  bow- 
els of  my  mother  hath  he  made  mention  of 
my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  my  mouth  like  a 
sharp  sword ;  in  the  shadow  of  his  hand 
hath  he  hid  me,  and  made  me  a  polished 
shaft;  in  his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me; 

o  And  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  ser- 
vant, O  Israel,  in  whom  I  will  be  glorified. 

4  Then  I  said,  I  have  laboured  in  vain, 
I  have  spent  my  strength  for  nought,  and 
in  vain  ;  yet  surely  my  judgment  is  with 
the  Lord,  and  my  work  with  my  God. 

5  IF  And  now,  saith  the  Lord  that  form- 
ed me  from  the  womb  to  be  his  servant,  to 
bring  Jacob  again  to  him,  Though  Israel 
be  not  gathered,  yet  shall  I  be  glorious  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  shall 
be  my  strength. 

6  And  he  said,  It  is  a  light  thing  that 
thou  shouldest  be  my  servant  to  raise  up 
the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and  to  restore  the  pre- 
served of  Israel :  I  will  also  give  thee  for  a 
light  to  the  Gentiles,  that  thou  mayest  be 
my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the  earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Redeemer 
of  Israel,  and  his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom 
man  despiscth,  to  him  whom  the  nation 
abhorreth,  to  a  servant  of  rulers,  Kings 
shall  see  and  arise,  princes  also  shall  wor- 
ship, because  of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful. 
and  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  and  he  shall 
choose  thee. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  accepta- 
ble time  have  I  heard  thee,  and  in  a  day  of 
salvation  have  I  helped  theo  :  and  I  will 

551 


God's  love  to  the  church. 


ISAIAH.  Cause  of  the  Jews3  dereliction. 


preserve  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  cove 
nant  of  the  people,  to  establish  the  earth 


\their  face  toward    the  earth,  and  lick  up 

I  the  dust  of  thy  feet ;  and  thou  sbalt  know 

to  cause  to  inherit  the  desolate  heritages  :|  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  for  they  shall  not  be 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  to  the  prisoners, 'ashamed  that  wait  for  me  . 
Go  forth;  to  them  that  are  in  darkness,!     24  Shall  the  prey  be  taken  from  the 
Shew  yourselves.     They  shall  feed  in  the | mighty,  or  the  lawful  captive  delivered? 


ways,  and  their  pastures  shall  be  in  all  high 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst,  nei- 
ther shall  the  heat  nor  sun  smite  them:  for 
he  that  hath  mercy  on  them  shall  lead  them, 
even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall  he  guide 
them. 

1 1  And  I  will  make  all  my  mountains  a 


25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the 
captives  of  the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away, 
and  the  prey  of  the  terrible  shall  be  deli- 
vered: tori  will  contend  with  him  that 
contendeth  with  thee,  and  I  will  save  thy 
children. 

26  And  I  will  feed  them  that  oppress 
thee  with  their  own  flesh  ;  and  they  shall 

way,  and  my  highways  shall  be  exalted.; be  drunken  with  their  own  blood,  as  with 

12  Behold,  these  shall  come  from  far ;i sweet  wine:  and  all  flesh  shall  know  that 
and  lo,  these  from  the  north  and  from  the  I  the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour  and  thy  Re- 
west ;  and  these  from  the  land  of  Sinim.  deemer,  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

13  IT  Sing,  O  heavens  ;  and  be  joyful,  CHAP.  L. 

O  earth  ;  and  break  forth  into  singing,  0\r  j  ^HUS  saith  the  Lord,  Where  is  the 
mountains:  for  the  Lord  hath  comforted  I  bill  of  your  mother's  divorcement, 
bis  people,  and  will  have  mercy  upon  hisiwhom  I  have  put  away?  or  which  of  my 
afflicted.  j  creditors  is  it  to  whom  I  have  sold  you? 

14  But  Zion  said,  The  Lord  hath  for- 1 Behold,  for  your  iniquities  have  ye  sold 
saken  me,  and  my  Lord  hath  forgotten  me.  |  yourselves,  and  for  your  transgressions  is 

15  Can   a  woman  forget  her  sucking  your  moiher  put  away. 


child,  that  she  should  not  nave  compassion 
on  the  son  of  her  womb?  yea;  they  may 
forget,  yet  will  I  not  forget  thee. 

16  Behold,  I  have  graven  thee  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands ;  thy  walls  are  continu- 
ally before  me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make  haste;  thy 
destroyers  and  they  that  made  thee  waste 
shall  go  forth  of  thee. 

18  TT  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and 
behold:  all  these  gather  themselves  toge- 
ther, and  come  to  thee.     As  1  live,  saith 


2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  was  there 
no  man?  when  I  called,  was  there  none  to 
answer?  Is  my  hand  shortened  at  all,  that 
it  cannot  redeem?  or  have  1  no  power  to 
deliver?  behold,  at  my  rebuke  I  dry  up 
the  sea,  1  make  the  rivers  a  wilderness : 
their  fish  stinketh,  because  there  is  no 
water,  and  dieth  for  thirst. 

3  I  clothe  the  heavens  with  blackness, 
and  I  make  sackcloth  their  covering. 

4  The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the 
tongue  of  the  learned,  that  I  should  know 


the  Lord,  thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee  how  to  speak  a  word  in  season  to  him  that 
with  thern  all,  as  with  an  ornament,  and  is  weary  :  he  wakeneth  morning  by  morn- 
bind  them  on  thee,  as  a  bride  doeth.  ing,  he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  the 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  desolate  places,  learned, 
and  the  land  of  thy  destruction,  shall  even]     5  IF  The  Lord  God  hath  opened  mine 
now  be  too  narrow  by  reason  of  the  inha-  ear,   and    I   was   not  rebellious,  neither 


bitants,  and  they  that  swallowed  thee  up 
shall  be  far  away. 

20  The  children  which  thou  shalt  have, 
after  thou  hast  lost  the  other,  shall  say 
again  in  thine  ears,  The  placets  too  strait 
for  me:  give  place  tome  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thy  heart, 
Who  hath  begotten  me  these,  seeing  I  have 
lost  my  children,  and  am  desolate,  a  eap- 


turned  away  back. 

6  I  gave  my  back  to  the  sm iters,  and  my 
checks  to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair:  1 
hid  not  my  face  from  shame  and  spitting. 

7  For  the  Lord  God  will  help  me :  there- 
fore shall  I  not  be  confounded :  therefore 
have  I  set  my  face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know 
that  I  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  He  is  near  that  iustifieth  me:  who  will 


live,  and  removing  to  and  fro?  and  who; contend  with  me?  let  us  stand  together 
hath  brought  up  these?  Behold  I  was  left 
alone;  these,  where  had  they  been? 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I 
will  lift  up  my  hand  to  the  Gentiles,  and 
set  up  my  standard  to  the  people :  and  they 
shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their  arms,  and  thy 
daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  their 
shoulders. 

23  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nursing  fa- 
thers, and  their  queens  thy  nursing  mo-  no  light?  let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
tbers:  they  shall  bow  down  to  thee  with|LoRD,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

552 


who  is  mine  adversary  ?  let  him  come  near 
to  me. 

9  Behold, the  Lord  God  will  help  me  ; 
who  is  he  that  shall  condemn  me?  lo,  they 
all  shall  wax  old  as  a  garment ;  the  moth 
shall  eat  them  up. 

10  IT  Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the 
Lord,  that  obeyeth  the  voice  of  his  ser- 
vant, that  walketh  in  darkness,  and  hath 


Christ  defends  his  people.  CHAP.  LI,  Lift 

1 1  Behold,  ail  ye  that  kindle  a  fire,  that  I 
c.ompassyoursehes about  with  sparks :  walk 
in  the  light  of  your  fire,  and  in  the  sparks 
that  ye  have  kindled.  This  shall  ye  have  | 
of  my  hand;  ye  shall  lie  down  in  sorrow. 
CHAP.  LI. 

BEARKEN  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after 
righteousness, ye  that  seek  the  Lord: 
look  unto  the  rock  whence  ye  are  hewn, 
and  to  the  hole  of  the  pit  whence  ye  are 
digged. 

2  Look  unto  Abraham  your  father,  and 
unto  Sarah  that  bare  you:  for  I  called  him 
alone,  and  blessed  him,  and  increased  him. 

3  For  the  Lord  shall  comfort  Zion:  he 
will  comfort  all  her  waste  places;  and  he 
will  make  her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and 
her  desert  like  the  garden  of  the  Lord; 
joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein, 
thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of  melody. 

4  IF  Hearken  unto  me,  my  people;  and 
give  ear  unto  me,  O  my  nation:  for  a  law- 
shall  proceed  from  me,  and  I  will  make  my 
judgment  to  rest  for  a  light  of  the  people. 

5  My  righteousness  is  near;  my  salva- 
tion is  gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall 
judge  the  people ;  the  isles  shall  wait  upon 
me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they  trust. 

6  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  heavens,  and 
look  upon  the  earth  beneath:  for  the  hea- 
vens shall  vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the 
earth  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment,  and 
they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like 
manner:  but  my  salvation  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  my  righteousness  shall  not  be 
abolished. 

7  IF  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know 
righteousness,  the  people  in  whose  heart  is 
my  law;  fear  ye  not  the  reproach  of  men, 
neither  be  ye  afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up  like  a 
garment,  and  the  worm  shall  eat  them  like 
wool :  but  my  righteousness  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  IT  Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O 
arm  of  the  Lord  ;  awake,  as  in  the  ancient 
days,  in  the  generations  of  old.  Art  thou 
not  it  that  hath  cut  Rahab,  and  wounded 
the  dragon  ? 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath  dried  the 
sea,  the  waters  of  the  great  deep;  that  hath 
made  the  depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
ransomed  to  pass  over? 

1 1  Therefore  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto 
Zion;  and  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon 
their  head:  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and 
joy;  and  sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee 
away. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  comforteth  you : 
who  art  thou,  that  thou  shouldest  be  afraid 
of  a  man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the  son  of 
man  which  shall  be  made  as  grass; 

13  And  forge ttest  the  Lord  thy  Maker, 


Christ's  free  redemption. 


that  hath  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and 
laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth ;  and  hast 
feared  continually  every  day  because  of 
the  nny  of  the  oppressor,  as^  if  he  were 
ready  to  destroy?  and  where  is  the  fury  of 
the  oppressor? 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth  that  he 
may  be  loosed,  and  that  he  should  not  die 
in  the  pit,  nor  that  his  bread  should  fail. 

15  But  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
divided  the  sea, whose  waves  roared:  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

16  And  I  have  put  my  words  in  thy 
mouth,  and  have  covered  thee  in  the 
shadow  of  my  hand,  that  I  may  plant  the 
heavens,  and  lay  the  foundations  of  the 
earth,  and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou  art  my 
people. 

17  %  Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O  Jeru- 
salem, which  hast  drunk  at  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  the  cup  of  his  fury ;  thou  hast  drunken 
the  dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

13  There  is  none  to  guide  her  among  all 
the  sons  whom  she  hath  brought  forth; 
neither  is  there  any  that  taketh  her  by  the 
handof  all  thesonsihat  she  hathbrought  up. 

19  These  two  things  are  come  unto  thee; 
who  shall  be  sony  for  thee?  desolation, 
and  destruction,  and  the  famine,  and  the 
sword:  by  whom  shall  I  comfort  thee? 

20  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they  lie  at 
the  head  ot  all  the  streets,  as  a  wild  bull 
in  a  net:  they  are  full  of  the  fury  of  the 
Lord,  the  rebuke  of  thy  God. 

21  IF  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  af- 
flicted, and  drunken,  but  not  with  wine: 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord,  and 
thy  God  that  pleadetb  the  cause  of  his 
people,  Behold,  I  have  taken  out  of  thy 
hand  the  cup  of  trembling,  eveniht  dregs 
of  the  cup  of  my  fury;  tnou  shalt  no  more 
drink  it  again : 

23  But  I  will  put  it  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  afflict  thee;  which  have  said  to  thy 
soul.  Bow  down,  that  we  may  go  over: 
and  thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as  the  ground, 
and  as  the  street,  to  them  that  went  over. 

CHAP.  LII. 
A  WAKE,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 
l\.  O  Zion;  put  on  thy  beautiful  gar- 
ments, O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city:  for 
henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come  into 
thee  the  uncircumcised  and  the  unclean, 

2  Shake  thyself  from  the  dust;  arise, 
and  sit  down,  O  Jerusalem  :  loose  thysell 
from  the  bands  of  thy  neck,  O  captive 
daughter  of  Zion. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Y  e  have  sold 
yourselves  for  nought;  and  ye  shall  be  re- 
deemed without  money. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  My 
people  went  down  aforetime  into  Lgypt  to 
sojourn  there;  and  me  Assyrian  oppressed 
them  without  cause. 

553 


The  scandal  of  the  cross  excused, 

5  Now  therefore,  what  have  I  here, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  my  people  is  taken 
away  for  nought?  they  {hat  rule  over  them 
make  them  to  howl,  saith  the  Lord;  and 
my  name  continually  every  day  is  blas- 
phemed. 

6  Therefore  my  people  shall  know  my 
name:  therefore  they  shall  know  in  that 
day  that  I  am  he  that  doth  speak:  behold, 
it  is  I. 

7  IF  Mow  beautiful  upon  the  mountains 
are  the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  published]  peace;  that  bring- 
eth good  tidings  of  good,  that  p-ublisheth 
salvation;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God 
reigneth! 

8  Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voice; 
with  the  voice  together  shall  they  sing: 
for  they  shall  see  eye  to  eye,  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  again  Zion. 

9  IT  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together, 
ye  waste  places  of  Jerusalem:  for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  he  hath 
redeemed  Jerusalem. 

10  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy 
arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations:  and  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation 
of  our  God. 

11  U  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye  out 
from  thence,  touch  no  unclean  thing-;  go 
ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her*  be  ye  clean, 
that  bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  with  haste, 
nor  go  by  night:  for  the  Lord  will  go  be- 
fore you ;  and  the  God  of  Israel  will  be 
your  rere-ward. 

13  IF  Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal 
prudently,  he  shall  be  exalted  and  ex- 
tolled, and  be  very  high. 

14  As  many  were  astonished  at  thee; 
(his  visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any 
man,  and  his  form  more  than  the  sons  of 
men:) 

15  So  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations; 
the  kings  shall  shut  their  mouths  at  him  : 
for  that  which  had  not  been  told  them  shall 
they  see;  and  that  which  they  had  not 
heard  shall  they  consider. 

CHAP.  LHI. 

WHO  hath  believed  our  report?  and 
to  whom  is  the  arm  of  the  Lord 
revealed? 


ISAIAH.  The  benefit  of  Christ's  passion. 

5  But  he  was  wounded  for  our  trans- 
gressions, he  was  bruised  for  our  iniqui- 
ties; the  chastisement  of  our  peace  was 
upon  him;  and  with  his  stripes  we  are 
healed. 

6  Ail  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray; 
we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own  way; 
and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity 
of  us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  af- 
flicted, yet  he  opened  not  his  moutb:  he 
is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter,  and 
as  a  sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so 
he  opened  not  his  mouth. 

8  He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from 
judgment:  and  who  shall  declare  his  gene- 
ration? for  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land 
of  the  living:  for  the  transgression  of  my 
people  was  he  stricken. 

9  And  he  made  his  grave  with  the 
wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in  his  death; 
because  he  had  done  no  violence,  neither 
was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

10  IF  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise 
him;  he  hath  put  him  to  grief:  when  thou 
shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering  for  sin,  he 
shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his 
days,  and  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall 
prosper  in  his  hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul, 
and  shall  be  satisfied:  by  his  knowledge 
shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many; 
for  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

12  Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  por- 
tion with  the  great,  and  he  shall  divide 
the  spoil  with  the  strong;  because  he  hath 
poured  out  his  soul  unto  death:  and  he 
was  numbered  with  the  transgressors;  and 
he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and  made  inter- 
cession for  the  transgressors. 

CHAP.  L1V. 

SING,  O  barren,  thou  that  didst  not 
bear;  break  forth  into  singing,  and 
cry  aloud,  thou  that  didst  not  travail  with 
child,  for  more  are  the  children  of  the 
desdate  than  the  children  of  the  married 
wife,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and  let 
them  stretch  forth  the  curtains  of  thy 
habitations;  spare  not, lengthen  thy  cords 
and  strengthen  thy  stakes ; 

3  For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on  the  right 


2  For  he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a  I  hand  and  on  the  left;  and  thy  seed  shall 
tender  plant,  and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry  (inherit  the  Gentiles,  and  make  the  deso- 
ground:  he  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness;  late  cities  to  be  inhabited, 
and  when  we  shall  see  him,  there  is  no; 
beautv  that  we  should  desire  him 


4  Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be  asham- 
ed: neither  be  thou  confounded;  for  thou 

3  He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men;|shalt  not  be  put  to  shame:  for  thou  shalt 
a  man  of  sorrows,  and   acquainted  withlforget  the  shame  of  thy  youth,  and  shalt 
and  we  hid  as  it  were   our  faces' not  remember  the  reproach  of  thy  widow- 
him;    lie    was    despised,    and   we  j hood  any  more. 

5  For  thy  Maker  is  thy  husband ;  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name;  and  thy  lie- 


grief 
from 
esteemed  him  not. 

4  U  Surely  he   hath  borne   our  grief 


and  carried  oursorrows:  yet  we  did  esteem  deemer  the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  The  God 
him  stricken  «mitten  of  God,  and  afflicted,  of  the  whole  earth  shall  he  be  called 

S54 


Jin  exhortation  to  faith.  CHAP.  LV 

6  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee  as  a 
woman  forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit,  and 
a  wife  of  youth,  when  thou  wast  refused, 
saith  thy  God. 

7  For  a  small  moment  have  1  forsaken 
thee  ;  hut  with  great  mercies  will  I  gather 
thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face  from 
thee  for  a  moment  ;  but  with  everlasting 
kindness  will  I  have  mercy  on  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  thy  Redeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of  Noah  un- 
to me  :  for  as  I  have  sworn  that  the  waters 
of  Noah  should  no  more  go  over  the  earth  ; 
so  have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not  be  wroth 
with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 

10  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and 
the  hills  be  removed;  but  my  kindness 
shall  not  depart  from  thee,  neither  shall 
the  covenant  of  my  peace  be  removed, 
saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  1[  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with 
tempest,  and  not  comforted!  behold,  I  will 
lay  thy  stones  with  fair  colours,  and  lay 
thy  foundations  with  sapphires. 

12  And  I  will  make  thy  windows  of 
agates,  and  thy  gates  of  carbuncles,  and 
all  thy  borders  ot  pleasant  stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  be  taught 


LVI.         The  happiness  of  believers. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him  for  a  wit- 
ness to  the  people,  a  leader  and  command- 
er to  the  people. 

5  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  nation  that 
thou  knowest  not,  and  nations  that  knew 
not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel ;  for  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  H  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may 
be  found,  call  ye  uponhim  while  he  is  near: 

7  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and 
the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts  :  and  let 
him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will 
have  mercy  upon  him ;  and  to  our  God^ 
for  be  will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  H  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your 
thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways  my  ways, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the 
earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher  than  your 
ways,  and  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down,  and 
the  snow  from  heaven,  and  returneth  not 
thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh 
it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may  give  seed 
to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the  eater: 

1 1  So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth 
out  of  my  mouth  :  it  shall  not  return  unto 
me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that  which 


of  the  Lord  ;  and  great  shall  he  the  peace  il  please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing 


of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be  esta 


whereto  I  sent  it. 

12  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be 


blished:  thou  shalt  be  far  from  oppression; : led  forth  with  peace  :  the  mountains  and 
for  thou  shalt  not  fear:  and  from  terror  ;  I  the  hills  shall  break  forth  before  you  into 


for  it  shall  not  come  near  thee. 


I  singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 


15  Behold,  they  shall  surely  gather  to-! clap  their  hands 
gether,  but  not  by  me:  whosoever  shall j  13  Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up 
gather  together  against  thee  shall  fall  forjthe  fir-tree,  and  instead  of  the  brier  shall 
thy  sake.  Icome  up  the  myrtle-tree:  and  it  shall  be 

16  Behold,  I  have   created  the  smith  to  the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting 
that  bloweth  the  coals  in  the  fire,  and  that  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 


bringeth  forth  an  instrument  for  his  work  ; 

and  1  have  created  the  waster  to  destroy. 

17  IT  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against 

thee  shall  prosper  ;  and  every  tongue  that 


CHAP.  LVI. 
npHUS  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye  judg- 
_£.     ment,  and  do  justice  :  lor  my  salva- 
tion is  near  to  come,  and  my  righteousness 


shall  rise  against  thee  in  judgment  thouitobe  revealed 
shalt  condemn.     This  is  the  heritage  of|     2  Blessed   is  the  man  that  doeth   this, 
the  servants  of  the  Lord,  and  their  right- jand  the  son  of  man  that  layeth  hold  on  it; 

that  keepeth  the  sabbath  from  polluting  it, 
and  keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 

3  11  Neither  let  the  son  of  the  stranger, 
to  the  waters,  and  he  that  hath  no!  that  hath  joinedhimse.'f  to  theLoRD,  speak, 

money;    come  ye,  buy,   and  eat;  yea,  [saying,  The  Lord  hath  utterly  separated 
come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  I  me  from  his  people:  neither  let  the  eunuch 

say,  Behold,  I  am  a  dry  tree. 

4  For  thus  saith   the  Lord  unto  the 

nd  choose 
take  hold 


eousnesszs  of  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  LV. 
TTO.  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye 


and  without  price. 

2   Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for 
that  which  is  not  bread?  and  your  labour  jeunuchs  that  keep  my  sabbaths, a 
tor  that  which  satisfieth  not  ?  hearken  dili-;^e  things  that  please  me,  and  1 
gently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  m  of  my  covenant 


good,  and   let  your  soul  delight  itself 
latin 

3  Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  me 

jar, 
make 
even  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 


5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give     in   my 

house  and  within  niv  walls,  a  place  and  a 

name  better  than  of  sons  and  oi  daughters : 

hear,  and  your  *ou!  shall  live  ;   and  \  will  I  will  give  them  an  everlasting  name,  that 

an  everlasting  covenant  with  you,  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

1     6  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger,  that  join 
&&5 


The  Jews  reproved  for  idolatry.        ISAIAH. 

themselves  to  the  Lord,  to  serve  him,  and 
to  love  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  be  his 
servants,  every  one  that  keepeth  the  .sab- 
hath  from  polluting  it,  and  taketh  hold  of 
my  covenant  ; 

7  Even  them  will  I  bring  to  my  holy 
mountain,  and  make  them  joyful  in  my 
house  of  prayer:  their  burn  t-offe  rings  and 
their  sacrifices  shall   be   accepted    upon 

;   mine  altar;  for  my  house  shall  be  called 
a    house  of  prayer  for  all  people. 

8  The  Lord  God  which  gathereth  the 
outcasts  of  Israel  saith,  Yet  will  I  gather 
others  to  him,  besides  those  that  are  ga- 
thered unto  him. 

9  IT  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  come  to 
devour;  yea,  all  ye  beasts  in  the  forest. 

10  His  watchmen  are  blind  :  they  are 
all  ignorant,  they  are  all  dumb  dogs,  they 
cannot  bark;  sleeping,  lying  down,  loving 
to  slumber. 

11  Yea.  they  are  greedy  dogs  which 
can  never  have  enough,  and  they  are 
shepherds  that  cannot,  understand :  they 
all  look  to  their  own  way,  every  one  for  his 
gain,  from  his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  say  they,  1  will  fetch  wine, 
and  we  will  fill  ourselves  with  strong 
drink  ;  and  to-morrow  shall  be  as  this  day 
and  much  more  abundant. 

CHAP.  LVII. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man 
layeth  it  to  heart :  and  merciful  men 
are  taken  away,  none  considering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  from  «the  evil  to 
come. 

2  He  shall  enter  into  peace :  they  shall 
rest  in  their  beds,  each  one  walking  in  his 
uprightness. 

3  IT  But  draw  near  hither,  ye  sons  of  the 
sorceress,  the  seed  of  the  adulterer  and  the 
whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves? 
against  whom  make  ye  a  wide  mouth,  and 
draw  out  the  tongue;  are  ye  not  children 
of  transgression,  a  seed  of  falsehood 

5  Inflaming  yourselves  with  idols  under 
every  green  tree,  slaying  the  children  in 
the  valleys  under  the  clifts  of  the  rocks? 

6  Among  the  smooth  stones  of  the  stream 
is  thy  portion ;  they,  they  are  thy  lot : 
even  to  them  hast  thou  poured  a  drink- 
offering,  thou  hast  offered  a  meat-offering. 
Should  1  receive  comfort  in  these? 

7  Upon  a  lofty  and  high  mountain  hast 
thou  set  thy  bed:  even  thither  wentest 
thou  up  to  offer  sacrifice 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the  posts 
hast  thou  set  up  thy  remembrance :  for 
thou  hast  discovered  thyself  to  another  than 
me,  and  art  gone  up  ;  thou  hast  enlarged 
thy  bed,  and  made  thee  a  covenant  w  ith 


Hypocritical  fasts  reproved. 

ointment,  and  didst  increase  thy  perfumes 
and  didst  send  thy  messengers  far  off,  and 
didst  debase  thyself  even  unto  hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  greatness 
of  thy  way  ;  yet  saidst  thou  net,  There  is 
no  hope  :  thou  hast  found  the.  life  of  thy 
hand  ;  therefore  thou  wast  not  grieved. 

11  And  of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid 
or  feared,  that  thou  hast  lied,  and  hast  not 
remembered  me,  nor  laid  it  to  thy  heart? 
have  not  I  held  my  peace  even  of  old, 
and  thou  fearest  me  not? 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteousness,  and 
thy  works  :  for  they  shall  not  profit  thee. 

13  IT  When  thou  criest,  let  thy  compa- 
nies deliver  thee  ;  but  the  wind  shali'  carry 
them  all  away;  vanity  shall  take  them: 
but  he  that  putteih  his  trust  in  me  shall 
possess  the  land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy 
mountain ; 

14  And  shall  say.  Cast  ye  up,  cast  ye 
up,  prepare  the  way,  take  up  the  stum- 
bling-block out  of  the  wa}T  oi  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One 
that  inhabited*  eternity,  whose  name  is 
Holy  ;  I  dwell  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 
with  him  also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  hum- 
ble spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the  humble, 
and  to  revive  the  heart  oi  the  contrite  ones. 

16  For  I  will  not  contend  forever, nei- 
ther will  I  be  always  wroth  :  for  the  spirit 
should  fail  before  me,  and  the  souls  which 
I  have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  covetousness 
was  I  wroth,  and  smote  him:  I  hid  me, 
and  was  wroth,  and  he  went  on  frowardly 
in  the  way  of  his  heart. 

18  i  have  seen  his  ways,  and  will  heal 
him  :  I  will  lead  him  also,  and  restore 
comforts  unto  him  and  to  his  mourners. 

19  1  create  the  fruit  of  the  lips  ;  Peace, 
peace  to  him  that  is  far  off,  and  to  him  that 
is  near,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  heal  him. 

20  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  troubled 
sea,  when  it  cannot  rest,  whose  waters  cast 
up  mire  and  dirt. 

21  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my  God,  to 
the  wicked. 

CHAP.  LVIII. 

CiRY  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice 
J  like  a  trumpet,  and  shew  my  people 
their  transgression,  and  the  house  of  Ja- 
cob their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight 
to  know  my  ways,  as  a  nation  that  did 
lighteousness,  and  forsook  not  the  ordi- 
nance of  their  God:  they  ask  of  me  the 
ordinances  of  justice  :  they  take  delight 
in  approaching  to  God. 

3  Tl  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  theyy 
and  thou  seest  not?  nherefore  have  we 
atRictedoursoul.and  thou  takesi  no  know- 


fheai  ,  thou  lovedst  their  bed  where  thou  [ledge  ?  heboid,  in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye 
sawestatf.  Ifind  pleasure,  and  exact  all  your  labours. 

9  And  thou  wentest  to  the  king  with!     4  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and  debate, 

566 


The  promises  to  godliness. 


CHAP.  LIX.  The  Jews  punish ed  for  their  s-ius. 


and  to  smite  with  the  fist  of  wickedness  :|and  your  fingers  with  iniquity  ;  your  lips 


ye  shall  not  fast  as  ye  do  this  day,  to  make 
your  voice  to  be  heard  on  high. 

5  Is  it  such  a  fast  that  I  have  chosen?  a 
day  for  a  man  to  afflict  his  soul  1  is  it  to 
bow  down  his  head  as  a  bulrush,  and  to 
spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him? 
wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and  an  accepta- 
ble day  to  the  Lord? 

6  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I  have  chosen? 
to  loose  the  bands  of  wickedness,  to  undo 
the  heavy  burdens,  and  to  let  the  oppress- 
ed go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every  yoke? 

7  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  that  thou  bring-  the  poor  that  are 
east  out  to  thy  house?  when  thou  seest  the 
naked,  that  thou  cover  him  ;  and  that  thou 
hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own  flesh  ? 

8  TT  Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as 
the  morning,  and  thy  health  shali  spring 
forth  speedily:  and  thy  righteousness  shall 
go  before  thee ;  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  thy  rere-ward. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  Lord 
shall  answer;  thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall 
say,  Here  I  am.  If  thou  take  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke,  the  putting 
forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking  vanity  ; 

10  And  if  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the 
hungry,  and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul;  then 
shall  thy  light  rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy 
darkness  be  as  the  noon-day : 

1 1  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  con- 
tinually, and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  drought, 
and  make  fat  thy  bones :  and  thou  shalt 
he  like  a  watered  garden,and  like  a  spring 
of  water,  whose  waters  fail  not. 

12  And  they  that  shall  be  of  thee  shall 
build   the  old  waste  places:  thou   shalt 


raise  up  the  foundations  of  many  genera- 
tions ;  and  thou  shalt  be  called,  The  re- 
pairer of  the  breach,  The  restorer  of  paths 
to  dwell  in. 

13  H  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot  from 
the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy  pleasure  on 
my  holy  day  ;  and  call  the  sabbath  a  de- 
light, the  holy  of  the  Lord,  honourable ; 
and  shalt  honour  him,  not  doing  thine  own 
ways,  nor  finding  thine  own  pleasure,  nor 
speaking  thine  own  words : 

14  Then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in 
the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  cause  thee  to  ride 
upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth,  and 
feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy 
father :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAP.  LIX. 

BEHOLD,    the   Lord's  hand  is   not 
shortened,  that  it  cannot  save  ;  nei- 
ther his  ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot  hear; 


have  spoken  lies,  your  tongue  hath  mut- 
tered perverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor  any 
pleadeth  for  truth  :  they  trust  in  vanity, 
and  speak  lies  ;  they  conceive  mischief, 
and  bring  forth  iniquity. 

5  They  hatch  cockatrice's  eggs,  and 
weave  the  spider's  web :  he  that  eatetb 
of  their  eggs  dieth,  and  that  which  is 
crushed  breakelh  out  into  a  viper. 

6  Their  webs  shall  not  become  gau» 
ments,  neither  shall  they  cover  themselves 
with  their  works  :  their  works  are  works 
of  iniquity,  and  the  act  of  violence  is  in 
their  hands. 

7  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they  make 
haste  to  shed  innocent  blood:  their  thoughts 
are  thoughts  of  iniquity;  wasting  and  de- 
struction are  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know  not :  and 
(here  is  no  judgment  in  their  goings:  they 
have  made  them  crooked  paths :  whoso- 
ever goeth  therein  shall  not  know  peace. 

9  1[  Therefore  is  judgment  far  from  us, 
neither  doth  justice  overtake  us:  we  wait 
for  light,  but  behold  obscurity  ;  for  bright- 
ness, but  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the  blind, 
and  wre  grope  as  if  we  had  no  eyes:  we 
stumble  at  noon-day  as  in  the  night;  wc 
are  in  desolate  places  as  dead  men. 

1 1  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and  mourn 
sore  like  doves :  we  look  for  judgment,  but 
there  is  none  ;  for  salvation,  but  it  is  far  oft 
from  us. 

12  For  our  transgressions  are  multiplied 
before  thee,  and  our  sins  testify  against 
us:  for  our  transgressions  are  with  us;  and 
as  for  our  iniquities,  we  know  them  ; 

13  In  transgressing  and  lying  against  the 
Lord,  and  departing  away  from  our  God, 
speaking  oppression  and  revolt,  conceiv- 
ing and  uttering  from  the  heart  words  of 
falsehood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned  away  back- 
ward, and  justice  standeth  afar  otF:  for 
truth  is  fallen  in  the  street,  and  equity 
cannot  enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth;  and  he  that  de- 
parteth  from  evil  maketh  himself  a  prey: 
and  the  Lord  saw  it,  and  it  displeased  him 
that  there  zvas  no  judgment. 

16  IT  And  he  saw  that  there  was  no  man, 
and  wondered  that  there  was  no  interces- 
sor:  therefore  his  arm  brought  salvation 


unto  him  ;  and  his  righteousness,  it  sus- 
tained him. 

17    For  he  put  on  righteousness  as  a 
breast-plate,  and    a    helmet  of  salvation 


2  But  your  iniquities  have  separated  j  upon  his  head;  and  he  put  on  the  garments 
between  you  and  your  God,  and  your  sins! of  vengeance  for  clothing,  and  was  clad 
have  hid  his  face  from  you,  that  he   will!  with  zeal  as  a  cloak. 

not  hear.  is  According  to  their  deeds, accordingly 

3  For  your  hands  are  defiled  with  blood, 'he  will  repay,  fury  to  his  adversaries,  re- 

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The  covenant  of  the  Redeemer.         ISAIAH. 

commence  to  his  enemies ;  to  the  islands 
he  will  repay  recompence. 

19  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of  the 
Lord  from  the  west,  and  his  glory  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun.  When  the  enemy 
shall  come  in  like  a  flood,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  lift  up  a  standard  against  him. 

20  IT  And  the  Redeemer  shall  come  to 
Zion,  and  unto  them  that  turn  from  trans- 
gression in  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  As  for  me,  this  m  my  covenant  with 
them,  saith  the  Lord  ;  My  Spirit  that  is 
upon  thee,  and  my  words  which  I  have  put 
in  thy  mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed, 
noroutofthe  mouth  of  thy  seed'sseed,  saith 
the  Lord,  from  henceforth  and  for  ever. 

CHAP.  LX. 

ARISE,  shine;  for  thy  light  is  come, 
and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  is  risen 
upon  thee. 

2  For  behold,  the  darkness  shall  cover 
the  earth,  and  gross  darkness  the  people  : 
but  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee,  and 
his  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  Gentiles  shall  come  to  thy 
light,  and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy 
rising. 

4  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and 
see  :  all  they  gaiher  themselves  together. 
they  come  to  thee  :  thy  sons  shall  come 
from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  nursed 
at  thy  side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow  to- 
gether, and  thy  heart  shall  fear,  and  be 
enlarged ;  because  the  abundance  of  the 
sea  shall  be  converted  unto  thee,  the  forces 
of  the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

6  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover 
thee,  the  dromedaries  of  Midian  and 
Ephah  ;  all  they  from  Sheba  shall  come  : 
they  shall  bring  gold  and  incense ;  and  they 
shall  shew  forth  the  praises  of  the  Lord. 

7  All  the  flocks  o.^  Kedar  shall  be  ga- 
thered together  unto  thee,  the  rams  of  Ne« 
baioth  shall  minister  unto  thee  :  they  shall 


FT^HE  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon 


come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar, 
and  I  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud,  and 
as  the  doves  to  their  windows? 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and 
the  ships  of  Tarshish  first,  to  bring  thy  JL  me  ;  because  the  Lord  hath  anointed 
sons  from  far,  their  silver  and  their  gold  me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the  meek,- 
with  them,  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  he  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken- 
God,  and  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  be-jhearted,  to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  cap- 
cause  he  hath  glorified  thee,  jtives,  and  the  opening  of  the  prison  to 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall  build  \them  that  are  bound  ; 

up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings  shall  minister  2  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of 
unto  thee  :  for  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee,  the  Lord,  and  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our 
but  in  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy  on  thee.  'God  ;  to  comfort  all  that  mourn  ; 


The  office  of  Christ. 

12  For  the  nation  and  kingdom  that  will 
not  serve  thee  shall  perish  ;  yea,  those  na- 
tions shall  be  utterly  wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come 
unto  thee,  the  fir-tree,  the  pine-tree,  and 
the  box  together,  to  beautify  the  place  oi 
my  sanctuary  ;  and  I  will  make  the  place 
of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that  afflicted 
thee  shall  come  bending  unto  thee :  and  all 
they  that  despised  thee  shall  bow  them- 
selves down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet;  anil 
they  shall  call  thee,  The  city  of  the  Lord, 
The  Zion  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken 
and  hated,  so  that  no  man  went  through 
thee,  I  will  make  thee^an  eternal  excellen- 
cy, a  joy  of  many  generations. 

16  rfrou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the 
Gentiles, and  shalt  suck  the  breastof  kings: 
and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  the  Lord  am 
thy  Saviour  and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Mighty 
One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  1  will  bring  gold,  and  for 
iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass, 
and  for  stones  iron  :  I  will  also  make  thy 
officers  peace,  and  thine  exactors  right- 
eousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  m 
thy  land,  wasting  nor  destruction  within 
thy  borders  ;  but  thou  shalt  call  thy  walls 
Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light 
by  day :  neither  for  brightness  shall  the 
moon  give  light  unto  thee  :  but  the  Lord 
shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light,  and 
thy  God  thy  glory. 

20  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down  , 
neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself:  for 
the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be 
ended. 

21  Thy  people  also  shall  be  all  right- 
eous: they  shall  inherit  the  land  for  ever, 
the  branch  of  my  planting,  the  work  of  my 
hands,  that  I  may  be  glorified. 


22  A  little  one  shall  become  a  thousand, 
and  a  small  one  a  strong  nation  :  I  the 
Lord  will  hasten  it  in  his  time. 
CHAP.  LXI. 


1 1  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be  open 
continually  ;  they  shall  not  be  shut  day 


3  To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in 
Zion,  to  give  unto  them  beauty  for  ashes, 


nor  night ;  that  men  may  bring  unto  thee  j  the  oil  ofjoy  for  mourning,  the  garment  of 
the  forces  of  the  Gentiles,  and  that  their  i  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that 
kings  may  be  brought.  I  they  might  be  calledTrees  of  righteous- 

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The  blessedness  of the  church.  CH  AP.  LXII,  LXI1I.  The  office  of  ministers. 

peace  day  nor  night:  ye  that  make  men- 
tion of  the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7  And  give  him  no  rest,  till  he  establish, 
and  till  he  make  Jerusalem  a  praise  in  the 
earth. 


ness.The  planting  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
might  be  glorified 

4  IF  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes, 
they  shall  raise  up  the  former  desolations, 
and  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities,  the 
desolations  of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangersshail  stand  and  feed  your 
flocks,  and  the  sons  of  the  alien  shall  be 
your  ploughmen  and  your  vine-dressers. 

6  But  ye  shall  be  named  the  Priests  of 
the  Lord:  men  shall  call  you  the  Minis- 
ters of  our  God  :  ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of 
the  Gentiles,  and  in  their  glory  shall  ye 
boast  yourselves. 

7  IT  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double ; 
and  for  confusion  they  shall  rejoice  in 
their  portion:  therefore  in  their  land  the  y 
shall  possess  the  double :  everlasting  joy- 
shall  be  unto  them. 

8  For  I  the  Loud  love  judgment,  I  hate- 
robbery  for  burnt-offering;  and  I  will  di- 
rect their  work  in  truth,  and  I  will  make 
an  everlasting  covenant  with  them. 

9  And  their  seed  shall  be  known  among 
the  Gentiles,  and  their  offspring  among  the 
people :  all  that  see  them  shall  acknow- 
ledge them,  that  they  are  the  seed  which 
the  Lord  hath  blessed. 

10  I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my  God  ;  for  he 
hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments  of  sal- 
vation, he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe 
of  righteousness,  as  a  bridegroom  decketh 
himself  with  ornaments,  and  as  a  bride 
adorneth  herself  with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her 
bud,  and  as  the  garden  causeth  the  things 
that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring  forth ;  so  the 
Lord  God  will  cause  righteousness  and 
praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the  nations. 

CHAP.  LXII. 

FOR  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold  my 
peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's  sake  I  will 
not  rest,  until  the  righteousness  thereof  go 
forth  as  brightness,  and  the  salvation  there- 
of as  a  lamp  that  burneth, 

2  And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy  right- 
eousness, and  all  kings  thy  glory :  and 
thou  shalt  be  called  by  a  new  name,  which 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of  glory 
in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  dia- 
dem in  the  hand  of  thy  God. 

4  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed  For- 
taken  ;  neither  shall  thy  land  any  more  be 
termed  Desolate  :  but  thou  shalt  be  cailed 
Hephzi-bah,  and  thy  land  Beulah:  for  the 
Lord  delighteth 
shall  be  married. 


8  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right 
hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  his  strength,  Surely 
I  will  no  more  give  thy  corn  to  be  meat 
for  thine  enemies;  and  the  sons  of  the 
stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  laboured: 

9  But  they  that  have  gathered  it  shall 
eat  it,  and  praise  the  Lord  ;  and  they  that 
have  brought  it  together  shall  drink  it  in 
the  courts  of  my  holiness. 

10  11  Go  through,  go  through  the  gates; 
prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  people  ;  cast  up, 
cast  up  the  highway;  gather  out  the  stones; 
lift  up  a  standard  tor  the  people. 

11  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  proclaimed 
unto  the  end  of  the  world,  Say  ye  to  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  Behold,  thy  salvation 
cometh  ;  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  work  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them,  The  holy 
people,  The  redeemed  of  the  Lord  :  and 
thou  shalt  be  called,  Sought  out,  A  city 
not  forsaken. 

CHAP.  LXIII. 

WHO  is  this  that  cometh  from  Edora, 
with  dyed  garments  from  Bozrah? 
tnis  that  is  glorious  in  his  apparel,  travel- 
ling in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  1  I  that 
speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save. 

2  Wherefore  art  thou  red  in  thine  ap- 
parel, and  thy  garments  like  him  that 
treadeth  in  the  wine-fat ? 

3  1  have  trodden  the  wine-press  alone ; 
and  of  the  people  there  was  none  with  me  : 
for  I  will  tread  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
trample  them  in  my  fury,  and  their  blood 
shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  garments,  and 
I  will  stain  all  my  raiment. 

4  For  the  day  of  vengeance  is  in  my 
heart,  and  the  yearof  my  redeemed  is  come. 

5  And  I  looked,  and  there  was  none  to 
help  ;  and  I  wondered  that  there  was  none 
to  uphold:  therefore  mine  own  arm 
brought  salvation  unto  me ;  and  my  furys 
it  upheld  me. 

6  And  I  will  tread  down  the  people  in 
mine  anger,  and  make  them  drunk  in  my 
fury,  and  I  will  bringdown  their  strength 
to  the  earth. 

7  IF  I  will  mention  the  loving-kindnesses 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  praises  of  the  Lord, 

ccording  to  all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestow- 


.a  - 
in  thee,  and  thy  land  jed  on  us,"  and  the  great  goodness  toward 
the  house  of  Israel^  which  he  hath  bestow 


5  For«s  a  young  man  marrieth  a  virgin,  led  on  them  according  to  his  mercies,  and 
so  shall  thy  sons  marry  thee  :  and  as  the 'according  to  the  multitude  of  his  loving- 
bridegroom  rejoiceth  over  the  bride,  so  I  kindnesses. 

shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee.  8  For  he  said,  Surely  they  are  my  peo- 

6  I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls, 'pie,  children  that  will  not  he  :  so  he  was 
O  Jerusalem,  which  shall  never  hold  their  i  their  Saviour. 

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The  loving -kindness  of  God. 


ISAIAH.  The  complaint  of  the  church* 

9  H  In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflict-. wroth  ;  for  we  have  sinned:   in  those  i9 
ed,  and  the  angel  of  his  presence  saved  j  continuance,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 


them :  in  his  love  and  in  his  pity  he  re- 
deemed them;  and  he  bare  them,  and 
carried  them  all  the  days  of  old. 

10  IF  But  they  rebelled,  and  vexed  his 
HolySpirit :  therefore  he  was  turned  to  be 
their  enemy,  and  he  fought  against  them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days  ot 
old,  Moses,  and  his  people,  saying,  Where 
is  he  that  brought  them  up  out  of  the  sea 
with  the  shepherd  of  his  flock?  where  is 
be  that  put  hisHoly  Spirit  within  him? 

12  That  led  them  by  the  right  hand  of 
Moses  with  his  glorious  arm,  dividing  the 
water  before  them,  to  make  himself  an 
everlasting  name? 

13  That  led  them  through  the  deep  as 
a  horse  in  the  wilderness,  that  they  should 
not  stumble  ? 

14  As  a  beast  gceth  down  into  the  val- 
ley, the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  caused  him  to 
rest:  so  didst  thou  lead  thy  people,  to 
make  thyself  a  glorious  name. 

15  IF  Look  down  from  heaven,  and  be- 
hold from  the  habitation  of  thy  holiness 
and  of  thy  glory  :  where  is  thy  zeal  and 
thy  strength,  th*e  sounding  of  thy  bowels 
and  of  thy  mercies  toward  me?  are  they 
restrained? 

1 6  Doubtless  thou  art  our  Father,  though 
Abraham  be  ignorant  of  us,  and  Israel 
acknowledge  us  not:  thou,  O  Lord,  art 
our  Father,  our  Redeemer  ;  thy  name  is 
from  everlasting. 

17  IF  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou  made  us 
to  err  from  thy  ways,  and  hardened  our 
heart  from  thy  fear?  Return  for  thy  ser- 
vants' sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  inheritance. 

18  The  people  of  thy  holiness  have  pos- 
sessed it  but  a  little  while  :  our  adversa- 
ries have  trodden  down  thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thine:  thou  never  barest 
rule  over  them  ;  they  were  not  called  by 
thy  name. 

CHAP.  LXIV. 

OH  that  thou  wouldest  rend  the  hea- 
vens, that  thou  wouidest  come  down, 
that  the  mountains  might  flow  down  at  thy 
X>resence, 

2  As  when  the  melting  fire  burneth,  the 
fire  causeth  the  waters  to  boil,  to  make  thy 
name  known  to  thine  adversaries,  that  the 
nations  may  tremble  at  thy  presence  ! 

3  When  thou  didst  terrible  things  which 
we  looked  not  for,  thou  earnest  down,  the 
mountains  flowed  down  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the  world 
men  have  not  heard,  nor  perceived  by  the 
ear,  neither  hath  the  eye  seen,  OGoii,  be- 
sides thee,  what  he  hath  prepared  for  him 
that  waiteth  for  him. 

6  Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth  and 
worketh  righteousness,  those  that  remem- 
ber thee  in  thy  ways :  behold,  thou  art 


6  But  we  are  all  as  an  unclean  thing, 
and  all  our  righteousnesses  are  as  filthy 
rags;  and  we  ail  do  fade  as  a  leaf;  and 
our  iniquities,  like  the  wind,  have  taken 
us  av/ay. 

7  And  there  is  none  that  calleth  upon 
thy  name,  that  stirreth  up  himself  to  take 
hold  of  thee  :  for  thou  hast  hid  thy  face 
from  us,  and  hast  consumed  us,  because  of 
our  iniquities. 

8  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  ourFather, 
we  are  the  clay,  and  thou  our  potter  ;  and 
we  all  are  the  work  of  thy  hand. 

9  IF  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord, 
neither  remember  iniquity  for  ever  :  De- 
hold,  see,  we  beseech  thee,  we  are  all  thy 
people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wilderness, 
Zion  is  a  wilderness,  Jerusalem  a  deso- 
lation. 

1 1  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house, 
where  our  fathers  praised  thee,  is  burned 
up  with  fire  :  and  all  our  pleasant  things 
are  laid  waste. 

12  Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for  these 
things,  O  Lord?  wilt  thou  hold  thy  peace, 
and  afflict  us  very  sore  ? 

CHAP.  LXV. 

I  AM  sought  of  them  that  asked  not /or 
me;  I  am  found  of  them  that  sought  me 
not:  I  said,  Behold  me,  behold  me,  unto 
a  nation  that  was  not  called  by  my  name. 

2  I  have  spread  out  my  hands  all  the 
day  unto  a  rebellious  people,  which  walk- 
eth  in  a  way  that  was  not  good,  after  their 
own  thoughts; 

3  A  people  that  provoketh  me  to  anger 
continually  to  my  face  ;  that  sacrificeth  in 
gardens,  and  burneth  incense  upon  altars 
of  brick  ; 

4  Which  remain  among  the  graves,  and 
lodge  in  the  monuments,  which  eat  swine's 
flesh,  and  broth  of  abominable  things  is  in 
their  vessels ; 

5  Which  say,  Stand  by  thyself,  come 
not  near  to  me  ;  for  1  am  holier  than  thou. 
These  are  a  smoke  in  my  nose,  a  fire  that 
burneth  all  the  day 

6  Behold,  it  is  written  before  me  :  I  will 
not  keep  silence,  but  will  recompense, 
even  recompense  into  their  bosom, 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  oi 
your  fathers  together,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  have  burned  incense  upon  the 
mountains,  and  blasphemed  me  upon  the 
hills:  therefore  will  I  measure  their  former 
work  into  their  bosom. 

8  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new 
wine  is  found  in  the  cluster,  and  one  saith, 
Destroy  it  not ;  for  a  blessing  is  in  it :  so 
will  I  do  for  my  servants'  sake,  that  I  may 
not  destroy  them  all. 

9  And  1  will  bring  forth  a  seed  out  ot 

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CHAP.  LXVI. 


The  Jews  are  rejected, 

Jacob,  and  out  of  Judah  an  inheritor  of 
my  mountains :  and  mine  elect  shall  in- 
herit it,  and  my  servants  shall  dwell  there. 

10  And  Sharon  shall  be  a  fold  of  flocks, 
and  the  valley  of  Achor  a  place  for  the 
herds  to  lie  down  in,  for  my  people  that 
have  sought  me 

11  t  But  ye  are  they  that  forsake  the 
Lord,  that  forget  my  holy  mountain,  that 
prepare  a  table  for  that  troop,  and  that  fur- 
nish the  drink-offering  unto  that  number. 

12  Therefore  will  I  number  you  to  the 
sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow  down  to  the 
slaughter :  because  when  I  called,  ye  did 
not  answer;  when  I  spake,  ye  did  not 
hear;  but  did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and 
did  choose  that  wherein  I  delighted  not. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  my  servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall 
be  hungry:  behold,  my  servants  shall 
drink,  but  ye  shall  be  thirsty :  behold,  my 
servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be 
ashamed : 

14  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for 
joy  of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of 
heart,  and  shall  howl  for  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name  for  a 
curse  unto  my  chosen  :  for  the  Lord  God 
shall  slay  thee,  and  call  his  servants  by 
another  name  : 

16  That  he  who  blesseth  himself  in  the 
earth,  shall  bless  himself  in  the  God  of 
truth ;  and  he  that  sweareth  in  the  earth 
shall  swear  by  the  God  of  truth;  because 
the  former  troubles  are  forgotten,  and  be- 
cause they  are  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

17  IT  For  behold,  I  create  new  heavens 
and  a  new  earth :  and  the  former  shall  not 
be  remembered,  nor  come  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for  ever 
in  that  which  I  create  :  for  behold,  I  create 
Jerusalem  a  rejoicing,  and  her  people  a 

joy- 

19  And  I  will  rejoice  in  Jerusalem,  and 
joy  in  my  people  :  and  the  voice  of  weep- 
ing shall  be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor  the 


voice  of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence  an 
infant  of  days,  nor  an  old  man  that  hath 
not  filled  his  days  :  for  the  child  shall  die 
a  hundred  years  old:  but  the  sinner  being 
a    hundred  years  old  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses  and  in- 
habit them;  and  they  shall  plant  vine- 
yards, and  eat  the  fruit  ot  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and  another 
inhabit ;  they  shall  not  plant,  and  another 
eat :  for  as  the  days  of  a  tree  are  the  days 
of  my  people,  and  mine  elect  shall  long 
enjoy  the  work  of  their  hands. 

23  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain,  nor 
bring  forth  for 


trouble;  for  they  are  the,  the  glory  of  the  Gentiles  like  a 
seedof  the  blessed  of  the  Lord,  and  theirj stream:  then  shall  ye  suck,  ye 


The  humble  comforted. 

tore  they  call,  I  will  answer;  and  while 
they  are  yet  sneaking,  I  will  hear. 

25  The  wolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  to- 
gether, and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the 
bullock  :  and  dust  shall  be  the  serpent's 
meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in 
all  my  holy  mountain,  saith  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  LXVI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  The  heaven  is 
my  throne,  and  the  earth  is  my  foot- 
stool :  where  is  the ,  house  that  ye  build 
unto  me?  and  where  is  the  place  of  my  rest? 

2  For  all  those  things  hath  my  hand 
made,  and  all  those  things  have  been,  saith 
the  Lord:  but  to  this  man  will  I  look,  even 
to  him  that  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite  spirit, 
and  trembleth  at  my  word. 

3  He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  if  he  slew 
a  man  ;  he  that  sacrificeth  a  lamb,  as  if  he 
cut  off  a  dog's  neck  ;  he  that  offercth  an 
oblation,  as  if  he  offered  swine's  blood; 
he  that  burnetii  incense,  as  if  he  blessed 
an  idol.  Yea,  they  have  chosen  their  own 
ways,  and  their  soul  delighteth  in  their 
abominations. 

4  I  also  will  choose  their  delusions,  and 
will  bring  their  fears  upon  them  ;  because 
when  I  called,  none  did  answer ;  when  I 
spake,  they  did  not  hear :  but  they  did  evil 
before  mine  eyes,  and  chose  that  in  which 
I  delighted  not. 

5  1[  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye 
that  tremble  at  his  word  ;  Your  brethren 
that  hated  you,  that  cast  you  out  for  my 
name's  sake,  said,  Let  the  Lord  be  glori- 
fied :  but  he  shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and 
they  shall  be  ashamed. 

6  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city,  a 
voice  from  the  temple,  a  voice  of  the  Lord 
that  rendereth  recompence  to  his  enemies. 

7  Before  she  travailed,  she  brought 
forth  :  before  her  pain  came,  she  was  de- 
livered of  a  man-child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  fhing?  who 
hath  seen  such  things  ?  shall  the  earth  be 
made  to  bring  forth  in  one  day?  or  shall  a 
nation  be  born  at  once?  for  as  soon  as  Zion 
travailed,  she  brought  forth  her  children. 

9  Shall  I  bring  to  the  birth,  and  not 
cause  to  bring  forth?  saith  the  Lord  :  shall 
I  cause  to  bring  forth,  and  shut  the  womb  ? 
saith  thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and  be 
glad  with  her,  all  ye  that  love  her :  rejoice 
For  joy  with  her,  all  ye  that  mourn  for  her . 

1 1  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be  satisfied 
with  the  breasts  ot  her  consolations  ;  that 
ye  may  milk  out,  and  be  delighted  with 
the  abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  extend  peace  to  her  like  a  river,  and 

flowing 
hall  be 


offspring  with  them.  j  borne  upon  her  sideband  be  da'ndled  upon 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  be- for  knees. 

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13  As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth, 
so  will  I  comfort  you;  and  ye  shall  be 
comforted  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  when  ye  see  this,  your  heart 
shall  rejoice,  and  your  bones  shall  flourish 
like  an  herb :  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  known  toward  his  servants,  and 
his  indignation  toward   his  enemies. 

15  For  behold,the  Lord  will  come  with 
fire,  and  with  his  chariots  like  a  whirl- 
wind, to  render  his  anger  with  fury,  and 
his  rebuke  with  flames  of  fire. 

16  For  by  fire  and  by  his  sword  will  the 
Lord  plead  with  all  flesh:  and  the  slain  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  many. 

17  They  that  sanctity  themselves,  and 
purify  themselves  in  the  gardens  behind 
one  tree  in  the  midst,  eating  swine's  flesh, 
and  the  abomination,  and  the  mouse,  shall 
be  consumed  together,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  I  know  their  works  and  their 
thoughts ;  it  shall  come,  that  I  will  gather 
all  nations  and  tongues;  and  they  shall 
come,  and  see  my  glory. 

19  And  I  will  set  a  sign  among  them, 
and  I  will  send  those  that  escape  of  them 
nnto  the  nations,  to  Tarshish,  Pul,  and 


The  calling  of  Jeremiah, 


Lud,  that  draw  the  bow,  to  Tubal,  and 


Javan,  to  the  isles  afar  off,  that  have  not 
heard  my  fame,  neither  have  seen  my 
glory;  and  they  shall  declare  my  glory 
among  the  Gentiles. 

20  And  they  shall  bring  all  your  breth- 
ren for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  out  of 
all  nations,  upon  horses,  and  in  chariots, 
and  in  litters,  and  upon  mules,  and  upoo 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mountain  Jerusa- 
lem, saith  the  Lord,  as  the  children  of  Is- 
rael bring  an  offering  in  a  clean  vessel  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  also  take  of  them  for 
priests  and  for  Levites,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  For  as  the  new  heavens  and  the  new 
earth,  which  I  will  make,  shall  remain 
before  me,  saith  the  Lord,  so  shall  you? 
seed  and  your  name  remain. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  from 
one  new-moon  to  another,  and  from  one 
sabbath  to  another,  shall  all  flesh  come  to 
worship  before  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and  look 
upon  the  carcasses  of  the  men  that  have 
transgressed  against  me:  for  their  worm 
shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their  fire  be 
quenched;  and  they  shall  be  an  abhorring 
unto  all  flesh. 


«  The  Book  of  the  Prophet  JEREMIAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  of  the  priests  that  were  in  Ana- 
tholh  in  the  land  of  Benjamin,: 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son  of 
Amon  king  of  Judah,  in  the  thirteenth 
year  of  his  reign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  unto  the 
end  of  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  unto  the  car- 
rying away  of  Jerusalem  captive  in  the 
fifth  month. 

4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  formed  thee  in  the  belly,  I 
knew  thee ;  and  before  thou  earnest  forth 
out  of  the  womb  I  sanctified  thee,  and  I 
ordained  thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations. 

6  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God!  behold, 
]  cannot  speak:  for  I  am  a  child. 

7  H  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Say 
not,  1  am  a  child:  for  thou  shalt  go  to  all 
{hat  I  shall  send  thee,  and  whatsoever  I 
command  thee  thou  shalt  speak. 

8  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces :  for  I  am 
with  thee  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  my  mouth.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Behold,  I  have  put  ray  words 
in  thy  mouth. 

10  See,  I  have  this  day  set  thee  over 


the  nations  and  over  the  kingdoms,  to  root 
out,  and  to  pull  down,  and  to  destroy,  and 
to  throw  down,  to  build,  and  to  plant. 

1 1  IF  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying,  Jeremiah,  What 
seest  thou  ?  And  I  said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an 
almond-tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Thou 
hast  well  seen :  for  I  will  hasten  my  word 
to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  the  second  time,  saying,  What  seest 
thou?  And  I  said,  I  see  a  seething-pot; 
and  the  face  thereof  is  toward   the  north, 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Out 
of  the  north  an  evil  shall  break  forth  upon 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

15  For  lo,  I  will  call  all  the  families  of 
the  kingdoms  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord; 
and  they  shall  come,  and  they  shall  set 
every  one  his  throne  at  the  entering  of  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
walls  thereof  round  about,  and  against  all 
the  cities  of  Judah. 

1 6  And  I  will  utter  my  judgmen  ts  against 
them  touching  all  their  wickedness,  who 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned  in- 
cense unto  other  gods,  and  worshipped 
the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

17  IF  Thou  therefore  gird  up  thy  loins, 
and  arise,  and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I 
command  thee:  be  not  dismayed  at  their 
faces,  lest  I  confound  thee  beiore  them. 

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The  expostulation  of  God  CHAP.  II 

18  For  behold,  I  have  made  thee  this 
day  a  defenced  city,  and  an  iron  pillar,  and 
brazen  walls  against  the  whole  land, 
against  the  kings  of  Judah,  against  the 
princes  thereof,  against  the  priests  thereof, 
and  against  the  people  of  the  land. 

19  And  they  shall  fight  against  thee;  but 
they  shall  not  prevail  against  thee;  for  I 
am  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  to  deliver 
thee. 

CHAP.  II. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Go,  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jerusalem, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  I  remember 
thee,  the  kindness  of  thy  youth,  the  love 
of  thine  espousals,  when  thou  wentest  after 
me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a  land  that  was 
not  sown. 

3  Israel  was  holiness  unto  the  Lord, 
and  the  first-fruits  of  his  increase:  all  that 
devour  him  shall  offend;  evil  shall  come 
upon  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the  families  of  the 
house  of  Israel: 

5 H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  What  iniquiry 
have  your  fathers  found  in  me,  that  they 
are  gone  far  from  me,  and  have  walked 
after  vanity,  and  are  become  vain? 

6  Neither  said  they,  Where  is  the  Lord 
that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  that  led  us  through  the  wilderness 
through  a  land  of  deserts  and  of  pits 
through  a  land  of  drought,  and  of  the  sha- 
dow of  death,  through  a  land  that  no  man 
passed  through,  and  where  no  man  dwelt? 

7  And  I  brought  you  into  a  plentiful 
eountry,  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and  the 
goodness  thereof;  but  when  ye  entered,  ye 
defiled  my  land,  and  made  my  heritage 
an  abomination. 

8  The  priests  said  not,  Where  is  the 
Lord?  and  they  that  handle  the  law  knew 
me  not:  the  pastors  also  transgressed 
against  me,  and  the  prophets  prophesied 
by  Baal,  and  walked  after  things  that  do 
not  profit. 

9  TT  Wherefore  I  will  yet  plead  with 
you,  saith  the  Lord,  and  with  your  chil- 
dren's children  will  I  plead. 

10  For  pass  over  the  isles  of  Chittim, 
and  see;  and  send  unto  Kedar,  and  con- 
sider diligently,  and  see  if  there  be  such 
a  thing. 

11  Hath  a  nation  changed  their  gods, 
which  are  yet  no  gods?  but  my  people 
have  changed  their  glory  for  that  which 
doth  not  profit. 

12  Be  astonished,  Oye  heavens,  at  this, 
and  be  horribly  afraid,  be  ye  very  deso- 


SDti/t  tlie  Jew. 
that  can  hold  no 


late,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed  two 
evils;  they  have  forsaken  me  the  fountain 
of  living  waters,  and  hewed  them  out  cis- 


terns, broken  cisterns, 
water. 

14  If  Is  Israel  a  servant?  is  he  ahome^- 
born  slave?  why  is  he  spoiled? 

15  The  young  lions  roared  upon  him, 
and  yelled,  and  they.made  his  land  waste: 
his  cities  are  burned  without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Noph  and  Tana- 
panes  have  broken  the  crown  of  thy  head. 

17  Hast  thou  not  procured  this  unto 
thyself,  in  that  thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord 
thy  God,  when  he  led  thee  by  the  way? 

18  And  now  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  tire 
way  of  Egypt,  to  drink  the  waters  of  Si- 
her?  or  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  the  way  ot 
Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of  the  river? 

19  Thine  own  wickedness  shall  correct 
thee,  and  thy  backslidings  shall  reprove 
thee:  know  therefore  and  see  that  it  is  an 
evil  thing  and  bitter,  that  thou  hast  for- 
saken the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear 
is  not  in  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

20  IT  For  of  old  time  I  have  broken  thy 
yoke,  and  burst  thy  bands;  and  thou 
saidst,  I  will  not  transgress^  when  upon 
every  high  hill  and  under  every  green  tree 
thou  wanderest,  playing  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  planted  thee  a  noble 
vine,  wholly  a  right  seed:  how  then  art 
thou  turned  into  the  degenerate  plant  of  a 
strange  vine  unto  me  ? 

22  For  though  thou  wash  thee  with  ni- 
tre, and  take  thee  much  soap,  yet  thine 
iniquity  is  marked  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

23  How  canst  thou  say,  I  am  not  pol- 
luted, I  have  not  gone  after  Baalim?  See 
thy  way  in  the  valley,  know  what  thon 
hast  done:  thou  art  a  swift  dromedary 
traversing  her  ways; 

24  A  wild  ass  used  to  the  wilderness, 
that  snuffeth  up  the  wind  at  her  pleasure : 
in  her  occasion  who  can  turn  her  away? 
all  they  that  seek  her  will  not  weary 
themselves;  in  her  month  they  shall  find 
her. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being  un- 
shod, and  thy  throat  from  thirst:  but  thou 
saidst,  There  is  no  hope :  no;  fori  have 
loved  strangers,  and  after  them  will  I  go. 

26  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when  he  is 
found,  so  is  the  house  of  Israel  ashamed; 
they,  their  kings,  their  princes,  and  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock,  Thou  art  my  fa- 
ther; and  to  a  stone,  Thou  hast  brought 
me  forth:  for  they  have  turned  their  back 
unto  me,  and  not  their  face:  but  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble  they  will  say,  Arise, 
and  save  us. 

28  But  where  are  thy  gods  that  thou 
hast  made  thee?  let  them  arise,  if  they  can 
save  thee  in  the  time  of  thy  trouble :  for 
according  to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are 
thy  gods,  O  Judah. 


God's  great  mercy  to  Judah.         JEREMIAH  The  promises  of  the  gospel. 

things,  Turn  thou  unto  me.    But  she  re- 


29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with  me? 
ye  all  have  transgressed  against  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I  smitten  your  chil- 
dren ;  they  received  no  correction :  your 
own  sword  hath  devoured  your  prophets, 
like  a  destroying  lion. 

31  IF  O  generation,  see  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord.  Have  I  been  a  wilderness 
unto  Israel?  a  land  of  darkness?  where- 
fore say  my  people,  We  are  lords ;  we  will 
come  no  more  unto  thee? 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  ornaments,  or 
a  bride  her  attire?  yet  my  people  have 
forgotten  me  days  without  number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way  to  seek 
love?  therefore  hast  thou  also  taught  the 
wicked  ones  thy  ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirts  is  found  the  blood 
of  the  souls  of  the  poor  innocents :  I  have 
not  found  it  by  secret  search,  but  upon  all 
these. 

$5  Yet  thou  sayest,  Because  I  am  inno- 
cent, surely  his  anger  shall  turn  from  me. 
Behold,  I  will  plead  with  thee,  because 
thou  sayest,  I  have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about  so  much  to 
change  thy  way?  thou  also  shalt  be  ashamed 
of  Egypt,  as  thou  wast  ashamed  of  Assyria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from  him> 
and  thy  hands  upon  thy  head  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  rejected  thy  confidences,  and 
thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  them. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEY  say,  If  a  man  put  away  his  wife, 
and  she  go  from  him,  and  become 
another  man's,  shall  he  return  unto  her 
again  ?  shall  not  that  land  be  greatly  pol 
luted?  but  thou  hast  played  the  harlot  with 
many  lovers  ;  yet  return  again  to  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the  high 
places,  and  see  where  thou  hast  not  been 
Iain  with.  In  the  ways  hast  thou  sat  for 
them,  as  the  Arabian  in  the  wilderness 
and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with  thy 
whoredoms,  and  with  thy  wickedness. 

3  Therefore  the  showers  have  been 
withholden,  and  there  hath  been  no  latter 
rain ;  and  thou  hadst  a  whore's  forehead 
thou  refusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time  cry  unto 
me,  My  father,  thou  art  the  guide  of  my 
youth? 

5  Will  he  reserve  his  anger  for  ever  ? 
will  he  keep  it  to  the  end?  Behold,  thou 
hast  spoken  and  done  evil  things  as  thou 
couldest 

6  IF  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me  in  the 


turned  not.     And  her  treacherous  sister 
Judah  saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  for  all  the  causes 
whereby  backsliding  Israel  committed 
adultery,  I  had  put  her  away,  and  given  her 
a  bill  of  divorce  ;  yet  her  treacherous 
sister  Judah  feared  not,  but  went  and  play- 
ed the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through  the 
lightness  of  her  whoredom,  that  she  defiled 
the  land,  and  committed  adultery  with 
stones  and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this,her  treacherous 
sister  Judah  hathnotturneduntomewithher 
whole  heart,  but  feignedly,  saith  the  Lord. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The 
backsliding  Israel  hath  justified  herself 
more  than  treacherous  Judah. 

12  IF  Go  and  proclaim  these  words  to- 
ward the  north,  and  say,  Return,  thou 
backsliding  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I 
will  not  cause  mine  anger  to  fall  upon  you  : 
for  I  am  merciful,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I 
will  not  keep  anger  for  ever. 

13  Only  acknowledge  thine  iniquity, 
that  thou  hast  transgressed  against  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  hast  scattered  thy  ways  to 
the  strangers  under  every  green  tree,  andye 
have  not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  children,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  married  unto  you  :  and 
I  will  take  3rou  one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a 
family,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  Zion  : 

15  And  I  will  give  you  pastors  accord- 
ing to  my  heart,  which  shall  feed  you 
with  knowledge  and  understanding. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
be  multiplied  and  increased  in  the  land,  in 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  say 
no  more,  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  :  neither  shall  it  come  to  mind : 
neither  shall  they  remember  it;  neither 
shall  they  visit  it ;  neither  shall  that  be 
done  any  more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Jerusalem 
the  throne  of  the  Lord  ;  and  all  the  nations 
shall  be  gathered  unto  it,  to  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  to  Jerusalem:  neithershall  they^ 
walk  any  more  after  the  imagination  of 
their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  walk  with  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
they  shall  come  together  out  of  the  land  ot 
the  north  to  the  land  that  I  have  given  for 
an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put  thee 
among  the  children,  and  give  thee  a  plea- 
sant  land,  a  goodly  heritage  of  the  hosts  of 

days  of  Josiah  the  king,  Hast  thou  seen I nations?  and  I  said,  Thou  shalt  call  me 


that  which  backsliding  Israel  hath  done? 
sjie  is  gone  up  upon  every  high  mountain, 
and  under  every  green  tree,  and  there  hath 
played  the  harlot. 
7  And  I  said  after  she  had  done  all  these 


My  father;  and  shalt  not  turn  away  from  me. 
20  IF  Surely  as  a  wife  treacherously  de- 
parted from  her  husband,  so  have  ye  dealt 
treacherously  with  me,  O  house  of  lsraelj 
saith  the  Lord. 

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Israel  called  to  repentance.  CHAP. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  the  high 
places,  weeping  and  supplications  of  the 
children  of  Israel  :  for  they  have  pervert- 
ed their  way,  and  they  have  forgotten  the 
Lord  their  God. 

22  Return,  ye  backsliding  children,  and 
I  will  heal  your  backslidings.  Behold, 
we  come  unto  thee  ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord 
our  God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  is  salvation  hoped  for 
from  the  hills,  and  from  the  multitude  of 
mountains  :  truly  in  the  Lord  our  God  is 
the  salvation  of  Israel. 

24  For  shame  hath  devoured  the  labour 
of  our  fathers  from  our  youth  ;  their  flocks 
and  their  herds,  their  sons  and  their 
daughters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and  our 
confusion  covereth  us  :  for  we  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  our  God,  we  and  our  fa- 
thers, from  our  youth  even  unto  this  day, 
and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

CHAP.  IV. 

JF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord,  return  unto  me  :  and  if  thou  wilt 
put  away  thine  abominations  out  of  my 
sight,  then  shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  And  thou  shalt  swear  The  Lord  liveth, 
in  truth,  in  judgment,  and  in  righteousness; 
and  the  nations  shall  bless  themselves  in 
him,  and  in  him  shall  they  glory. 

3  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  men 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  Break  up  your 
fallow  ground,  and  sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  Circumcise  yourselves  to  the  Lord, 
and  take  away  the  foreskins  of  your  heart, 
ye  men  of Juaah  and  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  lest  my  fury  come  forth  like  fire, 
and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it,  because 
of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  publish  in 
Jerusalem;  and  say,  Blow  ye  the  trumpet 
in  the  land:  cry,  Gather  together,  and  say, 
Assemble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into  the 
defenced  cities. 

6  Set  up  the  standard  toward  Zion  : 
retire,  stay  not :  for  I  will  bring  evil  from 
the  north,  and  a  great  destruction. 

7  The  lion  is  come  up  from  his  thicket, 
and  the  destroyer  of  the  Gentiles  is  on  his 
way ;  he  is  gone  forth  from  his  place  to 
make  thy  land  desolate ;  and  thy  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  without  an  inhabitant. 

8  For  this  gird  you  with  sackcloth, 
lament  and  howl :  for  the  fierce  anger  of 
the  Lord  is  not  turned  back  from  us. 


9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  the  heart  of  the  kingi  whole  land  shall  be  desolate 
shall  perish,  and  the  heart  of  the  princes  ;  not  make  a  full  end. 
and  the  priests  shall  be  astonished,  and  the!     28  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn,  and 


IV.  Lamentation  over  Judah. 

whereas  the  sword  reacheth  unto  the  soul. 

1 1  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said  to  this 
people  and  to  Jerusalem,  A  dry  wind  of 
the  high  places  in  the  wilderness  toward 
the  daughter  of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor 
to  cleanse, 

12  Even  a  full  wind  from  those  places 
shall  come  unto  me :  now  also  will  I  give 
sentence  against  them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as  clouds, 
and  his  chariots  shall  be  as  a  whirlwind  : 
his  horses  are  swifter  than  eagles.  Wo 
unto  us !  for  we  are  spoiled. 

14  O  Jerusalem,  wash  thy  heart  from 
wickedness,  that  thou  mayest  be  saved. 
How  long  shall  thy  vain  thoughts  lodge 
within  thee? 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  from  Dan,  and 
publisheth  affliction  from  mount  Ephraim. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  nations ; 
behold,  publish  against  Jerusalem,  that 
watcheis  come  from  a  far  country,  and  give 
out  their  voice  against  the  cities  of  Judah. 

17  As  keepers  of  a  field,  are  they  against 
her  round  about ;  because  she  hath  been 
rebellious  against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  pro- 
cured these  things  unto  thee :  this  is  thy 
wickedness,  because  it  is  bitter,  because 
it  reacheth  unto  thy   heart. 

19  If  My  bowels,  my  bowels!  I  am 
pained  at  my  very  heart;  my  heart  maketh 
a  noise  in  me ;  I  cannot  hold  my  peace, 
because  thou  hast  heard,  O  my  soul,  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war. 

20  Destruction  upon  destruction  is 
cried  ;  for  the  whole  land  is  spoiled  :  sud- 
denly are  my  tents  spoiled,  and  my  cur- 
tains in  a  moment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the  standard, 
and  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they  have 
not  known  me  ;  they  are  sottish  children, 
and  the}7  have  none  understanding :  they 
are  wise  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good  they 
have  no  knowledge. 

23  1  beheld  the  earth,  and  lo,  it  was 
without  form,  and  void ;  and  the  heavens, 
and  they  had  no  light. 

24  I  beheld  the  mountains,  and  lo,they 
trembled,  and  all  the  hills  moved  lightly. 

25  I  beheld,  and  lo,  there  was  no  man, 
and  all  the  birds  of  the  heavens  were  fled. 

26  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  fruitful  place 
was  a  wilderness,  and  all  the  cities  thereot 
were  broken  down  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  by  his  fierce  anger. 

27  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said,  The 

yet  will  I 


prophets  shall  wonder. 


,  the  heavens  above   be  black  :   because   I 

10   Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  !  surely  have  spoken  it,  I  have  purposed  U,  and 

thou  hast  greatly  deceived  this  people  andjwill  not  repent,  neither  will  I  turn  back 


Jerusalem,  saying,  Ye  shall  have  peace :'  from  it. 


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God's  judgments  an  the  Jews 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for  the 
noise  of  the  horsemen  and  bowmen  ;  they 
shall  go  into  thickets,  and  climb  up  upon 
the  rocks  :  every  city  shall  be  forsaken, 
and  not  a  man  dwell  therein. 

30  And  "when  thou  art  spoiled,  what 
wilt  thou  do?  Though  thou  clothest  thyself 
with  crimson,  though  thou  deckest  thee 
with  ornaments  of  gold,  though  thou  rendest 
thy  face  with  painting,  in  vain  shalt  thou 
make  thyself  Fair :  thy  lovers  will  despise 
thee,  they  will  seek  thy  life. 

31  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of  a 
woman  in  travail,  and  the  anguish  as  of 
her  that  bringeth  forth  her  first  child;  the 
voice  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  that  be- 
waileth  herself,  that  spreadeth  her  hands, 
saying,  Wo  is  me  now !  for  my  soul  is 
wearied  because  of  murderers. 

CHAP.  V. 

RUN  ye  to  and  fro  through  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem,  and  see  now,  and 
know,  and  seek  in  the  nroad  places  there 
of,  if  ye  can  find  a  man,  if  there  be  any 
that  executeth  judgment,  that  seeketh  the 
truth ;  and  I  will  pardon  it. 

2  And  though  they  say,TheLoRD  liveth; 
surely  they  swear  falsely. 

3  O  Lord,  are  not  thine  eyes  upon  the 
truth?  thou  hast  stricken  them,  but  they 
have  not  grieved ;  thou  hast  consumed 
them,  but  they  have  refused  to  receive 
correction :  they  have  made  their  faces 
harder  than  a  rock  ;  they  have  reFused  to 
return. 

4  Therefore  I  said,  Surely  these  are 
poor  ;  they  are  foolish  :  for  they  know  not 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  judgment  of 
their  God. 

5  I  will  get  me  unto  the  great  men,  and 
will  speak  unto  them ;  for  they  have  known 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  and  the  judgment 
of  their  God :  but  these  have  altogether 
broken  the  yoke,  and  burst  the  bonds. 

6  Wherefore  a  lion  out  of  the  forest  shall 
slay  them,  and  a  wolf  of  the  evenings  shall 
spoil  them,  a  leopard  shall  watch  over  their 
cities:  every  one  that  goeth  out  thence 
shall  be  torn  in  pieces:  because  their 
transgressions  are  many,  and  their  back- 
slidings  are  increased. 

7  How  shall  I  pardon  thee  for  this?  thy 
children  have  forsaken  me,  and  sworn  by 
them  that  are  no  gods :  when  I  had  fed 
them  to  the  full,  they  then  committed 
adultery,  and  assembled  themselves  by 
troops  in  the  harlots'  houses. 

8  They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the  morn- 
ing :  every  one  neighed  after  his  neigh- 
bour's wife. 


JEREMIAH     for  their  manifold  corruptions. 

her  battlements  ;    for  they  are  not  the 
Lord's. 

1 1  For  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house 
of  Judah  have  dealt  very  treacherously 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  They  have  belied  the  Lord,  and 
said,  It  is  not  he;  neither  shall  evil  come 
upon  us  ;  neither  shall  we  see  sword  nor 
famine  : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  become  wind, 
and  the  word  is  not  in  them  :  thus  shall  it 
be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  Because  ye  speak  this  word,  be- 
hold, I  will  make  my  words  in  thy  mouth 
fire,  and  this  people  wood,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour them. 

15  Lo,  I  will  bring  a  nation  upon  you 
from  far,  Ohouseof  Israel,  saith  the  Lord: 
it  is  a  mighty  nation,  it  is  an  ancient  na- 
tion, a  nation  whose  language  thou  know- 
est  not,  neither  understandest  what  they 
say. 

16  Their  quiver  was  an  open  sepulchre, 
they  are  all  mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thy  harvest, 
and  thy  bread,  which  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  should  eat :  they  shall  eat  up  thy 
flocks  and  thy  herds  :  they  shall  eat  up 
thy  vines  and  thy  fig-trees  :  they  shall 
impoverish  thy  fenced  cities,  wherein  thou 
trustedst,  with  the  sword. 

18  Nevertheless,  in  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  not  make  a  full  end  with  you 

19  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
shall  say,  Wherefore  doeth  the  Lord  our 
God  all  these  things  unto  us  ?  then  shalt 
thou  answer  them,  Like  as  ye  have  for- 
saken me,  and  served  strange  gods  in  your 
land,  so  shall  ye  serve  strangers  in  a  land 
that  is  not  yours. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  publish  it  in  Judah,  saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  people,  and 
without  understanding;  which  have  eyes, 
and  see  not ;  which  have  ears,andhearnot: 

22  Fear  ye  not  me?  saith  the  Lord: 
will  ye  not  tremble  at  my  presence,  which 
have  placed  the  sand  for  the  bound  of  the 
sea  by  a  perpetual  decree,  that  it  cannot 
pass  it :  and  though  the  waves  thereof  toss 
themselves,  yet  can  they  not  prevail; 
though  they  roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass 
over  it  ? 

23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolting  and 
a  rebellious  heart ;  they  are  revolted  and 
gone. 

24  Neither  say  they  in  their  heart,  Let 
us  now  fear  the  Lord  our  God,  thatgiveth 
rain,  both  the  former  and  the  latter,  in  his 


9  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these  things?  saith  [season:  he  reserveth  unto  us  the  appointed 

weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  If  Your  iniquities  have  turned  away 


the  Lord:  and  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenj 
ed  on  such  a  nation  as  this? 

10  1[  Go  ye  up  upon  her  walls,  and  de-j  these  things,  and  your  sins  have  withholdeh 


Sfroy ;  but  make  not  a  full  end:  take  away 'good  things  from  you. 


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CHAP   VI. 


The  enemies  of  Judah  encouraged 

26  For  among  my  people  are  found 
wicked  men:  they  lay  wait,  as  he  that  set- 
teth  snares ;  they  set  a  trap,  they  catch  men. 

27  As  a  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so  are  their 
houses  full  of  deceit :  therefore  they  are 
become  great,  and  waxen  rich. 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  they  shine :  yea, 
they  overpass  the  deeds  of  the  wicked: 
they  judge  not  the  cause,  the  cause  of  the 
fatherless,  yet  they  prosper ;  and  the  right 
of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge. 

29  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these  things?  saith 
the  Lord:  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged 
on  such  a  nation  as  this? 

30  IT  A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is 
committed  in  the  land; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and 
the  priests  bear  rule  by  their  means  ;  and 
my  people  love  to  have  it  so:  and  what 
will  ye  do  in  the  end  thereof? 

CHAP.  VI. 

OYE  children  of  Benjamin,  gather 
yourselves  to  flee  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem,  and  blow  the  trumpet  in  Tekoa, 
and  set  up  a  sign  of  fire  in  Beth-haccerem  : 
for  evil  appeareth  out  of  the  north,  and 
great  destruction. 

2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of  Zion 
to  a  comely  and  delicate  woman. 

3  The  shepherds  with  their  flocks  shall 
come  unto  her ;  they  shall  pitch  their  tents 
against  her  round  about ;  they  shall  feed 
every  one  in  his  place. 

4  Prepare  ye  war  against  her;  arise, 
and  let  us  go  up  at  noon.  Wo  unto  us  ! 
for  the  day  goeth  away,  for  the  shadows  of 
the  evening  are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night,  and  let 
us  destroy  her  palaces. 

6  IT  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of  hosts 
said,  Hew  ye  down  trees,  and  cast  a  mount 
against  Jerusalem :  this  is  the  city  to  be 
visited ;  she  m  wholly  oppression  in  the 
midst  of  her. 

7  As  a  fountain  casteth  out  her  waters, 
so  she  casteth  out  her  wickedness :  vio- 
lence and  spoil  is  heard  in  her ;  before  me 
continually  is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Jerusalem,  lest 
my  soul  depart  from  thee ;  lest  I  make 
thee  desolate,  a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  They 
shall  thoroughly  glean  the  remnant  of  Is- 
rael as  a  vine  :  turn  back  thy  hand  as  a 
grape-gatherer  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak,  and  give 
warning, that  they  may  hear?  Behold,  their 
ear  is  uncircumcised,  and  they  cannot 
hearken  :  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
unto  them  a  reproach ;  they  have  no  de- 
light in  it. 


God's  judgments  proclaimed. 

for  even  the  husband  with  the  wife  shall 
be  taken,  the  aged  with  him  that  is  full  ot 
days. 

12  And  their  houses  shall  be  turned  unto 
others, with  their  fields  and  wives  together: 
for  I  will  stretch  out. my  hand  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them  even  unto 
the  greatest  of  them  every  one  is  given  to 
covetousness  ;  and  from  the  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

14  They  have  healed  also  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace  ;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed  abomination?  nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they  blush ; 
therefore  they  shall  fall  among  them  that 
fall :  at  the  time  that  I  visit  them  they  shall 
be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in 
the  ways,  and  see,  and  ask  for  the  old 
paths,  where  is  the  good  way,  and  walk 
therein,  and  ye  shallfindrest  for  your  souls. 
But  they  said,  We  will  not  walk  therein. 

17  Also  I  set  watchmen  over  you,  saying, 
Hearken  to  the  sound  of  the  trumpet.  But 
they  said.  We  will  not  hearken. 

18  IF  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations,  and 
know ,  O  congregation ,  wha t  i s  among  them . 

19  Hear,  O  earth  :  Behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  this  people,  crew  the  fruit  of  their 
thoughts,  because  they  have  not  hearkened 
unto  my  words,  nor  to  nry  law,  but  re- 
jected it. 

20  To  what  purpose  comcth  there  to  me 
incense  from  Sheba,  and  the  sweet  cane 
from  a  far  country?  your  burnt-offerings 
are  not  acceptable,  nor  j7our  sacrifices 
sweet  unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  lay  stumbling-blocks  before 
this  people,  and  the  fathers  and  the  sons 
together  shall  fall  upon  them  ;  the  neigh- 
bour and  his  friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a  peo- 
ple cometh  from  the  north  country,  and  a 
great  nation  shall  be  raised  from  the  sides 
of  the  earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear, 
they  are  cruel,  and  have  no  mercy ;  their 
voice  roareth  like  the  sea;  and  they  ride- 
upon  horses,  set  in  array  as  men  for  war 
against  thee,  O  daughter  of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof:  oilt 
hands  wax  feeble:  anguish  hath  taken  hold 
of  us,  and  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travai i  . 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field,  nor  walk 
by  the  way ;  for  the  sword  of  the  enemy 
and  fear  m  on  every  side. 

26  IT  O  daughter  of  my  people,  m 


A  Therefore  I  am  full  of  the  fury  of  the  with  sackcloth,  and  wallow  thyself  in 
Lord  ;  I  am  weary  with  holding  in  :  I  will  ashes:  make  thee  mourning,  asjor  an  only 
pour  it  out  upon  the  children  abroad,  and  son, most  bitter  lamentation:  for  the  spoiler 
upon  the  assembly  of  young  men  together:  shall  suddenly  come  upon  us. 

5.67 


Jin  exhortation  to  repentance.        JEREMIAH. 


Idolatry  threatened. 


27  1  have  set  thee  for  a  tower  and  a 
fortress  among  my  people,  that  thou  may- 
est  know  and  try  theii  way. 

28  They  are  all  grievous  revolters, 
walking  with  slanders  :  they  are  brass  and 
iron;  they  are  all  corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  are  burned,  the  lead  is 
consumed  of  the  fire  ;  the  founder  melteth 
in  vain :  for  the  wicked  are  not  plucked 
away. 

30  Reprobate  silver  shall  men  call  them, 
because  the  Lord  hath  rejected  them. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  proclaim  there  this  word,  and  say, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  Ju- 
dah,  that  enter  in  at  these  gates  to  worship 
the  Lord. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  Amend  your  ways  and  your  doings, 
and  I  will  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 

4  Trustye  not  in  lying  words,  saying,  The 
temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of  the 
Lord,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  thoroughly  amend  your  ways 
and  your  doings;  if  ye  thoroughly  execute 
judgment  between  a  man  and  his  neigh- 
bour; 

6  If  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  shed  not 
innocent  blood  in  this  place,  neither  walk 
after  other  gods  to  your  hurt; 

7  Then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this 
pjace,  in  the  land  that  I  gave"  to  your 
tathers,  for  ever  and  ever. 

8  II  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words, 
that  cannot  profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  commit 
adultery,  and  swear  falsely,  and  burn  in- 
cense unto  Baal,  and  walk  after  other  gods 
whom  ye  know  not ; 

10  And  come  and  stand  before  me  in 
this  house,  which  is  called  by  my  name, 
and  say,  We  are  delivered  to  do  all  these 
abominations  ? 

1 1  Is  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my 
name,  become  a  den  of  robbers  in  your 
eyes  ?  Behold,  even  1  have  seen  it,  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  But  <£o  ye  now  unto  my  place  which 
was  in  Shiloh,  where  I  set  my  name  at  the 
first,  and  see  what  I  did  to  it  for  the  wick- 
edness of  my  people  Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all 
these  works,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I  spake 
unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speaking, 
but  ye  heard  not ;  and  I  called  you,  but 
ye  answered  not ; 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  this  house, 
which  is  called  by  my  name,  wherein  ye 
trust,  and  unto  the  place  which  I  gave  to 
you  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I  have  done  to 
Shiloh. 


15  And  1  will  cast  you  out  of  my  sight, 
as  I  have  cast  out  all  your  brethren,  even 
the  whole  seed  of  Ephraim. 

16  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 
ple, neither  lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them, 
neither  make  intercession  to  me  :  for  I  will 
not  hear  thee. 

17  IF  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the 
cities  of  Judah  and  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem? 

18  The  children  gather  wood,  and  the 
fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and  the  women 
knead  their  dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink 
offerings  unto  other  gods,  that  they  may 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

1 9  Do  they  provoke  me  to  anger?  saith 
the  Lord  :  do  they  not  provoke  themselves 
to  the  confusion  of  their  own  faces? 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  mine  anger  and  my  fury  shall  be 
poured  out  upon  this  place,  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of  the  field, 
and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground ;  and  it 
shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Put  your  burnt-offerings 
unto  your  sacrifices,  and  eat  flesh. 

22  For  I  spake  not  unto  your  fathers,  nor 
commanded  them  in  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  concerning 
burnt-offerings  or  sacrifices : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I  them, 
saying,  Obey  my  voice,  and  I  will  be  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people  :  and  walk 
ye  in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  commanded 
you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  walked  in  the  counsels  and 
in  the  imagination  of  their  evil  heart,  and 
went  backward,  and  not  forward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fathers  came 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day 
I  have  even  sent  unto  you  all  my  servants 
the  prophets,  daily  rising  up  early  and 
sending  them : 

26  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  hardened  their 
neck:  they  did  worse  than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  all  these 
words  unto  them;  but  they  will  not  heark- 
en to  thee:  thou  shalt  also  call  unto  them; 
but  they  will  not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This 
is  a  nation  that  obeyeth  not  the  voice  of 
!the  Lord  their  God,  nor  receiveth  cor- 
rection :  truth  is  perished,  and  is  cut  off 
from  their  mouth. 

29  IF  Cut  off  thy  hair,  O  Jerusalem, 
'and  cast  it  away,  and  take  up  a  lamenta- 
tion on  high  places;  for  the  Lord  hath  re- 
jected and  forsaken  the  generation  of  his 
wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah  have  done 
i  evil  in  my  sight,  saith  the  Lord  :  they  have 

568 


The  impenitent  Jews  upbraided.  CHAP.  VIII,  IX.  Their  judgment  shewed. 


set  their  abominations  in  the  house  which  is 
called  by  my  name,  to  pollute  it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  high  places 
of  Tophet,  which  is  in  the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  to  burn  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  in  the  fire  ;  which  I  com- 
manded them  not,  neither  came  it  into  my 
heart. 

32  IF  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be 
called  Tophet, norThe  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of  Slaughter  :  for 
they  shall  bury  in  Tophet,  till  there  be  no 
place. 

33  And  the  carcasses  of  this  people  shall 
be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
for  the  beasts  of  the  earth ;  and  none  shall 
fray  them  away. 

34  Then  will  I  cause  to  cease  from  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  from  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride  :  for  the 
land  shall  be  desolate. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they 
shall  bring  out  the  bones  of  the  kings 
of  Judah,  and  the  bones  of  his  princes,  and 
the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the  bones  of 
the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their  graves  : 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them  before  the 
sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  whom  they  have  loved,  and  whom 
they  have  served,  and  after  whom  they 
have  walked,  and  whom  they  have  sought, 
and  whom  they  have  worshipped :  they 
shall  not  be  gathered,  nor  be  buried ;  they 
shall  be  for  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

3  And  death  shall  be  chosen  rather  than 
life  by  all  the  residue  of  them  that  remain 
of  this  evil  family,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven  them,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  IF  Moreover,  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Shall  they  fall,  and 
not  arise?  shall  he  turn  away,  and  not 
return? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Jerusalem 
slidden  back  by  a  perpetual  backsliding? 
they  hold  fast  deceit,  they  refuse  to  return. 

6  I  hearkened  and  heard,  but  they  spake 
not  aright :  no  man  repented  him  of  his 
wickedness,  saying,  What  have  I  done  ? 
every  one  turned  to  his  course,  as  the  horse 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven  knoweth 
her  appointed  times ;  and  the  turtle,  and 


9  The  wise  men  are  ashamed,  they  are 
dismayed  and  taken  :  lo,  they  have  re- 
jected the  word  of  the  Lord;  and  what 
wisdom  is  in  them  ? 

10  Therefore  will  I  give  their  wives 
unto  others,  and  their  fields  to  thern  that 
shall  inherit  them  :  for  every  one  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest  is  given  to 
covetousness,  from  the  prophet  even  unto 
the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

1 1  For  they  have  healed  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace  ;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed  abomination?  nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they 
blush :  therefore  shall  they  fall  among 
them  that  fall  :  in  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  IF  I  will  surely  consume  them,  saith 
the  Lord  :  there  shall  be  no  grapes  on  the 
vine,  nor  figs  on  the  fig-tree,  and  the  leaf 
shall  fade  ;  and  the  things  that  I  have  given 
them  shall  pass  away  from  them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still?  assemble  your- 
selves, and  let  us  enter  into  the  defenced 
cities,  and  let  us  be  silent  there  :  for  the 
Lord  our  God  hath  put  us  to  silence,  and 
given  us  water  of  gall  to  drink,  because 
we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  looked  for  peace,  but  no  good 
came ;  and  for  a  time  of  health,  and  be- 
hold, trouble ! 

16  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was  heard 
from  Dan  ;  the  whole  land  trembled  at  the 
sound  of  the  neighing  of  his  strong  ones  : 
for  they  are  come,  and  have  devoured  the 
land,  and  all  that  is  in  it ;  the  city,  and 
those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For  behold,  I  will  send  serpents, 
cockatrices,  among  you,  which  will  not  be 
charmed,  and  they  shall  bite  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  IF  When  I  would  comfort  myself 
against  sorrow,  my  heart  is  faint  in  me. 

19  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  because  of  them 
that  dwell  in  a  far  country:  Is  not  the 
Lord  in  Z ion?  is  not  herKing  in  her?  Why 
have  they  provoked  me  to  anger  with  their 
graven  images,  and  with  strange  vanities? 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  summer  is 
ended,  and  we  are  not  saved. 

21  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  ray 
people  am  I  hurt ;  I  am  black  ;  astonish- 
ment hath  taken  hold  on  me. 

22  Is  there  no  balm  inGilead;  is  there 
no  physician  there?  why  then  is  not  the 


nei  dppujineu  umes ;  ana  me  turtle,  ana  no  physician  there :  why  men  is  uoi  Wie- 
the crane,  and  the  swallow,  observe  the! health  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  re- 


time  of  their    coming;  but    my    people 
know  not  the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say,  We  are  wise,  and 
the  law  of  the  Lord  is  with  us?  Lo,  cer 


covered? 


CHAP.  IX. 


I/^Htl 
-fv-f  ey 


H  that  my  head  were  waters,  and  mine 
es  a  fountain  of  tears,  that  I  might 


tainly  in  vain  made  he  it;  the  pen  of  the!  weep  day  and  night  for  the  slain  of  the 


scribes  is  in  vain 


!  daughter  of  my  people  ! 


569 


The  sins  of  the  Jews  bewailed.        JEREMIAH.        Tlie  cause  of  their  calamity. 

2  Oh  that  I  had  in   the  wilderness   a! after  them,  till  I   have  consumed  them. 

that  1 1      17  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 


lodging-place  of  way-faring  men 

leave  my  m 
for  they  be  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of 
treacherous  men. 

3  And  they  bend  their  tongues  like  their 
bow/or  lies:  but  they  are  not  valiant  for 
the  truth  upon  the  earth;  for  they  proceed 
from  evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

4  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  hi?  neigh- 
bour, and  trust  ye  not  in  any  brother:  for 
every  brother  will  utterly  supplant,  and 
every  neighbour  will  walk  with  slanders. 

5  And  they  will  deceive  every  one  his 
neighbour,  and  will  not  speak  the  truth: 
they  have  taught  their  tongue  to  speak 
lies,  and  weary  themselves  to  commit  ini- 
quity. 

6  Thy  habitation  is  in  the  midst  of 
deceit;  through  deceit  they  refuse  to  know 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  I  will  melt  them,  and  try  them; 
for  how  shall  I  do  for  the  daughter  of  my 
people? 

8  Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow  shot  out; 
it  speaketh  deceit:  one  speaketh  peacea- 
bly to  his  neighbour  with  his  mouth,  but  in 
heart  he  layeth  his  wait. 

9  U  Shall  I  not  visit  them  for  these 
things?  saith  the  Lord  :  shall  not  my  soul 
be  avenged  on  such  a  nation  as  this/ 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take  up  a 
weeping  and  wailing,  and  for  the  habita- 
tions of  the  wilderness  a  lamentation,  be- 
cause they  are  burned  up,  so  that  none  can 
pass  through  Ihern;  neither  can  men  hear 
the  voice  of  the  cattle:  both  the  fowl  of 
the  heavens  and  the  beast  are  fled;  they 
are  gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem  heaps, 
and  a  den  of  dragons;  and  I  will  make  the 
cities  of  Judah  desolate,*  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

12  IT  Who  is  the  wise  man,  that  may 
understand  this  ?  and  who  is  he  to  whom 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  that 
he  may  declare  it,  for  what  the  land  perish- 
eth  and  is  burned  up  like  a  wilderness, 
that  none  passeth  through? 

13  And  the  Lord  saith,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  my  law  which  I  set  before 
them,  and  have  not  obeyed  my  voice, 
neither  walked  therein; 

14  But  have  walked  after  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  own  heart,  and  after  Baalim, 
which  their  fathers  taught  them  : 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will 
feed  them,  even  this  people,  with  worm- 
wood, and  give  them  water  of  gall  to  drink.!  but  speak  not:  they  must  needs  be  borne, 

16  I  will  scatter  them  also  among  the  because  they  cannot  go.  Be  not  afraid  ol 
heathen,  whom  neither  they  nor  their  fa-' them;  for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither  also 
thers  have  known :  and  I  will  send  a  sword  is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

570 


might  feave  my  people,  and  go  from  them  !  |  Consider  ye,  and  call  for  the  mourning 

r  women,  that  they  may  come;  and  send  for 
cunning  women,  that  they  may  come  : 

18  And  let  them  make  haste,  and  take 
up  a  wailing  for  us,  that  our  eyes  may  run 
down  with  tears,  and  our  eyelids  gush  out 
with  waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard  out  of 
Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled!  we  are  greatly 
confounded,  because  we  have  forsaken 
the  land,  because  our  dwellings  have  cast 
us  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
ye  women,  and  let  your  ear  receive  the 
word  of  his  mouth,  and  teach  your  daugh- 
ters wailing,  and  every  one  her  neighbour 
lamentation. 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our  win- 
dows, and  is  entered  into  our  palaces,  to 
cut  off  the  children  from  without,  and  the 
young  men  from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even 
the  carcasses  of  men  shall  fall  as  dung  upon 
the  open  field,  and  as  the  handful  alter  the 
harvest-man,  and  none  shall  gather  them. 

23  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  not  the 
wise  man  glory  in  his  wisdom,  neither  let 
the  mighty  man  glory  in  his  might,  let  not 
the  rich  man  glory  in  his  riches : 

24  But  let  him  that  glorieth,  glory  in 
this,  that  he  understandeth  and  knoweth 
me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  which  exercise 
loving-kindness,  judgment,  and  righteous- 
ness, in  the  earth:  for  in  these  things  I 
delight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  H  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  1  will  punish  all  them  which 
are  circumcised  with  the  uncircumcised: 

26  Egypt,  and  Judah,  and  Edom,  and 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  Moab,  and 
all  that  are  in  the  utmost  corners,  that 
dwell  in  the  wilderness :  for  all  these  na- 
tions are  uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  are  uncircumcised  in  the  heart* 

CHAP.  X. 

HEAR  ye  the  word  which  the  Lord 
speaketh  unto  you, O  house  of  Israel: 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn  not  the 
way  of  the  heathen,  and  be  not  dismayed 
at  the  signs  of  heaven ;  for  the  heathen  are 
dismayed  at  them. 

3  For  the  customs  of  the  people  are 
vain:  for  one  cutteth  a  tree  out  of  the  fo- 
rest, the  work  of  the  hands  of  the  work- 
man, with  the  axe. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with 
gold;  they  fasten  it  with  nails  and  with 
hammers,  that  it  move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm-tree, 


j\  o  comparison  with  God. 


CHAP.  XI.  Jeremiah  proclaims  God's  covenant* 


6  Forasmuch  as  there  is  none  like  unto;  north  country,  to  make  the  cities  of  J  udah 


thee,  O  Lord;  thou  art  great,  and  thy 
name  is  great  in  might. 

7  Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O  King  of 
nations?  for  to  thee  doth  it  appertain:  for- 
asmuch as  among  all  the  wise  men  of  the 
nations,  and  in  all  their  kingdoms,  there  is 
none  like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  altogether  brutish  and 
foolish:  the  stock  is  a  doctrine  of  vanities. 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is  brought 
from  Tarshish,  and  gold  from  Uphaz,  the 
work  of  the  workman,  and  of  the  hands  of 
the  founder:  blue  and  purple  is  their  cloth- 
ing: they  are  all  the  work  of  cunning  men. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  true  God,  he  is 
the  living  God,  and  an  everlasting  King  : 
at  his  wrath  the  earth  shall  tremble,  and 
the  nations  shall  not  be  able  to  abide  his 
indignation. 

11  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them.  The 
gods  that  have  not  made  the  heavens  and 
the  earth,  even  they  shall  perish  from  the 
earth,  and  from  under  these  heavens. 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  pow- 
er, he  hath  established  the  world  by  his 
wisdom,  and  hath  stretched  out  the  hea- 
vens by  his  discretion. 

13  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is 
a  multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens,  and 
he  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ;  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out 
of  his  treasures. 

14  Every  man  is  brutish  in  his  know- 
ledge :  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image :  for  his  molten  image  is 
falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

15  They  are  vanity,  and  the  work  of 
errors:  in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they 
shall  perish. 

16  The  Portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like 
them  :  for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things ; 
and  Israel  is  the  rod  of  his  inheritance : 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

17  IT  Gather  up  thy  wares  out  of  the 
land,  O  inhabitant  of  the  fortress. 

13  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I 
will  sling  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
at  this  once,  and  wiU  distress  them  that 
they  may  find  it  so. 

1 9  IT  Wo  is  me  for  my  hurt !  my  wound 
is  grievous :  but  I  said,  Truly  this  is  a 
grief,  and  I  must  bear  it. 

20  My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and  all  my 
cords  are  broken :  my  children  are  gone 
forth  of  me,  and  they  are  not:  there  is 
none  to  stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more, 
and  to  set  up  my  curtains. 

21  For  the  pastors  are  become  brutish, 
and  have  not  sought  the  Lord  :   therefore 


desolate,  and  a  den  of  dragons. 

23  11  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the  way  of 
man  is  not  in  himself :  it  is  not  in  man  that 
walketh  to  direct  his  steps. 

24  OLord,  correct  me,  but  with  judg- 
ment ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring 
me  to  nothing. 

25  Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the  heathen 
that  know  thee  not,  and  upon  the  families 
that  call  not  on  thy  name :  for  they  have 
eaten  up  Jacob,  and  devoured  him,  and 
consumed  him,  and  have  made  his  habita- 
tion desolate. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant, 
and  speak  unto  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel ;  Cursed  be  the 
man  that  obeyeth  not  the  words  of  this 
covenant, 

4  Which  I  commanded  your  fathers  in 
the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  iron  furnace,  say- 
ing, Obey  my  voice,  and  do  them,  accord- 
ing to  all  which  I  command  you  :  so  shall 
ye  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  your  God : 

5  That  I  may  perform  the  oath  which  I 
have  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  to  give  them 
a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  as  it 
is  this  day.  Then  answered  I,  and  said, 
So  be  it,  O  Lord. 

6  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Pro- 
claim all  these  words  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  say- 
ing, Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant, 
and  do  them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  unto  your 
fathers  in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  up 
out  of  the  land  ot  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day,  rising  early  and  protesting,  saying, 
Obey  my  voice. 

8  Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  walked  every  one  in  the  im- 
agination of  their  evil  heart :  therefore  I 
will  bring  upon  them  all  the  words  of  this 
covenant,  which  I  commanded  them  to  do, 
but  they  did  them  not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  A  con- 
spiracy is  found  among  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  among  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  the  iniqui- 
ties of  their  forefathers,  which  refused  to 
hear  my  words  ;  and  they  went  after  other 
gods  to  serve  them  :  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judah  have  broken  my 
covenant  which  I  made  with  their  fathers. 

11  IT  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
they  shall  not  prosper,  and  all  their  flocks j  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them  winch 
shall  be  scattered.                                          jlftev  shall   not  be   able  to  escape;    and 

22  Behold,   the  noise  of  the   bruit  is: though  they  .shall  cry  unto  me,  1  will  not 
come,  and  a  great  commotion  out  of  the  i  hearken  unto  them 

571 


Evil  to  the  Jews  prophesied.  JEREMIAH. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Judah  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go,  and  cry  unto 
the  gods  unto  whom  they  offer  incense  : 
but  they  shall  not  save  them  at  all  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number  of  thy 
cities  were  thy  gods,  O  Judah ;  and  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem  have  ye  set  up  altars  to  that 
shameful  thing,  even  altars  to  burn  incense 
unto  Baal.  . 

1 4  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 
ple, neither  lift  up  a  cry  or  prayer  for 
them  :  for  1  will  not  hear  them  in  the  time 
that  they  cry  unto  me  for  their  trouble. 

15  What  hath  my  beloved  to  do  in  my 
house,  seeing  she  hath  wrought  lewdness 
with  many  f  and  the  holy  flesh  is  passed 
from  thee?  when  thou  doest  evil,  then 
thou  rejoicest. 

16  The  Lord  called  thy  name,  A  green 
olive-tree,  fair,  and  of  goodly  fruit :  with 
the  noise  of  a  great  tumult  he  hath  kindled 
fire  upon  it,  and  the  branches  of  it  are 
broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  planted 
thee,  hath  pronounced  evil  against  thee, 
for  the  evil  of  the  house  of  Israel  and  of 
the  house  of  Judah,  which  they  have  done 
against  themselves  to  provoke  me  to  anger 
in  offering  incense  unto  Baal. 

18  IT  And  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
knowledge  of  it,  and  I  knowttf;  then  thou 
shewedst  me  their  doings. 

19  But  I  was  like  a  lamb  or  an  ox  that 
is  brought  to  the  slaughter ;  and  I  knew 
not  that  they  had  devised  devices  against 
me,  saying,  Let  us  destroy  the  tree  with 
the  fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off 
from  the  land  of  the  living,  that  his  name 
may  be  no  more  remembered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  judgest 
righteously,  that  triest  the  reins  and  the 
heart,  let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  : 
for  unto  thee  have  I  revealed  my  cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
men  of  Anathoth,  that  seek  thy  life,  say- 
ing, Prophesy  not  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Behold,  I  will  punish  them:  the 
young  men  shall  die  by  the  sword  ;  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  shall  die  by 
famine : 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant  of 
them  :  for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  the  men  of 
Anathoth,  even  the  year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAP.  XII. 
IGHTEOUS  art  thou,  O  Lord,  when 


Prosperity  of  the  wiciced. 


R' 


have  taken  root:  they  grow,  yea,  they 
bring  forth  fruit :  thou  art  near  in  their 
mouth,  and  far  from  their  reins. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  knowest  me :  thou 
hast  seen  me,  and  tried  my  heart  toward 
thee:  pull  them  out  like  sheep  for  the 
slaughter,  and  prepare  them  for  the  day 
of  slaughter. 

4  How  long  shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
the  herbs  of  every  field  wither,  for  the 
wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein?  the 
beasts  are  consumed,  and  the  birds ;  be- 
cause they  said,  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end. 

5  H  If  thou  hast  run  with  the  footmen, 
and  they  have  wearied  thee,  then  how 
canst  thou  contend  with  horses?  and  if  in 
the  land  of  peace,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
they  •wearied  thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do 
in  the  swelling  of  Jordan? 

6  For  even  thy  brethren,  and  the  house 
of  thy  father,  even  they  have  dealt  treach- 
erously with  thee  ;  yea,  they  have  called 
a  multitude  after  thee  :  believe  them  not, 
though  they  speak  fair  words  unto  thee. 

7  IT  I  have  forsaken  my  house,  I  have 
left  my  heritage  ;  I  have  given  the  dear- 
ly beloved  of  my  soul  into  the  hand  of  her 
enemies. 

8  My  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  lion  in 
the  forest ;  it  crieth  out  against  me :  there- 
fore have  I  hated  it. 

9  My  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  speck- 
led bird,  the  birds  round  about  are  against 
her;  come  ye,  assemble  all  the  beasts  oi 
the  field,  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  pastors  have  destroyed  my 
vineyard,  they  have  trodden  my  portion 
under  foot,  they  have  made  my  pleasant 
portion  a  desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate,  and 
being  desolate  it  mourneth  unto  me  ;  the 
whole  land  is  made  desolate,  because  no 
man  layeth  it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon  all  high 
places  through  the  wilderness  :  for  the 
sword  of  the  Lord  shall  devour  from  the 
one  end  of  the  land  even  to  the  other  end 
of  the  land  ;  no  flesh  shall  have  peace. 

13  They  have  sown  wheat,  but  shall 
reap  thorns  :  they  have  put  themselves  to 
pain,  but  shall  not  profit ;  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed  of  your  revenues  because  of 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

14  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  against  all 
mine  evil  neighbours,  that  touch  the  inhe- 
ritance which  I  have  caused  my  people  Is- 
rael to  inherit ;  Behold,  I  will  pluck  them 
out  of  their  land,  and  pluck  out  the  house 


I  plead  with  thee  :  yet  let  me  talkjof  Judah  from  among  them. 


with  thee  of 
doth  the   way 


thy  judgments  : 
r  of  the   wickc 


Wherefore 
d  prosper  ? 


.5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  after  that 
I  have  plucked  them  out  I  will  return,  and 


wherefore  are  all  they  happy  that  deal  i have  compassion  on  them,  and  will  bring 
very  treacherously?  jthem  again,  every  man  to  his  heritage, 

2  Thou  hast  phmted  them,  yea,  they  i and  every  man  to  his  land. 

572 


Type  of  a  linen  girdle.  CHAP    XIII,  XIV.  A  grievous  famine, 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will       15  1J  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear;  be  not 
diligently  learn  the  ways  of  my  people,  tojproud  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken, 
swear  by  my  name,  The  Lord  liveth  ;  as  I      16  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your  God, 
they  taught  my  people  to  swear  by  Baal  ; 'before  he  cause  darkness,  and  before  your 
then  shall  they  be  built  in  the  midst  of  my  j  feet  stumble  upon  the  dark  mountains,  and 


people 


while  ye  look  for  light,  he  turn  it  into  the 


17  But  if  they  will  not  obey,  I  will  ut-i shadow  of  death,  and  make  it  gross  dark 


terly  pluck  up  and  destroy  that  nation, 
Baith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me,  Go  and 
get  thee  a  linen  girdle,  and  put  it 
upon  thy  loins,  and  put  it  not  in  water. 

2  So  I  got  a  girdle  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  the  second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast  got, 
which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and  arise,  go  to 
Euphrates,  and  hide  it  there  in  a  hole  of 
the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Euphrates, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise,  go  to 
Euphrates,  and  take  the  girdle  from  thence, 
which  I  commanded  thee  to  hide  there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and  digged, 
and  took  the  girdle  from  the  place  where  I 
had  hid  it:  and  behold,  the  girdle  was 
marred,  it  was  profitable  for  nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this  man- 
ner will  I  mar  the  pride  of  Judah,  and  the 
great  pride  of  Jerusalem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refuse  to  hear 
my  words,  which  walk  in  the  imagination 
of  their  heart,  and  walk  after  other  gods,  to 
serve  them,  and  to  worship  them,  shall 
even  be  as  this  girdle,  which  is  good  for 
nothing. 

1 1  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to  the  loins 
of  a  man,  so  have  I  caused  to  cleave  unto 
me  the  whole  house  of  Israel  and  the  whole 
house  of  Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  they 
might  be  unto  me  for  a  people,  and  for  a 
name,  and  for  a  praise,  and  for  a  glory  :  but 
they  would  not  hear. 

12  IT  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
them  this  word ;  Thus  saith  Ihe  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Every  bottle  shall  be  filled  with 
wine :  and  they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Do 
we  not  certainly  know  that  every  bottle 
shall  be  filled  with  wine? 

13  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  fill  all  the 


ness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my  soul 
shall  weep  in  secret  places  for  your  pride  ; 
and  mine  eye  shall  weep  sore,  and  run 
down  with  tears,  because  the  Lord's  flock 
is  carried  away  captive. 

18  Say  unto  the  king  and  to  the  queen, 
Humble  yourselves,  sit  down:  for  your 
principalities  shall  come  down,  even  the 
crown  of  your  glory. 

19  The  cities  ot  the  south  shall  be  shut 
up,  and  none  sljall  open  them :  Judah  shall 
be  carried  away  captive  all  of  it,  it  shall 
be  wholly  carried  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold  them 
that  come  from  the  north:  where  is  the  flock 
that  was  given  thee,  thy  beautiful  flock  ? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  heshallpun- 
ish  thee  ?  for  thou  hast  taught  them  to  be 
captains,  and  as  chief  over  thee:  shall  not 
sorrows  take  thee,  as  a  woman  in  travail? 

22  H  And  if  thou  say  in  thy  heart, 
Wherefore  come  these  things  upon  me?  For 
the  greatness  of  thine  iniquity  are  thy 
skirts  discovered ,  and  thy  heels  made  bare.   , 

23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  his  skin, 
or  the  leopard  his  spots?  then  may  ye  also 
do  good,  that  are  accustomed  to  do  evil,    i 

24  Therefore  will  I  scatter  them  as  the 
stubble  that  passeth  away  by  the  wind  of 
the  wilderness. 

25  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of  thy 
measures  from  me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  be- 
cause thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  trusted 
in  falsehood. 

26  Therefore  will  I  discover  thy  skirts 
upon  thy  face,  that  thy  shame  may  appear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries,  and  thy 
neighings,  the  lewdness  of  thy  whoredom, 
and  thine  abominations  on  the  hills  in  the 
fields.  Wo  unto  thee,  O  Jerusalem  !  wilt 
thou  not  be  made  clean?  when  shall  it 
once  be  ? 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Je- 
remiah concerning  the  dearth. 

2  Judah  moumeth,  and  the  gates  thereof 
languish  ;  they  are  black  unto  the  ground ; 
and  the  cry  of  Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent  their  little 


inhabitants  of  this  land,  even  the  kings  that  Jones  to  the  waters:  they  came  to  the  pits, 
sit  upon  David's  throne,  and  the  priests, land  found  no  water;  they  returned  with 
and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  inhabitants! their  vessels  empty:  they  were  ashamed 


of  Jerusalem,  with  drunkenness. 

1 4  And  I  will  dash  them  one  against  ano 


and  confounded,  and  covered  their  heads. 
4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt,  lor  there 


ther,even  the  fathers  and  the  sons  together,  'was  no  rain  in  the  earth,  the  ploughmen  were 
saith  the  Lord  :  I  will  not  pity,  nor  spare,!  ashamed,  they  covered  their  heads. 


noi  have  mercy,  but  destroy  them. 


5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in  the  field, 
573 


The  prayer  of  the  prophet 

and  forsook  it,  because  there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  the  wild  asses  did  stand  in  the 
high  places,  they  snuffed  up  the  wind  like 
dragons;  their  eyes  did  fail,  because  there 
was  no  grass. 

7f  O  Lord,  though  our  iniquities  tes- 
tify against  us,  do  thou  it  for  thy  name's 
sake:  for  our  backslidings  are  many;  we 
have  sinned  against  thee. 

8  O  the  Hope  of  Israel,  the  Saviour 
thereof  in  time  of  trouble,  why  shouldest 
thou  be  as  a  stranger  in  the  land,  and  as  a 
wayfaring  man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry 
for  a  night? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a  man  as- 
tonished, as  a  mighty  man  that  cannot  save? 
yet  thou,  O  Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us, 
and  we  are  called  by  thy  name;  leave  us 
uot. 

10  1[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this 
people,  Thus  have  they  loved  to  wander, 
they  have  not  refrained  their  feet,  there- 
fore the  Lord  doth  not  accept  them ;  he 
will  now  remember  their  iniquity,  and 
visit  their  sins. 

1 1  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Pray 
not  for  this  people  for  their  good. 

12  When  they  fast,  I  will  not  hear  their 
ery;  and  when  they  offer  burnt-offering 
and  an  oblation,  I  will  not  accept  them; 
but  I  will  consume  them  by  the  sword. 
and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence. 

13  H  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God!  be- 
hold, the  prophets  say  unto  them,  Ye  shall 
not  see  the  sword,  neither  shall  ye  have 
famine;  but  I  will  give  you  assured  peace 
in  this  place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The 
prophets  prophesy  lies  in  my  name 
them  not,  neither  have  1  commanded 
them,  neither  spake  unto  them:  they  pro- 
phesy unto  you  a  false  vision  and  divina- 
tion, and  a  thing  of  nought,  and  the  deceit 
of  their  heart. 

1 5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  prophets  that  prophesy  in  my 
name,  and  I  sent  them  not,  yet  they  say, 
Sword  and  famine  shall  not  be  in  this 
fend;  By  sword  and  famine  shall  those 
prophets  be  consumed. 

16  And  the  people  to  whom  they  pro 


JEREMIAH.  The  rejection  of  the  Jews, 

into  the  city,  then  behold  them  that  are 
sick  with  famine!  yea,  both  the  prophet 
and  the  priest  go  about  into  a  land  that 
they  know  not. 

19  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  Judah? 
hath  thy  soul  loathed  Zion?  Why  hast 
thou  smitten  us,  and  there  is  no  healing  for 
us?  we  looked  for  peace,  and  there  is  no 

food;  and  for  the  time  of  healing,  and  be- 
old  trouble ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord,  our 
wickedness,  and  the  iniquity  of  our  fathers, 
for  we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

2 1  Do  not  abhor  us;  for  thy  name's  sake, 
do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of  thy  glory: 
remember,  Dreak  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  Are  there  any  among  the  vanities  of 
the  Gentiles  that  can  cause  rain?  or  can 
the  heavens  give  showers  ?  Art  not  thou  he, 
O  Lord  our  God?  therefore  we  will  wait 
upon  thee:  for  thou  hast  made  all  these 
things. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Though 
Moses  and  Samuel  stood  before  me, 
yet  my  mind  could  not  be  toward  this 
people :  cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and 
let  them  go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  say 
unto  thee.  Whither  shall  we  go  forth?  then 
thou  shalt  tell  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Such  as  are  for  death,  to  death;  and  such 
as  are  for  the  sword,  to  the  sword;  and 
such  as  are  for  the  famine,  to  the  famine; 
and  such  as  are  for  the  captivity,  to  the 
captivity. 

3  And  I  will  appoint  over  them  four 
kinds,  saith  the  Lord:  the  sword  to  slay< 

I  sent  j  and  the  dogs  to  tear,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the  earth,  to 
devour  and  destroy. 

4  And  I  will  cause  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of 
Manasseh  the  son  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah, for  that  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  For  who  shall  have  pity  uoon  thee,  O 
Jerusalem?  or  who  shall  bemoan  thee  ?  or 
who  shall  go  aside  to  ask  how  thou  doest? 

6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  thou  art  gone  backward:  therefore 
will  1  stretch  out  my  hand  against  thee,  and 


phesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  streets  of  j  destroy  thee  ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting 

Jerusalem,  because  of  the  famine,  and  the  I  7  And  \  will  fan  them  with  a  fan  in  the 
word;  and  they  shall  have  none  to  bury , gates  of  the  land  ;  I  will  bereave  them  of 
hem,  them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons,' children,  I  will  destroy  my  people,  since 

nor  their  daughters:  for  I  will  pour  their; they  return  not  from  their  ways. 

wickedness  upon  them.  8  Their  widows  are  increased  to  me 

17  H  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  this  word  above  the  sand  of  the  seas:  I  have  brought 

unto  them;  Let  mine  eyes  run  down  with  upon  them  against  the  mother  of  the  youn^ 


tear3  night  and  day,  and  let  them  not 
cease:  for  the  virgin  daughter  of  my  peo- 
ple is  broken  with  a  great  breach,  with  a 
very  grievous  blow. 

18  If  I  go  forth  into  the  field,  then  be- 


men  a  spoiler  at  noon-day:  1  have  caused 
kirn  to  tall  upon  it  suddenly,  and  terrors 
upon  the  city. 

9  She  that  hath  borne sevenlanguisheth: 
she  hath  given  up  the  ghost;  her  sun  is 


holdthe  slain  with  the  sword!  and  if  I  enter  gone  down  while  it  mas  yet  day 

574 


she  hath 


The  complaint  of  Jeremiah.  CHAP    XVI.  The  utter  rum  of  the  Jews. 

been  ashamed  and  confounded:  and  the  they  shall  not  be  lamented;  neither  shall 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to  the  sword,  they  be  buried  ;  but  they  shall  be  as  dung 
before  their  enemies,  saith  the  Lord.  !  upon  the  face  of  the  earth :  and  they  shall 
10  IT  Wo  is  me,  my  mother,  that  thou!  be  consumed  by  the  sword,  and  by  famine ; 

r  and  their  carcasses  shall  be  meat  for  the 
fowls  of  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Enter  not 
into  the  house  of  mourning,  neither  go  to 
lament  nor  bemoan  them  :  Tor  I  have  taken 
away  my  peace  from  this  people,  saith  the 
Lord,  even  loving-kindness  and  mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small  shall  die 
in  this  land  :  they  shall  not  be  buried,  nei- 
ther shall  men  lament  for  them,  nor  cut 
themselves,  nor  make  themselves  bald  for 
them  : 

7  Neither  shall  men  tear  themselves  for 
them  in  mourning,  to  comfort  them  for  the 
dead  ;  neither  shall  men  give  them  the  cup 
of  consolation  to  drink  tor  their  father  or 
for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the  house 
of  feasting,  to  sit  with  them  to  eat  and  k> 
drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  1  will  cause  to 
cease  out  of  this  place  in  your  eyes,  and  in 
your  days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  rhe  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride. 

10  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thou  shalt  shew  this  people  all  these  words, 
and  they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Wherefore 
hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all  this  great 
evil  against  us?  or  what  is  our  iniquity? 
or  what  m  our  sin  that  we  have  committed 
against  the  Lord  our  God? 

1 1  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  Be- 
cause your  fathers  have  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  have  walked  after  other 
gods,  and  have  served  them,  and  have 
worshipped  them,  and  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  not  kept  my  law  ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than  your 
fathers ;  for,  behold,  ye  walk  every  one 
after  the  imagination  of  his  evil  heart,  that 
they  may  not  hearken  unto  me  : 

13  Therefore  will  I  cast  you  out  of  this 
land  into  a  land  that  ye  know  not,  neither 
ye  nor  your  fathers ;  and  there  shall  ye 
serve  other  gods  day  and  night ;  where  I 
will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  If  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be  said, 
The  LoRDliveth,  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  tJi.it  Draught 
up  the  children  of  Israel  from  the  land  of 
the  north,  and  from  ail  the  lands  whither 
he  had  driven  them  :  and  I  will  bring  them 
again  into  their  land  that  I  gave  unto  their 
fathers. 

10  IT  Behold,  I  will  tend  for  many  hsk 
ers,  saith  theLoRD,and  they  shall  fish  them  ; 
575 


hast  borne  me  a  man  of  strife  and  a  man  of 
contention  to  the  whole  earth  !.  1  have 
neither  lent  on  usury,  nor  men  have  lent  to 
me  on  usury  ;  yet  every  one  of  them  doth 
curse  me. 

1 1  The  Lord  said,  Verily  it  shall  be 
well  with  thy  remnant ;  verily  I  will 
cause  the  enemy  to  entreat  thee  well  in  the 
time  of  evil  and  in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern  iron 
and  the  steel? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  treasures 
will  I  give  to  the  spoil  without  price,  and 
that  for  all  thy  sins,  even  in  all  thy  borders. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  to  pass  with 
thine  enemies  into  a  land  which  thou  know- 
est  not :  for  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
which  shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  IT  O  Lord,  thou  knowest:  remem 
ber  me,  and  visit  me,  and  revenge  me  of 
my  persecutors ;  take  me  not  away  in  thy 
long-suffering :  know  that  for  thy  sake  I 
have  suffered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I  did 
eat  them  ;  and  thy  word  was  unto  me  the 
joy  and  rejoicing  of  my  heart :  for  i  am 
called  by  thy  name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

17  I  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of  the  mock- 
ers, nor  rejoiced ;  1  sat  alone  because  of  thy 
hand:  for  thou  hast  filled  me  with  indigna- 
tion. 

18  Why  is  my  pain  perpetual,  and  my 
wound  incurable,  which  refuseth  to  be 
healed?  wilt  thou  be  altogether  unto  me 
as  a  liar,  and  as  waters  that  foil? 

19  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  If 
thou  return,  then  will  I  bring  thee  a^ain, 
and  thou  shalt  stand  before  me  :  and  if  thou 
take  forth  the  precious  from  the  vile,  thou 
shalt  be  as  my  mouth  :  let  them  return  unto 
thee  ;  but  return  not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I  will  make  thee  unto  this  peo- 
ple a  fenced  brazen  wall:  and  they  shall 
light  against  thee,  but  they  shall  not  prevail 
against  thee  :  for  I  am  with  thee  to  save 
thee  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will  redeem 
thee  out  of  the  hand  of  the  terrible. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  have  sons  nor  daughters  in 
this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning 
the  sons  and  concerning  the  daughters  that 
are  born  in  this  place,  and  concerning  their 
mothers  that  bare  them,  and  concerning 
their  fathers  that  begat  them  in  this  land  : 

4  They  shall  die  of  grievous  deaths : 


The  captivity  of  Judah 


JEREMIAH.      In  God  alone  is  sure  salvation* 


and  after  will  I  send  tor  many  hunters,  and 
they  shall  hunt  them  from  every  mountain, 
ana  from  every  hill,  and  out  of  the  holes 
of  the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  eyes  are  upon  all  their 
ways  :  they  are  not  hid  from  my  face, nei- 
ther is  their  iniquity  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I  will  recompense  their 
iniquity  and  their  sin  double  ;  because  they 
have  defiled  my  land,  they  have  filled  mine 
inheritance  with  the  carcasses  of  their  de- 
testable and  abominable  things. 

19  O  Lord,  my  strength  and  my  for- 
tress, and  my  refuge  in  the  day  of  affliction, 
the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say,  Surely 
our  fathers  have  inherited  lies,  vanity,  and 
things  wherein  there  is  no  profit. 

20  Shall  a  man  make  gods  unto  himself, 
and  they  are  no  gods? 

21  1  herefore  behold,  I  will  this  once 
cause  them  to  know,  I  will  cause  them  to 
know  ray  hand  and  my  might ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  my  name  is  The  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THE  sin  of  Judah  is  written  with  a  pen 
of  iron,  and  with  the  point  of  a  dia- 
mond :  it  is  graven  upon  the  table  of  their 
heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  your  altars ; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember  their 
altars  and  their  groves  by  the  green  trees 
upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  in  the  field.  I  will  give 
thy  substance  and  all  thy  treasures  to  the 
spoil,  and  thy  high  places  for  sin,  through- 
out all  thy  borders. 

4  And  thou,  even  thyself,  shalt  discon- 
tinue from  thy  heritage  that  I  gave  thee  ; 
and  1  will  cause  thee  to  serve  thine  ene- 
mies in  the  land  which  thou  knowest  not : 
for  ye  have  kindled  a  fire  in  mine  anger, 
which  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  U  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Cursed  be 
the  man  that  trusteth  in  man,  and  maketh 
flesh  his  arm,  and  whose  heart  departeth 
from  the  Lord. 

6  For  he  shall  be  like  the  heath  in  the 
desert,  and  shall  not  see  when  good 
cometh  ;  but  shall  inhabit  the  parched 
places  in  the  wilderness,  i/ia  salt  land  and 
not  inhabited. 

7  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is. 

8  For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted  by 
the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  her 
roots  by  the  river,  and  shall  not  see  when 
heat  cometh,  but  her  leaf  shall  be  green  ; 
and  shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of 
drought,  neither  shall  cease  from  yielding 
fruit. 

9  IT  The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  ■ 
things,  and  desperately  wicked :  who  can  i 
know  it  ? 

10  I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,  /try  the , 
reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to ! 


his  ways,  and  according  to  the  fruit  of  his 
doings. 

1 1  As  the  partridge  sitteth  on  eggs,  and 
hatcheth  them  not;  so  he  thatgetteth  riches, 
and  not  by  right,  shall  leave  them  in  the 
midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end  shall  be  a 
fool. 

12  f  A  glorious  high  throne  from  the 
beginning  is  the  place  of  our  sanctuary. 

13  O  Lord,  the  hope  of  Israel,  all  that 
forsake  thee  shall  be  ashamed,  and  they 
that  depart  from  me  shall  be  written  in  the 
earth,  oecause  they  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  the  fountain  of  living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall  be 
healed  ;  save  me,  and  I  shall  be  saved :  for 
thou  art  my  praise. 

15  ^T  Behold,  they  say  unto  me,  Where 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  ?  let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,  I  have  not  hastened  from 
being  a  pastor  to  follow  thee  :  neither  have 
I  desired  the  woful  day ;  thou  knowest : 
that  which  came  out  of  my  lips  was  right 
before  thee. 

1 7  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me  :  thou  art 
my  hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  Let  them  be  confounded  that  perse- 
cute me,  but  let  not  me  be  confounded: 
let  them  be  dismayed,  but  let  not  me  be 
dismayed :  bring  upon  them  the  day  of  evil, 
and  destroy  them  with  double  destruction. 

19  TF  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ;  Go 
and  stand  in  the  gate  of  the  children  of 
the  people,  whereby  the  kings  of  Judah 
come  in,  and  by  the  which  they  go  out, 
and  in  all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them,  Hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and  all 
Judah,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem, that  enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Take  heed 
to  yourselves,  and  bear  no  burden  on  the 
sabbath  day,  nor  bring  it  in  by  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem ; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden  out  of 
your  houses  on  the  sabbath  day,  neither  do 
ye  any  work,  but  hallow  ye  the  sabbath 
day,  as  I  commanded  your  fathers. 

23  But  they  obeyed  not,  neither  inclined 
their  ear,  but  made  their  neck  stiff,  that 
theymightnothear,  norreceive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  dili- 
gently hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  bring  in  no  burden  through  the  gates  of 
this  city  on  the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow  the 
sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein; 

25  Then  shall  there  enter  into  the  gates 
of  this  city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon 
the  throne  of  David,  riding  in  chariots  and 
on  horses,  they  and  their  princes,  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  this  city  shall  remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  from  the  places  about  Je- 
rusalem, and  from  the  land  of  Benjamin, 

576 


The  type  of  the  potter.  CHAP.  XVIII,  XIX. 

and  from  the  plain,  and  from  the  moun- 
tains, and  from  the  south,  bringing  burnt- 
offerings,  and  sacrifices,  and  meat-offer- 
ings, and  incense,  and  bringing  sacrifices 
of  praise,  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me  to 
hallow  the  sabbath  day,  and  not  to  bear 
a  burden,  even  entering  in  at  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day  ;  then  will  I 
kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates  thereof,  and  it 
shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem,  and 
it  shall  not  be  quenched. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THE  word  which  came   to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and  there  1  will  cause  thee  to  hear 
my  words. 

3  Then  I  went  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and  behold,  he  wrought  a  work  on 
the  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  that  he  made  of  clay 
was  marred  in  the  hand  of  the  potter :  so 
he  made  it  again  another  vessel,  as  seemed 
good  to  the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 


Judgments  threatened. 


me 


saying 
6  O  house  of  Israel,  cannot  I  do  with  you 


as  this  potter?  saith  the  Lord.  Behold,  as 
the  clay  is  in  the  potter's  hand,  so  are  ye 
in   my  hand,  O  house  of  Israel. 

7  At  what  instant  I  shall  speak  concern 
ing  a  nation,  and  concerning  a  kingdom,  to 
pluck  up,  and  to  pull  down,  and  to  de 
stroy  it : 

8  If  that  nation  against  whom  I  have 
pronounced,  turn  from  their  evil,  I  will  re 
pent  of  the  evil  that  I  thought  to  do  unto  them. 

9  And  at  what  instant  I  shall  speak  con 
cerning  a  nation,  and  concerning  a  king- 
dom, to  build  and  to  plant  it 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that  it  obey 
not  my  voice,  then  I  will  repent  of  the  good, 
wherewith  I  said  I  would  benefit  them. 

1 1  If  Now  therefore  go  to,  speak  to  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  frame  evil  against  you,  and  de- 
vise a  device  against  you :  return  ye  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  make 
your  ways  and  your  doings  good. 

12  And  they  said,  There  is  no  hope :  but 
we  will  walk  after  our  own  devices,  and 
we  will  every  one  do  the  imagination  of  his 
evil  heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Ask 
ye  now  among  the  heathen,  who  hath  heard 
such  things  :  the  virgin  of  Israel  hath  done 
a  very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a  man  leave  the  snow  of  Leba- 
non which  cometh  from  the  rock  of  the  field  ? 
or  shall  the  cold  flowing  waters  that  come 
from  another  place  be  forsaken  ? 

15  Because  my  people  hath  forgotten 
me,  they  have  burned  incense  to  vanity,  (of  Baal 

37 


and  they  have  caused  them  to  stumble  in 
their  ways  fro7n  the  ancient  paths,  to  walk 
in  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast  up  ; 

16  To  make  their  land  desolate,  and  a 
perpetual  hissing  ;  every  one  that  passeth 
thereby  shall  be  astonished,  and  wag  his 
head. 

17  1  will  scatter  them  as  with  an  east 
wind  before  the  enemy  ;  I  will  shew  them 
the  back,  and  not  the  face,  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity. 

18  H  Then  said  they,  Come,  and  let  us 
devise  devices  against  Jeremiah ;  for  the 
law  shall  not  perish  from  the  priest,  nor 
counsel  from  the  wise,  nor  the  word  from 
the  prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite  him 
with  the  tongue,  and  let  us  not  give  heed 
to  any  of  his  words. 

19Giveheed  tome, O  Lord,  and  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  them  that  contend  with  me. 

20  Shall  evil  be  recompensed  for  good : 
for  they  have  digged  a  pit  for  my  soul. 
Remember  that  I  stood  before  thee  to 
speak  good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away  thy 
wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  deliver  up  their  children 
to  the  famine,  and  pour  out  their  blood  by 
the  force  of  the  sword ;  and  let  their  wives 
be  bereaved  of  their  children,  and  be 
widows ;  and  let  their  men  be  put  to  death  ; 
let  their  young  men  be  slain  by  the  sword 
in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their  houses, 
when  thou  shalt  bring  a  troop  suddenly 
upon  them  :  for  they  have  digged  a  pit  to 
take  me,  and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  their 
counsel  against  me  to  slay  me :  forgive  not 
their  iniquity,  neither  blot  out  their  sin 
from  thy  sight,  but  let  them  be  overthrown 
before  thee ;  deal  thus  with  them  in  the 
time  of  thine  anger. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and  get  a 
potter's  earthen  bottle,  and  take  of 
the  ancients  of  the  people,  and  of  the  an- 
cients of  the  priests ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  which  is  by  the  entry  of 
the  east  gate,  and  proclaim  there  the  words 
that  I  shall  tell  thee. 

3  Andsay,Hearye  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  kings  of  Judah,  and  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  the  which  whosoever  near- 
eth,  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

4  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  estranged  this  place,  and  have  burned 
incense  in  it  unto  other  gods,  whom  neither 
they  nor  their  fathers  have  known,  nor  the 
kings  of  Judah,  and  have  filled  this  place 
with  the  blood  of  innocents  ; 

5  They  have  built  also  the  high  places 
'    to  burn  their  sons  with  fire  for 

577 


The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy  name  Pa- 
shur,  but  Magor-missabib. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  1 
will  make  thee  a  terror  to  thyself,  and  to 
all  thy  friends  :  and  they  shall  fall  by  the 


The  Jews*  desolation  foretold.        JEREMIAH.        Tlie  complaint  of  Jeremiah. 

burnt-offerings  unto  Baal,  which  I  com- 
manded not,  nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 
into  my  mind : 

6  Therefore,  behold,   the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  this  place  shall  no 

more  be  called  Tophet,  nor  The  valley  of|  sword  of  their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes 
the  son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of  shall  behold  it:  and  I  will  give  all  Judah 
Slaughter.  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Baby  ion,  and 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the  counsel  ofjhe  shall  carry  them  captive  into  Babylon, 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  this  place  ;  and  Ijand  shall  slay  them  with  the  sword. 

will  cause  them  to  fall  by  the  sword  before  l  5  Moreover  I  will  deliver  all  the  strength 
their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands  of  them! of  this  city,  and  all  the  labours  thereof, 
that  seek  their  lives:  and  their  carcasses  land  all  the  precious  things  thereof,  and 
will  I  give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  jail  the  treasures  of  the  kings  of  Judah  will 


heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city  desolate, 
and  a  hissing:  every  one  that  passeth 
thereby  shall  be  astonished  and  hiss  be- 
cause of  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat  the  flesh 
of  their  sons  and  the  flesh  of  their  daugh- 
ters, and  they  shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh 
of  his  friend  in  the  siege  and  straitness 
wherewith  their  enemies,  and  they  that 
seek  their  lives,  shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  shalt  thou  break  the  bottle  in 
the  sight  of  the  men  that  go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them,Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Even  so  will  I  break 
this  people  and  this  city,  as  one  breaketh 
a  potter's  vessel,  that  cannot  be  made 
whole  again  :  and  they  shall  bury  them  in 
Tophet,  till  there  be  no  place  to  bury 


I  give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
which  shall  spoil  them,  and  take  them, 
and  carry  them  to  Babylon. 

6  And  thou,  Pashur,  and  all  that  dwell 
in  thy  house  shall  go  into  captivity  ■  and 
thou  shalt  come  to  Babylon,  and  there 
thou  shalt  die,  and  shalt  be  buried  there, 
thou,  and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou 
hast  prophesied  lies. 

7  IF  O  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived  me, 
and  I  was  deceived :  thou  art  stronger 
than  I,  and  hast  prevailed :  1  am  in  deri- 
sion daily,  every  one  mocketh  me. 

8  For  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out,  I  cried 
violence  and  spoil ;  because  the  word  of 
the  Lord  was  made  a  reproach  unto  me, 
and  a  derision,  daily. 

9  Then  1  said,  I  will  not  make  mention 
of  him,  nor  speak  any  more  in  his  name. 


Thus  will  I  do  unto  this  place,  saith  But  his  word  was  in    my   heart  as  a  burn- 


the  Lord,  and  to  the  inhabitants  thereof 
and  even  make  this  city  as  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
the  houses  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  shall  be 
defiled  as  the  place  of  Tophet,  because  of 
all  the  houses  upon  whose  roofs  thejT  have 
burned  incense  unto  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
and  have  poured  out  drink-offerings  unto 
other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from  Tophet, 
wh;iier  the  Lord  had  sent  him  to  pro- 
phesy ;  and  he  stood  in  the  court  of  the 
Lord's  house  ;  and  said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon 
this  city  and  upon  all  her  towns  all  the 
evil  that  I  have  pronounced  against  it,  be- 
cause they  have  hardened  their  necks, 
that  they  might  not  hear  my  words. 

CHAP.  XX. 

NOW  Pashur  the  son  of  Immer  the 
priest,  who  was  also  chief  governor 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  heard  that  Je- 
remiah prophesied  these  things. 


ing  fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  was 
weary  with  forbearing,  and  I  could  not 
stay. 

10  If  For  I  heard  the  defaming  of  many, 
fear  on  every  side.  Report,  say  they,  and 
we  will  report  it.  All  my  familiars  watch- 
ed for  my  halting,  saying,  Peradventure 
he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall  prevail 
against  him,  and  we  shall  take  our  revenge 
on  him. 

1 1  But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a  mighty 
terrible  one :  therefore  my  persecutors 
shall  stumble,  and  they  shall  not  prevail ; 
they  shall  be  greatly  ashamed  ;  for  they 
shall  not  prosper :  their  everlasting  con- 
fusion shall  never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  triest  the 
righteous,  and  seest  the  reins  and  the 
heart,  let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  : 
for  unto  thee  have  1  opened  my  cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye  the 
Lord  :  for  he  hath  delivered  the  soul  ot 
the  poor  from  the  hand  of  evil-doers. 

1 4  TI  Cursed  be  the  day  wherein  I  was 


Then   Pashur  smote  Jeremiah  the  bom  :  let  not  the  day  wherein  my  mother 
prophet,  and  put  bim  in  the  stocks  that j  bare  me  be  blessed. 
were  in  the  high  gate  of  Benjamin,  which       15  Cursed  be  the  man  who  brought  ti 


was  by  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  .. 
that  Pashur  brought  forth  Jeremiah  out  of 


dings  to  my  father,  saying,  A  man-child  is 
bom  unto  thee  ;  making  him  very  glad. 
1 6  And  let  that  man  be  as  the  cities  which 


the  stocks.  Tien  said  Jeremiah  unto  him,  i  tne  Lord  overthrew,  and  repented  not: 

578 


A  hard  siege  foretold, 

and  let  him  bear  the  cry  in  the  morning, 
and  the  shouting  at  noon-tide  ; 

17  Because  he  slew  me  not  from  the 
womb ;  or  that  my  mother  might  have 
been  my  grave,  and  her  womb  to  be  al- 
ways great  with  me. 

18  Wherefore  came  I  forth  out  of  the 
womb  to  see  labour  and  sorrow,  that  my 
days  should  be  consumed  with  shame? 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  when  king  Zedekiah 
sent  unto  him  Pashur  the  son  of  Melchiah, 
and  Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
priest,  saying, 

2  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  Lord  for 
us  ;  for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
maketh  war  against  us  ;  if  so  be  that  the 
Lord  will  deal  with  us  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may  go  up 
from  us. 

3  IF  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  Zedekiah  : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  turn  back  the  weapons  of 
war  that  are  in  your  hands,  wherewith  ye 
fight  against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which  besiege  you 
without  the  walls,  and  1  will  assemble 
them  into  the  midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  myself  will  fight  against  you 
with  an  out-stretched  hand  and  with  a 
strong  arm,  even  in  anger,  and  in  fury, 
and  in  great  wrath. 

6  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabitants  of 
this  city,  both  man  and  beast:  they  shall 
ciie  of  a  great  pestilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will 
deliver  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  his 
servants,  and  the  people,  and  such  as  are 
left  in  this  city  from  the  pestilence,  from 
the  sword,  and  from  the  famine,  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
and  into  the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their 
life  :  and  he  shall  smite  them  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword  ;  he  shall  not  spare 
them,  neither  have  pity,  nor  have  mercy. 

8  TT  And  unto  this  people  thou  shalt  say, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I  set  before 
you  the  way  of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 

9  He  that  abideth  in  this  city  shall  die 
by  the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence  :  but  he  that  goeth  out,  and 
falleth  to  the  Chaldeans  that  besiege  you, 
he  shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto  him 
for  a  prey. 

10  For  I  have  set  my  face  against  this 
city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good,  saith  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  burn  it 
with  fire. 

1 1  IF  And  touching  the  house  of  the  king 


CHAP.  XXI,  XXII.  An  exhortation  to  repentance. 

12  O  house  of  David,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Execute  judgment  in  the  morning, 
and  deliver  him  that  is  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor,  lest  my  fury  go  out 
like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench 
z7,  because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  1  am  against  thee,  O  inhabit- 
ant of  the  valley,  and  rock  of  the  plain, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  which  say,  Who  shall 
come  down  against  us  ?  or  who  shall  en- 
ter into  our  habitations? 

14  But  I  will  punish  you  according  to 
the  fruit  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord  : 
and  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  forest  there- 
of, and  it  shall  devour  all  things  round 
about  it. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord;  Go  down  to 
the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah,  and 
speak  there  this  word, 

2  And  say,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 

0  king  of  Judah,  that  sittest  upon  the 
throne  of  David, thou, and  thyservants, and 
thy  people  that  enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Execute  ye 
judgment  and  righteousness,  and  deliver 
the  spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of  the  oppres- 
sor :  and  do  no  wrong,  do  no  violence  to 
the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the  widow, 
neither  shed  innocent  blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed,  then 
shall  there  enter  in  by  the  gates  of  this 
house  kings  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  Da- 
vid, riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he, 
and  his  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these  words, 

1  swear  by  myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
this  house  shall  become  a  desolation. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the 
king's  house  of  Judah  ;  Thou  art  Gilead 
unto  me,  and  the  head  of  Lebanon  :  yet 
surely  I  will  make  thee  a  wilderness,  and 
cities  which  are  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  prepare  destroyers  against 
thee,  every  one  with  his  weapons:  and 
they  shall  cut  down  thy  choice  cedars,  and 
cast  them  into  the  fire. 

8  And  many  nations  shall  pass  by  this 
city,  and  they  shall  say  every  man  to  his 
neighbour,  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city? 

9  Then  they  shall  answer,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  worshipped  other  gods, 
and  served  them. 

10  IF  Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead,  neither 
bemoan  him  :  but  weep  sore  for  him  that 
goeth  away  :  for  he  shall  return  no  more, 
nor  see  his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touching 
Shallum  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
which  reigned  instead  of  Josiah  his  father, 
which  went  forth  out  of  this  place ;  He 


of  Judah,  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  shall  not  return  thither  any  more  : 


Lord  ; 


12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place  whither 

579 


The  judgment  of  Coniah. 

they  have  led  him  captive,  and  shall  see 
this  land  no  more. 

13  IT  Wo  unto  him  that  buildeth  his 
house  by  unrighteousness,  and  his  cham- 
bers by  wrong ;  that  useth  his  neighbour's 
service  without  wages,  and  giveth  him  not 
for  his  work ;  . 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  me  a  wide 
house  and  large  chambers,  and  cuttethhim 
out  windows  ;  and  it  is  ceiled  with  cedar, 
and  painted  with  vermilion. 

15  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
closest  thyself  in  cedar?  did  not  thy  father 
eat  and  drink,  and  do  judgment  and  jus- 
tice, and  then  it  was  well  with  him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the  poor  and 
needy  ;  then  it  was  well  with  him :  was  not 
this  to  know  me?  saith  the  Lord. 

1 7  But  thine  eyes  and  thy  heart  are 
not  but  for  thy  covetousness,  and  for  to 
shed  innocent  blood,  and  for  oppression, 
and  for  violence,  to  do  it. 

1 8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah ;  They  shall  not  lament  for  him, 
saying j  Ah  my  brother!  or,  Ah  sister! 
they  shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying,  Ah 
lord  !  or,  Ah  his  glory  ! 

19  He  shall  be  buried  with  the  burial 
of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast  forth  beyond  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem. 

20  IT  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry  ;  and 
lift  up  thy  voice  in  Bashan,  and  cry  from 
the  passages:  for  all  thy  lovers  are  de- 
stroyed. 

211  spake  unto  thee  in  thy  prosperity ; 
but  thou  saidst,  I  will  not  hear.  This  hath 
been  thy  manner  from  thy  youth,  that  thou 
obeyedst  not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  thy  pas- 
tors, and  thy  lovers  shall  go  into  captivity  : 
surely  then  shalt  thou  be  ashamed  and 
confounded  for  all  thy  wickedness. 

23  O  inhabitant  of  Lebanon,  thatmakest 
thy  nest  in  the  cedars,  how  gracious  shalt 
thou  be  when  pangs  come  upon  thee,  the 
pain  as  of  a  woman  in  travail ! 

24  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord,  though 
Coniah  the  son  of  J  ehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
were  the  signet  upon  my  right  hand,  yet 
would  I  pluck  thee  thence  ; 

25  And  I  will  give  thee  into  the  hand 
of  them  that  seek  thy  life,  and  into  the 
hand  of  them  whose  face  thou  fearest,  even 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon, and  into  the  handofthe  Chaldeans. 

26  And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and  thy 
motherthat  bare  thee,  into  another  country, 
where  ye  were  not  born  ;  and  there  shall 
ye  die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto  they  de- 
sire to  return,  thither  shall  they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a  despised  broken 
dol  ?  m  he  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure? 
wherefore  are  they  cast  out,  he  and  his  seed. 


JEREMIAH.  The  restoration  of  God' s  people. 


andarecastinto  aland  which  they  know  not? 

29  O  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye  this 
man  childless,  a  man  that  shall  not  prosper 
in  his  days :  for  no  man  of  his  seed  shall 
prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  ruling  any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

WO  be  unto  the  pastors  that  destroy 
and  scatter  the  sheep  of  my  pasture ! 
saith  the  Lord. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  against  the  pastors  that  feed  my 
people  ;  Ye  have  scattered  my  flock,  and 
driven  them  away,  and  have  not  visited 
them :  behold,  I  will  visit  upon  you  the 
evil  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  will  gather  the  remnant  of  my 
flock  out  of  all  countries  whither  I  have 
driven  them,  and  will  bring  them  again  to 
their  folds  ;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful  and 
increase. 

4  And  I  will  set  up  shepherds  over  them, 
which  shall  feed  them  :  and  they  shall  fear 
no  more,  nor  be  dismayed,  neither  shall 
they  be  lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  U"  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto  David  a  right- 
eous Branch,  and  a  King  shall  reign  and 
prosper,  and  shall  execute  judgment  and 
justice  in  the  earth. 

6  In  his  days  Judah  shall  be  saved,  and 
Israel  shall  dwell  safely :  and  this  is  his 
name  whereby  he  shall  be  called,  THE 
LORD  OUR  RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

7  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  they  shall  no  more 
say,  The  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 

Egypt ; 

8  But,  the  Lord  liveth,  which  brought 
up  and  which  led  the  seed  of  the  house  of 
Israel  out  of  the  north  country,  and  from 
all  countries  whither  I  had  driven  them  ; 
and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  own  land. 

9  IT  My  heart  within  me  is  broken  be- 
cause of  the  prophets  ;  all  my  bones  shake : 
I  am  like  a  drunken  man,  and  like  a  man 
whom  wine  hath  overcome,  because  of  the 
Lord,  and  because  of  the  words  of  his 
holiness. 

10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adulterers ;  for 
because  of  swearing  the  land  mourneth ; 
the  pleasant  places  of  the  wilderness  are 
dried  up,  and  their  course  is  evil,  and  their 
force  is  not  ri^ht. 

1 1  For  both  prophet  and  priest  are  pro- 
fane ;  yea,  in  my  house  have  I  found  their 
wickedness,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  way  shall  be  unto 
them  as  slippery  ways  in  the  darkness: 
they  shall  be  driven  on,  and  fall  therein  : 
for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them,  even  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

580 


The  complaint  of  Jeremiah  CHAP.  XXIV 


13  And  I  have  seen  folly  in  the  prophets! 
of  Samaria;  they  prophesied  in  Baal,  and 
caused  my  people  Israel  to  err. 

14  I  have  seen  also  in  the  prophets  of 
Jerusalem  a  horrible  thing  :  they  commit 
adultery,  and  walk  in  lies :  they  strength- 
en also  the  hands  of  evil-doers,  that  none 
doth  return  from  his  wickedness  :  they  are 
all  of  them  unto  me  as  Sodom,  and  the  in- 
habitants thereof  as  Gomorrah. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  concerning  the  prophets  ;  Behold,  I 
will  feed  them  with  wormwood,  and  make 
them  drink  the  water  of  gall :  for  from  the 
prophets  of  Jerusalem  is  profaneness  gone 
torth  into  all  the  land. 

1 6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Hearken 
not  unto  the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you :  they  make  you  vain : 
they  speak  a  vision  of  their  own  heart,  and 
not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  say  still  unto  them  that  despise 
me,  The  Lord  hath  said,  Ye  shall  have 
peace;  and  they  say  unto  every  one  that 
walketh  after  the  imagination  of  his  own 
neart,  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you. 

1 8  For  who  hath  stood  in  the  counsel  of 
the  Lord,  and  hath  perceived  and  heard 
his  word?  who  hath  marked  his  word, 
and  heard  it? 

19  Behold,  a  whirlwind  of  the  Lord  is 
gone  forth  in  fury,  even  a  grievous  whirl- 
wind: it  shall  fall  grievously  upon  the 
head  of  the  wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  re- 
turn, until  he  have  executed,  and  till  he 
have  performed  the  thoughts  of  his  heart: 
in  the  latter  da}rs  ye  shall  consider  it  per- 
fectly. 

211  have  not  sent  these  prophets,  yet 
they  ran ;  I  have  not  spoken  to  them,  yet 
they  prophesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my  counsel, 
and  had  caused  my  people  to  hear  my 
words,  then  they  should  have  turned  them 
from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
their  doings. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  not  a  God  afar  off? 

24  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret 
places  that  I  shall  not  see  him?  saith  the 
Lord.  Do  not  I  fill  heaven  and  earth? 
saith  the  Lord. 

25  I  have  heard  what  the  prophets  said, 
that  prophesy  lies  in  my  name,  saying,  I 
have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed. 

26  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the  heart 
of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies?  yea, 
they  are  prophets  of  the  deceit  of  their  own 
heart ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  people  to 
forget  my  name  by  their  dreams  which 
they  tell  every  man  to  his  neighbour,  as 
their  fathers  have  forgotten  my  name  for 
Baal. 


against  false  prophets. 

28  The  prophet  that  hath  a  dream,  let 
him  tell  a  dream ;  and  he  that  hath  my 
word,  let  him  speak  my  word  faithfully. 
What  is  the  chaff  to  the  wheat?  saith  the 
Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  afire?  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  like  a  hammer  that  break  - 
eth  the  rock  in  pieces  ? 

30  Therefore  behold,  I  am  against  the 
prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that  steal  my 
words  every  one  from  his  neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  the  prophets, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  use  their  tongues,  and 
say,  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I  am  against  them  that  pro- 
phesy false  dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
do  tell  them,  and  cause  my  people  to  err 
by  their  lies,  and  by  their  lightness;  yet  I 
sent  them  not,  nor  commanded  them: 
therefore  they  shall  not  profit  this  people 
at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  IF  And  when  this  people,  or  the  pro- 
phet, or  a  priest,  shall  ask  thee,  saying, 
What  is  the  burden  of  the  Lord?  thou 
shalt  then  say  unto  them,  What  burden? 
I  will  even  forsake  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and  the 
priest,  and  the  people,  that  shall  say,  The 
burden  of  the  Lord,  I  will  even  punish 
that  man  and  his  house. 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to  his 
neighbour,  and  every  one  to  his  brother, 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered?  and, 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord  shall 
ye  mention  no  more:  for  every  man's 
word  shall  be  his  burden;  for  ye  have 
perverted  the  words  of  the  living  God,  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  prophet, 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered  thee?  and, 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

38  But  since  ye  say,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord;  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
cause ye  say  this  word,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord,  and  I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying, 
Ye  shall  not  say,  The  burden  of  the  Lord; 

39  Therefore  behold,  I,  even  I,  will  ut- 
terly forget  you,  and  I  will  forsake  you, 
and  the  city  that  I  gave  you  and  your  fa- 
thers, and  cast  you  out  of  my  presence: 

40  And  I  will  bring  an  everlasting  re- 
proach upon  you,  and  a  perpetual  shame, 
which  shall  not  be  forgotten. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

THE  Lord  shewed  me,  and  behold, 
two  baskets  of  figs  were  set  before 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  after  that  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  had  carried 
away  captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
kim  king  of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Ju 
dah,  with  the  carpenters  and  smiths,  irom 
Jerusalem,  and  had  brought  them  to  Ba- 
bylon. 
2  One  basket  had  very  good  figs,  even 
581 


The  two  baskets  of  jigs. 


JEREMIAH.     Captivity  of  the  Jews  foretold 


like  the  figs  that  are  first  ripe:  and  the 
other  basket  had  very  naughty  figs,  which 
could  not  be  eaten,  they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  What 
seest  thou,  Jeremiah  ?  and  I  said,  Figs  ;  the 
good  figs,  very  good ;  and  the  evil,  very 
evil,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  aie  so  evil. 

4  IF  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Like  these  good  figs,  so  will  I  ac- 
knowledge them  that  are  carried  away 
captive  of  Judah,  whom  I  have  sent  out  of 
this  place  into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans 
for  their  good. 

6  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them 
for  good,  and  I  will  bring  them  again  to 
this  land:  and  I  will  build  them,  and  not 
pull  them  down;  and  I  will  plant  them, 
and  not  pluck  them  up. 

7  And  I  will  give  them  a  heart  to  know 
me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  and  they  shall  be 
my  people,  and  I  will  be  theirGod:  for  they 
shall  return  unto  me  with  their  whole  heart. 

8  IF  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which  cannot 
be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil ;  surely  thus 
saith  the  Lord,  So  will  I  give  Zedekiah 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes,  and 
the  residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain  in 
this  land,  and  them  that  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Egypt: 

9  And  I  will  deliver  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  for  their 
hurt,  to  be  a  reproach  and  a  proverb,  a 
taunt  and  a  curse,  in  all  placets  whither  I 
shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword,  the  fa- 
mine, and  the  pestilence,  among  them,  till 
they  be  consumed  from  off  the  land  that  I 
gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  con- 
cerning all  the  people  of  Judah  in 
the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that  was  the  first  year 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon; 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spake  unto  all  the  people  of  Judah,  and  to 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 

3  From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Josiah 
the  son  of  Amon  king  of  Judah,  even  unto 
this  day,  that  is  the  three  and  twentieth 
year,  the  word  of  the  Lord  hath  come 
unto  me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
rising  early  and  speaking ;  but  ye  have  not 
hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto  you  all 
his  servants  the  prophets,  rising  early  and 
sending  them ;  but  ye  have  not  hearkened, 
nor  inclined  your  ear  to  hear. 

5  They  said,  Turn  ye  again  now  every 
one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  and  dwell  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your  fa- 
thers for  ever  and  eYer : 


6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  to  worship  them,  and  provoke 
me  not  to  anger  with  the  works  of  your 
hands  ;  and  I  will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord;  that  ye  might  provoke  me 
to  anger  with  the  works  of  your  hands  to 
your  own  hurt. 

8  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts;  Because  ye  have  not  heard  my 
words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take  all  the 
families  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  my 
servant,  and  will  bring  them  against  this 
land,  and  against  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  against  all  these  nations  round  about, 
and  will  utterly  destroy  them,  and  make 
them  an  astonishment,  and  a  hissing,  and 
perpetual  desolations. 

10  Moreover  I  will  take  from  them  the 
voice  of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride,  the  sound  of  the  millstones, 
and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

1 1  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a  de- 
solation, and  an  astonishment ;  and  these 
nations  shall  serve  the  king  of  Babylon 
seventy  years. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
seventy  j^ears  are  accomplished,  that  I 
will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  that 
nation,  saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity, 
and  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  will 
make  it  perpetual  desolations. 

13  And  1  will  bring  upon  that  land  all 
my  words  which  I  have  pronounced  against 
it,  even  all  that  is  written  in  this  book, 
which  Jeremiah  hath  prophesied  against 
all  the  nations. 

14  For  many  nations  and  great  kings 
shall  serve  themselves  of  them  also :  and  I 
will  recompense  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  works  of  their 
own  hands. 

1 5  IF  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael unto  me  ;  Take  the  wine-cup  of  this 
fury  at  my  hand,  and  cause  all  the  nations, 
to  whom  I  send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  they  shall  drink,  and  be  moved, 
and  be  mad,  because  of  the  sword  that  I 
will  send  among  them. 

17  Then  took  I  the  cup  at  the  Lord's 
hand,  and  made  all  the  nations  to  drink, 
unto  whom  the  Lord  had  sent  me  : 

18  To  wit,  Jerusalem,  and  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  the  kings  thereof,  and  the 
princes  thereof,  to  maKe  them  a  desolation, 
an  astonishment,  a  hissing,  and  a  curse  : 
as  it  is  this  day ; 

19  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  his  princes,  and  all  his  people  ; 

20  And  all  the  mingled  people,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  land  of  Uz,  and  all  the 
kinsfs  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and 

582 


Prophecies  of  destruction.  CHAP.  XXVI. 


Jeremiah  is  arrested. 


Ashkelon,  and  Azzah,andEkron,  and  the 
remnant  of  Ashdod, 

21  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  children 
of  Amnion, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  Tyrus,  and  all 
the  kings  of  Zidon,  and  the  kings  of  the 
isles  which  are  beyond  the  sea, 

23  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz,  and  all 
that  are  in  the  utmost  corners, 

24  And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  mingled  people  that  dwell 
in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zimri,  and  all 
the  kings  of  Elam,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Medes, 

26  And  all  the  kings  of  the  north,  far 
and  near,  one  with  another,  and  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world,  which  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth :  and  the  king  of  She- 
shach  shall  drink  after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  Drink  ye,  and  be  drunken,  and 
spue,  and  fall,  and  rise  no  more,  because 
of  the  sword  which  I  will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse  to  take 
the  cup  at  thy  hand  to  drink,  then  shalt 
thou  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  ;  Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For  Io,  I  begin  to  bring  evil  on  the 
city  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and 
should  ye  be  utterly  unpunished?  Ye  shall 
not  be  unpunished:  for  I  will  call  for  a 
sword  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou  against 
them  all  these  words,  and  say  unto  them, 
The  Lord  shall  roar  from  on  high,  and 
utter  his  voice  from  his  holy  habitation ; 
he  shall  mightily  roar  upon  his  habitation  ; 
he  shall  give  a  shout,  as  they  that  tread  the 
grapes,  against  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

31  A  noise  shall  come  even  to  the  ends 
of  the  earth  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  a  con- 
troversy with  the  nations,  he  will  plead 
with  all  flesh  ;  he  will  give  them  that  are 
wicked  to  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Be- 
hold, evil  shall  go  forth  from  nation  to  na- 
tion, and  a  great  whirlwind  shall  be  raised 
up  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
at  that  day  from  one  end  of  the  earth  even 
unto  the  other  end  of  the  earth  :  they  shall 


to  flee,  nor  the  principal  of  the  flock  to 
escape. 

36  A  voice  of  the  cry  of  the  shepherds, 
and  a  howlingofthe  principal  of  the  flock, 
shall  be  heard :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoiled 
their  pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations  are 
cut  down  because  of  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  his  covert,  as  the 
lion  :  for  their  land  is  desolate  because  of 
the  fierceness  of  the  oppressor,  and  be- 
cause of  his  fierce  anger. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

TN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah 
came  this  word  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Stand  in  the 
cGurtof  the  Lord's  house,  and  speak  unto 
all  the  cities  of  Judah,  which  come  to 
worship  in  the  Lord's  house,  all  the  words 
that  I  command  thee  to  speak  unto  them  ; 
diminish  not  a  word  : 

3  If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  that  I  may 
repent  me  of  the  evil,  which  I  purpose  to 
do  unto  them  because  of  the  evil  of  their 
doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  If  ye  will  not  hearken  to 
me  to  walk  in  my  law,  which  I  have  set 
before  you, 

5  To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  whom  I  sent  unto  you, 
both  rising  up  early,  and  sending  them, 
but  ye  have  not  hearkened ; 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house  like 
Shiloh,  and  will  make  this  city  a  curse  to 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

7  So  the  priests  and  the  prophets  and  all 
the  people  heard  Jeremiah  speaking  these 
words  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

8  IF  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jere- 
miah had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  that 
the  Lord  had  commanded  him  to  speak 
unto  all  the  people,  that  the  priests  and  the 
prophets  and  all  the  people  took  him,  say- 
ing, Thou  shalt  surely  die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  This  house  shall  be 
like  Shiloh,  and  this  city  shall  be  desolate 
without  an  inhabitant?  And  all  the  people 
were  gathered  against  Jeremiah  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  IF  When  the  princes  of  Judah  heard 


not  be  lamented,  neither  gathered,  nor;  these  things,  then  they  came  up  from  the 
buried;  they  shall  be  dung  upon  the 'king's  house  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
ground.  j  anoTsat  down  in  the  entry  of  the  new  gate 

34  IF  Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and  cry;  and  of  the  Lord's  house. 

wallow  yourselves  in  the  ashes,  ye  princi-j  1 1  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the  pro- 
pal  of  the  flock:  for  the  days  of  your  phetsunto  the  princes  and  to  all  the  people, 
slaughter  and  of  your  dispersions  are  ac-  saying,  This  man  is  worthy  to  die  ;  for  he 
complished;  and  ye  shall  fall  like  a  plea- j  hath  prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye 
sant  vessel.  j  have  heard  with  your  ears. 

35  And  the  shepherds  shall  have  no  wavl     12  IF  Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all  the 

583 


Jeremiah  is  acquitted. 


JEREMIAH. 


Sundry  prophecies. 


Erinces,  and  to  all  the  people,  saying,  The 
ORD  sent  me  to  prophesy  against  this 
house  and  against  this  city  all  the  words 
that  ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  amend  your  ways  and 
yourdoings,andobeythevoiceoftheLoRD 
your  God ;  and  the  Lord  will  repent  him  of 
the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced  against  you. 

1 4  As  for  me ,  behold,  I  am  in  your  hand : 
do  with  me  as  seemeth  good  and  meet  unto 
you : 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that  if  ye 
put  me  to  death,  ye  shall  surely  bring  in- 
nocent blood  upon  yourselves,  and  upon 
this  city,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof: 
for  of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  unto 
you  to  speak  all  these  words  in  your  ears. 

1 6  If  Then  said  the  princes  and  all  the 
people  unto  the  priests  and  to  the  prophets ; 
This  man  is  not  worthy  to  die  :  for  he  hath 
spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

17  Then  rose  up  certain  of  the  elders  of 
the  land,  and  spake  to  all  the  assembly  of 
the  people,  saying, 

18  Micah  the  Morasthite  prophesied  in 
the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
spake  to  all  the  people  of  Judah,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Zion  shall 
be  ploughed  like  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall 
become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the 
house  as  the  high  places  of   a    forest. 

19  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  and  all 
Judah  put  him  at  all  to  death  ?  did  he  not 
fear  the  Lord,  and  besought  the  Lord,  and 
the  Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil  which  he 
had  pronounced  against  them?  Thus  might 
we  procure  great  evil  against  our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man  that  pro- 
phesied in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  Urijah 
the  son  of  Shemaiah  of  Kirjath-jearim,  who 

rophesied against  this  city  and  against  this 
and  according  to  all  the  words  of  Jeremiah: 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  the  king  with 
all  his  mighty  men,  and  all  the  princes, 
heard  his  words,  the  king  sought  to  put  him 
to  death  :  but  when  Urijah  heard  it,  he  was 
afraid,  and  fled,  and  went  into  Egypt ; 

22  And  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent  men  into 
Egypt,  namely,  Elnathan  the  son  of  Ach- 
bor,  and  certain  men  with  him  into  Egypt. 

23  And  they  fetched  forth  Urijah  out  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  him  unto  Jehoiakim 
the  king ;  who  slew  him  with  the  sword, 
and  cast  his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of 
the  common  people. 

24  Nevertheless,the  hand  of  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan  was  with  Jeremiah,  that 
they  should  not  give  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  people  to  put  him  to  death. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah 
came  this  word  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 


I 


2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  me ;  Make 
thee  bonds  and  yokes,  and  put  them  upon 
thy  neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of  Edom, 
and  to  the  king  of  Moab,  and  to  the  king  oi 
the  Ammonites,  and  to  the  king  of  Tyrus, 
and  to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand  ot 
the  messengers  which  come  to  Jerusalem 
unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah ; 

4  And  command  them  to  say  unto  their 
masters,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your 
masters ; 

5  I  have  made  the  earth,  the  man  and 
the  beast  that  are  upon  the  ground,  by  my 
great  power  and  by  my  out-stretched  arm, 
and  have  given  it  unto  whom  it  seemed 
meet  unto  me. 

6  And  now  have  1  given  all  these  lands 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
of  Babylon,  my  servant ;  and  the  beasts  of 
the  field  have  I  given  him  also  to  serve  him. 

7  And  all  nations  shall  serve  him,  and 
his  son,  and  his  son's  son,  until  the  very 
time  of  his  land  come :  and  then  many 
nations  and  great  kings  shall  serve  them- 
selves of  him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  na- 
tion and  kingdom  which  will  not  serve  the 
same  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  that  will  not  put  their  neck  under 
the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  that  na- 
tion will  I  punish,  saith  the  Lord,  with  the 
sword,  and  with  the  famine,  and  with  the 
pestilence,  until  I  have  consumed  them  by 
his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to  your  pro 
phets,  nor  to  your  diviners,  nor  to  youi 
dreamers,  nor  to  your  enchanters,  nor  tc 
your  sorcerers,  which  speak  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon : 

10  For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you,  to 
remove  you  far  from  your  land  ;  and  that  I 
should  drive  you  out,  and  ye  should  perish. 

1 1  But  the  nations  that  bring  their  neck 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  serve  him,  those  will  I  let  remain  still 
in  their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and 
they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  IT  I  spake  also  to  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah  according  to  all  these  words,  saying, 
Bring  your  necks  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him  and  his 
people,  and  live. 

13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy  peo- 
ple, by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
against  the  nation  that  will  not  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon? 

1 4  Therefore  hearken  not  unto  the  words 
of  the  prophets  that  speak  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon ;  for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

15  For  1  have  not  sent  them,  saith  the 
Loud,  yet  they  prophesy  a  lie   in   my 

584 


Hananiah's  false  prophecy.  CHAP.  XXVIII,  XXIX.     Jeremiah's  yoke  broken. 


name ;  that  I  might  drive  you  out,  and  that 
ye  might  perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you. 

16  Also  I  spake  to  the  priests  and  to  all 
this  people,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Hearken  not  to  the  words  of  your  prophets 
that  prophesy  unto  you,  saying,  Behold, 
the  vessels  ot  the  Lord's  house  shall  now 
shortly  be  brought  again  from  Babylon : 
for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them;  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  live:  wherefore 
should  this  city  be  laid  waste? 

18  But  if  they  be  prophets,  and  if  the 
word  of  the  Lord  be  with  them,  let  them 
now  make  intercession  to  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  that  the  vessels  which  are  left  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to 
Babylon. 

1 9  IF  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 
concerning  the  pillars,  and  concerning  the 
sea,  and  concerning  the  bases,  and  con- 
cerning the  residue  of  the  vessels  that  re- 
main in  this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  took  not,  when  he  carried  away 
captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon,  and 
all  the  nobles  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  vessels 
that  remain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
in  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah  and  of 
Jerusalem ; 

22  They  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon, 
and  there  shall  they  be  until  the  day  that  I 
visit  them,  saith  the  Lord;  then  will  I  bring 
them  up,  and  restore  them  to  this  place. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  the  same  year,  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zede- 
kiah  king  of  Judah,  in  the  fourth  year,  and 
in  the  filth  month,  that  Hananiah  the  son 
of  Azur  the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gibeon, 
spake  unto  me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in 
the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  of  all  the 
people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  saying,  1  have  broken  the 
yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

3  Within  two  full  years  will  I  bring 
again  into  this  place  all  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house,  that  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  away  from  this  place,  and 
carried  them  to  Babylon. 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  this  place 
Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Ju- 
dah, with  all  the  captives  of  Judah,  that 
went  into  Babylon,  saith  the  Lord;  for  1 
will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

5  IF  Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said 
unto  the  prophet  Hananiah  in  the  presence 
of  the  priests,  and  in  the  presence  of  all  the 
people  that  stood  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 


6  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said, 
Amen:  the  Lord  do  so:  the  Lord  per- 
form thy  words  which  thou  hast  prophe- 
sied, to  bring  again  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  all  that  is  carried  away 
captive,  from  Babylon  into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless.hear  thou  now  this  word 
that  1  speak  in  thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  people ; 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been  before 
me  and  before  thee  of  old,  prophesied  both 
against  many  countries,  and  against  great 
kingdoms,  of  war,  and  of  evil,  and  of  pes 
tilence. 

9  The  prophet  which  prophesieth  ot 
peace,  when  the  word  of  the  prophet  shall 
come  to  pass,  then  shall  the  prophet  be 
known,  that  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent  him 

10  IF  Then  Hananiah  the  prophet  took 
the  yoke  from  off  the  prophet  Jeremiah's 
neck,  and  brake  it. 

1 1  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  people,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Even  so  will  I  break  the  yoke  ol 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  Irom  the 
neck  of  all  nations  within  the  space  of  two 
full  years.  And  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
went  his  way. 

12  IF  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  after  that  Ha- 
naniah the  prophet  had  broken  the  yoke 
from  off  the  neck  of  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord;  Thou  hast  broken  the 
yokes  of  wood;  but  thou  shalt  make  for 
them  yokes  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel;  I  have  put  a  yoke  of  iron 
upon  the  neck  of  all  these  nations,  that 
they  may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  king  ot 
Babylon;  and  they  shall  serve  him:  and  I 
have  given  him  the  beasts  of  the  field  also. 

15  IF  Then  said  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
unto  Hananiah  the  prophet,  Hear  now, 
Hananiah;  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  thee; 
but  thoumakest  this  people  to  trust  in  a  lie. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, I  will  cast  thee  from  off  the  face  ot 
the  earth:  this  year  thou  shalt  die,  because 
thouhast  taught  rebellionagainst  the  Lord. 

17  So  Hananiah  the  prophet  died  th 
same  year  in  the  seventh  month. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

NOW  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter 
that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  sent  from 
Jerusalem  unto  the  residue  of  the  elders 
which  were  carried  away  captives,  and  to 
the  priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all 
the  people  whom  Neouchadnezzar  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Jerusalem  to 
Babylon; 

2  (After  that  Jeconiah  the  king,  and  the 
queen,  and  the  eunuchs,  the  princes  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  the  carpenters. 
585 


«.  eremiah's  letter  to  the 


JEREMIAH. 


captives  of  Babylon. 


and  the  smiths,  were  departed  from  Je-  j 
rusalem ;) 

3  By  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan,  and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 
(whom  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  unto 
Babylon  to  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon) saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unto  all  that  are  carried  away 
captives,  whom  I  have  caused  to  be  car- 
ried away  from  Jerusalem  unto  Babylon  ; 

5  Build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them  ; 
and  plant  gardens,andeat  the  fruitof  them; 

6  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons  and 
daughters  ;  and  take  wives  for  your  sons, 
and  give  your  daughters  to  husbands,  that 
they  may  bear  sons  and  daughters ;  that 
ye  may  be  increased  there,  and  not  di- 
minished. 

7  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither 
I  have  caused  you  to  be  carried  away  cap- 
tives, and  pray  unto  the  Lord  for  it :  for  in 
the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 

8  IF  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Let  not  your  prophets 
and  your  diviners,  that  be  in  the  midst  of 
you,  deceive  you,  neither  hearken  to  your 
dreams  which  ye  cause  to  be  dreamed. 

9  For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you 
in  my  name  :  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith 
the  Lord. 

10  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  That  af- 
ter seventy  years  be  accomplished  at  Ba- 
bylon I  will  visit  you,  and  perform  my 
good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to 
return  to  this  place. 

1 1  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that  I  think 
toward  you,  saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of 
peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to  give  you  an  ex- 
pected end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  call  upon  me,  and  ye 
shall  go  and  pray  unto  me,  and  1  will 
hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me, 
when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your 
heart. 

14  And  1  will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the 
Lord  :  and  I  will  turn  away  your  cap- 
tivity, and  I  will  gather  you  from  all  the 
nations,  and  from  all  the  places  whither  1 
have  driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I 
will  bring  you  again  into  the  place  whence 
1  caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

15  II  Because  ye  have  said,  The  Lord| 
hath  raised  us  up  prophets  in  Babylon ; 

16  Know  that  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
king  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  of  all  the  people  that  dwelleth  in  this 
city,  and  of  your  brethren  that  are  not 
gone  forth  with  you  into  captivity; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  Be- 
hold, I  will  send  upon  them  the  sword,  the 
famine,  and  the  pestilence,  and  will  make^ 
them  iike  vile  figs,  that  cannot  be  eaten,! 
they  are  so  evil 


18  And  I  will  persecute  them  with  the 
sword,  with  the  famine,  and  with  the  pes- 
tilence, and  will  deliver  them  to  be  re- 
moved to  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to 
be  a  curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
hissing,  and  a  reproach,  among  all  the  na- 
tions whither  I  have  driven  them : 

1 9  Because  they  have  not  hearkened  to 
my  words,  saith  the  Lord,  which  I  sent 
unto  them  by  my  servants  the  prophets, 
rising  up  early  and  sending  them;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  IT  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  ye  of  the  captivity,  whom  I 
have  sent  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  of  Ahab  the  son  of  Kolaiah, 
and  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Maaseiah, 
which  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you  in  my 
name  ;  Behold,  1  will  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon ;  and  he  shall  slay  them  before 
3^our  eyes ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken  up  a 
curse  by  all  the  captivity  of  Judah  which 
are  in  Babylon,  saying,  the  Lord  make 
thee  like  Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab,  whom 
the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in  the  fire  ; 

23  Because  they  have  committed  vil- 
Iany  in  Israel,  and  have  committed  adul- 
tery with  their  neighbours'  wives,  and 
have  spoken  lying  words  in  my  name, 
which  I  have  not  commanded  them ;  even 
I  know,  and  am  a  witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  TT  Thus  shalt  thou  also  speak  to  She- 
maiah  the  Nehelamite,  saying, 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Because  thou 
hast  sent  letters  in  thy  name  unto  all  the 
people  that  are  at  Jerusalem,  and  to  Ze- 
phaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest, 
and  to  all  the  priests,  saying, 

26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee  priest  in 
the  stead  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  that  ye 
should  be  officers  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
for  every  man  that  is  mad,  and  maketh 
himself  a  prophet,  that  thou  shouldest  put 
him  in  prison,  and  in  the  stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast  thou  not 
reproved  Jeremiah  of  Anathoth,  which 
maketh  himself  a  prophet  to  you? 

28  For  therefore  he  sent  unto  us  in  Ba- 
bylon, saying,  This  captivity  is  long : 
build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  if!  them ;  and 
plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zephaniah  the  priest  read  this 
letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

30  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  captivity, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning 
Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite  ;  Because  that 
Shemaiah  hath  prophesied  unto  you,  andl 
sent  him  not,  and  he  caused  you  to  trust  in 
a  lie: 

586 


Jacob  is  comforted. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  punish  Shemaiah  the  Nehe- 
lamite,  and  his  seed  :  he  shall  not  have  a 
man  to  dwell  among  this  people  ;  neither 
shall  he  behold  the  good  that  1  will  do  for 
my  people,  saith  the  Lord  ;  because  he 
hath  taught  rebellion  against  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  XXX. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  Write  thee  all  the  words  that 
I  have  spoken  unto  thee  in  a  book. 

3  For  lo,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  bring  again  the  cap- 
tivity of  my  people  Israel  and  Judah,  saith 
the  Lord  :  and  I  will  cause  them  to  return 
to  the  land  that  I  gave  to  their  fathers,  and 
they  shall  possess  it. 

4  IT  And  these  are  the  words  that  the 
Lord  spake  concerning  Israel,  and  con- 
cerning Judah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  We  have 
heard  a  voice  of  trembling,  of  fear,  and 
not  of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether  a  man 
doth  travail  with  child  ?  wherefore  do  I 
see  every  man  with  his  hands  on  his  loins, 
as  a  woman  in  travail,  and  all  faces  are 
turned  into  paleness  ? 

7  Alas !  for  that  day  is  great,  so  that 
none  is  like  it:  it  is  even  the  time  of  Ja- 
cob's trouble,  but  he  shall  be  saved  outof  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I  will  break 
his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck,  and  will  burst 
thy  bonds,  and  strangers  shall  no  more 
serve  themselves  of  him  : 

9  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  David  their  king,  whom  I  will 
raise  up  unto  them. 

10  If  Therefore  fear  thou  not,  O  my 
servant  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  ;  neither  be 
dismayed,  O  Israel :  for  lo,  I  will  save 
thee  from  afar,  and  thy  seed  from  the  land 
of  their  captivity  ;  and  Jacob  shall  return, 
and  shall  be  in  rest,  and  be  quiet,  and 
none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

11  For  I  am  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  save  thee  :  though  I  make  a  full  end  of 
all  nations  whither  I  have  scattered  thee, 
yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end  of  thee  :  but 
1  will  correct  thee  in  measure,  and  will 
not  leave  thee  altogether  unpunished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy  bruise 
M  incurable,  and  thy  wound  is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  thy  cause, 
that  thou  mayest  be  bound  up  :  thou  hast 
no  healing  medicines. 

14  All  thy  lovers  have  forgotten  thee  ; 
they  seek  thee  not ;  for  I  have  wounded 
thee  with  the  wound  of  an  enemy,  with 
the  chastisement  of  a  cruel  one,  for  the 
multitude  of  thine  iniquity  ;  because  thy 
sins  were  increased. 


CHAP.  XXX,  XXXI. 


Return  of  the  Jews. 

15  Why  criest  thou  for  thine  affliction  ? 
thy  sorrow  is  incurable  for  the  multitude 
of  thine  iniquity :  because  thy  sins  were  in- 
creased, I  have  done  these  things  unto  thee. 

1G  Therefore  all  they  that  devour  thee 
shall  be  devoured  ;  and  all  thine  adversa- 
ries, every  one  of  them  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity ;  and  they  that  spoil  thee  shall  be  a 
spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon  thee  will  I 
give  for  a  prey. 

17  For  I  will  restore  health  jnto  thee, 
and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy  wounds,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  because  they  called  thee  an 
Outcast,  saying,  This  is  Zion,  whom  no 
man  seeketn  atter. 

18  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I 
will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Jacob's 
tents,  and  have  mercy  on  his  dwelling- 
places  ;  and  the  city  shall  be  builded  upon 
her  own  heap,  and  the  palace  shall  remain 
after  the  manner  thereof. 

19  And  outof  them  shall  proceed  thanks- 
giving and  the  voice  of  them  that  make 
merry  :  and  I  will  multiply  them, and  they 
shall  not  be  few  ;  I  will  also  glorify  then], 
and  they  shall  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  as  afore- 
time, and  their  congregation  shall  be  es- 
tablished before  me,  and  I  will  punish  all 
that  oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of  them- 
selves, and  their  governor  shall  proceed 
from  the  midst  of  them  ;  and  I  will  cause 
him  to  draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach 
unto  me  :  for  who  is  this  that  engaged  his 
heart  to  approach  unto  me  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  your  God. 

23  Behold,  the  whirlwind  of  the  Lord 
goeth  forth  with  fury,  a  continuing  whirl- 
wind :  it  shall  fall  with  pain  upon  the 
head  of  the  wicked. 

24  The  tierce  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  done  it,  and  until 
he  have  performed  the  intents  of  his  heart : 
in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  consider  it. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

AT  the  same  time, saith  the  Lord,  will 
I  be  the  God  of  all  the  families  of 
Israel,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  people 
which  were  left  of  the  sword  found  grace 
in  the  wilderness;  even  Israel,  when  I  went 
to  cause  him  to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  of  old  unto 
me,  saying,  Yea,  1  have  loved  thee  with 
an  everlasting  love:  therefore  with  loving- 
kindness  have  I  drawn  thee. 

4  Again  I  will  build  thee, and  thou  shalt 
be  built,  O  virgin  of  Israel:  thou  shalt 
again  be  adorned  with  thy  tablets,  and 
shalt  go  forth  in  the  dances  ot  them  that 
make  merry. 

5  Thou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  upon  the 
mountains  of  Samaria  :  the  planters  shall 

587 


The  restoration  of  Israel.  JEREMIAH.  Christ  is  promised 

plant,  and  shall  eat  them  as  common  things,  pented ;  and  after  that  I  was  instructed,  1 

6  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that  the  {smote  upon  my  thigh  :  I  was  ashamed,  yea, 
watchmen  upon  the  mount  Ephraim  shall! even  confounded,  because  I  did  bear  the 
cry,  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  toZion  unto  j  reproach  of  my  youth. 

the  Lord  our  God.  20  Is  Ephraim   my  dear  son  ?  is  he  a 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Sing  with  (pleasant  child?  for  since  I  spake  against 


gladness  for  Jacob,  and  shout  among  the 
chief  of  the  nations :  publish  ye,  praise 
ye,  and  say,  O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  the 
remnant  of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  them  from  the 
north  country,  and  gather  them  from  the 
coasts  of  the  earth,  and  with  them  the  blind 
and  the  lame,  the  woman  with  child  and 
her  that  travaileth  with  child  together :  a 
great  company  shall  return  thither. 

9  They  shall  come  with  weeping,  and 
with  supplications  will  I  lead  them  ;  I  will 
cause  them  to  walk  by  the  rivers  of  waters 
in  a  straight  way,  wherein  they  shall  not 
stumble :  for  I  am  a  father  to  Israel,  and 
Ephraim  is  my  first-born. 

10  IF  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O  ye 
nations,  and  declare  it  in  the  isles  afar  off, 
and  say,  He  that  scattered  Israel  wiH  ga- 
ther him,  and  keep  him,  as  a  shepherd 
doth  his  flock. 

1 1  For  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob, 
and  ransomed  him  from  the  hand  of  him 
that  was  stronger  than  he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come  and  sing 
in  the  height  of  Zion,  and  shall  flow  to- 
gether to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord,  for 
wheat,  and  for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for 
the  young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd:  and 
their  soul  shall  be  as  a  watered  garden ;  and 
they  shall  not  sorrow  any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice  in  the 
dance,  both  young  men  and  old  together  : 
for  I  will  turn  their  mourning  into  joy,  and 
will  comfort  them,  and  make  them  rejoice 
from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  1  will  satiate  the  soul  of  the 
priests  with  fatness,  and  my  people  shall  be 
satisfied  with  my  goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  A  voice 
was  heard  in  Ramah,  lamentation,  and 
bitter  weeping ;  Rachel  weeping  for  her 
children  refused  to  be  comforted  for  her 
children,  because  they  were  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Refrain  thy 
voice  from  weeping,  and  thine  eyes  from 
tears  :  for  thy  work  shall  be  rewarded, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  come  again 
from  the  land  of  the  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine  end,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  thy  children  shall  come 
again  to  their  own  border. 

18  H  I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim  be- 
moaning himself  thus ;  Thou  hast  chastised 
me,  and  I  was  chastised,  as  a  bullock  un- 
accustomed to  the  yoke  :  turn  thou  me,  and 
I  shall  be  turned ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord 
my  God. 

19  Surely  after  that  1  was  turned,  I  re- 


him,  I  do  earnestly  remember  him  still . 
therefore  my  bowels  are  troubled  for  him; 
I  will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saith 
the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  way-marks,  make  thee 
high  heaps:  set  thy  heart  toward  the 
highway,  even  the  way  which  thou  wentest ; 
turn  again,  O  virgin  of  Israel,  turn  again 
to  these  thy  cities. 

22  IF  How  long  wilt  thou  go  about,  O 
thou  backsliding  daughter  ?  for  the  Lord 
hath  created  a  new  thing  in  the  earth,  A 
woman  shall  compass  a  man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  As  yet  they  shall  use  this 
speech  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in  the 
cities  thereof,  when  I  shall  bring  again 
their  captivity ;  The  Lord  bless  thee,  O 
habitation  of  justice,  and  mountain  of  holi- 
ness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Judah  itself, 
and  in  all  the  cities  thereof  together,  hus- 
bandmen, and  they  that  go  forthwith  flocks. 

25  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary  soul, 
and  I  have  replenished  e  very  sorrowful  soul. 

26  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  beheld ; 
and  my  sleep  was  sweet  unto  me. 

27  IF  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  sow  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judah  with  the  seed  of 
man,  and  with  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  like 
as  I  have  watched  over  them,  to  pluck  up, 
and  to  break  down,  and  to  throw  down, 
and  to  destroy,  and  to  afflict;  so  will  I 
watch  over  them,  to  build  and  to  plant, 
saith  the  Lord. 

29  In  those  days  they  shall  say  no  more, 
The  fathers  have  eaten  a  sour  grape,  and 
the  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his  own 
iniquity:  every  man  that  eateth  the  sour 
grape,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new  covenant 
with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with  the  house 
of  Judah  : 

32  Not  according  to  the  covenant  that 
I  made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  that  I 
took  them  by  the  hand  to  bring  them  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt;  which  my  covenant 
they  brake,  although  I  was  a  husband 
unto  them,  saith  the  Lord  : 

33  But  this  shall  be  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel ;  After 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
law  in  their  inward  parts,  and  write  it  in 
their  hearts  ;  and  will  be  their  God,  and 
they  shall  be  my  people. 

588 


Tlie  stability  of  the  church. 


34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more  every 
man  his  neighbour,  and  eveiy  man  his  bro- 
ther, saying,  Know  the  Lord:  for  they 
shall  all  know  me,  from  the  least  of  them 
unto  the  greatest  of  them,saith  the  Lord: 
for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity,  and  I  will 
remember  their  sin  no  more. 

35  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  giveth 
the  sun  for  a  light  by  day,  and  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  moon  and  of  the  stars  for  a 
light  by  night,  which  divideth  the  sea  when 
the  waves  thereof  roar;  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name : 

36  If  those  ordinances  depart  from  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord,  then  the  seed  of 
Israel  also  shall  cease  from  being  a  nation 
before  me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  heaven  above 
can  be  measured,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also 
cast  off  all  the  seed  of  Israel  for  all  that 
they  have  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

38  TT  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be  built  to  the 
Lord  from  the  tower  of  Hananeel  unto  the 
gate  of  the  corner. 

39  And  the  measuring  line  shall  yet  go 
forth  over  against  it  upon  the  hill  Gareb, 
and  shall  compass  about  to  Goath. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the  dead 
bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  ana  all  the  fields 
unto  the  brook  of  Kidron,  unto  the  corner 
of  the  horse-gate  toward  the  east,  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  not  be  plucked 
up,  nor  thrown  down  any  more  for  ever 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord  in  the  tenth  year  of  Ze 
dekiah    king  of  Judah,  which  was  the 
eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Babylon's  army 
besieged  Jerusalem :  and  Jeremiah  the  pro 
phet  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  prison 
which  was  in  the  king  of  Judah's  house. 

3  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  had  shut 
him  up,  saying,  Wherefore  dost  thou  pro 

Ehesy,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be 
old,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  take  it ; 

4  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  shall  not 
escape  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans, 
but  shall  surely  be  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  shall  speak 
with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his  eyes 
shall  behold  his  eyes ; 

5  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to  Baby 
Ion,  and  there  shall  he  be  until  I  visit  him, 
saith  the  Lord  :  though  ye  fight  with  the 
Chaldeans,  ye  shall  not  prosper  ? 

6  1[  And  Jeremiah  said,  The  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

7  Behold,  HanameeUhe  son  of  Shallum 
thine  uncle, shall  come  unto  thee,  saying, 
Buy  thee  my  field  that  is  in  Anathoth  :  for 
the  right  of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy  it 


CHAP.  XXXII.        Imprisonment  of  Jeremiah. 

8  So  Hanameel  mine  uncle's  son  came 


to  me  in  the  court  of  the  prison,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
me,  Buy  my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in 
Anathoth,  which  is  in  the  country  of  Ben- 
jamin: for  the  right  of  inheritance  is  thine, 
and  the  redemption  is  thine;  buy  it  for  thy- 
self. Then  I  knew  that  this  was  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Hanameel 
mine  uncle's  son,thatwas  in  Anathoth,  and 
weighed  him  the  money,  even  seventeen 
shekels  of  silver. 

10  And  I  subscribed  the  evidence,  and 
sealed  it,  and  took  witnesses,  and  weighed 
him  the  money  in  the  balances. 

1 1  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase, both  that  which  was  sealed  accord- 
ing to  the  law  and  custom,  and  that  which 
was  open : 

12  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  in  the  sight  of  Hanameel 
mine  uncle's  son,  and  in  the  presence  ot 
the  witnesses  that  subscribed  the  book  ot 
the  purchase,  before  all  the  Jews  that  sat 
in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

13  IF  And  I  charged  Baruch  before 
them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Take  these  evidences,  this 
evidence  of  the  purchase,  both  which  is 
sealed,  and  thi3  evidence  which  is  open ; 
and  put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that 
they  may  continue  many  days. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Houses  and  fields  and  vine- 
yards shall  be  possessed  again  in  this  land. 

1 6  IF  Now  when  I  had  delivered  the  evi- 
dence of  the  purchase  unto  Baruch  the  son 
of  Neriah,  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God!  behold,  thou  hast 
made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  by  thy 
great  power  and  stretched  out  arm,  and 
there  is  nothing  too  hard  for  thee  : 

18  Thou  shewest  loving-kindness  unto 
thousands,  and  recompensest  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  into  the  bosom  of  their  chil- 
dren after  them:The  Great, The  Mighty 
God.The  Lord  of  hosts,  is  his  name, 

19  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in 
work  :  for  thine  eyes  are  open  upon  ah  the 
ways  of  the  sons  of  men ;  to  give  every  one 
according  to  his  ways,  and  according  to 
the  fruit  of  his  doings: 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  wonders  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  and 
in  Israel,  and  among  other  men  ;  and  hast 
made  thee  a  name,  as  at  this  day ; 

21  And  hast  brought  forth  thy  people 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  witn  S1'gns> 
and  with  wonders,  and  with  a  strong  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  with 
great  terror ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land,  which 
589 


The  captivity  confirmed. 


JEREMIAH.        A  gracious  return  promised. 


thou  didst  swear  to  their  fathers  to  give 
them,  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  possessed  it; 
but  they  obeyed  not  thy  voice,  neither 
walked  in  thy  law ;  they  have  done  nothing 
of  all  that  thou  commandedst  them  to  do: 
therefore  thou  hast  caused  all  this  evil  to 
come  upon  them: 

24  Behold  the  mounts,  they  are  come 
unto  the  city  to  take  it ;  and  the  city  is 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  that 
fight  against  it,  because  of  the  sword,  and 
of  the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence:  and 
what  thou  hast  spoken  is  come  to  pass ; 
and  behold,  thou  seest  it. 

25  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me,  O  Lord 
God,  Buy  thee  the  field  for  money,  and 
take  witnesses ;  for  the  city  is  given  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  IT  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

27  Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
all  flesh :  is  there  anything  too  hard  for  me? 

28  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  into  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
take  it : 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight  against 
this  city,  shall  come  and  set  fire  on  this 
city,  and  burn  it  with  the  houses,  upon 
whose  roofs  they  have  offered  incense  unto 
Baal,  and  poured  out  drink-offerings  unto 
other  gods,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Judah  have  only  done  evil  be- 
fore me  from  their  youth :  for  the  children 
of  Israel  have  only  provoked  me  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith  the 
Lord. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me  as  a 
provocation  of  mine  anger  and  of  my  fury 
from  the  day  that  they  built  it  even  unto 
this  day ;  that  I  should  remove  it  from  be- 
fore my  face, 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  and  of  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah, which  they  have  done  to  provoke  me 
to  anger,  they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto  me  the 
back,  and  not  the  face :  though  I  taught 
them,  rising  up  early  and  teaching  them, 
yet  they  have  not  hearkened  to  receive 
instruction. 

34  But  they  set  their  abominations  in 
the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name,  to 
defile  it. 


ther  came  it  into  my  mind,  thatthey  should 
do  this  abomination,  to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  IF  And  now  therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  concerning  this 
city,  whereof  ye  say,  It  shall  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence; 

37  Behold,  I  will  gather  them  out  of  all 
countries,  whither  I  have  driven  them  in 
mine  anger,  and  in  my  fury, and  in  greit 
wrath;  and  I  will  bring  them  again  unto 
this  place,  and  I  will  cause  them  to  dwell 
safely : 

38  And  they  shall  be  my  people  and  I 
will  be  their  God: 

39  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart  and 
one  way,  that  they  may  fear  me  for  ever, 
for  the  good  of  them,  and  of  their  children 
after  them : 

40  And  I  will  make  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant with  them,  that  I  will  not  turn  away 
from  them,  to  do  them  good;  but  I  will  put 
my  fear  in  their  hearts,that  they  shall  not 
depart  from  me. 

41  Yea,  I  will  rejoice  over  them  to  do 
them  good,  and  I  will  plant  them  in  this 
land  assuredly  with  my  whole  heart  and 
with  my  whole  soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Like  as  I 
have  brought,  all  this  great  evil  upon  this 
people,  so  will  I  bring  upon  them  all  the 
good  that  I  have  promised  them. 

43  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in  this 
land,  whereof  ye  say.  It  is  desolate  without 
man  or  beast ;  it  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  money,  and 
subscribe  evidences,  and  seal  them,  and 
take  witnesses  in  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
and  in  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
mountains,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  valley, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  south:  for  I  will 
cause  their  captivity  to  return,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jerem  iah  the  second  time , 
while  he  was  yet  shut  up  in  the  court  of 
the  prison,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  maker  there- 
of, the  Lord  that  formed  it,  to  establish  it; 
TheLoRD  is  his  name ; 

3  Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  answer  thee, 
and  shew  thee  great  and  mighty  things, 
which  thou  knowest  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  concerning  the  houses  of  this  city, 
and  concerning  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 


35  And  they  built  the  high  places  ofj  Judah,  which  are  thrown  down  by  the 
Baal,  which  are  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  mounts,  and  by  the  sword; 
Hinnom,   to   cause  their  sons  and  their      5  They  come  to  fight  with  the  Chalde- 
daughters  to  pass  through  the.  fire  unto  Mo-'ans,  but  it  is  to  fill  them  with  the  dead  bo- 
fcch-  which!  commanded  them  not,  nei-jdies  of  men,  whom  I  have  slain  in  mine 

590 


Clirist  the  Branch  of 


CHAP.  XXXIV 


righteousness  promised. 


anger  and  in  my  fury,  and   for  all  whose 
wickedness  I  have  hid  my  face  from  this 


city. 

6  Behold,  I 


will   bring:  it  health  and 


want  a  man  before  me  to  offer  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  to  kindle  meat-offerings,  and  to 
do  sacrifice  continually. 

19  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 


cure,  andl  will  cure  them,  and  will  reveal  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 


unto  them  the  abundance  ofpeace  and  truth. 

7  And  I  will  cause  the  captivity  of  Ju- 
dah  and  the  captivity  of  Israel  to  return, 
and  will  build  them,  as  at  the  first. 

8  And  1  will  cleanse  them  from  all  their 
iniquity,  whereby  theyhave  sinned  against 
me  ;  and  I  will  pardon  all  their  iniquities, 
whereby  they  have  sinned,  and  whereby 
they  have  transgressed  against  me. 

9  IF  And  it  shall  be  to  me  a  name  of  joy, 
a  praise,  and  an  honour.before  all  the  na- 
tions of  the  earth,  which  shall  hear  all  the 
good  that  I  do  unto  them  :  and  they  shall 
fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  goodness  and 
for  all  the  prosperity  that  I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Again  there 
shall  be  heard  in  this  place,  which  ye  say 
shall  be  desolate  without  man  and  without 
beast,  even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  desolate, 
without  man,  and  without  inhabitant,  and 
without  beast, 

1 1  The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of 
gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and 
the  voice  of  the  bride,  the  voice  of  them 
that  shall  say,  Praise  the  Lord  of  hosts : 
for  the  Lord  is  good ;  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever :  and  of  them  that  shall 
bring  the  sacrifice  of  praise  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  For  I  will  cause  to  return 
the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at  the  first, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Again 
in  this  place,  which  is  desolate  without 
man  and  without  beast,  and  in  all  the  ci 
ties  thereof,  shall  be  a  habitation  of  shep- 
herds causing  their  flocks  to  lie  down. 

13  In  the  cities  of  the  mountains,  in  the 
cities  of  the  vale,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
south,  and  in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  shall  the  flocks  pass  again 
under  the  hands  of  him  that  telleth  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  perform  that  good  thing 
which  I  have  promised  unto  the  house  of 
Israel  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

15  H  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time, 
will  I  cause  the  Branch  of  righteousness  to 
grow  up  unto  David  ;  and  he  shall  execute 
judgment  and  righteousness  in  the  land. 

16  In  those  days  shall  Judah  be  saved, 
and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely  :  and  this 
is  the  name  wherewith  she  shall  be  called, 
The  Lord  ourRighteousness. 

17  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  David 
shall  never  want  a  man  to  sit  upon  the 
throne  of  the  house  of  Israel ; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the  Levites 


20  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  If  ye  can 
break  my  covenant' of  the  day,  and  my  co- 
venant of  the  night,  and  that  there  should 
not  be  day  and  night  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  my  covenant  be 
broken  with  David  my  servant,  that  he 
should  not  have  a  son  to  reign  upon  his 
throne  ;  and  with  the  Levites  the  priests 
my  ministers. 

22  As  the  host  of  heaven  cannot  be  num- 
bered, neither  the  sand  of  the  sea  measured, 
so  will  1  multiply  the  seed  of  David  my  ser- 
vant, and  the  Levites  that  minister  unto 
me. 

23  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  saying, 

24  Considerest  thou  not  what  this  people 
have  spoken,  saying,  The  two  families 
which  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  he  hath  even 
cast  them  off?  thus  they  have  despised  my 
people,  that  they  should  be  no  more  a  na- 
tion before  them. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  my  cove- 
nant be  not  with  day  and  night,  and  if  I 
have  not  appointed  the  ordinances  of  hea- 
ven and  earth ; 

26  Then  will  I  cast  away  the  seed  of 
Jacob,  and  David  my  servant,  so  that  I 
will  not  take  any  of  his  seed  to  be  rulers 
over  the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob: for  I  will  cause  their  captivity  to 
return,  and  have  mercy  on  them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  when  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  all  his  army,  and 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  of  his  do- 
minion, and  all  the  people  fought  against 
Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the  cities  thereof, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Go  and  speak  to  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  and  tell  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  burn 
it  with  fire : 

3  And  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  his 
hand,  but  shalt  surely  be  taken,  and  deli- 
vered into  his  hand ;  and  thine  eyes  shall 
behold  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  he  shall  speak  with  thee  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go  to  Babylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  thee,  Thou  shalt  not  die  by  the 
sword :  ,     ;•' 

5  But  thou  shalt  die  in  peace  :  and  with 
the  burnings  of  thy  fathers,  the  former 
kings  which  were  before  thee,  so  shall  they 
burn o<hurs for  thee;  and  they  will  lament 

%oi 


Jeremiah  prophesies  the 


JEREMIAH. 


captivity  of  Zedekiah,  fyc 


thee,  saying,  Ah  lord!   for  I  have  pro- moved  into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth 
nounced  the  word,  saith  the  Lord.  j      18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that  have 

6  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  all ;  transgressed  my  covenant,  which  have  not 
these  words  unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  .performed  the  words  of  the  covenant  which 
in  Jerusalem,  jthey  had  made  before  me,  when  they  cut 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon's  army  j  the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed  between  the 
fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  against  ail  j  parts  thereof, 

the  cities  of  Judah  that  were  left,  against  j      19  The  princes  of  Judah,  and  the  princes 
Lachish,  and  against  Azekah:    for  these  iof  Jerusalem, the  eunuchs,  and  the  priests, 


defenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

8  IF  This  is  the  word  that  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  after  that  the 
king  Zedekiah  had  made  a  covenant  with 
all  the  people  which  were  at  Jerusalem,  to 
proclaim  liberty  unto  them ; 

9  That  every  man  should  let  his  man- 
servant, and  every  man  his  maid-servant, 
being  a  Hebrew  or  a  Hebrewess,  go 
free ;  that  none  should  serve  himself  of 
them,  to  wit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother. 

10  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and  all 
the  people  which  had  entered  into  the 
covenant,  heard  that  every  one  should  let 
his  man-servant,  and  every  one  his  maid- 
servant, go  free,  that  none  should  serve 
themselves  of  them  any  more,  then  they 
obeyed,  and  let  them  go. 

11  But  afterwards  they  turned,  and 
caused  the  servants  and  the  handmaids, 
whom  they  had  let  go  free,  to  return,  and 
brought  them  into  subjection  for  servants 
and  for  handmaids. 

12  IT  Therefore  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  I  made  a  covenant  with  your  fathers 
in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of 
bond-men,  saying, 

14  At.  the  end  of  seven  years,  let  ye  go 
every  man  his  brother  a  Hebrew,  which 
hath  been  sold  unto  thee;  and  when  he 
hath  served  thee  six  years,  thou  shalt  let 
him  go  free  from  thee ;  but  your  fathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neither  inclined 
their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and  had 
done  right  in  my  sight,  in  proclaiming 
liberty  every  man  to  his  neighbour;  and 
ye  had  made  a  covenant  before  me  in  the 
house  which  is  called  by  my  name: 

1 6  But  ye  turned  and  polluted  my  name, 
and  caused  every  man  his  servant,  and 
every  man  his  handmaid,  whom  he  had  set 
at  liberty  at  their  pleasure,  to  return,  and 
brought  them  into  subjection,  to  be  unto 
you  tor  servants  and  for  handmaids. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Ye 
have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  in  proclaim- 
ing liberty,  every  one  to  his  brother,  and 
every  man  to  his  neighbour:  behold,  I 
proclaim  a  liberty  for  you,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  the  sword,  to  the  pestilence,  and  to  the 
famine;  and  I  will  make  you  to  be  re- 


and  all  the  people  of  the  land,  which  passed 
between  the  parts  of  the  calf; 

20  I  will  even  give  them  into  the  hanc* 
of  their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  their  life:  and  their  dead  bodies 
shall  be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  and 
his  princes  will  I  give  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon's  army,  which  are 
gone  up  from  you. 

22  Behold,  I  will  command,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  cause  them  to  return  to  this 
city;  and  they  shall  fight  against  it,  and 
take  it,  and  burn  it  with  fire:  and  I  will 
make  the  cities  of  Judah  a  desolation  with- 
out an  inhabitant. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  in  the  days  of  Jehoi- 
akim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites, 
and  speak  unto  them,  and  bring  them  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  one  of  the 
chambers,  and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Je- 
remiah, the  son  of  Habaziniah,  and  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sons,  and  the  whole 
house  of  the  Rechabites ; 

4  And  I  brought  them  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  into  the  chamber  of  the  sons  of 
Hanan,  the  son  of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God, 
which  was  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  was  above  the  chamber  of  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Shallum,  the  keeper  of  the  door: 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of  the  house 
of  the  Rechabites,  pots  full  of  wine,  and 
cups,  and  I  said  unto  them,  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said,  We  will  drink  no  wine, 
for  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father 
commanded  us,  saying,  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neither  ye,  nor  your  sons  forever: 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house,  nor  sow 
seed,  nor  plant  vineyard,  nor  have  any: 
but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents; 
that  ye  may  live  many  days  in  the  land 
where  ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  ot 
Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  in  all 
that  he  hath  charged  us,  to  drink  no  wine 
all  our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor 
our  daughters; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to  dwell  in* 

592 


TKe  Jews  threatened. 


CHAP.  XXXVI.     Jeremiah's  prophecy  written. 


neither  have  we  vineyard,  nor  field,  nor 
seed: 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have 
obeyed,  and  done  according  to  all  that 
Jonadab  our  father  commanded  us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  came  up  into 
the  land,  that  we  said,  Come,  and  let  us 
go  to  Jerusalem  for  fear  of  the  army  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  for  fear  of  the  army  of 
the  Syrians  :  so  we  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

12  IF  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Go  and  tell  the  men  of  Ju- 
dah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  Will 
ye  not  receive  instruction  to  hearken  to 
my  words  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Re- 
chab,  that  he  commanded  his  sons  not  to 
drink  wine,  are  performed  ;  for  untc  this 
day  they  drink  none,  but  obey  their  fa- 
ther's commandment :  notwithstanding  I 
have  spoken  unto  you,  rising  early  and 
speaking  ;  but  ye  hearkened  not  unto  me. 

15  I  have  sent  also  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and 
sending  them,  saying,  Return  ye  now 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend 
your  doings,  and  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land 
which  I  have  given  to  you  and  to  your 
fathers :  but  ye  have  not  inclined  your 
ear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me. 

16  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab  have  performed  the  command 
ment  of  their  father,  which  he  command 
ed  them  ;  but  this  people  hath  not  heark 
ened  unto  me : 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
bring  upon  Judah  and  upon  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that  I 
have  pronounced  against  them  ;  because  I 
have  spoken  unto  them,  but  they  have  not 
heard  ;  and  I  have  called  unto  them,  but 
they  have  not  answered. 

18  IF  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  house 
of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Because  ye  have 
obeyed  the  commandment  of  Jonadab 
your  father,  and  kept  all  his  precepts,  and 
done  according  unto  all  that  he  hath  com- 
manded you : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab  shall  not  want  a  man  to  stand 
before  me  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judab,  that  this  word  came  unto  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Take  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and  write 
therein  all  the  words  that  I  have  spoken 
38 


unto  thee  against  Israel,  and  against  Ju- 
dah, and  against  all  the  nations,  from  the 
day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the  days  of 
Josiah,  even  unto  this  day. 

3  It  may  be  that  the  house  of  Judah  will 
hear  all  the  evil  which  I  purpose  to  do 
unto  them ;  that  they  may  return  every 
man  from  his  evil  way  ;  that  I  may  forgive 
their  iniquity  and  their  sin. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  called  Baruch  the  son 
of  Neriah :  and  Baruch  wrote  from  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  spoken  unto  him, 
upon  a  roll  of  a  book. 

5  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch, 
sa3'ing,  I  am  shut  up,  I  cannot  go  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  : 

6  Therefore  go  thou  and  read  in  the  roll, 
which  thou  hast  written  from  my  mouth, 
the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  in  the  Lord's  house  upon  the  fast- 
ing day  :  and  also  thou  shalt  read  them  in 
the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come  out  of  their 
cities. 

7  It  may  be  they  will  present  their  sup- 
plication before  the  Lord,  and  will  return 
every  one  from  his  evil  way  :  for  great  is 
the  anger  and  the  fury  that  the  Lord  hath 
pronounced  against  this  people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
commanded  him,  reading  in  the  book  the 
words  of  the  Lord  in  the  Lord's  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  kingot  Ju- 
dah, in  the  ninth  month,  that  they  pro- 
claimed a  fast  before  the  Lord  to  all  the 
people  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  came  from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto 
Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the 
words  of  Jeremiah  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  chamber  of  Gemariah  the 
son  of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the  higher 
court,  at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people. 

11  IT  When  Michaiah  the  son  of  Gema- 
riah, the  son  of  Shaphan,  had  heard  out  of 
the  book  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the  king's 
house,  into  the  scribe's  chamber:  and  Jo, 
all  the  princes  sat  there,  even  Elishama 
the  scribe,  and  Delaiah  the  son  of  She- 
maiah,  and  Elnathan  the  son  of  Achbor, 
and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
Zedekiah  the  son  of  Hananiah,  and  all  the 
princes. 

13  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto  them 
all  the  words  that  he  had  heard,  when  Ba- 
ruch read  the  book  in  the  ears  of  (he  people 

14  Therefore  all  the  princes   sent  Je 
hudi  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  sonofbhe- 
lemiah,  the  son  of  Cushi,  unto  Baruch, 
saying,  Take  in    thy  hand  tin-  roll  where- 
in thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 

593 


Jeremiah's  prophecies  burnt.  JEREMIAH.      Siege  of  the  Chaldeans  raised 


and  come.     So  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
took  the  roll  inhishand,  and  came  unto  them 

15  And  they  said  unto  him,  Sit  down 
now,  and  read  it  in  our  ears.  So  Baruch 
read  it  in  their  ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  all  the  words,  they  were  afraid  both 
one  and  other,  and  said  unto  Baruch,  We 
will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these  words. 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch,  saying.  Tell 
us  now,  How  didst  thou  write  all  these 
words  at  his  mouth? 

18  Then  Baruch  answered  them,  He 
pronounced  all  these  words  unto  me  with 
his  mouth,  and  I  wrote  them  with  ink  in  the 
book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto  Baruch, 
Go  hide  thee,  thou  and  Jeremiah ;  and  let 
no  man  know  where  ye  be. 

20  H  And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into 
the  court,  but  they  laid  up  the  roll  in  the 
chamber  of  Elishama  the  scribe,  and  told 
all  the  words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to  fetch  the 
roll :  and  he  took  it  out  of  Elishama  the 
scribe's  chamber.  And  Jehudi  read  it  in 
the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  princes  which  stood  beside  the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter-house 
in  the  ninth  month  :  and  there  was  a  Jire 
on  the  hearth  burning  before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je- 
hudi had  read  three  or  four  leaves,  he  cut  it 
with  the  penknife,  and  cast  it  into  the  fire 
that  tiyason  the  hearth,  until  all  the  roll  was 
consumed  in  the  fire  that  was  on  the  hearth. 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afrafd,  nor  rent 
their  garments,  neither  the  king,  nor  any 
of  his  servants  that  heard  all  these  words. 

25  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and  Delaiah 
and  Gemariah  had  made  intercession  to  the 
king  that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll :  but 
he  would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  kin^  commanded  Jerahmeel 
the  son  of  Hammelech,  and  Seraiah  the  son 
of  Azriel,  and  Shelemiah  the  son  of  Ab- 
deel,  to  take  Baruch  the  scribe  and  Jere- 
miah the  prophet:  but  the  Lord  hid  them. 

27  IT  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Jeremiah,  after  that  the  king  had  burned 
the  roll,  and  the  words  which  Baruch 
wrote  at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  another  roll,  and 
write  in  it  all  the  former  words  that  were 
in  the  first  roll,  which  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  hath  burned. 

29  AndUiou  shalt  say  to  Jehoiakim  king 


to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David:  and  his 
dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to 
the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost. 

31  And  I  will  punish  him  and  his  seed 
and  his  servants  tor  their  iniquity  ;  and  I 
will  bring  upon  them,  and  upon  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounced 
against  them  ;  but  they  hearkened  not. 

32  IT  Then  took  Jeremiah  another  roll, 
and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the  scribe,  the  son 
of  Neriah ;  who  wrote  therein  from  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  had 
burned  in  the  fire :  and  there  were  added 
besides  unto  them  many  like  words. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

AND  king  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah 
reigned  instead  of  Coniah  the  son  of 
Jehoiakim,  whom  Nebuchadrezzar  king  oi 
Babylon  made  king  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

2  But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants,  nor 
the  people  of  the  land,  did  hearken  unto 
the  words  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by 
the  prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent  Jehucal 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Zephaniah  the 
son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest  to  the  prophet 
Jeremiah,  saying,  Pray  now  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  for  us. 

4  Now  Jeremiah  came  in  and  went  out 
among  the  people:  for  they  had  not  put 
him  into  prison. 

5  Then  Pharaoh's  army  was  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt:  and  when  the  Chaldeans 
that  besieged  Jerusalem  heard  tidings  of 
them,  they  departed  from  Jerusalem. 

6  IT  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  saying, 

7  Thus saiththe Lord,  the Godof  Israel; 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the  king  of  Judah, 
that  sent  you  unto  me  to  inquire  of  me ; 
Behold,  Pharaoh's  army,  which  is  come 


forth 


Egypt 


i  to  help  you,  shall  return  to 
into  their  own  land. 

8  And  the  Chaldeans  shall  come  again, 
and  fight  against  this  city,  and  take  it,  and 
bum  it  with  fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Deceive  not 
yourselves,  saying,  The  Chaldeans  shall 
surely  depart  from  us  :  for  they  shall  not 
depart. 

10  For  though  ye  had  smitten  the  whole 
army  of  the  Chaldeans  that  fight  against 
you,  and  there  remained  but  wounded 
men  among  them,  yet  should  they  rise  up 
every  man  in  his  tent,  and  burn  this  city 


ot  Judah,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Thou  hast  with  fire, 
burned  this  roll,   saying,  Why  hast  thou       11  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
written  therein,  saying,  The  king  of  Ba-  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans^was  broken  up 
bylon  shall  certainly   come  and  destroy 


this  land,  and  shall  cause  to  cease  from 
thence  man  and  beast? 

30  Therefore  thus  saith  the  LoRD,of  Je- 
Jioiakim  king  of  Judah ;  He  shall  have  none 


from  Jerusalem  for  fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 
12  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out  of 
Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
to  separate  himself  thence  in  the  midst  of 
the  people. 

591 


Jeremiah  is  imprisoned:  CHAP.  XXX\  ill. 


His  enlargement. 


1 3  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate  of  Ben- 
jamin, a  captain  of  the  ward  was  there, 
whose  name  was  Irijah,  the  son  of  Shele- 
miah,  the  son  of  Hananiah ;  and  he  took 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  Thou  fallest 
away  to  the  Chaldeans. 

14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is  false  ;  I 
fall  not  away  to  the  Chaldeans.  But  he 
heaikened  not  to  him  :  so  Irijah  took  Jere- 
miah, and  brought  him  to  the  princes. 

15  Wherefore  the  princes  were  wroth 
with  Jeremiah,  and  smote  him,  and  put 
him  in  prison  in  the  house  of  Jonathan  the 
scribe  :  for  they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

16  IT  When  Jeremiah  was  entered  into 
the  dungeon,  and  into  the  cabins,  and  Jere 
miah  had  remained  there  many  days  ; 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and 
took  him  out:  and  the  king  asked  him 
secretly  in  his  house,  and  said,  Is  there  any 
word  from  the  Lord?  And  Jeremiah  said, 
There  is:  for,  said  he,  thou  shalt  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  ofthe  king  of  Babylon. 

18  Moreover,  Jeremiah  said  unto  king 
Zedekiah,  What  have  I  offended  against 
thee,  or  against  thy  servants,  or  against  this 
people,  that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison? 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets  which 

grophesied  unto  you,  saying,  The  king  of 
abylon  shall  not  come  against  you,  nor 
against  this  land? 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray  thee,  O 
my  lord  the  king  :  let  my  supplication,  I 
pray  thee,  be  accepted  before  thee  ;  that 
thou  cause  me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of 
Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest  I  die  there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  theking  commanded 
that  they  should  commit  Jeremiah  into  the 
court  of  the  prison,  and  that  they  should 
give  him  daily  a  piece  of  bread  out  of  the 
bakers'  street,  until  all  the  bread  in  the 
city  were  spent.  Thus  Jeremiah  remained 
in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 
rpHEN  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Mattan, 
J_  and  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Pashur,  and 
Jucal  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Pashur  the 
son  of  Malchiah,  heard  the  words  that  Jere- 
miah had  spoken  unto  all  the  people, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  He  that  re- 
maineth  in  this  city  shall  die  by  the  sword, 
by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence  :  but 
he  that  goeth  forth  to  the  Chaldeans  shall 
live ;  for  he  shall  have  his  life  for  a  prey, 
and  shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  This  city  shall 
surely  be  given  into  the  hand  ofthe  king  of 
Babylon's  army,  which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  the  princes  said  unto  the 
king,  We  beseech  thee,  let  this  man  be 

Eut  to  death  :  for  thus  he  weakeneth  the 
ands  of  the  men  of  war  that  remain  in 
this  city,  and  the  hands  of  all  the  people, 
in  speaking  such  words  unto  them:  for 


this  man  seeketh  not  the  welfare  of  this 
people,  but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  said,  Behold, 
he  is  in  your  hand  :  for  the  king  is  not  he 
that  can  do  any  thing  against  you. 

6  Then  took  they  Jeremiah,  and  cast 
him  into  the  dungeon  of  Malchiah  the  son 
of  Hammelech,  that  was  in  the  court  ofthe 
prison :  and  they  let  down  Jeremiah  with 
cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  there  was  no 
water,  but  mire  :  so  Jeremiah  sunk  in  the 
mire. 

7  %  Now  when  Ebed-melech  the  Ethi- 
opian, one  of  the  eunuchs  which  was  in 
the  king's  house,  heard  that  they  had  put 
Jeremiah  in  the  dungeon  ;  the  "king  then 
sitting  in  the  gate  of  Benjamin ; 

8  Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of  the 
king's  house,  and  spake  to  the  king,  saying, 

9  My  lord  the  King,  these  men  have 
done  evil  in  all  that  they  have  done  to  Je- 
remiah the  prophet,  whom  they  have  cast 
into  the  dungeon  ;  and  he  is  like  to  die  for 
hunger  in  the  place  where  he  is :  for  there 
is  no  more  bread  in  the  city. 

10  Then  the  king  commanded  Ebed- 
melech  the  Ethiopian,  saying,  Take  from 
hence  thirty  men  with  thee,  and  take  up 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  out  of  the  dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

1 1  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men  with 
him,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  king 
under  the  treasury,  and  took  thence  old 
cast  clouts  and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  them 
down  by  cords  into  the  dungeon  to  Jere- 
miah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  Put  now  these  old  cast 
cloutsand  rottenrags  underthine  arm-holes 
under  the  cords.     And  Jeremiah  did  so. 

13  So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah  with 
cords,  and  took  him  up  out  of  the  dungeon  : 
and  Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court  of  the 
prison. 

14  IF  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and 
took  Jeremiah  the  prophet  unto  him  into 
the  third  entry  that  m  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  I 
will  ask  thee  a  thing;  hide  nothing  from  me. 

15  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zedekiah, 
If  I  declare  it  unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not 
surely  put  me  to  death  ?  and  if  I  give  thee 
counsel,  wilt  thou  not  hearken  unto  me? 

16  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware  secretly 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
that  made  us  this  soul,  I  will  not  put  thee 
to  death,  neither  will  I  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  these  men  that  seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zedekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel;  If  thou  wilt  assuredly 
go  forth  unto  the  kingof  Babylon's  prmces, 
then  thy  soul  shall  live,  and  this  city  shall 
not  be  burned  with  fire ;  and  thou  shalt 
live,  and   thy  house  : 

b9£ 


Jeremiah? s  counsel  to  Zedekiah.     JEREMIAH.         Zedehah  is  sent  to  Babylon, 

18  But  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth  to  the|Rab-mag,   with   all    the    residue  of   the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes,  then  shall  this  princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
city  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chalde- 


ans, and  they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and 
thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand. 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said  unto 
Jeremiah,  1  am  afraid  of  the  Jews  that  are 
fallen  to  the  Chaldeans,  lest  they  deliver 
me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me. 

20  But  Jeremiah  said,  They  shall  not 
deliver  thee.  Obey,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  which  I  speak  unto 
thee :  so  it  shall  be  well  unto  thee,  and  thy 
soul  shall  live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth,  this  is 
the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me : 

22  And  behold,  all  the  women  that  are 
left  in  the  king  of  Judah's  house  shall  be 
brought  forth  to  the  king  of  Babylon's 
princes,  and  those  -women  shall  say,  Thy 
triends  have  set  thee  on,  and  have  prevail- 
ed against  thee :  thy  feet  are  sunk  in  the 
mire,  and  they  are  turned  away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all  thy  wives 
and  thy  children  to  the  Chaldeans :  and 
thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand, 
but  shalt  be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king 


4  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  saw  them,  and 
all  the  men  of  war,  then  they  fled,  and  went 
forth  out  of  the  city  by  night,  by  the  way 
of  the  king's  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt 
the  two  walls :  and  he  went  out  the  way 
of  the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans' army  pursued  after 
them,  and  overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains 
of  Jericho  :  and  when  they  had  taken  him, 
they  brought  him  up  to  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in  the  land  ot 
Hamath,  where  hegavejudgmentuponhim. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zedekiah  in  Riblah  before  his  eyes: 
also  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  all  the  no- 
bles of Judah. 

7  Moreover  he  put  out  Zedekiah 's  eyes, 
and  bound  him  with  chains,  to  carry  him 
to  Babylon. 

8  TT  And  the  Chaldeans  burned  the  kind's 
house,  and  the  houses  of  the  people,  with 
fire,andbrake  down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  oi 
the  guard  carried  away  captive  into  Baby- 


of  Babylon :  and  thou  shalt  cause  this  city  |  Ion  the  remnant  of  the  people  that  remain- 
to  be  burned  with  fire.  jed  in  the  city,  and  those  that  fel\  away, 
24  H  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jere-i  that  fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the  people 


miah,  Let  no  man  know  of  these  words, 
and  thou  shalt  not  die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  1  have 
talked  with  thee,  and  they  come  unto  thee, 
and  say  unto  thee,  Declare  unto  us  now 
what  thou  hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide  it 
not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee  to 
death ;  also  what  the  king  said  unto 
thee : 

26  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  I 
presented  my  supplication  before  the  king, 
that  he  would  not  cause  me  to  return  to 
Jonathan's  house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes  unto  Je- 
remiah, and  asked  him  :  and  he  told  them 
according  to  all  these  words  that  the  king 
had  commanded.  So  they  left  off  speak- 
ing with  him ;  for  the  matter  was  not  per- 
ceived. 

28  So  Jeremiah  abode  in  tV*«  court  of 
the  prison  until  the  day  that  Jerusalem 
was  taken  :  and  he  was  there  when  Jeru- 
salem was  taken. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

IN  the  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
.  Judah,  in  the  tenth  month,  came  Nebu- 
chadrezzarkinff  of  Babylon  and  all  his  army 
against  Jerusalem,  and  they  besieged  it. 

2  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Zede  k  iah , 
in  the  fourth  month,  the  ninth  day  of  the 
reonth,  the  city  was  broken  up. 

3  And  all  the  princes  oi  the  kine  of 
Babylon  came  in,  and  sat  in  the  middle 

fate,  even  Nergal-sharezer,  Samgar-nebo, 
arsechim,    Rab-saris,    Nergal-sharezer, 


that  remained. 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of 
the  guard  left  of  the  poor  of  the  people, 
which  had  nothing,  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
and  gave  them  vineyards  and  fields  at  the 
same  time. 

11  TT  Now  Nebuchadrezzar  king  ot 
Babylon  gave  charge  concerning  Jeremiah 
to  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard, 
saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  look  well  to  him,  and 
do  him  no  harm  ;  but  do  unto  him  even  as 
he  shall  sav  unto  thee. 

13  So  Kebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  sent,  and  Nebushasban,  Rab-saris, 
and  Nergal-sharezer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes ; 

14  Even  they  sent,  and  took  Jeremiah 
out  of  the  court  of  the  prison,  and  commit- 
ted him  unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  that  he  should  carry 
him  home  :  so  he  dwelt  among  the  people. 

1 5  H  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jeremiah,  while  he  was  shut  up  in  the 
court  of  the  prison,  saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  Ebed-melech  the 
Ethiopian,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
bring  my  words  upon  this  city  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good;  and  they  shall  be  accomplished 
in  that  day  before  thee. 

17  But  1  will  deliver  thee  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  not  be 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  men  of  whom 
thou  art  afraid. 

596 


Jeremiah  goes  to  Gedaliah.       CHAP.  XL,  XLI. 


Ishmael  kills  Gedaliah. 


18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the  sword,  but  thy 
life  shall  be  for  a  prey  unto  thee :  because 
tliou  hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XL. 
TT^HE  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah 
_L  from  the  Lord,  after  that  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had  let  him 
go  from  Ramah,  when  he  had  taken  him 
being  bound  in  chains  among  all  that  were 
carried  away  captive  of  Jerusalem  and 
Judah,  which  were  carried  away  captive 
unto  Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Jeremiah,  and  said  unto  him,  The  Lord 
thy  God  hath  pronounced  this  evil  upon 
this  place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it,  and 
done  according  as  he  hath  said:  because 
ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  and  have 
not  obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  this  thing 
is  come  upon  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  I  loose  thee  this 
day  from  the  chains  which  were  upon 
thy  hand.  If  it  seem  good  unto  thee  to 
come  with  me  into  Babylon,  come ;  and  I 
will  look  well  unto  thee :  but  if  it  seem  ill 
unto  thee  to  come  with  me  into  Babylon, 
forbear:  behold,  all  the  land  is  before 
thee:  whither  it  seemeth  good  and  conve- 
nient for  thee  to  go,  thither  go. 

5  Now  while  he  was  not  yet  gone  back, 
he  said,  Go  back  also  to  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  whom  the 
king  of  Babylon  hath  made  governor  over 
the  cities  ol  Judah,  and  dwell  with  him 
among  the  people :  or  go  wheresoever  it 
seemeth  convenient  unto  thee  to  go.     So 


the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well 
with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will  dwell  at 
Mizpah,  to  serve  the  Chaldeans,  which 
will  come  unto  us:  but  ye,  gather  ye  wine, 
and  summer  fruits,  and  oil,  and  put  them 
in  your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your  cities 
that  ye  have  taken. 

1 1  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews  that 
were  in  Moab,  and  among  the  Ammonites, 
and  in  Edom,  and  that  were  in  all  the 
countries,  heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  left  a  remnant  of  Judah,  and  that  he 
had  set  over  them  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned  out  of 
all  places  whither  they  were  driven,  and 
came  to  the  land  of  Judah,  to  Gedaliah, 
unto  Mizpah,  and  gathered  wine  and  sum- 
mer fruits  very  much. 

13  H  Moreover, J  ohanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  in  the  fields,  came  to  Gedaliah  to 
Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou  cer- 
tainly know  that  Baalis  the  king  of  the 
Ammonites  hath  sent  Ishmael  the  son  ot 
Nethaniah  to  slay  thee  ?  But  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

15  Then  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah 
spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah  secretly, 
saying,  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  will 
slay  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no 
man  shall  know  it:  wherefore  should  he 
slay  thee,  that  all  the  Jews  which  are 
gathered  unto  thee  should  be  scattered, 
and  the  remnant  in  Judah  perish? 

16  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  said 
unto  Johanan  the   son  of  Kareah,  Thou 


the  captain  of  the  guard  gave  him  victuals 'shalt  not  do  this  thing:  for  thou  speakest 


falsely  of  Ishmael. 

CHAP. 


XLI. 


NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah the  son  of  Elishama,  of  the  seed 


and  a  reward,  and  let  him  go. 

6  Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Gedaliah i 
the  son  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah;  and  dwelt] 
with  him  among  the  people  that  were  left) 
in  the  land. 

7  *H  Now  when  all  the  captains  of  the!  royal,  and  the  princes  of  the  king,  even 
forces  which  were  in  the  fields,  even  they  ten  men  with  him,  came  unto  Gedaliah  the 
and  their  men,  heard  that  the  king  of!  son  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah;  and  there  they 
Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of i  did  eat  bread  together  in  Mizpah. 
Ahikam  governor  in  the  land,  and  hadj  2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
committed  unto  him  men,  and  women,  and  thaniah,  and  the  ten  men  that  were  with 
children,  and  of  the  poor  of  the  land,  of  him,  and  smote  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
them  that  were  not  carried  away  captive ikam  the  son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword 


to  Babylon 


land  slew  him,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon 


8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Miz-i  had  made  governor  over  the  land, 
pah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,'  3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews  that 
and  Johanan  and  Jonathan  the  sons  of'  were  with  him,  even  with  Gedaliah,  at 
Kareah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhu-j  Mizpah,  and  the  Chaldeans  that  were 
meth,  and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netopha- 1  found  there,  and  the  men  of  war. 


thite,  and  Jezaniah  the  son  of  a  Maacha* 
thite,  they  and  their  men. 


9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  oWRhikam  the  j  knew  it, 


4  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second  day 
after  he  had  slain  Gedaliah,  and  no  man 


5  That  there  came  certain  from  She* 

chem,    from  Shiloh,   and  from   Samaria, 

in  the  land,  and  serve i  even  fourscore  men,  having  their  beards 

597 


son  of  Shaphan  sware  unto  them  and  to 
their  men,  saying,  Fear  not  to  serve  the 
Chaldeans:  dwell 


The  captives  are  recovered. 


JEREMIAH.     JohanarCs  request  to  Jeremiah. 


shaven,  and  their  clothes  rent,  and  having 
cut  themselves,  with  offerings  and  incense 
in  their  hand,  to  bring  them  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  lshmael  the  son  of  Nethaniahwent 
forth  from  Mizpah  to  meet  them,  weeping 
all  along  as  he  went :  and  it  came  to  pass, 
as  he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them,  Come 
to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came  into 
the  midst  of  the  city,  that  lshmael  the  son 
ofNethaniah  slew  them,  and  cast  them  into 
the  midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men  that 
were  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among  them 
that  said  unto  lshmael,  Slay  us  not :  for  we 
have  treasures  in  the  field,  of  wheat,  and 
of  barley,  and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So  he 
forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among  their 
brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  lshmael  had  cast 
all  the  dead  bodies  of  the  men,  whom  he 
had  slain  because  of  Gedaliah,  was  it  which 
Asa  the  king  had  made  for  fear  of  Baasha 
king  of  Israel :  and  lshmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah  filled  it  with  them  that  were  slain. 

10  Then  lshmael  carried  away  captive 
all  the  residue  of  the  people  that  were  in 
Mizpah,  even  the  king's  daughters,  and  all 
the  people  that  remained  in  Mizpah,  whom 
Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had 
committed  to  Gedaliah  the  son  ot  Ahikam  : 
and  lshmael  the  sen  of  Nethaniah  carried 
them  away  captive,  and  departed  to  go 
over  to  the  Ammonites. 

11  ^T  But  when  Johanan  the- son  of  Ka- 
reah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  heard  of  all  the  evil  that 
lshmael  the  son  ofNethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men,  and 
went  to  fight  with  lshmael  the  son  ofNe- 
thaniah, and  found  him  by  the  great  waters 
that  are  in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
the  people  which  were  with  lshmael  saw 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
captains  of  the  forces  that  were  with  him, 
then  they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  lshmael  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Mizpah  cast 
about  and  returned,  and  went  unto  Joha- 
nan the  son  of  Kareah. 

15  But  lshmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
escaped  from  Johanan  with  eight  men, 
and  went  to  the  Ammonites. 

16  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah, and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  all  the  remnant  of  the  peo- 
ple whom  he  had  recovered  from  lshmael 
the  son  ofNethaniah,  from  Mizpah,  after 
that  he  had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam, even  mighty  men  of  war,  and  the  wo- 
men, and  the  children,  and  the  eunuchs. 
whom  he  had  brought  again  from  Gibeon: 

J  7  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt  in  the 


habitation  of  Chimham,  which  is  by  Beth- 
lehem, to  go  to  enter  into  Egypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chaldeans:  for  they 
were  afraid  of  them,  because  lshmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah  had  slain  Gedaliah  the 
son  ol  Ahikam,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon 
made  governor  in  the  land 
CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
Jezaniah  the  son  of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  the 
people  from  the  least  even  unto  the  great- 
est, came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 
Let,  we  beseech  thee,  our  supplication  be 
accepted  before  thee,  and  pray  for  us  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  even  for  all  this  rem- 
nant ;  (for  we  are  left  but  a  few  of  many, 
as  thine  eyes  do  behold  us  :) 

3  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may  shew  us 
the  way  wherein  we  may  walk,  and  the 
thing  that  we  may  do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  said  unto 
them,  I  have  heard  you;  behold,  I  will  pray 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  according  to  your 
words;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
whatsoever  thing  the  Lord  shall  answer 
you,  I  will  declare  it  unto  you  ;  I  will  keep 
nothing  back  from  you. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah,  The 
Lord  be  a  true  and  faithful  witness  be- 
tween us,  if  we  do  not  even  according  to 
all  things  for  the  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  send  thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  he  good,  or  whether  it  be 
evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  to  whom  we  send  thee  ;  that  it 
may  be  well  with  us,  when  we  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the  son  ot 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces 
which  were  with  him,  and  all  the  people 
from  the  least  even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto  whom  ye  sent 
me  topresentyoursupplication  before  him ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land, 
then  will  I  build  you,  and  not  pull  you 
down,  and  I  will  plant  you,  and  not  pluck 
you  up  :  for  I  repent  me  of  the  evil  that  I 
have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
of  whom  ye  are  afraid;  be  not  afraid  of  him, 
saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am  with  you,  to  save 
you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand. 

12  And  I  will  shew  mercies  unto  you, 
that  he  may  have  mercy  upon  you,  and 
cause  you  t£  return  to  }~ourown  land. 

13  II  BiSit'ye  say,  We  will  not  dwell 
in  this  land,  neither  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God, 

14  Saving,  No ;  but  we  will  go  into  the 

598 


CHAP.  XLIII,  XLIV 


JudalC s  hypocrisy  reproved 

land  of  Egypt,  where  we  shall  see  no  war, 
nor  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  nor  have 
hunger  of  bread :  and  there  will  we  dwell : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of  Judah  ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
If  ye  wholly  set  your  faces  to  enter  into 
Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn  there  ; 

16  Then  it  shall'  come  to  pass,  that  the 
sword,  which  ye  feared,  shall  overtake  you 
there  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  famine, 
whereof  ye  were  afraid,  shall  follow  close 
after  you  there  in  Egypt;  and  there  ye 
shall  die. 

17  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men  that 
set  their  faces  to  go  into  Egypt  to  sojourn 
there  ;  they  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the 
famine,  and  by  the  pestilence:  and  none 
of  them  shall  remain  or  escape  from  the 
evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  As  mine  anger  and  my  fury 
hath  been  poured  forth  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem ;  so  shall  my  fury  be 
poured  forth  upon  you,  when  ye  shall  en- 
ter into  Egypt :  and  ye  shall  be  an  exe 
cration,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a  curse 
and  a  reproach  ;  and  ye  shall  see  this  place 
no  more. 

19  IF  The  Lord  hath  said  concerning 
you,  O  ye  remnant  of  Judah  ;  go  ye  not 
into  Egypt :  know  certainly  that  1  have 
admonished  you  this  day. 

20  For  ye  dissembled  in  your  hearts, 
when  ye  sent  me  unto  the  Lord  your  God, 
saying,  Pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord  our 
God  ;  and  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto  us,  and 
we  will  do  it. 

21  And  now  I  have  this  day  declared  it 
to  you  ;  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  nor  any  thing  for 
the  which  he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly  that 
ye  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine, 
and  by  the  pestilence,  in  the  place 
whither  ye  desire  to  go  and  to  sojourn. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jere- 
miah had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  all  the  people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  for  which  the  Lord  their  God 
had  sent  him  to  them,  even  all  these  words, 

2  Then  spake  Azariah  the  son  of  Ho- 
shaiah,  and  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
all  the  proud  men,  saying  unto  Jeremiah, 
Thou  speakest  falsely  :  the  Lord  our  God 
hath  not.  sent  thee  to  say,  Go  not  into 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there  : 

3  But  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  setteth 
thee  on  against  us,  for  to  deliver  us  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  that  they  might 
put  us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away  captives 
into  Ba  by  Ion. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 


Conquest  of  Egypt  foretold 

the  captains  of  the  forces,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple, obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  to 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

5  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  took  all  the 
remnant  of  Judah,  that  were  returned  from 
all  nations,  whitherthey  had  been  driven, 
to  dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah  ; 

6  Even  men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  the  king's  daughters,  and  every  per- 
son that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  had  left  with  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of  Egypt: 
for  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : 
thus  came  they  even  to  Tahpanhes. 

8  TT  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah  in  Tahpanhes,  saving, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  thy  hand,  and 
hide  them  in  the  clay  in  the  brick-kiln, 
which  is  at  the  entry  of  Pharaoh's  house  in 
Tahpanhes,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of  Judah; 

10  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold, 
I  will  send  and  take  Nebuchadrezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon,  my  servant,  and  will  set 
his  throne  upon  these  stones  that  I  have 
hid  ;  and  he  shall  spread  his  royal  pavilion 
over  them. 

1 1  And  when  he  cometh,  he  shall  smite 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  deliver  such  as  are 
for  death  to  death ;  and  such  as  are  for 
captivity  to  captivity  ;  and  such  as  are  for 
the  sword  to  the  sword. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  houses 
of  the  gods  of  Egypt ;  and  he  shall  burn 
them,  and  carry  them  away  captives :  and 
he  shall  array  himself  with  the  land  of 
Egypt,  as  a  shepherd  putteth  on  his  gar- 
ment ;  and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence  in 
peace. 

13  He  shall  break  also  the  images  of 
Beth-shemesh,  that  is  in  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
and  the  houses  of  the  gods  of  the  Egyptians 
shall  he  burn  with  fire. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  con- 
cerning all  the  Jews  which  dwell  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  which  dwell  at  Migdol, 
and  at  Tahpanhes,  and  at  Noph,  and  in 
the  country  of  Pathros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  all  the  evil  that  I 
have  brought  upon  Jerusalem,  and  upon  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  ;  and  behold,  this  day 
they  are  a  desolation,  and  no  man  dwclleth 
therein  ; 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness  which 
they  have  committed  to  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger, in  that  they  went  to  burn  incense,  and 
to  serve  other  gods,  whom  they  knew  not, 
neither  they,  ye,  nor  your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit,  I  sent  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  early  and  send- 

599 


Tlie  desolation  of  Judah. 


JEREMIAH. 


Tlie  Jews  are  threatened. 


'  ing  them,  saying,  Oh,  do  not  this  abomina- 
ble thing  that  I  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear  to  turn  from  their  wickedness,  to 
ourn  no  incense  unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  my  fury  and  mine  anger 
was  poured  forth,  and  was  kindled  in  the 
cities  of  Judah  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem; and  they  are  wasted -and  desolate, 
as  at  this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Wherefore  commit  ye  tfmgreatevil  against 
your  souls,  to  cut  off  from  you  man  and 
woman,  child  and  suckling,  out  of  Judah, 
to  leave  you  none  to  remain  ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  me  unto  wrath  with 
the  works  of  your  hands,  burning  incense 
unto  other  gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
whither  ye  begone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye  might  be  a 
curse  and  a  reproach  among  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth  ? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  wickedness  of 
your  fathers,  and  the  wickedness  of  the 
kings  of  Judah,  and  the  wickedness  of  their 
wives,  and  your  own  wickedness,  and  the 
wickedness  of  your  wives,  which  they 
have  committed  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem? 

10  They  are  not  humbled  even  unto  this 
day,  neither  have  they  feared,  nor  walked 
in  my  law,  nor  in  my  statutes,  that  1  set 
before  you  and  before  your  fathers. 

1 1  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
set  my  face  against  you  for  evil,  and  to  cut 
off  all  Judah. 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah, that  have  set  their  faces  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  and  they 
shall  all  be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  they  shall  evenhe  consumed  by 
the  sword  and  by  the  famine  :  they  shall 
die,  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest, 
by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine  :  and  they 
shall  be  an  execration,  and  an  astonish- 
ment, and  a  curse,  and  a  reproach. 

13  For  I  will  punish  them  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I  have  punished  Je- 
rusalem, by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah, which  are  gone  into  the  land  of  Egypt 
to  sojourn  there,  shall  escape  or  remain, 
that  they  should  return  into  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  the  which  they  have  a  desire  to 
return  to  dwell  there :  for  none  shall  return 
but  such  as  shall  escape. 

15  IT  Then  all  the  men  which  knew  that 


16  As  for  the  word  that  thou  hast  spoken 
unto  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  we  will 
not  hearken  unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do  whatsoever 
thing  goeth  forth  out  of  our  own  mouth,  to 
burn  incense  unto  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  pour  out  drink-offerings  unto  her, 
as  we  have  done,  we,  and  our  fathers,  our 
kings,  and  our  princes,  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  :  for 
then  had  we  plenty  of  victuals,  and  were 
well,  and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink-offerings  unto  her,  we  have  wanted 
all  things,  and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burned  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  poured  out  drink- 
offerings  unto  her,  did  we  make  her  cakes 
to  worship  her,  and  pour  out  drink-offer- 
ings unto  her,  without  our  men  ? 

20  IT  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  to  the  men,  and  to  the  women, 
and  to  all  the  people  which  had  given  him 
that  answer,  saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Je- 
rusalem, ye  and  your  fathers,  your  kings 
and  your  princes,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  did  not  the  Lord  remember  them, 
and  came  it  not  into  his  mind? 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no  longer 
bear,  because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 
and  because  of  the  abominations  which  ye 
have  committed ;  therefore  is  your  land  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
curse,  without  an  inhabitant,  as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  ye  have  burned  incense,  and 
because  ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord, 
and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  nor  walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his 
statutes,  nor  in  his  testimonies  ;  therefore 
this  evil  is  happened  unto  you,  as  at  this 
day. 

24  Moreover,  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  and  to  all  the  women,  Hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  all  Judah  that  are  w 
the  land  of  Egypt : 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  saying  ;  Ye  and  your  wives 
have  both  spoken  with  your  mouths,  and 
fulfilled  with  your  hand,  saying,  We  will 
surely  perform  our  vows  that  we  have 
vowed,  to  burn  incense  to  the  queen  ot 
heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink-offerings 
unto  her  :  ye  will  surely  accomplish  your 
vows,  and  surely  perform  your  vows. 

2G  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  Judah  that  dwell  in  the  land  ot 


their  wives  had  burned  incense  unto  otherlEgypt ;  Behold,  I  have  sworn  by  my  great 
gods,  and  all  the  women  that  stood  by,  a I name,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  name  shall 
great  multitude,  even  all  the  people  that  'no  more  be  named  in  the  mouth  of  any 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  Pathros,  I man  of  Judah  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt, 
answered  Jeremiah,  savins*,  Isayiag,  The  Lord  God  liveth. 

60(  I 


CHAP.  XLV\  XLVf. 


Baruck  is  comforted. 

27  Behold,  I  will  watch  over  them  for 
evil,  and  not  for  good :  and  all  the  men  of 
Judah  that  are  in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sword  and  by  the  fa- 
mine, until  there  be  an  end  of  them. 

28  Yet  a  small  number  that  escape  the 
sword  shall  return  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
into  the  land  of  Judah:  and  all  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  are  gone"  into  the  land  of 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall  know  whose 
words  shall  stand,  mine,  or  theirs. 

29  H  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  punish  you  in 
this  place,  that  ye  may  know  that  my 
words  shall  surely  stand  against  you  forevil: 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  will 
give  Pharaoh-hophra  king  of  Egypt  into 
the  hand  of  his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand 
of  them  that  seek  his  life  ;  as  I  gave  Ze- 
dekiah  king  of  Judah  into  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  his 
enemy,  and  that  sought  his  life. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THE  word  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spake  unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah, 
when  he  had  written  these  words  in  a  book 
at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the  fourth 
year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, unto  thee,  O  Baruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say,  Wo  is  me  now  !  for 
the  Lord  hath  added  grief  to  my  sorrow  ; 
I  fainted  in  my  sighing,  and  I  find  no  rest. 

4  IT  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him,  The 
Lord  saith  thus  ;  Behold,  that  which  I 
have  built  will  I  break  down,  and  that 
which  I  have  planted  I  will  pluck  up,  even 
this  whole  land. 

5  Andseekest  thou  great  things  for  thy- 
self? seek  them  not:  for  behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  all  flesh,  saith  the  Lord  : 
but  thy  life  will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a  prey 
in  all  places  whither  thou  goest. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to 
Jeremiah   the  prophet  against  the 
Gentiles ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  against  the  army  of 
Pharaoh-necho  king  of  Egypt,  which  was 
by  the  river  Euphrates  in  Carchemish, 
which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah. 

3  Order  ye  the^buckler  and  shield,  and 
draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses  ;  and  get  up,  ye 
horsemen,  and  stand  forth  with  your  hel- 
mets ;  furbish  the  spears,  and  put  on  the 
brigandines. 

b  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them  dismay - 


The  conquest  of  Egypt, 


6  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor  the 
mighty  man  escape :  they  shall  stumble, 
and  iall  toward  the  north  by  the  river 
Euphrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  as  a  flood, 
whose  waters  are  moved  as  the  rivers  ? 

8  Egypt  riseth  up  like  a  flood,  and  his 
waters  are  moved  like  the  rivers  ;  and  he 
saith,  I  will  go  up,  and  will  cover  the 
earth ;  1  will  destroy  the  city  and  the  in- 
habitants thereof. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses ;  and  rage,  ye 
chariots ;  and  let  the  mighty  men  come 
forth :  the  Ethiopians  and  the  Libyans, 
that  handle  the  shield  ;  and  the  Lydians, 
that  handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  the  day  of  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  a  day  of  vengeance,  that  he  may 
avenge  him  of  his  adversaries:  and  the 
sword  shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be  satiate 
and  made  drunk  with  their  blood :  for  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  hath  a  sacrifice  in  the 
north  country  by  the  river  Euphrates." 

11  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take  balm, 
O  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Egypt :  in  vain 
shalt  thou  use  many  medicines  ;  for  thou 
shalt  not  be  cured. 

1 2  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy  shame, 
and  thy  cry  hath  filled  the  land :  for  the 
mighty  man  hath  stumbled  against  the 
mighty,  and  they  are  fallen  both  together. 

13  If  The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  to 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  how  Nebuchadrez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  should  come  and 
smite  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egyr 


gyot,  and  publish  in 
Migdol,  and  publish  in  Noph  and  inTah- 
panhes:  say  ye,  Stand  fast,  and  prepare 
thee ;  for  the  sword  shall  devour  round 
about  thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  men  sw^ept 
away?  they  stood  not,  because  the  Lord 
did  drive  them. 

16  He  made  many  to  fall,  yea,  one  fell 
upon  another  :  and  they  said,  Arise,  and 
let  us  go  again  to  our  own  people,  and  to 
the  land  of  our  nativity,  from  the  oppress- 
ing sword. 

\  7  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  is  but  a  noise  ;  he  hath  passed  the 
time  appointed. 

18  As  I  live,  saith  the  King,  whose  name 
is  The  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  as  Tabor  is 
among  the  mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by 
the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O  thou  daughter  dwelling  in  Egypt, 
furnish  thyself  to  go  into  captivity  :  for 
Noph  shall  be  waste  and  desolate  without 
an  inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  is  like  a  very  fair  heifer,  but 
destruction  cometh  ;  it  cometh  out  of  the 


ed  and   turned   away  back?    and    their' north. 

mighty  ones  are  beaten  down,  and  are  fled!     2 1   Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the  midst 

apace,  and  look  not  back:  for  fear  was] of  her  like  fatted  bullocks  ;  for  they  also 


round  about,  saith  the  Lord 


re  turned  back,  and  are  fled  awav  toge- 


Destruction  of  the  Philistines.        JEREMIAH. 


The  judgment  of  Moab 


ther :  they  did  not  stand,  because  the  day 
of  their  calamity  was  come  upon  them, 
and  the  time  of  their  visitation. 

22  The  voice  thereof  shall  go  like  a  ser- 
pent; for  they  shall  march  with  an  army, 
and  come  against  her  with  axes,  as  hewers 
of  wood. 

23  They  shall  cut  down  her  forest,  saith 
the  Lord,  though  it  cannot  be  searched  ; 
because  they  are  more  than  the  grasshop- 
pers, and  are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall  be  con- 
founded ;  she  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  people  of  the  north. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saith  ;  Behold,  I  will  punish  the  mul- 
titude of  No,  and  Pharaoh,  and  Egypt, 
with  their  gods,  and  their  kings;  even 
Pharaoh,  and  all  them  that  trust  in  him : 

26  And  1  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand 
of  those  that  seek  their  lives,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
and  into  the  hand  of  his  servants :  and  af- 
terward it  shall  be  inhabited,  as  in  the 
days  of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  H  But  fear  not  thou,  O  my  servant 
Jacob,  and  be  not  dismayed,  O  Israel :  for 
behold,  I  will  save  thee  from  afar  off,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity  ; 
and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  be  in  rest  and 
at  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

28  Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my  servant, 
saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am  with  thee  ;  for  I 
will  make  a  full  end  of  all  the  nations 
whither  I  have  driven  thee  :  but  I  will  not 
make  a  full  end  of  thee,  but  correct  thee 
in  measure ;  yet  will  I  not  leave  thee 
wholly  unpunished. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

rt^HE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 

J_     Jeremiah  the  prophet  against  the 

Philistines,    before   that   Pharaoh    smote 

Gaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  waters 
rise  up  out  of  the  north,  and  shall  be  an 
overflowing  flood,  and  shall  overflow  the 
land,  and  all  that  is  therein  ;  the  city,  and 
them  that  dwell  therein :  then  the  men 
shall  cry,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  shall  howl. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  stamping  of  the 
hoofs  of  his  strong  horses,  at  the  rushing  of 
his  chariots,  ana  at  the  rumblin°;  of  his 
wheels,  the  fathers  shall  not  look  oack  to 
their  children  for  feebleness  of  hands  ; 

4  Because  of  the  day  that  cometh  to 
spoil  all  the  Philistines,  and  to  cut  oft from 
Tyrus  and  Zidon  every  helper  that  re- 
maineth :  for  the  Lord  will  spoil  the 
Philistines,  the  remnant  of  the  country  of 
Caphtor. 

5  Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza  ;  Ashke- 
lon  is  cut  oft  with  the  remnant  of  their  val- 
ley :  how  long  wilt  thou  cut  thyself? 

6  O  thou  sword  of  the  Lord,  how  long 


put  up  thyself 


will  it  be  ere  thou  be  quiet?  m 

into  thy  scabbard,  rest,  and  be  still. 

7  How  can  it  be  quiett  seeing  the  Lord 
hath  given  it  a  charge  against  Ashkelon, 
and  against  the  sea  shore?  there  hath  he 
appointed  it. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 

4  GAINST  Moab  thus  saith  the  Lord 
-Z~a  of  hosts,  the'  God  of  Israel ;  Wo  unto 
Nebo!  for  it  is  spoiled:  Kiriathaim  is 
confounded  and  taken  :  Misgab  is  con- 
founded and  dismayed. 

2  There  shall  be  no  more  praise  of  Moab : 
in  Heshbon  they  have  devised  evil  against 
it ;  come,  and  let  us  cut  it  off  from  being 
a  nation.  Also  thou  shalt  be  cut  down,  0 
Madmen;  the  sword  shall  pursue  thee. 

3  A  voice  of  crying  shall  be  from  Horo- 
naim,  spoiling  and  great  destruction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed ;  her  little  ones 
have  caused  a  cry  to  be  heard. 

5  For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith  con- 
tinual weeping  shall  go  up  ;  for  in  the 
going  down  of  Horonaim  the  enemies 
have  heard  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be  like  the 
heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  U  For  because  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
works  and  in  thy  treasures,  thou  shalt  also 
be  taken  :  and  Chemosh  shall  go  forth  into 
captivity  with  his  priests  and  his  princes 
together. 

8  And  the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  every 
city,  and  no  city  shall  escape  :  the  valley 
also  shall  perish,  and  the  plain  shall  be 
destroyed,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  Give  wings  unto  Moab,  that  it  may 
flee  and  get  away  :  for  the  cities  thereof 
shall  be  desolate,  without  any  to  dwell 
therein. 

10  Cursed  be  he  that  doeth  the  work  of 
the  Lord  deceitfully,  and  cursed  be  he 
that  keepeth  back  his  sword  from  blood. 

1 1  IT  Moab  hath  been  at  ease  from  his 
youth,  and  he  hath  settled  on  his  lees,  and 
hath  not  been  emptied  from  vessel  to  ves- 
sel, neither  hath  he  gone  into  captivity: 
therefore  his  taste  remained  in  him,  and 
his  scent  is  not  changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  send  unto  him 
wanderers  that  shall  cause  him  to  wander, 
and  shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break 
their  bottles. 

13  And  Moab  shall  be  ashamed  of  Che- 
mosh, as  the  house  of  Israel  was  ashamed 
of  Beth-el  their  confidence. 

14  IT  How  say  ye,  We  are  mighty  and 
strong  men  for  the  war? 

15  Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up  out  oj 
her  cities,  and  his  chosen  young  men  are 
gone  down  to  the  slaughter,  saith  the  King, 
whose  name/'  The  Lord  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near  to 
come,  and  his  affliction  hasteth  fast. 

602 


for  her  several  corruptions,  CHAP. 

17  All  ye  that  are  about  him  bemoan 
him;  and  all  ye  that  know  his  name,  say, 
How  is  the  strong  staff*  broken,  and  the 
beautiful  rod ! 

18  Thou  daughter  that  dost  inhabit 
Dibon,  come  down  from  thy  glory,  and  sit 
in  thirst;  for  the  spoiler  of  Moab  shall 
come  upon  thee,  and  he  shall  destroy  thy 
strong  holds. 

19  O  inhabitant  of  Aroer,  stand  by  the 
way,  and  espy;  ask  him  that  fleeth,  and 
her  that  escapeth,  and  say,  What  is  done? 

20  Moab  is  confounded  ;  for  it  is  broken 
down  :  howl  and  cry  ;  tell  ye  it  in  Arnon, 
that  Moab  is  spoiled, 

21  And  judgmentis  come  upon  the  plain 
country;  upon  Holon,  and  upon  Jahazah, 
and  upon  Mephaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon  Nebo, 
and  upon  Beth-diblathaim, 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and  upon 
Beth-gamul,  and  upon  Beth-meon, 

24  And  upon  Kerioth,  and  upon  Bozrah, 
and  upon  all  the  cities  of  the  land  of  Moab, 
far  or  near. 

25  The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off,  and  his 
arm  is  broken,  saith  the  Lord. 

26  IF  Make  ye  him  drunken;  for  he 
magnified /mnse//*  against the  Lord:  Moab 
also  shall  wallow  in  his  vomit,  and  he  also 
shall  be  in  derision. 

27  For  was  not  Israel  a  derision  unto 
thee?  was  he  found  among  thieves?  for 
since  thou  spakest  of  him,  thou  skippedst 
for  joy. 

28  O  ye  that  dwell  in  Moab,  leave  the 
cities,  and  dwell  in  the  rock,  and  be  like 
the  dove  that  maketh  her  nest  in  the  sides 
of  the  hole's  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  of  Moab, 
(he  is  exceeding  proud,)  his  loftiness,  and 
his  arrogancy,  and  his  pride,  and  the 
haughtiness  of  his  heart. 

30  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the  Lord; 
buti*  shall  not  be  so;  his  lies  shall  not  so 
effect  it. 

31  Therefore  will  I  howl  for  Moab,  and 
I  will  cry  out  for  all  Moab ;  my  heart 
shall  mourn  for  the  men  of  Kir-heres. 

32  O  vine  of  Sibmah,  I  will  weep  for 
thee  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer:  thy  plants 
are  gone  over  the  sea,  they  reach  even  to 
the  sea  of  Jazer:  the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon 
thy  summer  fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  taken  from 
the  plentiful  field,  and  from  the  land  of 
Moab;  and  I  have  caused  wine  to  fail  from 
the  wine-presses:  none  shall  tread  with 
shouting;  </ic/rshoutings/ia//^noshouting. 

34  From  the  cry  orHeshbon  even  unto 
Eleaieh ,  and  t>vcn  unto  Jahaz,  have  they  ut- 
tered their  voice,  from  Zoar  even  unto'Ho- 
ronaim,  as  a  heifer  of  three  years  old  :  for 
the  waters  also  of  Nimrim  shall  be  desolate 

35  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease   ii 


XL1X.  The  restoration  of  Moab, 

Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  him  that  offereth  in 
the  high  places,  and  him  that  burnetii  in- 
cense to  his  gods. 

36  Therefore  my  heart  shall  sound  tor 
Moab  like  pipes,  and  my  heart  shall 
sound  like  pipes  for  the  men  of  Kir-heres : 
because  the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  are 
perished. 

37  For  every  head  shall  be  bald,  and 
every  beard  clipped:  upon  all  the  hands 
shall  be  cuttings,  and  upon  the  loins  sack 
cloth. 

38  There  shall  be  lamentation  general  y 
upon  all  the  house-tops  of  Moab,  and  in  the 
streets  thereof:  for  I  have  broken  Moab 
like  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure,  saith 
the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How  is  it 
broken  down!  how  hath  Moab  turned  the 
back  with  shame!  so  shall  Moab  be  a  deri- 
sion and  a  dismaying  to  all  them  about  him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold, 
he  shall  fly  as  an  eagle,  and  shall  spread 
his  wings  over  Moab. 

41  Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the  strong 
holds  are  surprised,  and  the  mighty  men's 
hearts  in  Moab  at  that  day  shall  be  as  the 
heart  of  a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed  from 
being1  a  people,  because  he  hath  magnified 
himself  against  the  Lord. 

43  )Pear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  shall 
be  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  Moab,  saith 
the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear,  shall 
fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that  getteth  up  out 
of  the  pit,  shall  be  taken  in  the  snare:  for 
I  will  bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Moab,  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  stood  under  the  sha- 
dow of  Heshbon  because  of  the  force:  but 
a  fire  shall  come  forth  out  of  Heshbon,  and 
a  flame  from  the  midst  of  Sihon,  and  shall 
devour  the  corner  of  Moab,  and  the  crown 
of  the  head  of  the  tumultuous  ones. 

46  Wo  be  unto  thee,  O  Moab !  the  peo- 
ple of  Chemosh  perishelh :  for  thy  sons 
are  taken  captives,  and  thy  daughters 
captives. 

47  TT  Yet  will  I  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  Moab  in  the  latter  days,  saith  theLoRD, 
Thus  far  is  the  judgment  of  Moab. 

CHAr\  XLIX. 

CONCERNING  the  Ammonites,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Hath  Israel  no  sons? 
hath  he  no  heir?  why  thendoth  their  king 
inherit  Gad,  and  his  people  dwell  in  his 
cities? 

2  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  cause  an  alarm 
of  war  to  be  heard  in  Rabbah  of  the  Am- 
monites; and  it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap 
and  her  daughters  shall  be  burned  with 
fire:  then  shall  Israel  be  heir  unto  them 
that  were  his  heirs,  saith  the  Lnnn. 
603 


The  judgment  of  Edom, 


JEREMIAH.     Damascus,  Kedar,  and  Hazor. 


3  Howl,  O  Heshbon,  for  Ai  is  spoiled: 
cry,  ye  daughters  of  Rabbah. gird  you  with 
sackcloth  ;  lament,  and  run  to  and  fro  by 
the  hedges  ;  for  their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  and  his  priests  and  his  princes 
together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  the  valleys, 
thy  flowing  valley,  O  backsliding  daugh- 
ter? that  trusted  in  her  treasures,  saying, 
Who  shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold,  I  will  bring  a  fear  upon  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  from  all  those 
that  be  about  thee ;  and  ye  shall  be  driven 
out  every  man  right  forth ;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

6  And  afterward  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  saith 
the  Lord. 

7  IT  Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts:  Is  wisdom  no  more  in 
Teman  ?  is  counsel  perished  from  the  pru- 
dent ?  is  their  wisdom  vanished  ? 

8  Flee  ye,  turn  back,  dwell  deep,  O  in- 
habitants of  Dedan;  for  I  will  bring  the 
calamity  of  Esau  upon  him,  the  time  that 
I  will  visit  him. 

9  If  grape-gatherers  come  to  thee,  would 
they  not  leave  some  gleaning-grapes?  if 
thieves  by  night,  they  will  destroy  till 
they  have  enough. 

10  But  I  have  made  Esau  bare,  I  have 
uncovered  his  secret  places,  and  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  hide  himself:  his  seed  is 
spoiled,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  neigh- 
bours, and  he  is  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I  will 
preserve  them  alive  ;  and  let  thy  widows 
trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold, 
they  whose  judgment  was  not  to  drink  of 
the  cup, have  assuredly  drunken  ;  and  art 
thou  he  that  shall  altogether  go  unpunish- 
ed ?  thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished,  but 
thou  shalt  surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  I  have  sworn  by  myself,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  Bozrah  shall  become  a  desola- 
tion, a  reproach,  a  waste,  and  a  curse ;  and 
all  the  cities  thereof  shall  be  perpetual 
wastes. 

14  1  have  heard  a  rumour  from  the  Lord, 
and  anambassadorissentunto  the  heathen, 
saying.  Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the  battle. 

15  Forlo,  I  will  make  thee  small  among 
the  heathen,  and  despised  among  men. 


18  As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord,  no  man  shall  abide  there, 
neither  shall  a  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

19  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  Hon 
from  the  swelling  of  Jordan  against  the 
habitation  of  the  strong :  but  I  will  sud- 
denly make  him  run  away  from  her :  and 
who  is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint 
over  her  ?  for  who  is  like  me  ?  and  who 
will  appoint  me  the  time  ?  and  who  isthat 
shepherd  that  will  stand  before  me  ? 

20  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against  Edom; 
and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Teman:  Surely 
the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out* 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitations  de- 
solate with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the  noise  of 
their  fall,  at  the  cry  the  noise  thereof  was 
heard  in  the  Red  sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and  fly  as 
the  eagle,  and  spread  his  wings  over  Boz- 
rah: and  at  that  day  shall  the  heart  of  the 
mighty  men  of  Edom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  IF  Concerning  Damascus.  Hamath 
is  confounded,  and  Arpad :  for  they  have 
heard  evil  tidings:  they  are  faint-hearted; 
thereis  sorrow  on  the  sea ;  itcannotbe  quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble,  and 
turneth  herself  to  flee,  and  fear  hath  seized 
on  her:  anguish  and  sorrows  have  taken 
her,  as  a  woman  in  travail. 

25  How  is  the  city  of  praise  not  left, 
the  city  of  my  joy ! 

26  Therefore  her  young  men  shall  fall 
in  her  streets,  and  all  the  men  of  war  shall 
be  cut  off  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall 
of  Damascus,  and  it  shall  consume  the 
palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

28  IT  Concerning  Kedar,  and  concern- 
ing the  kingdoms  of  Hazor,  which  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  shall  smite, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Arise  ye,  go  up  to 
Kedar,  and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  tents  and  their  flocks  shall 
they  take  away:  they  shall  take  to  them- 
selves their  curtains,  and  all  their  vessels, 
and  their  camels  ;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
them,  Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  IT  Flee,  get  you  far  off,  dwell  deep, 


6  Thy  terribleness  hath  deceived  thee,  |0  ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor,  saith  the  Lord; 
and  the  pride  of   thy    heart,  O  thou  that  ( for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  hath 

taken  counsel  against  you,  and  hath  con- 
ceived a  purpose  against  you. 


dwellest  in  the   clefts  of  the   rock,   that 
boldest  the  height  of  the  hill :  though  thou 


shouldest  make  thy  nest  as  high  as  the 
eagle,  I  will  bring  thee  down  from  thence, 
saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  shall  be  a  desolation: 
every  one  that  goeth  by  itshall  be  astonish- 
ed, and  shall  hiss  at  all  the  plagues  thereof. 


Arise, get  you  up  unto  the  wealthy 
nation,  that  dwelleth  without  care,  saith 
the  Lord,  which  have  neither  gates  nor 
bars,  which  dwell  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a  booty, 
and  the  multitude  of  their  cattle  a  spoil: 
604 


The  judgment  of  Elam.  CHAP.  L.  The  judgment  of  Babylon. 

and  1  will  scatter  into  all  winds  them  that\the  Lord,  the  habitation  of  justice,  even 


are  in  the  utmost  corners;  and  1  will  bring 
their  calamity  from  all  sides  thereof,  saith 
the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a  dwelling  for 
dragons,  and  a  desolation  for  ever:  there 
shall  no  man  abide  there,  nor  any  son  of 
man  dwell  in  it. 

34  H  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came 
to  Jeremiah  the  prophet  against  Elani  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah 
king  of Judah,  saying, 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  Be- 
hold, I  will  break  the  bow  of  Elam,  the 
chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring  the  four 
winds  from  the  four  quarters  of  heaven, 
and  will  scatter  them  toward  all  those 
winds;  and  there  shall  be  no  nation  whither 
the  outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be  dis- 
mayed before  their  enemies,  and  before 
them  that  seek  their  life:  and  1  will  bring 
evil  upon  them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  send  the  sword  after 
them,  till  I  have  consumed  them: 

38  And  I  will  set  my  throne  in  Elam 
and  will  destroy  from  thence  the  king  and 
the  princes,  saith  the  Lord 

39  IT  But  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the 
latter  days,  that  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Elam,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  L. 

THE  word  that  the  Lord  spake  against 
Babylon  and  against  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations,  and 
publish,  and  setup  a  standard;  publish 
and  conceal  not:  say,  Babylon  is  taken, 
Bel  is  confounded,  Merodach  is  broken  in 
pieces;  her  idols  are  confounded,  her 
images  are  broken  in  pieces. 

3  For  out  of  the  north  there  cometh  up 
a  nation  against  her,  which  shall  make  her 
land  desolate,  and  none  shall  dwell  there- 
in: they  shall  remove,  they  shall  depart, 
both  man  and  beast. 

4lfln  those  days>  and  in  that  time, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
come,  they  and  the  children  of  Judah 
together,  going  and  weeping:  they  shall 
go,  and  seek  the  Lord  their  God. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion  with 
their  faces  thitherward,  saying.  Come 
and  let  us  join  ourselves  to  the  Lord  in  a 
perpetual  covenant  that  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten. 

6  My  people  hath  been  lost  sheep :  their 
shepherds  have  caused  them  to  go  astray, 
they  have  turned  them  away  on  the  moun- 
tains: they  have  gone  from  mountain  to 
hill ,  they  have  forgotten  their  resting-place. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  devoured 
them:  and  their  adversaries  said,  We  of- 
fend not,  because  they  have  sinned  aarainst 


the  Lord,  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon, 
and  go  forth  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans, and  be  as  the  he-goats  before  the 
flocks. 

9  IT  For  lo,  I  will  raise  and  cause  to 
come  up  against  Babylon  an  assembly  of 
great  nations  from  the  north  counlry:  and 
they  shall  set  themselves  in  array  against 
her;  from  thence  she  shall  be  taken:  their 
arrows  shall  be  as  of  a  mighty  expert  man; 
none  shall  return  in  vain. 

10  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a  spoil:  all 
that  spoil  her  shall  be  satisfied,  saith  the 
Lord. 

1 1  Because  ye  were  glad,  because  ye 
rejoiced,  O  ye  destroyers  of  my  heritage, 
because  ye  are  grown  fat  as  the  heifer  at 
grass,  and  bellow  as  bulls; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore  confound- 
ed; she  that  bare  you  shall  be  ashamed: 
behold,  thehindermostofthe  nations  sfiall 
be  a  wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a  desert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  it 
shall  not  be  inhabited,  but  it  shall  be 
wholly  desolate:  every  one  that  goeth  by 
Babylon  shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss  at 
all  her  plagues. 

14  Put  yourselves  in  array  against  Baby- 
lon round  about:  all  ye  that  bend  the  bow, 
shoot  at  her,  spare  no  arrows:  for  she  hath 
sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against  her  round  about:  she 
hath  given  her  hand:  her  foundations  are 
fallen,  her  walls  are  thrown  down :  for  it 
is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord:  take  ven- 
geance upon  her;  as  she  hath  done,  do 
unto  her. 

16  Cut  off  the  sower  from  Babylon,  and 
him  that  handleth  the  sickle  in  the  time  of 
harvest:  for  fear  of  the  oppressing  sword 
they  shall  turn  every  one  to  his  people, 
and  they  shall  flee  every  one  to  his  own 
land. 

17  If  Israel  is  a  scattered  sheep;  the 
lions  have  driven  him  away:  first  the  king 
of  Assyria  hath  devoured  him;  and  last 
this  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
hath  broken  his  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will 
punish  the  king  jf  Babylon  and  his  land, 
as  I  have  punished  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  And  I  will  bring  Israel  again  to  his 
habitation,  and  he  shall  feeu  on  Carmel 
and  Bashan,  and  his  soul  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  mount  Ephraim  and  Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith 
the  Lord,  the  iniquity  of  Israel  shall  be 
sought  for,  and  there  shall  be  none;  and 
the  sins  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  not  be 
found:  for  1  will  pardon  them  whom  I  re- 
serve. 

21  ITGoup  against  the  land  of  Mera- 
605 


TJie  judgment  of  Babylon, 


JEREMIAH. 


and  redemption  of  Israel. 


thaim,  even  against  it,  and  against  the  in- 
habitants of  Pekod:  waste  and  utterly 
destroy  after  them,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do 
according  to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee . 

22  A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and 
of  great  destruction. 

23  How  is  the  hammer  of  the  whole 
earth  cut  asunder  and  broken!  how  is 
Babylon  become  a  desolation  among  the 
nations! 

24  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee,  and  thou 
art  also  taken,  O  Babylon,  and  thou  wast 
not  aware  :  thou  art  found,  and  also  caught, 
because  thou  hast  striven  against  the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  opened  his  armoury, 
and  hath  brought  forth  the  weapons  of  his 
indignation :  for  this  is  the  work  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

26  Come  agafnst  her  from  the  utmost 
border,  open  her  storehouses  :  cast  her  up 
as  heaps,  and  destroy  her  utterly  :  let 
nothing  of  her  be  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  bullocks ;  let  them  go 
down  to  the  slaughter :  wo  unto  them  !  for 
their  day^  is  come ,  the  time  of  their  visitation. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and 
escape  out  of  the  land  of  Babylon,  to  de- 
clare in  Zion  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  the  archers  against 
Babylon:  all  ye  that  bend  the  bow,  camp 
against  it  round  about ;  let  none  thereof 
escape  :  recompense  her  according  to  her 
work ;  according  to  all  that  she  hath  done, 
do  unto  her:  for  she  hath  been  proud  against 
the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One' of  Israel. 

30  Therefore  shall  her  young  men  fall 
in  the  streets,  and  all  her  men  of  war  shall 
be  cut  off  in  that  dajr,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  0  thou 
most  proud,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  : 
for  thy  day  is  come,  the  time  that  I  will 
visit  thee. 

32  And  the  most  proud  shall  stumble 
and  fall,  and  none  shall  raise  him  up  :  and 
I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall 
devour  all  round  about  him. 

33  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
The  children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of 
Judah  were  oppressed  together:  and  all 
that  took  them  captives  held  them  fast ; 
they  refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Redeemer  is  strong ;  the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name  :  he  shallthoroughly 
plead  their  cause,  that  he  may  give  rest  to 
the  land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants  of 
Babylon. 

35  1[  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chaldeans, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  Babylon,  and  upon  her  princes,  and 
upon  her  wise  men. 

36  A  sword  is  upon  the  liars  ;  and  they 
shall  dote :  a  sword  is  upon  her  mighty 
men ;  and  they  shall  be  dismayed. 


37  A  sword  is  upon  their  horses,  and 
upon  their  chariots,  and  upon  all  the  min- 
gled people  that  are  in  the  midst  of  her; 
and  they  shall  become  as  women  :  a  sword 
is  upon  her  treasures ;  and  they  shall  be 
robbed. 

38  A  drought  is  upon  her  waters  ;  and 
they  shall  be  dried  up  :  for  it  is  the  land  of 
graven  images,  and  they  are  mad  upon 
their  idols. 

39  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of  the 
desert  with  the  wild  beasts  of  the  island 
shall  dwell  there,  and  the  owls  shall  dwell 
therein  :  and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited 
for  ever  ;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation. 

40  As  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  soshall  noman  abide  there, 
neither  shall  any  son  of  man  dwell  therein. 

41  Behold,  a  people  shall  come  from  the 
north,  and  a  great  nation,  and  many  kings 
shall  be  raised  up  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

42  They  shall  hold  the  bow  and  the 
lance:  they  are  cruel,  and  will  not  shew 
mercy  :  their  voice  shall  roar  like  the  sea, 
and  they  shall  ride  upon  horses,  every  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the  battle, 
against  thee,  O  daughter  of  Babylon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath  heard  the 
report  of  them,  and  his  hands  waxed  fee- 
ble :  anguish  took  hold  of  him,  and  pangs 
as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  lion 
from  the  swelling  of  Jordan  unto  the  habit- 
ation of  the  strong :  but  I  will  make  them 
suddenly  run  away  from  her :  and  who  is 
a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint  over 
her?  for  who  is  like  me?  and  who  will  ap- 
point me  the  time?  and  who  is  that  shep- 
herd that  will  stand  before  me  ? 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against  Babylon  ; 
and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  :  Surely 
tne  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out : 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation  deso- 
late with  them. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of  Baby- 
lon the  earth  is  moved,  and  the  cry  is  heard 
among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  LI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  will 
raise  up  against  Babylon,  and  against 
them  that  dwell  in  the  midst  of  them  that 
rise  up  against  me,  a  destroying  wind  ; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Babylon,  fanners 
that  shall  fan  her,  and  shall  empty  her  land : 
for  in  the  day  of  trouble  they  shall  be 
against  her  round  about. 

3  Against  /mutobendethletthe  arche? 
bend  his  bow,  and  against  him  that  lifteth 
himself  up  in  his  brigandine  :  and  spare 
ye  not  her  young  men ;  destroy  ye  utterly 
all  her  host. 

606 


God's  judgment  on  Babylon 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  they  that  are  thrust 
through  in  her  streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  been  forsaken,  nor 
Judah  of  his  God,  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
though  their  land  was  filled  with  sin 
against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

6  Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon, 
and  deliver  every  man  his  soul :  be  not  cut 
off  in  her  iniquity  ;  for  this  is  the  time  of 
the  Lord's  vengeance  ;  he  will  render 
unto  her  a  recompense. 

7  Babylon  hath  been  a  golden  cup  in  the 
Lord's  hand,  that  made  all  the  earth 
drunken  :  the  nations  have  drunken  of  her 
wine  ;  therefore  the  nations  are  mad. 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  fallen  and  de- 
stroyed: howl  for  her;  take  balm  for  her 
pain,  if  so  be  she  may  be  healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Babylon,  but 
she  is  not  healed:  forsake  her,  and  let  us 
go  every  one  into  his  own  country  :  for  her 
judgment  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  is 
lifted  up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  brought  forth  our 
righteousness  :  come,  and  let  us  declare  in 
Zion  the  work  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

1 1  Make  bright  the  arrows  ;  gather  the 
shields  :  the  Lord  hath  raised  up  the 
spirit  of  the  kings  of  the  Medes  :  for  his 
device  is  against  Babylon,  to  destroy  it ; 
because  it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

12  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the  walls  of 
Babylon,  make  the  watch  strong,  set  up 
the  watchmen,  prepare  the  ambushes  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  both  devised  and  done  that 
which  he  spake  against  the  inhabitants  of 
Babylon. 

13  0  thou  that  dwellest  upon  many  wa 
ters,  abundant  in  treasures,  thine  end  is 
<,ome,  andihe  measure  of  thy  covetousness. 

14  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn  by 
himself,  saying,  Surely  1  will  fill  thee  with 
men,  as  with  caterpillars  ;  and  they  shall 
lift  up  a  shout  against  thee. 

15  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power, 
he  hath  established  the  world  by  his  wis 
dom,  and  hath  stretched  out  the  heaven  by 
his  understanding. 

1 6  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a 
multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens  ;  and 
he  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth :  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out 
of  his  treasures. 

17  Every  man  is  brutish  bv  his  know- 
ledge ;  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image  :  for  his  molten  image  is 
falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

1 8  They  arc  vanity,  the  work  of  errors  : 
in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they  shall 
perish. 

19  The  Portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like 
them  ;  for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things: 


CHAP.  LI.  in  revenge  of  Israel. 

and  Israel  is  the  rod  of  his  inheritance 


the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  battle-axe,  and  weapons 
of  war:  for  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  nations,  and  with  thee  will  I  de- 
stroy kingdoms ; 

.21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
the  horse  and  his  rider;  and  with  thee  will 
I  break  in  pieces  the  chariot  and  his 
rider ; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I  break  in  pieces 
man  and  woman;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  old  and  young;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  the  young  man 
and  the  maid ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces  with  thee 
the  shepherd  and  his  flock  ;  and  with  thee 
will  1  break  in  pieces  the  husbandman  and 
his  yoke  of  oxen ;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  captains  and  rulers. 

24  And  I  will  render  unto  Babylon  and 
to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Chaldea  all  their 
evil  that  they  have  done  in  Zion  in  your 
sight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  de- 
stroying mountain,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
destroyest  all  the  earth  :  and  I  will  stretch 
out  my  hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee 
down  from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee 
a  burnt  mountain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee  a 
stone  for  a  corner,  nor  a  stone  for  founda- 
tions ;  but  thou  shalt  be  desolate  for  ever3 
saith  the  Lord. 

27  Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the  land, 
blow  the  trumpet  among  the  nations,  pre- 
pare the  nations  against  her,  call  together 
against  her  the  kingdoms  of  Ararat,  Minni, 
and  Ashchenaz ;  appoint  a  captain  against 
her ;  cause  the  horses  to  come  up  as  the 
rough  caterpillars. 

28  Prepare  against  her  the  nations  with 
the  kings  of  the  Medes,  the  captains  there- 
of, and  all  the  rulers  thereof,  and  all  the 
land  of  his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble  and  sor- 
row ;  for  every  purpose  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  performed  against  Babylon,  to  make  the 
land  of  Babylon  a  desolation  without  an 
inhabitant. 

30  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon  have 
forborne  to  fight,  they  have  remained  in 
their  holds  :  their  might  hath  failed  ;  they 
became  as  women  :  they  have  burned  her 
dwelling-places  ;  her  bars  are  broken. 

31  One  post  shall  run  to  meet  anothei, 
and  one  messenger  to  meet  another,  to  shew 
the  king  of  Babylon  that  his  city  is  taken 
at  one  end, 

32  And  that  the  passages  are  stopped, 
and  the  reeds  they  have  burned  with  lire, 
and  the  men  of  war  are  all'iiglited. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Loun  oi  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  ;  The  daughter  of  Babylon 
is  like  a  threshing-floor,  it  is  time  to  thresh 

607 


God's  judgment  on  Babylon  JEREMIAH. 


in  revenge  of  Israel. 


her  :  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  time  of  her 
harvest  shall  come. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
Ion  hath  devoured  me,  he  hath  crushed 
me,  he  hath  made  me  an  empty  vessel,  he 
hath  swallowed  me  up  like  a  dragon,  he 
hath  filled  his  belly  with  my  delicates,  he 
hath  cast  me  out. 

35  The  violence  done  to  me  and  to  my 
flesh  be  upon  Babylon,  shall  the  inhabitant 
of  Zion  say;  and, My  blood  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  Chaldea,  shall  Jerusalem  say. 

36  Therefore  thussaith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, 1  will  plead  thy  cause,  and  take  ven- 
geance for  thee  ;  and  I  will  dry  up  her 
sea,  and  make  her  springs  dry. 

37  And  Babylon  shall  become  heaps,  a 
dwelling-place  for  dragons,  an  astonish 
ment,  and  a  hissing,  without  an  inhabit- 
ant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like  lions  : 
they  shall  yell  as  lions'  whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  make  their 
feasts,  and  I  will  make  them  drunken,  that 
they  may  rejoice,  and  sleep  a  perpetual 
sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like  lambs 
to  the  slaughter,  like  rams  with  he-goats. 

41  How  is  Sheshach  taken  !  and  how  is 
the  praise  of  the  whole  earth  surprised  ! 
how  is  Babylon  become  an  astonishment 
among  the  nations ! 

42  The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Babylon  : 
she  is  covered  with  the  multitude  of  the 
waves  thereof. 

43  Her  cities  are  a  desolation,  a  dry 
land,  and  a  wilderness,  a  land  wherein  no 
roan  dwelleth,  neither  doth  any  son  of 
man  pass  thereby. 

44  And  I  will  punish  Bel  in  Babylon, 
and  I  will  bring  forth  out  of  his  mouth 
that  which  he  hath  swallowed  up:  and  the 
nations  shall  not  flow  together  any  more 
untohim:  yea,the  wall  of  Babylonshall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the  midst 
of  her,  and  deliver  ye  every  man  his  soul 
from  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

46  And  lest  your  heart  faint,  and  ye  fear 
for  the  rumour  that  shall  be  heard  in  the 
land  ;  a  rumour  shall  both  come  one  year, 
and  after  that  in  another  year  shall  come  a 
rumour,  and  violence  in  the  land,  ruler 
against  ruler. 

47  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
that  I  will  do  judgment  upon  the  graven 
images  of  Babylon  :  and  her  whole  land 
shall  be  confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the  earth,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  shall  sing  for  Babylon  : 
for  the  spoilers  shall  come  unto  her  from 
the  north,  saifh  the  Lord. 

49  As  Babylon  hath  caused  the  slain  of 
Israel  to  fall,  so  at  Babylon  shall  fall  the 
slain  of  all  the  earth. 


50  Ye  that  have  escaped  the  sword,  go 
away,  stand  not  still :  remember  the  Lord 
afar  off,  and  let  Jerusalem  come  into  your 
mind. 

51  We  are  confounded, because  we  have 
heard  reproach  :  shame  hath  covered  our 
faces;  for  strangers  are  come  into  the 
sanctuaries  of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  do  judgment 
upon  her  graven  images :  and  through  all 
her  land  the  wounded  shall  groan. 

53  Though  Babylon  should  mount  up 
to  heaven,  and  though  she  should  fortify 
the  height  of  her  strength,  yet  from  me  shall 
spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the  Lord. 

54  A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from  Baby- 
lon, and  great  destruction  from  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  Ba- 
bylon, and  destroyed  out  of  her  the  great 
voice  :  when  her  waves  do  roar  like  great 
waters,  a  noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered  : 

56  Because  the  spoiler  is  come  upon 
her,  even  upon  Babylon,  and  her  mighty 
men  are  taken,  every  one  of  their  bows  is 
broken:  for  the  Lord  God  of  recompences 
shall  surely  requite. 

57  And  I  will  make  drunk  her  princes, 
and  her  wise  men,  her  captains,  and  her 
rulers,  and  her  mighty  men :  and  they 
shall  sleep  a  perpetual  sleep,  and  not 
wake,  saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  The 
broad  walls  of  Babylon  shall  be  utterly 
broken,  and  her  high  gates  shall  be  burn- 
ed with  fire  ;  and  the  people  shall  labour 
in  vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and  they 
shall  be  weary. 

59  IT  The  word  which  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  commanded  Seraiah  the  son  oi 
Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  when  he 
went  with  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  into 
Babylon  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 
And  this  Seraiah  was  a  quiet  prince. 

60  So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a  book  all  the 
evil  that  should  come  upon  Babylon,  even 
all  these  words  that  are  written  against 
Babylon. 

61  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah,  When 
thou  comest  to  Babylon,  and  shalt  see,  and 
shalt  read  all  these  words  ; 

62  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord,  thou 
hast  spoken  against  this  place,  to  cut  it  off, 
that  none  shall  remain  in  it,  neither  man 
nor  beast,  but  that  it  shall  be  desolate  for 
ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hast 
made  an  end  of  reading  this  book,  that 
thou  shalt  bind  a  stone  "to  it,  and  cast  it 
into  the  midst  of  Euphrates  : 

64  And  thou  shalt  say,  Thus  shall  Ba- 
bylon sink,  and  shall  not  rise  from  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  her :  and  they  shall 

G08 


The  rebellion  of  Zedekiah.  CHAP.  LII 

be  weary.     Thus  far  are  the  words  of  Je- 


Jerusalem  taken  and  spoiled  ■ 


re  mi  ah. 

CHAP.  LII. 

ZEDEKIAH  was  one  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hamutal  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiakim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it 
came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  till 
he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  presence, 
that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

4  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth 
year  of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched 
against  it,  and  built  forts  against  it  round 
about. 

5  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

6  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in  the  ninth 
day  of  the  month,  the  famine  was  sore  in 
the  city,  so  that  there  was  no  bread  for 
the  people  of  the  land. 

7  Then  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all 
the  men  of  war  fled,  and  went  forth  out 
of  the  city  by  night  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  between  the  two  walls,  which  was  by 
the  king's  garden ;  (now  the  Chaldeans 
were  by  the  city  round  about:)  and  they 
went  by  the  way  of  the  plain. 

8  IT  But  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pur- 
sued after  the  king,  and  overtook  Zede- 
kiah in  the  plains  of  Jericho  ;  and  all  his 
army  was  scattered  from  him. 

9  Then  they  took  the  king,  and  carried 
him  up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Rib- 
lah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath ;  where  he 
gave  judgment  upon  him. 

10  And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes  :  lie  slew 
also  all  the  princes  of  Judah, in  Riblah. 

1 1  Then  he  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zede- 
kiah ;  and  the  king  of  Babylon  bound  him 
in  chains,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon,  and 
put  him  in  prison  till  the  day  of  his  death. 

12  If  Now  in  the  fifth  month,  in  the 
tenth  day  of  the  month,  which  was  the 
nineteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzar-adan,  captain 
of  the  guard,  which  served  the  king  of 
Babylon,  into  Jerusalem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and -the  king's  house  ;  and  all  the  houses 
of  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  houses  of  the 
great  men,  burned  he  with  fire  : 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans, 
that  were  with  the  captain  of  the  guard, 
brake  down  all  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  | 
round  about. 

39 


15  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of 
the  guard  carried  away  captive  certain  of 
the  poor  of  the  people,  and  the  residue  of 
the  people  that  remained  in  the  citv,  and 
those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  the  rest  of  the  multitude. 

16  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  left  certain  of  the  poor  of  the  land 
for  vine-dressers  and  for  husbandmen. 

17  Also  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  was  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  Chaldeans  brake,  and  carried 
all  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  The  caldrons  also,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuffers,  and  the  bowls,  and  the 
spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

19  And  the  basins, and  the  fire-pans, and 
the  bowls,  and  the  caldrons,  and  the  can- 
dlesticks, and  the  spoons,  and  the  cups  ; 
that  which  was  of  gold  in  gold,  and  that 
which  was  of  silver  in  silver,  took  the 
captain  of  the  guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  twelve 
brazen  bulls  that  were  under  the  bases, 
which  king  Solomon  had  made  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  the  brass  of  all  these 
vessels  was  without  weight. 

21  And  concerning  the  pillars,  the  height 
of  one  pillar  was  eighteen  cubits ;  and  a 
fillet  of  twelve  cubits  did  compass  it ;  and 
the  thickness  thereof  was  four  fingers :  it 
was  hollow. 

22  And  a  chapiter  of  brass  was  upon  it ; 
and  the  height  of  one  chapiter  was  five 
cubits,  with  net-work  and  pomegranates 
upon  the  chapiters  round  about,  all  oj 
brass.  The  second  pillar  also  and  the 
pomegranates  zvere  like  unto  these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and  six  pome- 
granates on  a  side  ;  and  all  the  pome- 
granates upon  the  net-work  were  a  hun- 
dred round  about. 

24  ^F  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zephaniah  the 
second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of  the 
door : 

25  Hetookalsooutofthecity  a  eunuch, 
which  had  the  charge  of  the  men  of  war; 
and  seven  men  of  them  that  were  near  the 
king's  person,  which  were  found  in  the 
city  ;  and  the  principal  scribe  of  the  host, 
who  mustered  the  people  of  the  land  ;  and 
threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
that  were  found  in  the  midst  of  the  city. 

26  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  them,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them, 
and  put  them  to  death  in  Riblah  in  the 
land  of  Hamath.  Thus  Judah  was  carried 
away  captive  out  of  his  own  land. 

28  This  is  the  people  whom  Nebuchad- 
Irezzar  carried  away  captive:  intheseventh 

609 


Misery  of  Jerusalem: 

year  three  thousand  Jews 
twenty : 

29  In  the  eighteenth  }rear  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar he  carried  away  captive  from  Jerusa- 
lem eight  hundred  thirty  and  two  persons  : 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Ne- 
buchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of 
the  guard  carried  away  captive  of  the  Jews 
seven  hundred  forty  and  five  persons:  all  the 
persons  were  four  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

31  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoi 
achin  king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month 
in  the  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 


LAMENTATIONS.  Her  complaint  and  confession. 

three  and  that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon  in  the 
first  year  of  his  rei^n  lilted  up  the  head  oS 
Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah,  and  brought  him 
forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  kindly  unto  him,  and  set 
his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings 
that  were  with  him  in  Babylon, 

33  And  changed  his  prison  garments : 
and  he  did  continually  eat  bread  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a  con- 
tinual diet  given  him  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, every  day  a  portion  until  the  day  o? 
his  death,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


5  The  Lamentations  of  JEREMIAH. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread  out  his 
hand  upon  all  her  pleasant  things  :  for  she 
hath  seen  that  the  heathen  entered  into  her 
sanctuary,  whom  thou  didst  command  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread; 
they  have  given  their  pleasant  things  for 
meat  to  relieve  the  soul :  see,  O  Lord, 
and  consider ;  for  I  am  become  vile. 

12  IF  Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  pass 
by  ?  behold,  and  see  it  there  be  any  sor- 
row like  unto  my  sorrow,  which  is  done 
unto  me,  wherewith  the  Lord  hath  afflict 
ed  me  in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire  into  my 
bones,  and  it  prevaileth  against  them :  he 
hath  spread  a  net  for  my  feet,  he  hath  turn- 
ed me  back :  he  hath  made  me  desolate 
and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions  19 
bound  by  his  hand:  they  are  wreathed, and 
come  up  upon  my  neck :  he  hath  made  my 
strength  to  fall,  the  Lord  hath  delivered 
me  into  their  hands,  from  whom  I  am  not 
able  to  rise  up. 

1 5  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under  foot 
all  my  mighty  men  in  the  midst  of  me :  he 
hath  called  an  assembly  against  me  to 
crush  my  young  men :  the  Lord  hath  trod- 
den the  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Judah,  as 
in  a  wine -press. 


CHAP.  I. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary,  that  was 
full  of  people  !  how  is  she  become  as 
a  widow  !  she  that  was  great  among  the  na- 
tions, and  princess  among  the  provinces, 
hozv  is  she  become  tributary ! 

2  She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her 
tears  are  on  her  cheeks :  among  all  her 
lovers  she  hath  none  to  comfort  her:  all  her 
friends  have  dealt  treacherously  with  her, 
they  are  become  her  enemies. 

3  Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because 
of  affliction,  and  because  of  great  servi- 
tude:  she  dwelleth  among  the  heathen, 
she  findeth  no  rest :  all  her  persecutors 
overtook  her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because 
none  come  to  the  solemn  feasts :  all  her 
gates  are  desolate :  her  priests  sigh,  her 
virgins  are  afflicted,  and  she  tsin  bitterness. 

5  Her  adversaries  are  the  chief,  her  ene- 
mies prosper;  for  the  Lord  hath  afflicted 
her  for  the  multitude  of  her  transgressions  : 
her  children  are  gone  into  captivity  before 
the  enemy. 

6  And  'from  the  daughter  of  Zion  all  her 
beauty  is  departed:  her  princes  are  be- 
come like  harts  that  find  no  pasture,  and 
they  are  gone  without  strength  before  the 
pursuer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the  days  of 
her  affliction  and  of  her  miseries  all  her 
pleasant  things  that  she  had  in  the  days  of 
old,  when  her  people  fell  into  the  hand  of 
the  enemy,  and  none  did  help  her:  the  ad- 
versaries saw  her,  and  did  mock  at  her 
sabbaths. 

8  Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned; 
therefore  she  is  removed  :  all  that  honour- 
ed her  despise  her,  because  they  have  seen 
her  nakedness:  yea,  she  sigheth,  and  turn- 
eth  backward. 

9  Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts  ;  she  re- 
membereth  not  her  last  end  ;  therefore  she 
came  down  wonderfully :  she  had  no  com- 
forter. O  Lord,  behold  my  affliction :  for 
th«  enemy  hath  magnified  himself 


16  For  these  things  I  weep  ;  mine  eve, 
mine  eye  runneth  down  with  water,  be- 
cause the  comforter  that  should  relieve  my 
soul  is  far  from  me :  my  children  are  deso- 
late, because  the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands,  and 
there  is  none  to  comfort  her :  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  concerning  Jacob,  thai  his  ad- 
versaries should  be  round  about  him  :  Je- 
rusalem is  as  a  menstruous  woman  among 
them. 

18  IF  The  Lord  is  righteous ;  for  I  have 
rebelled  against  his  commandment :  hear, 
1  pray  you,  all  people,  and  behold  my  sor- 
row :  my  virgins  and  my  young  men  are 
gone  into  captivity 

610 


Jerusalem1 s  misery  lamented.  CHAP.  II. 


Jeremiah's  complaint. 


19  1  called  for  my  lovers,  but  they  de- 
ceived me :  my  priests  and  mine  elders 
gave  up  the  ghost  in  the  city,  while  they 
sought  their  meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  am  in  distress : 
my  bowels  are  troubled;  my  heart  is 
turned  within  me ;  for  I  have  grievously 
rebelled  :  abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I  sigh  :  there  is 
none  to  comfort  me :  all  mine  enemies 
have  heard  of  my  trouble  ;  they  are  glad 
that  thou  hast  done  it:  thou  wilt  bring  the 
day  that  thou  hast  called,  and  they  shall 
be  like  unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come  before 
thee  ,  and  do  unto  them,  as  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  for  all  my  transgressions  :  for  my 
sierhs  are  many,  and  my  heart  is  faint. 

CHAP.  II. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  with  a  cloud  in  his  anger, 
and  cast  down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth 
the  beauty  of  Israel,  and  remembered  not 
his  footstool  in  the  day  of  his  anger ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up  all  the 
habitations  of  Jacob,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 
he  hath  thrown  down  in  his  wrath  the  strong 
holds  of  the  daughter  of  Judah ;  he  hath 
brought  them  down  to  the  ground:  he  hath 
polluted  the  kingdom  and  the  princes 
thereof. 

3  He  hath  cut  off  in  his  fierce  anger  all 
the  horn  of  Israel :  he  hath  drawn  back  his 
right  hand  from  before  the  enemy,  and  he 
burned  against  Jacob  like  a  flaming  fire, 
which  devoureth  round  about. 

4  He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an  enemy 
he  stood  with  his  right  hand  as  an  adver 
sary  and  slew  all  that  were  pleasant  to  the 
eye  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  :  he  poured  out  his  fury  like  lire. 

5  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy  :  he  hath 
swallowed  up  Israel,  he  hath  swallowed  up 
all  herpalaces:  he  hath  destroyed  his  strong 
holds,  and  hath  increased  in  the  daughter 
of  Judah  mourning  and  lamentation. 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken  away  his 
tabernacle,  as  if  it  were  of  a  garden  :  he 
hath  destroyed  his  places  of  the  assembly 
the  Lord  hath  caused  the  solemn  feasts  and 
sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zion,  and  hath 
despised  in  the  indignation  of  his  anger  the 
king  and  the  priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar,  he 
hath  abhorred  his  sanctuary,  he  hath  given 
up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy  the  wallsof  her 
palaces ;  theyhave  made  anoise  inthehouse 
of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day  of  asolemn  feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  destroy 
the  wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion:  he  hath 
stretched  out  a  line,  he  hath  not  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  destroying  :  therefore  he 
made  the  rampart  and  the  wall  to  lament ; 
they  languished  together. 


9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the  ground  ; 
he  hath  destroyed  and  broken  her  bars  : 
her  king  and  her  princes  are  among  the 
Gentiles :  the  law  is  no  more :  her  prophets 
also  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of  Zion 
sit  upon  the  ground*  and  keep  silence  ; 
they  have  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads  : 
they  have  girded  themselves  with  sack- 
cloth :  the  virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down 
their  heads  to  the  ground. 

1 1  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears,  my  bow 
els  are  troubled,  my  liver  is  poured  upon 
the  earth,  for  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people  ;  because  the  children  and 
the  sucklings  swoon  in  the  streetsof  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers,  Where  is 
corn  and  wine?  when  they  swooned  as  the 
wounded  in  the  streets  of  the  city,  when 
their  soul  was  poured  out  into  their  mo- 
thers' bosom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to  witness  for 
thee  ?  what  thing  shall  I  liken  to  thee,  O 
daughter  of  Jerusalem?  What  shall  I  equal 
to  thee,  that  I  may  comfort  thee,  O  virgin 
daughter  of  Zion?  for  thy  breach  is  great 
like  the  sea:  who  can  heal  thee? 

14  Thy  prophets  have  seen  vain  aild 
foolish  things  for  thee  :  and  they  have  not 
discovered  thine  iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy 
captivity  ;  but  have  seen  for  thee  false  bur- 
dens and  causes  of  banishment. 

15  All  that  pass  by,  clap  their  hands  at 
thee ;  they  hiss  and  wag  their  head  at  the 
daughter  of  Jerusalem,  sayi?ig,  Is  this  the 
city  that  men  call  the  Perfection  of  beauty, 
the  Joy  of  the  whole  earth? 

16  All  thine  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouth  against  thee :  they  hiss  and  gnash  the 
teeth  :  they  say,  We  have  swallowed  her 
up :  certainly  this  is  the  day  that  we  look- 
ed for ;  we  have  found,  we  nave  seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he 
had  devised  ;  he  hath  fulfilled  his  word  that 
he  had  commanded  in  the  days  of  old  :  he 
hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 
and  he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to  rejoice 
over  thee,  he  hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine 
adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord,  O 
wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  Let  tears  run 
down  like  a  river  day  and  night :  give  thy- 
self no  rest ;  let  not  the  apple  of  mine  ey 
cease. 

19  Arise,  cry  out  in  the  night :  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  watches  pour  out  thy  heart 
nke  water  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  :  lift 
up  thy  hands  toward  him  for  the  life  of 
thy  young  children,  that  faint  for  hunger  in 
the  top  of  every  street. 

20  IF  Behold,  O  Lord,  and  consider  to 
whom  thouhast  done  this.  Shall  the  women 
eat  their  fruit,  and  children  of  a  span  long? 
shall  the  priest  and  the  prophet  be  slain  id 
the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord? 

611 


Jeremiah  bewails 


LAMENTATIONS. 


nis  own  calamities, 


21  The  young  and  the  old  lie  on  the 
ground  in  the  streets;  my  virgins  and  my 
young  men  are  fallen  by  the  sword ;  thou 
hast  slain  them  in  the  day  of  thine  anger; 
thou  hast  killed,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called  as  in  a  solemn  day 
my  terrors  round  about,  so  that  in  the  day 
of  the  Lord's  anger  none  escaped  or  re- 
mained: those  that  I  have  swaddled  and 
brought  up,  hath  mine  enemy  consumed. 

CHAP.  III. 

I  JIM  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by 
the  rod  of  his  wrath. 

2  He  hath  led  me,  and  brought  me  into 
darkness,  but  not  into  light. 

3  Surely  against  me  is  he  turned;  he 
turneth  his  hand  against  me  all  the  day. 

4  My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he  made 
old;  he  hath  broken  my  bones. 

5  He  hath  builded  against  me,  and 
compassed  me  with  gall  and  travail. 

6  He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places,  as  they 
that  be  dead  of  old. 

7  He  hath  hedged  me  about,  that  I  can 
not  get  out :  he  hath  made  my  chain  heavy 

8  Also  when  I  cry  and  shout,  he  shut 
teth  out  my  prayer. 

9  He  hath  enclosed  my  ways  with  hewn 
stone,  he  hath  made  my  paths  crooked. 

10  He  was  unto  me  as  a  bear  lying  in 
wait,  and  as  a  lion  in  secret  places. 

1 1  He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and 
pulled  me  in  pieces:  he  hath  made  me 
desolate. 

12  He. hath  bent  his  bow,  and  set  me 
as  a  mark  for  the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  the  arrows  of  his 
quiver  to  enter  into  my  reins. 

14  I  was  a  derision  to  all  my  people; 
and  their  song  all  the  day. 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitterness,  he 
hath  made  me  drunken  with  wormwood. 

lb'  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth  with 
gravel-stones,  he  hath  covered  me  with 
ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my  soul  far 
off  from  peace:  I  forgat  prosperity. 

18  And  I  said,  My  strength  and  my 
hope  is  perished  from  the  Lord  : 

19  Remembering  mine  affliction  and 
my  misery,  the  wormwood  and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remem- 
brance, and  is  humbled  in  me. 

21  This  I  recall  to  my  mind,  therefore 
have  1  hope. 

22  It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we 
are  not  consumed,  because  his  compas- 
sions fail  not. 

23  They  are  new  every  morning:  great 
is  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  portion,  saith  my 
soul;  therefore  will  I  hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that 
wait  for  him,  to  the  soul  that  seeketh  him. 

26  his  good  that  a  man  should  both 


hope  and  quietly  wait  for  the  salvation  of 
the  Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he  bear  the 
yoke  in  his  youth. 

28  He  sitteth  alone,  and  keepeth  si- 
lence, because  he  hath  borne  it  upon  him. 

29  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the  dust;  ii 
so  be  there  may  be  hope. 

30  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him  that 
smiteth  him:  he  is  filledfull  with  reproach. 

31  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for 
ever: 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will 
he  have  compassion  according  to  the  mul- 
titude of  his  mercies. 

33  For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor 
grieve  the  children  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the 
prisoners  of  the  earth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a  man  be- 
fore the  face  of  the  Most  High, 

36  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause,  the 
Lord  approveth  not. 

37  IT  Who  m  he  that  saith,  and  it  com- 
eth  to  pass,  when  the  Lord  commandeth 
**not? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most  High 
proceedeth  not  evil  and  good? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a  living  man  com- 
plain, a  man  for  the  punishment  of  his  sins? 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our  ways,  and 
turn  again  to  the  Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our 
hands  unto  God  in  the  heavens. 

42  We  have  transgressed  and  have  re- 
belled: thou  hast  not  pardoned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger,  and 
persecuted  us:  thou  hast  slain,  thou  hast 
not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a 
cloud,  that  our  prayer  should  not  pass 
through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  off-scour- 
ing and  refuse  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

46  All  our  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouths  against  us. 

47  Fear  and  a  snare  is  come  upon  us, 
desolation  and  destruction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with  rivers 
of  water  for  the  destruction  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people. 

49  Mine  eye  trickleth  down, and  ceaselh 
not,  without  any  intermission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  and  be- 
hold from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  my  heart  be- 
cause of  all  the  daughters  of  my  city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore,  like 
a  bird,  without  cause. 

53  They  have  cut  off  my  life  in  the  dun- 
geon, and  cast  a  stone  upon  me. 

54  Waters  flowed  over  my  head ;  then 
I  said,  I  am  cut  off. 

55  IT  I  called  upon  thy  name,  O  Lord, 
out  of  the  low  dungeon. 

612 


Zion's  pitiful  estate .  CHAP. 

56  Thou  hast  heard  my  voice :  hide  not 
thine  ear  at  my  breathing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  drevvest  near  in  the  day  that 
[  called  upon  thee:  thou  saidst,  Fear  not. 

58  0  Lord,  thou  hast  pleaded  the  causes 
of  my  soul;  thou  hast  redeemed  my  life. 

59  O  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  wrong : 
judge  thou  my  cause. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance 
and  all  their  imaginations  against  me. 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  O 
LoRD,anrfalltheirimaginationsagainstme; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up  against 
me,  and  their  device  against  me  all  the  day. 

63  Behold  their  sitting  down,  and  their 
rising  up;  I  am  their  music. 

64  IT  Render  unto  them  a  recommence, 
O  Lord,  according  to  the  work  oi  their 
hands. 

65  Give  them  sorrow  of  heart,  thy  curse 
unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy  them  in  anger 
from  under  the  heavens  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim !  how  is 
the  most  fine  gold  changed!  the 
stones  of  the  sanctuary  are  poured  out  in 
the  top  of  every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  compara- 
ble to  fine  gold,  how  are  they  esteemed  as 
earthen  pitchers,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  potter! 

3  Even  the  sea-monsters  draw  out  the 
breast,  they  give  suck  to  their  young  ones : 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  become  cruel, 
like  the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4  The  tongue  of  the  sucking  child 
cleaveth  to  the  roof  of  his  mouth  for  thirst: 
the  young  children  ask  bread,  and  no  man 
breaketh  it  unto  them. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately  are  de- 
solate in  the  streets :  they  that  were  brought 
up  in  scarlet  embrace  dunghills. 

6  For  the  punishment  of  the  iniquity  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  greater  than 
the  punishment  ofthe  sin  of  Sodom,  that 
was  overthrown  as  in  a  moment,  and  no 
hands  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than  snow, 
they  were  whiter  than  milk,  they  were 
more  ruddy  in  body  than  rubies,  their  po- 
lishing was  of  sapphire : 

8  Their  visage  is  blacker  than  a  coal ; 
they  are  not  known  in  the  streets :  their 
skin  cleaveth  to  their  bones  ;  it  is  withered, 
it  is  become  like  a  stick. 

9  They  that  be  slain  with  the  sword  are 
better  than  they  thai  be  slain  with  hunger  : 
for  these  pine  away,  stricken  through  for 
want  of  the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  ofthe  pitiful  women  have 
sodden  their  own  children  :  they  were 
their  meat  in  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished  his 


IV,  V 


The  complaint  to  God, 


fury  ;  he  hath  poured  out  his  fierce  anger, 
and  hath  kindled  a  fire  in  Zion,  and  it 
hath  devoured  the  foundations  thereof. 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  world,  would  not  have 
believed  that  the  adversary  and  the  enemy 
should  have  entered  into  the  gates  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

13  IT  For  the  sins  of  her  prophets,  and 
the  iniquities  of  her  priests,  that  have  shed 
the  blood  of  the  just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

14  They  have  wandered  as  blind  men 
in  the  streets,  they  have  polluted  them- 
selves with  blood,  so  that  men  could  not 
touch  their  gari..°nts. 

15  They  cried  unto  them,  Depart  ye; 
it  is  unclean;  depart,  depart,  touch  not: 
when  they  fled  a  Way  and  wandered,  they 
said  among  the  heathen,  They  shall  no 
more  sojourn  there. 

16  The  anger  ofthe  Lord  hath  divided 
them;  he  will  no  more  regard  them:  they 
respected  not  the  persons  of  the  priests, 
they  favoured  not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet  failed  for 
our  vain  help:  in  our  watching  we  have 
watched  for  a  nation  that  could  not  save  us. 

18  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we  cannot 
go  in  our  streets:  our  end  is  near,  our 
days  are  fulfilled;  for  our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  swifter  than  the 
eagles  of  the  heaven:  they  pursued  us 
upon  the  mountains,  they  laid  wait  for  us 
in  the  wilderness. 

20  The  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the 
anointed  ofthe  Lord,  was  taken  in  their 
pits,  of  whom  we  said,  Under  his  shadow 
we  shall  live  among  the  heathen. 

21  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  O  daughter  ot 
Edom,  that  dwellest  in  the  land  of  Uz ;  the 
cup  also  shall  pass  through  unto  thee :  thou 
shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt  make  thyself 
v\  n  k  o  c\ 

22  if  The  punishment,  of  thine  iniquity  is 
accomplished,  O  daughter  of  Zion;  he  will 
no  more  carry  thee  away  into  captivity: 
he  will  visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daughter  ot 
Edom;  he  will  discover  thy  sins. 

CHAP.  V. 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what  is  come 
upon  us:  consider,  and  behold  our 
reproach. 

2  Our  inheritance  is  turned  to  strangers, 
our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  fatherless,  our 
mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  our  water  lor  mo- 
ney; our  wood  is  sold  unto  us. 

5  Our  necks  are  under  persecution:  we 
labour,  and  have  no  rest. 

6  We  have  given  the  hand  to  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  to  the  Assyrians,  to  be  satisfied 
with  bread. 

7  Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and  are  not; 
and  we  have  borne  their  iniqui- 

613 


EzekieVs  vision  of  the  cherubims,  EZEKIEL. 


and  of  the  four  wheth. 


8  Servants  have  ruled  over  us:  there  is 
none  that  doth  deliver  us  out  of  their 
hand. 

9  We  gat  our  bread  with  the  peril  of 
our  lives  because  of  the  sword  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

10  Our  skin  was  black  like  an  oven 
because  of  the  terrible  famine. 

1 1  They  ravished  the  women  in  Zion, 
and  the  maids  in  the  cities  of  Judah. 

1 2  Princes  are  hanged  up  by  their  hand : 
the  faces  of  elders  were  not  honoured. 

13  They  took  the  young  men  to  grind, 
and  the  children  fell  under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from  the 
gate,  the  young  men  from  their  music. 


15  The  jo5Tof  our  heart  is  ceased;  ou? 
dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

16  The  crown  is  fallen  from  our  head: 
wo  unto  us,  that  we  have  sinned! 

17  For  this  our  heart  is  faint ;  for  these 
things  our  eyes  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the  mountain  of  Zion, 
which  is  desolate,  the  foxes  walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou.  O  Lord,  remainest  forever  ; 
thy  throne  from  generation  to  generation. 

20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for 
ever,  and  forsake  us  so  long  time  ? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  and 
we  shall  be  turned ;  renew  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us ; 
thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


H  The  Book  of  The  Prophet  EZEKIEL, 


CHAP.  I.  | 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  thirtieth 
year,  in  the  fourth  month,  in  the  fifth 
day  of  the  month,  as  I  was  among  the 
captives  by  the  river  of  Chebar,  that  the 
heavens  were  opened,  and  I  saw  visions 
of  God. 

2  Inthe  fifth  day  of  the  month,  which  was 
the  fifth  yearof  king  Jehoiacbin's  captivity, 

3  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  expressly 
unto  Lzekiel  the  priest,  the  son  of  Buzi, 
in  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  the  river 
Chebar ;  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
there  upon  him. 

4  IT  And  1  looked,  and  behold,  a  whirl- 
wind came  out  of  the  north,  a  great  cloud, 
and  a  fire  infolding  itself,  and  a  brightness 
was  about  it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof 
as  the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire. 

5  Also,  out  of  the  midst  thereof  came 
the  likeness  of  four  living  creatures.  And 
this  was  their  appearance  ;  they  had  the 
likeness  of  a  man. 

6  And  every  one  had  four  faces,  and 
every  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  were  straight  feet ;  and 
the  sole  of  their  feet  was  like  the  sole  of  a 
calf's  foot;  and  they  sparkled  like  the 
colour  of  burnished  brass. 

8  And  they  had  the  hands  of  a  man 
under  their  wings  on  their  four  sides;  and 
they  four  had  their  faces  and  their  wings. 

9  Their  wings  were  joined  one  to  ano- 
ther; they  turned  not  when  they  went; 
they  went  every  one  straight  forward. 

10  As  for  the  likeness  of  their  faces, 
they  four  had  the  face  of  a  man  and  the 
face  of  a  lion,  on  the  right  side  :  and  the}r 
four  had  the  face  of  an  ox  on  the  left  side  ; 
they  four  also  had  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

11  Thus  were  their  faces:  and  their 
vvmgs  were  stretched  upward  ;  two  wings 
of  every  one  were  joined  one  to  another, 
and  two  covered  their  bodies. 


1 2  And  they  went  every  one  straightfor- 
ward; whither  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they 
went ;  and  they  turned  not  when  they  went, 

13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  living  crea 
tures,  their  appearance  was  like  burning 
coals  of  fire,  and  like  the  appearance  oi 
lamps:  it  went  up  and  down  among  the 
living  creatures;  and  the  fire  was  bright, 
and  out  of  the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ran  and  re- 
turned as  the  appearance  of  a  flash  of 
lightning. 

15  iTNow  as  I  beheld  the  living  crea- 
tures, behold  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  by 
the  living  creatures,  with  his  four  faces. 

16  The  appearance  of  the  wheels  and 
their  work  was  like  unto  the  colour  of  a 
beryl:  and  they  four  had  one  likeness:  and 
their  appearance  and  their  work  was  as  it 
were  a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a  wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went  upon 
their  four  sides:  and  they  turned  not 
w  hen  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  so  high 
that  they  were  dreadful ;  and  their  rings 
were  full  of  eyes  round  about  them  four. 

19  And  when  the  living  creatures  went, 
the  wheels  went  by  them  :  and  when  the 
living  creatures  were  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was  to  go, 
they  went,  thither  was  their  spirit  to  go  ; 
and.  the  wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against 
them  :  for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature 
was  in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  these  went;  and 
when  those  stood,  these  stood ;  and  when 
those  were  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the 
wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against  them  : 
for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature  was  in 
the  wheels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  firmament 
upon  the  heads  of  the  living  creature  wan 
as  the  colour  of  the  terrible  crystal,  stretch- 
ed forth  over  their  heads  above. 

614 


77ie  commission  of  Ezekiel.         CHAP. 

23  And  under  the  firmament  were  their 
wings  straight,  the  one  toward  the  other: 
every  one  had  two,  which  covered  on  this 
side,  and  every  one  had  two,  which  cover- 
ed on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

24  And  when  they  went,  I  heard  the 
noise  of  their  wings,  like  the  noise  of  great 
Waters,  as  the  voice  of  the  Almighty,  the 
voice  of  speech,  as  the  noise  of  a  host : 
when  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  winjrs. 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from  the  fir- 
mament that  was  over  their  heads,  when 
they  stood,  and  had  let  down  their  wings. 

26  TT  And  above  the  firmament  that  was 
over  their  heads  was  the  likeness  of  a 
throne,  as  the  appearance  of  a  sapphire 
stone  :  and  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne 
was  the  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a 
man  above  upon  it. 

27  And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of  amber,  as 
the  appearance  of  fire  round  about  within 
it,  from  the  appearance  of  his  loins  even 
upward,  and  from  the  appearance  of  his 
loins  even  downward,  I  saw  as  it  were  the 
appearance  of  fire,  and  it  had  brightness 
round  about. 

28  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow  that 
*s  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  was 
the  appearance  of  the  brightness  round 
about.  This  was  the  appearance  of  the 
likeness  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord.  And 
when  I  saw  it,  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I 
heard  a  voice  of  one  that  spake. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  stand 
upon  thy  feet,  and  I  will  speak  unto 
thee. 

2  And  the  spirit  entered  into  me  when 
be  spake  unto  me,  andsetme  upon  my  feet, 
that  I  heard  him  that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he -said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  I 
send  thee  to  the  children  of  Israel,  to  a  re- 
bellious nation  that  hath  rebelled  against 
me  :  they  and  their  fathers  have  transgress- 
ed against  me,  even  unto  this  very  day. 

4  For  they  are  impudent  children  and 
stiff-hearted.  I  do  send  thee  unto  them  ; 
and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

5  And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear,  (for  they  are 
a  rebellious  house,)  yet  shall  know  that 
there  hath  been  a  prophet  among  them. 

6  IT  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid 
of  them,  neither  be  afraid  of  their  words, 
though  briers  and  thorns  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  dost  dwell  among  scorpions  :  be  not 
afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dismayed  at 
their  looks, though  they  6e  a  rebellious  house. 

7  And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto 
them,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether 
they  will  forbear:  for  they  are  most  re- 
bellious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear  what  I  say 
unto  thee  ;  Be  not  thou  rebellious  like  that 


II,  III.  He  eats  the  roll, 

rebellious  house  :  open  thy  mouth,  and  eaf 
that  1  give  thee. 

9  IT  And  when  I  looked,  behold,  a  hand 
was  sent  unto  me  ;  and  lo,  a  roll  of  a  book 
was  therein ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me  :  and  it 
was  written  within  and  without:  and  there 
was  written  therein  lamentations,  and 
mourning,  and  wo. 

CHAP.  III. 

MOREOVER  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  eat  that  thou  findest ;  eat  this 
roll,  and  go  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he  caused 
me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and  fill  thy  bowels 
with  this  roll  that  I  give  thee.  Then  did 
\  eat  it ;  and  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey 
for  sweetness. 

4  IF  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
go,  get  thee  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
speaK  with  my  words  unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  people  of  a 
strange  speech  and  of  a  hard  language, 
but  to  the  house  of  Israel ; 

6  Not  to  many  people  of  a  strange 
speech  and  of  a  hard  language,  whose 
words  thou  canst  not  understand.  Surely, 
had  I  sent  thee  to  them,  they  would  have 
hearkened  unto  thee. 

7  But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not  heark- 
en unto  thee ;  for  the}7  will  not  hearken 
unto  me :  for  all  the  house  of  Israel  are 
impudent  and  hard-hearted. 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face  strong 
against  their  faces,  and  thy  forehead  strong 
against  their  foreheads. 

9  As  an  adamant, harder  than  flint  have 
I  made  thy  forehead  :  fear  them  not,  nei- 
ther be  dismayed  at  their  looks,  though 
they  be  a  rebellious  house. 

10  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  all  my  words  that  1  shall  speak  unto 
thee  receive  in  thy  heart,  and  hear  with 
thine  ears. 

1 1  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity, unto  the  children  of  thy  people,  and 
speak  unto  them,  and  tell  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  I 
heard  behind  me  a  voice  ofa  great  rushing, 
saying,  Blessed  be  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
from  his  place. 

13  /  heard  also  the  noise  of  the  wing-  ol 
the  living  creatures  that  touched  one  ano- 
ther, and  the  noise  of  the  wheels  over 
against  them,  and  a  noise  of  a  great  rushing. 

14  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up.  and  to  k 
me  away,  and  I  went  in  bitterness,  in  the 
heat  of  my  spirit;  but  the  hand  oi  the 
Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  IF  Then  I  came  to  them  of  (be  cap- 
tivity at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt  by  the  river 

615 


T7ie  rule  of  prophecy.  EZEKIEL. 

of  Chebar,  and  I  sat  where  they  sat,  and 
remained  there  astonished  among  them 
seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
seven  days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I  have  made  thee  a 
watchman  unto  the  house  of  Israel :  there- 
fore hear  the  word  at  my  mouth,  and  give 
them  warning  from  me. 

18  When  i  say  unto  the  wicked,  Thou 
shalt  surely  die  ;  and  thou  givest  him  not 
warning,  nor  speakestto  warn  the  wicked 
from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his  life:  the 
•ame  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity; 


Tlie  type  of  a  siege, 

set  the  camp  also  against  it,  and  set  bat 
iering  rams  against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee  an  iron 
pan,  and  set  it^br  a  wall  of  iron  between 
thee  and  the  city :  and  set  thy  face  against 
it,  and  it  shall  be  besieged,  and  thou  shalt 
lay  siege  against  it.  This  shall  be  a  sign 
to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side,  and 
lay  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel 
upon  it :  according  to  the  number  of  the 
days  that  thou  shalt  lie  upon  it  thou  shalt 
bear  their  iniquity. 

5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the  years 
of  their  iniquity,  according  to  the  numbei 


but  his  blood  will  I  require  at  thy    hand,  i of  the  days,   three  hundred  and  ninety 


19  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and 
he  turn  not  from  his  wickedness,  nor  from 
bis  wicked  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  iniqui- 
ty; but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a  righteous  man  doth 
turn  from  his  righteousness,  and  commit 
iniquity,  and  I  lay  a  stumbling-block 
before  him,  he  shall  die:  because  thou 
hast  not  given  him  warning,  he  shall  die 
in  his  sin,  and  his  righteousness  which  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  remembered;  but 
Ins  blood  will  I  require  at    thy  hand. 

21  Nevertheless,if  thou  warn  the  right- 
eous man,  that  the  righteous  sin  not,  and 
he  doth  not  sin,  he  shall  surely  live,  be- 
cause he  is  warned ;  also  thou  hast  deli- 
vered thy  soul. 

22  %  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
there  upon  me ;  and  he  said  unto  me, 
Arise,  go  forth  into  the  plain,,  and  I  will 
there  talk  with  thee. 

23  Then  I  arose,  and  went  forth  into  the 
plain  :  and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
stood  there,  as  the  glory  which  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Chebar:  audi  fell  on  my  face. 

24  Then  the  spirit  entered  into  me,  and 
set  me  upon  my  feet,  and  spake  with  me, 
and  said  unto  me,  Go,  shut  thyself  within 
thy  house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  behold, 
they  shall  put  bands  upon  thee,  and  shall 
bind  thee  with  them,  and  thou  shalt  not  go 
out  among  them : 

26  And  I  will  make  thy  tongue  cleave 
to  the  roof  of  thy  mouth,  that  thou  shalt 
be  dumb,  and  shalt  not  be  to  them  a  re- 
prover :  for  they  arc  a  rebellious  house. 

27  But  when  I  speak  with  thee,  I  will 
open  thy  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them,  rl  bus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  He  that 
heareth,  let  him  hear;  and  he  that  for- 
beareth,  let  him  forbear:  for  they  are  a 
rebellious  house. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a 
tile,  and  lay  it  before  thee,  and  pour- 
tray  upon  it  the  city,  even  Jerusalem  ; 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and  build  a 
fort  against  it,  and  cast  a  mount  against  it ; 


days :  so  shalt  thou  bear  the  iniquity  oi 
the  house  of  Israel. 

6  And  when  thou  hast  accomplished 
them,  lie  again  on  thy  right  side,  and  thou 
shalt  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of 
Judah  forty  days  :  I  have  appointed  thee 
each  day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy  face 
toward  the  siege  of  Jerusalem,  and  thine 
arm  shall  be  uncovered,  and  thou  shalt  pro- 
phesy against  it. 

8  And  behold,  I  will  lay  bands  upon 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn  thee  from  one 
side  to  another,  till  thou  hast  ended  the 
days  of  thy  siege. 

9  IF  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  wheat, 
and  barley,  and  beans,  and  lentiles,  and 
millet,  and  fitches,  and  put  them  in  one 
vessel,  and  make  thee  bread  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  shalt  lie  upon  thy  side ;  three  hundred 
and  ninety  days  shalt  thou  eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou  shalt  eat 
shall  be  by  weight,  twenty  shekels  a  day: 
from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  eat  it. 

1 1  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water  by  mea- 
sure, the  sixth  part  of  a  hin:  from  time 
to  time  shalt  thou  drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  barley  cakes, 
and  thou  shalt  bake  it  with  dung  that 
cometh  out  of  man,  in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said,  Even  thus  shall 
the  children  of  Israel  eat  their  defiled 
bread  among  the  Gentiles,  whither  I  will 
drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  behold, 
my  soul  hath  not  been  polluted:  for  from 
my  youth  up  even  till  now  have  I  not 
eaten  of  that  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is 
torn  in  pieces ;  neither  came  there  abomi- 
nable flesh  into  my  mouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I  have 
given  thee  cow's  dung  for  man's  dung,  and 
thou  shalt  prepare  thy  bread  therewith. 

16  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  behold,  I  will  break  the  staff  of  bread 
in  Jerusalem  :  and  they  shall  eat  bread  by 
weight,  and  with  care ;  and  they  shall  drink 
woter  by  measure,  and  with  astonishment: 

616 


Under  the  type  of  hair  is  shewed  CHAP.  V,  VI.        the  judgment  of  Jerusalem, 


1?  That  they  may  want  bread  and  wa- 
ter and  be  astonished  one  with  another,  and 
consume  away  for  their  iniquity. 
CHAP.  V. 

AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a 
sharp  knife,  take  thee  a  barber's 
rasor,  and  cause  it  to  pass  upon  thy  head 
and  upon  thy  beard :  then  take  thee  ba- 
lances to  weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 

2  Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a  third  part 
in  the  midsi  of  the  city,  when  the  days  of 
the  :=;ege  are  fulfilled:  and  thou  shalt  take 
a  third  part,  and  smite  about  it  with  a 
knife  :  and  a  third  part  thou  shalt  scatter 
in  the  wind  ;  and  I  will  draw  out  a  sword 
after  them. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof  a  few  in 
number,  and  bind  them  in  thy  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and  cast 
them  into  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  burn 
them  in  the  fire :  for  thereof  shall  a  fire 
come  forth  into  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  This  is 
Jerusalem ;  1  have  set  it  in  the  midst  of 
the  nations  and  countries  that  are  round 
about  her. 

6  And  she  hath  changed  my  judgments 
into  wickedness  more  than  the  nations, 
and  my  statutes  more  than  the  countries 
that  are  round  about  her :  for  they  have 
refused  my  judgments  and  my  statutes, 
they  have  not  walked  in  them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  multiplied  more  than  the  na- 
tions that  are  round  about  you,  and  have 
not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  have 
kept  my  judgments,  neither  have  done 
according  to  the  judgments  of  the  nations 
that  are  round  about  you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I,  even  I,  am  against  thee,  and 
will  execute  judgments  in  the  midst  of  thee 
in  the  sight  of  the  nations. 

9  And  1  will  do  in  thee  that  which  I  have 
not  done,  and  whereunto  I  will  not  do  any 
more  the  like,  because  of  ali  thine  abomi- 
nations. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  shall  eat  the 
sons  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  the  sons 
shall  eat  their  fathers  ;  and  I  will  execute 
judgments  in  thee,  and  the  whole  remnant 
of  thee  will  I  scatter  into  all  the  winds 

1 1  Wherefore,  as  1  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Surely,  because  thou  hast  defiled 
my  sanctuary  with  all  thy  detestable  things, 
and  with  all  thine  abominations,  therefore 
will  I  also  diminish  thee;  neither  shall  mine 
eye  spare,  neither  will  I  have  any  pity. 

12  H  A  third  part  of  thee  shall  die  with 
the  pestilence,  and  with  famine  shall  they 
be  consumed  in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and  a 
third  part  shall  fall  by  the  sword  round 
about  thee  ;  and  I  will  scatter  a  third  part 
into  all  the  winds,  and  I  will  draw  out  a 
sword  after  them. 


13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  be  accom- 
plished, and  I  will  cause  my  fury  to  rest 
upon  them,  and  I  will  be  comforted  :  and 
they  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it  in  my  zeal,  Avhen  1  have  accom- 
plished my  fuiy  in  them. 

14  Moreover,I  will  make  thee  waste, 
and  a  reproach  among  the  nations  that  are 
round  about  thee,  in  the  sight  of  all  that 
pass  by. 

1 5  So  it  shall  be  a  reproach  and  a  taunt, 
an  instruction  and  an  astonishment  unto 
the  nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
when  I  shall  execute  judgments  in  thee  in 
anger,and  in  fury,  and  in  furious  rebukes. 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

16  When  I  shall  send  upon  them  the  evil 
arrows  of  famine,  which  shall  be  for  their 
destruction,  and  which  I  will  send  to  de- 
stroy you  :  and  1  will  increase  the  famine 
upon  you,  and  will  break  your  staff  ot 
bread  : 

17  So  will  I  send  upon  you  famine  and 
evil  beasts,  and  they  shall  bereave  thee  ; 
and  pestilence  and  blood  shall  pass  through 
thee  ;  and  I  will  bring  the  sword  upon 
thee.     1  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  VI. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 


A1 


me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  and  prophesy  against 
them, 

3  And  say,  Ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  God  :  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  to  the  mountains,  and  to  the 
hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys  ;  Be- 
hold, 1,  even  I,  will  bring  a  sword  upon 
you,(  and  I  will  destroy  your  high  places. 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  images  shall  be  broken  :  and  I  will 
cast  down  your  slain  wen  before  your  idols. 

5  And  1  will  lay  the  dead  carcasses  ot 
the  children  of  Israel  before  their  idols ; 
and  I  will  scatter  your  bones  round  about 
your  altars. 

6  In  all  your  dwelling-places  the  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the  high  places 
shall  be  desolate  ;  that  your  altars  may  be 
laid  waste  and  made  desolate,  and  your 
idols  may  be  broken  and  cease,  and  your 
images  may  be  cut  down,  and  your  works 
may  be  abolished. 

7  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of 
you,  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

8  IT  Yet  will  1  leave  a  remnant,  that  ye 
may  have  some  that  shall  escape  the  sword 
among  the  nations,  when  ye -shall  be  scat- 
tered through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you  shall  re- 
member me  among  the  nations  whither 
they  shall  be  carried  captives,  because  I 
am  broken  with  their  whorish  heart,  which 
hath  departed  from  me,  and  With  their 
eyes  which  so  a  whoi  heir  idols : 

617 


Final  desolation  of  Israel. 

and  they  shall  loathe  themselves  for  the 
evils  which  they  have  committed  in  all 
their  abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  1  have  not  said  in  vain 
that  I  would  do  this  evil  unto  them. 

1 1  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Smite 
with  thy  hand,  and  stamp  with  thy  foot, 
and  say,  Alas, for  all  the  evil  abominations 
of  the  house  of  Israel !  for  they  shall  fall 
f>y  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die  of  the 
pestilence  ;  and  he  that  is  near  shall  fall 
by  the  sAVord  ;  and  he  that  remaineth  and 
is  besieged  shall  die  by  the  famine  :  thus 
will  1  accomplish  my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  their  slain  men  shall  be  among 
their  idols  round  about  their  altars,  upon 
every  high  hill,  in  all  the  tops  of  the  moun- 
tains, and  under  every  green  tree,  and 
under  every  thick  oak,  the  place  where 
they  did  oner  sweet  savour  to  all  their 
idols. 

14  So  will  I  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
them,  and  make  the  land  desolate,  yea, 
more  desolate  than  the  wilderness  toward 
Diblath,  in  all  their  habitations  :  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VII. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  the  land  of  Israel ;  An  end, 
the  end  is  come  upon  the  four  comers  of 
the  land. 

3  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee,  and 
I  will  send  mine  anger  upon  thee,  and  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways,  and 
will  recompense  upon  thee  all  thine  abo- 
minations. 

4  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare  thee, 
neither  will  1  have  pity  :  but  I  will  recom- 
pense thy  ways  upon  thee,  and  thine  abo- 
minations shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 
and  ye  shall  knoAV  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  An  evil, an 
only  evil,  behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is  come:  it 
watcheth  for  thee  ;  behold,  it  is  come. 

7  The  morning  is  come  upon  Ihee,  O 
thou  that  dwellest  in  the  land :  the  time  is 
come,  the  day  of  trouble  is  near,  and  not 
the  sounding  again  of  the  mountains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  pour  out  my  fur}T 
upon  thee,  and  accomplish  mine  anger 
upon  thee  :  and  I  will  judge  thee  accord- 
ing to  thy  ways,  and  will  recompense  thee 
for  all  thine  abominations. 

9  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither 
will  I  have  pity :  I  will  recompense  thee 
according  to  thy  ways,  and  thine  abomina- 
tions that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that  smiteth. 


EZEKIEL    Repentance  of  them  that  escaped. 


10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is  come  j 
the  morning  is  gone  forth  ;  the  rod  hath 
blossomed,  pride  hath  budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a  rod  ot 
wickedness :  none  of  them  shall  remain, 
nor  of  their  multitude,  nor  of  any  of  theirs : 
neither  shall  there  be  wailing  for  them. 

12  The  time  is  come,  the  day  draweth 
near:  let  not  the  buyer  rejoice,  nor  the 
seller  mourn :  for  wrath  is  upon  all  the 
multitude  thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return  to  that 
which  is  sold,  although  they  were  yet 
alive  :  for  the  vision  is  touching  the  whole 
multitude  thereof,  which  shall  not  return; 
neither  shall  any  strengthen  himself  in  the 
iniquity  of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trumpet,  even 
to  make  all  ready  ;  but  none  goeth  to  the 
battle  :  for  my  wrath  is  upon  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof. 

15  The  sword  is  without,  and  the  pesti- 
ence  and  the  famine  within  :  he  thai  is  in 

the  field  shall  die  with  the  sword  ;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  city,  famine  and  pestilence 
shall  devour  him. 

16  IT  But  they  that  escape  of  them  shall 
escape,  and  shall  be  on  the  mountains  like 
doves  of  the  valleys,  all  of  them  mournings 
every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all 
knees  shall  be  weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  gird  themselves  with 
sackcloth,  and  horror  shall  cover  them* 
and  shame  shall  be  upon  all  faces,  and 
baldness  upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  m  the 
streets,  and  their  gold  shall  be  removed : 
their  silver  and  their  gold  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  :  they  shall  not  satisfy  their 
souls,  neither  till  their  bowels  :  because  it 
is  the  stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity. 

20  1[  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  ornament, 
he  set  it  in  majesty  :  but  they  made  the 
images  of  their  abominations  and  of  their 
detestable  things  therein  :  therefore  have 
I  set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it  into  the  hands  of 
the  strangers  for  a  prey,  and  to  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  for  a  spoil ;  and  they  shall 
pollute  it. 

22  My  face  will  I  turn  also  from  them, 
and  they  shall  pollute  my  secret  place;  for 
the  robbers  shall  enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  H  Make  a  chain :  for  the  land  is  full 
of  bloody  crimes,  and  the  city  is  full  of 
violence. 

24  Wherefore  I  will  bring  the  worst  ot 
the  heathen,  and  they  shall  possess  their 
houses :  I  will  also  make  the  pomp  of  the 
strong  to  cease,  and  their  holy  places  shall 
be  denied. 

25  Destruction  cometh  :  and  they  shall 
seek  peace,  and  ihere  shall  be  none. 

fit8 


The  vision  of  jealousy ,  and       CHAP.  VIII,  IX.  the  chambers  of  imagery. 

26  Mischief  shall  come  upon  mischief,!  censer  in  his  hand  ;  and  a  thick  cloud  of 
and  rumour  shall  be  upon  rumour ;  then  incense_  went  up 


shall  they  seek  a  vision  of  the  prophet ; 
but  the  law  shall  perish  from  the  priest, 
and  counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the  prince 
shall  be  clothed  with  desolation,  and  the 
hands  of  the  people  of  the  land  shall  be 
troubled  :  I  will  do  unto  them  after  their 
way,  and  according  to  their  deserts  will  I 
.judge  them,  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
die  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year, 
in  the  sixth  month,  in  the  fifth  day  of 
the  month,  as  I  sat  in  my  house,  and  the 
elders  of  Judah  sat  before  me,  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  me. 

2  Then  I  beheld,  and  lo  a  likeness  as  the 
appearance  of  fire :  from  the  appearance 
of  his  loins  even  downward,  fire ;  and  from 
his  loins  even  upward,  as  the  appearance 
of  brightness,  as  the  colour  of  amber. 

3  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of  a  hand, 
and  took  me  by  a  lock  of  my  head  ;  and 
the  spirit  lifted  me  up  between  the  earth 
and  the  heaven,  and  brought  me  in  the 
visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to  the  door  of 
the  inner  gate  that  looketh  toward  the 
north  ;  where  was  the  seat  of  the  image  of 
jealousy,  which  provoke th  to  jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  "was  there,  according  to  the  vision 
that  I  saw  in  the  plain. 

5  %  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the  way  toward  the 
north.  So  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way 
toward  the  north,  and  behold  northward 
at  the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of  jea- 
lousy in  the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  seest  thou  what  they  do?  even  the 
great  abominations  that  the  house  of  Israel 
committeth  here,  that  I  should  go  far  off 
from  my  sanctuary?  but  turn  thee  yet 
again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions. 

7  U  And  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the 
court ;  and  when  1  looked,  behold  a  hole 
in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
dig  now  in  the  wail :  and  when  I  had  dig- 
ged in  the  wall,  behold  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in,  and  be 
hold  the  wicked  abominations  that  they  do 
here. 

10  So  I  went  in  and  saw:  and  behold 
every  form  of  creeping  things,  and  abo- 
minable beasts,  and  all  the  idols  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  pourtrayed  upon  the  wall 
round  about. 

1 1  And  there  stood  before  them  seventy 
men  of  the  ancients  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  in  the  midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniah 
ine  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every  man  his 


12  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
hast  thou  seen  what  the  ancients  of  the 
house  of  Israel  do  in  the  dark,  every  man 
in  the  chambers  of  his  imagery  ?  for  they 
say, The  Lord  seeth  us  not;  the  Lord  hath 
forsaken  the  earth. 

13  1F  He  said  also  unto  me,  Turn  thee 
yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  aho- 
minations  that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  dooj  of 
the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house  which  was  to- 
ward the  north  :  and  behold,  there  sat 
women  weeping  tor  Tammuz. 

15  IF  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Hast  thou 
seen  this,  O  son  of  man7  turn  thee  yet 
again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions than  these. 

16  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  behold,  at 
the  door  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  be- 
tween the  porch  and  the  altar,  were  about 
five  and  twenty  men,  with  their  backs  to- 
ward the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  their 
faces  toward  the  east:  and  they  worship- 
ped the  sun  toward   the  east. 

17  IF  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Hast  thou 
seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ?  Is  it  a  light  thing 
to  the  house  of  Judah  that  they  commit  the 
abominations  which  they  commit  here?  for 
they  have  filled  the  land  with  violence,  and 
have  returned  to  provoke  me  to  anger: 
and  lo,  they  put  the  branch  to  their  nose. 

18  Therefore  will  I  also  deal  in  fury  : 
mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I 
have  pity:  and  though  they  cry  in  mine 
ears  with  a  loud  voice,  yet  will  I  not  heav 
them. 

CHAP.  IX. 

HE  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with  a  feud 
voice,  saying,  Cause  them  that  have 
charge  over  the  city  to  draw  near,  even 
every  man  with  his  destroying  weapon  in 
his  hand. 

2  And  behold,  six  men  came  from  the 
way  of  the  higher  gate,  which  lieth  to- 
ward the  north,  and  every  man  a  slaughter- 
weapon  in  his  hand ;  and  one  man  among 
them  was  clothed  with  linen,  with  a  wri- 
ter's inkhorn  by  his  side  :  and  they  went 
in  and  stood  beside  the  brazen  altar. 

3  And  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was 
gone  up  from  the  cherub  whereupon  he 
was,  to  the  threshold  of  the  house.  And 
he  called  to  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
which  had  the  writer's  inkhorn^ by  his  side ; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Dim,  Go 
through  the  midst  of  the  city,  through  the 
midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  set  a.  mark  upon 
the  foreheads  of  the  men  that  sigh  and  that 
cry  for  all  the  abominations  that  be  done  in 
the  midst  thereof.  . 

5  IF  And  to  the  others  he  said  in  my 
h^arin?,  Go  ye  after  him  through  the  city, 

619 


Vision  of  the  coals  ofjtre> 


%  rid  smite  :  let  not  your  eye  spare,  neither 
have  ye  pity: 

6  Slay  utterly  old  and  young,  both 
maids,  and  little  children,  and  women :  but 
come  not  near  any  man  upon  whom  is  the 
mark ;  and  begin  at  my  sanctuary.  Then 
they  began  at  the  ancient  men  which  were 
before  the  house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  Defile  the 
house,  and  fill  the  courts  with  the  slain  :  go 
ye  forth.  And  they  went  forth,  and  slew 
in  the  city. 

8  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  while  they  were 
slaying  them,  and  I  was  left,  that  I  fell 
upon  my  face,  and  cried,  and  said,  Ah 
Lord  God  !  wilt  thou  destroy  all  the  resi- 
due of  Israel  in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury 
upon  Jerusalem? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me,  The  iniquity 
of  the  house  of  Israel  and  Judah  is  exceed- 
ing great,  and  the  land  is  full  of  blood,  and 
the  city  full  of  perverseness  :  for  they  say 
The  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  earth,  and 
the  Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye  shall 
not  spare,  neither  will  I  have  pity,  but  I 
will  recompense  their  way  upon  their 
head. 

11  And  behold,  the  man  clothed  with 
linen,  which  had  the  inkhorn  by  his  side, 
reported  the  matter,  saying,  I  have  done 
as  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

CHAP.  X. 

THEN  I  looked,  and  behold,  in  the 
firmament  that  was  above  the  head  of 
the  cherubims  there  appeared  over  them 
as  it  were  a  sapphire  stone,  as  the  appear- 
ance of  the  likeness  of  a  throne. 

2  And  he  spake  unto  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  and  said,  Go  in  between  the 
wheels,  even  under  the  cherub,  and  fill 
thy  hand  with  coals  of  fire  from  between 
the  cherubims,  and  scatter  them  over  the 
city.     And  he  went  in  in  my  sight. 

3  Now  the  cherubims  stood  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house,  when  the  man  went  in ; 
and  the  cloud  filled  the  inner  court. 

4  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  cherub,  and  stood  over  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house  ;  and  the  house  was  filled 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was  full  of 
the  brightness  of  the  Lord's  glory. 


EZEKIEL.  and  of  the  cherubims. 

him  that  was  clothed  with  linen :  who  took 
it,  and  went  out. 

8  If  And  there  appeared  in  the  cheru- 
bims the  form  of  a  man's  hand  under  their 
wings. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold  the  four 
wheels  by  the  cherubims,  one  wheel  by  one 
cherub,  and  another  wheel  by  another 
cherub  :  and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels 
was  as  the  colour  of  a  beryl  stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances,  they 
four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a  wheel  had 
been  in  the  midst  of  a  wheel. 

11  When  they  went,  they  went  upon  their 
four  sides;  they  turned  not  as  they  went, but 
to  the  place  whither  the  head  looked  they 
followed  it ;  they  turned  not  as  they  went. 

12  And  their  whole  body,  and  their 
backs,  and  their  hands,  and  their  wings, 
and  the  wheels,  were  full  of  eyes  round 
about,  even  the  wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  it  was  cried  unto 
them  in  my  hearing,  O  wheel! 

14  And  every  one  had  four  faces:  the 
first  face  was  the  face  of  a  cherub,  and  the 
second  face  was  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the 
third  the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the  fourth  the 
face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cherubims  were  lifted  up. 
This  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Chebar. 

16  And  when  the  cherubims  went,  the 
wheels  went  by  them :  and  when  the  che- 
rubims lifted  up  their  wings  to  mount  up 
from  the  earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
not  from  beside  them. 

17  When  they  stood,  these  stood ;  and 
when  they  were  lifted  up,  these  lifted  up 
themselves  also :  for  the  spirit  of  the  living- 
creature  was  in  them. 

1 8  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  depart- 
ed from  off  the  threshold  of  the  house,  and 
stood  over  the  cherubims. 

19  And  the  cherubims  lifted  up  their 
wings,  and  mounted  up  from  the  earth  in 
my  sight :  when  they  went  out,  the  wheels 
also  were  beside  them,  and  every  one  stood 
at  the  door  of  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house  ;  and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel 
was  over  them  above. 

20  This  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw 
under  the  God  of  Israel  by  the  river  ot 


5  And  the  sound  of  the  cherubims' wings  i  Chebar;  and  I  knew  that  they  were  the 


was  heard  even  to  the  outer  court,  as 
the  voice  of  the  Almighty  God  when  he 
speaketh. 


cherubims. 

21  Every  one  had  four  faces  apiece,  and 
every  one  four  wings;  and  the  likeness  of 


6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  had1  the  hands  of  a  man  was  under  their  wings, 
commanded  the  man  clothed  with  linen,  i  22  And  the  likeness  of  their  faces  was 
saying,  Take  fire  from  between  the  wheels,  the  same  faces  which  I  saw  by  the  river  oi 
from  between  the  cherubims  ;  then  he  went  Chebar,  their  appearances  and  themselves: 
in,  and  stood  beside  the  wheels. 

7  IF  And  one  cherub  stretched  forth  his 
hand  from  between  the  cherubims  unto  the 
fire  that  was  between  the  cherubims,  and 
took  thereof,  and  put  it  into  the  hands  of 'of  the  Lord's  house,  which  looketh  east- 

620 


they  went  every  one  straight  forward. 
CHAP.  XI. 

MOREOVER,the  spirit  lifted  me  up, 
and  brought  me  unto  the  east  gate 


The  princes9  sin  and  judgment,     CHAP 

ward :  and  behold  at  the  door  of  the  gate 
five  and  twenty  men;  anKmg  whom  I  saw 
Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Azur,  and  Pelatiah 
the  son  of  Benaiah,  princes  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
these  are  the  men  that  devise  mischief, 
and  give  wicked  counsel  in  this  city  • 

3  Which  say,  It  is  not  near;  (et  us  build 
houses:  this  city  is  the  caldron,  and  we  be 
the  flesh. 

4  IT  Therefore  prophesy  against  them, 
prophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  fell  upon 
me,  and  said  unto  me,  Speak;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord;  Thus  have  ye  said,  O  house  of 
Israel:  for  I  know  the  things  that  come 
into  your  mind,  every  one  of  them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain  in  this 
city,  and  ye  have  filled  the  streets  thereof 
with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Your  slain  whom  ye  have  laid  in  the  midst 
of  it,  they  are  the  flesh,  and  this  citytis  the 
caldron:  but  I  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sword ;  and  I  will 
bring  a  sword  upon  you,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

9  And  I  will  bring  you  out  of  the  midst 
thereof,  and  deliver  you  into  the  hands  of 
strangers,  and  will  execute  judgments 
among  you. 

10  Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword;  I  will 
judge  you  in  the  border  of  Israel ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  1  am  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your  caldron, 
neither  shall  ye  be  the  flesh  in  the  midst 
thereof;  but  1  will  judge  you  in  the  border 
of  Israel : 

12  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  :  for  ye  have  not  walked  in  my  sta- 
tutes, neither  executed  my  judgments,  but 
have  done  after  the  manners  of  the  heathen 
that  are  round  about  you. 

13  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  pro- 
phesied, that  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah 
died.  Then  fell  I  down  upon  my  face, 
and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said,  Ah 
Lord  God!  wilt  thou  make  a  full  end  of 
the  remnant  of  Israel  ? 

14  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

15  Son  oi'man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy 
Brethren,  the  men  of  thy  kindred,  and  all 
the  house  of  Israel  wholly,  are  the)/  unto 
whom  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have 
said, Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  :  unto  us  is 
this  land  given  in  possession. 

16  Therefore  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
!  God;  Although  I  have  cast  them  far  off 
;  among  the  heathen,  and  although  I  have 
I  scattered  them  among  the  countries,  yet 

1  will  I  be  to  them  as  a  little  sanctuary  in 
the  countries  where  they  shall  come. 
\1  Therefore  say,  Tlius  saith  the  Lord 


.  XII.  Type  qfEzekieVs  removing* 

God;  I  will  even  gather  you  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  assemble  you  out  of  the  countries 
where  ye  have  been  scattered,  and  I  will 
give  you  the  land  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither,  and 
they  shall  take  away  all  the  detestable 
things  thereof,  and  all  the  abominations 
thereof  from  thence. 

19  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart,  and 
I  will  put  a  new  spirit  within  you;  and  I 
will  take  the  stony  heart  out  ol  their  flesh, 
and  will  give  them  a  heart  of  flesh: 

20  That  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  and  do  them: 
and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

21  But  as  for  them  whose  heart  walketh 
after  the  heart  of  their  detestable  things 
and  their  abominations,  I  will  recompense 
their  way  upon  their  owrn  heads,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

22  Then  did  thccherubims  lift  up  their 
wings,  and  the  wheels  beside  them;  and 
the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  over 
them  above. 

23  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  stood  upon 
the  mountain  which  is  on  the  east  side  ot 
the  city. 

24  it  Afterwards  the  spirit  took  me  up, 
and  brought  me  in  a  vision  by  the  Spirit  of 
God  into  Chaldea,  to  them  of  the  captivity. 
So  the  vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up 
from  me. 

25  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity all  the  things  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  me. 

CHAP.  XII. 
HE  word  of  the  Lord  also  came  unto 


me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man^  thou  dwellest  in  the  midst 
of  a  rebellious  house,  which  have  eyes  to 
see,  and  see  not;  they  have  ears  to  hear, 
and  hear  not:  for  they  are  a  rebellious  house. 

3  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  prepare 
thee  stuff  for  removing,  and  remove  by 
day  in  their  sight;  and  thou  shalt  remove 
from  thy  place  to  another  place  in  their 
sight ;  it  may  be  they  will  consider,  though 
they  be  a  rebellious  house. 

4  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  thy  stuff 
by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff  for  removing: 
and  thou  shalt  go  forth  at  even  in  their 
sight,  as  they  that  go  forth  into  captivity. 

5  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in  their 
sight,  and  cany  out  thereby. 

6  In  their  sight  shalt  thou  bear  t*  upon 
thy  shoulders,  and  carry  it  forth  in  the 
twilight:  thou  shalt  cover  thy  face,  that 
thou  see  not  the  ground :  for  I  have  set 
thee  for  a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  I  did  so  as  I  was  commanded  :  I 
brought  forth  my  stuff  by  day,  as  stuff  for 
captivity,  and  in  the  even  I  digged  through 
the  wall  with    my    hand ;  1  brought  it 

621 


Desolation  of  the  Jews  shewed.       EZEKIEL.      'Hie  reproof  of  lying  prophet], 
forth  in  the  twilight,  and  I  bare  it  upon  vision  nor  flattering  divination  within  the 


my  shoulder  in  their  sight. 

8  IF  And  in  the  morning  came  the  wordj 
of  the  Lord  unto  me,  sayin< 


house  of  Israel. 

25  For  I  am  the  Lord  :  I  will  speak, 
and  the  word  that  I  shall  speak  shall  come 


9  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house  of  to  pass;  it  shall  be  no  more  prolonged :  for 
Israel,  the  rebellious  house,  said  unto  thee,  j  in  your  days,  O  rebellious  house,  will  I  say 


What  doest  thou? 

10  Say  thou  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  This  burden  concerneth  the 
prince  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  house  of 
Israel  that  are  among  them. 

1 1  Say,  I  am  your  sign  :  like  as  I  have 
done,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto  them  :  they 
shall  remove  and  go  into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  that  is  among  them 
shall  bear  upon  his  shoulder  in  the  twilight 


the  word,  and  will  perform  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

26  If  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  me,  saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  behold,  they  of  'the  house 
of  Israel  say,  The  vision  that  he  seeth  is 
for  many  days'  to  come,  and  he  prophesieth 
of  the  times  that  are  far  off. 

28  Therefore  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  rl  here  shall  none  of  my 

and  shall  go  forth  :  they  shall  dig  through!  words  be  prolonged  any  more, but  the  word 
the  wall  to  carry  out  thereby:  he  shall  |  which  I  have  spoken  shall  be  done,  saith 


cover  his  face,  that  he  see  not  the  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

13  My  net  also  will  I  spread  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare :  and  I 
will  bring  him  to  Babylon  to  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans,  yet  shall  he  not  see  it,  though 
he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  I  will  scatter  toward  every 
wind  all  that  are  about  him  to  help  him, 
and  all  his  bands ;  and  I  will  draw  out  the 
sword  after  them. 

15  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  scatter  them  among  the 
nations,  and  disperse  them  in  the  countries. 

16  But  I  will  leave  a  few  men  of  them 
from  the  sword,  from  the  famine,  and  from 
the  pestilence ;  that  they  may  declare  all 
their  abominations  among  the.  heathen 
whither  they  come  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  IF  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  eat  thy  bread  with 
quaking,  and  drink  thy  water  with  tremb- 
ling and  with  carefulness ; 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of  the  land, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  and  of  the  land  of  Israel , 
They  shall  eat  their  bread  with  carefulness, 
and  drink  their  water  with  astonishment 
that  her  land  may  be  desolate  from  all  that 
is  therein,  because  of  the  violence  of  all 
them  that  dwell  therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhabitedshatf 
be  laid  waste,  and  the  landshall  be  desolate ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

21  IF  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that  proverb  that 
ye  have  in  the  land  of  Israel,  saying,  The 
days  are  prolonged,  and  every  v  ision  iailcth? 

23  Tell  them  therefore,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  I  will  make  this  proverb  to 
cease, and  they  shall  no  more  use  it  asapro- 
verb  in  Israel ;  but  say  unto  them,  The  days 
are  at  hand,  and  the  effect  of  every  vision. 

24  For  there  shall  be  no  more  any  vain 


the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  pro- 
phets of  Israel  that  prophesy,  and  say  thou 
unto  them  that  prophesy  out  of  their  own 
hearts,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Wo  unto 
the  foolish  prophets,  that  follow  their  own 
spirit,  and  have  seen  nothing! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  like  the 
foxes  in  the  deserts. 

5  Ye  have  not  gone  up  into  the  gaps, 
neither  made  up  the  hedge  for  the  house  of 
Israel  to  stand  in  the  battle  in  the  day  ot 
the  Lord. 

6  They  have  seen  vanity  and  lying 
divination,  saying,  The  Lord  saith :  and 
the  Lord  hath  not  sent  them :  and  they 
have  made  others  to  hope  that  they  would 
confirm  the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  vision,  and 
have  ye  not  spoken  a  lying  divination, 
whereas  ye  say,  The  Lord  saith  itt  albeit 
1  have  not  spoken? 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen 
lies,  therefore,  behold,  I  am  against  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  my  hand  shall  be  upon  the  pro- 
phets that  see  vanity,  and  that  divine  lies  : 
they  shall  not  be  in  the  assembly  of  my 
people,  neither  shall  they  be  written  in 
the  writing  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither 
shall  they  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

10  IF  Because,  even  because  they  have 
seduced  my  people,  saying,  Peace;  and 
there  was  no  peace;  and  one  built  up  a 
wall,  and  lo,  others  daubed  it  with  untem- 
pered  mortar: 

1 1  Say  unto  them  which  daub  it  with 
untempered  mortar,  that  it  shall  fall :  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower;  and  ye,  O 
great  hailstones,  shall  fall ;  and  a  stormy 
wind  shall  rendtV. 

622 


Vf  the  prophetesses,  CHAP 

12  Lo,  when  the  Avail  is  fallen,  shall  it 
not  be  said  unto  you,  Where  is  the  daubing 
wherewith  ye  have  daubed  it? 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
'I  will  even  ren&it  with  a  stormy  wind  in 
my  fury;  and  there  shall  be  an  overflowing 
shower  in  mine  anger,  and  great  hailstones 
in  my  fury  to  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall  that 
ye  have  daubed  with  untempered  mortar, 
and  bring  it  down  to  the  ground,  so  that 
the  foundation  thereof  shall  be  discovered 
and  it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed 
in  the  midst  thereof:  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  will  I  accomplish  my  wrath 
upon  the  wall,  and  upon  them  that  have 
daubed  it  with  untempered  mortar,  and 
will  say  unto  you,  The  wall  is  no  more, 
neither  they  that  daubed  it ; 

16  To  wit,  the  prophets  of  Israel  which 
prophesy  concerning  Jerusalem,  and  which 
see  visions  of  peace  for  her,  and  there  is 
no  peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  1[  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man,  set 
thy  face  against  the  daughtersof  thypeople, 
which  prophesy  out  of  their  own  heart ; 
and  prophesy  thou  against  them, 

18  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Wo  to  the  women  that  sew  pillows  to  all 
arm-holes,  and  make  kerchiefs  upon  the 
head  of  every  stature  to  hunt  souls!  Will 
ye  hunt  the  souls  of  my  people,  and  will 
ye  save  the  souls  alive  that  come  unto  you  ? 

19  And  will  ye  pollute  me  among  my 
people  for  handfu Is  of  ba rley  and  for  pieces 
of  bread,  to  slay  the  souls  that  should  not 
die,  and  to  save  the  souls  alive  that  should 
not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  people  that 
hear  your  lies  ? 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Behold,  I  am  against  your  pillows,  where- 
with ye  there  hunt  the  souls  to  make  them 
fly,  and  I  will  tear  them  from  your  arms, 
and  will  let  the  souls  go,  even  the  souls  that 
ye  hunt  to  make  them  fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I  tear,  and 
deliver  my  people  out  of  your  hand,  and 
they  shall  be  no  more  in  your  hand  to  be 
hunted;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  have  made  the 
heart  of  the  righteous  sad,  whom  I  have 
not  made  sad ;  and  strengthened  the  hands 
of  the  wicked,  that  he  should  not  return 
from  his  wicked  way,  by  promisinghim  life; 

23  Therefore  ye  shall  see  no  more  vani- 
ty, nor  divine  divinations:  for  1  will  deli- 
ver my  people  out  of  your  hand:  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THEN  came  certain  of  the  elders  of 
Israel  unto  me,  and  sat  before  me. 
2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying,  1 


.  XIV.  Idolaters  exhorted  to  repent. 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have  set  up 
their  idols  in  their  heart,  and  put  the 
stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity  before 
their  face  :  should  I  be  inquired  of  at  all 
by  them  ? 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them,  and  say 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Every  man  of  the  house  of  Israel  that  set- 
teth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  putteth 
the  stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  the  prophet;  I  the 
Lord  will  answer  him  that  cometh  accord 
ing  to  the  multitude  of  his  idols ; 

5  That  I  may  take  the  house  of  Israel 
in  their  own  heart,  because  they  are  all 
estranged  from  me  through  their  idols. 

6  1[  Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Repent, 
and  turn  yoursehes  from  your  idols ;  and 
turn  away  your  faces  from  all  your  abomi- 
nations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
or  of  the  stranger  thatsojourneth  in  Israel, 
which  separateth  himself  from  me,  and 
setteth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  put- 
teth the  stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity 
before  his  face,  and  cometh  to  a  prophet  to 
inquire  of  him  concerning  me ;  I  the  Lord 
will  answer  him  by  myself: 

8  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man,  and  will  make  him  a  sign  and  a  pro- 
verb, and  I  will  cut  him  off  from  the  midst 
of  my  people ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived  when 
he  hath  spoken  a  thing,  I  the  Lord  have 
deceived  that  prophet,  and  I  will  stretch 
out  my  hand  uDon  him,  and  will  destroy 
him  from  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  punishment 
of  their  iniquity:  the  punishment  of  the 
prophet  shall  be  even  as  the  punishment  of 
him  that  seeketh  unto  him ; 

1 1  That  the  house  of  Israel  may  go  no 
more  astray  from  me,  neither  be  polluted 
any  more  with  all  their  transgressions  ;  but 
that  they  may  be  my  people,  and  1  may  be 
their  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

12  TT  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
to  me,  saying, 

13  Son  of  man,  when  the  land  sinnelh 
against  me  by  trespassing  grievously,  then 
will  I  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  it,  and 
will  break  the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof, 
and  will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  will  cut 
off  man  and  beast  from  it : 

14  Though  these  three  men,  Noah, 
Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in  it,  they  should 
deliver  but  their  own  souls  by  their  right- 
eousness, saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  If  If  I  cause  noisome  beasts  to  pass 
through  the  land,  and  they  spoil  it,  so  that 
it  be  desolate,  that  no  man  may  pass 
through  because  of  the  beasts  : 

16  Though  these  three  menzvere  in  it, a*  I 
623 


God's  irrevocable  judgments. 


live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deliver! 
neither  sons  nor  daughters  ;  they  only  shall 
be  delivered, but  the  landshall  be  desolate. 

17  U  Or  if  I  bring-  a  sword  upon  that 
Jand,  and  say,  Sword,  go  through  the  land  ; 
so  that  I  cut  off  man  and  beast  from  it : 

18  Though  these  three  men  were  in  it, 
as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall 
deliver  neither  sons  nor  daughters,  but 
they  only  shall  be  delivered  themselves. 

19  IF  Or  if  I  send  a  pestilence  into  that 
land,  and  pour  out  my  fury  upon  it  in 
blood,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast : 

20  Though  Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  were 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they 
shall  deliver  neither  son  nor  daughter; 
thejr  shall  but  deliver  their  own  souls  by 
their  righteousness. 

21  ior  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  How 
much  more  when  I  send  my  four  sore  judg- 
ments upon  Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and  the 
famine,  and  the  noisome  beast,  and  the  pes- 
tilence, to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast? 

22  IT  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall  be  left 
a  remnant  that  shall  be  brought  forth,  both 
sons  and  daughters:  behold,  they  shall 
come  forth  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  see 
their  way  and  their  doings  :  and  ye  shall 
be  comlorted  concerning  the  evil  that  1 
have  brought  upon  Jerusalem,  even  con- 
cerning all  that  I  have  brought  upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you,  when  ye 
see  their  ways  and  their  doings  ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  have  not  done  without 
cause  all  that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  What  is  the  vine-tree 
more  than  any  tree,  or  than  a  branch  which 
is  amoncr  the  trees  of  the  forest? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to  do  any 
work  ?  or  will  men  take  a  pin  of  it  to  hang 
any  vessel  thereon  ? 

4  Behold,  it  is  cast  into  the  fire  for  fuel ; 
the  fire  devoureth  both  the  ends  of  it,  and 
the  midst  of  it  is  burned.  Is  it  meet  for 
any  work? 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it  was 
meet  for  no  work  :  how  much  less  shall  it 
be  meet  yet  for  any  work,  when  the  fire 
hath  devoured  it,  and  it  is  burned? 

6  H  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 


EZfiKIEL.  God's  love  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XVI. 
GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 


A 


2  Son  of  man,  cause  Jerusalem  to  know 
her  abominations, 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto 
Jerusalem  ;  Thy  birth  and  thy  nativity  is 
of  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  thy  father  was  an 
Amorite,  and  thy  mother  a  Hittite. 

4  And  as  for  thy  nativity,  in  the  day  thou 
wastborn  thy  navel  wasnot  cut,  neither  wast 
thou  washed  in  water  to  supple  thee ;  thou 
wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor  swaddled  at  all. 

5  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any  of 
these  unto  thee,  to  have  compassion  upon 
thee ;  but  thou  wast  cast  out  in  the  open 
field,  to  the  loathing  of  thy  person,  in  the 
day  that  thou  wast  born. 

6  IT  And  when  I  passed  by  thee,  and 
saw  thee  polluted  in  thine  own  blood,  I  said 
unto  thee  when  thou  wast  in  thy  blood, 
Live  ;  yea,  I  said  unto  thee  when  thou  wast 
in  thy  blood,  Liv«. 

7  I  have  caused  thee  to  multiply  as  the 
bud  of  the  field,  and  thou  hast  increased 
and  waxen  great,  and  thou  art  come  to  ex- 
cellent ornaments  :  thy  breasts  are  fashion- 
ed, and  thy  hair  is  grown,  whereas  thou 
wast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  passed  by  thee,  and  look- 
ed upon  thee,  behold,  thy  time  was  the 
time  of  love  ;  and  I  spread  my  skirt  over 
thee,  and  covered  thy  nakedness:  yea,  I 
sware  unto  thee,  and  entered  into  a  cove- 
nant with  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God,  and 
thou  becamest  mine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  water ;  yea, 
I  thoroughly  washed  away  thy  blood  from 
thee,  and  I  anointed  thee  with  oil. 

30  1  clothed  thee  also  with  broidered 
work,  and  shod  thee  with  badgers'  skin, 
and  I  girded  thee  about  with  fine  linen, 
and  I  covered  thee  with  silk. 

1 1  I  decked  thee  also  with  ornaments, 
and  I  put  bracelets  upon  thy  hands,  and 
a  chain  on  thy  neck. 

12  And  I  put  a  jewel  on  thy  forehead, 
and  ear-rings  in  thine  ears,  and  a  beautiful 
crown  upon    thy  head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with  gold  and 
silver ;  and  thy  raiment  was  of  fine  linen, 
and  silk,  and  broidered  work;  thou  didst 
eat  fine  Hour,  and  honey,  and  oil ;  and  thou 
wast  exceeding  beautiful,  and  thou  didst 

As  the  vine-tree  among  the  trees  of  the  | prosper  into  a  kingdom. 

forest,  which  I  have  given  to  the  fire  for  fuel,       14  And  thy  renown  went  forth  among 

so  will  1  give  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem.  |  the  heathen  for  thy  beauty:  for  it  was  per- 


7  And  1  will  set  my  face  against  them ; 
they  shall  go  out  from  one  fire,  and  another 
fire  shall  devour  them  ;  and  ye  shall  knowr 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  land  desolate, 
because  they  have  committed  a  trespass, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 


feet  through  my  comeliness,  which  I  had 
put  upon  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  IT  But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine  own 
beauty,  and  playedst  the  harlot  because  of 
thy  renown,  and  pouredst  out  thy  fornica- 
tions on  everyone  that  passed  by;  his  it  was. 

16  And  of  thy  garments  thou  didst  take, 
and  deckedst  tby  high  places  with  divers 

624 


The  whoredoms  of  Jerusalem.       CHAP.  XVI. 


God's  judgments  on  her. 


colours,  and  playedst  the  harlot  thereup- 
on: the  like  things  shall  not  come,  neither 
shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair  jewels 
of  my  gold  and  of  my  silver,  which  I  had 
given  thee,  and  madest  to  thyself  images 
of  men,  and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them. 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered  garments, 
and  coveredst  them:  and  thou  hast  set 
mine  oil  and  mine  incense  before  them. 

19  My  meat  also  which  1  gave  thee, 
fine  flour,  and  oil,  and  honey,  wherewith 
I  fed  thee,  thou  hast  even  set  it  before 
them  for  a  sweet  savour:  and  thus  it  was, 
Baith  the  Lord  Got>. 

20  Moreover,  thou  hast  taken  thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters,  whom  thou  hast  borne 
unto  me,  and  these  hast  thou  sacrificed 
unto  them  to  be  devoured.  Is  this  of  thy 
whoredoms  a  small  matter, 

21  That  thou  hast  slain  my  children, 
and  delivered  them  to  cause  them  to  pass 
through  the  fire  for  them? 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations  and 
thy  whoredoms  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  when  thou  wast 
naked  and  bare,  and  wast  polluted  in  thy 
blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass*  after  all  thy 
wickedness,  (wo,  wo  unto  thee !  saith  the 
Lord  God,) 

24  That  thou  hast  also  built  unto  thee 
an  eminent  place,  and  hast  made  thee  a 
high  place  in  every  street. 

25  Thou  hast  built  thy  high  place  at 
every  head  of  the  way,  and  hast  made  thy 
beauty  to  be  abhorred,  and  hast  opened 
thy  feet  to  every  one  that  passed  by,  and 
multiplied  thy  whoredoms. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  fornica- 
tion with  the  Egyptians  thy  neighbours, 
great  of  flesh;  and  hast  increased  thy 
whoredoms,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore  I  have  stretched 
Dut  my  hand  over  thee,  and  have  diminish- 
ed thine  ordinary  food,  and  delivered  thee 
unto  the  will  of  them  that  hate  thee,  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which  are 
ashamed  of  thy  lewd  way. 

28  Thou  hast  played  the  whore  also 
with  the  Assyrians,  because  thou  wast  un- 
salable; yea,  thou  hast  played  the  harlot 
withthem,andyetcouldest  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast,  mo  re  over,  multiplied  thy 
fornication  in  the  land  of  Canaan  unto 
Chaldea ;  and  yet  thou  wast  not  satisfied 
herewith. 

30  How  weak  is  thy  heart,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  seeing  thou  doest  all  these 
things,  the  work  of  an  imperious,  whorish 
woman ; 

31  In  that  thou  buildest  thine  eminent 
place  in  the  head  of  every  way,  and  makest 
thy  high   place  in  every  street;  and  hast 

40 


not  been  as  a   harlot,  in  that  thou  scomest 
hire; 

32  But  as  a  wife  that  commilteth  adul- 
tery, which  taketh  strangers  instead  of  her 
husband ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores:  but 
thougivest  thy  gifts' to  all  thy  lovers,  and 
hirest  them,  that  they  may  come  unto  thee 
on  every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee  from 
other  women  in  thy  whoredoms,  whereas 
none  followeth  thee  to  commitwhoredoms: 
and  in  that  thou  givest  a  reward,  and  no 
reward  is  given  unto  thee;  therefore  thou 
art  cpntrary. 

35  If  Wherefore,  O  harlot,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord: 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because- 
thy  filthiness  was  poured  out,  and  thy  na- 
kedness discovered  through  thy  whore- 
doms with  thy  lovers,  and  with  all  the  idols 
of  thy  abominations,  and  by  the  blood  of 
thy  children,  which  thou  didst  give  unt6 
them; 

37  Behold,  therefore,  I  will  gather  all 
thy  .'overs,  with  whom  thou  hast  taken 
pleasure,  and  all  them  that  thou  hast  loved, 
with  all  them  that  thou  hast  hated;  I  will 
even  gather  them  roundabout  against  thee, 
and  will  discover  thy  nakedness  unto  them,, 
that  they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  as  women 
that  break  wedlock  and  shed  blood  are 
judged;  and  1  will  give  thee  blood  in  fury 
and  jealousy. 

39  And  I  will  also  give  thee  into  their 
hand,  and  they  shall  throw  down  thine 
eminent  place,  and  shall  break  down  thy 
high  places :  they  shall  strip  thee  also  of 
thy  clothes,  and  shall  take  thy  fair  jewels 
and  leave  thee  naked  and  bare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a  company 
against  thee,  and  they  shall  stone  thee 
with  stones,  and  thrust  thee  through  with 
their  swords. 

41  And  they  shall  bum  thy  houses 
with  fire,  and  execute  judgments  upon 
thee  in  the  sight  of  many  women:  and  I 
will  cause  thee  to  cease  from  playing  the 
harlot,  and  thou  also  shalt  give  no  hire 
any  more. 

42  So  will  I  make  my  fury  toward  thee 
to  rest,  and  my  jealousy  shall  depart  from 
thee,  and  I  will  be  quiet,  and  will  be  no 
more  angry. 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  but  hast  fretted  me 
in  all  these  things;  behold, therefore,  I  also 
will  recompense  thy  way  upon  thy  head, 
saith  the  Lord  God:  and  thou  shalt  not 
commit  this  lewdness  above  all  thine 
abominations. 

44  IF  Behold,  every  one  that  useth  pro- 
verbs shall  use  this  proverb  against  thee, 
saying,  As  is  the  mother,  sois  her  daughter. 

625 


God's  judgment  on  Jerusalem.       EZEKIEL. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daughter, 
that  loatheth  her  husband  and  her  children ; 
and  thou  art  the  sister  of  thy  sisters,  which 
loathed  their  husbands  and  their  children  : 
your  mother  was  a   Hittite,  and  your  fa- 

,  ther  an  Amorite. 

46  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Samaria, 
she  and  her  daughters  that  dwell  at  thy 
Jeft  hand :  and  thy  younger  sister,  that 
dwelleth  at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and 
her  daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after  their 
ways,  nor  done  after  their  abominations  : 
but  as  if  that  were  a  very  little  thing,  thou 
wast  corrupted  more  than  the}7,  in  all  thy 
ways. 

48  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  Sodom 
thy  sister  hath  not  done,  she  nor  her  daugh- 
ters, as  thou  hast  done,  thou  and  thy 
daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity  of  thy 
sister  Sodom ,  pride,  fulness  of  bread,  and 
abundance  of  idleness  was  in  her  and  in 
her  daughters,  neither  did  she  strengthen 
the  hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and  com- 
mitted abomination  before  me  :  therefore 
1  took  them  away  as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  committed  half 
of  thy  sins  :  but  thou  hast  multiplied  thine 
abominations  more  than  they,  and  hast 
justified  thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abomina- 
tions which  thou  hast  done. 

^  52  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged  thy 
sisters,  bear  thine  own  shameTor  thy  sins 
that  thou  hast  committed  more  abominable 
than  they :  they  are  more  righteous  than 
thou  :  yea,  be  thou  confounded  also,  and 
bear  thy  shame,  in  that  thou  hast  justified 
thy  sisters. 

53  When  I  shall  bring  again  their  cap- 
tivity, the  captivity  of  Sodom  and  her 
daughters,  and  the  captivity  of  Samaria 
and  her  daughters,  then  will  I  bring  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the  midst  of 
them : 

54  That  thou  mayest  bear  thine  own 
shame,  and  mayest  be  confounded  in  all 
that  thou  hast  done,  in  that  thou  art  a  com- 
fort unto  them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and  her 
daughters,  shall  return  to  their  former 
estate,  and  Samaria  and  her  daughters  shall 
return  to  their  former  estate,  then  thou  and 
thy  daughters  shall  return  to  your  former 
estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not  men- 
tioned by  thy  mouth  in  the  dayof  thy  pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was  disco- 
vered, as  at  the  time  of  thy  reproach  of 
the  daughters  of  Syria,  and  all  that  are 
round  about  her,  the  daughters  of  the  Phi- 
listines, which  despise  thee  round  about. 

58  Thou  hast  borne  thy  lewdness  and 
thine  abominations,  saith  the  Lord. 


The  two  eagles  and  the  vine, 

59  Foi  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  wijl 
even  deal  with  thee  as  thou  hast  done, 
which  hast  despised  the  oath  in  breaking 
the  covenant. 

60  If  Nevertheless,!  will  remember  my 
covenant  with  thee  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  and  I  will  establish  unto  thee  an 
everlasting  covenant. 

61  Then  thou  shalt  remember  thy  ways, 
and  be  ashamed,  when  thou  shalt  receive 
thy  sisters,  thine  elder  and  thy  younger, 
and  I  will  give  them  unto  thee  for  daugh- 
ters, but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

62  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with 
thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord: 

63  That  thou  mayest  remember,  and  be 
confounded,  and  never  open  thy  mouth 
anymore  because  of  thy  shame,  when  I  am 
pacified  toward  thee  for  all  that  thou  hast 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XVIL 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle,  and 
speak  a  parable  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
A  great  eagle  with  great  wings,  long-wing- 
ed, full  of  feathers,  which  had  divers  co- 
lours, came  unto  Lebanon,  and  took  the 
highest  branch  of  the  cedar : 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his  young 
twigs,  and  carried  it  into  a  land  of  traffic  ; 
he  set  it  in  a  city  of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the  land, 
and  planted  it  in  a  fruitful  field;  he  placed 
it  by  great  waters,  and  set  it  as  awillow- 
tree. 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a  spreading 
vine  of  low  stature,  whose  branches  turned 
toward  him,  and  the  roots  thereof  were 
under  him:  so  it  became  a  vine,  and 
brought  forth  branches,  and  shot  forth 
sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great  eagle 
with  great  wings  and  many  feathers  :  and 
behold,  this  vine  did  bend  her  roots  to- 
ward him,  and  shot  forth  her  branches  to- 
ward him,  that  he  might  water  it  by  the 
furrows  of  her  plantation. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  soil  by  great 
waters,  that  it  might  bring  forth  branches, 
and  that  it  might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might 
be  a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Shall  it  prosper?  shall  he  not  pull  up  the 
roots  thereof,  and  cut  off  the  fruit  thereof, 
(hat  it  wither?  it  shall  wither  in  all  the 
leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without  great 
power  or  many  people  to  pluck  it  up  by 
the  roots  thereof. 

0  Yea,  behold,  being  planted,  shall  it 
prosper?  shall  it  not  utterly  wither,  when 


the  east  wind  toucheth  it?  it  shall  wither  in 
the  furrows  where  it  grew. 
626 


The  cedar  of  the  gospel  promised.  CHAP 

1 1  IF  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Say  now  to  the  rebellious  house, 
Know  ye  not  what  these  things  mean?  Tell 
them,  Behold,  the  king  of  Babylon  is  come 
to  Jerusalem,  and  hath  taken  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  and  led 
them  with  him  to  Bab}7lon  ; 

13  And  hath  taken  of  the  king's  seed, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  hath 
taken  an  oath  of  him  :  he  hath  also  taken 
the  mighty  of  the  land  : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  be  base, 
that  it  might  not  lift  itself  up,  but  that  by 
keeping  of  his  covenant  it  might  stand. 

15  But  he  rebelled  against  him  in  send- 
ing his  ambassadors  into  Egypt,  that  they 
might  give  him  horses  and  much  people. 
Shall  he  prosper?  shall  he  escape  that  do- 
eth  such  things?  or,  shall  he  break  the 
covenant,  and  be  delivered? 

16  As  I  live,  saiththe  Lord  God,  surely 
in  the  place  where  the  king  dwelleth  that 
made  him  king,  whose  oath  he  despised, 
and  whose  covenant  he  brake,  even  wUh 
him  in  the  midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die. 

17  Neither  shall  Pharaoh,with/i?s  mighty 
army  and  great  company,  make  for  him  in 
the  war,  by  casting  up  mounts,  and  build- 
ing forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons : 

18  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath  by 
breaking  the  covenant,  when  lo,  he  had 
given  his  hand,  and  hath  done  all  these 
things,  he  shall  not  escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
As  I  live,  surely  mine  oath  that  he  hath 
despised,  and  my  covenant  that  he  hath 
broken,  even  it  will  I  recompense  upon  his 
own  head. 

20  And  I  will  spread  my  net  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare,  and  I 
will  bring  him  to  Babylon,  and  will  plead 
with  him  there  for  his  trespass  that  he  hath 
trespassed  against  me. 

21  And  all  his  fugitives  with  all  his 
bands  shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  they 
that  remain  shall  be  scattered  toward  all 
winds  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  it. 

22  1[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will 
also  take  of  the  highest  branch  of  the  high 
cedar,  and  will   set  it;    I  will  crop  off 

rom  the  top  of  his  young  twigs  a  tender 
one,  and  will  plant  it  upon  a  high  moun- 
tain and  eminent : 

23  In  the  mountain  of  the  height  of  Is- 
rael will  I  plant  it :  and  it  shall  bring  forth 
boughs,  and  bear  fruit,  and  be  a  goodly 
cedar:  and  under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of 
every  wing ;  in  the  shadow  of  the  branches 
thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
know  that  I  the  Lord  have  brought  down 
the  high  tree,  have  exalted  the  low  tree, 
Fiave  dried  up  the  green  tree,  and  have 


XVIII.        God^s  justice  in  punishing \ 

made  the  dry  tree  to  flourish  :  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  and  have  done  it. 
CHAP.  XVIII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me 
again,  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this  pro- 
verb concerning  the'land  of  Israel,  saying, 
The  fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes,  and 
the  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge? 

3  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall 
not  have  occasion  any  more  to  use  this  pro- 
verb in  Israel. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine ;  as  the  soul 
of  the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is 
mine  :  the  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  TT  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right, 

6  And  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  moun* 
tains,  neither  hath  liftedup  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither  hath 
defiled  his  neighbour's  wife,  neither  hath 
come  near  to  a  menstruous  woman, 

7  And  hath  not  oppressed  any,  but  hath 
restored  to  the  debtor  his  pledge,  hath 
spoiled  none  by  violence,  hath  given  his 
bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  notgiven  forth  upon  usury, 
neither  hath  taken  any  increase,  that  hath 
withdrawn  hishandfrom  iniquity,  hath  exe- 
cuted true  judgment  between  man  and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  my  statutes,  and  hath 
keptmy judgments, todeal truly;  heis Just, 
he  shall  surely  live,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  ^  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a  robber, 
a  shedder  of  blood,  and  that  doeth  the  like 
to  any  one  of  these  things, 

1 1  And  that  doeth  not  any  of  those  du- 
ties, but  even  hath  eaten  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  defiled  his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and  needy, 
hath  spoiled  by  violence,  hath  not  restored 
the  pledge,  and  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to 
the  idols,  hath  committed  abomination, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury,  and 
hath  taken  increase  :  shall  he  then  live--'7 
he  shall  not  live  :  he  hath  done  all  these 
abominations ;  he  shall  surely  die  ;  his 
blood  shall  be  upon  him. 

14  II  Now  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son,  that 
seeth  all  his  father's  sins  which  he  hath 
done,  and  considered),  and  doeth  not  such 
like, 

15  riliat  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  moun- 
tains, neither  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  hath  not  de- 
filed his  neighbours  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any,  hath 
not  withholden  the  pledge,  neither  hath 
spoiled  by  violence,  but  hath  given  his 
bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a  garment, 

17  77ia*hath  taken  off  his  hand  from 
the  poor,  that  hath  not  received  usury  nor 
increase,  hath  executed  my  -Judgments, 

627 


(Hod  defends  his  justice. 


EZEKIEL,         Parable  of  the  lion's  whelps* 


"hath  walked  in  my  statutes  ;  he  shall  not 


die  for  the  iniquity  of  his  father,  he  shall 
surely  live. 

18  As  for  his  father,  because  he  cruelly 
oppressed, spoiled  his  brother  by  violence, 
and  did  that  which  is  not  good  among  his 
people,  lo,  even  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity. 

19  IF  Yet  say  ye,  Why?  doth  not  the 
son  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father?  When 
the  son  hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and 
hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely  live. 

20  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 
The  son  shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
father,  neither  shall  the  father  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  son  :  the  righteousness  of 
the  righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  and  the 
wickedness  ofthewickedshall  be  uponhim. 

21  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn  from  all 
his  sins  that  he  hath  committed,  and  keep 
all  my  statutes,  and  do  that  which  is  law- 
ful and  right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

22  All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath 
committed,  they  shall  not  be  mentioned 
unto  him  :  in  his  righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  he  shall  live. 

23  Have  I  any  pleasure  at  all  that  the 
wicked  should  die?  saitb  the  Lord  God: 
and  not  that  he  should  return  from  his 
ways,  and  live? 

24  IF  But  when  the  righteous  turneth 
away  from  his  righteousness,  and  commit- 
teth  iniquity,  and  doeth  according  to  all  the 
abominations  that  the  wicked  man  doeth, 
shall  he  live?  All  his  righteousness  that  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  mentioned :  in  his 
trespass  that  he  hath  trespassed,  and  in  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in  them  shall  he  die. 

25  IF  Yet  ye  say,  The  way  of  the  Lord 
is  not  equal.  Hear  now,  O  house  of  Israel ; 
Is  not  my  way  equal?  are  not  your  ways 
unequal? 

26  When  a  righteous  man  turneth  away 
from  his  righteousness,  and  committeth 
iniquity, and dieth  in  them;  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  done, shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  when  the  wicked  man  turn- 
eth away  from  his  wickedness  that  he  hath 
committed,  and  doeth  that  which  is  law- 
ful and  right,  he  shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  considereth  and  turneth 
away  from  all  his  transgressions  that  he 
hath  committed,  he  shall  surely  live,  he 
shall  not  die 

29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel,  The 
way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal .  O  house  of 
Israel,  are  not  my  ways  equal?  are  not 
your  ways  unequal  ? 

30  Therefore, I  will  judge  you,  O  house 
of  Israel,  every  one  according  to  his  ways, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  R.epent,  and  turn 
yourselves  from  all  your  transgressions ;  so 
iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  Tl  Cast  away  from  you  all  your  trans- 


gressions, whereby  ye  have  transgressed: 


and  make  you  a  new  heart  and  a  new  spi- 
rit :  for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel? 
32  For  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the  Lord  God: 
wherefore  turn  yourselves,  and  live  ye. 
CHAP.  XIX. 

MOREOVER, take  thou  up  a  lamenta- 
tion for  the  princes  of  Israel, 

2  And  say,  WThat  m  thy  mother?  A  lion- 
ess :  she  lay  down  among  lions,  she  nour- 
ished her  whelps  among  youn»  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her  whelps  *. 
it  became  a  young  lion,  and  it  learned  to 
catch  the  prey ;  it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him  ;  he 
was  taken  in  their  pit,  and  they  brought 
him  with  chains  unto  the  land  ot  Egypt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she  had  waited, 
and  her  hope  was  lost,  then  she  took  another 
of  her  whelps,  and  made  him  a  young  lion. 

6  And  he  went  up  and  down  among  tho 
lions,  he  became  a  young  lion,  and  learn- 
ed to  catch  the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  their  desolate  palaces, 
and  he  laid  waste  their  cities ;  and  the 
land  was  desolate,  and  the  fulness  thereof, 
by  the  noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  against  him  on 
every  side  from  the  provinces,  and  spread 
theirnet overhim :  he  was  taken  in  theirpit. 

9  And  they  put  him  in  ward  in  chains, 
and  brought  him  to  the  king  of  Babylon : 
they  brought  him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel. 

10  IF  Thy  mothers  like  a  vine  in  thy 
blood,  planted  by  the  waters:  she  was 
fruitful  and  full  of  branches  by  reason  of 
many  waters. 

1 1  And  she  had  strong  rods  for  the  scep- 
tres of  them  that  bare  rule,  and  her  stature 
was  exalted  among  the  thick  branches, 
and  she  appeared  in  her  height  with  tho 
multitude  of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in  fury,  she 
was  cast  down  to  the  ground,  and  the  east 
wind  dried  up  her  fruit:  her  strong  rods 
were  broken  and  withered ;  the  fire  con- 
sumed them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the  wil- 
derness, in  a  dry  and  thirsty  ground. 

14  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod  of  her 
branches,  which  hath  devoured  her  fruit, 
so  that  she  hath  no  strong  rod  to  be  a  scep- 
tre to  rule.  This  is  a  lamentation,  and 
shall  be  for  a  lamentation. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
year,  in  the  fifth  month,  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  that  certain  of  the  elders  ot 
Israel  came  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
me,  saying, 

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71ie  story  of  the  rebellion  CHAP.  XX. 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Are  ye  come  to  inquire  of  me? 
As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not 
be  inquired  of  by  you. 

4  Wilt  thou  judge  them,  sonof  man?  wilt 
thou  judge  them?  cause  them  to  know  the 
abominations  of  their  fathers  : 

5  U  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  In  the  day  when  I  chose  Israel; 
and  lifted  up  my  hand  unto  the  seed  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  made  myself 
known  unto  them  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
when  I  lifted  up  my  hand  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  the  Lord  your  God  ; 

6  In  the  day  that  I  lifted  up  my  hand 
unto  them,  to  bring  them  forth  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  into  a  land  that  I  had  espied  for 
them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
a*  the  glory  of  all  lands  : 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them.  Cast  ye  away 
every  man  the  abominations  of  his  eyes, 
and  defile  not  yourselves  with  the  idols  of 
Egypt:  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  But  they  rebelled  against  me,  and 
would  not  hearken  unto  me  :  they  did  not 
every  man  cast  away  the  abominations  of 
their  eves,  neither  did  they  forsake  the 
idols  of  Egypt :  then  I  said,  I  will  pour  out 
my  fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my 
anger  against  them  in  the  midst  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  be  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  among  whom  they  were,  in  whose 
sight  I  made  myself  known  unto  them,  in 
bringingthemforthoutof  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  if  Wherefore,  I  caused  them  to  go 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
them  into  the  wilderness. 

1 1  And  I  gave  them  my  statutes,  and 
shewed  them  my  judgments,  which  if  a 
man  do,  he  shall  even  live  in  them. 

12  Moreover,  also  I  gave  them  my  sab- 
baths, to  be  a  sign  between  me  and  them 
that  they  might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  rebelled 
against  me  in  the  wilderness:  they  walked 
not  in  my  statutes,  and  they  despised  my 
judgments,  which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall 
even  live  in  them  :  and  my  sabbaths  they 
greatly  polluted:  then  I  said,  I  would  pour 
out  my  fury  upon  them  in  the  wilderness, 
to  consume  them. 

14  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  be  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  I  lined  up  my  hand  unto 
them  in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  not 
bring  them  into  the  land  which  I  had  given 
them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
is  the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  Because  they  despised  my  judg- 
ments, and  walked  not  in- my  statutes,  but 


of  the  Israelites. 
for  their  heart  went 


polluted  my  sabbaths: 
after  their  idols. 

17  Nevertheless  mine  eye  spared  them 
from  destroying  them,  neither  did  I  make 
an  end  of  them  in  the  wilderness. 

18  But  I  said  unto  their  children  in  the 
wilderness,  Walk  ye  not  in  the  statutes  of 
your  fathers,  neither  observe  their  judg- 
ments, nor  defileyourselves  with  their  idols: 

19  1  am  the  Lord  your  God;  walk  in 
my  statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments,  and 
do  them ; 

20  And.  hallow  my  sabbaths  ;  and  they 
shall  be  a  sign  between  me  and  you,  that  ye 
may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

21  Notwithstanding,the  children  rebel- 
led against  me :  they  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  neither  kept  my  judgments  to  do 
them,  which  if  a.  man  do,he  shall  even  live 
in  them  :  they  polluted  my  sabbaths  :  then 
I  said,  I  would  pour  out  my  fury  upon  them, 
to  accomplish  my  anger  against  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

22  Nevertheless,!  withdrew  my  hand, 
and  wrought  for  my  name's  sake,  that  it 
should  not  be  polluted  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them  forth . 

23  I  lifted  up  my  hand  unto  them 
also  in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  scat- 
ter them  among  the  heathen,  and  disperse 
them  through  the  countries  ; 

24  Because  they  had  not  executed  my 
judgments,  but  had  despised  my  statutes, 
and  had  polluted  my  sabbaths,  and  their 
ej^es  were  after  their  fathers'  idols. 

25  Wherefore  I  gave  them  also  statutes 
that  were  not  good,  and  judgments  where- 
by they  should  not  live  ; 

26  And  I  polluted  them  in  their  own 
gifts,  in  that  they  caused  to  pass  through 
the  fire  all  that  openeth  the  womb,  that  I 
might  make  them  desolate,  to  the  end  that 
they  might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

27  IF  Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak  unto 
the  house  of  Israel,  and  say.  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Yet  in  this  your 
fathers  have  blasphemed  me,  in  that  they 
have  committed  a  trespass  against  me. 

28  For  when  I  had  brought  them  into 
the  land,  for  the  which  I  lifted  up  my 
hand  to  give  it  to  them,  then  they  sawevery 
high  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and  they 
offered  there  their  sacrifices,  and  there  they 
presented  the  provocation  of  their  offering, 
there  also  they  made  their  sweet  savour, 
and  poured  out  there  iheirdrink-offerings. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  them,  What  is  the 
high  place  whereuntoye  go?  and  the  name 
thereof  is  called  Bamah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore,  say  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Are  ye 
polluted  after  the  manner  of  your  fathers? 
and  commit  ye  whoredom  after  their  abo- 
minations? 

31  For  when  ye  offer  your  gifts,  when 
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God  promises  to  gather  them.  EZEK1EL.        Prophecy  against  Jerusalem, 


ye  make  your  sons  to  pass  through  the  fire, 
ye  pollute  yourselves  with  all  your  idols, 
even  unto  this  day :  and  shall   I   be  in- 

?uired  of  by  you,  O  house  of  Israel?  As 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not  be 
inquired  of  by  you. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  into  your 
mind  shall  not  be  at  all,  that  ye  say,  We 
will  be  as  the  heathen,  as  the  families  of 
the  countries,  to  serve  wood  and  stone. 

33  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  a  stretched- 
out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured  out,  will  I 
rule  over  you: 

34  And  I  will  bring  you  out  from  the 
people,  and  will  gather  you  out  of  the  coun- 
tries wherein  ye  are  scattered,  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  with  a  stretched  out  arm, 
and  with  fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the  wil- 
derness of  the  people,  and  there  will  I 
plead  with  you  face  to  face. 

36  Like  as  I  pleaded  with  your  fathers 
in  the  wilderness  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  so 
will  I  plead  with  you,  saith  the  Lord  God, 

37  And  I  will  cause  you  to  pass  under 
the  rod,  and  I  will  bring  you  into  the  bond 
of  the  covenant : 

38  And  I  will  purge  out  from  among  you 
the  rebels,  and  them  that  transgress  against 
me :  1  will  bring  them  forth  out  of  the 
country  where  they  sojourn,  and  they  shall 
not  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  .Israel,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Go  ye,  serve  ye 
every  one  his  idols,  and  hereafter  also,  if 
ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me  :  but  pollute 
ye  my  holy  name  no  more  with  your  gifts, 
and  with  your  idols. 

40  For  in  my  holy  mountain,  in  the 
mountain  of  the  height  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  there  shall  all  the  house  of 
Israel,  all  of  them  in  the  land,  serve  me  : 
there  will  I  accept  them,  and  there  will  I 
require  your  offerings,  and  the  first  fruits  of 
your  oblations,  with  all  your  holy  things 

41  I  will  accept  you  with  your  sweet 
savour,  when  I  bring  you  out  from  the  peo 
pie,  and  gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  have   been  scattered;  and   I 
will  besanctifiedin  you  before  the  heathen. 

42  And  ye  shall  know  that  Icr/ntheLoRD, 
when  I  shall  bring  you  into  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, into  the  country  for  the  which  1  lift- 
c  d  up    my  hand  to  give  it  to  your  fathers. 

43  And  there  shall  ye  remember  your 
ways,  and  all  your  doings  wherein  ye  nave 
been  defiled;  and  ye  shall  loathe  your- 
selves in  your  own  sight  for  all  your  evils 
that  ye  have  committed. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  wrought  with  you  for 
my  name's  sake,  not  according  to  your 
wicked  ways,  nor  according  to  your  cor- 


rupt doings,  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

45  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

46  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the 
south, anddrop  thy  word  toward  the  south, 
and  prophesy  against  the  forest  of  the  south 
field; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the  south, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  kindle  afire 
in  thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every  green 
tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry  tree:  the 
flaming  flame  shall  not  be  quenched,  and 
all  faces  from  the  south  to  the  north  shall 
be  burned  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that  I  the  Lord 
have  kindled  it :  it  shall  not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  they  say 
of  me,  Doth  he  not  speak  parables? 

CHAP.   XXL 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 


A: 


me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  Jeru- 
salem, and  drop  thy  word  toward  the  holy 
places,  and  prophesy  against  the  land  ot 
Israel, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
and  will  draw  forth  my  sword  out  of  his 
sheath,  and  will  cut  off  from  thee  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  off  from 
thee  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  there- 
fore shallmy  swordgo forth  outof  his  sheath 
against  all  flesh  from  the  south  to  the  north: 

5  That  all  flesh  may  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  drawn  forth  my  sword  out  of 
his  sheath  :  it  shall  not  return  any  more. 

6  Sigh  therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  with 
the  breaking  of  thy  loins ;  and  with  bitter- 
ness sigh  before  their  eyes. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say  unto 
thee,  Wherefore  sighest  thou?  that  thou 
shalt  answer,  For  the  tidings,  because  it 
cometh  :  and  every  heart  shall  melt,  and 
all  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  every  spirit 
shall  faint,  and  all  knees  shall  be  weak  as 
water:  behold,  it  cometh,  and  shall  be 
brought  to  pass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

8  IT  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  A  sword,  a  sword  is 
sharpened,  and  also  furbished  : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore  slaugh- 
ter, jt  is  furbished  that  it  may  glitter; 
should  we  then  make  mirth  ?  it  contemneth 
the  rod  of  my  son,  as  every  tree. 

1 1  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be  furbished, 
that  it  may  be  handled  :  this  sword  is 
sharpened,  and  it  is  furbished,  to  give  it 
into  the  hand  of  the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man:  for  it 
shall  beuoon  my  people,  it  shall  be  upon 

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The  Ammonites  threatened,  CHAP.  XXII.  A  catalogue  of  Jerusalem's  sins. 

all  the  princes  of  Israel :  terrors  by  reason  j  whose  right  it  is  ;  and  I  will  give  it  him 


of  the  sword  shall  be  upon  my  people 
smite  therefore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  Because  itisa.  trial,  and  what  if  the 
sword  contemn  even  the  rod  ?  it  shall  be 
no  more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou,  therefore,  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy, and  smite  thine  hands  together,  and 
let  the  sword  be  doubled  the  third  time, 
the  sword  of  the  slain  :  it  is  the  sword  of 
the  great  men  that  are  slain,  which  entereth 
into  their  privy  chambers. 

15  1  have  set  the  point  of  the  sword 
against  all  their  gates,  that  their  heart  may 
faint,  and  their  ruins  be  multiplied  :  ah  ! 
it  is  made  bright,  it  is  wrapped  up  for  the 
slaughter. 

16  Go  thee  one  way  or  other,  either  on 
the  right  hand,  or  on  the  left,  whitherso- 
ever thy  face  is  set. 

17  I  will  also  smite  my  hands  together, 
and  I  will  cause  my  fury  to  rest :  I  the 
Lord  have  said  it. 

13  IF  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  again,  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint  thee 
two  ways,  that  the  sword  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  may  come  :  both  twain  shall  come 
forth  out  of  one  land :  and  choose  thou  a 
place,  choose  it  at  the  head  of  the  way  to 
the  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the  sword  may 
come  to  Rabbath  of  the  Ammonites,  and 
to  Judah  in  Jerusalem  the  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Babylon  stood  at  the 
parting  of  the  way,  at  the  head  of  the  two 
ways,  to  use  divination  ;  he  made  his  ar- 
rows bright,  he  consulted  with  images,  he 
looked  in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  divination 
for  Jerusalem,  to  appoint  captains,  to  open 
the  mouth  in  the  slaughter,  to  lift  up  the 
voice  with  shouting,  to  appoint  battering 
rams  against  the  gates,  to  cast  a  mount 
and  to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as  a  false 
divination  in  their  sight,  to  them  that  have 
sworn  oaths :  but  he  will  call  to  remem 
brance  the  iniquity,  that  they  may  be  taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  have  made  your  iniquity  to  be 
remembered,  in  that  your  transgressions 
are  discovered,  so  that  in  all  your  doings 
your  sins  do  appear;  because,  I  say,  that 
ye  are  come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall  be 
taken  with  the  hand. 

25  IT  And  thou,  profane  wicked  prince 
of  Israel, whose  day  is  come,  when  iniquity 
shall  have  an  end, 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Remove 
the  diadem,  and  take  off  the  crown  :  this 
shall  not  be  the  same :  exalt  him  that  is 
low,  and  abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  I  will  overturn,  overturn,  overturn  it : 
and  it  shall  be  no  more,  until  he  come 


23  IT  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy  and 
say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  concerning 
the  Ammonites,  and  concerning  their  re- 
proach ;  even  say  thou,  The  sword,  the 
sword  is  drawn  :  for  the  slaughter  it  is  fur- 
bished, to  consume  because  of  the  glit- 
tering : 

29  While  they  see  vanity  unto  thee, 
while  they  divine  a  lie  unto  thee,  to  bring 
thee  upon  the  necks  of  them  that  are  slain, 
of  the  wicked,  whose  day  is  come,  when 
their  iniquity  shall  have  an  end. 

30  Shall  I  cause  it  to  return  into  his 
sheath  ?  I  will  j  udge  thee  in  the  place  where 
thou  wast  created,  in  the  landof  thy  nativity. 

31  And  I  will  pour  out  mine  indignation 
upon  thee,  I  will  blow  against  thee  in  the 
fire  of  my  wrath,  and  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  brutish  men,  and  skilful  to  destroy. 

32  Thou  shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the  fire ;  thy 
blood  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  land ; 
thou  shalt  be  no  more  remembered :  for  1 
the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAP    XXII 

MOREOVER  the  word*  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge, 
wilt  thou  judge  the  bloody  city?  yea,  thou 
shalt  shew  her  all  her  abominations. 

3  Then  say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  The  city  sheddeth  blood  in  the  midst 
of  it,  that  her  time  may  come,  and  maketh 
idols  against  herself  to  defile  herself. 

4  Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy  blood 
that  thou  hast  shed  ;  and  hast  defiled  thy- 
self in  thine  idols  which  thou  hast  made  ; 
and  thou  hast  caused  thy  days  lo  draw  near, 
and  art  come  even  unto  thy  years  :  there- 
fore have  I  made  thee  a  reproach  unto  the 
heathen,  and  a  mocking  to  ail  countries. 

5  Those  that  be  near,  and  those  that  be 
far  from  thee,  shall  mock  thee,  which  art 
infamous  and  much  vexed. 

6  Behold,  the  princes  of  Israel,  every  one 
were  in  thee  to  their  power  to  shed  blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they  set  light  by  father 
and  mother:  in  the  midst  of  thee  have  they 
dealt  by  oppression  with  the  stranger:  in 
thee  have  they  vexed  the  fatherless  and  the 
widow. 

8  Thou  hast  despised  my  holy  thing?, 
and  hast  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

9  In  thee  are  men  that  carry  tales  to  shed 
blood :  and  in  thee  they  eat  upon  the  moun- 
tains :  in  the  midst  of  thee  they  commit 
lewdness.  . 

10  In  thee  have  they  discovered  their 
fathers'  nakedness  :  in  thee  have  they  hum- 
bled her  that  was  set  apart  for  pollution. 

1 1  And  one  hath  committed  abomination 
with  his  neighbour's  wife;  and  another 
hath  lewdly  defiled  his  daughter-in-law  ; 
and  another  in  thee  hath  humbled  his  sis- 
ter, his  father's  daughter. 

631 


God's  judgment  on  Jerusalem,         EZEKIEL. 


Of  Aholah  and  AholibaJi, 


12  In  thee  have  they  taken  gifts  to  shed 
blood  ;  thou  hast  taken  usury  and  increase, 
and  thou  hast  greedily  gained  of  thy  neigh- 
bours by  extortion,  and  hast  forgotten  me, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  IT  Behold,  therefore  1  have  smitten 
my  hand  at  thy  dishonest  gain  which 
fhou  hast  made,  and  at  thy  blood  which 
hath  been  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  Can  thy  heart  endure,  or  can  thy 
hands  be  strong,  in  the  days  that  1  shall 
deal  with  thee?  I  the  Lord  have  spoken 
it,  and  will  do  it. 

15  And  I  will  scatter  thee  among  the 
heathen,  and  disperse  thee  in  the  coun- 
ties, and  will  consume  thy  Pithiness  out 
of  thee. 

16  And  thoushalt  take  thine  inheritance 
in  thyself  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  and 
ihou  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  mail,  the  house  of  Israel  is  to 
me  become  dross:  all  they  are  brass,  and 
tin,  and  iron,  and  lead, in  the  midst  of  the 
furnace ;  they  are  even  the  dross  of  silver. 

19  Theretore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  ye  are  all  become  dross,  behold, 
therefore  I  will  gather  you  into  the  midst 
of  Jerusalem. 

20  As  they  gather  silver,  and  brass,  and 
iron,  and  lead,  and  tin,  into  the  midst  of 
the  furnace,  to  blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to 
melt  it;  so  will  I  gather  you  in  mine  anger 
and  in  my  fury,  and  I  will  leave  you  there, 
and  melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and  blow 
upon  you  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and  ye 
shall  be  melted  in  the  midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the  midst  of 
the  furnace,  so  shall  ye  be  melted  in  the 
midst  thereof;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  poured  out  my  fury  upon  you. 

23  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her,  Thou  art 
the  land  that  is  not  cleansed,  nor  rained 
upon  in  the  day  uf  indignation. 

25  There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her  pro- 
phets in  the  midst  thereof,  like  a  roaring 
lion  ravening  the  prey;  they  have  devoured 
souls;  they  have  taken  the  treasure  and 
precious  things ;  they  have  made  her  many 
widows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

26  Her  priests  have  violated  my  law, 
and  have  profaned   my    holy  things:  they 


28  And  her  prophets  have  daubed  them 
with  untempered  mortar,  seeing  vanity, 
and  divining  lies  unto  them,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  when  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken. 

29  The  people  of  the  land  have  used 
oppression,  and  exercised  robbery,  and 
have  vexed  the  poor  and  needy :  yea,  they 
have  oppressed  the  stranger  wrongfully. 

30  And  I  sought  for  a  man  among  them, 
that  should  make  up  the  hedge,  and  stand 
in  the  gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 
should  not  destroy  it:  but  I  found  none. 

31  Therefore,  have  I  poured  out  mine 
indignation  upon  them ;  1  have  consumed 
them  with  the  fire  of  my  wrath :  their  own 
way  have  I  recompensed  upon  their  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  two  women, 
the  daughters  of  one  mother: 

3  And  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
Egypt;  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
their  youth:  there  were  their  breasts 
pressed,  and  there  they  bruised  the  teats 
of  their  virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  them  were  Aholah 
the  elder,  and  Aholibah  her  sister;  and 
they  were  mine,  and  they  bare  sons  and 
daughters.  Thus  were  their  names;  Sa- 
maria is  Aholah,  and  Jerusalem  Aholibah, 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot  when 
she  was  mine ;  and  she  doted  on  her  lovers, 
on  the  Assyrians  her  neighbours, 

6  Which  were  clothed  with  blue,  cap- 
tains and  rulers,  all  of  them  desirable 
young  men,  horsemen  riding  upon  horses. 

7  Thus  she  committed  her  whoredoms 
with  them,  with  all  them  that  were  the 
chosen  men  of  Assyria,  and  with  all  on 
whom  she  doted;  with  all  their  idols  she 
defiled  herself. 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms 
brought  from  Egypt:  for  in  her  youth  they 
lay  with  her,  and  they  bruised  the  breasts 
of  her  virginity,  and  poured  their  whore- 
dom upon  her. 

9  Wherefore,  I  have  delivered  her  into 
the  hand  of  her  lovers,  into  the  hand  of  the 
Assyrians,  upon  whom  she  doted. 

10  These  discovered  her  nakedness: 
they  took  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  and 
slew  her  wilh  the  sword:  and  she  became 
famous  among  women;  for  they  had  exe- 

have  put  no  difference  between  the  holy  cuted  judgment  upon  her. 

and  profane,  neither  have    they  shewed  I      11  And  when  her  sister  Aholibah  saw 

difference   between   the  unclean  and  theUfc'ff,  she  was  more  corrupt  in  her  inordi- 


clean,  and  have  hid  their  eyes  from  my 
sabbaths,  and  I  am  profaned  among  them. 
27  Her  princes  in  the  midst  thereof  are 
like  wolves  ravening  the  prey,  to  shed 
blood,  and  to  destroy  souls,  to  get  dis- 
honest gain. 


nate  love  than  she,  and  in  her  whoredoms 
more  than  her  sister  in  her  whoredoms. 

12  She  doted  upon  the  Assyrians  her 

neighbours,  captains  and  rulers  clothed 

most  gorgeously,   horsemen  riding  upon 

horses,  all  of  them  desirable  younar  men. 

633 


Judgments  on  them 


CHAP.  XXIII. 


for  their  whoredoms. 


13  Then  I  saw  that  she  was  defiled, 
that  they  took  both  one  way  •, 

14  And  that  she  increased  her  whore- 
doms: for  when  she  saw  men  pourtrayed 
upon  the  wall,  the  images  of  the  Chaldeans 
pourtrayed  with  vermilion, 

15  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their  loins 
exceeding  in  dyed  attire  upon  their  heads 
all  of  them  princes  to  look  to,  after  the 
manner  of  the  Babylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity: 

16  And  as  soon  as  she  saw  them  with 
her  eyes,she  doted  upon  them,  and  sent 
messengers  unto  them  into  Chaldea. 

17  And  the  Babylonians  came  to  her  into 
the  bed  of  love,  and  they  defiled  her  with 
their  whoredom, and  she  was  polluted  with 
them, andher  mind  was  alienated  from  them. 

18  So  she  discovered  her  whoredoms 
and  discovered  her  nakedness :  then  my 
mind  was  alienated  from  her,  like  as  my 
mind  was  alienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whoredoms, 
in  calling  to  remembrance  the  days  of  her 
youth,  wherein  she  had  pla}red  the  harlot 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  paramours 
whose  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  asses,  and 
whose  issue  is  like  the  issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remembrance 
the  lewdness  of  thy  youth,  in  bruising  thy 
teats  by  the  Egyptians  for  the  paps  o?  thy 
youth. 

22  IT  Therefore,  O  Aholibah,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  raise  up  thy 
lovers  against  thee,  from  whom  thy  mind 
is  alienated,  and  I  will  bring  them  against 
thee  on  every  side  ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the  Chal- 
deans, Pekod,  and  Shoa,  and  Koa,  and  all 
the  Assyrians  with  them:  all  of  them  de- 
sirable young  men,  captains  and  rulers, 
great  lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them 
riding  upon  horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against  thee 
with  chariots,  waggons,  and  wheels,  and 
with  an  assembly  of  people,  "which  shall, 
set  against  thee  buckler  and  shield  and 
helmet  round  about :  and  1  will  set  judg- 
ment before  them,  and  they  shall  judge 
thee  according  to  their  judgments. 

25  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy  against 
thee,  and  they  shall  deal  furiously  with 
thee :  they  shall  take  away  thy  nose  and 
thine  ears  ;  and  thy  remnant  shall  fall  by 
the  sword  :  they  shall  take  thy  sons  and 
thy  daughters ;  and  thy  residue  shall  be 
devoured  by  the  fire. 

26  They  shall  also  strip  thee  out  of  thy 
clothes,  and  take  away  thy  fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  wiil  I  make  thy  lewdness  to 
cease  from  thee,  and  thy  whoredom  brought 
from  the  land  of  Egypt :  so  that  thou  shalt 
not  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor  re- 
member Egypt  any  more. 


28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of 
them  whom  thou  hatest,  into  the  hand  of 
them  from  whom  thy  mind  is  alienated: 

29  And  they  shall  deal  with  thee  hate- 
fully, and  shall  take  away  all  thy  labour, 
and  shall  leave  thee  naked  and  bare  :  and 
the  nakedness  of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto  thee,  be- 
cause thou  hast  gone  a  whoring  after  the 
heathen,  and  because  thou  art  polluted 
wiih  their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  thy 
sister  ;  therefore  will  I  give  her  cup  into 
thy  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Thou 
shalt  drink  of  thy  sister's  cup  deep  and 
large  :  thou  shalt  be  laughed  to  scorn  and 
had  in  derision  ;  it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with  drunken- 
ness and  sorrow,  with  the  cup  of  astonish- 
ment and  desolation,  with  the  cup  of  thy 
sister  Samaria. 

34  Thou  shalt  even  drink  it  and  suck  it 
out,  and  thou  shalt  break  the  sherds  there- 
of, and  pluck  off  thine  own  breasts:  for  I 
have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  cast 
me  behind  thy  back,  therefore  bear  thou 
also  thy  lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 

36  IT  The  Lord  said,  moreover,  unto 
me  ;  Son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge  Aholah 
and  Aholibah?  yea,  declare  unto  them 
their  abominations  ; 

37  That  they  have  committed  adulter}-, 
and  blood  is  in  their  hands,  and  with  their 
idols  have  they  committed  adultery,  and 
have  also  caused  their  sons,  whom  they 
bare  unto  me,  to  pass  for  them  through  the 
fire,  to  devour  them. 

38  Moreover,  this  they  have  done  unto 
me  :  they  have  defiled  my  sanctuary  in  the 
same  day,  and  have  profaned  my  sab- 
baths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their  chil- 
dren to  their  idols,  then  they  came  the 
same  day  into  my  sanctuary  to  profane  it; 
and  lo,  thus  have  they  done  in  the  midst  of 
my  house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye  have  sent 
for  men  to  come  from  far,  unto  whom  a 
messenger  was  sent ;  and  lo,  they  came : 
for  whom  thoudidstwash  thyself,  paintedst 
thy  eyes,  and  deckedst  thyself  with  orna- 
ments, , 

41  And  satest  upon  a  stately  bed, 
a  table  prepared  beiore  it,  whereupon  thou 
hast  set  mine  incense  and  mine  oil.  _ 

42  And  a  voice  of  a  multitude  being  at 
ease  was  with  her :  and  with  the  men  of  the 
common  sort  were  brought  Sabeans  trom 
the  wilderness,  which  celeteiipon 


Destruction  of  Jerusalem  shewn.      EZEKIEL. 


The  calamity  of  the  Jews. 


their  hands,  and  beautiful  crowns  upon 
their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  was  old  in 
adulteries,  Will  they  now  commit  whore- 
doms with  her,  and  she  u-ith  them? 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her,  as  they 
go  in  unto  a  woman  that  playefh  the  har- 
lot :  so  went  they  in  unto  Aholah  and  unto 
Aholibah,  the  lewd  women. 

45  IT  And  the  righteous  men,  they  shall 
judge  them  after  the  manner  of  adulte- 
resses, and  after  the  manner  of  women  that 
shed  blood  ;  because  they  are  adulteresses, 
and  blood  is  in  their  hands. 

46  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will 
bring  up  a  company  upon  them,  and  will 
give  them  to  be  removed  and  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  stone  them 
with  stones,  and  despatch  them  with  their 
f  words  ;  they  shall  slay  their  sons  and  their 
daughters, andburn  up  theirhouses  with  fire. 

48  Thus  will  I  cause  lewdness  to  cease 
out  of  the  land,  that  all  women  may  be 
taught  not  to  do  after  your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense  your 
lewdness  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  bear  the 
sins  of  your  idols :  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AGAIN  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  tenth  dayoi the  month, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me ,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the  name  of 
the  day,  even  of  this  same  day  :  the  king  of 
Babylon  set  himself  against  Jerusalem  this 
same  day. 

3,And  utter  a  parable  unto  the  rebellious 
house,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Set  on  a  pot,  set  it  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into  it,  even 
every  good  piece,  (he  thigh,  and  the  shoul- 
der ;  fill  it  with  the  choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock,  and  burn 
also  the  bones  under  it,  and  make  it  boil 
well,  and  let  them  seethe  the  bones  of  it 
therein. 

6  IF  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city ,  to  the  pot  whose  scum 
is  therein,  and  whose  scum  is  notgoneout 
of  it!  bring  it  out  piece  by  piece;  let  no 
lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst  of  her  ; 
she  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a  rock ;  she  poured 
it  not  upon  the  ground,  to  cover  it  with  dust; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to  come  up 
to  take  vengeance  ;  I  have  set  her  blood 
upon  the  top  of  a  rock,  that  it  should  not 
be  covered. 

9  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city!  I  will  even  make 
the  pile  for  tire  great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire,  con- 
sume the  flesh,  and  spice  it  well,  and  let 
the  bones  be  burned. 


1 1  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the  coals 
thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it  may  be  hot,  and 
may  burn,  and  that  the  filthiness  of  it  may- 
be molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it  may  be 
consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with  lies, 
and  her  great  scum  went  not  forth  out  of 
her:  her  scum  shall  be  in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness :  because 
1  have  purged  thee,  and  thou  wast  not 
purged,  thou  shalt  not  be  purged  from  thy 
filthiness  any  more  till  I  have  caused  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it:  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  and  1  will  do  it;  I  will  not 

?o  back,  neither  will  I  spare,  neither  will 
repent ;  according  to  tlry  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  U  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take  away  from 
thee  the  desire  of  thine  eyes  with  a  stroke  : 
yet  neither  shalt  thou  mourn  nor  weep, 
neither  shall  thy  tears  run  down. 

17  Forbear  to  cry,  make  no  mourning' 
for  the  dead,  bind  the  tire  of  thy  head 
upon  thee,  and  put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy 
feet,  and  cover  not  thy  lips,  and  eat  not  the 
bread  of  men. 

1 8  So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in  the 
morning  :  and  at  even  my  wife  died  ;  and  I 
did  in  the  morning  as  1  was  commanded. 

19  ff  And  the  people  said  unto  me. 
Wilt  thou  not  tell  us  what  these  things  are 
to  us,  that  thou  doest  so  ? 

20  Then  I  answered  them,  The  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  profane 
my  sanctuary,  the  excellency  of  your 
strength,  the  desire  of  your  eyes,  and  that 
which  your  soul  pitieth;  and  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  whom  ye  have  left  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have  done  :  ye 
shall  not  cover  your  lips,  nor  eat  the  bread 
of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon  your 
heads,  and  your  shoes  upon  your  feet :  ye 
shall  not  mourn  nor  weep  ;  but  ye  shall 
pine  awa)r  for  your  iniquities,  and  mourn 
one  toward   another. 

24  Thus  Ezekiel  is  unto  you  a  sign :  ac- 
cording to  all  that  he  hath  done  shall  ye 
do:  aiirJ  when  this  cometh,  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it  not  be 
in  the  day  when  I  take  from  them  their 
strength,  the  joy  of  their  glory,  the  desire 
of  their  eyes,  and  that  whereupon  they  set 
their  minds,  their  sons  and  their  daughters, 

26  That  he  that  escapeth  in  that  day 
shall  come  unto  thee,  to  cause  thee  to  hear 
it  with  thine  ears? 

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CHAP.  XXV   XXVI. 


God's  vengeance  on  Moab. 

27  In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth  be  open- 
ed to  him  which  is  escaped,  and  thou  shalt 
speak,  and  be  no  more  dumb  :  and  thou 
shalt  be  a  sign  unto  them  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  the 
Ammonites,  and  prophesy  against  them  ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Ammonites,  Hear 
fhe  word  of  the  Lord  God  ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Because  thou  saidst,  Aha, 
against  my  sanctuary,  when  it  was  pro- 
faned; and  against  the  land  of  Israel,  when 
it  was  desolate  ;  and  against  the  house  of 
Judah,  when  they  went  into  captivity ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I  will  deliver  thee 
to  the  men  of  the  east  for  a  possession,  and 
they  shall  set  their  palaces  in  thee,  and 
make  their  dwellings  in  thee  :  they  shall 
eat  thy  fruit,  and  the)'-  shall  drink  thy  milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  Rabbah  a  stable  for 
camels,  and  the  Ammonites  a  couching- 
place  for  flocks  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
thou  hast  clapped  thy  hands,  and  stamp- 
ed with  the  feet,  and  rejoiced  in  heart  with 
all  thy  despite  against  the  land  of  Israel ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  1  will  stretch  out 
my  hand  upon  thee,  and  will  deliver 
thee  for  a  spoil  to  the  heathen ;  and  I  will 
cut  thee  off  from  the  people,  and  I  will 
cause  thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries  : 
I  will  destroy  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  know 
that  1  am  the  Lord. 

8  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
that  Moab  and  Seir  do  say,  Behold,  the 
house  of  Judah  is  like  unto  all  the  heathen ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  open  the 
side  of  Moab  from  the  cities,  from  his  cities 
which  ore  on  his  frontiers,  the  glory  of  the 
country,  Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meon,  and 
Kiriathaim, 

10  Unto  the  men  of  the  east  with  the 
Ammonites,  and  will  give  them  in  posses- 
sion, that  the  Ammonites  may  not  be  re- 
membered among  the  nations. 

1 1  And  I  will  execute  judgments  upon 
Moab ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

1 2  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
that  Edom  hath  dealt  against  the  house  of 
Judah  by  taking  vengeance,  and  hath 
greatly  offended,  and  revenged  himself 
upon  them ; 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  will  also  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
Edom,  and  will  cutoff  man  and  beast  from 
it ;  and  I  will  make  it  desolate  from  Te- 


Tyrus  is  threatened. 

and  they  shall  do  in  Edom  according  to 
mine  anger  and  according  to  my  fury  ;  and 
they  shall  know  my  vengeance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

1 5  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
the  Philistines  have  dealt  by  revenge,  and 
have  taken  vengeance  with  a  despiteful 
heart,  to  destroy  it  for  the  old  hatred ; 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  1  will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
the  Philistines,  and  I  will  cut  off  the  Che- 
rethims,  and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the 
sea  coasts. 

17  And  I  will  execute  great  vengeance 
upon  them  with  furious  rebukes  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  1 
shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon  them. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  because  that  Tyrus  hath 
said  against  Jerusalem,  Aha,  she  is  broken 
that  was  the  gates  of  the  people :  she  is 
turned  unto  me:  I  shall  be  replenished.. 
now  she  is  laid  waste  : 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  Tyrus,  and 
will  cause  many  nations  to  come  up  against 
thee,  as  the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to 
come  up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  the  walls  of 
Tyrus,  and  break  down  her  towers  :  I  will 
also  scrape  her  dust  from  her,  and  make 
her  like  the  top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  place  for  the  spreading 
of  nets  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  :  fori  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God  :  and  it 
shall  become  a  spoil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  which  are  in  the 
field  shall  be  slain  by  the  sword  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  bring  upon  Tyrus,Nebuchad- 
rezzar  king  of  Babylon,  a  king  of  kings, 
from  the  north,  with  horses,  and  with 
chariots,  and  with  horsemen,  and  com- 
panies, and  much  people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword  thy 
daughters  in  the  field  :  and  he  shall  make 
a  fort  against  thee,  and  cast  a  mount  against 
thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler  against  thee. 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of  war  against 
thy  walls,  and  with  his  axes  he  shall  break 
down  thy  towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance  ot  his 
horses,  their  dust  shall  cover  thee  :  thy 
walls  shall  shake  at  the  noise  of  the  horse- 
men, and  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the  chariots, 
when  he  shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as  men 


man  ;  and  they  of  Dedan  shall  fall  by  the  | enter  into  a  city  wherein  is  made  a  breach. 

sword.  1 1  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses  shall  he 

14  And  I  will  lay  my  vengeance  upon  I  tread  down  all  thy  streets:   he  shall  slay 

Edom  by  the  hand  of  my  people  Israel:! thy  people  by  the  sword,  and  thy  strong 

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The  mourning  for  Tyrus. 


garrisons  shall  go  down  to  the  ground. 

12  And  they  shall  make  a  spoil  of  thy 
riches,  and  make  a  prey  of  thy  merchan- 
dise: and  they  shall  break  down  thy  walls, 
and  destroy  thy  pleasant  houses:  and  they 
shall  lay  thy  stones,  and  thy  timber,  and 
thy  dust,in  the  midst  of  the  water. 

13  And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of  thy 
songs  to  cease  ;  and  the  sound  of  thy  harps 
shall  be  no  more  heard. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  like  the  top  of 
a  rock :  thou  shalt  be  a  place  to  spread  nets 
upon  thou  shalt  be  built  no  more :  for  i  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  Ty- 
rus; Shall  not  the  isles  shake  at  the  sound 
of  thy  fall,  when  the  wc  unded  cry,  when 
the  slaughter  is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee? 

16  Then  all  the  princes  of  the  sea  shall 
come  down  from  their  thrones,  and  lay 
away  their  robes,  and  put  off  their  broider- 
ed  garments:  they  shall  clothe  themselves 
with  trembling  ;  they  shall  sit  upon  the 
ground,  and  shall  tremble  at  every  mo- 
ment, and  be  astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a  lamenta- 
tion for  thee,  and  say  to  thee,  How  art 
thou  destroyed,  that  wast  inhabited  of  sea- 
faring men,  the  renowned  city,  which 
wast  strong  in  the  sea,  she  and  her  in- 
habitants, which  cause  their  terror  to  be  on 
all  that  haunt  it! 

18  Now,  shall  the  isles  tremble  in  the 
day  of  thy  fall ;  yea,  the  isles  that  are  in 
the  sea  shall  be  troubled  at  thy  departure. 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  When 
I  shall  make  thee  a  desolate  city,  like  the 
cities  that  are  not  inhabited  ;  when  I  shall 
bring  up  the  deep  upon  thee,  and  great 
waters  shall  cover  thee  ; 

20  When  I  shall  bring  thee  down  with 
them  that  descend  into  the  pit,  with  the 
people  of  old  time,  and  shall  set  thee  in 
the  low  parts  of  the  earth,  in  places  deso- 
late of  old,  with  them  that  go  down  to  the 
pit,  that  thou  be  not  inhabited  ;  and  I  shall 
set  glory  in  the  land  of  the  living ; 

21  I  will  make  thee  a  terror,  and  thou 
shalt  be  no  more :  though  thou  be  sought 
for,  yet  shalt  thou  never  be  found  again, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  take  up  a  la- 
mentation for  Tyrus ; 

3  And  say  unto  Tyrus,  O  thou  that  art 
situate  at  the  entry  of  the  sea,  which  art  a 
merchant  of  the  people  for  many  isles, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  O  Tyrus,  thou 
hast  said,  *I  am  of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  midst  of  the 
seas,   thy    builders    have 
beaw 


EZEKIEL.  Tlie  rich  supply  of  Tyrus. 

fir-trees  of  Senir :  they  have  taken  cedars 
from  Lebanon  to  make  masts  for  thee. 

6  Of  ihe  oaks  of  Bashan  have  they  made 
thine  oars  ;  the  company  of  the  Ashurites 
have  made  thy  benches  of  ivory,  brought 
out  of  the  isles  of  Chittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work  from 
Egypt  was  that  which  thou  spreadest  forth 
to  be  thy  sail ;  blue  and  purple  from  the 
isles  of  Elishah  was  that  which  covered 
thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and  Arvad 
were  thy  mariners  :  thy  wise  men,  O  Ty- 
rus, that  were  in  thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  Gebal  and  the  wise 
men  thereof  were  in  thee  thy  calkers  :  all 
the  ships  of  the  sea  with  their  mariners 
were  in  thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 

10  They  of  Persia,and  of  Lud,and  of 
Phut,were  in  thine  army,  thy  men  of  war: 
they  hanged  ihe  shield  and  helmet  in  thee  ; 
they  set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

1 1  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine  army 
were  upon  thy  walls  round  about,  and  the 
Gammadims  were  in  thy  towers :  they 
hanged  their  shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about ;  they  have  made  thy  beauty  perfect. 

12  Tarshish  syas  thy  merchant  by  rea- 
son of  the  multitude  of  all  kind  q/*riches  ; 
with  silver,  iron,  tin,  and  lead,  they  traded 
in  thy  fairs. 

13  Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  they 
were  thy  merchants  :  they  traded  the  per- 
sons of  men  and  vessels  of  brass  in  thy 
market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  Togarmah 
traded  in  thy  fairs  with  horses  and  horse- 
men and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  Dedan  were  thy  mer- 
chants ;  many  isles  were  the  merchandise 
of  thy  hand :  they  brought  thee  for  a 
present,horns  of  ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syria  was  thy  merchant  by  reason  ot 
the  multitude  of  the  wares  of  thy  making: 
they  occupied  in  thy  fairs  with  emeralds, 
purple,  and  broidered  work,  and  fine  linen, 
and  coral,  and  agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel,  they 
were  thy  merchants  :  they  traded,  in  thy 
market,  wheat  of  Minnith  and  Pannag, 
and  honey,  and  oil,  and  balm. 

2  8  Damascus  was  thy  merchant  in  the 
multitude  of  the  wares  of  thy  making,  for 
the  multitude  of  all  riches  ;  in  the  wine  of 
Helbon,  and  white  wool. 


19  Dan  also  and  Javan  going  to  and  fro. 
occupied  in  thy  fair; :  bright  iron,  cassia, 
and  calamus,  were  in  thy  market. 

20  Dedan  was  thy  merchant  in  precious 
clothes  for  chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of  Kedar, 
,  they  occupied  with  thee  in  lambs,  and  rams, 

perfected  thy  j  and  goats:  in  these  were  they  thy  merchants. 

22  The  merchants  of  Sheba  and  Raa- 
:  they  oc- 


ty. 

5  1  ney  have  made  all  thy  sZ/Tp-bonrdsofmah,  they  were  thy  merchants 

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The  great  fall  thereof.  CHAP.  XXVIII. 

cupicd  in  thy  fairs  with  chief  of  all  spices, 
and  with  all  precious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  Haran,  and  Canneh,  and  Eden,  the 
merchants  of  Sheba,  Asshur,  and  Chilmad, 
were  thy  merchants. 

24  These  were  thy  merchants  in  all  sorts 
of  things,  in  blue  clothes,  and  broidered 
work,  and  in  chests  of  rich  apparel,  bound 
with  cords,  and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy 
merchandise. 

25  The  ships  of  Tarshish  did  sing-  of 
thee  in  thy  market ;  and  thou  wast  re- 
plenished, and  made  very  glorious  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas. 

26  H  Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee 
into  great  waters  :  the  east  wind  hath  bro- 
ken thee  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy  mer- 
chandise, thy  mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thy 
calkers,  and  the  occupiers  of  thy  mer- 
chandise, and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are 
in  thee,  and  in  all  thy  company  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into  the 
midst  of  the  seas,in  the  day  of  thy  ruin. 

28  The  suburbs  shall  shake  at  the  sound 
of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots. 

29  And  all  that  handle  the  oar,  the  ma- 
riners, and  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall 
come  down  from  their  ships,  they  shall 
stand  upon  the  land  ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  tobe  heard 
against  thee,  and  shall  cry  bitterly,  and 
shall  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads,  they 
shall  wallow  themselves  in  the  ashes: 

31  And  they  shall  make  themselves  ut- 
terly bald  for  thee,  and  gird  them  with 
sackcloth,  and  they  shall  weep  for  thee  with 
bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter  wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they  shall  take 
up  a  lamentation  for  thee,  and  lament  over 
thee,  saying,  What  city  ishke  Tyrus,  like 
the  destroyed  in  the  midst  of  the  sea? 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth  out  of 
the  seas,  thou  nlledst  many  people;  thou 
didst  enrich  the  kings  of  the  earth  with 
the  multitude  of  thy  riches  and  of  thy 
merchandise. 

34  In  the  time  when  thou  shalt  be  bro- 
ken by  the  seas  in  the  depths  of  the  wa- 
ters, thy  merchandise  and  all  thy  company 
in  the  midst  of  thee  shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles  shall 
be  astonished  at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall 
fee  sore  afraid,  they  shall  be  troubled  in 
their  countenance. 

36  The  merchants  among  the  people 
shall  hiss  at  thee  ;  thou  shalt  be  a  terror, 
and  never  shalt  be  any  more. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince  of 
Tyrus,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Because  j 
thy  heart   is  lifted  up,  and  thou  hast  said, 
I  am  a  God,  I  sit  in  the  seat  of  God,  in  the 


The  prince  of  Tyrus  judged. 

midst  of  the  seas ;  yet  thou  art  a  man,  and 
not  God,  though  thou  set  thy  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God: 

3  Behold,  thou  art  wiser  than  Daniel ; 
there  is  no  secret  that  they  can  hide  from 
thee: 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with  thine  un- 
derstanding thou  hast  gotten  thee  riches, 
and  hast  gotten  gold  and  silver  into  thy 
treasures : 

5  By  thy  great  wrisdom  and  by  thy 
traffic,  hast  thou  increased  thy  riches,  and 
thy   heart  isliftedupbecause  of  thy  riches: 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Because  thou  hast  set  thy  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  bring  stran- 
gers upon  thee,  the  terrible  of  the  nations: 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords  against 
the  beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they  shall 
defile  thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to  the 
pit,  and  thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  them 
that  are  slain  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  say  before  him  that 
slayeth  thee,  I  am  God  ?  but  thou  shalt  be 
a  man,  and  no  God,  in  the  hand  of  him 
that  slayeth  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  the  un- 
circumcised  by  the  hand  of  strangers :  for 
I  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

1 1  If  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation 
upon  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saitb  the  Lord  Gcd  ;  Thou  sealest 
up  the  sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in 
beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  Eden  the  garden 
of  God  :  every  precious  stone  was  thy  co- 
vering, the  sardius,  topaz,  and  the  diamond, 
the  beryl,  the  onyx,  and  the  jasper,  the 
sapphire,  the  emerald,  and  the  carbuncle, 
and  gold:  the  workmanship  of  thy  tabrets 
and  of  thy  pipes,  was  prepared  in  thee  in 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created. 

14  Thou  art  the  anointed  cherub  that 
covereth:  and  I  have  set  thee  so:  thou 
wast  upon  the  holy  mountain  of  God;  thou 
hast  walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst  of 
the  stones  of  fire. 

15  Thou  wast  perfect  in  thy  ways  from 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created,  till  iniquity 
was  found  in  thee. 

16  By  the  multitude  of  thy  merchandise 
they  have  filled  the  midst  of  thee  with  vio- 
lence, and  thou  hast  sinned:  therefore  I 
will  cast  thee  as  profane  out  of  the  moun- 
tain of  God:  and  I  will  destroy  thee,  O 
covering  cherub,  from  the  midst  of  the 
stones  of  fire; 

17  Thy  heart  was  lifted  up  because  of 
thy  beauty,  thou  hastcorrupted  thy  wisdom 
by  reason  of  thy  brightness:  I  will  cast 
thee  to  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  be 

637 


The  judgment  of  Zidon. 


EZEKIEL. 


Tfie  desolation  of  Egypt, 


fore  kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 

1 8  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanctuaries  by 
the  multitude  of  thine  iniquities,  by  the 
iniquity  of  thy  traffic ;  therefore  will  I 
bring  forth  a  fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it 
shall  devour  thee,  and  I  will  bring  thee  to 
ashes  upon  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  all  them 
that  behold  thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee  among  the 
people  shall  be  astonished  at  thee :  thou 
shaft  be  a  terror,  and  never  shalt  thou  be 
any  more. 

20  IF  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Zidon,  and  prophesy  against  it, 

22  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  Zidon ;  and 
I  will  be  glorified  in  the  midst  of  thee: 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  shall  have  executed  judgments  in 
her,  and  shall  be  sanctified  in  her. 

23  For  I  will  send  into  her  pestilence, 
and  blood  into  her  streets;  and  the  wounded 
shall  be  judged  in  the  midst  of  her  by  the 
sword  upon  her  on  every  side ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

24  IF  And  there  shall  be  no  more  a 
pricking  brier  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  nor 
any  grieving  thorn  of  all  that  are  round 
about  them  that  despised  them  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  When  I 
shall  have  gathered  the  house  of  Israel  from 
the  people  among  whom  they  are  scattered, 
and  shall  be  sanctified  in  them  in  the  sight 
of  theheathen,thenshalltheydwell  in  their 
land  that  I  have  given  to  my  servant  Jacob. 

26  And  they  shall  dwell  safely  therein, 
and  shall  build  houses,  and  plant  vine- 
yards.; yea,  they  shall  dwell  with  confi- 
dence, when  I  have  executed  judgments 
upon  all  those  that  despise  them  round 
about  them;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

IN  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  twelfth  day  of  the  month,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  prophesy 
against  him,  and  against  all  Egypt: 

3  Speak,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  the  great  dragon  that  lieth 
in  the  midst  of  his  rivers,  which  hath  said. 
My  river  is  mine  own,  and  I  have  made  it 
for  myself. 

4  But  I  will  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws,  and 
I  will  cause  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  to  stick 
unto  thy  scales,  and  I  will  bring  thee  up 
out  of  the  midst  of  thy  rivers,  and  all  the 
fish  of  thy  rivers  shall  stick  unto  thy  scales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  thrown  into  the 
wilderness,  thee  and  all  the  fish  of  thy 


rivers:  thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  fields ; 
thou  shalt  not  be  brought  together,  nor 
gathered :  I  have  given  thee  tor  meat  to 
the  beasts  of  the  field  and  to  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven. 

6  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  because  they 
have  been  a  staff  of  reed  to  the  house  cf 
Israel. 

7  When  they  took  hold  of  thee  by  thy 
hand,  thou  didst  break,  and  rend  all  their 
shoulder:  and  w^en  they  leaned  upon  thee 
thou  brakest,  *Snd  madest  all  their  loins 
to  be  at  a  stand. 

8  IF  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  thee, 
and  cut  off  man  and  beast  out  of  thee. 

9  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be  deso- 
late and  waste ;  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord:  because  he  hath  said, 
The  river  is  mine,  and  I  have  made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore  1  am  against  thee, 
and  against  thy  rivers,  and  I  will  make  the 
land  of  Egypt  utterly  waste  and  desolate, 
from  the  tower  of  Syene  even  unto  the 
border  of  Ethiopia. 

1 1  No  foot  of  man  shall  pass  through 
it,  nor  foot  of  beast  shall  pass  through  it, 
neither  shall  it  be  inhabited  forty  years. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  land  of  Egypt 
desolate  in  the  midst  of  the  countries  that 
are  desolate,  and  her  cities  among  the 
cities  that  are  laid  waste  shall  be  desolate 
forty  years :  and  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse 
them  through  the  countries. 

13  IF  Yet  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  At 
the  end  of  forty  years  will  1  gather  the 
Egyptians  from  the  people  whither  they 
were  scattered : 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  Egypt,  and  will  cause  them  to  return 
into  the  land  of  Pathros,  into  the  land  of 
their  habitation ;  and  they  shall  be  there 
a  base  kingdom. 

1 5  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the  kingdoms; 
neither  shall  it  exalt  itself  any  more  above 
the  nations  :  for  I  will  diminish  them,  that 
they  shall  no  more  rule  over  the  nations. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the  confi- 
dence of  the  house  of  Israel,  which  bring- 
eth  their  iniquity  to  remembrance,  when 
they  shall  look  after  them :  but  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  IF  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven 
and  twentieth  year,  in  the  first  month,  in 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon  caused  his  army  to  serve  a  great 
service  against  Tyrus:  every  head  was 
made  bald,  and  every  shoulder  was  peel- 
ed :  yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army, 
for  Tyrus,  for  the  service  that  he  had 
served  against  it : 

638       " 


Egypt  is  made  desolate 

1 9  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  give  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon ;  and  he 
shall  take  her  multitude,  and  take  her 
spoil,  and  take  her  prey;  and  it  shall  be 
the  wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of  Egypt 
for  his  labour  wherewith  he  served  against 

it,  because  they  wrought  for  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

21  If  In  that  day  will  I  cause  the  horn 
of  the  house  of  Israel  to  bud  forth,  and  I 
will  give  thee  the  opening  of  the  mouth  in 
me  midst  of  them ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Howl  ye,  Wo  worth 
the  day ! 

3  For  the  day  is  near,  even  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  near,  a  cloudy  day ;  it  shall  be 
the  time  of  the  heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon  Egypt, 
and  great  pain  shall  be  in  Ethiopia,  when 
the  slain  shall  fall  in  Egypt,  and  they  shall 
take  away  her  multitude,  and  her  founda- 
tions shall  be  broken  down. 

5  Ethiopia,  and  Libya,  and  Lydia,  and 
all  the  mingled  people,  and  Chub,  and  the 
men  of  the  land  that  is  in  league,  shall  fall 
with  them  by  the  sword. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  They  also  that 
uphold  Egypt  shall  fall ;  and  the  pride  of 
her  power  shall  come  down:  from  the 
tower  of  Syene  shall  they  fall  in  it  by  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  And  they  shall  be  desolate  in  the 
midst  of  the  countries  that  are  desolate, 
and  her  cities  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the 
cities  that  are  wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  1  have  set  a  fire  in  Egypt,  and 
•when  all  her  helpers  shall  be  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  shall  messengers  go  forth 
from  me  in  ships  to  make  the  careless 
Ethiopians  afraid,  and  great  pain  shall 
come  upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of  Egypt 
for,lo,  it  cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will  also 
make  the  multitude  of  Egj^pt  to  cease  by 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  him,  the! he  shall 
terrible  of  the  nations,  shall  be  brought  to  Egypt, 
destroy  the  land:  and  they  shall  draw  thei.r|     26  And 
swords  against  Egypt,   and  fill 
with  the  slain. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  rivers  dry,  and 
sell  the  land  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  : 
and  I  will  make  the  land  waste,  and  all 
that  is  therein,  by  the  hand  of  strangers : 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

1 3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 


CHAP.  XXX,  XXXI.    by  the  strength  of  Babylon. 


destroy  the  idols,  and  1  will  cause  their 
images  to  cease  out  of  Noph ;  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  a  prince  of  the  land  ot 
Egypt :  and  I  will  put  a  fear  in  the  land  oi 

Egypt- 

14  And  I  will  make  Pathros  desolate, 
and  will  set  fire  in  Zoan,  and  will  execute 
judgments  in  No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  my  fury  upon  Sin, 
the  strength  of  Egypt ;  and  I  Avill  cut  ofl 
the  multitude  of  No. 

16  And  I  will  set  fire  in  Egypt:  Sin 
shall  have  great  pain,  and  No  shall  be  rent 
asunder,  and  Noph  shall  have  distresses 
daily. 

1 7  The  young  men  of  Aven  and  of  Pi- 
beseth  shall  fall  by  the  sword:  and  these 
cities  shall  go  into  captivity. 

18  At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day  shall 
be  darkened,  when  I  shall  break  there 
the  yokes  of  Egypt:  and  the  pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease  in  her:  as  for  her,  a 
cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments  in 
Egypt :  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

20  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  in  the  first  month,  in  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  broken  the  arm 
of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  and  lo,  it  shall 
not  be  bound  up  to  be  healed,  to  put  a 
roller  to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong  to  hold 
the  sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  will  break  his  arms,  the  strong, 
and  that  which  was  broken ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  sword  to  fall  out  of  his  hand. 

23  And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse  them 
through  the  countries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  put  my  sword  in  his 
hand:  but  1  will  break  Pharaoh's  arms, 
and  he  shall  groan  before  him  with  the 
groanings  of  a  deadly-wounded  man. 

25  But  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  the  arms  of  Pharaoh 
shall  fall  down;  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  put  my  sword 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 

stretch  it  out  upon  the  land  ot 


I  will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
the  landj  among  the    nations,    and  disperse  them 
among  the  countries ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  in  the  third  month,  in  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the 
will  also  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 
639 


A1 


Glory  and  fall  of  Assyria.  EZEK1EL. 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king 
ot  Egypt,  and  to  his  multitude  ;  Whom 
art  thou  like  in  thy  greatness? 

3  IF  Behold,  the  Assyrian  was  a  cedar 
in  Lebanon  with  fair  branches,  and  with  a 
shadowing  shroud,  and  of  a  high  stature  ; 
and  his  lop  was  among  the  thick  boughs. 

4  The  waters  made  him  great,  the  deep 
set  him  up  on  high  with  her  rivers  running 
round  about  his  plants,  and  sent  out  her 
little  rivers  unto  all  the  trees  of  the  field. 

5  Therefore,  his  height  was  exalted 
above  all  the  trees  of  the  field,  and  his 
boughs  were  multiplied,  and  his  branches 
became  long  because  of  the  multitude  of 
waters,  when  he  shot  forth. 

6  All  the  fowls  of  heaven  made  their 
nests  in  his  boughs,  and  under  his  branches 
did  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  bring  forth 
their  young,  and  under  his  shadow  dwelt 
all  great  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  greatness,  in 
the  length  of  his  brandies :   for  his  root 


was  by  great  waters. 
8  I  he  cedars  in  tl 


the  garden  of  God 
could  not  hide  him  :  the  fir-trees  were  not 
like  his  boughs,  and  the  chesnut-trees  were 
not  like  his  branches  ;  not  any  tree  in  the 
garden  of  God  was  like  unto  him  in  his 
beauty. 

9  I  have  made  him  fair  by  the  multitude 
of  his  branches :  so  that  all  the  trees  of 
Eden,  that  were  in  the  garden  of  God,  en- 
vied him. 

10  H  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Because  thou  hast  lifted  up  thyself  in 
height,  and  he  hath  shot  up  his  top  among 
the  thick  boughs,  and  his  heart  is  lifted  up 
in  his  height ; 

111  have  therefore  delivered  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  mighty  one  of  the  heathen  ; 
he  shall  surely  deal  with  him :  I  have 
driven  him  out  for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  the  terrible  of  the  na- 
tions, have  cut  him  off,  and  have  left  him  : 
upon  the  mountains  and  in  all  the  valleys 
his  branches  are  fallen,  and  his  boughs  are 
broken  by  all  the  rivers  of  the  land  ;  and 
all  the  people  of  the  earth  are  gone  down 
from  his  shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

13  Upcn  his  ruin  shall  all  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  remain,  and  all  the  beasts  of 
the  field  shall  be  upon  bis  branches : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all  the  trees 
by  the  waters,  exalt  themselves  for  their 
height,  neither  shoot  up  their  top  among 
the  thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees  stand 
up  in  their  height,  all  that  drink  water : 
for  they  are  all  delivered  unto  death,  to  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth,  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  men,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In  the  day 
when  he  went  down  to  the  grave  I  caused 
a  mourning :  I  covered  the  deep  for  him, 


A  lamentation  for  the 

and  I  restrained  the  floods  thereof,  and  the 

£reat  waters  were  stayed:  and  I  caused 
,ebanon  to  mourn  for  him,  and  all  the  trees 
of  the  field  fainted  for  him. 

16  I  made  the  nations  to  shake  at  the 
sound  of  his  fall,  when  I  cast  him  down  to 
hell  with  them  that  descend  into  the  pit : 
and  all  the  trees  of  Eden,  the  choice  and 
best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink  water, shall 
be  comforted  in  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell  with 
him^unto  them  that  be  slain  with  the  sword  : 
and  they  that  were  his  arm,  that  dwelt  un- 
der his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the  heathen. 

18  IF  To  whom  art  thou  thus  like  in 
glory  and  in  greatness  among  the  trees  of 
Eden?  yet  shait  thou  bebroughtdown  with 
the  trees  of  Eden  unto  the  nether  parts  of 
the  earth:  thou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst  of  the 
uncircumcised  with  them  that  be  slain  by 
the  sword.  This  is  Pharaoh  and  all  hi? 
multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

AND  itcame  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation  fo? 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thou  art  like  a  youngj  lion  of  the  nations, 
and  thou  art  as  a  whale  in  the  seas  :  and 
thou  earnest  forth  with  thy  rivers,  and 
troubledst  the  waters  with  thy  feet,  and 
fouledst  their  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will 
therefore  spread  out  my  net  over  thee  with 
a  company  of  many  people ;  and  they  shall 
bring  thee  up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  will  I  leave  thee  upon  the  land, 
I  will  cast  thee  forth  upon  the  open  field, 
and  will  cause  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
to  remain  upon  thee,  and  I  will  fill  the 
beasts  of  the  whole  earth  with  thee. 

5  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  fill  the  valleys  with  thy  height, 

6  I  will  also  water  with  thy  blood  the 
land  wherein  thou  swimmest,  even  to  the^ 
mountains  ;  and  the  rivers  shall  be  full  of 
thee. 

7  And  when  I  shall  put  thee  out,  I  will 
cover  the  heaven,  and  make  the  stare 
thereof  dark  ;  I  will  cover  the  sun  with  a 
cloud,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  herlight- 

8  All  the  bright  lights  of  heaven  will  I 
make  dark  over  thee,  and  set  darkness  up- 
on thy  land,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  I  will  also  vex  the  hearts  of  many 
people,  when  I  shall  bring  thy  destruction 
among  the  nations,  into  the  countries  which 
thou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  people 
amazed  at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall  be 
horribly  afraid  for  thee,  when  I  shall  brand- 
ish my  sword  before  them  ;  and  they  shall 

C40 


fearful  fall  of  Egypt. 


CHAP.  XXXIII.  Ezekiel  admonished  of 'his  duty. 


tremble  at  every  moment,  every  man  for 
his  own  life,  in  the  day  of  thy  fall. 

11  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  The 
sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  shall  come 
upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty  will  I 
cause  thy  multitude  to  fall,  the  terrible  of 
the  nations,  all  of  them  :  and  they  shall 
spoil  the  pomp  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 

13  1  will  destroy  also  all  the  beasts  there- 
of from  beside  the  great  waters;  neither 
ahall  the  foot  of  man  trouble  them  any 
more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  1  make  their  waters  deep, 
and  cause  their  rivers  to  run  like  oil,  saith 
the  Lord  Goo. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate,  and  the  country  shall  be 
destitute  of  that  whereof  it  was  lull,  when 
I  shall  smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein, 
then  shall  they  know  that  1  am  the  Lord. 

16  This  is  the  lamentation  wherewith 
they  shall  lament  her :  the  daughters  of 
the  nations  shall  lament  her:  they  shall 
lament  for  her,  even  for  Egypt,  and  for  all 
her  multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  1T  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the  twelfth 
year,  in  the  fifteenth  day  o( the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me ,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  multitude  of 
Egypt,  and  cast  them  down,  even  her,  and 
the  daughters  of  the  famous  nations,  unto 
the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  with  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in  beauty?  go 
down,  and  be  thou  laid  with  the  uncir 
cumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  them 
that  are  slain  by  the  sword:  she  is  delivered 
to  the  sword :  draw  her  and  all  her  mul- 
titudes. 

21  The  strong  among  the  mighty  shall 
speak  to  him  out  of  the  midst  of  hell  with 
them  that  help  him  :  they  are  gone  down, 
they  lie  uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword. 

22  Asshur  is  there  and  all  her  company : 
his  graves  are  about  him:  all  of  them 
slain,  fallen  by  the  sword: 

23  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the  sides  of 
the  pit,  and  her  company  is  round  about 
her  grave  :  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
sword,  which  caused  terror  in  the  land  of 
the  living. 

24  There  is  Elam  and  all  her  multitude 
round  about  her  grave,  all  of  them  slain, 
fallen  by  the  sword,  which  are  gone  down 
uncircumcised  into  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth,  which  caused  their  terror  in  the  land 
of  the  living ;  yet  have  they  borne  their 
shame  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  a  bed  in  the  midst 
of  the  slain  with  all  her  multitude  :  her 
graves  are  round  about  him  :  all  of  them 
uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword :  though 

41 


their  terror  was  caused  in  the  land  of  the 
living,  yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit :  he  is 
put  in  the  midst  oUhem  that  be  slain. 

26  There  is  Meshech,  Tubal,  and  all 
her  multitude  :  hergraves  are  roundabout 
him  :  all  of  them  uncircumcised,  slain  by 
the  sword,  though  they  caused  their  terror 
in  the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  they  shall  not  lie  with  the 
mighty  that  are  fallenof  the  uncircumcised, 
which  are  gone  down  to  hell  with  their 
weapons  of  war  :  and  they  have  laid  their 
swords  under  their  heads,  but  their  iniqui- 
ties shall  be  upon  their  bones,  though  they 
were  the  terror  of  the  mighty  in  the  land 
of  the  living. 

28  Yea,  thoa  shalt  be  broken  in  the 
midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  and  shalt  lie 
with  them  that  are  slain  with  the  sword. 

29  There  is  Edom,  her  kings,  and  all 
herprinces,  which  with  their  might  are  laid 
by  them  that  were  slain  by  the  sword  :  they 
shall  lie  with  the  uncircumcised,  and  with 
them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

30  There  he  the  princes  of  the  north,  all 
of  them,  and  all  the  Zidonians,  which  are 
gone  down  with  the  slain  ;  with  their  ter- 
ror they  are  ashamed  of  their  might ;  and 
they  lie  uncircumcised  with  them  that  he 
slain  by  the  sword,  and  bear  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and  shall 
be  comforted  over  all  his  multitude,  even 
Pharaoh  and  all  his  army  slain  by  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

32  For  I  have  caused  my  terror  in  the 
land  of  the  living  :  and  he  shall  be  laid  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised  with  them 
that  are  slain  with  the  sword,  even  Pharaoh 
and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 
GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  children  of 
thy  people,  and  say  unto  them,  When  I 
bring  the  sword  upon  a  land,  if  the  people 
of  the  land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and 
set  him  for  their  watchman : 

3  If  when  he  seeth  the  sword  come  upon 
the  land,  he  blow  the  trumpet,  and  warn 
the  people  ; 

4  Then, whosoever  heareth  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  and  taketh  not  warning ;  if 
the  sword  come  and  take  him  away,  his 
blood  shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

5  He  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet, 
and  took  not  warning ;  his  blood  shall  be 
upon  him.  But  he  that  taketli  warning 
shall  deliver  his  soul. 

6  But  if  the  watchman  see  the  sword 
come,  and  blow  not  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  be  not  warned  ;  if  the  sword  come, 
and  take  any  person  from  among  them,  he 
is  taken  away  in  his  iniquity  ;  but  his  blood 

641 


God  shews  int 


will   I   require  at  the  watchman's  hand. 

7  IT  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I  have  set 
thee  a  watchman  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
therefore  thou  shalt  hear  the  word  at  my 
mouth,  and  warn  them  from  me. 

8  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  O  wicked 
man,  thou  shaft  surely  die  ;  if  thou  dost  not 
speak  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his  way, 
i  hat  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  require  at   thy  hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  wicked 
of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ;  if  he  do  not  turn 
from  his  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  IT  Therefore,  O  thou  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel ;  Thus  ye 
speak,  saying,  If  our  transgressions  and 
our  sins  be  upon  us,  and  we  pine  away  in 
them,  how  should  we  then  live  ? 

11  Say  unto  them,  As  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  the  wicked ;  but  that  the  wicked  turn 
from  his  way  and  live  :  turn  ye,  turn  ye 
Irom  your  evil  ways ;  for  why  will  ye  die, 
O  house  of  Israel? 

12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  say  unto 
the  children  of  thy  people,  The  righteous- 
ness of  the  righteous  shall  not  deliver  him 
in  the  day  of  his  transgression  :  as  for  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall  not  fall 
thereby  in  the  day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
w  ickedness  ;  neither  shall  the  righteous  be 
able  to  live  for  his  righteousness  in  the  day 
that  he  sinneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  righteous, 
that  he  shall  surely  live  ;  if  lie  trust  to  his 
own  righteousness,  and  commit  iniquity, 
all  his  righteousnesses  shall  not  be  remem- 
bered ;  but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath 
committed,  he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  when  I  say  unto  the  wicked, 
Thou  shalt  surely  die  ;  if  he  turn  from  his 
sin,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right ; 

15  If  the  wicked  restore  the  pledge,  give 
agaiifthat  he  had  robbed,  walk  in  the  sta- 
tutes of  life,  without  committing  iniquity; 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not  die. 

1 6  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted shall  be  mentioned  unto  him :  he 
hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and  right ; 
lie  shall  surely  live. 

17  IF  Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say, 
The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal :  but  as 
for  them,  their  way  is  not  equal. 

18  When  the  righteous  turneth  from  his 
righteousness,  and  committeth  iniquity,  he 
shall  even  die  thereby. 

19  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  his  wick- 
edness, and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  live  thereby. 

20  Yet  ye  say,  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
not  equal.  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  1  will 
judge  you  every  one  after  his  ways. 

21  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth 
year  of  our  captivity,  in  the  tenth  month, 


EZEKIEL.  justice  of  his  zvays. 

in  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  that  one  that 


had  escaped  out  of  Jerusalem  came  unto 
me  saving,  The  city  is  smitten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
me  in  the  evening,  afore  he  that  was  es- 
caped came  ;  and  had  opened  my  mouth 
until  he  came  to  me  in  the  morning ;  and  my 
mouth  was  opened,  and  I  was  no  more  dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  they  that  inhabit  those 
wastes  of  the  land  of  Israel  speak,  saying, 
Abraham  was  one,  and  he  inherited  the 
land :  but  we  are  many ;  the  land  is  given 
us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore,say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and 
lift  up  your  eyes  toward  your  idols,  and 
shed  blood :  and  shall  ye  possess  the  land  ? 

26  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword,  ye  work 
abomination,  and  ye  defile  every  one  his 
neighbour's  wife :  and  shall  ye  possess  the 
land? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lorn  God  ;  As  I  live,  surely  they  that 
are  in  the  wastes,  shall  fall  bv  the  sword, 
and  him  that  is  in  the  open  fiefd,will  I  give 
to  the  beasts  to  be  devoured,  and  they  that 
be  in  the  forts  and  in  the  caves,shall  die  of 
the  pestilence. 

28  For  I  will  lay  the  land  most  desolate, 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength  shall  cease  , 
and  the  mountains  of  Israel  shall  be  deso- 
late, that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  laid  the  land  most 
desolate  because  of  all  their  abominations 
which  they  have  committed. 

30  IF  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  the  children 
of  thy  people  still  are  talking  against  thee 
by  the  walls  and  in  the  doors  of  tne  houses, 
and  speak  one  to  another,  every  one  to  his 
brother,  saying,  Gome,  I  pray  you,  and 
hear  what  is  the  word  that  cometh  forth 
from  the  Lord. 

31  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  peo- 
ple cometh,  and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my 
people,  and  they  hear  thy  wrords,  but  they 
will  not  do  them :  for  with  their  mouth 
they  shew  much  love,  but  their  heart  goeth 
after  their  covetousness. 

32  And  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  as  a  very 
lovely  song  of  one  that  hath  a  pleasant 
voice,  and  can  play  well  on  an  instrument: 
for  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them 
not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass,  (lo, 
it  will  come,)  then  shall  they  know  that  a 
prophet  hath  been  among  them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,   prophesy  against  the 
shepherds  of  Israel, prophesy, and  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  the 
C12 


The  judgment  on  bad  shepherds.  CHAP.  XXXl\  , 


The  kingdom  of  Ci'ms'h 


shepherds  ;  Wo  be  to  the  shepherds  of  Is- 
rael that  do  feed  themselves !  should  not 
the  shepherds  feed  the  flocks  ? 

3  Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  you  with 
the  wool,  ye  kill  them  that  are  fed  :  but  ye 
feed  not  the  flock. 

4  The  diseased  have  ye  not  strengthen- 
ed, neither  have  ye  healed  that  which  was 
sick,  neither  have  ye  bound  up  that  which 
was  broken,  neither  have  ye  brought  again 
that  which  was  driven  away,  neither  have 
ye  sought  that  which  was  lost ;  but  with 
force  and  with  cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  And  they  were  scattered,  because 
there  is  no  shepherd  :  and  they  became 
meat  to  all  the  beasts  of  the  field,  when 
they  were  scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the 
mountains,  and  upon  every  high  hill :  yea, 
my  flock  was  scattered  upon  all  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or  seek 
after  them. 

7  IF  Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord  ; 

8  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
because  my  flock  became  a  prey,  and  my 
flock  became  meat  to  every  beast  of  the 
field,  because  there  was  no  shepherd,  nei- 
ther did  my  shepherds  search  for  my  flock, 
but  the  shepherds  fed  themselves,  and  fed 
not  my  flock ; 

9  Therefore,  O  ye  shepherds,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
I  am  against  the  shepherds  ;  and  I  will  re- 
quire my  flock  at  their  hand,  and  cause 
them  to  cease  from  feeding  the  flock ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  shepherds  feed  themselves 
any  more  ;  for  I  will  deliver  my  flock  from 
their  mouth,  that  they  may  not  be  meat  for 
them. 

1 1  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I,  even  I,  will  both  search  my  sheep, 
and  seek  them  out. 

12  As  a  shepherd  seeketh  out  his  flock 
in  the  day  that  he  is  among  his  sheep  that 
are  scattered;  so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all  places 
where  they  have  been  scattered  in  the 
cloudy  and  dark  day. 

13  And  I  will  bring  them  out  from  the 
people,  and  gather  them  from  the  coun- 
tries, and  will  bring  them  to  their  own 
land,  and  feed  them  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel  by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhabit- 
ed places  of  the  country. 

14  1  will  feed  them  in  a  good  pasture, 
and  upon  the  high  mountains  of  Israel  shall 
their  fold  be :  there  shall  they  lie  in  a  good 
fold,  and  in  a  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

15  1  will  feed  my  flock,  and  I  will  cause 
them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and 
bring  again  that  which  w^driven  away, 


and  will  bind  up  that  which  was  brokei/, 
and  will  strengthen  that  which  was  sick  : 
but  I  will  destroy  the  fat  and  the  strong  ;  I 
will  feed  them  with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  my  flock,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  judge  be- 
tween cattle  and  cattle,  between  the  rams 
and  the  he-goats. 

1 8  Seemeth  it  a  small  thing  unto  you  to 
have  eaten  up  the  good  pasture,  but  ye 
must  tread  down  with  your  feet  the  residue 
of  your  pastures?  and  to  have  drunk  of  the 
deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul  the  residue 
with  your  feet? 

19  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat  that 
which  ye  have  trodden  with  your  feet ; 
and  they  drink  that  which  ye  have  fouled 
with  your  feet. 

20  H  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  them  ;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  judge 
between  the  fat  cattle  and  between  the 
lean  cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with  side 
and  with  shoulder,  and  pushed  all  the  dis- 
eased with  your  horns,  till  ye  have  scatter- 
ed them  abroad ; 

22  Therefore  will  I  save  my  flock,  and 
they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  ;  and  I  will 
judge  between  cattle  and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  Shepherd  over 
them,  and  he  shall  feed  them,  even  my  ser- 
vant David  ;  he  shall  feed  them,  and  he 
shall  be  their  shepherd. 

24  And  I  the  Lord  will  be  their  God, 
and  my  servant  David  a  prince  among 
them  ;  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it 

25  And  I  will  make  with  them  a  cove- 
nant of  peace,  and  will  cause  the  evil 
beasts  to  cease  out  of  the  land  :  and  they 
shall  dwell  safely  in  the  wilderness,  and 
sleep  in  the  woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them  and  the  places 
round  about  my  hill  a  blessing ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son ;  there  shall  be  showers  of  blessing. 

27  And  the  tree  of  the  field  shall  yield 
her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease, and  they  shall  be  safe  in  their  land, 
and  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  have  broken  the  bands  of  their  yoke,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those 
that  served  themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  to 
the  heathen,  neither  shall  the  beasts  of  the- 
land  devour  them;  but  they  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

29  And  I  will  raise  up  for  them  a  plant 
of  renown,  and  they  shall  be  no  more  con- 
sumed with  hunger  in  the  land,  neither 
bear  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that  I  the  Lord 
their  God  am  with  them,  and  that  they, 
even  the  house  of  Israel,  are  my  people, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  flock,  the  flock  of  my 

643 


The  judgment  of  mount  Seir. 


EZEKIEL. 


Israel  is  comforted. 


pasture,  are  men,  and  I  am  your  God, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
mount  Seir,  and  prophesy  against  it, 

3  And  say  unto  it,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  O  mount  Seir,  I  am  against 
thee,andIwillstretchout  my  hand  against 
thee,  and  I  will  make  thee  most  desolate. 

4  I  will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and  thou 
shalt  be  desolate,  and  thou  shalt  know  that 
i  am  the  Lord. 

5  Because  thou  hast  had  a  perpetual 
hatred,  and  hast  shed  the  blood  of  the 
children  of  Israel  by  the  force  cf  the  sword 
in  the  time  of  their  calamity,  in  the  time 
that  their  iniquity  had  an  end : 

6  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  prepare  thee  unto  blood,  and 
blood  shall  pursue  thee:  since  thou  hast  not 
hated  blood,  even  blood  shall  pursue  thee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Seir  most 
desolate,  and  cut  off  from  it  him  that  pass- 
eth  out  and  him  that  returneth. 

8  And  I  will  fill  his  mountains  with  his 
slain  men:  in  thy  hills,  and  in  thy  valleys, 
and  in  all  thy  rivers,  shall  they  fall  that 
are  slain  with  the  sword. 

9  I  will  make  thee  perpetual  desola- 
tions, and  thy  cities  shall  not  return:  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said,  These  two 
nations  and  these  two  countries  shall  be 
mine,  and  we  will  possess  it;  whereas  the 
Lord  was  there : 

11  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  even  do  according  to  thine 
anger,  and  according  to  thine  envy  which 
thou  hast  used  out  of  thy  hatred  against 
them;  and  I  will  make  myself  known 
among  them,  when  1  have  judged  thee. 

12  And  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  I  have  heard  all  thy  blas- 
phemies which  thou  hast  spoken  against 
the  mountains  of  Israel,  saying,  They  are 
laid  desolate, they  are  given  us  to  consume. 

13  Thus  with  your  mouth  ye  have 
boasted  against  me,  and  have  multiplied 
your  words  against  me :  I  have  heard  them. 

14  Thus  saiih  the  Lord  God;  When  the 
whole  earth  rejoiceth,  I  will  make  thee 
desolate. 

15  As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  house  of  Israel,  because  it  was 
desolate,  so  will  I  do  unto  thee:  thou  shalt 
be  desolate,  O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Idu- 
mea,  even  all  of  it:  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

ALSO,  thou  son  of  man,  prophesy  unto 
the  mountains  of  Israel,  and  say,  Ye 
mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 


2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Because 
the  enemy  hath  said  against  you,  Aha,  even 
the  ancient  high  places  are  ours  in  posses- 
sion: 

3  Therefore,  prophesy  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because  they  have 
made  you  desolate,  and  swallowed  you  up 
on  every  side,  that  ye  might  be  a  posses- 
sion unto  the  residue  of  the  heathen,  and 
ye  are  taken  up  in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and 
are  an  infamy  of  the  people : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of  Israel, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  God;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  to  the  mountains,  and 
to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  val- 
leys, to  the  desolate  wastes,  and  to  the 
cities  that  are  forsaken,  which  became  a 
prey  and  derision  to  the  residue  of  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Surely  in  the  fire  of  my  jealousy  have  1 
spoken  against  the  residue  of  the  heathen, 
and  against  all  Idumea,  which  have  ap- 
pointed my  land  into  their  possession  with 
the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  despiteful 
minds,  to  cast  it  out  for  a  prey. 

6  Prophesy  therefore  concerning  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  the  mountains, 
and  to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the 
valleys,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Be- 
hold, I  have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in 
my  fury,  because  ye  have  borne  the  shame 
of  the  heathen : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  :  Surely  the 
heathen  that  are  about  you,  they  shall  bear 
their  shame. 

8  IT  But  ye,  O  mountains  of  Israel,  ye 
shall  shoot  forth  your  branches,  and  yield 
your  fruit  to  my  people  of  Israel ;  for  they 
are  at  hand  to  come. 

9  For  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and  I  will 
turn  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  be  tilled  and 
sown: 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men  upon  you, 
all  the  house  of  Israel,  even  all  of  it:  and 
the  cities  shall  be  inhabited,  and  the  wastes 
shall  be  builded : 

1 1  And  I  will  multiply  upon  you  man 
and  beast;  and  they  shall  increase  and 
bring  fruit:  and  I  will  settle  you  after 
your  old  estates,  and  will  do  better  unto 
you  than  at  your  beginnings :  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  a;n  the  Lord. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk  upon 
you,  even  my  people  Israel ;  and  they  shall 
possess  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  their  in- 
heritance, and  thou  shalt  no  more  hence- 
forth bereave  them  of  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
they  say  unto  you,  Thou  land  devourest 
up  men,  and  hast  bereaved  thy  nations ; 

14  Thereforcthou  shalt  devour  men  no 
more,  neither  bereave  thy  nations  any 
more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

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The  cause  of  her  rejection.  CHAP.  XXXVII.  Ttie  resurrection  of  dry  bones. 


15  Neither  will  I  cause  men  to  hear  in 
thee  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more, 
neither  shalt  thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the 
people  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou  cause 
thy  nations  to  fall  any  more,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

16  TF  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying1, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  Israel 
dwelt  in  their  own  land,  they  defiled  it  by 
their  own  way  and  by  their  doings  :  their 
way  was  before  me  as  the  uncleanness  of 
a  removed  woman. 

18  Wherefore,  I  poured  my  fury  upon 
them  for  the  blood  that  they  had  shed  upon 
the  land,  and  for  their  idols  wherewith 
they  had  polluted  it : 

19  And  I  scattered  them  among  the 
heathen,  and  they  were  dispersed  through 
the  countries  :  according  to  their  way  and 
according  to  their  doings  I  judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto  the 
heathen,  whither  they  went,  they  profaned 
my  holy  name,  when  they  said  to  them, 
These  are  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and 
are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  IF  But,l  had  pity  for  my  holy  name, 
which  the  house  of  Israel  had  profaned 
among  the  heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  Therefore, say  unto  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  do  not 
this  for  your  sakes,  O  house  of  Israel ,  but  for 
my  holy  name's  sake,  which  ye  have  pro- 
faned among  the  heathen,  whither  ye  went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great  name, 
which  was  profaned  among  the  heathen, 
which  ye  have  profaned  in  the  midst  of 
them  ;  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  1 
shall  be  sanctified  in  you  before  their  eyes. 

24  For  I  will  take  you  from  among  the 
heathen,  and  gather  you  out  of  all  coun- 
tries, and  will  bring  you  into  yourown  land. 

25  IF  Then  will  1  sprinkle  clean  water 
upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be  clean  :  from  all 
your  filthiness,  and  from  all  your  idols, 
will  I  cleanse  you. 

26  A  new  heart  also  will  I  give  you,  and 
a  new  spirit  will  I  put  within  you  :  and  I 
will  take  away  the  stony  heart  out  of  your 
flesh,  and  I  will  give  you  a  heart  of  flesh. 

27  And  I  will  put  my  Spirit  within  you, 
and  cause  you  to  walk  in  my  statutes,  and 
ye  shall  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them. 

28  And  ye  shall  dvvell  in  the  land  that  I 
gave  to  your  fathers  ;  and  ye  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  save  you  from  all  your 
uncleannesses:  and  I  will  call  for  the  corn, 
and  will  increase  it,  and  lay  no  famine 
upon  you. 

30  And  I  will  multiply  the  fruit  of  the 
tree,  and  the  increase  of  the  field,  that  ye 
shall  receive  no  more  reproach  of  famine 
among  the  heathen. 


31  Then  shall  ye  remember  your  own 
evil  ways,  and  your  doings  that  were  not 
good,  and  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  your  iniquities,  and  for  your 
abominations. 

32  Not  for  your  sakes  do  I  this,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  be  it  known  unto  you  :  be 
ashamed  and  confounded  for  your  own 
ways,  O  house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  In  the 
day  that  I  shall  have  cleansed  you  from 
all  your  iniquities  I  will  also  cause  you  to 
dwell  in  the  cities,  and  the  wastes  shall 
be  builded. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be  tilled, 
whereas  it  lay  desolate  in  the  sight  of  all 
that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say,  This  land  that 
was  desolate  is  become  like  the  garden  of 
Eden;  and  the  waste  and  desolate  and 
ruined  cities  are  become  fenced,  and  are 
inhabited. 

36  Then  the  heathen  that  are  left  round 
about  you  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord 
build  the  ruined  places,  and  plant  that 
that  was  desolate:  I  the  Lord  have  spoken 
it,  and  I  will  do  it. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will  yet 
for  this  be  inquired  of  by  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, to  do  it  for  them;  I  will  increase 
them  with  men  like  a  flock. 

38  As  the  holy  flock,  as  the  flock  of  Je- 
rusalem in  her  solemn  feasts  ;  so  shall  the 
waste  cities  be  filled  with  flocks  of  men  : 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

THE  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me, 
and  carried  me  out  in  the  spirit  oi 
the  Lord,  and  set  me  down  in  the  midst 
of  the  valley  which  was  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round 
about :  and  behold,  there  were  very  many  in 
the  open  valley ;  and  lo,  they  were  very  dry. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
can  these  bones  live?  and  I  answered,  0 
Lord  God,  thou  knowest. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me,  Prophesy 
upon  these  bones,  and  say  unto  them,  O 
ye  dry  bones,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  these 
bones  ;  Behold,  I  will  cause  breath  to 
enter  into  you,  and  ye  shall  live : 

6  And  I  wiil  lay  sinews  upon  you,  and 
will  bring  up  flesh  upon  you,  and  cover 
you  with  skin,  and  put  breath  in  you,  and 
ye  shall  live ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  commanded : 
and  as  I  prophesied,  there  was  a  noise, 
and  behold  a  shaking,  and  the  bones  came 
together,  bone  to  his  bone.         , 

8  And  when  I  beheld,  lo,  the  smews  and 
the  flesh  came  up  upon  them,  and  the  skin 
covered  them  above:  but  there  was  no 
breath  in  them. 

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Llinst's  kingdom  promised.  EZEKIEL.       The  army  and  malice  of  Gog, 

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9  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Prophesy  unto 
the  wind,  prophesy,  son  of  man,  and  say  to 
the  wind,  Thus  saith  the  LordGoo  ;  Come 
from  the  four  winds,  O  breath,  and  breathe 
upon  these  slain,  that  they  may  live. 

10  So  I  prophesied  as  he  commanded 
me,  and  the  breath  came  into  them,  and 
they  lived,  and  stood  up  upon  their  feet, 
an  exceeding  great  army. 

1 1  IT  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
these  bones  are  the  whole  house  of  Israel : 
behold,  they  say,  Our  bones  are  dried,  and 
our  hope  is  lost :  we  are  cut  off  for  our  parts. 

12  Therefore  prophesy  and  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
O  my  people,  I  will  open  your  graves,  and 
cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  your  graves, 
and  bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

13  Andye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  have  opened  your  graves,  O  my  peo- 
ple, and  brought  you  up  out  of  your  graves, 

14  And  shall  put  my  Spirit  in  you,  and 
ye  shall  live,  and  I  shall  place  you  in  your 
own  land :  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  performed  it, 
saith  the  Lord. 

15  IT  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man,  take  thee 
one  stick,  and  write  upon  it,  For  Judah, 
and  for  the  children  of  Israel  his  com- 
panions :  then  take  another  stick,  and  write 
upon  it,  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of  Ephraim, 
and  for  all  the  house  of  Israel  his  com- 
panions : 

17  And  join  them  one  to  another  into 
one  stick ;  and  they  shall  become  one  ir 
thy  hand. 

1 8  IT  And  when  the  children  of  thy  peo 
pie  shall  speak  unto  thee,  saying,  Wilt  thou 
not  shew  us  what  thou  meanest  by  these  ? 

19  Say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  will  take  the  stick  of  Jo 
seph,  which  is  in  the  hand  of  Ephraim, 
and  the  tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows,  and  will 
put  them  with  him,  even  with  the  stick  of 
Judah,  and  make  them  one  stick,  and  they 
shall  be  one  in   my   hand. 

20  IT  And  the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest 
shall  be  in   thy   hand  before  their  eyes. 

21  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  take  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  among  the  heathen, 
whither  they  be  gone,  and  will  gather 
them  on  every  side,  and  bring  them  into 
their  own  land : 

22  And  I  will  make  them  one  nation  in 
the  land  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel ;  and 
one  king  shall  be  king  to  them  all  :  and 
they  shall  be  no  more  two  nations,  neither 
shall  they  be  divided  into  two  kingdoms 
any  more  at  all : 

23  Neither  shall  they  defile  themselves 
any  more  with  their  idols,  nor  with  their 
detestable  things,  nor  with  any  of  their 


transgressions :  but  I  will  save  them  out  of 
all  their  dwelling-places,  wherein  they 
have  sinned,  and  will  cleanse  them :  so 
shall  they  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

24  And  David  my  servant  shall  be  king 
over  them ;  and  they  all  shall  have  one 
shepherd :  they  shall  also  walk  in  my 
judgments,  and  observe  my  statutes,  and 
do  them. 

25  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that 
I  have  given  unto  Jacob  my  servant, where- 
in your  fathers  have  dwelt,  and  they  snail 
dwell  therein,  even  they,  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children's  children  for 
ever :  and  my  servant  David  shall  be  their 
prince  for  ever. 

26  Moreover  I  will  make  a  covenant  of 
peace  with  them  ;  it  shall  be  an  everlast- 
ing covenant  with  them  :  and  I  will  place 
them,  and  multiply  them,  and  will  set  my 
sanctuary  in  the  midstof  them  forevermore. 

27  My  tabernacle  also  shall  be  with 
them  :  yea,  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they 
shall  be  my  people. 

28  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
the  Lord  do  sanctify  Israel,  when  my 
sanctuary  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  them  for 
evermore. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  Gog, 
the  land  of  Magog,  the  chief  prince  of  Me- 
shech  and  Tubal,  and  prophesy  against 
him, 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  Gog,  the 
chief  prince  of  Meshech  and  Tubal : 

4  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and  put 
hooks  into  thy  jaws,  and  I  will  bring  thee 
forth,  and  all  thine  army,  horses  and  horse- 
men, all  of  them  clothed  with  all  sorts  of 
armour,  even  a  great  company  with  buck- 
lers and  shields,  all  of  them 
swords : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  Libva  with 
them  ;  all  of  them  with  shield  and  nrlmet : 

6  Gomer,  and  all  his  bands  ;  the  house 
of  Togarmah  of  the  north  quarters,  and 
all  his  bands  :  and  many  people  with  thee. 

7  Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare  for 
thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy  company  that 
are  assembled  unto  thee,  and  be  thou  a 
guard  unto  them. 

8  IT  After  many  days  thou  shalt  be  visit- 
ed :  in  the  latter  years  thou  shalt  come 
into  the  land  that  is  brought  back  from  the 
sword,  and  is  gathered  out  of  many  peo- 
ple, against  the  mountains  of  Israel,  which 
have  been  always  waste  :  but  it  is  brought 
forth  out  of  the  nations,  and  they  shall 
dwell  safely  all  of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come  like  a 
storm,  thou  shalt  be  like  a  cloud  to  cover 

6.46 


handling 


God's  judgment  against  Gog.     CHAP. 

the  land,  thou,  and  all  thy  bands,  and  many 
people  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  It  shall 
also  come  to  pass,  that  at  the  same  time 
shall  things  come  into  thy  mind,  and  thou 
shall  think  an  evil  thought : 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go  up  to 
the  land  of  unwalled  villages  ;  I  will  go  to 
them  that  are  at  rest,  that  dwell  safely,  all 
of  them  dwelling  without  walls,  and  having 
neither  bars  nor  gates, 

12  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a  prey  ; 
fo  turn  thy  hand  upon  the  desolate  places 
that  are  now  inhabited,  and  upon  the  peo- 
ple that  are  gathered  out  of  the  nations, 
which  have  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  the  mer- 
chants of  Tarshish,  with  all  the  young  lions 
thereof,  shall  say  unto  thee,  Art  thou  come 
to  take  a  spoil  ?  hast  thou  gathered  thy 
company  to  take  a  prey  ?  to  carry  away 
silver  and  gold,  to  take  away  cattle  and 
goods,  to  take  a  great  spoil? 

14  %  Therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy 
and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  In  that  day  when  my  people  of  Israel 
dwelleth  safely,  shalt  thou  not  know  it? 

15  And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy  place 
out  of  the  north  parts,  thou,  and  many  peo- 
ple with  thee,  all  of  them  riding  upon  horses, 
a  great  company,  and  a  mighty  army : 

16  And  thou  shalt  come  up  against  my 
peopleofIsrael,asacloudtocovertheland; 
it  shall  be  in  the  latter  days,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  against  my  land,  that  the  heathen  may 
know  me,  when  I  shall  be  sanctified  in 
thee,  O  Gog,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Art  thou 
he  of  whom  I  have  spoken  in  old  time  by 
my  servants  the  prophets  of  Israel,  which 
prophesied  in  those  days  many  years,  that 
1  would  bring  thee  against  them  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  the  same 
time  when  Gog  shall  come  against  the  land 
of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that  my  fury 
shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  in  my  jealousy  and  in  the  fire  of 
my  wrath  have  I  spoken,  Surely  in  that 
day  there  shall  be  a  great  shaking  in  the 
land  of  Israel ; 

20  So  that  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the 
Fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  and  all  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth,  and  all  the  men  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at  my 
presence,  and  the  mountains  shall  be  thrown 
down,  and  the  steep  places  shall  fall,  and 
every  wall  shall  fall  to  the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  call  for  a  sword  against 
him  throughout  all  my  mountains,  saith  the 
Lord  God:  every  man's  sword  shall  be 
against  his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  plead  against  him  with 
pestilence  and  with  blood ;  and  I  will  rain 


XXXIX. 


The  victory  oflsrael. 


upon  him,  and  upon  his  bands,  and  upon 
the  many  people  that  are  witli  him,  an 
overflowing  rain,  and  great  hailstones,  fire, 
and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself,  and 
sanctify  myself;  and  1  will  be  known  in 
the  eyes  of  many  nations,  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

THEREFORE,  thou  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy against  Gog,  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  O  Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech 
and  Tubal : 

2  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and  leave 
but  the  sixth  part  of  thee,  and  will  cause 
thee  to  come  up  from  the  north  parts,  and 
willbringthee  upon  themountainsof  Israel : 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out  of  thy 
left  hand,  and  will  cause  thine  arrows  to 
fall  out  of  thy  right  hand. 

4  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  mountains  ot 
Israel,  thou,  and  all  thy  bands,  and  the 
people  that  is  with  thee  :  I  will  give  thee 
unto  the  ravenous  birds  of  every  sort,  and 
to  the  beasts  of  the  field, to  be  devoured. 

5  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  field  : 
for  I  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  And  I  will  send  a  fire  on  Magog,  and 
among  them  that  dwell  carelessly  in  the 
isles :  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

7  So  will  I  make  my  holy  name  known 
in  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel ;  and  I  will 
not  let  them  pollute  my  holy  name  any 
more  :  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Israel. 

8  IT  Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is  done, 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  this  is  the  day 
whereof  I  have  spoken. 

9  And  they  that  dwell  in  the  cities  of  Is- 
rael  shall  go  forth,  and  shall  set  on  fire  and 
burn  the  weapons,  both  the  shields  and  the 
bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  arrows,  and  the 
handstaves,  and  the  spears,  and  they  shall 
burn  them  with  fire  seven  years : 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no  wood  out 
of  the  field,  neither  cut  down  any  out  of  the 
forests ;  for  they  shall  burn  the  weapons 
with  fire :  and  they  shall  spoil  those  that 
spoiled  them,  and  rob  those  that  robbed 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

1 1  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  I  will  give  unto  Gog  a  place  there 
of  graves  in  Israel,  the  valley  of  the  pas- 
sengers on  the  east  of  the  sea  :  and  it  shall 
stop  the  noses  of  the  passengers  :  and  there 
shall  they  bury  Gog  and  allhis multitude  : 
and  they  shall  call  it  The  valley  of  Ha- 
mon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the  house  of 
Israel  be  burying  of  them,  that  they  may 
cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
bury  them :  and  it  shall  be  to  them  a  renown 

647 


The  feast  of  the  fowls. 


EZEKIEL. 


Of  BzeheVs  vision. 


the  day  that  I  shall  be  glorified,  saith  the 
Lord  Ca'oD. 

1 4  And  they  shall  sever  out  men  of  con- 
tinual employment,  passing  through  the 
land  to  bury  with  the  passengers  those  that 
remain  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  to 
cleanse  it:  after  the  end  of  seven  months 
shall  they  search. 

1 5  And  the  passengers  that  pass  through 
the  land,  when  cm?/ seeth  a  man's  bone,  then 
shall  he  set  up  a  sign  by  it,  till  the  buriers 
have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of  Hamon-gog. 

1 6  And  also  the  name  of  the  city  shall  be 
Hamonah .  Thus  shall  they  cleanse  the  land. 

17  TT  And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Speak  unto  every  feathered 
fowl,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field.  As- 
semble yourselves,  and  come ;  gather  your- 
selves on  every  side  to  my  sacrifice  that  I 
do  sacrifice  for  you,  even  a.  great  sacrifice 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel,  that  ye  may 
eat  flesh,  and  drink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  mighty, 
and  drink  the  blood  of  the  princes  of  the 
earth,  of  rams,  of  lambs,  and  of  goats,  of 
bullocks,  all  of  them  fatlings  of  Bashan. 

1 9  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be  full ,  and 
drink  blood  till  ye  be  drunken,  of  my 
sacrifice  which  I  have  sacrificed  for  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my  table 
with  horses  and  chariots,  with  mighty  men, 
and  with  all  men  of  war,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  And  I  will  set  my  glory  among  the 
heathen,  and  all  the  heathen  shall  see  my 
judgment  that  I  have  executed,  and  my 
hand  that  I  have  laid  upon  them. 

22  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  their  God  from  that  day 
and  forward. 

23  If  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that 
the  house  of  Israel  went  into  captivity  for 
their  iniquity :  because  they  trespassed 
against  me,  therefore  hid  I  my  face  from 
them,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  :  so  fell  they  all  by  the  sword. 

24  According  to  their  uncleanness  and 
according  to  their  transgressions  have  I  done 
unto  them,  and  hid  my  face  from  them. 

25  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Now  will  I  bring  again  the  captivity  of 
Jacob,  and  have  mercy  upon  the  whole 
house  of  Israel,  and  will  be  jealous  for  my 
holy  name ; 

26  After  that  they  havebornetheirshame, 
and  all  their  trespasses  whereby  they  have 
trespassed  against  me,  when  they  dwelt 
safely  in  their  land,  and  none  made  them 
afraid. 

27  When  I  have  brought  them  again 
from  the  people,  and  gathered  them  out  of 
their  enemies'  lands,  and  am  sanctified  in 
them  in  the  sight  of  many  nations  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  caused  them  to  be 
led  into  captivity  among  the  heathen;  but  I 


have  gathered  them  unto  their  own  land 
and  have  left  none  of  them  any  more  there. 
29  Neither  will  I  hide  my  face  any  more 
from  them  :  for  I  have  poured  out  my  Spi- 
rit upon  the  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAP.  XL. 


IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year  of  our  cap- 
tivity, in  the  beginning  of  the  year,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  in  the  four- 
teenth year  after  that  the  city  was  smitten 
in  the  self-same  day  the  hand  of  the  Lor.'i 
was  upon  me,  and  brought  me  thither. 

2  In  the  visions  of  God  brought  he  me 
into  the  land  of  Israel,  and  set  me  upon  a 
very  high  mountain,  by  which  was  as  the 
frame  of  a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and  be- 


hold, there  was  a  man,  whose  appearance 
was  like  the  appearance  of  brass,  with  a 
line  of  flax  in  his  hand,  and  a  measuring 
reed ;  and  he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
behold  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with  thine 
ears,  and  set  thy  heart  upon  all  that  I 
shall  shew  thee ;  for  to  the  intent  that  I 
might  shew  them  unto  thee  art  thou  brought 
hither :  declare  all  that  thou  seest  to  the 
house  of  Israel. 

5  And  behold  a  wall  on  the  outside  of 
the  house  round  about,  and  in  the  man's 
hand  a  measuring  reed  of  six  cubits  long 
by  the  cubit  and  a  hand- breadth :  so  he 
measured  the  breadth  of  the  building,  one 
reed  :  and  the  height,  one  reed. 

8  %  Then  came  he  unto  the  gate  which 
looketh  toward  the  east,  and  went  up  the 
stairs  thereof,  and  measured  the  threshold 
of  the  gate,  which  was  one  reed  broad  ;  and 
the  other  threshold  of  the  gate,  which  was 
one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  little  chamber  was  one  reed 
long,  and  one  reed  broad  ;  and  between 
the  little  chambers  were  five  cubits  :  and 
the  threshold  of  the  gate  by  the  porch  of 
the  gate  within  was  one  reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch  of  the  gate 
within,  one  reed. 

9  Thenmeasuredhe  the  porch  ofthegate, 
eight  cubits;  and  the  posts  thereof,  two  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  porch  of  the  gate  was  inward. 

10  And  the  little  chamoers  of  the  gate 
eastward  were  three  on  this  side,  and  three 
on  that  side  ;  they  three  were  of  one  mea- 
sure :  and  the  posts  had  one  measure  on 
this  side  and  on  that  side. 

1 1  And  he  measured  the  breadth  of  the 
entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cubits  ;  and  the 
length  of  the  gate,  thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  space  also  before  the  little 
chambers  was  one  cubit  on  this  side,  and 
the  space  was  one  cubit  on  that  side  :  and 
the  little  chambers  were  six  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  measured  then  the  gate  from  the 
648 


EzeheVs  description  CHAP 

roof  of  one  little  chamber  to  the  roof  of 
another;  the  breadth  was  five  and  twenty 
cubits,  door  against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  threescore 
cubits,  even  unto  the  post  of  the  court 
round  about  the  gate. 

15  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate  of  the 
entrance  unto  the  face  of  the  porch  of  the 
inner  gate  were  fifty  cubits. 

16  And  there  were  narrow  windows  to 
the  littlechambers,  and  to  their  posts  within 
the  gate  round  about,  and  likewise  to  the 
arches :  and  windows  were  round  about  in- 
ward :  and  upon  each  post  were  paJm-trees. 

1 7  Then  brought  he  me  into  the  outward 
court,  and  lo,  there  were  chambers,  and  a 
pavement  made  for  the  court  round  about : 
thirty  chambers  were  upon  the  pavement. 

18  And  the  pavement  by  the  side  of  the 
gates  over  against  the  length  of  the  gates 
was  the  lower  pavement. 

19  Then  he  measured  the  breadth  from 
the  forefront  of  the  lower  gate  unto  the 
forefront  of  the  inner  court  without,  a 
hundred  cubits  eastward  and  northward. 

20  H  And  the  gate  of  the  outward  court 
that  looked  toward  the  north,  he  measured 
the  length  thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And  the  little  chambers  thereof  were 
three  on  this  side  and  three  on  that  side 
and  the  posts  thereof  and  the  arches  thereof 
were  alter  the  measure  of  the  first  gate  : 
the  length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their  arches, 
and  their  palm-trees,  were  after  the  mea 
sure  of  the  gate  that  looketh  toward  the 
east :  and  they  went  up  unto  it  by  seven 
steps  ;  and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner  court  was 
over  against  the  gate  toward  the  north, 
and  toward  the  east :  and  he  measured 
from  gate  to  gate  a  hundred  cubits. 

24  H  After  that  he  brought  me  toward 
the  south,  and  behold  a  gate  toward  the 
south :  and  he  measured  the  posts  thereof 
and  the  arches  thereof  according  to  these 
measures. 

25  And  there  were  windows  in  it  and  in 
the  arches  thereof  round  about,  like  those 
windows :  the  length  was  fifty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to  go  up 
to  it,  and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them  :  and  it  had  palm-trees,  one  on  this 
side,  and  another  on  that  side,  upon  the 
posts  thereof. 

27  And  there  was  a  gate  in  the  inner 
court  toward  the  south :  and  he  measured 
from  gate  to  gate  toward  the  south  a 
hundred  cubits. 


XL.  of  the  temple. 

29  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
according  to  these  measures:  and  there 
were  windows  in  it  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about:  it  was  fifty  cubits 
long,  and  five  and 'twenty  cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  round  about  were  five 
and  twenty  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits 
broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were  toward 
the  outer  court ;  and  palm-trees  were  upon 
the  posts  thereof:  and  the  going  up  to  it 
had  eight  steps. 

32  If  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  toward  the  east :  and  he  measured 
the  gate  according  to  these  measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
were  according  to  these  measures:  and  there 
were  windows  therein  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about:  it  was  fifty  cubits 
long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  were  toward 
the  outward  court ;  and  palm-trees  were 
upon  the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on 
that  side :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 
steps. 

35  IF  And  he  brought  me  to  the  north 
gate,  and  measured  it  according  to  these 
measures ; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof,  the  posts 
thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  and  the 
windows  to  it  round  about :  the  length  was 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty 
cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  were  toward 
the  outer  court ;  and  palm-trees  were  upon 
the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that 
side  :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

38  And  the  chambers,  and  the  entries 
thereof  were  by  the  posts  of  the  gates,  where 
they  washed  the  burnt-offering. 

39  "f[  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate  were 
two  tables  on  this  side,  and  two  tables  on 
that  side,  to  slay  thereon  the  burnt-offering, 
and  the  sin-offering,  and  the  trespass- 
offering. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  asonegoeth 
up  to  the  entry  of  the  north  gate,  were  two 
tables ;  and  on  the  other  side,  which  was 
at  the  porch  of  the  gate,  were  two  tables. 

41  Four  tables  were  on  this  side,  and 
four  tables  on  that  side,  by  the  side  of  the 
gate  ;  eight  tables,  whereupon  they  slew 
their  sacrifices. 

42  And  the  fourtableswere  of  hewn  stone 
for  the  burnt-offering,  of  a  cubit  and  a  half 
long,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  broad,  and 
one  cubit  high  :  whereupon  also  they  laid 
the  instruments  wherewith  they  slew  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  were  hooks,    a    hand 


28  And  he  brought  me  to  the  inner  court! broad,  fastened  round  about :  and  upon  the 
by  the  south  gate  :  and  he  measured  the! tables  was  the  flesh  of  the  offering, 
south  gate  according  to  these  measures;!    44  U"  And  without  the  inner  gate  were 

649 


Of  the  parts,  chambers,  and  EZEKIEL 

the  chambers  of  the  singers  in  the  inner 
court,  which  was  at  the  side  of  the  north 
gate;  and  their  prospect  was  toward  the 
south:  one  at  the  side  of  the  east  gate 
having  the  prospect  toward   the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me,  This  chamber, 
whose  prospect  is  toward  the  south,  is  for 
the  priests,  the  keepers  of  the  charge  of  the 
house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  prospect  is 
toward  the  north,  is  for  the  priests,  the 
keepers  of  the  charge  of  the  altar:  these 
are  the  sons  of  Zadok  among  the  sons  of 
Levi,  which  come  near  to  the  Lord  to 
minister  unto  him. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  a  hun- 
dred cubits  long,  and  a  hundred  cubits 
broad,  four-square;  and  the  altar  that  was 
before  the  house. 

48  IT  And  he  brought  me  to  the  porch  of 
the  house,  and  measured  each  post  of  the 
porch,  five  cubits  on  this  side,  and  five 
cubits  on  that  side :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
gate  was  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and 
three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  The  length  of  the  porch  was  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  eleven  cubits  ;  and 
he  brought  me  by  the  steps  whereby  they 
went  up  to  it:  and  there  were  pillars  by 
the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and  another  on 
that  side. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to  the 
temple,  and  measured  the  posts,  six 
cubits  broad  on  the  one  side,  and  six  cubits 
broad  on  the  other  side,  which  was  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  door  was  ten 
cubits ;  and  the  sides  of  the  door  were  five 
cubits  on  the  one  side,  and  five  cubits  on 
the  other  side :  and  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  forty  cubits:  and  the  breadth, 
twenty  cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and  measured 
the  post  of  the  door,  two  cubits ;  and  the 
door,  six  cubits ;  and  the  breadth  of  the 
door,  seven  cubits. 

4  So  he  measured  the  length  thereof, 
twenty  cubits;  and  the  breadth,  twenty 
cubits,  before  the  temple :  and  he  said 
unto  me,  This  is  the  most  holy  place. 

5  After,  he  measured  the  wall  of  the 
house,  six  cubits ;  and  the  breadth  of  every 
side-chamber,  four  cubits,  round  about  the 
house  on  every  side. 

6  And  the  side-chambers  were  three,  one 
over  another,  and  thirty  in  order;  and  they 
entered  into  the  wall  which  was  of  the 
house  for  the  side-chambers  round  about, 
that  .they  might  have  hold,  but  they  had 
not  hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house. 

7  IT  And  there  was  an  enlarging,  and  a 
winding  about  still  upward  to  the  side- 
chambers  :  for  the  winding  about  of  the 
Uouse  went  still  upward  round  about  the 'and  the 


ornaments  of  the  temple, 

house;  therefore  the  breadth  of  the  bouse 
wasstill  upward,  andso  increasedyrom  the 
lowest  chamber  to  the  highest  by  the  midst. 

8  I  saw  also  the  height  of  the  house  round 
about:  the  foundations  of  the  side-cham- 
bers were  a  full  reed  of  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which  was 
for  the  side-chamber  without,  was  five  cu- 
bits: and  that  which  was  left  was  the  place 
of  the  side-chambers  that  were  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers  was  the 
wideness  of  twenty  cubits  round  about  the 
house  on  every  side. 

1 1  And  the  doors  of  the  side-chambers 
were  toward  the  place  that  was  left,  one 
door  toward  the  north,  and  another  door 
toward  the  south:  and  the  breadth  of  the 
place  that  was  left  was  five  cubits  round 
about. 

1 2  Now  the  building  that  was  before  the 
separate  place  at  the  end  toward  the  west 
was  seventy  cubits  broad;  and  the  wall  of 
the  building  was  five  cubits  thick  round 
about,  and  the  length  thereof  ninety  cubits. 

13  Sohe  measured  the  house,  a  hundred 
cubits  long;  and  the  separate  place,  and 
the  building,  with  the  walls  thereof,  a 
hundred  cubits  long; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face  of  the 
house,  and  of  the  separate  place  toward 
the  east,  a  hundred  cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length  of  the 
building  over  against  the  separate  place 
which  was  behind  it,  and  the  galleries 
thereof  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
side,  a  hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner 
temple,  and  the  porches  of  the  court; 

16  The  door  posts,  and  the  narrow 
windows,  and  the  galleries  round  about  on 
their  three  stories,  over  against  the  door, 
ceiled  with  wood  round  about,  and  from 
the  ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the 
windows  were  covered ; 

1 7  To  that  above  the  door,  even  unto 
the  inner  house,  and  without,  and  by  ail 
the  wall  round  about  within  and  without  by 
measure. 

18  And  it  was  made  with  cherubims 
and  palm-trees,  so  that  a  palm-tree  was 
between  a  cherub  and  a  cherub ;  and  every 
cherub  had  two  faces; 

1 9  So  that  the  face  of  a  man  was  toward 
the  palm-tree  on  the  one  side,  and  the  face 
of  a  young  lion  toward  the  palm-tree  on 
the  other  side :  it  was  made  through  all  the 
house  round  about. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above  the  door 
were  cherubims  and  palm-trees  made,  and 
on  the  wall  of  the  temple. 

21  The  posts  of  the  temple  were  squared, 
and  the  face  of  the  sanctuary ;  the  appear- 
ance of  the  one  as  the  appearance  of  the  other. 

22  The  altar  of  wood  was  three  cubits 
high,  and  the  length  thereof  two  cubits; 

corners  thereof,  and  the  length 
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Chambers  of 'the  priests.  CHAP.  XLII,  XJLIII.  The  return  of  God's  glory 


thereof,  and  the  walls  thereof,  were  of 
wood:  and  he  said  unto  me,  This  is  the 
table  that  is  before  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  temple  and  the  sanctuary 
had  two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves  apiece, 
two  turning  leaves  ;  two  leaves  for  the  one 
door,  and  two  leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  (here  were  made  on  them,  on 
the  doors  of  the  temple,  cherubims  and 
palm-trees,  like  as  were  made  upon  the 
walls;  and  there  were  thick  planks  upon 
the  face  of  the  porch  without. 

26  And  there  were  narrow  windows  and 
palm-trees  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
side,  on  the  sides  of  the  porch,  and  upon 
the  side-chambers  of  the  house,  and  thick 
planks. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  he  brought  me  forth  into  the  outer 
court,  the  way  toward  the  north :  and 
he  brought  me  into  the  chamber  that  was 
over  against  the  separate  place,  and  which 
was  before  the  building  toward  the  north. 

2  Before  the  length  of  a  hundred  cubits 
was  the  north  door,  and  the  breadth  was 
fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cubits  which 
were  for  the  inner  court,  and  over  against 
the  pavement  whichwas  for  the  outer  court, 
was  gallery  against  gallery  in  three  stories, 

4  And  before  the  chambers  was  a  walk 
often  cubits  breadth  inward,  a  way  of  one 
cubit;  and  their  doors  toward   the  north. 

5  Now  the  upper  chambers  were  short- 
er:   for  the  galleries  were   higher  than 
these,  than  the  lower,  and  than  the  mid 
dlemost  of  the  building. 

6  For  they  were  in  three  stories,  but  had 
not  pillars  as  the  pillars  of  the  courts: 
therefore  the  building  was  straitened  more 
than  the  lowest  and  the  middlemost  from 
the  ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without  over 
against  the  chambers,  toward  the  outer 
court  on  the  forepart  of  the  chambers,  the 
length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits. 

8  For  the  length  of  the  chambers  that 
were  in  the  outer  court  was  fifty  cubits :  and 
lo,before  the  temple  were  a  hundredcubits. 

9  And  from  under  these  chambers  was 
the  entry  on  the  east  side,  as  one  goeth 
into  them  from  the  outer  court. 

10  The  chambers  were  in  the  thickness 
of  the  wall  of  the  court  toward  the  east, 
over  against  the  separate  place,  and  over 
against  the  building. 

1 1  And  the  way  before  them  was  like 
the  appearance  of  the  chambers  which 
were  toward  the  north,  as  long  as  they, 
and  as  broad  as  they:  and  all  their  goings 
out  were  both  according  to  their  fashions, 
and  according  to  their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  the 
chambers  that  were  toward  the  south  was 


a  door  in  the  head  of  the  way,  even  the  way 
directly  before  the  wall  toward  the  east, 
as  one  entereth  into  them. 

13  IF  Then  said  he  unto  me,  The  north 
chambers  and  the  south  chambers  which 
are  before  the  separate  place,  they  be  holy 
chambers,  where  the  priests  that  approach 
unto  the  Lord  shall  eat  the  most  holy  things: 
there  shall  they  lay  the  mostholy  things,  and 
the  meat-offering,  and  the  sin-offering,  and 
the  trespass-offering;  for  the  place  is  holy. 

14  When  the  priests  enter  therein,  then 
shall  they  not  go  out  of  the  holy  place  into 
the  outer  court,  but  there  they  shall  lay 
their  garments  wherein  they  minister;  for 
they  are  holy ;  and  shall  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  shall  approach  to  those  things 
which  are  for  the  people. 

15  Now  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
measuring  the  inner  house,  he  brought  me 
forth  toward  the  gate  whose  prospect  is 
toward  the  east,  and  measured  it  round 
about. 

16  He  measured  the  east  side  with  the 
measuring  reed,  five  hundred  reeds,  with 
the  measuring  reed  round  about. 

17  He  measured  ihe  north  side,  five 
hundred  reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed 
round  about. 

18  He  measured  the  south  side,  five 
hundred  reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed. 

19  IF  He  turned  about  to  the  west  side, 
and  measured  five  hundred  reeds,  with 
the  measuring  reed. 

20  He  measured  it  by  the  four  sides:  it 
had  a  wall  round  about,  five  hundred  reeds 
long,  and  five  hundred  broad,  to  make  a 
separation  between  the  sanctuary  and  the 
profane  place. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to  the 
gate,  even  the  gate  that  looketb  to- 
ward  the  east: 

2  And  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  came  from  the  way  of  the  east:  and 
his  voice  was  like  a  noise  of  many  waters: 
and  the  earth  shined  with  his  glory. 

3  And  it  was  according  to  the  appear- 
ance of  the  vision  which  I  saw,  even  ac- 
cording to  the  vision  that  I  saw  when  I 
came  to  destroy  the  city :  and  the  visions 
were  like  the  vision  that  I  saw  by  the  river 
Chebar;  and  I  fell  upon  my  face. 

4  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  came  into 
the  house  by  the  way  of  the  gate  whose 
prospect  is  toward   the  east. 

5  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought 
me  into  the  inner  court;  and  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

6  And  I  heard  him  speaking  unto  me  out 
of  the  house  ;  and  the  man  stood  by  me. 

7  IF  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
the  place  of  my  throne,  and  the  place  of 
the  soles  of  my  feet,  wiiere  I  will  dwell  in 
the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel  for  ever-, 

651 


Israel  denied  God's  presence. 

and  my  holy  name,  shall  the  house  of  Is- 
rael no  more  defile,  neither  they,  nor  their 
kings,  by  their  whoredom,  nor  by  the  car- 
casses of  their  kings  in  their  high  places. 

8  In  their  setting  of  their  threshold  by 
my  thresholds,  and  their  post  by  my  posts, 
and  the  wall  between  me  and  them,  they 
have  even  defiled  my  holy  name  by  their 
abominations  that  they  have  committed : 
wherefore  I  have  consumed  them  in  mine 
anger. 

9  Now,  let  them  put  away  their  whore- 
dom, and  the  carcasses  of  their  kings,  far 
from  me,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
them  for  ever. 

10  IT  Thou  son  of  man,  shew  the  house 
to  the  house  of  Israel,  that  they  may  be 
ashamed  of  their  iniquities  :  and  let  them 
measure  the  pattern. 

1 1  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all  that 
they  have  done,  shew  them  the  form  of  the 
house,  and  the  fashion  thereof,  and  the 
goings  out  thereof,  and  the  comings  in 
thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all 
the  ordinances  thereof,  and  all  the  forms 
thereof,  and  all  the  laws  thereof:  and  write 
it  in  their  sight,  that  they  may  keep  the 
whole  form  thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances 
thereof,  and  do  them. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house  ;  Upon 
the  top  of  the  mountain  the  whole  limit 
thereof  round  about  shall  be  most  holy. 
Behold,  this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  And  these  are  the  measures  of  the 
altar  after  the  cubits  :  The  cubit  is  a  cubit 
and  a  hand-breadth  ;  even  the  bottom 
shall  be  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth  a  cubit, 
and  the  border  thereof  by  the  edge  thereof 
round  about  shall  be  a  span  :  and  this  shall 
be  the  higher  place  of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  upon  the  ground 
even  to  the  lower  settle  shall  be  two  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  one  cubit ;  and  from  the 
lesser  settle  even  to  the  greater  settle  shall 
be  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one  cubit. 

15  So  the  altar  shall  be  four  cubits  ;  and 
from  the  altar  and  upward  shall  be  four 
horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  be  twelve  cubits 
long,  twelve  broad,  square  in  the  four 
squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  be  fourteen  cu b its 
long  and  fourteen  broad  in  the  four  squares 
thereof;  and  the  border  about  it  shall  be 
half  a  cubit ;  and  the  bottom  thereof  shall 
be  a  cubit  about ;  and  his  stairs  shall  look 
toward   the  east. 

18  U  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  These  are  the 
ordinances  of  the  altar  in  the  day  when 
they  shall  make  it,  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
thereon,  and  to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

1 9  And  thou  shalt  give  to  the  priests  the 
Levites  thatbe  of  the  seed  of  Zadok,  which 
approach  unto  me,  to  minister  unto  me, 


EZEKIEL.  Tlie  ordinances  oj  the  altar. 

saith  the  Lord  God,  a  young  bullock  for 
a  sin-offering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood 
thereof,  and  put  it  on  the  four  horns  of  it, 
and  on  the  four  corners  of  the  settle,  and 
upon  the  border  round  about  :  thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock  also  ot 
the  sin-offering,  and  he  shall  burn  it  in  the 
appointed  place  of  the  house,  without  the 
sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou  shalt 
offer  a  kid  of  the  goats  without  blemish  for 
a  sin-offering  ;  and  they  shall  cleanse  the 
altar,  as  they  did  cleanse  it  with  the  bul- 
lock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  ot 
cleansing  it,  thou  shalt  offer  a  young  bul- 
lock without  blemish,  and  a  ram  out  of  the 
flock  without  blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  priests  shall  cast  salt  upon 
them,  and  they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Seven  days  shalt  thou  prepare  every- 
day a  goat  for  a  sin-offering  :  they  shall 
also  prepare  a  young  bullock,  and  a  ram 
out  of  the  flock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  purge  the  altar 
and  purify  it ;  and  they  shall  consecrate 
themselves. 

27  And  when  these  days  are  expired, 
it  shall  be,  that  upon  the  eighth  day,  and 
so  forward,  the  priests  shall  make  your 
burnt-offerings  upon  the  altar,  and  your 
peace-offerings  :  and  I  will  accept  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the  way  of 
the  gate  of  the  outward  sanctuary 
which  looketh  toward  the  east ;  and  it  was 
shut. 

2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ;  This 
gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall  not  be  opened, 
and  no  man  shall  enter  in  by  it ;  because 
the  Lord  the  God  of  Israel  hath  entered 
in  by  it,  therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince ;  the  prince,  he 
shall  sit  in  it  to  eat  bread  before  the  Lord  • 
he  shall  enter  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of 
that  gate,  and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of 
the  same. 

4  H  Then  brought  he  me  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  before  the  house  :  and  I  looked, 
and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  1  fell  upon  my 
face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  mark  well,  and  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears  all  that  I 
say  unto  thee  concerning  all  the  ordinances 

jof  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof;  and  mark  well  the  entering  in  ot 
the  house,  with  every  going  forth  of  the 
sanctuary. 

652 


The  priests  reproved. 

6  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  rebellious, 
even  to  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  let  it 
suffice  you  of  all  your  abominations  ; 

7  In  that  ye  have  brought  into  my  sane 
tuary  strangers,  uncircumcised  in  heart, 
and  uncircumcised  in  flesh,  to  be  in  my 
sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  even  my  house, 
when  ye  offer  my  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  they  have  broken  my  covenant 
because  of  all  your  abominations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  kept  the  charge  of 
my  holy    things  :  but  ye  have  set  keepers 
of  my  charge  in  my  sanctuary  for  your 
selves. 

9  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  No 
stranger,  uncircumcised  in  heart,  nor  un- 
circumcised in  flesh,  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  of  any  stranger  that  is  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Levites  that  are  gone  away 
far  from  me,  when  Israel  went  astray, 
which  went  as.tray  away  from  me  after  their 
idols  ;  they  shall  even  bear  their  iniquity 

1 1  Yet  they  shall  be  ministers  in  my 
sanctuary,  having  charge  at  the  gates  of 
the  house,  and  ministering  to  the  house  : 
they  shall  slay  the  burnt-offering  and  the 
sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  they  shall 
stand  before  them  to  minister  unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  unto  them 
before  their  idols,  and  caused  the  house  of 
Israel  to  fall  into  iniquity ;  therefore  have 
I  lifted  up  my  hand  against  them,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear  their 
iniquity. 

13  And  they  shall  not  come  near  unto 
me,  to  do  the  office  of  a  priest  unto  me 
nor  to  come  near  to  any  of  my  holy  things 
in  the  most  holy  place :  but  they  shall  bear 
their  shame, and  their  abominations  which 
they  have  committed. 

14  But  I  will  make  them  keepers  of  the 
charge  of  the  house,  for  all  the  service 
thereof,  andforall  thatshall  be  done  therein. 

15  1[  But  the  priests  the  Levites,  the 
sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  the  charge  of  my 
sanctuary  when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray  from  me,  they  shall  come  near  to 
me  to  minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall 
stand  before  me  to  offer  unto  me  the  fat 
and  the  blood,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 

16  They  shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary, 
and  they  shall  come  near  to  my  table,  to 
minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  keep  my 
charge. 

17  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  they  enter  in  at  the  gates  of  the  inner 
court,  they  shall  be  clothed  with  linen  gar- 
ments; and  no  wool  shall  come  upon  them, 
while  they  minister  in  the  gates  of  the 
inner  court,  and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  bonnets  upon 


CHAP.  XLV.  Ordinances  of  the  priests. 

selves  with  any  thing  that  causeth  sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into  the  outer 
court,  even  into  the  outer  court  to  the  peo- 
ple, they  shall  put  off  their  garments 
wherein  they  ministered,  and  lay  them  in 
the  holy  chambers',  and  they  shall  put  on 
other  garments ;  and  they  shall  not  sanctify 
the  people  with  their  garments. 

20  Neither  shall  they  shave  their  heads, 
nor  suffer  their  locks  to  grow  long ;  they 
shall  only  poll  their  heads. 

21  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink  wine, 
when  they  enter  into  the  inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for  their  w  ives 
a  widow,  nor  her  that  is  put  away :  but 
they  shall  take  maidens  of  the  seed  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  or  a  widow  that  had  a 
priest  before. 

23  And  they  shall  teach  my  people  the 
difference  between  the  holy  and  profane, 
and  cause  them  to  discern  between  the 
unclean  and  the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  they  shall  stand 
in  judgment;  and  they  shall  judge  it  ac- 
cording to  my  judgments  :  and  they  shall 
keep  my  laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  mine 
assemblies  ;  and  they  shall  hallow  my 
sabbaths. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no  dead  per- 
son to  defile  themselves :  but  for  father,  or 
for  mother,  or  for  son,  or  for  daughter,  for 
brother,  or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no  hus- 
band, they  may  defile  themselves. 

26  And  after  he  is  cleansed,  they  shall 
reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth  into 
the  sanctuary,  unto  the  inner  court,  to 
minister  in  the  sanctuary,  he  shall  offer  his 
sin-offering,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for  an  in- 
heritance ;  I  am  their  inheritance  :  and  ye 
shall  give  them  no  possession  in  Israel :  I 
am  their  possession. 

29  They  shall  eat  the  meat-offering, 
and  the  sin-offering,  and  the  trespass- 
offering;  and  every  dedicated  thing  in 
Israel  shall  be  theirs. 

30  And  the  first  of  all  the  first-fruits  of 
all  things,  and  every  oblation  of  all,  of 
every  sort  of  your  oblations,  shall  be  the 
priest's  :  ye  shall  also  give  unto  the  priest 
the  first  of  your  dough,  that  he  may  cause 
the  blessing  to  rest  in  thy  house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of  any  tiling 
that  is  dead  of  itself,  or  torn,  whether  it 
be  fowl  or  beast. 

CHAP.  XLV. 
1%/TOREOVER,  when  ye  shall  divide 


by  lot  the  land  for  inheritance,  ye 
shall  ofler  an  oblation  unto  the  Lord,  a 
holy  portion  of  the  land  :  the  length  shall 
be  the  length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand 
reeds,  and  the  breadth  shall  be  ten  thou- 
sand. This  shall  be.  holy  in  all  the  borders 


their  heads,  and  shall  have  linen  breeches 

upon  their  loins  ;  they  shall  not  gird  them- 1  thereof  round  about. 


The  divisions  of  the  land. 


2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the  sanctuary 
five  hundred  in  length,  with  five  hundred 
in  breadth,  square  round  about ;  and  fifty 
cubits  round  about  for  the  suburbs  thereof. 

3  And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou  mea- 
sure the  length  of  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand, and  the  breadth  of  ten  thousand : 
and  in  it  shall  be  the  sanctuary  and  the 
most  holy  place. 

4  The  holy  portion  of  the  land  shall  be 
for  the  priests  the  ministers  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, which  shall  come  near  to  minister 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  it  shall  be  a  place  for 
their  houses,  and  a  holy  place  for  the 
sanctuary. 

5  And.  the  five  and  twenty  thousand  of 
length,  and  the  ten  thousand  of  breadth, 
shall  also  the  Levites,  the  ministers  of  the 
house,  have  for  themselves,  for  a  possession 
for  twenty  chambers. 

6  IF  And  ye  shall  appoint  the  possession 
of  the  city  five  thousand  broad,  and  five 
and  twenty  thousand  long,  over  against  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion :  it  shall  be 
for  the  whole  house  of  Israel. 

7  IF  And  a  portion  shall  be  for  the  prince 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side  of  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion,  and  of  the 
possession  of  the  city,  before  the  oblation 
of  the  holy  portion,  and  before  the  pos- 
session of  the  city,  from  the  west  side 
westward,  and  from  the  east  side  east- 
ward :  and  the  length  shall  be  over  against 
one  of  the  portions,  from  the  west  border 
unto  the  east  border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  possession  in 
Israel :  and  my  princes  shall  no  more  op- 
press my  people  ;  and  the  rest  of  the  land 
shall  they  give  to  the  house  of  Israel  ac- 
cording to  their  tribes. 

9  1[  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Let  it 
suffice  you,  O  princes  of  Israel :  remove 
violence  and  spoil,  and  execute  judgment 
and  justice,  take  away  your  exactions  from 
my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 
m  10  Ye  shall  have  just  balances,  and  a 
just  ephah,  and  a  just  bath. 

1 1  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall  be  of 
one  measure,  that  the  bath  may  contain 
the  tenth  part  of  a  homer,  and  the  ephah 
the  tenth  part  of  a  homer :  the  measure 
thereof  shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  shall  be  twenty  ge- 
rahs:  twenty  shekels,  five  and  twenty  she- 
kels, fifteen  shekels,  shall  be  your  maneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye  shall 
offer ;  the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah  of  a  ho- 
mer of  wheat,  and  ve  shall  give  the  sixth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  a    homer  of  barley  ; 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of  oil,  the 
bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  offer  the  tenth  part  of 
a  bath  out  of  the  cor,  which  is  a  homer 
of  ten  baths  :  for  ten  baths  are  a  homer  : 

15  And  one  lamb  out  of  the  flock,  out 
of  two  hundred,  out  of  the  fat  pastures  of| 


EZEKIEL.  The  portion  of  the  prince. 

Israel,  for  a  meat-offering,  and  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  for  peace-ollerings,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  them,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

16  All  the  people  of  the  land  shall  give 
this  oblation  for  the  prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  prince's  part  to 
give  burnt-offerings,  and  meat-offerings, 
and  drink-offerings,  in  the  feasts,  and  in 
the  new-moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all 
solemnities  of  the  house  of  Israel :  he  shall 
prepare  the  sin-offering,  and  the  meat- 
offering, and  the  burnt-offering,  and  the 
peace-offerings,  to  make  reconciliation  for 
the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In  the  first 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  thou 
shalt  take  a  young  bullock  without  blemish , 
and  cleanse  the  sanctuary : 

1 9  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-offering,  and  put  it  upon  the 
posts  of  the  house,  and  upon  the  four  cor- 
ners of  the  settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon 
the  posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court. 

20  And  so  thou  shalt  do  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month  for  every  one  that  erreth,  and 
for  him  that  is  simple  :  so  shall  ye  recon- 
cile the  house. 

21  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  the  pass- 
over,  a  feast  of  seven  days ;  unleavened 
bread  shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the  prince 
prepare  for  himself  and  for  all  the  people 
of  the  land  a  bullock  for  a  sin-offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast  he  shall 
prepare  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord, 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams  without 
blemish  daily  the  seven  days  ;  and  a  kid 
of  the  goats  daily  for  a  sin-offering. 

24  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offer- 
ing of  an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah 
for  a  ram,  and  a  hin  of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fifteenth 
day  of  the  month,  shall  he  do  the  like  in 
the  feast  of  the  seven  days,  according  to 
the  sin-offering,  according  to  the  burnt- 
offering,  and  according  to  the  meat-offer- 
ing, and  according  to  the  oil. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  The  gate 
of  the  inner  court  that  looketh  toward 
the  east,shall  be  shut  the  six  working  days ; 
but  on  the  sabbath  it  shall  be  opened,  and 
in  the  day  of  the  new -moon  it  shall  be 
opened. 

2  And  the  prince  shall  enter  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  that  gate  without,  and 
shall  stand  by  the  post  of  the  gate,  and 
the  priests  shall  prepare  his  burnt-offering 
and  his  peace-offerings,  and  he  shall  wor- 
ship at  the  threshold  of  the  gate  :  then  he 
shall  go  forth  ;  but  the  gate  shall  not  be 
shut  until  the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  landshal] 
654 


Ordinances  for  the  prince. 


worship  at  the  door  of  this  gate  before  the 
Lord  in  the  sabbaths  and  in  the  new-moons. 

4  And  the  burnt-offering  that  the  prince 
shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  sabbath 
day  shall  be  six  lambs  without  blemish, 
and  a  ram  without  blemish. 

5  And  the  meat-offering  shall  be  an 
ephah  for  a  ram,  and  the  meat-offering  for 
the  lambs  as  he  shall  be  able  to  give,  and 
a    hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new -moon  it 
shall  be  a  young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  six  lambs,  and  a  ram  :  they  shall  be 
without  blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offering, 
an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  for 
a  ram,  and  for  the  lambs  according  as  his 
hand  shall  attain  unto,  and  a  hin  of  oil  to 
an  ephah. 

8  And  when  the  prince  shall  enter,  he 
shall  go  in  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  that 
gate  ,andhe  shall  go  forth  by  the  way  thereof. 

9  H  But  when  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  come  before  the  Lord  in  the  solemn 
feasts,  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  to  worship,  shall  go  out  by  the 
way  ofthe  south  gate ;  and  he  that  entereth 
by  the  way  of  the  south  gate,shall  go  forth 
by  the  way  of  the  north  gate :  he  shall  not 
return  by  the  way  of  the  gate  whereby  he 
came  in,  but  shall  go  forth  over  against  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst  of  them, 
when  they  go  in,  shall  go  in  ;  and  when 
they  go  forth,  shall  go  forth. 

1 1  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the  solemni- 
ties the  meat-offering  shall  be  an  ephah  to 
a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  to  a  ram,  and  to 
the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  a  hin 
of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

12  Now,  when  the  prince  shall  prepare 
a  voluntary  burnt-offering  or  peace-offer- 
ings voluntarily  unto  the  Lord,  one  shall 
thenopenhim  the  gate  that  looketh  toward 
the  east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his  burnt- 
offering  andhis  peace-offerings,  ashe  did  on 
the  sabbath  day:  then  he  shall  go  forth  ;  and 
after  his  going  forth  one  shall  shut  the  gate. 

13  Thou  shalt  daily  prepare  a  burnt- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  a  lamb  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish :  thou  shalt  pre- 
pare it  every  morning. 

14  And  thou  shalt  prepare  a  meat-offer- 
ing for  it  every  morning,  the  sixth  part  of 
an  ephah,  and  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of 
oil,  to  temper  with  the  fine  flour ;  a  meat- 
offering continually  by  a  perpetual  ordi- 
nance unto  the  Lord 

15  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the  lamb, 
and  the  meat-offering,  and  the  oil,  every 
morning /or  a  continual  burnt-offering. 

16  11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  If  the 
prince  give  a  gift  unto  any  of  his  sons,  the 
inheritance  thereof  shall  be  his  sons' ;  it 
shall ke  their  possession  by  inheritance.' 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  inheritance 


CHAP.  XLVII  and  for  the  people. 

to  one  of  his  servants,  then  it  shall  be  his 


to  the  year  of  liberty  ;  after,it  shall  return 
to  the  prince  :  but  his  inheritance  shall  be 
his  sons'  for  them. 

18  Moreover,  the  prince  shall  not  take 
of  the  people's  inheritance  by  oppression, 
to  thrust  them  out  of  their  possession  ;  but 
he  shall  give  his  sons  inheritance  out  of  his 
own  possession  :  that  my  people  be  not 
scattered  every  man  from  his  possession. 

19  IT  After,  he  brought  me  through  the 
entry,  which  was  at  the  side  of  the  gate, 
into  the  holy  chambers  of  the  priests,  which 
looked  toward  the  north:  and  behold,  there 
■was  a  place  on  the  two  sides  westward. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This  is  the 
place  where  the  priests  shall  boil  the  tres- 
pass-offering and  the  sin-offering,  where 
they  shall  bake  the  meat-offering ;  that 
they  bear  them  not  out  into  the  outer  court, 
to  sanctify  the  people. 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  the 
outer  court,  and  caused  me  to  pass  by  the 
four  corners  of  the  court ;  and  behold,  in 
every  corner  of  the  court  there  was  a  court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court  there 
were  courts  joined  of  forty  cubits  long  and 
thirty  broad  these  four  corners  were  of 
one  measure. 

23  And  there  was  a  row  of  building  round 
about  in  them,  round  about  them  four,  and 
it  was  made  with  boiling-places  under  the 
rows  round  about 

24  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  arc  the 
places  of  them  that  boil,  where  the  minis- 
ters of  the  house  shall  boil  the  sacrifice  of 
the  people. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  again 
unto  the  door  of  the  house  ;  and  be- 
hold, waters  issued  out  from  under  the 
threshold  of  the  house  eastward  :  for  the 
forefront  of  the  house  stood  toward  the 
east,  and  the  waters  came  dotvn  from  un- 
der from  the  right  side  of  the  house,  at  the 
south  side  of  the  altar. 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the  way 
of  the  gate  northward,  and  led  me  about 
the  way  without  unto  the  outer  gate  by  the 
way  that  looketh  eastward  ;  and  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right  side. 

3  And  when  the  man  that  ^had  the  line 
in  his  hand, went  forth  eastward,  he  mea- 
sured a  thousand  cubits,  and  he  brought 
me  through  the  waters  ;  the  waters  were  to 
the  ankles. 

4  Again  he  measured  a  thousand,  and 
brought  me  through  the  waters;  the  waters 
were  to  the  knees.  Again  he  measured  a 
thousand,  and  brought  me  through  ;  the 
waters  were  to  the  loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a  thousand ; 
and  it  was  a  river  that  I  could  not  pass  over: 
for  the  waters  were  risen,  waters  to  swim 
in,  a  river  that  could  not  be  passed  over, 

665 


Tlie  vision  of  the  waters. 


EZEKIEL. 


The  borders  of  the  land. 


6  IF  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
hast  thou  seen  this?  Then  he  brought  me, 
and  caused  me  to  return  to  the  brink  of  the 
river. 

7  Now, when  I  had  returned,  behold,  at 
the  bank  of  the  river  were  very  many  trees 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  waters 
issue  out  toward  the  east  country,  and  go 
down  into  the  desert,  and  go  into  the  sea  : 
which  being  brought  forth  into  the  sea,  the 
waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
thing  that  liveth,  which  moveth,  whither- 
soever the  rivers  shall  come,  shall  live  :  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  multitude  of  fish, 
because  these  waters  shall  come  thither : 
for  they  shall  be  healed :  and  every  thing 
shall  live  whither  the  river  cometh. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
fishers  shall  stand  upon  it  from  En-gedi 
even  unto  En-eglaim  ;  they  shall  be  a  place 
to  spread  forth  nets  ;  their  fish  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  of  the 
great  sea,  exceeding  many. 

1 1  But  the  miry  places  thereof  and  the 
marshes  thereof  shall  not  be  healed ;  they 
shall  be  given  to  salt. 

1 2  And  by  the  river  upon  the  bank  there- 
of, en  this  side  and  on  that  side,  shall  grow 
all  trees  for  meat,  whose  leaf  shall  not  fade, 
neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  be  consumed : 
it  shall  bring  forth  new  fruit  according  to 
his  months,  because  their  waters  they  is- 
sued out  of  the  sanctuary :  and  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  for  meat,  and  the  leaf 
thereof  for  medicine. 

13  H  Thus  saiththe  Lord  God  ;  This 
shall  be  the  border,  whereby  ye  shall  inhe- 
rit the  land  according  to  the  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel :  Joseph  shall  have  two  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as  well  as 
another :  concerning  the  which  I  lifted  up 
my  hand  to  give  it  unto  your  fathers:  and 
this  land  shall  fall  unto  you  for  inheritance. 

15  And  this  shall  be  the  border  of  the  land 
toward  the  north  side,  from  the  great  sea, 
the  way  of  Hethlon,  as  men  go  to  Zedad ; 

16  Hamath,  Bcrothah,  Sibraim,  which 
is  between  the  border  of  Damascus  and 
the  border  of  Hamath ;  Hazar-hatticon, 
which  is  by  the  coast  of  Hauran. 

1 7  And  the  border  from  the  sea  shall  be 
Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Damascus,  and 
the  north  northward,  and  the  border  of  Ha- 
math.    And  this  is  the  north  side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  shall  measure 
from  Hauran,  and  from  Damascus,  and 
from  Gilead,  and  from  the  land  of  Israel  by 
Jordan,  from  the  border  unto  the  east  sea. 
And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  side  southward,  from 
Tamar  even  to  the  waters  of  strife  in  Ka- 
desh,  the  river  to  the  great  sea.  And  this 
is  the  south  side  southward. 


20  The  west  side  also  shall  be  the  great 
sea  from  the  border,  till  a  man  come  over 
against  Hamath.     This  is  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land  unto  you 
according  to  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

22  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ye 
shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an  inheritance 
unto  you,  and  to  the  strangers  that  sojourn 
among  you,  which  shall  beget  children 
among  you  :  and  they  shall  be  unto  you  as 
born  in  the  country  among  the  children  of 
Israel ;  they  shall  have  inheritance  with 
you  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in 
what  tribe  the  stranger  sojourneth,  there 
shall  ye  give  him  his  inheritance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 
TVj'OW  these  are  the  names  of  the  tribes. 
J.  ^  From  the  north  end  to  the  coast  ot 
the  way  of  Hethlon,  as  one  goeth  to  Ha- 
math, Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Damas- 
cus northward,  to  the  coast  of  Hamath  ;(for 
these  are  his  sides  east  and  west  ))&  portion 
for  Dan. 

2  And  by  the  border  of  Dan,  from  the  east 
side  unto  the  west  side,  zportionfor  Asher. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher,  from  the 
east  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Naphtali. 

4  And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Manasseh. 

5  And  by  the  border  of  Manasseh,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Ephraim. 

6  And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim,  from 
the  east  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a 
portion  for  Reuben. 

7  And  by  the  border  of  Reuben,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion  for 
Judah. 

8  If  And  by  the  border  of  Judah,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  shall  be 
the  offering  which  ye  shall  offer  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and  in 
length  as  one  of  the  other  parts,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side  :  and  the  sanc- 
tuary shall  be  in  the  midst  of  it. 

9  The  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  shall  be  of  five  and  twenty  thousand 
in  length,  and  of  ten  thousand  in  breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  for  the  priests, 
shall  be  this  holy  oblation;  toward  the 
north  five  and  twenty  thousand  in  lengthy 
and  toward  the  west  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  toward  the  east  ten  thousand 
in  breadth,  and  toward  the  south  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length  ;  and  the  sanctu- 
ary of  the  Lord  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

11  It  shall  be  for  the  priests  that  are 
sanctified  of  the  sons  of  Zadok;  which 
have  kept  my  charge,  which  went  not 
astray  when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray,  as  the  Levites  went  astray. 

056 


ano.  of  the  sanctuary. 

12  And  this  oblation  of  the  land  that  is 
offered  shall  be  unto  them  a  thing  most 
holy  by  the  border  of  the  Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border  of  the 
priests,  the  Levites  shall  have  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  ten  thou- 
sand in  breadth:  all  the  length  shall  be 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth 
ten  thousand. 

14  And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it,  neither 
exchange,  noralienate  the  first-fruits  of  the 
land  :  tor  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

15  IF  And  the  five  thousand,  that  are 
left  in  the  breadth  over  against  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  shall  be  a  profaned/ace 
lor  the  city,  for  dwelling,  and  for  suburbs, 
and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

16  And  these  shall  be  the  measures  there- 
of; the  north  side  four  thousand  and  five 
hundred,  and  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  the  west 
side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

1 7  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city  shall  be 
toward  the  north  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and 
toward  the  south  twohundredand  fifty,  and 
toward  the  east  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and 
toward    the  west  two  hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length  over  against 
the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion  shall  be  ten 
thousand  eastward,  and  ten  thousand  west- 
ward: and  it  shall  be  over  against  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion;  and  the  in- 
crease thereof  shall  be  for  food  unto  them 
that  serve  the  city. 

19  And  they  that  serve  the  city  shall 
serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  be  five  and 
twenty  thousand  by  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand: ye  shall  offer  the  holy  oblation  four- 
square, with  the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  IF  And  the  residue  shall  be  for  the 
prince,  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  of 
the  holy  oblation,  and  of  the  possession  of 
the  city,  over  against  the  five  and  twenty 
thousand  of  the  oblation  toward  the  east 
border,  and  westward  over  against  the  five 
and  twenty  thousand  toward  the  west 
border,  over  against  the  portions  for  the 
prince  :  and  it  shall  be  the  holy  oblation  ; 
and  the  sanctuary  of  the  house  shall  be  in 
the  midst  thereof. 


CHAP.  1.  Dimensions  and 


ates  of  the  city 

22  Moreover, from  the  possession  of  the 
Levites,  and  from  the  possession  of  the 
city,  being  in  the  midst  of  that  which  is  the 
prince's,  between  the  border  of  Judah  and 
the  border  of  Benjamin,  shall  be  for  the 
prince. 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side,Benjamins/ia/Z 
have  a  portion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benjamin,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Simeon 
shall  have  a  portion. 

25  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Issachar  a 
portion. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issacbar,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Zebulun 
a  portion. 

27  And  by  the  border  of  Zebulun,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  wrest  side,  Gad  a 
portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at  the 
south  side  southward,  the  border  shall  be 
even  from  Tamar  unto  the  waters  of  strife 
in  Kadesh,  and  to  the  river  toward  the 
great  sea. 

29  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  di- 
vide by  lot  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for  in- 
heritance, and  these  are  their  portions, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

30  IF  And  these  are  the  goings  out  of 
the  city  on  the  north  side,  Foot  thousand 
and  five  hundred  measures. 

31  And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall  be 
after  the  names  of  the  tribes  of  Israel : 
three  gates  northward;  one  gate  of  Reuben, 
one  gate  of  Judah,  one  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  the  cast  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred:  and  three  gates:  and 
one  gate  of  Joseph,  one  gate  of  Benjamin, 
one  gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  measures:  and  three 
gates;  one  gate  of  Simeon,  one  gate  oi 
fssachar,  one  gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  with  their  three  gates:  one 
gate  of  Gad,  one  gate  of  Asher,  one  gate 
of  Naphtali. 

35  It  was  round  about  eighteen  thousand 
measures:  and  the  name  of  the  city  from 
that  day  shall  be,  The  Lord  is  there. 


1  The  Book  of  DANIEL. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim  king  of  Judah  came  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem, 
and  besieged  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  God:  which  he  car- 
ried into  the  land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of 
,    42 


his  god;  and  he  brought  the  vessels  into 
the  treasure-house  of  his  god. 

3  IF  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ashpenaz 
the  master  of  his  eunuchs,  that  he  should 
bring  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the  princes; 

4  Children  in  whom  was  no  blemish, 
but  well  favoured,  and  skilful  in  all  wis- 
dom, and  cunning  in  knowledge,  and  un- 

657 


Dmuly&c  refuse  ihe  king's  meat.    DANIEL.         Of  Nebuchadnezzar's  dream  * 


derstanding  science,  and  such  as  had  abili- 
ty in  them  to  stand  in  the  king's  palace, 
and  whom  they  might  teach  the  learning 
and  the  tongue  of  the  Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them  a  daily 
provision  of  the  king's  meat,  and  of  the 
wine  which  he  drank:  so  nourishing  them 
three  years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
might  stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now, among  these  were  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael, 
and  Azariah : 

7  Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
gave  names:  for  he  gave  unto  Daniel  the 
name  of  Belteshazzar;  and  to  Hananiah, 
of  Shadrach;  and  to  Mishael,  of  Meshach; 
and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed-nego. 

8  II  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart 
that  he  would  not  defile  himself  with  the 
portion  of  the  king's  meat,  nor  with  the 
wine  which  he  drank:  therefore,  he  re- 
quested of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  that 
he  might  not  defile  himself. 

9  Now  God  had  brought  Daniel  into 
favour  and  tender  love  with  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  said 
unto  Daniel,  I  tear  my  lord  the  king,  who 
hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink: 
for  why  should  he  see  your  Faces  worse 
liking  than  the  children  which  are  of  your 
sort?  then  shall  ye  make  me  endanger  my 
head  to  the  king. 

1 1  Then  said  Daniel  to  Melzar,  whom 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  had  set  over 
Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech  thee, 
ten  days ;  and  let  them  give  us  pulse  to  eat, 
and  water  to  drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked 
upon  before  thee,  end  the  countenance  of 
the  children  that  eat  of  the  portion  of  the 
king's  meat:  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with 
thy  servants. 

14  So  he  consented  to  them  in  this  mat 
ter,  and  proved  them  ten  days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days  their 
countenances  appeared  fairer  and  fatter  in 
flesh  than  all  the  children  which  did  eat 
the  portion  of  the  king's  meat. 

16  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the  portion 
of  their  meat,  and  the  wine  that  they  should 
drink;  and  gave  them  pulse. 

17  1T  As  for  these  four  children,  God 
save  them  knowledge  and  skill  in  all 
learning  and  wisdom :  and  Daniel  had  un- 
derstanding in  all  visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days  that  the 
king  had  said  he  should  bring  them  in, 
then  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  brought 
them  in  before  Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with  them: 
and  among  them  all  was  found  none  like 
Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah: 
therefore, stood  they  before  the  king. 


20  And  in  all  matters  of  wisdom  and 
understanding,  that  the  king  inquired  of 
them,  he  found  them  ten  times  better  than 
all  the  magicians  and  astrologers  that  were 
in  all  his  realm. 

21  And  Daniel  continued  even  unto  the 
first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of 
Nebuchadnezzar,  Nebuchadnezzar 
dreamed  dreams,  wherewith  his  spirit  was 
troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2  Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the 
magicians,  and  the  astrologers,  and  the 
sorcerers,  and  the  Chaldeans,  for  to  shew 
the  king  his  dreams.  So  they  came  and 
stood  before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  I  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  my  spirit  was 
troubled  to  know  the  dream. 

4  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to  the  king 
in  Syriac,  0  king,  live  for  ever:  tell  thy 
servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the 
interpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to  the 
Chaldeans,  The  thing  is  gone  from  me :  if 
ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
dream,  with  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye 
shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses 
shall  be  made  a  dunghill. 

6  But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and  the  in- 
terpretation thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me 
gpfts  and  rewards  and  great  honour:  there- 
iore,shew  me  the  dream,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof. 

7  They  answered  again  and  said,  Let 
the  king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and 
we  will  shew  the  interpretation  of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I  know 
of  certainty  that  ye  would  gain  the  time, 
because  ye  see  the  thing  is  gone  from  me. 

9  But,if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto 
me  the  dream,  there  is  but  one  decree  for 
you :  for  ye  have  prepared  lying  and  cor- 
rupt words  to  speak  before  me,  till  the 
time  be  changed:  therefore  tell  me  the 
dream,  and  I  shall  know  that  ye  can  shew 
me  the  interpretation  thereof. 

10  H  The  Chaldeans  answered  before 
the  king,  and  said,There  is  not  a  man  upon 
the  earth  that  can  shew  the  king's  matter: 
therefore  there  is  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler, 
that  asked  such  things  at  any  magician,  or 
astrologer,  or  Chaldean. 

1 1  And  it  is  a  rare  thing  that  the  king 
requireth,  and  there  is  none  other  that  can 
shew  it  before  the  king,  except  the  gods, 
whose  dwelling  is  not  with  flesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry 
and  very  furious,  and  commanded  to  de- 
stroy all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

13  And  the  decree  went  forth  that  the 
wise  men  should  be  slain  ;  and  they  sought 
Daniel  and  his  fellows  to  be  slain. 

1 4  U  Then  Daniel  answered  with  coun- 

658 


Daniel  finds  the  dream,  CHAP.  1L 

sel  and  wisdom  to  Arioch  the  captain  of 
the  king's  guard,  which  was  gone  forth  to 
slay  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  : 

15  He  answered  and  said  to  Arioch  the 
king's  captain,  Wiry  is  the  decree  so  hasty 
from  the  king  ?  Then  Arioch  made  the 
thing  known  to  Daniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in,  and  desired  of 
the  king  that  he  would  give  him  time,  and 
that  he  would  shew  the  king  the  interpre- 
tation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house  and 
fnade  the  thing  known  to  Hananiah,  Mi- 
chael, and  Azariah,  his  companions  : 

18  That  they  would  desire  mercies  of 
the  God  of  heaven  concerning  this  secret ; 
that  Daniel  and  his  fellows  should  not  per- 
ish with  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto 
Daniel  in  a  night  vision.  Then  Daniel 
blessed  the  God  of  heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said,  Blessed 
be  the  name  of  God  forever  and  ever  :  for 
wisdom  and  might  are  his : 

21  And  he  changeth  the  times  and  the 
seasons  ;  he  removeth  kings,  and  setteth 
up  kings;  he  giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise, 
and  knowledge  to  them  that  know  under- 
standing : 

22  He  revealeth  the  deep  and  secret 
things :  he  knoweth  what  is  in  the  dark- 
ness, and  the  light  dwelleth  with  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou 
God  of  my  fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wis- 
dom and  might,  and  hast  made  known  unto 
me  now  what  we  desired  of  thee  :  for  thou 
hast  now  made  known  unto  us  the  king's 
matter. 

24  IF  Therefore, Daniel  went  in  unto 


and  gives  the  interpretation* 

29  As  for  thee,  O  king,  thy  thoughts 
came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed,  what 


Arioch,  whom  the  king  had  ordained  to 
destroy  the  wise  men  of  Babylon:  he  went 
and  said  thus  unto  him  ;  Destroy  not  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon  :  bring  me  in  before 
the  king,  and  I  will  shew  unto  the  king  the 
interpretation. 

25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  be- 
fore the  king  in  haste,  and  said  thus  unto 


should  come  to  pass  hereafter :  and  he  that 
revealeth  secrets  maketh  known  to  thee 
what  shall  come  to  pass. 

30  But  as  for  me,  this  secret  is  not  re- 
vealed to  me  for  any  wisdom  that  I  have 
more  than  any  living,  but  for  their  sakes 
that  shall  make  known  the  interpretation 
to  the  king,  and  that  thou  mightest  know 
the  thoughts  of  thy  heart. 

31  1[  rhou,0  king,  sawest,  and  behold 
a  great  image.  This  great  image,  whose 
brightness  was  excellent,  stood  before 
thee  ;  and  the  form  thereof  was  terrible. 

32  This  image's  head  was  of  fine  gold, 
his  breast  and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly 
and  his  thighs  of  brass, 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron 
and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone  was  cut 
out  without  hands,  which  smote  the  image 
upon  his  feet  that  were  of  iron  and  clay, 
and  brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the 
brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  to 
pieces  together,  and  became  like  the  chaft 
of  the  summer  threshing-floors ;  and  the 
wind  carried  them  away,  that  no  place 
was  found  for  them  :  and  the  stone  that 
smote  the  image  became  a  great  mountain, 
and  filled  the  whole  earth. 

36  TT  This  is  the  dream ;  and  we  will  tell 
the  interpretation  thereof  before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O  king,  art  a  king  of  kings  : 
for  the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  thee  a 
kingdom,  power,  and  strength,  and  glory. 

38  And  wheresoever  the  children  of  men 
dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven  hath  he  given  into  thy 
hand,  and  hath  made  thee  ruler  over  them 
all.     Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise  another 
kingdom  inferior  to  thee,  and  another  third 
kingdom  of  brass,  which  shall  bear  rule 
over  all  the  earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall  be 


him,  1  have  found  a  man  of  the  captives  ofi  strong  as  iron  :  forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh 
Judah,  that  will  make  known  unto  the  king!  in  pieces  and  subdueth  all  things :  and  as 


the  interpretation. 


iron  that  breaketh  all  these,  shall  it  break 


26  The  king  answered  and  said  to  Dan-j  in  pieces  and  bruise 
iel,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  Art)  41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  feet 
thou  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the,1  and  toes,  part  of  potters'  clay,  and  part  of 
dream  which  I  have  seen,  and  the  inter- 1  iron,  the  kingdom  shall  be  divided;  but 
pretation  thereof?  j there  shall  be  in  it  of  the  strength  of  the 

27  Daniel  answered  in  the  presence  of|  iron,  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
the  king,  and  said,  The  secret  which  the  |  mixed  with  miry  clay. 

42  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet  were  part 
of  iron,  and  part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom 
shall  be  partly  strong,  and  partly  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron  mixed 
with  miry  clay,  they  shall  mingle  them- 
selves with  the  seed  of  men  :  but  they 
shall  not  cleave  one  to  another,  even  as 
iron  is  not  mixed  with  cla 

(559 


king  hath  demanded  cannot  the  wise  men,\ 
the  astrologers,  the  magicians,  the  sooth- 
sayers, shew  unto  the  king  ; 

28  But,there  is  a  God  in  heaven  that  re- 
vealeth secrets,  and  maketh  known  to  the 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  what  shall  be  in  the 
latter  days.  Thy  dream,  and  the  visions 
of  thy  head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these ; 


The  golden  image  set  up. 


DANIEL.  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 


44  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  shall 
the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a  kingdom,  which 
shall  neverbe  destroyed  :  and  the  kingdom 
shall  not  be  left  to  other  people,  but  it  shall 
break  in  pieces  and  consume  all  these 
kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever. 

45  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  that  the 
stone  was  cut  out  of  the  mountain  without 
hands,  and  that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron, 
the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold; 
the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the 
king  what  shall  come  to  pass  hereafter : 
and  the  dream  is  certain,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof sure. 

46  IT  Then  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar 
fell  upon  his  face,  and  worshipped  Daniel, 
and  commanded  that  they  should  offer  an 
oblation  and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Daniel,  and 
said,  Of  a  truth  it  is,  that  your  God  is  a 
God  of  gods,  and  a  Lord  of  kings,  and  a 
revealer  of  secrets,  seeing  thou  couldest 
reveal  this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a  great 
man,  and  gave  him  many  great  gifts,  and 
made  him  ruler  over  the  whole  province 
of  Babylon,  and  chief  of  the  governors 
over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the  king, 
and  he  set  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Ba- 
bylon: but  Daniel  sat  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 

CHAP.  III? 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king  made 
an  image  of  gold,  whose  height  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
six  cubits :  he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of  Dura, 
in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

2  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  sent 
(o  gather  together  the  princes,  the  govern- 
ors, and  the  captains,  the  judges,  the  trea- 
surers, the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all 
the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the 
dedication  of  the  image  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the  governors,  and 
captains,  the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the 
counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all  the  rulers 
of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 


people  heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of 
music,  all  the  people,  the  nations,  and  the 
languages,  fell  down  and  worshipped  the 
golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
ing  had  set  up. 

8  IF  Wherefore  at  that  time  certain  Chal- 
deans came  near,  and  accused  the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar, O  king,  live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a  decree, 
that  every  man  that  shall  hear  the  sound 
of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  shall 
fall  down  and  worship  the  golden  image  : 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down  and 
worshippeth,  that  he  should  be  cast  into 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace. 

12  There  are  certain  Jews  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  oi 
Babylon,  Shadrach,  Meshach.  and  Abed- 
nego ;  these  men,  O  king,  have  not  regarded 
thee  :  they  serve  not  thy  gods, nor  worship 
the  golden  ima^e  which  thou  hast  set  up. 

1 3  IT  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  h  is  rage 
and  fury  commanded  to  bring  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego.  Then  they 
brought  these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said  unto 
them,  Is  it  true,  O  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  do  not  ye  serve  my  gods,  nor 
worship  the  golden  image  which  I  have 
set  up? 

15  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at  what  time 
ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship 
the  image  which  I  have  made  ;  well :  but 
if  ye  worship  not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same 
hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  fur- 
nace ;  and  who  is  that  God  that  shall  de- 
liver you  out  of  my  hands? 

16  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
answered  and  said  to  the  king,  O  Nebu- 
chadnezzar, we  are  not  careful  to  answer 
thee  in  this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we  serve 
is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery 
furnace,  and  he  will  deliver  us  out  of  thy 


unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Ne-fhand,  O  king. 

buchadnezzar  the  king  had  set  up  ;  andj  18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee, 
they  stood  before  the  image  that  Nebu-|0  king,  that  we  will  not  serve  thy  gods, 
chadnezzar  had  set  up.  (nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou 


4  Then  a  herald  cried  aloud,  To  you 
it  is  commanded,  O  people,  nations,  and 
languages, 

5  That  at  what  time  ve  hear  the  sound 


hast  set  up. 

19  H  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  full  of 
fury,  and  the  form  of  his  visage  was  changed 
against   Shadrach,   Meshach,  and  Abed- 


of the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  nego  :  therefore  he  spake,  and  commanded 
dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  that  they  should  heat  the  furnace  one  seven 
down  and  worship  the  golden  image  that  times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated. 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath  set  up.  20  And  he  commanded  the  most  mighty 

men  that  were  in  his  army  to  bind  Sha- 


6  And  v/hoso  falleth  not  down  and  wor- 


shippeth shall  the  same  hour  be  cast  intojdrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  and  to 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace.  cast  them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

7  Therefore^!  that  time,  when  all  the  I     21  Then  these  men  were  bound  in  their 

660 


are  cast  into  the  furnace. 


CHAP.  IV. 


JS'ebuchadneziar s  dream. 


coats,  their  hosen,  and  their  hats,  and 
their  other  garments,  and  were  cast  into 
the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's  com- 
mandment was  urgent,  and  the  furnace  ex- 
ceeding hot,  the  flame  of  the  fire  slew 
those  men  that  took  up  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach,  and  Abed-nego. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, fell  down  bound 
into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  was 
astonished,and  rose  up  in  haste,  and  spake, 
and  said  unto  his  counsellors,  Did  not  we 
cast  three  men  bound  into  the  midst  of  the 
fire?  They  answered  and  said  unto  the 
king,  True,  O  king. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I  see  four 
men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
and  they  have  no  hurt :  and  the  form  of 
the  fourth  is  like  the  Son  of  God. 

26  IF  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near 
to  the  mouth  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace, 
and  spake,  and  said,  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-nego,  ye  servants  of  the  most 
high  God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither. 
Then  Shadrach,  Meshach, and  Abed-nego, 
came  forth  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors,  and  cap- 
tains, and  the  king's  counsellors,  being 
gathered  together,  saw  these  men,  upon 
whose  bodies  the  fire  had  no  power,  nor 
was  a  hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  coats  changed,  nor  the  smell 
of  fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake,  and 
said,  Blessed  be  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach, and  Abed-nego,  who  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  delivered  his  servants  that 
trusted  in  him,  and  have  changed  the 
king's  word,  and  yielded  their  bodies, 
that  they  might  not  serve  nor  worship  any 
god,  except  their  own  God. 

29  Therefore,  I  make  a  decree,  That 
every  people,  nation,  and  language,  which 
speak  any  thing  amiss  against  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  shall 
be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be 
made  a  dunghill :  because  there  is  no  other 
god  that  can  deliver  after  this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  in  the  province 
of  Babylon. 

CHAP.    IV. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king,  unto 
all  people,  nations,  and  languages, 
that  dwell  in  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  be  mul- 
tiplied unto  you. 

2  I  thought  it  good  to  shew  the  signs 
and  wonders  that  the  high  God  hath 
wrought  toward    me. 

3  How  great  are  his  signs!  and  how 
mighty  are  his  wonders !  his  kingdom  is 
an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  his  dominion 
is  from  generation  to  generation. 


4  IF  I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in 
my     house,  and  flourishing  in  my  palace  : 

5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me  afraid, 
and  the  thoughts  upon  my  bed  and  the 
visions  of  my  head  troubled  me. 

6  Therefore  made  I  a  decree  to  bring 
in  ail  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  before  me, 
that  they  might  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  of  the  dream. 

7  Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the 
astrologers,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers: and  I  told  the  dream  before  them, 
but  they  did  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

8  IF  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in  be- 
fore me,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar, 
according  to  the  name  of  my  god,  and  in 
whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  :  and 
before  him  I  told  the  dream,  saying, 

9  O  Belteshazzar.  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, because  1  know  that  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth 
thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that 
I  have  seen, and  the  interpretation  thereof. 

10  Thus  were  the  visions  of  my  head 
in  my  bed  ;  I  saw,  and  behold  a  tree  in 
the  midst  of  the  earth,  and  the  height 
thereof  was  great. 

1 1  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and 
the  height  thereof  reached  unto  heaven, 
and  the  sight  thereof  to  the  end  of  all  the 
earth  : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  were  fair,  and  the 
fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for 
all :  the  beasts  of  the  field  had  shadow 
under  it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
dwelt  in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh 
was  fed  of  it. 

13  1  saw  in  the  visions  of  my  head  upon 
my  bed,  and  behold,  a  watcher  and  a 
holy  one  came  down  from  heaven  ; 

14  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus,  Hew 
down  the  tree,  and  cut  off  his  branches, 
shake  off  his  leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit : 
let  the  beasts  get  away  from  under  it,  and 
the  fowls  from  his  branches. 

15  Nevertheless, leave  the  stump  of  his 
roots  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of  iron 
and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field; 
and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  beasts  in  the 
grass  of  the  earth. 

16  Let  his  heart  be  changed  from  man's, 
and  let  a  beast's  heart  be  given  unto  him; 
and  let  seven  times  pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of  the 
watchers,  and  the  demand  by  the  word  ot 
the  holy  ones  :  to  the  intent  that  the  living- 
may  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in 
the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will,  and  setteth  up  over 
it  the  basest  of  men. 

18  This  dream  I  king  Nebuchadnezzar 
have  seen.  Now  thou,  O  Belteshazzar, 
declare  the  interpretation  thereof,  forast 

661 


Daniel  interprets  the  dream. 


DANIEL. 


Belshazza  r's  impious  feast. 


much  as  all  the  wise  men  of  my  kingdom 
are  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  :  but  thou  art  able  ;  for  the 
spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  thee. 

19  If  Then  Daniel,  whose  name  was 
Belteshazzar,  was  astonished  for  one  hour 
and  his  thoughts  troubled  him.  The  king 
spake,  and  said,  Belteshazzar,  let  not  the 
dream, or  the  interpretation  thereof,trouble 
thee.  Belteshazzar  answered,  and  said. 
My  lord,  the  dream  be  to  them  that  hate 
thee,  and  the  interpretation  thereof  to  thine 
enemies. 

20  The  tree  that  thou  sawcst,  which 
grew,  and  was  strong,  whose  height  reach 
ed  unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof 
to  all  the  earth  ; 

21  Whose  leaves  were  fair,  and  the  fruit 
thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for  all ; 
under  which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt 
and  upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  had  their  habitation  : 

22  It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art  grown 
and  become  strong :  for  thy  greatness  is 
grown,  and  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  thy 
dominion  to  the  end  of  the  earth. 

23  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a  watcher 
and  a  holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven, 
and  saying,  Hew  the  tree  down,  and  de- 
stroy it ;  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the  roots 
thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of 
iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the 
field;  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  hea- 
ven, and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  till  seven  times  pass  over  him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  O  king, 
and  this  is  the  decree  of  the  Most  High, 
which  is  come  upon  my  lord  the  king : 

25  That  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field,  and  they  shall  make  thee  to 
eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  they  shall  wet  thee 
with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times 
shall  pass  over  thee,  till  thou  know  that 
the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of 
men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  commanded  to 
leave  the  stump  of  the  tree  roots ;  thy  king- 
dom shall  be  sure  unto  thee,  after  that  thou 
shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens  do  rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my  counsel 
be  acceptable  unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy 
sins  by  righteousness,  and  thine  iniquities 
by  shewing  mercy  to  the  poor  ;  if  it  may 
be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquillity. 

28  IT  All  this  came  upon  the  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he  walk- 
ed in  the  palace  of  the  kingdom  of  Baby- 
lon. 

30  The  king  spake,  and  said,  Is  not  this 
great  Babylon,  that  I  have  built  for  the 
house  of  the  kingdom  by  the  might  of  my 
power,  and  for  the  honour  of  my  majesty  ? 

31  While  the  word  was  in  the  king's 


mouth,  there  fell  a  voice  from  heaven,  say- 
ing, O  king  Nebuchadnezzar,  to  thee  it  is 
spoken  ;  The  kingdom  is  departed  from 
thee: 

32  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field  :  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  pass 
over  thee,  until  thou  know  that  the  Most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 
giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfill- 
ed upon  Nebuchadnezzar:  and  he  was 
driven  from  men,  and  did  eat  grass  as  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  hea- 
ven, till  his  hairs  were  grown  like  eagles' 
feathers,  and  his  nails  like  birds'  claws. 

34  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I  Nebu- 
chadnezzar lifted  up  mine  eyes  unto  hea- 
ven, and  mine  understanding  returned  unto 
me,  and  I  blessed  the  Most  High,  and  I 
praised  and  honoured  him  that  liveth  for 
ever,  whose  dominion  is  an  everlasting 
dominion,  and  his  kingdom  is  from  gene- 
ration to  generation : 

35  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  reputed  as  nothing :  and  he  doeth  ac- 
cording to  his  will  in  the  army  of  heaven, 
and  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  : 
and  none  can  stay  his  hand,  or  say  unto 
him,  What  doest  thou? 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason  returned 
unto  me  :  and  for  the  glory  of  my  king- 
dom, mine  honour  and  brightness  returned 
unto  me  ;  and  my  counsellors  and  my  lords 
sought  unto  me  ;  and  I  was  established  in 
my  "kingdom,  and  excellent  majesty  was 
added  unto  me. 

37  Now  I  Nebuchadnezzar  praise  and 
extol  and  honour  the  King  of  heaven,  all 
whose  works  are  truth,  and  his  ways  judg- 
ment :  and  those  that  walk  in  pride  he  "is 
able  to  abase. 

CHAP.  V. 

BELSHAZZAR  the  king  made  a  great 
feast  to  a  thousand  of  his  lords,  and 
drank  wine  before  the  thousand. 

2  Belshazzar,  while  he  tasted  the  wine, 
commanded  to  bring  the  golden  and  silver 
vessels  which  his  father  Nebuchadnezzar 
had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which  was  in 
Jerusalem  ;  that  the  king,  and  his  princes, 
his  wives,  and  his  concubines, might  drink 
therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels 
that  were  taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the 
house  of  God  which  was  at  Jerusalem ; 
and  the  king,  and  his  princes,  his  wives, 
and  his  concubines,  drank  in  them. 

4  They  drank  wine,  and  praised  the 
gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron, 
of  wood,  and  of  stone. 

5  Tf  In  the  same  hour  came  forth  fingers 
of  a  man's  hand,  and  wrote  over  against 
the  candlestick  upon  the  plaster  of  the  wall 

662 


A  hand  writing  on  the  wall. 


CHAP.  VI.       Darnel  interprets  the  writing. 


of  the  king's  palace :  and  the  king  saw  the 
part  of  the  hand  that  wrote. 

6  Then  the  king's  countenance  was 
changed,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him,  so 
that  the  joints  of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and 
his  knees  smote  one  against  another. 

7  The  king  cried  aloud  to  bring  in  the 
astrologers,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers. And  the  king  spake  and  said  to  the 
wise  wen  of  Babylon,  Whosoever  shall  read 
this  writing,  and  shew  me  the  interpreta 
tion  thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with  scarlet 
and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  his  neck 
and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's  wise  men  : 
but  they  could  not  read  the  writing,  nor 
make  known  to  the  king  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  greatly  trou 
bled,  and  his  countenance  was  changed  in 
him,  and  his  lords  were  astonished. 

10  IF  AW, the  queen  by  reason  of  the 
words  of  the  king  and  his  lords  came  into 
the  banquet-house  :  and  the  queen  spake 
and  said,  O  king,  live  for  ever :  let  not  thy 
thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy  counte- 
nance be  changed: 

1 1  There  is  a  man  in  thy  kingdom,  in 
whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  ;  and  in 
the  days  of  thy  father  light  and  understand- 
ing and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of  the 
gods,  was  found  in  him ;  whom  the  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar thy  father,  the  king,  I  say,  thy 
father,  made  master  of  the  magicians,  astro- 
logers, Chaldeans,  and  sooth-sayers : 

12  Forasmuch  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and 
knowledge,  and  understanding,  interpret- 
ing of  dreams,  and  shewing  of  hard  sen- 
tences, and  dissolvingof  doubts,  were  found 
in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the  king  named 
Belteshazzar :  now  let  Daniel  be  called, 
and  he  will  shew  the  interpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before 
the  king.  And  the  king  spake  and  said 
unto  Daniel,  Art  thou  that  Daniel,  which 
art  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Ju- 
dah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out 
of  Jewry  ? 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee,  that  the 
spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light 
and  understanding  and  excellent  wisdom 
is  found  in  thee. 

15  And  now  the  wise  men,  the  astrolo- 
gers, have  been  brought  in  before  me,  that 
they  should  read  this  writing,  and  make 
known  unto  me  the  interpretation  thereof: 
but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation 
of  the  thing : 

16  And  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou 
canst  make  interpretations,  and  dissolve 
doubts  :  now  if  thou  canst  read  the  writing, 
and  make  known  to  me  the  interpretation 
thereof,  thou  shaltbe  clothed  with  scarlet, 
and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck, 
and  shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom  , 


1 7  IT  Then  Daniel  answered  and  said  be-  I 
fore  the  king,  Let  thy  gifts  be  to  thyself, 
and  give  thy  rewards  to  another ;  "yet  i 
will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and 
make  known  to  him  the  interpretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  the  most  high  God  gave 
Nebuchadnezzar  'thy  father  a  kingdom, 
and  majesty,  and  glory,  and  honour: 

19  And  for  the  majesty  that  he  gave  him, 
all  people,  nations,  and  languages,  trem- 
bled and  feared  before  him :  whom  he 
would  he  slew ;  and  whom  he  would  he 
kept  alive  ;  and  whom  he  would  he  set  up; 
and  whom  he  would  he  put  down. 

20  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up, 
and  his  mind  hardened  in  pride,  he  was 
deposed  from  his  kingly  throne,  and  they 
took  his  glory  from  him : 

21  And  he  was  driven  from  the  sons  of 
men ;  and  his  heart  was  made  like  the 
beasts',  and  his  dwelling  was  with  the  wild 
asses:  they  fedhim  with  grass  likeoxen,and 
his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven  : 
till  he  knew  that  the  most  high  God  ruled 
in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  that  he  ap- 
pointed over  it  whomsoever  he  will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Belshazzar,  hast 
not  humbled  thy  heart,  though  thou 
knewest  all  this ; 

23  But  hast  lifted  up  thyself  against  the 
Lord  of  heaven  ;  and  they  have  brought 
the  vessels  of  his  house  before  thee,  and 
thou,  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy  con- 
cubines, have  drunk  wine  in  them ;  and 
thou  hast  praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and 
gold,  of  brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which 
see  not,  nor  hear,  nor  know :  and  the  God 
in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is,  and  whose 
are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified. 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent 
from  him  ;  and  this  writing  was  written. 

25  IT  And  this  is  the  writing  that  was  writ- 
ten, MENE,  MENE,  TEKEL,  UPHAR- 
S1N. 

26  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the 
thing:  MENE;  God  hath  numbered  thy 
kingdom,  and  finished  it. 

27  TEKEL  ;  Thou  art  weighed  in  the 
balances,  and  ^rt  found  wanting. 

28  PERES  ;  Thy  kingdom  is  divided, 
and  given  to  the  IMedes  and  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and 
they  clothed  Daniel  with  scarlet,  and  put  a 
chain  of  gold  about  his  neck,  and  made  a 
proclamation  concerning  him,  that  he 
should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  IF  In  that  night  was  Belshazzar  the 
king  of  the  Chaldeans  slain. 

31  And  Darius  the  Median  took  the  king- 
dom, being  about  threescore  and  two  years 
old. 

CHAP.  VI. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  over  the  kingdom 
a  hundred  and  twenty  princes,  which 
should  be  over  the  whole  kingdom  ; 
663 


Daniel  cast  into  the  lions'  den  : 


DANIEL. 


He  is  saved  and  avenged. 


2  And  over  these  three  presidents;  ofj 
whom  Daniel  was  first :  that  the  princes 
might  give  accounts  unto  them,  and  the 
king  should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  preferred  above 
the  presidents  and  princes,  because  an  ex- 
cellent spirit  was  in  him ;  and  the  king 
thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  If  Then  the  presidents  and  princes 
sought  to  find  occasion  against  Daniel  con- 
cerning the  kingdom ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault;  forasmuch  as  he 
was  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error 
or  fault  found  in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men,  We  shall  not 
find  any  occasion  against  this  Daniel,  ex- 
cept Ave  find  it  against  him  concerning  the 
law  of  his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and  princes  as- 
sembled together  to  the  king,  and  said  thus 
unto  him,  King  Darius,  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  kingdom,  the 
governors,  and  the  princes,  the  counsellors, 
and  the  captains,  have  consulted  together 
to  establish  a  royal  statute,  and  to  make  a 
firm  decree,  that  whosoever  shall  ask  a  pe- 
tition of  any  god  or  man  for  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into 
the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the  decree, 
and  sign  the  writing,  that  itbe  not  changed, 
according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and 
Persians,  which  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed  the 
writing  and  the  decree. 

10  Now  when  Daniel  knew  '  that  the 
writing  was  signed,  he  went  into  his  house ; 
and  his  windows  being  open  in  his  cham- 
ber toward  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled  upon 
his  knees  three  times  a  day,  and  prayed, 
and  gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did 
aforetime. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled,  and 
found  Daniel  praying  and  making  suppli- 
cation before  his  God. 

12  Then  they  came  near,  and  spake  be- 
fore the  king  concerning  the  king's  decree ; 
Hast  thou  not  signed  a  decree,  that  every 
man  that  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any  god  or 
man  within  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O 
king,  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions  ? 
The  king  answered  and  said,  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes 
and  Persians,  which  altereth  not. 

13  Then  answered  they  and  said  before 
the  king,  That  Daniel,  which  is  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  regard- 
eth  not  thee,  O  king,  nor  the  decree  that 
thou  hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition 
three  times  a  day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these 
words,  was  sore  displeased  with  himself, 
and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him  : 
and  he  laboured  till  the  going  down  of  the 
sun  to  deliver  him. 


15  Then  these  men  assembled  unto  the 
king,  and  said  unto  the  king,  Know,  O 
king,  that  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Per- 
sians is,  That  no  decree  nor  statute  wThich 
the  king  established  may  be  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
brought  Daniel,  and  cast  him  into  the  den 
of  lions.  Now  the  king  spake  and  said 
unto  Daniel,  Thy  God  whom  thou  servest 
continually,  he  will  deliver  thee. 

17  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and  laid 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  den  ;  and  the  king 
sealed  it  with  his  own  signet,  and  with  the 
signet  of  his  lords  ;  that  the  purpose  might 
not  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  IF  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace, 
and  passed  the  night  fasting  :  neither  were 
instruments  of  music  brought  before  him : 
and  his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  in  haste  unto  the  den 
of  lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den,  he 
cried  with  a  lamentable  voice  unto  Daniel : 
and  the  king  spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O 
Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy 
God,  whom  thou  servest  continually,  able 
to  deliver  thee  from  the  lions  ? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  O 
king,  live  for  ever. 

22  My  God  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath 
shut  the  lions'  mouths,  that  they  have  not 
hurt  me :  forasmuch  as  before  him  inno- 
cency  was  found  in  me  ;  and  also  before 
thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad 
for  him,  and  commanded  that  they  should 
take  Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.  So  Daniel 
was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  man- 
ner of  hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because 
he  believed  in  his  God. 

24  ^1  And  the  king  commanded,  and 
they  brought  those  men  which  had  accused 
Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into  the  den  of 
lions,  them,  their  children,  andtheir  wives  ; 
and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of  them, 
and  brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever 
they  came  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

25  IT  Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all 
people,  nations,  and  languages,  that  dwell 
in  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you. 

26  I  make  a  decree,  That  in  every  do- 
minion of  my  kingdom  men  tremble  and 
fear  before  the  God  of  Daniel :  for  he  is  the 
living  God,  and  steadfast  for  ever,  and  his 
kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed, 
and  his  dominion  shall  be  evenunto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth,  and  he 
worketh  signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and 
in  earth,  who  hath  delivered  Daniel  from 
the  power  of  the  lions. 

28  So  this  Daniel  prospered  in  the  reign 
of  Darius,  and  in  the  reign  of  Cyrus  the 
Persian. 

664 


Daniel's  vision  of  the  four  beasts.   CHAP.  VII. 


The  vision  interpreted. 


CHAP.  VII. 

XN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar  king  of 
Babylon,Daniel  had  a  dream  and  visions 
of  his  head  upon  his  bed:  then  he  wrote  the 
dream,  and  told  the  sum  of  the  matters. 

2  Daniel  spake  and  said,  I  saw  in  my 
vision  by  night,  and  behold,  the  four  winds 
of  the  heaven  strove  upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  came  up  from 
the  sea,  diverse  one  from  another. 

4  The  first  was  like  a  lion,  and  had 
eagle's  wings;  I  beheld  till  the  wings  there- 
of were  plucked,  and  it  was  lifted  up  from 
the  earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the  feet  as 
a  man,  and  a  man's  heart  was  given  to  it. 

5  And  behold  another  beast,  a  second, 
like  to  a  bear,  and  it  raised  up  itself  on  one 
side,  and  it  had  three  ribs  in  the  mouth  of 
it  between  the  teeth  of  it :  and  they  said 
thus  unto  it.  Arise,  devour  much  flesh. 

6  After  this,  I  beheld,  and  Jo, another, 
like  a  leopard,  which  had  upon  the  back  of 
it  four  wings  of  a  fowl;  the  beast  had  also 
four  heads  ;  and  dominion  was  given  to  it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night  visions, 
and  behold  a  fourth  beast,  dreadful  and 
terrible,  and  strong  exceedingly;  and  it 
had  great  iron  teeth :  it  devoured  and  brake 
in  pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue  with 
the  feet  of  it:  and  it  was  diverse  from  all 
the  beasts  that  were  before  it;  and  it  had 
ten  horns 

8  I  considered  the  horns,  and  behold, 
there  came  up  among  them  another  little 
horn,  before  whom  there  were  three  of  the 
first  horns  plucked  up  by  the  roots  :  and  be- 
hold, in  this  horn  were  eyes  like  the  eyes  of 
man,  and  a  mouth  speaking  great  things. 

9  IT  I  beheld  till  the  thrones  were  cast 
down,  and  the  Ancient  of  days  did  sit, 
whose  garment  was  white  as  snow,  and  the 
hair  of  his  head  like  the  pure  wool:  his 
throne  was  like  the  fiery  flame,  and  his 
wheels  as  burning  fire. 

10  A  fiery  stream  issued  and  came  forth 
from  before  him:  thousand  thousands  mi- 
nistered unto  him,  and  ten  thousand  times 
ten  thousand  stood  before  him  :  the  judg- 
ment was  set,  and  the  books  were  opened. 

Ill  beheld  then  because  of  the  voice 
of  the  great  words  which  the  horn  spake : 
I  beheld  even  till  the  beast  was  slain,  and 
his  body  destroyed,  and  given  to  the  burn- 
ing flame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the  beasts, 
they  had  their  dominion  taken  away  :  yet 
their  lives  were  prolonged  for  a  season  and 
time. 

13  I  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and  be- 
hold, one  like  the  Son  of  man  came  with 
the  clouds  of  heaven,  and  came  to  the  An- 
cient of  days,  and  they  brought  him  near 
before  him. 

14  And  there  was  given  him  dominion, 
and  glory,  and  a  kingdom,  that  all  people, 


nations,  and  languages,  should  serve  him . 
his  dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion, 
which  shall  not  pass  away,  and  his  king- 
dom, that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed. 

15  IT  I  Daniel  was  grieved  in  my  spirit 
in  the  midst  of  my  body,  and  the  visions  of 
my  head  troubled  me. 

16  1  came  near  unto  one  of  them  that 
stood  by,  and  asked  him  the  truth  of  all 
this.  So  he  told  me,  and  made  me  know 
the  interpretation  of  the  things. 

17  These  great  beasts,  which  are  four, 
are  four  kings,  which  shall  arise  out  of  the 
earth. 

13  But  the  saints  of  the  Most  High  shall 
take  the  kingdom,  and  possess  the  king- 
dom for  ever,  even  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth  of  the 
fourth  beast,  which  was  diverse  from  all 
theothers,exceedingdreadful,  whose  teeth 
were  o/*iron,  and  his  nails  of  brass  ;  which, 
devoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped 
the  residue  with  his  feet ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  were  in  his 
head,  and  of  the  other  which  came  up,  and 
before  whom  three  fell ;  even  of  'that  horn 
that  had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spake  very 
great  things,  whose  look  was  more  stout 
than  his  fellows. 

21  I  beheld,  and  the  same  horn  made 
war  with  the  saints,  and  prevailed  against 
them  ; 

22  Until  the  Ancient  of  days  came,  and 
judgment  was  given  to  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High  ;  and  the  time  came  that  the 
saints  possessed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said,  The  fourth  beast  shall 
be  the  fourth  kingdom  upon  earth,  which 
shall  be  diverse  from  all  kingdoms,  and 
shall  devour  the  whole  earth,  and  shall 
tread  it  down,  and  break  it  in  pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this  king- 
dom are  ten  kings  that  shall  arise :  and 
another  shall  rise  after  them  ;  and  he  shall 
be  diverse  from  the  first,  and  he  shall  sub- 
due three  kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great  words 
against  the  Most  High,  and  shall  wear  out 
the  saints  of  the  Most  High,  and  think  to 
change  times  and  laws  :  and  they  shall  be 
given  into  his  hand  until  a  time  and  times 
and  the  dividing  of  time. 

26  But  the  judgment  shall  sit,  and  they 
shall  take  away  his  dominion  to  consume 
and  to  destroy  it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  dominion,  and 
the  greatness  of  the  kingdom  under  the 
whole  heaven,  shall  be  given  to  the  people 
of  the  saints  of  theMostHigh,  whose  king- 
dom is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  all 
dominions  shall  serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  matter. 
As  for  me  Daniel,  my  cogitations  much 
troubled  me,  and  my  countenance  changed 
in  me:  but  I  kept  the  matter  in  my  heart, 

665 


The  vision  of  the  ram  and  goat:      DANIEL. 


an  interpretation  of  it. 


CHAP.  VIII. 

XN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  king  Bel- 
shazzar  a  vision  appeared  unto  me,  even 
unto  me  Daniel,  after  that  which  appeared 
unto  me  at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  vision;  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  I  saw,  that  I  was  at  Shushan  in 
the  palace,  which  is  in  the  province  of 
Llam;  and  I  saw  in  a  vision,  and  I  was  by 
the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw, 
and  behold,  there  stood  before  the  river  a 
ram  which  had  two  horns:  and  the  two 
horns  were  high ;  but  one  was  higher  than 
the  other,  and  the  higher  came  up  last. 

4  1  saw  the  ram  pushing  westward,  and 
northward,  and  southward;  so  that  no 
beasts  might  stand  before  him,  neither  was 
there  any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his 
hand;  but  he  did  according  to  his  will, 
and  became  great. 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  behold,  a 
he -goat  came  from  the  west  on  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  and  touched  not  the 
ground:  and  the  goat  had  a  notable  horn 
between  his  eyes. 

6  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that  had  two 
horns,  which  I  had  seen  standing  before 
the  river,  and  ran  unto  him  in  the  fury  of 
his  power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto  the 
ram,  and  he  was  moved  with  choler  against 
him,  and  smote  the  ram,  and  brake  his  two 
horns :  and  there  was  no  power  in  the  ram 
to  stand  before  him,  but  he  cast  him  down 
to  the  ground,  and  stamped  upon  him:  and 
there  was  none  that  could  deliver  the  ram 
out  of  his  hand. 

8  Therefore,  the  he-goat  waxed  very 
great:  and  when  he  was  strong,  the  great 
horn  was  broken;  and  for  it,came  up  four 
notable  ones  toward  the  four  winds  of 
heaven. 

9  And  out  of  one  of  them  came  forth  a 
little  horn,  which  waxed  exceeding  great, 
toward  the  south,  and  toward  the  east, 
and  toward   the  pleasant  land. 

10  And  it  waxed  great,  even  to  the  host 
of  heaven  :  and  it  cast  down  some  of  the 
host  and  of  the  stars  to  the  ground,  and 
stamped  upon  them. 

11  Yea,  he  magnified  himself  even  to 
the  prince  of  the  host,  and  by  him  the  daily 
sacrifice  was  taken  away,  and  the  place  of 
his  sanctuaiy  was  cast  down 


the  sanctuary  and  the  host  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  ? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me,  Unto  two  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred  days ;  then  shall 
the  sanctuary  be  cleansed. 

15  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I,  even  I 
Daniel,  had  seen  the  vision,  and  sought  for 
the  meaning,  then  behold,  there  stood  be- 
fore me  as  the  appearance  of  a  man. 

16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice  between 
the  banks  ofUWi,  which  called,  and  said, 
Gabriel,  make  this  man  to  understand  the 
vision. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I  stood:  and 
when  he  came,  I  was  afraid,  and  fell  upon 
my  face :  but  he  said  unto  me,  Understand, 
O  son  of  man:  for  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  be  the  vision. 

18  Now  as  he  was  speaking  with  me,  I 
was  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face  toward 
the  ground:  but  he  touched  me,  and  set 
me  upright. 

19  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  will  make 
thee  know  what  shall  be  in  the  last  end  of 
the  indignation:  for  at  the  time  appointed 
the  end  shall  be. 

20  The  ram  which  thou  sawest  having 
too  horns  are  the  kings  of  Media  and  Persia. 

21  And  the  rough  goat  is  the  king  of 
Grecia:  and  the  great  horn  that  is  between 
his  eyes  is  the  first  king. 

22  Now  that  being  broken,  whereas  four 
stood  up  for  it,  four  kingdoms  shall  stand 
up  out  of  the  nation,  but  not  in  his  power. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their  king- 
dom, when  the  transgressors  are  come  to  the 
full,  a  king  of  fierce  countenance,  and  un- 
derstanding dark  sentences,  shall  stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty,  but 
not  by  his  own  power:  and  he  shall  destroy 
wonderfully,  and  shall  prosper,  and  prac- 
tise, and  shall  destroy  the  mighty  and  the 
holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also  he  shall 
cause  craft  to  prosper  in  his  hand;  and  he 
shall  magnify  himself  in  his  heart,  and  by 
peace  shall  destroy  many:  he  shall  also 
stand  up  against  the  Prince  of  princes,; 
but  he  shall  be  broken  without  hand. 

26  And  the  vision  of  the  evening  and  the 
morning  which  was  told  vs  true  :  wherefore 
shut  thou  up  the  vision;  for  it  shall  be  for 
many  days. 

27  And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and  was  sick 
certain  days;  afterward  I  rose  up,  and  did 


12  And   a  host  was  given  him  against: the  king's  business;  and  I  was  astonished 
the    daily  sacrifice  by  reason   of   trans-  at  the  vision,  but  none  understood  it. 
gression,  and  it  cast  down  the  truth  to  CHAP.  IX. 

the  ground;  and  it  practised,  and  pros-  TN  the  first  year  of  Darius  the  son  ot 
pered.  I A  Ahasuerus,  of  the  seed  of  the  Medes, 

13  IT  Then  I  heard  one  saint  speaking, 'which  was  made  king  over  the  realm  of 
and  another  saint  said  unto  that  certain  the  Chaldean-  ; 

saint  which  spake,  How  long  shall  be  the  2  In  the  first  yearof  his  reign  I  Daniel 
vision  concerning  the  daily  sacrifice,  and 'understood  by  books  the  number  of  the 
the  transgression  of  desolation,  to  give  both ,  years,  whereof  the  word  of  the   Lord 

666 


Daniel's  confession  and  prayer.     CHAP.  IX. 

came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  that  he 
would  accomplish  seventy  years  in  the 
desolations  of  Jerusalem. 

3  If  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God, 
to  seek  by  prayer  and  supplications,  with 


fasting,  and  sackcloth,  and  ashes: 

4  And  I  pra}Ted  unto  the  Lord  my  God, 
andmademy  confession,  and.said,0  Lord, 
the  great  and  dreadful  God,  keeping  the 
covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that  love  him, 
and  to  them  that  keep  his  commandments ; 

5  We  have  sinned,  and  have  committed 
iniquity,  and  have  done  wickedly,  and 
have  rebelled,  even  by  departing  from  thy 
precepts  and  from  thy  judgments  : 

6  Neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  which  spake  in  thy 
name  to  our  kings,  our  princes,  and  our 
fathers,  and  to  all  the  people  of  the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  righteousness  belongeth  unto 
thee,  but  unto  us  confusion  of  faces,  as  at 
this  day ;  to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  unto  all  Is- 
rael, that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off, 
through  all  the  countries  whither  thou  hast 
driven  them,  because  of  their  trespass  that 
they  have  trespassed  against  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  belongeth  confusion  of 
face,  to  our  kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to 
our  fathers, because  we  have  sinnedagainst 
thee. 

9  To  the  Lord  our  God  belong  mercies 
and  forgivenesses,  though  we  have  rebel- 
led against  him ; 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  laws, 
which  he  set  before  us  by  his  servants  the 
prophets. 

1 1  Yea,  all  Israel  have  transgressed  thy 
law,  even  by  departing,  that  they  might  not 
obey  thy  voice ;  therefore  the  curse  is 
poured  upon  us,  and  the  oath  that  is  writ- 
ten in  the  law  of  Moses  the  servant  of 
God,  because  we  have  sinned  against  him. 

12  And  he  hath  confirmed  his  words, 
which  he  spake  against  us,  and  against  our 
judges  that  judged  us,  by  bringing  upon  us 
a  great  evil :  for  under  the  whole  heaven 
hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done  upon 
Jerusalem. 

13  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us:  yet  made  we 
not  our  prayer  before  the  Lord  our  God, 
that  we  might  turn  from  our  iniquities,  and 
understand'thy  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  watched 
upon  the  evil,  and  brought  it  upon  us  :  for 
the  Lord  our  God  is  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which  he  doeth  :  for  we  obeyed  not 
his  voice. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  hast 
brought  thy  people  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  hast  gotten 
thee  renown,  as  at  this  day  ;  we  have  sin- 
Red,  we  have  done  wickedly, 


Of  the  seventy  weeks, 

16  If  OLord,  according  to  all  thy  right- 
eousness, I  beseech  thee,  let  thine  anger 
and  thy  fury  be  turned  away  from  thy  city 
Jerusalem,  thy  holy  mountain:  because 
for  our  sins  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our 
fathers,  Jerusalem  and  thy  people  are  fee- 
come  a  reproach  to  all  that  are  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O  our  God.  hear  the 
prayerof  thy  servant,  andhis  supplications, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  sanc- 
tuary that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord's  sake. 

18  O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and 
hear;  open  thine  eyes,  and  behold  our  de- 
solations, and  the  city  which  is  called  by 
thy  name:  for  we  do  not  present  our  sup- 
plications before  thee  for  our  righteous- 
nesses, but  for  thy  great  mercies. 

19  OLord,  hear;  OLord,  forgive;  O 
Lord,  hearken  and  do;  defer  not,  Tor  thine 
own  sake,  Omy  God:  for  thy  city  and  thy 
people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  If  And  while  I  was  speaking,  and 
praying,  and  confessing  my  sin,  and  the  sin 
of  my  people  Israel,  and  presenting  my 
supplication  before  the  Lord  my  God  for 
the  holy  mountain  of  my  God  ; 

21  Yea,  while  I  was  speaking  in  prayer, 
even  the  man  Gabriel,  whom  I  had  seen  in 
the  vision  at  the  beginning,  being  caused 
to  fly  swiftly,  touched  me  about  the  time 
of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and  talked  with 
me,  and  said,  O  Daniel,  I  am  now  come 
forth  to  give  thee  skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  supplica- 
tions the  commandment  came  forth,  and  I 
am  come  to  shew  thee  ;  for  thou  art  greatly 
beloved:  therefore  understand  the  matter, 
and  consider  the  vision. 

24  Seventy  weeks  are  determined  upon 
thy  people  and  upon  thy  holy  city,  to  finish 
the  transgression,  and  to  make  an  end  of 
sins,  and  to  make  reconciliation  for  ini- 
quity, and  to  bring  in  everlasting  right- 
eousness, and  to  seal  up  the  vision  and 
prophecy,  and  to  anoint  the  Most  Holy. 

25  Know  therefore  and  understand,  that 
from  the  going  forth  of  the  commandment 
to  restore  and  to  build  Jerusalem  unto  the 
Messiah  the  Prince  shall  be  seven  weeks, 
and  threescore  and  two  weeks :  the  street 
shall  be  built  again,  and  the  wall,  even  in 
troublous  times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two  weeks 
shall  Messiah  be  cut  off,  but  not  for  him- 
self: and  the  people  of  the  prince  that 
shall  come  shall  destroy  the  city  and  the 
sanctuary ;  and  the  end  thereof  shall  be 
with  a  flood,  and  unto  the  end  of  the  war 
desolations  are  determined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  the  covenant 
with  many  for  one  week  :  and  in  the  midst 
of  the  week  he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice  and 
the  oblation  to  cease,  and  for  the  over- 
spreading of  abominations,  he  shall  make 

667 


Daniel  beholds  a  vision. 


DANIEL. 


T7ie  overthrow  of  Persia. 


it  desolate,  even  until  the  consummation, 
and  that  determined  shall  be  poured  upon 
the  desolate. 

CHAP.  X. 

XN  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
a  thing  was  revealed  unto  Daniel,  whose 
name  was  called  Belteshazzar ;  and  the 
thing  was  true,  but  the  time  appointed  zvas 
long  :  and  he  understood  the  thing,  and  had 
understanding  of  the  vision. 

2  In  those  days  I  Daniel  was  mourning 
three  full  weeks. 

3  I  ate  no  pleasant  bread,  neither  came 
flesh  nor  wine  in  my  mouth,  neither  did  1 
anoint  myself  at  all,  till  three  whole  weeks 
were  fulfilled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  first  month,  as  I  was  by  the  side  of  the 
great  river,  which  is  Hiddekel ; 

5  Then  1  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold  a  certain  man  clothed  in 
linen,  whose  loins  were  girded  with  fine 
gold  of  Uphaz  : 

6  His  body  also  was  like  the  beryl,  and 
his  face  as  the  appearance  of  lightning,  and 
his  eyes  as  lamps  of  fire,  and  his  arms  and 
his  feet  like  in  colour  to  polished  brass,  and 
the  voice  of  his  words  like  the  voice  of  a 
multitude. 

7  And  I  Daniel  alone  saw  the  vision : 
for  the  men  that  were  with  me  saw  not  the 
vision ;  but  a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them, 
so  that  they  fled  to  hide  themselves. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and  saw 
this  great  vision,  and  there  remained  no 
strength  in  me:  for  my  comeliness  was 
turned  in  me  into  corruption,  and  I  retain- 
ed no  strength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his  words : 
and  when  I  heard  the  voice  of  his  words, 
then  was  I  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and 
my  face  toward   the  ground. 

10  H  And  behold,  a  hand  touched  me, 
which  set  me  upon  my  knees  and  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands, 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Daniel,  a 
man  greatly  beloved,  understand  the  words 
that  f  speak  unto  thee,  and  stand  upright: 
for  unto  thee  am  I  now  sent.  And  when  he 
had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I  stood 
trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Fear  not 
Daniel :  for  from  the  first  day  that  thou 
didst  set  thy  heart  to  understand,  and  to 
chasten  thyself  before  thy  God,  thy  words 
were  heard,  and  I  am  come  for  thy  words. 

13  But  the  prince  of  the  kingdom  of 
Persia  withstood  me  one  and  twenty  days 
but  lo,  Michael,  one  of  the  chief  princes 
came  to  help  me ;  and  I  remained  there 
with  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  1  am  come  to  make  thee  under 
stand  what  shall  befall  thy  people  in  the  lat 
terdays:  for  yet  the  vision  wfor  //no/ydays 

1 5  And  when  he  had  spoken  such  words 


unto  me,  I  set  my  face  toward  the  ground 
and  I  became  dumb. 

16  And  behold,  one  like  the  similitude 
of  the  sons  of  men  touched  my  lips  :  then 
I  opened  my  mouth,  and  spake,  and  said 
unto  him  that  stood  before  me,  O  my  lord, 
by  the  vision  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon 
me,  and  I  have  retained  no  strength. 

1 7  For  how  can  the  servant  oi  this  my 
lord  talk  with  this  my  lord?  for  as  for  me, 
straightway  there  remained  no  strength  in 
me,  neither  is  there  breath  left  in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and  touched 
me  one  like  the  appearance  of  a  man,  and 
he  strengthened  me, 

19  And  said,  O  man  greatly  beloved, 
fear  not:  peace  6euntothee,be  strong, yea, 
be  strong.  And  when  he  had  spoken  unto 
me,  1  was  strengthened,  and  said,  Let  my 
lord  speak  ;  for  thou  hast  strengthened  me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou  where- 
fore I  come  unto  thee  ?  and  now  will  I  re- 
turn to  fight  with  the  prince  of  Persia:  and 
when  I  am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  ot 
Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  shew  thee  that  which  is 
noted  in  the  scripture  of  truth  :  and  there 
is  none  that  holdeth  with  me  in  these 
things,  but  Michael  your  prince. 

CHAP.  XI. 

ALSO  I,  in  the  first  year  of  Darius  the 
.  Mede,  even  I,  stood  to  confirm  and  to 
strengthen  him. 

2  And  now  will  I  shew  thee  the  truth. 
Behold,  there  shall  stand  up  yet  three  kings 
in  Persia ;  and  the  fourth  shall  be  far  richer 
than  they  all :  and  by  his  strength  through 
his  riches,  he  shall  stir  up  all  against  the 
realm  of  Grecia. 

3  And  a  mighty  king  shall  stand  up,  that 
shall  rule  with  great  dominion,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  his  will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  his  king- 
dom shall  be  broken,  and  shall  be  divided 
toward  the  four  winds  of  heaven  ;  and  not 
to  his  posterity,  nor  according  to  his  do- 
minion which  he  ruled:  for  his  kingdom 
shall  be  pluckedup,  even  forothers  besides 
those. 

5  IF  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
strong,  and  one  of  his  princes  ;  and  he  shall 
be  strong  above  him,  and  have  dominion  ; 
his  dominion  shall  be  a  great  dominion. 

6  And  in  the  end  of  years  they  shall  join 
themselves  together  ;  for  the  king's  daugh- 
ter of  the  south  shall  come  to  the  king  of 
the  north  to  make  an  agreement :  but  she 
shall  not  retain  the  power  of  the  arm;  nei- 
ther shall  he  stand,  nor  his  arm  :  but  she 
shall  be  given  up,  and  they  that  brought 
her,  and  he  that  begat  her,  and  he  that 
strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7  feut  out  of  a  branch  of  her  roots  shall 
one  stand  up  in  his  estate,  which  shall 
come  with  an  army,  and  shall  enter  into 

t.568 


Leagues  and  conflicts  between         CHAP.  XI.   the  kings  of  the  north  and  south. 

the  fortress  of  the  king  of  the  north,  and1  vile  person,  to  whom  they  shall  not  give 
shall  deal  against  them,  and  shall  prevail :  |the  honour  of  the  kingdom  :  but  he  snail 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives  into 'come  in  peaceably,  and  obtain  the  king- 
Egypt  their  gods,  with  their  princes,  and  dom  by  flatteries. 

with  their  precious  vessels  of  silver  and  of;  22  And  with  the  arms  of  a  flood  shall 
gold;  and  he  shall  continue  more  years  they  be  overflown  from  before  him,  and 
than  the  king  of  the  north.  !  shall  be  broken;  yea,  also  the  prince  of 

9  So  the  king  of  the  south  shall  come; the  covenant. 


into  his  kingdom,  and  shall  return  into  his 
own  land. 


23  And  after  the  league  made  with  him 
he  shall  work  deceitfully:    for  he  shall 


10  But  his  sons  shall  be  stirred  up,  andjcome  up,  and  shall  become  strong  with  a 
shall  assemble  a  multitude  of  great  forces:  j  small  people. 

and  one  shall  certainly  come,  and  over-;  24  He  shall  enter  peaceably  even  upon 
flow,  and  pass  through:  then  shall  he  re-  the  fattest  places  of  the  province  ;  and  he 
turn,  and  be  stirred  up,  even  to  his  fortress,  j  shall  do  that  which  his  fathers  have  not 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be  j  done,  nor  his  fathers' fathers;  he  shall  scat- 
moved  with  choler,  and  shall  come  forth  j  ter  among  them  the  prey,  and  spoil,  and 
and  fight  with  him,  even  with  the  king  of  riches:  yea,  and  he  shall  forecasthis  devices 
the  north  :  and  he  shall  set  forth  a  great  against  the  strong  holds,  even  for  a  time. 


multitude ;  but  the  multitude  shall  be  given 
into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  away  the 
multitude,  his  heart  shall  be  lifted  up  ;  and 
he  shall  cast  down  many  ten  thousands : 
but  he  shall  not  be  strengthened  by  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall  re- 
turn, and  shall  set  forth  a  multitude 
greater  than  the  former,  and  shall  certainly 
come  after  certain  years  with  a  great  army 
and  with  much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall  many 
stand  up  against  the  king  of  the  south  :  also 
the  robbers  of  thy  people  shall  exalt  them- 
selves to  establish  the  vision;  but  they 
shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come, 
and  cast  up  a  mount,  and  take  the  most 
fenced  cities :  and  the  arms  of  the  south 
shall  not  withstand,  neither  his  chosen 
people,  neither  shall  there  be  any  strength 
to  withstand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against  him  shall 
do  according  to  his  own  will,  and  none 
shall  stand  before  him  :  and  he  shall  stand 
in  the  glorious  land,  which  by  his  hand 
shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  to  enter 
with  the  strength  of  his  whole  kingdom, 
and  upright  ones  with  him  ;  thus  shall  he 
do  :  and  he  shall  give  him  the  daughter  of 
women,  corrupting  her :  but  she  shall  not 
stand  on  his  side,  neither  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face  unto 
the  isles,  and  shall  take  many:  but  a  prince 
for  his  own  behalf  shall  cause  the  reproach 
offered  by  him  to  cease  ;  without  his  own 
reproach  he  shall  cause  it  to  turn  upon  him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face  toward 
the  fort  of  his  own  land:  but  he  shall 
stumble  and  fall,  and  not  be  found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  in  his  estate  a 
raiser  of  taxes  in  the  glory  of  the  king- 
dom :  but  within  few  days  he  shall  be  de- 
stroyed, neither  in  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  in  his  estate  shall  stand  up  a 


25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power  and 
his  courage  against  the  king  of  the  south 
with  a  great  army;  and  the  king  of  the 
south  shall  be  stirred  up  to  battle  with  a 
very  great  and  mighty  army ;  but  he  shall 
not  stand :  for  they  shall  forecast  devices 
against  him. 

26  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the  portion  of 
his  meat  shall  destroy  him,  and  his  army 
shall  overflow:  and  many  shall  fall  down 
slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings'  hearts  shall  be 
to  do  mischief,  and  they  shall  speak  lies  at 
one  table  ;  but  it  shall  not  prosper :  for  yet 
the  end  shall  be  at  the  time  appointed. 

28  Then  shall  he  return  into  his  land 
with  great  riches ;  and  his  heart  shall  be 
against  the  holy  covenant ;  and  he  shall  do 
exploits,  and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall  re- 
turn, and  come  toward  the  south  ;  but  it 
shall  not  be  as  the  former,  or  as  the  latter. 

30  H  For  the  ships  of  Chittim  shall  come 
against  him  :  therefore  he  shall  be  grieved, 
and  return,  and  have  indignation  against 
the  holy  covenant :  so  shall  he  do  ;  he  shall 
even  return,  and  have  intelligence  with 
them  that  forsake  the  holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his  part,  and 
they  shall  pollute  the  sanctuary  of  strength, 
and  shall  take  away  the  daily  sacrifice,  and 
they  shall  place  the  abomination  that 
maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly  against  the 
covenant  shall  he  corrupt  by  flatteries  :  but 
the  people  that  do  know  their  God  shall 
be  strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  And  they  that  understand  among  the 
people  shall  instruct  many:  yet  they  shall 
fall  by  the  sword,  and  by  flame,  by  cap- 
tivity, and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they  shall 
be  holpen  with  a  little  help:  but  many 
shall  cleave  to  them  with  flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  understanding 
shall  fall,  to  try  them,  and  to  purge,  and  to 

GOO 


The  deliverance  of  Israel. 


HOSE  A.  Daniel  informed  of  the  times. 


make  them  white,  even  to  the  time  of  the 
end :  because  it  is  yet  for  a  time  appointed. 

36  And  the  king  shall  do  according  to 
his  will ;  and  he  shall  exalt  himself,  and 
magnify  himself  above  every  god,  and  shall 
speak  marvellous  things  against  the  God  of 

fods,  and  shall  prosper  till  the  indignation 
e  accomplished :  for  that  that  is  deter- 
mined shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the  God  of 
his  fathers,  nor  the  desire  of  women,  nor 
regard  any  god:  for  he  shall  magnify  him- 
self above  all. 

38  But  in  his  estate  shall  he  honour  the 
god  of  forces  :  and  a  god  whom  his  fathers 
knew  not  shall  he  honour  with  gold,  and 
silver,  and  with  precious  stones,  and  plea- 
sant things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  most  strong 
holds  with  a  strange  god,  whom  he  shall 
acknowledge  and  increase  with  glory:  and 
he  shall  cause  them  to  rule  over  many,  and 
shall  divide  the  land  for  gain. 

40  And  at  the  time  of  the  end  shall  the 
king  of  the  south  push  at  him:  and  the  king 
of  the  north  shall  come  against  him  like  a 
whirlwind,  with  chariots,  and  with  horse- 
men, and  with  many  ships;  and  he  shall 
enter  into  the  countries,  and  shall  overflow 
and  pass  over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the  glorious 
land,  and  many  countries  shall  be  over- 
thrown :  but  these  shall  escape  out  of  his 
hand,  even  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the 
chief  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

42  He  shall  stretch  forth  his  hand  also 
upon  the  countries :  and  the  land  of  Egypt 
shall  not  escape. 

43  Buthe  shall  have  power  over  the  trea- 
sures of  gold  and  of  silver,  and  over  all  the 
precious  things  of  Egypt :  and  the  Libyans 
and  the  Ethiopians  shall  be  at  his  steps. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and  out  of 
the  north  shall  trouble  him :  therefore  he 
shall  go  forth  with  great  fuiy  to  destroy, 
and  utterly  to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  tabernacles 


shall  be  a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never 
was  since  there  was  a  nation  even  to  that 
same  time :  and  at  that  time  thy  people 
shall  be  delivered,  every  one  that  shall  be 
found  written  i«  the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in  the 
dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake,  some  to  ever- 
lasting life,  and  some  to  shame  and  ever- 
lasting contempt. 

3  And  they  that  be  wise,shall  shine  as 
the  brightness  of  the  firmament;  and  they 
that  turn  many  to  righteousnesses  the  stars 
for  ever  and  ever. 

4  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  up  the  words, 
and  seal  the  book,  even  to  the  time  of  the 
end :  many  shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  know- 
ledge shall  be  increased. 

5  IF  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and  behold, 
there  stood  other  two,  the  one  on  this  side 
of  the  bank  of  the  river,  and  the  other  on 
that  side  of  the  bank  of  the  river. 

6  And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in 
linen,  which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the 
river,  How  long  shall  it  be  to  the  end  oi 
these  wonders? 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the  river, 
when  he  held  up  his  right  hand  and  his  left 
hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him  that 
liveth  for  ever,  that  it  shall  be  for  a  time, 
times,  and  a  half;  and  when  he  shall  have 
accomplished  to  scatter  the  power  of  the 
holy  people,  all  these  things  shall  be 
finished. 

8  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood  not : 
then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what  shall  be  the 
end  of  these  things? 

9  And  he  said,  Go  thy  way,  Daniel :  for 
the  words  are  closed  up  and  sealed  till  the 
time  of  the  end. 

10  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made 
white,  and  tried ;  but  the  wicked  shall  do 
wickedly  :  and  none  of  the  wicked  shall 
understand ;  but  the  wise  shall  understand. 

1 1  And  from  the  time  that  the  daily  sacri- 
fice shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  abomina- 
tion that  maketh  desolate  set  up,  there  shall 


of  his  palace  between  the  seas  in  the  glo-|6e  a  thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety  days, 
rious  holy  mountain  :  yet  he  shall  come  to |  12  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  and 
his  end,  and  none  shall  help  him.  cometh  to  the  thousand  three  hundred  and 

CHAP.  Xll.  I  five  and  thirty  days. 

AND  at  that  time  shall  Michael  standi      13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  be: 
up,  the  great  prince  which  standeth  for  thou  sfialt  rest,  and  stand  in  thy  lot  at 
for  the  children  of  thy  people  :  and  there  the  end  of  the  da}Ts. 


H  HOSE  J. 


CHAP.  I. 


|  Hosea,  Go,  take  unto  thee  a  wife  of  whore- 


rflHE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto;doms  and  children  of  whoredoms  ;  for  the 
X     Hosea,  the  son  of  Beeri,  in  the  days1  land    hath  committed    great   whoredom, 


of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah, 
kings  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel. 

2  The  beginning  of  the    word  of  the 
Lord  by  Hosea.    And  the  Loud  said  to 


departing  from  the  Lord. 

3  So  he  went  and  took  Gomer  the 
daughter  of  Diblairn  ;  which  conceived, 
and  bare  him  a  son. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, Call  his 

670 


The  idolatry  of  the  people.         CHAP. 

name  Jezreel ;  for  yet  a  little  while,  and  I 
will  avenge  the  blood  of  Jezreel  upon  the 
house  of  Jehu,  and  will  cause  to  cease  the 
kingdom  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day, 
that  I  will  break  the  bow  of  Israel  in  the 
valley  of  Jezreel. 

6  If  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  daughter.  And  God  said  unto  him,  Call 
her  name  Lo-ruhamah :  for  I  will  no  more 
have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Israel ;  but 
I  will  utterly  take  them  away. 

7  But  1  will  have  mercy  upon  the  house 
of  Judah,  and  will  save  them  by  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  will  not  save  them  by  bow, 
nor  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses,  nor 
by  horsemen. 

8  TT  Now  when  she  had  weaned  Lo-ru- 
hamah, she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son. 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name  Lo- 
ammi :  for  ye  are  not  my  people,  and  I 
will  not  be  your  God. 

10  IF  Yet  the  number  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which 
cannot  be  measured  nor  numbered;  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  the  place  where 
it  was  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  not  my  peo- 
ple, there  it  shall  be  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
the  sons  of  the  living  God. 

1 1  Then  shall  the  children  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Israel  be  gathered  together, 
and  appoint  themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land :  for  great 
shall  be  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAP.  II. 

SAY  ye  unto  your  brethren,  Ammi ;  and 
to  your  sisters,  Ruhamah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead;for  she 
is  not  my  wife,  neither  am  I  her  husband  : 
let  her  therefore  put  away  her  whoredoms 
out  of  her  sight,  and  her  adulteries  from 
between  her  breasts ; 

3  Lest  I  strip  her  naked,  and  set  her  as 
in  the  day  that  she  was  born,  and  make  her 
as  a  wilderness,  and  set  her  like  a  dry  land, 
and  slay  her  with  thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy  upon  her 
children ;  for  they  be  the  children  ot  whore- 
doms. 

5  For  their  mother  hath  played  the  har- 
lot :  she  that  conceived  them  hath  done 
shamefully  :  for  she  said,  I  will  go  after  my 
lovers,  that  give  me  my  bread  and  my  water, 
my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine  oil  and  my  drink. 

6  TI  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  hedge  up 
thy  way  with  thorns,  and  make  a  wall, 
that  she  shall  not  find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her  lovers, 
but  she  shall  not  overtake  them  ;  and  she  | 
shall  seek  them,  but  shall  not  find  them: 
then  shall  she  say,  I  will  go  and  return  to 
my  first  husband  ;  for  then  was  it  better 
with  me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  know  that  I  gave  her 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  multiplied  her 


II,  III.  God1  s  promises  of  reconciliation. 

silver  and  gold,  which  they  prepared  for 
Baal. 

9  Therefore,will  I  return,  and  take  away 
my  corn  in  the  time  thereof,  and  my  wine 
in  the  season  thereof,  and  will  recover 
my  wool  and  my  flax  given  to  cover  her 
nakedness. 

10  And  now  will  I  discover  her  lewd- 
ness in  the  sight  of  her  lovers,  and  none 
shall  deliver  her  out  of  my  hand. 

1 1  I  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth  to 
cease,  her  feast  days,  her  new-moons,  and 
her  sabbaths,  and  all  her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  destroy  her  vines  and  her 
fig-trees,  whereof  she  hath  said,  These  are 
my  rewards  that  my  lovers  have  given  me  : 
and  I  will  make  them  a  forest,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

13  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the  days  of 
Baalim,  wherein  she  burned  incense  to 
them,  and  she  decked  herself  with  her  ear- 
rings and  her  jewels,  and  she  went  after 
her  lovers,  and  forgat  me,  sailh  the  Lord. 

14  If  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  allure 
her,  and  bring  her  into  the  wilderness,  and 
speak  comfortably  unto  her. 

15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vineyards 
from  thence,  and  the  valley  of  Achor  for  a 
door  of  hope:  and  she  shall  sing  there,  as 
in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  as  in  the  day 
when  she  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day,  saifh  the 
Lord,  that  thou  shalt  call  me  Ishi;  and 
shalt  call  me  no  more  Baali. 

17  For  I  will  take  away  the  names  of 
Baalim  out  of  her  mouth,  and  they  shall  no 
more  be  remembered  by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  a  cove- 
nant for  them  with  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
and  with  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and  with  the 
creeping  things  of  the  ground:  and  I  will 
break  the  bow  and  the  sword  and  the  bat- 
tle out  of  the  earth,  and  will  make  them  to 
lie  down  safely. 

19  And  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  for 
ever;  yea,  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
righteousness,  and  in  judgment,  and  in 
loving-kindness,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
faithfulness :  and  thou  shalt  know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
I  will  hear,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  hear  the 
heavens,  and  they  shall  hear  the  earth; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  hear  the  corn, 
and  the  wine,  and  the  oil;  and  they  shall 
hear  Jezreel. 

23  And  I  will  sow  her  unto  me  in  the 
earth;  and  I  will  have  mercy  upon  her 
that  had  not  obtained  mercy;  and  I  will 
say  to  them  which  were  not  my  people, 
Thou  art  my  people;  and  they  shall  say, 
Thou  art  my  God. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Go  yet, 
love  a  woman  beloved  of  her  friend, 
671 


God's  judgment  on  the  sins 


HOSEA.  of  the  people  and  the  priests. 


yet  an  adulteress,  according  to  the  love  oflmountains,  and  burn  incense  upon  the  hills, 
the  Lord  toward  the  children  of  Israel,  who  under  oaks  and  poplars  and  elms,  because 


look  to  other  gods,  and  love  flagons  of  wine. 

2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  tifteen  pieces 
of  silver,  and  for  a  homer  of  barley,  and 
a    half  homer  of  barley: 

3  And  I  said  unto  her,  Thou  shalt  abide 
forme  many  days  ;  thou  shalt  not  play  the 
harlot,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  for  another 
man  :  so  will  I  also  be  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall  abide 
many  days  without  a  king,  and  without  a 
prince,  and  without  a  sacrifice,  and  with 
out  an  image,  and  without  an  ephod,  and 
without  teraphim : 

5  Afterward  shall  the  children  of  Israel 
return,  and  seek  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
David  their  king ;  and  shall  fear  the  Lord 
and  his  goodness  in  the  latter  days. 

CHAP.   IV. 

HEAR  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  for  the  Lord  hath  a 
controversy  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  because  there  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy, 
nor  knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

2  By  swearing,  and  lying,  and  killing, 
and  stealing,  and  committing  adultery, 
they  break  out,  and  blood  toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore, shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
every  one  that  dwelleth  therein  shall  lan- 
guish, with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  with 
the  fowls  of  heaven  ;  yea,  the  fishes  of  the 
sea  also  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  reprove 
another :  for  thy  people  are  as  they  that 
strive  with  the  priest. 

5  Therefore, shalt  thou  fall  in  the  day, 
and  the  prophet  also  shall  fall  with  thee  in 
the  night,  and  I  will  destroy  thy  mother. 

6  If  My  people  are  destroyed  for  lack 
of  knowledge  :  because  thou  hast  rejected 
knowledge,  I  will  also  reject  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  be  no  priest  to  me  :  seeing  thou 
hast  forgotten  the  law  of  thy  God,  I  will 
also  forget  thy  children. 

7  As  they  were  increased,  so  they  sin- 
ned against  me :  therefore  will  I  change 
their  glory  into  shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  people,  and 
they  set  their  heart  on  their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  like  people,  like 
priest:  and  I  will  punish  them  for  their 
ways,  and  reward  them  their  doings. 

10  For  they  shall  eat,  and  not  have 
enough :  they  shall  commit  whoredom, 
and  shall  not  increase  :  because  they  have 
left  off  to  take  heed  to  the  Lord. 

11  Whoredom  and  wins  and  new  wine 
take  away  the  heart. 

12  IT  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their 
stocks,  and  their  staff  declareth  unto  them : 
for  the  spirit  of  whoredoms  hath  caused 
them  to  err,  and  they  have  gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops  of  the 


the  shadow  thereof  is  good  :  therefore  your 
daughters  shall  commit  whoredom,  and 
your  spouses  shall  commit  adultery. 

14  I  will  not  punishyourdaughterswhen 
they  commit  whoredom,  nor  your  spouses 
when  they  commit  adultery:  for  them- 
selves are  separated  with  whores,  and  they 
sacrifice  with  harlots :  therefore  the  peo- 
ple that  doth  not  understand  shall  fall. 

15  IF  Though  thou,  Israel,  play  the  har- 
lot, yet  let  not  Judah  offend  ;  and  come  not 
ye  unto  Gilgal,  neither  go  ye  up  to  Beth- 
aven,  nor  swear,  The  Lord  liveth. 

16  For  Israel  slideth  back  as  a  back- 
sliding heifer:  now  the  Lord  will  feed 
them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large  place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols:  let  him 
alone. 

1 8  Their  drink  is  sour  :  they  have  com- 
mitted whoredom  continually  :  her  rulers 
with  shame  do  love,  Give  ye. 

19  The  wind  hath  bound  her  up  in  her 
wings,  and  they  shall  be  ashamed  because 
of  their  sacrifices. 

CHAP.  V. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  priests ;  and  hearken, 
ye  house  of  Israel  ;  and  give  ye  ear, 

0  house  of  the  king  ;  foi  judgment  is  to- 
ward you,  because  ye  have  been  a  snare 
on  Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upon  Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  profound  to  make 
slaughter,  though  I  have  been  a  rebuker  of 
them  all. 

3  I  know  Ephraim,  and  Israel  is  not  hid 
from  me  :  for  now,  O  Ephraim,  thou  com- 
mittest  whoredom,  and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  They  will  not  frame  their  doings  to 
turn  unto  their  God  :  for  the  spiritof  whore- 
doms is  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  they  have 
not  known  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  pride  of  Israel  doth  testify  to 
his  face :  therefore  shall  Israel  and  Ephraim 
fall  in  their  iniquity  ;  Judah  also  shall  fall 
with  them. 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks  and 
with  their  herds  to  seek  the  Lord  ;  but 
they  shall  not  find  him ;  he  hath  withdrawn 
himself  from  them. 

7  They  have  dealt  treacherously  against 
the  Lord  :  for  they  have  begotten  strange 
children  :  now  shall  a  month  devour  them 
with  their  portions. 

8  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah,  and 
the  trumpet  in  Ramah:  cry  aloud  at  Beth- 
aven,  after  thee,  O  Benjamin. 

9  Ephraim  shall  be  desolate  in  the  day 
of  rebuke:  amcog  the  tribes  of  Israel  have 

1  made  known  that  which  shall  surely 
be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were  like  them 
that  remove  the  bound:  therefore  I  will 
pour  out  my  wrath  upon  them  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  oppressed  and  broken 
672 


An  exhortation  to  repentance.  CHAP.  VI,  VII,  VIII.  Jl  reproof  for  manifold  sins. 


in  judgment,  because  he  willingly  walked 
after  the  commandment. 

12  Therefore  will  I  be  untoEphraim  as  a 
moth,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah  as  rotten- 
ness. 

13  When  Ephraim  saw  his  sickness,  and 
Judah  saw  his  wound,  then  went  Ephraim 
to  the  Assyrian,  and  sent  to  king  Jarcb: 
yet  could  he  not  heal  you,  nor  cure  you  of 
your  wound. 

14  For  I  will  be  unto  Ephraim  as  a  lion, 
and  as  a  young  lion  to  the  house  of  Judah: 
I,  even  I,  will  tear  and  go  away;  I  will 
take  away,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

15  *[T  I  will  go  and  return  to  my  place, 
till  they  acknowledge  their  offence,  and 
seek  my  face  :  in  their  affliction  they  will 
seek  me  early. 

CHAP.  VI. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord  : 
for  he  hath  torn,  and  he  will  heal  us; 
he  hath  smitten,  and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  After  two  days  will  he  revive  us:  in 
the  third  day  he  will  raise  us  up,  and  we 
shall  live  in  his  sight. 

3  Then  shall  we  know,  if  we  follow  on 
to  know  the  Lord:  his  going  forth  is  pre 
pared  as  the  morning;  and  he  shall  come 
unto  us  as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  and  former 
rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  If  O  Ephraim,  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee?  O  Judah,  what  shall  I  do  unto  thee? 
for  your  goodness  is  as  a  morning  cloud, 
and  as  the  early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  them  by  the 
prophets;  I  have  slain  them  by  the  words 
of  my  mouth  :  and  thy  judgments  are  as 
the  light  that  goeth  forth. 

6  For  I  desired  mercy,  and  not  sacri- 
fice; and  the  knowledge  of  God  more  than 
burnt-offerings. 

7  But  they  like  men  have  transgressed 
the  covenant:  there  have  they  dealt  treach- 
erously against  me. 

8  Gilead  is  a  city  of  them  that  work 
iniquity,  and  is  polluted  with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait  for  a 
man,  so  the  company  of  priests  murder  in 
the  way  by  consent:  for  they  commit  lewd- 
ness. 


their  own  doings  have  beset  them  about ; 
they  are  before  my  face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with  their 
wickedness,  and  the  princes  with  their  lies. 

4  They  are  all  adulterers,  as  an  oven 
heated  by  the  baker,  who  ceaseth  from 
raising  after  he  hath  kneaded  the  dough, 
until  it  be  leavened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king  the  princes  have 
made  him  sick  with  bottles  of  wine;  he 
stretched  out  his  hand  with  scorners. 

6  For  they  have  made  ready  their  heart 
like  an  oven,  while  they  lie  in  wait:  their 
baker  sleepeth  all  the  night;  in  the  morn- 
ing it  burnetii  as  a  flaming  fire. 

7  They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and  have 
devoured  their  judges;  all  their  kings  are 
fallen:  there  is  none  among  them  that 
calleth  unto  me: 

8  Ephraim,  he  hath  mixed  himself 
among  the  people ;  Ephraim  is  a  cake  not 
turned. 

9  Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength, 
and  he  knoweth  it  not:  yea,  gray  hairs 
are  here  and  there  upon  him,  yet  he  know- 
eth not. 

1 10  And  the  pride  of  Israel  testifieth  to 
his  face:  and  they  do  not  return  to  the 
Lord  their  God,  nor  seek  him  for  all  this. 

1 1  IT  Ephraim  also  is  like  a  silly  dove 
without  heart:  they  call  to  Egypt,  they  go 
to  Assyria. 

12  When  they  shall  go,  I  will  spread 
my  net  upon  them;  I  will  bring  them 
down  as  the  fowls  of  the  heaven;  I  will 
chastise  them,  as  their  congregation  hath 
heard. 

13  Wo  unto  them!  for  they  have  fled 
from  me:  destruction  unto  them!  because 
they  have  transgressed  against  me  :  though 
I  have  redeemed  them,  yet  they  have 
spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me 
with  their  heart,  when  they  howled  upon 
their  beds:  the}7  assemble  themselves  ibi 
corn  and  wine,  and'  they  rebel  against  me. 

15  Though  I  have  bound  ana  strength- 
ened their  arms,  yet  do  they  imagine  mis- 
chief against  me. 

16  They  return,   but  not  to  the  Most 


10  I  have  seen    a  horrible  thing  in  the; High:  they  are  like  a  deceitful  bow:  their 
house  of  Israel:  there  is  the  whoredom  of I princes  shall  fall  by  the  sword  for  the  rage 


Ephraim,  Israel  is  defiled. 


11  Also,  O  Judah,  he  hath  set  a  harvest ,  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 


of  their  tongue  :  this  shall  be  their  derision 


for  thee,  when  I  returned  the  captivity  ofi 
my  people. 

CHAP.  VII. 

WHEN  I  would  have  healed  Israeli 
then  the  iniquity  of  Ephraim  was 


discovered,  and  the  wickedness  of  Sama-  law 


CHAP.  VIII. 

&ET the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth.  He  shall 
^3  come  as  an  eagle  against  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  because  they  have  transgressed 
ny  covenant,  and  trespassed  against  my 


na:  for  they  commit  falsehood:  and  the 
thief  cometh  in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers 
spoileth  without. 

2  And  they  consider  not  in  their  hearts, 
that  I  remember  all  their  wickedness:  now 
43 


2  Israel  shall  cry  unto  me,  My  God,  we 
know  thee. 

3  Israel  hath  cast  off  the  thing  that  is 
good  :  the  enemy  ^hall  pursue  him. 

4  They  have  set  up  kings,  but  not  by 

G73 


Destruction  threatened  on  Israel.      HOSEA. 


Their  distress  and  captivity. 


me:  they  have  made  princes,  and  I  knew 
it  not:  of  their  silver  and  their  gold  have 
they  made  them  idols,  that  they  may  be 
cut  off. 

5  IT  Thy  calf,  O  Samaria, hath  cast  thee 
off;  mine  anger  is  kindled  against  them: 
how  long  will  it  be  ere  they  attain  to  in- 
nocency? 

6  For  from  Israel  was  it  also:  the  work - 
man  made  it;  therefore  it  is  not  God:  but 
the  calf  of  Samaria  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces. 

7  For  they  have  sown  the  wind,  and 
they  shall  reap  the  whirlwind :  it  hath  no 
stalk  :  the  bud  shall  yield  no  meal :  if  so 
be  it  yield,  the  strangers  shall  swallow  it  up. 

8  Israel  is  swallowed  up:  now  shall  they 
be  among  the  Gentiles  as  a  vessel  wherein 
is  no  pleasure. 

9  For  they  are  gone  up  to  Assyria, 
wild  ass  alone  by  himself:  Ephraim  hath 
hired  lovers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired  among 
the  nations,  now  will  I  gather  them,  and 
they  shall  sorrow  a  little  for  the  burden  of 
the  king  of  princes. 

1 1  Because  Ephraim  hath  made  many 
altars  to  sin,  altars  shall  be  unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I  have  written  to  him  the  great  things 
of  my  law,  but  they  were  counted  as  a 
strange  thing. 

13  They  sacrifice  flesh  for  the  sacrifices 
of  mine  offerings,  and  eat  it;  but  the 
Lord accepteth  them  not ;  now  wrill  he  re- 
member their  iniquity,and  vis-it  their  sins: 
they  shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  For  Israel  hath  forgotten  his  Maker, 
and  buildeth  temples;  and  Judah  hath 
multiplied  fenced  cities:  but  I  will  send 
a  fire  upon  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof. 

CHAP.  IX. 

REJOICE  not,  O  Israel,  for  joy,  as 
other  people  :  for  thou  hast  gone  a 
whoring  from  thy  God,  thou  hast  loved  a 
reward  upon  every  corn-floor. 

2  The  floor  and  the  wine-press  shall  not 
feed  them,  and  the  new  wine  shall  fail  in  her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the  Lord's 
land  ;  but  Ephraim  shall  return  to  Egypt, 
and  they  shall  eat  unclean  things  in  Assyria. 

4  They  shall  not  offer  w'me-ojjirings  to 
the  Lord,  neither  shall  they  be  pleasing 
unto  him :  their  sacrifices  shall  be  unto  them 
as  the  bread  of  mourners;  all  that  eat 
thereof  shall  be  polluted  :  for  their  bread 
for  their  soul  shall  not  come  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 


7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come,  the 
days  of  recompfince  are  come ;  Israel  shall 
know  it :  the  prophet  is  a  fool,  the  spiritual 
man  is  mad,  for  the  multitude  of  thine  ini- 
quity, and  the  great  hatred. 

8  The  watchman  of  Ephraim  was  with 
my  God:  but  the  prophet  t*  a  snare  of  a 
fowler  in  all  his  ways,  and  hatred  in  the 
house  of  his  God. 

9  They  have  deeply  corrupted  them- 
selves, as  in  the  days  of  Gibeah :  therefore 
he  will  remember  their  iniquity,  he  will 
visit,  their  sins. 

10  1  found  Israel  like  grapes  in  the  wil- 
derness ;  I  saw  your  fathers  as  the  first  ripe 
in  the  fig-tree  at  ber  first  time  :  but  they 
went  to  Baal-peor,  and  separated  them- 
selves unto  that  shame ;  and  their  abomina- 
tions wrere  according  as  they  loved. 

1 1  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glory  shall  fly 
away  like  a  bird,  from  the  birth,  and  from 
the  wromb,  and  from  the  conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their  children, 
yet  will  I  bereave  them,  that  there  shall  not 
be  a  man  left:  yea,  wo  also  to  them  when 
I  depart  from  them ! 

13  Ephraim,  as  I  saw  Tyrus,  ?'$  planted 
in  a  pleasant  place:  but  Ephraim  shall 
bring  forth  his  children  to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,  O  Lord  :  what  wilt  thou 
give  ?  give  them  a  miscarrying  womb  and 
dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  is  in  Gilgal :  for 
there  I  hated  them  :  for  the  wickedness  of 
their  doings  I  will  drive  them  out  of  my 
house,  I  will  love  them  no  more:  all  their 
princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  issmitten,theirrootisdried 
up,  they  shall  bear  no  fruit:  yea,  though 
they  bring  forth,  yet  will  I  slay  even  the 
beloved/rw^  of  their  womb. 

1 7  My  God  will  cast  them  away,  because 
they  did  not  hearken  unto  him:  and  they 
shall  be  wanderers  among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  X. 

ISRAEL  is  an  empty  vine,  he  bringeth 
forth  fruit  unto  himself:  according  to 
the  multitude  of  his  fruit  he  hath  increased 
the  altars;  according  to  the  goodness  oi 
his  land  they  have  made  goodly  images. 

2  Their  heart  is  divided ;  now"  shall 
they  be  found  faulty:  he  shall  break  down 
their  altars,  he  shall  spoil  their  images. 

3  For  now  they  shall  say,  We  have  no 
king,  because  we  feared  not  the  Lord  ; 
what  then  should  a  king  do  to  us? 

4  They  have  spoken  words,  swearing 
falsely  in  making  a  covenant :    thus  judg- 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  the  solemn  day,  ment  springeth  up  as  hemlock  in  the  fur- 


and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of  the  Lord 
6  Forlo,  they  are  gone  because  of  de 
struction:    Egypt  shall  gather  them  up 


rows  of  the  field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria  shall  fear 
because  of  the  calves  of  Beth-aven:  for  the 


rTPt    « 

Memphis  shall  bury  them:  the  pleasant  people  thereof  shall  mourn  over  it,  and  the 
places  for  their  silver,  nettles  shall  possess; priests  thereof  that  rejoiced  on  it,  for  the 
them:  thorns  shall  be  in  their  tabernacles,  glory  thereof,  because  it  is  departed  from  it 

674 


The  ingratitude  of  Israel. 


6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto  Assyria, 
for  a  present  to  king  Jareb :  Ephraim  shall 
receive  shame, and  Israel  shall  be  ashamed 
of  his  own  counsel. 

7  As  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut  off  as 
the  foam  upon  the  water. 

8  The  high  places  also  of  Aven,  the  sin 
of  Israel,  shall  be  destroyed :  the  thorn  and 
the  thistle  shall  come  up  on  their  altars  ; 
and  they  shall  say  to  the  mountains,  Cover 
us  ;  and  to  the  hills,  Fall  on  us. 

9  O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned  from  the 
lays  of  Gibeah  :  there  they  stood :  the 
battle  in  Gibeah  against  the  children  of 
iniquity  did  not  overtake  them. 

10  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I  should  chas- 
tise them  ;  and  the  people  shall  be  gather- 
ed against  them,  when  they  shall  bind 
themselves  in  their  two  furrows. 

1 1  And  Ephraim  is  as  a  heifer  that  is 
taught,  and  loveth  to  tread  out  the  corn; 
but  I  passed  over  upon  her  fair  neck  :  I 
will  make  Ephraim  to  ride  ;  Judah  shall 
plough,  and  Jacob  shall  break  his  clods. 

12  Sow  to  yourselves  in  righteousness, 
reap  in  mercy ;  break  up  your  fallow 
ground  :  for^  is  time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till 
he  come  and  rain  righteousness  upon  you. 

13  Ye  have  ploughed  wickedness,  ye 
have  reaped  iniquity ;  ye  have  eaten  the 
fruit  of  lies :  because  thou  didst  trust  in  thy 
way,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mignty  men. 

14  Therefore  shall  a  tumult  arise  among 
thy  people,  and  all  thy  fortresses  shall  be 
spoiled,  as  Shalman  spoiled  Beth-arbel  in 
the  day  of  battle  :  the  mother  was  dashed 
in  pieces  upon  her  children. 

1 5  So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  you  because 
of  your  great  wickedness  :  in  a  morning 
shall  the  king  of  Israel  utterly  be  cut  off. 

CHAP.  XI. 

WHEN  Israel  was  a  child,    then  I 
loved  him,  and  called  my  son  out 
of  Egypt. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they  went 
from  them :  they  sacrificed  unto  Baalim, 
and  burned  incense  to  graven  images. 

3  I  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go,  taking 
them  by  their  arms ;  but  they  knew  not 
that  I  healed  them. 

4  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a  man,  with 
"bands  of  love  :  and  I  was  to  them  as  they 
that  take  off  the  yoke  on  their  jaws,  and  1 
laid  meat  unto  them. 

5  TT  He  shall  not  return  into  the  land  of 
Egypt,  but  the  Assyrian  shall  be  his  king, 
because  they  refused  to  return. 

6  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on  his  cities, 
and  shall  consume  his  branches,  and  de- 
vour them,  because  of  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to  back- 
sliding from  me  :  though  they  called  them 
to  the  Most  High,  none  at  all  would  exalt 
him, 

8  How  shall  I  give  thee  up,  Ephraim  ? 


CHAP.  XI,  XII.     Ephraim,  «yc.  are  reproved. 

how  shall  I  deliver  thee,  Israel?  how  shall 


I  make  thee  as  Admah  ?  how  shall  I  set  I 
theeasZeboirn'?  my  heart  is  turned  with- 
in me, my  repentings  are  kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness  ot 
mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to  destroy 
Ephraim  :  for  I  am  God,  and  not  man  ;  the 
Holy  One  in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and  I  will 
not  enter  into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  :  he 
shall  roar  like  a  lion :  when  he  shall  roar, 
then  the  children  shall  tremble  from  the 
west. 

1 1  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird  out  of 
Egypt,  and  as  a  dove  out  of  the  land  of 
Assyria :  and  I  will  place  them  in  their 
houses,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Ephraim  compasseth  me  about  with 
lies,  and  the  house  of  Israel  with  deceit : 
but  Judah  yet  ruleth  with  God,  and  is 
faithful  with  the  saints. 

CHAP.  XII. 

EPHRAIM  feedeth  on  wind,  and  fol- 
loweth  after  the  east  wind  :  he  daily 
increaseth  lies  and  desolation ;  and  they 
do  make  a  covenant  with  the  Assyrians, 
and  oil  is  carried  into  Egypt. 

2  The  Lord  hath  also  a  controversy 
with  Judah,  and  will  punish  Jacob  accord- 
ing to  his  ways  ;  according  to  his  doings 
will  he  recompense  him. 

3  If  He  took  his  brother  by  the  heel  in 
the  womb,  and  by  his  strength  he  had 
power  with  God  : 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the  angel, 
and  prevailed :  he  wept,  and  made  sup- 
plication unto  him  :  he  found  him  in  Beth- 
el, and  there  he  spake  with  us  ; 

5  Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  ;  the 
Lord  m  his  memorial. 

6  There  fore, turn  thou  to  thy  God  :  keep 
mercy  and  judgment,  and  wait  on  thy  God 
continually. 

7  IF  He  is  a  merchant,  the  balances  of 
deceit  are  in  his  hand:  he  loveth  to  op- 
press. 

8  And  Ephraim  said,  Yet  I  am  become 
rich,  I  have  found  me  out  substance  :  in 
all  my  labours  they  shall  find  none  iniquity 
in  me  that  were  sin. 

9  And  1  that  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from 
the  land  of  Egypt  will  yet  make  thee  to 
dwell  in  tabernacles,  as  in  the  days  of  the 
solemn  feasts. 

10  1  have  also  spoken  by  the  prophet?, 
and  I  have  multiplied  visions,  and  used 
similitudes,  by  the  ministry  of  the  prophets. 

11  Is  there  iniquity  in  Gilead?  surely 
they  are  vanity  :  they  sacrifice  bullocks  in 
Gilgal ;  yea,  their  altars  arc  as  heaps  in 
the  furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  fled  into  the  country  oi 
Syria,  and  Israel  served  for  a  wife,  and  lor 
a  wife  he  kept  sheep. 

13  And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord  brought 
6'io 


o 


The  glory  o/Ephraim  vanishes.         JOEL 

Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  by  a  prophet  wasj 
he  preserved. 

14  Ephraim  provoked  him  to  answer  most 
bitterly  :  therefore  shall  he  leave  his  blood 
upon  him,  and  his  reproach  shall  his  Lord 
return  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

WHEN  Ephraim  spake  trembling,  he 
exalted  himself  in  Israel ;  but  when 
he  offended  in  Baal,  he  died. 

2  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more,  and 
liave  made  them  molten  images  of  their 
silver,  and  idols  according  to  their  own 
understanding,  all  of  it  the  work  of  the 
craftsmen  :  they  say  of  them,  Let  the  men 
that  sacrifice  kiss  the  calves. 

3  Therefore  they  shall  be  as  the  morning 
cloud,  and  as  the  early  dew  that  passeth 
away,  as  the  chaff  that  is  driven  with  the 
whirlwind  out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 

4  Yet  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  thou  shalt  know  no  God 
but  me  :  for  there  is  no  saviour  besides  me. 

5  TT  I  did  know  thee  in  the  wilderness, 
in  the  land  of  great  drought. 

6  According  to  their  pasture,  so  were 
they  filled;  they  were  filled,  and  their 
heart  was  exalted:  therefore  have  they 
forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  I  will  be  unto  them  as  a  lion : 
as  a  leopard  by  the  way  will  I  observe  them. 

8  I  will  meet  them  as  a  bear  that  is  be- 
reaved of  her  whelps,  and  will  rend  the 
caul  of  their  heart,  and  there  will  I  devour 
them  like  a  lion :  the  wild  beast  shall  tear 
them. 

9  TT  O  Israel,  thou  hast  destroyed  thy- 
self; but  in  me  is   thy  help. 

10 1  will  be  thy  king:  where  is  any  other 
that  may  save  thee  in  all  thy  cities  ?  and 
thy  judges  of  whom  thou  saidst,  Give  me 
a  king  and  princes? 

1 1  I  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine  anger,  and 
took  him  away  in  my  wrath. 

12  The  iniquity  of  Ephraim  is  bound 
up  ;  his  sin  is  hid. 

13  The  sorrows  of  a  travailing  woman 
shall  come  upon  him  :  he  is  an  unwise 
son ;  for  he  should  not  stay  long  in  the 
place  of  the  breaking  forth  of  children. 


An  exhortation  to  repentance. 

14  I  will  ransom  them  from  the  power 
of  the  grave  ;  I  will  redeem  them  from 
death  :  O  death,  I  will  be  thy  plagues,  O 
grave,  1  will  be  thy  destruction  :  repent- 
ance shall  be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  1[  Though  he  be  fruitful  among  his 
brethren,  an  east  wind  shall  come,  the 
wind  of  the  Lord  shall  come  up  from  the 
wilde rness, and  his  spring  shall  become  diy, 
and  his  fountain  shall  be  dried  up:  he  shall 
spoil  the  treasure  of  all  pleasant  vessels. 

16  Samaria  shall  become  desolate ;  for 
she  hath  rebelled  against  her  God :  they 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  :  their  infants  shall 
be  dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  women  with 
child  shall  be  ripped  up. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
ISRAEL,  return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  ;  for  thou  hast  fallen  by  thine 
iniquity. 

2  Take  with  }*ou  words,  and  turn  to  the 
Lord  :  say  unto  him,  Take  away  all  ini- 
quity, and  receive  us  graciously  :  so  will 
we  render  the  calves  of  our  lips. 

3  Asshur  shall  not  save  us  ;  we  will  not 
ride  upon  horses  :  neither  will  we  say  any 
more  to  the  work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our 
gods :  for  in  thee  the  fatherless  findeth 
mercy. 

4  If  I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I  will 
love  them  freely  :  for  mine  anger  is  turned 
away  from  him. 

5  1  will  be  as  the  dew  unto  Israel  :  he 
shall  grow  as  the  lily,  and  cast  forth  his 
roots  as  Lebanon. 

6  His  branches  shall  spread,  and  his 
beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive-tree,  and  his 
smell  as  Lebanon. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow 
shall  return  ;  they  shall  revive  as  the  corn, 
and  grow  as  the  vine  :  the  scent  thereof 
shall  be  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  shall  say,  What  have  I  to  do 
any  more  with  idols?  1  have  heard  him, 
and  observed  him:  lam  like  a  green  fir- 
tree.     From  me  is  thy  fiuit  found. 

9  Whot's  wise,  and.  he  shall  understand 
these  things?  prudent,  and  he  shall  know 
them  ?  for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them :  but  the 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


H  JOEL. 


CHAP.   I. 

nPHE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
JL    Joel  the  son  of  Pethuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give  ear, 
all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land.  Hath  this 
been  in  your  days,  or  even  in  the  days  of 
your  fathers  ? 

3  Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and  let 
your  children  tell  their  children,  and  their 
children  another  generation. 


4  That  which  the  palmer-worm  hath 
left  hath  the  locust  eaten  ;  and  that  which 
the  locust  hath  left  hath  the  canker-worm 
eaten ;  and  that  which  the  canker-worm 
hath  left  hath  the  caterpillar  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep  ;  and 
howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of  wine,  because  of 
the  new  wine  ;  for  it  is  cut  off  from  your 
mouth. 

6  For  a  nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land, 

676 


God  recommends  fasting. 


CHAP.  II.  'lite  terribieness  of  God's  judgment. 


strong1,  and  without  number,  whose  leelh 
are  the  teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the 
cheek  teeth  of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste,  and 
barked  my  fig-tree  :  he  hath  made  it  clean 
bare,  and  cast  it  away  ;  the  branches  there- 
of are  made  white. 

8  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded  with  sack- 
cloth for  the  husband  of  her  youth. 

9  The  meat-offering  and  tne  drink-offer- 
ing is  cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
the  priests,  the  Lord's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourn- 
cth  ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted  :  the  new  wine 
is  dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth. 

1 1  Be  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  husbandmen ; 
howl,  O  ye  vine-dressers,  for  the  wheat 
and  for  the  barley  ;  because  the  harvest  of 
the  field  is  perished. 

12  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the  fig-tree 
languisheth ;  the  pomegranate-tree,  the 
palm-tree  also,  and  the  apple-tree,  eve?ia\\ 
the  trees  of  the  field,  are  withered  :  be- 
cause joy  is  withered  away  from  the  sons 
of  men. 

13  Gird  yourselves,  and  lament,  ye 
priests:  howl,  ye  ministers  of  the  altar: 
come,  lie  all  night  in  sackcloth,  ye  minis- 
ters of  my  God :  for  the  meat-offering  and 
the  drink-offering  is  withholden  from  the 
house  of  your  God. 

14  H  Sanctify  ye  a  fast,  call  a  solemn 
assembly,  gather  the  elders  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  cry  unto  the  Lord, 

15  Alas  for  the  day  !  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  a  destruction  from 
the  Almighty  shall  it  come. 

16  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before  our  eyes, 
«/ea,  joy  and  gladness  from  the  house  oi  our 
'God? 

17  The  seed  is  rotten  under  their  clods, 
the  garners  are  laid  desolate,  the  barns  are 
broken  down  ;  for  the  corn  is  withered. 

1 8  How  do  the  beasts  groan  !  the  herds 
of  cattle  are  perplexed,  because  they  have 
no  pasture ;  yea,  the  flocks  of  sheep  are 
made  desolate. 

19  O  Lord,  to  thee  will  I  cry:  for  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of  the  wil- 
derness, and  the  flame  hath  burned  all  the 
trees  of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  cry  also  unto 
thee  :  for  the  rivers  of  waters  are  dried  up, 
and  the  fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of 
the  wilderness. 

CHAP  v  II. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and 
sound  an  alarm  in  my  holy  mountain: 
let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is 
nigh  at  hand  ; 

2  A  day  of  darkness  and  of  gloominess,  a 
day  of  clouds  and  of  thick  darkness,  as  the 
morningspreadupon  the  mountains:  a  great 


people  and  a  strong  ;  there  hath  not  been 
ever  the  like,  neither  shall  be  any  more  af- 
ter it,  even  to  the  years  of  many  gene- 
rations. 

3  A  fire  devouretb  before  them  ;  and 
behind  them  a  flame  burnetii :  the  land  is 
as  the  garden  of  Eden  before  them,  and 
behind  them  a  desolate  wilderness ;  yea, 
and  nothing  shall  escape  them. 

4  The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  horses ;  and  as  horsemen  so 
shall  they  run. 

5  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops 
of  mountains  shall  they  leap,  like  the  noise 
of  a  flame  of  fire  that  devoureth  the  stubbles 
as  a  strong  people  set  in  battle-array. 

6  Before  their  face  the  people  shall  be 
much  pained  :  all  faces  shall  gather  black- 
ness. 

7  They  shall  run  like  mighty  men  ;  they 
shall  climb  the  wall  like  men  of  war ;  and 
they  shall  march  every  one  on  his  ways, 
and  they  shall  not  break  their  ranks  : 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  another ;  they 
shall  walk  every  one  in  his  path :  and  when 
they  fall  upon  the  sword,  they  shall  not  be 
wounded. 

9  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in  the  city : 
they  shall  run  upon  the  wall,  they  shall 
climb  up  upon  the  houses  ;  they  shall  enter 
in  at  the  windows  like  a  thief. 

10  The  earth  shall  quake  before  them  ; 
the  heavens  shall  tremble  :  the  sun  and  the 
moon  shall  be  dark,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining : 

1 1  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his  voice  be- 
fore his  army :  for  his  camp  is  very  great : 
for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  his  word  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  great  and  very 
terrible  ;  and  who  can  abide  it? 

12  IF  Therefore  also  now,  saith  the 
Lord,  Turn  ye  even  to  me  with  all  your 
heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping, 
and  with  mourning : 

13  And  rend  your  heart,  and  not  your 
garments,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your 
God  :  for  he  is  gracious  and  merciful,  slow 
to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and  re- 
penteth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return  and 
repent,  and  leave  a  blessing  behind  him  ; 
even  a  meat-offering  and  a  drink-offering 
unto  the  Lord  your  God? 

15HB!ow  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  sanctity 
a  fast,  call  a  solemn  assembly  : 

16  Gather  the  people,  sanctify  the  con- 
gregation, assemble  the  elders,  gather  the 
children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts  ; 
let  the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his  chamber, 
and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet. 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  ot  the 
Lord,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the 
altar,  and  let  them  say,  Spare  thy  people, 
O  Lord,  and  give  not  thy  heritage  to  re- 
proach,  that  the  heathen  should  rule  over 

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A  blessing  is  promised.  JOFX.  God's  judgment  on  Jus  enemies. 

them:  wherefore  should  they  say  among! the    captivity  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
the  people,  Where  is  their  God?  I     2  I  will  also  gather  all  nations,  and  will 

18  IT  Then  will  the  Lord  be  jealous  for:  bring  them  down  into  the  valley  of  Jeho- 
his  land,  and  pity  his  people.  shaphat,  and  will  plead  with  them  there 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer  and  say  for  my  people  and/or  my  heritage  Israel, 
unto  his  people,  Behold,  I  will  send  you,  whom  they  have  scattered  among  the  na- 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be  jtions,  and  parted  my  land. 

satisfied  therewith:    and  I  will  no  more  |     3  And  they  have  cast  lots  for  my  people  ; 
make  you  a  reproach  among  the  heathen:; and  have  given  a  boy  for   a  harlot,  and 

20  But  I  will  remove  far  off  from  you  the  j  sold  a  girl  for  wine,  that  they  might  drink. 


northern  army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a 
land  barren  and  desolate,  with  his  face  to- 
ward the  east  sea,  and  his  hinder  part  to- 
ward the  utmost  sea;  and  his  stink  shall 
come  up,  and  his  ill  savour  shall  come  up, 
because  he  hath  done  great  things. 

21  If  Fear  not,  O  land  ;  be  glad  and  re- 
joice :  for  the  Lord  will  do  great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the  field : 
for  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  do  spring, 
for  the  tree  beareth  her  fruit,  the  fig-tree 
and  the  vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zion, 
and  rejoice  in  the  Lord  your  God  :  for  he 
hath  given  you  the  former  rain  moderately 
and  he  will  cause  to  come  down  for  you 
the  rain,  the  former  rain,  and  the  latter 
rain  in  the  first  month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of  wheat 
and  the  fats  shall  overflow  with  wine  and  oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the  years 
that  the  locusthath  eaten,  the  canker-worm, 
and  the  caterpillar,  and  the  palmer-worm 
my  great  army  which  1  sent  among  you 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty,  and  be  sa 
tisfied,  andpraise  the  name  of  the  LoRDyour 
God,  that  hath  dealt  wondrously  with  you : 
and  my  people  shall  never  be  ashamed 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  the 
midst  of  Israel,  and  that  1  am  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  none  else:  and  my  people 
shall  never  be  ashamed. 

28  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  afterward, 
that  I  will  pour  out  my  -  pirit  upon  all  flesh ; 
and  your  sons  and  "your  daughters  shall 
prophesy,  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see  visions: 

29  And  also  upon  the  servants  and  upon 
the  handmaids  in  those  days  will  I  pour 
out  my  Spirit. 

30  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  the 
heavens  and  in  the  earth,  blood,  and  fire, 
and  pillars  of  smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness, 
and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  the  great 
and  the  terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  delivered:  for  in  mount  Zion  and 
in  Jerusalem  shall  be  deliverance,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said,  and  in  the  remnant  whom 
the  Lord  shall  call. 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR  behold,   in  those  days,    and   in 
that  time,  when 


4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do  with  me, 
O  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and  all  the  coasts  ot 
Palestine?  will  ye  render  me  a  recom- 
pence  ?  and  if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly 


and  speedily  will  I  return  yourrecompence 
upon  your  own  head  ; 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  silver  and 
my  gold,  and  have  carried  into  your  tem- 
ples my  goodly  pleasant  things. 

6  The  children  also  of  Judah  and  the 
children  of  Jerusalem  have  ye  sold  unto 
the  Grecians,  that  ye  might  remove  them 
far  from  their  border. 

7  Behold,  I  will  raise  them  out  of  the  place 
whither  ye  have  sold  them,  and  will  return 
your  recompence  upon  your  own  head : 

8  And  I  will  sell  your  sons  and  your 
daughters  into  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
Judah,  and  they  shall  sell  them  to  the  Sa- 
beans,  to  a  people  far  off:  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

9  H  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the  Gen- 
tiles ;  Prepare  war,  wake  up  the  mighty 
men,  let  all  the  men  of  war  draw  near ;  let 
them  come  up : 

10  Beat  your  plough-shares  into  swords, 
and  your  pruning-hooks  into  spears:  let 
the  weak  say,  I  am  strong. 

11  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come,  all 
ye  heathen,  and  gather  yourselves  together 
round  about:  thither  cause  thy  mighty 
ones  to  come  down,  O  Lord. 

1 2  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened,  and  come 
up  to  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat:  for  there 
will  I  sit  to  judge  all  the  heathen  round 
about. 

13  Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  the  harvest 
is  ripe  :  come,  get  you  down;  for  the  press 
is  full,  the  fats  overflow;  for  their  wicked- 
ness is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the  valley 
of  decision  :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near 
in  the  valley  of  decision. 

1 5  The  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  dark- 
ened, and  the  stars  shall  withdraw  their 
shining. 

1 6  The  Lord  also  shall  roar  out  of  Zion, 
and  utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem ;  and  the 
heavens  and  the  earth  shall  shake:  but  the 
Lord  will  be  the  hope  of  his  people,  and 
the  strength  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

17  So  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God  dwelling  in  Zion  my  holy  moun- 
tain:  then  shall  Jerusalem  be  holy ,  and  there 

I  shall  bring  againlshallnostrangerspassthroughheranymore. 

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God's  judgment  on  Syna,$c.        CHAP.  I,  II, 

18  IT  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  mountains  shall  drop  down 
new  wine,  and  the  hills  shall  flow  with 
milk,  and  all  the  rivers  of  Judah  shall  flow 
with  waters,  and  a  fountain  shall  come 
forth  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  shall 
water  the  valley  of  Shittim. 

19  Egypt  shall  be  a  desolation, and Edom 
shall  be  a  desolate  wilderness,  for  the  vio- 


God's  wrath  against  Moab. 


lence  against  the  children  of  Judah,  be- 
cause they  have  shed  innocent  blood  in 
their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  dwell  For  ever, 
and  Jerusalem  from  generation  to  gene- 
ration. 

21  For  I  will  cleanse  their  blood  that  I 
have  not  cleansed  :  for  the  Lord  dwelletb 
in  Zion. 


^AMOS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  Amos,  who  was  among 
the  herdmen  of  Tekoa,  which  he  saw 
concerning  Israel  in  the  days  of  Uzziah 
king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two 
years  before  the  earthquake. 


Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem 
and  the  habitations  of  the  shepherds  shall 
mourn,  and  the  top  of  Carmel  shall  wither. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Damascus,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof;  be- 
cause they  have  threshed  Gilead  with 
threshing  instruments  of  iron  : 

4  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the  house  of 
Hazael,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of 
Ben-hadad. 

5  I  will  break  also  the  bar  of  Damascus, 
and  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from  the  plain 
of  Aven,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  the  house  of  Eden:  and  the  people 
of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity  unto  Kir, 
saith  the  Lord. 

6  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Gaza,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause they  carried  away  captive  the  whole 
captivity,  to  deliver  them  up  to  Edom  : 

7  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Gaza,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof: 

8  And  I  will  cutoff  the  inhabitant  from 
Ashdod,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  Ashkelon,  and  I  will  turn  my  hand 
against  Ekron  :  and  the  remnant  of  the 
Philistines  shall  perish, saith  theLordGoD. 

9  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Tyrus,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof: 
because  they  delivered  up  the  whole  cap- 
tivity to  Edom,  and  remembered  not  the 
brotherly  covenant 

10  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Tyrus,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof. 

1 1  1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Edom,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause he  did  pursue  his  brother  with  the 
sword,  and  did  cast  off  all  pity,  and  his 


anger  did  tear  perpetually,  andhe  kept  his 
wrath  for  ever : 

12  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Teman, 
which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  IT  Thus  saith  the  "Lord;  For  three 
transgressions  of  the  children  of  Amnion, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the 


2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  will  roarfromi  punishment  thereof:   because  they  have 

ripped  up  the  women  with  child, of  Gi- 
lead, that  they  might  enlarge  their  border: 

14  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall  of 
Rabbah,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof,  with  shouting  in  the  day  of  battle, 
with  a  tempest  in  the  day  of  the  whirlwind: 

1 5  And  their  king  shall  go  into  captivity, 
he  and  his  princes  together, saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  II. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord;  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Moab,  and  for  four,  I. 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof, 
because  he  burned  the  bones  of  the  king 
of  Edom  into  lime  : 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Moab,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Kirioth:  and 
Moab  shall  die  with  tumult,  with  shouting, 
and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 

3  And  I  will  cut  off  the  judge  from  the 
midst  thereof,  and  will  slay  all  the  princes 
thereof  with  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Judah,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof: 
because  they  have  despised  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  nave  not  kept  his  command- 
ments, and  their  lies  caused  them  to  err, 
after  the  which  their  fathers  have  walked  : 

5  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Judah,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem. 

6  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Israel,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  tum  away  the  punishment  thereof: 
because  they  sola  the  righteous  for  silver, 
and  the  poor  for  a  pair  oi  shoes  ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the  earth 
on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and  turn  aside  the 
way  of  the  meek  :  and  a  man  and  his  fa- 
ther will  go  in  unto  the  same  maid,  to  pro- 
fane my  holy  name  : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down  upon 
clothes  !aid  to  pledge  by  every  altar,  and 
they  drink  the  wine  of  the  condemned  in 
the  house  of  their  god. 

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God's  judgment  against  Israel.  AMOS.  Israel  reproved  for  oppression  i 


9  1F  Yet  destroyed  1  the  Amorite  before 
them,  whose  height  zvas  like  the  height  of 
the  cedars,  and  he  was  strong  as  the  oaks 
vet  I  destroyed  his  fruit  from  above,  and 
Lis  roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  I  brought  you  up  from  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  led  you  forty  years  through  the 
wilderness,  to  possess  the  land  of  the 
Amorite. 

1 1  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons  for  pro- 
phets, and  of  your  young  men  for  Nazarites. 
7s  it  not  even  thus,  Oye  children  of  Israel? 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites  wine  to 
drink  ;  and  commanded  the  prophets,  say- 
ing, Prophesy  not. 

13  Behold,  I  am  pressed  under  you,  as 
a  cart  is  pressed  that  is  full  of  sheaves. 

14  Therefore  the  flight  shall  perish  from 
the  swift,  and  the  strong  shall  not  strength- 
en his  force,  neither  shall  the  mighty  deli- 
ver himself: 

1 5  Neither  shall  he  stand  that  handleth 
the  bow  ;  and  he  that  is  swift  of  foot  shall 
not  deliver  himself:  neither  shall  he  that 
rideth  the  horse  deliver  himself. 

16  And  he  that  is  courageous  among  the 
mighty  shall  flee  away  naked  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  III. 

HEAR  this  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  against  you,  O  children  of 
Israel,  against  the  whole  family  which  I 
brought  up  from  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  You  only  have  I  known  of  all  the  fa- 
milies of  the  earth  :  therefore  I  will  punish 
you  for  all  your  iniquities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except  they 
be  agreed  ? 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest,  when  he 
hath  no  prey?  will  a  young  lion  cry  out  of 
his  den,  if  he  have  taken  nothing  ? 

5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon  the 
earth,  where  no  gin  is  for  him  ?  shall  one 
take  up  a  snare  from  the  earth,  and  have 
taken  nothing  at  all  ? 

6  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in  the  city, 
and  the  people  not  be  afraid  ?  shall  there 
be  evil  in  a  city,  and  the  Lord  hath  not 
done  it  ? 

7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing, 
but  he  revealeth  his  secret  unto  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets. 

8  The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will  not 
fear  ?  the  Lord  God  hath  spoken,  who  can 
but  prophesy  ? 

9  IF  Publish  in  the  palaces  at  Ashdod, 


1 1  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  , 
An  adversary  there  shall  be  even  round 
about  the  land  ;  and  he  shall  bring  down 
thy  strength  from  thee,  and  thy  palaces 
shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  As  the  shep- 
herd taketh  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion 
two  legs,  or  a  piece  of  an  ear  :  so  shall  the 
children  of  Israel  be  taken  out  that  dwell 
in  Samaria  in  the  corner  of  a  bed,  and  in 
Damascus  in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  Tbat,in  the  day  that  I  shall  visit  the 
transgressions  of  Israel  upon  him,I  will  also 
visit  the  altars  of  Beth -el :  and  the  horns  of 
the  altar  shall  be  cut  off,  and  fall  to  the 
ground. 

15  And  I  will  smite  the  winter-house 
with  the  summer-house  ;  and  the  houses  ot 
ivory  shall  perish,  and  the  great  houses 
shall  have  an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HEAR  this  word,  ye  kine  of  Bashan, 
that  are  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria, 
which  oppress  the  poor,  which  crush  the 
needy,  which  say  to  their  masters,  Bring, 
and  let  us  drink. 

2  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  his  ho- 
liness, that  lo,  the  days  shall  come  upon 
you,  that  he  will  take  you  away  with  hooks, 
and  your  posterity  with  fish-hooks. 

3  And  ye  shall  go  out  at  the  breaches, 
every  cow  at  that  which  is  before  her;  and 
ye  shall  cast  them  into  the  palace,  saith  the 
Lord. 

4  IT  Come  to  Beth-el  and  transgress  :  at 
Gilgal  multiply  transgression ;  and  bring 
your  sacrifices  every  morning,  and  your 
tithes  after  three  years : 

5  And  offer  a  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving 
with  leaven,  and  proclaim  and  publish  the 
free-offerings :  for  this  liketh  you,  O  ye 
children  oflsrael,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  IT  And  I  also  have  given  you  cleanness 
of  teeth  in  all  your  cities,  and  want  oi 
bread  in  all  your  places  :  yet  have  ye  not 
returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  also  I  have  withholden  the  rain 
from  you,  when  there  wereyet  three  months 
to  the  harvest :  and  I  caused  it  to  rain  up- 
on one  city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain  upon 
another  city:  one  piece  was  rained  upon, 
and  the  piece  whereupon  it  rained  not 
withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered  unto 
one  city,  to  drink  water ;  but  they  were 


and  in  the  palaces  in  the  land  of  Egypt,!  not  satisfied:  yet  have  ye  not  returned  un 
and  say,   Assemble  yourselves  upon  the  I  to  me,  saith  the  Lord 


mountains  of  Samaria,  and  behold  the  great 
tumults  in  the  midst  thereof,  and  the  op 
pressed  in  the  midst  thereof. 


9  I  have  smitten  you  with  blasting  and 
mildew :  when  your  gardens  and  your 
vineyards  and  your  fig-trees  andyourolive- 


10  For  they  know  not  to  do  right,  saith  t  trees  increased,  the  palmer- worm  devour 


the  Lord,  who  store  up  violence  and  rob 
bery  in  their  palaces. 


ed  them :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

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A  lamentation/or  Israel 

10  I  have  sent  among  you  the  pestilence 
after  the  manner  of  Egypt:  your  young 
men  have  I  slain  with  the  sword,  and  have 
taken  away  your  horses;  and  I  have  made 
the  stink  of  your  camps  to  come  up  unto 
your  nostrils:  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

1 1  I  have  overthrown  some  of  you,  as 
God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
ye  were  as  a  fire-brand  plucked  out  of  the 
Wning:  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
jne,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Therefore,thus  will  I  do  unto  thee, 
O  Israel:  and  because  I  will  do  this  unto 
thee,  prepare  to  meet  thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For  lo,  he  that  forme th  the  mountains, 
and  createth  the  wind,  and  declare  th  unto 
man  what  is  his  thought,  that  maketh  the 
morning  darkness,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
high  piaces  of  the  earth,  The  Lord,  The 
God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

CHAP.  V. 

HEAR  ye  this  word  which  I  take  up 
against  you,  even  a  lamentation,  0 
house  of  Israel. 

2  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen;  she 
shall  no  more  rise :  she  is  forsaken  upon 
her  land;  there  is  none  to  raise  her  up. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  The 
city  that  went  out  by  a  thousand  shall  leave 
a  hundred,  and  that  which  went  forth  by 
a  hundred  shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

4  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the 
house  of  Israel,  Seek  ye  me,  and  ye  shall 
live : 

5  But  seek  not  Beth-el,  nor  enter  into 
Gilgal,  and  pass  not  to  Beer-sheba:  for 
Gilgal  shall  surely  go  into  captivity,  and 
Beth-el  shall  come  to  nought. 

6  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  live; 
lest  he  break  out  like  fire  in  the  house  of 
Joseph,  and  devour  it,  and  there  be  none 
to  quench  it  in  Beth-el. 

7  Ye  who  turn  judgment  to  wormwood, 
and  leave  off  righteousness  in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  the  seven  stars 
and  Orion,  and  turneth  the  shadow  of  death 
into  the  morning,  and  maketh  the  day 
dark  with  night:  that  calleth  for  the  waters 
of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the 


CHAP    V,  VI.      An  exhortation  to  repentance. 


sions  and  your  mighty  sins :  they  afflict  the 
just,  they  take  a  bribe,  and  they  turn  aside 
the  poor  in  the  gate  from  their  right. 

13  Therefore,  the  prudent  shall  keep 
silence  in  that  time;  for  it  is  an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may 
live:  and  so  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
shall  be  with  you,  as  ye  have  spoken. 

15  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good,  and 
establish  judgment  in  the  gate:  it  may  be 
that  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  will  be  gra- 
cious unto  the  remnant  of  Joseph. 

16  Therefore,  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
hosts,  t!ie  Lord,  saith  thus;  Wailing  shall 
be  in  all  streets;  and  they  shall  say  in  all 
the  highways,  Alas!  alas!  and  they  shall 
call  the  husbandman  to  mourning,  and  such 
as  are  skilful  of  lamentation  to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  be  wailing: 
for  I  will  pass  through  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Wo  unto  you  that  desire  the  day  of 
the  Lord!  to  what  end  is  it  for  you?  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  darkness,  and  not  light. 

19  As  if  a  man  did  Uee  from  a  lion,  and 
a  bear  met  him;  or  went  into  the  house, 
and  leaned  his  hand  on  the  wall,  and  a 
serpent  bit  him. 

20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord  be 
darkness,  and  not  light?  even  very  dark- 
and  no  brightness  in  it? 

21  H  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feast-days, 
and  I  will  not  smell  in  your  solemn  assem 
blies. 

22  Though  ye  offer  me  burnt-offerings 
and  your  meat-offerings,  I  will  not  accept 
them;  neither  will  I  regard  the  peace-of- 
ferings of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take  thou  away  from  me  the  noise 
of  thy  songs ;  for  I  will  not  hear  the  melo- 
dy of  thy  viols. 

24  But  let  judgment  run  down  as  wa- 
ters, and  righteousness  as  a  mighty  stream. 

25  Have  ye  offered  unto  me  sacrifices 
and  offerings  in  the  wilderness  forty  years, 
O  house  of  Israel? 

26  But  ye  have  borne  the  tabernacle  of 
your  Moloch  and  Chiun  your  images,  the 
star  of  your  god,  which  ye  made  to  your- 
selves. 

27  Therefore,will  I  cause  you  to  go  into 
captivity    beyond   Damascus,    saith    the 


face  of  the  earth:  The  Lord  is  his  name  :|Lord,  whose  name  is  The  God  of  hosts. 


9  That  strengthened  the  spoiled  against 
the  strong,  so  that  the  spoiled  shall  come 
against  the  fortress. 


CHAP.  VI. 

70  to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion, 
and  trust  in  the  mountain  of  Sama- 


10  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh  in  the'ria,  which  are  named  chief  of  the  nations, 
gate,  and  they  abhor  him  that  speaketh, to  whom  the  house  of  Israel  came! 


uprightly. 


2  Pass  ye  unto  Calneh,  and  see;  and 


11  Forasmuchjtherefore,  as  your  tread- 'from  thence  go  ye  to  Hamath  the  great: 
ing  is  upon  the  poor,  and  ye  take  from  him  then  go  down  to  Gath  of  the  Philistines :  be 
burdens  of  wheat:  ye  have  built  houses  of  they  better  than  these  kingdoms?  or  their 
hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall   not  dwell  in  border  greater  than  your  border  ? 

them ;  ye  have  planted  pleasant  vineyards,      3  Ye  that  put  far  away  the  evil  day,  and 
but  ye  shall  not  drink  wine  of  them.  I  cause  the  seat  of  violence  to  come  near; 

12  Fori  know  your  manifold  transgres-j     4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory,   and 

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Israel  threatened  with  desolation.       AMOS.  Amaziah  complains  of  Amos* 


stretch  themselves  upon  their  couches,  and 
eat  the  lambs  out  of  the  flock,  and  the 
calves  out  of  the  midst  of  the  stall ; 

5  That  chant  to  the  sound  of  the  viol, 
and  invent  to  themselves  instruments  of 
music,  like  David ; 

6  That  drink  wine  in  bowls,  and  anoint 
themselves  with  the  chief  ointments :  but 
they  are  not  grieved  for  the  affliction  of 
Joseph. 

7  If  Therefore,now  shall  they  go  captive 
with  the  first  that  go  captive,  and  the  ban- 
quet of  them  that  stretched  themselves 
shall  be  removed. 

8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  himself, 
saith  the  Lord  the  God  of  hosts,  I  abhor 
the  excellency  of  Jacob,  and  hate  his 
palaces:  therefore  will  I  deliver  up  the  city 
with  all  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  there  re- 
main ten  men  in  one  house,  that  they  shall 
die. 

10  And  a  man's  uncle  shall  take  him  up, 
and  he  that  burneth  him,  to  bring  out  the 
bones  out  of  the  house,  and  shall  say  unto 
him  that  is  by  the  sides  of  the  house,  Is 
there  yet  any  with  thee?  and  he  shall  say, 
No.  Then  shall  he  say,  Hold  thy  tongue  : 
for  we  may  not  make  mention  of  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

1 1  For  behold,  the  Lord  commandeth, 
and  he  will  smite  the  great  house  with 
breaches,  and  the  little  house  with  clefts. 

12  IF  Shall  horses  run  upon  the  rock  ? 
will  one  plough  there  with  oxen  ?  for  ye 
have  turned  judgment  into  gall,  and  the 
fruit  of  righteousness  into  hemlock : 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of  nought, 
which  say,  Have  we  not  taken  to  us  horns 
by  our  own  strength  ? 

14  But  behold,  I  will  raise  up  against 
you  a  nation,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  the  God  of  hosts  ;  and  they  shall  af- 
flict you  from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath 
unto  the  river  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto 
me  ;  and  behold,  he  formed  grasshop- 
pers in  the  beginning  of  the  shooting  up  of 
the  latter  growth  ;  and  lo,  it  was  the  latter 
growth  after  the  king's  mowings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  they 
had  made  an  end  of  eating  the  grass  of  the 
land,  then  I  said,  O  Lord  God,  forgive,  I 
beseech  thee  :  by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise? 
for  he  is  small. 

3  The  Lord  repented  for  this :  It  shall 
not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  IF  Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed 
unto  me  :  and  behold,  the  Lord  God  called 
to  contend  by  fire,  and  it  devoured  the 
great  deep,  and  did  eat  up  a  part. 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  cease,  I 
beseech  thee  :  by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise? 
for  he  is  small. 


6  The  Lord  repented  for  this:  This 
also  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  IF  Thus  he  shewed  me  :  and  behold, 
the  Lord  stood  upon  a  wall  made  by  a 
plumb-line,  with  a  plumb-line  in  his  hand. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Amos, 
what  seest  thou  ?  and  I  said,  A  plumb-line. 
Then  said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  set  a 

Flumb-linein'the  midst  of  my  people  Israel : 
will  not  again  pass  by  them  any  more : 

9  And  the  high  places  of  Isaac  shall  be 
desolate,  and  the  sanctuaries  of  Israel  shall 
be  laid  waste ;  and  I  will  rise  against  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  IF  Then  Amaziahthe  priest  of  Beth- 
el sent  to  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel,  saying, 
Amos  hath  conspired  against  thee  in  the 
midst  of  the  house  of  Israel :  the  land  is 
not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

1 1  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jeroboam  shall 
die  by  the  sword,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be 
led  away  captive  out  of  their  own  land. 

12  Also,  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  O 
thou  seer,  go  flee  thee  away  into  the  land 
of  Judah,  and  there  eat  bread,  and  pro- 
phesy there  : 

13  But  prophesy  not  again  anymore  at 
Beth-el :  for  it  is  the  king  s  chapel,  and  it 
is  the  king's  court. 

14  IF  Then  answered  Amos,  and  said  to 
Amaziah,  I  was  no  prophet,  neither  was  1 
a  prophet's  son;  but  I  was  a  herdman, 
and  a  gatherer  of  sycamore  fruit : 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  as  I  followed 
the  flock,  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Go, 
prophesy  unto  my  people  Israel. 

1 6  IF  Now,therefore,hear  thou  the  word 
of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest,  Prophesy  not 
against  Israel,  and  drop  not  thy  word 
against  the  house  of  Isaac. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Thy 
wife  shall  be  a  harlot  in  the  city,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  land  shall  be  divided  by 
line  ;  and  thou  shalt  die  in  a  polluted  land : 
and  Israel  shall  surely  go  into  captivity 
forth  of  his  land. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto 
me  :  and  behold  a  basket  of  summer 
fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest  thou  ? 
And  I  said,  A  basket  of  summer  fruit. 
Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  The  end  is 
come  upon  my  people  of  Israel ;  I  will 
not  again  pass  by  them  any  more. 

3  And  the  songs  of  the  temple  shall  be 
how  lings  in  that  day,  saith  the Xord  God  : 
there  shall  be  many  dead  bodies  in  every 
place  ;  they  shall  cast  them  forth  with 
silence. 

4  IF  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  swallow  up  the 
needy,  even  to  make  the  poor  of  the  land 
to  fail, 

5  Saving,  When  will  the  new-moon  be 

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The  tabernacle  is  restored. 

4  And  though  they  go  into  captivity  be- 
fore their  enemies,  thence  will  I  command 
the  sword,  and  it  shall  slay  them :  and  I 
will  setmine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  is  he  that 
toucheth  the  land,  and  it  shall  melt,  and  all 


tyipression  of  the  poor  reproved.     CHAP.  IX. 

^one,  that  we  may  sell  corn?  and  the  sab- 
bath, that  we  may  set  forth  wheat,  making 
live  ephah  small,  and  the  shekel  great,  and 
falsifying  the  balances  by  deceit  ? 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for  silver, 
and  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  shoes ;  yea,  and 
sell  the  refuse  of  the  wheat? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the  excel-|  that  dwell  therein  shall  mourn  :  and  it  shall 
kncy  of  Jacob,  Surely  I  will  never  forget!  rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood  ;_and  shall  be 
any  of  their  works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for  this,  and 
every  one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein  ? 
and  it  shall  rise  up  wholly  as  a  flood  :  and 
it  shall  be  cast  out  and  drowned,  as  by  the 
flood  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  that  I  will  cause  the 
sun  to  go  down  at  noon,  and  I  will  darken 
the  earth  in  the  clear  day  : 

10  And  I  will  turn  your  feasts  into  mourn- 
ing, and  all  your  songs  into  lamentation ; 
and  I  will  bring  up  sackcloth  upon  all  loins, 
and  baldness  upon  every  head ;  and  I  will 
make  it  as  the  mourning  of  an  only  son, 
and  the  end  thereof  as  a  bitter  day. 

11  IT  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  that  1  will  send  a  famine  in  the 
land,  not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  for 
water,  butof  hearing  the  wordsof  the  Lord: 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from  sea  to 
sea,  and  from  the  north  even  to  the  east; 
they  shall  run  to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  virgins  and 
young  men  faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  swear  by  the  sin  of  Sama- 
ria, and  say,  Thy  god,  O  Dan,  liveth  ;  and, 
The  manner  of  Beer-sheba  liveth ;  even 
they  shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up  again. 

CHAP.  IX. 

XSA W  the  Lord  standing  upon  the  altar: 
and  he  said,  Smite  the  lintel  of  the  door, 
that  the  posts  may  shake  :  and  cut  them  in 
the  head  all  of  them  ;  and  I  will  slay  the 
last  of  them  with  the  sword:  he  that  fleeth 
of  them  shall  not  flee  away,  and  he  that 
escapeth  of  them  shall  not  be  delivered. 

2  Though  they  dig  into  hell,  thence  shall 
my  hand  take  them;  though  they  climb  up 
to  heaven,  thence  will  I  bring  them  down  : 

3  And  though  they  hide  themselves  in 
the  top  of  Carmel,  I  will  search  and  take 
them  out  thence ;  and  though  they  be  hid 
from  my  sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  I  command  the  serpent,  and  he 
shall  bite  them : 


drowned,  as  by  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

6  It  is  he  that  buildeth  his  stories  in  the 
heaven,  and  hath  founded  his  troop  in  the 
earth  ;  he  that  calleth  for  the  waters  of  the^ 
sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth  :TheLoRD  is  his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the  Ethio- 
pians unto  me,  O  children  of  Israel  ?  saith 
the  Lord.  Have  not  I  brought  up  Israel 
out  of  the  landof  Egypt?  and  the  Philistines 
from  Caphtor,  and  the  Syrians    from  Kir? 

8  Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  God  are 
upon  the  sinful  kingdom,  and  I  will  de- 
stroy it  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth ; 
saving  that  I  will  not  utterly  destroy  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For  lo,  I  will  command,  and  I  will  sift 
the  house  of  Israel  among  all  nations,  like 
as  corn  is  sifted  in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the 
least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people  shall 
die  by  the  sword,  which  say,  The  evil 
shall  not  overtake  nor  prevent  us. 

11  TT  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up  the  ta- 
bernacle of  David  that  is  fallen,  and  close 
up  the  breaches  thereof;  and  I  will  raise 
up  his  ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the 
days  of  old : 

12  That  they  may  possess  the  remnant 
oi  Edom,  and  of  all  the  heathen  which  are 
called  by  my  name,  saith  the  Lord  that 
doeth  this. 

1 3  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  the  ploughman  shall  overtake  the  reap- 
er, and  the  treader  of  grapes  him  that  sow- 
eth  seed ;  and  the  mountains  shall  drop 
sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  my  people  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  build 
the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit  them;  and 
they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the 
wine  thereof;  they  snail  also  make  gar- 
dens, and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

1 5  And  I  will  plant  them  upon  their  land, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  pulled  up  out  of 
their  land  which  I  have  given  them,  saith 
the  Lord  thy  God. 


1 OBADUH. 


THE  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  concerning  Edom ;  We  have 
heard  a  run  tour  from  the  Lord,  and  an  am- 
bassador is  sent  among  the  heathen,  Arise 
ye,  and  let  us  rise  up  against  her  in  battle. 


2  Behold,  I  have  made  thee  small  among 
the  heathen  :  thou  art  greatly  despised. 

3  IT  The  pride  of  thy  heart  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rock,  whose  habitation  tf  high ;  that 

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Salvation  and  victory  of  Jacob.        JON  AH.  Jonah  commanded  to  go  to  Nineveh. 

saith  in  his  heart,   Who  shall  bring  mel     13  Thou  shouldest  not  have  entered  in- 
down  to  the  ground  ?  to  the  gate  of  my  people  in  the  day  of  their 

4  Though  thou  exalt  thyself  as  the  eagle,  |  calamity  ;  yea,  thou  shouldest  not  have 
and  though  thou  set  thy  nest  among  the!  looked  on  their  affliction  in  the  day  of  their 
stars,  thence  will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith  calamity,  nor  have  laid  hands  on  their 
the  Lord.  .substance  in  the  day  of  their  calamity  ; 

5  If  thieves  came  to  thee,  if  robbers  by ,  14  Neither  shouldest  thou  have  stood  in 
night,  (how  art  thou  cut  off!)  would  they  |  the  cross- way,  to  cut  off  those  of  his  that 


not  have  stolen  till  they  had  enough  ?  if 
the  grape-gatherers  came  to  thee,  would 
they  not  leave  some  grapes  ? 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau  searched 
out !  how  are  his  hidden  things  sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy  have 
brought  thee  even  to  the  border  :  the  men 
that  were  at  peace  with  thee  have  deceiv- 
ed thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee  ;  they 
that  eat  thy  bread  have  laid  a  wound  un- 
der thee :  there  is  none  understanding  in 
him. 

8  Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
even  destroy  the  wise  men  out  of  Edom, 
andunderstandingoutof  the  mount  of  Esau? 

9  And  thy  mighty  men,  O  Teman,  shall 
be  dismayed,  to  the  end  that  every  one 
of  the  mount  of  Esau  may  be  cut  off  by 
slaughter. 

10  TT  For  thy  violence  against  thy  bro- 
ther Jacob,  shame  shall  cover  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  cut  off  for  ever. 

11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  on  the 
other  side,  in  the  day  that  the  strangers 
carried  away  captive  his  forces,  and  fo- 
reigners entered  into  his  gates,  and  cast 
Iot3  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  wast  as 
one  of  them. 

12  But  thou  shouldest  not  have  looked 


did  escape  ;  neither  shouldest  thou  have 
delivered  up  those  of  his  that  did  remain 
in  the  day  of  distress. 

1 5  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  upon 
all  the  heathen  :  as  thou  hast  done,  it  shall 
be  done  unto  thee :  thy  reward  shall  re- 
turn upon  thine  own  head. 

1 6  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon  my  holy 
mountain,  so  shall  all  the  heathen  drink 
continually,  yea,  they  shall  drink,  and 
they  shall  swallow  down,  and  they  shall 
be  as  though  they  had  not  been. 

17  H  But  upon  mount  Zion  shall  be  de- 
liverance., and  there  shall  be  holiness  ;  and 
the  house  of  Jacob  shall  possess  their  pos- 
sessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  shall  be  a 
fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  a  flame,  and 
the  house  of  Esau  for  stubble,  and  they 
shall  kindle  in  them,  and  devour  them; 
and  there  shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  Esau  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

19  And  they  of  the  south  shall  possess 
the  mount  of  Esau  ;  and  they  of  the  plain 
the  Philistines  :  and  they  shall  possess  the 
fields  of  Ephraim,  and  the  fields  of  Sama- 
ria :  and  Benjamin  shall  possess  Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  possess  that  of  the 


on  the  day  of  thy  brother  in  the  day  thatjCanaanites,  even  unto  Zarephath  ;  and  the 
he  became  a  stranger;  neither  shouldest  j  captivity  of  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Seph- 
thou  have  rejoiced  over  the  children  of  arad,  shall  possess  the  cities  of  the  south. 
Judah  in  the  day  of  their  destruction  ;  nei-  j  2 1  And  saviours  shall  come  up  on  mount 
ther  shouldest  thou  have  spoken  proudly  I  Zion  to  judge  the  mount  of  Esau  ;  and  the 
in  the  day  of  distress.  I  kingdom  shall  be  the  Lord's. 


H  JONAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jonah  the  son  of  Amittai,  saying, 

2  Arise,  goto  Nineveh,  that  great  city, 
and  cry  against  it ;  for  their  wickedness  is 
come  up  before  me. 

3  But  Jonah  rose  up  to  flee  unto  Tar- 
shish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
went  down  to  Joppa  ;  and  he  found  a  ship 
going  to  Tarsh^h:  so  he  paid  the  fare 
thereof,  and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tarshish  from  the  presence  of 
the  Lord.  . 

4  11  But  the  Lord  sent  out  a  great  wind 
into  the  sea,  and  there  was  a  mighty  tem- 
pest in  the  sea,  so  that  the  ship  was  like 
to  be  broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and 


cried  every  man  unto  his  god,  and  cast 
forth  the  wares  that  were  in  the  ship  into 
the  sea,  to  lighten  it  of  them.  But  Jonah 
was  gone  down  into  the  sides  of  the  ship  ; 
and  he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

6  So  the  ship-master  came  to  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  meanest  thou,  Osleep- 
er?  arise,  call  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be  that 
God  will  think  upon  us,  that  we  perish 
not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his  fellow, 
Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots,  that  we  may 
know  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us. 
So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon 
Jonah. 

8  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Tell  us,  we 
pray  thee,  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  up- 
on us ;  What  is  thine  occupation  ?    and 

684 


Jonah  is  thrown  into  the  sea:    CHAP.  II,  III,  IV.   He  preaches  to  the  Mnevttes, 


whence  comest  thou  ?  what  is  thy  coun- 
try ?  and  of  what  people  art  thou  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a  He- 
brew; and  I  fear  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
heaven,  which  hath  made  the  sea  and  the 
dry  land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  hast  thou 
done  this  ?  For  the  men  knew  that  he  fled 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because 
he  had  told  them. 

11  TT  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What 
shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be 
calm  unto  us  ?  for  the  sea  wrought,  and 
was  tempestuous. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  me  up, 
and  cast  me  forth  into  the  sea  ;  so  shall  the 
sea  be  calm  unto  you  :  for  I  know  that  for 
my  sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon  you. 

13  Nevertheless  the  men  rowed  hard  to 
bring  it  to  the  land  ;  but  they  could  not 
for  the  sea  wrought,  and  was  tempestuous 


against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  We  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  we 
beseech  thee,  let  us  not  perish  for  this 
man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  innocent 
blood  :  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  done  as  it 
pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him 
forth  into  the  sea :  and  the  sea  ceased  from 
her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  ex- 
ceedingly, and  offered  a  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord,  and  made  vows. 

1711  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared  a 
great  fish  to  swallow  up  Jonah.  And  Jo- 
nah was  in  the  belly  oi  the  fish  three  days 
and  three  nights. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEN  Jonah  prayed  unto  the  Lord 
his  God  out  of  the  fish's  belly, 

2  And  said,  I  cried  by  reason  of  mine 
affliction  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me ; 
out  of  the  belly  of  hell  cried  I,  and  thou 
heardest  my  voice. 

3  For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into  the  deep, 
in  the  midst  of  the  seas ;  and  the  floods 
compassed  me  about :  all  thy  billows  and 
thy  waves  passed  over  me. 

4  Then  1  said,  I  am  cast  out  of  thy  sight ; 
yet  I  will  look  again  toward  thy  holy 
temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even 
to  the  soul :   the  depth  closed  me  round 


8  They  that  observe  lying  vanities,  for- 
sake their  own  mercy. 

9  But  I  will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving;  I  will  pay  that 
that  I  have  vowed.  Salvation  is  of  the 
Lord. 

10  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish, 
and  it  vomited  out  Jonah  upon  the  dry 
land. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jonah  the  second  time,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that  great 
city,  and  preach  unto  it  the  preaching  that 
I  bid  thee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nine- 
veh, according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 
Now  Nineveh  was  an  exceeding  great  city 
of  three  days'  journey. 

4  And  .Jonah  began  to  enter  into  the 
city  a  day's  journey,  and  he  cried,  and 
said,  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nineveh  shall  be 
overthrown. 

5  IT  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  believed 
God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  put  on 
sackcloth,  from  the  greatest  of  them  even 
to  the  least  of  them. 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king  of  Ni- 
neveh, and  he  arose  from  his  throne,  and 
he  laid  his  robe  from  him,  and  covered 
him  with  sackcloth,  and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  And  he  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed 
and  published  through  Nineveh  by  the  de- 
cree of  the  king  and  his  nobles,  saying, 
Let  neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock, 
taste  any  thing  :  let  them  not  feed,  nor 
drink  water : 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  covered  with 
sackcloth,  and  cry  mightily  unto  God  : 
yea,  let  them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil 
way,  and  from  the  violence  that  is  in  their 
hands. 

9  Who  can  tell  if  God  will  turn  and  re- 
pent, and  turn  awaj-  from  his  fierce  anger, 
that  we  perish  not? 

10  If  And  God  saw  their  works,  that 
they  turned  from  their  evil  way  ;  and  God 
repented  of  the  evil  that  he  had  said  that 
he  would  do  unto  them;  and  he  did  it 
not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly, 
and  he  was  very  angry. 
2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 


._  said,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord,  n-as  not  this 
about,  the  weeds  were  wrapped  about  my  jmy  saying,  when  I  was  yet  in  my  country.' 
be*d:  Therefore  I  fled  before  unto  Tarshi,h  :  for 

rent  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the 'I  knew  that  thou  art  a  gracious  God,  and 


mountains ;  the  earth  with  her  bars  was 
about  me  forever:  yet  hast  thou  brought 
up  my  lite  trom  corruption,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within  me  I 
remembered  the  Lord  :  and  my  prayer 


:ame  in  unto  thee,  into  thy  holy  temple,  well  to  be  angry? 


merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kind- 
ness, and  repentest  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take,  I  be- 
seech thee,  my  life  from  me  ;  tor  it  is  bet- 
ter for  me  to  die  than  to  live. 

4  IT  Then  said  the  Lord,  Doest  thou 


C85 


Jonah's  repining  reproved. 


MICAH. 


Micah  shews  God's  wrath. 


5  So  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city,  and  sat 
on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  and  there 
made  him  a  booth,  and  sat  under  it  in  the 
shadow,  till  he  might  see  what  would  be- 
come of  the  city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a  gourd, 
and  made  it  to  come  up  over  Jonah,  that 
it  might  be  a  shadow  over  his  head,  to  de- 
liver him  from  his  grief.  So  Jonah  was 
exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm  when  the 
morning  rose  the  next  day,  and  it  smote 
the  gourd  that  it  withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  did 
arise,  that  God  prepared  a  vehement  east 
wind ;  and  the  sun  beat  upon  the  head  of 


Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  wished  in  him- 
self to  die,  and  said,  It  is  better  for  me  to 
die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest  thou 
well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd?  And  he 
said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry,  even  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  had 
pity  on  the  gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast 
not  laboured,  neither  madest  it  grow; 
which  came  up  in  a  night,  and  perished  in 
a  night: 

1 1  And  should  not  I  spare  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  wherein  are  more  than  sixscore 
thousand  persons  that  cannot  discern  be- 
tween their  right  hand  and  their  left  hand, 
and  also  much  cattle  ? 


H  MICAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Micah  the  Morasthite  in  the  days  of 
Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, which  he  saw  concerning  Samaria 
and  Jerusalem. 

2  Hear,  all  ye  people;  hearken,  O 
earth,  and  all  that  therein  is:  and  let  the 
Lord  God  be  witness  against  you,  the  Lord 
from  his  holy  temple. 

3  For  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth 
out  of  his  place,  and  will  come  down,  and 
tread  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  the  mountains  shall  be  molten 
Tinder  him,  and  the  valleys  shall  be  cleft, 
as  wax  before  the  fire,  and  as  the  waters 
that  are  poured  down  a  steep  place. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob  is  all 
this,  and  for  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
What  is  the  transgression  of  Jacob?  is  it 
not  Samaria?  and  what  are  the  high  places  ] 
of  Judah?  are  they  not  Jerusalem? 

6  Therefore,?  will  make  Samaria  as  a 
heap  of  the  field,  and  as  plantings  of  a 
vineyard:  and  I  will  pour  down  the  stones 
thereof  into  the  valley,  and  I  will  discover 
the  foundations  thereof. 

7  And  all  the  graven  images  thereof  shall 
be  beaten  to  pieces,  and  all  the  hires  there- 
of shall  be  burned  with  the  fire,  and  all  the 
idols  thereof  will  I  lay  desolate:  for  she 
gathered  it  of  the  hire  of  a  harlot,  and 
they  shall  return  to  the  hire  of  a  harlot. 

8  Therefore,  I  will  wail  and  howl;  I 
will  go  stripped  and  naked:  I  will  make 
a  wailing  like  the  dragons,  and  mourning 
as  the  owls. 

9  For  her  wound  is  incurable;  for  it  is 
come  unto  Judah ;  he  is  come  unto  the 
gate  of  my  people,  even  to  Jerusalem. 

10  IT  Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath,  weep 
ye  not  at  all:  in  the  house  of  Aphrah  roll 
thyself  in  the  dust. 

11  Pass  ye  away,  thou  inhabitant  of 
Saphir,  having  thy  shame  naked :  the  in 


habitant  of  Zaanan  came  not  forth  in  the 
mourning  of  Beth-ezel;  he  shall  receive 
of  you  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Maroth  waited 
carefully  for  good:  but  evil  came  down 
from  the  Lord  unto  the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 

13  O  thou  inhabitant  of  Lachish,  bind 
the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast:  she  is  the 
beginning  of  the  sin  to  the  daughter  of 
Zion :  for  the  transgressions  of  Israel  were 
found  in  thee. 

14  Therefore  shalt  thou  give  presents 
to  Moresheth-gath :  the  houses  of  Achzib 
shall  be  a  lie  to  the  kings  of  Israel. 

15  Yet  will  I  bring  an  heir  unto  thee,  O 
inhabitant  of  Mareshah:^  he  shall  come 
unto  Adullam  the  glory  of  Israel. 

16  Make  thee  bald,  and  poll  thee  for 
thy  delicate  children;  enlarge  thy  bald- 
ness as  the  eagle ;  for  they  are  gone  into 
captivity  from  thee. 

CHAP.  II. 

WO  to  them  that  devise  iniquity,  and 
work  evil  upon  their  beds !  when 
the  morning  is  light,  they  practise  it,  be- 
cause it  is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  fields,  and  take  them 
by  violence ;  and  houses,  and  take  them 
away:  so  they  oppress  a  man  and  his 
house,  even  a  man  and  his  heritage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be™ 
hold,  against  this  family  do  I  devise  an 
evil,  from  which  ye  shall  not  remove  your 
necks;  neither  shall  ye  go  haughtily :  for 
this  time  is  evil. 

4  IT  In  that  day  shall  one  take  up  a  para- 
ble against  you,  and  lament  with  a  doleful 
lamentation,  and  say,  We  be  utterly  spoil- 
ed:  he  hath  changed  the  portion  of  my 
people :  how  hath  he  removed  it  from  me  I 
turning  away  he  hath  divided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore,  thou  shalt  have  none  that 
shall  cast  a  cord  by  lot  in  the  congregation 
of  the  Lord. 

6  Prophesy  ye  not,  say  they  to  them  that 

686 


The  cruelty  of the  princes.          CHAP.  Ill,  IV. 

prophesy :  they  shall  not  prophesy  to  them, 
that  they  shall  not  take  shame. 

7  IF  O  thou  that  art  namedThe  house  of 
Jacob,  is  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  straitened? 
are  these  his  doings?  do  not  my  words  do 
good  to  him  that  walketh  uprightly? 

8  Even  of  late  my  people  is  risen  up  as 
an  enemy :  ye  pull  off  the  robe  with  the 
garment  from  them  that  pass  by  securely 
as  men  averse  from  war. 

9  The  women  of  my  people  have  ye  cast 
out  from  their  pleasant  nouses  ;  from  their 
children  have  ye  taken  away  my  glory  for 
ever. 

10  Arise  ye,  and  depart ;  for  this  is  not 
your  rest :  because  it  is  polluted,  it  shall 
destroy  you,  even  with  a  sore  destruction. 

11  If  a  man  walking  in  the  spirit  and 
falsehood  do  lie,  saying,  I  will  prophesy 
unto  thee  of  wine  and  of  strong  drink  ;  he 
shall  even  be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12  IT  I  *vill  surely  assemble,  O  Jacob, 
all  of  thee  ;  I  will  surely  gather  the  rem- 
nant of  Israel ;  I  will  put  them  together  as 
the  sheep  of  Bozrah,  as  the  fiock  in  the 
midst  of  their  fold :  they  shall  make  great 
noise  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  men. 

13  The  breaker  is  come  up  before  them  : 
they  have  broken  up,  and  have  passed 
through  the  gate,  and  are  gone  out  by  it ; 
and  their  king  shall  pass  before  them,  and 
the  Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 

CHAP.  HI. 

AND  I  said,  Hear,  I  pray  you,  O  heads 
of  Jacob,  andye  princes  of  the  houseof 
Israel :  kit  not  for  you  to  know  judgment? 

2  Who  hate  the  good,  and  love  the  evil ; 
who  pluck  off  their  skin  from  off  them,  and 
their  flesh  from  off  their  bones  ; 

3  Who  also  eat  the  flesh  of  my  people, 
and  flay  their  skin  from  off  them ;  and  they 
break  their  bones,  and  chop  them  in  pieces, 
as  for  the  pot,  and  as  flesh  within  the  cal- 
dron. 

4  Then  shall  they  cry  unto  the  Lord, 
but  he  will  not  hear  them :  he  will  even 
hide  his  face  from  them  at  that  time,  as 
they  have  behaved  themselves  ill  in  their 
doings. 

5  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the 
prophets  that  make  my  people  err,  that 
bite  with  their  teeth,  and  cry,  Peace  ;  and 
he  that  putteth  not  into  their  mouths,  they 
even  prepare  war  against  him  : 

6  Therefore,night  shall  be  unto  you,  that 
ye  shall  not  have  a  vision ;  and  it  shall  be 
dark  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  not  divine ; 
and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over  the  pro- 
phets, and  the  day  shall  be  dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed,  and| 
the  diviners  confounded  :  yea,  they  shall) 
all  cover  their  lips  ;  for  there  is  no  answer! 
of  God.  i 


The  glory  of  the  church. 


8  H  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power  by  the 
Spiritof  the  Lord,  and  of  judgment,  and 


of  might,  to  declare  un<o  Jacob  his  trans- 
gression, and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  princes  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  that  abhor  judgment,  and  per- 
vert all  equity. 

10  They  build  up  Zion  with  blood,  and 
Jerusalem  with  iniquity. 

1 1  The  heads  thereof  judge  for  reward, 
anu  the  priests  thereof  teach  for  hire,  and 
the  prophets  thereof  divine  for  money : 
yet  will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord,  and 
say,  Is  not  the  Lord  among  us  ?  none  evil 
can  come  upon  us. 

12  Therefore,shall  Zion  for  your  sake 
be  ploughed  as  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall 
become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the 
house  as  the  high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  in  the  last  days  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  the  mountain  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  established  in  the 
top  of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be  ex- 
alted above  the  hills ;  and  people  shall 
flow  unto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come,  and 
say,  Come,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  moun- 
tain of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  house  of  the 
God  of  Jacob  ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his 
ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths :  for 
the  law  shall  go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the 
word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

3  IF  And  he  shall  judge  among  many 
people,  and  rebuke  strong  nations  afar  off ; 
and  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into 
plough-shares,  and  their  spears  into  pru- 
ning-hooks :  nation  shall  not  lift  up  a  sword 
against  nation,  neither  shall  they  learn  war 
any  more. 

4  But  they  shall  sit  every  man  under 
his  vine  and  under  his  fig-tree ;  and  none 
shall  make  them  afraid :  for  the  mouth  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  all  people  will  walk  every  one  in 
the  name  of  his  god,  and  we  will  walk  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God  for  ever 
and  ever. 

6  In  that  day, saith  the  Lord,  will  lassem- 
bleherthathalteth,andlwillgatherherthat 
is  driven  out,  and  her  that  I  have  afflicted; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halted  a 
remnant,  and  her  that  was  cast  far  off  a 
strong  nation :  and  the  Lord  shall  reign 
over  them  in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth, 
even  for  ever. 

8  IF  And  thou,  O  tower  of  the  flock,  the 
strong  hold  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto 
thee  shall  it  come,  even  the  first  dominion  ; 
the  kingdom  shall  come  to  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

9  Now, why  dost  thou  cry  out  aloud?  is 
there  no  king  in  thee?  is  thy  counsellor 
perished  ?  for  pangs  have  taken  thee  as  a, 
woman  in  travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring  forth, 

687 


The  hirih  of  Clirist,  and 


MICAH 


his  kingdom  and  conquest. 


9  Thy    hand 


shall  be 
,  and  all 


lifted  up  upon 
thine  enemies 


O  daughter  of  Zion,  like  a  woman  in  tra-j 

vail :  for  now  shalt  thou  go  forth  out  of  thejthine  adversaries 

city,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and  shall  be  cut  off. 

thou  shalt  go  even  to  Babylon  :  there  shalt  j      10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 

lliou  be  delivered;  there  the  Lord  shall  jsaith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  cut  off  thy  horses 


redeem  thee  from  the  hand  of  thine  ene- 
mies. 

1 1  IT  Now  also  many  nations  are  ga- 
thered against  thee,  that  say,  Let  her  be 
defiled,  and  let  our  eye  look  upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  the  thoughts  of 
the  Lord,  neither  understand  they  his 
counsel:  for  he  shall  gather  them  as  the 
sheaves  into  the  floor. 

13  Arise  and  thresh,  O  daughter  of  Zion 


out  of  the  midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  destroy 
thy  chariots : 

1 1  And  I  will  cut  off  the  cities  of  thy 
land,  and  throw  down  all  thy  strong 
holds : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts  out  of 
thy  hand ;  and  thou  shalt  have  no  more 
sooth-sayers  : 

13  Thy  graven  images  also  will  I  cut 
off,  and  thy  standing  images  out  of  tie 


for  I  will  make    thy  horn  iron,  and  I  will  j  midst  of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  no  more  wor 
make  thy  hoofs  brass  :  and  thou  shalt  beat  ship  the  work  of  thy  hands. 


in  pieces  many  people  :  and  I  will  conse 
crate  their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and  their 
substance  unto  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
earth. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O  daugh- 
ter of  troops:  he  hath  laid  siege 
against  us  :  they  shall  smite  the  Judge  of 
Israel  with  a  rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou, Beth-lehemEphratah,  though 
thou  be  little  among  the  thousands  of  Ju- 
dah,  yet  out  of  thee  shall  he  come  forth 
unto  me  that  is  tobe  Ruler  in  Israel ;  whose 
goings  forth  have  been  from  of  old,  from 
everlasting. 

3  Therefore, will  he  give  them  up,  until 
the  time  that  she  which  travaileth  hath 
brought  forth:  then  the  remnant  of  his 
brethren  shall  return  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

4  1F  And  he  shall  stand  and  feed  in  the 
strength  of  the  Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God ;  and  they  shall 
abide  :  for  now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth 


4  And  I  will  pluck  up  thy  groves  out 
of  the  midst  of  thee  :  so  will  I  destroy  thy 
cities. 

15  And  I  will  execute  vengeance  in  an- 
ger and  fury  upon  the  heathen,  such  as 
they  have  not  heard. 

CHAP.  VI. 

HEAR  ye  now  what  the  Lord  saith ; 
Arise,  contend  thou  before  themoun- 
tains,  and  let  the  hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  the  Lord's^ 
controversy,  and  ye  strong  foundations  of 
the  earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  a  controversy 
with  his  people,  and  he  will  plead  with 
Israel. 

3  O  my  people,  what  have  I  done  unto 
thee  ?  and  wherein  have  I  wearied  thee? 
testify  against  me. 

4  For  I  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  thee  out  of  the 
house  of  servants  ;  and  I  sent  before  thee 
Moses,  Aaron,  and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  people,  remember  now  what 
Balak  king  of  Moab  consulted,  and  what 

i  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  answered  him  from 


5  And  this  man  shall  be  the  peace,  when|Shittim  unto  Gilgal ;  that  ye  may  know  the 
the  Assyrian  shall  come  into  our  land :  and ;  righteousness  of  the  Lord. 
when  lie  shall  tread  in  our  palaces,  then  ]     6  H  Wherewith  shall  I  come  before  the 
shall  we  raise  against  him  seven  shepherds,  I  Lord,  and  bow  myself  before   the  high 


and  eight  principal  men 

6  And  they  shall  waste  the  land  of  As- 
syria with  the  sword,  and  the  land  of  Nim- 
rod  in  the  entrances  thereof:  thus  shall  he 
deliver  us  from  the  Assyrian,  when  he 
cometh  into  our  land,  and  when  he  tread- 
cth  within  our  borders. 

7  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  in 


JGod?  shall  I  come  before  him  with  burnt- 
offerings,  with  calves  of  a  year  old? 

7  Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with  thou- 
sands of  rams,  or  with  ten  thousands  of 
rivers  of  oil?  shall  I  give  my  first  -born  for 
my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  bodyybr 
the  sin  of  my  soul? 

8  He  hath  shewed  thee,  O  man,  what  it 


the  midst  of  many  people  as  a  dew  from  :good  ;  and  what  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
the  Lord,  as  the  showers  upon  the  grass,;  thee,  but  1o  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy, 
that  tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor  waiteth  for! and  to  walk  humbly  with  thy  God? 
the  sons  of  men.  9  The   Lord's  voice   crieth   unto  the 

8  If  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  city,  and  the  man  of  wisdom  shall  see  thy 
among  the  Gentiles  in  the  midst  of  many  name :  hear  ye  the  rod,  and  who  hath  ap- 
people  as  a  lion  among  the  leasts  of  the  pointed  it. 

torest,  as  a  young  lion  among  the  flocks  of      10  IF  Are    there  yet  the   treasures  ot 
sheep:  who,  if  he  go  through,  both  tread-  wickedness  in  the  house  of  the  wicked,  and 
eth  down,  and  teareth  in  pieces,  and  none  .the  scant  measure  that  is  abominable  ? 
can  deliver.  1     H  Shall  I  count  them  pare  with  the 

688 


God's  controversy  for  injustice.        CHAP.  I.  The  church  is  comforted. 

wicked  balances,  and  with  the  bag  of  de-       8  IT  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O  mine  ene- 


ceitful  weights? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are  full  of 
violence,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  have 
spoken  lies,  and  their  tongue  is  deceitful 
in  their  mouth. 

13  Therefore, also  will  I  make  thee  sick 
in  smiting  thee,  in  making  thee  desolate 
because  of  thy  sins. 

14  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be  satisfied  ; 
and  thy  casting  down  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt 
not  deliver ;  and  that  which  thou  deliver- 
est  will  I  give  up  to  the  sword. 

15  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  thou  shalt  not 
reap;  thou  shalt  tread  the  olives,  but  thou 
shalt  not  anoint  thee  with  oil ;  and  sweet 
wine,  but  shalt  not  drink  wine. 

16  IT  For  the  statutes  of  Omri  are  kept, 
and  all  the  works  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
and  ye  walk  in  their  counsels ;  that  I  should 
make  thee  a  desolation,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  a  hissing :  therefore  ye  shall 
bear  the  reproach  of  my  people. 

chap.  vn. 

WO  is  me  !  for  I  am  as  when  they  have 
gathered  the  summer  fruits,  as  the 
grape-gleanings  of  the  vintage  :  there  is  no 
cluster  to  eat:  my  soul  desired  the  first 
ripe  fruit. 

2  The  good  man  is  perished  out  of  the 
earth:  and  there  is  none  upright  among 
men  :  they  all  lie  in  wait  for  blood  ;  they 
hunt  every  man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  IT  That  they  may  do  evil  with  both 
hands  earnestly,  the  prince  asketh,  and  the 
judge  asketh  for  a  reward;  and  the  great 
7nan,  he  uttereth  his  mischievous  desire  : 
so  they  wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  is  as  a  brier:  the  most 
upright  is  sharper  than  a  thorn-hedge  :  the 
day  of  thy  watchmen  and  thy  visitation 
cometh  ;  now  shall  be  their  perplexity. 

5  IT  Trust  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put  ye  not 
confidence  in  a  guide  :  keep  the  doors  of 
thy  mouth  from  her  that  lieth  in  thy  bosom. 

6  For  the  son  dishonoured  the  father, 
the  daughter  riseth  up  against  her  mother, 
the  daughter-in-law  against  her  mother- 
in-law  ;  a  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of 
his  own  house. 

7  Therefore  1  will  look  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  wait  for  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; 
my  God  will  hear  me. 


my:  when  1  fall,  I  shall  arise  ;  when  I  sit  hi 
darkness,  the  Lord  shall  be  a  light  unto  me. 

9  I  will  bear  the  indignation  of  the  Lord, 
because  I  have  sinned  against  him,  until 
he  plead  my  cause,  and  execute  judgment 
for  me  :  he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the  light, 
and  I  shall  behold  his  righteousness. 

10  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy  shall  see 
it,  and  shame  shall  cover  her  which  said 
unto  me,  Where  is  the  Lord  thy  God? 
mine  eyes  shall  behold  her:  now  shall  she 
be  trodden  down  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

1 1  In  the  day  that  thy  walls  are  to  be 
built,  in  that  day  shall  the  decree  be  far 
removed. 

1 2  In  that  day  also  he  shall  come  even 
to  thee  from  Assyria,  and  from  the  fortified 
cities,  and  from  the  fortress  even  to  the 
river,  and  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from 
mountain  to  mountain. 

13  Notwithstanding, the  land  shall  be 
desolate  because  of  them  that  dwell  there- 
in, for  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

14  If  Feed  thy  people  with  thy  rod,  the 
flock  of  thy  heritage,  which  dwell  soli- 
tarily in  the  wood,  in  the  midst  of  Carmel : 
let  them  feed  in  Bashan  and  Gilead,  as  in 
the  days  of  old. 

15  According  to  the  days  of  thy  coming 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  will  I  shew  unto 
him  marvellous  things. 

16  U"  The  nations  shall  see  and  be  con- 
founded at  all  their  might :  they  shall  lay 
their  hand  upon  their  mouth,  their  ears 
shall  be  deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  dust  like  a  ser- 
pent, they  shall  move  out  of  their  holes  like 
worms  of  the  earth  :  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  and  shall  fear  because 
of  thee. 

18  Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that  par- 
doneth  iniquity,  and  passeth  by  the  trans- 
gression of  the  remnant,  of  his  heritage  ?  he 
retaineth  not  his  anger  for  ever,  because 
he  delighteth  in  mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will  have  com- 
passion upon  us  ;  he  will  subdue  our  ini- 
quities ;  and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins 
into  the  depths  of  the  sea. 

20  Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob, 
and  the  mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou  hast 
sworn  unto  our  fathers  from  the  days  oi 
old. 


H  NAHU3L 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  burden  of  Nineveh.     The  book 
of  the  vision  of  Nahum  the  Elko- 
shite. 

2  God  is  jealous,    and  the  Lord  re- 
vengeth  ;  the  Lord  revengeth,  and  is  furi- 
ous ;  the  Lord  will  take  vengeance  on  his 
44 


adversaries,  and  he  reserveth  wrath  for  his 
enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and  great 
in  power,  and  will  not  at  all  acquit  the 
wicked:  the  Lord  hath  his  way  in  the 
whirlwind  and  in  the  storm,  and  the  clouds 
are  the  dust  of  his  feet. 
689 


The  armies  of  God  against,  Is  AHUM.      and  miserable  rum  of  Nineveh. 

4  He  rebuke th  the  sea,  and  makelh  it!  5  He  shall  recount  his  worthies:  they 
dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the  rivers  :  Bashanjshall  stumble  in  their  walk;  they  shall 
languished!,  and  Carmel,  and  the  flower  of |  make  haste  to  the  wall  thereof,  and  the 


Lebanon  languisheth. 

5  The  mountains  quake  at  him,  and  the! 


defence  shall  be  prepared. 

6  The  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be  open- 


hills  melt,  and  the  earth  is  burned  at  his  led 5  and  the  palace  shall  be  dissolved. 


presence,  yea 
dwell  therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before 


the    world,   and  all   that 


And  Huzzab  shall  be  led  away  cap- 

I  live,  she  shall  be  brought  up,  and  her 

is  indignation?  maids  shall  lead  her  as  with  the  voice  of 


and  who  can  abide  in  the  fierceness  of  his  (doves,  tabering  upon  their  breasts. 


anger?  his  fury  is  poured  out  like  fire,  and 
the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by  him. 

7  The  Lord  is  good,  a  strong  hold  in 
the  day  of  trouble  ;  and  he  knoweth  them 
that  trust  in  him. 

8  But,with  an  overrunning  flood  he  will 
make  an  utter  end  of  the  place  thereof, 
and  darkness  shall  pursue  bis  enemies. 

9  What  do  ye  imagine  against  the  Lord? 
he  will  make  an  utter  end:  affliction  shall 
not  rise  up  the  second  time. 

10  For  while  they  be  folden  together  as 
thorns,  and  while  they  are  drunken  as 
drunkards,  they  shall  be  devoured  as  stub- 
ble fully  dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee,  that 
imagineth  evil  against  the  Lord,  a  wicked 
counsellor. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Though  they 
be  quiet,  and  likewise  many,  yet  thus  shall 
they  be  cut  down,  when  he  shall  pass 
through.  Though  1  have  afflicted  thee,  I 
will  afflict  thee  no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I  break  his  yoke  from 
off  thee,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Lord  hath  griven  a  com- 
mandment concerning  thee,  that  no  more 
of  thy  name  be  sown  :  out  of  the  house  of 
thy  gods  will  1  cut  off  the  graven  image 
and  the  molten  image :  I  will  make  thy 
grave  ;  for  thou  art  vile. 

15  Behold  upon  the  mountains  the  feet 
of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that 
publisheth  peace  !  O  Judah,  keep  thy  so- 
lemn feasts,  perform  thy  vows:  for  the 
wicked  shall  no  more  pass  through  thee  : 
he  is  utterly  cut  off. 

CHAP.  II. 

HE  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is  come  up 
before  thy  face  :  keep  the  munition, 
watch  the  way,  make  thy  loins  strong,  for- 
tify thy  power  mightily. 

2  I  or  the  Lord  hath  turned  away  the 
excellency  of  Jacob,  as  the  excellency  of 
Israel :  for  the  emptiers  have  emptied  them 
out,  and  marred  their  vine-branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is  made 
red,  the  valiant  men  ore  in  scarlet :  the 
chariots  shall  be  with  ilaming  torches  in 
the  day  of  his  preparation,  and  the  fir- 
trees  shall  be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  the  streets, 
they  shall  justle  one  againsi  another  in  the 
broad  ways  :  they  shall  seem  like  torches, 
they  shall  run  like  the  lightnings. 


8  But  Nineveh  is  of  old  like  a  pool  oi 
water :  yd  they  shall  flee  away.  Stand, 
stand,  shall  they  cry ;  but  none  shall  look 
back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take  the 
spoil  of  gold :  for  mere  is  none  end  of  the 
store  and  glory  out  of  all  the  pleasant  fur- 
niture. 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste  : 
and  the  heart  melteth,  and  the  knees  smite 
together,  and  much  pain  is  in  all  loins,  and 
the  faces  of  them  all  gather  blackness. 

1 1  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the  lions, 
and  the  feeding-place  of  the  young  lions, 
where  the  lion,  even  the  old  lion,  walked, 
and  the  lion's  whelp,  and  none  made  them 
afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces  enough 
for  his  whelps,  and  strangled  for  his  lion- 
esses, and  filled  his  holes  with  prey,  and 
his  dens  with  ravin. 

13  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  Twill  burn  her  cha- 
riots in  the  smoke,  and  the  sword  shall  de- 
vour thy  young  lions :  and  I  will  cut  off 
thy  prey  from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  oi 
thy  messengers  shall  no  more  be  heard. 

CHAP.  III. 

WO  to  the  bloody  city  !  it  is  all  full  of 
lies  and   robbery ;   the  prey  de- 
parteth  not ; 

2  The  noise  of  a  whip,  and  the  noise  of 
the  rattling  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the 
prancing  horses,  and  of  the  jumping  cha- 
riots. 

3  The  horseman  lifteth  up  both  the. 
bright  sword,  and  the  glittering  spear: 
and  there  is  a  multitude  of  slain,  and  a 
great  number  of  carcasses  ;  and  there  is 
none  end  of  their  corpses ;  they  stumble 
upon  their  corpses: 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the  whore- 
doms of  the  well-favoured  harlot,  the  mis- 
tress of  witchcrafts,  that  selleth  nations 
through  her  whoredoms,  and  families 
through  her  witchcrafts. 

5  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  and  I  will  discover  thy 
skirts  upon  thy  face,  and  I  will  shew  the 
nations  thy  nakedness,  and  the  kingdoms 
thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable  filth  upon 
thee,  and  make  thee  vile,  and  will  set  thee 
as  a  gazing-stock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  all  they 

690 


The  iniquity  of  the  land.  CHAP.  I,  II.         Vengeance  by  the  Oialdeans. 

that  look  upon  thee  shall  flee  from  thee,imies:  the  fire  shall  devour  thy  bars.' 
and  say,  Nineveh  is  laid  waste  :  who  will  |  14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the  sie«-e  for- 
bemoan  her;  whence  shall  I  seek  comfort-  tify  thy  strong  holds;  go  into  clnv'  and 
ers  for  thee  ? 

8  Art  thou  better  than  populous  No,  that 
was  situate  among  the  rivers,  that  had  the 
waters  round  about  it,  whose  rampart  was 
the  sea,  and  her  wall  was  from  the  sea  ? 


9  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  were  her  strength, 
and  it  was  infinite  ;  rut  and  Lubim  were 
thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  away,  she  went 
into  captivity:  her  young  children  also 
were  dashed  in  pieces  at  the  top  of  all  the 
streets  :  and  they  cast  lots  for  her  honour- 
able men,  and  all  her  great  men  were 
bound  in  chains. 

1 1  Thou  also  shalt  be  drunken  :  thou 
shalt  be  hid,  thou  also  shalt  seek  strength 
because  of  the  enemy. 

12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  be  like  fig- 
trees  with  the  first  ripe  figs:  if  they  be 
shaken,  they  shall  even  fall  into  the  mouth 
of  the  eater. 

13  Behold,  thy  people  in  the  midst  of 
thee  are  women :  the  gates  of  thy  land 
shall   be  set  wide  open  unto  thine  ene- 


tread  the  mortar,  make  strong  the  brick- 
kiln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour  thee  ;  the 
sword  shall  cut  thee  off,  it  shall  eat  thee 
up  like  the  canker-worm:  make  thyself 
many  as  the  canker-worm,  make  thyself 
many  as  the  locusts. 

16  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  merchants 
above  the  stars  of  heaven:  the  canker- 
worm  spoileth,  and  flieth  away. 

17  Thy  crowned  are  as  the  locusts,  and 
thy  captains  as  the  great  grasshoppers, 
which  camp  in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day, 
but  when  the  sun  ariseth  they  flee  away, 
andtheirplace  is  not  known  where  they  are. 

18  Thy  shepherds  slumber,  O  king  of 
Assyria:  thy  nobles  shall  dwell  in  the  dust: 
thy  people  is  scattered  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  no  man  gathereth  them. 

19  There  is  no  healing  of  thy  bruise; 
thy  wound  is  grievous :  all  that  hear  the 
bruit  of  thee  shall  clap  the  hands  over 
thee  :  for  upon  whom  hath  not  thy  wick- 
edness passed  continually? 


KHABAKKUK. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  burden  which  Habakkuk  the  pro- 
phet did  see. 

2  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  cry,  and 
thou  wilt  not  hear  !  even  cry  out  unto  thee 
of  violence,  and  thou  wilt  not  save  ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniquity,  and 
cause  me  to  behold  grievance?  for  spoiling 
and  violence  are  before  me  :  and  there  are 
that  raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4  Therefore,  the  law  is  slacked,  and 
judgment  doth  never  go  forth  :  for  the 
wricKed  doth  compass  about  the  righteous  ; 
there  fore,  wrong  judgment  proceedeth. 

5  IF  Behold  ye  among  the  heathen,  and 
regard;  and  wonder  marvellously :  for  / 
will  work  a  work  in  your  days,  which  ye 
will  not  believe  though  it  be  told  you. 

6  For  lo,  I  raise  up  the  Chaldeans,  that 
bitter  and  hasty  nation,  which  shall  march 
through  the  breadth  of  the  land,  to  possess 
the  dwelling-places  that  arc  not  theirs. 

7  They  are  terrible  and  dreadful :  their 
judgment  and  their  dignity  shall  proceed 
of  themselves. 

8  Their  horses  also  are  swifter  than  the 
leopards,  and  are  more  fierce  than  the 
evening  wolves :  and  their  horsemen  shall 
spread  themselves,  and  their  horsemen 
shall  come  from  far  ;  they  shall  fly  as  the 
eagle  that  hasteth  to  eat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  violence  : 
their  faces  shall  sup  upas  the  east  wind,  and 
they  shall  gather  the  captivity  as  the  sand. 


10  And  they  shall  scoffat  the  kings,  and 
the  princes  shall  be  a  scorn  unto  them : 
they  shall  deride  every  strong  hold  ;  for 
they  shall  heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

1 1  Then  shall  his  mind  change,  and  he 
shall  pass  over,  and  offend,  imputing  this 
his  power  unto  his  god. 

12  IF  Art  thou  not  from  everlasting,  O 
Lord  my  God,  my  Holy  One  ?  We  shall 
not  die.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  ordained  them 
for  judgment;  and,  O  mighty  God,  thou 
hast  established  them  for  correction. 

13  Thou  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  be- 
hold evil,  and  canst  not  look  on  iniquity  : 
wherefore  lookest  thou  upon  them  that  deal 
treacherously,  and  holdest  thy  tongue 
when  the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that 
is  more  righteous  than  he  ? 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes  of  the 
sea,  as  the  creeping  things,  that  have  no 
ruler  over  them? 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with  the 
angle,  they  catch  them  in  their  net,  and 
gather  them  in  their  drag  :  therefore  they 
rejoice  and  are  glad. 

16  Therefore  they  sacrifice  unto  their 
net,  and  burn  incense  unto  their  drag  ;  be- 
cause by  them  their  portion  is  fat,  and 
their  meat  plenteous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty  their  net, 
andnotspare  continually  to  slay  the  nations: 

CHAP.  II 

TWILL  stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set 
me  upon  the  tower,  and  will  watch  to 
691 


HABAKKUK. 


Judgment  upon  the  Chaldeans 

see  what  he  will  say  unto  me,  and  what  I 
<?hall  answer  when  I  am  reproved. 

2  And  the  Lord  answered  me,  and  said, 
Write  the  vision,  and  make  it  plain  upon 
tables,  that  he  may  run  that  readeth  if. 

3  For  the  vision  is  yet  for  an  appointed 
time,  but  at  the  end  it  shall  speak,  and  not 
lie  :  though  it  tarry,  wait  for  it ;  because 
it  will  surely  come,  it  will  not  tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  which  is  lifted  up,  is 
not  upright  in  him  :  but  the  just  shall  live 
by  his  faith. 

5  H  Yea  also,  because  he  transgresseth 
by  wine,  he  is  a  proud  man,  neither  keep- 
eth  at  home,  who  enlargeth  his  desire  as 
hell,  and  is  as  death,  and  cannot  be  satis- 
fied, but  gathereth  unto  him  all  nations, 
and  heapeth  unto  him  all  people  : 

6  Shall  not  all  these  take  up  a  parable 
against  him,  and  a  taunting  proverb  against 
him,  and  say,  Wo  to  him  that  increaseth 
that  which  is  not  his!  how  long?  and  to 
him  that  ladeth  himself  with  thick  clay ! 

7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly  that 
shall  bite  thee,  and  awake  that  shall  vex 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  for  booties  unto 
them? 

8  Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many  na- 
tions, all  the  remnant  of  the  people  shall 
spoil  thee  ;  because  of  men's  blood,  and 
for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  IT  Wo  to  him  that  coveteth  an  evil 
covetousness  to  his  house,  that  he  may  set 
his  nest  on  high,  that  he  may  be  delivered 
from  the  power  of  evil ! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to  thy 
house  by  cutting  oif  many  people,  and 
hast  sinned  against  thy  soul. 

1 1  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of  the 
wall,  and  the  beam  out  of  the  timber  shall 
answer  it. 

12  Wo  to  him  that  buildeth  a.  town  with 
olood,and  established  a  city  by  iniquity  ! 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord  oi  hosts 
that  the  people  shall  labour  in  the  very 
fire,  and  the  people  shall  weary  them- 
selves for  very  vanity? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the 
I  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as 
.  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

15  1[  Wo  unto  him  that  giveth  his  neigh- 
bour drink,  that  puttest  thy  bottle  to  hum, 
and  makest  him  drunken  also,  that  thou 
mayest  look  on  their  nakedness ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  with  shame  for  glory : 
drink  thou  also,  and  let  thy  foreskin  be 
uncovered :  the  cup  of  the  Lord's  right 
hand  shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and  shame- 
ful spewing  shall  be  on  thy  glory. 


The  prayer  of  Habakkuk 

1 8  If  What  profiteth  the  graven  image 
that  the  maker  thereof  hath  graven  it ;  the 
molten  image,  and  a  teacher  of  lies,  that 
the  maker  of  his  work  trusteth  therein,  to 
make  dumb  idols  ? 

1 9  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  to  the  wood, 
Awake  ;  to  the  dumb  stone,  Arise,  it  shall 
teach!  Behold,  it  is  laid  over  with  gold 
and  silver,  and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in 
the  midst  of  it. 

20  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple  : 
let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  him. 

CHAP.  III. 

A  PRAYER  of  Habakkuk  the  prophet 
upon  Shigionoth. 

2  O  Lord,  I  have  heard  thy  speech  and 
was  afraid :  O  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in 
the  midst  of  the  years,  in  the  midst  of  the 
years  make  known  ;  in  wrath  remember 
mercy. 

3  God  came  from  Teman,  and  the  Holy 
One  from  mount  Paran.  Selah.  His  glory 
covered  the  heavens,  and  the  earth  was 
full  of  his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the  light ; 
he  had  horns  coming  out  of  his  hand  ;  and 
there  was  the  hiding  of  his  power. 

5  Before  him  went  the  pestilence,  and 
burning  coals  went  forth  at  his  feet. 

6  He  stood,  and  measured  the  earth : 
he  beheld,  and  drove  asunder  the  nations  ; 
and  the  everlasting  mountains  were  scat- 
tered, the  perpetual  hills  did  bow :  his 
ways  are  everlasting. 

7  I  saw  the  tents  of  Cushan  in  affliction  : 
and  the  curtains  of  the  land  of  Midian  did 
tremble. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased  against  the 
rivers  ?  was  thine  anger  against  the  rivers? 
mas  thy  wrath  against  the  sea,  that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  thy  horses,  and  thy  cha- 
riots of  salvation? 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  naked,  ac- 
cording to  the  oaths  of  the  tribes,  even  thy 
word.  Selah.  Thou  didst  cleave  the 
earth  with  rivers. 

10.  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and  they 
trembled  :  the  overflowing  of  the  water 
passed  by  :  the  deep  uttered  his  voice,  and 
lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

1 1  The  sun  and  moon  stood  still  in  their 
habitation :  at  the  light  of  thine  arrows 
they  went,  and  at  the  shining  of  thy  glit- 
tering spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the  land 
in  indignation,  thou  didst  thresh  the 
heathen  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salvation 
of  thy  people,  even  for  salvation  with 
thine  anointed ;  thou  woundedst  the  head 


17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon  shall  out  of  the  house  of  the  wicked,  by  dis 
cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of  beasts,  which  covering  the  foundation  unto  the  neck 
made  them  afraid,  because  of  men's  blood,!  Selah. 


and  for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 


14  Thou  didst  strike  through  with  his 
staves  the  head  of  his  villages  :  they  came 
69.2 


God's  severe  judgment  against      CHAP 

out  as  a  whirlwind  to  scatter  me :  their 
rejoicing  was  as  to  devour  the  poor  se- 
cretly. 

15  Thou  didst  walk  through  the  sea 
with  thy  horses,  */iroMg7i  the  heap  of  great 
waters. 

16  When  I  heard,  my  belly  trembled; 
my  lips  quivered  at  the  voice :  rottenness 
entered  into  my  bones,  and  I  trembled  in 
myself,  that  I  might  rest  in  the  day  of 
trouble:  when  he  cometh  up  unto  the 
people,  he  will  invade  them  with  his 
troops. 


•  *»  "•  Judahfor  sundry  sins. 

17  IF  Although  the  fig-tree  shall  not 
blossom,  neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines* 
the  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail,  and  the 
fields  shall  yield  no  meat ;  the  flock  shall 
be  cut  off  from  the  fold,  and  there  shall  be 
no  herd  in  the  stalls-: 

18  Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  I 
will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  my  strength,  and 
he  will  make  my  feet  like  hinds'yee*,  ami 
he  will  make  me  to  walk  upon  my  high 
places.  To  the  chief  singer  on  my  stringed 
instruments. 


•LZEPHANIAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came 
unto  Zephaniah  the  son  of  Cushi,  the 
son  of  Gedaliah,  the  son  of  Amariah,  the 
son  of  Hizkiah,  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah. 

2  I  will  utterly  consume  all  things  from 
off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  I  will  consume  man  and  beast;  I  will 
consume  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the 
fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the  stumbling-blocks 
with  the  wicked ;  and  I  will  cut  off  man 
from  off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
Judah  and  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  I  will  cut  off  the  remnant  of 
Baal  from  this  place,  and  the  name  of  the 
Chemarims  with  the  priests  ; 

5  And  them  that  worship  the  host  of 
heaven  upon  the  house-tops;  and  them 
that  worship  and  that  swear  by  the  Lord, 
and  that  swear  by  Malcham  ; 

6  And  them  that  are  turned  back  from 
the  Lord  ;  and  those  that  have  not  sought 
the  Lord,  nor  inquired  for  him. 

7  Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  it  at 
hand  :  for  the  Lord  hath  prepared  a  sa- 
crifice, he  hath  bid  his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  sacrifice,  that  I  will  punish  the 
princes,  and  the  king's  children,  and  all 
such  as  are  clothed  with  strange  apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I  punish  all 
those  that  leap  on  the  threshold,  which 
fill  their  masters'  houses  with  violence  and 
deceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  there  shall  be 
the  noise  of  a  cry  from  the  fish-gate,  and 
a  howling  from  the  second,  and  a  great 
crashing  from  the  hills. 

11  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  Maktesh, 
for  all  the  merchant  people  are  cut  down  ; 
all  they  that  bear  silver  are  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  I  will  search  Jerusalem  with 
candles,  and  punish  the  men  that  are  set- 


tled on  their  lees :  that  say  in  their  heart. 
The  Lord  will  not  do  good,  neither  wiil 
he  do  evil. 

13  Therefore,their  goods  shall  become 
a  booty,  and  their  houses  a  desolation  : 
they  shall  also  build  houses,  but  not  inha- 
bit them;  and  they  shall  plant  vineyards, 
but  not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near, 
it  is  near,  and  hasteth  greatly,  even  the 
voice  of  the  day  of  the  Lord  :  the  mighty 
man  shall  cry  there  bitterly. 

15  That  day  it  a  day  of  wrath,  a  day  of 
trouble  and  distress,  a  day  of  wasteness 
and  desolation,  a  day  of  darkness  and 
gloominess,  a  day  of  clouds  and  thick 
darkness, 

16  A  day  of  the  trumpet  and  alarm 
against  the  fenced  cities,  and  against  the 
high  towers. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress  upon  men, 
that  they  shall  walk  like  blind  men,  be- 
cause they  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  : 
and  their  blood  shall  be  poured  out  as  dust, 
and  their  flesh  as  the  dung. 

18  Neither  their  silver  nor  their  gold 
shall  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  wrath;  but  the  whole  land 
shall  be  devoured  by  the  fire  of  his  jeal- 
ousy :  for  he  shall  make  even  a  speedy 
riddance  of  all  them  that  dwell  in  the 
land. 

CHAP.  II. 

GATHER  yourselves  together,   jrea, 
gather  together,    O  nation  not  de- 
sired ; 

2  Before  the  decree  bring  forth,  before 
the  day  pass  as  the  chaff,  before  the  fierce 
anger  of  the  Lord  come  upon  you,  before 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger  come  upon 
you. 

3  Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the 
earth,  which  have  wrought  his  judgment ; 
seek  righteousness,  seek  meekness :  it 
may  be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the  day  of  the 
Lord's  anger. 

4  IF  For  Gnza  shall  be  forsaken,  and 
Ashkelon  a  desolation :  they  shall  drive 

603 


Judgment  of the  Philistines,  <§-c.    ZEPHAXIAH.  The  restoration  of  Israel. 

out  Ashdod  at  the  noon -day,  and  Ekron  I  they  gnaw  not  the  bones  till  the  morrow, 
shall  be  rooted  up.  4  Her  prophets  are  light  and  treache- 

5  Wo  unto  the  inhabitants  of  the  sea! rous  persons:  her  priests  have  polluted  the 
coasts,  the  nation  of  the  Cherethites  !  the 'sanctuary,  they  have  done  violence  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  against  you;  O  Ca-jlaw. 

naan,  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  I  will  5  The  just  Lord  is  in  the  midst  there- 
even  destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no|of;  he  will  not  do  iniquity:  every  morning 
inhabitant. 

6  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be  dwellings, 


and  cottages  for  shepherds,  and  folds  for  shame. 


doth  he  bring  his  judgment  to"  light,  he 
faileth  not;    but  the  unjust  knoweth  no 


flocks. 


6  I  have  cut  off  the  nations:  their  towers 


7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  the  rem- 'are  desolate;  I  made  their  streets  waste, 
nant  of  the  house  of  Judah  ;  they  shall 'that  none  passeth  by:  their  cities  are  de- 
feed  thereupon  :  in  the  houses  of  Ashkelonjstroyed,  so  that  there  is  no  man,  that  there 
shall  they  lie  down  in  the  evening:  for  is  none  inhabitant. 


the  Lord  their  God  shall  visit  them 
turn  away  their  captivity. 


and 


7  1  said,  Surely  thou  wilt  fear  me,  thou 
wilt  receive  instruction;  so  their  dwelling 


8  IF  I  have  heard  the  reproach  of  Moab,  should  not  be  cut  off,  howsoever  I  punish- 


and  the  revilings  of  the  children  of  Am 
mon,  whereby  they  have  reproached  my 
people,  and  magnified  themselves  against 
their  border. 

9  Therefore, as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Surely  Moab  shall 
be  as  Sodom,  and  the  children  of  Amnion 
as  Gomorrah,  even  the  breeding  of  nettles, 
and  salt-pits,  and  a  perpetual  desolation  : 
the  residue  of  my  people  shall  spoil  them, 
and  the  remnant  of  my  people  shall  possess 
them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  for  their  pride, 
because  they  have  reproached  and  magni- 
fied themselves  against  the  people  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

1 1  The  Lord  will  be  terrible  .unto  them ; 
for  he  will  famish  all  the  gods  of  the  earth  ; 
and  men  shall  worship  him,  every  one  from 
his  place,  even  aft  the  isles  of  the  heathen. 

12  IT  Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shall  be 
slain  by  my  sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his  hand 
against  the  north,  and  destroy  Assyria; 
and  will  make  Nineveh  a  desolation,  and 
dry  like  a  wilderness. 

14  And  flocks  shall  lie  down  in  the 
midst  of  her,  all  ihe  beasts  of  the  nations: 
both  the  cormorant  and  the  bittern  shall 
lodge  in  the  upper  lintels  of  it;  their  voice 
shall  sing  in  the  windows;  desolation  shall 
fee  in  the  thresholds:  for  he  shall  uncover 
the  cedar  work. 

15  This  is  the  rejoicing  city  that  dwelt 
carelessly,  that  said  in  her  heart,  I  am, 
and  there  is  none  besides  me :  how  is  she 
become  a  desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to 
lie  down  in!  everyone  that  passeth  by 
her  shall  hiss,  and  wag  his  hand. 

CHAP.  III. 

WO  to  her  that  is  filthy  and  polluted, 
to  the  oppressing  city! 

2  She  obeyed  not  the  voice;  she  re- 
ceived not  correction;  she  trusted  not  in 
the  Lord;  she  drew  not  near  to  her  God. 

3  Her  princes  within  her  are  roaring 
lions;    her  judges  are  evening  wolves; 


ed  them:  but  they  rose  early,   and  cor- 
rupted all  their  doings. 

8  IT  Therefore,  wait  ye  upon  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  until  the  day  that  I  rise  up  to 
the  prey:  for  my  determination  is  to 
gather  the  nations,  that  I  may  assemble 
the  kingdoms,  to  pour  upon  them  mine  in- 
dignation, even  all  my  fierce  anger:  for 
all  the  earth  shall  be  devoured  with  the 
tire  of  myjealousy. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  people  a 
pure  language,  that  they  may  al!  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with 
one  consent. 

19  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia 
my  suppliants,  even  the  daughter  of  my 
dispersed,  shall  bring  mine  offering. 

1 1  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be  asham- 
ed for  all  thy  doings,  wherein  thou  hast 
transgressed  against  me:  for  then  I  will 
take  away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  them 
that  rejoice  in  thy  pride,  and  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  haughty  because  of  my  holy 
mountain. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee 
an  afflicted  and  poor  people,  and  they  shall 
trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall  not  do 
imquiry,  nor  speak  lies;  neither  shall  a 
deceitful  tongue  be  found  in  their  mouth: 
for  they  shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  them  afraid. 

14  H  Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion:  shout, 
O  Israel ;  be  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the 
heart,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy 
judgments,  he  hath  cast  out  thine  enemy  : 
the  King  of  Israel,  even  the  Lord,  u  in 
the  midst  of  thee:  thou  shalt  not  see  evil 
any  more. 

16  In  that  day  it  shall  be  said  to  Jeru- 
salem. Fear  thou  not:  and  to  Zion,  Let 
not    thy  hands  be  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  in  the  midst  of 
thee  is  mighty;  he  will  save,  he  will  re- 
joice over  thee  with  joy,  he  will  rest  in 
his  love,  he  will  joy  over  thee  with  singing. 

694 


He  incites  them  to  work. 


Haggai  reproves  the  people :         CHAP.  I,  II. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  are  sorrow-! in  every  land  where  they  have  been  puf 
ful  for  the  solemn  assembly,  who  are  of  to  shame.  ' 

thee,  to  whom  the  reproach  of  it  was  a      20  At  that  time  will  I  bring  you  a«ain 
burden.  leven  in  the  time  that  I  gather  you-  for  I 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will  undo  all  |  will  make  you  a  name  and  a  praise  anion"- 
that  afflict  thee:  and  I  will  save  her  that | all  people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn  back 
haltelh,  and  gather  her  that  was  driven  your  captivity  before  your  eyes,  saith  the 
out;  and  I  will  get  them  praise  and  fame ILord. 


H  HAGGAI. 


CHAP.  I. 

iM  the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king,  in 
the  sixth  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
Haggai  the  prophet  unto  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judab,  and  to 
Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest, 
saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saying,  This  people  say,  The  time  is  not 
come,  the  time  that  the  Lord's  house 
should  be  built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
Haggai  the  prophet,  saying, 

4  Is  it  time  tor  you,  O  ye,  to  dwell  in 
yourceiled  houses, and  this  house /ie  waste? 

5  Now, therefore, thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ;  Consider  your  ways. 

6  Ye  have  sown  much,  and  bring  in 
little  ;  ye  eat,  but  ye  have  not  enough  ;  ye 
drink,  but  ye  are  not  filled  with  drink  ;  ye 
clothe  you,  but  there  is  none  warm  ;  and 
he  that  earneth  wages,  earneth  wages  to 
put  it  into  a  bag  with  holes. 

7  IF  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Con- 
sider your  ways. 

8  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  and  bring 
wood,  and  build  the  house  ;  and  I  will  take 
pleasure  in  it,  and  I  will  be  glorified,  saith 
the  Lord. 

9  Ye  looked  for  much,  and  lo,  it  came 
to  little  ;  and  when  ye  brought  it  home,  I 
did  blow  upon  it.  Why  ?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Because  of  my  house  that  is  waste, 
and  ye  run  every  man  unto  his  own  house 

10  Therefore,  the  heaven  over  you  is 
stayed  from  dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed 
from  her  fruit. 

1 1  And  I  called  for  a  drought  upon  the 
land,  and  upon  the  mountains,  and  upon 
the  corn,  and  upon  the  new  wine,  and 
upon  the  oil,  and  upon  that  which  the 
ground  bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men,  and 
upon  cattle,  and  upon  all  the  labour  of  the 
hands. 

12  1[  Then  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Sheal- 
tiel, and  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the 
high  priest,  with  all  the  remnant  of  the 
people,  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  the  words  of  Haggai  the 
prophet,  is  the  Lord  their  God  had  sent 
ftim,  and  the  people  did  fear  before  the 
Lord. 


13  Then  spake  Haggai  the  Lord's  mes- 
senger in  the  Lord's  message  unto  the 
people,  saying,  I  am  with  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  gover- 
nor of  Judah,  and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  the 
son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and  the 
spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  ; 
and  they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  their  God, 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
sixth  month,  in  the  second  year  ot  Darius 
the  king. 

CHAP.  II. 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet  Haggai. 
saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Josedech  the  high  priest,  and 
to  the  residue  of  the  people,  saying, 

3  Who  is  left  among  you  that  saw  this 
house  in  her  first  glory  ?  and  how  do  ye 
see  it  now  ?  is  it  not  in  your  eyes  in  com- 
parison of  it  as  nothing  ? 

4  Yet  now  be  strong,  O  Zerubbabel, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be  strong,  O  Joshua, 
son  of  Josedech  the  high  priest ;  and  be 
strong,  all  ye  people  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  work  :  for  I  am  with  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

5  According  to  the  word  that  I  cove- 
nanted with  you  when  ye  came  out  ot 
Egypt,  so  mySpirit  remaineth  among  you  ; 
fear  ye  not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Yet 
once,  it  is  a  little  while,  and  I  will  shake 
the  heavens,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  dry  land  ; 

7  And  I  will  shake  all  nations,  and  the 
Desire  of  all  nations  shall  come  :  and  I  will 
fill  this  house  with  glory,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is 
mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  The  glory  of  this  latter  house  shall  be 
greater  than  of  the  former,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts :  and  in  this  place  will  I  give 
peace,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  M  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  ninth  month,  m  the  second  year  of 

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God's  promise  to  Zerubbabel.      ZECHARIAH.  Hie  vision  of  the  horses 

Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  |  your  hands  ;  yet  ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith 
Haggai  the  prophet,  saying,  the  Lord. 

1 1  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Ask 
now  the  priests  concerning  the  law,  say- 
ing, 


12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the  skirt  of 
his  garment,  and  with  his  skirt  do  touch 
bread,  or  pottage,  or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any 
meat,  shall  it  be  holy  ?  And  the  priests 
answered  and  said,  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that  is  un- 
clean by  a  dead  body  touch  any  of  these, 
shall  it  be  unclean  ?  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said,  It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and  said, 
So  is  this  people,  and  so  is  this  nation  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  so  is  every 
work  of  their  hands  ;  and  that  which  they 
offer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  consider  from 
this  day  and  upward,  from  before  a  stone 
was  laid  upon  a  stone  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  : 

16  Since  those  days  were,  when  one 
came  to  a  heap  of  twenty  measures,  there 
were  but  ten  :  when  one  came  to  the  press- 
fat  for  to  draw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of  the 
press,  there  were  but  twenty. 

17  H  I  smote  you  with  blasting  and  with 


1 8  Consider  now  from  this  day  and  up- 
ward, from  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  ninth  month,  even  from  the  day  that  the 
foundation  of  the  Lord's  temple  was  laid, 
consider  it. 

19  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn?  yea,  as 
yet  the  vine,  and  the  fig-tree,  and  the 
pomegranate,  and  the  olive-tree,  hath  not 
brought  forth  :  from  this  day  will  I  bless 
you. 

20  IF  And  again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Haggai  in  the  four  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  month,  saying, 

21  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  governor  of 
Judah,  saying,  I  will  shake  the  heavens 
and  the  earth ; 

22  And  I  will  overthrow  the  throne  ot 
kingdoms,  and  I  will  destroy  the  strength 
of  the  kingdoms  of  the  heathen  ;  and  I  will 
overthrow  the  chariots,  and  those  that  ride 
in  them ;  and  the  horses  and  their  riders 
shall  come  down,  every  one  by  the  sword 
of  his  brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
will  I  take  thee,  O  Zerubbabel,  my  ser- 
vant, the  son  of  Shealtiel,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  will  make  thee  as  a  signet ;  for  I  have 


mildew  and  with  hail  in  all  the  labours  of  j  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


H  ZECHARIAH, 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  in  the  second  year 
of  Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Barachiah,  the 
son  of  Iddo  the  prophet,  saying, 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  sore  displeased 
with  your  fathers. 

3  rherefore,say  thou  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Turn  ye  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will  turn 
unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  unto  whom 
the  former  prophets  have  cried,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Turn  ye 
now  from  your  evil  ways,  and  from  your 
evil  doings  :  but  they  did  not  hear,  nor 
hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where  are  they  ?  and 
the  prophets,  do  they  live  for  ever? 

6  But,mv  words  and  my  statutes,  which 
I  commanded  my  servants  the  prophets, 
did  they  not  take  hold  of  your  fathers? 
and  they  returned  and  said,  Like  as  the 
Lord  o^  hosts  thought  to  do  unto  us,  ac- 
cording to  our  ways,  and  according  to  our 
doings,  so  hath  he  dealt  with  us. 

7  1[  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth  day; 
of  the  eleventh  month,  which  is  the  month, 
Sebat,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius,  came; 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zechariah,  the! 


son  of  Barachiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the  pro- 
phet, saying, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and  behold  a  man 
riding  upon  a  red  horse,  and  he  stood 
among  the  myrtle-trees  that  were  in  the 
bottom  ;  and  behind  him  were  there  red 
horses,  speckled,  and  white. 

9  Then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what  are 
these?  And  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  said  unto  me,  I  will  shew  thee  what 
these  be. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  among  the 
myrtle-trees  answered  and  said,  These 
are  they  whom  the  Lord  hath  sent  to  walk 
to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 

1 1  And  they  answered  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  that  stood  among  the  myrtle-trees, 
and  said,  We  have  walked  to  and  fro 
through  the  earth,  and  behold,  allthe  earth 
sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  IF  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  an- 
swered and  said,  O  Lord  ot  hosts,  how 
long  wilt  thou  not  have  mercy  on  Jerusa- 
lem and  on  the  cities  of  Judah,  against 
which  thou  hast  had  indignation  these 
threescore  and  ten  years? 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me  with  good  words  and 
comfortable  words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed  with 

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The  redemption  o/Zion.  CHAP.  II,  III,  IV 

me  said  unto  me,  Cry  thou,  saying,  Thus 
safth  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  I  am  jealous  for 
Jerusalem  and  for  Zion  with  a  great 
jealousy. 

15  And  I  am  very  sore  displeased  with 
the  heathen  that  are  at  ease  :  for  I  was  but 
a  little  displeased,  and  they  helped  for- 
ward the  affliction. 

16  Therefore  thus saith  the  Lord;  I  am 
returned  to  Jerusalem  with  mercies:  my 
house  shall  be  built  in  it,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  a  line  shall  be  stretched  forth 
upon  Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts;  My  cities  through  pros- 
perity shall  yet  be  spread  abroad  ;  and 
the  Lord  shall  yet  comfort  Zion,  and  shall 
yet  choose  Jerusalem. 

18  IF  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,  and  behold  four  horns. 

19  And  1  said  unto  the  angel  that  talk- 
ed with  me,  What  be  these  f  And  he  an- 
swered me,  These  are  the  horns  which 
have  scattered  Judah,  Israel,  and  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  And  the  Lord  shewed  me  four  car- 
penters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these  to 
do?  And  he  spake,  saying,  These  are  the 
horns  which  have  scattered  Judah,  so  that 
no  man  did  lift  up  his  head :  but  these  are 
come  to  fray  them,  to  cast  out  the  horns  of 
the  Gentiles,  which  lifted  up  their  hom 
over  the  land  of  Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAP.  II. 

[LIFTED    up  mine  eyes  again,  and 
looked,  and  behold  a  man  with  a  mea- 
suring line  in  his  hand. 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest  thou9 
And  he  said  unto  me,  To  measure  Jerusa- 
lem, to  see  what  is  the  breadth  thereof, 
and  what  is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And  behold,  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  went  forth,  and  another  angel 
went  out  to  meet  him, 

4  And  said  unto  him,  Run,  speak  to  this 
young  man,  saying,  Jerusalem  shall  be 
inhabited  as  towns  without  walls  for  the 
multitude  of  men  and  cattle  therein  : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be  unto 
her  a  wall  of  fire  round  about,  and  will  be 
the  glory  in  the  midst  of  her. 

6  IF  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee  from 
the  land  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  :  for 
I  have  spread  you  abroad  as  the  four 
winds  of  the  heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Deliver  thyself,  O  Zion,  that  dwellest 
with  the  daughter  of  Babylon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts: 
After  the  glory  hath  he  sent  me  unto  the 
nations  which  spoiled  you:  for  he  that 
toucheth  you,  toucheth  the  apple  of  his 
eye. 

9  For  behold,  I  will  shake  my  hand 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  be  a  spoil  to 


Restoration  of  the  church. 

their  servants  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10  H  Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daughter  of 
Zion:  for  lo,  I  come,  and  I  will  dwell  in 
the  midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

1 1  And  many  nations  shall  be  joined  to 
the  Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my 
people:  and  I  will  dwell  »n  the  midst  ol 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lop.d  shall  inherit  Judah 
his  portion  in  the  holy  land,  and  shall 
choose  Jerusalem  again. 

13  Be  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before  the 
Lord:  for  he  is  raised  up  out  of  his  holy 
habitation. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  he  shewed  me  Joshua  the  high 

-£\.  priest  standing  before  the  angel  of 

the  Lord,  and  Satan  standing  at  his  right 

hand  to  resist  him. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee,  O  Satan;  even  the 
Lord  that  hath  chosen  Jerusalem  rebuke 
thee :  is  not  this  a  brand  plucked  out  ot 
the  fire  ? 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with  filthy 
garments,  and  stood  before  the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake  unto  those 
that  stood  before  him,  saying,  Take  away 
the  filthy  garments  from  him.  And  unto 
him  he  said,  Behold,  I  have  caused  thine 
iniquity  to  pass  from  thee,  and  I  will 
clothe  thee  with  change  of  raiment. 

5  And  I  said,  Let  them  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head.  So  they  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  clothed  him  with 
garments.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  by. 

6  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  protested 
unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  If  thou 
wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and  if  thou  wilt 
keep  my  charge,  then  thou  shalt  alsojudge 
my  house,  and  shalt  also  keep  my  courts, 
and  I  will  give  thee  places  to  walk  among 
these  that  stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  high  priest, 
thou  and  thy  fellows  that  sit  before  thee : 
for  they  are  men  wondered  at :  for  be- 
hold, I  will  bring  forth  my  servant  The 
BRANCH. 

9  For  behold  the  stone  that  I  have  laid 
before  Joshua;  upon  one  stone  shall  be 
seven  eyes :  behold,  I  will  engrave  the 
graving  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  o(  hosts, 
and  I  will  remove  the  iniquity  of  (hat  land 
in  one  day. 

10  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  ye  call  every  man  his  neighbour 
under  the  vine  and  under  the  fig-tree. 

CHAP.  IV. 
A  ND  the  ane-e!  that  talked  with  me 
-•*"V  came  again,  and  waked  me,  as  a  man 
that  is  wakened  out  of  his  sleep, 
G97 


Tlie  golden  candlestick.  ZECHARIAH. 

2  And  said  unto  me,  What  seest  thou  ? 
And  I  said,  I  have  looked,  and  behold  a 
candlestick,  all  of  gold,  with  a  bowl  upon 
the  top  of  it,  and  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  seven  pipes  to  the  seven  lamps,  which 
are  upon  the  top  thereof: 

3  And  two  olive-trees  by  it,  one  upon 
the  right  side  of  the  bowl,  and  the  other 
upon  the  left  side  thereof. 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me,  saying,  What  are 
these,  my  lord? 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
answered  and  said  unto  me,  Knowest  thou 
not  what  these  be?  and  I  said,  No,  my 
lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake  unto 
me,  saying,  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 

'  t, 


The  ruin  of  Babylon, 


unto  Zerubbabel,  saying,  Not  by  migh 
nor  by  power,  but  by  my  Spirit,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O  great  mountain?  be 
fore  Zerubbabel  thou  shall  become  a  plain  : 
and  he  shall  bring  forth  the  headstone 
thereof  with  shoutings,  crying,  Grace 
grace, unto  it. 

8  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have  laid 
the  foundation  of  this  house;  his  hands 
shall  also  finish  it;  and  thou  shalt  know  that 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto 
you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the  day  of 
small  things?  for  they  shall  rejoice,  and 
shall  see  the  plummet  in  the  hand  of  Ze- 
rubbabel -with  those  seven  ;  they  are  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to  and  fro 
through  the  whole  earth. 

11  "If  Then  answered  I,  and  said  unto 
him,  What  are  these  two  olive-trees  upon 
the  right  side  of  the  candlestick  and  upon 
the  left  side  thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and  said  unto 
him,  What  be  these  two  olive  branches 
which  through  the  two  golden  pipes  empty 
the  golden  oil  out  of  themselves  ? 

13  And  he  answered  me  and  said, 
Knowest  thou  not  what  these  be?  And  I 
said,  No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he,  These  are  the  two 
anointed  ones,  that  stand  by  the  Lord  of 
the  whole  earth. 

CHAP.  V. 
HHHEN  I  turned,  and  lifted  up  mine 
jl   eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a  flying 
roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me,  What  seest 
thou?  And  I  answered,  I  see  a  flying  roll ; 
the  length  thereof  is  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This  is  the 
curse  that  goeth  forth  over  the  face  of  the 


it ;  and  every  one  that  sweareth  shall  he 
cut  off  as  on  that  side,  according  to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  it  shall  enter  into  the  house  oi 
the  thief,  and  into  the  house  of  him  that 
sweareth  falsely  by  my  name:  and  it 
shall  remain  in  the  midst  of  his  house,  and 
shall  consume  it  with  the  timber  thereot 
and  the  stones  thereof. 

5  H  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  me,  Lift  up  now 
thine  eyes,  and  see  what  is  this  that  goeth 
forth. 

6  And  I  said,  What  is  it  ?  And  he  said, 
This  is  an  ephah  that  goeth  forth.  He 
said  moreover,  This  is  their  resemblance 
through  all  the  earth. 

7  And  behold,  there  was  lifted  up  a 
talent  of  lead :  and  this  ti  a  woman  that 
sitteth  in  the  midst  of  the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said,  This  is  wickedness 
And  he  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  ephah  ; 
and  lie  cast  the  weight  of  lead  upon  the 
mouth  thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold,  there  came  out  two  wo- 
men, and  the  wind  was  in  their  wings; 
for  they  had  wings  like  the  wings  of  a 
stork:  and  they  lifted  up  the  ephah  be- 
tween the  earth  and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I  to  the  angel  that  talk- 
ed with  me,  Whither  do  these  bear  the 
ephah  ? 

1 1  And  he  said  unto  me,  To  build  it  a 
house  in  the  land  of  Shinar:  and  it  shall 
be  established,  and  set  there  upon  her 
own  base. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  1  turned,  and  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  came 
four  chariots  out  from  between  two  moun- 
tains ;  and  the  mountains  were  mountains 
of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  were  red  horses  ; 
and  in  the  second  chariot  black  horses ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  white  horses ; 
and  in  the  fourth  chariot  grizzled  and  bay 
horses. 

,  4  Then  I  answered  and  said  unto  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me,  What  are  these, 
my  lord  ? 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  me,  These  are  the  four  spirits  of  the 
heavens,  which  go  forth  from  standing  be- 
fore the  Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

6  The  black  horses  which  are  therein 
go  forth  into  the  north  country ;  and  the 
white  go  forth  after  them  ;  and  the  grizzled 
go  forth  toward   the  south  country. 

7  And  the  bay  went  forth,  and  sought  to 
go  that  they  might  walk  to  and  fro  through 
the  earth-  and  he  said.  Get  you  hence, 
walk   to  and  fro  through  the  earth.     So 


whole  earth  :  for  every  one  that  stealeth  they  walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth, 
shall  be  cut  off  as  on  this  side,  according  to|     8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and  spake 

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Christ  the  Branch, 


CHAP.  VII,  VIII. 


unto  me,  saying,  Behold,  these  that  go  to- 
ward the  north  country  have  quieted  my 
spirit  in  the  north  country. 

9  IF  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity,  even 
of  Heldai,  of  Tobijah,  and  of  Jedaiah, 
which  are  come  from  Babylon,  and  come 
thou  the  same  day,  and  go  into  the-house 
of  Josiah  the  son  of  Zephaniah; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and 
make  crowns,  and  set  them  upon  the  head 


Cause  of  the  captivity, 

8  IF  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speakcth  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saying,  Execute  true  judgment,  and  shew 
mercy  and  compassions  every  man  to  his 
brother: 

10  And  oppress  not  the  widow,  nor  the 
fatherless,  the  stranger,  nor  the  poor;  and 
let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  against  his 
brother  in  your  heart. 

11  But  they  refused  to  hearken,  and 
pulled   away  the  shoulder,  and  stopped 


of  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the  high |  their  ears,  that  they  should  not  hear. 


priest ; 


12  Yea,  they  made  their  hearts  as  an 


12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus  [adamant  stone,  lest  they  should  hear  the 
speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying,  law,  and  the  words  which  the  Lord  of 
Beholdthe  man   whose    name    is    The  j  hosts  hath  sent  in  his  Spirit  by  the  former 

"prophets:  therefore   came  a  great  wrath 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Therefore  it  is  come  to  pass,  that  as 
he  cried,  and  they  would  not  hear;  so  they 
cried,  and  J  would  not  hear,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts: 

14  But  I  scattered  them  with  a  whirl- 
wind among  all  the  nations  whom  they 
knew  not.  Thus  the  land  was  desolate 
after  them,  that  no  man  passed  through  nor 
returned:  for  they  laid  the  pleasant  land 
desolate. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
A  GAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
J.  %    came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  I  was 
jealous  for  Zion  with  great  jealousy,  and  I 
was  jealous  for  her  with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  I  am  returned 
unto  Zion,  and  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem,  and  Jerusalem  shall  be  called, 
A  city  of  truth;  and  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  The  holy  mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  There 
shall  yet  old  men  and  old  women  dwell  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  every  man 
with  his  staff' in  his  hand  for  very  age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  city  shall  be 
full  of  boys  and  girls  playing  in  the  streets 
thereof. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  If  it  be 
marveiious  in  the  eyes  of  the  remnant  ot 
this  people  in  these  days,  should  it  also  be 
marvellous  in  mine  eyes?  saith  the  Lord 


BRANCH  ;  and  he  shall  grow  up  out  of 
his  place,  and  he  shall  build  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  he  shall  bear  the  glory, 
and  shall  sit  and  rule  upon  his  throne  :  and 
he  shall  be  a  priest  upon  his  throne  :  and 
the  counsel  of  peace  shall  be  between 
them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to  Helem, 
and  to  Tobijah,  and  to  Jedaiah,  and  to 
Hen  the  son  of  Zephaniah,  for  a  memorial 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  off  shall  come 
and  build  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sent  me  unto  you.  And  this  shall  come  to 
pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year 
of  king  Darius,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Zechariah  in  the  fourth 
day  of  the  ninth  month,  even  in  Chisleu; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the  house  or 
God,  Sherezer  and  Regem-melech,  andj 
their  men,  to  pray  before  the  Lord, 

3  And  to  speak  unto  the  priests  which 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  to  the  prophets,  saying,  Should  I  weep 
in  the  fifth  month,  separating  myself,  as  1 
have  done  these  so  many  years? 

4  IF  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  unto  me,  saying 


5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the  land,  of  hosts 


and  to  the  priests,  saying,  When  ye  fasted 
and  mourned  in  the  fifth  and  seventh 
month,  even  those  seventy  years,  did  ye 
at  all  fast  unto  me.  even  to  me? 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and  when  ye 
did  drink,  did  not  ye  eat  for  yourselves, 
and  drink/br  yourselves " 


ik/c 

mid 


7  Should  ye  not  hear  the  words  which 


7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  save  my  people  from  the  east 
country,  and  from  the  west  country; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and  they  shall 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  :  and  they 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their 
God,  in  truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  Let 


the  Lord  hath  cried  by  the  former  pro-lyour  hands  be  strong,  ye  that  hear  in  these 
phets  when  Jerusalem  was  inhabited  andj  Says  these  words  by  the  mouth  of  the  pro- 
in  prosperity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round Iphets,  which  mere  in  the  day  that  the 
about  her,  when  wen  inhabited  the  south  foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
and  the  plain?  |was  laid    that  the  temple  might  be  built. 

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Encouraged  to  build  the  temple.    ZECHARIAH. 


10  For  before  these  days  there  was  no 
hire  for  man,  nor  any  hire  for  beast;  nei- 
ther was  there  any  peace  to  him  that  went 
out  or  came  in  because  of  the  affliction: 
for  I  set  all  men  every  one  against  his 
neighbour. 

1 1  But  now  I  will  not  be  unto  the  resi- 
due of  this  people  as  in  the  former  days, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  For  the  seed  shall  be  prosperous; 
the  vine   shall  give   her  fruit,   and  the 

f round  shall  give  her  increase,  and  the 
eavens  shall  give  their  dew  ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  remnant  of  this  people  to  pos- 
sess all  these  things. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  ye 
were  a  curse  among  the  heathen,  O  house 
of  Judah,  and  house  of  Israel ;  so  will  I 
save  you,  and  ye  shall  be  a  blessing  :  fear 
not,  but  let  your  hands  be  strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 
As  I  thought  to  punish  you,  when  your 
fathers  provoked  me  to  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  repented  not : 

15  So  again  have  I  thought  in  these 
days  to  do  well  unto  Jerusalem  and  to  the 
house  of  Judah :  fear  ye  not. 

16  IT  These  are  the  things  that  ye  shall 
do ;  Speak  ye  every  man  the  truth  to  his 
neighbour  ;  execute  the  judgment  of  truth 
and  peace  in  your  gates : 

17  And  let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  in 
your  hearts  against  his  neighbour ;  and 
love  no  false  oath  :  for  all  these  are  things 
that  I  hate,  saith  the  Lord.     , 

18  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  The 
fast  of  the  fourth  month,  and  the  fast  of  the 
fifth,  and  the  fast  of  the  seventh,  and  the 
fast  of  the  tenth,  shall  be  to  the  house  of 
Judah  joy  and  gladness,  and  cheerful 
feasts  ;  therefore  love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts:  It 
shall  3ret  come  to  pass,  that  there  shall 
come  people,  and  the  inhabitants  of  many 
cities : 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one  city  shall 
go  to  another,  saying,  Let  us  go  speedily 
to  pray  before  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts  :   I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea,  many  people  and  strong  nations 
shall  come  to  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts  in 
Jerusalem,  and  to  pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  In 
those  days  it-  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ten 
men  shall  take  hold,  out  ot  all  languages 
of  the  nations,  even  shall  take  hold  of  the 
skirt  of  him  that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We 
will  go  with  you :  for  we  have  heard  that 
God  is  with  you. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
in  the  land  of  Hadrach,  and  Damas 
cus  shall  be  the  rest  thereof:  when  the 


Zion  is  exhorted  to  rejoice. 

eyes  of  man,  as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
shall  be  toward   the  Lord. 

2  And  Hamath  also  shall  border  there- 
by ;  Tyrus  and  Zidon,  though  it  be  very 
wise. 

3  And  Tyru3  did  build  herself  a  strong 
hold,  and  heaped  up  silver  as  the  dust, 
and  fine  gold  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  the  Lord  will  cast  her  out, 
and  he  will  smite  her  power  in  the  sea : 
and  she  shall  be  devoured  with  fire. 

5  Ashkelon  shall  see  it,  and  fear ;  Gaza 
also  shall  see  it,  and  be  very  sorrowful, 
and  Ekron ;  for  her  expectation  shall  be 
ashamed  ;  and  the  king  shall  perish  from 
Gaza,  and  Ashkelon  shall  not  be  inhabited. 

6  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  in  Ashdod, 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  pride  of  the  Philistines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his  blood  out  oi 
his  mouth,  and  his  abominations  from  be- 
tween his  teeth :  but  he  that  remaineth, 
even  he,  shall  be  for  our  God,  and  he  shall 
be  as  a  governor  in  Judah,  and  Ekron  as 
a  Jebusite. 

8  And  I  will  encamp  about  my  house 
because  of  the  army,  because  of  him  that 
passeth  by,  and  because  of  him  that 
returneth  :  and  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more  :  for  now  have  I 
seen  with  mine  eyes. 

9  IF  Rejoice  greatly,  O  daughter  of  Zion : 
shout,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem :  behold, 
thy  King  cometh  unto  thee :  he  is  just,  and 
having  salvation ;  lowly,  and  riding  upon 
an  ass,  and  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  1  will  cut  off  the  chariot  from 
Ephraim,  and  the  horse  from  Jerusalem, 
and  the  battle-bow  shall  be  cut  off:  and 
he  shall  speak  peace  unto  the  heathen : 
and  his  dominion  shall  be  from  sea  even  to 
sea,  and  from  the  river  even  to  the  ends  of 


the  earth. 

1 1  As  for  thee  also,  by  the  blood  of  thy 
covenant  I  have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners 
out  of  the  pit  wherein  is  no  water. 

12  H  Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold,  ye 
prisoners  of  hope  :  even  to-day  do  I  de- 
clare that  I  will  render  double  unto  thee  ; 

13  When  I  have  bent  Judah  for  me, 
filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim,  and  raised 
up  thy  sons,  O  Zion,  against  thy  sons,  O 
Greece,  and  made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 
mighty  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen  over 
them,  and  his  arrow  shall  go  forth  as  the 
lightning :  and  the  Lord  God  shall  blow 
the  trumpet,  and  shall  go  with  whirlwinds 
of  the  south. 

15  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  defend 
them ;  and  they  shall  devour  and  subdue 
with  sling-stones ;  and  they  shall  drink, 
and  make  a  noise  as  through  wine ;  and 
they  shall  be  filled  like  bowls,  and  as  the 
corners  of  the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall  save 

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JudaWs  restoration  foretold.      CHAP. 

them  in  that  day  as  the  flock  of  his  peo- 
ple :  for  they  shall  be  as  the  stones  of  a 
crown,  lifted  up  as  an  ensign  upon  his 
land. 

17  For  how  great  is  his  goodness,  and 
how  great  is  his  beauty  !  corn  shall  make 
the  young  men  cheerful,  and  new  wine 
the  maids. 

CHAP.  X. 

ASK  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  in  the  time 
of  the  latter  rain  ;  so  the  Lord  shall 
make  bright  clouds,  and  give  them  show- 
ers of  rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the 
field. 

2  For  the  idols  have  spoken  vanity,  and 
the  diviners  have  seen  a  lie,  and  have  told 
false  dreams ;  they  comfort  in  vain :  there 
fore  they  went  their  way  as  a  flock,  they 
were  troubled  because  there  was  no  shep 
herd. 

3  Mine  anger  was  kindled  against  the 
shepherds,  and  I  punished  the  goats :  for 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  visited  his  flock 
the  house  of  Judah,  and  hath  made  them 
as  his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 

4  Out  of  him  came  forth  the  corner, 
out  of  him  the  nail,  out  of  him  the  battle 
bow,  out  of  him  every  oppressor  toge 
ther. 

5  IT  And  they  shall  be  as  mighty  men, 
which  tread  down  their  enemies  in  the 
mire  of  the  streets  in  the  battle  :  and  they 
shall  fight,  because  the  Lord  is  with 
them,  and  the  riders  on  horses  shall  be 
confounded. 

6  And  1  will  strengthen  the  house  of 
Judah,  and  I  will  save  the  house  of  Jo 
seph,  and  I  will  bring  them  again  to  place 
them  ;  for  I  have  mercy  upon  them  :  and 
they  shall  be  as  though  I  had  not  cast  them 
off:  for  I  am  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
will  hear  them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be  like  a 
mighty  man,  and  their  heart  shall  rejoice 
as  through  wine  :  yea,  their  children  shall 
see  it,  and  be  glad ;  their  heart  shall  re- 
joice in  the  Lord. 

8  I  will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather  them ; 
for  I  have  redeemed  them  :  and  they  shall 
increase  as  they  have  increased. 

9  And  I  will  sow  them  among  the  peo- 
ple :  and  they  shall  remember  me  in  far 
countries ;  and  they  shall  live  with  their 
children,  and  turn  again. 

10  I  will  bring  them  again  also  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  gather  them  out  of 
Assyria ;  and  I  will  bring  them  into  the 
land  of  Gilead  and  Lebanon  ;  and  place 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

1 1  And  he  shall  pass  through  the  sea 
with  affliction,  and  shall  smite  the  waves 
in  the  sea,  and  all  the  deeps  of  the  river 
shall  dry  up :  and  the  pride  of  Assyria 
shall  be  brought  down,  and  the  sceptre  of 
Egypt  shall  depart  away. 


X,  XI.     The  destruction  of  Jerusalem, 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  walk  up  and  down 
in  his  name,  saith  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  XI. 

OPEN  thy  doors,  O  Lebanon,  that  the 
fire  may  devour.thy  cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir-tree,  for  the  cedar  is  fallen  ; 
because  the  mighty  are  spoiled  :  howl,  O 
ye  oaks  of  Bashan ;  for  the  forest  of  the 
vintage  is  come  down. 

3  i\  There  is  a  voice  of  the  howling  of 
the  shepherds ;  for  their  glory  is  spoiled: 
a  voice  of  the  roaring  of  young  lions ;  for 
the  pride  of  Jordan  is  spoiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God ;  Feed 
the  flock  of  the  slaughter ; 

5  Whose  possessors  slay  them,  and  hold 
themselves  not  guilty:  and  they  that  sell 
them  say,  Blessed  be  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am 
rich :  and  their  own  shepherds  pity  them 
not. 

6  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  lo, 
I  will  deliver  the  men  every  one  into  his 
neighbour's  hand,  and  into  the  hand  of 
his  king:  and  they  shall  smite  the  land, 
and  out  of  their  hand  I  will  not  deliver 
them. 

7  And  I  will  feed  the  flock  of  slaughter, 
even  you,  O  poor  of  the  flock.  And  I 
took  unto  me  two  staves  ;  the  one  I  called 
Beauty,  and  the  other  I  called  Bands ;  and 
I  fed  the  flock. 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I  cut  off  in  one 
month;  and  my  soul  loathed  them,  and 
their  soul  also  abhorred  me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed  you:  that 
that  dieth,  let  it  die ;  and  that  that  is  to 
be  cut  off,  let  it  be  cut  off;  and  let  the 
rest  eat,  every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  TT  And  I  took  my  staff,  even  Beauty, 
and  cut  it  asunder,  that  I  might  break  my 
covenant  which  I  had  made  with  all  the 
people. 

11  And  it  was  broken  in  that  day: 
and  so  the  poor  of  the  flock  that  waited 
upon  me  knew  that  it  was  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

12  And  I  said  unto  them,  If  ye  think- 
good,  give  me  my  price  ;  and  if  not,  for- 
bear. So  they  weighed  for  my  price 
thirty  pieces  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Cast  it 
unto  the  potter:  a  goodly  price  that  I  was 
prized  at  of  them.  And  1  took  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver,  and  cast  them  to  the  pot- 
ter in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asunder  mine  other  staff, 
even  Bands,  that  I  might  break  the  bro- 
therhood between  Judah  and  Israel. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Take 
unto  thee  yet  the  instruments  of  a  foolish 
shepherd. 

16  For  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shepherd  in 
the  land,  which  shall  not  visit  those  that  be 

701 


Of  Judaic  s  restoration. 


ZECHARIAH. 


The  death  of  Clirist. 


cut  off,  neither  shall  seek  the  young  one,j 
nor  heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor  teed  that 
that  standeth  still :  but  he  shall  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  fat,  and  tear  their  claws  in 
pieces. 

17  Wo  to  the  idol  shepherd  that  leaveth 
the  flock  !  the  sword  shall  be  upon  his 
arm,  and  upon  his  right  eye  :  his  arm  shall 
be  clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall 
be  utterly  darkened. 

CHAP.  XII. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
for  Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
stretcheth  forth  the  heavens,  and  layeth  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  formeth  the 
spirit  of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Jerusalem  a  cup 
of  trembling  unto  all  the  people  round 
about,  when  they  shall  be  in  the  siege 
both  against  Judah  and  against  Jerusalem. 

3  T  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  Je- 
rusalem a  burdensome  stone  for  all  peo- 
ple: all  that  burden  themselves  with  it 
shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  though  all  the  people 
of  the  earth  be  gathered  together  against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  1  will 
smite  every  horse  with  astonishment,  and 
his  rider  with  madness :  and  I  will  open 
mine  eyes  upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and 
will  smite  every  horse  of  the  people  with 
blindness. 

5  And  the  governors  of  Judah  shall  say 
in  their  heart,  The  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem shall  he  my  strength  in  the  Lord  of 
hosts  their  God. 

6  IT  In  that  day  will  I  make  the  govern- 
ors of  Judah  like  a  hearth  of  fire  among 
the  wood,  and  like  a  torch  of  fire  in  a 
sheaf;  and  they  shall  devour  all  the  peo- 
ple round  about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be  inhabit- 
ed again  in  her  own  place,  even  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the  tents 
of  Judah  first,  that  the  glory  of  the  house 
of  David  and  the  glory  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem  do  not  magnify  themselves 
against  Judah. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  defend  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ;  and  he  that  is 
feeble  among  them  at  that  day  shall  be  as 
David ;  and  the  house  of  David  shall  be 
as  God,  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  before 
them. 

9  U"  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  I  will  seek  to  destroy  all  the  na- 
tions that  come  against  Jerusalem. 

10  And  I  will  pour  upon  the  house  of 
David,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 


1 1  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a  great 
mourning  in  Jerusalem,  as  the  mourning 
of  Hadadrimmon  in  the  valley  of  Megid- 
don. 

12  And  the  land  shall  mourn,  every  fa; 
mily  apart ;  the  family  of  the  house  of 
David  apart,  and  their  wives  apart ;  the 
family  of  the  house  of  Nathan  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the  house  of  Levi 
aparUand  their  wives  apart ;  the  family  of 
Shimei  apart,  and  their  wives  apart ; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain,  every 
family  apart,  and  their  wives  apart. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

IN  that  day  there  shall  be  a  fountain 
opened  to  the  house  of  David  and  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  for  sin  and 
for  uncleanness. 

2  IF  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I  will 
cut  off  the  names  of  the  idols  out  of  the 
land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  remem- 
bered :  and  also  I  will  cause  the  prophets 
and  the  unclean  spirit  to  pass  out  of  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
any  shall  yet  prophesy,  then  his  father 
and  his  mother  that  begat  him  shall  say 
unto  him,  Thou  shalt  not  live  ;  for  thou 
speakest  lies  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
and  his  father  and  his  mother  that  begat 
him  shall  thrust  him  through  when  he  pro- 
phesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  prophets  shall  be  ashamed  every 
one  of  his  vision,  when  he  hath  prophe- 
sied ;  neither  shall  they  wear  a  rough  gar- 
ment to  deceive : 

5  But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no  prophet,  I 
am  a  husbandman;  for  man  taught  me  to 
keep  cattle  from  my  youth. 

6  And  one  shall  say  unto  him,  What  are 
these  wounds  in  thy  hands  ?  Then  he 
shall  answer,  Those  with  which  I  was 
wounded  in  the  house  of  my  friends. 

7  1F  Awake,  O  sword,  against  my  Shep- 
herd, and  against  the  man  that  is  my  fel- 
low, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  smite  the 
Shepherd,  and  the  sheep  shall  be  scatter- 
ed ;  and  I  will  turn  my  hand  upon  the 
little  ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  all 
the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  two  parts  therein 
shall  be  cut  off  and  die  ;  but  the  third  shall 
be  left  therein. 

9  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part  through 
the  fire,  and  will  refine  them  as  silver  is 
refined,  and  will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried  r 
they  shall  call  on  my  name,  and  I  will 


salem,  the  spirit  of  grace  and  of  suppli- hear  them :  I  will  say,  It  is  my  people: 
cations:  and  they  shall  look  upon  me  whom  {and  they  shall  say,  The  Lord  is  my  God. 


they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall  mourn 
for  him,  as  one  mourneth  for  his  only  son, 
and  shall  be  in  bitterness  for  him,  as  one 
that  is  in  bitterness  for  his  first-born. 


CHAP.  XIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  day  of  the  LoRDCometh, 
and  thy  spoil  shall  be  divided  in  the 
I  midst  of  thee. 

70? 


The  coming  of  Christ,  and 


CHAP.  J. 


the  graces  of  his  kingdom. 


2  For  I  will  gather  all  nations  against  that  have  fought  against  Jerusalem  ;  Their 


Jerusalem  to  battle  ;  and  the  city  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  houses  rifled,  and  the  wo- 
men ravished;  and  half  of  the  city  shall 
go  forth  into  captivity,  and  the  residue  of 
the  people  shall  not  be  cut  off  from  the 
city. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth,  and 
fight  against  those  nations,  as  when  he 
fought  in  the  day  of  battle. 

4  H  And  his  feet  shall  stand  in  that  day 
upon  the  mount  of  Olives,  which  is  be- 
fore Jerusalem  on  the  east,  and  the  mount 
of  Olives  shall  cleave  in  the  midst  thereof 
toward  the  east  and  toward  the  west, 
and  there  shall  be  a  very  great  valley ; 
and  half  of  the  mountain  shall  remove  to- 
ward the  north,  and  half  of  it  toward 
the  south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley  of  the 
mountains  ;  for  the  valley  of  the  mountains 
shall  reach  unto  Azal:  yea,  ye  shall  flee 
like  as  ye  fled  from  before  the  earthquake 
in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  :  and 
the  Lord  my  God  shall  come,  and  all  the 
saints  with  thee. 

6  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  light  shall  not  be  clear,  nor  dark  : 

7  But,it  shall  be  one  day  which  shall  be 
known  to  the  Lord,  not  day,  nor  night : 
but  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  at  evening 
time  it  shall  be  light. 

3  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that  living 
waters  shall  go  out  from  Jerusalem  ;  half 
of  them  toward  the  former  sea,  and  half 
of  them  toward  the  hinder  sea :  in  sum- 
mer and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9  And  the  Lord  shall  be  King  over  all 
the  earth  :  in  that  day  shall  there  be  one 
Lord,  and  his  name  one. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  turned  as  a 
plain  from  Geba  to  Rimmon,  south  of  Je- 
rusalem :  and  it  shall  be  lifted  up,  and  in- 
habited in  her  place,  from  Benjamin's 
gate  unto  the  place  of  the  first  gate,  unto 
the  corner-gate,  and  from  the  tower  of 
Hananeel  unto  the  king's  wine-presses. 

1 1  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it,  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  utter  destruction;  but 
Jerusalem  shall  be  safely  inhabited. 

1 2  IT  And  this  shall  be  the  plague  where- 
with the  Lord  will  smite  all  the  people 


flesh  shall  consume  away  while  they  stand 
upon  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall  con- 
sume away  in  their  holes,  and  their  tongue 
shall  consume  away  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  a  great  tumult  from  the  Lord  shall  be 
among  them;  and  they  shall  lay  hold 
every  one  on  the  hand  of  his  neighbour, 
and  his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the  hand 
of  his  neighbour. 

14  And  Judah  also  shall  fight  at  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  the  wealth  of  all  the  heathen 
round  about  shall  be  gathered  together, 
gold,  and  silver,  and  apparel,  in  great 
abundance. 

15  And  so  shall  be  the  plague  of  the 
horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the  camel,  and  of 
the  ass,  and  of  all  the  beasts  that  shall  be 
in  these  tents,  as  this  plague. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  of  all  the  nations  which 
came  against  Jerusalem, shall  even  go  up 
from  year  to  year  to  worship  the  King, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the  feast  of 
tabernacles. 

17  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso  will  not 
come  up  of  all  the  families  of  the  earth 
unto  Jerusalem  to  worship  the  King,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be 
no  rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go  not 
up,    and  come  not,   that  have  no  rain 
there  shall  be  the  plague,  wherewith  the 
Lord  will  smite  the  heathen  that  come  not 
up  to  keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  punishment  of 
Egypt,  and  the  punishment  of  all  nations 
that  come  not  up  to  keep  the  feast  of 
tabernacles. 

20  IF  In  that  day  shall  there  be  upon  the 
bells  of  the  horses,  HOLINESS  UNTO 
THE  LORD ;  and  the  pots  in  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the 
altar. 

21  Yea,  every  pot  in  Jerusalem  and  in 
Judah  shall  be  holiness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts:  and  all  they  that  sacrifice  shall 
come  and  take  of  them,  and  seethe  there- 
in :  and  in  that  day  there  shall  be  no  more^ 
the  Canaanite  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 


H  MALACHL 


CHAP.  I. 

rllE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
to  Israel  by  Malachi. 
have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord- 


tains  and  his  heritage  waste  for  the  dragons 
of  the  wilderness. 

4  AVhereas  Edom  saith,  We   are  im- 
poverished, but  we  will  return  and  build 


Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  hast  thou  loved  us  ?  the  desolate  places;  thus  saith  the  Lord 

Was  not  Esau  Jacob's  brother?  saith  the  of  hosts,  They  shall  build,  hut  I  will  throw 

Lord  :  yet  I  loved  Jacob,  down  ;    and  they  shall   call   them,   The 

3  And  I  hated  Esau,  and  laid  his  moun-  border  of  wickedness,  and,  The  people 

703 


Ofirreligion  and  profaneness.        MALACH1.     Tlie  priests  and  people  reproved. 

against  whom  the  Lord  hath  indignation  |     3  Behold,  I  will  corrupt  jour  seed,  and 
for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and  ye  shall 
say,  The  Lord  will  be  magnified  from  the 
border  of  Israel. 

6  1T  A  son  honoureth  his  father,  and  a 
servant  his  master :  if  then  I  be  a  father, 
where  is  my  honour?  and  if  I  be  a  mas- 
ter, where  is  my  fear?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  unto  you,  O  priests,  that  despise  my 
name.  And  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we 
despised  thy  name? 

7  Ye  offer  polluted  bread  upon  mine 
altar;  and  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  pol- 
luted thee?  In  that  ye  say.  The  table  of 
the  Lord  is  contemptible. 

8  And  if  ye  offer  the  blind  for  sacrifice, 
is  it  not  evil?  and  if  ye  offer  the  lame  and 
sick,  is  it  not  evil?  offer  it  now  unto  thy 
governor;  will  he  be  pleased  with  thee, 
or  accept  thy  person?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

9  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech  God 
that  he  will  be  gracious  unto  us :  this  hath 
been  by  your  means:  will  he  regard  your 


persons?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  Who  is  there  even  among  you  that 
would  shut  the  doors  for  nought?  neither 
do  ye  kindle^re  on  mine  altar  for  nought. 
I  have  no  pleasure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  neither  will  I  accept  an  offering 
at  your  hand. 

1 1  For,  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  even 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same,my  name 
shall  be  great  among  the  Gentiles ;  and  in 
every  place  incense  shall  bv  offered  unto 
my  name,  and  a  pure  offering:  for  my 
name  shall  be  great  among  the  heathen, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  TF  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in  that 
ye  say,  The  table  of  the  Lord  is  polluted: 
and  the  fruit  thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  con- 
temptible. 

13  Ye  said  also,  Behold,  what  a  weari- 
ness is  it!  and  ye  have  snuffed  at  it,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts;  and  ye  brought  that 
•which  was  torn,  and  the  lame,  and  the 
sick;  thus  ye  brought  an  offering:  should 
I  accept  this  of  your  hand?  saith  the 
Lord. 

1 4  But  cursed  be  the  deceiver,  which 
hath  in  his  flock  a  male,  and  voweth,  and 
sacrificeth  unto  the  Lord  a  corrupt  thing 
for  I  am  a  great  King,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful  among  the 
heathen. 

CHAP.  II 

AND  now,  O  ye  priests,  this  command- 
ment is  for  you. 
2  If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not 
lay  it  to  heart,  to  give  glory  unto  my  name, 
saith  the  Lord  ofhosts,  I  will  even  send  a 
curse  upon  you,  and  1  will  curse  your 
blessings;  yea,  I  have  cursed  them  alrea 
dy,  because  ye  do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 


spread  dung  upon  your  faces,  even  the 
dung  of  your  solemn  feasts;  and  one  shall 
take  you  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have  sent 
this  commandment  unto  you,  that  my 
covenant  might  be  with  Levi,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

5  My  covenant  was  with  him  of  life  and 
peace ;  and  I  gave  them  to  him  for  the 
fear  wherewith  he  feared  me,  and  was 
afraid  before  my  name, 

6  The  law  of  truth  was  in  his  mouth, 
and  iniquity  was  not  found  in  his  lips:  he 
walked  with  me  in  peace  and  equity,  and 
did  turn  many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  For  the  priest's  lips  should  keep 
knowledge,  and  they  should  seek  the  law 
at  his  mouth :  for  he  is  the  messenger  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the  way; 
ye  have  caused  many  to  stumble  at  the 
law;  ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant  of 
Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  Therefore  have  I  also  made  you  con- 
temptible and  base  before  all  the  people, 
according  as  ye  have  not  kept  my  ways, 
but  have  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  Have  we  not  ail  one  father?  hath  not 
one  God  created  us?  why  do  we  deal 
treacherously  every  man  against  his  bro- 
ther, by  profaning  the  covenant  of  our 
fathers? 

11  IT  Judah  hath  dealt  treacherously, 
and  an  abomination  is  committed  in  Israel 
and  in  Jerusalem ;  for  Judah  hath  pro- 
faned the  holiness  of  the  Lord  which  he 
loved,  and  hath  married  the  daughter  of  a 
strange  god. 

12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  the  man  that 
doeth  this,  the  master  and  the  scholar,  out 
of  the  tabernacles  of  Jacob,  and  him  that 
offereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  ofhosts. 

13  And  this  have  ye  done  again,  cover- 
ing the  altar  of  the  Lord  with  tears,  with 
weeping,  and  with  crying  out,  insomuch 
that  he  regardeth  not  the  offering  any 
more,  or  receiveth  it  with  good  will  at  your 
hand. 

14  IF  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore?  Because 
the  Lord  hath  been  witness  between  thee 
and  the  wife  of  thy  youth,  against  whom 
thou  hast  dealt  treacherously :  yet  it  she 
thy  companion,  and  the  wife  of  thy  cove- 
nant. 

15  And  did  not  he  make  one?  Yet  had 
he  the  residue  of  the  Spirit.  And  where- 
fore one?  That  he  might  seek  a  godly 
seed.  Therefore  take  heed  to  your  spirit, 
and  let  none  deal  treacherously  against  the 
wife  of  his  youth. 

16  For  the  Lord,- the  God  of  Israel, 
saith,  that  he  hateth  putting  away:  for  one 
covereth  violence  with  his  garment,  saith 
the  Lord  ofhosts:  therefore  take  heed  to 

704 


Majesty  and  grace  of  Christ.     CHAP.  Ill,  l1 


Elijah's  coming  and  office. 


yourspirit,  that  ye  deal  not  treacherously,  vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in  the 
17  %  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  field, s 


Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  have 
we  wearied  him?   When  ye  say,  Every  Jed 


your  words. 


one  that  doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in  them;  or, 
Where  is  the  God  of  judgment? 
CHAP.  HI. 

BEHOLD,  I  will  send  my  messenger, 
and  he  shall  prepare  the  way  before 
me:  and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall 
suddenly  come  to  his  temple,  even  the 
messenger  of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  de- 
light in:  behold,  he  shall  come,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of  his 
coming?  and  who  shall  stand  when  he  ap- 

f)eareth?  for  he  is  like  a  refiner's  fire,  and 
ike  fullers'  soap. 

3  And  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner  and  puri- 
fier of  silver:  and  he  shall  purify  the  sons 
of  Levi,  and  purge  them  as  gold  and  sil- 
ver, that  they  may  offer  unto  the  Lord  an 
offering  in  righteousness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offering  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  be  pleasant  unto  the  Lord,  as 
in  the  days  of  old,  and  as  in  former  years. 

5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you  to  judg- 
ment: and  I  will  be  a  swift  witness  against 
the  sorcerers,  and  against  the  adulterers, 
and  against  false  swearers,  and  against 
those  that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his 
wages,  the  widow,  and  the  fatherless,  and 
that  turn  aside  the  stranger  from  his 
right,  and  fear  not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

6  For  I  am  the  Lord,  I  change  not; 
therefore  ye  sons  of  Jacob  are  not  con 
sumed. 

7  IF  Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers 
ye  are  gone  a>,dy  from  mine  ordinances, 
and  KVe  not  kept  them.  Return  unto  me, 
and  I  will  return  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  But  ye  said,  Wherein  shall  we 
return? 

8  IF  Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  Yet  ye  have 
robbed  me.  But  ye  say,  Wherein  have 
we  robbed  thee  ?     In  tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse :  for  ye 
have  robbed  me,  even  this  whole  nation. 

10  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  store- 
house, that  there  may  be  meat  in  my 
house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith 
the  Lord  oi  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you 
the  windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out 
a  blessing,  that  there  shall  not  be  room 
enough  to  receive  it. 

1 1  And  I  will  rebuke  the  devourer  for 
your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not  destroy  the 
fruits  of  your  ground;  neither  shall  your 


aith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you  bless- 
:  for  ye  shall  be  a  delightsome  land 

saith  the  Lord  of  hqsts. 

13  IF  Your  words  have  been  stout 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  say, 
What  have  we  spoken  so  much  against 
thee? 

14  Ye  have  said,  It  is  vain  to  serve 
God :  and  what  profit  is  it  that  we  have 
kept  his  ordinance,  and  that  we  have 
walked  mournfully  before  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ? 

15  And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy ; 
yea,  they  that  work  wickedness  are  set 
up  :  yea,  they  that  tempt  God  are  even  de- 
livered. 

16  IF  Then  they  that  feared  the  Lord 
spake  often  one  to  another :  and  the  Lord 
hearkened,  and  heard  it:  and  a  book  of 
remembrance  was  written  before  him  for 
them  that  feared  the  Lord,  and  that 
thought  upon  his  name. 

17  And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  in  that  day  when  I  make 
up  my  jewels ;  and  I  will  spare  them,  as 
a  man  spareth  his  own  son  that  servetb 
him. 

18  Then  shall  ye  return  and  discern 
between  the  righteous  and  the  wicked, 
between  him  that  serveth  God  and  him 
that  serveth  him  not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FOR  behold,  the  day  cometh,  that  shall 
burn  as  an  oven  ;  and  all  the  proud, 
yea,  and  all  that  do  wickedly,  shall  be 
stubble  :  and  the  day  that  cometh  shall 
burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  it  shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor 
branch. 

2  TF  But  unto  you  that  fear  my  name, 
shall  the  Sun  of  righteousness  arise  with 
healing  in  his  wings;  and  ye  shall  go 
forth,  and  grow  up  as  calves  of  the  stall. 

3  And  ye  shall  tread  down  the  wicked; 
for  they  shall  be  ashes  under  the  soles  of 
your  feet  in  the  day  that  I  shall  do  this, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  IF  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Moses  my 
servant,  which  I  commanded  unto  him  in 
Horeb  for  all  Israel,  with  the  statutes  and 
judgments. 

5  IF  Behold,  I  will  send  you  Elijah  the 
prophet  before  the  coming  of  the  great 
and  dreadful  day  of  the  Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of  the  fa- 
thers to  the  children,  and  the  heart  of  the 
children  to  their  fathers,  lest  I  come  and 
smite  the  earth  with  a  curse. 

705 


THE  END  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


45 


A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURE  MEASURES. 


Measures  of  Length. 

A  Cubit, 

A  Span, 

A  Hand's  breadth, 

A  Finger, 

A  Fathom, 

Ezekiel's  Reed, 

TheMeasuringLine, 


Sabbath-day's  journ. 
The  Eastern  Mile, 
Stadium  or  Furlong. 
Day's  Journey, 


half  cub, 

6th 

24th 

4 

6 

80 


2000 

4000 

400 

96000 


£ 

5" 

1 

9 

0 

10 

0 

3 

0 

0 

7 

3 

10 

11 

145 

11 

¥ 

CI 

OJ 

Co 

<*0 

729 

1 

403 

0 

145 

33 

172 

888 
944 
648 
912 
552 
328 
040 


3 
1 

4,6 
4 


Note,  5 feet—  1  pace.    1056paces=  1  mile. 


Measures  of  Liquids. 


The  Homer  or  Cor, 

The  Bath, 

The  Hin, 

The  Log, 

The  Firkin  {Metretes) 

Note,  29  solid  inches 
=  a  Pint,  nearly. 

Measures  of  things  dry, 

The  Homer, 

The  Lethech, 

The  Ephah, 

The  Seah, 

The  Omer, 

IThe  Cab, 


1 

0 

s 

i 

8 

Sol. 

75 

5 

In. 
7,6 

lOthhom. 

7 

4 

15,2 

60th 

1 

2 

2,5 

120th 

0  0 

24,3 

0 

7 

4,9 

bo 

■-o 

M 

8   |<* 

oS    1  C4 

» 

J*" 

8 

00 

0 

to 

1,6 

halfhom. 

4 

0 

0,8 

10th 

0 

3 

3,4 

30th 

0 

1 

1,1 

100th 

0 

0 

5,1 

180th 

0 

0 

2,9 

WEIGHTS. 


A  Shekel, 
The  Maneh, 
A  Talent, 

MONEY. 
A  Shekel, 
The  Bekah, 
The  Zuza, 
The  Gerah, 
Maneh  orMina. 
A  Talent, 


A  TABLE  OF  WEIGHTS  AND  MONEY. 


60  Shek. 
3000 


halfShek. 

4th 

20th 

50 
3000 


0 

2 

113 


10 


0 
0 
0 
'0 
5 
341 


2,6 
10,3 
10,3 


D. 

3,3 
1,7 
6,8 
1,4 
10 
4,3 


MONEY. 

A  Shekel  of  Gold, 
A  Talent  of  Gold, 
GoldenDaric  orDram, 


Piece  of  Silv.  (Drac. 
Trib.Mon.  {Didrac. 
Piece  of  Silv.  (Stater 
Pound  (Mina) 
Penny  (Denarius) 
Farthing  {Assarium) 
Farthing  {Quadrant) 
Mite, 


L. 

1 

S. 

16 

D. 
5,1 

5464 

5 

8,6 

1 

1 

10,3 

S. 

D. 

F. 

0 

7 

3 

2  Drach. 

1 

3 

2 

4 

2 

7 

0 

100 

64 

7 

0 

0 

7 

3 

20thDen. 

0 

0 

1,5 

40th 

0 

0 

0,8 

80th 

0 

0 

0,4 

Note. — Silver  is  here  reckoned  at  5s.  sterling.    Gold  at  41.  per  oz. 


1  Nisan,  or  J  March 

Abib       \  April. 

2  Ijar,  or    <  April 

Zif         \  May. 


3  Sivan 


IMay 
\  June. 


4ThamuZ{^ 


Days  of  the  Week. 
1  st  day  of  the  week ,  Sunday. 


A  TABLE  OF  TIME 
5Ab 

6Elul 


7  Tisri,  or 
Ethanim 


July 
August. 

5  August 
I  September. 

$  September 
)  October. 


8  Marchesvan,  {  October 
or  Bui         ( November. 

13  Veadar,  intercalary. 


2d  day, 
3d  day, 
4th  day, 
5th  day, 
6  th  day, 
7th,  or  Sabbath, 


Monday. 

Tuesday. 

Wednesday. 

Thursday. 

Friday. 

Saturday. 


Hours  of  the  Day. 

The  day,  reckoning 
from  sunrise,  ana 
the  night  from  sun- 
set,were  each  divi- 
ded into  1 2  equal 
parts,  called,  The 
1st,  2d,  3d,  4th, 
&c.  Hours. 


9  Chisleu 
10  Tebeth 
UShebat 
12  Adar 


(  November 
\  December 

(  December 
{ January. 

f  January 
\  February. 

5  February 
(  March. 


Watches. 
The  1st  watch,  from  sunset  to 

the  3d  hour  of  the  night. 
The  2d,  or  middle  watch,  from 

the  3d  hour  to  the  6th. 
The  3d  watch,  or  cock-crowing, 

from  the  6th  to  the  9th. 
The  4th, or  morning  watch,yr07fl 

the  9th  hour  to  sunrise. 


THE 


NEW  TESTAMENT 


OF  OUR 


LORD  AND   SAVIOUR 

JESUS    CHRIST 


TRANSLATED  OUT  OF 


THE  ORIGINAL  GREEK; 


AND  WITH  THE 


FORMER  TRANSLATIONS  DILIGENTLY  COMPARED  AND  REVISED 


STEREOTYPE  EDITION. 


NEW-YORK : 

STEREOTYPED  BY  E.  AND  J.  WHITE, 

FOR  "  THE  AMERICAN  BIBLE  SOCIETY. 
1829. 


I  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  MATTHEW. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesu 
Christ,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of 
Abraham. 

2  Abraham  begat  Isaac ;  and  Isaac  be 
gat  Jacob ;  and  Jacob  begat  Judas  and  his 
brethren ; 

3  And  Judas  begat  Phares  and  Zara  of 
Thamar ;  and  Phares  begat  Esrom ;  and 
Esrom  begat  Aram ; 

4  And  Aram  begat  Aminadab ;  and 
Aminadab  begat  Naasson;  and  Naasson 
begat  Salmon ; 

5  And  Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rachab 
and  Booz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth;  and  Obed 
begat  Jesse  ; 

6  And  Jesse  begat  David  the  king ;  and 
David  the  king  begat  Solomon  of  her  that 
had  been  the  wife  of  Urias  ; 

7  And  Solomon  begat  Roboam;  and 
Roboam  begat  Abia  ;  and  Abia  begat  Asa 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat ;  and  Josa 
phat  begat  Joram ;  and  Joram  begat  Ozias  ; 

9  And  Ozias  begat  Joatham  ;  and  Joa 
tham    begat    Achaz ;    and  Achaz   begat 
Ezekias ; 

10  And  Ezekias  begat  Manasses ;  and 
Manasses  begat  Amon ;  and  Amon  begat 
Josias ; 

1 1  And  Josias  begat  Jechonias  and  his 
brethren,  about  the  time  they  were  carried 
away  to  Babylon  : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought  to  Ba- 
bylon, Jechonias  begat  Salathiel  ;  and  Sa- 
lathiel  begat  Zorobabel ; 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud;  and 
Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and  Eliakim  begat 
Azor  ; 

14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and  Sadoc 
begat  Achim ;  and  Achim  begat  Eliud ; 

15  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar ;  and  Ele- 
azar  begat  Matthan  ;  and  Matthan  begat 
Jacob ; 

16  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the  husband 
of  Mary,  of  whom  was  born  Jesus,  who 
is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from  Abraham 
to  David  are  fourteen  generations ;  and 
from  David  until  the  carrying  away  into 
Babylon  are  fourteen  generations  ;  and 
from  the  carrying  away  into  Babylon  unto 
Christ  are  fourteen  generations 

18  1[  Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was 
on  this  wise  :  When  as  his  mother  Mary 
was  espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came 
together,  she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband,  being  a 
just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make  her  a 
public  example,  was  minded  to  put  her 
away  privily. 


20  But  while  he  thought  on  these  things, 
behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  to 
him  in  a  dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee  Mary 
thy  wife  :  for  that  which  is  conceived  in 
her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and 
thou  shalt  call  his  name  JESUS :  for  he 
shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord 
by  the  prophet,  saying, 

23  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with  child, 
and  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall 
call  his  name  Emmanuel,  which  being  in- 
terpreted is,  God  with  us. 

24  Then  Joseph,  being  raised  from 
sleep,  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  had 
bidden  him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife  : 

25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had 
brought  forth  her  first-born  son :  and  he 
called  his  name  JESUS. 

CHAP.  II. 

NOW  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethle- 
hem of  Judea  in  the  days  of  Herod 
the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men 
from  the  east  to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saying,  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King 
of  the  Jews?  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in 
the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship  him. 

3  When  Herod  the  king  had  heard  these 
things,  he  was  troubled,  and  all  Jerusalem 
with  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people  to- 
gether, he  demanded  of  them  where  Christ 
should  be  born. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethlehem 
of  Judea:  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the 
prophet, 

6  And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of 
Juda,  art  not  the  least  among  the  princes 
of  Juda  :  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Go- 
vernor, that  shall  rule  my  people  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  privily 
called  the  wise  men,  inquired  of  them  dili- 
gently what  time  the  star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and 
said,  Go,  and  search  diligently  for  the 
young  child;  and  when  ye  have  found 
him,  bring  me  word  again,  that  I  may 
come  and  worship  him  also. 

9  When  they  had  heard  the  king,  they 
departed ;  and lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw 
in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came 
and  stood  over  where  the  young  child  was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  re- 
joiced with  exceeding  great  joy. 

1 1  H  And  when  they  were  come  into 
the  bouse,  they  saw  the  voung  child  with 
Mary  his  mother,  and  fell  down,  and  wor- 

3 


Christ  is  brought  out  of  Egypt.  S.  MATTHEW.      Christ  is  baptized  in  Jordan, 

shipped  him :  and  when  they  had  opened 
their  treasures,  they  presented  unto  him 
gifts ;  gold,  and  frankincense,  and  myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  in  a 
dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  He- 
rod, they  departed  into  their  own  country 
another  way. 

13  And  when  they  were  departed,  be- 
hold, the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  to 
Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise,  and 
take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
flee  into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I 
bring  thee  word  :  for  Herod  will  seek  the 
young  child  to  destroy  him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  depart- 
ed into  Egypt : 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death  of  He- 
rod :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  say- 
ing, Out  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my  Son. 

16  IT  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceed- 
ing wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the 
children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in 
all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old 
and  under,  according  to  the  time  which  he 
had  diligently  inquired  of  the  wise  men. 

17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was 


spoken  by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  In  Kama  was  there  a  voice  heard,  la- 
mentation, and  weeping,  and  great  mourn- 
ing, Rachel  weeping^or  her  children,  and 
would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are 
not. 

19  If  But,  when  Herod  was  dead,  be- 
hold, an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  in  a 
dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt, 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land 
of  Israel :  for  they  are  dead  which  sought 
the  young  child's  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the 
land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus 
did  reign  in  Judea  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither :  not 
withstanding,  being  warned  of  God  in  a 
dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of 
Galilee : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city 
called  Nazareth  :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophets,  He 
shall  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

CHAP.  III. 

IN   those  days  came  John  the  Baptist, 
preaching  in  the  wilderness  of  Judea, 

2  And  saying,  Repent  ye;  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by 
the  prophet  Esaias,  saying,  The  voice  of 
one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Prepare  ye 
the  way  ofthe  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

4  And  the  same  John  had  his  raiment 


of  camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern  girdle 
about  his  loins  ;  and  his  meat  was  locusts 
and  wild  honey. 

5  Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusalem,  and 
all  Judea,  and  all  the  region  round  about 
Jordan, 

6  And  were  baptized  ol  him  in  Jordan, 
confessing  their  sins. 

7  IT  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pha- 
risees and  Sadducees  come  to  his  baptism, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  generation  of  vipers, 
who  hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  foi 
repentance : 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within  your- 
selves, We  have  Abraham  to  our  father : 
for  I  say  unto  you,  that  God  is  able  of  these 
stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

10  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees  :  therefore  every  tree 
which  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is 
hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

Ill  indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto 
repentance  :  but  he  that  cometh  after  me 
is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not 
worthy  to  bear :  he  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  fire  : 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will 
thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  gather  his 
wheat  into  the  garner ;  but  he  will  burn 
up  the  chaff  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  IT  Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to 
Jordan  unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him. 

14  But  John  forbade  him, saying,  I  have 
need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comes t 
thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him, 
Suffer  it  to  be  so  now  :  for  thus  it  becometh 
us  to  fulfil  all  righteousness.  Then  he 
suffered  him. 

16  And  Jesus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  out  of  the  water:  and 
lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  unto  him, 
and  he  saw  the  Spirit  of  God  descending 
like  a  dove,  and  lighting  upon  him : 

17  And  lo,  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

CHAP.  IV. 
Pl^HEN  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit 
_l     into  the  wilderness  to  be  tempted  of 
the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days  and 
forty  nights,  he  was  afterwards  a  hungered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to  him, 
he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  com- 
mand that  these  stones  be  made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  writ- 
ten, Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but 
by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  the 
holy  city,  and  setteth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of 

I  the"  temple, 

4 


Christ  tempted  by  the  devil. 

6  And  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son 
of  God,  cast  thyself  down,  for  it  is  written, 
He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning 
thee :  and  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot 
against  a  stone. 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  written  again, 
Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into 
an  exceeding  high  mountain,  andsheweth 
him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the 
glory  of  them, 

9  And  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 
worship  me. 

10  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  Get  thee 
hence,  Satan :  for  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt 
worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only 
shalt  thou  serve. 

1 1  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him,  and  be 
hold,  angels  came  and  ministered  unto  him 

12  IT  Now,  when  Jesus  had  heard  that 
John  was  cast  into  prison,  he  departed  into 
Galilee; 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and 
dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  upon  the 
sea-coast,  in  the  borders  of  Zabulon  and 
Nephthalim  ; 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

15  The  land  of  Zabulon,  and  the  land 
of  Nephthalim,  by  the  way  of  the  sea,  be- 
yond Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  Gentiles : 

16  The  people  which  sat  in  darkness, 
saw  great  light ;  and  to  them  which  sat  in 
the  region  and  shadow  of  death,  light  is 
sprung  up. 

17  IF  From  that  time  Jesus  began  to 
preach,  and  to  say,  Repent;  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

18  IF  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the  sea  of 
Galilee,  saw  two  brethren,  Simon  called 
Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  casting  a 
net  into  the  sea ;  for  they  were  fishers. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Follow  me, 
and  I  will  make  you  fishers  of  men. 

20  And  they  straightway  left  their  nets, 
and  followed  him. 

21  And  going  on  from  thence,  he  saw 
other  two  brethren,  James  the  son  of  Zebe- 
dee,  and  John  his  brother,  in  a  ship  with 
Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their  nets  : 
and  he  called  them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left  the  ship, 
and  their  father,  and  followed  him. 

23  1[  And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preach- 
ing the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing 
all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all  manner  of 
disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  throughout  all 
Syria:  and  they  brought  unto  him  all  sick 
people  that  were  taken  with  divers  dis- 
eases and  torments,  and  those  which  were 
possessed  with  devils,  and  those  which 


CHAP.  V.         OirisVs  sermon  en  the  mount. 


were  lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the  palsy; 
and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great  mul- 
titudes of  people  from  Galilee,  and  from 
Decapolis,  andyrom  Jerusalem,  and.  from 
Judea,  and  from  beyond  Jordan. 
CHAP.  y. 

AND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up 
into  a  mountain :  and  when  he  was 
set,  his  disciples  came  unto  him. 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught 
them,  saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  ior 
theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn :  for  they 
shall  be  comforted. 

5  Blessed  are  the  meek :  for  they  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 

6  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and 
thirst  after  righteousness :  for  they  shall  be 
filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful:  for  they 
shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they 
shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peace-makers:  for 
they  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God. 

10  Blessed  are  they  which  are  perse- 
cuted for  righteousness'  sake:  for  theirs  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

1 1  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  revile 
you,  and  persecute  you,  and  shall  say  all 
manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  for  my 
sake. 

12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad:  for 
great  is  your  reward  in  heaven :  for  so 
persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were 
before  you. 

13  if  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth :  but  ii 
the  salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  salted  ?  it  is  thenceforth  good 
for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be 
trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

14  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A 
city  that  is  set  on  a  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

1 5  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  andput 
it  under  a  bushel ,  but  on  a  candlestick :  and 
it  giveth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the  house. 

16  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and 
glorify  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

17  IF  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  de- 
stroy the  law,  or  the  prophets :  I  am  net 
come  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil. 

1 8  For  verily,I  say  unto  you,  Till  heaven 
and  earth  pass,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in 
no  wise  pass  from  the  law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

19  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one 
of  these  least  commandments,  and  shall 
teach  men  so,  he  shall  be  called  the  least  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven :  but  whosoever 
shall  do,  and  teach  then>,  the  same  shall  be 
called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your 
righteousness  shall  exceed  the  righteousness 


The  law  expounded. 


S.  MATTHEW. 


Of  alms  and  prayer. 


of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no 
case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

21  IF  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by 
them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  kill;  and 
whosoever  shall  kill,  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  judgment: 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
is  angry  with  his  brother  without  a  cause, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment:  and 
whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council :  but  who- 
soever shall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in 
danger  of  hell-fire. 

23  Therefore/if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the 
altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy 
brother  hath  aught  against  thee, 

24  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar, 
and  go  thy  way  ;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy 
brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

25  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly, 
while  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him  ;  lest 
at  any  time  the  adversary  deliver  thee  to 
the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to 
the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

26  Verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt 
by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou  hast 
paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

27  IF  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by 
them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her,  hath 
committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his 
heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is 
profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

3C  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee,  cut 
it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is  profit- 
able for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  Whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a 
writing  of  divorcement: 

32  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause 
of  fornication,  causeth  her  to  commit  adul- 
tery :  and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  that 
is  divorced,  committeth  adultery. 

33  H  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt 
not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto 
the  Lord  thine  oaths : 

34  But  1  say  unto  you,  Swear  not  at  all: 
neither  by  heaven;  for  it  is  God's  throne  : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth  ;  for  it  is  his  foot-| 
stool :  neither  by  Jerusalem ;  for  it  is  the 
city  of  the  great  King : 

36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  b;  .hy  head, 
because  thou  canst  not  make  one  hair 
white  or  black. 


yea;  Nay,  nay :  for  whatsoever  is  more 
than  these  cometh  of  evil. 

38  IF  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said,  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a 
tooth. 

39  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  ye  resist  not 
evil:  but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on  thy 
right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the 
law,  and  take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have 
thy  cloak  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to 
go  a  mile,  go  with  him  twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and 
from  him  that  would  borrow  of  thee,  turn 
not  thou  away. 

43  IF  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and 
hate  thine  enemy : 

44  But  I  say  unto  you,  Love  your  ene- 
mies, bless  them  that  curse  you,  do  good  to 
them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them  which 
despitefully  use  you,  and  persecute  you  ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  :  for  he  maketh 
his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the 
unjust. 

46  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  reward  have  ye?  do  not  even  the 
publicans  the  same? 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  onry, 
what  do  ye  more  than  others?  do  not  even 
the  publicans  so? 

48  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  even  as  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  is  perfect. 

CHAP.  VI. 

TAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms 
before  men,  to  be  seen  of  them: 
otherwise  ye  have  no  reward  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

2  Therefore,  when  thou  doest  thine  alms, 
do  not  sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the 
hypocrites  do,  in  the  synagogues,  and  in 
the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory  oi 
men.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you, They  have 
their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy 
left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth ; 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret : 
and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret,  him- 
self shall  reward  thee  openly. 

5  IF  And  when  thou  prayest,  thou  shalt 
not  be  as  the  hypocrites  are:  for  they  love 
to  pray  standing  in  the  synagogues,  and  in 
the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  they  may 
be  seen  of  men.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
They  have  their  reward. 

6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter 
into  thy  closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut 
thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in 
secret;  and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in 
secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repe- 


37  But  let  your  communication  be,  Yea,  Ititions,  as  the  heathen  do:  for  they  think 

6 


Of  fasting  and  worldly  care.        CHAP.  VII. 


that  they  shall  be  heard  for  their  much 
speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them : 
for  your  Father  knoweth  what  things  ye 
have  need  of  before  ye  ask  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye  : 
Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed 
be  thy  name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be 
done  in  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

1 1  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  for- 
give our  debtors. 

13  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but 
deliver  us  from  evil.  For  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever.     Amen. 

14  For,  if  ye  forgive  men  their  tres- 
passes, your  heavenly  Father  will  also  for- 
give you : 

15  But, if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  tres- 
passes, neither  will  your  Father  forgive 
your  trespasses. 

16  If  Moreover,  when  ye  fast,  be  not  as 
the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad  countenance  :  for 
they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may 
appear  unto  men  to  fast.  Verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint 
thy     head,  and  wash  thy  face  ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men,  to 
fast,  but  unto  thy  Father,  which  is  in  se- 
cret :  and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  se- 
cret, shall  reward  thee  openly. 

1 9  TT  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures 
upon  earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth  cor- 
rupt, and  where  thieves  break  through  and 
steal: 

20  But  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures 
in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust 
doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not 
break  through  nor  steal. 

21  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there 
will  your  heart  be  also. 

22  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  :  if 
therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  light. 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If  there- 
fore the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness, 
how  great  is  that  darkness  ! 

24  IT  No  man  can  serve  two  masters  : 
for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the 
other  ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no 
thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or 
what  ye  shall  drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more 
than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment? 

26  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air :  for  they 
sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather 
into  barns ;  yet  your  heavenly  Father  feed- 
eththem.  Are  ye  not  much  better  than  they? 


Christ  exhorts  to  prayer. 

27  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can 
add  one  cubit  unto  his  stature  ? 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  rai- 
ment? Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field  how 
they  grow;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they 
spin  ; 

29  And  yet  I  say  unto  you,  That  even 
Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the 
grass  of  the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and  to- 
morrow is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not 
much  more  clothe  you,0  ye  of  little  faith? 

31  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying. 
What  shall  we  eat?  or,  what  shall  we  drink? 
or,  wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gen- 
tiles seek)  for  your  heavenly  Father  know- 
eth that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  his  righteousness,  and  all  these 
things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the 
morrow  :  for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought 
for  the  things  of  itself.  Sufficient  unto  the 
day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAP.  VII. 

JUDGE  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 
2  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge, 
ye  shall  be  judged  :  and  with  what  mea- 
sure ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you 
again. 

3  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye? 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother, 
Let  me  pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ; 
and  behold,  a  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye? 

5  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  ;  and  then  shalt 
thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  ot 
thy  brother's  eye. 

6  IT  Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the 
dogs,  neither  cast  ye  your  pearls  before 
swine,  lest  they  trample  them  under  their 
feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

7  *H  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ; 
seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock,  and  it  shall 
be  opened  unto  you  : 

8  For  every  one  that  asketh,  receiveth  ; 
and  he  that  seeketh,  findeth  ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  it 
his  son  ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a  stone? 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him 
a  serpent? 

1 1  If  ye  then  being  evil  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how 
much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
him? 

12  Therefore  all  thinp  whatsoever  ye 
would  that  men  should  ao  to  you,  do  ye 
even  so  to  them:  for  this  is  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

7 


Concerning  false  prophets.         S.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  casts  out  devils 


13  IF  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate;  for 
wide  is  the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that 
leadeth  to  destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  thereat: 

14  Because,  strait  is  the  gate,  and  nar 
row  is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life, 
and  few  there  be  that  find  it. 

15  If  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which 
come  to  you  in  sheep's  clothing,  but  in- 
wardly they  are  ravening  wolves. 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits: 
Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of 
thistles? 

17  E\  en  so  every  good  tree  bringeth 
forth  good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree  bringeth 
forth  evil  fruit. 

1 8  A  good  tree  cannot  bring:  forth  evil 
fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth 
good  fruit. 

1 9  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good 
fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore,  by  their  fruits  ye  shall 
know  them. 

21  IF  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me 
Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven ;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of 
my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  tomeinthatday,Lord, 
Lord,  have  we  not  prophesied  in  thy  name? 
and  in  thy  name  have  cast  out  devils?  and 
in  thy  name  done  many  wonderful  works? 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them,  I 
never  knew  you:  depart  from  me,  ye  that 
work  iniquity. 

24  IF  Therefore, whosoeverheareth  these 
sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
liken  him  unto  a  wise  man,  which  built  his 
house  upon  a  rock : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house ;  and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth  these  say- 
ings of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be 
likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built  his 
house  upon  the  sand: 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house;  and  it  fell:  and  great  was 
the  fall  of  it. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had 
ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were 
sstonished  at  his  doctrine. 

29  For  he  taught  them  as  one  having 
authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

WHEN  he  was  eome  down  from  the 
mountain,  great  multitudes  follow- 
ed him. 

2  And  behold,  there  came  a  leper  and 
worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  hand,  and 
touched  him,  saving,  I  will;  be  thou  clean. 
And  immediately  his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 


4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  See  thou 
tell  no  man;  but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself 
to  the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

5  IF  And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into 
Capernaum,  there  came  unto  him  a  centu- 
rion, beseeching  him, 

6  And  saying,  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at 
home  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously  tor- 
mented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come 
and  heal  him. 

8  The  centurion  answered  and  said, 
Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest 
come  under  my  roof:  but  speak  the  word 
only,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  authority, 
having  soldiers  under  me :  and  I  say  to 
this  man,  Go,  and  he  goeth;  and  to  ano- 
ther, Come,  and  he  cometh;  and  to  my 
servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it, 

10  When  Jesus  heard  ft,  he  marvelled, 
and  said  to  them  that  followed,  Verily  1 
say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

1 1  And  I  say  unto  you,Thatmany  shall 
come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  shall  sit 
down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven; 

1 2  But  the  children  of  the  kingdom  shall 
be  cast  out  into  outer  darkness:  there  shall 
be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion, 
Go  thy  way;  and  as  thou  hast  believed,  so 
be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  his  servant  was 
healed  in  the  self-same  hour. 

14  IF  And  when  Jesus  was  come  into 
Peter's  house,  he  saw  his  wife's  mother 
laid,  and  sick  of  a  fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand,  and  the 
fever  left  her:  and  she  arose,  and  minis- 
tered unto  them. 

16  IF  When  the  even  was  come,  they 
brought  unto  him  many  that  were  possess- 
ed with  devils:  and  he  cast  out  the  spirits 
with  /mword,  and  healed  all  that  were  sick; 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 
Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and  bare  our 
sicknesses. 

18  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multi- 
tudes about  him.  he  gave  commandment 
to  depart  unto  the  other  side. 

19  And  a  certain  scribe  came,  and  said 
unto  him,  Master,  I  will  follow  thee  whith- 
ersoever thou  goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  The  foxes 
have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  air  have 
nests ;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where 
to  lay  his  head. 

21  And  another  of  his  disciples  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and 
bury  my  father. 

22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Follow  me ; 
and  let  the  dead  bury  their  dead. 


Christ  stilleih  the  tempest. 


CHAP.  IX. 


He  calls  Matthew. 


23  IT  And  when  he  was  entered  into  a 
ship,  his  disciples  followed  him. 

24  And  behold,  there  arose  a  great  tem- 
pest m  the  sea,  insomuch  that  the  ship  was 
covered  with  the  waves :  but  he  was  asleep. 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  him,  and 
awoke  him,  saying,  Lord,  save  us:  we 
perish. 

26  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
fearful,  Oye  of  little  faith?  Then  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea  ;  and 

here  was  a  great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  saying, 
What  manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the 
winds  and  the  sea  obey  him! 

28  H  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
other  side,  into  the  countiy  of  the  Gerge- 
senes,  there  met  him  two  possessed  with 
devils,  coming  out  of  the  tombs,  exceed- 
ing fierce,  so  that  no  man  might  pass  by 
that  way. 

29  And  behold,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
What  have  we  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  God?  art  thou  come  hither  to  tor- 
ment us  before  the  time  ? 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off  from 
them  a  herd  of  many  swine,  feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him,  saying, 
If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer  us  to  go  away 
into  the  herd  of  swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go.  And 
when  they  were  come  out,  they  went  into 
the  herd  of  swine :  and  behold,  the  whole 
herd  of  swine  ran  violently  down  a  steep 
place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in  the 
waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them,  fled,  and 
went  their  ways  into  the  city,  and  told 
every  thing;  and  what  was  befallen  to  the 
possessed  of  the  devils. 

34  And  behold,  the  whole  city  came 
out  to  meet  Jesus:  and  when  they  saw 
him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would  de- 
part out  of  their  coasts. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  into  his  own  city. 

2  And  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a 
man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying  on  a  bed:  and 
Jesus,  seeing  their  faith,  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  palsy,  Son,  be  of  good  cheer;  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And  behold,  certain  of  the  scribes  said 
within  themselves,  This  man  blasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus,  knowing  their  thoughts, 
said,  Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in  your 
hearts  ? 

5  For  whether  is  easier  to  say,  Thy 
6ins  be  forgiven  thee;  or  to  say,  Arise,  and 
walk? 

6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of 
man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins, 
(then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 
Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thy 
house. 


7Andhearose,anddepartedtohishouse. 

8  But  when  the  multitude  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  and  glorified  God,  which  had 
given  such  power  unto  men. 

9  H  And  as  Jesus  passed  forth  from 
thence,  he  saw  a  man  named  Matthew, 
sitting  at  the  receipt  of  custom:  and  he 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.  And  he  arose, 
and  followed  him. 

10  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Jesus  sat 
at  meat  in  the  house,  behold,  many  publi- 
cans and  sinners  came  and  sat  down  with 
him  and  his  disciples. 

1 1  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  his  disciples,  Why  eateth  your 
Master  with  publicans  and  sinners? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said 
unto  them,  They  that  be  whole  need  not 
a  physician,  but  they  that  are  sick. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that  mean- 
eth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice: 
for  I  am  not  come  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

14  H  Then  came  to  him  the  disciple?  oi 
John,  saying,  Why  do  we  and  the  Phari- 
sees fast  oft,  but  thy  disciples  fast  not  ? 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride-chamber  mourn,  as 
long  as  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  but 
the  days  will  come,  when  the  bridegroom 
shall  be  taken  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast. 

16  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  new  cloth 
unto  an  old  garment :  for  that  which  is  put 
in  to  fill  it  up,  taketh  from  the  garment, 
and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine  into 
old  bottles:  else  the  bottles  break,  and 
the  wine  runneth  out,  and  the  bottles 
perish :  but  they  put  new  wine  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

18  "fT  While  he  spake  these  things  unto 
them,  behold,  there  came  a  certain  ruler, 
and  worshipped  him,  saying,  My  daughter 
is  even  now  dead :  but  come  and  lay  thy 
hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

19  And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed  him, 
and  so  did  his  disciples. 

20  IF  (And  behold,  a  woman  which  was 
diseased  with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the 
nem  of  his  garment. 

21  For  she  said  within  herself,  If  I  may 
but  touch  his  garment,  I  shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and 
when  he  saw  her,  he  said,  Daughter,  be  ot 
good  comfort:  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  And  the  woman  was  made  whole 
from  that  hour.) 

23  And  when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler  s 
house,  and  saw  the  minstrels  and  the  peo- 
ple making  a  noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them,  Give  place:  for 
the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.     And 

ithey  laughed  him  to  scorn. 


The  diseased  are  cured. 


S.  MATTHEW.        The  apostles  sent  to  preach: 


25  But  when  the  people  were  put  forth, 
he  went  in,  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
the  maid  arose. 

26  And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad 
into  all  that  land. 

27  IT  And  when  Jesus  departed  thence, 
two  blind  men  followed  him,  crying,  and 
saying,  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy 
on  us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  :  and  Je- 
sus saith  unto  them,  Believe  ye  that  I  am 
able  to  do  this?  They  said  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying, 
According  to  your  faith,  be  it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened;  and 
Jesus  straitly  charged  them,  saying,  See 
that  no  man  know  it. 

31  But  they,  when  they  were  departed, 
spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 

32  IT  As  they  went  out,  behold,  they 
brought  to  him  a  dumb  man  possessed  with 
a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast  out,  the 
dumb  spake  :  and  the  multitudes  marvel- 
led, saying,  It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  cut  the  Pharisees  said,  He  casteth 
out  devils,  through  the  prince  of  the 
devils. 

35  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities 
and  villages,  teaching  in  their  synagogues, 
and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom, 
and  healing  every  sickness,  and  every  dis- 
ease among  the  people. 

36  IT  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes, 
he  was  moved  with  compassion  on  them, 
because  they  fainted,  and  were  scattered 
abroad,  as  sheep  having  no  shepherd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples,  The 
harvest  truly  is  plenteous,  but  the  labour- 
ers are  few. 

38  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth  labourers 
into  his  harvest. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  when  he  had  called  unto  him  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  gave  them  power 
against  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them  out, 
and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all 
manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles 
are  these  ;  The  first,  Simon,  who  is  called 
Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother  ;  James  the 
son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother  ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew  ;  Thomas, 
and  Matthew  the  publican  ;  James  the  son 
of  Alpheus,  and  Lebbeus,  whose  surname 
was  Thaddeus ; 

4  Simon  the  Canaanite,  and  Judas  Is- 
cariot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 

5  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  and 
commanded  them,  saying,  Go  not  into  the 
way  of  the  Gentiles,  and  into  any  city  of 
the  Samaritans  enter  ye  not. 


6  But  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  Israel. 

I  And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lepers,  raise 
the  dead,  cast  out  devils:  freely  ye  have 
received,  freely  give. 

9  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver,  nor 
brass  in  your  purses  ; 

10  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey,  neither 
two  coats,  neither  shoes,  nor  yet  staves : 
(for  the  workman  is  worthy  of  his  meat.) 

I I  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye 
shall  enter,  inquire  who  in  it  is  worthy; 
and  there  abide  till  ye  go  thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into  a  house, 
salute  it. 

13  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your 
peace  come  upon  it :  but  if  it  be  not 
worthy,  let  your  peace  return  to  you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you, 
nor  hear  your  words,  when  ye  depart  out 
of  that  house,  or  city,  shake  off  the  dust 
of  your  feet. 

15  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  It  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  that  city. 

16  IT  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep 
in  the  midst  of  wolves :  be  ye  therefore 
wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men  :  for  they  will 
deliver  you  up  to  the  councils,  and  they 
will  scourge  you  in  their  synagogues. 

18  And  ye  shall  be  brought  before  go- 
vernors and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  testi- 
mony against  them  and  the  Gentiles. 

19  But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take 
no  thought  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak, 
for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  same  hour 
what  ye  shall  speak. 

20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the 
Spiritof  your  Father  which  speakethinyou. 

21  And  the  brother  shall  deliver  up  the 
brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  child : 
and  the  children  shall  rise  up  against  their 
parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake  :  but  he  that  endureth  to 
the  end  shall  be  saved. 

23  But  when  they  persecute  you  in  this 
city,  flee  ye  into  another:  for  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  over  the 
cities  of  Israel  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

24  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master, 
nor  the  servant  above  his  lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he 
be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant  as  his 
lord :  if  they  have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  shall 
they  call  them  of  his  household?  ' 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore  :  for  there 
is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  re- 
vealed ;  and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,  that 

10 


Christ  comforts  them: 

speak  ye  in  light :  and  what  ye  hear  in  the 
ear,  that  preach  ye  upon  the  house-tops. 

28  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the 
body,  but  are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul : 
but  rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  de- 
stroy both  soul  and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  far- 
thing ?  and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on 
the  ground  without  your  Father. 

30  But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are 
all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of 
more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

32  Whosoever  therefore  shall  confess 
me  before  men,  him  will  I  confess  also  be- 
fore my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

33  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me  before 
men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before  my  Fa- 
ther which  is  in  heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  send 
peace  on  earth ;  I  came  not  to  send  peace, 
out  a  sword. 

35  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  vari 
ance  against  his  father,  and  the  daughter 
against  her  mother,  and  the  daughter-in 
law  against  her  mother-in-law. 

36  And  a  man's  foes  shall  be  they  of  his 
own  household. 

37  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more 
than  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me  :  and  he  that 
loveth  son  or  daughter  more  than  me,  is 
not  worthy  of  me. 


CHAP.  XI.      His  testimony  concerning  John. 

the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed, 
and  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up 
and  the  poor  have  the  gospel  preached  to 
them. 

6  And  blessed  is  he  whosoever  shall  not 
be  offended  in  me.    . 

7  IF  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began 
to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John, 
What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to 


38  And  he  that  taketh  not  his  cross,  and 
followeth  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it: 
and  e  that  loseth  his  life  for  my  sake, 
shall  find  it. 

40  IF  He  that  receive th  you,  receiveth 
me;  and  he  that  receiveth  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me. 

4 1  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in  the 
name  of  a  prophet,  shall  receive  a  pro- 
phet's reward;  and  he  that  receiveth  a 
righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous 
man,  shall  receive  a  righteous  man's  re- 
ward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink 
unto  one  of  these  little  ones,  a  cup  of  cold 
water  only,  in  the  name  of  a  disciple, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise 
lose  his  reward. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had 
made  an  end  of  commanding  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence  to 
teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities. 

2  Now  when  John  had  heard  in  the  pri- 
son the  works  of  Christ,  he  sent  two  of  his 
disciples, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come,  or  do  we  look  for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Go  and  shew  John  again  those  things 
which  ye  do  hear  and  see : 

5  The  blind  receive  their  sight,  and 


see  ?  A  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  ?  Behold,  they 
that  wear  soft  clothing  are  in  kings'  houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
prophet  ?  yea,  1  say  unto  you,  and  more 
than  a  prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he  of  whom  it  is  written, 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 
face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

11  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Among  them 
that  are  born  of  women,  there  hath  not 
risen  a  greater  than  John  the  Baptist: 
notwithstanding,  he  that  is  least  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  is  greater  than  he. 

12  And  from  the  days  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist, until  now,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  suf- 
fereth  violence,  and  the  violent  take  it  by 
force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law  pro- 
phesied until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this  is 
Elias  which  was  for  to  come. 

15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

16  IT  But  whereunto  shall  I  liken  this 
generation  ?  It  is  like  unto  children  sitting 
in  the  markets,  and  calling  unto  their  fel- 
lows, 

17  And  saying,  We  have  piped  unto 
you,  and  ye  have  not  danced ;  We  have 
mourned  unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  la- 
mented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating  nor 
drinking,  and  they  say,  He  hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating  and 
drinking,  and  they  say,  Behold,  a  man 
gluttonous,  and  a  wine-bibber,  a  friend  of 
publicans  and  sinners.  But  Wisdom  is 
justified  of  her  children. 

20  IF  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  ci- 
ties wherein  most  of  his  mighty  works 
were  done,  because  they  repented  not. 

21  Wo  unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  wo  unto 
thee,  Bethsaida  .'  for  if  the  mighty  works 
which  were  done  in  you  had  been  done  in 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  they  would  have  repent- 
ed long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  more 
tolerable  for  Tyre  an^  Sidon  at  the  day  of 
judgment,  than  for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,*  which  art 
exalted  unto  heaven,  shalt  be  brought 
down  to  hell :  for  if  the  mighty  works 
which  have  been  done  in  thee,  had  been 

11 


Corn  plucked  on  the  Sabbath.      S.  MATTHEW 
it  would  have  remained 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


done  in  Sodom, 
Until  this  day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you, That  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom,  in 
the  day  of  judgment  than  for  thee. 

25  IF  At  that  time  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  because  thou  hast  hid 
these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes. 

26  Even  so,  Father,  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  sight. 

27  All  things  are  delivered  unto  me  of 
my  Father ;  and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son, 
but  the  Father  ;  neither  knoweth  any  man 
the  Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom- 
soever the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  IF  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour, 
and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you 
rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn 
of  me  :  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart ; 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls. 

30  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden 
is  light. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AT  that  time  Jesus  went  on  the  sab- 
bath-day through  the  corn,  and  his 
disciples  were  a  hungered,  and  began  to 
pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  disciples  do 
that  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the 
sabbath-day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not 
read  what  David  did  when  he  was  a  hun- 
gered, and  they  that  were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  eat  the  shew-bread,  which  was 
not  lawful  for  him  to  eat,  neither  for  them 
which  were  with  him,  but  only  for  the 
priests  ? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law  how 
that  on  the  sabbath-days  the  priests  in  the 
temple  profane  the  sabbath,  and  are 
blameless? 

6  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  in  this  place 
is  one  greater  than  the  temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  tomean- 
elh,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice, 
ye  would  not  have  condemnedtheguiltless. 

8  For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of 
the  sabbath-day. 

9  And  when  he  was  departed  thence,  he 
went  into  their  synagogue. 

10  IF  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  which 
had  his  hand  withered.  And  they  asked 
him,  saying.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sab- 
bath-days? that  they  might  accuse  him. 


a  sheep?  Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well 
on  the  sabbath-days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thy  hand.  And  he  stretched  it  forth; 
and  it  was  restored  whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14  IF  Then  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and 
held  a  council  against  him, how  they  might 
destroy  him. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  with- 
drew himself  from  thence  :  and  great  mul- 
titudes followed  him,  and  he  healed  them 
all. 

16  And  charged  them  that  they  should 
not  make  him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  have 
chosen  ;  my  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is 
well  pleased:  I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon 
him,  and  he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry ;  neither 
shall  any  man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break* 
and  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench,  till 
he  send  forth  judgment  unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles 
trust. 

22  IF  Then  was  brought  unto  him  one 
possessed  with  a  devil,  blind  and  dumb  ; 
and  he  healed  him,  insomuch  that  the 
blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amazed,  and 
said,  Is  not  this  the  son  of  David? 

24  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  it,  they 
said,  This  fellow  doth  not  cast  out  devils, 
but  by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  devils. 

25  And  Jesus  knew  their  thoughts,  and 
said  unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided 
against  itself,  is  brought  to  desolation; 
and  every  city  or  house  divided  against 
itself,  shall  not  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan,  he  is 
divided  against  himself;  how  shall  then 
his  kingdom  stand? 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  de- 
vils, by  whom  do  your  children  cast  them 
out?  therefore  they  shall  be  your  judges. 

28  But  if  I  cast  out  devils  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  then  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come 
unto  you. 

29  Or  else,  how  can  one  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his  goods, 
except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man?  and 
then  he  will  spoil  his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me,  is  against  me ; 
and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me,  scat- 
tereth  abroad. 

31  IF  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you,  All  man- 


11  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  manlnerof  sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven 


shall  there  be  among  you,  that  shall  have 
one  sheep,  and  if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the 
sabbath-day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it, 
and  lift  it  out? 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man  better  than 


unto  men :  but  the  blasphemy  against  the 
Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto  men. 
32  And  whosoever  speaketh  a  word 
against  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  for- 
given him:  but  whosoever  speaketh 
12 


The  rhansees  ask  a  sign. 

against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be 
forgiven  him,  neither  in  this  world,  nei- 
ther in  the  world  to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  his 
fruit  good  ;  or  else  make  the  tree  corrupt, 
and  his  fruit  corrupt :  for  the  tree  is  known 
by  his  fruit. 

34  O  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye, 
being  evil,  speak  good  things?  for  out  of  the 
abundance  of  the  heart,the  mouth  speaketh. 

35  A  good  man,  out  of  the  good  treasure 
of  the  heart,  bringeth  forth  good  things  : 
and  an  evil  man,  out  of  the  evil  treasure, 
bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

36  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  every  idle 
word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give 
account  thereof  in  the  day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justi- 
fied, and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  con- 
demned. 

38  IF  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of 
the  Pharisees  answered,  saying,  Master 
we  would  see  a  sign  from  thee. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  to  them 
An  evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh 
after  a  sign,  and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given 
to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas. 

40  For  as  Jonas  was  three  days  and 
three  nights  in  the  whale's  belly :  so  shall 
the  Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three 
nights  in  the  heart  of  the  earth. 

41  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  u 
judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall 
condemn  it :  because  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonas ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here. 

42  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it :  for  she  came  from  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the 
wisdom  of  Solomon  ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Solomon  is  here. 

43  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest,  and  findeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return  into  my 
house  from  whence  I  came  out ;  and  when 
he  is  come,  he  findeth  it  empty,  swep-t, 
and  garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with  him- 
self seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than 
himself,  and  they  enter  in  and  dwell  there : 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse  than 
the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this 
wicked  generation. 

46  IF  While  he  yet  talked  to  the  people, 
behold,  his  mother  and  his  brethren  stood 
without,  desiring  to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy 
mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without, 
desiring  to  speak  with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him 
that  told  him,  Who  is  my  mother?  and 
who  are  my  brethren? 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand  to- 


CHAP.  XII L  Tlie  parable  of  the  sower. 

ward  his  disciples,  and  said,  Behold  my 
mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of 
my  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  the  same 
is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

THE  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the 
house,  and  sat  by  the  sea-side. 

2  And  great  multitudes  were  gathered 
together  unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a 
ship,  and  sat ;  and  the  whole  multitude 
stood  on  the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto  them 
in  parables,  saying,  Behold,  a  sower  went 
forth  to  sow ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell 
by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls  came  and 
devoured  them  up : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where 
they  had  not  much  earth :  and  forthwith 
they  sprung  up,  because  they  had  no  deep- 
ness of  earth : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they  were 
scorched ;  and  because  they  had  no  root, 
they  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ;  and  the 
thorns  sprung  up,  and  choked  them  : 

8  But  other  tell  into  good  ground,  and 
brought  forth  fruit,  some  a  hundred-fold, 
some  sixty-fold,  some  thirty-fold. 

9  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said 
unto  him,  Why  speakest  thou  unto  them 
in  parables  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Because  it  is  given  unto  you  to  know  the 
mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  but 
to  them  it  is  not  given. 

12  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given,  and  he  shall  have  more  abundance : 
but  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall 
be  taken  away  even  that  he  hath. 

13  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in  para- 
bles :  because  they  seeing,  see  not ;  and 
hearing, they  hear  not;  neither  do  they  un- 
derstand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy 
of  Esaias,  which  saith,  By  hearing  ye  shall 
hear,  and  shall  not  understand ;  and  see- 
ing ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  perceive : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed 
gross,  and  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 
and  their  eyes  they  have  closed ;  lest  at 
any  time  they  should  see  with  their  eyes, 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  un- 
derstand with  their  heart,  and  should  be 
converted,  and  1  should  hea!  them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eves,  for  they 
see  :  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 

17For,verily,I  say  unto  you.  That  many 
prophets  and  righteous  men  have  desired 
to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and 
have  not  seen  them;  and  to  bear  those 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard 
them. 

13 


Sundry  other  parables. 


S.  MATTHEW.     The  reward  of  the  righteous. 


18  IT  Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of 
the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the  word  of 
the  kingdom,  and  understandeth  it  not, 
then  cometh  the  wicked  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart. 
This  is  he  which  received  seed  by  the 
way-side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed  into 
stony  places,  the  same  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  anon  with  joy  receiveth  it ; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but 
dureth  for  a  while  :  for  when  tribulation 
or  persecution  ariseth  because  of  the  word, 
by  and  by  he  is  offended. 

22  He  also  that  received  seed  among 
the  thorns  is  he  that  heareth  the  word ;  and 
the  care  of  this  world,  and  the  deceitful- 
ness  of  riches  choke  the  word,  and  he  be- 
cometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into  the 
good  ground  is  he  that  heareth  the  word, 
and  understandeth  it ;  which  also  beareth 
fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  IT  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good 
seed  in  his  field : 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came 
arid  sowed  tares  among  the  wheat,  and 
went  his  way. 

26  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the 
tares  also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  householder 
came  and  said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou 
sow  good  seed  in  thy  field?  from  whence 
then  hath  it  tares? 

28  He  said  unto  them,  An  enemy  hath 
done  this.  The  servants  said  unto  him, 
Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather 
them  up  ? 

29  But  he  said,  Nay ;  lest  while  ye  ga- 
ther up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat 
with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  har- 
vest :  and  in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will  say 
to  the  reapers,  Gather  ye  together  first  the 
fares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

31  IT  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  to  a  grain  of  mustard-seed,  which  a 
man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all  seeds : 
but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is  the  greatest 
among  herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree,  so  that 
the  birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge  in  the 
branches  thereof. 

33  IT  Another  parable  spake  he  unto 
them ;  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  leaven,  which  a  woman  took,  and 
hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  the 
whole  was  leavened. 


34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto 
the  multitude  in  parables  ;  and  without  a 
parable  spake  he  not  unto  them : 

35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying,  I  will  open 
my  mouth  in  parables  ;  I  will  utter  things 
which  have  been  kept  secret  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

36  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away, 
and  went  into  the  house  :  and  his  disciples 
came  unto  him,  saying,  Declare  unto  us 
the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  He 
that  soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man; 

38  The  field  is  the  world ;  the  good  seed 
are  the  children  of  the  kingdom  ;  but  the 
tares  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  one ; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the 
devil ;  the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world ; 
and  the  reapers  are  the  angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gathered 
and  burned  in  the  fire ;  so  shall  it  be  in 
the  end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his 
angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his 
kingdom  all  things  that  offend,  and  them 
which  do  iniquity  ; 

42  And  shall  cast  them  into  a  furnace 
of  fire  :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth 
as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father. 
Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  IF  Again, The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  treasure  hid  in  a  field ;  the  which 
when  a  man  hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for 
joy  thereof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he 
hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

45  IF  Again,The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  merchant-man  seeking  goodly 
pearls : 

46  Who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl 
of  great  price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he 
had,  and  bought  it. 

47  IF  Again, The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea, 
and  gathered  of  every  kind  : 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew 
to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and  gathered  the 
good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  world : 
the  angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the 
wicked  from  among  the  just, 

50  And  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace 
of  fire  :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  un- 
derstood all  these  things?  They  say  onto 
him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Therefore 
every  scribe  which  is  instructed  unto  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man 
that  is  a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth 

jout  of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

53  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 

14 


John  Baptist  beheaded.  CHAP 

Jesus  had  finished  these  parables,  he  de- 
parted thence. 

54  And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own 
country,  he  taught  them  in  their  synagogue, 
insomuch  that  they  were  astonished,  and 
said,  Whence  hath  this  man  this  wisdom, 
and  these  mighty  works? 

55  Is  not  this  the  carpenter's  son  ?  is  not 
his  mother  called  Mary?  and  his  brethren , 
James,  and  Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not  all  with 
ns?  Whence  then  hath  this  man  all  these 
things? 

57  And  they  were  offended  in  him. 
But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not 
without  honour,  save  in  his  own  country, 
and  in  his  own  house. 

58  And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works 
there,  because  of  their  unbelief. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AT  that  time  Herod  the  Tetrarch  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Jesus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants,  This  is 
John  the  Baptist;  he  is  risen  from  the 
dead;  and  therefore  mighty  works  do 
shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

3  IF  For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John, 
and  bound  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  for 
Herod ias'  sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife. 

4  For  John  said  unto  him,  It  is  not  law- 
ful for  thee  to  have  her. 

5  And  when  he  would  have  put  him  to 
death,  he  feared  the  multitude,  because 
they  counted  him  as  a  prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod's  birth-day  was  kept, 
the  daughter  of  Herodias  danced  before 
them,  and  pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with  an  oath 
to  give  her  whatsoever  she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instructed  of 
her  mother,  said,  Give  me  here  John 
Baptist's  head  in  a  charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry :  nevertheless 
for  the  oath's  sake,  and  them  which  sat 
with  him  at  meat,  he  commanded  it  to  be 
given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded  John  in 
the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a 
charger,  and  given  to  the  damsel:  and  she 
brought  it  to  her  mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up 
the  body,  and  buried  it,  and  went  and  told 
Jesus. 

13  IF  When  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he  depart- 
ed thence  by  ship  into  a  desert  place 
apart :  and  when  the  people  had  heard 
thereof,  they  followed  him  on  foot  out  of 
the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  saw  a 
great  multitude,  and  was  moved  with  com- 
passion toward  them,  and  he  healed  their 
sick. 

15  If  And  when  it  was  evening,  his  dis- 
ciples came  to  him,  saying.  This  is  a  tie- 

46 


XIV.      Ilie  miracle  of  the  five  loaves. 

sert  place,  and  the  time  is  now  past ;  send 
the  multitude  away,  that  they  may  go  into 
the  villages,  and  buy  themselves  victuals. 

1 6  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  They  need 
not  depart ;  give  ye  them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  unto  him,  We  have 
here  but  five  loaves,  and  two  fishes. 

1 8  He  said,  Bring  them  hither  to  me. 

1 9  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  grass,  and  took  the  five 
loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up 
to  heaven,  he  blessed,  and  brake,  andgav 
the  loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disci- 
ples to  the  multitude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled : 
and  they  took  up  of  the  fragments  that  re- 
mained twelve  baskets  full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about 
five  thousand  men,  besides  women  and 
children. 

22  IT  And  straightway  Jesus  constrained 
his  disciples  to  get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go 
before  him  unto  the  other  side,  while  he 
sent  the  multitudes  away. 

23  And  when  he  had  sent  the  multitudes 
away,  he  went  up  into  a  mountain  apart  to 

Eray:  and  when  the  evening  was  come, 
e  was  there  alone. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea,  tossed  with  waves:  for  the  wind 
was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night 
Jesus  went  unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea. 

26  And  when  the  disciples  saw  him 
walking  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled, 
saying,  It  is  a  spirit;  and  they  cried  out 
for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake  unto 
them,  saying,  Be  of  good  cheer;  it  is  I; 
be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and  said, 
Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee 
on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said,  Come.  And  when  Peter 
was  come  down  out  of  the  ship,  he  walked 
on  the  water,  to  go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind  bois- 
terous, he  was  afraid :  and  beginning  to 
sink,  he  cried,  saying,  Lord,  save  me. 

3N1  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched 
forth  his  hand,  and  caught  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore 
didst  thou  doubt? 

32  And  when  they  were  come  into  the 
ship,  the  wind  ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the  ship 
came  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Oi  a 
truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

34  IF  And  when  they  were  gone  over, 
they  came  into  the  land  of  Gennesaret. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that  place  had 
knowledge  of  him,  they  sent  out  into  all 
that  country  round  about,  and  brought  unto 
him  all  that  were  diseased ; 

36  And  besought  him  that  they  might 


What  defiles  a  man. 


S.  MATTHEW.  Christ  feeds  the  multitude. 


only  touch  the  hem  of  his  garment :  and  as 
many  as  touched  were  made  perfectly 
whole. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  came  to  Jesus  scribes  and  Pha- 
risees, which  were    of  Jerusalem, 
saying, 

2  Why  do  thy  disciples  transgress  the 
tradition  of  the  elders?  for  they  wash  not 
their  hands  when  they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Why  do  ye  also  transgress  the  command- 
ment of  God  by  your  tradition  ? 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying,  Honour 
thy  father  and  mother :  and,  He  that  curseth 
father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his 
father  or  his  mother,  It  is  a  gift,  by  what- 
soever thou  mightest  be  profited  byj  me  ; 

6  And  honour  not  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther, he  shall  be  free.  Thus  have  ye  made 
the  commandment  ot  God  of  none  effect 
by  your  tradition. 

7  Ye  hypocrites,  well  did  Esaias  pro- 
phesy of  you,  saying, 

8  This  people  draweth  nigh  unto  me  with 
their  mouth,  and  honoureth  me  with  their 
lips  ;  but  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship  me,  teach- 
ing for  doctrines  the  commandments  of 
men. 

10  IF  And  he  called  the  multitude,  and 
said  unto  them,  Hear,  and  understand : 

1 1  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the  mouth 
defileth  a  man  ;  but  that  which,  cometh  out 
of  the  mouth,  this  defileth  a  man. 

12Thencamehisdisciples,andsaidunto 
him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Pharisees  were 
offended  after  they  heard  this  saying  ? 

13  But  he  answered  and  said,  Every 
plant,  which  my  heavenly  Father  hath  not 
planted,  shall  be  rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone:  they  be  blind  lead- 
ers of  the  blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead 
the  blind,  both  shall  fall  into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto 
him,  Declare  unto  us  this  parable. 

16  And  Jesus  said,  Are  ye  also  yet  with- 
out understanding? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  what- 
soever entereth  in  at  the  mouth  goeth  into 
the  belly,  and  is  cast  out  into  the  draught? 

18  But  those  things  which  proceed  out 
of  the  mouth  come  forth  from  the  heart; 
and  they  defile  the  man. 

19  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil 
thoughts,  murders,  adulteries,  fornications, 
thefts,  false  witness,  blasphemies: 

20  These  are  the  things  which  defile  a 
man:  but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands 
defileth  not  a  man. 

21  IT  Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  de- 
parted into  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon. 

22  And  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan 
came  out  of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried 


unto  him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  O 
Lord,  thou  son  of  David;  my  daughter  is 
grievously  vexed  with  a  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a  word.  And 
his  disciples  came  and  besought  him,  say- 
ing, Send  her  away ;  for  she  crieth  after  us. 

24  £ut  he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not 
sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  ot 
Israel. 

25  Then  came  she  and  worshipped  him, 
saying,  Lord,  help  me. 

26  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  not 
meet  to  take  the  children's  bread  and  to 
cast  it  to  dogs. 

27  And  she  said.  Truth,  Lord:  yet  the 
dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from 
their  masters'  table. 

28  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  O  woman,  great  z's  thy  faith:  be  it  unto 
thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter 
was  made  whole  from  that  very  hour. 

29  And  Jesus  departed  from  thence,  and 
came  nigh  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee ;  and  went 
up  into  a  mountain,  and  sat  down  there. 

30  And  great  multitudes  came  unto  him, 
having  with  them  those  that  were  lame, 
blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many  others, 
and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus'  feet ;  and 
he  healed  them: 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude  won- 
dered, when  they  saw  the  dumb  to  speak, 
the  maimed  to  be  whole,  the  lame  to  walk, 
and  the  blind  to  see :  and  tbey  glorified 
the  God  of  Israel. 

32  IT  Then  Jesus  called  his  disciples 
unto  him,  and  said,  I  have  compassion  on 
the  multitude,  because  they  continue  with 
me  now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to 
eat :  and  I  will  not  send  them  away  fasting, 
lest  they  faint  in  the  way. 

33  And  his  disciples  say  unto  him, 
Whence  should  we  have  so  much  bread  in 
the  wilderness,  as  to  fill  so  great  a  multitude  ? 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  And  they  said, 
Seven,  and  a  few  little  fishes. 

35  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the 
fishes,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  them, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disciples 
to  the  multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled: 
and  they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that 
was  left  seven  baskets  full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thou- 
sand men,  besides  women  and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multitude,  and 
took  ship,  and  came  into  the  coasts  ot 
Magdala. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  Pharisees  also  and  the  Sadducees 
came,  and,  tempting,  desired  him  that 
he  would  shew  them  a  sign  from  heaven. 
2  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
16 


The  danger  of  false  doctrines.      CHAP.  XVII.  Transfiguration  of  Christ 


When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  will  be  fair 
weather:  for  the  sky  is  red. 

3  And  in  the  morning,  It  will  be  foul 
weather  to-day:  for  the  sky  is  red  and 
lowering.  O  ye  hypocrites, ye  can  discern 
the  face  of  the  sky ;  but  can  ye  not  discern 
the  signs  of  the  times? 

4  A  wicked  and  adulterous  generation 
seeketh  after  a  sign ;  and  there  shall  no  sign 
be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet 
Jonas.     And  he  left  them,  and  departed. 

5  And  when  his  disciples  were  come  to 
the  other  side,  they  had  forgotten  to  take 
bread. 

6  IF  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Take 
heed  and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying,  It  is  because  we  have  taken  no 
bread. 

8  Which  when  Jesus  perceived,  he  said 
unto  them,  O  ye  of  little  faith,  why  reason 
ye  among  yourselves,  because  ye  have 
brought  no  bread? 

9  Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  re 
member  the  five  loaves  of  the  five  thou 
sand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up? 

10  Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four 
thousand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up 

1 1  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand 
that  I  spake  it  not  to  you  concerning  bread, 
that  ye  should  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees? 

12  Then  understood  they  how  that  he 
bade  them  not  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
bread,  but  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Pharisees 
and  of  the  Sadducees. 

13  IF  When  Jesus  came  into  the  coasts 
of  Cesarea  Philippi,  he  asked  his  disciples, 
saying,  Who  do  men  say  that  I, the  Son 
of  man, am? 

14  And  they  said,  Some  say  that  thou  art 
John  the  Baptist:  some,Elias;  and  others 
Jeremias,  or  one  of  the  prophets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them,  But  who  say 
ye  that  I  am? 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said, 
Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living 
God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-jona :  for 
flesh  and  blood  hath  not  revealed  it  unto 
thee,  but  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee,  That  thou 
art  Peter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build 
my  church:  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail  against  it. 

1 9  And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of 
the  kingdom  of  heaven :  and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven  ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose 
on  earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  Then  charged  he  his  disciples  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  that  he  was  Jesus 
the  Christ, 


21  IF  From  that  time  forth  began  Jesus 
to  shew  unto  his  disciples,  how  that  he 
must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and  suffer  many 
things  of  the  elders, and  chief  priests,  and 
scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again 
the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to 
rebuke  him,  saying,  Be  it  far  from  thee, 
Lord  :   this  shall  not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  G  et 
thee  behind  me,  Satan;  thou  art  an  offence 
unto  me  :  for  thou  savourest  not  the  things 
that  be  of  God,  but  those  that  be  of  men. 

24  IF  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples, 
If  any  man  will  come  after  me,  let  him 
deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and 
follow  me. 

25  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life, 
shall  lose  it :  and  whosoever  will  lose  his 
life  for  my  sake,  shall  find  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if  he 
shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his 
own  soul?  or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  ex- 
change for  his  soul? 

27  For  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  the 
glory  of  his  Father,  with  his  angels  ;  and 
then  he  shall  reward  eveiy  man  according 
to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  be 
some  standing  here,  which  shall  not  taste 
of  death,  till  they  see  the  Son  of  man 
coming  in  his  kingdom. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  after  six  days,  Jesus  taketh  Peter, 
James,  and  John  his  brother,  and 
bringeth  them  up  into  ahigh  mountain  apart, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before  them: 
and  his  face  did  shine  as  the  sun,  and  his 
raiment  was  white  as  the  light. 

3  And  behold,  there  appeared  unto  them 
Moses  and  Elias  talking  with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said  unto 
Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here:  it 
thou  wilt,  let  us  make  here  three  taberna- 
cles; one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 
one  for  Elias. 

6  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  bright 
cloud  overshadowed  them:  and  behold,  a 
voice  out  of  the  cloud,  which  said,  This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased:  hear  ye  him. 

6  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  touched  them 
and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not  afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up  thejr 
eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save  Jesus  only. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  from  the 
mountain,  Jesus  charged  them,  saying^ 
Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son  ot 
man  be  risen  again  from  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saymg, 
Why  then  say  the  scribes,  that  Elias  must 
first  come  ? 

1 1  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 

17 


Christ  foretells  his  passion.         S.  MATTHEW.  Touching  offences 


them,  Elias  truly  shall  first  come,  and  re 
store  all  things : 

12  But  I  say  unto  j^ou,  That  Elias  is 
come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not, 
but  have  done  unto  him  whatsoever  they 
listed  :  likewise  shall  also  the  Son  of  man 
suffer  of  them. 

13  Then  the  disciples  understood  that 
he  spake  unto  them  ot  John  the  Baptist. 

14  TT  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
multitude,  there  came  to  him  a  certain 
man  kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son  ;  for 
he  is  lunatic,    and  sore  vexed,  for  oft 
times  he  falleth  into  the  fire,  and  oft  into 
the  water. 

16  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  disciples 
and  they  could  not  cure  him. 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said,  O 
faithless  and  perverse  generation,  how 
long  shall  I  be  with  you  ?  how  long  shall 
I  suffer  you  ?  Bring  him  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  devil,  and 
he  departed  out  of  him:  and  the  child 
was  cured  from  that  very  hour. 

1 9  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus  apart 
and  said,  Why  could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Because 
of  your  unbelief :  for  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of  mus- 
tard-seed, ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain, 
Remove  hence  to  yonder  place;  and  it 
shall  remove ;  and  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible unto  you. 

21  Howbeit,  this  kind  goetti  not  out, 
but  by  prayer  and  fasting. 

22  If  And  while  they  abode  in  Galilee, 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  The  Son  of  man 
shall  be  betrayed  into  the  hands  of  men  : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the 
third  day  he  shall  be  raised  again.  And 
they  were  exceeding  sorry. 

24  IF  And  when  they  were  come  to  Ca- 
pernaum, they  that  received  tribute-mo- 
ney, came  to  Peter,  and  said,  Doth  not 
your  Master  pay  tribute  ? 

25  He  saith,  Yes.  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house,  Jesus  prevented  him, 
saying,  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon?  of 
whom  do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  cus- 
tom or  tribute  1  of  their  own  children,  or 
of  strangers? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Of  strangers. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Then  are  the  chil- 
dren free. 

27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  of- 
fend them,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  a 
hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh 
up:  and  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of  money :  that  take, 
and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AT  the  same  time  came  the  disciples 
unto  Jesus,  saying,  Who  is  the  great- 
est in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ? 


2  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child  unto 
him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them, 

3  And  said,  Verily, I  say  unto  you,  Ex- 
cept ye  be  converted,  and  become  as  little 
children,  ye  shall  not  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

4  Whosoever  therefore  shall  humble 
himself  as  this  little  child,  the  same  is 
greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

5  And  whoso  shall  receive  one  such  lit- 
tle child  in  my  name,  receiveth  me. 

6  But, whoso  shall  offend  one  of  these 
little  ones  which  believe  in  me,  it  were 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hang- 
ed about  his  neck,  and  thathe  were  drown- 
ed in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  IF  Wo  unto  the  world  because  of  of- 
fences !  for  it  must  needs  be  that  offences 
come ;  but  wo  to  that  man  by  whom  the 
offence  cometh  ! 

8  Wherefore y  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot 
offend  thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  them 
from  thee ;  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
into  life  halt  or  maimed,  rather  than  hav- 
ing two  hands  or  two  feet,  to  be  cast  into 
everlasting  fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it 
out,  and  cast  it  from  thee :  it  is  better 
for  thee  to  enter  into  life  with  one  eye, 
rather  than  having  two  eyes,  to  be  cast  in- 
to hell-fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one  o 
these  little  ones  :  for  I  say  unto  you,  That 
in  heaven  their  angels  do  always  behold 
the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

1 1  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save 
that  which  was  lost. 

12  How  think  ye  ?  If  a  man  have  a 
hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone 
astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and 
nine,  and  goeth  into  the  mountains,  and 
seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  more  of  that 
sheep,  than  of  the  ninety  and  nine  which 
went  not  astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  oi 
these  little  ones  should  perish. 

15  IF  Moreover,  if  thy  brother  shall  tres- 
pass against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault 
between  thee  and  him  alone  :  if  he  shall 
hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take 
with  thee  one  or  two  more,  that  in  the 
mouth  of  two  or  three  witnesses  every  word 
may  be  established. 

1 7  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear  them, 
tell  it  unto  the  church  :  but  if  he  neglect 
to  hear  the  church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as 
a    heathen  man  and  a  publican. 

18  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Whatsoever 
ye  shall  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven :  and  whatsoever  ye  shall  loose  on 
earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

18 


Of  forgiving  one  another.  CI  IAP 

1 9  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That  if  two  of 
you  shall  agree  on'earth,  as  touching  any 
thing  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done 
for  them  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered 
together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the 
midst  of  them. 

21  IT  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said, 
Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against 
me,  and  I  forgive  him  ?  till  seven  times? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto 
thee,  Until  seven  times  :  but,  Until  seventy 
times  seven. 

23  TT  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  hea- 
ven likened  unto  a  certain  king  which 
would  take  account  of  his  servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon, 
one  was  brought  unto  him  which  owed  him 
ten  thousand  talents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay, 
his  lord  commanded  hirn  to  be  sold,  and 
his  wife  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had, 
and  payment  to  be  made. 

26  The  servant  therefore  fell  down,  and 
worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  pa 
tience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  loosed  him, 
and  forgave  him  the  debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and 
found  one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which 
owed  him  a  hundred  pence  :  and  he  laid 
hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat, 
saying,  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellow-servant  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  and  besought  him,  saying,  Have 
patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all, 

30  And  he  would  not:  but  went  and  cast 
him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt. 

31  So  when  his  fellow-servants  saw  what 
was  done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and  came 
and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had 
called  him,  said  unto  him,  O  thou  wicked 
servant,  I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  be- 
cause thou  desiredst  me  : 

33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had 
compassion  on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as 
I  had  pity  on  thee? 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  deliver- 
ed him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should 
pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him. 

35  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  Fa- 
ther do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your 
hearts  forgive  not  every  one  his  brother 
their  trespasses. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus 
had  finished  these  sayings,  he  de- 
parted from  Galilee,  and  came  into  the 
coasts  of  Judea,  beyond  Jordan  : 

2  And  great  multitudes  followed  him, 
and  he  healed  them  there. 

3  H  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him, 
tempting  him,  and  saying  unto  him,  Is  it 


XIX.  How  to  obtain  eternal  life. 

lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for 
every  cause? 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made 
them  at  the  beginning,  made  them  male 
and  female, 

5  And  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave 
to  his  wife  :  and  they  twain  shall  be  one 
flesh? 

6  Wherefore  they  are  no  more  twain, 
but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Why  did  Moses 
then  command  to  give  a  writing  of  divorce- 
ment, and  to  put  her  away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses,  because 
of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts,  suffered  you 
to  put  away  your  wives  :  but  from  the  be- 
ginning it  was  not  so. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  except  it  be  for  fornica- 
tion, and  shall  marry  another,  committeth 
adultery  :  and  whoso  marrieth  her  which 
is  put  away,  doth  commit  adultery. 

10  1[  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the 
case  of  the  man  be  so  with  his  wife,  it  is 
not  good  to  marry. 

1 1  But  he  said  unto  them,  All  men  can- 
not receive  this  saying,  save  they  to  whom 
it  is  given. 

12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which 
were  so  born  from  their  mother's  womb  : 
and  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were 
made  eunuchs  of  men  :  and  there  be  eu- 
nuchs, which  have  made  themselves  eu- 
nuchs for  the  kingdom  of  heaven's  sake. 
He  that  is  able  to  receive  2^, let  him  re- 
ceive it. 

13  IF  Then  were  there  brought  unto  him 
little  children,  that  he  should  put  his  hands 
on  them,  and  pray  :  and  the  disciples  re- 
buked them. 

14  But  Jesus  said,  Suffer  little  children, 
and  forbid  them  not, to  come  unto  me  :  for 
of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid/us  hands  on  them,  and 
departed  thence. 

16  IT  And  behold,  one  came  and  said 
unto  him,  Good  Master,  what  good  thing 
shall  I  do  that  I  may  have  eternal  life? 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Why  calles 
thou  me  good  ?  there  is  none  good  but  one, 
that  is,  God:  but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into 
life,  keep  the  commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  Which?  Jesus 
said,  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder,  Thou  shalt 
not  commit  adultery,  Thou  shalt  not  steal, 
Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

'  19  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother: 
and,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self. .  ... 
20  The  young  man  saith  unto  him,  All 
these  things  have  I  kept  from  my  youth 
up:  what  lack  I  yet? 
1 J 


Hie  labourers  in  the  vineyard.    S.  MATTHEW. 


Christ  teaches  meekness. 


21  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  wiit  be  I  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first, 
perfect,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give  |     9  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired 


to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven:  and  come  and  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man  heard  that 
saying,  he  went  away  sorrowful:  for  he 
had  great  possessions. 

23  IT  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples, 
Verily,  I  say  unto  you, That  a  rich  man 
shall  hardly  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

24  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is  easier 
for  a  camel  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a 
needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

25  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they 
were  exceedingly  amazed,  saying,  Who 
then  can  be  saved? 

26  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  With  men  this  is  impossible,  but 
with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

27  IT  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  we  have  forsaken  all, 
and  followed  thee;  what  shall  we  have 
therefore  ? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,! 
say  unto  you, That  ye  which  have  followed 
me  in  the  regeneration,  when  the  Son  of 
man  shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye 
also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones,  judging 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

29  And  every  one  that  hath  forsaken 
houses,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or 
mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,for 
my  name's  sake,  shall  receive  a  hundred- 
fold, and  shall  inherit  everlasting  life. 

30  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last, 
and  the  last  shall  be  first. 

CHAP.  XX. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  man  that  is  a  householder,  which 
went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  la- 
bourers into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the 
labourers  for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them 
into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour, 
and  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  mar- 
ket-place, 

4  And  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into 
the  vineyard;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  I 
will  give  you.     And  they  went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and 
ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise. 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went 
out,  and  found  others  standing  idle,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all 
the  day  idle? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man 
hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye 
also  into  the  vineyard;  and  whatsoever  is 
right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  evening  was  come,  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his  steward. 
Call  the  laDourers,  and  give  them  their 


about  the   eleventh  hour,  they  received 
every  man  a  penny. 

10  But  when  the  first  came,  they  sup- 
posed that  they  should  have  received  more ; 
and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a 
penny. 

1 1  And  when  they  had  received  it,  they 
murmured  against  the  good  man  of  the 
house, 

12  Saying,  These  last  have  wrought  but 
one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal 
unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heat  of  the  day. 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and 
said,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong:  didst 
not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a  penny? 

14  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy  way: 
I  will  give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I 
will  with  mine  own?  is  thine  eye  evil  be- 
cause I  am  good? 

16  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first 
last:  for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 

17  IT  And  Jesus  going  up  to  Jerusalem, 
took  the  twelve  disciples  apart  in  the  way, 
and  said  unto  them, 

18  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem ;  and 
the  Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  unto  the  scribes,  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

19  And  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gen- 
tiles to  mock,  and  to  scourge,  and  to  cru- 
cify him:  and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
again. 

20  If  Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of 
Zebedee's  children,  with  her  sons,  wor- 
shipping him,  and  desiring  a  certain  thing 
of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her,  What  wilt 
thou?  She  saith  unto  him,  Grant  that 
these  my  two  sons  may  sit,  the  one  on  thy 
right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in 
thy  kingdom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said,  Ye 
know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to 
drink  of  the  cup  that  I  shall  drink  of,  and 
to  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I  am 
baptized  with?  They  say  unto  him,  We 
are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Ye  shall 
drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized 
with  the  baptism  that  lam  baptized  with: 
but, to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left, 
is  not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  be  given  to 
them  for  whom  it  is  prepared  of  my  Father. 

24  And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they 
were  moved  with  indignation  against  the 
two  brethren. 

25  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said,  Ye  know  that  the  princes  of  the  Gen- 
tiles exercise  dominion  over  them,  and 
they  that  are  great  exercise  authority  upon 
them. 

20 


Christ  rides  into  Jerusalem.  CHAP. 

26  But  it  shall  not  be  so  among  you: 
but  whosoever  will  be  great  among  you, 
let  him  be  your  minister; 

27  And  whosoever  will  be  chief  among 
you,  let  him  be  your  servant: 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to 
be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to 
give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

29  And  as  they  departed  from  Jericho, 
a  great  multitude  followed  him. 

30  IF  And  behold,  two  blind  men  sitting 
by  the  way-side,  when  they  heard  that 
Jesus  passed  by,  cried  out,  saying,  Have 
mercy  on  us,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked  them, 
because  they  should  hold  their  peace:  but 
they  cried  the  more,  saying,  Have  mercy 
on  us,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  called 
them,  and  said,  What  will  ye  that  I  shall 
do  unto  you  ? 

33  They  say  unto  him,  Lord,  that  our 
eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on  them, 
and  touched  their  eyes :  and  immediately 
their  eyes  received  sight,  and  they  fol- 
lowed him. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jeru- 
salem, and  were  come  to  Bethphage, 
unto  the  mount  of  Olives,  then  sent  Jesus 
two  disciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them,  Go  into  the  vil- 
lage over  against  you,  and  straightway  ye 
shall  find  an  ass  tied,  and  a  colt  with  her : 
loose  them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  aught  unto  you, 
ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  hath  need  of  them ; 
and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying, 

5  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion,  Behold, 
thy  King  cometh  unto  thee,  meek,  and 
sitting  upon  an  ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of 
an  ass. 

6  And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as 
Jesus  commanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass  and  the  colt,  and 
put  on  them  their  clothes,  and  they  set 
him  thereon. 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude  spread 
their  garments  ir  the  way;  others  cut 
down  branches  from  the  trees,  and  strewed 
them  in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went  before, 
and  that  followed,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna 
to  the  Son  of  David:  Blessed  is  he  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  Hosanna 
in  the  highest. 

10  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusa- 
lem, all  the  city  was  moved,  saying,  Who 
is  this  ? 

1 1  And  the  multitude  said,  This  is  Jesus 
the  prophet  of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 


XXI.  The  jig-tree  cursed. 

12  IF  And  Jesus  went  into  the  temple  of 
God,  and  cast  out  all  them  that  sold  and 
bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the 
tables  of  the  money-changers,  and  the 
seats  of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them,  It  is  written, 
My  house  shall  be  called  the  house  of 
prayer,  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves 

^  14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to 
him  in  the  temple ;  and  he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  chief  priests  ami 
scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things  that  ha 
did,  and  the  children  crying  in  the  temple, 
and  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David  •, 
they  were  sore  displeased, 

16  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou 
what  these  say?  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Yea:  have  ye  never  read,  Out  of 
the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
perfected  praise? 

17  IF  And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  oi 
the  city  into  Bethany,  and  he  lodged  there. 

18  Now,in  the  morning,  as  he  returned 
into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

19  And  when  he  saw  a  fig-tree  in  the 
way,  he  came  to  it,  and  found  nothing 
thereon,  but  leaves  only,  and  said  unto  it, 
Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  henceforward 
for  ever.  And  presently  the  fig-tree  with- 
ered away. 

20  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  saying,  How  soon  is  the  fig- 
tree  withered  away ! 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
VerilyJ  say  unto  you,  If  ye  have  faith,  and 
doubt  not,  ye  shall  not  only  do  this  which 
is  done  to  the  fig-tree,  but  also,  if  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain,  Be  thou  removed, 
and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea;  it  shall  be 
done. 

22  And  all  things  whatsoever  ye  shall 
ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall  receive. 

23  If  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
temple,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  oi 
the  people  came  unto  him  as  he  was  teach- 
ing, and  said,  By  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things?  and  who  gave  thee  this 
authority? 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one  thing,  which 
if  ye  tell  me,  I  in  like  wise  will  tell  you 
by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence  was 
it?  from  heaven,  or  of  men?  And  they 
reasoned  with  themselves,  saying,  If  we 
shall  say,  From  heaven;  he  will  say  unto 
us,  Why  did  ye  not  then  believe  him? 

26  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men ;  we  fear 
the  people:  for  all  hold  John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and  said, 
We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I  do 
these  things. 

28  IF  But  what  think  ye?  A  certain  man 
had  two  sons;  and  he  came  to  the  first, 

21 


The  parable  of  the  vineyard.      S.  MATTHEW 


and  said,  Son,  go  work  to-day  in  my  vine- 
yard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will  not ; 
but  afterward  he  repented,  and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said 
likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I 
go,  sir  :  and  went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did  the  will 
of  his  father?  They  say  unto  him,  The 
first.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
untoyou,Thatthepublicans  and  the  harlots 
go  into  the  kingdom  of  God  before  you. 

32  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way 
of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not : 
but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed 
him  :  and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen  it,  repent- 
ed not  afterward,  that  ye  might  believe  him. 

33  H  Hear  another  parable ;  There  was 
a  certain  householder,  which  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  hedged  it  round  about,  and 
digged  a  wine-press  in  it,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
went  into  a  far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the  fruit  drew 
near,  he  sent  his  servants  to  the  husband- 
men, that  they  might  receive  the  fruits  of  it. 

35  And  the  husbandmen  took  his  ser- 
vants, and  beat  one,  and  killed  another, 
and  stoned  another. 

36  Again  he  sentother  servants  more  than 
the  first:  and  they  did  unto  them  likewise. 

37  But  last  of  all,  he  sent  unto  them  his 
son,  saying,  They  will  reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  the 
son,  they  said  among  themselves,  This  is 
the  heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 
seize  on  his  inheritance. 

39  And  they  caught  him,  and  cast  him 
out  of  the  vineyard,  and  slew  him. 

40  When  the  lord  therefore  of  the  vine- 
yard cometh,  what  will  he  do  unto  those 
husbandmen  ? 

41  They  say  unto  him,  He  will  mise- 
rably destroy  those  wicked  men,  and  will 
let  out  his  vineyard  unto  other  husband- 
men, which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in 
their  seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Did  ye  never 
read  in  the  scriptures,  The  stone  which 
the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner  :  this  is  the  Lord's 
doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you,  The  king- 
dom of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and 
given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits 
thereof. 

44  And  whosoever  shall  fall  on  this 
stone,  shall  be  broken  :  but  on  whomsoever 
it  shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  had  heard  his  parables,  they 
perceived  that  he  spake  of  them. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay  hands 
on  him,  they  feared  the  multitude,  be- 
cause they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 


Tlie  wedding-garment 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto 
.  them  again  by  parables,  and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
certain  king,  which  made  a  marriage  for 
his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding:  and 
they  would  not  come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants, 
saying,  Tell  them  which  are  bidden,  Be- 
hold, I  have  prepared  my  dinner:  my 
oxen  and  my  fallings  are  killed,  and  all 
things  are  ready  :  come  unto  the  marriage. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it,  and  went 
their  ways,  one  to  his  form,  another  to  his 
merchandise. 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  servants,  and 
entreated  them  spitefully,  and  slew  them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof,  he 
was  wroth  :  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies, 
and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned 
up  their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  The 
wedding  is  ready,  but  they  which  were 
bidden  were  not  worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways, 
and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the 
marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the 
highways,  and  gathered  together  all  as 
many  as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good  : 
and  the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests. 

1 1  IT  And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see 
the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had 
not  on  a  wedding-garment : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how 
earnest  thou  in  hither,  not  having  a  wed- 
ding-garment? And  he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the  servants, 
Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  take  him 
away,  and  cast  him  into  outer  darkness  : 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  oi 
teeth. 

14  For  many  are  called,  but  few  are 
chosen. 

15  IF  Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took 
counsel  how  they  might  entangle  him  in 
his  talk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their  dis- 
ciples, with  the  Herodians,  saying, Master, 
we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest 
thou  for  any  man :  for  thou  regarded  not 
the  person  of  men. 

17  Tell  us  therefore,  What  thinkest 
thou?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  unto 
Cesar,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wicked- 
ness, and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypo- 
crites ? 

19  Shew  me  the  tribute-money.  And 
they  brought  unto  him  a  penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whose  it 
this  image,  and  superscription? 


Concerning  the  resurrection.        CHAP. 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's.  Then] 
saith  he  unto  them,  Render  therefore  unto 
Cesar,  the  things  which  are  Cesar's ;  and 
unto  God,  the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these  words, 
they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went 
their  way. 

23  1F  The  same  day  came  to  him  the 
Sadducees,  which  say  that  there  is  no  re- 
surrection, and  asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  Moses  said,  If  a  man 
die,  having  no  children,  his  brother  shall 
marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother. 

25  Now,there  were  with  us  seven  breth- 
ren :  and  the  first,  when  he  had  married  a 
wife,  deceased ;  and  having  no  issue,  left 
his  wife  unto  his  brother. 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and  the 
third,  unto  the  seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

28  Therefore)  in  the  resurrection,  whose 
wife  shall  she  be  of  the  seven  ?  for  they 
all  had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor 
the  power  of  God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are 
as  the  angels  of  God  in  heaven. 

31  But, as  touching  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was 
spoken  unto  you  by  God,  saying, 

32  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ?  God 
is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living. 

33  And  when  the  multitude  heard  this, 
they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

34  IF  But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
that  he  had  put  the  Sadducees  to  silence, 
they  were  gathered  together. 

35  Then  one  of  them  which  was  a  law- 
yer, asked  him  a  question,  tempting  him, 
and  saying, 

36  Master,  which isthe  great  command- 
menf  in  the  law? 

37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  command- 
ment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

40  On  these  two  commandments  hang 
all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

41  IF  While  the  Pharisees  were  gather 
ed  together,  Jesus  asked  them, 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of  Christ 
whose  son  is  he?  They  say  unto  him,  The 
son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  unto  them,  How  then  doth 
David  in  spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying, 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit 
thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool? 


XXIII.       Christ  exposes  the  Pharisees, 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord,  how 
is  he  his  son? 

46  And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him 
a  word,  neither  durst  any  man,  from  that 
day  forth,  ask  him  any  more  questions. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitude, 
and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  scribes  and  the  Phari- 
sees sit  in  Moses'  seat : 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you 
observe,  that  observe  and  do :  but  do  not  ye 
after  their  works :  for  they  say,  and  do  not. 

4  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens,  and 
grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's 
shoulders ;  but  they  themselves  will  not 
move  them  with  one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be 
seen  of  men  :  they  make  broad  their  phy- 
lacteries, and  enlarge  the  borders  of  their 
garments, 

6  And  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts, 
and  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to 
be  called  of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi. 

8  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi :  for  one 
is  your  Master,  even  Christ ;  and  all  ye 
are  brethren. 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father  upon  the 
earth :  for  one  is  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters:  for 
one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you, 
shall  be  your  servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself, 
shall  be  abased ;  and  he  that  shall  humble 
himself,  shall  be  exalted. 

13  IF  But  wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pha- 
risees, hypocrites !  for  ye  shut  up  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  against  men :  for  ye 
neither  go  in  yourselves,  neither  suffer  ye 
them  that  are  entering,  to  go  in. 

14  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  for  ye  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayer:  there- 
fore ye  shall  receive  the  greater  damnation. 

15  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  for  ye  compass  sea  and  land 
to  make  one  proselyte ;  and  when  he  is 
made,  ye  make  him  two-fold  more  the 
child  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

16  Wo  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides!  which 
say,  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  temple, 
it  is  nothing ;  but  whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor. 

17  Ye  fools,  and  blind!  for  whether  is 
greater,  the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  sanc- 
tifieth  the  gold? 

18  And  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the 
I  altar,  it  is  nothing;  but  whosoever  swear- 
leth  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty. 

19  Ye  fools,  and  blind!  for  whether  is 
(greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifi- 

eth  the  gift? 

23 


The  destruction  of  Jerusalem     S.  MATTHEW.        and  of  the  temple  foretold. 


20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear  by  the 
altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all  things 
thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the  tem- 
ple, sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwell- 
eth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven, 
sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by 
him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

23  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  for  ye  pay  tithe  of  mint,  and 
sinise,  and  cummin,  and  have  omitted  the 
weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judgment, 
mercy,  and  faith  :  these  ought  ye  to  have 
done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  at  a 
gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  for  ye  make  clean  the  outside 
of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  within 
they  are  full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

26  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first 
that  which  is  within  the  cup  and  platter, 
that  the  outside  of  them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites !  for  ye  are  like  unto  whited 
sepulchres,  which  indeed  appear  beauti- 
ful outward,  but  are  within  full  of  dead 
men's  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear 
righteous  unto  men,  but  within  ye  are  full 
oi  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

29  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  because  ye  build  the  tombs  of 
the  prophets,  and  garnish  the  sepulchres 
of  the  righteous, 

30  And  say,  If  we  had  been  in  the  days 
of  our  fathers,  we  would  not  have  been 
partakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the 
prophets. 

31  Where fore,ye  be  witnesses  unto  your- 
selves, that  ye  are  the  children  of  them 
which  killed  the  prophets. 

32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your 
fathers. 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  of  vipers, 
how  can  ye  escape  the  damnation  of  hell? 

34  IF  Wherefore,behold,  I  send  unto  you 
prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes  :  and 
some  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify,  and 
some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  syna 
gogues,and  persecute  them  from  city  to  city 

35  That  upon  you  may  come  all  the 
righteous  blood  shed  upon  the  earth,  from 
the  blood  of  righteous  Abel,  unto  the  blood 
of  Zacharias,son  of  Barachias,  whom  ye 
slew  between  the  temple  and  the  altar. 

36  Verily,I  say  unto  you,All  these  things 
shall  come  upon  this  generation. 

37  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that 
killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them 
which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how  often  would 
I  have  gathered  thy  children  together, 
even  as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  un- 
der her  wings,  and  ye  would  not ! 


38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate. 

39  For  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see 
me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is 
he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  Jesus  went  out,  and  departed 
from  the  temple :  and  his  disciples 
came  to  him  for  to  shew  him  the  buildings 
of  the  temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  See  ye  not 
all  these  things?  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
There  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  up 
on  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  If  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of 
Olives,  the  disciples  came  unto  him  pri- 
vately, saying,  Tell  us,  when  shall  these 
things  be?  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  of 
thy  coming,  and  of  the  end  of  the  world? 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Take  heed  that  no  man  deceive  you 

5  For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  say- 
ing, I  am  Christ ;  and  shall  deceive  many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars,  and  ru- 
mours of  wars  :  see  that  ye  be  not  trou- 
bled :  for  all  these  things  must  come  to 
pass,  but  the  end  is  not  yet. 

7  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom  :  and  there 
shall  be  famines,  and  pestilences,  and. 
earthquakes  in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  are  the  beginning  of  sorrows. 

9  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to  be 
afflicted,  and  shall  kill  you  :  and  ye  shall 
be  hated  of  all  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  be  offended, 
and  shall  betray  one  another,  and  shall 
hate  one  another. 

1 1  And  many  false  prophets  shall  rise, 
and  shall  deceive  many. 

12  And  because  iniquity  shall  abound, 
the  love  of  many  shall  wax  cold. 

13  But  he  that  shall  endure  unto  the 
end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall 
be  preached  in  all  the  world,  for  a  witness 
unto  all  nations ;  and  then  shall  the  end 
come. 

15  When  ye,therefore,shall  see  the  abo- 
mination of  desolation, spoken  of  by  Daniel 
the  prophet,  stand  in  the  holy  place,( whoso 
readeth,  let  him  understand,) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Judea 
flee  into  the  mountains  : 

17  Let  him  which  is  on  the  house-top 
not  come  down  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his 
house : 

18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in  the  field 
return  back  to  take  his  clothes. 

1 9  And  wo  unto  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  da}Ts  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath-day  : 

21  For  then  shall  be  great  tribulation, 
such  as  was  not  since  the  beginning  of  the 

24 


Omst  coming  to  judgment.  CHAP.  XXV  Parable  of  the  ten  virgins. 

world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  j  not  what  hour  your   Lord   doth   come 

43  But  know  this,  that  if  the  good  man 


22  And  except  those  days  should  be 
shortened,  there  should  no  flesh  be  saved 
but  for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be 
shortened. 

23  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you 
Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  there  ;  believe  it  not. 

24  For  there  shall  arise  false  Christs, 
and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew  great 
signs  and  wonders ;  insomuch  that,  if  itwere 
possible,  they  shall  deceive  the  very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 

26  Wherefore,  if  they  shall  say  unto 
you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert ;  go  not 
forth  :  behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers; 
believe  it  not. 

27  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  out  of  the 
east,  and  shineth  even  unto  the  west ;  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  For  wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there 
will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 

29  TF  Immediately  after  the  tribulation 
of  those  days,  shall  the  sun  be  darkened, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and 
the  stars  shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken : 

30  And  then  shall  appear  the  sign  of 
the  Son  of  man  in  heaven  :  and  then  shall 
all  the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they 
shall  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and  great 
glory. 

31  And  he  shall  send  his  angels  with  a 
great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  they  shall 
gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four 
winds, from  one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig-tree  ; 
When  his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see 
all  these  things,  know  that  it  is  near,  even 
at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be 
fulfilled. 

35  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away, 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

36  If  But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth 
no  man,  no,  not  the  angels  of  heaven,  but 
my  Father  only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  were,  so  shall 
also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before 
the  flood,  they  were  eating  and  drinking, 
marrying  and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the 
day  that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood  came, 
and  took  them  all  away  :  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

41  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  at  the 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 


mill; 

left. 
42 


of  the  house  had  known  in  what  watch  the 
thief  would  come,  he  would  have  watch- 
ed, and  would  not  have  suffered  his  house 
to  be  broken  up.     ' 

44  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready :  for  in 
such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not,  the  Son  of 
man  cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  ser- 
vant, whom  his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over 
his  household,  to  give  them  meat  in  due 
season? 

46  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his 
lord,  when  he  cometh,  shall  find  so  doing. 

47  Verily,!  say  unto  you,That  he  shall 
make  him  ruler  over  ail  his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  shall  say 
in  his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his  fellow- 
servants,  and  to  eat  and  drink  with  the 
drunken ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come 
in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and 
in  an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  ap- 
point him  his  portion  with  the  hypocrites: 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be 
likened  unto  ten  virgins,  which  took 
their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the 
bridegroom. 

2  And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five 
were  foolish. 

3  They  that  were  foolish  took  their 
lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with  them  : 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels 
with  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they 
all  slumbered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry 
made,  Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh ; 
go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and 
trimmed  their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise, 
Give  us  of  your  oil :  for  our  lamps  are 
gone  out. 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Not 
so ;  lest  there  be  not  enough  tor  us  and 
you :  but  go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell, 
and  buy  for  yourselves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the 
bridegroom  came;  and  they  that  were 
ready,  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage: 
and  the  door  was  shut. 

1 1  Afterward  came  also  the  other  vir- 
gins, saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said,  Verily,! 


say  unto  you,  1  know  you  not. 

13  Watch  therefore, for  yc  know  neither 
I  the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  ot 
T  Watch  therefore;    for  ye  know i man  cometh. 


Tlie  parable  of  the  talents. 


14  IT  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a 
man  travelling  into  a  far  country,  who  call 
ed  his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto 
them  his  goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents, 
to  another  two,  and  to  another  one ;  to 
every  man  according  to  his  several  abili- 
ty; and  straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the  five 
talents,  went  and  traded  with  the  same,  and 
made  them  other  five  talents. 

1 7  And  likewise  he  that  had  received 
two,  he  also  gained  other  two. 

13  But  he  that  had  received  one,  went 
and  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's 
money. 

1 9  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those 
servants  cometh,  and  reckoneth  with 
them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received  five 
talents, came  and  brought  otherfive  talents, 
saying,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five 
talents:  behold,  I  have  gained  besides 
them  five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done, 
thou  good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make 
thee  ruler  over  many  things:  enter  thou 
into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents 
came,  and  said,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst 
unto  me  two  talents :  behold,  I  have  gained 
two  other  talents  besides  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant;  thou  ha'st  been 
Faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee 
ruler  over  many  things :  enter  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one 
talent  came,  and  said,  Lord,  I  knew  thee 
that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reaping  where 
thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering  where 
thou  hast  not  strewed : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid 
thy  talent  in  the  earth  :  lo,  there  thou  hast 
that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou 
knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not, 
and  gather  where  I  have  not  strewed: 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put 
my  money  to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at 
my  coming  I  should  have  received  mine 
own  with  usury. 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him, 
and  give  it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents. 

29  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  j 


S.  MATTHEW.  Description  of  the  last  judgment. 
him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  ot 


his  glory : 

32  And  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all 
nations :  and  he  shall  separate  them  one 
from  another,  as  a  shepherd  divideth  his 
sheep  from  the  goats : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his 
right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them 
on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my 
Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world: 

35  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me 
drink :  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in : 

36  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me:  I  was 
sick,  and  ye  visitea  me:  I  was  in  prison, 
and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him, 
saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  a  hun- 
gered, and  fed  thee  ?  or  thirsty,  and  gave 
thee  drink? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and 
took  thee  in?  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  came  unto  thee? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say 
unto  them,  Verily,!  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch 
as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  if  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on 
the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed, 
into  everlasting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil 
and  his  angels  : 

42  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  drink: 

43  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not 
in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not:  sick, 
and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not. 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him, 
saying,  Lqrd,  when  saw  we  thee  a  hun- 
gered, or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked, 
or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister 
unto  thee? 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying, 
Verily,!  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did 
it  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did 
it  not  tome. 

46  And  these  shall  go  away  into  ever- 
lasting punishment:  but  the  righteous  into 
life  eternal. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had 
finished  all  these  sayings,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples, 

2  Ye  know  that  after  two  days  is  the 


given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance:  but  feast  of  the  passover,  and  the  Son  of  man 
From  him  that  hath  not,  shall  be  taken  away  is  betrayed  to  be  crucified. 


even  that  which  he  hath. 


3  Then  assembled  together  the  chief 


30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant  [priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders  ot 
intoouterdarkness:  there  shall  be  weeping  i  the  people,  unto  the  palace  of  the  high 


and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

31  Tf  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come 
in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with  'Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  him. 

26 


pa. 
priest,  who  was  called  Caiaphas, 
4  And  consulted  that  they  might  take 


Conspiracy  against  Christ. 

5  But  they  said,  Not  on  the  feast-day, 
lest  there  be  an  uproar  among  the  people. 

6  IT  Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany, 
in  the  house  of  Simon  the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woman  having 
an  alabaster-box  of  very  precious  ointment, 
and  poured  it  on  his  head  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  But  when  his  disciples  saw  it,  they 
had  indignation,  saying, To  what  purpose 
is  this  waste? 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have  been 
sold  for  much,  and  given  to  the  poor. 

10  When  Jesus  understood  it,  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  trouble  ye  the  woman? 
for  she  hath  wrought  a  good  work  upon  me. 

1 1  For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with 
you;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured  this 
ointment  on  my  body,  she  did  it  for  my 
burial. 

13  Verily,!  say  unto  you,  Wheresoever 
this  gospel  shall  be  preached  in  the  whole 
world,  there  shall  also  this,  that  this  woman 
hath  done,  be  told  for  a  memorial  of  her. 

14  *|f  Then  one  of  the  twelve,  called 
Judas  Iscariot,  went  unto  the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  them,  What  will  ye 
give  me,  and  I  will  deliver  him  unto  you? 
And  they  covenanted  with  him  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  betray  him. 

1 7  IT  Now,the  first  day  of  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread,  the  disciples  came  to 
Jesus,  saying  unto  him.  Where  wilt  thou 
that  we  prepare  for  thee  to  eat  the  passover? 

18  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city  to  such 
a  man,  and  say  unto  him,  The  Master  saith, 
Bly  time  is  at  hand  ;  I  will  keep  the  pass- 
over  at  thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  had 
appointed  them ;  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

20  Now, when  the  even  was  come,  he 
sat  down  with  the  twelve. 

2 1  And  as  they  did  eat , he  said,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  That  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful, 
and  began  every  one  of  them  to  say  unto 
him,  Lord,  is  it  I? 

23  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that 
dippeth  his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the 
same  shall  betray  me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth,  as  it  is  writ- 
ten of  him :  but  wo  unto  that  man  by  whom 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed!  it  had  been 
good  for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been  born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him, 
answered  and  said,  Master,  is  it  I?  He  said 
unto  him,  Thou  hast  said. 

26  1[  And  as  they  were  eating,  Jesus 
took  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake  it, 
and  gave  it  to  the  disciples,  and  said, 
Take,  eat;  this  is  my  body. 

27  And   he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 


CHAP.  XXVI.        Christ  prays  at  Gethsemane. 


thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  saying,  Drink 
ye  all  of  it; 

28  For  this  is  my  blood  of  the  new 
testament,  which  is  shed  for  many  for  the 
remission  of  sins. 

29  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
henceforth  of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with  you  in 
my  Father's  kingdom. 

30  And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn, 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  because  of  me  this  night: 
for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  Shepherd, 
and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scatter- 
ed abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again,  I  will  go 
before  you  into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Though  all  men  shall  be  offended  because 
of  thee,  yet  will  I  never  be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Verily,  I  say 
unto  thee,That  this  night,  before  the  cock 
crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

35  Petersaidunto  him,  Though  I  should 
die  with  thee,  yet  will  not  I  deny  thee. 
Likewise  also  said  all  the  disciples. 

36  Tl  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them 
unto  a  place  called  Gethsemane,  and  saith 
unto  the  disciples,  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go 
and  pray  yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Peter,  and  the 
two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be 
sorrowful  and  very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  My  soul  is 
exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto  death: 
tarry  ye  here,  and  watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  further,  and  fell 
on  his  face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my 
Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass 
from  me:  nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but 
as  thou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples, 
and  findeth  them  asleep,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  What !  could  ye  not  watch  with  me 
one  hour? 

41  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not 
into  temptation :  the  spirit  indeed  is  will- 
ing, but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  second  time, 
and  prayed,  saying,  O  rny  Father,  if  this 
cup  may  not  pass  away  from  me,  except  I 
drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them  asleep 
again  :  for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went  away 
again,  and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying 
tfie  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now,  and 
take  your  rest :  behold,  the  hour  is  at  hand, 
and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going :  behold,  he  is 
at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

27 


Christ  is  betrayed  by  Judas        S.  MATTHEW.         He  is  delivered  to  Pilate. 


47  IF  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas, 
one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a 
great  multitude  with  swords  and  staves, 
from  the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48  Now, he  that  betrayed  him,  gave 
them  a  sign,  saying,  Whomsoever  I  shall 
kiss,  that  same  is  he  ;  hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Jesus,  and 
said,  Hail,  Master;  and  kissed  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Friend, 
wherefore  art  thou  come  ?  Then  came  they, 
and  laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and  took  him. 

5 1  And  behold,  one  of  them  which  were 
with  Jesus,  stretched  out  his  hand,  and 
drew  his  sword,  and  struck  a  servant  of 
the  high  priest,   and  smote  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Put  up 
^again  thy  sword  into  his  place  :  for  all  they 

that  take  the  sword,  shall  perish  with  the 
sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  now 
pray  to  my  Father,  and  he  shall  presently 
give  me  more  than  twelve  legions  of  angels  ? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  scriptures  be 
fulfilled,  that  thus  it  must  be? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus  to  the 
multitudes,  Are  ye  come  out  as  against 
a  thief  with  swords  and  staves  for  to  take 
me  ?  I  sat  daily  with  you  teaching  in  the 
temple,  and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  scrip- 
tures of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled. 
Then  all  the  disciples  forsook  him,andfled. 

57  IF  And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on  Je- 
sus, led  him  away  to  Caiaphas  'the  high 


say- 


priest,  where  the  scribes  and  the  elders 
were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off,  unto 
the  high  priest's  palace,  and  went  in,  and 
sat  with  the  servants  to  see  the  end. 

59  Now,  the  chief  priests,  and  elders, 
and  ail  the  council,  sought  false  witness 
against  Jesus,  to  put  him  to  death  ; 

60  But  found  none :  yea,  though  many 
false  witnesses  came,  yet  found  they  none. 
At  the  last  came  two  ialse  witnesses, 

6 1  And  said,  This  fellow  said,  I  am  able 
to  destroy  the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build 
it  in  three  days. 

62  And  the  high  priest  arose,  and  said 
unto  him,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  what 
is  it  which  these  witness  against  thee  ? 

63  But  Jesus  held  his  peace.  And  the 
high  priest  answered  and  said  unto  him,  I 
adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  that  thou 
tell  us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ  the  Son 
of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thou  hast  said : 
nevertheless,  I  say  unto  you,  Hereafter 
shall  ye  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on  the 
right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven. 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
saying,  He  hath  spoken  blasphemy  ;  what 


further  need  have  we  of  witnesses?  behold, 
now  ye  have  heard  his  blasphemy. 

66  What  think  ye  ?  They  answered  and 
said,  He  is  guilty  of  death. 

67  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face,  and 
buffeted  him  ;  and  others  smote  him  with 
the  palms  of  their  hands, 

68  Saying,  Prophesy  unto  us,  thou 
Christ,  Who  is  he  that  smote  thee  ? 

69  IF  Now  Peter  sat  without  in  the  pa- 
lace :  and  a  damsel  came  unto  him,  saying 
Thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  them  all, 
ing,  I  know  not  what  thou  sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  into  the 
porch,  another  maid  saw  him,  and  said 
unto  them  that  were  there,  This  fellow 
was  also  with  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an  oath, 
I  do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto  him 
they  that  stood  by,  and  said  to  Peter, 
Surely  thou  also  art  one  of  them  ;  for  thy 
speech  bewrayeth  thee. 

74  Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  know  not  the  man.  And  im- 
mediately the  cock  crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  ot 
Jesus,  which  said  unto  him,  Before  the 
cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 


And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come,  all 
the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people  took  counsel  against  Jesus  to  put 
him  to  death. 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him,  they 
led  him  away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pon- 
tius Pilate  the  governor. 

3  IF  Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed 
him,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned, 
repented  himself,  and  brought  again  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests 
and  elders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have 
betrayed  the  innocent  blood.  And  they 
said,  What  is  that  to  us  ?  see  thou  to  that. 

5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver 
in  the  temple,  and  departed,  and  went 
and  hanged  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver 
pieces,  and  said,  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put 
them  into  the  treasury,  because  it  is  the 
price  of  blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with 
them  the  potter's  field,  to  bury  strangers  in. 

8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  The 
field  of  blood,  unto  this  day. 

9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was 
spoken  by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying, 
And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver, 
the  price  of  him  that  was  valued,  whom 
they  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  value  ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  potter's  field, 
as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 


The  people  condemn  him^  CHAP.  XXVII 

1 1  And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor: 
and  the  governor  asked  him,  saying,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  Jesus 
said  unto  him,  Thou  sayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of  the 
chief  priests  and  elders,  he  answered 
nothing. 

13  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness 
against  thee? 

14  And  he  answered  him  to  never  a 
word;  insomuch  that  the  governor  marvel- 
led greatly. 

15  Now  at  that  feast,  the  governor  was 
wont  to  release  unto  the  people  a  prisoner, 
whom  they  would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a  notable  prisoner, 
called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore,when  they  were  gathered 
together,  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Whom 
will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you?  Barabbas, 
or  Jesus,  which  is  called  Christ? 

18  (For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had 
delivered  him.) 

19  TF  When  he  was  set  down  on  the 
judgment-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  say- 
ing, Have  thou  nothing  to  do  with  that  just 
man  :  for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this 
day  in  a  dream,  because  of  him. 

20  But  the  chief  priests  and  elders  per- 
suaded the  multitude  that  they  should  ask 
Barabbas,  and  destroy  Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and  said  un- 
to them,  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that 
I  release  unto  you  ?  They  said,  Barabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What  shall  I 
do  then  with  Jesus,  which  is  called  Christ? 
They  all  say  unto  him, Let  himbe  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said,  Why!  what 
evil  hath  he  done?  But  they  cried  out  the 
more,  saying,  Let  him  be  crucified. 

24  IT  When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could 
prevail  nothing,  but  that  rather  a  tumult 
was  made,  he  took  water,  and  washed  his 
hands  before  the  multitude.,  saying,  1  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just  person: 
see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  people,  and 
said,  His  blood  be  on  us,  and  on  our 
children. 

26  IT  Then  released  he  Barabbas  unto 
them  :  and  when  he  had  scourged  Jesus, 
he  delivered  him  to  be  crucified. 

27  TherrMhe  soldiers  of  the  governor 
took  Jesus  into  the  common  hall,  and  ga- 
thered unto  him  the  whole  band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and  put  on 
him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  IT  And  when  they  had  platted  a 
crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it  upon  his  head, 
and  a  reed  in  his  right  hand :  and  they 
bowed  the  knee  before  him,  and  mocked 
him,  saying,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews ! 

30  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and  took 
the  reed,  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 


and  he  is  crucified. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  the  robe  off  from  him,  and  put 
his  own  raiment  on  him,  and  led  him 
away  to  crucify  him. 

32  And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a 
man  of  Cyrene,  Simon  by  name  :  him  they 
compelled  to  bear  his  cross. 

33  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  to  say,  A 
place  of  a  skull, 

34  They  gave  him  vinegar  to  drink, 
mingled  with  gall :  and  when  he  had  tasted 
thereof,  he  would  not  drink. 

35  And  they  crucified  him,  and  parted 
his  garments,  casting  lots  :  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet; 
They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 
and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 

36  And  sitting  down,  they  watched  him 
there  : 

37  And  set  up  over  his  head  his  accusa- 
tion written,  THIS  IS  JESUS  THE  KING 
OF  THE  JEWS. 

38  Then  were  there  two  thieves  cruci- 
fied with  him  :  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
another  on  the  left. 

39  IF  And  they  that  passed  by,  reviled 
him,  wagging  their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  Thou  that  destroyest 
the  temple,  and  ouildest  it  in  three  days, 
save  thyself.  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
come  down  from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mock- 
ing him,  with  the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others  ;  himself  he  cannot 
save.  If  he  be  the  King  of  Israel,  let  him 
now  come  down  from  the  cross,  and  ire 
will  believe  him. 

43  He  trusted  in  God ;  let  him  deliver 
him  now  if  he  will  have  him  :  for  he  said, 
I  am  the  Son  of  God. 

44  The  thieves  also  which  were  crucified 
with  him,  cast  the  same  in  his  teeth. 

45  Now, from  the  sixth  hour  then 
darkness  over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth 
hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama 
sabachthani?  that  is  to  say,  My  God,  my 
God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  frhen 
they  heard  that,  said,  This  man  calk  th 
for  Eli  as. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them 
and  took  a  sponge,  and  filled  it  *  ith 
gar,  and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave  him  to 
drink. 

49  The  rest  said,  Let  be,   - 
whether  Elias  will  come  to  save  bun. 

50  IT  Jesus,  when  he  had  «  I 
with  a  loud  voice,  yielded  up  tb< 

51  And  behold,   the  vail  oi  th«  t<  i 
was  rent  in  twain  Irons  tin 
torn  :  and  the  earth  did  quake,  an  i 

rocks  rent ; 

90 


Joseph  buries  the  body  of  Jesus. 


52  And  the  graves  were  opened,  and 
many  bodies  of  saints  which  slept,  arose, 

63  And  came  out  of  the  graves  after  his 
resurrection,  and  went  into  the  holy  city, 
and  appeared  unto  many. 

54  Now,when  the  centurion,  and  they 
that  were  with  him,  watching  Jesus,  saw 


S.  MARK.  The  resurrection  of  Christ. 

ed  from  heaven,  and  came  and  rolled  back 


the  stone  from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  His  countenance  was  like  lightning, 
and  his  raiment  white  as  snow. 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers  did 
shake,  and  became  as  dead  men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto 


the  earthquake,  and  those  things  that  were  the  women,  Fear  not  ye  :  for  1  know  that 


done,  they  feared  greatly,  saying,  Truly 
this  was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there  (be- 
holding afar  off)  which  followed  Jesus 
from  Galilee,  ministering  unto  him : 

56  Among  which  was  Mary  Magdalene, 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  James  and  Joses, 
and  the  mother  of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  II  When  thee  ven  was  come,  there  came 
a  rich  man  of  Arimathea,  named  Joseph, 
who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged  the 
body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded 
the  body  to  be  delivered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken  the  body, 
he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean  linen  cloth, 

60  And  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  in  the  rock ;  and 
he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Mary  Magdalene, 
and  the  other  Mary,  sitting  over  against 
the  sepulchre. 

62  Now,the  next  day  that  followed  the 
day  of  the  preparation,  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that 
deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  aiive,  After 
three  days  I  will  rise  again. 

64  Command  therefore  that  the  sepul- 
chre be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest 
his  disciples  come  by  night,  and  steal  him 
away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead :  so  the  last  error  shall  be 
worse  than  the  first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  a 
watch  :  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye 
can. 

66  So  they  went  and  made  the  sepulchre 
sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a  watch. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

IN  the  end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it  began  to 
dawn  toward  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
came  Mary  Magdalene,  and  the  other 
Mary  to  see  the  sepulchre. 

2  And  behold,  there  was  a  great  earth- 
quake :  for  the  angel  of  the  Lord  descend-  end  of  the  worfd.     Amen. 


ye  seek  Jesus,  which  was  crucified. 

6  He  is  not  here:  for  he  is  risen,  as  he  said. 
Come,  see  the  place  where  the  Lord  lay 

7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples 
that  he  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  behold, 
he  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee ;  there  shall 
ye  see  him:  lo,  I  have  told  you. 

8  And  they  departed  quickly  from  the 
sepulchre,  with  fear  and  great  joy ;  and 
did  run  to  bring  his  disciples  word. 

9  IF  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disci- 
ples, behold,  Jesus  met  them,  saying,  All 
hail.  And  they  came,  and  held  him  by 
the  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  Be  not 
afraid :  go  tell  my  brethren,  that  they  go 
into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me 

1 1  IT  Now, when  they  were  going,  be- 
hold, some  of  the  watch  came  into  the  city, 
and  shewed  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the 
things  that  were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assembled  with 
the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they 
gave  large  money  unto  the  soldiers, 

1 3  Saying,  Say  ye ,  His  disciples  came  by 
night,  and  stole  him  away  while  we  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  governor's 
ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  secure  you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as 
they  were  taught :  and  this  saying  is  com- 
monly reported  among  the  Jews  until  this 
day. 

16  IF  Then  the  eleven  disciples  went 
away  into  Galilee,  into  a  mountain  where 
Jesus  had  appointed  them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  wor- 
shipped him :  but  some  doubted. 

18  And  Jesus  came,  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying,  All  power  is  given  unto  me 
in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

1 9  IF  Go  ye  therefore  and  teach  all  na- 
tions, baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Fa- 
ther, and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost; 

20  Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you  :  and 
lo,  I  am  with  you  always,  even  unto  the 


H  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  MARK. 


CHAP.  I. 

J^^HE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus 
±    Christ  the  Son  of  God; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets,  Be- 
hold, I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 
which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee ; 


3  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wil- 
derness, Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
make  his  paths  straight. 

4  John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness, 
and  preach  the  baptism  of  repentance,  for 
the  remission  of  sins. 

30 


Jesus  is  baptized : 


CHAP.  I. 


He  cures  tlie  sick. 


5  And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the 
land  of  Judea,  andthej^  of  Jerusalem,  and 
were  all  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  of 
Jordan,  confessing  their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  clothed  with  camel's 
hair,  and  with  a  girdle  of  a  skin  about  his 
loins:  and  hedideat  locusts  and  wildhoney ; 

7  And  preached,  saving,  There  cometh 
one  mightier  than  I  after  me,  the  latchet 
of  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop 
down  and  unloose. 

8  I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water: 
but  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
Jesus  came  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee,  and 
was  baptized  of  John  in  Jordan. 

10  And  straightway  coming  up  out  of  the 
water,  he  saw  the  heavens  opened,  and  the 
Spirit  like  a  dove  descending  upon  him. 

1 1  And  there  came  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying,  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son,  in 
whom  I  am  well  pleased. 

12  And  immediately  the  Spirit  driveth 
him  into- the  wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wilderness 
forty  days  tempted  of  Satan ;  and  was  with 
the  wild  beasts;  and  the  angels  ministered 
unto  him. 

14  Now,after  that  John  was  put  in  prison, 
Jesus  came  into  Galilee,  preaching  the 
gospel  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 

15  And  saying,  The  time  is  fulfilled, 
and  the  kingdom  of  God  is  at  hand :  repent 
ye,  and  believe  the  gospel. 

16  Now  as  he  walked  by  the  sea  of  Ga- 
lilee, he  saw  Simon,  and  Andrew  his  bro- 
ther, casting  a  net  into  the  sea :  for  they 
were  fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Come  ye 
after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  to  become 
fishers  of  men. 

18  And  straightway  they  forsook  their 
nets,  and  followed  him. 

19  And  when  he  had  gone  a  little  further 
thence,  he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  John  his  brother,  who  also  were  in  the 
ship  mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straightway  he  called  them  :  and 
they  left  their  lather  Zebedee  in  the  ship 
with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  after  him. 

21  And  they  went  into  Capernaum  ;  and 
straightway  on  the  sabbath-day  he  entered 
into  the  synagogue  and  taught. 

22  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc 
trine  :  for  he  taught  them  as  one  that  had 
authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

23  And  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a 
man  with  an  unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried  out, 

24  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ;  what  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth? 
art  thou  come  to  destroy  us?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Hold 
thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him. 

47 


26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit  had 
torn  him,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  he 
came  out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch 
that  theyquestioned  among  themselves, 
saying,  What  thing  is  this?  what  new  doc- 
trine is  this?  for  "with  authority  command- 
eth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they 
do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame  spread 
abroad  throughout  all  the  region  round 
about  Galilee. 

29  And  forthwith,  when  they  were  come 
out  of  the  synagogue,  they  entered  into  the 
house  of  Simon  and  Andrew,  with  James 
and  John. 

30  But  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick 
of  a  fever;  and  anon  they  tell  him  of  her. 

31  And  he  came  and  took  her  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  her  up  ;  and  immediately 
the  fever  left  her,  and  she  ministered  unto 
them. 

32  And  at  even  when  the  sun  did  set, 
they  brought  unto  him  all  that  were  dis- 
eased, and  them  that  were  possessed  with 
devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered  | 
ther  at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick 
of  divers  diseases,  and  cast  out  many 
devils;  and  suffered  not  the  devils  to  speak, 
because  they  knew  him. 

35  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a  great 
while  before  day,  he  went  out  ana  depart 
ed  into  a  solitary  place,  and  there  prayed. 

36  And  Simon,  and  they  that  were  with 
him,  followed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found  him,  they 
said  unto  him,  All  men  seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  a 
into  the  next  towns,  that  I  may  preach 
there  also :  for  therefore  came  I  iortn. 

39  And  he  preached  in  their  syna^ 
throughout  all  Galilee,  and  cast  out  den!  - 

40  And  there  came  a  leper  to  him,  be- 
seeching him,  and  kneeling  down  to  him, 
and  saying  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt,  thou 
canst  make  me  clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  compassion, 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  and 
saith  unto  him,  I  will;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken 
mediately  the  leprosy  departed  from  him, 
and  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged   him, 
forthwith  sent  him  away  ; 

44  And  saith  unto  hi;: 
nothing  (o  any  man;  butgotuy* 
thyself  to  the  priest,   Mid' og 
cleansing  those  things  which  » 
manded,  for  a  testimony  untp  them. 

45  Buthewcnteut,  and  beg* 
lislWnnuch,  and  to  bl*»  ■  ™  - 
ter,  insomuch  that  Jesus  could   no   , 
openly  enter  in*.,  the  City,  t»1  I 

vJ  I 


Christ  heals  the  palsy. 


S.  MARK, 


The  withered  hand  healed 


out  in  desert  places :  and  they  came  to 
him  from  every  quarter. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  again  he  entered  into  Capernaum, 
after  some  days  ;  and  it  was  noised 
that  he  was  in  the  house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were  gather- 
ed together,  insomuch  that  there  was  no 
room  to  receive  them,  no,  not  so  much  as 
about  the  door :  and  he  preached  the  word 
unto  them. 

3  And  they  come  unto  him,  bringing  one 
sick  of  the  palsy,  which  was  borne  of  four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come  nigh 
unto  him  for  the  press,  they  uncovered  the 
roof  where  he  was  :  and  when  they  had 
broken  it  up,  they  let  down  the  bed  where- 
in the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their  faith,  he  said 
unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Son,  thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee. 

G  But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes 
sitting  there,  and  reasoning  in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  man  thus  speak  blas- 
phemies? whocan  forgive  sinsbutGodonly? 

8  And  immediately,  when  Jesus  per- 
ceived in  his  spirit  that  they  so  reasoned 
within  themselves,  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
reason  ye  these  things  in  your  hearts  ? 

9  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to  the  sick 
of  the  palsy,  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or 
to  say ,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk? 

10  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins, 
(he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 

111  say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and  take  up 
thy  bed,  and  go  thy  way  into  thy    house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose,  took  up 
the  bed,  and  went  forth  before  them  all : 
insomuch  that  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
glorified  God,  saying,  We  never  saw  it  on 
this  fashion. 

13  And  he  went  forth  again  by  the  sea 
side ;  and  all  the  multitude  resorted  unto 
him,  and  he  taught  them. 

14  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  Levi 
the  son  of  Alpheus,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom,  and  said  unto  him,  Follow  me. 
And  he  arose,  and  followed  him. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  Jesus 
^at  at  meat  in  his  house,  many  publicans 
ond  sinners  sat  also  together  with  Jesus 
and  his  disciples ;  for  "there  were  many, 
and  they  followed  him. 

1 6  And  when  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
saw  him  eat  with  publicans  and  sinners 
they  said  unto  his  disciples,  How  is  it  that 
he  eateth  and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith  unto 
them,  They  that  are  whole,  have  no  need 
of  the  physician,  but  they  that  are  sick  :  I 
came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sin- 
ners, to  repentance. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John,  and  of 


the  Pharisees,  used  to  last :  and  they  come, 
and  say  unto  him,  Why  do  the  disciples  of 
John,  and  of  the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy 
disciples  fast  not  ? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride-chamber  fast,  while 
the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  As  long  a9 
they  have  the  bridegroom  with  them,  they 
cannot  fast. 

20  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those  days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a  piece  of  new 
cloth  on  an  old  garment :  else  the  new 
piece  that  filled  it  up,  taketh  away  from 
the  old,  and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles:  else  the  new  wine  doth  burst 
the  bottles,  and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and 
the  bottles  will  be  marred  :  but  new  wine 
must  be  put  into  new  bottles. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  went 
through  the  corn-fields  on  the  sabbath- 
day  ;  and  his  disciples  began,  as  they 
went,  to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  why  do  they  on  the  sabbath-day 
that  which  is  not  lawful  ? 

25  And  he  said  unto  them, Have  ye  never 
read  what  David  did,  when  he  had  need, 
and  was  a  hungered,  he  and  they  that 
were  with  him  ? 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
in  the  days  of  Abiathar  the  high  priest., 
and  did  eat  the  shew-bread,  which  is  not 
lawful  to  eat,  but  for  the  priests,  and  gave 
also  to  them  which  were  with  him  ? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  sabbath 
was  made  for  man,  and  not  man  for  the 
sabbath  : 

28  Therefore,  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord 
also  of  the  sabbath. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  he  entered  again  into  the  syna- 
-  gogue ;  and  there  was  a  man  there 
which  had  a  withered  hand. 

2  And  they  watched  him,  whether  he 
would  heal  him  on  the  sabbath-day ;  that 
they  might  accuse  him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man  which  had 
the  withered  hand,  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Is  it  lawful  to 
do  good  on  the  sabbath-days,  or  to  do 
evil?  to  save  life,  or  to  kill  ?  but  they  held 
their  peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round  about 
on  them  with  anger,  being  grieved  for  the 
hardness  of  their  hearts,  he  saith  unto  the 
man,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And  he 
stretched  *'*  out:  and  his  hand  was  restored 
whole  as  the  other. 

6  And  the  Pharisees  went  forth,  and 
straightway  took  counsel  with  the  Herod- 
ians  against  him,  how  they  might  destroy 
him. 


Oinst  chooses  twelve  apostles.         CHAP.  IV. 


Tlie  parable  of  Hit  iiwc; . 


7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself  with  his  I blasphemies  wherewith  soever  they  skill 
tiisciples  to  the  sea:  and  a  great  multi-i' 
tude  from  Galilee  followed  him,  and  from 
Judea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idu- 
mea,  and  from  beyond  Jordan  ;  and  they 
about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great  multitude, 
when  they  had  heard  what  great  things  he 
did,  came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples,  that  a 
small  ship  should  wait  on  him,  because  of 
the  multitude,  lest  they  should  throng  him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many;  insomuch 
that  they  pressed  upon  him  for  to  touch 
him,  as  maivy  a?  had  plagues. 

1 1  And  unclean  spirits,  when  they  saw 
him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  say- 
ing, Thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  he  straitly  charged  them,  that 
they  should  not  make  him  Known. 

13  And  he  goeth  up  into  a  mountain, 
andcalleth  unto  him  whom  he  would :  and 
they  came  unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that  they 
should  be  with  him,  and  that  he  might 
send  them  forth  to  preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal  sick- 
nesses, and  to  cast  out  devils. 

16  And  Simon  he  surnamed  Peter. 

17  And  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and 
John  the  brother  of  James,  (and  he  sur- 
named them  Boanerges,  which  is,  The 
sons  of  thunder) 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and  Bar- 
tholomew, and  Matthew,  and  Thomas,  and 
James  the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Thaddeus, 
and  Simon  the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  be- 
trayed him:  and  they  went  into  a  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  cometh  together 
again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  as 
eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends  heard  of  it, 
they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him :  for  they 
said,  He  is  beside  himself. 

22  TT  And  the  scribes  which  came  down 
from  Jerusalem,  said,  He  hath  Beelzebub, 
and  by  the  prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he 
out  devils. 

23  And  he  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  them  in  parables,  How  can  Satan 
cast  out  Satan  ? 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided  against 
itself,  that  kingdom  cannot  stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided  against 
itself,  that  house  cannot  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against  himself, 
and  be  divided,  he  cannot  stand,  but  hath 
an  end. 

27  No  man  can  enter  into  a  strong  man's 
house,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  will 
first  bind  the  strongman  ;  and  then  he  will 
spoil  his  house. 

28  Verily,!  say  unto  you,  All  sins  shall 
be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and 


blaspheme  : 

29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme  against 
the  Holy  Ghost  hath  nev< 
but  is  in  danger  of  eternal  damnation: 

30  Because  they  said,  He  hath  an  un- 
clean spirit. 

31  If  There  came  then  his  brethren  and 
his  mother,  and  standing  without,  sent 
unto  him,  calling  him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about  him;  and 
they  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  mother 
and  thy  brethren  without  seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  saying,  Who 
is  my  mother,  or  my  brethren? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about  on  them 
which  sat  about  him,  and  said,  Behold, 
my  mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  oi 
God,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  to 
ter,  and  mother. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  he  began  again  to  teach  by  the 
sea-side:    and  there  was  gathered 
unto  him  a  great  multitude,  so  that  he  en 
tered  into  a  ship,  and  sat  in  thi 
the  whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea,  on  the 
land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many  things  by 
parables,  and  said  unto  them  in  his  dot- 
trine, 

3  Hearken;  Behold,  there  went  out  a 
sower  to  sow. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  sowed, 
some  fell  by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  came  and  devoured  it  up. 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground,  w  here 
it  had  not  much  earth:  and  immediately 
it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  depth  Oi 
earth: 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it  WJO 
scorched;  and  because  it  had  no  root,  it 
withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns,  and  (be 
thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  it,  and  it 
yielded  no  fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and 
did  yield  fruit  that  sprang  up,  and  im 
ed,  and  brought   forth,  some  thirty,  and 
some  sixty,  and  some  a  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  He  thai 
ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  And  when  he  was  alone,  Ihejj 
were  about  him,  with  the  twelve,  asfc 
him  the  parable. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  ntO ;  • 
is  given  to  know  the  myst<  r\  ol  the  I 
domofGod:  but  unto  them  that  are  with 
out,  all  these  things  are  done  m  paral 

12  That  seeing  they  mi 
perceive;  and  hearing  they  may  hear, 

not   understand;    lest    at   any 
should  be  converted,  andUkirsim  in 
be  forgiven  mem.  . 

13  \m\  he  said  unto  them,  Kn<   • 
33 


The  parable  of  the  mustard-seed 

not  this  parable?  and  how  then  will  ye 
know  all  parables? 

14  The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the  way-side, 
where  the  word  is  sown ;  but  when  they 
have  heard,  Satan  cometh  immediately, 
and  taketh  away  the  word  that  was  sown 
in  their  hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  likewise  which 
are  sown  on  stony  ground;  who,  when  they 
have  heard  the  word,  immediately  receive 
it  with  gladness; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  themselves,  and 
so  endure  but  for  a  time :  afterward,  when 
affliction  or  persecution  ariseth  for  the 
word's  sake,  immediately  they  are  of- 
fended. 

1 8  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown 
among  thorns ;  such  as  hear  the  word, 

1 9  And  the  cares  of  this  world,  and  the 
deceitfulness  of  riches,  and  the  lusts  of 
other  things  entering  in,  choke  the  word, 
and  it  becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown 
on  good  ground ;  such  as  hear  the  word, 
and  receive  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit,  some 
thirty-fold,  some  sixty,  and  some  a  hun- 
dred. 

21  If  And  he  said  unto  them,  Is  a  can- 
dle brought  to  be  put  under  a  bushel,  or 
under  a  bed?  and  not  to  be  set  on  a  can- 
dlestick ? 

22  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  which  shall 
not  be  manifested;  neither  was  any  thing 
kept  secret,  but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed 
what  ye  hear:  With  what  measure  ye  mete, 
it  shall  be  measured  to  you:  and  unto 
you  that  hear  shall  more  be  griven. 

25  For  he  that  hath,  to  liim  shall  be 
given:  and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him 
shall  be  taken  even  that  which  he  hath. 

26  IT  And  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of 
God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast  seed  into  the 
ground ; 

27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise  night  and 
day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  and  grow 
up,  he  knoweth  not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  brin^eth  forth  fruit  of 
herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after 
that  the  full  corn  in  the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  brought  forth, 
immediately  he  puttcth  in  the  sickle,  be- 
cause the  harvest  is  come. 

30  IF  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we 
liken  the  kingdom  of  God?  or  with  what 
comparison  shall  we  compare  it? 

31  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard-seed, 
which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the  earth,  is  less 
than  all  the  seeds  that  be  in  the  earth: 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up, 
and  becometh  greater  than  all  herbs,  and 
shooteth  out  great  branches;  so  that  the 


S.  MARK.  The  legion  of  devils  cast  out 

fowls  of  the  air  may  lodge  under  the  sha- 
dow of  it. 

33  And  with  many  such  parables  spake 
he  the  word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able 
to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake  he  not 
unto  them :  and  when  they  were  alone,  he 
expounded  all  things  to  his  disciples. 

35  And  the  same  day,  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  saitb  unto  them,  Let  us  pass 
over  unto  the  other  side. 

36  And  when  they  had  sent  away  the 
multitude,  they  took  him  even  as  he  was 
in  the  ship.  And  there  were  also  with 
him  other  little  ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm  of 
wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into  the  ship,  so 
that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part  of 
the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow:  and  they 
awake  him,  and  say  unto  him,  Master., 
carest  thou  not  that  we  perish? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind, 
and  said  unto  the  sea,  Peace,  be  still.  And 
the  wind  ceased,  and  there  was  a  great 
calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
so  fearful  ?  how  is  it  that  ye  have  no  faith? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and 
said  one  to  another,  What  manner  of  man 
is  tiiis,  that  even  the  wind  and  the  sea 
obey  him  ? 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  they  came  over  unto  the  other 
side  of  the  sea,  into  the  country  of 
the  Gadarenes. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of  the 
ship,  immediately  there  met  him  out  of 
the  tombs  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  among  the 
tombs;  and  no  man  could  bind  him,  no, 
not  with  chains: 

4  Because  that  he  had  been  often  bound 
with  fetters  and  chains,  and  the  chains  had 
been  plucked  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fet- 
ters broken  in  pieces :  neither  could  any 
man  tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he  was  in 
the  mountains,  and  in  the  tombs,  crying, 
and  cutting  himself  with  stones. 

6  But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off,  he  ran 
and  worshipped  him, 

7  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said, 
What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  the  Most  High  God?  I  adjure  thee 
by  God,  that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  (Fof-  he  said  unto  him,  Come  out  of 
the  man,  thou  unclean  spirit.) 

9  And  he  asked  him,  What  is  thy  name? 
And  he  answered,  saying,  My  name  is 
Legion :  for  we  are  many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much  that  he 
would  not  send  them  away  out  of  the 
country. 

1 1  Now  there  was  there  nigh  unto  the 
34 


Christ  heals  the  bloody  issue. 


mountains  a  great  herd  of  swine  feeding. 

12  And  ail  the  deviis  besought  him, 
saying,  Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we 
may  enter  into  them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave  them  leave. 
And  the  unclean  spirits  went  out,  and  en- 
tered into  the  swine:  and  the  herd  ran 
violently  down  a  steep  place  into  the  sea, 
(they  were  about  two  thousand)  and  were 
choked  in  the  sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine  fled,  and 
told  it  in  the  city,  and  in  the  country. 
And  they  went  out  to  see  what  it  was  that 
was  done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  sec  him 
that  was  possessed  with  the  devil,  and  had 
the  legion,  sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in  his 
right  mind  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

16  And  they  that  saw  it  told  them  how 
it  befellto  him  that  was  possessed  with  the 
devil,  and  also  concerning  the  swine. 

17  And  they  began  to  pray  him  to  de- 
part out  of  their  coasts. 

1 8  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  ship , 
he  that  had  been  possessed  with  the  devil 
prayed  him  that  he  might  be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him  not,  but 
saith  unto  him,  Go  home  to  thy  friends,  and 
tell  them  how  great  things  the  Lord  hath 
done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  compassion 
on  thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began  to  pub- 
lish in  Decapolis  how  great  things  Jesus 
had  done  for  him.  And  all  men  did  marvel. 

21  And  when  Jesus  was  passed  over 
again  by  ship  unto  the  other  side,  much 
people  gathered  unto  him:  and  he  was 
nigh  unto  the  sea. 

22  And  behold,  there  cometh  one  of  the 
rulers  of  the  synagogue,  Jairus  by  name  ; 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  fell  at  his  feet, 

23  And  besought  him  greatly,  saying, 
My  little  daughter  lieth  at  the  point  of 
death :  /  pray  thee,  come  and  lay  thy 
hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be  healed ;  and 
she  shall  live. 

24  And  Jesus  went  with  him ;  and  much 
people  followed  him,  and  thronged  him. 

25  And  a  certain  woman  which  had  an 
issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things  of 
many  physicians,  and  had  spent  all  that 
she  "had,  and  was  nothing  bettered,  but 
rather  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus,  came  in 
the  press  behind,  and  touched  his  garment: 

28  For  she  said,  If  I  may  touch  but  his 
clothes,  I  shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her 
blood  was  dried  up ;  and  she  felt  in  her 
body  that  she  was  healed  of  that  plague. 

30  And  Jesus,  immediately  knowing  in 
himself  that  virtue  had  gone  out  of  him, 
turned  him  about  in  the  press,  and  said, 
Who  touched  my  clothes: 


CHAP.  1 1.       TJie  daughter  of  Jairus  raised. 
31  And    his  disciples  said  unto  him 


Thou  seest  the  multitude  thronging  thee' 
and  sayest  thou,  Who  touched  nic?S 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to  see 
her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman,  fearing  and  trem- 
bling, knowing  what  was  done  in  her 
came  and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told 
him  all  the  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole  ;  go  in  peace 
and  be  whole  of  thy  plague. 

35  While  he  yet  spake,  there  came 
from  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue's  house 
certain  which  said,  Thy  daughter  is  dead, 
why  troublest  thou  the  Master  any  further? 

36  As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the  word  that 
was  spoken,  be  sailh  unto  the  ruler  of  th<j 
synagogue,  Be  n  Here. 

37  And  he  sul  i  man  to  follow 
him,  save  Peter,  and  James.  andJol 
brother  of  James. 

38  Andhecomethtothehou.seof  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue,  and  seeth  the  tumult, 
and  them  that   wept  and  wailed  greatly. 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  Bftith 
unto  them,  Why  make  ye  this  ado,  and 
weep?  the  damsel  isnot  dead, but  slccpeth 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But, 
when  he  had  put  them  all  out,  he  taketli 
the  father  and  the  mother  of  the  dai 
and  them  that  were  with  him,  and  en* 

in  where  the  damsel  was  lyinr. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the  hand, 
and  said  unto  her,  Talitha-cumi :  which  i.  . 
being  interpreted,  Dan  1  say  unto 
thee)  arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  dam 

and  walked;  for  she  was  of  the  age  oi 
twelve  years.  And  they  were  astonished 
with  a  great  astonishment. 

43  And  lie  charged  them  straitry 
no  man  should  know  it ;  and  i  omnia 
that  something  should  be  given  her  t 

CHAP.  \  I. 

AND   he   went  out  from  thence,  and 
.  came  into  his  own  country  ;  and  his 
disciples  follow  him. 

2  And  when  the  sabbath-day  was  i 
he  began  to  teach  in  the  synagogue  : 
many  hearing  him  were  astoni 

ing,   From  whence  hath  this  man  these 
things?  and  what  wisdom  is  this  which  is 
given  unto  him,  that  even  such  mi 
works  are  wrought  by  his  b 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  tl 
Mary,  the  brother  of  James, 
and  of  Jud:\,  and  Simon?  and 
sisters  here  with  us?    -And  they  wen 
fended  at  him.  , 

4  But  Jesus  said  unto  th 

is  not  without  honour,  but  in  his 
try,  and  among  his  own  kin,  aim 

T  And   he  couM  tl 


Johi  the  Baptist  beheaded. 


S.  MARK. 


The  Jive  thousand  fed. 


work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon  a 
few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them. 

6  And  he  marvelled  because  of  their  un- 
belief. And  he  went  round  about  the  vil- 
lages teaching. 

7  If  And  he  called  unto  him  the  twelve, 
and  began  to  send  them  forth  by  two  and 
two  ;  and  gave  them  power  over  unclean 
spirits ; 

8  And  commanded  them  that  they 
should  take  nothing  for  their  journey, 
save  a  staff  only ;  no  scrip,  no  bread,  no 
money  in  their  purse  : 

9  But  be  shod  with  sandals  ;  and  not  put 
on  two  coats. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  In  what  place 
soever  ye  enter  into  a  house,  there  abide 
till  ye  depart  from  that  place. 

1 1  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you, 
nor  hear  you,  when  ye  depart  thence, shake 
off  the  dust  under  your  feet,  for  a  testi 
mony  against  them.  Verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and  preached 
ihat  men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  devils,  and 
anointed  with  oil  many  that  were  sick, 
and  healed  them. 

14  And  king  Herod  heard  of  him,  (for 
his  name  was  spread  abroad,])  and  he  said, 
That  John  the  Baptist  was  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  therefore  mighty  works  do  shew 
ibrth  themselves  in  him. 

15  Others  said,  That  it  is  Elias.  And 
others  said,  That  it  is  a  prophet,  or  as  one 
of  the  prophets. 

16  But  when  Herod  heard  thereof  he 
taid,  It  is  John,  whom  I  beheaded:  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth 
and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him 
in  prison  for  Herodias'  sake,  his  brother 
Philip's  wife  :  for  he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod,  It  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy  brother's 
wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a  quarrel 
against  him,  and  would  have  killed  him  ; 
but  she  could  not : 

20  For  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that 
lie  was  a  just  man  and  a  holy,  and  ob 
served  him  :  and  when  he  heard  him,  he 
did  many  things,  and  heard  him  gladly 

21  And  when  a  convenient  day  was 
come,  that  Herod  on  his  birth-day  made 
a  supper  to  his  lords,  high  captains,  and 
chief  estates  of  Galilee  ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the  said 
Herodias  came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleased 
Herod,  and  them  that  sat  with  him,  the 
king  said  unto  the  damsel,  Ask  of  me  what- 


thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it  thee, 
unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
her  mother,  "What  shall  I  ask?  And  she 
said,  The  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

25  And  she  came  in  straightway  with 
haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I 
will  that  thou  give  me,  by  and  by, in  a 
charger,  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

26  And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry 
yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and  for  their  sakes 
which  sat  withhim,hewouldnot  rejecther. 

27  And  immediately  the  king  sent  an 
executioner,  and  commanded  his  head  to 
be  brought :  and  he  went  and  beheaded 
him  in  the  prison; 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a  charger, 
and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ;  and  the  damsel 
gave  it  to  her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard  of  it, 
they  came  and  took  up  his  corpse,  and 
laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

30  And  the  apostles  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Jesus,  and  told  him  all  things, 
both  what  they  had  done,  and  what  they 
had  taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come  ye 
yourselves  apart  into  a  desert  place,  and 
rest  a  while  :  for  there  were  many  coming 
and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure  so 
much  as  to  eat. 

32  And  they  departed  into  a  desert 
place  by  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  departing, 
and  many  knew  him,  and  ran  afoot  thither 
out  of  all  cities,  and  outwent  them,  and 
came  together  unto  him. 

34  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out,  saw 
much  people,  and  was  moved  with  com- 
passion toward  them,  because  they  were 
as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd  :  and  he 
began  to  teach  them  many  things. 

35  And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent, 
his  disciples  came  unto  him,  and  said,  This 
is  a  desert  place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
passed : 

36  Send  them  away,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  country  round  about,  and  into  the 
villages,  and  buy  themselves  bread  :  for 
they  have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  say  untc 
him,  Shall  we  go  and  buy  two  hundred  pen- 
nyworth of  bread,  and  give  them  to  eatl 

38  He  saith  unto  them,  How  many 
loaves  have  ye?  go  and  see.  And  when 
they  knew,  they  say,  Five,  and  two  fishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to  make 
all  sit  down  by  companies  upon  the  green 
grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks,  by  hun- 
dreds, and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he   had  taken  the  five 


soever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give  if  thee.     |  loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  he  looked  up 
23  And  he  swam  unto  her.  Whatsoever! to  heaven,  and  blessed,  and  brake  the 

3(5 


Qinst  walks  on  the  sea.  CHAP 

loaves,  and  gave  them  to  his  disciples  to 
set  before  them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divi- 
ded he  among  them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve  baskets 
full  of  the  fragments,  and  of  the  fishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the  loaves, 
were  about  five  thousand  men. 

45  And  straightway  he  constrained  his 
disciples  to  get  into  the  ship,  andtogoto 
the  other  side  before  unto  Bethsaida,  while 
he  sent  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them  awa}r, 
he  departed  into  a  mountain  to  pray. 

47  And  when  even  was  come,  the  ship 
was  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone 
on  the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in  rowing ; 
for  the  wind  was  contrary  unto  them  :  and 
about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he 
cometh  unto  them,  walking  upon  the  sea, 
and  would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walking 
upon  the  sea,  they  supposed  it  had  been  a 
spirit,  and  cried  out. 

50  (For  they  all  saw  him,  and  were 
troubled.)  And  immediately  he  talked 
with  them,  and  saith  unto  them  Be  of 
good  cheer :   it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them  into  the 
ship;  and  the  wind  ceased:  and  they  were 
sore  amazed  in  themselves  beyond  mea- 
sure, and  wondered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the  miracle 
of  the  loaves ;  for  their  heart  was  hardened. 

53  And  when  they  had  passed  over, 
they  came  into  the  land  of  Gennesaret, 
and  drew  to  the  shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the 
ship,  straightway  they  knew  him, 

55  And  ran  through  that  whole  region 
round  about,  and  began  to  carry  about  in 
beds  those  that  were  sick,  where  they 
heard  he  was. 

56  And  whithersoever  he  entered,  into 
villages,  or  cities,  or  country,  they  laid 
the  sick  in  the  streets,  and  besought  him 
that  they  might  touch,  if  it  were  but  the 
border  of  his  garment :  and  as  many  as 
touched  him,  were  made  whole. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THEN  came  together  unto  him    the 
Pharisees,  and  certain  of  the  scribes, 
which  came  from  Jerusalem. 

2  And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  disci- 
ples eat  bread  with  defiled  (that  is  to  say, 
with  unwashen)  hands,  they  found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews, 
except  they  wash  their  hands  oft,  eat  not, 
holding  the  tradition  of  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the  market, 
except  they  wash,  they  eat  not.  And  many 
other  things  there  be,  which  they  have  re- 
ceived to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups,  and 
pots,    and    brazen  vessels,  and  tablr*. 


VII. 


Meat  defiles  not  a  man. 


,  . 5  Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  asked 
him,  Why  walk  not  thy  disciples  accord- 
ing to  the  tradition  of  the  elders,  but  eat 
bread  with  unwashen  hands? 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Well 
hath  Esaias  prophesied  of  you  hypocrites, 
as  it  is  written,  This  people  honoureth  me 
with  their  lips,  but  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

7  Howbeit,  in  vain  do  they  worship  me, 
teachings/or  doctrines  the  commandments 
of  men. 

8  For,  laying  aside  the  commandment  o 
God,  ye  hold  the  tradition  of  men,  as  the 
washing  of  pots  and  cups  :  and  many  other 
such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full  well  ye 
reject  the  commandment  of  God,  that  ye 
may  keep  your  own  tradition. 

10  For  Moses  said,  Honour  thy  father 
and  thy  mother  ;  and,  Whoso  curseth  fa- 
ther or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death  : 

11  But  ye  say,  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his 
father  or  mother,  It  is  Corban,  that  is  to 
say,  a  gift,by  whatsoever  thou  mightest  be 
profited  by  me  ;  lie  shall  be  free. 

12  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more  to  do 
aught  for  his  father  or  his  mother  ; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of  none  ef- 
fect through  your  tradition,  which  ye  have 
delivered :  and  many  such  like  things  do  ye 

14  IF  And  when  he  had  called  all  the  peo- 
ple unto  him,  he  said  unto  them,  Hearken 
unto  me  everyone  of  you,  and  understand 

15  There  is  nothing  from  without  a  man, 
that  entering  into  him,  can  defile  him  :  but 
the  things  which  come  out  of  him,  those 
are  they  that  defile  the  man. 

16  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

17  And  when  he  was  entered  into  the 
house  from  the  people,  his  disciples  asked 
him  concerning  the  parable. 

18  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Are  ye  so 
without  understanding  also  ?  Do  ye  not 
perceive,  that  whatsoever  thing  from  with 
outentereth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile 
him  : 

19  Because  it  entereth  not  into  hi« 
heart,  but  into  the  belly,  and  goeth  out  into 
the  draught,  purging  all  meats  ? 

20  And  he  said,  That  which  cometh 
out  of  the  man,  that  defileth  the  man. 

21  For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart  ol 
men,  proceed  evil  thoughts,  adulterie.-, 
fornications,  murders. 

22  Thefts,  covetousness,  wickedness, 
deceit,  lasciviousness, an  evil  eye,  blasphe- 
my, pride,  foolishness ; 

S3  All  these  evil  things  come  from  with- 
in, and  defile  the  man. 

24  If  And  from  thence  he  arose,  and 
went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
and  entered  into  a  house,  and  would  have 
no  mar,  know  it:  but  be  could  not  be  hid. 

85  For  a  certain  woman,  whose  young 


Hie  multitude  miraculously  fed.    S.  MARK.     The  blind  man  restored  to  sight. 


daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  heard  of 
him,  and  came  and  fell  at  his  feet : 

26  (The  woman  was  a  Greek,  a  Syro 
phenician  by  nation,)  and  she  besought 
him  that  he  would  cast  forth  the  devil  out 
of  her  daughter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her,  Let  thechil 
dren  first  be  filled :  for  it  is  not  meet  to 
take  the  children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it 
unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answered  and  said  unto  him 
Yes,  Lord :  yet  the  dogs  under  the  table 
eat  of  the  children's  crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her,  For  this  say- 
ing, go  thy  way ;  the  devil  is  gone  out  of 
thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to  her  house, 
she  found  the  devil  gone  out,  and  her 
daughter  laid  upon  the  bed. 

31  IF  And  again,  departing  from  the 
coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he  came  unto 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of 
the  coasts  of  Decapolis. 

32  And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that 
was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his 
speech  ;  and  they  beseech  him  to  put  his 
hand  upon  him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  mul- 
titude, and  put  his  fingers  into  his  ears, 
and  he  spit,  and  touched  his  tongue: 

34  And  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sigh- 
ed, and  saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that 
is,  Be  opened. 

35  And  straightway  his  ears  were  open- 
ed, and  the  string  of  his  tongue  was  loosed, 
and  he  spake  plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man:  but  the  more  he 
charged  thern,  so  much  the  more  a  great 
deal  they  published  it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure  astonish- 
ed, saying,  He  hath  done  all  things  well ; 
lie  maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the 
dumb  to  speak. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

IN  those  days  the  multitude  being  very 
great,  and  having  nothing  to  eat,  Jesus 
called  his  disciples  unto  /urn,  and  saith  un- 
to them, 

2  I  have  compassion  on  the  multitude, 
because  they  have  now  been  with  me 
three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 

3  Ana  if  I  send  them  away  fasting  to 
their  own  houses,  they  will  mint  by  the 
way :  for  divers  of  them  came  from    far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered  him,  From 
whence  can  a  man  satisfy  these  men  with 
bread  here  in  the  wilderness  ? 

5  And  he  asked  them,  How  many  loaves 
have  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit 
down  on  the  ground :  and  he  took  the  se- 
ven loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before  them; 
and  they  did  set  them  before  the  people, 


7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes  :  and 
he  blessed,  and  commanded  to  set  them 
also  before  them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled  :  and 
they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that  was 
left,  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about 
four  thousand  :  and  he  sent  them  away. 

10  IF  And  straightway  he  entered  into  a 
ship  with  his  disciples,  and  came  into  the 
parts  of  Dalmanutha. 

1 1  And  the  Pharisees  came  forth,  and 
began  to  question  with  him,  seeking  of 
him  a  sign  from  heaven,  tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit, 
and  saith,  Why  doth  this  generation  seek 
after  a  sign  ?  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  There 
shall  no  sign  be  given  to  this  generation. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and  entering  into 
the  ship  again,  departed  to  the  other  side. 

14  1F  Now  the  disciples  had  forgotten  to 
take  bread,  neither  had  they  in  the  ship 
with  them  more  than  one  loaf. 

15  And  he  charged  them,  saying,  Take 
heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Phari- 
sees, and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod. 

16  Andthey  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying,  It  is  because  we  have  no  bread. 

1 7  And  when  Jesus  knew  it, he  saith  unto 
them,  Why  reason  ye,  because  ye  have  no 
bread?  perceive  ye  not  yet,  neither  under- 
stand? have  ye  your  heart  yet  hardened? 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not?  and  having 
ears,  hear  ye  not?  and  do  ye  not  remember? 

19  When  I  brake  the  five  loaves  among 
five  thousand,  how  many  baskets  full  of 
fragments  took  ye  up?  They  say  unto  him, 
Twelve. 

20  And  when  the  seven  among  four  thou- 
sand, how  many  baskets  full  of  fragments 
took  ye  up?  And  they  said,  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  do  not  understand  ? 

22  IF  And  he  cometh  to  Bethsaida  ;  and 
they  bring  a  blind  man  unto  him,  and  be- 
sought him  to  touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by  the 
hand,  and  led  him  out  of  the  town  ;  and 
when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  put  his 
hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw 
aught. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I  see 
men  as  trees  walking. 

25  After  that,  he  put  his  hands  again 
upon  his  eyes,  and  made  him  look  up  : 
and  he  was  restored,  and  saw  every  man 
clearly. 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  house, 
saying,  Neither  go  into  the  town,  nor  tell 
it  to  any  in  the  town. 

27  if  And  Jesus  went  out,  and  his  disci- 
ples, into  the  towns  of  Cesarea  Philippi : 
and  by  the  way  he  asked  his  disciples,  say- 
ing unto  them,  Who  do  mensay  that  I  am? 

28  And  they  answered,  John  the  Bap- 

38 


Transfiguration  of  Christ. 


CHAP.  IX. 


The  dumb  spirit  cast  out. 


tist:    but  some  say,  Elias ;    and  others,; cloud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son 


One  of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them,  But  who 
say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And  Peter  answereth 
and  "saith  unto  him,  Thou  art  the  Christ. 

30  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  And  he  began  to  teach  them,  that 
the  Son  of  man  must  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of  the  elders,  and  of  the 
chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be  kill- 
ed, and  after  three  days  rise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying  openly. 
And  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke 
him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about,  and 
looked  on  his  disciples,  he  rebuked  Peter, 
saying,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan:  for 
thou  savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of  men. 

34  %  And  when  he  had  called  the  peo- 
ple unto  him  with  his  disciples  also,  he 
said  unto  them,  Whosoever  will  come  af- 
ter me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up 
his  cross,  and  follow  me. 

35  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life 
shall  lose  it;  but  whosoever  shall  lose 
his  life  for  my  sake  and  the  gospel's,  the 
same  shall  save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  profit  a  man,  if  he 
shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his 
own  soul  ? 

37  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  exchange 
for  his  soul  ? 

38  Whosoever  therefore  shall  be  asham 
ed  of  me,  and  of  my  words,  in  this  adul 
terous  and  sinful  generation  ;  of  him  also 
shall  the  Son  of  man  be  ashamed,  when  he 
cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  the 
holy  angels. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  he  said  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  That  there  be  some  of  them 
that  stand  here  which  shall  not  taste  of 
death,  till  they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 

2  If  And  after  six  days,  Jesus  taketh  "with 
him  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  lead- 


hear  him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had  looked 
round  about,  they  saw  no  man  any  more, 
save  Jesus  only  with  themselves. 

9  And  as  they,  came  down  from  the 
mountain,  he  charged  them  that  they  should 
tell  no  man  what  things  they  had  seen,  till 
the  Son  of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying  with  them- 
selves, questioning  one  wi'h  another  what 
the  rising  from  the  dead  should  mean. 

1 1  IT  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Why 
say  the  scribes  that  Elias  must  first  come? 

12  And  he  answered  and  told  them, 
Elias  verily  cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all 
things  ;  and  how  it  is  written  of  the  Son  of 
man,  that  he  must  suffer  many  things,  and 
be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I  say  unto-you,That  Elias  is  in- 
deed come,  and  they  have  done  unto  him 
whatsoever  they  listed,  as  it  is  written  ot 
him. 

14  H  And  when  he  came  to  his  disciples, 
he  saw  a  great  multitude  about  them,  and 
the  scribes  questioning  with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  people,  when 
they  beheld  him,  were  greatly  amazed, 
and  running  to  him,  saluted  him. 

16  And  he  asked  the  scribes,  What 
question  ye  with  them  ? 

1 7  And  one  of  the  multitude  answered 
and  said,  Master,  I  have  brought  unto 
thee  my  son,  which  hath  a  dumb  spirit  ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh  him,  he 
teareth  him  ;  and  he  foameth  and  gnash- 
eth  with  his  teeth,  and  pineth  away  ;  and 
I  spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they  should 
cast  him  out,  and  they  could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith,  O  faith- 
less generation,  how  long  shall  I  be  with 
you  !  how  long  shall  I  suffer  you  ?  Bring 
him  unto  me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  : 
and  when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the 
spirit  tare  him  ;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground, 
and  wallowed,  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father,  How  long 
is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto  him  ?  And  he 


eth  them  up  into  a  high  mountain  apart 
by  themselves;  and  he  was  transfigured!  said,  Of  a  child. 

before  them.  22  And  oft-times  it  hath  cast  him  into 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shining,  ex-' the  fire,  and  into  the  waters  to  destroy 

ceeding  white  as  snow  ;  so  as  no  fuller  onjhim  :  but  if  thou  canst  do  any  thing,  have 


compassion  on  U9,  and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  canst 

things  are  possible  to  him  that 


earth  can  white  them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them  Elias, 
with  Moses:  and  they  were  talking  with  believe,  al 
Jesus.  believeth. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  saidtoJe-;     24   And  straightway  the  father  ot   me 
sus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  :  child  cried  out,  and  said  with  tears,  Lord, 
and  let  us  make  three  tabernacles  •  one  for  I  believe  :  help  thou  mine  unbelief. 
thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias.      25  When  Jesus  saw  that    the  PJ°RJC 

6  For  he  wist  not  what  to  say :  for  they  came  running   together,  h*1  l*buke<]  ™J| 
were  sore  afraid.  foul  spirit,  saying  unto  him,  Ino*  lunoO 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that  oversha-  and  deaf  spirit,  I  <  !•"-'  thee,  come  out  ot 
dowed  them :  and  a  voice  came  out  of  the  him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him. 

. 


Clirisl  foretells  his  death.  S.  MARK. 

26  And  the  spirit  cried,  and  rent  him 
sore,  and  came  out  of  him :  and  he  was  as 
one  dead  ;  insomuch  that  many  said,  He 
is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the  hand,  and 
lifted  him  up  ;  and  he  arose. 

28  i\n(]  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  Ins  disciples  asked  him  privately, 
Why  could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  kind 
can  come  forth  by  nothing,  but  by  prayer 
and  fasting. 

30  And  they  departed  thence,  and  pass- 
ed through  Galilee  ;  and  he  would  not  that 
any  man  should  know  it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and  said 
unto  them,  The  Son  of  man  is  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  men,  and  they  shall  kill 
him;  and  after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall 
rise  the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that  saying, 
and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  H  And  he  came  to  Capernaum  :  and 
being  in  the  house,  he  asked  them,  What 
was  it  that  ye  disputed  among  yourselves 
by  the  way? 

34  But  they  held  their  peace :  for  by 
the  way  they  had  disputed  among  them- 
selves, who  should  be  (he  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the 
twelve,  and  saith  unto  them.  If  any  man 
desire  to  be  first,  the  same  shall  be  last  of 
all,  and  servant  of  all. 

36  And  he  took  a  child,  and  set  him  in 
the  midst  of  them  :  and  when  he  had  taken 
him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such 
children  in  my  name,  receiveth  me :  and 
whosoever  shall  receive  me,  receiveth  not 
me,  but  him  that  sent  me. 

38  If  And  John  answered  him,  saying, 
Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in 
thy  name,  and  he  followeth  not  us ;  and  we 
forbade  him,  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said,  Forbid  him  not :  for 
there  is  no  man  which  shall  do  a  miracle  in 
my  name,  that  can  lightly  speak  evil  of  me.  I 


Concerning  divorcement. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it 
off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  halt  into 
life,  than  having  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched: 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck 
it  out :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  with  one  eye,  than  having 
two  eyes,  to  be  cast  into  hell-fire  : 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and 
the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with 
I  fire,  and  every  sacrifice  shall  be  salted  with 
'salt. 

50  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
his  sallness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it? 
Have  salt  in  yourselves,  and  have  peace 
one  with  another. 

CHAP.  X. 
ND  he  arose  from  thence,  and  cometh 
into  the  coasts  of  Judea,  by  the  far- 
ther side  of  Jordan:  and  the  people  resort 
unto  him  again  ;  and,  as  he  was  wont,  he 
taught  them  again. 

2  H  And  the  Pharisees  came  to  him, 
and  asked  him,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to 
put  away  his  wife?  tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
What  did  Moses  command  you  ? 

4  And  they  said,  Moses  suffered  to  write 
a  bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  For  the  hardness  of  your  heart,  he 
wrote  you  this  precept: 

6  But  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation. 
God  made  them  male  and  female. 

7  For  this  cause,  shall  a  man  leave  his 
father  and  mother,  and  cleave  to  his  wife ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh :  so 
then  they  are  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What  therefore,God  hath  joined  to- 
gether, let  not  man  put  asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples  asked 
him  again  of  the  same  matter. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whosoever 


40  For  he  that  is  not  against  us,  is  on  shall  put  away  his  wife,  and  marry  ano- 


our  part. 

41  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup 


ther,  committeth  adultery  against  her. 
12  And  if  a  woman  shall  put  away  her 


of  water  to  drink  in  my  name,  because  ye!husband,  and  be  married  to  another,  she 

belong  to  Christ,  verily  1  say  unto  you,  he | committeth  adultery. 

shall  not  Lose  his  reward.  13  T[  And  they  brought  young  children 

42  And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  ofjto  him,  that  he  should  touch  them  ;  and/u> 
these  little  ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is | disciples  rebuked  those  that  brought  them. 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged  j  14  But  when  Jesus  saw  ft,  he  was  much 
about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the  i  displeased,  and  said  unto  thern,  Suffer  the 
sea.  | little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid 

43  And  if  thy  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  them  not:  forofsuch  is  the  kingdomofGod. 
off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life!     15  Verily!  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
maimed,  than  having  two  hands  to  go  into  shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
hell,    into    the   fire   that  never  shall    be  little  child,  he  shall  not  enter  therein, 
quenched  :  16  And  he  took  them  up  in  his  arms,  put 

44  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  his  hands  upon  them,  and  blessed  them, 
fire  is  not  quenched.  17  H  And  when  he  was  gone  forth  into 

40 


The  danger  of  riches. 

the  way,  there  came  one  running,  and 
kneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him,  Good 
Master,  what  shall  I  do  that  I  may  inherit 
eternal  life? 

18  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Why  callest 
thou  me  good?  there  is  none  good,  but  one, 
that  is  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  commandments, 
Do  not  commit  adultery,  Do  not  kill,  Do 
not  steal,  Do  not  bear  false  witness,  De- 
fraud not,  Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  all  these  have  I  observed  from  my 
youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him  loved  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  One  thing  thou  lackcst : 
go  thy  way,  sell  whatsoever  thou  hast,  and 
give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  trea- 
sure in  heaven;  and  come,  take  up  the 
cross,  and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saying,  and 
went  away  grieved :  for  he  had  great  pos- 
sessions. 

23  IT  And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and 
saith  unto  his  disciples,  How  hardly  shall 
they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God ! 

24  And  the  disciples  were  astonished  at 
his  words.     But  Jesus  answereth  again 
and  saith  unto  them,  Children,how  hard  is 
it  for  them  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God ! 

25  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out  of 
measure,  saying  among  themselves,  Who 
then  can  be  saved? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them,  saith, 
With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with 
God:  for  with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

28  H  Then  Peter  began  to  say  unto  him, 
Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and  have  followed 
thee. 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said,Verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  There  is  no  man  that  hath 
left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands, 
for  my  sake,  and  the  gospel's, 

30  But  he  shall  receive  a  hundred-fold 
now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brethren, 
and  sisters,  and  mothers,  and  children,  and 
lands,  with  persecutions;  and  in  the  world 
to  come,  eternal  life. 

31  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last ; 
and  the  last  first. 

32  ^[  And  they  were  in  the  way,  going 
up  to  Jerusalem;  and  Jesus  went  before 
them:  and  they  were  amazed;  and  as  they 
followed,  they  were  afraid.  And  he  took 
again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell  them 
what  things  should  happen  unto  him, 


CHAP.  X.       Request  of  the  sons  ofZebedee. 


and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death,  and 
shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles ; 

34  And  ihey  shall  mock  him,  and  shall 
scourge  him,  and  shall  spit  upon  him  and 
shall  kill  hun:  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 

35  H  And  James  and  John,  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,conie  unto  him,  saying,  Master, 
we  would  that  thou  shouldest  do  for  as 
whatsoever  we  shall  desire. 

36  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  would 
ye  that  I  should  do  for  you? 

37  They  said  unto  him,  Grant  unto  m 
that  we  may  sit.  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But.  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
not  what  ye  ask  :  can  ye  drink  of  the  cup 
that  1  drink  of?  and  he  baptized  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  can. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  indeed 
drink  of  the  cup  that  1  drink  of;  and  u  ith 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  withal  shall 
ye  be  baptized : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand  and  on  mv 
left  hand,  is  not  mine  to  give  ;  but  it  shall 
be  given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  prepared. 

41  And  when  the  ten  heard  it.  they  be- 

fan  to  be  much  displeased  with  James  and 
ohn. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Ye  know  that  they  which 
are  accounted  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles, 
exercise  lordship  over  them  ;  and  their 
great  one3  exercise  authority  upon  them. 

13  But  so  shall  it  not  be  among  you : 
but  whosoever  will  be  great  among  you, 
shall  be  your  minister : 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  will  be  tho 
chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  all. 

45  For  even  the  Son  of  man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

46  H  And  they  came  to  Jericho:  and  as 
he  went  out  of  Jericho  with  his  disciples, 
and  a  great  number  of  people,  blind  Bar- 
timeus,  the  son  of  Timeus,  sat  by  the  high- 
way side  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it  was  Jesus- 
of  Nazareth,  he  began  to  cry  out,  and  saj, 
Jesus,f/ioi/ son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

48  And  many  charged  him  that  he  should 
hold  his  peace :  but  he  cried  the  moi  e  a  great 
deal,  Tnou  son  of  David,  hare  mercy  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still, and  commai 
him  to  be  called:  and  they  call   the  blind 
man,  saying  unto  him,Beoi  t,'rt» 
rise  ;  he  caueth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  hi*  garment, 
rose,  and  came  to  Jesus 

51  \nd  Jesus  answi  pj  d  and  said  unto 
him,  What  wilt  thou  that  I 

33  Saying,  Behold, "we  go  up  to  Jerusa-|  thee '  The  blind  man  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
lem;  and*  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered!  that  I  in ight  receive  my  sight. 
unto  the  chiefpriests,  and  unto  the  scribes; I     52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Go   thy 


Christ  rides  into  Jerusalem. 


S.  MARK.         The  parable  of  the  vineyard. 


Way;    thy   faith  hath  made   thee  whole.  \itt  and  sought  how  they  might  destroy  him 


And  immediately  he  received  his  sight, 
and  followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 
CHAP.  XI. 


A 


for  they  feared  him,  because  all  the  peo- 
ple was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went 


ND  when  they  came  nigh  to  Jerusa-|out  of  the  city. 

lem,  unto  Bethphage,  and  Bethany,  j     20  T\  And  in  the  morning,  as  they  passed 
at  the  mount  of  Olives,  he  sendeth  forth  .by,  they  saw  the  fig-tree  dried  up  from  the 


two  of  his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them,  Go  your  way 
into  the  village  over  against  you  :  and  as 
soon  as  ye  be  entered  into  it,  ye  shall  find 
a  colt  tied,  whereon  never  man  sat ;  loose  j 
him,  and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  Why  do 
e  this  ?  say  ye  that  the  Lord  hath  need  of 


I 


im ;  and  straightway  he  will  send  him 
hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and  found 
the  colt  tied  by  the  door  without,  in  a  place 
where  two  ways  met;  and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood  there 
said  unto  them,  What  do  ye,  loosing  the 
colt? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even  as  Jesus 
had  commanded :  and  they  let  them  go. 

7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to  Jesus, 
and  cast  their  garments  on  him  ;  and  he  sat 
upon  him. 

8  And  many  spread  their  garments  in 
the  way :  and  others  cut  down  branches  off 
the  trees,  and  strewed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went  before,  and  they  that 
followed,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna :  Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

10  Blessed  be  the  kingdom  of  our  father 
David,  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  Hosanna  in  the  highest. 

1 1  And  Jesus  entered  into  Jerusalem, 
and  into  the  temple  :  and  when  he  had 
looked  round  about  upon  all  things,  and 
now  the  even-tide  was  come,  he  went  out 
unto  Bethany,  with  the  twelve. 

12  IT  And  on  the  morrow,  when  they 
were  come  from  Bethany,  he  was  hungry. 

13  And  seeing  a  fig-tree  afar  off,  having 
leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any 
thing  thereon :  and  when  he  came  to  it,  he 
found  nothing  but  leaves :  for  the  time  of 
figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  it, 
No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee  hereafter  forever. 
And  his  disciples  heard  it. 

15  IT  And  they  come  to  Jerusalem  :  and 
Jesus  went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to 
cast  out  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that 
sold  doves ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that  any  man 
should  carry  am/ vessel  through  the  temple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them,  Is 
it  not  written,  My  house  shall  be  called,of 
all  nations,  the  house  of  prayer?  but  ye 
have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

1 8  And  the  scri  bes  and  chief  priests  heard 


roots. 

21  And  Peter  calling  to  remembrance, 
saith  unto  him,  Master,  behold,  the  fig-tree 
which  thou  cursedst  is  withered  away. 

22  And  Jesus  answering,  saith  unto 
jthem,  Have  faith  in  God. 

23  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  who- 
soever shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  Be 
thou  removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into  the 
sea  ;  and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things  which  he 
saith  shall  come  to  pass ;  he  shall  have 
whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  What  things 
soever  ye  desire  when  ye  pray,  believe 
that  ye  receive  them,  and  ye  shall  have 
them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying,  forgive, 
if  ye  have  aught  against  any :  that  your 
Father  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  for- 
give you  your  trespasses. 

26  But,if  ye  do  not  forgive,  neither  will 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  forgive 
your  trespasses. 

27  H  And  they  come  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  as  he  was  walking  in  the  temple, 
there  come  to  him  the  chief  priests,  and 
the  scribes,  and  the  elders, 

28  And  say  unto  him,  By  what  authority 
doest  thou  these  things?  and  who  gave 
thee  this  authority  to  do  these  things  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you  one  question, 
and  answer  me,  and  I  will  tell  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from 
heaven,  or  of  men?  answer  me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  we  shall  say,  From  heaven ;  he 
will  say,  Why  then  did  ye  not  believe  him? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men ;  they 
feared  the  people:  for  all  men  counted 
John, that  he  was  a  prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said  unto 
Jesus,  We  cannot  tell.  And  Jesus  an- 
swering saith  unto  them,  Neither  do  I  tel! 
you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  he  began  to  speak  unto  them  by 
parables.  A  certain  man  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  set  a  hedge  about  it,  and 
digged  a  place  for  the  wine-fat,  and  built 
a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the  hus- 
bandmen a  servant,  that  he  might  receive 
from  the  husbandmen  of  the  truit  of  the 
vineyard. 

42 


Respecting  tribute-money.  CHAP 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat  him, 
and  sent  him  away  empty. 

4  And  again,  he  sent  unto  them  another 
servant :  and  at  him  they  cast  stones,  and 
wounded  him  in  the  head,  and  sent  him 
away  shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another;  and  him 
they  killed,  and  many  others ;  beating 
some,  and  killing  some. 

6  Havingyet therefore  one  son,  his  well- 
beloved,  he  sent  him  also  last  unto  them, 
saying,  They  will  reverence  my  son. 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said  among 
themselves,  This  is  the  heir;  come,  let  us 
kill  him,  and  the  inheritance  shall  he  ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  him, 
and  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard. 

9  What  shall  therefore, the  lord  of  the 
vineyard  do?Hewill  come  and  destroy  the 
husbandmen,  and  will  give  the  vineyard 
unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this  scripture ; 
The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected  is 
become  the  head  of  the  corner  : 

1 1  This  was  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  eyes? 

12  And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him, 
but  feared  the  people  ;  for  they  knew  that 
he  had  spoken  the  parable  against  them  : 
and  they  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  H  And  they  send  unto  him  certain 
of  the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  Herodians,  to 
catch  him  in  his  words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come,  they  say 
unto  him,  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art 
true,  and  carest  for  no  man  :  for  thou  re- 
jrardest  not  the  person  of  men,  but  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth  :  Is  it  lawful  to 
give  tribute  to  Cesar,  or  not? 

15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not  give 
But  he,  knowing  their  hypocrisy,  said  unto 
them,  Why  tempt  ye  me?  bring  me  a 
penny,  that  I  may  see  it. 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And  he  saith 
unto  them,  Whose  is  this  image  and  super- 
script!^  ?  And  they  said  unto  nim,  Cesar's. 

17  Ana  Jesus  answering,  said  unto 
them,  Render  to  Cesar  the  things  that  are 
Cesar's,  and  to  God  the  things  that  are 
God's.     And  they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  TT  Then  come  unto  him  the  Saddu 
eees,  which  say  there  is  no  resurrection ; 
and  they  asked  him,  saying, 

19  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us,  If  a 
man's  brother  die,  and  leave  his  wife 
behind  him,  and  leave  no  children,  that  his 
brother  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 

20  Now,there  were  seven  brethren :  and 
the  first  took  a  wife,  and  dying  left  no  seed 

£1  And  the  second  took  her,  and  died 
neither  left  he  any  seed :  and  the  third 
likewise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and  left  no 
seed :  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 


.  XII.         The  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

23  In  the  resurrection  therefore,  when 
they  shall  rise,  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of 
them?  for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife. 

24  And  Jesus  answering,  saidunto  them, 
Do  ye  not  therefore  err,  because  ye  know 
not  the  scriptures,  neither  the  powerof  God? 

25  For  when  they  shall  rise  from  the 
dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in 
marriage  ;  but  are  as  the  angels  which  are 
in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that  they 
rise ;  have  ye  not  read  in  the  book  of  Mo- 
ses, how  in  the  bush  God  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  1  inn  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but 
the  God  of  the  living:  ye  therefore  do 
greatly  err. 

28  IT  And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and 
having  heard  them  reasoning  together,  and 
perceiving  that  he  had  answered  thorn 
well,  asked  him,  Which  is  the  first  com- 
mandment of  all? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The  first 
of  all  the  commandments  is,  Hear,  O 
Israel ;  The  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  : 

30  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with   all  tb 
strength  :  this  is  the  first  commandment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namely  thic, 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself: 
there  is  none  other  commandment  greater 
than  these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him,  Well, 
Master,  thou  hast  said  the  truth  :  for  Um  re 
is  one  God;  and  there  isnoneoth  r  but  be: 

38  And  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart, 
and  with  all  the  understanding,  and  frith 
all  the  soul,  and  with  all  the  strength,  and 
to  love /lis  neighbour  as  himself, 
than  all  whole  burnt-ofierings  and 

34  And  when  Jesus  sat?  that  be  in- 
discreetly, he  said  unto  him.  Thou  art  not 
far  from  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  no  man 
after  that  durst  ask  him  any  question. 

35  IT    And  Jesus  answered   ami    said, 
while  he  taught  in  the  temple,  Hon 
the  scribes  that  Christ  is  the  son  of  David? 

36  For  David  himself  said  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  The  Lord  saidunto  my  Lop  I 
thou  on.  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thlM 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  calleth  him 
Lord,  and  whence  is  he  thru  bis  ion  And 
the  common  people  heard  him  gli 

38  iff  And  he  said  unto  them  in  ln- 
trine,  Beware  of  the  scribes,   win.!. 
to  go  in  long  clothing,  and  love  salu! 
in  the  market-p' 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  tl 
and  the  uppermost  rooms  at  fe  • 

40  Which  devour  widows1  houses,  and 
for  a  pretence  make  long   | 
shall  receive  greater  damn.  ' 


The  widow's  two  mites. 


S.  MARK. 


Great  calamities  to  the  Jews. 


41  IT  And  Jesus  sat  over  against  the 
treasury,  and  beheld  how  the  people  cast 
money  into  the  treasury  :  and  many  that 
were  rich  cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain  poor 
widow,  and  she  threw  in  two  mites,  which 
make  a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  unto  him  his  disciples, 
and  saith  unto  them,  Verily,!  say  unto  you, 
That  this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in, 
than  all  they  which  have  casl  into  the 
treasury. 

44  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their 
abundance  :  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast 
in  all  that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  as  he  went  out  of  the  temple,  one 
of  his  disciples  saith  unto  him,  Mas- 
ter, see  what  manner  of  stones,  and  what 
buildings  are  here! 

2  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Seest  thou  these  great  buildings?  there 
shall  not  be  left  one  stone  upon  a nether, 
that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of 
Olives,  over  against  the  temple,  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John,  and  Andrew,  asked  him 
privately, 

4  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be? 
and  what  shall  be  the  sign  when  all  these 
things  shall  be  fulfilled? 

5  And  Jesus  answering  them,  began  to 
say,  Take  heed  lest  any  man  deceive  you  : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  say- 
ing, I  am  Christ;  and  shall  deceive  many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of-  wars,  and 
rumours  of  wars,  be  ye  not  troubled :  for 
such  things  must  needs  be  ;  but  the  end 
shall  not  he  yet. 

8  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom:  and  there 
shall  be  earthquakes  in  divers  places,  and 
there  shall  be  famines,  and  troubles  :  these 
are  the  beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9  IF  But  take  heed  to  yourselves  :  for 
they  shall  deliver  you  up  to  councils  ;  and 
in  the  synagogues  ye  shall  be  beaten  :  and 
ye  shall  be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings 
for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them. 

10  And  the  gospel  must  first  be  publish- 
ed among  all  nations. 

11  But  when  they  shall  lead  you,  and 
deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought  'before- 
hand what  ye  shall  speak,  neither  do  ye 
premeditate :  but  whatsoever  shall  be 
given  you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye  :  for 
it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now,the  brother  shall  betray  the  bro- 
ther to  death,  and  the  father  the  son  :  and 
children  shall  rise  up  against  their  parents, 
and  shall  cause  them  to  be  nut  to  death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake  :  but  he  that  shall  endure 
unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  But  when  ye  shall  see  the  abomina- 


tion of  desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the 
prophet,  standing  where  it  ought  not.  (let 
him  that  readeth  understand)  then  let  them 
that  be  in  Judea  flee  to  the  mountains  : 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the  house-top 
not  go  down  into  the  house,  neither  enter 
therein,  to  take  anything  out  of  his  house: 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not 
turn  back  again  for  to  take  up  his  garment. 

1 7  But  wo  to  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days.' 

1 8  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter. 

19  For  in  those  days  shall  be  affliction, 
such  as  was  not  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  which  God  created  unto  this  time, 
neither  shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had  short- 
ened those  days,  no  flesh  should  be  saved: 
but  for  the  elect's  sake,  whom  he  hath 
chosen,  he  hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  And  then,  if  any  man  shall  say  to 
you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ ;  or  lo,  he  is  there  ; 
believe  him  not. 

22  For  false  Christs,  and  false  prophets 
shall  rise,  and  shall  shew  signs  and  won- 
ders, to  seduce,  if  it  were  possible,  even 
the  elect. 

23  But  take  ye  heed  :  behold,  I  have 
foretold  you  all  things. 

24  K  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribu- 
lation, the  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the 
moon  shall  not  give  her  light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall  fall, 
and  the  powers  that  are  in  heaven  shall  be 
shaken. 

26  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  in  the  clouds  with  great  pow'er 
and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his  angels, 
and  shall  gather  together  his  elect  from 
the  four  winds,  from  the  uttermost  part  ot 
the  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig-tree : 
When  her  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  near: 

29  So  ye  in  like  manner,  when  ye  shall 
see  these  things  come  io  pass,  know  that 
it  is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors. 

30  Verily  ,1  say  unto  you,  That  this  gene- 
ration shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  tilings 
be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away; 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

32  IT  But  of  that  day  and  that  hour 
knoweth  no  man,  no,not  the  angels  which 
are  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  the 
Father. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray:  tor 
3re  know  not  when  the  time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man  taking 
a  far  journey,  who  left  his  house,  and  gave 
authority  to  his  servants,  and  to  every  piao 
his  work;  and  commanded  the  porter  to 
watch, 

44 


A  conspiracy  against  Christ.         CHAP.  XIV. 


35  Watch  ye  therefore:  for  ye  know 
not  when  the  master  of  the  house  cometh, 
at  even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  the  cock- 
crowing,  or  in  the  morning: 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly,  he  find  you 
sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you,  I  say  unto 
all,  Watch. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AFTER  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the 
passover,  ana  of  unleavened  bread  : 
and  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes, 
sought  how  they  might  take  him  by  craft, 
and  put  him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said,  Not  on  the  feast-</«y, 
lest  there  be  an  uproar  of  the  people. 

3  IF  And  being  in  Bethany,  in  the  house 
of  Simon  the  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  there 
came  a  woman  having  an  alabaster-box  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  precious;  and 
she  brake  the  box,  and  poured  it  on  his 
head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had  indig- 
nation within  themselves,  and  said,  Wlrj 
was  this  waste  of  the  ointment  made  ? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for  more 
than  three  hundred  pence,  and  have  been 
given  to  the  poor.  And  they  murmured 
against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said,  Let  her  alone  ;  why 
trouble  ye  her?  she  hath  wrought  a  good 
work  on  me. 

7  For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you  al- 
ways, and  whensoever  ye  will  ye  may  do 
them  good:  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could  :  she  is 
come  aforehand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the 
burying. 

9  Verily,!  say  unto  ycu,  Wheresoever 


The  feast  of  the  passover 

room  furnished  and  prepared :  there  make 
ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth,  and 
came  into  the  city,  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them:  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

17  And  in  the  evening  he  cometh  with 
the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat,  and  did  eat,  Jesus 
said,  Verily  I  .say  unto  you,  One  of  you 
which  eatethwith  me,  shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrowful, and 
to  say  unto  him  <>ue  by  one,  h  it  I  ?  and 
another  said,  h  ii  1  .' 

20  And  be  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  ll  is  one  of  the  twelve  that  dippeth 
with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  man  indeed  gocth,  as  it 
is  written  of  him:  but  wo  to  thai  man  by 
whom  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed!  . 
were  it  lor  that  man  if  he  had  never 
born. 

22  IT  And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus  took 
bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake  it,  :m<;  \ 

to  them,  and  said,   Take,  eat:   this  is  my 
body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  when  he 
had  given  thanks,  he  gave  it  to  them:  and 
they  all  drank  of  it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  is  my 
blood  of  the  new  testament,  which  is  shed 
lor  many. 

25  Verily,!  say  unto  you,  I  will  drink 
no  more  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that 
day  that  I  drink  it  new  in  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

26  U  And  when  they  had  sung:  a  hymn, 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  ot  Olives. 

27  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  All  yo 


this  gospel  shall  be  preached  throughout  'shall  be  offended  because  of  me  this  night 
the  whole  world,  this  also  that  she  hath  for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  shepherd 
done  shall  be  spoken  of,  for  a  memorial  of  and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered, 
her.  28  But  after  that  I  am  risen,  I  will  go 

10  IF  And  Judas   Iscariot,    one  of  the 'before  you  into  Galilee. 

twelve,  went  unto  the  chief  priests,  to  be- 1     29  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Although 
tray  him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  were 


jail  shall  be  offended,  yet  icill  not  I 

30  And  Jesus  s;iith  unto  him,  Verily,! 


enly,i 
in  tnfe 

And  he  sought  how  he  might  conveniently; night,  before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou 


glad,  and  promised  to  give  him  money.!  say  unto  thee,  That  this  day 


betray  him. 

12  IT  And  the  first  day  of  unleavened 


shalt  deny  me  thrice. 
31  But  he  spake  the  more  vehemently, 


bread,  when  they  killed  the  passover,  his  If  I  should  die  with  thee,  I  will  not  deny 
disciples  said  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou,  thee  in  any  wise.     Likewise  also  said  flu  y 


that  we  go  and  prepare,  that  thou  mayestjall. 


eat  the  passover 


32  And  they  came  to  a  place  which  n  J 


13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his  dis-jnamed  Gethsemane:  and  be  saith  I 
ciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  the  idisciples,  Sit  ye  here,  while  Isbal 


city,  and  there  shall  meet  you  a  man  beai 
ing  a  pitcher  of  water:  follow  him. 


33  And  he  taketh  with  him   I  i   • 
IJames,  and  John,  ami   !>• 


"14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  £o  in,  say  lamazed,  and  to  be  very  I 
ye  to  the  good  man  of  the  house,  The  Mas- 1     34  And  saith  unto  them,  M 
ter saith,    Where   is   the    guest-chamber, |ceedinir  sorrowful  unto  death 
where  1  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my  dis-jhere,  and  watch. 


ciples? 


And   h<    went  forward  a  littl< 


15  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large  upperjfell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed   that. 


Judas  betrays  Christ. 


S.  MARK. 


Peter  thrice  denies  Christ, 


were  possible,  the  hour  might  pass  from 
him. 

36  And  he  said,  Abba,  Father,all  things 
are  possible  unto  thee  ;  take  away  this 
cup  trom  me :  nevertheless,  not  what  1 
will,  but  what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth  them 
sleeping,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  Simon, 
sleepest  thou?  couldest  not  thou  watch 
one  hour? 

38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter 
into  temptation.  The  spirit  truly  is  ready, 
but  the  flesh  t>  weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away,  and  pray- 
ed, and  spake  the  same  words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he  found 
them  asleep  again,  (for  their  eyes  were 
heavy- )  neither  wist  they  what  to  answer 
him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now,  and  take 
your  rest:  it  is  enough,  the  hour  is  come; 
behold,  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners. 

42  Rise  up,  let  us  go;  lo,  he  that  be- 
trayeth  me  is  at  hand. 

43  And  immediately  while  he  yet 
spake,  cometh  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
and  with  him  a  great  multitude  with  swords 
and  staves,  from  the  chief  priests,  and  the 
scribes,  and  the  elders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him,  had  given 
them  a  token,  saying,  Whomsoever  I  shall 
kiss,  that  same  is  he;  take  him,  a-nd  lead 
him  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was.  come,  he 
goeth  straightway  to  him,  and  saith,  Mas- 
ter, Master;  and  kissed  him. 

46  If  And  they  laid  their  hands  on  him, 
and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood  by,drew 
a  sword,  and  smote  a  servant  of  the  high 
priest,  and  cut  off  his  ear. 

48  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a  thief, 
with  swords  and  with  staves  to  take  me? 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple, 
teaching,  and  ye  took  me  not:  but  the 
scriptures  must  be  fulfilled. 

50  And  they  all  forsook  him  and  fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  certain 
young  man,  having  a  linen  cloth  cast  about 
his  naked  body;  and  the  young  men  laid 
hold  on  him. 

52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled 
from  them  naked. 

53  IT  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to  the 
high  priest:  and  with  him  were  assembled 


council, sought  for  witness  against  Jesus  to 
put  him  to  death;  and  found  none: 

56  For  many  bare  false  witness  against 
him,  but  their  witness  agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and  bare 
false  witness  against  him,  saying, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  destroy 
this  temple  that  is  made  with  hands,  and 
within  three  days  I  will  build  another 
made  without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  witness  agree 
together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the 
midst,  and  asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  nothing?  what  is  it  which  these  wit- 
ness against  thee  ? 

61  But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered 
nothing.  Again  the  high  priest  asked  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  Blessed  ? 

62  And  Jesus  said,  I  am:  and  ye  shall 
see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on  the  right  hand 
of  power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
and  saith,  What  need  we  any  further  wit- 
nesses ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy:  what 
think  ye?  And  they  all  condemned  him 
to  be  guilty  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and 
to  cover  his  face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to 

ay  unto  him,  Prophesy:  and  the  servants 
didstrike  him  with  the  palms  of  theirhands. 

66  T[  And  as  Peter  was  beneath  in  the 
palace,  there  cometh  one  of  the  maids  of 
the  high  priest: 

67  And  when  she  saw  Peter  warming 
himself,  she  looked  upon  him,  and  said 
And  thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know  not, 
neither  understand  I  what  thou  sayest. 
And  he  went  out  into  the  porch ;  ana  the 
cock  crew. 

69  And  a  maid  saw  him  again,  and  be- 
gan to  say  to  them  that  stood  by.  This  is 
one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  And  a  little 
after,  they  that  stood  by  said  again  to  Pe- 
ter, Surely  thou  art  one  of  them  :  for  thou 
art  a  Galilean,  and  thy  speech  agreeth 
thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye 
speak. 

72  And  the  second  time  the  cock  crew. 
And  Peter  called  to  mind  the  word  that 


all  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders  and  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow 
the  scribes.  twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.     And 


54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar  off, 
even  into  the  palace  of  the  high  priest: 
and  he  sat  with  the  servants,  and  warmed 
himself  at  the  fire. 


when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 
CHAP.  XV. 

AND  straightway  in  the  morning  the 
chief  priests  held  a  consultation  with 


5b  And  the  chief  priests,  and  all  the  i  the  elders  and  scribes,  and  the  whole  coun- 

46 


Christ  is  condemned  before  Pilate. 

cil,  and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried 
away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pilate. 

2  And  Pilate  asked  him,  Art  thou  the 
King  of  the  Jews?  And  he  answering,  said 
unto  him,  Thou  sayest  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused  him  of 
many  things  :  but  he  answered  nothing. 

4  And  Pilate  asked  him  again,saying, 
Answerest  thou  nothing?  behold  how  many 
things  they  witness  against  thee. 

5  But  Jesus  yet  answered  nothing  ;  so 
that  Pilate  marvelled. 

6  Now  at  that  feast  he  released  unto 
them  one  prisoner,  whomsoever  they  de- 
sired. 

7  And  there  was  one  named  Rarabbas, 
which  lay  bound  with  them  that  had  made 
insurrection  with  him,  who  had  committed 
murder  in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude  crying  aloud,  be- 
gan to  desire  him  to  do  as  he  had  ever  done 
unto  them. 

9  But  Pilate  answered  them,  saying, 
Will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you  the  King  of" 
the  Jews? 

10  (For  he  knew  that  the  chief  priests 
had  delivered  him  for  envy.) 

11  But  the  chief  priests  moved  the  peo- 
ple that  he  should  rather  release  Barab- 
bas  unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  answered,  and  said  again 
unto  them,  What  will  ye  then  that  I  shall 
do  unto  him  whom  ye  call  the  King  of  the 
Jews? 

13  And  they  cried  out  again,  Crucify 
him. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  thenuWhy, 
what  evil  hath  he  done?  And  they  cried 
out  the  more  exceedingly,  Crucify  him. 

15  H  And  so  Pilate,  willing  to  content 
the  people,  released  Barabbas  unto  them, 
and  delivered  Jesus,  when  he  had  scourged 
him,  to  be  crucified. 

16  And  the  soldiers  led  him  away  into 
the  hall,  called  Pretorium  ;  and  they  call 
together  the  whole  band  ; 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with  purple, 
and  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it 
about  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  salute  him,  Hail,  King 
of  the  Jews  I 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the  head 
with  a  reed,  and  did  spit  upon  him,  and 
bowing  their  knees,  worshipped  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  off  the  purple  from  him,  and  put 
bis  own  clothes  on  him,  and  led  him  out 
to  crucify  him. 

21  And  they  compel  one  Simon  a  Cy- 
renian,  who  passed  by,  coming  out  of  the 
country,  the  lather  of  Alexander  and  Ru- 
fus,  to  bear  his  cross. 

22  And  they  bring  him  unto  the  place 
Golgotha,  which   is,    beir 
The  place  of  a  skull. 

48 


CHAP.  XV.  He  IS  crucified, 

him      23  And  they  gave  him  to  drink,  wine 
mingled  with  myrrh  :  buthereceivedi?not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified  him. 
they  parted  his  garments,  casting  lots  upon 
them,  what  every  man  should  take. 

25  And  it  was  the  third  hour,  anci 
crucified  him. 

26  And  the  superscription  of  his  accu- 
sation was  written  over,  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

27  And  with  him  they  crucify  two 
thieves,  the  one  on  his  right  hand,  and  th< 
other  on  his  left. 

28  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  which 
saith,  And  he  was  numbered  with  the 
transgressors. 

29  And  they  that  passed  by,  railed  on 
him,  wagging  their  heads,  and  saying,  Ah, 
thou  that  destroyest  the  temple,  and  build- 
est  it  in  three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down  from 
the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mock- 
ing, said  among  themselves  with  the 
scribes,  He  saved  others;  himself  he  can- 
not save. 

32  Let  Christ  theKing  of  Israel  descend 
now  from  the  cross,  that  we  may  see  and 
believe.  And  they  that  were  crucified 
with  him,  reviled  him. 

33  And  when  the  sixth  hour  was  come, 
there  was  darkness  over  the  whole  land, 
until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  Eloi,  Eloi,  lama 
sabachthani?  which  is,  being  interpreted, 
My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for 
me: 

35  And  some  of  them  that 
when  they  heard  it,  said,  Behold,  he  call- 
eth  Elias. 

36  And  one  ran  and  filled  a  sponge  full 
of  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gu\  > 
him  to  drink,  saying,  Let  alone  :  let  i 
whether  Elias  will  come  to  take  him  down. 

37  And  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  And  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent 
in  twain,  from  the  top  to  the  bottom. 

39  TT  And  when  the  centurion  which  stood 
over  against  him,  saw  that  he  so  eric 
and  gave  up  the  ghost,  he  said,  Trui; 
man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  There  were  also  women  lookii 
afar  off,  among  whom  was  Mary  A I 
lene,  and  Mary  the  mother  ot  Jamc    I 
less,  and  of  Joses,  and  Salome ; 

41  Who  also,  when  he  was  U 
followed  him,  and  ministered  unto  him, 
and  many  other  women  which  came  up 
with  him  unto  Jerusalem. 

42  H  And  now,  when  the  even  was  c 
(became  it  was  the  preparation,  that  is, 

interpreted, , the  day  before  t!i<  •; 

43  Joseph  of  Arimatbea 


17ie  resurrection  of  Christ,  S.  LUKE. 

counsellor,  which  also  waited  for  the  king- 
dom of  God,  came,  and  went  in  boldly 
unto  Pilate,  and  craved  the  body  of  Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he  were 
already  dead:  and  calling  unto  hnn  the 
centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he  had 
been  any  while  dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the  centu- 
rion, he  gave  the  body  to  Joseph. 

46  And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and  took 
him  down,  and  wrapped  him  in  the  linen, 
and  laid  him  in  a  sepulchre  which  was 
hewn  out  of  a  rock,  and  rolled  a  stone 
unto  the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 

47  And  Mary  Magdalene  and  Mary  the 
mother  of  Joses  beheld  where  he  was  laid. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  when  the  sabbath  was  past,  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
James,  and  Salome,  had  bought  sweet 
spices,  that  they  might  come  and  anoint 
him. 

2  And  very  early  in  the  morning,  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  they  came  unto  the 
sepulchre  at  the  rising  of  the  sun  : 

3  And  they  said  among  themselves,  Who 
shall  roll  us  away  the  stone  from  the  door 
of  the  sepulchre? 

4  (And  when  they  looked,  they  saw  that 
the  stone  was  rolled  away,)  for  it  was  very 
great. 

5  And  entering  into  the  sepulchre,  they 
saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right  side, 
clothed  in  a  long  white  garment ;  and  they 
were  affrighted. 

6  And  he  saith  unto  them, 'Be  not  af- 
frighted: ye  seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which 
was  crucified :  he  is  risen  ;  he  is  not  here : 
behold  the  place  where  they  laid  him. 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  disciples  and 
Feter,  that  he  goeth  before  you  into  Gali- 
lee :  there  shall  ye  see  him,  as  he  said 
unto  you. 


and  his  ascension. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly,  and  fled 
from  the  sepulchre  ;  for  they  trembled, 
and  were  amazed :  neither  said  they^  any 
thing  to  any  man ;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  IF  Now,  when  Jesus  was  risen  early , 
the  first  day  of  the  week,  he  appeared  first 
to  Mary  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  he  had 
cast  seven  devils. 

10  And  she  went  and  told  them  that  had 
been  with  him,  as  they  mourned  and  wept, 

1 1  And  they,  when. they  had  heard  that 
he  was  alive,  and  had  been  seen  of  her, 
believed  not. 

12  H  After  that,  he  appeared  in  another 
form  unto  two  of  them,  as  they  walked, 
and  went  into  the  country. 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it  unto  the 
residue:  neither  believed  they  them. 

14  "IT  Afterward  he  appeared  unto  the 
eleven,  as  they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided 
them  with  their  unbelief,  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they  believed  not  them 
which  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into 
all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to 
every  creature. 

16  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized, 
shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that  believeth  not3 
shall  be  damned. 

1 7  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that 
believe :  In  my  name  shall  they  cast  out 
devils;  they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues; 

18  They  shall  take  up  serpents ;  and  it 
they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not 
hurt  them ;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the 
sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

19  IF  So  then, after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  them,  he  was  received  up  into  heaven, 
and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and  preached 
every  where,  the  Lord  working  with  them, 
and  confirming  the  word  with  signs  fol- 
lowing.     Amen. 


5  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  LUKE. 


CHAP.  I. 

FORASMUCH  as  many  have  taken  in 
hand  to  set  forth  in  order  a  declara- 
tion of  those  things  which  are  most  surely 
believed  among  us, 

2  Even  as  they  delivered  them  unto  us, 
which  from  the  beginning  were  eye-wit- 
nesses, and  ministers  of  the  word  ; 

3  It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having  had 
perfect  understanding  of  all  things  from 
the  very  first,  to  write  unto  thee  in  order, 
most  excellent  Theophilus, 

4  That  thou  mightest  know  the  certain- 
ly of  those  things  wherein  thou  hast  been 
instructed. 

5  rpHERE  was  in  the  days  of  Herod 

_L    the  king  of  Judea,    a  certain 
priest  named  Zacnarias,  of  the  course  of 


Abia  :  and  his  wife  was  of  the  daughters 
of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth. 

6  And  they  were  both  righteous  before 
God,  walking  in  all  the  commandments 
and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blameless. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because  that 
Elisabeth  was  barren;  and  they  both  were 
now  well  stricken  in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  he 
executed  the  priest's  office  before  God  in 
the  order  of  his  course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the  priest's 
office,  his  lot  was  to  burn  incense  when  he 
went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple were  praying  without,  at  the  time  of 
incense. 

1 1  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  an- 

48 


The  conception  of  Christ. 


CHAP.  I. 


gel  of  the  Lord,  standing  on  the  right  side 
of  the  altar  of  incense. 

12  And  when  Zacharias  saw  him,  he 
was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  upon  him. 

13  But  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Fear 
not,  Zacharias  :  for  thy  prayer  is  heard ; 
and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a 
son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  glad- 
ness, and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth. 

15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  shall  drink  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink;  and  he  shall  be  tilled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost,  even  from  his  mother's  womb. 

16  And  many  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord  their  God. 

17  And  he  shall  go  before  him  in  the 
spirit  and  power  of  Elias,  to  turn  the 
hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the  children,  and 
the  disobedient  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just ; 
to  make  ready  a  people  prepared  for  the 
Lord. 

18  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel; 
Whereby  shall  I  know  this?  for  I  am  an  old 
man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken  in  years. 

1 19  And  the  angel  answering,  said  unto 
him,  I  am  Gabriel,  that  stand  in  the  pre- 
sence of  God ;  and  am  sent  to  speak  unto 
thee,  and  to  shew  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And  behold,  thou  shalt  be  dumb, 
and  not  able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that 
these  things  shall  be  performed,  because 
thou  believest  not  my  words,  which  shall 
be  fulfilled  in  their  season. 

21  And  the  people  waited  for  Zachari- 
as, and  marvelled  that  he  tarried  so  long 
in  the  temple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  he  could  net 
speak  unto  them  :  and  they  perceived  that 
he  had  seen  a  vision  in  the  temple  ;  for  he 
beckoned  unto  them,  andremainedspeech- 
less. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as 
the  days  of  his  ministration  were  accom- 
plished, he  departed  to  his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife  Elisa- 
beth conceived,  and  hidherself  five  months, 
saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with  me 
in  the  days  wherein  he  looked  on  me,  to 
take  away  my  reproach  among  men. 

26  And  in  the  iiixth  month  the  angel 
Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  unto  a  city  of 
Galilee,  named  Nazareth, 

27  To  a  virgin  espoused  to  a  man  whose 
name  was  Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David  ; 
and  the  virgin's  name  was  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  mjto  her,  and 
said,  Hail,  thou  that  art  highly  favoured, 
the  Lord  is  with  thee  :  blessed  art  thou 
among  women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  him,  she  was 
troubled  at  his  saying,  and  cast  in  her  mind 
what  manner  of  salutation  this  should  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her,  Fear 


Elisabeth  blesses  Marff. 


not    Mary :    for  thou  hast  found  favour 
with  God. 

31  And  behold,  thou  shalt  conceive  m 
thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt 
call  his  name  JESU§. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called 
the  Son  of  the  Highest ;  and  the  Lord  God 
shall  give  unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father 
David. 

33  And  he  shall  reign  over  the  house  or 
Jacob  for  ever;  and  of  his  kingdom  there 
shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  9aid  Mary  unto  the  angel,  How 
shall  this  be,  seeing  I  know  not  a  man  I 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  up- 
on thee,  and  the  power  of  the  Highest 
shall  overshadow  tnee  :  therefore  also  that 
holy  thing  which  shall  be  born  of  thee, 
shall  be  called  tfie  Son  of  God. 

36  And  behold,  *hy  cousin  Elisabeth, 
she  hath  also  conceived  a  son  in  her  old 
age  ;  and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  her 
who  was  called  barren  : 

37  For  with  God  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible. 

38  And  Mary  said,  Behold  the  hand- 
maid of  the  Lord,  be  it  unto  me  according 
to  thy  word.  And  the  angel  departed  from 
her. 

39  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days,  and 
went  into  the  hill-country  with  haste,  into 
a  city  of  Juda^ 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of  Za- 
charias, and  saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pa^s,  that  when  Eli- 
sabeth heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  (he 
babe  leaped  in  her  womb  :  and  Elisabeth 
was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

42  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud  voice 
and  said,  Blessed  art  thou  among  women, 
and  blessed  is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb. 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the 
mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  to  me  ! 

44  For  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy 
salutation  sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe- 
leaped  in  my  womb  for  joy. 

45  And  blessed  is  she  that  believad 
for  there  shall  be  a  performance  of  thoa 
things  which  were  told  her  from  the  Lord, 

46  And  Mary  said,  My  soul  doth 
nify  the  Lord,  . 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  ' 
my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hatli  regarded  the  I 

of  his  handmaiden:  for  behoM,  in  »mh< 
forth  ail  generations  shall  call  me  bl< 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath      - 
me  great  things,  and  holy  w  his  name 

50  And  his  mercy  is  on  them  thai 
him,  from  generation  to  generation. 

51  He  hath  shewed  strength  jrith  h  - 
arm;  he  hath  scatter.  .1  the  proud  IB 
imagination  of  their  hearts. 

52  He  hath  put  *\""n  the  mighty  from 

49 


The  nativity  of  John. 

their  seats,  and  exalted  them  of  low  de- 
gree. 

53  He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good 
things,  and  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty 
away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  Israel, 
in  remembrance  of  his  mercy ; 

55  As  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, and  to  his  seed,  for  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three 
months,  and  returned  to  her  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth's  full  time  came  that 
she  should  be  delivered  ;  and  she  brought 
forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her  cousins 
heard  how  theLord  had  shewed  great  mer- 
cy upon  her;  and  they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
eighth  day  they  came  to  circumcise  the 
child;  and  they  called  him  Zacharias,  after 
the  name  of  his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and  said, 
Not  so;  but  he  shall  be  called  John. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There  is  none 
of  thy  kindred  that  is  called  by  this  name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  father, 
how  he  would  have  him  called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing-table, 
and  wrote,  saying,  His  name  is  John.  And 
they  marvelled  all. 

64  And  his  mouth  was  opened  imme- 
diately, and  his  tongue  loosed,  and  he 
spake,  and  praised  God. 

65  And  fear  came  on  all  that  dwelt 
round  about  them :  and  all  these  sayings 
were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill- 
country  of  Judea. 

66  And  all  they  that  heard  them,  laid 
them  up  in  their  hearts,  saying,  What 
manner  of  child  shall  this  be  !  And  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  prophesied, 
saying, 

68  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
i'or  he  hath  visited  and  redeemed  his  people , 

69  And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salva- 
tion  for  us,  in  the  house  of  his  servant 
David : 

70  As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy 
prophets,  which  have  been  since  the  world 
began : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from  our 
enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  that 
hate  us  ; 

72  To  perform  the  mercy  promised  to 
our  fathers,  and  to  remember  his  holy  covc- 
i  mt ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  to  our  fa- 
fner  Abraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us,that  we, 
being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  might  serve  him  without  fear, 

t  75  In  holiness  and  righteousness  before 
fc»m,  all  the  days  cf  our  life= 


S.  LUKE.  The  nativity  of  Christ, 

76  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the 
Prophet  of  the  Highest,  for  thou  shalt  go 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  prepare  his 
ways ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto 
his  people,  by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  tender  mercy  of  our 
God ;  whereby  the  day-spring  from  on 
high  hath  visited  us, 

79  To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in 
darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  to 
guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed 
strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in  the  deserts  til! 
the  day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
there  went  out  a  decree  from  Cesar 
Augustus,  that  all  the  world  should  be  taxed. 

2  {And  this  taxing  was  first  made  when 
Cyrenius  was  governor  of  Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one 
into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Gali- 
lee, out  of  the  city  cf  Nazareth,  into  Ju- 
dea, unto  the  city  of  David,  which  is  called 
Bethlehem ,  (because  he  was  of  the  house 
and  lineage  of  David,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  his  espoused 
wife,  being  great  with  child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that  while  they  were 
there,  the  days  were  accomplished  that 
she  should  be  delivered. 

7  And  she  brought  forth  her  first-born 
son,andwrappedhiminswaddling-clothes, 
and  laid  him  in  a  manger ;  because  there 
was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

8  And  there  were  in  the  same  country 
shepherds  abiding  in  the  field,  keeping 
watch  over  their  flock  by  night. 

9  And  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone 
round  about  them ;  and  they  were  sore 
afraid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not :  for  behold,  li  bring  you  good  tidings  of 
great  joy,  which  shall  be  to  all  people. 

1 1  For  unto  you  is  born  this  day,  in  the 
city  of  David,  a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ 
the  Lord. 

12  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you; 
Ye  shall  find  the  babe  wrapped  in  swad- 
dling-clothes, lying  in  a  manger. 

13  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the 
angel  a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host 
praising  God,  and  saying, 

14  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on 
eai  ih  peace,  good  will  toward   men. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels 
were  gone  away  from  them  into  heaven, 
the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this 
thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the 
Lorci  hath  made  known  unto  us. 

16  And  thevcame  with  haste,  and  found 
50 


The  circumcision  of  Christ.  CHAP.  III.         Christ  questions  inthe  temple. 


Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  a 
manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it,  they 
made  known  abroad  the  saying  which  was 
told  them  concerning  this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  iV,  wondered 
at  those  things  which  weie  told  them  by 
the  shepherds. 

19  But  Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and 
pondered  them  in  her  heart. 

20  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorify  - 
hg  and  praising  God  for  all  the  things  that 
they  had  heard  and  seen,  as  it  was  told 
unto  them. 

21  And  when  eight  days  were  accom- 

Elished  for  the  circumcising  of  the  child, 
is  name  was  called  JESUS,  which  was 
so  named  of  the  angel  before  he  was  con- 
ceived inthe  womb. 

22  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifica- 
tion according  to  the  law  of  Moses  were 
accomplished,  they  brought  him  to  Jeru- 
salem, to  present  him  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  Every  male  that  openeth  the  womb 
shall  be  called  holy  to  the  Lord;) 

24  And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  according  to 
that  which  is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A 
pair  of  turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  in  Je- 
rusalem, whose  name  was  Simeon;  and 
the  same  man  was  just  and  devout,  waiting 
for  the  consolation  of  Israel :  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  upon  him 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should  not  see  death, 
before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit  into  the 
temple  ;  and  when  the  parents  brought  in 
the  child  Jesus,  to  do  for  him  after  the 
custom  of  the  law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his  arms, 
and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant 
depart  in  peace,  according  to  thy  word  : 

30  For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation , 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the 
face  of  all  people  ; 

32  A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and 
the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mothermarvelled 
at  those  things  which  were  spoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said 
unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child 
is  set  for  the  fall  and  rising  again  of  many 
in  Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall  be 
spoken  against ; 

35  (Yea,  a  sword  shall  pierce  through 
thy  own  soul  also;)  that  the  thoughts  of 
many  hearts  may  be  revealed. 

36  And  there  was  one  Anna,  aprophet- 


37  And  she  was  a  widow  of  about  fom 
score    and  four  years,  which  departed  not 
from  the  temple,  but  served  God  with 
fastings  and  prayers  night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  instant,  gave 
thanks  likewise  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake 
of  him  to  all  them  that  looked  for  redemp- 
tion in  Jerusalem. 

39  And  when  they  had  performed  all 
ings  according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

they  returned  into  Galilee,  to  their  own 
city  Nazareth. 

40  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed 
strong  in  spirit,  filled  with  wisdom  ;  and 
the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem 
every  year  at  the  feast  of  the  passover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old. 
they  went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the 
torn  of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the 
days,  as  they  returned,  the  child  Jesus 
tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  Joseph 
and  his  mother  knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to  have 
been  in  the  company,  went  a  day's  jour- 
ney; and  they  sought  him  among  their 
kinsfolk  and  acquaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him  not,  they 
turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking 
him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three 
days  they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting 
in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both  hearing 
them,  and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were  asto- 
nished at  his  understanding  and  answer.-. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were 
amazed:  and  his  mother  said  unto  him, 
Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us/ 
behold,  thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee 
sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must 
be  about  my  Father's  business7 

50  And  they  understood  not  the  saying 
which  he  spake  unto  them. 

51  And  he  went  down  with  them,  and 
came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject  unt«. 
them :  but  his  mother  kept  all  these  say 
ings  in  her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  ami 
stature,  and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Tiberius  Cesar,  Pontius  Pdat<- 
being  governor  of  Judea,  and  Herod  being 
tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip 
tetrarch  of  Iturea  and  of  the  KglOB  0 
Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  the  t<'r,a,i  OJ 


Abilene,  %  .      ... 

ess,  me  aaugnier  oi  rnanu  2  Annas  and  Caiaphas   being  toe  hign 

of  Aser :  she  was  of  a  great  age,  and  had 'priests,  the  word  of  God  came   unto  John 


css,  the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe 

'priests,  the  word  ot  fcHJ 
seven  years  from! the  son  of  Zacharias  in  the  wildern*  ss 


lived  with  a    husband 
her  virginity; 


3  And  he  came  into  all  the  country  about 


Jolm's  testimony  of  Gir  1st.  S.  LUKE. 

Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  repent- 
ance, for  the  remission  of  sins  ; 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the 
words  of  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying,  The 
voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his 
naths  straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every 
mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low  ; 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
nud  the  rough  ways  shall  be  made  smooth  ; 

6  And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of 
God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude  that 
came  forth  to  be  baptized  of  him,  O  gene 
ration  of  vipers,  who  hath  warned  you  to 
flee  from  the  wrath  to  come? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of 
repentance,  and  begin  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our 
Father:  for  I  say  unto  you,  That  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children 
unto  Abraham. 

9  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees :  every  tree  therefore 
which  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit,  is  hewn 
down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying, 
What  shall  we  do  then? 

11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto  them, 
He  that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to 
him  that  hath  none;  and  he  that  hath 
meat,  let  him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  came  also  publicans  to  be  bap- 
tized, and  said  unto  him,  Master,  what 
shall  we  do? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  Exact  no 
more  than  that  which  is  appointed  you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  demanded 
of  him,  saying,  And  what  shall  we  do? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Do  violence  to  no 
man,  neither  accuse  any  falsely;  and  be 
content  with  your  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  were  in  expecta- 
tion, and  all  men  mused  in  their  hearts  of 
John,  whether  he  were  the  Christ,  or  not ; 

16  John  answered,  saying  unto  them  all, 
I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water ;  but  one 
mightier  than  1  comcth,  the  latchet  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose : 
be  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  with  fire : 

17  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he 
will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  will  ga- 
ther the  wheat  into  his  garner ;  but  the 
chaff  he  will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 

1 8  And  many  other  things  in  his  exhorta- 
tion preached  he  unto  the  people. 

19  But  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being  re- 
proved by  him  for  Herodias  his  brother 
Philip's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evils  which 
Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he 
shut  up  John  in  prison. 

£1  Now,when  all  the  people  were  bap- 


The  genealogy  of  Christ 


tized,  it  came  to  pass,  that  Jesus  also  being 
baptized,  and  praying,  the  heaven  was 
opened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  descended  in  a 
bodily  shape  like  a  dove  upon  him,  and  a 
voice  came  from  heaven,  which  said,  Thou 
art  my  beloved  Son ;  in  thee  I  am  well 
pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself  began  to  be  about 
thirty  years  of  age,  being  (as  was  sup- 
posed) the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was  the  son 
of  Heli, 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Matthat,  which 
was  the  son  of  Levi,  which  was  the  son  of 
Melchi,  which  was  the  son  of  Janna,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  son  of  Amos,  which  was 
the  son  of  Naum,  which  was  the  son  of  Esli, 
which  was  the  son  of  Nagge, 

26  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath,  which 
was  the  son  of  Mattathias,  which  was  the 
son  of  Semei,  which  was  the  so?i  of  Joseph, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of  Joanna,  which 
was  the  son  of  Rhesa,  which  was  the  son  ot 
Zorobabel,  which  was  the  son  of  Salathiel, 
which  was  the  son  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Addi,  which  was  the  son  of 
Cosam,  which  was  the  son  of  Elmodam, 
which  was  the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  son  of  Jose,  which 
was  the  son  of  Eliezer,  which  was  the  son 
of  Jorim,  which  was  the  son  of  Matthat, 
which  was  the  son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon,  which 
was  the  son  of  Juda,  which  was  the  son  of 
Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of  Jonan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Eliakim, 

31  Which  was  the  son  of  Melea,  which 
was  the  son  of  Menan,  which  was  the  son 
of  Mattatha,  which  was  the  son  of  Nathan, 
which  was  the  son  of  David, 

32  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse,  which 
was  the  son  of  Obed,  which  was  the  son  of 
Booz,  which  was  the  son  of  Salmon,  which 
was  the  so?i  of  Naasson, 

33  Which  was  the  son  of  Aminadab, 
which  was  the  son  of  Aram,  which  was 
the  son  of  Esrom,  which  was  the  son  of 
Phares,  which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob,  which 
was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which  was  the  son  of 
Abraham,  which  was  the  son  of  Thara, 
which  was  the  son  of  Nachor, 

35  Which  was  the  son  of  Saruch,  which 
was  the  son  of  Ragau,  which  was  the  son 
of  Phalec,  which  was  the  son  of  Heber, 
which  was  the  son  of  Sala, 

36  Which  was  the  son  of  Cainan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Arphaxad,  which  was  the  son 
of  Sem,  which  was  the  son  of  Noe,  which 
was  the  son  of  Lamech, 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  Mathusala 
52 


Christ's  temptation  and  fasting.       CHAP.  I\; 

which  was  the  son  of  Enoch,  which  was  the 
son  of  Jared,  which  was  the  son  of  Maleleel, 
which  was  the  son  of  Cainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos,  which 
was  the  son  of  Seth,  which  was  the  son  of 
Adam,  which  was  the  son  of  God. 
CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Jesus  being-  full  of  (he  Holy  Ghost, 
returned  from  Jordan,  and  was  led 
by  the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of  the  devil. 
And  in  those  days  he  did  eat  nothing:  and 
when  they  were  ended,  he  afterward  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  command  this  stone 
that  it  be  made  bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  saying,  It  is 
written,  That  man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,taking  him  up  into  a 
high  mountain,  shewed  unto  him  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

6  And  the  devil  said  urrto  him,  All  this 
power  will  I  give  thee,  and  the  glory  of 
them:  for  that  is  delivered  unto  me,  and 
to  whomsoever  I  will,  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  worship  me,  all 
shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan :  for  it  is 
written,  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

9  And  he  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
set  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and 
said  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
cast  thyself  down  from  hence. 

10  For  it  is  written,  He  shall  five  his 
angels  charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee: 

1 1  And  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot 
against  a  stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  him, 
It  is  said,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended  all 
the  temptation,  he  departed  from  him  for  a 
season. 

14  IF  And  Jesus  returned  in  the  power 
of  the  Spirit  into  Galilee  :  and  there  went 
out  a  fame  of  him  through  all  the  region 
round  about. 

1 5  And  he  taught  in  their  synagogues, 
being  glorified  of  all. 

16  i  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where 
he  had  been  brought  up :  and,  as  his  custom 
was,  he  went  into  the  synagogue  on  the 
sabbath-day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him 
the  book  of  the  prophet  Esaias.  And 
when  he  had  opened  the  book,  he  found 
the  place  where  it  was  written, 

18  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me, 
because  he  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the 
gospel  to  the  poor ;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal 


He  casts  out  an  evil  spirit. 

the  broken-hearted,  to  preach  deliverance 
to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of  sight  to 
the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that  are 
bruised, 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and  he  gave 
it  again  to  the  minister,  and  sat  down. 
And  the  eyes  of  all  them  that  were  in  the 
synagogue  were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  This 
day  is  this  scripture  fulfilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  won- 
dered at  the  gracious  words  which  pro- 
ceeded out  of  his  mouth.  And  they  said, 
Is  not  this  Joseph's  son? 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  will  surely 
say  unto  me  this  proverb,  Physician, heal 
thyself:  whatsoever  we  have  beard  done  in 
Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy  country. 

24  And  he  said,  Verily,!  say  unto  you, 
No  prophet  is  accepted  in  his  own  country. 

25  But  I  tell}'ou  of  a  truth,  many  widow! 
were  in  Israel  in  the  days  of  Elias,  when 
the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  yean  and  six 
months,  when  great  famine  was  through 
out  all  the  land: 

26  But  unto  none  of  them  was  Elias  sent, 
save  unto  Sarepta,  a  city  of  Sidon,  unto  a 
woman  that  was  a  widow. 

27  And  many  lepers  were  in  Israel  10 
the  time  of  Eliseus  the  prophet ;  and  none 
of  them  was  cleansed,  saving  Naainan  the 
Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue,  when 
they  heard  these  things,  were  filled  with 
wrath, 

29  And  rose  up,  and  thrust  him  out  of 
the  city,  and  led  him  unio  the  brow  of  the 
hill,  (whereon  their  city  was  built,)  that 
they  might  cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he,  passing  through  the  midst  of 
them,  went  his  way, 

31  And  came  down  toCapernaum.  a  city 
of  Galilee,  and  taught  them  on  the  sabbath- 
days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at  his 
doctrine:  for  his  word  was  with  power. 

33  IT  And  in  the  synagogue  there  was  a 
man  which  had  a  spirit  of  an  unclean  devil ; 
and  he  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ;  what  hai 
to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  N 
art  thou  come  to  destroy  us?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Hold 
thypeace,andcomeoutofhmi.  And  wbj  n 
the  devil  had  thrown  him  in  the  midst,  ho 
came  out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and   | 
among  themselves,  saying,  VVL 
wthis!  for  with  authority  and  power  he 
commandeth  the  unclean  Bpiriti,  and  they 
come  out.  ... 

37  And  the  fame  of  him  went  out  info 
5? 


A  miraculous  draught  of  Jishes.        S.  LUKE. 


A  leper  cleansed. 


every  place  of  the  country  round  about. 

38  IF  And  he  arose  out  of  the  synagogue, 
and  entered  into  Simon's  house.  And  Si- 
mon's wife's  mother  was  taken  with  a  great 
fever ;  and  they  besought  him  for  her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked 
the  fever;  and  it  left  her:  and  immediately 
she  arose  and  ministered  unto  them. 

4011  Now,  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all 
they  that  had  any  sick  with  divers  diseases, 
brought  them  unto  him:  and  he  laid  his 
hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and  healed 
them. 

41  And  devils  also  came  out  of  many, 
crying  out,  and  saying,  Thou  art  Christ  the 
Son  of  God.  And  he,rebuking  them,  suf- 
fered them  not  to  speak:  for  they  knew 
that  he  was  Christ. 

42  And  when  it  was  day ,  he  departed,  and 
went  into  a  desert  place  ;  and  the  people 
sought  him,  and  came  unto  him,  and  stayed 
him,  that  he  should  not  depart  from  them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  must  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God  to  other  cities  also, 
for  therefore  am  I  sent. 

44  And  he  preached  in  the  synagogues 
of  Galilee. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  the  people 
pressed  upon  him  to  hear  the  word  of 
God,  he  stood  by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by  the 
lake :  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  out  of 
them,  and  were  washing  their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  ships 
which  was  Simon's,  and  prayed  him  that 
he  would  thrust  out  a  little  from  the  land. 
And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  people 
out  of  the  ship. 

4  Now,  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he 
said  unto  Simon,  Launch  out  into  the  deep, 
and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Blaster,  we  have  toiled  all  the  night,  and 
have  taken  nothing;  nevertheless,  at  thy 
word  I  will  let  down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they 
enclosed  a  great  multitude  of  fishes  :  and 
their  net  brake. 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their  part- 
ners, which  were  in  the  other  ship,  that 
they  should  come  and  help  them.  And 
they  came,  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that 
they  began  to  sink. 

8  When  Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he  fell 
down  at  Jesus'  knees,  saying,  Depart  from 
me ;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that 
were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes 
which  they  had  taken : 

10  And  so  was  also  James  and  John  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with 
Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear 
not:  from  henceforth  thoushalt  catch  men. 

11  And  whenthey  had  brought theirshins 


to  land,  they  forsook  all,  and  followed  him. 

12  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
in  a  certain  city,  behold,  a  man  full  ol 
leprosy  :  who  seeing  Jesus,  fell  on  his  face, 
and  besought  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  put  forth  his  hand  and  touched 
him,  saying,  I  will :  Be  thou  clean.  And 
immediately  the  leprosy  departed  from 
him. 

14  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man : 
but  go,  and  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and 
offer  for  thy  cleansing,  according  as  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went  there  a 
fame  abroad  of  him :  and  great  multitudes 
came  together  to  hear  and  to  be  healed  by 
him  of  their  infirmities. 

1.6  TF  And  he  withdrew  himself  into  the 
wilderness,  and  prayed. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  on  a  certain  day, 
as  he  was  teaching,  that  there  were  Phari- 
sees and  doctors  of  the  law  sitting  by, 
which  were  come  out  of  every  town  of  Ga- 
lilee, and  Judea,  and  Jerusalem :  and  the 
power  of  the  Lord  waspresent  to  heal  them 

18  1F  And  behold,  men  brought  in  a  bed 
a  man  which  was  taken  with  a  palsy : 
and  they  sought  means  to  bring  him  m, 
and  to  lay  km  before  him. 

1 9  And  when  they  could  not  find  by  what 
way  they  might  bring  him  in,  because  ot 
the  multitude,  they  went  upon  the  house- 
top, and  let  him  down  through  the  tiling 
with  his  couch,  into  the  midst  before  Jesus. 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith,  he  said 
unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee. 

21  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees 
began  to  reason,  saying,  Who  is  this  which 
speaketb  blasphemies?  Who  can  forgive 
sins  but  God  alone  ? 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived  their 
thoughts,  he  answering,  said  unto  them3 
What  reason  ye  in  your  hearts  ? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy  sins  be 
forgiven  thee  ;  or  to  say,  Rise  up  and  walk  ? 

24  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  man  hath  power  upon  earth  to  forgive 
sins,(he  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  I 
say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy 
couch,  and  go  unto  thy    house. 

25  And  immediately  he  arose  up  before 
them,  and  took  up  that  whereon  he  lay,  and 
departed  to  his  own  house,  glorifying  God. 

26  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  they 
glorified  God,  and  were  filled  with  fear,  say- 
ing, We  have  seen  strange  things  to-day. 

27  IF  And  after  these  things  he  went 
forth,  and  saw  a  publican  mimed  Levi,  sit- 
ting at  the  receipt  of  custom :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  Follow  me. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and  followed 
him. 

29  And  Levi  made  him  a  great  feast 
in  his  own  house ;  and  there  was  a  great 

54 


The  com  plucked  on  the  Sabbath.    CHAP.  VI. 


The  twelve  apostles  chosen. 


company  of  publicans,  and  of  others  that 
sat  down  with  them. 

30  But  their  scribes  and  Pharisees  mur- 
mured against  his  disciples,  saying,  Why 
do  ye  eat  and  drink  with  publicans  and 
«inners? 

31  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
They  that  are  whole  need  not  a  physician ; 
but  they  that  are  sick. 

32  I  came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

33  H  And  they  said  unto  him,  Why  do 
the  disciples  of  John  fast  often,  and  make 
prayers,  and  likewise  the  disciples  of  the 
Pharisees  ;  but  thine  eat  and  drink? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them,  Can  ye  make 
the  children  of  the  bride-chamber  fast 
while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them? 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  betaken  away  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those  days. 

36  H  And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto 
them :  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  a  new 
garment  upon  an  old:  if  otherwise,  then 
both  the  new  maketh  a  rent,  and  the  piece 
that  was  taken  out  of  the  new,  agreeth  not 
with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles  ;  else  the  new  wine  will  burst 
the  bottles,  and  be  spilled,  and  the  bottles 
shall  perish. 

38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old  wine, 
straightway  desireth  new  :  for  he  saith 
The  old  is  better. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  second  sab 
bath  after  the   first,   that   he   went 
through  the  corn-fields  ;  and  his  disciples 
plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub 
bing  them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
them,  Why  do  ye  that  which  is  not  lawful 
to  do  on  the  sabbath-days? 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them,  said, 
Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as  this,  what 
David  did,  when  himself  was  a  hungered 
and  the}7  which  were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  take  and  eat  the  shew-bread,  and 
gave  also  to  them  that  were  with  him, 
which  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  but  for  the 
priests  alone? 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That  the  Son 
of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  also  on  another 
sabbath,  that  he  entered  into  the  syna- 
gogue, and  taught :  and  there  was  a  man 
whose  right  hand  was  withered  : 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  watched 
him,  whether  he  would  heal  on  the  sab- 
bath-day ;  that  they  might  find  an  accusa 
tion  against  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts,  and  said 


to  the  man  which  had  the  withered  hand, 
Rise  up,  and  stand  forth  in  the  midst. 
And  he  arose,  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  I  will  ask 
you  one  thing  ;  Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath- 
days  to  do  good,  or  to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life, 
or  to  destroy  it  ?     • 

10  And  looking  round  about  upon  them 
all,  he  said  unto  the  man,  Stretch  forth  thy 
hand.  And  he  did  so  :  and  his  hand  was 
restored  whole  as  the  other. 

1 1  And  they  were  filled  with  madness  ; 
and  communed  one  with  another  what  they 
might  do  to  Jesus. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  he  went  out  into  a  mountain  to  pray, 
and  continued  all  night  in  prayer  to  God. 

13  And  when  it  was  day,  he  called  unto 
him  his  disciples:  and  of  them  he  chose 
twelve,  whom  also  he  named  Apostles  ; 

14  Simon  [whom  he  also  named  Peter) 
and  Andrew  his  brother,  James  and  John. 
Philip  and  Bartholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James  the 
son  of  Alpheus,  and  Simon  called  Zelotes, 

16  And  Judas  the  brother  of  J ames,  and 
Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  was  the  traitor. 

17  H  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and 
stood  in  the  plain  ,  and  the  company  of  his 
disciples,  and  a  great  multitude  of  people 
out  of  all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea-coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their 
diseases ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed  with  un- 
clean spirits  :  and  they  were  healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude  sought  to 
touch  him  ;  for  there  went  virtue  out  of 
him,  and  healed  them  all. 

20  11  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his 
disciples,  and  said,  Blessed  be  ye  poor;  for 
yours  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

21  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger  now  :  for 
ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  ye  that 
weep  now  :  for  ye  shall  laugh. 

22  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  hate 
you,  and  when  they  shall  separate  you 
from  their  company,  and  shall  reproach 
you.  and  cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for 
the  Son  of  man's  sake. 

23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and  leap  tor 
joy  :  for  behold,  your  reward  M  £reat  in 
heaven:  for  in  the  like  manner  did  their 
fathers  unto  the  prophets. 

24  But  wo  unto  you  that  .ire  rich  !  tor 
ye  have  received  your  consolation. 

25  Wo  unto  you  that  are  full!  tor  yj 
shall   hunger.     V/o  unto  you  that 


shall 


now  •  for  ye  shall  mourn  and  W< 

26  Wo  unto  you.  when  all   i 
speak  well  of  you  !  for  sq  did  their  hfltefl 
to  the  false  projh  .    . 

27  11  But  I  say  unto  you  which 
Love  your  cm .-n.  ■  vvl,,ch 
hate  you, 

66 


Of  loving  our  enemies, 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you,  and  pray 
for  them  which  despitefully  use  you. 

29  And  unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on 
the  one  cheek,  offer  also  the  other;  and 
him  that  taketh  away  thy  cloak,  forbid  not 
to  take  thy  coat  also. 

30  Give  to  every  man  that  asketh  of 
thee  ;  and  of  him  that  taketh  away  thy 
goods,  ask  them  not  again. 

31  And  as  ye  would  that  men  should 
do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise. 

32  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sinners  also  love 
those  that  love  them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them  which  do 
good  to  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sin- 
ners also  do  even  the  same. 

34  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye 
hope  to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  tor 
sinners  also  lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as 
much  again. 

35  But  love  ye  your  enemies,  and  do 
good,  and  lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again  ; 
and  your  reward  shall  be  great,  and  ye 
shall  be  the  children  of  the  Highest :  for  he 
is  kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to  the  evil. 

36  Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your 
Father  also  is  merciful. 

37  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judg- 
ed :  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con- 
demned :  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven: 

33  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you; 
good  measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken 
together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
into  your  bosom.  For  with  the  same  mea- 
sure that  ye  mete  withal,  it  shall  be  mea- 
sured to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a  parable  u-nto  them  ; 
Can  the  blind  lead  the  blind  ?  shall  they 
not  both  fall  into  the  ditch  ? 

40  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  mas- 
ter :  but  every  one  that  is  perfect  shall  be 
as  his  master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote 
that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  perceivest 


I- 
on 


not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy 
brother,  Brother,  let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
that  is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  be- 
holdest not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own 
eye  ?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  shalt 
thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye. 

43  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not  forth 
corrupt  fruit ;  neither  doth  a  corrupt  tree 
bring  forth  good  fruit. 

44  For  every  tree  is  known  by  his  own 
fruit:  for  of  thorns  men  do  not  gather 
figs,  nor  of  a  bramble-bush  gather  they 
grapes. 

45  A  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure 
of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that  which  is 
good  ;  and  an  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  trea- 
sure of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that  which 


S.  LUKE.  The  centurion's  faith. 

is  evil :  for  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart 
his  mouth  speaketh. 

46  If  And  why  call  ye  me  Lord,  Lord, 
and  do  not  the  things  which  I  say  ? 

47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and  hear- 
eth  my  sayings,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
shew  vou  to  whom  he  is  like. 

48  tfe  is  like  a  man  which  built  a  house, 
and  digged  deep,  and  laid  the  foundation 
on  a  rock  :  and  when  the  flood  arose,  the 
stream  beat  vehemently  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  shake  it :  for  it  was  founded 
upon  a  rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth  and  doeth  not,  is 
like  a  man  that  without  a  foundation  built 
a  house  upon  the  earth,  against  which  the 
stream  did  beat  vehemently,  and  imme- 
diately it  fell,  and  the  ruin  of  that  house 
was  great. 

CHAP.  VII. 
"]VrOW,when  he  had  ended  all  his  say- 
JL  1    ings  in  the  audience  of  the  peoples, 
he  entered  into  Capernaum. 

2  And  a  certain  centurion's  servant,  who 
was  dear  unto  him,  was  sick,  and  ready  to 
die. 

3  And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus,  he  sent 
unto  him  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  beseech- 
ing him  that  he  would  come  and  heal  his 
servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  they 
besought  him  instantly,  saying,  That  he 
was  worthy  for  whom  he  should  do  this : 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  he  hath 
built  us  a  synagogue. 

6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them.  And 
when  he  was  now  not  far  from  the  house, 
the  centurion  sent  friends  to  him,  saying 
unto  him.  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself:  for  I 
am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  enter 
under  my  root; 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I  my- 
self worthy  to  come  unto  thee ;  but  say 
in  a  word,  and  my  servant  shall  be 
healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under  au- 
thority, having  under  me  soldiers,  and  I 
say  unto  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth  ;  and  to 
another,  Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to 
my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

9  When  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he 
marvelled  at  him,  and  turned  him  about 
and  said  unto  the  people  that  followed 
him,  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so 
great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning 
to  the  house,  found  the  servant  whole  that 
had  been  sick. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after, 
that  he  went  into  a  city  called  Nain  :  and 
many  of  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and 
much  people. 

12  Now,  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate 
of  the  cilv,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man 


carried  out, 


the  only  son  of  his  mother, 
56 


Christ  answers  John's  messengers.  CHAP.  VII 


and  she  was  a  widow :  and  much  people 
of  the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he  had 
compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her, 
Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier  : 
And  they  that  bare  him  stood  still.  And  he 
said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee,  Arise. 

15  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and 
began  to  speak:  and  he  delivered  him  to 
his  mother. 

16  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all :  and 
they  glorified  God,  saying,  That  a  great 
prophet  is  risen  up  among  us  ;  and,  That 
God  hath  visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Judea,  and  throughout  all 
the  region  round  about. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John  shewed 
him  of  all  these  things. 

19  H  AndJohn,calling  unto  him  two  of 
his  disciples,  sent  them  to  Jesus,  saying, 
Art  thou  he  that  should  come?  or  loot  we 
for  another? 

20  When  the  men  were  come  unto  him, 
they  said,  John  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto 
thee,  saying,  Art  thou  he  that  should  come? 
or  look  we  for  another? 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he  cured  many 
of  their  infirmities,  and  plagues,  and  of 
evil  spirits ;  and  unto  many  that  were  blind 
he  gave  sight. 

22  Then  Jesus  answering,  said  unto 
them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what 
things  ye  have  seen  and  heard  ;  how  that 
the  blind  see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers 
are  cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are 
raised,  to  the  poor  the  gospel  is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall 
not  be  offended  in  me. 

24  %  And  when  the  messengers  of  John 
were  departed,  he  began  to  speak  unto  the 
people  concerning  John,  What  went  ye  out 
into  the  wilderness  for  to  see?  A  reed 
shaken  with  the  wind? 

25  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A 
man  clothed  in  soft  raiment?  Behold,  they 
which  are  gorgeously  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts. 

26  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A 
prophet?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  much 
more  than  a  prophet. 

27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written, 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 
iace,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you,  Among  those 
that  are  born  of  women,  there  is  not  a 
greater  prophet  than  John  the  Baptist: 
but  he  that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  God, 
is  greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard  him, 
and  the  publicans,  justified  God,  being 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  lawyers  re- 


Mary  anoints  ClirisV  $  feet. 

jected  the  counsel  of  God  against  them- 
selves, bein»  not  baptized  of  him. 

31  H  And  the  Lord  said,  W hereunto 
then  shall  1  liken  the  men  of  this  genera- 
tion? and  to  what  are  they  like? 

32  They  are  like  unto  children  sitting 
in  the  market-place,  and  calling  one  to 
another,  and  saying,  We  have  piped  unto 
you,  and  ye  have  not  danced;  we  have 
mourned  to  you,  and  )e  have  not  wept. 

33  For  John  the  Baptist  came  neither 
eating  bread  nor  drinking  wine  ;  and  ye 
say,  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and 
drinking  ;  and  ye  say,  Behold  a  gluttonous 
man,  and  a  wine-bibber,a  friend  of  publi- 
cans and  sinners ' 

35  But  ^  isdom  is  justified  of  all  her 
children. 

36  H  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired 
him  that  he  would  eat  with  him.  Ami  be 
went  into  the  Pharisee's  house,  and  sat 
down  to  meat. 

37  And  behold,  a  woman  in  the  city, 
which  was  a  sinner,  when  she  knew  that 
Jesus  sat  at  meat  in  the  Pharisee's  house, 
brought  an  alabaster-box  of  ointment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind  him 
weeping,  and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with 
tears,  and  did  wipe  them  with  the  hairs  of 
her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed 
them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Now, when  the  Pharisee  which  had 
bidden  him,  saw  it,  he  spake  within  him- 
self, saying,  This  man,  if  he  were  a  pro- 
phet, would  have  known  who,  and  what 
mannerof  woman  this  is  that  toucheth  him  : 
for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  him , 
Simon,  I  have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee. 
And  he  saith,  Master,  say  on. 

41  There  wras  a  certain  creditor,  which 
had  two  debtors  :  the  one  owed  five  hun- 
dred pence,  and  the  other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay, 
he  frankly  forgave  them  both.  Tell  me 
therefore,  which  of  them  will  love  him 
most? 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I  sup] 
that  he,  to  whom  he  forgave  most.  And  be 
said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  rightly  ju 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  Simon,  Seesl  thou  this  won 
entered  into  thy  house,  thou  gav^t  me 
no  water  for  my  feet:  but  six  bath  wash*  d 
my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  (tan  with 
the  hairs  of  her  bead. 

45  Thongavesl  me  no  kiss:  but  mil 
woman,  since  the  time  I  came  in.  bath  not 
ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  bead  with  oil  thou  didst  not 
anoint :  but  this  iroman  h  ith  anointed  my 
feet  with  ointnu  lit 

47  Wherefore,!  say  unto  th<  e,  Hei 
which  are  many,  "«■«»  I  fa 


The  parable  of  the  sower.  S.  LUKE. 

loved  much:  but  to  whom  little  is  foigiven, 
the  same  loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  are 
forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him, 
began  to  say  within  themselves,  Who  is 
this  that  forgiveth  sins  also? 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman,  Thy  faith 
hath  saved  thee;  go  in  peace. 

CHAP.  VIII: 

AND  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  thai  he 
went  throughout  every  city  and  vil- 
age,  preaching  and  shewing  the  glad 
tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God :  and  the 
twelve  were  with  him, 

2  And  certain  women,  which  had  been 
healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary 
called  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  went  seven 
devils, 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza,  Herod's 
steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others, 
which  ministered  unto  him  of  their  sub- 
stance. 

4  IF  And  when  much  people  were  ga- 
thered together,  and  were  come  to  him 
out  of  every  city,  he  spake  by  a  parable : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his  seed :  and 
as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way-side  ; 
and  it  was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of 
the  air  devoured  it. 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock ;  and  as 
soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it  withered  away, 
because  it  lacked  moisture. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ;  and  the 
thorns  sprang  up  with  it,  and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and 
sprang  up,  and  bare  fruit  a  hundred-fold. 
And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  he 
cried,  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

9  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
What  might  this  parable  be? 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of 
God;  but  to  others  in  parables;  that  seeing 
they  might  not  see, and  hearing  they  might 
not  understand. 

1 1  Now  the  parable  is  this :  The  seed 
is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way-side,  are  (hey  that 
hear;  then  cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh 
away  the  word  out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they 
should  believe  and  be  saved. 

13  They  on  the  rock  are  they,  which, 
when  they  hear,  receive  the  word  with 
joy  ;  and  these  have  no  root,  which  for  a 
while  believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation 
fall  away. 


The  parable  of  the  candle. 


having  heard  the  word,  keep  it.  and  bring 
forth  fruit  with  patience. 

16  1f  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a 
candle,  covereth  it  with  a  vessel, or  putteth 
it  under  a  bed  ;  but  setteth  it  on  a  candle- 
stick, that  they  which  enter  in  may  see  the 
light. 

17  For  nothing  is  secret,  that  shall  not 
be  made  manifest ;  neither  any  thing  hid, 
that  shall  not  be  known,  and  come  abroad. 

18  Take  heed  therefore  how  ye  hear: 
for  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be  given; 
and  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  even  that  which  he  seemeth  to  have. 

19  IT  Then  came  to  him  his  mother  and 
his  brethren,  and  could  not  come  at  him 
for  the  press. 

20  And  it  was  told  him  by  certain, 
which  said,  Thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
stand  without,  desiring  to  see  thee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
My  mother  and  my  brethren  are  these 
which  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  H  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a  certain 
day,  that  he  went  into  a  ship  with  his  dis- 
ciples: and  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go 
over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake.  And 
they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed,  he  fell  asleep : 
and  there  came  down  a  storm  of  wind  on 
the  lake;  and  they  were  filled  with  water, 
and  were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and  awoke 
him,  saying,  Master,  Master,  we  perish. 
Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and 
the  raging  of  the  water:  and  they  ceased, 
and  there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Where  is 
your  faith?  And  they  being  afraid,  won- 
dered, saying  one  to  another,  What  man- 
ner of  man  is  this !  for  he  commandeth  even 
the  winds  and  water,  and  they  obey  him. 

26  IT  And  they  arrived  at  the  country 
of  the  Gadarenes,  which  is  over  against 
Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to  land, 
there  met  him  out  of  the  city  a  certain 
man,  which  had  devils  long  time,  and  ware 
no  clothes,  neither  abode  in  any  house, 
but  in  the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried  out, 
and  fell  down  before  him,  and  with  a  loud 
voice  said,  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee, 
Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  most  high  ?  I  be- 
seech thee  torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the  unclean 
spirit  to  come  out  of  the  man.  For  often- 
times it  had  caught  him:  and  he  was  kept 


14  And  that  which  fell  among  thorns,  j  bound  with  chains,  and  in  fetters  ;  and  he 
are  they,  which,  when  they  have  heard,  ibrake  the  bands,  and  was  driven  oi  the 
go  forth,  and  are  choked  with  tares,  and | devil  into  the  wilderness.) 


richos,and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  brin 
no  fruit  to  perfection 


30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying,  What 
is  thy  name?     And  he  said,  Legion:  be- 


15  But   that  on  the  good  ground  are  j  cause  many  devils  were  entered  into  him 


they,  which  in  an  honest  and  good  heart,  I    31 


And  they  besought 
58 


him,    that  he 


The  daughter  of  Jairus  healed.     CHAP.  IX 


would  not  command  them  to  go  out  into 
the  deep. 

32  And  there  was  there  a  herd  of  many 
swine  feeding  on  the  mountain:  and  they 
besought  him  that  he  would  suffer  them  to 
enter  into  them.     And  he  suffered  them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of  the  man, 
and  entered  into  the  swine:  and  the  herd 
ran  violently  down  a  steep  place  into  the 
lake,  and  were  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  them  saw  what 
was  done,  they  fled,  and  went  and  told  it 
in  the  city  and  in  the  country. 

35  Then  they  went  out  to  see  what  was 
done ;  and  came  to  Jesus,  and  found  the 
man  out  of  whom  the  devils  were  depart- 
ed, sitting  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  clothed,  and 
in  his  right  mind  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

36  They  also  which  saw  rt,  told  them 
by  what  means  he  that  was  possessed  of 
the  devils  was  healed. 

37  IT  Then  the  whole  multitude  of  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes  round  about, 
besought  him  to  depart  from  them ;  for  they 
were  taken  with  great  fear.  And  he  went 
up  into  the  ship,  and  returned  back  again. 

38  Now,the  man  out  of  whom  the  devils 
were  departed,  besought  him  that  he  might 
be  with  him.  But  Jesus  sent  him  away, 
saying, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house,  and  shew 
how  great  things  God  hath  done  unto  thee. 
And  he  went  his  way  and  published 
throughout  the  whole  city,  how  great 
things  Jesus  had  done  unto  him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Je- 
sus was  returned,  the  people  gladly  receiv- 
ed him  :  for  they  were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41  IT  And  behold,  there  came  a  man 
named  Jairus,  and  he  was  a  ruler  of  the 
synagogue :  and  he  fell  down  at  Jesus' 
feet,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house  : 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter,  about 
twelve  years  of  age,  and  she  lay  a  dying. 
But    as  he  went,  the  people  thronged  him. 

43  IF  And  a  woman  having  an  issue  of 
blood  twelve  years,  which  had  spent  all 
her  living  upon  physicians,  neither  could 
be  healed  of  any, 

44  Came  behind  him  and  touched  the 
border  of  his  garment :  and  immediately 
her  issue  of  blood  stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said,  Who  touched  ine? 
When  all  denied,  Peter,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  said,  Master,  the  multitude 
throng  thee,  and  press  thee,  and  sayest 
thou,  Who  touched  me? 

46  And  Jesus  said,  Somebody  hath  touch- 
ed me  :  for  1  perceive  that  virtue  is  gone 
out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  she 
was  not  hid,  she  came  trembling,  and  Kill- 
ing down  before  him,  she  declared  unto 
him  before  all  the  people  for  what  cause 


Christ  sends  out  his  apostles. 

she  had  touched  him,  and  how  she  was 
healed  immediately. 

48  And  be  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  be 
of  good  comfort :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole  ;  go  in  peace. 

49  II  While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh 
one  from  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue's  house, 
saying  to  him,  Thy  daughter  is  dead: 
trouble  not  the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  answer- 
ed him,  saying,  Fear  not:  believe  only, 
and  she  shall  be  made  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the  house, 
he  suffered  no  man  to  go  in,  save  Peter. 
and  James,  and  John,  and  the  father  and 
the  mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept  and  bewailed  her :  but 
he  said,  Weep  not :  she  is  not  dead,  b,ut 
sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn, 
knowing  that  she  m  as  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and  took 
her  by  the  hand,  and  called,  saying,  .Maid 
arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again,  and  she 
arose  straightway  :  and  he  command*  d  to 
give  her  meat. 

56  And  her  parents  were  astonished:  but 
he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no 
man  what  vvas  done. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  he  called  his  twelve  disciples 
together,  and  gave  them  power  and 
authority  over  all  devils,  and  to  cure  dis- 
eases. * 

2  And  he  sent  them  to  preach  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  to  heal  the  lick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  nothing 
for  your  journey,  neither  staves,  nor 
neither   bread,    neither   money  ;    neither 
have  two  coats  apiece. 

4  And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter  into, 
there  abide,  and  thence  depart. 


when  ve  go  out  of  that  city,  shake  off  the 
very  dust  from  your  feet  ior  a  testimony 


5  And  whosoever  will  not  receive  you, 
,  shake  off  t 

i  your  feet  lor 
against  them. 

6  And  they  departed,  and  went  through 
the  towns,  preaching  the  gospel,  and  lit  al- 
ing  every  where. 

7  H  Now  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of 
all   that  was  done  by    him:   and  !.•• 
perplexed,  because  it  was  said  oi   - 
that  John  was  risen  from  the  <i<'-n,l  i 

8  And  of  some,  that  Elias  h 

ed  ;  and  of  others,    that   one  oi   tt» 
prophets  was  risen  again. 

9  And  Herod  said,.l 

ed:  but  who  is  this  of  ivhom   i 
things?  And  he< 

10  «r  And  the  apostles,  v 
ied,  told  hi 

\nd  he  took  then 

jy  into  a  deserl  "••  the 


Christ  foretells  his  passion. 


S.  LUKE.         The  transfiguration  of  Christ. 


1 1  And  the  people,  when  they  knew  it, 
followed  him  :  and  he  received  them,  and 
spake  unto  them  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  healed  them  that  had  need  of  heal- 
ing. 

12  And  when  the  day  began  to  wear 
away,  then  came  the  twelve,  and  said 
unto  him,  Send  the  multitude  away,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  towns  and  country 
round  about,  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals  : 
for  we  are  here  in  a  desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them,  Give  ye  them 
to  eat.  And  they  said,  We  have  no  more 
but  five  loaves  and  two  fishes  ;  except  we 


countenance  was  altered,  and  his  raiment 
was  white  and  glistering. 

30  And  behold,  there  talked  with  him 
two  men,  which  were  Moses  and  Elias : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and  spake 
of  his  decease  which  he  should  accomplish 
at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were  with 
him  were  heavy  with  sleep :  and  when  they 
were  awake,  they  saw  his  glory,  and  the 
two  men  that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  depart- 
ed from  him,  Peter  said  unto  Jesus,  Mas- 
ter, it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  :  and  let  us 

should  go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  people.  \  make  three  tabernacles  ;  one  for  thee,  and 


14  (For  they  were  about  five  thousand 
men.)  And  he  said  to  his  disciples,  Make 
them  sit  down  by  fifties  in  a  company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made  them  all 
sit  down. 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves,  and 
the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to  heaven 
he  blessed  them,  and  brake,  and  gave  to 
the  disciples  to  set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all  fill- 
ed :  and  there  was  taken  up  of  fragments 
that  remained  to  them  twelve  baskets. 

18  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
alone  praying,  his  disciples  were  with 
him ;  and  he  asked  them,  saying,  Who 
say  the  people  that  I  am  ? 

19  They  answering,  said,  John  the  Bap- 
tist ;  but  some  say,  Elias  ;  and  others  say, 
That  one  of  the  old  prophets  is  risen  again. 

20  He  said  unto  them,  But  who  say 
ye  that  I  am?  Peter  answering,  said,  The 
Christ  of  God. 

21  And  he  straitly  charged  them,  and 
commanded  them  to  tell  no  man  that  thing, 

22  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must  suffer 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  the  elders, 
and  chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be 
slain,  and  be  raised  the  third  day. 

23  IT  And  he  said  to  them  all,  If  any  man 
will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself, 
and  take  up  his  cross  daily,  and  follow  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life, 
shall  lose  it :  but  whosoever  will  lose  his 
life  for  my  sake,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  advantaged,  if  he 

fain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  himself,  or 
e  cast  away? 

26  For  whosoever  shall  be  ashamed  of 
me,  and  of  my  words,  of  him  shall  the 
Son  of  man  be  ashamed,  when  he  shall 
come  in  his  own  glory,  andm  his  Father's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 


one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias :    not 
knowing  what  he  said. 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there  came  a 
cloud,  and  overshadowed  chem  :  and  they 
feared  as  they  entered  into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son : 
hear  him. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was  past,  Jesus 
was  found  alone.  And  they  kept  it  close, 
and  told  no  man  in  those  days  any  of  those 
things  which  they  had  seen. 

37  11  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
next  day,  when  they  were  come  down 
from  the  hill,  much  people  met  him. 

38  And  behold,  a  man  of  the  company 
cried  out,  saying,  Master,  I  beseech  thee 
look  upon  my  son :  for  he  is  mine  only  child. 

39  And  lo,  a  spirit  taketh  him,  and  he 
suddenly  crieth  out ;  and  it  teareth  him 
that  he  foameth  again,  and  bruising  him, 
hardly  departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I  besought  thy  disciples  to  cast 
him  out,  and  they  could  not. 

41  And  Jesus  answering,  said,  O  faith- 
less and  perverse  generation,  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you,  and  suffer  you?  Bring 
thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  yet  a  coming,  the  de- 
vil threw  him  down,  and  tare  him.  And 
Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  and 
healed  the  child,  and  delivered  him  again 
to  his  father. 

43  IF  And  they  were  all  amazed  at  the 
mighty  power  of  God.  But  while  they 
wondered  every  one  at  all  things  which 
Jesus  did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down  into 
your  ears  :  for  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  de- 
livered into  the  hands  of  men. 

45  But  they  understood  not  this  saying, 
and  it  was  hid  from  them,  that  they  per- 


27  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  there  beiceived  it  not:  and  they  feared  to  ask  him 


ot  that  saying. 
46    IT    Then 


there 


some  standing  here  which  shall  not  taste 
of  death  till  they  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  about  an  eight  among  them,  which  of 
days  after  these  sayings,  he  took  Peter,  and  greatest 
John,   and  James,    and  went  up  into  a 
mountain  to  pray. 

29  Aud  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion  of  hisj 


arose  a  reasoning 
them  should  be 


47  And  Jesus  perceiving  the  thought  of 
their  heart  j  took  a  child,  and  set  him  by  him. 

48  And  said  unto  them,  Whosoever  shall 


60 


Jesus  rebukes  his  disciples. 


CHAP.  X.     Woes  on  Choraziu  and  Bethsaida. 


receive  this  child  in  my  name,  receiveth 
me  ;  and  whosoever  shall  receive  me,  re- 
ceiveth him  that  sent  me :  for  he  that  is  least 
among  you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

49  "n  And  John  answered  and  said,  Mas- 
ter, we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in  thy 
name;  and  we  forbade  him, because  he  fol- 
loweth  not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Forbid  him 
not :  for  he  that  is  not  against  us,  is  for  us. 

51 II  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time 
was  come  that  he  should  be  received  up, 
he  steadfastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusa- 
lem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before  his  face  : 
and  they  went  and  entered  into  a  village 
of  the  Samaritans,  to  make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  be- 
cause his  face  was  as  though  he  would  go 
to  Jerusalem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James  and 
John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord,  wilt  thou 
that  we  command  fire  to  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as  Elias 
did? 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them, 
and  said,  Ye  know  not  what  manner  of 
spirit  ye  are  of. 

56  For  the  Son  of  man  is  not  come  to 
destroy  men's  lives,  but  to  save  them.  And 
they  went  to  another  village. 

57  IF  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  they 
went  in  the  way,  a  certain  man  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee  whitherso- 
ever thou  goest. 

58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Foxes  have 
holes,  and  birds  of  the  air  have  nests  ;  but 
the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his 
head. 

59  And  he  said  unto  another,  Follow 
me.  But  he  said,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to 
go  and  bury  my  father. 

60  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the  dead 
bury  their  dead :  but  go  thou  and  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said,  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  ;  but  let  me  first  go  bid  them 
farewell  which  are  at  home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man 
having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough,  and  look- 
ing back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAP.  X. 

AFTEPt  these  things,  the  Lord  appoint- 
ed other  seventy  also,  and  sent  them 
two  and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city, 
and  place,  whither  he  himself  would  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  The 
narvest  truly  m  great,  but  the  labourers  are 
few :  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest,  that  he  would  send  forth  labour- 
ers into  his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways  :  behold,  I  send  you 
foith  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor 
shoes :  and  salute  no  man  by  the  way. 


5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter, 
first  say,  Peace  be  to  this  house. 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there,  your 
peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if  not,  it  shall 
turn  to  you  again. 

7  And  in  the  same  house  remain,  eating 
and  drinking  such  .things  as  they  give  :  for 
the  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not 
from  house  to  house. 

8  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter, 
and  they  receive  you,  eat  such  things  as 
are  set  before  you. 

9  And  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein. 
and  say  unto  them,  The  kingdom  of  God 
is  conn-  aigfa  unto  you. 

10  Rut  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter, 
and  they  receive  you  not,  go  your  . 
out  into  the  streets  of  the  same,  and 

1 1  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city  which 
cleaveth  on  us,  ire  do  \\  ipe  off  against  you  : 
notwithstanding!  be  ye  sure  of  this,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unti 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,That  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sodom  than 
for  that  city. 

13  Wo  unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  wo  unto 
thee,  Bethsaida  !  for  if  the  mighty  works 
had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
have  been  done  in  you,  they  had  a  great 
while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes- 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre 
and  Sidon  at  the  judgment,  than  for  you. 

15  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  ai 
alted  to  heaven,  shall  be  thrust  down  to  hell. 

If)  He  that  heareth  you,  beared] 
and  he  that  despisetfa  you,  despisetfa 
and  he  that  despisetfa  me,  despisetfa  him 
that  sent  me. 

17  H  And  the  seventy  returned 

with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even  the  devils  are 
subject  unto  us  through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  beheld  Sa- 
tan as  lightning  tall  from  heaven. 

11)  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power  to 
tread  on  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over 
all  the  power  of  the  enemy  :  and  nothing 
shall  by  any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding, in  this  rejoice  not, 
that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ;  but 
rather  rejoice,  because  your  n 
written  in  heaven. 

21  IT  In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  inspirit, 
and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Fatln 
heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  hast  hid  I 
things  from  the  wise  and  prudent 
revealed  them  unto  babes:   (  n 

ther;  for  so  it  seemt  '1  eri  od  in  I 

22  All  things  are  driivt  red  :• 
Father:  and  no  man  knoweth  wl 
is,  but  the  Father:  and  wbo  th<   I 

but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Son  will 
reveal  him. 

23  IT  And  he  turned  him  unto  toi 
ciptes,  and  said  privately,  I  -ethc 

01 


The  good  Samaritan. 


S.  LUKE. 


Christ  teaches  how  to  pray. 


eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye   see.! hath  chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall 
24  For  I  tell  you, That  many  prophets  not  be  taken  away  from  her. 


and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those  things 
which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  ihem ;  and 
to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and 
have  not  heard  them. 

25  IF  And  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood 
up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Master,  What 
shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life? 

26  He  said  unto  him,  What  is  written  in 
the  law  ?  how  readest  thou  ? 

27  And  he  answering  said,  Thou  shalt 
love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind ;  and  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

28  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  an- 
swered right :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said 
unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour? 

30  And  Jesus  answering,  said,  A  certain 
man  went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho, 
and  fell  among  thieves,  which  stripped  him 
of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and  de- 
parted, leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came  down  a 
certain  priest  that  way  ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  passed  by  on  the  other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when  he  was 
at  the  place,  came  and  looked  on  him,  and 
passed  by  on  the  other  side. 

33  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  as  he  jour- 
neyed, came  where  he  was:  and  when  he 
saw  him,  he  had  compassion  on  him, 

34  And  went  to  him,,  and  bound  up  his 
wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set 
him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to 
an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow,  when  he  depart- 
ed, he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  them 
to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him,  Take  care 
of  him:  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more, 
when  I  come  again,  I  will  repay  thee. 

36  Which  now  of  these  three,  thinkest 
thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell 
among  the  thieves  ? 

37  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy 
on  him.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go, 
and  do  thou  likewise. 

38  "H  Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went, 
that  he  entered  into  a  certain  village  :  and 
a  certain  woman,  named  Martha,  received 
him  into  her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a  sister  called  Maiy, 
which  also  sat  at  Jesus'  iect,  and  heard  his 
word. 

40  But  Martha  wag  cumbered  about 
much  serving,  and  came  to  him,  and  said, 
Lord,  dost  tho'J  not  care  that  my  sister 
hath  left  me  to  serve  alone?  bid  her  there- 
fore that  she  help  me. 

41  And  Jesus  answered,  and  said  unto 
hei,  Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  careful,  and 
troubled  about  many  things: 

42  But  one  thing  is  needful ;  and  Mary 


CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he  was 
praying  in  a  certain  place,  when  he 
ceased,one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught 
his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  ye  pray, 
say,  Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hal- 
lowed be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come 
Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in  earth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins  ;  for  we  also 
forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation ;  but  de- 
liver us  from  evil. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them, Which  of  you 
shall  have  a  friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him 
at  midnight,  and  say  unto  him,  Friend, 
lend  me  three  loaves : 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is 
come  to  me,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  be- 
fore him? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer  and 
say,  Trouble  me  not :  the  door  is  now  shut, 
and  my  children  are  with  me  in  bed;  1 
cannot  rise  and  give  thee. 

8 1  say  unto  you,  Though  he  will  not  rise 
and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet 
because  of  his  importunity  he  will  rise  and 
give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall 
be  given  you ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh,  receiveth  ; 
and  he  that  seeketh,  findeth ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of  any  of  you 
that  is  a  father,  will  he  give  him  a  stone  ? 
or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give 
him  a  serpent? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he 
offer  him  a  scorpion? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  children  :  how 
much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father 
give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask  him? 

14  IT  And  he  was  casting  out  a  devil, 
and  it  was  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass 
when  the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb 
spake :  and  the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said,  He  casteth 
out  devils  through  Beelzebub,  the  chief  of 
the  devils. 

16  And  others  tempting  him,  sought  of 
him  a  sign  from  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said 
unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided  against 
itself, isbrought  to  desolation  ;  and  a  house 
divided  against  a  house,  falleth. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided  against  him- 
self, how  shall  his  kingdom  stand?  because 
ye  say  that  I  cast  out  "devils  through  Beel- 
zebub. 


Christ  preaches  to  the  people.  CHAP.  XII.  The  Pharisees  and  scribes  reprovei. 

19  And  ifl  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils, 
oy  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out? 
therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  with  the  finger  of  God  cast 
out  devils,  no  doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
come  upon  you 


21  When  a  strong  man  armed  kcepcth 
Ins  palace,  his  goods  are  in  peace: 

22  But  when  a  stronger  than  he  shall 
come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  lie 
taketh  from  him  all  his  armour  wherein  he 
trusted,  and  divideth  his  spoils. 

23  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me  : 
andhethatgatheretb  not  with  me  scattered:. 

24  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out  of 
aman,hewalketh  through  dry  places,  seek- 
ing rest:  and  finding  none,  he  saith,  1  will 
return  unto  my  house  whence  I  came  out. 

25  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it 
swept  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to  him 
seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than  him- 
self; and  they  enter  in,  and  dwell  there  : 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse  than 
the  first. 

27  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake 
these  things,  a  certain  woman  of  the  com- 
pany lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said  unto 
him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee, 
and  the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

28  But  he  said,  Yea,  rather  blessed  are 
they  that  hear  the  word  of  G  od,  and  keep  it. 

29  IF  And  when  the  people  were  gather- 
ed thick  together,  he  began  to  say,  This  is 
an  evil  generation  :  they  seek  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the  sign 
of  Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  Jonas  was.  a  sign  unto  the 
Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be 
to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  the  men  of  this  ge- 
neration, and  condemn  them:  for  she  came 
from  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth,  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ;  and  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 

32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  up  in 
the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it :  for  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonas ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here. 

33  No  man  when  he  hath  lighted  a  can- 
dle, putteth?'*  in  a  secret  place,  neither  un- 
der a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick,  that 
they  which  come  in  mny  see  the  light. 

34  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye :  there- 
fore when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy  whole 
body  also  is  full  of  light ;  but  when  thine  eye 
is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of  darkness. 

35  Take  heed  therefore,  that  the  light 
which  is  in  thee  be  not  darkness. 

36  If  thy  whole  body  therefore  be  full  of 
light,  having  no  part  dark,  the  whole  shall 
be  full  of  light ;  as  when  the  bright  shining 
of  a  candle  doth  give  thee  light. 

49 


37  IT  And  ns  he  spake,  a  certain  Phari- 
see  besought  him  to  dine  with  him  :  and  he 
went  in  and  sat  down  to  meat. 

38  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  ?'/,  he 
marvelled  that  he  had  not  first  washed  ba 
fere  dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord. said  unto  him,  Now  do 
ye  Pharisees  make  clean  the  outside  of  the 
cup  and  the  platter:  but  your  inward  part 
is  full  of  ravening  and  wickedness. 

41)  Ye  fools,  did  not  he  that  made  that 
which  is  without,  make  that  which  » 
within  also  l 

41  But  rather  give  aims  of  such  things 
as  ye  have  ;  runt  b<  hold,  all  things  are  clean 
untoj-ou . 

42  But  wo  unto  you,  Pharisees !  lor}'e 
tithe  mint,  and  rue,  and  all  manner  of  herbs, 
and  pass  over  judgmenl  and  the  love  oi 
God:  these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not 
to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  Wo  unto  you,  Phari 

the  uppermost  scats  in  the  .and 

greetings  in  the  markets. 

44  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phai 
hypocrites!  for  ye  are  as  graves  which 
appear  not,  and  the  men   that  walk 
litem  are  not  aware  qftfiem. 

45  Tf  Then  answered  one  of  the  lav. 
and  said  unto  him,  Master,  thus  saying, 
thou  reproaches!  us  also. 

46  And  he  said,  Wo  unto  you  ako,ye  law- 
yers! forye  lade  men  with  burdens  griev 
ous  to  be  borne,  and  ye  yourselvi  !  touch 
not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fin 

47  Wo  unto  you  !  for  ye  bund  the  w  pul 
chres  of  the  prophets,   and  y< 

killed  them. 

40  Truly  ye  bear  witness,  that  ye 
the  deeds  of  your  fathers:  for  they  in 
killed  them,  and  ye  build  theirsepulchn  - 

49  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom  of  God, 
1  will  send  them  prophets  and  ape-tie-,  and 
some  of  them  they  shall  slay  and  persecute 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets, 
which  was  shed  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world,  may  be  required  of  this  generation  , 

51  From  the  blood  of  Abel  unt< 

of  Zacharias,  which  perished  betw<  en  the 
altar  and  the  temple:  verily,!  say  unto; 
It  shall  be  r<  quired  of  this  generation. 

52  Wo  unto  you,  lawyers !  for  y» 
taken  away  the"keyofknowJedg 
tered   not   in  yourselves,   and    ttV 
were  entering  in  ye  hindered 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  tl 
the  scribes  and  the  Phari  [to 
urge  him  vehemently,  and  top* 

to  speak  of  many  things; 

54  Laying  wait  for  bim,  and  seekii 
catch  something  out  ofhis  mouth,  that  ■• 

ight  accuse  him. 

(WAV.    MI- 
N  the  .mean  time,  when  there    ' 
ihered  together  an  innut 
03 


I 


and  over-carefulness. 

thee:  then  whose  shall   those  things  be 
which  thou  hast  provided  ? 

So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  for 
himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward   God. 

22  IT  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 
Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought 
for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  for 
the  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and  the 
body  is  more  than  raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens  :  for  they  nei» 
ther  sow  nor  reap:  which  neither  have 
store-house,  nor  barn;  and  God  feedeth 
them.  How  much  more  are  ye  better  than 
the  fowls  ? 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking  thought 
can  add  to  his  stature  one  cubit  ? 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do  that 
thing  which  is  least,  why  take  ye  thought 
for  the  rest  ? 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow. 
They  toil  not,  they  spin  not ;  and  yet  I 
say  unto  you,  that  Solomon  in  all  his  glory 
was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

28  if  then  God  so^  clothe  the  grass, 
which  is  to-day  in  the  held,  and  to-morrow 
is  cast  into  the  oven  ;  how  much  more  will 
he  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eaL 
or  what  ye  shall  drink,  neither  be  ye  of 
doubtful  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of 
the  world  seek  after :  and  your  Father 
knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 

31  IT  But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock  ;  for  it  is  your 
Father's  good  pleasure  to  give  you  the 
kingdom. 

33  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms  : 
provide  yourselves  bags  which  wax  not 
old,  a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  faileth 
not,  where  no  thief  approacheth,  neither 
moth  conupteth. 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there 
will  your  heart  be  also. 

35  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and 
your  lights  burning  ; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  that 
wait  for  their  lord,  when  he  will  return 
from  th*  wedding  ;  that,  when  he  cometh 
and  knocketh,  they  may  open  unto  him 
immediately. 

37  Blessed  are  those  servants,  whom 
the  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  watch- 
ing: verilyj  say  unto  you,  that  he  shall 
gird  himself,  and  make  them  to  sit  down  to 

ilihere  will  I  bestow  all  my  fruits  and  [meat,  and  will  come  forth  and  serve  them. 

my  goods.  38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second 

1J  Ami  i  will  say  to  my  soul,  Soul,  thou  I  watch,  or  come  in  the  third  watch,  and 

hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years  ;  j find  them  so,  blessed  are  those  servants 

take  thin?  ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be  merry. 

20  But  God  said  unto  him,  Thou  fool,  . 
this  wight  lliy  soul  shall  be   required  ofiwould  come,  he  would  have  warned,  and 

64 


Caution  against  covetousness,  S.  LUKE. 

tude  of  people,  insomuch  that  they  trode 
one  upon  another,  be  began  to  say  unto  his 
disciples  first  of  all,  Beware  ye  of  the  lea- 
ven of  the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy. 

2  For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall 
not  be  revealed;  neither  hid,  that  shall 
not  be  known. 

3  Therefore,  whatsoeveryehave  spoken 
in  darkness,  shall  be  heard  in  the  light; 
and  that  which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear 
in  closets,  shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the 
house-tops. 

4  And  I  say  unto  you,  my  friends,  Be 
not  afraid  of  them  that  kiil  the  body,  and 
after  that,  have  no  more  that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall 
iear:  Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  kill- 
ed, hath  power  to  cast  into  hell ;  yea,  1 
say  unto  you,  Fear  him. 

o  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold^  for  two 
farthings,  and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten 
before  God? 

7  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your  head 
are  all  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore : 
ye  are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

8  Also  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son 
of  man  also  confess  before  the  angels  of 
Cod. 

9  But  he  that  denieth  me  before  men, 
shall  be  denied  before  the  angels  of  God. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word 
against  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him :  but  unto  him  that  blasphemeth  against 
iha  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven. 

1 1  And  when  they  bring  yoii  unto  the 
synagogues,  and  unto  magistrates,  and 
powers,  take  ye  no  thought  how  or  what 
tfcimg  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say: 

12  'For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach  you 
in  the  same  hour  what  }7e  ought  to  say. 

13  IT  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto 
him,  Master,  speak  to  my  brother,  that  lie 
divide  the  inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  -Man,  who 
made  me  a  judge,  or  a  divider  over  you? 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed, 
and  beware  of  covetousness :  for  a  man's 
life  consisteth  not  in  the  abundance  of  the 
things  which  he  possesseth. 

jfi  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them, 
saying,  The  ground  of  a  certain  rich  man 
brought  forth  plentifully  : 

1  7  And  he  thought  within  himself,  say- 
ing, What  shall  I  do,  because  1  have  no 
room  wiiere  to  bestow  my  fruits? 

18  And  lie  said,  This  will  J  do:  I  will 
pud  down  my  barns,  and  build  greate*" 
ar 


39  And  this  know,  that  if  the  good  man 
of  the  house  had  known  what  hour  the  thief 


Thejaitl\ful  steward. 


not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken 
through. 

'40  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also  :  for  the 
Son  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye 
think  not. 

41  *1[  Then  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
speakest  thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even 
to  all? 

42  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  then  is  that 
faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom  his  lord 
shall  make  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give 
them  their  portion  of  meat  in  due  season 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his 
lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing. 

44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  That  he 
will  make  him  ruler  over  all  that  he  hath 

45  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his 
heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming  ;  and 
shall  begin  to  beat  the  men-servants,  and 
maidens,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be 
drunken ; 

46  The  lord  of  that  servant  will  come 
in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and 
at  an  hour  when  he  is  not  aware,  and  wi 
cut  him  in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  him  his 
portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  that  servant  which  knew  his 
lord's  will,  and  prepared  not  himself, 
neither  did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be 
beaten  with  many  stripes. 

48  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  com- 
mit things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be 
beaten  with  few  stripes.  For  unto  whom- 
soever much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much 
required ;  and  to  whom  men  have  com- 
mittedmucb,of  him  they  will  ask  the  more. 

49  IT  lam  come  to  send  fire  on  the  earth, 
and  what  will  I,  if  it  be  already  kindled? 

50  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized 
with  ;  and  how  am  I  straitenedtill  it  be 
accomplished ! 

51  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give 
peace  on  earth?  I  tell  you,  Nay;  but  rather 
division : 

52  For  from  henceforth  there  shall  be 
five  in  one  house  divided,  three  against 
two,  and  two  against  three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided  against 
the  son,  and  the  son  against  the  father ; 
the  mother  against  the  daughter,  and  the 
daughter  against  the  mother ;  the  mother- 
in-law  against  her  daughter-in-law,  and  the 
daughter-in-law  againsther  mother-in-law. 

54  IT  And  he  said  also  to  the  people, 
When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out  of  the  west, 
straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a 
shower;  and  so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south  wind 
blow,  ye  say,  There  will  be  heat;  and  it 
cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the 
face  of  the  sky,  and  of  the  earth  ;  but  how 
is  it  that  ye  do  not  discern  this  time? 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves 
judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 


CHAP.  XIII.  Christ  preaches  repentance. 

58  IT  When  thou  goest  with' thine  ad- 


versary to  the  magistrate,  as  thou  art  in  the 
way,  give  diligence  that  thou  mayest  be 
delivered  from  him  ;  lest  he  hale  "thee  to 
the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  t6 
the  oflicer,  and  the  officer  cast  thee  into 
prison. 

59  I  tell    thee,   thou  shalt  not  depart 
thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  very  lastmite 
CHAP.  XIII. 

THERE  were  present  at  that  season 
some  lli.it  told  him  of  the  Galileans, 
whose  blood  Pilate  had  mingled  with  their 
sacrifices. 

2  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
Suppose  ye  that  these  Galileans  were 
sinners  above  ail  the  Galileans,  because 
they  suffered  such  things? 

3  I  tell  you,  Nay  ;  hut  except  ye  re- 
pent, ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the 
tower  in  Siloam  tell,  and  slew  them,  think 
ye  that  they  were  sinners  above  all  DM  D 
that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem? 

5  I  tell  you,  Nay  ;  but,  except  ye  re- 
pent, ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

6  If  He  spake  also  this  parable  :  A  cei 
tain  man  had  a  fig-tree  planted  in  hi-  fine 
yard  ;  and  he  came  and  sought  fruit  there- 
on, and  found  none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of  his 
vineyard,  Behold,  these  three  years  I 
come  seeking  fruit  on  this  fig-tree,  and  find 
none  :  cut  it  down  ;  why  cunibereth  it  the 
ground? 

8  And  he  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year  also,  till  I  -lull 
dig  about  it,  and  dung  it: 

9  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  well :  and  if  not, 
then  after  that  thou  shalt  cut  it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the 
synagogues  on  the  sabbath. 

11  TI  And  behold,  there  was  a  woman 
which  had  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen 
years,  and  was  bowed  together,  and  could 
in  no  wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called 
her  to  him,  and  said  unto  her.  Woman, 
thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity. 

13  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her:  and 
immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and 
glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  an- 
swered with  indignation,  because  that 
Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath-day,  a*d 
said  unto  the  people,  There  are  til  dayi 
in  which  men  oudit  to  work:  in  them 
therefore  come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on 
the  sabbath-day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him.  and 
said,  Thou  hypocrite,  doth   not  eat  b 
of  you  on  the  sabbath  loose  bisoi  or  hn 
ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  km  away  to 
watering? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman,  Icing  i 
66 


The  strait  gate.  S 

daughter' of  Abraham,  whom  Satan  hath 
bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  be  loosed 
from  this  bond  on  the  sabbath-day? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these  things, 
all  his  adversaries  were  ashamed:  and  all 
the  people  rejoiced  for  all  the  glorious 
things  that  were  done  by  him. 

18  IT  Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is  the 
kingdom  of  God  like  ?  and  whereunto  shall 
I  resemble  it? 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard-seed, 
which  a  man  took,  and  cast  into  his  gar- 
den, and  it  grew,  and  waxed  a  great  tree; 
and  the  fowls  of  the  air  lodged  in  the 
branches  of  it. 

20  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto  shall 
I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God? 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  woman 
took  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal, 
till  the  whole  was  leavened. 

22  And  he  went  through  the  cities  and 
villages,  teaching,  and  journeying  toward 
Jerusalem. 

23  Then  said  one  unto  him,  Lord,  are 
there  few  that  be  saved?  And  he  said 
unto  them, 

24  IF  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait 
gate:  for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  will  seek 
to  enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  Master  of  the  house 
is  risen  up,  and  hath  shut  to  the  door,  and 
ye  begin  to  stand  without,  and  to  knock  at 
the  door,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  unto 
us;  and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto  you, 
1  know  you  not  whence  ye  are  : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say;  WTe  have 
€aten  and  drunk  in  thy  presence,  and 
thou  hast  taught  in  our  streets. 

27  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I  know 
you  not  whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me, 
all  ye  workers  of  iniquity. 

28  There  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing 
of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and 
Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  you  yourselves 
thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the  east, 
and  from  the  west,  and  from  the  north, 
andjfrom  the  south,  and  shall  sit  down  in 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

30  And  behold,  there  are  last,  which 
shall  be  first;  and  there  are  first,  which 
shall  be  last. 

31  IF  The  same  day  there  came  certain 
of  the  Pharisees,  saying  unto  him,  Get 
thee  out,  and  depart  hence;  for  Herod 
will  kill  thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  and 
tell  that  fox,  Behold,  I  cast  out  devils,  and 
I  do  cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the 
third  day  I  shall  be  perfected. 

33  Nevertheless,  I  must  walk  to-day 
and  to-morrow,  and  the  day  following: 
for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  oerish  out 
of  Jerusalem 


LUKE.  Clirist  teaches  humility, 

34  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  kill- 
est  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them  that 
are  sent  unto  thee;  how  often  would  I 
have  gathered  thy  children  together,  as  a 
hen  dolh  gather  her  brood  under  her  wings, 
and  ye  would  not ! 

35  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate.  And  verily, I  say  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  not  see  me.  until  the  time  come  when 
ye  shall  say.  Blessed  is  he  tnat  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into 
the  house  of  one  of  the  chief  Pha- 
risees to  eat  bread  on  the  sabbath-day, 
that  they  watched  him. 

2  And  behold,  there  was  a  certain  man 
before  him  which  had  the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering,  spake  unto  the 
lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  law- 
ful to  heal  on  the  sabbath-day? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he 
took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go: 

5  And  answered  them,  saying,  Which 
of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into 
a  pit,  and  will  not  straightway  pull  him 
out  on  the  sabbath-day? 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him  again 
to  these  things. 

7  IF  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those 
which  were  bidden,  when  he  marked  how 
they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms ;  saying 
unto  them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to 
a  wedding,  sit  not  down  in  the  highest 
room,  lest  a  more  honourable  man  than 
thou  be  bidden  of  him; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come 
and  say  to  thee,  Give  this  man  place;  and 
thou  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest 
room. 

10  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and 
sit  down  in  the  lowest  room ;  that  when  he 
that  bade  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto 
thee,  Friend,  go  up  higher:  then  shall 
thou  have  worship  in  the  presence  of  them 
that  sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

1 1  For  whosoever  exalteth  himself  shall 
be  abased,  and  he  that  humbleth  himseli 
shall  be  exalted. 

1 2  IF  Then  said  he  also  to  him  tha  bade 
him,  When  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a  sup 
per,  call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren, 
neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich  neigh- 
bours; lest  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a 
recompense  be  made  thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call 
the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind ; 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed:  for  they 
cannot  recompense  thee  :  for  thou  shalt  be 
recompensed  at  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

1 5  IF  And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at 
meat  with  him  heard  these  things,  he  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  is  he  that  shall  eat  bread 
m  the  kingdom  of  God 

66 


Who  cannot  be  Christ's  disciples.    CHAP.  XV 


16  Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  certain 
man  made  a  great  supper,  and  bade  many : 

17  And  sent  his  servant  at  supper-time, 
to  say  to  them  that  were  bidden,  Come, 
for  all  things  are  now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began 
to  make  excuse.  The  first  said  unto  him, 
I  have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  1 
must  needs  go  and  see  it :  I  pray  thee 
have  me  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five 
yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them  :  I 
pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  married  a 
wife  :  and  therefore  I  cannot  come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed 
his  lord  these  things.  Then  the  master  of 
the  house  being  angry,  said  to  his  servant 
Go  out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of 
the  city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor,  and 
the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said,  Lord,  it  is  done 
as  thou  hast  commanded,  and  yet  there  is 
room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant 
Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and 
compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house 
may  be  filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  none  of 
those  men  which  were  bidden,  shall  taste 
of  my  supper. 

25  TF  And  there  went  great  multitudes 
with  him :  and  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
them, 

2G  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and  hate  not 
his  father/and  mother,  and  wife,  and  chil- 
dren and  brethren,  and. sisters,  yea,  and 
his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear  his 
cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be  my 
disciple. 

28  For  which  of  you  intending  to  build 
a  tower,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  count- 
eth  the  cost,  whether  he  have  sufficient  to 
finish  it  ? 

29  Lest  haply  after  he  hath  laid  the 
foundation,  and  is  not  able  to  finish  ii,  all 
that  behold  it  begin  to  mock  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to  build, 
and  was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king  going  to  make  war 
against  another  king,  sitteth  not  down  first, 
and  consulteth  whether  he  be  able  with 
ten  thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thousand? 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a 
great  way  off,  he  sendeth  an  ambassage, 
and  desireth  conditions  of  peace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  you 
that  forsaketh  not  all  that  he  hath,  he  can- 
not be  my  disciple. 

34  IF  Salt  is  good:  but  if  the  salt  have 
lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  sea- 
soned? 

3r>  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land,  nor  yet 


The  prodigal  son. 

for  the  dunghill ;  but  men  cast  it  out.    He 
that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

CHAP.  XV. 

rpHEN  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  pub- 

JL     licans  and.sinners  for  to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  mur- 
mured, saying,  This  man  receiveth  sin- 
ners, and  eateth  with  them. 

3  IT  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto 
them,  saying, 

4  What  man  of  you  having  a  hundred 
sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth  not 
leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness 
and  go  alter  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  i:; 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  if,  he  layeth 
it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing. 

6  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  call- 
ed) together  his  friends  and  neighbours, 
saying  unto  them,  Rejoice  with  me  ;  for  1 
have  found  my  sheep  which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likeu  ise  joy  dial] 
be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repentetb, 
more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  just  per- 
sons which  need  no  repentance. 

8  IT  Either  what  woman  having  ten 
pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece, Moth 
net  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house, 
and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  ii  ? 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  call  - 
eth her  friends  and/jer  neighbours  together, 
saying,  Rejoice  with  me  ;  for  I  have  found 
the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  Th< 
joy  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  Go<l 
over  one  sinner  that  repcnu  th. 

1 1  ^1  And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had 
two  sons : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said  to  his 
father,  Fattier,  give  me  the  portion  of 
goods  that  falleth  to  inc.  And  he  divided 
unto  them  his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after,  the  younger 
son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his 
journey  into  a  far  country,  and  there 
wasted  his  substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there 
arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that  land;  anJ 
he  began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himsi  | 
citizen  of  that  country  ;  and  he  lent  him 
into  his  fields  to  feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  bis 
belly  with  the  husks  that  the  nriw 

eat ;  and  no  man  gave  unto  him. 

17  And  when  he  came   to  bi      I 
said,  How  many  hired  servant! 
ther's  have  bread  enough  and  to 

I  perish  with  hunger  I 

18  I  will  arise  andgo  to  my  lather, 
will  say  unto  him,  Father,  I  b  m    nnned 
against  heaven,  and  b<  fore  th<  e, 

19  And  am  no  more  worth  j  lobe  called 
thy  Bon:  make  me  •  'hy  hired 
servants. 


Of  the  unjust  steward.  S    LUKE. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father. 
But  when  he  was  yet  a  threat  way  off,  his 
father  saw  him,  and  had  compassion,  and 
ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  Father, 
I  have  sinned  against  Heaven,  and  in  thy 
sight,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants, 
Bring  forth  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on 
him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes 
on  his  feet  : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf,  and 
kill  it    and  let  us  eat,  and  be  merry  : 

24  For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  again;  he  was  lost,  and  is  found. 
And  they  began  to  be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field  : 
and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house, 
he  heard  music  and  dancing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants 
and  asked  what  these  things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy  brother 
is  come ;  and  thy  father  hath  killed  the 
fatted  calf,  because  he  hath  received  him 
safe  and  sound. 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would  not 
go  in  ;  therefore  came  his  father  out,  and 
entreated  him. 

29  And  he  answering,  said  to  his  father, 
Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee,  nei- 
ther transgressed  I  at  any  time  thy  com- 
mandment ;  and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me 
a  kid,  that  I  might  make  merry  with  my 
friends  : 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come, 
which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  har- 
lots, thou  hast  killed  for  him  the  fatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou  art 
ever  with  me  :  and  all  that  I  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make  mer- 
ry, and  be  glad  :  for  this  thy  brother  was 
dead,  and  is  aliye  again;  and  was  lost,  and 
Is  found. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples, 
There  was  a  certain  rich  man  which 
had  a  steward  ;  and  the  same  was  accused 
unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  How  is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee  ?  give 
an  account  of  thy  stewardship :  for  thou 
mayest  be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within  him- 
self, What  shall  I  do  ?  for  my  lord  taketh 
away  from  me  the  stewardship:  I  cannot 
dig  ;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that  when 
I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may 
receive  me  into  their  bouses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord's 
debtors  unto  him,  and  said  unto  the  first, 
How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord? 


oil.     And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill 


The  Pharisees  reproved, 

and  sit  down  quickly,   and   write  fifty 

7  Then  said  he  to  another,  And  how 
much  owest  thou  ?  And  he  said,  A  hun- 
dred measures  of  wheat.  And  he  said  un- 
to him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  write  four-score. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the  unjust 
steward,  because  he  had  done  wisely  :  for 
the  children  of  this  world  are  in  their  gen- 
eration wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  your- 
selves friends  of  the  mammon  of  unright- 
eousness ;  that  when  ye  fail,  they  may  re- 
ceive you  into  everlasting  habitations. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is 
least,  is  faithful  also  in  much  ;  and  he  that 
is  unjust  in  the  least,  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faith- 
ful in  the  unrighteous  mammon,  who  will 
commit  to  your  trust  the  true  riches  ? 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in 
that  which  is  another  man's,  who  shall  give 
you  that  which  is  your  own  ? 

13  IF  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters  : 
for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love 
the  other ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one, 
and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve 
God  and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also,  who  were 
covetous,  heard  all  these  things,  and  they 
derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  they 
which  justify  yourselves  before  men  ;  but 
God  knoweth  your  hearts  :  for  that  which 
is  highly  esteemed  among  men,  is  abomi- 
nation in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  The  law  and  the  prophets  were  until 
John :  since  that  time  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  preached,  and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth 
to  pass,  than  one  tittle  of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  Whosoever  putteth  away  his  wife, 
andmarrieth  another,  committeth  adulter}7; 
andwhosoevermarrieth  her  that  is  put  away 
from  her  husband,  committeth  adultery. 

19  IT  There  was  a  certain  rich  man, 
which  was  clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen 
and  fared  sumptuously  every  day: 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beggar  named 
Lazarus,  which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full 
of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs 
which  fell  from  the  rich  man's  table:  more- 
over, the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar 
died,  and  was  carried  by  the  angels  into 
Abraham's  bosom.  The  rich  man  aL-o 
died,  and  was  buried  : 

23  And  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  be- 
ing in  torments,  and  seeth  Abraham  afar 
off,  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom, 

24  And  he  cried,  and  said.  Father 
Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send 
Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his 


6  And  he  said,  A  hundred  measures  of  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue  :  for  I 


ran  tormented  in  this  flame. 
68 


Of  forgiving  trespasses. 


CHAP.  XVII.  Vie  manner  of  Christ's  coming. 


25  But  Abraham  said,  Son,  remember]      tl  IT  And  it  came  to  pas?,  as  he  went  to 
that  thou  in  thy  lifetime   receivedst  thy  Jerusalem,   that  he   passed  through    the 


good  things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil 
things:  but  now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou 
art  tormented. 

26  And  besides  all  this,  between  us  and 
3Tou  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed:  so  that 
the}'-  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you, 
cannot ;  neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
would  come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore, 
father,  that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my 
father's  house : 

28  For  1  have  five  brethren ;  that  he 
may  testily  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come 
into  this  pi  nee  of  torment. 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
Moses  and  the  prophets ;  let  them  hear 
them. 

30  And  he  said,  Nay,  father  Abraham  : 
but  if  one  went  unto  them  from  the  dead, 
they  will  repent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear 
not  Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will 
they  be  persuaded,  though  one  rose  from 
the  dead. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THEN  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  It  is 
impossible  but  that  offences  will 
come  :  but  wo  unto  him  through  whom 
they  come ! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a  millstone 
were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  cast 
into  the  sea,  than  that  he  should  offend  one 
of  these  little  ones. 

3  1[  Take  heed  to  yourselves  :   If  thy 
brother  trespass  against  thee,  rebuke  him 
and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  seven 
times  in  a  day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day 
turn  again  to  thee,  saying,  I  repent ;  thou 
shalt  forgive  him. 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Increase  our  faith. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  had  faith  as 
a  grain  of  mustard-seed,  ye  might  sa3T  unto 
this  sycamine-tree,  Be  thou  plucked  up  by 
the  root,  and  he  thou  planted  in  the  sea  ; 
and  it  should  obey  you. 

7  But  which  of  you  having  a  servant 
ploughing,  or  feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto 
him  by  and  by,  when  he  is  come  from 
the  field,  Go  and  sit  down  to  meat? 
1  8  And  will  not  rather  say  untohim,  Make 
ready  wherewith  I  may  sup,  and  gird  thy- 
self, and  serve  me,  till  I  have  eaten  and 
drunken;  and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and 
drink? 

9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant,  because 
he  did  the  things  that  were  commanded 
him?  I  trow  not. 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have 
done  all  those  things  which  are  command- 
ed you,  say,  We  are  unprofitable  servants  : 
we  have  done  that  which  was  our  duty  to  do. 


midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee. 

12  And  as  he  entered  into  a  certain 
village,  there  met  him  ten  men  tint  were 
lepers,  which  stood  afar  oft': 

13  And  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and 
said,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  u<. 

14  And  when  he  saw  themAw  said  unto 
them,  Go  shew  yourselves  unto  die  prii 
And  it  came  to  pas«,  that,  as  they    went 
they  were  cleansed. 

15  Anil  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that 
he  was  healed,  turned  hark,  and  with  i 
loud  voice  glorified  God, 

16  And  fell  down  on  Am  face  at  his  feet, 
L'i\  inghim  thanks:  andhew asa  Samaritan. 

J  7  And  Jesua  answering,  said,  Were 
there  not  ten  cleansed?  but  where  art  the 
nine? 

18  There  are  not  found  that  returned  to 
give  glory  to  God,  rave  this  stranger. 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Arise,  go  thy 
way:  thy  faith  bath  made  thee  whole. 

20  ^[  And  when  he  was  demanded  oi 
the  Pharisees,  when  the  kingdom  ol 
should  come,  he  answered  them  and 
The   kingdom  of  God  cometh   not  with 
observation. 

21  Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  hen 
Lothere  !   for  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  within  you. 

22  Ana  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  The 
days  will  come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to 
see  one   of  the   days  of  the  Son    of 
ami  ye  shall  not  sec  if. 

23  And  they  shall  say  to  you.  See  here! 
or,  See  there!  go  not  alter  tltnn,  nor  follow 
them. 

24  For  as  thp  lightning  that  light* 
out  of  the  one  pari  under  heaven,  shineth 
unto  the  other  cart  under  heaven  ;  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  hi^  day. 

25  But  firs!  must  he  suffer  many  thing*, 
and  he  rejected  of  this  generation. 

fJG  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  N<  • 
so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  th- 
of  man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  mar- 
ried wives,  they  were  given   in  man 
until  the  day  that  Noe  entered  kil 
ark,    and  the  Hood  came,  and  desu 
them  all.  , 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the 
of  Lot:  they  did  eat,  they  drank,  they 
bought,  they  sold,    they   pfau 
builded  : 

29  Bui  the  same  day  th 
of  Sodom,   it  rained  fire  and  hrin 
from  heaven,  and  destroyed  them  ill 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  thedaj  when 
the  Son  of  man  is  n  l  i 

31  In  that  day 
the  house-top,  ■•" 


let  him  not  come 


he  whi<  h  ?l 

1  his  stuff  in  the  I 

down  ' 


The  Pharisee  and  publican. 


S  LUKE. 


Children  brought  to  Christ. 


and  he  that  is  in  the  field,  let  him  likewise 
not  return  back. 

32  Remember  Lot's  wife. 

33  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save  his 
life,  shall  lose  it ;  and  whosoever  shall 
lose  his  life,  shall  preserve  it. 

34  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be 
two  men  in  one  bed ;  the  one  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left. 

35  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  toge- 
ther: the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
left. 

36  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field  ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Where,  Lord?  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Wheresoever  the  bod}''  is,  thither  will  the 
eagles  be  gathered  together. 

CHAP.  "XVIII. 

AND  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to 
this  end,  that  men  ought  always  to 
pray,  and  not  to  faint ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge, 
which  feared  not  God,  neither  regarded 
man. 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city  ; 
and  she  came  unto  him,  saying,  Avenge 
me  of  mine  adversary. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while:  but  af- 
terward he  said  within  himself,  Though  I 
fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man  ; 

5  Yet,because  this  widow  troubleth  me, 
I  will  avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual 
coming  she  weary  me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what  the 
unjust  judge  saith. 

7  And  shall  not  God  avenge  his  own 
elect,  which  cry  day  and  night  unto  him, 
though  he  bear  long  with  them? 

8  I  tell  you  that  he  will  avenge  them 
cpeedily.  Nevertheless,  when  the  Son  of 
man cometh,  shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth? 

9  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  cer 
tain  which  trusted  in  themselves  that  they 
were  righteous,  and  despised  others  : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple 
to  pray ;  the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the  other 
a  publican. 

1 1  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus 
with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am 
not  as  other  men  are,  extortioners,  unjust, 
adulterers,  or  even  as  this  publican. 

12  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give  tithes 
<>f  all  that  I  possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing  afar  off, 
would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto 
heaven,  but  smote  upon  his  breast,  saying, 
God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner. 

14  I  tell  you,  this  man  went  down  to  his 
house  justified  rather  than  the  other:  for 
every  one  that  exalte th  himself  shall  be 
abased  ;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shnll  be  exalted. 

15  And  they  brought  unto  him  also  in- 
fants, that  he  would  touch  them :  but  when 


his  disciples  saw  it,  they  rebuked  them 

16  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said,  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto 
me,  and  forbid  them  not:  for  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

17  Verily, I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
little  child,  shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  And  a  certain  ruler  asked  him,  say- 
ing. Good  Master,  what  shall  1  do  to  in- 
herit eternal  life? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Why  call- 
est  thou  me  good?  none  is  good,  save  one, 
that  is  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  commandments, 
Do  not  commit  adultery,  Do  not  kill,  Do 
not  steal,  Do  not  bear  false  witness, Honour 
thy  father  and  thy  mother. 

21  And  he  said,  All  these  have  I  kept 
from  my  youth  up. 

22  Now, when  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he  said  unto  him,  Yet  lackest  thou  one 
thing:  sell  all  that  thou  hast, and  distribute 
unto  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven:  and  come,  follow  me. 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he  was  very 
sorrowful:  for  he  was  very  rich. 

24  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  was  very 
sorrowful,  he  said,  How  hardly  shall  they 
that  have  riches  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God! 

25  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  that  heard  it,  said,  Who 
then  can  be  saved? 

27  And  he  said,  The  things  which  are 
impossible  withmen,arepossiblewithGod. 

28  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have  left 
all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them,  Verily,!  say 
unto  you/There  is  no  man  that  hath  let't 
house,  orparents,  or  brethren,  or  wife,  or 
children, for  the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  Who  shall  not  receive  manifold  more 
in  this  present  time,  and  in  the  world  to 
come  life  everlasting. 

31  IF  Then  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  them,  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem,  and  all  things  that  are  written 
by  the  prophets  concerning  the  Son  of  man 
shall  be  accomplished. 

32  For  he  shall  be  delivered  unto  the 
Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mocked,  and  spite- 
fully entreated,  and  spitted  on; 

33  And  they  shall  scourge  him,  and  put 
him  to  death,  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 

34  And  they  understood  none  of  these 
things:  and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them, 
neither  knew  they  the  things  which  were 
spoken. 

35  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he  was 
come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a  certain  blind 
man  sat  by  the  way-side  begging; 

70 


Zaccheus  entertains  Jesus. 


CHAP    XIX. 


36  And  hearing  the  multitude  pass  by, 
he  asked  what  it  meant. 

37  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of  Na- 
zareth passeth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

39  And  they  which  went  before  rebuked 
him,  that  he  should  hold  his  peace :  but 
he  cried  so  much  the  more,  Ihou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood  and  commanded  him 
to  be  brought  unto  him:  and  when  he  was 
come  near,  he  asked  him, 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I  slfall 
do  unto  thee?  And  he  said,  Lord,  that  I 
may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Receive 
thy  sight:  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received  his 
sight,  and  followed  him,  glorifying  God: 
and  all  the  people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave 
praise  unto  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Jesus  entered  and  passed  through 
Jericho. 

2  And  behold,  there  zvas  a  man  named 
Zaccheus,  which  was  the  chief  among  the 
publicans,  and  he  was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he 
was;  and  could  not  for  the  press,  because 
he  was  little  of  stature. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up 
into  a  sycamore-tree  to  see  him ;  for  he 
was  to  pass  that  way. 

5  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place, 
he  looked  up,  and  saw  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Zaccheus,  make  haste,  and  come 
down :  for  to-day  I  must  abide  at  thy  house. 

6  And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down, 
and  received  him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  mur- 
mured, saying,  That  he  was  gone  to  be 
guest  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zaccheus  stood,  and  said  unto 
the  Lord  ;  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my 
goods  I  give  to  the  poor  ;  and  if  I  have 
taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  false  ac- 
cusation, I  restore  him  four-fold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  This  day  is 
salvation  come  to  this  house,  forasmuch  as 
he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham. 

10  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek 
and  to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

i  1  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he 
added  and  spake  a  parable,  because  he 
was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  because  tliey 
thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediately  appear. 

12  He  said  therefore,  A  certain  noble- 
man went  into  a  far  country  to  receive  for 
himself  a  kingdom,  and  to  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants,  and 
delivered  them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto 
them,  Occupy  till  I  come 


The  parable  of  the  talents. 


14  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  I  of  him. 


a  message  after  him,  saying,  We  will  not 
have  this  man  to  reign  over  us. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he 
was  returned,  having  received  the  king- 
dom, then  he  commanded  these  sen 

to  be  called  unto  him,  to  whom  he  had 
given  the  money,  that  he  might  know  how 
much  every  man  had  gained  by  trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying,  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  gained  ten  pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Well,  thou 
good  servant:  hecause  thou  hast  been 
faithful  in  a  very  little,  have  thou  authority 
over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying,  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  rained  live  pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewise  to  him,  Be  thou 
also  over  live  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  Lord, 
heboid  Acre  is  thy  pound,  which  1  have 
kept  laid  up  in  a  napkin: 

21  For  I  reared  ih'  thou  art  an 
austereman:  thou  takest  up  that  thou  la; 
notdown,andreapestthatthoudi 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine 
own  mouth  will  I  judge  thee,  thou  v.  i 
servant.     Thou   Knewesl   that   1  v. 
austere   man,  taking  up  that  I  laid 
down,  and  reaping  that  1  did  not  sow: 

23  Wherefore  then  gayest  not  thou  my 
money  into  the  bank,  that  at  my  coming  I 
might  have  required  mine  own  with  i. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood 
Take  from  him  the  pound,  and  give 
him  that  hath  \c\\  p  lunds. 

25  (And  they  said  unto  him,  Loi 
hath  ten  pounds.) 

2G  For  I  say  unto  yen,  That  unto  i 
one  which  hath,  shall  j  and  from 

him  that  hath  not,  even  that  he  hath  shall 
be  taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which  would 
not  (hat  I  should  reign  over. them,  bring 
hither,  and  slay  them  before  me. 

28  II  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, be 
went  before,  ascending  up  to  Jerusalem. 

29  And  it  came  to  pas?,   when  be 
come  nigh  to  Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at 
the  mount  called  the  mount  of  Olive! 
sent  two  of  hi-  disciples, 

3D  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  \  il 
against  yew:  in  the  which  atyoui  i  nt< 
ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied, whereon  vet  i 
man  sat:  loose  him,  and  bring h*m  luthrr. 

31  And  if  any  man  ask  you,    W  bj 

ye  loose  him?  thus  shall  yi  him, 

Because  the  Lord  h  ttb  need  <■(  him. 

32  And  they  thai  w<  re  -em  went  th<  u 
way,  and  foun  I  i 

them. 

33  And  a-  th<  y  m  r<    l<  osm  !    'I- 

the  owners   thereof  said  ui  u  '■>' 


Omst  rides  into  Jerusalem. 


S.LUKE.  TJie  parable  of  the  vineyard. 


35  And  they  brought  him  to  Jesus :  and 
they  cast  their  garments  upon  the  colt,  and 
they  set  Jesus  thereon. 

36  And  as  he  went,  they  spread  their 
clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh,  even 
now  at  the  descent  of  the  mount  of  Olives, 
the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples  began 
to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a  loud 
voice,  for  all  the  mighty  works  that  they 
had  seen  ; 

38  Saying,  Blessed  be  the  King  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord :  Peace 
in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from 
among  the  multitude  said  unto  him,  Mas- 
ter, rebuke  thy  disciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  tell  you,  that  if  these  should  hold  their 
peace,  the  stones  would  immediately  cry 
out. 

41  IT  And  when  he  was  come  near,  he 
beheld  the  cit}T,  and  wept  over  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known,  even 
thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  da}T,  the  things 
which  belong  unto  thy  peace !  but  now  they 
are  hid  from  thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon  thee, 
that  thine  enemies  shall  cast  a  trench  about 
thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep 
thee  in  on  every  side, 

44  And  shall  lay  thee  even  with  the 
ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee :  and 
they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon 
another:  be  en  use  thou  knewest  not  the 
time  of  thy  visitation. 

45  And  he  went  into  the  temple,  and 
began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold  therein, 
and  them  that  bought, 

46  Saying  unto  them,  It  is  written,  My 
house  is  the  house  of  prayer,  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

47  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple. 
But  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  chief  of  the  people  sought  to  destroy  him, 

48  And  could  not  find  what  they  might 
do:  for  all  the  people  were  very  attentive  |  they  perceived  that  he  had  spoken  this 
to  hear  him. 


people  will  stone  us:    for  they  be  per- 
suaded that  John  was  a  prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  That  they  could 
not  tell  whence  it  was. 

8  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Neither 
tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these 
things. 

9  Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the  people 
this  parable:  A  certain  man  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  let  it  forth  to  husbandmen, 
and  went  into  a  far  country  for  a  long  time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a  servant 
to  the  husbandmen,  that  they  should  give 
him  of  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard:  but  the 
husbandmen  beat  him,  and  sent  him  away 
empty. 

1 1  And  again  he  sent  another  servant: 
and  they  beat  him  also,  and  entreated  him 
shamefully,  and  sent  him  away  empty. 

12  And  again  he  sent  a  third:  and 
they  wounded  him  also,  and  cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vineyard, 
What  shall  I  do?  I  will  send  my  beloved 
son :  it  may  be  they  will  reverence  him 
when  they  see  him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  him, 
they  reasoned  among  themselves,  saying, 
This  is  the  heir:  come,  let  us  kill  him, 
that  the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the  vine- 
yard, and  killed  him.  What  therefore 
shall  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  do  unto  them? 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy  these 
husbandmen,  and  shall  give  the  vineyard 
to  others.  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
said,  God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said,  What 
is  this  then  that  is  written,  The  stone  which 
the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner  ? 

1 8  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon  that  stone, 
shall  be  broken:  but  on  whomsoever  it 
=hall  fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 

19  *\[  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  the  same  hour  sought  to  lay  hands 
on  him ;  and  they  feared  the  people :  for 


parable  against  them. 
CHAP.  XX.  20  And  they  watched  him,    and  sent 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  one  of  forth  spies,  which  should  feign  themselves 
those  days,  as  he  taught  the  people  ljust  men,  that  they  might  take  hold  of  his 
in  the  temple,  and  preached  the  gospel,  words,  that  so  they  might  deliver  him  unto 


the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him,  with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Tell  us, 
By  what  authority  doest  thou  these  things? 
or  who  is  he  that  gave  thee  this  authority? 

3  And  he  answered  nnd  said  unto  them,  I 
will  also  ask  you  one  thing;  and  answer  me: 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from 
heaven,  or  of  men? 

5  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  we  shall  sa3T,  From  heaven;  he 
will  say,  Why  then  believed  ye  him  not? 

6  But  and  if  we  say.  Of  men;  all  the 


the  power  and  authority  of  the  governor. 

2 1  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Master, 
we  know  that  thou  sayest  and  teachest 
rightly,  neither  acceptest  thou  the  person 
of  any,  but  teachest  the  way  of  God  truly: 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  tribute  unto 
Cesar,  or  no? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  craftiness, 
and  said  unto  them,  Why  tempt  ye  me? 

24  Shew  me  a  penny.  Whose  image 
and  superscription  hath  it?  They  answered 
and  said,  Cesar's. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Render  there- 


Of  the  resurrection. 


CHAP.  XXI.  Desolation  of  Jerusalem  foretold. 


fore  unto  Cesar  the  things  which  be  Cesar's, 
and  unto  God  the  things  which  be  God's. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold  of  his 
words  before  the  people  :  and  they  marvel- 
led at  his  answer,  and  held  their  peace. 

27  TT  Then  came  to  him  certain  of  the 
Sadducees  (which  deny  that  there  is  any 
resurrection)  and  they  asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us, 
If  any  man's  brother  die,  having  a  wife, 
and  he  die  without  children,  that  his  bro- 
ther should  take  his  wile,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 

29  There  were  therefore  seven  breth- 
ren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and  died 
without  children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to  wife,  and 
he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her;  and  in  like 
manner  the  seven  also :  and  they  left  no 
children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection,  whose 
wife  of  them  is  she?  for  seven  had  her  to 
wife. 

34  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
The  children  of  this  world  marry,  and  are 
given  in  marriage : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  accounted 
worthy  to  obtain  that  world,  and  the  resur 
rection  from  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage  : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any  more  :  for 
they  are  equal  unto  the  angels  ;  and  are  the 
children  of  God,  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised,  even 
Moses  shewed  at  the  bush,  when  he  calleth 
the  Lord  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  q{  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the  dead,  but 
of  the  living:  for  all  live  unto  him. 

39  IF  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  answer- 
ing, said,  Master,  thou  hast  well  said. 

40  And  after  that,  they  durst  not  ask 
him  any  question  at  all. 

41  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  say 
they  that  Christ  is  David's  son? 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in  the  book 
of  Psalms,  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

43  Till  1  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot 
stool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  then  his  son? 

45  Then  in  the  audience  of  all  the  peo 
pie,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

46  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire 
to  walk  in  long  robes,  and  love  greetings 
in  the  markets,  and  the  highest  seats  in 
the  synagogues,  and  the  chief  rooms  at 
feasts ; 

47  Which  devour  widows'  houses,  and 
fbr  a  shew  make  long  prayers  :  the  same 
shall  receive  greater  damnation. 


CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  he  looked  up  and  saw  the  rich  men 
casting  their  gifts  into  the  treasurv. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain  poor  widow, 
casting  in  thither  two  mites. 

3  And  he  said,  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto 
you,  That  this  poor,  widow  hath  ca-t  in 
more  than  they  all. 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their  abundance 
cast  in  unto  the  offerings  of  God  :  but  Bhe 
of  her  penury  hath  cast  in  all  the  living 
that  she  had. 

5  H  And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple, 
how  it  was  adorned  with  goodly  stones, 
and  gifts,  he  said, 

6  As  for  these  things  which  ye  behold, 
the  days  will  come,  in  the  which  there 
shall  not  be  left  one  stone  upon  another, 
that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

7  And  the}-  asked  him,  s  lyii     .  M 

but  when  shall  these  tiling  ue  .'  and  what 
sign  will  there  be  when  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass  ? 

8  And  he  said,  Take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
deceived:  for  many  shall  come  in  my  i 
saying,  I  am  Christ ;  and  the  time  drawcth 
near:  go  ye  not  therefore  after  them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wan 
commotions,  be  not  terrified :    for   tin  u 
things  must  first  come  to  pass  ;  but  the  end 
is  not  by  and  by. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Nation 
shall  rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom 
against  kingdom : 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall  be  in 
divers    places,    and   famines,   and   pesti- 
lences: and  fearful  sights,  and  great 
shall  there  be  from  heaven. 

12  But  before    all   these   they  shall  lay 
their  hands  on  you,  and  persecute  you.  de 
livering  you  up  to  the  svnag* 

into  prisons,  being  brought  En 
and  rulers  for  my  name's  sake. 

13  And  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a  I 
mony. 

14  Settle  it  therefore  in  your  hearts,  not 
to  meditate  before  what  ye  shall  an 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth  and  wis- 
dom, which  all  your  adversaries  shall  not 
be  able  to  gainsay  nor  resist. 

16  And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both  by 
parents,  and  brethren,  and  kinsfolks, 
friends;  and  tome  of  you  shall  they 

to  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  v 
my  name's  sake.  . 

18  But  there   shall  not    a    hand 
head  perish.  . 

lOlnyourpati. 

20  And  when  ye  shall   see  Jerus 
compassed  with  armies,  then  know  tnattbe 

(desolation  th<  reofis  nigh.  . 

21  Then  lei   them  which    ire  in  J 
Iflee  to  the  mountains;  and  let  them  irhij  . 

are  in  the  midst  of  il 


Tlie  signs  of  the  last  day. 


S.  LUKE.  The  Lord's  supper  instituted. 


not  them  that  are  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  vengeance, 
that  all  things  which  are  written  may  be 
fulfilled. 

23  But  wo  unto  them  that  are  with 
child,  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those 
days !  for  there  shall  be  great  distress  in 
the  land,  and  wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  shall  be  led  away  captive 
into  all  nations  :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
trodden  down  of  the  Gentiles,  until  the 
times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  IT  And  there  shall  be  signs  in  the 
sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and  in  the  stars;  and 
upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  with 
perplexity ;  the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring ; 

26  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for  fear, 
and  for  looking  after  those  things  which 
are  coming  on  the  earth :  for  the  powers  of 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  in  a  cloud,  with  power  and 
great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin  to  come 
to  pass,  then  look  up,  and  lift  up  your 
heads  :  for  your  redemption  draweth  nigh. 

20  Arid  he  spake  to  them  a  parable  ; 
Behold  the  fig-tree,  and  all  the  trees; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth,  ye  see 
and  know  of  your  ownselves  that  summer 
is  now  nigh  at  hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see  these 
things  come  to  pass,  know  'ye  that  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at  hand. 

32  Verily,!  say  unto  }Tou,  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

33  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away: 
but  my  words  shallnot  pass  away. 

31  IT  And  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest 
at^  any  time  your  hearts  be  overcharged 
with  surfeiting  and  drunkenness,  and  cares 
of  this  life,  and  so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares. 

35  For  as  a  snare  shall  it  come  on  all 
them  that  dwell  on  the  race  of  the  whole 
earth. 

36  Watch  ye  therefore,  and  pray  al- 
ways, that  ye  may  be  accounted  worthy 
to  escape  all  these  things  that  shall  come  to 
pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Son  of 
man. 

37  And  in  the  day-time  he  was  teaching 
in  the  temple;  and  at  night  he  went  out. 
and  abode  in  the  mount  that  is  called  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early  in  the 
morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  for  to  hear 
him. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

NOW  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
drew  nigh,  which  is  called  the  Pass- 
over. 
2  And  the  chief   priests   and   scribes 


sought  how  they  might  kill  him :  for  they 
feared  the  people. 

3  IT  Then  entered  Satan  into  Judas  sur- 
named  Iscariot,  being  of  the  number  oi 
the  twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  communed 
with  the  chief  priests  and  captains,  how 
he  might  betray  him  unto  them. 

5  And  they  were  glad,  and  covenanted 
to  give  him  money. 

6  And  he  promised,  and  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  betray  him  unto  them  in  the  ab 
sence  of  the  multitude. 

7  IT  Then  came  the  day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  the  passover  must  be 
killed. 

8  ^nd  he  sent  Peter  and  John,  saying, 
Go  and  prepare  us  the  passover,  that  we 
may  eat. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  wilt 
thou  that  we  prepare  ? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Behold, 
when  ye  are  entered  into  the  city,  there 
shall  a  man  meet  you,  bearing  a  pitcher  of 
water ;  follow  him  into  the  house  where  he 
entereth  in. 

1 1  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  good  man 
of  the  house,  The  Master  saith  unto  thee, 
Where  is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

12  And  he  shall  shew  you  a  large  upper 
room  furnished  :  there  make  ready. 

13  And  they  went  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them  :  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

1 4  And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat 
down,  and  the  twelve  apostles  with  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  With  desire 
I  have  desired  to  eat  this  passover  with 
you  before  I  suffer. 

16  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  any 
more  eat  thereof,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  said,  Take  this,  and  divide  it 
among  yourselves. 

18  Tor  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
of  the  fruit  of  "the  vine,  until  the  kingdom 
of  God  shall  come. 

19  IT  And  he  took  bread,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  unto  them, 
saying,  This  is  my  body  which  is  given  for 
you  :  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me. 

20  Likewise  also  the, cup  after  supper, 
*aying,  This  cup  is  the  new  testament  in 
my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you. 

"21  *J"  But  behold,  the  hand  of  him  that 
betrayeth  me  is  with  me  on  the  table. 

22  And  truly  the  Son  of  man  goeth  as 
it  was  determined  :  but  wo  unto  that  man 
by  whom  he  is  betrayed ! 

23  And  they  began  to  inquire  among 
themselves,    which  of  them   it  was  that 

houlddo  this  thing. 

24  H  And  there  was  also  a  strife  among 

74 


Clinst  goes  to  prayer.  CHAP.  XXII, 

them,  which  of  them  should  be  accounted 
the  greatest. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings 
of  the  Gentiles  exercise  lordship  over  them; 
and  they  that  exercise  authority  upon  them 
are  called  benefactors. 

26  But  ye  shall  not  be  so :  but  he  that  is 
greatest  among  you,  let  him  be  as  the 
younger ;  and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that 
doth  serve. 

27  For  whether  is  greater,he  that  sitteth 
at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth?  m  not  he  that 
sitteth  at  meat  ?  but  I  am  among  you  as  he 
that  serveth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  continued 
with  me  in  my  temptations  ; 

29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom, 
as  my  Father  hath  appointed  unto  me  ; 

30  That  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my 
table  in  my  kingdom,  and  sit  on  thrones, 
judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

31  1[  And  the  Lord  said,  Simon,  Simon, 
behold,  Satan  hath  desired  to  have  you, 
that  he  may  sift  you  as  wheat : 

32  But  I  have  prayed  for  thee,  that  thy 
faith  fail  not :  and  when  thou  art  convert- 
ed, strengthen  thy  brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto  him,  Lord,  I  am 
ready  to  go  with  thee,  both  into  prison, 
and  to  death. 

34  And  he  said,  I  tell  thee,  Peter,  the 
cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  before  that 
thou  shalt  thrice  deny  that  thou  kno  west  me . 

35  U  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  I 
sent  you  without  purse,  and  scrip,  and 
shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing?  And  they 
said,  Nothing. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  them,  But  now, 
he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it,  and 
likewise  his  scrip :  and  he  that  hath  no 
swprd,  let  him  sell  his  garment,  and  buy  one. 

37  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this  that  is 
written  must  yet  be  accomplished  in  mc, 
And  he  was  reckoned  among  the  trans- 

fressors:    for  the  things  concerning  me 
ave  an  end. 

38  And  they  said,  Lord,  behold,  here 
are  two  swords.  And  he  said  unto  them., 
It  is  enough. 

39  IT  And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  he 
was  wont,  to  the  mount  of  Olives  ;  and  hi 
disciples  also  followed  him. 

40  And  when  he  was  at  the  place,  he 
said  unto  them,  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  in- 
to temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from  them 
about  a  stone's  cast,  and  kneeled  down, 
and  prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thou  lie  willing, 
remove  this  cup  from  me  :  nevertheless, 
not  my  will,  but  thine,  be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  an  angel  unto 
him  from  heaven,  strengthening  him. 

44  And  being  in  an  agony,  he  prayed 
more  earnestly  and  his  sweat  was  as  it 


He  is  betrayed  and  denied. 

were  great  drops  of  blood  falling  down  to 
the  ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from  pi 
and  was  come  to  his  disciples,  he  i 
them  sleeping  for  sorrow, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Why  sleet 
rise  and  pray,  lestye  enter  into  temptation. 

47  TT  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold  ;t 
multitude,  and  he  that  was  called  Ju 
one  of  the  twelve,  went  before  them,  and 
drew  near  unto  Jesus  to  kisfl  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Judaf 
trayest  thou  the  Son  of  mail  with  :i  kiss  ! 

49  When  they  which  wen  about  him, 
saw  what  would  follow,  tiny  Baid  unto  him, 
Lord,  shall  we  smite  with  me  swo 

50  "i  And  one  of  them  Bmote  a  ser- 
vant of  the  high  priest,  and  right 
ear. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
fer  ye  thus  far.    And  he  touched  hit  i 
and  healed  him. 

52  Then  Jesus  said  unto  the  chief]  i  i 
and  captains  of  tin  temple,  and  the  elders 
which  were  come  to  him,  Be  J  i 
as  against  a  thief,  with  BWOfdfl  and  Bl 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  you  in  tb 
temple,  ye  stretched  forth  no  hands  ag 
me  :  but  this  is  your  hour,  and  the  | 
of  darkness. 

54  Then  took  they  him,  and  led  Mm, 
and  brought  him   into  the   high   1" 
house.    And  Peter  followed  afar  off. 

55  And  when  they  had  kindled  a  fire  in 
the  midst  of  the  half,  and   wen 
together,  Peter  sat  down  amongthem. 

56  But  a  certain  maid  beheld  him 
sat  by  the  fire,  and  earn*  stlj  l< 
him,  and  said.  This  m  with  him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying,  ^  < 
I  know  him  not. 

58  And  after  a  little  while  anottu  I 
him,    and  said,  Thou  art  also  Of  ti 
And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  am  not. 

59Andaboul  the  spaceoi  on«  hour 
another  confidently  affirmed, 
a  truth  this/etfow  also  was  with  hm 
he  is  a  Galilean. 

GO  And   PeteT  said,  Man.    1  km  ■ 
what  thou  sayest.  And  immediate!)  -  while 
he  yet  spake,  the  cork  cren  • 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and   I 
upon  Peter.     And  Peter  -  :  ""' 

word  of  the  Lord,  how  he  had 
him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou   baltdt- 


ny  me  thrice 

b'2  And  IVtrr  went  out  rm 

63  11   And   the    men    that    bel 
mocked  him,  and  smote  /""<•    ..... ,  . 

64  And  when  they  had  hlindi. 
they  struck   him  on  the-  I 
him,  saying, Prophesy,  who  tail 

*65?And   manj    od        I 
mously  spa* 


Christ  is  accused  before  Pilate,        S.  LUKE.  and  condemned  by  the  people. 

66  IT  And  as  soon  as  it  was   day,  the  him  before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in  this 


elders  of  the  people,  and  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  came  together,  and  led 
him  into  their  council, 

67  Saying,  Art  thou  the  Christ?  tell  us. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  If  I  tell  you,  ye 
will  not  believe. 

68  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will  not 
answer  me,  nor  let  me  go. 

69  Hereafter  phall  the  Son  of  man  sit 
on  the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all,  Art  thou  then  the 
Son  of  God?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
say  that  I  am. 

71  And  they  said,  What  need  we  any 
further  witness?  for  we  ourselves  have 
heard  of  his  own  mouth. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND   the  whole    multitude   of   them 
arose,  and  led  him  unto  Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  accuse  him,  say- 
ing, We  found  this  fellow  perverting  the 
nation,  and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to 
Cesar,  saying,  That  he  himself  is  Christ,  a 
king. 

3  And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  he  an- 
swered him  and  said,  Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief  priests, 
and  to  the  people,  I  find  no  fault  in  this 
man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  say- 
ing, He  stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching 
throughout  all  Jewry,  beginning  from 
Galilee  to  this  place. 

6  When  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee,  he 
asked  whether  the  man  were  a  Galilean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  be- 
longed unto  Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent 
him  to  Herod,  who  himself  was  also  at 
Jerusalem  at  that  time. 

8  TT  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he 
was  exceeding  glad :  for  he  was  desirous 
to  see  him  of  a  Jong  season,  because  he 
had  heard  many  things  of  him ;  and  he 
hoped  to  have  seen  some  miracle  done 
by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many 
words;  but  he  answered  him  nothing. 

10  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes 
stood  and  vehemently  accused  him. 

1 1  And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set 
him  at  nought,  and  mocked  him,  and  ar- 
rayed him  in  a  gorgeous  robe,  and  sent  him 
again  to  Pilate. 

12  IT  And  the  same  day  Pilate  and 
Herod  were  made  friends  together;  for 
before  they  were  at  enmity  between 
themselves. 

13  IF  And  Pilate,  when  he  had  called 
together  the  chief  priests,  and  the  rulers, 
and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  Ye  have  brought  this 
man  unto  me,  as  one  that  perverteth  the 
people  •  and  behold,  I,  having  examined 


man,  touching  those  things  whereof  ye 
accuse  him ; 

15  No,  nor  yet  Herod:  for  I  sent  you 
to  him  ;  and  lo,  nothing  worihy  of  death  is 
done  unto  him : 

16  I  will  therefore  chastise  him,  and 
release  him. 

17  (For  of  necessity  he  must  release 
one  unto  them  at  the  feast.") 

18  And  they  cried  out  all  at  once,  say- 
ing, Away  with  this  man,  and  release  unto 
us  Barabbas  : 

19  (Who,  for  a  certain  sedition  made 
in  the  city,  and  for  murder,  was  cast  into 
prison.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to  release 
Jesus,  spake  again  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying,  Crucify  Aim, 
crucify  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the  third  time, 
Why,  what  evil  hath  he  done?  I  have  found 
no  cause  of  death  in  him  ;  I  will  therefore 
chastise  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with  loud 
voices,  requiring  that  he  might  be  cruci- 
fied :  and  the  voices  of  them,  and  of  the 
chief  priests  prevailed. 

24  And  Pilate  gave  sentence  that  it 
should  be  as  they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them  him  that 
for  sedition  and  murder  was  cast  into  pri- 
son, whom  they  had  desired ;  but  he  deli- 
vered Jesus  to  their  will. 

26  And  as  they  led  him  away,  they  laid 
hold  upon  one  Simon  a  Cyrenian,  coming 
out  of  the  country,  and  on  him  they  laid 
the  cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after  Jesus. 

27  IT  And  there  followed  him  a  great 
company  of  people,  and  of  women,  which 
also  bewailed  and  lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them,  said, 
Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  forme, 
but  weep  for  yourselves,  and  for  your 
children. 

29  For  behold,  the  days  are  coming,  in 
the  which  they  shall  say,  Blessed  are  the 
barren,  and  the  wombs  that  never  bare, 
and  the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the 
mountains,  Fall  on  us ;  and  to  the  hills, 
Cover  us. 

31  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a  green 
tree,  what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry? 

32  And  there  were  also  two  others,  male- 
factors,led  with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
place  which  is  called  Calvary^  there  they 
crucified  him,  and  the  malefactors;  one  on 
the  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left. 

34  H  Then  said  Jesus,  Father,  forgive 
them :  for  they  know  not  what  they  do. 
And  they  parted  his  raiment,and  cast  lots. 

35  And  the  people  stood  beholding.  And 
the  rulers  also  with  them  derided  him,  say- 

76 


ClirisCs  death  and  burial. 

mtr,  He  saved  others  ;  let  him  save  himself, 
it"  he  be  Christ,  the  chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked  him, 
coming  to  him,  and  offering  him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying,  If  thou  be  the  King  ol 
the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

38  And  a  superscription  also  was  writ- 
ten over  him,  in  letters  of  Greek,  and 
Latin,  and  Hebrew,  THIS  IS  THE  KING 
OF  THE  JEWS. 

39  And  one  of  the  malefactors,  which 
were  hanged,  railed  on  him,  saying,  If 
thou  be  Christ,  save  thyself  and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering,  rebuked 
him,  saying,  Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  see- 
ing thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation? 

41  And  we  indeed  justly  ;  for  we  receive 
the  due  reward  of  our  deeds:  but  this  man 
hath  done  nothing  amiss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  remem- 
ber me  when  thou  comest  into  thy  kingdom. 


CHAP.  XXIV.  Christ's  resurrection  declared. 
CHAP.  XXIV. 
"jVTOW  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week. 
1 1  very  early  in  ihe  morning,  they  came 
unto  the  sepulchre,  bringing  tin-  apices 
which  they  had  prepared,  and  certain 
others  with  them. 

2  And  they  found  the  stone  rolled  away 
from  the  sepulchre. 

3  And  they  entered  in,  and  found  not 
the  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

•1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  we:e 
much  perplexed  thereabout,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  In  Bbining  garments. 

6  .\iu\  as  they  were  afraid,  and  bowed 
down  their  faces  to  the   earth,  they  said 
unto  them,  Why  seek  ye  the  li\ 
Ihe  dead? 

o'  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen.     Remem- 
ber how  he  spake  unto  you  when  h« 
yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  mu»t  1  ■ 


43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,   Verily,!  |  livered  into  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and 

be  crucified,  and  the  third  day  ri» 
0  And  they  remembered  hi.->  words, 

9  And  returned  from  the  Bepulchre,  and 
told  all  these  things  unto  the  eleven,  and 
to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  J< 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and  other 
women  that  were  with  them,  which  told 
these  things  unto  the  apostles. 

1 1  And  their  words  seemed  to  them  as 
idle  tales,  and  they  believed  them  not. 

12  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran  unto  the 
sepulchre,  and  stooping  down,  he  beheld 
the  linen  clothes  laid  by  themselves,  and 
departed,  wondering    in   himself  it 
which  was  come  to  pass. 

13  H  And  behold,  two  of  tin  m  wen!  that 
same  day  to  a  village  called  Emm  ius,  n 
was  from  Jerusalem  about  threescor< 
longs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of  all  ' 
things  which  had  happened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  whil< 
communed  together,  and  reasoned, 
himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  I 

16  But  their  eyes  were  holdeu,  thai 
they  should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  maim.  I 
of  communications  are  these  tb 
one  to  another,  as  ye  walk,  and  an 

lb'  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name 
was  Cleopas,  answering,  said  unto 
Art  thou  only  a  stranger  inJeru* 
hast  not  known  the  things  which  are  come 
to  pass  there  in  these  days  .' 

19And  he  said  unto  them,  What  tin 
And  they  said  unto  him,  Concert 


say  unto  thee,  To-day  shalt  thou  be  with 
me  in  paradise. 

44  And  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour,  and 
there  was  darkness  over  all  the  earth 
until  the  ninth  hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened,  and  the 
vail  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  the  midst. 

46  IT  And  when  Jesus  had  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  said,  Father,  into  thy  hands 
I  commend  my  spirit:  and  having  said 
thus,  he  gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  Now, when  the  centurion  saw  what 
was  done,  he  glorified  God,  saying,  Cer- 
tainly this  was  a  righteous  man. 

48  And  all  the  people  that  came  together 
to  that  sight,  beholding  the  things  which 
were  done,  smote  their  breasts  and  re- 
turned. 

49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the 
women  that  followed  him  from  Galilee, 
stood  afar  off,  beholding  these  things. 

50  IF  And  behold,  there  was  a  man 
named  Joseph,  a  counsellor :  and  he  was  a 
good  man,  and  a  just: 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented  to  the 
counsel  and  deed  of  them:)  he  was  of  Ari- 
rnathea,  a  city  of  the  Jews  ;  who  also  him- 
self waited  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

52  This  man  went  unto  Pilate,  and 
begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  And  he  took  it  down,  and  wrapped  it 
in  linen,  and  laid  it  in  a  sepulchre  Lhat 
was  hewn  in  stone,  wherein  never  man 
before  was  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  the  preparation, 
and  the  sabbath  drew  on. 

55  And  the  women  also,  which  came 
with  him  from  Galilee,  followed  after,  and 
beheld  the  sepulchre,  and  how  his  body 
was  laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  prepared 
apices  and  ointments ;  and  rested  the  sab- 
bath-day, according  to  the  commandment. 


of  Nazareth,  which  was  a  propbetmigbty 

in  deed  and  word  before  God,  and  all  the 

P62u  And  how  the  chief  !  jW 

rulers  delivered  bim  to  bi 

death,  and  haw  crucified  him. 


Otnst  appears  to  his  disciples.        S.  JOHN. 


His  ascension. 


21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he 
which  should  have  redeemed  Israel :  and 
besides  all  this,  to-day  is  the  third  day 
since  these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also  of  our 
company  made  us  astonished,  which  were 
early  at  the  sepulchre. 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his  body, 
they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also  seen 
a  vision  of  angels,  which  said  that  he  was 
alive. 

24  And  certain  of  them  which  were  with 
lis,  went  to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it 
even  so  as  the  women  had  said :  but  him 
they  saw  not. 

25  Then  he  said  unto  them,  O  fools,  and 
slow  of  heart  to  bejieve  all  that  the  pro- 
phets have  spoken ! 

26  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered 
these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ? 

27  And  beginning  at  Moses,  and  all  the 
prophets,  he  expounded  unto  them  in  all 
the    scriptures     the     things    concernin 
himself. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  village 
whither  they  went :  and  he  made  as 
though  he  would  have  gone  further. 

29  But  they  constrained  him,  saying, 
Abide  with  us  :  for  it  is  toward  evening, 
and  the  day  is  far  spent.  And  he  went  in 
to  tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at 
meat  with  them,  he  took  bread,  and 
blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and 
they  knew  him :  and  he  vanished  out  of 
their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Did 
not  our  heart  burn  within  us  while  he  talk- 
ed with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he 
opened  to  us  the  scriptures  ? 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hoifr,  and 
returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the 
eleven  gathered  together,  and  them  that 
were  with  them, 

34  Saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed, 
and  hath  appeared  to  Simon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things  were  done 
in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them 
in  breaking  of  bread. 


36  If  And  as  they  thus  spake,  Jesus 
himself  stood  in  the  midst  of  them,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Peace  be  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and  affrighted, 
and  supposed  that  they  had  seen  a  spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
troubled  ?  and  why  do  thoughts  arise  in 
your  hearts? 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that 
if  is  I  myself:  handle  me,  and  see  ;  for  a 
spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see 
me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
shewed  them  his  hands  and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed  not  for 
joy,  and  wondered,  he  said  unto  them, 
Have  ye  here  any  meat  ? 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a 
broiled  fish,  and  of  a  honey-comb. 

43  And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat  before 
them. 

44  And  he  said  unto  them.  These  are 
the  words  which  I  spake  unto  you,  while  1 
was  yet  with  you,  that  all  things  must  be 
fulfilled  which  were  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  and  in  the  prophets,  and  in  the 
psalms,  concerning  me. 

45  Then  opened  he  their  understanding, 
that  they  might  understand  the  scriptures, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  it  is  writ- 
ten, and  thus  it  behoved  Christ  to  suffer, 
and  to  rise  from  the  dead  the  third  day  : 

47  And  that  repentance  and  remission 
of  sins  should  be  preached  in  his  name 
among  all  nations,  beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

48  And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things, 

49  IT  And  behold,  I  send  the  promise  of 
my  Father  upon  you :  but  tarry  ye  in  the 
city  of  Jerusalem,  until  ye  be  endued  with 
power  from  on  high. 

50  ^T  And  he  led  them  out  as  far  as  to 
Bethany  :  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and 
blessed  them. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  bless- 
ed them,  he  was  parted  from  them,  and 
carried  up  into  heaven. 

52  And  they  worshipped  him,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy : 

53  And  were  continually  in  the  temple, 
praising  and  blessing  God.    Amen. 


5  The  Gosjicl  according  to  Saint  JOHN. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the 
Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word 
was  God 

2  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with 
God. 

3  All  things  were  made  by  him ;  and 
without  him  was  not  any  thing  made  that1 
was  made. 

4  In  him  was  life ;  and  ►'he  life  was  the 
light  of  men. 


5  And  the  light  shineth  in  darkness ;  and 
the  darkness  comprehended  it  not. 

6  IT  There  was  a  man  sent  from  God, 
whose  name  was  John. 

7  The  same  came  for  a  witness,  to  bear 
witness  of  the  Light,  that  all  men  through 
him  might  believe. 

8  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent 
to  bear  witness  of  that  Light. 

9  Tfiat  was  the  true  Light,  which  light- 
eth  every  man  that  cometn  into  the  world. 

78 


John's  testimony  of  Christ.  CHAP.  I.  The  call tn 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world 
was  made  by  him,  and  the  world  knew 
him  not. 

1 1  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own 
received  him  not. 

12  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to 
them  gave  he  power  to  become  the  son-  of 
God,even  to  them  that  believe  on  his  name : 

13  Which  were  born,  not  of  blood.  ma 
of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of 
man,  but  of  God. 

14  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and 
dwelt  among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glo« 
ry,  the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the 
Father,)  full  of  grace  and  truth. 

15  IF  John  bare  witness  of  him,  and 
cried,  saying,  This  was  he  of  whom  I 
spake,  He  that  cometh  after  me,  is  pre- 
ferred before  me;   for  he  was  befon;  me. 

16  And  of  his  fulness  have  all  we  re- 
ceived, and  grace  for  grace. 

17  P"or  the  law  was  given  by  Moses,  but 
grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ. 

18  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time; 


the  only  begotten  Son,  which 


the 


bosom  of  the  Father,  he  hath  declared  hint. 
19  IT  And   this  is  the  record  of  John, 
when  the  Jews  sent  priests  and  Levites 
from  Jerusalem,  to  ask  him,  Who  art  thou?!  Simon  Peter's  brother. 


of  Andrea,  and  Peter. 

32  And  John  bare  j.  in-.  I  saw 
the  bpir.t  descending  froin  heaven  like  a 
dove,  ami  it  abode  upon  him. 

33  And  1   knew  him  i„,t:  iui,  |ir.  t)iV 
sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
said  unto  me,  I  pon  whom  thou  shalt  - 
Spirit  descending  ami  remainii 
the  same   is  he  which  baptizdh  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

3  \   And    1  saw    ami    bare  record,  thai 
this  is  the  Son  <.|  ( rod. 
35  1  Again  the  next  day  after,  Jehu 
.ml  <\\«»  cihis  disci] 
And  looking  upon  .'-  sua  as  b<  walk- 
ed, he  saith,  Behold  the  Lambol  I 
37  And  the  two  disci]  I  him 

,ml  they  follota 

is  turned.  them 

following,  and  saith  unto  th<  m,  M 
ye.'     Thi  y  said  unto  him, 
is  to  say,    being   in 
where  dwellesl  th<>u ! 

39  lb  saith  unto  tin  tn,  ' 
They  came  and  saw  where  he  dwelt, 
abode  w  itb  him  that  day:  for  il 
the  tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard  John 
speak,   and   followed    him,    was  An 


20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not 
but  confessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  What  then? 
Art  thou  Elias?  And  he  saith, I  am  not.  Art 
thou  that  prophet?   And  he  answered,  No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art 
thou?  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to 
them  that  sent  us.  What  say  est  thou  of 
thyself? 

23  He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  cry- 
ing in  the  wilderness,  Make  straight  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  as  said  the  prophet  Esaias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent  were  of 
the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be 
not  that  Christ,  nor  Elias,  neither  that 
prophet? 

26  John  answered  them,  saying,  I  bap- 
tize with  water:  but  there  standeth  one 
among  you,  whom  ye  know  not: 

27  He  it  is,  who  coming  after  me,  is 

F referred  before  me,  whose  shoe's  latchet 
am  not  worthy  to  unloose. 

28  These  things  were  done  in  Bethabara 
beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

29  IF  The  next  day  John  sceth  Jesus 
coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin 
of  the  world ! 

30  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said,  After  me 
cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before 
me;  for  he  was  before  me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  that  he 
should  be  made  manifest  to  Fsrael,  there- 
fore am  I  come  baptizing  with  water 

-    5t) 


41  He  first  findeth  his  own  broth- 
mon,  and  saith  unto  him.  UV  haye  found 
the  Messias;  which  is,  being  interpn 

the  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  bun 

when  Jesus  beheld  him.  hi  aaid,  Then  art 
Simon  the  son  of  Jona  :  thou  -halt  be  i 
Cephas;    which    is,   by    int.  rpn  I  ition,  a 
stone. 

-13  H  The  day  following  •'<  iu 
forth  into  Galilee,  and  findeth  Phili] 
saith  unto  him,  Follow 

44  Now  Philip  was  of  Bethsaida,  the 

city  of  Andrew  am!  I\  ter. 

45  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  laitfa 
unto  him,  W  »  hav<  found  him  of  whom 
Moses  in  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  did 
write, Jesus  ofNazareth,th<  bob  of  Joseph, 

40  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him.  Can 
there  any  good  thin:;   come  out  of    N 
reth  ?  Philip  saith  unto  him, Come  to 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him, 
and  saith  of  him,  Behold  an  I 

deed,  in  whom  is  no  guile! 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him.   \\  I 
knowest  thou  me?    Jesus  answered 
said  unto  him.  Before  that  Philip  « 
thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the  bf-ta 
saw  thee. 

49  Nathanael  answered 

him,  Habhi,  thou  art  the  S.-n.-l  (i--d 
art  the  King  of  fsrael. 

50  Jesus  answered  and 
Because  I  said  .into  th..  I 
theng-tree,  belli  rest  thou 
greater  things  than  th 


ffiinst  turns  water  into  wine. 


S  JOHN. 


He  teaches  of  regeneration* 


51  Andhe  saith  unto  him,  Verily,  verily, 
1  say  unto  you,  Hereafter  ye  shall  see  hea- 
ven open,  and  the  angels  of  God  ascending 
and  descending  upon  the  Son  of  man. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  the  third  day  there  was  a  mar- 
riage in   Cana  of  Galilee ;  and  the 
mother  of  Jesus  was  there. 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and  his 
disciples,  to  the  marriage. 

o  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the 
mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  what 
have  I  to  do  with  thee?  mine  hour  is  not 
yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants, 
Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do  it. 

G  And  there  were  set  there  six  water- 
pots  of  stone,  after  the  manner  of  the 
purifying  of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or 
three  firkins  apiece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  water 
pots  with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up 
to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Diaw  out 
now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the 
ieast.     And  they  bare  it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted 
the  water  that  was  made  wine,  and  knew 
not  whence  it  was,  (but  the  servants 
which  drew  the  water  knew,)  the  governor 
cf  the  feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him,  Every  man  at 
the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good  wine ; 
and  when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that 
which  is  worse  :  but  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 

1 1  This  beginning  of  miracles  did  Je- 
sus in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested 
forth  his  glory ;  and  his  disciples  believed 
en  him. 

12  IT  After  this  he  went  down  to  Caper- 
naum, he,  and  his  mother,  and  his  brethren, 
and  his  disciples ;  and  they  continued 
there  not  many  days. 

13  IT  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  at 
hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

14  And  found  in  the  temple  those  that 
gold  oxen,  and  sheep,  and  doves,  and  the 
changers  of  money,  sitting : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of 
small  cords,  he  drove  them  all  out  of  the 
temple,  and  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen  ;  and 
poured  out  the  changers'  money,  and  over- 
threw the  tables  ; 

16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves, 
Take  these  things  hence :  make  not  my 
Father's  house    a    house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered  that 
it  was  written,  The  zeal  of  thy  house 
hath  eaten  me  up. 

'  18  If  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him,  What  sign  shewestthou  unto  us, 
seeing  that  thou  doest  these  things? 


19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  then?,. 
Destroy  this  temple,  and  in  three  days  1 
will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and  six 
years  was  this  temple  in  building,  and 
wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in  three  days? 

21  Buthe  spake  of  the  temple  ofhis  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen  from 
the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that 
he  had  said  this  unto  them :  and  they  be- 
lieved the  scripture,  and  the  word  which 
Jesus  had  said. 

23  Now,  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at 
the  passover,  in  the  feast-day,  many  be- 
lieved in  his  name,  when  they  saw  the 
miracles  which  he  did. 

24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit  himself 
unto  them,  because  he  knew  all  men, 

25  And  needednotthatany  should  testify 
of  man  :  for  he  knew  what  was  in  man. 

CHAP.  III. 

THERE  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees 
namedNicodemus,arulerof  the  Jews: 

2  The  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night, 
and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that 
thou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God  :  for  no 
man  can  do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest, 
except  God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a 
man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him,  How  can 
a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old?  can  he 
enter  the  second  time  into  his  mother's 
womb,  and  be  born? 

5  Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water, 
and  of  tne  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh,  is 
flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit, 
is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye 
must  be  born  again. 

8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth, 
and  thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but 
canst  not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whi- 
ther it  goeth :  so  is  every  one  that  is  born, 
of  the  Spirit. 

9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  How  can  these  things  be  ? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and  knowest 
not  these  things? 

1 1  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  We 
speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testify  that  we 
have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  I  have  told  you  earthly  things, 
and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe 
if  I  tell  you  of  heavenly  things? 

13  And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to 
heaven,  but  he  that  came  down  from 
heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which  is  m 
heaven. 

SO 


ihndemnalion  for  unbelief  CHAP.  IV.  Tht  woman  of  Samti  i 

14  IT  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpen  tfeth  the  words  of  God:   lor  God  givetfa  bol 


tn  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son  of 
man  be  lifted  up  : 

15  That  whosoever  believetfa  in  liini 
should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life. 

16  H  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that 
he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  that  who- 
soever believeth  in  him,  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlasting  life. 

17  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the 
world  to  condemn  the  world,  but  that  the 
world  through  him  might  be  save,!. 

18  TT  He  that  believeth  on  him,  is  not 
condemned:  but  he  that  believeth  not,  is 
condemned  already,  because  he  hath  not 
believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that 
light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men 
loved  darkness  rather  than  light,  because 
their  deeds  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil  hateth 
the  light,  neither  cometh  to  the  light,  lest 
his  deeds  should  be  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth,  cometh  to 
the  light,  that  his  deeds  may  be  made 
manifest,  that  they  are  wrought  in  God. 

22  TT  After  these  things  came  Jesus  and 
his  disciples  into  the  land  of  Judea  ;  and 
there  he  tarried  with  them,  and  baptized. 

23  H  And  John  also  was  baptizing  in 
iEnon,near  to  Salim,  because  there  was 
much  water  there  :  and  they  came,  and 
were  baptized. 

24  For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison. 

25  IT  Then  there  arose  a  question  be- 
tween some  of  John's  disciples  and  the 
Jews,  about  purifying. 

26  And  they  came  unto  John,  and  said 
unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with  thee 
beyond  Jordan,  to  whom  thou  barest  wit- 
ness, behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  A  man  can 
receive  nothing,  except  it  be  given  him 
from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that 
I  said, I  am  not  the  Christ,  but  that  I  am 
sent  before  him. 

29  He  that  hath  the  bride,  is  the  bride- 
groom :  but  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom, 
which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth 
greatly,  because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice : 
thi3  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled. 

30  Hemustincrease,but  I  must  decrease. 

31  He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above 
all :  he  that  is  of  the  earth  is  earthly,  and 
speaketh  of  the  earth  :  he  that  cometh 
from  heaven  is  above  all. 

32  And  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard, 
that  he  testifieth ;  and  no  man  receiveth 
his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  testimony, 
hath  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is  true. 

34  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent,  speak- 


the  Spirit  by  measure  unto 

35  The -Father  loveth  the  Son  and  hath 
given  all  things  into  his  hand. 

36  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath 
everlasting  life  :  and  he  that  believeth  not 
the  Son,  shall  nut  see  life;  but  the  wrath 
of  God  abideth  on  him. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how 
tin  Pharisees  had  heard  that  Jesus 
made  and  baptized  more  disciples  than 
John. 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  baptized  not, 
but  his  disomies,) 

3  He  left  Judea,  and  departed  again  into 
Galilee. 

■1  Andhe  must  net  dsgo  through  Samaria. 

•r)  Then  cometh  he  toa<  ity  <.i  S  unaria, 
which  is  called  Sychar^near  to  the  parcel 
of  ground  that  Jacol  gave  to  his  son  J< 

6  Now  Jacob's  wi  II  v.  • 

therefore  being  wearied  with  /.■/■.- journey. 
sat  thus  on  the  well :  and  i1  ftit  the 

sixth  hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  i 

to  draw  water  :  Jesus  saith  unti  I    r,Gi?< 
me  to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples' were  gone  away 
unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.) 

9  Then   saith  the  woman   of  Samaria 
unto  him,  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  :.'<  \\ , 
askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a  won 
Samaria?  for  the  Jews  have  no  dealings 
with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her, 
If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who 
it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  Giu  me  to  drink; 
thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  bun,  and  he 
would  have  given  thee  tiling  v\ 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  thou 
hast  nothing  to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is 
deep  :  from  whence  then  hast  thou  that 
living  water? 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father 
Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank 
thereof  himself,  and  his  children,  and  his 
cattle? 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her. 
Whosoever  drinketh  of  this  water,  shall 
thirst  again  : 

14  But  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him,  shall  never  thirst  ; 
but  the  water  that  1  shall  give  him,  shall 
be  in  him  a  wellofwaterspringing  up  into 
everlasting  life. 

15  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  give 
me  this  water,  that  I  thirst  not,  neither 
come  hither  to  draw. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go  call  thy 
husband,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and  said,  I 
have  no  husband.  Jesus  said  unto  her, 
Thou  hast  well  said,  I  have  no  husband  : 

18  for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands,  ami 

81 


Christ's  2ealfor  God's  glory. 


S.  JOHN. 


He  heals  the  nobleman*  a  son* 


he  whom  thou  now  hast,  is  not  thy  hus- 
band :  in  that  saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  I 
perceive  that  thou  art  a  prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in  this  moun- 
tain ;  and  ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the 
place  where  men  ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  be- 
lieve me,  the  hourcometh,  when  ye  shall 
neither  in  this  mountain,  nor  yet  at  Jeru- 
salem, worship  the  Father. 

22  Ye  worship  ye  know  not  what :  wre 
know  what  we  worship,  for  salvation  is  of 
the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is, 
when  the  true  worshippers  shall  worship 
the  Father  in  spirit  and  in  truth  :  for  the 
Father  seeketh  such  to  worship  him. 

24  God  is  a  Spirit :  and  they  that  wor- 
ship him,  must  worship  him  in  spirit  and 
in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I  know 
that  Messias  cometh,  which  is  called 
Christ ;  when  he  is  come,  he  will  tell  us 
all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I  that  speak 
unto  thee  am  he. 

27  IT  And  upon  this  came  his  disciples, 
and  marvelled  that  he  talked  with  the  wo- 
man :  yet  no  man  said,  What  seekest 
thou  ?  or,  Why  talkest  thou  with  her? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  water-pot, 
and  went  her  way  into  the  city,  and  saith 
to  the  men, 

29  Come,  see  a  man  which  told  me  all 
things  that  ever  I  did :  is  not  this  the 
Christ  ? 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and 
came  unto  him. 

31  TT  In  the  mean  while  his  disciples 
prayed  him,  saying,  Master,  eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I  have  meat 
t©  eat  that  ye  know  not  of. 

33  Therefore  said  the  disciples  one  to 
another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  aught 
to  eat  1 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  My  meat  is 
to  do  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and  to 
finish  his  work. 

35  Say  not  ye,  There  are  yet  four 
months,  and  then  cometh  harvest  f  behold, 
I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and 
look  on  the  fields  ;  for  they  are  white  al- 
ready to  harvest. 

36  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages, 
and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal  :  that 
both  he  that  soweth,  and  he  that  reapeth, 
may  rejoice  together. 

37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true,  One 
soweth,  and  another  reapeth. 

38  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye 
bestowed  no  labour:  other  men  laboured, 
and  ye  are  entered  into  their  labours. 

39  H  And  many  of  the  Samaritans  of 
fhau^iy  believed  on  him  for  the  saving  o! 

18 


the  woman,  which  testified,  He  told  me 
all  that  ever  I  did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were  come 
unto  him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would 
tarry  with  them :  and  he  abode  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  more  believed,  because 
of  his  own  word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman,  Now  we 
believe,  not  because  of  thy  saying :  for  we 
have  heard  him  ourselves,  and  know  that 
this  is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the 
world. 

43  IT  Now,  after  two  days  he  departed 
thence,  and  went  into  Galilee. 

44  For  Jesus  himself  testified  that  a  pro~ 
phet  hath  no  honour  in  his  own  country. 

45  Then  when  he  was  come  into  Gali- 
lee, the  Galileans  received  him,  having 
seen  all  the  things  that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at 
the  feast :  for  they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  o5 
Galilee,  where  he  made  the  water  wine. 
And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose 
son  was  sick  at  Capernaum. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come 
out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto 
him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
down,  and  heal  his  son  :  for  he  was  at  the 
point  of  death. 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Except 
ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  not  be- 
lieve. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him,  Sir, 
come  down  ere  my  child  die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way  ; 
thy  son  liveth.  And  the  man  believed  the 
word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and 
he  went  his  way. 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his 
servants  met  him,  and  told  him,  saying, 
Thy  son  liveth. 

52  Then  inquired  he  of  them  the  hour 
when  he  began  to  amend.  And  they  said 
unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour 
the  fever  left  him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at 
the  same  hour,  in  the  which  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Thy  son  liveth  :  and  himself 
believed,  and  his  whole  house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  miracle  that 
Jesus  did,  when  he  was  come  out  of  Ju- 
dea into  Galilee. 

CHAP.  V. 

AFTER  this  there  was  a  feast  of  the 
Jews :  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

2  Now  there  is  at  Jerusalem,by  the  sheep 
market, a  pool,  which  is  called  in  the  He- 
brew tongue,  Bethesda,  having  five 
porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude  of  im- 
potent folk,  of  blind,  halt,  withered,  wait- 
ins:  for  the  moving  of  the  water. 

4  For  an  amref  went  down  at  a  certain 

S2 


The  Jews  persecute  Jesus. 


CHAP.  V. 


The  power  of  Jesus. 

season  into  the  pool,  and  troubled  the! even  as  they  honour  the  Father      He  that 
water:    whosoever    then   first    after    the|honoureth  not  the  Son,  honoureth  not  the 


troubling  of  the  water  stepped  in,  was 
made  whole  of  whatsoever  disease  he  had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there,  which 
had  an  infirmity  thirty  and  eight  years. 

6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew 
that  he  had  been  now  a  lone  time  in  that 
case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be 
made  whole? 

7  The  impotent  man  answered  him, 
Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the  water  is 
troubled,  to  put  me  into  the  pool:  but 
while  1  am  coming,  another  steppeth  down 
before  me. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Rise,  take  up 
thy  bed,  and  walk. 

9  And  immediately  the  man  was  made 
whole,  and  took  up  his  bed,  and  walked: 
and  on  the  same  day  was  the  sabbath. 

10  IT  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him 
that  was  cured,  It  is  the  sabbath-day;  it  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  carry  thy  bed. 

11  He  answered  them,  He  that  made 
me  whole,  the  same  said  unto  me,  Take 
up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him,  What  man  is 
that  which  said  unto  thee,  Take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist  not  who 
it  was:  for  Jesus  had  conveyed  himself 
away,  a  multitude  being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the 
temple,  and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou 
art  made  whole :  sin  no  more,  lest  a  worse 
thing  come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told  the 
Jews  that  it  was  Jesus  which  had  made 
him  whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews  perse- 
cute Jesus,  and  sought  to  slay  him,  because 
lie  had  done  these  things  on  the  sabbath- 
day. 

17  IF  But  Jesus  answered  them,  My 
Father  worketh  hitherto,  and  I  work 

18  Therefore  the  Jews  sought  the  more 
to  kill  him, because  he  not  only  had  broken 
the  sabbath,  but  said  also,  that  God  was 
his  Father,  making  himself  equal  with  God. 

19  Then  answered  Jesus,  and  said  unto 
them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The 
Son  can  do  nothing  of  himself,  but  what 
he  seeth  the  Father  do:  for  what  things 
soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth  the  Son 
likewise. 

20  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 
sheweth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth: 
and  he  will  shew  him  greater  works  than 
these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up  the 
dead,  and  quickeneth  them;  even  so  the 
Son  quickeneth  whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Father judgeth  no  man;  but 
hath  committed  all  judgment  unto  the  Son : 

23  That  all  men  should  honour  the  Son, 


Father  which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
that  heareth  my  word,  and  believeth  on 
him  that  sent  me,  bath  everlasting  life,  and 
shall  not  come  into  condemnation;  but  is 
passed  from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Tha 
hour  is  coming,  and  now  is,  when  the  dead 
shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  God:  and 
they  that  hear  shall  live. 

26  For  ns  the  Father  hath  life  in  him 
self,  so  hath  he  given  to  the  Son  to  hare 
life  in  himself; 

27  And  hath  given  him  authority  to  ex- 
ecute judgment  also,  because  he  is  the 
Son  of  man. 

28  Marvel  not  at  this:  for  the  hour  in- 
coming, in  the  which  all  that  are  in  the 
graves  shall  hear  bis  voice, 

29  And  shall  come  forth;  they  ?h  it 
done  good,  unto  the  resurrection  oi  life; 
and  they  that  have  done  evil,  unto  i! 
surrection  of  damnation. 

30  I  can  of  mine  own  self  do  nothing: 
as  I  hear,  I  judge:  and  myjudgmenl  is 
just ;  because  1  seek  not  mine  own  will,  but 
the  will  of  the  Father  which  hath  sent  me. 

31  If  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  wit- 
ness is  not  true. 

32  If  There  is  another  that  bearcth  wit- 
ness of  me,  and  I  know  that  the  witness 
which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he  bar. 
nessunto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  testimony  from 
man:  but  these  things  I  say,  that  ye  might 
be  saved. 

35  He  was  a  burning  Mid  a  shining 
light:  and  ye  were  willing  for  a  season  to 
rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  %  But  I  have  greater  witness  thin 
that  of  John:  for  the  works  which  tl 

ther  hath  given  me  to  finish,  the  same 
works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me.  that 
the  Father  hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  himself  which  hath 
sent  me,  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye 
have  neither  heard  his  voice  at  any  time, 
nor  seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abid 
you:  for  whom  he  hath  sent,  him  Jf 
lieve  not. 

39  IT  Search  the  scriptures;  for  in  them 
ye  think  ye   have  eternal  life:   And 

are  they  which  testify  of  me. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  tl 
might  have  life. 

41  I  receive  not  honour  from 

42  But  I  know  you,  thai  y<    h  if! 
the  love  of  God  in  you. 

43  I  am  come  in  my  Fatl 

ye  receive  me  not:  if  another  shall  i 
in  his  own  name,  him  jri 


Ciristfoeds  the  five  thousand:  S.  JOHN. 


He  reproves  the  multitude. 


44  How  can  ye  believe,  which    receive 

{wnour  one  of  another,  and  seek  not  the 
lonour  that  cometh  from  God  only? 

45  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you 
to  the  Father :  there  is  one  that  accuseth 
you,  even  Moses,  in  whom  3re  trust. 

46  For  hadye  believed  Moses,  ye  would 
have  believed  me:  for  he  wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings, 
how  shall  ye  believe  my  words? 

CHAP.  VI. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  went  over 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  which  is  the  sea 
of  Tiberias. 

2  And  a  great  multitude  followed  him. 
because  they  saw  his  miracles  which  he 
did  on  them  that  were  diseased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a  mountain, 
and  there  he  sat  with  his  disciples. 

4  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of  the  Jews, 
was  nigh. 

b  H  ^Vhen  Jesus  then  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  a  great  company  come  unto  him, 
he  saith  unto  Philip,  Whence  shall  we  buy 
bread  that  these  may  eat? 

6  (And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  :  for 
he  himself  knew  what  he  would  do.) 

7  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred 
pennyworth  of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for 
them,  that  every  one  of  them  may  take  a 
little 

8  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon 
Peter's  brother,  saith  unto  him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  five 
barley-loaves,  and  two  small  fishes:  but 
what  are  they  among  so  many?. 

10  And  Jesus  said,  Make  the  men  sit 
down.  (Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the 
place.)  So  the  men  sat  down  in  number 
about  five  thousand. 

1 1  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves ;  and 
when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  distributed 
to  the  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  them 
that  were  set  down;  and  likewise  of  the 
fishes,  as  much  as  they  would. 

12  When  they  were  filled,  he  said  unto 
his  disciples,  Gather  up  the  fragments  that 
remain,  that  nothing  be  lost. 

13  Therefore  they  gathered  them  toge- 
ther, and  filled  twelve  baskets  with  the 
fragments  of  the  five  barley-loaves,  which 
remained  over  and  above  unto  them  that 
bad  eaten. 

14  Then  those  men,  when  they  had 
seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus  did,  said,  This 
is  of  a  truth  that  Prophet  that  should  come 
into  the  world. 

15  "IT  When  Jesus  therefore  perceived 
that  they  would  come  and  take  him  by 
force,  to  make  him  a  king,  he  departed 
again  into  a  mountain  himself  alone. 

16  And  when  even  was  now  come,  his 
disciples  went  down  unto  the  sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and  went 
over  the  sea  toward  Capernaum.     And  it 


was  now  dark,  and  Jesus  was  not  come  to 
them. 

1 8  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason  of  a 
great  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  they  had  rowed  about  five 
and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs,  they  see  Jesus 
walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh  unto 
the  ship  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

20  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is  I ;  be 
not  afraid. 

21  Then  the}'  willingly  received  him 
into  the  ship :  and  immediately  the  ship 
was  at  the  land  whither  they  went. 

22  IF  The  day  following,  when  the 
people  which  stood  on  the  other  side  ot 
the  sea  saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat 
there,  save  that  one  whereinto  his  disciples 
were  entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not  with 
his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but  that  his 
disciples  were  gone  away  alone  ; 

23  (Howbeit  there  came  other  boats 
from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the  place  where 
they  did  eat  bread,  after  that  the  Lord  bad 
given  thanks :) 

24  When  the  people  therefore  saw  that 
Jesus  was  not  there,  neither  his  disciples, 
they  also  took  shipping,  and  came  to 
Capernaum,  seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found  him  on 
the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto 
him,  Rabbi,  when  earnest  thou  hither? 

26  Jesus  answered  them  andsaid,  Verily, 
verity,  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  seek  me,  not 
because  ye  saw  the  miracles,  but  because 
ye  did  eat  of  the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 

27  Labour  not  for  the  meat  which  pe- 
risheth,  but  for  that  meat  which  endureth 
unto  everlasting  life,  which  the  Son  of  man 
shall  give  unto  you  :  for  him  hath  God  the 
Father  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What 
shall  we  do,  that  we  might  work  the  works 
of  God? 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe 
on  him  whom  he  hath  sent. 

30  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What 
sign  shewest  thou  then,  that  we  may  see, 
and  believe  thee?  what  dost  thou  work? 

31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the 
desert;  as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them 
bread  from  heaven  to  eat. 

32  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Moses  gave  you  not 
that  bread  from  heaven  ;  but  my  Father 
giveth  you  the  true  bread  from  heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he  which 
cometh  down  from  heaven,  and  giveth  life 
unto  the  world. 

34  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Lord, 
evermore  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  am  the 
bread  of  life  :  he  that  cometh  to  me,  shall 
never  hunger;  and  he  that  brlicveth  on 
me,  shall  never  thirst. 

84 


Christ  the  bread  of  life 

36  But  1  said  unto  you,  That  ye  also 
have  seen  me,  and  believe  not. 

37  All  that  the  Father  giveth  me,  shall 
come  to  me  ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me, 
J  will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 

38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven,  not 
to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father's  will  which 
hath  sent  me,  that  of  all  which  he  hath 
givenme,  I  should  lose  nothing,  but  should 
raise  it  up  again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  sent 
me,  that  every  one  which  seeth  the  Son, 
and  believeth  on  him,  may  have  everlast- 
ing life  :  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at  him, 
because  he  said,  I  am  the  bread  which 
came  down  from  heaven. 

42  And  they  said,  Is  not  this  Jesus  the 
son  of  Joseph,  whose  father  and  mother 
we  know?  how  is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I 
came  down  from  heaven  ? 

43  Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Murmur  not  among  yourselves. 

44  No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the 
Father  which  hath  sent  me  draw  him :  and 
I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

45  It  is  written  in  the  prophets.  And 
they  shall  be  all  taught  of  God.  Ever}7 
man  therefore  that  hath  heard,  and  hath 
learned  of  the  Father,  cometh  unto  me. 

46  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Fa- 
ther, save  he  which  is  of  God,  he  hath 
seen  the  Father. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
'hat  believeth  on  me  hath  everlasting  life. 

48  I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  Your  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the 
wilderness,  and  are  dead. 

50  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  thereof, 
and  not  die. 

51  I  am  the  living  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven  :  if  any  man  eat  of  this 
bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever:  and  the 
bread  that  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  which  I 
will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  strove  among 
themselves,  saying,  How  can  this  man 
give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ? 

53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily, 


CHAP.  VII.  He  reproves  his  kinsmen. 

and  I  live  by  the  Father:  so  he  that  eateth 
me,  even  he  shall  live  by  me. 

58  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down 
from  heaven:  not  as  your  fathers  did  eat 
manna,  and  are  dead:  he  that  eateth  ot 
this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 


59  These  things  said  he  in  the  syna- 
gogue, as  he  taught 'in  Capernaum. 

60  Many  therefore  of  bis  disciples, 
when  they  had  heard  this,  said,  This  is  a 
hard  saying  ;  who  can  hear  it  '. 

61  When  Jesus  knew  in  himself  that 
his  disciples  murmured  at  it,  he  said  unto 
them,  Doth  this  offend  you  ? 

62  What  and  if  ye  snail  see  the  Son  of 
man  ascend  up  uhere  he  vras  before  ! 

63  It  is  tin-  Spirit  that  quickeneth  ;  the 
flesh  profiteth  nothing  :  the  words  that  1 
speak  unto  you,  they  are  spirit,  and  they 
are  life. 

64  But  there  arc  some  of  you  dial  !><' 
lieve  not.     For  Jesus  knew  from  tin    be* 
ginning  who  they  were  that  beliered  not, 
and  who  should  betray  him. 

65  And  he  said,  Then  tore  said  I  unto 
you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto  me,  ex- 
cept it  were  given  unto  him  of  my  Father. 

66  If  From  that  fimemany  ofhifl  disciplei 
went  back,  and  walked  no  more  with  him. 

67  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the  twelve, 
Will  ye  also  go  away  ? 

68  Then  Simon  Peter  answered  him, 
Lord,  to  whom  shall  wc  go?  thou  hasl  the 
words  of  eternal  life. 

69  And  we  believe,  and  are  sure  that  thou 
art  that  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  them,  Have  not  I 
chosen  you  twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a 
devil? 

71  He  spake  of  Juda«  Iscariot  the  sonot 
Simon:  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray 
him,  being  one  of  tin-  twelre. 

CHAP.  VII. 
A  FTER  these  things  Jesus  walk"!  in 
l\  Galilee  :   for  he  would  not  walk  in 
Jewry, because  the  Jew—  ought  to  kill  him. 

2  Now  the  Jews'  feast  of  taben 
was  at  hand. 

3  His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him, 
Depart  hence,  and  go  intoJudea,  that  thy 
disciples  also  may  see  the  works  that  thou 
doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth   any 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the  thins:  in  secret,  and  he  himself  - ••  k] 
flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  drink  his  be  known  openly.    1  fthoudo  th.-c  tl 


blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 

54  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh 
my  blood,  hath  eternal  life ;  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my 
blood  is  drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drink- 
eth my  blood,  dwelleth  in  me,  and  I  inn 
him. 

57  As  the  living  Father  hath  gent  mc,' 


shew  thyself  to  the  world. 

i-  1 1  :    bretnn 


5  (For  neither  did  hia 
in  him.)  .  .. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  tbem,  Wj 
is  not  yet  come:  but  your  tin* 
rpjidv 

7  "Tin*  world  cam 
t  hateth,  because  1  U  -'< 

works  thereof  are  evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  fc  <        1   fPnottia 
F5 


CJinst  teaches  in  the  temple. 

yet  unto  this  feast;  for  my  time  is  not  yet 
full  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words  unto 
them,  he  abode  still  in  Galilee. 

10  If  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone 
up,  then  went  he  also  up  unto  the  least,  not 
openly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret. 

1 1  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the 
feast,  and  said,  Where  is  he? 

12  And  there  was  much  murmuring 
among  the  people  concerning  him:  for 
some  said,  He  is  a  good  man  :  others  said, 
Nay  ;  but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

13  Howbeit,  no  man  spake  openly  of 
him,  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  IT  Now,about  the  midst  of  the  feast, 
Jesus  went  up  into  the  temple  and  taught. 

15  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  saying, 
How  knoweth  this  man  letters,  having 
never  learned? 

16  Jesus  answered  them,  and  said,  My 
doctrine  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me. 

17  If  any  man  will  do  his  will,  he  shall 
know  of  the  doctrine,  whether  it  be  of 
God,  or  whether  I  speak  of  myself. 

18  He  that  speaketh  of  himself,  seeketh 
his  own  glory:  but  he  that  seeketh  his 
glory  that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and 
no  unrighteousness  is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and 
yet  none  of  you  keepeth  the  law  ?  Why  go 
ye  about  to  kill  me  ? 

20  The  people  answered  and  said,  Thou 
hast  a  devil :  whogoeth  about  to  kill  thee  ? 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  have  done  one  work,  and  ye  all  marveli 

22  Moses  therefore  gave  unto  you  cir- 
cumcision, (not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  but 
of  the  fathers;) and  ye  on  the  sabbath-day 
circumcise  a  man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath-day  receive 
circumcision,  that  the  law  of  Moses  should 
not  be  broken ;  are  ye  angry  at  me,  be- 
cause I  have  made  a  man  every  whit  whole 
on  the  sabbath-day  ? 

24  Judge  not  according  to  the  appear- 
ance,but  judge  righteous  judgment. 

25lhen  said  some  of  them  of  Jerusalem, 
Is  not  this  he  whom  they  seek  to  kill  ?     . 

26  But  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they 
say  nothing  unto  him.  Do  the  rulers  know 
indeed  that  this  is  the  very  Christ  ? 

27  Howbeit,  we  know  this  man,  whence 
lie  is:  but  when  Christ  cometh,  no  man 
knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the  temple,  as 
he  taught,  saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and 
ye  know  whence  I  am  :  and  I  am  not  come 
of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true, 
whom  ye  know  not. 

29  But  1  know  him;  for  I  am  from  him, 
and  he  hath  sent  me, 

30  Then  they  sought  to  take  him  : 
no  man  laid  hands  on  him,  because 
\\9m  was  not  yet  come. 


S.  JOHN.     Sundry  opinions  concerning  him* 

31  And  many  of  the  people  believed  oq 
him,  and  said,  When  Christ  cometh,  will 
he  do  more  miracles  than  these  which  this 
man  hath  done? 

32  1[  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  peo- 
ple murmured  such  things  concerning  him : 
and  the  Pharisees  and  the  chief  priests 
sent  officers  to  take  him. 

33  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  Yet  a 
little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  then  I  go 
unto  him  that  sent  me. 

34  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me :  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come. 

35  Thensaid  the  Jewsamong  themselves, 
Whither  will  he  go,  that  we  shall  not  find 
him  ?  will  he  go  unto  the  dispersed  among 
the  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gentiles? 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is  this  that  he 
said,  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot  come? 

37  In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the 
feast,  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying,  If  any 
man  thirst,  let  him  come  untome,  and  drink, 

38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as  the 
scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall 
flow  rivers  of  living  water. 

39  (But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which 
they  that  believe  on  him  should  receive, 
for  the  Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  given,  be- 
cause that  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.) 

40  If  Many  of  the  people  therefore, 
when  they  heard  this  saying,  said,  Of  a 
truth  this  is  the  Prophet. 

41  Others  said,  This  is  the  Christ.  But 
some  said,  Shall  Christ  come  out  of  Galilee? 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said,  That 
Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  David,  and  out 
of  the  town  ofBethlehem,  where  David  was? 

43  So  there  was  a  division  among  the 
people  because  of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken 
him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

45  If  Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief 
priests  and  Pharisees  ;  and  they  said  unto 
them,  Why  have  ye  not  brought  him? 

46  The  officers  answered,  Never  man 
spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees, 
Are  ye  also  deceived? 

48  Have  any  of  the  rulers,  or  of  the 
Pharisees  believed  on  him  ? 

49  But  this  people  who  knoweth  not  the 
law  are  cursed. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them,  (he  that 
came  to  Jesus  by  night,  being  one  of  them,) 

51  Doth  our  Jaw  judge  any  man  before 
it  hear  him,  and  know  what  he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto  him 
Art  thou  also  of  Galilee?  Search,  and  look : 
for  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his  own 
house. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

TESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives  : 
2  And  earlv  in  the  morning  he  cam*- 
P6 


but 
his 


The  woman  taken  in  adultery.      CHAP    VIII 


again  into  the  temple,  and  all  the  people 
came  unto  him ;  and  he  sat  down  and 
taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  brought 
unto  him  a.  woman  taken  in  adultery  :  and 
when  they  had  set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him,  Master,  this  wo- 
man was  taken  in  adultery,  in  the  very  act. 

5  Now  Moses  in  the  law  commanded  us, 
that  such  should  be  stoned :  but  what  say- 
est  thou  ? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting-  him,  that  they 
might  have  to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus 
stooped  down,  and  with  his  linger  wrote  on 
the  ground,  an  though  he  heard  them  not. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking  him, 
he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  them, 
He  that  is  without  sin  among  you,  let  him 
first  cast  a  stone  at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down,  and 
wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  being  con- 
victed by  their  own  conscience,  went  out 
one  by  one,  beginning  at  the  eldest,  even 
unto  the  last:  and  Jesus  was  left  alone, 
and  the  woman  standing  in  the  midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up   himself, 
and  saw  none  but  the  woman,  he  said  unto 
her,  Woman,  where  are  those  thine  ac 
cusers  ?  hath  no  man  condemned  thee? 

1 1  She  said,  No  man,  Lord.  And  Jesu 
said  unto  her,  Neither  do  I  condemn  thee 
go,  and  sin  no  more. 

12  IT  Then  spake  Jesus  again  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world:  he 
that  followeth  me  shall  not  walk  in  dark- 
ness, but  shall  have  the  light  of  life. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  unto 
him,  Thou  bearest  record  of  thyself;  thy 
record  is  not  true. 

14  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Though  I  bear  record  of  myself,  yet  my 
record  is  true  :  for  I  know  whence  I  came 
and    whither  I   go:  but   ye    cannot   tell 
whence  I  come,  and  whither  I  go. 

15  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh,  1  judge  no 
man. 

1G  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judgment  i 
true:   fori  am   not  alone,  but  I  and  the 
Father  that  sent  me. 

17  It  is  also  written  in  your  law,  that 
i\ie  testimony  of  two  men  is  true. 

18  1  am  one  that  bear  witness  of  my 
self;  and  the  Father  that  sent  me,  bearcth 
witness  of  me. 

IP  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Where  is 
thy  Father  ?  Jesus  answered,  Ye  neither 
know  me,  nor  my  Father:  it"  ye  had  know  n 
me,  ye  should  have  known  my  Father  also 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  in  the  trea> 
sury,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple  :  and  no 
man  laid  hands  on  him,  for  his  hour  was 
not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto  them,  I 
go  my  way,  and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and 


The  Jews  boast  o/Abrah 

lall  die  in  your  sins:  whith.  r  I 
cannot  come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he  kill 
himself?  because  he  saith,  Whither  I  go 
ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  from 
beneath;   I  am  fronrabov< 

world  :  I  am  not  of  this  w  orld. 

2  \    1    Said    :';•!,:'■,.     i  !■'<.    v.  :;.    ?; 

shall  die  in  yoursins:  f  r  n  ye  belli  r< 
that  I  am  ta,  ye  shall  die  in  youi 

25  Thcu  said  they  unto  him,  \N  I 
thou  '  And  Jesus  aaith  unto  them,  i 

the  same  that  I  said  unto  the 

ning. 

26  I  have  many  Ih 

ii :  hut  lie  that  -•  nt  n  • 
and    I    speak   to 
which  I  have  beard  of  him. 

27  They  un  •  t  that  he 
to  them  of  tl 

2C  Then  unto  the  no 

have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  I   • 
ye  know  thai  I  am  he.  and  l 
of  myself:   but  as  my  Father  hath  t 
me,  f  speak  th< 

29  And  he  that  sent  me  i=  with  mi 
Father  hath  not  left  me  aloni 
always  those  things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  many  be- 
lieved on  him. 

31  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  J< 
believed  on  him,  If  ye  continue   in   my 
word,  then  are  ye  my  disciples  ind<  i 

II  know  tin.'  truth,  ai 
truth  shall  make  you  i. 

33  TT-  They    answered    him,   W< 
Abraham's  were  m  ver  in  ' 

age  to  any  man  :  how  shyest  thou.  Ye  shall 
be  made  free  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  I 
I  say  unto  you,  \V1 
sin.  is  the  servant  of  sin. 

35  And  the  servant  abideth  nol  h 
bou  !■  for  i  ver,  bmt  th 

free,  ye  sb^all  I  e  free  incfc  <  d. 

37  1  know  th  Abraham's 
but  ye  seek  to  kill  rr.i 

hath  no  place  in 

38  I  3peak  that  which  1  hav< 
my  Father:  and  ye  do  that  whi< 
seen  with  your  father. 

39  They  answer*  d  and  said  unti   I 
Abraham  is  our  fath<  r.     .'■ 

them.  If  ye  w<  n    \ 

would  do  tli"  worka  of  Abi  ham. 

40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  i 
that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  wh        I 
beard  ofGod  :  this  did 

11  Yedo  the  d 
said  they  to  him,  VV< 
nication;  we  L 

:  unto  theu  .   I  H 

youri  ' 


Christ  answers  the  Jews  : 


S.  JOHN.      He  gives  sight  to  the  blind  man. 


ceeded  forth  and  came  from  God  ;  neither 
came  I  of  myself,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my  speech? 
even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my  word. 

44  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and 
the  lusts  of  your  father  ye  will  do  :  he  was 
a  murderer  from  the  beginning,  and  abode 
not  in  the  truth  ;  because  there  is  no  truth 
in  him.  When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speak- 
eth of  his  own :  for  he  is  a  liar,  and  the 
father  of  it. 

45  And  because  I  tell  you  the  truth,  ye 
believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convincethme  of  sin  ? 
And  if  I  say  the  truth,  why  do  ye  not  be- 
lieve me? 

47  He  that  is  of  God,  heareth  God's 
words:  ye  therefore  hear  them  not,  be- 
cause ye  are  not  of  God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him,  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a 
Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil ; 
but  I  honour  my  Father,  and  ye  do  dis- 
honour me. 

50  And  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory : 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  a 
man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see 
death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now 
we  know  that  thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham 
is  dead,  and  the  prophets  ;  and  thou  say- 
est,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abra- 
ham, which  is  dead?  and  the  prophets  are 
dead :  whom  makest  thou  thyself? 

54  Jesus  answered,  If  I  honour  myself, 
my  honour  is  nothing :  it  is  my  Father  that 
honoureth  me,  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is 
your  God. 

55  Yet  ye  have  not  known  him  ;  but  I 
know  him :  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know 
him  not,  I  shall  be  a  liar  like  unto  you : 
but  I  know  him.  and  keep  his  saying. 

56  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to 
see  my  day  :  and  he  saw  i7,and  was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Thou 
art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou 
seen  Abraham? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily, 
1  say  unto  you,  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am. 

59  Then  took  they  up  stones  to  cast  at 
him  :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out 
of  the  temple,  going  through  the  midst  of 
them,  and  so  passed  by. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man 
which  was  blind  from  his  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
Master,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  pa- 
rents, that  he  was  born  blind  ? 

3  Jesus  answered,  Neither  hath  this  man 
sinned,  nor  his  parents  :  but  that  the  works 


of  God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him. 

4  I  must  work  the  works  of  him  that 
sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the  night  cometh* 
when  no  man  can  work. 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the 
light  of  the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on 
the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle, 
and  he  anointed  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man 
with  the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash  in  the 
pool  of  Siloam,  (which  is  by  interpreta 
tion,  Sent.)     He  went  his  way  therefore, 
and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 

8  TT  The  neighbours  therefore,  and  they 
which  before  had  seen  him  that  lie  was 
blind,  said,  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and 
begged? 

9  Some  said,  This  is  he :  others  saidy 
He  is  like  him  :  hut  he  said,  I  am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him,  How 
were  thine  eyes  opened? 

1 1  He  answered  and  said,  A  man  that 
is  called  Jesus,  made  clay,  and  anointed 
mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  Go  to  the 
pool  of  Siloam,  and  wash :  and  I  went 
and  washed,  and  I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is 
he  ?  He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  IF  They  brought  to  the  Pharisees 
him  that  aforetime  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath-day  when 
Jesus  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes, 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also  asked 
him  how  he  had  received  his  sight.  He 
said  unto  them,  He  put  clay  upon  mine 
eyes,  and  I  washed,  and  do  see. 

16  Therefore  said  some  of  the  Phari- 
sees, This  man  is  not  of  God,  because  he 
keepeth  not  the  sabbath-day.  Others  said, 
How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such 
miracles  ?  And  there  was  a  division  among- 
them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again, 
What  sayest  thou  of  him,  that  he  hath  open- 
ed thine  eyes  ?  He  said,  He  is  a  prophet, 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe  con- 
cerning him, that  he  had  been  blind,  and 
received  his  sight,  until  they  called  the 
parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying,  Is  this 
your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ? 
How  then  doth  he  now  see  ? 

20  His  parents  answered  them  and  said 
We  know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he 
was  born  blind : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now  seeth, 
we  know  not;  or  who  hath  opened  his 
eyes,  we  know  not :  he  is  of  age  ;  ask  him : 
he  shall  speak  for  himself. 

22  These  words  spake  his  parents,  be- 
cause they  feared  the  Jews  :  for  the  Jews 
had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man  did 
confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should  bo 
put  out  of  the  synagogue. 

8S 


?,ge;  ask  him. 

"24  Then  again  called  Ihey  the  man  that 
was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  (Jive  God 
ihe  praise:  we  know  that  this  man  is  a 
sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Whether  he 
be  a  sinner  or  wo,  I  know  not :  vu<-  thing  l 
know,  that,whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  s<  e. 

26  Then  said  the}7  to  him  again,  WhaJ 
did  he  to  thee?  how  opened  lit-  thin*  «  3  1    ! 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have  told  you 
already,  and  ye  did  not  bear:  wherefore 
would  ye  hear  it  again?  will  ye  also  be 
his  disciples? 

28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and  said, 
Thou  art  his  disciple;  but  we  are  M 
disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses; as  for  this  fcllozv,  we  know  not  from 
whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Why,  herein  is  a  marvellous  thing, 
that  ye  know  not  from  whence  he  is,  and 
yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  God  beareth  not 
sinners:  but  if  any  man  be  a  worshipper  of 
God,  and  doeth  his  will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it  not 
heard  that  any  man  opened  the  eyes  of  one 
that  was  born  blind. 

33  If  this  man  were  not  of  God,  he 
could  do  nothing. 

34  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thou  wast  altogether  born  in  sins,  and 
dost  thou  teach  us?  And  they  cast  him  out. 

35  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him 
out:  and  when  he  had  found  him,  he  said 
unto  him,  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of 
God? 

36  He  answered  and  said,  Who  is  he, 
Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on  him? 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, Thou  hast 
both  seen  him,  and  it  is  ha  that  talketh 
with  thee. 

38  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe.  And 
he  worshipped  him. 

39  IT  And  Jesus  said,  For  judgment  I 
am  come  into  this  world;  that  they  which 
see  not  might  see,  and  that  they  which 
see,  might  be  made  blind. 

40  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  which 
were  with  him   heard  these  words,  and 


The  Jews  are  offended  at  \i.  CHAP.  X .  c rJ 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents,  He  is  of|  sheep  hear  bis  voice:  and!:-  calleth  his 

sheep  byname,  and  Lag 

4  And  when  he  pulteth 
sheep, he goeth  before th<  ;;. 
follow  him:   for  they  know  his  \ 

5  And  a  stranger  will  U 
but  will  flee  from  him:  forthej 

gers. 
6*  Tli i   parable  spake  J< 
but  they  un 
were  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

7  Th<  n    -aid  Jesus^unto  th< 
Vi  rily,  eerily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  am  the 
door  or  the  sn<  i  p. 

8  All   that  <-\<  r  came   bell  . 
thievi  s  and  robb<  rs :  but  th 
hear  them. 

9  I  am  the  door:  by  me  if 
enter  in,  he  shall  be  - 
and  nut,  and  6nd  pasture. 

Id  The    thi<  t    (  ometh  I   r  to 

steal,  and  to  kill,  and  !■>  o\  -' 
come  that  they  mighl  havi  nd  that 

tin  v  might  h aye  it  m<   • 

1 1  I  am  the  g  In  rd:  the  good 
shepherd  gm  th  bis  lil 

12  But  he  that  is   a    hi 
the   shepherd,  who  1  p  are 
not,  seeth  the  wolf  coin:; 
the  sheep, and  fleeth;  and  the  w 
eth  them,  and  scaltereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleelh.  beer, 
hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

14  1  am  the  good  -  know 
my  nheep,  and  am  known  «  1  mine. 

15  A3  the  Father  ^now<  th  mi     1 
know   I  the  Father:  and  J 
life  for  the  si 

16  Ai  d  other  sheep  I  hav< .  whi<  I 
not  of  thi.>  fold: 
and  they  i  I 
shall  be  one  fold*  and  one  shepb 

17  Therefore  doth  my  Father  lov< 
because  1  lay  down  my  In-  •  ' 
take  it  again. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  froi  I 
it  down  of  myself.     I  have  pow<  rto  ' 
down,  and  1  have  gowei  to  I  ik< 
This  commandment  have  I  I                  I  my 
Father. 

19  IT  There  was  a   division 
again  among  the  Jews  for  th. 

20  And  many  of  them  said,  He  batU  a 
devil,  and  is  mad  ;  why  hear  ye  him.' 

21  Othcrssaid,  Th    • 


gaid  unto  him,  Are  we  blind  also? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them,  \{  ye  were 
blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin:  but  now  yejof  him  that   hath  ' 

6ay,We  see;  therefore  your  sin  remaineth.' open  the  ey<  -  ol  the  blind] 
CHAP.  X. 


)en  me  eyea  01   uil-  ww-i 
's:  Andil  was  at  Jeru 


V 


/"ERILY,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  the  d«  dicati<  Q, 


that  enterctb  not  by  the  door  into  the1 


Uy  tn 
sheepfold,  but    climbetn  up   some  other |Solomon*t 


23  And  Jesus  walki  lint 


way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber 


'  1 1  >  1 1 ;  i  '  1 1    .-   1  ■  <  ■  •  .  1  ■ . 

24  Then  came  I 


2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door,  is  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Now 


the  shepherd  of  the  sheep 


1 1 1 1 1 J  *      iUI'*     .**»••      • .  ■  ■  - 

Ithou    make    US    t« 


3  To  him  the  porter  openeth;  and  the  H  !" '_■'/• 


Christ  justifies  his  doctrine.  S.  JOHN". 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told  you,  and 
ye  believed  not :  the  works  that  I  do  in  my 
Father's  name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

26  But  ye  believe  not,  because  ye  are 
not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said  unto  you. 

27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  aud  I 
know  them,  and  they  follow  me  : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal  life ; 
and  they  shall  never  perish,  neither  shall 
any  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand. 

29  My  Father,  which  gave  them  me,  is 
greater  than  all ;  and  none  is  able  to  pluck 
them  out  of  my  Fathers  hand. 

30  I  and  my  Father  are  one. 

31  Then  the  Jews  took  up  stones  again 
to  stone  him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them,  Many  good 
works  have  I  shewed  you  from  my  Father ; 
for  which  of  those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  saying, 
For  a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not ;  but 
for  blasphemy,  and  because  that  thou, 
being  a  man,  makest  thyself  God. 

34  Jesus  answered  them,  Is  it  not  writ- 
ten in  your  law,  I  said,  Ye  are  gods  ? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  unto  whom 
the  word  of  God  came,  and  the  scripture 
cannot  be  broken; 

36  Say  ye  of  him  whom  the  Father  hath 
sanctified,  and  sent  into  the  world,  Thou 
blasphemest ;  because  I  said,  I  am  the  Son 
of  God? 

37  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Father, 
believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe  not 
me,  believe  the  works  :  that  vemay  know 
and  believe  that  the  Father  is  in  me,  and 
i  in  him. 

39  Therefore  they  sought  again  to  take 
him  ;  but  he  escaped  out  of  their  hand, 

40  And  went  away  again  beyond  Jor 
dan,  into  the  place  where  John  at  first 
baptized  ;  and  there  he  abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto  him,  and 
said,  John  did  no  miracle ;  but  all  things 
that  John  spake  of  this  man  were  true. 

42  And  many  believed  on  him  there 

CHAP.  XI. 

NOW  a  certain  man  was  sick,  named 
Lazarus,  of  Bethany,  the  town  of 
Mary  and  her  sister  Martha. 

2  (It  was  that  Mary  which  anointed  the 
Lord  with  ointment,  and  wiped  his  feet 
with  her  hair,  whose  brother  Lazarus  was 
sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto  him, 
saying,  Lord,  behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest 
is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said,  This 
sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the 
glory  of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God  might 
be  glorified  thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and  her 
sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6  When  he  had  heard  therefore  that  he 


Sickness  and  death  of  Lazarus. 

was  sick,  he  abode  two  days  still  in  the 
same  place  where  he  was. 

7  Then  after  that  saith  he  to  his  disc!* 
pies,  Let  us  go  into  Judea  again. 

8  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  Master, 
the  Jews  of  late  sought  to  stone  thee  ;  and 
goest  thou  thither  again  ? 

9  Jesus  answered,  Are  there  not  twelve 
hours  in  the  day?  If  any  man  walk  in  the 
day,  he  stumbleth  not,  because  he  seeth 
the  light  of  this  world. 

10  But  if  a  man  walk  in  the  night,  he 
stumbleth,  because  there  is  no  light  in  him. 

1 1  These  things  said  he  :  and  after  that 
he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Lazarus 
sleepeth  ;  but  I  go  that  I  may  awake  him 
out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  disciples,  Lord,  if  he 
sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his  death : 
but  they  thought  that  he  had  spoken  oi 
taking  of  rest  in  sleep. 

14  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  plainly, 
Lazarus  is  dead. 

1 5  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I 
was  not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  be- 
lieve ;  nevertheless,  let  us  go  unto  him. 

16  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is  called 
Didymus,  unto  his  fellow-disciples,  Let  us 
also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that 
he  had  lain  in  the  grave  four  days  already. 

18  (Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jeru- 
salem, about  fifteen  furlongs  off:) 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came  to  Mar- 
tha and  Mary,  to  comfort  them  concerning 
their  brother. 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she  heard 
that  Jesus  was  coming,  went  and  met  him: 
but  Mary  sat  still  in  the  house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus,  Lord? 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had 
not  died. 

22  But  I  know  that  even  now,  whatso- 
ever thou  wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give 
it  thee. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy  brother 
shall  rise  again. 

24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  thaf. 
he  shall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at 
the  last  day. 

25  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resur- 
rection, and  the  life:  he  that  believeth  m 
me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live: 

26  And  whosoever  liveth,  and  believeth 
in  me,  shall  never  die.  Believest  thou  this  ? 

27  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord:  I 
believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God,  which  should  come  into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she  went 
her  way,  and  called  Mary  her  sister  se- 
cretly, saying,  The  Master  is  come,  and 
calleth  for  thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she  arose 
quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

90 


Jesus  raises  Lazarus  to  life.  ( :HAP.  X 1 1 


30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the 
Town,  but  was  in  that  place  where  Martha 
met  him. 

31  The  Jews  then  which  were  with  he 


fiuu  propht 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  Caiai 

being  the  high  priest  lh.ii 
unto  them,  le  know  nothii 

50  Nor  consider  that  i i  ;itf0r 


In  the  house,  and  comforted  her,  when  they  us,  that  one  man  should  die  for  then 


saw  Mary  that  she  rose  up  hastily,  and 
went  out,  followed  her,  saying,  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Mary  was  come  where 
Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  she  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  saying  unto  him,  Lord,  if  thou 
hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weep- 
ing, and  the  Jews  also  weeping  which 
came  with  her,  he  groaned  in  the  spirit, 
and  was  troubled, 

34  And  said,  Where  have  ye  laid  him? 
They  say  unto  him,  Lord,  come  and  see. 

35  Jesus  wept. 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold  how  he 
loved  him ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could  not 
this  man,  which  opened  the  eyes  of  the 
blind,  have  caused  that  even  this  man 
should  not  have  died? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in 
himself,  cometh  to  the  grave.  It  was  a 
cave,  and  a  stone  lay  upon  it. 

39  Jesus  said,  Take  ye  away  the  stone. 
Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that  was  dead, 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time  he 
stinketh  :  for  he  hath  been  dead  four  days. 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Said  I  not  unto 
thee,  that  if  thou  wouldest  believe,  thou 
shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone  from 
the  place  where  the  dead  was  laid.  And 
Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said,  Father, 
I  thank  thee  mat  thou  hast  heard  me : 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  nearest  me 
always  :  but  because  of  the  people  which 
stand  by,  I  said  it,  that  they  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken,  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come 
forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came  forth, 
bound  hand  and  foot  with  grave-clothes: 
and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a 
napkin.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Loose 
him,  and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jewrs  which  came 
to  Mary,  and  had  seen  the  things  which 
Jesus  olid,  believed  on  him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their  ways 
to  the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  what  things 
Jesus  had  done. 

47  IF  Then  gathered  the  chief  priests 
and  the  Pharisees  a  council,  and  said, 
What  do  we?  for  this  man  doeth  many 
miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men 
will  believe  on  him  :  and  the  Romans  shall 
come,  and  take  away  both  our  place  and 
nation. 


and  that  the  whole  nation  perish 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  ol  hii 
but  being  high  priest  that: 

sied  that  Jcj  us  should  die  for  tl    I 

52  And  not  for  that  nation  only,  but 
that  also  !,< 

the  children  of  Ciod  that   • 
abroad. 

53  Then  from  lis  it  day  forth  they  took 
counsel  together  for  to  put  him  to  death. 

5-J  Jesus    tli' 
openly  among  tl  •  '  ut  went  th<  nee 

unto  a  country  near  to  the  w  ild< 
a  city  called  Ephraim,  and  there  < 
with  his  disciph  s. 

55  *[  And  tin 

at  hand  :  and  many  \\<  nt  out  of  I  te  i 
try  up  to  Jerusalem  I 
to  purify  themseh  es. 

56  Then  sought  they  for  .'• 
spake  among  themselves,  as  lh< 

the  temple,  What  think  ye,  that  he 
not  come  to  the  f< 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  lh< 
Pharisees  had  given  a  commandment,  that . 
if  any  man  knew  where  he  were,  be  .should 
shew  it.  that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAP.  XII. 

THEN  Jesus,  six 
over,  came  to  Bethany,  where  ! 
rus  was  whirl)  bad  been  i 
raised  from  the  dead. 

2  There  they  made  him  a  su] 
Martha  served :  but  Lazarus  was   one  of 
them  that  sat  at  the  table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  Mary  a  pound  of  oinl 
of  spikenard,  very  costly. 

the  feel  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feel 
her  hair:  and  the  house  was  filled 
the  odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disci] 
Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which  should  I  • 
him, 

5  Why  was  not  this   ointment   sol 
three  hundred  pence*  andgivenh  I  i 

6  This  he  said,  not  that  I 
poor;  but  because  he  was  a  thi< 

the  bag,  and  bare  what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,   Let    I 

against  the  day  o\  my  burying  h.thshe 
kept  this. 

8  For  the  poor  afo 
you;  but  me  ye  hav<    I 

9  Much  people  o!   tin 
knew  that  he  was  tin  re:  and 
not   for  Jesus'  sake  only,   but 
might   -  i    I.     tnis  also, 
raised  from  the  dead. 

10  ';  But    the   chii 

that  they  might  put  1-  ' 

-, 


VhYtst  rides  into  Jerusalem* 


S.  JOHN". 


The  blindness  of  the  JiiaSi 


1 1  Because  that  by  reason  of  him  many 
of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on 
Jesus. 

12  IT  On  the  next  day,  much  people  thai 
were  come  to  the  feast,  when  they  heard 
that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm-trees,  and 
went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried,  Hosan- 
na;  Blessed  is  the  King  of  Israel  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found  a 
young  ass,  sat  thereon  ;  as  it  is  written, 

15  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion:  behold, 
thy  King  cometh,  sitting  on  an  ass's  colt. 

16  These  things  understood  not  his 
disciples  at  the  first:  but  when  Jesus  was 
glorified,  then  remembered  they  that  these 
things  were  written  of  him,  and  thatthey 
had'done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was  with 
him  when  he  called  Lazarus  out  of  his 
grave,  and  raised  him  from  the  dead,  bare 
record. 

18  For  this  cause  the  people  also  met 
him,  for  that  they  heard  that  he  had  done 
this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among 
themselves,  Perceive  ye  how  ye  prevail 
nothing?  behold,  the  world  is  gone  after 
him. 

20  IT  And  there  were  certain  Greeks 
among  them,  that  came  up  to  worship  at 
the  feast. 

21  The  same  came  therefore  to  Philip 
which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and 
desired  him,  saying,  Sir,  we  would  see 
Jesus. 

22  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  Andrew: 
and  again,  Andrew  and  Philip  tell  Jesus. 

23  ^[  And  Jesus  answered  them,^  say- 
ing, The  hour  is  come,  that  the  Son  of  man 
should  be  glorified. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Ex- 
cept a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into  the  ground 
and  die,  it  abideth  alone  :  but  if  it  die,  it 
bringeth  forth  much  fruit. 

25  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall  lose  it ; 
and  he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world, 
shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal. 

26  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow 
me  ;  and  where  1  am,  there  shall  also  my 
servant  be :  if  any  man  serve  me,  him 
will  my  Father  honour. 

27  Now  is  my  soul  troubled;  and  what 
shall  I  say?  Father,  save  me  from  this 
hour:  but  for  this  cause  came  I  unto  this 
hour. 

28  Father,  glorify  thy  name.  Then 
came  there  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying, 
I  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it 
again. 

29  The  people  therefore  that  stood  by, 
and  heard  it,  said  that  it  thundered. 
Others  said,  An  angel  spake  to  him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said,  This  voice 


came  not  because  of  me,  but  for  your  sake? 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this  world: 
now  shall  theprince  of  this  worldbe  cast  out^ 

32  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  me. 

33  (This  he  said,  signifying  what  death 
he  should  die.) 

34  The  people  answered  him,  We  have 
heard  out  of  the  law  that  Christ  abideth 
for  ever :  and  how  sayest  thou,  The  Son 
of  man  must  be  lifted  up?  Who  is  this  Son 
of  man? 

35  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Yet  ft 
little  while  is  the  light  with  you.  Walk 
while  ye  have  the  light,  lest  darkness 
come  upon  you :  for  he  that  walketh  in 
darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in  the? 
light,  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  light. 
These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  departed, 
and  did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  IF  But  though  he  had  done  so  many 
miracles  before  them,  yet  they  believeo! 
not  on  him : 

38  That  the  saying  of  Esaias  the  pro- 

Ehet  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report?  and 
to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been 
revealed? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  believe, 
because  that  Esaias  said  again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and 
hardened  their  heart;  thatthey  should  not 
see  with  their  eyes,  nor  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  be  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Esaias,  when  he 
saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him. 

42  IF  Nevertheless,  among  the  chief 
rulers  also  many  believed  on  him;  but  be- 
cause of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not  con- 
fess him,  lest  they  should  be  put  out  of  the 
synagogue : 

43  For  they  loved  the  praise  of  men 
more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  IF  Jesus  cried,  and  said,  He  that  be-' 
lieveth  on  me,  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on 
him  that  sent  me: 

45  And  he  that  seeth  me,  seeth  him  that 
sent  me. 

46  I  am  come  a  light  into  the  world,  that 
whosoever  believeth  on  me  should  not 
abide  in  darkness. 

4"  And  if  any  man  hear  my  words, 
and  believe  not,  I  judge  him  not :  for  t 
came  not  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save 
the  world. 

48  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  receiveth 
not  my  words,  hath  one  that  judgeth  him: 
the  word  that  I  have  spoken,  the  same 
shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day. 

49  For  I  have  not  spoken  of  myself; 
but  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  gave 
me  a  commandment,  what  I  should  say^ 
and  what  I  should  speak. 

22 


jcsus  teaches  humility. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  commandment 
as  life  everlasting:  whatsoever  I  speak 
therefore,  even  as  the  Father  said  unto  me, 
so  I  speak. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  before  the  feast  of  the  passover, 
when  Jesus  knew  that  his  hour  wa.s 
come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this 
world  unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his 
own  which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved 
them  unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  (the  devil 
having  now  put  into  the  heart  of  Judas  Is- 
cariot,  Simon's  so?iy  to  betray  him,) 

3  Jesus  knowing;  that  the  Father  had 
given  all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he 
wras  come  from  God,  and  went  to  God; 

4  lie  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside 
his  garments;  and  took  a  towel,  and  girded 
himself. 

5  After  that,  he  pourelh  water  into  a 
bason,  and  began  to  wash  the  disciples1 
feet,  and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel 
wherewith  he  was  girded. 

6  Then cometh  he  to  Simon  Peter:  and 
Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  dost  thou  wash 
my  feet? 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
What  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now;  but 
thou  shalt  know  hereafter. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  never 
wash  my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I 
wash  thee  not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 

9  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  not 
my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and  my 
head. 

10  Jesus  saith  to  him,  He  that  is  washed 
needeth  not  save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is 
clean  every  whit:  and  ye  are  clean,  but 
not  all. 

1 1  For  he  knew  who  should  betray 
him:  therefore  said he,Yeare  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their  feet, 
and  had  taken  his  garments,  and  was  set 
down  again,  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye 
what  I  nave  done  to  you? 

13  Ye  call  me  Master,  and  Lord:  and 
ye  say  well ;  for  so  I  am. 

14  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  Master, 
Lave  washed  your  feet ;  ye  also  ought  to 
wash  one  another's  feet. 

15  Fori  have  given  you  an  example, 
that  ye  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you. 

16  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The 
servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord;  neither 
he  that  is  sent  greater  than  he  that  sent  him. 

17  If  ye  know  these  things,  happy  are 
ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  II  I  speak  not  of  you  all;  I  know 
whom  I  have  chosen:  but  that  the  scrip- 
ture may  be  fulfilled,  He  that  eateth  bread 
with  me,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

19  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come, 
that  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  be- 
lieve that  I  am  he. 


CHAP.  XIII.  XIV.  He  gives  a  n 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unt« 
that  receiveth  wl 
eth  me;  and  he  that  recer  • 
eth  him  that  sent  me. 

21  When  Jesus  bad  thi 
troubled  in  spirit,  and  testi 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  <  I 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one  on 
another,  doubtirtg  of  whom  ho  spake. 

23  Now  then  Aing  on  J< 
bosom{  one  of  his  disciples,  whom  •'■ 
loved. 

21  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned  to 
him,  that  be  should  ask  who  it  should  be 
of  w  horn  he  spake. 

25  lb-  ■}.'  m  lying  n  J<  -us'  breast, 
unto  him,  Lord,  who  is  it '. 

26  Jesus  answen  d,  lb   it  k  I 
shall  give  a  sop,  w  hen  I  h  ed  it. 
And  when  he  had  dirkied  the  sop,ln   | 
it  to  Judas  Iscariot  <*/ 

27  And  after  the  a  I  into 
him.     Then  said   Jesus  unto  him,    I 
thou  docct,  do  quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew 
what  intent  he  spake  this  unto  him. 

29  For  some  of  them  thought,  b<  - 
Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  had 
unto  him,  Buy  those  things  that  we  have 
need  of  against  the  feast;    or,  that  he 
should  give  something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then,  having  received  tin 
went  immediately  out:  and  it  was  night. 

31  IT  Therefore,when  1 1 
Jesus  said,  Now  is  the  Son  of  m  tn 
and  God  is  glorified  in  him. 

32  If  God  he  glorified  in  him,  I 
also  glorify  him    in    himi 
straightway  glorify  him. 

33  Little  children,  vet  a  litl 
am  with  you.     \ 

I  said  unto  the  Jews,  Whitffl  I    I 
cannot  come,  so  now  1  say  to  ;• 

34  A  new  commandment  I 
you,  That  ye  k>ve  one  another;     -  I 
loved  you,  that  ye  also  love  on< 

35  By  this  shall  all  men  know  ih 
are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  i 
another.  .      . 

36  II  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him,  l 
whither  goest  thou?  Jesus  answj  rj  I 
Whither  I  go,  thou  cans!  m  I  joll<  ' 
now;  but  thou  shall  follow  me  after* 

37  Peter  said  unto  him,  I/Old,  wh) 
not  I  follow  thee  now?     I  Will 
my  life  for  thy  sake. 

38  Jesus  answered  him,  Hi 
down  thy  life  for  my 
Isayuntothee,  T6< 

till  thoU  haSt  drl.ird :■ 

IE  r  hot  your  I 
J  believe  in  God, 

2  I 


Christ  coiriforU  his  disciples. 


S.  JOHN. 


The  parable  of  the  vine. 


sions:  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told 
you.     I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  j'ou. 

3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for 
you,  I  will  come  again  and  receive  you 
unto  myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye 
may  be  also. 

4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the 
way  ye  know. 

5  Thomas  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  we 
know  not  whither  thou  gcest;  and  how 
can  we  know  the  way? 

6  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way, 
and  the  truth,  and  the  life :  no  man  cometh 
unto  the  Father,  but  by  me, 

7  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should  have 
known  my  Father  also  :  and  from  hence- 
forth ye  know  him,  and  have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  shew  us 
the  Father,  and  it  sufficed!  us. 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Have  I  been  so 
long  time  with  you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not 
known  me,  Philip?  he  that  hath  seen  me, 
hath  seen  the  Father;  and  how  sayest 
thou  then,  Shew  us  the  Father  ? 

10  Believest  thou  not  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me?  the  words 
that  I  speak  unto  you,  I  speak  not  of  my- 
self:  but  the  Father,  that  dwelleth  in  me, 
he  doeth  the  works. 

1 1  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the  Father, 
and  the  Father  in  me  :  or  else  believe  me 
for  the  very  works'  sake. 

12  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
that  belie veth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do 
shall  he  do  also;  and  greater  works  than 
these  shall  he  do ;  because  I  go  unto  my 
Father. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my 
name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may 
be  glorified  in  the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name, 
I  will  do  it. 

15  TT  If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  command- 
ments: 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  he 
shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that  he 
may  abide  with  you  for  ever; 

17  Even  the  Spirit  of  truth;  whom  the 
world  cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth 
him  not,  neither  knowetb  him:  but  ye 
know  him;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and 
shall  be  in  you. 

18  I  will  not  leave  3rou  comfortless:  I 
will  come  to  you. 

19  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world 
seeth  me  no  more ;  but  ye  see  me :  because 
I  live,  ye  shall  live  also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  1  am 
in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 

21  He  that  hath  my  commandments, 
and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  : 
and  he  that  loveth  me,  shall  be  loved  of 
my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will 
manifest  myself  to  him. 

22  Judas  saith  unto  him.  (not  Iscariot) 


Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou  wilt  manifest 
thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world? 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep  my  words  ; 
and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  wil! 
come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with 
him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not,  keepeth  not 
my  sayings:  and  the  word  which  ye  hear 
is  not  mine, but  the  Father's  which  sent  me 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto 
you,  being  yet  present  with  you. 

26  But  the  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy 
Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my 
name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and 
bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance, 
whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  Peace  I  leave  will)  you,  my  peace  I 
give  unto  you :  not  as  the  world  giveth, 
give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart  be 
troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  I  said  unto  you, 
I  go  away,  and  come  again  unto  you.  If 
ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I 
said,  I  go  unto  the  Father :  for  my  Father 
is  greater  than  I. 

29  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it 
come  to  pass,  that  when  it  is  come  to  pass> 
ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much  with 
you:  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh, 
and  hath  nothing  in  me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I 
love  the  Father;  and  as  the  Father  gave 
me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.  Arise7 
let  us  go  hence. 

CHAP.  XV. 

JAM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the 
husbandman. 

2  Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not 
fruit,  he  taketh  away:  and  every  branch 
that  beareth  fruit,  he  purgeth  it,  that  it 
may  bring  forth  more  fruit. 

3  Now  ye  are  clean  through  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  unto  you. 

4  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the 
branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except 
it  abide  in  the  vine:  no  more  can  ye,  ex- 
cept ye  abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches: 
He  that  abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him,  the 
same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit:  for  with- 
out me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

6  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast 
forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered;  and 
men  gather  them,  and  cast  them  into  the 
fire,  and  they  are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide 
in  you,  ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it 
shall  be  done  unto  you. 

8  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that 
ye  bear  much  fruit;  so  shall  ye  be  my 
disciples. 

9  As  theFather  hath  loved  me,  so  have 
I  loved  you:  continue  ye.  in  my  IdVe 

«-»4 


Christ's  love  to  his  church.  CHAP.  XV I .      ri  'he  sufi 


10  If  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye[ 
shall  abide  in  my  love;  even  as  I  have! 
kept  my  Father's  commandments,  and 
abide  in  his  love. 

1 1  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, ; 
that  my  joy  might  remain  in  you,  and  that1 
your  joy  might  be  full. 

12  This  is  my  commandment,  That  ye 
love  one  another,  as  I  have  loved  you. 

13  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this, 
that  a  man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatso- 
ever I  command  you. 

15  Henceforth  I  call  you  not  servants  ; 
for  the  servant  knoweth  not  what  his  lord 
doeth  :  but  I  have  called  you  friends  ;  for 
all  things  that  I  have  heard  of  my  Father, 
I  have  made  known  unto  you. 

16  Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but  I  have 
chosen  you,  and  ordained  you,  that  ye 
should  go  and  bring  forth  fruit,  and  that 
your  fruit  should  remain  :  that  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he 
may  give  it  you. 

17  These  things  I  command  you,  That 
ye  love  one  another. 

18  If  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know  that 
it  hated  me  before  it  hated  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the  worid 
would  love  his  own  ;  but  because  ye  are 
not  of  the  world,  but  I  have  chosen  you  out 
of  the  world,  therefore  the  world  hateth 
you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto 

Jrou,  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
ord.  If  they  have  persecuted  me,  they 
will  also  persecute  you  :  if  they  have  kept 
my  saying,  they  will  keep  yours  also. 

21  But  all  these  things  will  they  do  unto 
you  for  my  name's  sake,  because  they 
know  not  him  that  sent  me. 

22  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto 
them,  they  had  not  had  sin  :  but  now  they 
have  no  cloak  for  their  sin. 

23  He  that  hateth  me,  hateth  my  Father 
also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them  the 
works  which  none  other  man  did,  they  had 
not  had  sin  :  but  now  have  they  both  seen, 
and  hated  both  me  and  my  Father. 

25  But  this  cometh  to  pass,  that  the 
word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in 
their  law,  They  hated  me  without  a  cause. 

26  But  when  the  Comforter  is  come, 
whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the  Fa- 
ther, even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which  pro- 
ceeded from  the  Father,  he  shall  testify 
of  me. 

27  And  ye  also  shall  bear  witness,  be- 
cause ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THESE  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
that  ye  should  not  be  offended. 
2  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  syna- 
51 


gogues:  yea,  the  time  cometh,  (hat  who 
soever  kijleth  you,  will  think  that  he  doeth 

God  service. 

3  And  these  things  will  they  do  unto 
you,  because  they  have  not  Known  the 
Father,  nor  me. 

4  But  these  things  have  I  told  y.u.  (hat 
when  the  time  shall  come,  ye  may  i<  i 

her  that  I  told  you  of  them.     And  tin  Be 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the  I  « 
ning  because  I  was  with  you. 

5  But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  tli  tt 

me,  and  none  of  you  asketh  me,  Whither 

goest  thou  ? 

6  But  because  I  fa  ire  said  tl 
unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  hi 

7  Nevertbeh  --.  I  tell  you  the  truth  :  It 
is  expedient   lor  you    thai  I  ;    for 
iflgo  not  away,  the  Comforter  will  not 
come  unto  you;  but  if  I  depart,  I  will 
him  unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  be  M  ill  n  | 
the  world  of  sin,  andof  righteou 

of  judgment : 

9  Of  sin,  because  they  believe  not  on 

10  Of  righteousness,  because  I  got 
Father,  and  ye  see  me  no  n. 

11  Of  judgment,  because  the  prince  of 
this  world  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  -ay  onto 
you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  DOW. 

13  Howbeit,  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth 
is  come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth  : 
for  he  shall  not  speak  of  hima  If:  but 
whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he 
speak  :  and  hewillshewyou  thingsto< 

14  He  shall  glorify  me :  foi  be  shall  re- 
ceive of  mine,  and  shall  sbevi  U  unto  you. 

15  All  things  that  the  Fatln  r  bat! 
mine:  therefore  said  1,  thai  he  shall 
of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  j 

16  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  r* 
me  :  and  again,  a  little  while,  and  y< 
see  me,  because  I  go  to  the  rather. 

17  Then  said  romeofhis  disi  ipl<  -  at 
themselves,  What  is  this  that  be  saith 
us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  nol  «  i 
and  again,  a  little  \\hi!.  .  and  ye  shall  *  e 
me  :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the  Fatl 

18  They  said  therefore,  W  bat  i 
that  he  saith,  A  little  while  f  wei 
tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  the] 

sirous  to  ask  him,  and  said  unto  then     I ' 
ye  inquire  among  yours*  lw<  -  ol  Ih  i\  I 
A  little  while,   and  ye  shall  nol    ■  • 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  stall  see 
me? 

20  Verily,  verily,  I      •  m  ; 

ye  shall  weep  and  lament,  but  Hi.   >• 
shall  rejoice:  and  ye  ehall  be 
but  your  sorrow  shall  be  lurrw  I 
<>1   A  woman  when  «he  i«  "> '' 
sorrow,  because  her  I 
soon  as  she  isdelivered  i  I  lh<    -  I 


Christ's  distiples  profess  their  faith 

remembereth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy 
that  a  man  is  born  into  the  world. 

22  And  ye  now  therefore  have  sorrow  : 
but  I  will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart 
shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh 
from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me 
nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  will  give  it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in 
my  name :  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that 
your  joy  may  be  full. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you 
in  proverbs :  but  the  time  cometh  when  I 
shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs, 
but  I  shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the  Father. 

26  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  : 
and  I  say  not  unto  you,  that  I  will  pray  the 
Father  for  you : 

27  For  the  Father  himself  loveth  you, 
because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  be- 
lieved that  I  came  out  from  God. 

28  1  came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am 
come  into  the  world :  again,  I  leave  the 
world,  and  go  to  the  Father. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo,  now 
speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no 
proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest 
all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man 
should  ask  thee :  by  this  we  believe  that 
thou  earnest  forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye  now 
believe? 

32  Behold,  the  hour  comejh,  yea,  is 
now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered  every 
man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone : 
and  yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father 
is  with  me. 

33  These  things  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the 
world  ye  shall  have  tribulation,  but  be  of 
good  cheer:  I  have  overcome  the  world. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
Pf^HESE  words  spake  Jesus,  and  lifted 
JL  up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  said,  Fa- 
ther, the  hour  is  come  ;  glorify  thy  Son, 
that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  thee  : 
•  2  As  thou  hast  given  him  power  over  all 
flesh,  that  he  should  give  eternal  life  to  as 
many  as  thou  hast  given  him. 

3  And  this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might 
know, thee  the  only  true  God,  and  Jesus 
Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent. 

4  I  have  glorified  thee  on  the  earth  :  I 
have  finished  the  work  which  thou  gavest 
me  to  do. 

5  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me. 
with  thine  own  self,  with  the  glory  which  1 
had  with  thee  before  the  world  was. 

6  I  have  manifested  thy  name  unto  the 
men  which  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world : 
thine  they  were,  and  thou  gavest  them 
me ;  and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 


S.  JOHN.  He  prays  for  them, 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all  things 
whatsoever  thou  hast  given  me  are  of  thee: 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the  words 
which  thou  gavest  me  ;  and  they  have  re- 
ceived them,  and  have  known  surely  that 
I  came  out  from  thee,  and  they  have  be- 
lieved that  thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I  pray  for  them :  I  pray  not  for  the 
world,  but  for  them  which  thou  hast  given 
me  ;  for  they  are  thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and  thine  are 
mine  ;  and  I  am  glorified  in  them. 

1 1  And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the  world, 
but  these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to 
thee.  Holy  Father,  keep  through  thine 
own  name  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me, 
that  they  may  be  one,  as  we  are. 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the  world, 
I  kept  them  in  thy  name  :  those  that  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  kept,  and  none  of  them 
is  lost,  but  the  son  of  perdition ;  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I  to  thee,  and  these 
things  I  sneak  in  the  world,  that  they  might 
have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  themselves. 

14  1  have  given  them  thy  word ;  and  the 
world  hath  hated  them,  because  they  are 
not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the 
world. 

15  1  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest  take 
them  out  of  the  world,  but  that  thou  should- 
est keep  them  from  the  evil. 

16  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I 
am  not  of  the  world. 

17  Sanctify  them  through  thy  truth: 
thy  word  is  truth. 

1 8  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world, 
even  so  have  1  also  sent  them  into  the  world. 

19  And  for  their  sakes  I  sanctify  myself, 
that  they  also  might  be  sanctified  through 
the  truth. 

20  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone  ;  but 
for  them  also  which  shall  believe  on  me 
through  their  word: 

21  That  they  all  may  be  one  ;  as  thou, 
Father,  art  in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they 
also  may  be  one  in  us :  that  the  world  may 
believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gavest 
me,  I  have  given  them  ;  that  they  may  be 
one,  even  as  we  are  one  ; 

23  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they 
may  be  made  perfect  in  one ;  and  that  the 
world  may  know  that  thou  hast  sent  me 
and  hast  loved  them  as  thou  hast  loved  me. 

24  Father,  I  will  that  they  also  whom 
thou  hast  given  me  be  with  me  where  I  am  ; 
that  they  may  behold  my  glory  which  thou 
hast  given  me  :  for  thou  lovedst  me  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O  righteous  Father,  the  world  hath 
not  known  tbre :  but  I  have  known  thee,  and 

I  these  have  known  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

26  And  I  have  declared  unto  them  thy 
Iname,  and  will  declare  it:  that  the  love 

96 


Christ  is  betrayed  by  Judas-        CHAP.  XVIII     He  Is  arraigned  before 


wherewith  thou  hast  loved  me,  may  be  in 
them,  and  I  in  them. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words, 
he  went  forth  with  his  disciples 
over  the  brook  Cedron,  where  was  a  gar- 
den, into  the  which  he  entered,  and  his 
disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him, 
knew  the  place :  for  Jesus  oft-times  re- 
sorted thither  with  his  disciples. 

3  Judas  then,  having-  received  a  band  of 
men  and  officers  from  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees,  cometh  thither  with  lanterns, 
and  torches,  and  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing;  all  things 
that  should  come  upon  him,  went  forth, 
and  said  unto  them,  Whom  seek  ye  ? 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. Jesus  saith  unto  them,  I  am  he. 
And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  stood 
with  them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said  unto  them, 
I  am  he,  they  went  backward,  and  fell  to 
the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  again ,  Whom  seek 
ye  ?  And  they  said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told  you  that 
I  am  he.  If  therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these 
go  their  way : 

9  That  the  saying  might  be  fulfilled 
which  he  spake,  Of  them  which  thou 
gavest  me,  have  I  lost  none. 

10  Then  Simon  Peter,  having  a  sword, 
drew  it,  and  smote  the  high  priest's  ser- 
vant, and  cut  off  his  right  ear.  The  ser- 
vant's name  was  Malchus. 

1 1  Then  said  Jesus  unto  Peter,  Put  up 
thy  sword  into  the  sheath  :  the  cup  which 
my  Father  hath  given  me,  shall  I  not  drink  it? 

12  Then  the  band,  and  the  captain,  and 
officers  of  the  Jews  took  Jesus,  and  bound 
him, 

13  And  led  him  away  to  Annas  first,  (for 
he  was  father-in-law  to  Caiaphas,  which 
was  the  high  priest  that  same  year.) 

14  Now  Caiaphas  was  he  which  gave 
counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedient 
that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people. 

15  IF  And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus, 
and  so  did  another  disciple.  That  disci- 
ple was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and 
went  in  with  Jesus,  into  the  palace  of  the 
high  priest. 

16  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without. 
Then  went  out  that  other  disciple  which 
was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  spake 
snto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought 
in  Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the 
door  unto  Peter,  Art  not  thou  also  one  of 
this  man's  disciples?  He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers  stood 
thtre,  who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals  ;  (for 
it  was  cold)  and  they  warmed  themselves : 


and  Peter  stood  will,  them,  and  warmed 
himself. 

19  IT  The  high  pnest  then  asked  Jesus 
of  his  disciples,  and  oi  bis  dot  trine. 

20  Jesus  answered  him.  1  spake  openly 
to  the  world;  lever  taught  in  the  syna- 
gogue, and  in  the  temple,  whither  th<   ' 
always  resort;  and  in  Becret  I        I 
oothii 

21  Why  askestthou  me?  n-k  then  which 
heard  toe,  what  1  have  said  unto  them: 
behold,  they  know  irhat  I  said. 

\ii'i  when  be  bad  thus  spoken,  one 
of  the  officers  irhich  Btoodbv,  struck 
with  the  palm  of  bis  nana,  saying,  An- 

:  thou  the  high  pi  !•  - 

23  Jesus  answered  him,  IT  I  hare  spoken 
evil,  bear  witnt  ril:  but  if  well, 
why  smitesl  thou  me  '. 

24  (Now  Annas  bad  sent  him  I 
unto  Caiaphas  the  bigfa  pri< 

25  And  Simon  PetS  rmed 
himself.  Tiny  said  therefore  unto  bim, 
Art  not  thou  also  one  of  bis  dis<  iplei  '  lb- 
denied  it,  and  said,  1  am  not. 

26  One  of  the  sen  ants  of  the  high  prk  it 
(being  his  kinsman  \\h<  -•  r  rut 
off)  saith,  Did  not  1  see  thee  in  the  garden 
with  him? 

27  Peter  then  denied  again:  and  imme- 
diately the  cock  crew. 

28  H  Then  led  they  Jesus  from  ( 
phas  unto  the  hall  of  judgment :  and  il 
early;  and  they  themselves  went  riot  into 
the  iu«lgment-hall,  lest  they  should  '  i 
filed  ;  but  that  tbeymigh!  <  at  th< 

29  Pilate  then  unit  out  unto  men 
said,  What  accusation  bring  y< 
this  man  \ 

30  They  answered  and 

If  he  were  not  a  malefai  tor,  we  would  not 
have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee. 

31  Thensaid  Pilate  untothei     I 

him,  and  judge  him  a<  cording  to  your  law. 
The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  bim,  Il 
lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man!  i: 

32  That  the  saying  of  Jesus  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  be  spake,  what 
death  he  should  die. 

33  Then  Pilate  entered   into  the 
ment-hall  again,  and  called  Jesi 
unto  him,  Art  thou  the  King  o!  the  J< 

34  Jesus  answered  bim,Sayesl  thou 
thing  of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  il 

of  me  ? 

35  Pilate  answered,  Am  laJ< 
own  nation,  and  the  chief  pri 
delivered  thee  unto  n 

dune  I  __    . .      , 

3G  Jesus  answered.  My  kingdom  i 

of  this  world:   if  ini 

.world,  thm  would  my  sen 

'should  not  be  drhv, 

'now  is  my  kingdom  ' 

37  Pi'ate  tit-  •  un,M  lmr 


Christ  is  scourged  and  mocked:       S.  JOHN", 


He  is  crucified. 


thou  a  king  then?  Jesus  answered,  Thou 
sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To  this  end  was 
I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
world,  that  I  should  bear  witness  unto  the 
truth.  Every  one  that  is  of  the  truth, 
heareth  my  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him,  What  is  truth? 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out 
again  unto  the  Jews,  and  saith  unto  them, 
I  find  in  him  no  fault  at  all. 

39  But  ye  have  a  custom  that  I  should 
release  unto  you  one  at  the  passover  :  will 
ye  therefore,  that  I  release  unto  you  the 
King  of  the  Jews? 

40  Then  cried  they  all  again,  saying, 
Not  rnis  man,  but  Barabbas.  Now  Ba- 
rabbas  was  a  robber. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and 
scourged  him. 

2  And  the  soldiers  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  they 
put  on  him  a  purple  robe, 

3  And  said,  Hail,  King  ol  the  Jews  ! 
and  they  smote  him  with  their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  forth  again,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Behold,  I  bring  him  forth 
to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find  no 
fault  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing  the 
crown  of  thorns,  and  the  purple  robe.  And 
Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Behold  the  man! 

6  When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and 
officers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
Crucify  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith 
unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him : 
for  I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him,  We  have  a 
law,  and  by  our  law  he  ought  to  die,  be- 
cause he  made  himself  the  Son  of  God. 

8  H  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that 
saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid  ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  judgment- 
hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus,  Whence  art 
thou  ?  But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest 
thou  not  unto  me  ?  knowest  thou  not,  that 
I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have 
power  to  release  thee? 

1 1  Jesus  answered.  Thou  couldesthave 
no  power  at  all  against  me,  except  it  were 
given  thee  from  above  :  therefore  he  that 
delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  the  greater  sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought 
to  release  him :  but  the  Jews  cried  out, 
saying,  If  thou  let  this  man  go,  thou  art  not 
Cesar's  friend.  Whosoever  maketh  him- 
self a  kin<*  speaketh  against  Cesar. 

13  If  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that 
saying,  he  brought  Jesus  forth,  and  sat 
down  in  the  judgment-seat,  in  a  place  that 
is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  He- 
brew, Gabbatha. 

14  And  d  was  the  preparation  of  the 
passover,  and  about  the  sixth  hour  :  and  he 


saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold  your  King ! 

15  But  they  cried  out,  Away  with  him, 
away  with  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith 
unto  them,  Shall  1  crucify  your  King? 
The  chief  priests  answered,  We  have  no 
king  but  Cesar. 

16  Then  delivered  he  him  therefore 
unto  them  to  be  crucified.  And  they  took 
Jesus,  and  led  him  away. 

1 7  And  he  bearing  his  cross  went  forth 
into  a  place  called  the  place  of  a  skull, 
which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew,  Golgotha  : 

18  Where  they  crucified  him,  and  two 
others  with  him,  on  either  side  one,  and 
Jesus  in  the  midst. 

19  IF  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title,  and  put 
it  on  the  cross.  And  the  writing  was,  JE- 
SUS OF  NAZARETH,  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of  the 
Jews :  for  the  place  where  Jesus  was  cru- 
cified was  nigh  to  the  city  :  and  it  was 
written  in  Hebrew,  and  Greek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the 
Jews  to  Pilate,  Write  not,  The  King  ol 
the  Jews ;  but  that  he  said,  I  am  King  oi 
the  Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered,  What  I  have  writ- 
ten, I  have  written. 

23  IF  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had 
crucified  Jesus,  took  his  garments,  and 
made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part ; 
and  also  his  coat :  now  the  coat  was  with- 
out seam,  woven  from  the  top  throughout. 

24  They  said  therefore  among  them- 
selves, Let  us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for 
it  whose  it  shall  be :  that  the  scripture 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith,  They 
parted  my  raiment  among  them,  and  for 
my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These 
things  therefore  the  soldiers  did. 

25  IF  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of 
Jesus,  his  mother,  and  his  mothers  sister, 
Mary  the  wife  of  Cleophas,  and  Mary 
Magdalene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mo- 
ther, and  the  disciple  standing  by  whom 
he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother,  Wo- 
man, behold  thy  son ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Be- 
hold thy  mother !  And  from  that  hour  that 
disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home. 

28  IF  After  this,  Jesus  knowing  that  all 
things  were  now  accomplished,  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel  fall  of 
vinegar  :  and  they  filled  a  sponge  with 
vinegar,  and  put  it  upon  hyssop,  and  put  it 
to  his  mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  received 
the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  is  finished:  andh*j 
bowed  his  head,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

31  The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was 
the  preparation,  that  the  bodies  should  not 
remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sabbath-day, 


Jesus  appears  to  Mary, 


CHAP.  XX 


(for  that  sabbath-day  was  a  high  day)  be- 
sought Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  bro- 
ken, and  that  they  might  be  taken  away. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake 
the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which 
was  crucified  with  him. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and 
saw  that  he  was  dead  already,  they  brake 
not  his  legs: 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear 
pierced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there- 
out blood  and  water. 

35  And  he  that  saw  it,  bare  record,  and 
his  record  is  true :  and  he  knoweth  that 
he  saith  true,  that  ye  might  believe. 

36  For  these  things  were  done,  that  the 
scripture  should  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him 
shall  not  be  broken. 

37  And  again  another  scripture  saith, 
They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

38  IT  Anuafterthis,Josephof  Arimathea 
(being  a  disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly  for 
tear  of  the  Jews)  besought  Pilate  that  he 
might  take  away  the  body  of  Jesus  :  and 
Pilate  gave  him  leave.  He  came  therefore 
and  took  the  body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  Nicodemus 
(which  at  the  first  came  to  Jesus  by  night) 
and  brought  a  mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes, 
about   a  hundred  pounds  weight. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of  Jesus, 
and  wound  it  in  linen  clothes  with  the 
spices,  as  the  manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury. 

41  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  cru- 
cified, there  was  a  garden  ;  and  in  the 
garden  a  new  sepulchre,  wherein  was 
never  man  yet  laid. 

42  There  laid  they  Jesus  therefore,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews'  preparatioiw/cn/;  for 
the  sepulchre  was  nigh  at  hand. 

CHAP.  XX. 

HMHE   first  day   of  the   week   cometh 

JL    Mary  Magdalene  early,  when  it  was 

yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the 

stone  taken  away  from  the  sepulchre. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometh  to 
Simon  Peter, >  and  to  the  other  disciple 
whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  them, 
They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  we  know  not  where  they 
have  laid  him. 

3  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  that 
other  disciple,  and  came  to  the  sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together  :  and  the 
other  disciple  did  outrun  Peter,  and  came 
first  to  the  sepulchre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking  in, 
saw  the  linen  clothes  lying ;  yet  went  he 
not  in. 

6  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  following 
him, and  went  intothe  sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  linen  clothes  lie; 

7  And  the  napkin  that  was  about  his 
head,  not  lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but 
wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself. 


and  to  his  disciples. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple 
which  came  lira  to  tin-  s<  pulchre,  and  he 
saw,  and  believed. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scrip- 
ture, that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  d<  ad. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away 
unto  their  own  home.' 

%  But   Mary   stood    without  at  the 
sepulchre  weeping:    and  as  she  wept  ibe 
stooped   down  and   looked    into    th« 
pulchre, 

12  And  seeth  two  ane<  Is  in  white, 
ting,  the  one  at  the  head,  and  the  otha  it 
the  feet,  where  the  body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

IS  And  theysaj  unto  her,  Woman,  why 
weepesf  thou!  She  saith  unto  them 

cause   they    have   taken  away    my    I 
and  I  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him, 

14  And  when  she  had  thus  said,  she 
turned  herself  ba<  It.  and  Ban  J< 

ing,  and  knew  not  that  it  n 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  ber,  Woman. 
weepest  thou.'  whom  seekesl  thou; 
supposing  him  to  be  the  gardi  n<  r, 
unto  him.  Sir,   it  thou  b  him 
hence,   tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him, 
and  I  will  take  him  a¥ 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary. 
turned  herself,  and  saith  unto   him,  I 
boni,  which  is  to  say.  Master. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Touch  me  not: 
for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to  my  Path*  r : 
but  go  to  my  brethren,  and  Bay  unto  them, 
I  ascend  unto  m\  Father  and  your  FauV  i . 
and  to  my  God  and  your  God. 

18  Mai  \  M  igd  I'  d<  i  ame  and  told  the 
disciples- that  she  had  seea  the  Lord 

that  be  had  Bpokeu  these  things  unfa 

19  1i  Then  the  same  d  ning, 
being  the  first  day  of  the  w<  ek,  wh< 
doors  were  shut  where  the  disciple! 
assembled  for  feai  of  the  Jews,  i 

an  I  stood  in  the  midst,  and  Baith  unto 
theni,  Po;ice  be  unto  you. 

\nd  when  he  had  so  said,  hesh< 
unto  them  hit  hands  and  his  side. 
were  the  disciples   glad  when   they 
the  Lord. 

r:i  ThensaidJesusto  them  again,  J 
be  unto  you  :  as  my  Father  hath  sent 
even  so  send  I  you. 

\Md    when  he    had  said  tin 
breathed   on  them,  and  saith  unto  tl 
Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost. 

23  Whose  soever  sins  ye  remit,  tin  j 
remitted    unto  them;    and   "I" 

tins  ye  retain,  th<  ,•'1^,,• 

24  IT  But  Thomas,  one  ol  tl 
called  Didymus,  wtanot  with  tl 
Jesus  came. 

The  other  diM.pl.-  then 
unto  him,  We  have  Been  th     I  • 

be  said  unto  them,   Exce] 
his  hands  the  print  ol   the  nails 
my  fineerinto  t 


TJiomas  confesses  his  incredulity.     S.  JOHN. 

I  will  not 


Oirist  gives  Peter  a  charge. 


thrust  my  hand  into  his  side 
believe. 

26  IF  And  after  eight  days  again  his 
disciples  were  within,  and  Thomas  with 
them :  then  came  Jesus,  the  doors  being 
shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said, 
Peace  be  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach 
hither  thy  finger,  and  behold  my  hands  ; 
and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  thrust  it 
into  my  side  ;  and  be  not  faithless,  but 
believing. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  My  Lord  and  my  God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  be- 
cause thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believ- 
ed :  blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen, 
and  yet  have  believed. 

30  IT  And  many  other  signs  truly  did 
Jesus  in  the  presence  of  his  disciples, 
which  are  not  written  in  this  book. 

31  But  these  are  written,  that  ye  might 
believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  God;  and  that  believing  ye  might  have 
life  through  his  name. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  shewed 
himself  again  to  the  disciples  at  the 
sea  of  Tiberias  :  and  on  this  wise  shewed 
he  himself. 

2  There  were  together  Simon  Peter, 
and  Thomas  called  Didymus,  and  Natha- 
nael  of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I  go  a 
fishing.  They  say  unto  him,  We  also  go 
■with  thee.  They  went  forth,  and  entered 
into  a  ship  immediately  ;  and  that  night 
they  caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was  now  come, 
Jesus  stood  on  the  shore;  but  the  disciples 
knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus. 

5  Then  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Children, 
have  ye  any  meat?  They  answered  him, 
No. 

.6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast  the  net 
on  the  right  side  of  the  ship,  and  ye  shall 
find.  They  cast  therefore,  and  now  they 
were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  that  disciple  whom  Jesus 
ioved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is  the  Lord. 
Now  when  Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was 
the  Lord,  he  girt  his  fisher's  coat  unto  him, 
(for  he  was  naked)  and  did  cast  himself 
into  the  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in  a  little 
ship  (for  they  were  not  far  from  land,  but 
as  it  were  two  hundred  cubits)  dragging 
the  net  with  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come  to 
land,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals  there,  and 
fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Bring  of  the i 
fish  which  ye  have  now  caught.  j 


1 1  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and  drew  the 
net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  a  hundred 
and  fifty  and  three:  and  for  all  there  were 
so  many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Come  and 
dine.  And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask 
him,  Who  art  thou?  knowing  that  it  was 
the  Lord. 

13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh  bread, 
andgiveth  them,  and  fish  likewise. 

14  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus 
shewed  himself  to  his  disciples,  after  that 
he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

15  TT  So  when  they  had  dined,  Jesus 
saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me  more  than  these?  He  saith 
unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  :  thou  knowest  that 
I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my 
lambs. 

16  He  saith  to  him  again  the  second 
time,  Simon  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me? 
He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord:  thou 
knowest  that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto 
him,  Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time, 
Simon  so?i  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me?  Peter 
was  grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the 
third  time,  Lovest  thou  me?  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things ; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  Jesus  saith 
unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep. 

1 3  Verily,  verily,  I  say  un+o  thee,  When 
thou  wastyoung,  thou  girdedst  thyself,  and 
walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest :  but 
when  thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird 
thee,  and  carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest 
not. 

19  This  spake  he,  signifying  by  what 
death  he  should  glorify  God.  And  when 
he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith  unto  him. 
Follow  me. 

20  Then  Peter, turning  about,  seeth  the 
disciple  whom  Jesus  loved,  following; 
(which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at  supper, 
and  said,  Lord,  which  is  he  that  betrayeth 
thee?) 

21  Peter  seeing  him,  saith  to  Jesus 
Lord,  and  what  shall  this  man  do  ? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  If  I  will  that 
he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee? 
Follow  thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad  among 
the  brethren, that  that  disciple  should  not 
die  :  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  He  shall 
not  die  ;  but.  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth 
of  these  things,  and  wrote  these  things: 
and  we  know  that  his  testimony  is  true. 

25  And  there  are  also  many  other  things 
which  Jesus  did,  the  which,  if  they  should 
be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even 
the  world  itself  could  not  contain  the 
books  that  should  be  written.     Amen. 

100 


f  The  ACTS  of  the  Apostles. 

Trm.  r  CHAP.   I.  imust  needs  have  been  fulfilled  whirh  tr.* 

HE  former  treaty  have  J  made,  O ;  Holy  Ghost  by  the  mouth  of  \£  !%  k 
Theophilus,  of  all  that  Jesus  began  jbetore  concerning  Judas,  which  was 


both  to  do  and  teach 

2  Until  the  day  in  which  he  was  taken 
up,  after  that  he  through  the  Holy  Ghost 
had  given  commandments  unto  the  apos- 
tles whom  he  had  chosen : 

3  To  whom  also  he  shewed  himself 
alive  after  his  passion,  by  many  infallible 
proofs,  being  seen  of  them  forty  days,  and 
speaking  of  the  things  pertaining  to  the 
kingdom  of  God : 

4  And  being  assembled  together  within 
them,  commanded  them  that  they  should 
not  depart  from  Jerusalem,   but  wait  for 
the  promise  of  the  Father,  which,  saith  he, 
ye  have  heard  of  me. 

5  For  John  truly  baptized  with  water; 
but  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  not  many  days  hence. 

6  When  they  therefore  were  come  to- 
gether, they  asked  of  him,  saying,  Lord, 
wilt  thou  at  this  time  restore  again  the  king- 
dom to  Israel? 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for 
you  to  know  the  times  or  the  seasons  which 
the  Father  hath  put  in  his  own  power. 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  power  after  that 
the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you  :  and  ye 
shall  be  witnesses  unto  me,  both  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria, 
and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  spoken  these  things, 
while  they  beheld,  he  was  taken  up  ;  and 
a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  steadfastly 
toward  heaven  as  he  went  up,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Galilee, 
why  stand  ye  gazing  up  into  heaven?  this 
same  Jesus  which  is  taken  up  from  you  in- 
to heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as 
ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

12  Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusalem, 
from  the  mount  called  Olivet,  which  is 
from  Jerusalem  a  sabbath-day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in,  they 
went  up  into  an  upper  room,  where  abode 
both  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  An 


to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  he  was  numbered  with  us,  and 
had  obtained  part  of  this  ministry. 

18  Now  this  man  purchased  a  held  with 
the  reward  of  iniquity  ;  and  falling  head- 
long, he  burst  asunder  in  the  midst,  and 
all  his  bowels  gushed  out. 

1  9  And  it  wis  known  unto  all  the  dwell- 
ers at  Jerusalem  J   insomuch  as  thai  field  i 
called  in  their  proper  tongue,   Aceldama, 
that  istosay,  The  field  «.f  blood 

20  Fori  I  is  written  in  the  book  ofPsalms, 
Let  his  habitation  be  desolate,  and  l< 
man  dwell  therein  :   and,    His   bisboprick 
let  another  I 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  irhii  h 
companied  with  us,  all  the  tin 
Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  out 

22  Beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John, 
unto  that  same  day  that  he  was  ta!.. 
from  us,  must  one  be  ordained  | 
ness  with  us  of  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  J< 
called  Barsabas,  who  was  surnamed 
tus,  and  Matthias. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said,  Thou, 
Lord,  which  knowest  the  hearts  of  all 
shew  whether  of  these  two  thou  b 

25  That  he   may  take  part  of  thi*  mi- 
nistryand  apostleship,from  whichJud 
transgression  fell,  that  he  might 
own  place. 

26  And  they  gave  forth  their 
the  lot  fell  upon  Matthias  ;  and  hi 
numbered  with  the  eleven  apostles. 

CHAP.   II 
\  ND  when  the  day  of  Pent- 
xli  fully  come,  they  were   all   with  one 
accord  in  one  place. 

2  Andsuddenly  there  came  a  sound 
heaven,  as  of  a  rushing  mighty  win*! 
it  filled  all  the  house  irhen  they 
sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them  i 
tongues  like  as  ot  hre,  and  it  sat  upon 
of  them. 

4  And  they  were  all  filled  with  the  1 


drew,  Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bartholomew,1  Ghost,    and   began  to  speak   with 
and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Alpheus,  tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  uttei 
and  Simon  Zelotes,  and  Judas  the  brotherl     5  And  there  were  dwelling  at 
of  James.  jlem  Jews,  devout  men,  out  of  I  I 

14  These  all  continued  with  one  accord  under  heaven. 


in  prayer  and  supplication,  with  the  wo- 
men, and  Mary  the  mother  of  Jesus,  and 
with  his  brethren. 

15  H   And  in  those  days  Peter  stood  up 
in  the  midst  of  the  disciples,  and  sai   ,(the 


6  Now  when  this 

the  multitude  came   tcgeth<  r, 
confounded,  because  Ih  itev< 
them  speak  in  bis  own  lang 

7  And  they  were  .til  an 


number  of  the  names  together  were  about ■  veiled,  saying  one  to  mother, 


a    hundred  and  twenty,) 
16  Men  and  brethren. 


not  all  these  which  speak   I 
this  scripture'     8  And  how  hear  W€  t*  ;'  "ur 


The  sermon  of  Peter. 


own   tongue,    wherein    we    were  born  ? 

9  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and  Elamites, 
and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopotamia,  and  in 
Judea,  and  Cappadocia,  in  Pontus,  and 
Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt, 
and  in  the  parts  of  Libya  about  Cyrene, 
and  strangers  of  Rome,  Jews  and  prose- 
lytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do  hear 
them  speak  in  our  tongues  the  wonderful 
works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were 
in  doubt,  saying  one  to  another,  What 
meaneth  this? 

13  Others  mocking,  said,  These  men 
are  full  of  new  wine. 

14  IT  But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the 
eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  men  of  Judea,  and  all  ye  that 
dwell  at  Jerusalem,  be  this  known  unto 
you,  and  hearken  to  my  words  : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye 
suppose,  seeing  it  is  but  the  third  hour  of 
the  day. 

16  cut  this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophet  Joel, 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last 
days,  saith  God,  I  will  pour  out  of  my 
Spirit  upon  all  flesh  :  and  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  and  your 
young  men  shall  see  visions,  and  your  old 
men  shall  dream  dreams  : 

18  And  on  my  servants,  and  on  my 
hand-maidens,I  will  pour  out  in  those  days 
of  my  Spirit ;  and  they  shall  prophesy  : 

19  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  heaven 
above,  and  signs  in  the  earth  beneath  ; 
blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke. 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  dark- 
and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  that 


THE  ACTS.  He  baptizes  many. 

in  hell,  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thy   Holy 


ness, 

great  and  notable  day  of  the  Lord  come. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who 
soever  shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words  ; 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man  approved  of  God 
among  you  by  miracles, and  wonders,  and 
signs,  which  God  did  by  him  in  the  midst 
of  you,  as  ye  yourselves  also  know  : 

23  Him,  being  delivered  by  the  deter- 
minate counsel  and  foreknowledge  of  God, 
ye  have  taken,  and  by  wicked  hands  have 
crucified  and  slain : 

24  Whom  God  hath  raised  up,  having 
loosed  the  pains  of  death  :  because  it  was 
not  possible  that  he  should  be  holdenof  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concerning  him, 
I  foresaw  the  Lord  always  before  my  face; 
for  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that.  I  should 
not  be  moved : 

26  Therefore  did  my  heart  rejoice,  and 
my  tongue  was  glad  ;  moreover  also 
flesh  shall  rest  in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  sou)! 


One  to  see  corruption. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me  the 
ways  of  life  ;  thou  shalt  make  me  full  of 
joy  with  thy  countenance. 

29  Men  and  brethren,  let  me  freely 
speak  unto  you  of  the  patriarch  David, 
that  he  is  both  dead  and  buried,  and  his 
sepulchre  is  with  us  unto  this*  day. 

30  Therefore  being  a  prophet,  and 
knowing  that  God  had  sworn  with  an  oath 
to  him,  that  of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  accord- 
ing to  the  flesh,  he  would  raise  up  Christ 
to  sit  on  his  throne  ; 

31  He  seeing  this  before,  spake  of  the 
resurrection  of  Christ,  that  his  soul  was  not 
left  in  hell,  neither  his  flesh  did  see  cor- 
ruption. 

32  This  Jesus  hath  God  raised  up,  where- 
of we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  being  by  the  right  hand 
of  God  exalted,  and  having  received  of 
the  Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
he  hath  shed  forth  this,  which  ye  now  see 
and  hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  into  the 
heavens,  but  he  saith  himself,  The  Lord 
said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy  footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of  Israel 
know  assuredly,  that  God  hath  made  that 
same  Jesui  whom  ye  have  crucified,  both 
Lord  and  Christ. 

37  T[  Now  when  they  heard  this,  they 
were  pricked  in  their  heart,  and  said  unto 
Peter  and  to  the  rest  of  the  apostles,  Men 
and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do? 

38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them,  Repent, 
and  be  baptized  every  one  of  you  in  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remission  of 
sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to 
your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off", 
even  as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words  did  he 
testiiy  and  exhort,  saying,  Save  yourselves 
from  this  untoward  generation. 

41  IF  Then  they  that  gladly  received  his 
word,  were  baptized  :  and  the  same  day 
there  were  added  unto  them  about  three 
thousand  souls. 

42  And  they  continued  steadfastly  in 
the  apostles'  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and 
in  breaking  of  bread,  and  in  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every  soul :  and 
many  wonders  and  signs  were  Hone  by  the 
apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were  together, 
and  had  all  things  common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions  and  goods, 
my  I  and  parted  them  to  all  ?nen,  as  every  man 

Shad  need. 

46  And  they.continuing  dailv  with  one 
loo 


Tlie  lame  man  restored. 


CHAP. 


accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking  bread 
from  house  to  house,  did  eat  their  meat 
with  gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

47  Praising  God,  and  having  favour  with 
all  the  people.     And  the  Lord  added  to 
the  church  daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 
CHAP.  III. 

NOW  Peter  and  John  went  up  together 
into  the  temple,  at  the  hour  of  prayer, 
being  the  ninth  hour. 

2  And  a  certain  man  lame  from  his  mo- 
ther's womb  was  carried,  whom  they  laid 
daily  at  the  g;ate  of  the  temple  which  is 
called  Beautiful,  to  ask  alms  of  them  that 
entered  into  the  temple ; 

3  Who,  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to 
go  into  the  temple,  asked  an  alms. 

4  And  Peter  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him 
with  John,  said,  Look  on  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expect- 
ing to  receive  something  of  them. 

6  Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and  gold 
have  I  none ;  but  such  as  I  have  give  I 
thee  :  In  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Na- 
zareth, rise  up  and  walk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand, 
and  lifted  him  up:  and  immediately  his 
feet  and  ancle-bones  received  strength. 

8  And  he, leaping  up,stood,  and  walked, 
and  entered  with  them  into  the  temple, 
walking,  and  leaping,  and  praising  God. 

9  And  all  the  people  saw  him  walking 
and  praising  God : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he  which 
sat  for  alms  at  the  Beautiful  gate  of  the 
temple  :  and  they  were  filled  with  wonder 
and  amazement  at  that  which  had  happen- 
ed unto  him. 

11  And  as  the  lame  man  which  was 
healed  held  Peter  and  John,  all  the  peo- 
ple ran  together  unto  them  in  the  porch 
that  is  called  Solomon's,  great  ly  wond< 

12  U  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he  an- 
swered unto  the  people,  Ye  men  of  Israel, 
why  marvel  ye  at  this?  or  why  look  ye  so 
earnestly  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own 
power  or  holiness  we  had  made  this  man 
to  walk? 

13  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac, 
and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of  our  fathers  hath 
glorified  his  Son  Jesus  ;  whom  ye  deliver- 
ed up,  and  denied  him  in  the  presence  of 
Pilate,  wrhen  he  was  determined  to  let 
him  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  the  Holy  One,  and 
the  Just,  and  desired  a  murderer  to  be 
granted  unto  you; 

15  And  killed  the  Prince  of  life,  whom 
God  hath  raised  from  the  dead  ;  whereof! 
we  are  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name,  through  faith  in  his 
name,  hath  made  this  man  strong,  whom 
ye  see  and  know  :  yea,  the  faith  which  is 
by  him,  hath  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 


Ill,  IV.        peter  and  Jal  fc/. 

17  Andnow  brethren,  In.,;  that  throw* 
ignorance  ye  did  t*,  as  did  also  your  m 

18  But  those  things  which  God  tx 
had  shewed  by  the  mouth  of  all  hn 

I  nets,  that  Christ  Bhould  Buffer,  he  h  tth  *o 
iulhlled. 

19  Ti  Repent  ye  then  fore,  and  be 
verted,  that  your  sins  nun  b<  blotted  out 
when  the  times  of  refreshing  shall  i 
from  the  pn  sencc  of  the  Lord; 

\n<l  b(  shall  send  J<  sus  Christ,  which 
1  <  fore  n  as  pn  u  bed  unto  you  : 

'Jl  W  bora  the  b<    \»  n  m  . 
the  tim.  s  ofn  sritution  of  all  things,  which 
(i<<d  hath  spoki  n  bj  thi   mouth  of  all  hu 
bolj  prophets,  Bince  the  world  1 1 

id   unto  if  i 
tli<  rs,  A  I'm  |  bel  shall  the  L  rd  youi 
raise  up  unto  you.  of  your  bretbn  D,  like 
unto  me;  him  shall  \<  he  ir  in  all  tl 
u  batsoi  vet  hi  shall  t 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  ■ 
soul  which  will  not  bear  that  Prophet, shall 
be  destroyed  fn  m  among  I 

c24  Yea,   and  all   the  pn 
muel,  and  those  that  follow 
as  have  spoken,  have  lik< 
these  day-. 

25  Ye  are  tiie  children  of  thi 
and   of  the   covenant    which   G 
with  our  fathers,    saying   unto 
And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  kindn 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

26  Unto  you  first,  God  having  raia 
h:s  Son  Jesus,  sent  him  I 
turning  aw 

iniquil 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  a  :  ike  unto  t] 

the  priests,  and  the  i  apt  tin  oi 
temple,  and  the  Saddu< 

2  ll(  ing  grieved  that   tin  y  I 
people,  and    pn  ached  thl 
resurrection  from  the  d< 

3  And  they  laid  hi 
iJtnn  in  hold  unto  thi 
now  even-tide. 

•1  I  [owbeit.  many  of  them  which  I 
the  word,  believed  ;  and  the  nun.!  . 
the  men  w  as  about  five  thou*  tnd. 

5  If  And  it  came  to ;  ••■-- on  tl  i 
that  their  rulers,  and  eiders,  and  Bcri 

6  And  Annas  the  bieh  | 
aphas,  and  John,  and  Afexandi 
many  as  were  of  th< 

priest,  were  gatl  i 

7  And  when  they  had  tel  tin  m  i 
midst,  they  ask<  d,  l;>  wh 

what  nam.-  h  LV<    •  <        W    ;1'  ■  ' 

8  Then   I  with   the    II 
Ghost,  said  unto  111'        I 

prop!' 

9  It  we  iln- 

goo  1  d.  ed  done  to  the  imi 


The  apostles  are  threatened.  THE  ACTS. 


Ananias  and  Scpphzra. 


10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all  I     27  For  of  a  truth  against  thy  holy  child 
the  people  of  Israel,  that  by  the  name  of  I  Jesus,    whom    thou   hast   anointed,   both 


Jesus  Christ  of  xNazareth,  whom  ye  cruci 
fled,  whom  God  raised  from  the  dead,  even 
by  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  before 
you  whole. 

1 1  This  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at 
nought  of  you  builders,  which  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner. 

12  Neither  is  there  salvation  in  any 
other :  for  there  is  none  other  name  under 
neaven  given  among  men,  whereby  we 
must  be  saved. 

13  IF  Now, when  they  saw  the  boldness 
of  Peter  and  John,  and  perceived  that  they 
were  unlearned  and  ignorant  men,  they 
marvelled;  and  they  took  knowledge  of 
them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which  was 
healed  standing  with  them,  they  could  say 
nothing  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  commanded  them 
to  go  aside  out  of  the  council,  they  con- 
ferred among  themselves, 

16  Saying,  What  shall  we  do  to  these 
men  ?  for  that  indeed  a  notable  miracle 
hath  been  done  by  them  is  manifest  to  all 
them  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem,  and  we 
cannot  deny  it. 

17  But  that  it  spread  no  further  among 
the  people,  let  us  straitly  threaten  thein, 
that  they  speak  henceforth  to  no  man  in 
this  name. 

18  And  they  called  them,  and  com- 
manded them  not  to  speak  at  all,  nor  teach 
in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Whether  it  be  right  in  the 
sight  of  God  to  hearken  unto  you  more 
than  unto  God,  judge  ye. 

20  For  we  cannot  but  speak  the  things 
which  we  have  seen  and  heard. 

21  So,when  they  had  further  threatened 
them,  they  let  them  go,  finding  nothing 
how  they  might  punish  them,  because  of 
the  people  :  for  all  men  glorified  God  for 
that  which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty  years 
old  on  whom  this  miracle  of  healing  was 
shewed. 

23  1[  And  being  let  go,  (hey  went  to 
their  own  company,  and  reported  all  that 
the  chief  priests  and  elders  had  said  unto 
them. 

24  And  when  they  heard  that,  they 
lifted  up  their  voice  to  God  with  one  ac- 
cord, and  said,  Lord,  thou  art  God,  which 
hast  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is  ; 

25  Who,  by  the  mouth  of  thy  servant 
David  hast  said,  Why  did  the  heathen  rage, 
and  the  people  imagine  vain  things  ? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood  up,  and 
the  rulers  were  gathered  together  against 
the  Lord,  and  against  his  Christ. 


Herod,  and  Pontius  Pilate,  with  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  the  people  of  Israel,  were  ga- 
thered together, 

28  For  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and 
thy  counsel  determined  before  to  be  done. 

29  And  now.  Lord,  behold  their  threat- 
enings :  and  grant  unto  thy  servants,  that 
with  all  boldness  they  may  speak  thy  word, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thy  hand  to 
heal ;  and  that  signs  and  wonders  may  be 
done  by  the  name  of  thy  holy  child  Jesus. 

31  If  And  when  they  had  prayed,  the 
place  was  shaken  where  they  were  assem- 
bled together ;  and  they  were  all  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the 
word  of  God  with  boldness.    " 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  be- 
lieved were  of  one  heart,  and  of  one  soul I : 
neither  said  any  of  them  that  aught  of  the 
things  which  he  possessed  was  his  own  ; 
but  they  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  great  power  gave  the 
apostles  witness  of  the  resurrection  of  the 
Lord  Jesus:  and  great  grace  was  upon 
them  all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  among  them 
that  lacked  :  for  as  many  as  were  posses- 
sors of  lands  or  houses  sold  them,  and 
brought  the  prices  of  the  things  that  were 
sold, 

35  And  laid  them  down  at  the  apostles' 
feet:  and  distribution  was  made  unto  every 
man  according  as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apostles  was 
surnamed  Barnabas,  (which  is,  being  in- 
terpreted. The  son  of  consolation,)  a  Le- 
vite,  and  of  the  country  of  Cyprus, 

37  Having  land,  sold  it,  and  brought  the 
money,  and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT  a  certain  man  named  Ananias, 
with  Sapphira  his  wife,  sold  a  pos- 
session, 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the  price,  (his 
wife  also  being  privy  to  it,)  and  brought  "a 
certain  part,  andla" " 


id  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

3  But  Peter  said,  Ananias,  why  hath 
Satan  filled  thy  heart  to  lie  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  to  keep  back  part  of  the  price 
of  the  land? 

4  While  it  remained,  was  it  not  thine 
own  ?  and  after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not  in 
thine  own  power?  why  hast  thou  conceived 
this  thing  in  thy  heart?  thou  hast  not  lied 
unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

5  And  Ananias  hearing  these  words,  fell 
down,  and  gave  up  the  ghost.  And  great 
fear  came  on  all  them  thatheard  thesethings. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose,  wound  him 
up,  and  carried  him  out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three 
hours  after,  whr-n  his  wife,  not  knowing 
what  was  done,  came  in. 

104 


An  angel  delivers  the  apostles.         CHAP.  V 


8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her,  Tell 
me  whether  ye  sold  the  land  for  so  much? 
And  she  said,  Yea,  for  so  much. 

9  Then  Peter  said  unto  her,  How  is  it 
that  ye  have  agreed  together  to  tempt  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord?  behold  the  feet  of  them 
which  have  buried  thy  husband  are  at  the 
door,  and  shall  carry  thee  out. 

10  Then  fell  she  down  straightway  at 
his  feet,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost. 


ounsel  of  Cam  alt  el. 

■     25r>TJie,n  Ca,Re  0nC  anl  ,ol(1  tlu'n!- 

sng,  Behold,  the  men   whom   \<    put   m 
prison   are  standing  in  tl  .' .  and 

teaching  (he  people. 

Then  went  the  captain  with  the 
officers,  and  brought  them    without   vio- 
lence: for  they   feared   the   people,  lest 
they  should  have  been  stoned. 
27  And  when  they  had  brought  tl 

I  the 


And  they  set  them  before  the  council 
the  young  men  came  in, and  found herdead,  high  priest  asked  them, 
and  carrying  her  forth,  buried  her  by  ber|     28  Saying,  Did  not  we  strakly  command 


husband. 


you,  that  ye  should  not  teach  in' this 


11  And  great  fear  came  upon  all  the  and  behold. ye  have  filled  I 


church,  and  upon  as  many  as  heard  these 
things. 

12  IT  And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles 
were  many  signs  and  wonders  wrought 
among  the  people  ;  (and  they  were  all  with 
one  accord  in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  of  the  rest  durst  no  man  join 
himself  to  them  :  but  the  people  magnified 
them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more  added 
to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and 
women;) 

15  Insomuch  that  they  brought  forth  the 
sick  into  tne  streets,  and  laid  mem  on  beds 
and  couches,  that  at  the  least  the  shadow 
of  Peter  passing  by  might  overshadow 
some  of  them. 

16  There  came  also  a  multitude  out  of 
the  cities  round  about  unto  Jerusalem, 
bringing  sick  folks,  and  them  which  were 
vexed  with  unclean  spirits  ;  and  they  were 
healed  every  one. 

17  IF  Then  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and 
all  they  that  were  with  him,  (which  is  the 
sect  of  the  Sadducees,)and  were  filled  with 
indignation, 

18  And  laid  their  hands  on  the  apostles, 
and  put  them  in  the  common  prison. 


your  doctrine,   and  intend  to  bring  this 
man's  blood  upon  Of. 

29  "  Then  Pi  ter  and  the  oik* 
answered  and  said,  We  ought  I 

lath.r  than  men. 

,'}<>   The  God  <>t"  our  fatli. 
sus,  whom  ve  slew  and  banged  on  i 

31  Him  bath  God  exalted  \\  ith  hi: 
hand  to  be  ;t   Prim  «   .mi!  .  Sai  iour,   I 
give  repentance  to  Israel,  and  I 

of  sins. 

32  And  we  are  his  witw 
things;  and  so  is  also  the  Holy  Gl 

God  hath  given  to  them  that  obi  v  him. 

33  H  When  they  heard  that,  I 
cut  to  the  heart,  and  took  coun- 
them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the  • 
cil,  a  Pharisee,  named  Gamaliel,  a  d 

of  the  law,  had  in  reputation  il  the 

people,  and  commanded  to  put  tl 
forth  a  little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them,  ^e  - 
rael,   take  heed  to  yourselTei   wh 
intend  to  do  as  touching  tb<    i 

36  For  before  these  days  rose  up  I 
das,  boasting  hi 

whom  a  number  of  men,  about  I 


19  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  by  nightidred,  joined  themselves:   who  - 


opened  the  prison-doors,  and  brought  them 
forth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the  temple  to 
the  people  all  the  words  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that,  they  en- 
tered into  the  temple  early  in  the  morning, 
and  taught.  But  the  high  priest  came, 
and  they  that  were  with  him,  and  called 
the  council  together,  and  all  the  senate  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  sent  to  the 
prison  to  have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came,  and  found 
them  not  in  the  prison,  they  returned,  and 
told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found  we 
shut  with  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  stand- 
ing without  before  the  doors  :  but  when  we 
had  opened,  we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now, when  the  high  priest,  and  the 


and  ail,  as  many  as  obeyed   him. 
scattered,  and  brought  to  i 
37  After  this  man  ros<  up  Jud  i  ofG 

lilee,  in  the  days  of  the  taxing,  and 
away  much  people  after  him  :  1. 
ished  ;  and  all,   men  as  many 
him,  were  dispersed. 

33  And  now  1   say  unto  you.  Re 
from  these  men,  and  let  tb  for  if 

this  counsel  or  this  work  be  of  DM  n.  it  will 
come  to  nought : 

39  But  if  it  be  of  God.  }>  com-: 
throw  it;  lest  haply   J 

fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  thl  J  " ■'  "  h«  " 
they  bad  called  the  aposrt  i 

them,  they  commanded  that  t  bey  shod 
speak  inthen  in  e<  '•  -  is,  ind  lei  uV  d 
l\  U  And  they  departed  from  th« 


captain  of  the  temple,  and  the  chief  priests  sence  of  the  council,  \< 
heard  these  things,  they  doubted  ot  them  were  counti  d  wortl 
whereunto  this  would  grow.  .-no. 


Stephen  falsely  accused: 

42    And  daily  in  the   temple. 


THE  ACTS. 


His  answer  in  his  defence. 


and  in 
every  house,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and 
preach  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  in  those  days,  when  the  number 
of  the  disciples  was  multiplied,  there 
arose  a  murmuring  of  the  Grecians  against 
the  Hebrews,  because  their  widows  were 
neglected  in  the  daily  ministration. 

1  Then  the  twelve  called  the  multitude 
of  the  disciples  unto  them,  and  said,  It  is 
not  reason  that  we  should  leave  the  word 
of  God,  and  serve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  look  ye  out 
among  you  seven  men  of  honest  report,  full 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom,  whom  we 
may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4  But  we  will  give  ourselves  continually 
to  prayer,  and  to  the  ministry  of  the  word. 

5  IF  And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole 
multitude  :  and  they  chose  Stephen,  a  man 
full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
Philip,  and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  and 
Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  Nicolas  a 
proselyte  of  Antioch, 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the  apostles : 
and  when  they  had  prayed,  they  laidtf/iei'r 
hands  on  them. 

7  And  the  word  of  God  increased  ;  and 
the  number  of  the  disciples  multiplied  in 
Jerusalem  greatly  ;  and  a  great  company 
of  the  priests  were  obedient  to  the  faith. 

8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  power, 
did  great  wonders  and  miracles  among  the 
people. 

9  IF  Then  there  arose  certain  of  the 
synagogue,  which  is  called  the  synagogue 
of  the  Libertines,  and  Cyrenians,  and 
Alexandrians,  and  of  them  of  Cilicia,  and 
of  Asia,  disputing  with  Stephen. 

10  And  they  were  not  able  to  resist  the 
wisdom  and  the  spirit  by  which  he  spake. 

1 1  Then  they  suborned  men,  which  said, 
We  have  heard  him  speak  blasphemous 
words  against  Moses,  and  against  God. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and 
the  elders,  and  the  scribes,  and  came  upon 
him,  and  caught  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  council, 

13  And  set  up  false  witnesses,  which 
said,  This  man  ceaseth  not  to  speak  blas- 
phemous words  against  this  holy  place, 
and  the  law : 

14  For  we  have  heard  him  say,  that  this 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall  destroy  this  place, 
and  shall  change  the  customs  which  Moses 
delivered  us. 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  council,  look- 
ing steadfastly  on  him,  saw  his  face  as  it 
had  been  the  face  of  an  angel. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THEN  said  the  high  priest,  Are  these 
things  so? 

2  And  he  said,  Men,  brethren 


unto  our  father  Abraham  when  he  was  in 
Mesopotamia,  before  he  dwelt  in  Charran, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  come 
into  the  land  which  I  shall  shew  thee. 

4  Then  came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans,  and  dwelt  in  Charran.  And 
from  thence,  when  his  father  was  dead,  he 
removed  him  into  this  land  wherein  ye 
now  dwell. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inheritance  in 
it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set  his  foot  on:  yet 
he  promised  that  he  would  give  it  to  him 
for  a  possession,  and  to  his  seed  after  him, 
when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise,  That 
his  seed  should  sojourn  in  a  strange  land; 
and  that  they  should  bring  them  into  bond- 
age, and  entreat  them  evil  four  hundred 
years. 

7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they  shall  be 
in  bondage  will  I  judge,  said  God:  and 
after  that  shall  they  come  forth,  and  serve 
me  in  this  place. 

8  And  he  gave  him  the  covenant  oi 
circumcision.  And  so  Abraham  begat 
Isaac,  and  circumcised  him  the  eighth 
day;  and  Isaac  begat  Jacob,  and  Jacob 
begat  the  twelve  patriarchs. 

9  And  the  patriarchs,  moved  with  envy, 
sold  Joseph  into  Egypt:  but  God  was  with 
him, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  ail  his  af- 
flictions, and  gave  him  favour  and  wisdom 
in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt;  and 
he  made  him  governor  over  Egypt,  and  all 
his  house. 

1 1  Now  there  came  a  dearth  over  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  andChanaan,  and  great 
affliction;  and  oui  fathers  found  no  sus- 
tenance. 

12  But  when  Jacob  heard  that  there  was 
corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent  out  our  fathers  first. 

13  And  at  the  second  time  Joseph  was 
made  known  to  his  brethren:  and  Joseph's 
kindred  was  made  known  unto  Pharaoh. 

14  Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called  his 
father  Jacob  to  him,  and  all  his  kindred, 
threescore  and  fifteen  souls. 

15  So  Jacob  went  down  into  Egypt, 
and  died,  he,  and  our  fathers, 

16  And  were  carried  over  into  Sychem, 
and  laid  in  the  sepulchre  that  Abraham 
bought  for  a  sum  or  money  of  the  sons  of 
Emmov  ,the  father  of  Sychem. 

17  But  when  the  time  of  the  promise 
drew  nigh,  which  God  had  sworn  to  Abra- 
ham, the  people  grew  and  multiplied  in 
Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which  knew 
not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtilely  with  our 
kindred,  and  evil-entreated  our  fathers,  so 
that  they  cast  out  their  young  children,  to 


,  and  fa 
thers,  hearken;  The  God  of  glory  appeared!  the  end  they  might  nofiive. 

106 


Stephen  declares  the 


CHAP.  VII. 


history  of  Israel 


20  In  which  time  Moses  was  born,  and      38  This  is  he,  that  was  in  the  chun  h  m 
was  exceeding  fair,  and  nourished  up  in  the  wilderness  \%  itli  tin-  angel  which  spake 


his  father's  house  three  months: 


to  him   in  the  mount  Sinn,  and  with  our 


21  And  when  he  was  cast  out,  Pharaoh's  fathers:  who  received  the  lively  i 
daughter  took  him  up,  and  nourished  him  to  give  unto  us: 

for  her  own  son.  39  To  whom   our  fathers    would   not 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all  the;obey,  but  thrust  him  from   mem,  an  1  in 
wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and  was  mighty -their  hearta  turned  back  again  into  I 

in  words  and  in  deeds.  40  Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us  gi 

23  And  when  he  was  full  forty  years  go  before  us:  for  a»for  this  Moses,  which 


old,    it  came    into  his  heart  to  visit  his 
brethren  the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  qfthemsuffer  wrong, 
he  defended  htm,  and  avenged  him  that 
was  oppressed,  and  smote  the  Egyptian  : 

25  Tor  he  supposed  his  brethren  would  i 


brought  us  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

41  And  they  made  a  calf  in  those 

and  offered  sacrifice  unto  the  idol,  and  re- 
j<>!<  ed  in  the  works  of  their  own  Dan 

42  Then  Cod  turned,  and  gav*  mem  up 


have   understood  how   that   God   by   his  to  worship   the   host  of  heaven;  u  it   i 
hand  would  deliver  them:  but  they  un-  written  in  the  hook  of  the  prophets,  <>  \. 


derstood  not 

26  And  the  next  day  he  shewed  himself 
unto  them  as  they  strove,  and  would  have 
set  them  at  one  again,  saying,  Sirs,  ye 
are  brethren ;  why  do  ye  wrong  one  to  an- 
other? 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour  wrong, 
thrust  him  away,  saying,  Who  made  thee 
a  ruler  and  a  judge  over  us? 

28  Wilt  thcu  kill  me,  as  thou  didst  the 
Egyptian  yesterday? 

29  Then  fled  Moses  at  this  saying,  and 
was  a  stranger  in  the  land  of  Madian,  where 
he  begat  two  sons. 

30  And  when  forty  years  were  expired, 
there  appeared  to  him  in  the  wilderness  of 
mount  Sina,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  in  a 
flame  of  fire  in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  wondered  at 
the  sight;  and  as  he  drew  near  to  behold 
it,  the  voice  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  I  am  the  God  of  thy  fathers, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob.  Then  Moses 
trembled,  and  durst  not  behold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him,  Put  off 
thy  shoes  from  thy  feet:  for  the  place 
where  thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

34  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the  afflic- 
tion of  my  people  which  is  in  Egypt,  and 
I  have  heard  their  groaning,  and  am  come 
down  to  deliver  them.  And  now  come,  1 
will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 

35  This  Moses,  whom  they  refused, 
saying,    Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a 

p?  the   same  did  God  send  to  be 


le  pro] 
house  of  Israel,  have  yeonered  tome 

beasts  and  sacrifices  by  the  space  of  forty 
years  in  the  wilderness? 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  lb 
Moloch,   and  the  star  of  your   . 

phan,  figures  which  ye  made  to  worship 
them:  and  I  will  carry  you  swaj  beyond 
Babylon. 

44  Our  fathers  had   the   tabernacle  ot 
witness  in  the  wilderness,  as  Ik   bad  ap- 
pointed,  speaking  unto   Bfoeee,    tl 
should  make  it  according  to  the  fashion 
that  he  had  seen. 

45  Which  also  our  fathers,  that  came 
after,  brought  in  with  Jesus  into  thf 
session  of  the  Gentiles,  whom  < 

out  before  the  face  of  our  father.-,  nn1 
days  of  David; 

46  Who  found  favour  before  God 
desired  to  find  a  tabernacle  for  the  ( I 
Jacob. 

47  But  Solomon  built  him  a  hoi; 

48  Howbeit,  the  Most  High  dw< 
not  in  temples  made  with  hand 

the  prophet, 

49  Heaven  is  my  throne,  ami  earth  u 
my  footstool :  what  bouse  will  ye  build 
me?  saith  the  Lord:  or  what  M  the  | 

of  my  rest? 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all 
things? 

51  IT  Ye   stiff-necked,   and    uncm 
cised  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do  aliraj 
sist  the  Holy  Ghost:  as  your  latin  r 
so  do  ye. 


fudge 

ruler  and  a  deliverer  by  the  hand  of  the'fathers  persecuted?  and  they 


a 


52  Which  of  the  prophets  have  n 

fkoro   nor^rntpd'  nnd    they  hav« 


angel  which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bush,  j 
36  He  brought  them  out,  after  that  he 


them  which  shewed  hefore  of  tl 
f  the  Just  One;  of  whoi: 


had  shewed  wonders  and  signs  in  the  land;  now  the  betrayers  and  mm 


of  Egypt,  and  in  the  Red  sea,  and  in  the 
wilderness  forty  years. 

37  H  This  is  that  Moses,   which  said 


53  Who  have  received  the  I 
disposition  of  anrels, and  have  no!  k< 

54  '!  When   Ih.  I    '"'V   "' 


unto  the  children  of  Israel,  A  Prophet  shall  they  were  cut  to  the  h<  irl 
the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  ed  on  him  with  thei 
your  brethren,  like  unto  me;  him  shall  ye      55  But  he,  bein-  full  «;i  the  i 
Lear.  [looked  up 


TJie  church  planted  in  Samaria.  THE  ACTS. 


The  eunuch  and  Philip. 


saw  the  glory  of  God,  and  Jesus  standing!  with  Philip,  and  wondered,  beholding  the 


on  the  right  hand  of  God 

56  And  said,  Behold,  1  see  the  heavens 
opened,  and  the  Son  of  man  standing  on 
the  right  hand  of  God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  stopped  their  ears,  and  ran 
upon  him  with  one  accord, 

58  And  cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and 
stoned  him:  and  the  witnesses  laid  down 
their  clothes  at  a  young  man's  feet,  whose 
name  was  Saul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Stephen,  calling 
upon  God,  ana  saying,  Lord  Jesus,  re- 
ceive my  spirit. 

60  And  he  kneeled  down  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to 
their  charge.  And  when  he  had  said  this, 
he  fell  asleep. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his 
death.  And  at  that  time  there  was 
a  great  persecution  against  the  church 
which  was  at  Jerusalem;  and  they  were 
all  scattered  abroad  throughout  the  re- 
gions of  Judea  and  Samaria,  except  the 
apostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Stephen  to 
his  burial,  and  made  great  lamentation 
over  him. 


3  As  for  Saul,  he  made  havock  of  the  I  thee. 


miracles  and  signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  the  apostles  which  were 
at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Samaria  had  re- 
ceived the  word  of  God,  they  sent  unto 
them  Peter  and  John: 

15  Who,  when  they  were  come  down, 
prayed  for  them  that  they  might  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost  : 

16  (For  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none 
of  them  :  only  they  were  baptized  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.) 

17  Then  laid  they  their  hands  on  them, 
and  they  received  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw  that  through 
laying  on  of  the  apostles'  hands  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  given,  he  offered  them  money, 

19  Saying,  Give  me  also  this  power, 
that  on  whomsoever  I  lay  hands,  he  may 
receive  the  Holy  Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Thy  money 
perish  with  thee, because  thou  hast  thought 
that  the  gift  of  God  may  be  purchased 
with  money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this 
matter :  for  thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

22  Repent  therefore  of  this  thy  wick- 
edness, and  pray  God,  if  perhaps  the 
thought   of  thy    heart  may  be  forgiven 


church,  entering  into  every  house,  and 
haling  men  and  women,  committed  them 
to  prison. 

4  Therefore  they  that  were  scattered 
abroad  went  every  where  preaching  the 
word. 

5  Then  Philip  went  down  to  the  city  of 
Samaria,  and  preached  Christ  unto  them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  accord  gave 
heed  unto  those  things  which  Philip  spake, 


23  For  I  perceive  that  thou  art  in  the 
gall  of  bitterness,  and  in  the  bond  of 
iniquity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and  said, 
Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me,  that  none  ot 
these  things  which  ye  have  spoken  come 
upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  testified 
and  preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem,  and  preached  the 


hearing  and  seeing  the  miracles  which  he  gospel  in  many  villages  of  the  Samaritans 
did.  26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  spake 

7  For  unclean  spirits,  crying  with  loud  junto  Philip,  saying,  Arise,  and  go  toward 
voice,  came  out  of  many  that  were  pos-lthe  south,  unto  the  way  that  goeth  down 

from  Jerusalem  unto  Gaza,  which  is  desert. 
27  And  he  arose,  and  went :  and  be- 
hold, a  man  of  Ethiopia,   an  eunuch  of 
great  authority   under  Candace  queen  of 


sessed  with  them:  and  many  taken  with 
palsies,  and  that  were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that  city. 

9  But  there  was  a  certain  man,  called 
Simon,  which  beforetirne  in  the  same  city  jFhe  Ethiopians,  who  had  the  charge  of  all 
used  sorcery,  and  bewitched  the  people  of!  her  treasure,  and  had  come  to  Jerusalem 


Samaria,  giving  out  that  himself  was  some 
great  one: 

10  To  whom  they  all  gave  heed,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying,  This  man 
is  the  great  power  of  God. 

1 1  And  to  him  they  had  regard,  because  j 


for  to  worship, 

28  AVas  returning;  and  sitting  in  his 
chariot,  read  Esaias  the  prophet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip,  Go 
j  near  and  join  thyself  to  this  chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  him,  and 


that  of  long  time  he  had  bewitched  themiheardhimreadtheprophetEsaias,andsaid, 


with  sorceries. 
12  But    when 


they   believed    Philip, 


Understandest  thou  what  thou  readest? 
31   And  he  said,  How  can  I,  except 


preaching  the  things  concerning  the  king-  some  man  should  guide  me?  And  he  de- 
dom  of  God,  and  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  j  sired  Philip  that  he  would  come  up,  and 
they  were  baptized  both  men  and  women. !  sit  with  him. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed  also:  i     32  The  place  of  the  scripture  which  he 
and  when  he  was  baptized,  he  continued! read  was  this,  He  was  led  as  a  sheep  to 

108 


Saul  is  converted. 


CHAP.  IX. 


the  slaughter ;  and  like  a  lamb  dumb  be- 
fore his  shearer,  soopenedhenothis  mouth: 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was 
taken  away :  and  who  shall  declare  his 
generation?  for  his  life  is  taken  from  the 
earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered  Philip, 
and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of  whom  speaketh 
the  prophet  this?  of  himself,  or  of  some 
other  man? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth,  and 
began  at  the  same  scripture,  and  preached 
unto  him  Jesus. 

36  And  as  they  went  on  their  way,  they 
came  unto  a  certain  water:  and  the  eunuch 
said,  See,  here  is  water;  what  doth  hinder 
me  to  be  baptized? 

37  And  Philip  said,  If  thou  believest 
with  all  thy  heart,  thou  may  est.  And 
he  answered  and  said,  I  believe  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commanded  the  chariot  to 
stand  still :  and  they  went  down  both  into 
the  water,  both  Philip  and  the  eunuch ; 
and  he  baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up  out 
of  the  water,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  caught 
away  Philip,  that  the  eunuch  saw  him  no 
more  :  and  he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing. 

40  But  Philip  was  found  at  Azotus:  aud 
passing  through,  he  preached  in  all  the 
cities,  till  he  came  to  Cesarea. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  Saul,  yet  breathing  out  threaten- 
ing^ and  slaughter  against  the  disci- 
ples of  the  Lord,  went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to  Da- 
mascus to  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found 
any  of  this  way,  whether  the\  were  men 
or  women,  he  might  bring  them  bound 
unto  Jerusalem. 

3  And  as  he  journeyed,  he  came  near 
Damascus :  and  suddenly  there  shined 
round  ahout  him  a  light  from  heaven: 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me? 

5  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou,  Lord? 
And  the  Lord  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou 
persecutest.  //  is  hard  for  thee  to  kick 
against  the  pricks. 

6  And  he  trembling,  and  astonished, 
said,  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arise,  and  go 
into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee 
what  thou  must  do. 

7  And  the  men  which  journeyed  with 
him  stood  speechless,  hearing  a  voice,  but 
seeing  no  man. 

8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth  ;  ?nd 
when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he  saw  no 
man  :  but  they  led  him  by  the  hand,  and 
brought  him  into  Damascus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without  sight. 
and  neither  did  eat  nor  drink. 


He  is  baptized  and  preaches. 

10  IT  And  there  was  a  certain  disciple 
at  Damascus,  name,]  Ananias;  and  to  him 
said  the  Lord  m  a  vision,  Ananias.  And 
he  said,  Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord. 

1  1    And  the  Lord  raid  unto  lmn.  A 
and   go   into  the    street   \\hic  h 
Straight, and  inquire jn  the hous<  ol  .ludas 
for  one  called  Saul  of  Tarsus  : 
he  prayeth, 

12  And    hath   seen   in     •  man 

named  Ananias,  coming  in,  and  putting  kit 
band  on  him,  that  he  might  re< « live  his 

13  Then  An  i  wered,  Lord,  1 
have  beard  by  many  of  this  mar,. 

much  evil  he  hath  done  to  tl,\ 
Jerusalem  : 

l  i  And  here  he  hath  authority  from  tin 
(hi<  I  priests,  to  bind  all  that  call  on  thy 
name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  |, 
way  :  for  he  is  a  i  bos<  n   \>  ssel  unti 
to  bear  my  name  before  the  <o  ntilf  -. 
kings,  ana  the  children  ol  for  • 

16  For  I  w  ill  sh<  u  him  I 
he  must  suffer  for  my  name's  lake. 

17  And  Ananias  went  bi 
tered  into  the  house  :  and  putting  his  h 
on  him,  said,  Brother  Saul,  the  Lord    • 
Jesus  that  appeared  unto  thee  in   th. 
as  thou  earnest)  hath   sent  me,  that 
mightest  receive  thy  sight,  and  be  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell  froi 
eyes  as  it  had    been   scales:   and   b 
ceived  sight  forthwith,  and  aroSM 
baptii 

19  And  when  he  b 
was  strengthened.  Then  was  Saul  1 1 
days  with   the  disciples  p  hit  h  w« 
Damascus. 

20  And  straightway  b<   j  '  brist 
in  the  synagogues,  that  h< 
God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were  am 
and  said,  I-  not  this  be   that  dean 
them  which  called  on  this  name  in 
safem.  and  cam.'  hither  for  that  intent 
he  might  bring  them  hound  unto  tin   I 
priests? 

22  Hut    Saul    increased    the 
strength,  and  confounded  theJ< 
dwelt  at  Damascus,  proving  that   this 
very  Christ. 


23  IT  And  after  that  many  days 
fulfilled,  the  Jews  took  counsel  toki 

24  But  their  laying  *  til  "  ~  ki:' 
Saul.    And  they  watched  the  - 
and  night  to  kill  him. 

2r,  Thm  the   disciples  took    him   i>y 
night,  and  let  him  down  by  the  "-'II    m   a 

26  i  Andwb     S 
salem,  he  assayed   to 


hut  tin  \  wen   ill  • 
and  oelievednot  thai    i    • 


Peter  raises  Tabitha  to  life. 


THE  ACTS. 


Cornelius  sends  to  Peter. 


27  But  Barnabas  took  him,  and  brought 
him  to  the  apostles,  and  declared  unto 
them  how  he  had  seen  the  Lord  in  the  way, 
and  that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  and  how 
he  had  preached  boldly  at  Damascus  in 
the  name  of  Jesus. 

28  And  he  was  with  them  coming  in 
and  going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  disputed  against  the 
Grecians :  but  they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren  knew,  they 
brought  him  down  to  Cesarea,  and  sent 
him  Forth  to  Tarsus. 

31  Then  had  the  churches  rest  through- 
out all  Judea,  and  Galilee,  and  Samaria, 
and  were  edified:  and  walking  in  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter 
passed  throughout  all  quarters,  he  came 
down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt  at 
Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  certain  man 
named  Eneas,  which  had  kept  his  bed 
eight  years,  and  was  sick  of  the  palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  Eneas, 
Jesus  Christ  maketh  thee  whole:  arise, 
and  make  thy  bed.     And  he  arose  imme- 

35  'And  all  that  dwelt  in  Lydda  and 
Saron  saw  him,  and  turned  to  the  Lord. 

36  1[  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a  certain 
disciple  named  Tabitha,  which  by  inter- 
pretation is  called  Dorcas;  this  woman 
was  lull  of  good  works  and  alms-deeds 
which  she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  she  was  sick,  and  died:  whom  when 
they  had  washed,  they  laid  her  in  an  up- 
per chamber. 

38  And  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was  nigh 
to  Joppa,  and  the  disciples  had  heard  that 
Peter  was  there,  they  sent  unto  him  two 
men,  desiring  him  that  he  would  not  delay 
to  come  to  (hem. 

39  Then  Peter  arose,  and  went  with 
them.  Whtjn  he  was  come,  they  brought 
him  into  the  upper  chamber:  and  all  the 
widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  shew- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas 
made,  while  she  was  with  them. 

40  But  Pt  ter  put  them  all  forth,  and 
kneeled  dov^n,  and  prayed;  and  turning 
him  to  the  Dody,  said,  Tabitha,  arise. 
And  she  opened  her  eyes  :  and  when  she 
saw  Peter,  she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  lifted 
her  up;  and  when  he  had  called  the  saints 
and  widows,  he  presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout  all 
Joppa  :  and  many  believed  in  the  Lord; 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  tarried 
many  days  in  Joppa  with  one  Simon  a 
tanner. 


CHAP.  X. 

THERE  was  a  certain  man  in  Cesarea, 
called  Cornelius,  a  centurion  of  the 
band  called  the  Italian  band, 

2  A  devout  inan,  and  one  that  feared 
God  with  all  his  house,  which  gave  much 
alms  to  the  people,  and  prayed  to  God  al- 
ways. 

3  He  saw  in  a  vision  evidently,  about 
the  ninth  hour  of  the  day,  an  angel  of  God 
coming  in  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him 
Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him,  he  was 
afraid,  and  said,  What  is  it,  Lord?  And 
he  said  unto  him,  Thy  prayers  and  thine 
alms  are  come  up  foramemorial  before  God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call 
for  one  Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter  : 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a  tanner, 
whose  house  is  by  the  sea-side :  he  shall 
tell  thee  what  thou  oughtest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which  spake  unto 
Cornelius  was  departed,  he  called  two  oi 
his  household  servants,  and  a  devout  sol- 
dier of  them  that  waited  on  him  continually; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all  these 
things  unto  them,  he  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

9  If  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went  on 
their  journey,  and  drew  nigh  unto  the  city, 
Peter  went  up  upon  the  house-top  to  pray, 
about  the  sixth  hour  : 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry,  and 
would  have  eaten :  but  while  they  made 
ready,  he  fell  into  a  trance, 

11  And  saw  heaven  opened,  and  a  cer- 
tain vessel  descending  unto  him,  as  it  had 
been  a  great  sheet  knit  at  the  four  corners, 
and  let  down  to  the  earth  : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of  four- 
footed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  wild  beasts, 
and  creeping  things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to  him,  Rise, 
Peter  ;  kill,  and  eat. 

14  But  Peter  said,  Not  so,  Lord ;  for  i 
have  never  eaten  any  thing  that  is  common 
or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  spake  unto  him  again 
the  second  time,  What  God  hath  cleansed. 
that  call  not  thou  common. 

16  This  was  done  thrice  :  and  the  ves- 
sel was  received  up  again  into  heaven. 

17  Now, while  Peter  doubted  in  himself 
what  this  vision  which  he  had  seen  should 
mean,  behold,  the  men  which  were  sent 
from  Cornelius  had  made  inquiry  for  Si- 
mon's house,  and  stood  before  the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether  Si- 
mon, which  was  surnamed  Peter,  were 
lodged  there. 

19  IT  While  Peter  thought  on  the  vision, 
the  Spirit  said  unto  him,  Behold,  three  men 
seek  thee. 

20  Arise  therefore,  and  get  thee  down, 
and  go  with  them,  doubting  nothing :  foj: 
I  have  sent  them. 

110 


Peter  preaches  to  Cornelius:  CHAP. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the  men 
which  were  sent  unto  him  from  Cornelius  ; 
and  said,  Behold,  I  am  he  whom  ye  seek  : 
what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  ? 

22  And  they  said,  Cornelius  the  cen- 
turion, a  just  man,  and  one  that  fearetb 
God,  and  of  good  report  among- all  the  na- 
tion of  the  Jews,  was  warned  from  (Jod  by 
a  holy  angel  to  send  for  thee  into  his 
house,  and  to  hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and  lodged 
them.  And  on  the  morrow  Peter  went 
away  with  them,  and  certain  brethren  from 
Joppa  accompanied  him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they  entered 
into  Cesarea.  And  Cornelius  waited  for 
them,  and  had  called  together  his  kins- 
men and  near  friends. 

25  If  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in,  Cor- 
nelius met  him,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet, 
and  worshipped  him. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  saying,  Stand 
up  :  I  myself  also  am  a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went 
in,  and  found  many  that  were  come  to- 
gether. 


XI. 


He  is  accused. 


28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing  for  a  man 
that  is  a  Jew  to  keep  company,  or  come 
unto  one  of  another  nation  ;  but  God  hath 


began  from  Galilee,    after  the   baptism 
which  John  preached ; 

38  How  God  anointed  Jesus  of  Nazareth 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power: 
who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing 
all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil  ;  fa 
<«'<"!  rvas  with  Bun.    ' 

.">!>  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  n 
which    he    did,  both   in  the    land  ol   the 
Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem  ;  whom  they  slew 
and  hanged  on  a  tree  i 

40  mm  God  raised  up  the  third  day, 
ami  shewed  him  openly  ; 

41  Not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  wit- 
nesses chosen  before  ot  God,  even  to  us, 
who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he 
rose  from  the  dead. 

42  And  he  commands  d  ua  to  preach  un- 
to the  people,  and  to  testify  that   it 
which  was  ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge 
of  quick  and  dead. 

43  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness, 
that  through  his  name  whoso*  w  r  beliereth 
in  him  shall  receive  remission  ol 

4411  While  Peter  yet  spake  these  WOlds, 
the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which 
heard  the  word. 

45  And  they  of  the  circumcision  which 
believed,  were  astonished,  as  many  as  came 
with  Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gentiles 


shewed  me  that  I  should  not  call  any  ma-  also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 


common  or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I  unto  you  withoi.t 
gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I  was  sent  for:  I 
ask  therefore  for  what  intent  ye  have  sent 
for  me  ? 

30  And  Cornelius  said,  Four  days  ago 
I  was  fasting  until  this  hour  ;  and  \t  the 
ninth  hour  I  prayed  in  my  house,  and  be- 
hold, a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is 
heard,  and  thine  alms  are  had  in  remem- 
brance in  the  sight  of  God. 

32  Send  therefore  to  Joppa,  and  call 
hither  Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter ; 
he  is  lodged  in  the  house  of  one  Simon  a 
tanner,  by  the  sea-side:  who,  when  he 
cometh,  shall  speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent  to  thee ; 
and  thou  hast  well  done  that  thou  art  come. 
Now  therefore  are  we  all  here  present  be- 
fore God,  to  hear  all  things  that  are  com- 
manded thee  of  God. 

34  IF  Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and 
said,  Of  a  truth  1  perceive  that  God  is  no 
respecter  of  persons  : 

35  But  in  every  nation,  he  that  feareth 
him  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accept- 
ed with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace  by  Je- 
sus Christ :   (he  is  Lord  of  all  :) 

37  That  word,  I  say,  ye  know,  which 
was  published  throughout  all  Judea,  and 

52 


speak    with 
Then  an- 


Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them 
tongues,  and  magnify  God. 
swered  Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  thai 
should  not  be  baptized,  which  ban 
ceived  the  Holy  Ghost  as  well  afl  v.  >  ' 

48  And  he  commanded  them  to  be 
tized  in  the    name  of  the   Lord. 
prayed  they  him  to  tarry  certaifl  days. 

CHAP.  XI. 
A  NDtheapostlesand  brethren  that  were 
j-\.  in  Judea,  heard  that  the  Gentil. 
also  received  the  word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to  Je- 
rusalem, they  that  were  of  the  circumcision 
contended  with  him, 

3  Saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to  men  un- 
circumcised,  and  didst  eat  with  ;; 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter 
the  beginning,  and  expounded  it  hy 
unto  them,  saying, 

5  I  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  pr.v. 
and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a  vision, 
vessel  descending,  as  it  had  b<  i 
sheet,    let    down    from    b< 
corners  ;  and  it  came  ev»  n  to  n 

6  Upon  the  which  when  I  had 
mine  eyes,   I  consi 

footed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  wild    - 
and  creeping  things,  and  fowls 

7  And  I  hear  I 

Arise,  Peter:  slay,  and  eat 

8  ^ut  It-aid,  No!  bo,  Lord    I 

111 


The  gospel  is  spread. 


THE  ACTS.  Herod  persecutes  the  CJiristians. 


common  or   unclean    hath  at    any   lime 
entered  into  my  mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me  again  from 
heaven,  What  God  halh  cleansed, Z/*a*  call 
not  thou  common. 

10  And  this  was  done  three  times  :  and 
all  were  drawn  up  again  into  heaven. 

1 1  And  behold,  immediately  there  were 
three  men  already  come  unto  the  house 
where  I  was,  sent  from  Cesarea  unto  me. 

12  And  the  Spirit  bade  me  go  with  them, 
nothing  doubting.  Moreover,  these  six 
lirethren  accompanied  me,  and  we  entered 
into  the  man's  house  : 

13  And  he  shewed  us  how  he  had  seen 
an  angel  in  his  house,  which  stood  and  said 
unto  him.  Send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for 
Simon,  whose  surname  is  reter; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words,  whereby 
thou  and  all  thy  house  shall  be  saved. 

15  And  as  I  began  to  speak,  the  Holy 
Ghost  fell  on  them,  as  on  us  at  the  beginning. 

16  Then  remembered  I  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  how  that  he  said,  John  indeed  bap- 
tized with  water;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  Forasmuch  then  as  God  gave  them 
the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto  us,  who  be- 
lieved on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  what  was 
I,  that  I  could  withstand  God? ' 

18  When  they  heard  these  things,  they 
held  their  peace,  and  glorified  God,  say- 
ing, Then  hath  God  also  to  the  Gentiles 
granted  repentance  unto  life. 

19  1[  Is  ow  they  which  were  scattered 
abroad  upon  the  persecution  that  arose 
about  Stephen,  travelled  as  far  as  Phenice, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  preaching  the 
word  to  none  but  unto  the  Jews  only. 

20  And  some  of  them  were  men  of  Cy- 
prus and  Cyrene,  which  when  they  were 
come  to  Antioch,  spake  unto  the  Grecians, 
preaching  the  Lord  Jesus. 

21  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with 
them  :  and  a  great  number  believed,  and 
turned  unto  the  Lord. 

22  H  Then  tidings  of  these  things  came 
unto  the  ears  of  the  church  which  was  in 
•Jerusalem  :  and  they  sent  forth  Barnabas, 
that  he  should  go  as  far  as  Antioch. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had  seen 
the  grace  of  God,  was  glad,  and  exhorted 
them  all, that  with  purpose  of  heart  they 
would  cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and  full  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  of  faith:  and  much 
people  was  added  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Then  departed  Barnabas  to  Tarsus, 
for  to  seek  Saul : 

26*  And  when  he  had  found  him,  he 
brought  him  unto  Antioch.  And  it  came 
lo  pass,  that  a  whole  year  they  assembled 
themselves  with  the  ^church,  and  taught 
much  people.  And  the  disciples  weie 
called  Christian^  first  in  Antioch. 


27  And  in  these  days  came  prophets 
from  Jerusalem  unto  Antioch. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of  them 
named  Agabus,  and  signified  by  the  Spirit, 
that  there  should  be  great  dearth  through- 
out all  the  world :  which  came  to  pass  in 
the  days  of  Claudius  Cesar. 

291  hen  the  disciples,  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  ability,  determined  to  send  relief 
unto  the  brethren  which  dwelt  in  Judea. 

30  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent  it  to  the 
elders  by  the  hands  of  Barnabas  and  Saul. 

CHAP.  XII. 
"[VTOW  about  that  time,  Herod  the  king, 
J-  1    stretched  forth  his  hands  to  vex  cer- 
tain of  the  church. 

2  And  he  killed  James  the  brother  of 
John  with  the  sword. 

3  A.nd  because  he  saw  it  pleased  the 
Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to  take  Peter 
also.  Then  were  the  days  of  unleavened 
bread. 

4  And  when  he  had  apprehended  him, 
he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  him  to 
four  quaternions  of  soldiers  to  keep  him  ; 
intending  after  Easter  to  bring  him  forth 
to  the  people. 

5  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in  prison  : 
but  prayer  was  made  without  ceasing  of 
the  Church  unto  God  for  him. 

6  And  when  Herod  would  have  brought 
him  forth,  the  same  night  Peter  was  sleep- 
ing between  two  soldiers,  bound  with  two 
chains ;  and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  a  light  shined  in  the  prison ; 
and  he  smote  Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised 
him  up,  saving,  Arise  up  quickly.  And 
his  chains  fell  off  from  his  hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Gird 
thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  sandals  :  and  so 
he  did.  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Cast  thy 
garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed  him, 
and  wist  not  that  it  was  true  which  was  done 
by  the  angel  ;  but  thought  he  saw  a  vision. 

10  When  they  were  past  the  first  and 
the  second  ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron 
gate  that  leadeth  unto  the  city  ;  which 
opened  to  them  of  his  own  accord :  and 
they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one 
street;  and  forthwith  the  angel  departed 
from  him. 

1 1  And  when  Peter  was  come  to  himself, 
he  said,  Now  I  know  of  a  surety,  that  the 
Lord  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  deliver- 
ed me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from 
ali  the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the 
Jews. 

12  Ate  I  when  he  had  considered  the  thing, 
he  came  to  the  house  of  Mary  the  mother  oi 
John,  whose  surname  was  Mark-;  where 
many  were  gathered  together*  praying. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the  door  of 


Herod  s  miserable  death. 


CHAP.  XIII. 


the  gate,  a  damsel  came  to  hearken,  named 
Rhoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter's  voice, 
she  opened  not  the  gate  for  gladness,  hut 
ran  in,  and  told  how  Peter  stood  before 
the  gate. 

1 5  And  they  said  unto  her,  Thou  art  mad. 
But  she  constantly  affirmed  that  it  was 
even  so.     Then  said  they,  It  is  his  angel. 

16  But  Peter  continued  knocking.  And 
when  they  had  opened  the  door,  and  saw 
him,  they  were  astonished. 

17  But  he  beckoning  unto  them  with  the 
hand  to  hold  their  peace,  declared  unto 
them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him  out  of 
the  prison.  And  he  said.  Go  shew  these 
things  unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren. 
And  he  departed,  and  went  into  another 
place. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there 
was  no  small  stir  among  the  soldiers,  what 
was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought  for  him, 
and  found  him  not,  he  examined  the  keep- 
ers, and  commanded  that  they  should  be 

?ut  to  death.     And  he  went  down  from 
udea  to  Cesarea,  and  there  abode. 

20  IT  And  Herod  was  highly  displeased 
with  them  of  Tyre  and  Sidon.  But  they 
came  with  one  accord  to  him,  and  having 
made  Blastus  the  king's  chamberlain  their 
friend,  desiredpeace,  because  theircountry 
was  nourished  oy  the  king's  country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day,  Herod  arrayed 
in  royal  apparel,  sat  upon  his  throne,  and 
made  an  oration  unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout,  saying;, 
It  is  the  voice  of  a  god,  and  not  of  a  man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  smote  him,  because  he  gave  not  God 
the  glory :  and  he  was  eaten  of  worms, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  IT  But  the  word  of  God  grew  and 
multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  from 
Jerusalem,  when  they  had  fulfilled  their 
ministry,  and  took  with  them  John,  whose 
surname  was  Mark. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  there  were  in  the  church  that 
was  at  Antioch  certain  prophets  and 
teachers;  as  Barnabas,  and  Simeon  that 
was  called  Niger,  and  Lucius  of  Cyrene, 
and  Manaen,  which  had  been  brought  up 
with  Herod  the  tetrarch,  and  Saul. 

2  As  they  ministered  to  the  Lord,  and 
fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said,  Separate  me 
Barnabas  and  Saul,  for  the  work  where  - 
unto  I  have  called  them. 

3  And  when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed, 
and  laid  their  hands  on  them,  they  sent 
them  away. 

4  IT  So  they  being  sent  forth  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  departed  unto  Seleucia;  and 
from  thence  they  sailed  to  Cyprus. 


Klymas  struck  blind. 


5  And  when  they  were  at  Salami?,  they 
preached  the  word  of  God  in  the  syna- 
gogues of  the  Jews.  And  they  had  also 
John  to  their  minister. 

6  And  when  they  had  gone  through  the 
isle  unto  Paphos,  they  found  a  ceruS 
cerer,  a  false  prophet^  a  Jew,  whose  n 
was  Bar-jesus : 

7  Which  was  with  the  deputy  of  the 
country.  Sergius  Paulus,  a  prudent  man; 
who  called  for  Barnabas  and  Saul,  and 
desired  to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

8  But  Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for  so  is  his 
name  by  interpretation)  withstood  them, 
seeking  to  turn  away  the  deputy  from  the 
faith. 

9  Then  Saul, (who  also  is  called  Paul) 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  set  ! 

him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  Bubtilty,  and 
all  mischief,  thou  child  of  the  devil,  thou 
enemy  of  all  righteousness,  wilt  thou  nut 
cease  to  pervert  the  right  way-  of  tin  Lord  ! 

11  And  now  behold,  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind, 
not  seeing  the  sun  for  a  season.  And  im- 
mediately there  fell  on  him  a  misl  ami  a 
darkness  ;  and  he  went  about  seeking 
some  to  lead  him  by  the  hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  he  saw  frhal 
was  done,  believed,  being  astonished  at 
the  doctrine  of  the  Lord. 

13  Now  when  Paul  and  his  company 
loosed  from  Paphos,  they  came  f<»  I 

in  Pamphylia  :  And  John  departing  from 
them,  returned  to  Jerusalem.  . 

14  IT  But  when  they  departed 
Perga,  they  came  to  Antioch  in  Pisidia, 
and  went  into  the  synagogue  on  tin 
bath-day,  and  sat  down. 

15  And  after  the  reading  of  the  law  ami 
the  prophets,  the  rulers  of  the  r 

sent  unto  them,  saying,  Ye  men  mm  bie- 
thren,  if  ye  have  any  word  of  exhortation 
for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  op,  and  beckoning 
with  his  hand,  said,  Men  of  Israel,  and  ye 
that  fear  God,  rive  amliem  c  . 

17  The  God   of  this   people   ol   I 
chose  our  fathers,  and  exalted  the  peopfc 
when  they  dwelt  as  strangers  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  with   a    high  arm  hi- 

he  them  out  of  it. 

18  And  about  the  time  ol  fi 
sufferedhe  tbeirmannera  in  the  »  ild< 

19  And  when  he  had  destroyt  d 
nations  in  the  land  of  Oi.mun.lM  dn 
their  land  to  them  by  lot 

20  And  after  that,  he  . 

lodges,  about  the  -i '  four  l"" 

and  fifty  v<  ars,  until  Samuel  th< 

21  And  afterward  tin  >  d.  sii 
and  God   gave  unto  them  Saul 
Cia,  a  man  of  the  tribe  ol   ' 
the  space  of  forty 

113 


J 


Paul  preaches  at  Antioch. 


THE  ACTS. 


The  Gentiles  believe. 


22  And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he 
raised  up  unto  them  David  to  be  their 
king:  to  whom  also  he  gave  testimony,  and 
said,  I  have  found  David  the  son  of  Jesse, 
a  man  after  mine  own  heart,  which  shall 
fulfil  all  my  will. 

23  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God,  ac- 
cording to  his  promise,  raised  unto  Israel 
a  Saviour,  Jesus: 

24  When  John  had  first  preached,  be- 
fore his  coming,  the  baptism  of  repentance 
to  all  the  people  of  Israel. 

25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his  course,  he 
said,  Who  think  ye  that  I  am?  I  am  not 
he.  But  behold,  there  cometh  one  after 
me,  whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am  not  wor- 
thy to  Ioosq. 

26  Men  and  brethren,  children  of  the 
stock  of  Abraham,  and  whosoever  among 
3'ou  feareth  God,  to  you  is  the  word  of 
this  salvation  sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem, 
and  their  rulers,  because  they  knew  him 
not,  nor  yet  the  voices  of  the  prophets 
which  are  read  every  sabbath-day,  they 
have  fulfilled  them  in  condemning  him. 

28  And  though  they  found  no  cause  of 
death  in  him,  yet  desired  they  Pilate  that 
he  should  be  slain. 

29  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  all  that 
was  written  of  him,  they  took  him  down 
from  the  tree,  and  laid  him  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  But  God  raised  him  from  the  dead : 

31  And  he  was  seen  many  days  of  them 
which  came  up  with  him  from  Galilee  to 
Jerusalem,  who  are  his  witnesses  unto  the 
people. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad  ti- 
dings, how  that  the  promise  which  was 
made  unto  the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same  unto  us 
their  children,  in  that  he  hath  raised  up 
Jesus  again;  as  it  is  also  written  in  the 
second  psalm,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
have  I  begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he  raised 
him  up  from  the  dead,  now  no  more  to  re- 
turn to  corruption,  he  said  on  this  wise,  I 
will  give  you  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in  another 
psalm,  Thou  shalt  not  suffer  thy  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

36  For  David,  after  he  had  served  his 
own  generation  by  the  will  of  God,  fell  on 
sleep,  and  was  laid  unto  his  fathers,  and 
saw  corruption: 

37  But  he,whom  God  raised  again,  saw 
no  corruption. 

38  ^Be  it  known  unto  you  therefore, 
men  and  brethren,  that  through  this  man  is 
preached  unto  you  the  forgiveness  of  sins; 

39  And  by  him  all  that  believe  are  jus- 
tified from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could 
not  be  justified  by  the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware   therefore,   lest  that  come 


upon  you  which  is  spoken  of  in  the  pro- 
phets ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder, 
and  perish:  for  I  work  a  work  in  your 
days,  a  work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise 
believe,  though  a  man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  Jews  were  gone  out 
of  the  synagogue,  the  Gentiles  besought 
that  these  words  might  be  preached  to 
them  the  next  sabbath. 

43  Now,  when  the  congregation  wa* 
broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews  and  religious 
proselytes  followed  Paul  and  Barnabas-, 
who  speaking  to  them,  persuaded  them  to 
continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  H  And  the  next  sabbath-day  came 
almost  the  whole  crty  together  to  hear  the 
word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, they  were  filled  with  envy,  and 
spake  against  those  things,  which  were 
spoken  by  Paul,  contradicting  and  blas- 
pheming. 

46  Ihen  Paul  and  Barnabas  waxed 
bold,  and  said,  It  was  necessary  that  the 
word  of  God  should  first  have  been  spoken 
to  you:  but  seeing  ye  put  it  from  you,  and 
judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  everlasting 
life,  lo,  we  turn  to  the  Gentiles; 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  commanded 
us,  saying,  I  have  set  thee  to  be  a  light  oi 
the  Gentiles,  that  thou  shouldest  be  for 
salvation  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard  this, 
they  were  glad,  and  glorified  the  word  of 
the  Lord:  and  as  many  as  were  ordained 
to  eternal  life,  believed. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  pub- 
lished throughout  all  the  region. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the  devout 
and  honourable  women,  and  the  chief  men 
of  the  city,  and  raised  persecution  against. 
Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  expelled  them 
out  of  their  coasts. 

51  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of  their 
feet  against  them,  and  came  unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciples  were  filled  wifn 
joy  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  .hat 
they  went  both  together  into  the 
synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  so  spake,  that 
a  great  multitude,  both  of  the  Jews,  and 
also  of  the  Greeks,  believed. 

2  But  the  unbelieving  Jews  stirred  up 
the  Gentiles,  and  made  their  minds  evil- 
affected  against  the  brethren. 

3  Long  time  therefore  abode  they  speak- 
ing boldly  in  the  Lord,  which  gave  testi- 
mony unto  the  word  of  his  grace,  and 
granted  signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  di- 
vided: and  part  held  with  the  Jews,  and 
part  with  the  apostles. 

114 


The  Jews  stone  Paul. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault  made 
both  of  the  Gentiles,  and  also  of  the  Jews, 
with  their  rulers,  to  use  them  despitefully, 
and  to  stone  them, 

6  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  fled  unto 
Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities  of  Lycaonia,  and 
unto  the  region  that  lieth  round  about: 

7  And  there  they  preached  the  gospel. 

8  And  there  sat  a  certain  man  at  Lys- 
tra, impotent  in  his  feet,  being  a  cripple 
from  his  mother's  womb,  who  never  had 
walked. 

9  The  same  heard  Paul  speak:  who 
steadfastly  beholding  him,  and  perceiving 
that  he  had  faith  to  be  healed, 

10  Said  with  a  loud  voice,  Stand  upright 
on  thy  feet.     And  he  leaped  and  walked. 

11  And  when  the  people  saw  what  Paul 
had  done,  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  say- 
ing in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia,  The  gods 
are  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas,  Jupiter; 
and  Paul,  Mercurius,  because  he  was  the 
chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter,  which 
was  before  their  city,  brought  oxen  and 
garknds  unto  the  gates,  and  would  have 
done  sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles,  Barnabas 
and  Paul, heard  of,  they  rent  their  clothes, 
and  ran  in  among  the  people,  crying  out, 

15  And  saying,  Sirs,  why  do  ye  these 
things?  We  also  are  men  of  like  passions 
with  you,  and  preach  unto  you,  that  ye 
should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto  the 
living  God,  which  made  heaven, and  earth, 
and  the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  therein : 

16  Who  in  times  past  suffered  all  na- 
tions to  walk  in  their  own  ways. 

17  Nevertheless  he  left  not  himself  with- 
out witness,  in  that  he  did  ^ood,  and  gave 
us  rain  from  heaven,  and  fruitful  seasons, 
filling  our  hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce  re- 
strained they  the  people,  that  they  had 
not  done  sacrifice  unto  them. 

1 9  IF  And  there  came  thither  certain 
Jews  from  Antioch,  and  Iconium,  who 
persuaded  the  people,  and  having  stoned 
Paul,  drew  him  out  of  the  city,  supposing 
he  had  been  dead. 

20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood  round 
about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  came  into  the 
city:  and  the  next  day  he  departed  with 
Barnabas  to  Derbe. 

21  And  when  they  had  preached  llie 
gospel  to  that  city,  and  had  taught  many, 
they  returned  again  to  Lystra,  and  to  Ico- 
nium, and  to  Antioch, 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the  disci- 
ples, and  exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the 
faith,  and  that  we  must  through  much  tri- 
bulation enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordained  them 
elders  in  every  church,  and  had  prayed 


CHAP.  XV.        Dissension O04W  mon. 

with  fasting,  they  commended  them  to  the 
Lord,  on  whom  they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed  through- 
out Pisidia,  they  came  to  Pamphylia. 

25  And  when  they  had  preached  the 
word  in  Perga,  they  went  down  into  At- 
talia: 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch,  from 
whence  they  had  been  recommended  to 
the  mace  of  God,  for  the  work  which  they 
fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come,  and  had 
gathered  the  church  together,  they  re- 
hearsed all  that  God  had  done  with  them, 
and  how  he  had  opened  the  door  of  faith 
unto  the  Gentiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long  time  with 
the  disciples. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  certain  men  irhich  CUM  doWB 
from  Judea,  taught  the  bn  thn  n,  amd 
said,  Except  ye  be  circumcised  after  the 
manner  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be  sared. 

2  When  therefore  Paul  and  B 
had  no  small  dissension  and  dispul 
with  them,  they  determined  lhat  Paul  and 
Barnabas,    and    certain  other    of    then*. 
should  go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto  the 
ties  and  elders  about  this  question. 

3  And  being  brought  on  their  way  by 
the  church,  they  passed  through  Ph< 
and  Samaria,  declaring  the  conversion  of 
the  Gentiles:  and  they  caused  great  joy 
unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to  Jei 
lem,  they  were  received  of  the  Hum  b,  and 
of  the  apostles  and  elders,  and  they  de- 
clared all  things  that  God  had  done  with 
them. 

5  But  there  rose  up  certain  of  th< 
of  the  Pharisees,  which  believ* 
That  it  was  needful  to  circumcise 
and  to  command  them  to  keep  the  I 
Moses. 

6  If  And  the  apostles  andelden  came 
together  for  to  consider  of  this  matter. 

7  And  when  there  had  been  mucfi  dis- 
puting, Peter  rose  up  and  said  unto 
Men  and  brethren,  ye  know  hoff   I 
good  while  ago,  God  made  choice  ai 
us,  that  the  Gentiles,  by  my  mouth,  should 
hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and  be 

8  And  God,  which  knoweth  the  h« 
bare  them  witness,  riving  them  the  n 
Ghost,  even  as  he  did  unto  u§: 

9  And  put  no  difference  b<  twj  i 
them1,  purifying  their  hearts  bj  I 

10  Now  therefore  why  lemi  I 
to  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck  ol   the      ■ 
pies,  irhich  norther  our  Ml...-  na  m 
were  able  to  bear!  , 

11  But  we  believe,  that  through  the 
grace  of  the  Lord  Jesu  <  "  t>* 
saved,eren  as  thej  ■ 

1  i  1  Thi  n  all  the  mull 
116 


Letters  to  the  churches. 


THE  ACTS.  Paul  circumcises  Timothy, 


lence,  and  gave  audience  to  Barnabas  and)  30  So  when  they  were  dismissed,  they 
Paul,  declaring  what  miracles  and  won-  came  to  Antioch  :  and  when  they  had 
ders  God  had  wrought  among  the  Gentiles! gathered  the  multitude  together,  they  de- 
by  them.  livered  the  epistle. 


13  ^  And  after  they  had  held  their 
peace,  James  answered,  saying,  Men  and 
brethren,  hearken  unto  me. 

14  Simeon  hath  declared  how  God  at 
the  first  did  visit  the  Gentiles,  to  take  out 
of  them  a  people  for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  agree  the  words  of  the 
|Vophets  ;  as  it  is  written, 

16  After  this  I  will  return,  and  will  build 
again  the  tabernacle  of  David  which  is 
fallen  down  ;  and  I  will  build  again  the  ru- 
ins thereof,  and  I  will  set  it  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might  seek 
after  the  Lord,  and  all  the  Gentiles,  upon 
whom  my  name  is  called,  saith  the  Lord, 
who  doeth  all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his  works 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is,  that  we 
trouble  not  them,  which  from  among  the 
Gentiles  are  turned  to  God : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them  that 
they  abstain  from  pollutions  of  idols,  and 
from  fornication,  and  from  things  strang- 
led, and  from  blood. 

_  21  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in  every 
city  them  that  preach  him,  being  read  in 
the  synagogues  every  sabbath-day. 

22  Then  pleased  it  the  apostles  and  el- 
ders, with  the  whole  church,  tosend  chosen 
men  of  their  own  company  to  Antioch,  with 
Paul  and  Barnabas ;  namely,,  Judas  sur- 
named  Barsabas,  and  Silas,  chiei  men 
among  the  brethren  : 

23  And  they  wrote  leticrsby  them  after 
this  manner;  The  apostles,  and  elders, 
and  brethren,  send  greeting  unto  the  breth- 
ren which  are  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch, 
and  Syria,  and  Cilicia. 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard,  that 
certain  which  went  out  from  us,  have 
troubled  you  with  words,  subverting  your 
souis,  saying,  Ye  must  be  circumcised, 
and  keep  the  law  ;  to  whom  we  gave  no 
such  commandment : 

25  It  seemed  good  unto  us,  being  assem- 
bled with  one  accord,tosend  chosen  men  un- 
toyou,withourbelovedBarnabasandPaul: 

26  Men  that  have  hazarded  their  lives 
for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

27  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas  and 
Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  you  the  same 
things  by  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy  G  host, 
and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you  no  greater  bur- 
den than  these  necessary  thivigs  ; 

29  That  ye  abstain  irom  meats  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  things 
strangled,  and  from  fornication :  from 
which  if  ye  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do 
w«H.     Fare  ye  well. 


31  \M\ich  when  they  had  read,  they  re- 
joiced for  the  consolation. 

32  And  Judas  and  Silas, being  prophets 
also  themselves,  exhorted  the  brethren  with 
many  words,  and  confirmed  them. 

33  And  after  they  had  tarried  there  a 
space,  they  were  let  go  in  peace  from  the 
brethren  unto  the  apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding,  it  pleased  Silas  to 
abide  there  still. 

35  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  continued  in 
Antioch,  teaching  and  preaching  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  with  many  others  also. 

36  If  And  some  days  after,  Paul  said 
unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go  again  and  visit 
our  brethren,  in  every  city  where  we  have 
preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
how  they  do. 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to  take 
with  them  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark, 

38  Bjut  Paul  thought  not  good  to  take 
him  with  them,  who  departed  from  them 
from  Pamphylia,  and  went  not  with  them 
to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so  sharp  be- 
tween them,  that  they  departed  asunder 
one  from  the  other :  and  so  Barnabas  took 
Mark,  and  sailed  unto  Cyprus. 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  departed, 
being  recommended  by  the  brethren  unto 
the  grace  of  God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria  and  Ci- 
licia, confirming  the  churches. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  came  he  to  Derbe  and  Lystra  : 
and  behold,  a  certain  disciple  was 
there,  named  Timotheus,  the  son  of  a  cer- 
tain woman  which  was  a  Jewess,  and  be- 
lieved, but  his  father  was  a  Greek  : 

2  Which  was  well  reported  of  by  the 
brethren  that  were  at  Lystra  and  Iconium. 

3  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go  forth  with 
him  ;  and  took  and  circumcised  him,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews  which  were  in  those 
quarters  :  for  they  knew  all  that  his  father 
was  a  Greek : 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the  cities, 
they  delivered  them  the  decrees  for  to 
keep, that  were  ordained  of  the  apostles 
and  elders  which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5  And  so  were  the  churches  established 
in  the  faith,  and  increasedin  number  daily. 

6  Now, when  they  had  gone  throughout 
Phrygia,  and  the  region  of  Galatia,  and 
were  forbidden  of  the  Holy  Ghost  to 
preach  the  word  in  Asia ; 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Mysia,  they 
assa}7edtogo  into  Bithynia  :  but  the  Spirit 
suffered  them  not. 

8  And  they  passing  by  Mysia,  came 
down  to  Troas. 

116 


Paul  and  Silas  imprisoned :  CHAP.  XV 1  ( , 


They  are  set  ai  liberty. 


9  And  a  vision  appeared  to  Paul  in  the]     26"  And  suddenly  there  was  a  great  earth- 
night  :  There  stood  a  man  of  Macedonia,!  quake,  so  that  the  foundations  of  the  prison 


and  prayed  him,  saying,  Come  over  into 
Macedonia,  and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vision, 
immediately  we  endeavoured  to  go  into 
Macedonia,  assuredly  gathering,  that  the 
Lord  had  called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel 
unto  them. 

1 1  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas,  we 
came  with  a  straight  course  toSamothracia, 
and  fhe  next  day  to  Neapolis  ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  Philippi,  which 
is  the  chief  city  of  that  part  of  Macedonia, 
and  a  colony :  and  we  were  in  that  city 
abiding  certain  days. 

13  And  on  the  sabbath  we  went  out  of  the 
city  by  a  river  side,  where  prayer  was  wont 
to  be  made  ;  and  we  sat  down,  and  spake 
unto  the  women  which  resorted  thither. 

14  TT  And  a  certain  woman  named  Lydia, 
a  seller  of  purple,  of  the  city  of  Tlryatira, 
which  worshipped  God,  heard  us:  whose 
heart  the  Lord  opened,  that  she  attended 
unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized,  and  her 
household,  she  besought  us.  saying,  If  ye 
have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord, 
come  into  my  house,  and  abide  there :  And 
she  constrained  us. 

16  TT  And  it  came  to  pass  as  we  went  to 
prayer,  a  certain  damsel  possessed  with  a 
spirit  of  divination,  met  us,  which  brought 
her  masters  much  gain  by  soothsaying  : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and  us,  and 
cried,  saying,  These  men  are  the  servants 
of  the  most  high  God,  which  shew  unto 
us  the  way  of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days.  But 
Paul  being  grieved,  turned  and  said  to  the 
spirit,  I  command  thee  in  the  name  of  Je- 
sus Christ  to  come  out  of  her.  And  he 
came  out  the  same  hour. 

19  *[[  And  when  her  masters  saw  that 
the  hope  of  their  gains  was  gone,  they 
caught  Paul  and  Silas,  and  drew  them  into 
the  market-place  unto  the  rulers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  the  magistrates, 
saying,  These  men,  being  Jews,  do  ex- 
ceedingly trouble  our  city, 

21  And  teach  customs  which  are  not 
lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither  to  observe, 
being  Romans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
against  them  :  and  the  magistrates  rent  off 
their  clothes,  andcommandedtobeat  them. 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  many  stripes 
upon   them,  they   cast  them  into    pi 
charging  the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely. 

24  who  having  received  such  a  charge, 
thrust  them  into  the  inner  prison, and  made 
their  feel  fast  in  the  stocks. 


were  shaken:   and  immediately  all  the 

doors  were  opened,  and  every  one's  bands 
were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prist.!, 
out  ofhissleep,  and  seeing  the  prison-  I 
open,  he  drew  out  his  sword,  anil  would 
have   killed   himself,  supposing  that  tin- 
prisoners  had  been  fled. 

Bui    Paul    cried   with  a   loud  voice, 
saying,   Do  thyself  no  harm  :   for  w< 
all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and  spi 
in,  and  came  tr<  mbling,  and  fell  don  n  be- 
fore Paul  and  Si! 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and 
what  niu^t  I  do  to  h<-  saved ! 

31  And  they  said,  Believe  on  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shall  be  saved,  an  1 
thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  that  were  in  hi^ 
house. 

33  And  he  took  them  thi  ur  ol 
the  night,  and  washed  their  siii|«  -  ] 
was  baptized,  he  and  all  his,  straight 

34  And  when  he  had  broughl  them  ibto 
his  house,  he  set  meal  before  them  j  ai 
joiced,  believing  in  God  with  .11  In-  i 

35  And  when  it  wasday,th<  n 
sentthe  sergeants, saying.  Let  the 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  told 
this  saying  to  Paul,  The  magistrates  have 
sent  to  let  you  go:  now  therefore 
and  go  in  peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them,   ' 
beaten  us  openly  um  ondemned, 
mans,  and  have  cast  iw  into  prison 
now  do  they  thrust  us  out  privflj 
rily  ;  outlet  them  conn    them*     • 
fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  sergeants  told  tl 
unto  the   magistrates  :    and    lh< 
when  they  heard  that  they  w<  ■•«  Romans. 

39  And  tluy  came  and  b<  sought  ll 
and  brought  them  out,  and  desin  d  0 
depart  out  of  the  city. 

40  And  they  went  onto!  the  pi 
entered  info  the  house  o/Xydia  :  and  v 
they  had  seen  the  brethren,  thej 
ed  them,  and  departed. 

('II  \l\   XVII. 

NOW  when  they  had  passed   U 
Ampbipolis,    and    Apollonia, 
came  to  Thessalonica,  wh< 
gogue  of  the  •'«  w  -• 

in  unto  them,  and  Ihrei 

ivitb  them  out  ol  the 
Opening 

must  needs  havesufli  n  I,    >nd  i 


till     lUCl     lilM    Ill     UIl       ^H'LIVl.  IM"-'     i 

25  IT  And  at  midnight  Paul  and  Silas  from  th<  dead;  andthattl 
ayed,  and  sang  praises  unto  God :  and  I  preach  unto  you,  is  I 
b  prisoners  heard  them.  !     -I  And  some  ol  them  b 


pray 

the  prisoners 


Paul  preaches  at  lliessalonica,      THE  ACTS. 

sorted  with  Paul  and  Silas  :  and  of  the  de- 
vout Greeks  a  great  multitude,  and  of  the 
chief  women  not  a  few. 

5  IF  But  the  Jews  which  believed  not, 
moved  with  envy,  took  unto  them  certain 
lewd  fellows  of  the  baser  sort,  and  gather- 
ed a  company,  and  set  all  the  oity  on  an 
uproar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of  Jason, 
and  sought  to  bring  them  out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  they  found  them  not,  they 
drew  Jason  and  certain  brethren  unto  the 
mlers  of  the  city,  crying,  These  that  have 
turned  the  world  upside  down,  are  come 
hither  also ; 

7  Whom  Jason  hath  received :  and 
these  all  do  contrary  to  the  decrees  of 
Cesar,  saying,  that  there  is  another  king, 
one  Jesus. 

8  And  they  troubled  the  people,  and 
the  rulers  of  the  city,  when  they  heard 
these  things. 

9  And  when  they  had  taken  security  of 
Jason  and  of  the  other,  they  let  them  go. 

10  IF  And  the  brethren  immediately  sent 
away  Paul  and  Silas  by  night  unto  Berea: 
who  coming  thither,  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue of  the  Jews. 

1 1  These  were  more  noble  than  those 
in  Thessalonica,  in  that  they  received  the 
word  with  all  readiness  of  mind,  and 
searched  the  scriptures  daily,  whether 
those  things  were  so. 

12  Therefore  many  of  them  believed; 
also  of  honourable  women  which  weie 
Greeks,  and  of  men  not  a  few. 

13  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessalonica 
had  knowledge  that  the  word  of  God  was 
preached  of  Paul  at  Berea,  they  came 
thither  also,  and  stirred  up  the  people. 


at  Berea,  and  Athens. 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain  strange 
things  to  our  ears;  we  would  know  there- 
fore what  these  things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians  and  strangers 
which  were  there,  spent  their  time  in  no- 
thing else,  but  either  to  tell,  or  to  hear 
some  new  thing.) 

22  IF  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of 
Mars-hill,  and  said,  Ye  men  of  Athens,  I 
perceive  that  in  all  things  ye  are  too 
superstitious. 

23  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  beheld  your 
devotions,  I  found  an  altar  with  this  in- 
scription, TO  THE  UNKNOWN  GOD. 
Whom  therefore  ye  ignorantly  worship, 
him  declare  I  unto  you. 

24  God  that  made  the  world,  and  all 
things  therein,  seeing  that  he  is  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples 
made  with  hands : 

25  Neither  is  worshipped  with  men's 
hands,  as  though  he  needed  any  thing, 
seeing  he  giveth  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and 
all  things ; 

26  And  hath  made  of  one  blood  all  na- 
tions of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  hath  determined  the  times 
before  appointed,  and  the  bounds  of  theii 
habitation  ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the  Lord,  i) 
haply  they  might  feel  after  him,  and  find 
him,  though  he  be  not  far  from  every  one 
of  us  : 

28  For  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and 
have  our  being ;  as  certain  also  of  your 
own  poets  have  said,  For  we  are  also  his 
offspring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the  off- 


spring of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that 
14  And  then  immediately  the  brethren' the  Godhead  is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or 


sent  away  Paul,  to  go  as  it  were  to  the  sea: 
but  Silas  and  Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  Paul 
brought  him  unto  Athens  :  and  receiving 
a  commandment  unto  Silas  and  Timotheus 
for  to  come  to  him  with  all  speed,  they 
departed. 

16  IF  Now,  while  Paul  waited  for  them  at 
Athens,  his  spirit  was  stirred  in  him,  when 
he  saw  the  city  wholly  given  to  idolatry. 

17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the  syna- 
gogue with  the  Jews,  and  with  the  devout 
persons,  and  in  the  market  daily  with 
them  that  met  with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of  the 
Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoics,  encoun- 
tered him.    And  some  said,  What  will  this 


stone,graven  by  art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  the  times  of  this  ignorance  God 
winked  at ;  but  now  commandeth  all  men 
every  where  to  repent : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a  day, 
in  the  which  he  will  judge  the  world  in 
righteousness,  by  that  man  whom  he  hath 
ordained :  whereof  he  hath  given  assurance 
unto  all  men,  in  that  he  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead. 

32  IF  And  when  they  heard  of  the  re- 
surrection of  the  dead,  some  mocked : 
and  others  said,  We  will  hear  thee  again 
of  this  matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among  them. 

34  Howbeit,  certain  men  clave  unto 
him,  and  believed  :  among  the  which  was 


babbler  say?  other  some,  He  seemeth  to'Dionysius  the  Areopagite,   and  a  woman 


be  a  setter  forth  of  strange  gods  :  because 
he  preached  unto  them  Jesus,  and  the 
resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and  brought  him 
unto  Areopagus,  saying,  May    we    know 
what  this    new   doctrine,   whereof 
speakest,  is? 


named  Damaris.  and  others  with  them. 
CHAP.  XVIII. 

A  FTER  these  things,  Paul  departed 
-O    from  Athens,  and  came  to  Corinth  ; 
'2  And    found    a    certain   Jew  named 
thoulAquila,  horn  in  Pontus,  lately  come  from 
[Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla.t  because  that 
118 


He  is  accused  before  Gallio.  CHAP.  XIX. 


The  Holy  Ghost  given 


Claudius  had  commanded  all  Jews  to  de- 
part from  Rome)  and  came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the  same  craft, 
he  abode  with  them,  and  wrought,  (for  by 
their  occupation  they  were  tent-makers.) 

4  And  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue 
every  sabbath,  and  persuaded  the  Jews 
and  the  Greeks. 

5  And  when  Silas  and  Timotheus  were 
come  from  Macedonia,  Paul  was  pressed 
in  the  spirit,  and  testified  to  the  Jews,  that 
Jesus  was  Christ. 

6  And  when  they  opposed  themselves, 
and  blasphemed, he  shook  his  raiment,  and 
said  unto  them,  Your  blood  be  upon  your 
own  heads  :  I  am  clean:  from  hencetorth 
I  will  go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  Tl'  And  he  departed  thence,  and  en- 
tered into  a  certain  man's  house,  named 
Justus,  one  that  worshipped  God,  whose 
house  joined  hard  to  the  synagogue. 

8  And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,believed  on  the  Lord  with  all 
his  house :  and  many  of  the  Corinthians 
hearing,  believed,  and  were  baptized. 

9  Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul  in  the 
night  by  a  vision,  Be  not  afraid,  but  speak, 
and  hold  not  thy  peace  : 

•10  For  I  am  with  thee,  and  no  man  shall 
set  on  thee,  to  hurt  thee :  for  I  have  much 
people  in  this  city. 

1 1  And  he  continued  there  a  year  and 
six  months,  teaching  the  word  of  God 
among  them. 

12  IF  And  when  Gallio  was  the  deputy 
of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made  insurrection 
with  one  accord  against  Paul,  and  brought 
him  to  the  judgment-seat, 

13  Saying,  This  fellow  pcrsuadeth  men 
to  worship  God  contrary  lo  the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now  about  to 
open/us  mouth,  Gallio  said  unto  the  Jews, 
If  it  were  a  matter  of  wrong,  or  wicked 
lewdness,  O  ye  Jews,  reason  would  that  I 
should  bear  with  you  : 

15  But  if  it  be  a  question  of  words  and 
names,  and  of  your  law,  look  ye  to  it : 
fori  will  be  no  judge  of  such  matters. 

16  Andhedrave  them  from  the  judg- 
ment-seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took  Sosthenes, 
the  chief  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and 
heat  him  before  the  judgment-seat.  And 
Gallio  cared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  IF  And  Paul  after  this  tarried  there 
yet  a  good  while,  and  then  took  his  leave 
of  the  brethren,  and  sailed  thence  into 
Syria,  and  with  him  Priscilla,  and  Aauila  ; 
having  shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrea :  for  he 
had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and  left 
them  there  :  but  he  himself  entered  into 
the  synagogue,  and  reasoned  with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tarry 
longertime  with  them,  he  censented  not: 


21  But  bade  them  farewell,  saying,  I 
must  by  all  means  keep  this  feast  that 
cometh  in  Jerusalem  :  but  I  will  return 
again  unto  you,  if  God  will.  And  he  sailed 
from  Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  atCesarea, 
and  gone  up  and  saluted  the  church,  he 
went  down  to  Antioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some  time 
there,  he  departed  and  went  over  all  the 
country  of  Galatia  and  Phrygia  in  order, 
strengthening  all  the  disciples. 

24  IF  And  a  certain  Jew,named  Apollos, 
born  at  Alexandria,  an  eloquent  man,  and 
mighty  in  the  scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in  the  way 
of  the  Lord :  and  being  fervent  in  the 
spirit,  he  spake  and  taught  diligently  the 
things  of  the  Lord,  knowing  only  the 
baptism  of  John. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the 
synagogue :  Whom,  when  Aauila  and 
Priscilla  had  heard,  they  took  him  unto 
them,  and  expounded  unto  him  the  way  of 
God  more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to  pass 
into  Achaia,  the  brethren  wrote,  exhorting 
the  disciples  to  receive  him:  who,  when 
he  was  come,  helped  them  much  which 
had  believed  through  grace. 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the  Jews. 
and  that  publicly,  shewing  by  the  scrip- 
tures, that  Jesus  was  Christ. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  while  Apollos 
.  was  at  Corinth,  Paul  having  passed 
through  the  uppercoasts,  came  to  Ephesus; 
and  finding  certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  received 
the  Holy  Ghost  since  ye  believed?  And 
they  said  unto  him,  We  have  not  so  much 
as  heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy  Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Unto  what 
then  were  ye  baptized?  And  they  said, 
Unto  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  John  verily  baptized 
with  the  baptism  of  repentance,  saying 
unto  the  people,  that  they  should  ben  eve 
on  him  which  should  come  after  him,  that 
is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they  were  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  laid  /mhands  upon 
them,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them;  and 
they  spake  with  tongues,  and  prophesied. 

7  And  a!!  the  men  were  about  twelve. 

8  And  he  went  into  the  synagogue,  and 
spake  boldly  for  the  space  ot  three  months, 
disputing  and  persuading  the  things  con- 
cerning the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  divers  were  hardened,  and 
believed  not,  but  spake  evil  of  that  way 
before  the  multitude,  he  departed  from 
them,  and  separated  the  disciphs,  dispu- 
ting daily  in  the  school  of  one  Tvrannus 

119 


Demetrius  raises  an  uproar. 

10  And  this  continued  by  the 
two  years  ;  so  that  all  they  which  dwelt 
in  Asia  heard  the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
both  Jews  and  Greeks. 

1 1  And  God  wrought  special  miracles 
by  the  hands  of  Paul : 

12  So  that  from  his  body  were  brought 
unto  the  sick  handkerchiefs,  or  aprons, 
and  the  diseases  departed  from  them,  and 
the  evil  spirits  went  out  of  them. 

1 3  IT  Then  certain  of  the  vagabond  Jews, 
exorcists,  took  upon  them  to  call  over  them 
which  had  evil  spirits,  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  saying,  We  adjure  you  by 
Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of  one 
Sceva  a  Jew,  and  chief  of  the  priests,  which 
did  so. 

15  And  the  e  vil  spirit  answered  and  said, 
Jesus  I  know,  and  Paul  I  know  ;  but  who 
are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit 
was,  leaped  on  them,  and  overcame  them, 
and  prevailed  against  them,  so  that  they 
fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the  Jews 
and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at  Ephesus  :  and 
fear  fell  on  them  all,  and  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came,  and 
confessed,  and  shewed  their  deeds. 

1 9  Many  also  of  them  which  used  curi- 
ous arts,  brought  their  books  together,  and 
burned  them  before  all  men;  and  they 
counted  the  price  of  them,  and  found  it 
fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  the  word  of  God, 
and  prevailed. 

21  IT  After  these  things  were  ended, 
Paul  purposed  in  the  spirit,  when  he  had 
passed  through  Macedonia,  and  Achaia,  to 
go  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  After  1  have  been 
there,  I  must  also  see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia  two  of 
them  that  ministered  unto  him,  Timotheus 
and  Erastus  ;  but  he  himself  stayed  in  Asia 
for  a  season. 

23  And  the  same  time  there  arose  no 
small  stirabout  that  way. 

24  For  a  certain  man  named  Demetrius, 
a  silver-smith,  which  made  silver  shrines 
for  Diana,  brought  no  small  gain  unto  the 
craftsmen  ; 

25  Whom  he  called  together  with  the 
workmen  of  like  occupation,  and  said,  Sirs, 
ye  know  that  by  this  craft  we  have  our 
wealth : 

26  Moreover,  ye  see  and  hear,  that  not 
alone  at  Ephesus,  but  almost  throughout  all 
Asia,  this  Paul  hath  persuaded  and  turned 


THE  ACTS.  Faul  goes  to  Macedonia. 

pace  of  should  be  despised,  and  her  magnificence 


should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  Asia,  and 
the  world  worshippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these  sayings, 
they  were  full  of  wrath,  and  cried  out, 
saying,  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled  with 
confusion  :  and  having  caught  Gaius  and 
Aristarchus,  men  of  Macedonia,  Paul's 
companions  in  travel,  they  rushed  with 
one  accord  into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have  entered 
in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples  suffered 
him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  chief  of  Asia, 
which  were  his  friends,  sent  unto  him  de- 
siring him  that  he  would  not  adventure 
himself  into  the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing,  and 
some  another :  tor  the  assembly  was  con- 
fused, and  the  more  part  knew  not  where- 
fore they  were  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out  of  the 
multitude,  the  Jews  putting  him  forward. 
And  Alexander  beckoned  with  the  hand, 
and  would  have  made  his  defence  unto  the 
people. 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he  was  a 
Jew,  all  with  one  voice  about  the  space  of 
two  hours  cried  out,  Great  is  Diana  of  the 
Ephesians. 

35  And  when  the  town-clerk  had  ap- 
peasedthe  people, he  said,  Ye  men  of  Ephe- 
sus, what  man  is  there  that  knoweth  not 
how  that  the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is  a  wor- 
shipper of  the  great  goddess  Diana,  and  of 
the  image  which  fell  down  from  Jupiter? 

36  Seeing  then  that  these  things  cannot 
be  spoken  against,  ye  ought  to  be  quiet, 
and  to  do  nothing  rashly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither  these  men, 
which  are  neither  robbers  of  churches,  nor 
yet  blasphemers  of  your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore,  if  Demetrius,  and  the 
craftsmen  which  are  with  him,  have  a  mat- 
ter against  any  man,  the  law  is  open,  and 
there  are  deputies :  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  inquire  any  thing  concern- 
ing other  matters,  it  shall  be  determined 
in  a  lawful  assembly. 

40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be  called  in 
question  for  this  day's  uproar,  there  being 
no  cause  whereby  we  may  give  an  account 
of  this  concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
dismissed  the  assembly. 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  after  the  uproar  was  ceased,  Paul 
called  unto  him  the  disciples,  and 


away  much  people,  saying,  that  they  be  ; embraced  them,  and  departed  for  to  go  into 
no  gcds  which  are  made  with  hands.  j Macedonia. 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft  is  in      2  And  when  he  had  gone  over  those 
danger  to  be  set  at  nought ;  but  also  that  parts,  and  had  given  them  much  exhorta- 


the  temple  of  the  great  goddess  Diana  tion. 


he  came  into  Greece, 
120 


Paul  celebrates  the  Lord's  siqiper:  CHAP 

3  And  there  abode  three  months.  And 
when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for  him,  as  he  was 
about  to  sail  into  Syria,  he  purposed  to 
return  through  Macedonia. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him  into  Asia, 
Sopater  of  Berea ;  and  of  the  Thessaloni- 
ans,  Aristarchus  and  Secundus  ;  and  Gaius 
of  Derbe,  and  Timotheus ;  and  of  Asia, 
Tychicus  and  Trophimus. 

5  These  ^oing  before,  tarried  for  us  at 
Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from  Philippi, 
after  the  days  of  unleavened  bread,  and 
came  unto  them  to  Troas  in  five  days  ; 
where  we  abode  seven  days. 

7  And  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
when  the  disciples  came  together  to  break 
bread,  Paul  preached  untothem,(ready  to 
depart  on  the  morrow)  and  continued  his 
speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights  in  the  up- 
per chamber,  where  they  were  gathered 
together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a  certain 
young  man  named  Eutychus,  being  fallen 
into  a  deep  sleep :  and  as  Paul  was  long 
preaching,  he  sunk  down  with  sleep,  and 
fell  down  from  (lie  third  loft,  and  was  taken 
up  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on  him, 
and  embracing  Aim,  said,  Trouble  not 
yourselves  ;  for  his  life  is  in  him. 

1 1  When  he  therefore  was  come  up 
again,  and  had  broken  bread,  and  eaten, 
and  talked  a  long  while,  even  till  break  of 
day,  so  he  departed. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young  man 
alive,  and  were  not  a  Tittle  comforted. 

13  H  And  we  went  before  to  ship,  and 
sailed  unto  Assos,  there  intending  to  take 
in  Paul:  for  so  had  he  appointed,  minding 
himself  to  go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at  Assos, 
we  took  him  in,  and  came   to  Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and  came  the 
next  day  over  against  Chios  ;  and  (he  next 
day  we  arrived  at  Samos,  and  tarried  at 
Trogyllium  ;  and  the  next  day  we  came  to 
Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to  sail  by 
Ephesus,  because  he  would  not  spend  the 
time  in  Asia  :  for  he  hasted,  if  it  were  pos- 
sible for  him,  to  be  at  Jerusalem  the  day  of 
Pentecost. 

1 7  IF  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephe- 
sus, and  called  the  elders  of  the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to  him, 
he  said  unto  them,  Ye  know,  from  the  first 
day  that  I  came  into  Asia,  after  what  man- 
ner I  have  been  with  you  at  all  seasons, 

19  Serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility  of 
mind,  and  with  many  tears  ami  tempta- 
tions, which  befell  me  by  the  lying  in  wait 
of  the  Jews : 

20  And  how  I  kopt  bark  nothing  that 


XXI.  He  takes  Itaie  of  the  elders. 

was  profitable  inito  you,  but  have  shewed 
you,  and  have  taught  you  publicly,  and 
irom  house  to  house, 

21  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  and  also 
to  the  Greeks,  repentance  toward  God, 
and  faith  toward    our  Lord  Jes 

22  And  now  behold,  I  go  bound  in  the 
spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the 
things  that  shall  befall  me  there: 

23  Save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  vritnc 

in  every  city,  saying,  that  bonds  and 
afflictions  abide  me. 

24  But  none  of  these  things  mow 

neither  count  1    my  lite  dear  unto  ii 

so  that  I  might  finish  my  course  with 

and  the  ministry  which  I  have  n  <  i  h 
the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testily  the  gospel 
grace  of  God. 

25  And  now  behold,  I  know  that  j  i 
among  whom  I  have  gone  preaching 
kingdom  of  God,  shall  se<  myfaa  noi 

26  Wherefore  1  taki  I  this 
day,  that  I  am  pure  from  thebloodofall 

27  For  I   have  not  shunm  I 
unto  you  all  the  counsel  of  < 

28  U  Take  heed  therefore  unto  your- 
selves, and  to  all  the  flock  over  t!i«   •. 

the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you 

to  feed  the  church  of  God,  which  i; 

purchased  with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after  n 
parting  shall    grievous  wolves    enter   in 
among  you,  not  sparing  tin  ; 

30  Also  of  your  own  selves  shall  men 
arise,  speaking  perverse  thinj  -. 

away  disciples  after  them. 

31  Therefore  watch,  and 
by  the  space  of  I 

warn  every  one  night  and  day  v.  id,  U 

32  And  now,  brethren.  1 
to  God,  and  to  the  word  02  I 

is  able  to  build  you  up.  ai 

inheritance   among    all    them    which 
sanctified. 

33  I  have  coveted  no  man's  silver,  or 
gold,  or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know,  that  I 
hands  have  ministered  unto  my  i 

and  to  them  that  were  with  me. 

35  I  have  shewed  yon  all  li, 

that  so  labouring  ye  ought   to  support  the 
weak,  and  to  remember  fli«'  wo 
Lord  Jesus,  how  he  said,  It  is  more  !  V 
to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  IT  And  when  li«'  had  thui  spoki  i 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  with  them  .ill. 

:;?  And  they  all  wept  * 
Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

38  Sorrow  ing  most  of  all  tor  tl 
which  he  spake,  thai  they 
face  no  more.      V 
him  unto  the  Bhip. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AM)  it  came  to 
om  them, 


Paul  goes  to  Jerusalem:  THE  ACTS. 

launched,  we  came  with  a  straight  course 
unto  Coos,  and  the  day  following  unto 
Rhodes,  and  from  thence  unto  Patara : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over  unto 
Phenicia,  we  went  aboard,  and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  discovered  Cyprus, 
we  left  it  on  the  left  hand,  and  sailed  into 
Syria,  and  landed  at  Tyre  :  for  there  the 
ship  was  to  unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tarried  there 
seven  days  :  who  said  to  Paul  through  the 
Spirit,  that  he  should  not  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplished  those 
days,  we  departed,  and  went  our  way ; 
and  they  all  brought  us  on  our  way,  with 
wives  and  children,  till  we  were  out  cf  the 
city :  and  we  kneeled  down  on  the  shore, 
and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our  leave 
one  of  another,  we  took  ship ;  and  they 
returned  home  again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our  course 
from  Tyre,  we  came  to  Ptolemais,  and 
saluted  the  brethren,  and  abode  with  them 
one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were  of 
Paul's  company  departed,  and  came  unto 
Cesarea  ;  and  we  entered  into  the  house  of 
Philip  the  evangelist,  which  was  one  of 
the  seven  ;  and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four  daughters, 
virgins,  which  did  prophesy. 

10  And  as  we  tarried  there  many  days, 
there  came  down  from  Judea  a  certain 
prophet,  named  Agabus. 

1 1  And  when  he  was  come  unto  us,  he 
took  Paul's  girdle,  and  bound  his  own 
hands  and  feet,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Holy  Ghost,  So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusa- 
lem bind  the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle, 
and  shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands  of  the 
Gentiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these  things, 
both  we,  and  they  of  that  place,  besought 
him  not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  What  mean 
ye  to  weep,  and  to  break  my  heart?  for 
1  am  ready  not  to  be  bound  only,  but  also 
to  die  at  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

1 4  And  when  he  would  not  be  persuad- 
ed, we  ceased,  saying,  The  will  of  the 
Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took  up  our 
carriages,  and  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  certain  of 
the  disciples  of  Cesarea,  and  brought  with 
them  one  Mnason  of  Cyprus,  an  old  dis- 
ciple, with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  And  when  we  were  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem, the  brethren  received  us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following  Paul  went  in 
with  us  unto  James :  and  all  the  elders 
were  present. 


He  is  apprehended. 


19  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  he 
declared  particularly  what  things  God  had 
wrought  among  the  G  entiles  by  his  ministry . 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  glori- 
fied the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him,  Thou 
seest,  brother,  how  many  thousands  of- 
Jews  there  are  which  believe  ;  and  they 
are  all  zealous  of  the  law : 

21  And  they  are  informed  of  thee,  that 
thou  teachest  all  the  Jews  which  are  among 
the  Gentiles  to  forsake  Moses,  saying, 
That  they  ought  not  to  circumcise  their 
children,  neither  to  walk  after  the  customs. 

22  What  is  it  therefore  ?  the  multitude 
must  needs  come  together :  for  they  will 
hear  that  thou  art  come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say  to  thee : 
We  have  four  men  which  have  a  vow  on 
them  ; 

24  Them  take,  and  purify  thyself  with 
them,  and  be  at  charges  with  them,  that 
they  may  shave  their  heads  :  and  all  may 
know  that  those  things  whereof  they  were 
informed  concerning  thee,  are  nothing; 
but  that  thou  thyself  also  walkest  orderly, 
and  keepest  the  law. 

25  As  touching  the  Gentiles  which  be- 
lieve, we  have  written  and  concluded  that 
they  observe  no  such  thing,  save  only  that 
they  keep  themselves  from  things  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  strang- 
led, and  from  fornication. 

26  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and  the 
next  day  purifying  himself  with  them,  en- 
tered into  the  temple,  to  signify  the  ac- 
complishment of  the  days  of  purification, 
until  that  an  offering  should  be  offered  foi 
every  one  of  them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days  were  al- 
most ended,  the  Jews,  which  were  of  Asia, 
when  they  saw  him  in  the  temple,  stirred 
up  all  the  people,  and  laid  hands  on  him, 

28  Crying  out,  Men  of  Israel,  help. 
This  is  the  man  that  teacheth  all  men  every 
where  against  the  people,  and  the  law, 
and  this  place :  and  further,  brought 
Greeks  also  into  the  temple;  and  hath 
polluted  this  holy  place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before  with  him 
in  the  city,Trophimus,  an  Ephesian,whom 
they  supposed  that  Paul  had  brought  into 
the  temple.) 

30  And  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the 
people  ran  together :  and  they  took  Paul 
and  drew  him  out  of  the  temple.  And 
forthwith  the  doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to  kill  him, 
tidings  came  unto  the  chief  captain  of  the 
band,  that  all  Jerusalem  was  in  an  uproar; 

32  Who  immediately  took  soldiers  and 
centurions,  and  ran  down  unto  them.  And 
when  they  saw  the  chief  captain  and  the 
soldiers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came  near 
and  took  him,  and  commanded  him  to  be 

122 


Paul  speaks  in  his  defence:  CHAP.  XXII. 


He  declares  Jas  conversion. 


bound  with  two  chains :  and  demanded 
who  he  was,  and  what  he  had  done. 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing,  some 
another,  among  the  multitude  :  and  when 
he  could  not  know  the  certainty  for  the 
tumult,  he  commanded  him  to  be  carried 
into  the  castle. 

35  And  when  he  came  upon  the  stairs, 
so  it  was  that  he  was  borne  of  the  soldiers, 
for  the  violence  of  the  people. 

36  For  the  multitude  of  the  people  fol- 
lowed after,  crying,  Away  with  him. 

37  And  as  Paul  xvas  to  be  led  into  the 
castle,  he  said  unto  the  chief  captain, 
May  I  speak  unto  thee?  Who  said,  Canst 
thou  speak  Greek? 

38  Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian,  which 
before  these  days  madest  an  uproar,  and 
Ieddest  out  into  the  wilderness  four  thou- 
sand men  that  were  murderers  ? 

39  But  Paul  said,  I  am  a  man  which  am 
a  Jew  of  Tarsus,  a  city  in  Cilicia,  a  citi- 
zen of  no  mean  city  :  and  I  beseech  thee 
suffer  me  to  speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him  licence, 
Paul  stood  on  the  stairs,  and  beckoned 
with  the  hand  unto  the  people.  And  when 
there  was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake 
unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue,  saying, 

CHAP.  XXII. 

MEN,  brethren,  and  fathers,  hear  ye  my 
defence  whichfi  make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake 
in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to  them,  they  kept 
the  more  silence  :  and  he-saith,) 

3  I  am  verily  a  man  which  am  a  Jew, 
born  in  Tarsus,  a  city  in  Cilicia,  yet 
brought  up  in  this  city  at  the  feet  of  Ga- 
maliel, mid  taught  according  to  the  perfect 
manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers,  and  was 
zealous  toward  God,  as  ye  all  are  this  day. 

4  And  I  persecuted  this  way  unto  the 
death,  binding  and  delivering  into  prisons 
both  men  and  women 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me 
witness,  and  all  the  estate  of  the  elders  ; 
from  whom  also  I  received  letters  unto  the 
brethren,  and  went  to  Damascus,  to  bring 
them  which  were  there  bound  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, for  to  be  punished. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I  made 
my  journey,  and  was  come  nigh  unto  Da- 
mascus about  noon,  suddenly  there  shone 
from  heaven  a  great  light  round  about  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard 
a  voice  saying  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me  ? 

8  And  I  answered,  Who  art  thou,  Lord? 
And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth, whom  thou  persecutest. 

9  And  they  that  were  with  me  saw  in- 
deed the  light,  and  were  afraid  :  but  they 
heard  not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake  tome. 

10  And  I  said,  What  shall  I  do,  Lord? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  m< 


into  Damascus,  and  there  it  shall  be  told 
thee  of  all  things  which  are  appointed  for 
thee  to  do. 

1 1  And  when  I  could  not  see  for  the 
glory  of  that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand 
of  them  that  were  with  me,  I  came  into 
Damascus. 

12  And  one  Ananias,  a  devout  man  ac- 
cording to  the  law,  having  a  good  report 
of  all  the  Jews  which  dwelt  there, 

IS  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and 
unto  me,  Brother  Saul,  receive  thy  - 
And  the  same  hour  I  looked  UD  upon  him. 

14  And  he  Baid,The  <i<>d  of  oar  father 
hath  chosen  thee,  that  thou  thouldeat  know 
his  will,  and  see  that  Jnsl  One,  and  -hould- 
est  hear  the  voice  of  bis  month. 

15  For  thou  Bhalt  be  his  witness  unto  all 
men  of  what  thou  h   - 

16  And   now   why  tarriest  thou' 
and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away  thj 
calling  on  the  name  of  the  I 

17  And  it  came  to  pa--,  that, when  I 
was  come  again  to  Jerusah  m,  i  1 1  m  v.  bile 
I  prayed  in  the  temple,  I  was  in  •  tl 

18  And  saw  him  saying  unto  me,  \ 
haste,  and  get  thee  quickly  out  of 
lem  ;  for  they  will  not  receive  thy 
mony  concerning  me. 

19  And  I  said,  Lord,  they  know  that  I 
imprisoned,  and  beat  in  every  - 

them  that  believed  on  thee: 

20  And  when  the  blood  of  thy  m 
Stephen  was  shed,  I  also  was  Bt  indii  . 
and  consenting  unto  his  death. 

the  raiment  of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  m  :  for  1 
will  send  thee  far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles. 

22  And  they  gave   him   iudi< 
this  word,  and  then  lifted  up  t! 
and  said.    Away  with  nil  i 

the  earth  :  for  it  is  not  fit  tfa  !i\<-. 

23  And   as  they  cried  • 

their  clothes,  and  threw  dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  commanded  him 
to  be  brought  into  the  castle,  and 

that  he  should  be  examined  by  scourg 
that  he  might  know  wherefore  they  i 
so  against  him. 

25  And  as  they  bound  him  with  tl, 
Paul  said  unto  the  centurion  thai 

Is  it  lawful  foryou  toscounj 
a  Roman,  and  uncondemmd  ! 

26  When  the  centurion  beai 
went  and  told  the  chi<  f  i 

Take  heed  what  thou  docst  ;   tor  tin- 

is  a  Roman.  , 

27  Then  the  duet'  captain    i 

said  unto  him,  Tell  me.arttboi     H 

He  said,  Y<  , 

\,,d   the  ft."  ;   -  ipl  •<  ! 
With  i  gn  a1  sum  obtained  I 
And  Paul  said.  But  I 

L>f)  Then  straight" 


The  Jews  conspire  to  kill  Paul :      THE  ACTS. 


He  is  sent  to  Felix. 


and  the  chief  captain  also  was  afraid,  after 
he  knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and  be- 
cause he  had  bound  him. 

30  On  the  morrow,  because  he  would 
have  known  the  certainty  wherefore  he 
was  accused  of  the  Jews,  he  loosed  him 
from  his  bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  appear, 
and  brought  Paul  down,  and  set  him  be- 
fore them. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding  the 
council,  said,  Men  and  brethren,  I 
have  lived  in  all  good  conscience  before 
God  until  this  day. 

2  And  the  high  priest  Ananias  com- 
manded them  that  stood  by  him,  to  smite 
him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall 
smite  thee,  thou  whited  wall:  for  sittest 
thou  to  judge  me  after  the  law,  and  com- 
mandest  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the 
law? 

4  And  they  that  stood  by,  said,  Re  vilest 
thou  God's  high  priest? 

5  Then  said  Paul,  I  wist  not,  brethren, 
that  he  was  the  high  priest :  for  it  is  writ- 
ten, Thou  shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler 
of  thy  people. 

6  But  when  Paul  perceived  that  the  one 
part  were  Sadducees,  and  the  other  Phari- 
sees, he  cried  out  in  the  council,  Men  and 
brethren,  I  am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of  a 
Pharisee :  of  the  hope  and  resurrection  of 
the  dead  I  am  called  in  question. 

7  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose 
a  dissension  between  the  Pharisees  and  the 
Sadducees :  and  the  multitude  was  divided. 

8  For  the  Sadducees  say  that  there  is 
no  resurrection,  neither  angel,  nor  spirit : 
but  the  Pharisees  confess  both. 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cry  :  and  the 
Scribes  that  were  of  the  Pharisees'  part 
arose,  and  strove,  saying,  We  find  no  evil 
in  this  man :  but  if  a  spirit  or  an  angel  hath 
spoken  to  him,  let  us  not  fight  against  God, 

10  And  when  there  arose  a  great  dis- 
sension, the  chief  captain,  fearing  lest 
Paul  should  have  been  pulled  in  pieces  of 
them,  commandedthe  soldiers  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from  among 
them,  and  to  bring  him  into  the  castle. 

1 1  And  the  night  following  the  Lord 
stood  by  him,  and  said,  Be  of  good  cheer, 
Paul :  tor  as  thou  hast  testified  of  me  in 
Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness  also 
at  Rome. 

12  And  when  it  was  day,  certain  of  the 
Jews  banded  together,  and  bound  them- 
selves under  a  curse,  saying,  that  they 
would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they  had 
killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than  forty  which 
Iiad  made  this  conspiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests 


and  elders,  and  said,  We  have  bound  our- 
selves under  a  great  curse,  that  we  will 
eat  nothing  until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now  therefore  ye  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  captain,  that  he  bring 
him  down  unto  you  to-morrow,  as  though 
ye  would  inquire  something  more  per- 
fectly concerning  him :  and  we,  or  ever 
he  come  near,  are  ready  to  kill  him. 

16  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son  heard 
of  their  lying  in  wait,  he  went  and  entered 
into  the  castle,  and  told  Paul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the  centu- 
rions unto  him,  and  said,  Bring  this  young 
man  unto  the  chief  captain  ;  for  he  hath 
a  certain  thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  chief  captain,  and  said,  Paul  the 
prisoner  called  me  unto  him,  and  prayed 
me  to  bring  this  young  man  unto  thee, 
who  hath  something  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  chief  captain  took  him  by 
the  hand  and  went  with  him  aside  private- 
ly, and  asked  him,  What  is  that  thou  hast 
to  tell  me? 

20  And  he  said,  The  Jews  have  agreed 
to  desire  thee,  that  thou  wouldest  Taring 
down  Paul  to-morrow  into  the  council,  as 
though  they  would  inquire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto  them: 
for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him  of  them  more 
than  forty  men,  which  have  bound  them- 
selves with  an  oath,  that  they  will  neither 
eat  nor  drink  till  they  have  killed  him  : 
and  now  are  they  ready,  looking  for  a 
promise  from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let  the 
young  man  depart,  and  charged  him,  See 
thou  tell  no  man  that  thou  hast  shewed 
these  things  to  me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two  centu- 
rions, saying,  Make  ready  two  hundred 
soldiers  to  go  to  Cesarea,  and  horsemen 
threescore  and  ten,  and  spearmen  two 
hundred,  at  the  third  hour  of  the  night ; 

24  And  provide  them  beasts,  that  they 
may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring  him  safe  unto 
Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after  this 
manner : 

26  Claudius  Lysias,  unto  the  most  ex- 
cellentgovernor  Felix,  sendeth greeting. 

27  This  man  was  taken  of  the  Jews, 
and  should  have  been  killed  of  them:  then 
came  I  with  an  army,  and  rescued  him, 
having  understood  that  he  was  a  Roman. 

28  And  when  I  would  have  known  the 
cause  wherefore  they  accused  him,  I 
brought  him  forth  into  their  council : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  accused  of 
questions  of  their  law,  but  to  have  nothing 
laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death,  or  of 
bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me  how  that 

124 


Tertullus  accuses  Paul.  CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV 

the  Jews  laid  wait  tor  the  man,  I  sent 
straightway  to  thee,  and  gave  command- 
ment to  his  accusers  also,  to  say  before 
thee  what  they  hud  against  him.  Farewell . 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  com- 
manded them,  took  Paul,  and  brought  him 
by  night  to  Antipatris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the  horsemen 
to  go  with  him,  and  returned  to  the  castle : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Cesarea, 
and  delivered  the  epistle  to  the  governor, 
presented  Paul  also  before  him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had  read 
the  letter,  he  asked  of  what  province  he 
was.  And  when  he  understood  that  he 
was  of  Cilicia; 

35  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when  thine 
accusers  are  also  come,  And  he  command- 
edhimtobe  kept  in  Herod's  judgment-hall. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  after  five  days,  Ananias  the  high 
priest  descended  with  the  elders, 
and  with  a  certain  orator  named  Tertullus, 
who  informed  the  governor  against  Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth,  Ter- 
tullus began  to  accuse  him,  saying,  Seeing 
that  by  thee  we  enjoy  great  quietness,  and 
that  very  worthy  deeds  are  done  unto  this 
nation  by  thy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all  places, 
most  noble  Felix,  with  all  thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  be  not  further 
tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray  thee,  that  thou 
wouldest  hear  us  of  thy  clemency  a  few 
words. 

5  For  we  have  found  this  man  a  pesti- 
lent fellow,  and  a  mover  of  sedition  among 
all  the  Jews  throughout  the  world,  and  a 
ring-leader  of  the  sect  of  the  Nazarencs : 

6  Who  also  hath  gone  about  to  profane 
the  temple :  whom  we  took,  and  would 
have  judged  according  to  our  law: 

7  But  the  chief  captain  Lysias  came 
upon  us,  and  with  great  violence  took  him 
away  out  of  our  hands, 

8  Commanding  his  accusers  to  come 
unto  thee:  by  examining  of  whom,  thy- 
self mayest  take  knowledge  of  all  these 
things  whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented,  saying, 
That  these  things  were  so. 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  governor 
had  beckoned  untohimtospeak, answered, 
Forasmuch  as  I  know  that  thou  hast  been 
of  many  years  a  judge  unto  this  nation,  I 
do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  for  myself: 

11  Because  that  thou  mayest  under- 
stand, that  there  are  yet  but  twelve  d  tys 
since  Iwentupto  Jerusalem  for  to  worship. 

12  And  they  neither  found  me  in  the 
temple  disputing  with  any  man,  neither 
raising  up  the  people,  neither  in  the  syna- 
gogues, nor  in  the  city  : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the  things)  be  kepi  at  Cesarea,  and  that 
where 


Paul's  defence. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that 
after  the  way  w  hich  they  call  heresy,  so 
worship  I  the  God  of  my  fathers,  believing 
all  things  which  are  written  in  the  law 
and  in  the  prophets : 

15  And  have  hope  toward  God,  which 
they  themselves  also  allow,  that  there  shall 
be  a  resurrection  of  the  dead,  both  of  the 
just  and  unjust. 

16  And  herein  do  I  exercise  myself,  to 
have  always  a  conscience  void  of  offence 
toward   God,  and  toward  men. 

17  Now, after  many  years,  I  came  to 
bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and  offerings. 

18  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from  Asia 
found  me  purified  in  the  temple,  neither 
with  multitude,  nor  with  tumult : 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here  before 
thee,  and  object,  if  they  had  au^ht  against 
me. 

20  Or  else  let  these  same  here  say,  if 
they  have  found  any  evil-doing  in  me, 
while  I  stood  before  the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that 
I  cried,  standing  among  them,  Touching 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called 
in  question  by  you  this  day. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these  thi 
having  more   perfect  knowledge  oi 
way,  he  deferred  them,  and  said,   V 
Lysias  the  chief  captain  shall  come  down, 
I  will  know  the  uttermost  of  your  m 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centui  i 
keep  Paul,  and  to  let  him  have  I  fiber tj 
that  he  should  forbid  none  of  his  acquaint- 
ance to  minister,  or  come  unto  him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when  Felix 
came  with  his  wife  Drusilla,  which 
a  Jewess,  he  sent  for  Paul,  and  heard  him 
concerning  the  faith  in  Christ. 

25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  rig! , 
temperance,  and  judgment  to  c 
trembled,  and  answered,  Go  thy  w;;y  for 
this  time  ;  when  1  have  a  convenient  sea- 
son, I  will  call  for  th< 

He  hoped  also  that    money  should 
have    been   given  him  of  Paul,   that    h. 
might  loose  him:  wherefore  be  sent  for 
him  the  oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius  1< 
came  into  Felix'  room :  and  Felix,  willing 
to  shew  the  Jewsa  pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 
CHAP.  XXV. 

NOW  when  Festus  was  come  into  the 
province,  after  three  days  he  ascend- 
ed from  Cesarea  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  the  high  priest  and  the  chief  of 
the  Jews  informed  him  against  Paul,  and 
besought  him, 

3  And  desired  favour  against  him,  that 
he  would  send  for  him  to  Jerusalem,  lay- 
ing wait  in  the  way  t<>  kill  him. 

■1  But  Festus  answered,  that  l'..ul>hould 


Paul  brought  before  Festus:  THL  ACTS.     He  declares  his  life  to  Agrippa : 

5  Let  them  therefore,  said  he,  which,  would  go  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judg- 
amongyou  are  able,  go  down  with  me,  and  ed  of  these  mattejs. 


accuse  "this  man,  if  there  be  any  wicked 
neas  in  him. 


21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  be 
reserved  unto  the  hearing  of  Augustus,  I 


6  And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them  commanded  him  to  be  kept  till  I  might 


more  than  ten  days,  he  went  down  unto 
Cesarea  ;  and  the  next  day  sitting  on  the 
judgment-seat,  commanded  Paul  to  be 
brought. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the  Jews 
which  came  down  from  Jerusalem  stood 
round  about,  and  laid  many  and  grievous 
complaints  against  Paul,  which  they  could 
not  prove  ; 

8  While  he  answered  for  himself,  Nei- 
ther against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  neither 
against  the  temple,  nor  yet  against  Cesar 
have  I  offended  any  thing  at  all. 

9  But  Festus,  willing  to  do  the  Jews  a 
pleasure,  answered  Paul,  and  said,  Wilt 
thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be 
judged  of  these  things  before  me  ? 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at  Cesar's 
j  udgment-seat,  where  1  ought  to  be  judged: 
to  the  Jews  have  I  done  no  wrong,  as 
thou  very  well  knowest. 

1 1  For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or  have  com- 
mitted any  thing  worthy  of  death,  I  refuse 
not  to  die  :  but  if  there  be  none  of  these 
things  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  I  appeal  unto 
Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  conferred 
with  the  council,  answered,  Hast  thou  ap 
peaIeduntoCesar?untoCesarshaltthougo. 

13  And  after  certain  days,  king  Agrippa 
and  Bernice  came  unto  Cesarea,  to  salute 
Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there  many 
days,  Festus  declared  Paul's  cause  unto 
the  king,  saying,  There  is  a  certain  man 
left  in  bonds  by  Felix  : 

15  About  whom,  when  I  was  at  Jerusa- 
lem, the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the 
Jews  informed  me,  desiring  to  have  judg- 
ment against  him. 

16  To  whom  I  answered,  It  is  not  the 
manner  of  the  Romans  to  deliver  any  man 
to  die,  before  that  he  which  is  accused 
have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have 
licence  to  answer  for  himself  concerning 
the  crime  laid  against  him. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were  come 
hither,  without  any  delay  on  the  morrow 
I  sat  on  the  judgment-seat,  and  command- 
ed the  man  to  be  brought  forth  ; 

18  Against  whom,  when  the  accusers 
stood  up,  they  brought  none  accusation  of 
such  things  as  I  supposed  : 

19  But  had  certain  questions  against 
him  of  their  own  superstition,  and  of  one 
Jesu>,  which  was  dead,  whom  Paul  aflirmed 
to  be  alive. 

20  And  because  I  doubted  of  such  man- 
ner of  questions,  I  asked  him  whether  he 


send  him  to  Cesar. 

22  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  I 
would  also  hear  the  man  myself.  To- 
morrow, said  he,  thou  shalt  hear  him. 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa 
was  come,  and  Bernice,  with  great  pomp, 
and  was  entered  into  the  place  of  hearing, 
with  the  chief  captains  and  principal  men 
of  the  city,  at  Festus'  commandment  Paul 
was  brought  forth. 

24  And  Festus  said,  King  Agrippa,  and 
all  men  which  are  here  present  with  us,  ye 
see  this  man  about  whom  all  the  multitude 
of  the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me,  both  at 
Jerusalem,  and  also  here,  crying  that  he 
ought  not  to  live  any  longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  he  had  com- 
mitted nothing  wrorthy  of  death,  and  that 
he  himself  hath  appealed  to  Augustus,  I 
have  determined  to  send  him. 

26  Of  whom  I  have  no  certain  thing  to 
write  unto  my  lord.  Wherefore  I  have 
brought  him  forth  before  you,  and  spe- 
cially before  thee,  O  king  Agrippa,  that 
after  examination  had,  I  might  have  some- 
what to  write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable 
to  send  a  prisoner,  and  not  withal  to  sig- 
nify the  crimes  laid  against  him. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

^^HEN  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou 
art  permitted  to  speak  for  thyself. 
Then  Paul  stretched  forth  the  hand,  and 
answered  for  himself : 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king  Agrippa, 
because  I  shall  answer  for  myself  this  day 
before  thee,  touching  all  the  things  where- 
of I  am  accused  of  the  Jews  : 

3  Especially,  because  I  know  thee  to  be 
expert  in  all  customs  and  questions  which 
are  among  the  Jews :  wherefore  I  beseech 
thee  to  hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth, 
which  was  at  the  first  among  mine  own  na- 
tion at  Jerusalem,  know  all  the  Jews, 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  beginning, 
(if  they  would  testify,)that  after  the  most 
straitest  sect  of  our  religion,  I  lived  a 
Pharisee. 

6  And  now  I  stand,  and  am  judged  for 
the  hope  of  the  promise  made  of  God  unto 
our  fathers  : 

7  Unto  which  promise  our  twelve  tribes, 
instantly  serving  God  day  and  night,  hope 
to  come.  For  which  hope's  sake,  king 
Agrippa,  I  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  should  it  be  thought  a  thing  in- 
credible with  you,  that  God  should  raise 
the  dead? 

9  I  verily  thought  with  myself,  that  I 

126 


and  speaks  in  his  defence : 


CHAP,  xxvir. 


He  is  sent  iu  Rome. 


ought  to  do  many  things  contrary  to  the!     26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things 
name  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  'before  whom  also  I  speak  freely.     Fori 

10  Which  thing  I  also  did  in  Jerusa-i  am  persuaded  that  none  of  these  things  are 
lem  :  and  many  of  the  saints  did  I  shut  up  i  hidden  from  him  ;  for  this  thing  was  not 


in  prison,  haying  received  authority  from 
the  chief  priests  ;  and  when  they  were 
put  to  death,  I  gave  my' voice  against  them. 

1 1  And  I  punished  them  oft  in  every  syna- 
gogue, and  compelled  them  to  blaspheme; 
andbeing  exceedingly  mad  against  them,  I 
persecuted  them  even  unto  strange  cities. 

12  Whereupon,  as  I  went  to  Damascus, 
with  authority  and  commission  from  the 
chief  priests, 

13  At  mid-day,  O  king,  I  saw  in  the 
way  a  light  from  heaven,  above  the  bright- 
ness of  the  sun,  shining  round  about  me, 
and  them  which  journeyed  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the 
earth,  I  heard  a  voice  speaking  unto  me, 
and  saying  in  the  Hebrew  tongue,  Saul, 
Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ?  It  is  hard 
for  thee  to  kick  against  the  pricks. 

15  And  I  said,  Who  art  thou,  Lord  ?  And 
he  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet : 
for  I  have  appeared  unto  thee  for  this  pur- 
pose, to  make  thee  a  minister  and  a  wit- 
ness both  of  these  things  which  thou  hast 
seen,  and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I 
will  appear  unto  thee  ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and 
from  the  Gentiles,  unto  whom  now  I  send 

thee, 

18  To  open  their  eyes,  and  to  turn  them 
from  darkness  to  light,  andyromthe  power 
of  Satan  unto  God,  that  they  may  receive 
forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance  among 
them  which  are  sanctified  by  faith  that  is 
in  me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  Agrippa,  I  was 
not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly  vision  : 

20  But  shewed  first  unto  them  of  Da- 
mascus, and  at  Jerusalem,  and  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Judea,  and  then  to  the 
Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent  and  turn 
to  God,  and  do  works  meet  for  repentance. 

21  For  these  causes  the  Jews  caught  me 
in  the  temple,  and  went  about  to  kill  me. 

22  Having  therefore  obtained  help  of 
God,  I  continue  unto  this  day,  witnessing 
both  to  small  and  great,  saying  none  other 
things  than  those  which  the  prophets  and 
Moses  did  say  should  come  : 

23  That  Christ  should  suffer,  and  that 
he  should  be  the  first  that  should  rise  from 
the.  dead,  and  should  shew  light  unto  the 
people,  and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  himself, 
Festus  said  with  a  loud  voice,  Paul,  thou 
art  beside  thyself;  much  learning  doth 
make  thee  mad. 

25  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad,  most  no- 
ble Festus ;  but  speak  forth  the  words  of 
truth  and  soberness. 

53 


done  in  a  corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou  the 
prophets?  I  know  that  thou  belit  . 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Al- 
most thou  persuaaest  me  to  be  a  Christian 

29  And  Paul  s-iid,  I  would  to  God,  that 
not  only  thou,  but  also  all  that  hear  me 
this  day,  were  both  almost,  and  altogether 
such  as  I  am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  Ami  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  the 
king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  Bcr- 
nice,  and  they  that  sat  with  them  : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone  aside, 
they  talked  between  themselves,  saying, 
This  man  doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death, 
or  of  bonds. 

'  32  Then  said  Agrippa  unto  Festus,  Tin'-; 
man  might  have  been  set  at  liberty,  if  he 
had  not  appealed  unto  Cesar. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  when  it  was  determined,  that  we 
.  .  hould  sail  into  Italy,  they  delivered 
Paul  and  certain  other  prisoners  unto  one 
named  Julius, a  centurion  of  Augustus'  band. 

2  And  entering  into  a  ship  of  Adramyt- 
tium,  we  launched,  meaning  to  sail  by  tin; 
coasts  of  Asia,  one  Aristarchus,  a  Macedo- 
nian of  Thessalonica,  being  with  us. 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched  at  Si- 
don.  And  Julius  courteously  entreated 
Paul,  and  gave  him  liberty  to  go  unto  his 
friends  to  refresh  himself. 

4  And.  when  we  had  launched  from 
thence,  we  sailed  under  Cyprus,  because 
the  winds  were  contrary. 

5  Anil  when  we  had  sailed  over  th< 
of  Cilicia  and  Pamphylia,  wc  came  b 
ra,  a  city  of  Lycia. 

6  Ana  there  the  centurion  found  a  ship 
of  Alexandria  sailing  into  Italy  ;  and  he 
put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many 
days,  and  scarce  were  come  o\ 
Cnidus,  the  wind  not  suffi  I 

ed  under  Crete,  over  against  Salmone  : 

8  And  hardly  passing  it,  came  unto  a 
place  which  is  called.  The  Fair  Havens  J 
nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of  Lasea. 

9  Now, when  much  time  was  spent,  and 
when  sailing  was  now  dangerous,  be. 

the  fast  was  now  already  past,  Paul  ad- 
monished them, 

10  And  said  unto  them,  Sirs,  I  perceive 
that  this  voyage  will  be  with  hurt  and 
much  damage,  not  only  of  the  iading  and 
ship,  but  also  of  our  lives. 

11  Nevertheless,  the  renturion  believed 
the  master  and  the  ownerof  the  ^lnpmore 
than  those  things  which  were  spoken  by 
Paul.  -~^-r- 

12  And  because  the  haven  was  no* 

127 


Paul's  dangerous  voyage  ; 


THE  ACTS. 


He  suffers  shipwreck* 


modious  to  winter  in,  the  more  part  advised 
to  depart  thence  also,  if  by  any  means  they 
might  attain  to  Phenice,  and  there  to  win- 
ter; to/mcAm  a  haven  of  Crete,  and  lieth 
toward   the  south-west  and  north-west. 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  soft- 
ly, supposing  that  they  had  obtained  their 
purpose,  loosing  thence,  they  sailed  close 
by  Crete. 

14  But  not  long  after  there  arose  against 
it  a  tempestuous  wind,  called  Euroclydon. 

15  And  when  the  ship  was  caught,  and 
could  not  bear  up  into  the  wind,  we  let 
her  drive. 

16  And  running  under  a  certain  island 
which  is  called  Clauda,  we  had  much 
work  to  come  by  the  boat: 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken  up, 
they  used  helps,  undergirding  the  ship; 
ana  fearing  lest  they  should  fall  into  the 
quicksands,  strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly  tossed 
with  a  tempest,  the  next  day  they  light- 
ened the  ship ; 

19  And  the  third  day  we  cast  out  with 
our  own  hands  the  tackling  of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor  stars  in 
many  days  appeared,  and  no  small  tem- 
pest lay  on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be 
saved  was  then  taken  away. 

21  But  after  long  abstinence,  Paul  stood 
forth  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said,  Sirs, 
ye  should  have  hearkened  unto  me,  and 
not  have  loosed  from  Crete,  and  to  have 
gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be  of  good 
cheer:  for  there  shall  be  no' loss  of  any 
man's  life  among  you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  For  there  stood  by  me  this  night  the 
angelofGod,whoseIam,andwhomiserve, 

24  Saying,  Fear  not,  Paul ;  thou  must 
be  brought  before  Cesar:  and  lo,  God 
hath  given  thee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee. 

25  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good  cheer: 
for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even  as 
it  was  told  me. 

26  Howbeit,  we  must  be  cast  upon  a 
certain  island. 

27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was 
come,  as  we  were  driven  up  and  down  in 
Adria,  about  midnight  the  shipmen  deem- 
ed that  they  drew  near  to  some  country ; 

28  And  sounded,  and  found  it  twenty 
fathoms:  and  when  they  had  gone  a  little 
further,  they  sounded  again,  and  found  it 
fifteen  fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  they  should  have 
fallen  upon  rocks,  they  cast  four  anchors 
out  of  the  stern,  and  wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were  about  to 
flee  out  of  the  ship,  when  they  had  let 
down  the  boat  into  the  sea,  under  colour  as 
though  they  would  have  cast  anchors  out 
of  the  foreship, 

Zl  Paul  said  to  the  centurion,  and  to 


the  soldiers,  Except  these  abide  in  the 
ship,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the  ropes  of 
the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  off. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming  on, 
Paul  besought  them  all  to  take  meat,  say- 
ing, This  day  is  the  fourteenth  day  that  ye 
have  tarried,  and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take  some 
meat;  for  this  is  for  your  health:  for  there 
shall  not  a.  hair  fall  from  the  head  of  any 
of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
took  bread,  and  gave  thanks  to  God  in 
presence  of  them  all ;  and  when  he  had 
broken  it,  he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good  cheer, 
and  they  also  took  some  meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship  two 
hundred  threescore  and  sixteen  souls. 

38  And  when  they  had  eaten  enough, 
the}7  lightened  the  ship,  and  cast  out  the 
wheat  into  the  sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they  knew  not 
the  land:  but  they  discovered  a  certain 
creek  with  a  shore,  into  the  which  they 
were  minded,  if  it  were  possible,  to  thrust 
in  the  ship. 

40  And  when  they  had  taken  up  the 
anchors,  they  committed  themselves  unto 
the  sea,  and  loosed  the  rudder-bands,  and 
hoised  up  the  mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made  toward   shore. 

41  And  falling  into  a  place  where  two 
seas  met,  they  ran  the  ship  aground;  and 
the  forepart  stuck  fast,  and  remained  un- 
moveable,  but  the  hinder  part  was  broken 
with  the  violence  of  the  waves, 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was  to  kill 
the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them  should 
swim  out,  and  escape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing  to  save 
Paul,  kept  them  from  their  purpose,  and 
commanded  that  they  which  could  swim, 
should  cast  themselves  first  into  the  sea,  and 
get  to  land : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards,  and 
some  on  broken  pieces  of  the  ship.  And  so  it 
came  to  pass,  that  the}7  escaped  all  safe  to 
land. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  when  they  were  escaped,  then 
they  knew  that  the  island  was  called 
Melita. 

2  And  the  barbarous  people  shewed  us 
no  little  kindness:  for  they  kindled  a  fire, 

jand   received   us  every  one,  because  of 
|  the  present  rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered  a  bun- 
!dle  of  sticks,   and  laid  them  on  the  fire, 

there  came  a  viper  out  of  the  heat,  and 
fastened  on  his  hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the 
•  venomous  beast  hang  on  his  hand,  they  said 

128 


Paul  heals  many  in  Mebita:         CHAP 

among  themselves,  No  doubt  this  man  is  a 
murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath  escaped 
the  sea,  yet  vengeance  suftereth  not  to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  oft'  the  beast  into  the 
fire,  and  felt  no  harm. 

6  Howbeit,  they  looked  when  he  should 
have  swollen,  or  fallen  down  dead  sudden- 
ly: but  after  they  had  looked  a  great  while, 
and  saw  no  harm  come  to  him,  they  chang- 
ed their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a  god. 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  possessions 
of  the  chief  man  of  the  island,  whose  name 
was  Publius;  who  received  us,  and  lodged 
us  three  days  courteously. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  father  of 
Publius  lay  sick  of  a  fever,  and  of  a  bloody- 
flux:  to  whom  Paul  entered  in, and  prayed, 
and  laid  his  hands  on  him,  and  healed  him . 

9  So  when  this  was  done,  others  also 
which  had  diseases  in  the  island,  came, 
and  were  healed: 

10  Who  also  honoured  us  with  many 
honours;  and  when  we  departed,  they 
laded  us  with  such  things  as  were  neces- 
sary. 

1 1  And  after  three  months  we  departed 
in  a  ship  of  Alexandria,  which  had  winter- 
ed in  the  isle,  whose  sign  was  Castor  and 
Pollux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we  tarried 
there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  fetched  a  com- 
pass, and  came  toRhegium:  and  after  one 
day  the  south  wind  blew,  and  we  came 
the  next  day  to  Puteoli: 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and  were 
desired  to  tarry  with  them  seven  days: 
and  so  we  went  toward   Rome. 

15  And  from  thence, when  the  brethren 
heard  of  us,  they  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as 
Appii*forum,  and  The  Three  Taverns; 
whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome,  the 
centurion  delivered  the  prisoners  to  the 
captain  of  the  guard:  but  Paul  was  suffer- 
ed to  dwell  by  himself,  with  a  soldier  that 
kept  him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three 
days,  Paul  called  the  chief  of  the  Jews 
together.  And  when  they  were  come  to- 
gether, he  said  unto  them,  Men  and  breth- 
ren, though  I  have  committed  nothing 
against  the  people,  or  customs  of  our  fa- 
thers, yet  was  I  delivered  prisoner  from 
Jerusalem  into  the  hands  of  the  Romans: 


XXVII I.  Ue  dejm  rhfc r  Rom t 

!8  *Yho  when  they  had  examined  me 

would  have  let  me  go,  because  there  was 

no  cause  of  death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake  against  it. 
I  was  constrained  to  appeal  unto  <  i 

not  that  I  had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation  i  >f. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have  [called 
for  you,  to  see  you,  and  to  speak  with 
you:  because  that  for  the  hope  of  Israel  I 
am  bound  with  this  chain. 

21  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  neither 
received  letters  out  of  Judea  cum  i 
thee,  neither  any  of  the  brethren  that  came 
shewed  or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee,  what 
thou  thinkest:  for  as  concerning  thi- 

we  know  that  every  when-  it  i-.  spoken 
against. 

23  And  when  they  had  appointed  him 
a  day,  there  came  many  to  him  in! 
lodging:  to  whom  he  expounded  a; 
tified  the  kingdom  of  God.   persu 
them  concerning  Jesus,    both  out  of  die 
law  of  Moses,  and  out  <f  the  prophets! 
from  morning  till  evening. 

24  And  some  believed  the  things  which 
were  spoken,  and  some  believed  not. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not  ai 
themselves,  they  departed,  after  that  Paul 
had  spoken  one   word,  Well  spake  tin- 
Holy  Ghost  by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto 
our  fathers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people,  and 
say,  Hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not 
understand;  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and 
not  perceive. 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  peopl< 
gross,  and  their  ears  are  dull   oi 

and  their  eyes  have  they  closed;   lest  they 
should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
tlieirews,  and  understand  with  th 
and   should  be  converted,  and  1  should 
heal  them. 

28  Be   it  known   there  lore   unto  you, 
that  the  salvation  of  God  is  sent  unt 
Gentiles,  and  that  they  will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  th* 
the  Jews  departed,  and  had  gn 
ing  among  themselves. 

30  And  Paul  dwelt  two  whole  years  in 
his  own  hired  house,  and  received  all  that 
came  in  unto  him, 

31  Preaching  the  kingdom  <  I  I 
teaching  those  things  which  concern  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with  all  con;. 

man  forbidding  him. 


4  The  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  ROMANS. 


CHAP.  I 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  called 
to  be  an  apostle,  separated  unto  the 
gospel  of  God, 

2  (Which  he  had  promised  afore  by  his 
prophets  in  the  holy  scriptures.) 


3  Concerning  his  Son  Jr^i-  Chr 
Lord,    which  was  m  ide  -  i  tin 
David  according  to  the  flesh  , 

4  And  declared  tofo  fh<   * 

power,  according  to  lh<  Spirit  ot  holiness* 
by  the  resurrection  from  tn< 


God's  anger  at  sin. 


ROMANS. 


Tfie  sins  of  the  Gentiles. 


5  By  whom  we  have  received  grace  and  I 
apostleship,  for  obedience  to  the  faith] 
among  all  nations, for  his  name: 

6  Among  whom  are  ye  also  the  called 
of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  beloved  of 
God,  called  to  be  saints  :  Grace  to  you,  and 
peace  from  God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

8  First,  I  thank  my  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  for  you  all,  that  your  faith  is  spoken 
of  throughout  the  whole  world. 

9  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom  I  serve 
with  my  spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son,  that 
without  ceasing  I  make  mention  of  you 
always  in  my  prayers. 

10  Making  request  (if  by  any  means  now 
at  length  I  might  have  a  prosperous  jour- 
ney by  the  will  of  God)  to  come  unto  you. 

11  For  I  long  to  see'you,  that  I  may 
impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the 
end  ye  may  be  established ; 

12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  comforted 
together  with  you,  by  the  mutual  faith  both 
of  you  and  me. 

13  Now  I  would  not  have  you  ignorant, 
brethren,  that  oftentimes  I  purposed  to 
come  unto  you  (but  was  let  hitherto)  that  I 
might  have  some  fruit  among  you  also, 
even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

14  I  am  debtor  both  to  the  Greeks,  and 
to  the  Barbarians;  both  to  the  wise,  and  to 
the  unwise. 

15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready 
to  preach  the  gospel  to  you  that  are  at 
Rome  also. 

16  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel 
of  Christ :  for  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto 
salvation  to  every  one  that  believeth ;  to 
the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek. 

17  For  therein  is  the  righteousness  of 
God  revealed  from  faith  to  faith  :  as  it  is 
written,  The  just  shall  live  by  faith. 

18  For  the  wrath  of  God  is  revealed 
from  heaven  against  all  ungodliness,  and 
unrighteousness  of  men,  who  hold  the  truth 
in  unrighteousness. 

19  Because  that  which  may  be  known 
of  God,  is  manifest  in  them ;  for  God  hath 
shewed  it  unto  them. 

20  For  the  invisible  things  of  him  from 
the  creation  of  the  world  are  clearly  seen, 
being  understood  by  the  things  that  are 
made,  even  his  eternal  power  and  God- 
head ;  so  that  they  are  without  excuse : 

21  Because  that  when  they  knew  God, 
they  glorified  him  not  as  God,  neither  were 
thankful,  but  became  vain  in  their  imagina- 
tions, and  their  foolish  heart  was  darkened. 

22  Professing  themselves  to  be  wise, 
they  became  fools  ; 

23  And  changed  the  glory  of  the  in- 
corruptible God  into  an  image  made  like 
to  corruptible  man,  and  to  birds,  and  four- 
footed  beasts,  and  creeping  things. 


24  Wherefore  God  also  gave  them  up  to 
uncleanness,  through  the  lusts  of  their  own 
hearts,  to  dishonour  their  own  bodies  be- 
tween themselves : 

25  Who  changed  the  truth  of  God  into 
a  lie.  and  worshipped  and  served  the  crea- 
ture more  than  the  Creator,  who  is  blessed 
for  ever.     Amen. 

26  For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up  unto 
vile  affections.  For  even  their  women  did 
change  the  natural  use  into  that  which  is 
against  nature : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men,  leaving 
the  natural  use  of  the  woman,  burned  in 
their  lust  one  toward  another ;  men  with 
men  working  that  which  is  unseemly,  and 
receiving  in  themselves  that  recompence 
of  their  error  which  was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like  to  re- 
tain God  in  their  knowledge,  God  gave 
them  over  to  a  reprobate  mind,  to  do  those 
things  which  are  not  convenient : 

29  Being  filled  with  all  unrighteousness, 
fornication,  wickedness,  covetousness,  ma- 
liciousness ;  full  of  envy,  murder,  debate, 
deceit,  malignity;  whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God,  despiteful, 
proud,  boasters,  inventors  of  evil  things, 
disobedient  to  parents, 

31  Without  understanding,  covenant- 
breakers,  without  natural  affection,  im- 
placable, unmerciful : 

32  Who,  knowing  the  judgment  of  God, 
that  they  which  commit  such  things  are 
worthy  of  death ;  not  only  do  the  same,  but 
have  pleasure  in  them  that  do  them. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEREFORE  thou  art  inexcusable,  O 
man,  whosoever  thou  art,  that  judg- 
est:  for  wherein  thou  judgest  another, 
thou  condemnest  thyself;  for  thou  that 
judgest,  doest  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judgment  of 
God  is  according  to  truth,  against  them 
which  commit  such  things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O  man,  that 
judgest  them  which  do  such  things,  and 
doest  the  same,  that  thou  shalt  escape  the 
judgment  of  God? 

4  Or  despisest  thou  the  riches  of  his 
goodness,  and  forbearance,  and  long-suf- 
fering ;  not  knowing  that  the  goodness  oi 
God  leadeth  thee  to  repentance  ? 

5  But  after  thy  hardness  and  impenitent 
heart,  treasurest  up  unto  thyself  wrath 
against  the  day  of  wrath,  and  revelation  oi 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God  ; 

6  Who  will  render  to  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  deeds : 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  continuance 
in  well-doing,  seek  tor  glory,  and  honour, 
and  immortality  ;  eternal  life  : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  contentious, 
and  do  not  obey  the  truth,  but  obey  un- 
righteousness :  indignation  and  wrath, 

13© 


Who  are  justified. 


CHAP.  III.  The  prerogative  cf  ihe  Jews. 


9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  upon  every 
soul  of  man  that  doeth  evil ;  of  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  of  the  Gentile  ; 

10  But  glory,  honour,  and  peace,  to 
every  man  that  worketh  good;  to  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  to  the  Gentile  ; 

11  For  there  is  no  respect  of  persons 
with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned  without 
law,  shall  also  perish  without  law  :  ami  as 
many  as  have  sinned  in  the  law,  shall  be 
judged  by  the  law, 

13  (For  not  the  hearers  of  the  law  are 
just  before  God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law 
shall  be  justified. 

14  For  when  the  Gentiles,  which  have 
not  the  law,  do  by  nature  the  things  con- 
tained in  the  law,  these  having  not  the  law, 
are  a  law  unto  themselves. 

15  Which  shew  the  work  of  the  law  writ- 
ten in  their  hearts,  their  conscience  also 
bearing  witness,  and  their  thoughts  the 
mean  while  accusing,  or  else  excusing  one 
another;) 

16  In  the  day  when  God  shall  judge  the 
secrets  of  men  by  Jesus  Christ,  according 
to  my  gospel. 

17  Behold,  thou  art  called  a  Jew,  and 
restest  in  the  law,  and  makest  thy  boast  of 
God, 

18  And  knowest  his  will,  and  approvest 
the  things  that  are  more  excellent,  being 
instructed  out  of  the  law, 

19  And  art  confident  that  thou  thyself 
art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a  light  of  them 
which  are  in  darkness, 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish,  a  teacher 
of  babes,  which  hast  the  form  of  know- 
ledge, and  of  the  truth  in  the  law : 

21  Thou  therefore  which  teachest  ano- 
ther, teachest  thou  not  thyself?  thou  that 
preachest,aman  should  not  steal,  dost  thou 
steal  ? 

22  Thou  that  sayest,  a  man  should  not 
commit  adultery,  dost  thou  commit  adul- 
tery ?  thou  that  abhorrest  idols,  dost  thou 
commit  sacrilege? 

23  Thou  that  makest  thy  boast  of  the 
law, through  breaking  the  law  dishonourest 
thou  God: 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blasphemed 
among  the  Gentiles,  through  you,  as  it  is 
written. 

25  For  circumcision  verily  profiteth,  if 
thcu  keep  the  law ;  but  if  thou  be  a  breaker 
of  the  law,  thy  circumcision  ismadeuncir- 
cumcision. 

26  Therefore,  if  the  uncircumcisionkeep 
therighteousnessofthelaw,shallnothisun- 
circumcision  be  counted  for  circumcision? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision  which 
is  by  nature,  if  it  fulfil  the  law,  judge  thee, 
who  by  the  letter  and  circumcision  dost 
transgress  the  law? 

28  For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is  one| 


outwardly;  neither  is  thai  circumcision, 
which  is  outward  in  the  flesh: 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew  which  is  one  inward- 
ly; and  circumcision  is  that  of  the  heart,  in 
the  spirit,  and  not  in  the  letter;  whose 
praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of  ( 
CHAf.  111. 

WHAT  advantage  then  hath  the  Jew? 
or  what  profit  is  there  ol  circum- 
cision? 

2  Much  every  way:  chiefly,  because  tfjat 
unto  them  were  committed  the  oracles  of 
God. 

3  For  what  if  some  did  not  belx  r<  ' 
shall  their  unbelief  make  the  faith  of  G  I 
without  effi 

4  God  forbid:  yea,  let  God  be  true,  bill 
every  man  a  liar;  as  it  i>  written.  That  thou 
mightest  be  justified  in  thi 

mightest  overcome  when  thou  art  ju 

5  But  if  our  unriehteou 

the  righteousness  oi  God,  irhal  thai]  we 
say?  1*  God  unrighteous  who  taketh  ven- 
geance ?  (I  speak  as  a  man,) 

6  God  forbid :  for  then  how  shall  God 
judge  the  world? 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath  more 
abounded  through  my  lie  unto  his  glory  ; 
why  yet  am  I  also  judged  as  a  Binnerl 

8  And  not  rather  (as  we  be  siapderouslv 
reported,  and  as  some  affirm  that  w< 

Let  us  do  evil,  that  good  may  come  '  \ 
damnation  is  just. 

9  What  then?  are  we  better  ikon  they  t 
No,  in  no  wise  :  for  we  have  before  proved 
both  Jews  and  Gentiles,  that  they  are  all 
under  sin  ; 

10  As   it   is   written,    There    M 
righteous,  no,  not  one: 

11  There  is  none  that  understan 
there  is  none  that  seeketh  after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  ot 
they  are  together  become  un; 
there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  do,  IK 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepul< 
with  their  tongues  they  have  m 

the  poison  of  asps  is  under  their  lij»: 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing 
bittern* 

15  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed  b! 

16  Destruction  and  misery  on  in  th«  if 
ways : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  ha* 
known. 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  (Mil 
eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what  thing 
ever  the  law  saith,  it  saith  t-  ; 

are  under  the  law:  that  «  wry  mouth 

be  stopped, and  all  the  workfmaj 

guilty  before  God. 

20  Therefore  by  tl 

there  shall  no  flesh  be  justified  in  I 
for  by  the  law  ii  the  knowli 

21  J-Jut  now   the  n 


Abraham's  faith  was  imputed         ROMANS'. 


to  him  for  righteousness. 


without  the  law  is  manifested,  being  wit- 
nessed by  the  law  and  the  prophets  ; 

22  Even  the  righteousness  of  God, 
which  is  by  faith  of'Jesus  Christ  unto  all, 
and  upon  all  them  that  believe  ;  for  there 
is  no  difference  : 

23  For  all  have  sinned,  and  come  short 
of  the  glory  of  God  ; 

24  Being  justified  freely  by  his  grace, 
through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ 
Jesus : 

25  Whom  God  hath  set  forth  to  be  a  pro- 
pitiation, through  faith  in  his  blood,  to 
declare  his  righteousness  for  the  remission 
of  sins  that  are  past,  through  the  forbear- 
ance of  God ; 

26  To  declare,  J  say,  at  this  time  his 
righteousness  :  that  he  might  be  just,  and 
the  justifierof  him  whichbelieveth in  Jesus. 

27  Where  is  boasting  then?  It  is  ex- 
cluded. By  what  law?  of  works?  Nay; 
but  by  the  law  of  faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude,  that  a  man 
is  justified  by  faith  without  the  deeds  of 
the  law. 

29  Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  only?  is  he 
not  also  of  the  Gentiles?  Yes,  of  the  Gen- 
tiles also: 

30  Seeing  it  is  one  God  which  shall 
justify  the  circumcision  by  faith,  andun- 
circumcision  through  faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the  law 
through  faith  ?  God  forbid :  yea,  we  estab- 
lish the  law. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHAT  shall  we  then  say  that  Abra- 
ham, our  father    as  pertaining  to 
the  flesh,  hath  found? 

2  For  if  Abraham  were  justified  by 
works,  he  hath  whereof  to  glory,  but  not 
before  God. 

3  For  what  saith  the  scripture?  Abra- 
ham believed  God,  and  it  was  counted 
unto  him  for  righteousness. 

4  Now  to  him  that  worketh,  is  the  re- 
ward not  reckoned  of  grace,  but  of  debt. 

5  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but  be- 
lieveth  on  him  that  justifieth  the  ungodly, 
his  faith  is  counted  for  righteousness. 

6  Even  as  David  also  describeth  the 
blessedness  of  the  man  unto  whom  God 
imputeth  righteousness  without  works, 

7  Saying,  Blessed  are  they  whose  ini- 
quities are  forgiven,  and  whose  sins  are 
covered. 

8  Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessedness  then  upon  the 
circumcision  only,  or  upon  the  uncircum- 
cision  also?  For  we  say  that  faith  was 
reckoned  to  Abraham  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned  ?  when  he 
was  in  circumcision,  or  in  uncircumcision? 
£Jot  in  circumcision,  but  in  uncircumcision. 

1 1  And  he  received  the  sign  of  circum- 


cision, a  seal  of  the  righteousness  of  the 
faith  which  he  had  yet  being  uncircum- 
cised:  that  he  might  be  the  lather  of  all 
them  that  believe,  though  they  be  not  cir- 
cumcised, that  righteousness  might  be  irn 
puted  unto  them  also  ; 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcision  to 
them  who  are  not  of  the  circumcision  only, 
but  who  also  walk  in  the  steps  of  that  faith 
of  our  father  Abraham,  which  he  had  being 
yet  uncircumcised. 

13  For  the  promise  that  he  should  be 
the  heir  of  the  world  was  not  to  Abraham, 
or  to  his  seed,  through  the  law,  but  through 
the  righteousness  of  faith. 

1 4  For  if  they  which  are  of  the  law  be 
heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and  the  promise 
made  of  none  effect. 

15  Because  the  law  worketh  wrath  :  foi 
where  no  law  is,  there  is  no  transgression. 

16  Therefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  might 
be  by  grace;  to  the  end  the  promise  might  be 
sure  to  all  the  seed:  not  to  that  only  which 
is  of  the  law,  but  to  that  also  which  is  of  the 
faith  of  Abraham,  who  is  the  father  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  I  have  made  thee 
a  father  of  many  nations)  before  him  whom 
he  believed,  even  God,  who  quickeneth 
the  dead,  and  calleth  those  things  which 
be  not,  as  though  they  were. 

18  Who  against  hope  believed  in  hope, 
that  he  might  become  the  father  of  many 
nations ;  according  to  that  which  was 
spoken,  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

1 9  And  being  not  weak  in  faith,  he  con- 
sidered not  his  own  body  now  dead,  when 
he  was  about  a  hundred  years  old,  neither 
yet  the  deadness  of  Sarah's  womb. 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  promise  of 
God  through  unbelief;  but  was  strong  in 
faith,  giving  glory  to  God  ; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded,  that  what 
he  had  promised,  he  was  able  also  to 
perform. 

22  And  therefore  it  was  imputed  to  him 
for  righteousness. 

23  Now,  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake 
alone,  that  it  was  imputed  to  him  ; 

24  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it  shall  be 
imputed,  if  we  believe  on  him  that  raised 
up  Jesus  our  Lord  from  the  dead, 

25  Who  was  delivered  for  our  offences, 
and  was  raised  again  for  our  justification. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEREFORE  being  justified  by  faith, 
we  have  peace  with  God,  througn 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith 
into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand,  and  re- 
joice in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God. 

3  And  not  only  so,  but  we  glory  in 
tribulations  also ;  knowing  that  tribulation 
worketh  patience ; 

4  And  patience,  experience;  and  ex- 
perience, hope  i 

182 


Reconciliation  by  Christ. 


CHAP.  VI. 


IVe  must  not  live 


5  And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed:  be-|eousness  unto  eternal  life  by  Je^us  ChiNt 
cause  the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our  Lord.  '    * 


shed 
our  hearts    by  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is 
given  unto  us. 

6  For  when  we  were  yet  without 
strength,  in  due  time  Christ  died  for  the 
ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man  will 
one  die:  yet  peradventure  for  a  good  man 
some  would  even  dare  to  die. 


CHAP.  VI. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then?  Shall  we 
continue  in  sin,  that  grace  may 
abound? 

2  God  forbid:  how  shall  we,  that  are 
dead  to  sin,  live  an}  longer  therein? 

3  Know  ye  not   that  so  many  of  us  as 
were   baptized    into  Jesus  Christ,  were 


8  But  God  commendcth  his  love   toward,  baptized  into  his  deatl 


us,  in  that  while  we   were  yet  sinners, 
Christ  died  for  us. 

9  Much  more  then,  being  now  justified 
by  his  blood,  we  shall  be  saved  from  wrath 
through  him. 

10  For  if  when  we  were  enemies,  we 
were  reconciled  to  God  by  the  death  of 
his  Son  ;  much  more,   being  reconciled 
we  shall  be  saved  by  his  life. 

11  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also  joy  in 
God,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by 
whom  we  have  now  received  the  atone- 
ment. 

12  Wherefore  as  by  one  man  sin  entered 
into  the  world,  and  death  by  sin ;  and  so 
death  passed  upon  all  men,  for  that  all 
have  sinned : 

13 (For  until  the  law,  sin  was  in  the 
world  :  but  sin  is  not  imputed  when  there 
is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless,  death  reigned  from 
Adam  to  Moses,  even  over  them  that  had 
not  sinned  after  the  similitude  of  Adam's 
transgression,  who  is  the  figure  of  him  that 
was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  zsthe 
free  gift.  For  if  through  the  offence  of  one 
many  be  dead,  much  more  the  grace  of 
God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  which  is  by  one 
man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded  unto 
many. 

16  And  not  as  it  was  by  one  that  sin- 
ned, so  is  the  gift.  For  the  judgment  was 
by  one  to  condemnation,  but  the  free  gift 
is  of  many  offences  unto  justification. 

17  For  if  by  one  man's  offence  death 
reigned  by  one  ;  much  more  they  which 
receive  abundance  of  grace,  and  of  the 
gift  of  righteousness,  shall  reign  in  life  by 
one,  Jesus  Christ.) 

18  Therefore,  as  by  the  offence  of  one 
judgment  came  upon  all  men  to  condemna- 
tion, even  so  by  the  righteousness  of  one 
the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto  justifi- 
cation of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedience 
many  were  made  sinners,  so  by  the 
obedience  of  one  shall  many  be  made 
righteous. 

20  Moreover  the  law  entered,  that  the 
offence  might  abound.  But  where  sin 
abounded,  grace  did  much  more  abound  : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto  death, 
even  so  might  grace  reign  through  risrht- 


4  Therefore  we  are  buried  with  him  by 
baptism  into  death:  (bat  like  as  Christ 

raised  up  from  the  dead  by  tin-  glory  of  the 
Father,  even  so  we  also  should  walk  in 
newness  of  life. 

5  For  if  we  have  been  planted  together 
in  the  likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be 
also  in  the  likeness  of  hit  resurrection: 

6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  ii 
crucified  with  him,  that  the  body  ot  -m 
might  be  destroyed,  that  henceforth  ire 
should  not  serves  in. 

7  For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin. 

8  Now, if  we  be  dead  with  Christ,  ire 
believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with    him  : 

9  Knowing   that  Christ,  being  i 
from  the  dead,  dieth  no  more  ;  death  hath 
no  more  dominion  over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  sin 
once  :  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto 
God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves 
to  be  dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto 
God  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

12  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in 
mortal  body,  that  ye  should  obey  it  in  the 
lusts  thereof. 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  mernb* 
instruments  of  unrighteousness  unto  sin: 
but  yield  yourselves  unto  God,  as  those 
that  are  alive  from  the    dead,  and  your 
members  as  instruments  of  righteou- 
unto  God: 

14  For  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over 
you:  for  ye  are  not  under  the  law,  but 
under  grace. 

15  What  then?  shall  we  sin. 

we  are  not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace ! 
God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye 
yourselves  servants    to  obey,  hi 

ye  are  to  whom  ye  obey  ;  wnetl 
unto  death,  or  of  obedience   unto  i 
eousness? 

17  But  God  be  thanked,  that 
the  servants  of  sin;  hut  ye  hav< 
from  the  hearl  thai  formol  doctrine  p 
was  delivered  you. 

18  Being  then  ma  i 
became  the  servants  of  right*  i 

19  1  speak  after  the  manner  o! 
cause  of  the  infirmity  ol  y 

ye  have  yielded  your  mem 

uncleanness  and'  iullT i 


The  2>o.wer  of  the  law. 

even  so  now  yield  your  members  servants 
to  righteousness,  unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  servants  of 
sin,  ye  were  free  from  righteousness. 

21  What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those  things 
whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed?  for  the  end 
of  those  things  is  death. 

22  But  now  beingmade  free  from  sin,  and 
become  servants  to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit 
unto  holiness,  and  the  end  everlasting  life. 

23  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death :  but 
tne  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAP.  VII. 

KNOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I  speak 
to  them  that  know  the  law)  how  that 
the  law  hath  dominion  over  a  man  as  long 
as  he  liveth? 

2  For  the  woman  which  hath  a  husband, 
is  bound  by  the  law  to  her  husband  so  long 
as  he  liveth ;  but  if  the  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  loosed  from  the  law  of  her  husband. 

3  So  then,  if  while  her  husband  liveth, 
she  be  married  to  another  man,  she  shall 
be  called  an  adulteress  :  but  if  her  husband 
be  dead,  she  is  free  from  that  law  ;  so  that 
she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she  be  married 
to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore ,  my  brethren ,  ye  also  are  be- 
come dead  to  the  law  by  the  body  of  Christ ; 
that  ye  should  be  married  to  another,  even 
to  him  who  is  raised  from  the  dead,  that 
we  should  bring  forth  fruit  unto  God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the 
motions  of  sins,  which  were  by  the  law, 
did  work  in  our  members  to  bring  forth 
fruit  unto  death : 

6  But  now  we  are  delivered  from  the 
law,  that  being  dead  wherein  we  were  held ; 
that  we  should  serve  in  newness  of  spirit, 
and  not  in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is  the  law  sin  ? 
God  forbid.  Nay,  I  had  not  known  sin,  but 
by  the  law :  for  I  had  not  known  lust,  except 
the  law  had  said,  Thou  shalt  not  covet. 

8  But  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  com- 
mandment, wrought  in  me  all  manner  of 
concupiscence.  For  without  the  law  sin 
•was  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the  law  once  : 
but  when  the  commandment  came,  sin 
revived,  and  I  died. 

10  And  the  commandment  which  was 
ordained  to  life,  I  found  to  be  unto  death. 

1 1  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  com- 
mandment, deceived  me,  and  by  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore  the  law  is  holy,  and  the 
commandment  holy,  and  just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good  made 
death  unto  me  ?  God  forbid.  But  sin,  that 
it  might  appear  sin,  working  death  in  me 
by  that  which  is  good;  that  sin  by  the  com- 
mandment might  become  exceeding  sinful. 

1 4  For  we  know  that  the  law  is  spiritual : 
but  I  am  carnal,  sold  under  sin. 


ROMANS.        Who  are  free  of  condemnation. 


15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  allow  not:  for 
what  I  would,  that  do  I  not;  but  what  I 
hate,  that  do  I. 

16  If  then  I  do  that  which  I  would  not, 
I  consent  unto  the  law  that  it  is  good. 

17  Now  then  it  is  no  more  I  that  do  it, 
but  sin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

1 8  For  I  know  that  in  me  (that  is,  in  my 
flesh,)  dwelleth  no  good  thing:  for  to  will 
is  present  with  me;  but  how  to  perform 
that  which  is  good,  I  find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  I  would,  I  do  not; 
but  the  evil  which  I  would  not,  that  I  do. 

20  Now  if  I  do  that  I  would  not,  it  is  no 
more  I  that  doit,  butsin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

211  find  then  a  law,  that  when  I  would 
do  good,  evil  is  present  with  me. 

22  For  I  delight  in  the  law  of  God,  after 
the  inward  man : 

23  But  I  see  another  law  in  my  mem- 
bers warring  against  the  law  of  my  mind, 
and  bringing  me  into  captivity  to  the  law 
of  sin  which  is  in  my  members. 

24  O  wretched  man  that  I  am !  who  shall 
deliver  me  from  the  body  of  this  death? 

25  I  thank  God,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.  So  then,  with  the  mind  I  my- 
self serve  the  law  of  God;  but  with  the 
flesh  the  law  of  sin. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
rM  YHERE  ts  therefore  now  no  condemna- 
JL    tion  to  them  which  are  in  Christ  Jesus, 
who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 
Spirit. 

2  For  the  law  ol  the  Spirit  of  life  in  Christ 
Jesus,  hath  made  me  free  from  the  law  ot 
sin- and  death. 

3  For  what  the  law  could  not  do,  in  that 
it  was  weak  through  the  flesh,  God  sending 
his  own  Son  in  the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh, 
and  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in  the  flesh  : 

4  That  the  righteousness  of  the  law 
might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  who  walk  not  after 
the  flesh,  but  after  the  Spirit. 

5  For  they  that  are  after  the  flesh,  do 
mind  the  things  of  the  flesh :  but  they  that 
are  after  the  Spirit,  the  things  of  the  Spirit. 

6  For  to  be  carnally  minded  is  death; 
but  to  be  spiritually  minded  is  life  and 
peace : 

7  Because  the  carnal  mind  is  enmity 
against  God :  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the 
law  of  God,  neither  indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the  flesh 
cannot  please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the 
Spirit,  if  so  be  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwell 
in  you.  Now,  if  any  man  have  not  the 
Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  be  in  you,  the  body  i& 
dead  because  of  sin ;  but  the  Spirit  is  life 
because  of  righteousness. 

1 1  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that  raised 
up  Jesus  from  the  dead  dwell  in  you,  he 
that  raised  up  Christ  from  the  dead  shall 

13,4 


Who  are  saved  by  hope. 


CHAP.  IX. 


Paul's  sorrow  fur  the  Jews. 

them  he  also  justified  :  and  whom  he  jus 
titled,  them  he  also  glorified. 

31  What  shall  we  then  say  tothese  things? 
If  God  be  for  us,  who  can  be  against  us? 

32  He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but 
delivered  him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall  he 
not  with  him  also  freely  eive  us  all  thil 

33  Who  -hall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge 
of  God's  elect?  It  it  God.  that  justified): 

34  Who  it  he  that  condemneth?  It  <s 
Christ  that  died,  yea  rather,  that  i- 
again,  w  li<>  i-  even  at  the  right  band  of ( 
win.  also  maketh  inU  rcession  tor  us. 

Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love 
<>i  ( Ihrisl  '  thall  tribulation,  or  distress,  or 
persecution,  <>r  famine,  or  nakedness,  or 
peril,  or  -word  ? 

36  As  it  i~  written,  For  thy  sake  v.  i 
killed  all  the  day  long  ;  we  are  accounted 
as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

37  Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  I 
than  conqueror-,  through  him  that  loi  I 

38  For  I  am  persuaded,  that  neither 
death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor  principali- 
ties, nor  powers,  nor  things  present,  nor 
things  to  come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any 
creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  God  which  is  in  Christ    ' 
our  Lord. 

CHAP.  IX. 
SAY  the  truth  in  Christ,  I  lie  not.  my 
conscience  also  bearing  me  witness  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  That  I  have  great  heaviness  and  con- 
tinual sorrow  in  my  heart. 

3  For  I  could  wish  that  myself w<  • 
cursed  from  Christ,  for  my  brethren,  my 
kinsmen  according  to  the  flesh  : 

4  Who  are  Israelites;  to  fl  bom  pertain- 
eth  the  adoption,  and  the  glory,  and  the 
covenants,  and  the  giving  of  the  law,  and 
the  service  of  Cod,  and  the  promia  -  | 

5  Whose  are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom, 
as  concerning  the  flesh.  Christ  cam< 
is  over  all,  God  blessed  foi  imen. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God 
taken  none  effect.     For  they  are  not  til 
Israel,  which  are  of  l.-rael  : 

7  Neither, because  they  are  :' 
Abraham,  are  they  all  children:    hut,   In 
Isaac  shall  thy  seed  he  called. 

8  That  is,  They  which  are  th.'  childn  n 
of  the  flesh,  tin  the  childn 
God;   but  the  children  of  the  pi 
counted  lor  the  seed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  i 
this  time  will  I  com. 
a  son. 

10  And  not  only  this;  hut  irh< 
ca  also  had  conceived  hy  -mm  ,«9M  bj 
father  I  . 

11  [For the  childrenbeu 
neither  having  dom 

them  he  also  called:  and  whom  he  called,!  the  purpose 


also  quicken  your  mortal  bodies  by  his 
Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therefore,  brethren,  wc  are  debtors 
not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall 
die :  but  if  ye  through  the  Spirit  do  mor- 
tify the  deeds  of  the  body,  ye  shall   live. 

14  For  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  they  are  the  sons  of  God. 

15  For  ye  have  not  received  the  spirit 
of  bondage  again  to  fear;  but  ye  have  re- 
ceived the  Spirit  of  adoption,  whereby  we 
cry,  Abba,  Father. 

16  The  Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with 
our  spirit,  that  we  are  the  children  of  God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs:  heirs  of 
God,  and  joint-heirs  with  Christ;  if  so  be 
that  we  suffer  with  him,  that  we  may  be 
also  glorified  together. 

18  For  I  reckon,  that  the  sufferings  of 
this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  com- 
poired  with  th<?  glory  which  shall  be  re- 
vealed in  us. 

19  For  the  earnest  expectation  of  the 
creature  waiteth  for  the  manifestation  of 
the  sons  of  God 

20  For  the  creature  was  made  subject  to 
vanity,  not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him 
who  hath  subjected  the  same  in  hope  ; 

21  Because  the  creature  itself  also  shall 
be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of  cor- 
ruption, into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the 
children  of  God. 

22  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation 
groaneth,  and  travaileth  in  pain  together 
until  now  : 

23And  not  only  they,  but  ourselves  also, 
which  have  the  first-fruits  of  the  Spirit, 
even  we  ourselves  groan  within  ourselves, 
waiting  for  the  adoption,  to  wit,  the  re- 
demption of  our  body. 

24  For  we  are  saved  by  hope.  But  hope 
that  is  seen,  is  not  hope  :  for  what  a  man 
seeth,  why  doth  he  yet  hope  for? 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we  see  not, 
then  do  we  with  patience  wrait  for  it. 

26  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our 
infirmities :  for  we  know  not  what  we 
should  pray  for  as  we  ought :  but  the  Spirit 
itself  maketh  intercession  for  us  with 
groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered. 

27  And  he  that  searcheth  the  hearts 
jmoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  be- 
cause he  maketh  intercession  for  the  saints, 
according  to  the  will  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things  work  to- 
gether for  good,  to  them  that  love  God,  to 
them  who  are  the  called  according  to  his 
purpose. 

29  For  whom  he  did  foreknow,  he  also 
did  predestinate  to  be  conformed  to  the 
image  of  his  Son,  that  he  might  be  the  first- 
born among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover, whom  he  did  predestinate 


! 


ROMANS 


The  calling  of  the  Gentiles, 

might  stand,  not  of  woliks,  but  of  him  that 
calleth;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  The  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  Jacob  have  I  loved, 
but  Esau  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  sa3r  then?  Is  there 
unrighteousness  with  God?  God  forbid. 

15  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  I  will  have 
mercy  on  whom  I  will  have  mercy,  and  I 
will  have  compassion  on  whom  I  will  have 
compassion. 

16  So  then,  it  is  not  of  him  that  willeth,  j 
nor  of  him  that  runneth,  but  of  God  that 
shcweth  mercy. 

17  For  the  scripture  saith  unto  Pharaoh, 
Even  for  this  same  purpose  have  I  raised 
thee  up,  that  I  might  shew  my  power  in 
thee,  and  that  my  name  might  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on  whom 
he  will  have  mercy,  and  whom  he  will  he 
hardeneth. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me,  Why 
doth  he  yet  find  fault?  for  who  hath  re- 
sisted his  will  ? 

20  Nay  but,  O  man,  who  art  thou  that 
repliest  against  God? Shall  the  thing  formed 
say  to  him  that  formed  it,  Why  hast  thou 
made  me  thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  potter  power  over  the 
clay,  of  the  same  lump  to  make  one  vessel 
unto  honour,  and  another  unto  dishonour? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew  his 
wrath,  and  to  make  his  power  known,  en- 
dured with  much  long-suffering  the  vessels 
of  wrath  fitted  to  destruction  :  ' 

_  23  And  that  he  might  make  known  the 
riches  of  his  glory  on  the  vessels  of  mercy, 
which  he  had  afore  prepared  unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called,  not 
of  the  Jews  only,  but  also  of  the  Gentiles? 

25  As  he  saitli  also  in  Osee,  1  will  call 
them  My  people,  which  were  not  my  peo- 
ple ;  and  her  beloved,  which  was  not 
beloved. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  the 
place  where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
not  my  people  ;  there  shall  they  be  called, 
The  children  of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  crieth  concerning  Israel, 
Though  the  number  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  a  remnant 
shall  be  saved  : 

28  For  he  will  finish  the  woik,  and  cut 
it  short  in  righteousness:  because  a  .short 
work  will  the  Lord  make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  Esaias  said  before,  Except 
the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had  left  us  a  seed,  we 
had  been  as  Sodoma,  and  been  made  like 
unto  Gomorrah. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then?  That  the 
Gentiles  which  followed  not  after  right- 
eousness, have  attained  to  rights 
even  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith 


All  Israel  not  cast  off. 

31  But  Israel,  which  followed  after  the 
law  of  righteousness,  hath  not  attained  to 
the  law  of  righteousness. 

32  Wherefore?  Because  they  sought  it 
not  by  faith,  but  as  it  were  by  the  works 
of  the  law.  For  they  stumbled  at  that 
stumbling-stone  ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  Behold,  I  lay  in 
Sion  a  stumbl  ing-stone ,  and  rock  of  offence : 
and  whosoeveri)elieveth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

CHAP.  X. 

BRETHREN,  my  heart's  desire  and 
prayer  to  God  for  Israel  is,  that  they 
might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record  that  they  have 
a  zeal  of  God,  but  not  according  to  know- 
ledge. 

3  For  they,  being  ignorant  of  God's 
righteousness,  and  going  about  to  establish 
their  own  righteousness,  have  not  sub- 
mitted themselves  unto  the  righteousness 
of  God. 

4  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for 
righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth. 

5  For  Moses  describeth  the  righteous- 
ness which  is  of  the  law,  That  the  man 
which  doeth  those  things  shall  live  by  them. 

6  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith 
speaketh  on  this  wise,  Say  not  in  thy 
heart,  Who  shall  ascend  into  heaven ?(that 
is,  to  bring  Christ  down  from  above  :) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the  deep? 
(that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ  again  from  the 
dead.) 

8  But  what  saith  it?  The  word  is  nigh 
thee,  even  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart: 
that  is,  the  word  of  faith,  which  wepreach: 

9  That  if  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy 
mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in 
thy  heart  that  God  hath  raised  him  from 
the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart,  man  believeth 
unto  righteousness;  and  with  the  mouth, 
confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 

1 1  For  the  scripture  saith,  Whosoever 
believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

12  For  there  is  no  difference  between 
the  Jew  and  the  Greek :  for  the  same  Lord 
over  all,  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  For  whosoever  shall  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in 
whom  they  have  not  believed?  and  how 
shall  they  believe  in  him  of  whom  they 
have  not  heard  ?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher? 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach,  except 
they  be  sent?  as  it  is  written,  How  beauti- 
ful are  the  feet  of  them  that  preach  the 
gospel  of  peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings  of 
good  things  ! 

16  But  they  have  not  all  obeyed  the 
►usness,  jgospel.    For  Lsaias  saith,  Lord,  who  hath 

I  Relieved  our  report? 
136 


Some  elected,  some  hardened.        CHAP.  XI.  " 

17  So  then,  faith  cometh  by  hearing,  and 
hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

1 8  But  I  say,  Have  they  not  heard?  Yes 
verily,  their  sound  went  into  all  the  earth, 
and  their  words  unto  the  ends  of  the 
world. 

19  But  I  say,  Did  not  Israel  know? 
First,  Moses  saith,  I  will  provoke  you  to 
jealousy  by  them  that  are  no  people,  and 
by  a  foolish  nation  I  will  anger  you. 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and  saith,  I 
Was  found  of  them  that  sought  me  not  ;  I 
was  made  manifest  unto  them  that  asked 
not  after  me. 

21  But  to  Israel  he  saith,  All  day  long 
1  have  stretched  forth  my  hands  unto  a 
disobedient  and  gainsaying  people. 

C&AP.  XI. 

XSAY  then,  Hath  God  cast  away  his 
people  ?  God  forbid.  For  I  also  am  an 
Israelite,  of  the  seed  of  Abraham,  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his  people 
which  he  foreknew.  Wot  ye  not  what  the 
scripture  saith  of  Elias?  how  he  makelh 
intercession  to  God  against  Israel,  saying, 

3  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  prophets, 
and  digged  down  thine  altars  ;  and  I  am 
left  alone,  and  they  seek  my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  answer  of  God  unto 
him  ?  I  have  reserved  to  myself  seven 
thousand  men,  who  have  not  bowed  the 
knee  to  the  image  of  Baal. 

5  Even  so  then  at  this  present  time  also 
there  is  a  remnant  according  to  the  election 
of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no  more  of 
works  :  otherwise  grace  is  no  more  grace. 
But  if  it  be  of  works,  then  is  it  no  more 
grace  :  otherwise  work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then?  Israel  hath  not  obtained 
that  which  he  seeketh  for;  but  the  election 
hath  obtained  it, and  the  rest  were  blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,  God  hath 
given  them  the  spirit  of  slumber,  eyes  that 
they  should  not  see,  and  ears  that  they 
should  not  hear  ;)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith,  Let  their  table  be 
made  a  snare,  and  a  trap,  and  a  stumbling- 
block,  and  a  recompence  unto  them  : 

10  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
may  not  see,  and  bow  down  their  back 
always. 

1 1  1  say  then,  Have  they  stumbled  that 
they  should  fall?  God  forbid:  but  rather 
through  their  fall  salvation  is  come  unto  the 
Gentiles,  for  to  provoke  them  tojealousy. 

12  Now, if  the  fall  of  them  be  the  riches 
of  the  world,  and  the  diminishing  of  them 
the  riches  of  the  Gentiles ;  how  much 
more  their  fulness? 

13  For  1  speak  to  you  Gentile?,  inas- 
much as  I  am  the  apostle  of  the  Gentiles, 
I  magnify  mine  office  : 

14  If  by  any  means  I  may  provoke  to 


Against  boasting. 


emulation  them  tvhich  are  my  flesh 
might  save  some  of  them. 

15  For  if  the  casting  away  of  them  be 
the  reconciling  ol  the  world,  what  shall 
the  receiving  of  them  be,  but  life  from  the 
dead? 

16  For  if  the  first  fruit  be  holy,  the  lump 
is  also  holy :  and  if  the  root  be  holy,  so 
are  the  hranches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches  be 
broken  off,  and  thou,  being  a  wild  olive- 
tree,  wert  graded  in  among  them,  and  with 
tliriii  partakest  of  the  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive-tree  ; 

18  Boast  not  against  the  branches.  But 
if  thou  boast,  thou  bearest  not  the  root, 
but  the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then,  The  branches 
were  broken  off,  that  I  might  be  graffed  in. 

20  Well;  because  of  imhi  1 1<  fthey  were 
broken  off,  and  thou  standest  by  faith. 
Be  not  high-minded,  but  fear: 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  natural 
branches,  take  heed  lest  he  also  spare  not 
thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  goodness  and 
severity  of  God  :  on  them  which  fell,  seve- 
rity ;  but  toward  thee,  goodness,  if  thou 
continue  in  his  goodness:  otherwise  thou 
also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  if  they  abide  not  still 
in  unbelief,  shall  be  graffed  in  :  for  God 
is  able  to  graff  them  in  again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the  olive- 
tree  which  is  wild  by  nature,  and  wert 
graffed  contrary  to  nature  into  a  good  olive- 
tree1 ;  how  much  more  shall  these,  which 
be  the  natural  branches,  be  graffed  into 
their  own  olive-tree? 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren,  that  ye 
should  be  ignorant  of  this  mystery, 
ye  should  be  wise  in  your  own  conceits) 
that  blindness  in  part  ishappened  to  I- 
until  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  corne  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be 
it  is  written,  There  shall  come  out  ol 
the  Deliverer,  and  shall  turn  away  ungod- 
liness from  Jacob  : 

27  For  this  is  my  covenant  unto  them, 
when  I  shall  take  away  their  sins. 

28  As  concerning  the  gospel,  they  are 
enemies  for  your  sakes:  but  as  touching 
the  election,  they  are  beloved  fof  the  la- 
thers' sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of  God  are 
without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  in  times  past  h  . 
lievedGod,  yet  have  doh  ol  tain 
through  their  unbelief  ; 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now  m  ' 
lieved,  that  through  your  mercy  they 
may  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  God  hath  concluded  th<  m  all  m 
unbelief,tbat  be  might  baremen  v  upon  all. 

33  0  the  d'-pth  of  the  r;  I  the 


Pride  forbidden. 


ROMANS. 


Duties  to  magistrates. 


wisdom  and  knowledge  of  God!  how  un- 
searchable are  his  judgments,  and  his 
ways  past  finding  out ! 

34  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord?  or  who  hath  been  his  counsellor? 

35  Or  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and 
it  shall  be  recompensed  unto  him  again  ? 

36  Foi  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  to 
him  are  all  things :  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever.     Amen. 

CHAP.  XII. 

[BESEECH  you  therefore,  brethren,  by 
the  mercies  of  God,  that  ye  present 
your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy,  ac- 
ceptable unto  God,  which  is  your  reasona- 
ble service. 

2  And  be  not  conformed  to  this  world : 
but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
your  mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  that 
good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of 
God. 

3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  given 
unto  me,  to  every  man  that  is  among  you, 
not  to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than 
lie  ought  to  think  ;  but  to  think  soberly, 
according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man 
the  measure  cf  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one 
body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same 
office : 

5  So  we,  being  many,  are  one  body  in 
Christ,  and  every  one  members  one  of 
another. 

6  Having  then  gifts,  differing  according 
to  the  grace  that  is  given  to  us,  whether 
prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to  the 
proportion  of  faith  ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our  mi- 
nistering :  or  he  that  teacheth,  on  teaching: 

8  Or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  exhortation: 
he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  simplici- 
ty :  he  that  ruleth,  with  diligence  ;  he  that 
sheweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness. 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimulation. 
Abhor  that  which  is  evil ;  cleave  to  that 
which  is  good. 

10  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love  ;  in  honour  preferring 
one  another  ; 

1 1  Not  slothful  in  business ;  fervent  in 
spirit ;  serving  the  Lord  ; 

12  Rejoicing  in  hope  ;  patient  in  tribu- 
lation ;  continuing  instant  in  prayer  ; 

13  Distributing  tothe  necessity  of  saints; 
given  to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  which  persecute  you ; 
bless,  and  curse  not. 

15  Rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice, 
and  weep  with  them  that  weep. 

16  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward 
another.  Mind  not  high  things,  but  con- 
descend to  men  of  low  estate.  Be  not 
wise  in  your  own  conceits. 

17  Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil. 
Provide  things  honest  inthesightof  all  men. 


18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in 
you,  live  peaceably  with  all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not  your- 
selves, but  rather  give  place  unto  wrath  : 
for  it  iswritten,  Vengeance  is  mine  ;  I  will 
repay,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Therefore,  if  thine  enemy  hunger, 
feed  him  ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  drink  : 
for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire 
on  his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  over- 
come evil  with  good. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the 
higher  powers.  For  there  is  no 
power  but  of  God :  the  powers  that  be, 
are  ordained  of  God. 

2  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the 
power,  resisteth  the  ordinance  of  God : 
and  they  that  resist  shall  receive  to  them- 
selves damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good 
works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt  thou  then  not 
be  afraid  of  the  power?  do  that  whichis  good, 
and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the  same  : 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee 
for  good.  But  if  thou  do  that  which  is 
evil,  be  afraid  ;  for  he  beareth  not  the 
sword  in  vain  :  for  he  is  the  minister  ot 
God,  a  revenger  to  execute  wrath  upon  him 
that  doeth  evil. 

5  Wherefore  ye  must  needs  be  subject, 
not  only  for  wrath,  but  also  for  conscience* 
sake. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also: 
for  they  are  God's  ministers,  attending 
continually  upon  this  very  thing. 

7  Render  therefore  to  all  their  dues  : 
tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due ;  custom  to 
whom  custom  ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  ho- 
nour to  whom  honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to  love  one 
another :  for  he  that  loveth  another  hath 
fulfilled  the  law. 

9  For  this,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery, Thou  shalt  not  kill,  Thou  shalt  not 
steal,  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 
Thou  shalt  not  covet ;  and  if  there  be  any 
other  commandment,  it  is  briefly  compre- 
hended in  this  saying,  namely,  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

10  Love  worketh  no  ill  to  his  neighbour: 
therefore  love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 

1 1  And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now 
it  is  high  time  to  awake  out  of  sleep  :  for 
now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we 
believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at 
hand  :  let  us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  oi 
darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armour  ol 
light. 

13  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day: 
not  in  rioting  and  drunkenness,  not  in 
chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife 
and  envying. 

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Days  and  meats  indifferent.      CHAP.  XIV 


14  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  make  not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to 
fulfil  the  lusts   thereof. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

HIM  that  is  weak  in  the  faith  receive 
ye,  butnoi  to  doubtful  disputations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  may  eat  all 
things ;  another,  who  is  weak,eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eaieth,  despise  him 
that  eateth  not ;  and  let  not  him  which  eat- 
eth  not,  judge  him  that  eateth :  for  God 
hath  received  him. 

4  Who  art  thou  that  judgest  another 
man's  servant?  to  his  own  master  he  stand- 
ethor  falleth:  yea,  he  shall  be  holden  up  : 
for  God  is  able  to  make  him  stand. 

5  One  man  esteemeth  one  day  above 
another :  another  esteemeth  every  day 
alike.  Let  every  man  be  fully  persuaded 
in  his  own  mind. 

6  He  that  regardeth  the  day,  regardeth 
it  unto  the  Lord  :  and  he  that  regardeth 
not  the  day,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  not  re- 
gard it.  He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the 
Lord,  for  he  giveth  God  thanks ;  and  he 
that  eateth  not,  to  the  Lord  he  eateth  not, 
and  giveth  God  thanks. 

7  For  none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and 
no  man  dieth  to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto 
the  Lord  :  whether  we  live  therefore,  or 
die,  we  are  the  Lord's. 

9  For  to  this  end  Christ  both  died,  and 
rose,  and  revived,  that  he  might  be  Lord 
both  of  the  dead  and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother? 
or  why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother? 
for  we  shall  al!  stand  before  the  judgment- 
seat  of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  As  I  live,saith  (he 
Lord,  every  knee  shall  bow  to  me,  and 
every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  shall  give 
account  of  himself  to  God. 

13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  ano- 
ther any  more  :  but  judge  this  rather,  that 
no  man  put  a  stumbling-block,  or  an  oc- 
casion to  fall  in  his  brother's  way. 

14  1  know,  and  am  persuaded  by  the 
Lord  Jesus,  that  there  is  nothing  unclean 
of  itself:  but  to  him  that  esteemeth  any 
thing  to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved  with 
thy  meat,  now  walkest  thou  not  charitably. 
Destroy  not  him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 
Christ  died. 

16  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil 
spoken  of: 

17  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat 
and  drink,  but  righteousness,  and  peace, 
and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things  serveth 
Christ,  is  acceptable  to  God,  and  approved 
of  men, 


,  XV.  Study  the  happiness  of  others. 

1 9  Let  us  therefore  follow  afterthe  things 
which  make  for  peace,  and  things  where- 
with one  may  edify  another. 

20  For  meat  destroy  not  the  work  ot 
God.  All  things  indeed  are  pure  ;  but  it 
wevil  for  that  man  who  eateth  with  offence. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to 
drink  wine,  nor  any  thing  whereby  thy 
brother  stunibleth,  or  is  offended,  or  is 
made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith?  have  it  to  thyself 
before  God.  Happy  is  he  that  condemned 
not  himself  in  that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  doubteth  is  damned  it 
he  eat,  because  he  eateth  not  of  faith:  for 
whatsoever  is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAP.  XV. 

WE  then  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear 
the  infirmities   of  th.    v\ .  ,k,  and 
not  to  please  ourseh  i 

2  Let  every  one  of  us  please  his  neigh- 
bour for  his  gcod  to  edification. 

3  For  even  Christ  pleased  not  himself; 
but,  as  it  is  written,  The  reproaches  of 
them  that  reproached  thee  fell  on  me. 

4  For  whatsoever  things  irere  written 
aforetime,  were  written  for  our  learning, 
that  we  through  patience  and  comfort  of 
the  scriptures  might  have  hope. 

5  Now  the  God  of  patience  and  conso- 
lation grant  you  to  be  like-minded  one  to- 
ward   another  according  to  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  That  ye  may  with  one  mind  and  one 
mouth  glorify  God,  even  the  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

7  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  another,  as 
Christ  also  received  us,to  the  glory  <>t  God. 

8  Now  1  say  that  Jesus  Cbnst  was  a  mi- 
nister of  the  circumcision  for  the  truth  of 
God,  to  confirm  the  promises  made  unto 
the  fathers  : 

9  And  that  the  Gentiles  might  glorify 
God  for  his  mercy;  as  it  is  written,  For 
this  cause  I  will  confess  to  thee  among  the 
Gentiles,  and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  Rejoice,  ye 
Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again,  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye 
Gentiles  ;  and  laud  him.  all  ye  people. 

12  And  again  I  th,  Tin  re  -hall 
be  a  root  of  Jesse,  and  he  that  shall  ri 
reign  over  the  Gentiles  ;  in  him  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with 
all  joy  and  peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may 
abound  in  hope,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

14  And  I  myself  also  am  persuaded  of 
you,  my  brethren,  th.it  ye  afeo  are  full  of 
goodness,  filled  wit!)  all  knowledge,  able 
also  to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have  writ- 
ten the  more  boldly  unto  you  in  some  sort, 
as  putting  you    in  mind,  because  of  the 

(grace  that  is  given  to  me  of  God, 
139 


Ilie  church  at  Jerusalem  relieved.   ROMANS. 


Caution  against  divisions. 


f 


16  That  I  should  be  the  minister  of  Je- 
sus Christ  to  the  Gentiles,  ministering  the 
gospel  of  God,  that  the  offering  up  of  the 
Gentiles  might  be  acceptable,  being  sanc- 
tified by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

1 7  I  have  therefore  whereof  I  may  glory 
through  Jesus  Christ,  in  those  things  which 
pertain  to  God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak  of  any 
of  those  things  which  Christ  hath  not 
wrought  by  me,  to  make  the  Gentiles  obe- 
dient, by  word  and  deed, 

19  Through  mighty  signs  and  wonders, 
by  the  power  of  the  spirit  of  God ;  so  that 
from  Jerusalem,  and  round  about  unto  II- 
lyricum,  I  have  fully  preached  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strived  to  preach  the 
ospel,  not  where  Christ  was  named,  lest 
should  build  upon  another  man's  founda- 
tion: 

21  But  as  it  is  written,  To  whom  he  was 
not  spoken  of,  they  shall  see:  and  they 
that  have  not  heard  shall  understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  I  have  been 
much  hindered  from  coming  to  you. 

23  But  now  having  no  more  place  in 
these  parts,  and  having  a  great  desire 
these  many  years  to  come  unto  you ; 

24  Whensoever  I  take  my  journey  into 
Spain,  I  will  come  to  you :  for  I  trust  to 
see  you  in  my  journey,  and  to  be  brought 
on  my  way  thitherward  by  you,  if  first  I 
be  somewhat  filled  with  your  company. 

25  But  now  I  go  unto  Jerusalem  to 
minister  unto  the  saints. 

26  For  it  hath  pleased  them  of  Mace- 
donia and  Achaia  to  make  a  certain  con- 
tribution for  the  poor  saints  which  are  at 
Jerusalem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily;  and 
their  debtors  they  are.  For  if  the  Gentiles 
have  been  made  partakers  of  their  spiritual 
things,  their  duty  is  also  to  minister  unto 
them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When  therefore  I  have  performed 
this,  and  have  sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  I 
will  come  by  you  into  Spain. 

29  And  I  am  sure  that  when  I  come 
unto  you,  I  shall  come  in  the  fulness  of  the 
blessing  of  the  gospel  of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  for 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake,  and  for 
the  love  of  the  Spirit,  that  ye  strive  to- 
gether with  me  in  your  prayers  to  God 
for  me ; 

31  That  I  may  be  delivered  from  them 
that  do  not  believe  in  Judea;  and  that  my 
service  which  /  have  for  Jerusalem,  may 
be  accepted  of  the  saints  ; 

32  That  I  may  come  unto  you  with  joy 
by  the  will  of  God,  and  may  with  you  be 
refreshed. 

33  Now  the  God  of  peace  be  with  you 
all.    Amen, 


CHAP.  XVI. 

I  COMMEND  unto  you  Phebe  our  sister, 
which  is  a  servant  of  the  church  which 
is  at  Cenchrea: 

2  That  ye  receive  her  in  the  Lord,  as 
becometh  saints,  and  that  ye  assist  her  in 
whatsoever  business  she  hath  need  of  you: 
for  she  hath  been  a  succourer  of  many, 
and  of  myself  also. 

3  Greet  Priscilla  and  Aquila,  my  help- 
ers in  Christ  Jesus: 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid  down  theif 
own  necks :  unto  whom  not  only  I  give 
thanks,  but  also  all  the  churches  of  the 
Gentiles. 

5  Likewise  greet  the  church  that  is  in  the  ir 
house.  Salute  my  well-beloved  Epenetus, 
who  is  the  first-fruits  of  Achaia  unto  Christ. 

6  Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed  much  la- 
bour on  us. 

7  Salute  Andronicus  and  Junia,  my 
kinsmen,  and  my  fellow-prisoners,  who 
are  of  note  among  the  apostles,  who  also 
were  in  Christ  before  me. 

8  Greet  Amplias  my  belovedin  the  Lord. 

9  Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in  Christ, 
and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in  Christ. 
Salute  them  which  are  of  Aristobulus' 
household. 

11  Salute  Herodion  my  kinsman.  Greet 
them  that  be  of  the  household  of  Narcissus, 
which  are  in  the  Lord. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  and  Tryphosa,  who 
labour  in  the  Lord.  Salute  the  beloved 
Persis,  which  laboured  much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  chosen  in  the  Lord, 
and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon,Hermas, 
Patrobas,  Hermes,  and  the  brethren  which 
are  with  them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  Julia,  Nereus, 
and  his  sister,  and  Olympas,  and  all  the 
saints  which  are  with  them. 

16  Salute  one  another  with  a  holy 
kiss.     The  churches  of  Christ  salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  mark 
them  which  cause  divisions  and  offences, 
contrary  to  the  doctrine  which  ye  have 
learned  ;  and  avoid  them. 

1 8  For  they  that  are  such  serve  not  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but  their  own  belly 
and  by  good  words  and  fair  speeches  de 
ceive  the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  Foryour  obedience  is  come  abroad  un- 
to all  men.  I  am  glad  therefore  on  your  be- 
half: butyet  I  wouldhave  you  wise  unto  that 
which  is  good,  and  simple  concerning  evil. 

20  And  the  God  of  peace  shall  bruise 
Satan  under  your  feet  shortly.  The  grace 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 
Amen. 

21  Timotheus  my  work-fellow,  and 
Lucius,  and  Jason,  and  Sosipater,my  kins- 
men, salute  you. 

140 


Paul  reproves  the  church  CHAP.  I. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this  epistle, 
salute  you  in  the  Lord. 

23  Gaius  mine  host,  and  of  the  whole 
church,  saluteth  you.  Erastus  the  cham- 
berlain of  the  city  saluteth  you,  andQuar- 
tus  a  brother. 

24  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

25  Now  to  him  that  is  of  power  to 
establish  you  according  to  my  gospel, 
and  the  preaching  of  Jesus  Christ,  ac- 
cording to  the  revelation  of  the  mystery, 


at  Corinth  for  their  disunion* 

which  was  kept  secret  since  the  world 
began, 

26  But  now  is  made  manifest,  and  l,y 
the  scriptures  ot  the  prophets,  according 
to  the  commandment  ot  the  everlasting 


all  nations  for  the 


God,  made  known  t< 
obedience  of  faith  : 

27  To  God  only  wise,  be  glory  through 
Jesus  Christ  for  ever.     Amen. 

T  Written  to  the  Romans  from  Corin 
thus,  and  sent  by  Phebe  servant  of  the 
church  at  Cenchrea. 


H  The  First  Epistle  of  PAULjhe  Apostle,  to  the 
CORINTHIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  called  to  be  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  through  the  will  of  God,  and 
Sosthenes  our  brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at 
Corinth,  to  them  that  are  sanctified  in 
Christ  Jesus,  called  to  be  saints,  with  all 
that  in  every  place  call  upon  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  both  theirs  and 
ours: 

3  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from 
God  our  Father,  andyrom  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  I  thank  my  God  always  on  your  be- 
half, for  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given 
you  by  Jesus  Christ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are  enriched 
by  him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  know- 
ledge ; 

6  Even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ  was 
confirmed  in  you: 

7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift; 
waiting  for  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ: 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm  you  unto  the 
end,  that  ye  may  be  blameless  in  the  day 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye  were 
called  unto  the  fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye 
all  speak  the  same  thing,  and  that  there  be 
no  divisions  among  you;  but  that  ye  be 
perfectly  joined  together  in  the  same 
mind,  and  in  the  same  judgment. 

1 1  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto  me 
of  you,  my  brethren,  by  them  which  are 
of  the  house  ofChloe,  that  there  are  con- 
tentions among  you. 

12  Now  this  I  say,  that  everyone  of 
you  saith,  I  am  of  Paul ;  and  I  of  Apollos  ; 
and  I  of  Cephas;  and  I  of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided?  was  Paul  cruci- 
fied for  you?  or  were  ye  baptized  in  the 
name  of  Paul? 

14  1  thank  God  that  I  baptized  none  of 
you,  but  Crispus  and  Gaius ; 


15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I  had  bap- 
tized in  mine  own  name. 

16  And  I  baptized  also  the  household  of 
Stephanas;  besides,  I  know  not  whether 
I  baptized  any  other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  baj 

but  to  preach  the  gospel :  not  with  wisdom 
of  words,  lest  the  cross  of  Christ  should 
be  made  of  none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross  is  to 
them  that  perish,  foolishness  ;  but  unto  us 
which  are  saved,  it  is  the  power  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  I  will  destroy  the 
wisdom  of  the  wise,  and  will  bring  to 
nothing  the  understanding  of  the  pru- 
dent. 

20  Where  is  the  wise?  where  m  the 
scribe?  where  is  the  disputer  of  this  world? 
hath  not  God  made  foolish  the  wisdom  of 
this  world? 

21  Fot  after  that  in  the  wisdom  o(  God 
the  world  by  wisdom   knew  not  G. 
pleased  God  by  the  foolishness  of  preach- 
ing to  save  them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  Jews  require  a  sign,  and  the 
Greeks  seek  after  wisdom: 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified,  unto 
the  Jews  a  stumbling-block,  and  unto  the 
Greeks  foolishness; 

21  But  unto  them  which  are  caDed, 
both  Jews  and  Grw  ka,  Christ  the  power 
of  God,  and  the  wisdom  of  God. 

2o  Because   the  foolishness  of  G 
wiser  than  men;  and  the  weaki  . 
is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling, 
how   that  not  many  wise    BM  n 
flesh,  not  many  mighty,  Dot   many  l 
are  called: 

27  But  God   hath 

things  of  the  world  to  confound  the  i 
and  Cod  hath  chosen  tin  w<  ik  thin 
the  world  to  confound  tb<  tl 
mighty  ;  ,.  • - 

28  And  !)as<    thing 
things    which    are      • 

chosen,  yea,  and  things  whi<  i>  !"  not,  to 
to  nought  things  that  i 
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f17ie  wise  counsel  of  God.        I.  CORINTHIANS.    How  to  account  of  ministers. 


29  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in  his 
presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus, 
who  of  God  is  made  unto  us  wisdom,  and 
righteousness,  and  sanctification,  and  re- 
demption : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  written,  He 
that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  11. 

AND  I,  brethren,  when  I  came  to  you, 
came  not  with  excellency  of  speech, 
or  of  wisdom,  declaring  unto  you  the 
testimony  of  God. 

2  For  I  determined  not  to  know  any 
thing  among  you,  save  Jesus  Christ,  and 
him  crucified. 

3  And  I  was  with  you  in  weakness,  and 
in  fear,  and  in  much  trembling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my  preaching  was 
not  with  enticing  words  of  man's  wisdom, 
but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit,  and  of 
power : 

5  That  your  faith  should  not  stand  in 
the  wisdom  of  men,  but  in  the  power  of 
God. 

6  Howbeit,  we  speak  wisdom  among 
them  that  are  perfect:  yet  not  the  wisdom 
of  this  world,  nor  of  the  princes  of  this 
world,  that  come  to  nought : 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of  God  in 
a  mystery,  even  the  hidden  wisdom  which 
God  ordained  before  the  world  unto  our 
glory; 

8  Which  none  of  the  princes  ot  this 
world  knew  :  for  had  they  known  it,  they 
would  not  have  crucified  the  Lord  of  glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written,  Eye  hath  not  seen, 
nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered  into 
the  heart  of  man,  the  things  which  God 
hath  prepared  for  them  that  love  him. 

10  But  God  hath  revealed  them  unto  us 
by  his  Spirit ;  for  the  Spirit  searcheth  all 
things,  yea,  the  deep  things  of  God. 

1 1  For  what  man  knoweth  the  things 
of  a  man,  save  the  spirit  of  man  which  la- 
in him?  even  so  the  things  of  God  knoweth 
no  man,  but  the  Spiritof  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not  the  spirit 
of  the  world,  but  the  Spirit  which  is  of 
God j  that  we  might  know  the  things  that 
are  freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

13  Which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in 
the  words  which  man's  wisdom  teacheth, 
but  which  the  Holy  Ghost  teacheth  ;  com- 
paring spiritual  things  with  spiritual. 

14  But  the  natural  man  receiveth  not 
the  things  of  the  Spirit  of  God:  for  they 
are  foolishness  unto  him :  neither  can  he 
know  them,  because  they  are  spiritually 
discerned. 

15  But  he  that  is  spiritual  judge th  all 
things,  yet  he  himself  is  judged  of  no  man. 

16  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  may  instruct  him?  But  we 
have  the  mind  of  Christ, 


CHAP.  III. 

AND  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto 
you   as  unto  spiritual,  but   as   unto 
carnal,  even  as  unto  babes  in  Christ. 

2  I  have  fed  you  with  milk,  and  not 
with  meat :  for  hitherto  ye  were  not  able 
to  bear  it,  neither  yet  now  are  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal  :  for  whereas 
there  is  among  you  envying,  and  strife, 
and  divisions,  are  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk 
as  men? 

4  For  while  one  saith,  I  am  of  Pau£ 
and  another,  I  am  of  Apollos;  are  ye  not 
carnal? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  is  Apollos, 
but  ministers  by  whom  ye  believed,  even 
as  the  Lord  gave  to  every  man? 

6  I  have  planted,  Apollos  watered :  but 
God  gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then,  neither  is  he  thatplanteth 
any  thing,  neither  he  that  watereth .  but 
God  that  giveth  the  increase. 

8  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that 
watereth  are  one  :  and  every  man  shall 
receive  his  own  reward,  according  to  his 
own  labour. 

9  For  we  are  labourers  together  with 
God:  ye  are  God's  husbandry,  ye  are 
God's  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of  God  which 
is  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise  master-builder, 
I  have  laid  the  foundation,  and  another 
buildeth  thereon.  But  let  every  man  take 
heed  how  he  buildeth  thereupon. 

1 1  For  other  foundation  can  no  man  lay 
than  that  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon  this 
foundation,  gold,  silver,  precious  stones, 
wood,  hay,  stubble ; 

13  Every  man's  work  shall  be  made 
manifest :  for  the  day  shall  declare  it,  be- 
cause it  shall  be  revealed  by  fire;  and  the 
fire  shall  try  every  man's  work,  of  what 
sort  it  is. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which  he 
hath  built  thereupon,  he  shall  receive  a 
reward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be  burned, 
he  shall  suffer  loss  :  but  he  himself  shall 
be  saved  ;  yet  so  as  by  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  temple 
of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwell- 
eth  in  you? 

17  if  any  man  defile  the  temple  of  God, 
him  shall  God  destroy  :  for  the  temple  of 
God  is  holy,  which  temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any 
man  among  you  seemeth  to  be  wise  in  this 
world,  let  him  become  a  fool,  that  he  may 
be  wise. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  fool- 
ishness with  God.  For  it  is  written,  He 
taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  The  Lord  knoweth  the 
thoughts  of  the  wise,  that  they  are  vain. 

142 


The  sufferings  of  the  apostles.      CHAP.  IV,  V. 


21  Therefore  let  no  man  glory  in  men: 
for  all  things  are  yours ; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Cephas, 
or  the  world,  or  life,  or  death,  or  things 
present,  or  things  to  come  ;  all  are  yours  ; 

23  And  ye  are  Christ's :  and  Christ  is 
God's. 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  the 
ministers  of  Christ,  and  stewards  of 
the  mysteries  of  God. 

2  Moreover,  it  is  required  in  stewards 
that  a  man  be  found  faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small  thing 
that  I  should  be  judged  of  you,  or  of  man** 
judgment:  yea,  I  judge  not  mine  own  self. 

4  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself;  yet 
am  I  not  hereby  justiiied :  but  he  that 
judgethme  is  the  Lord. 

5  Therefore  judge  nothing  before  the 
time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who  both  will 
bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  dark- 
ness, and  will  make  manifest  the  counsels 
of  the  hearts :  and  then  shall  every  man 
have  praise  of  God. 

6  And  these  things,  brethren,  I  have  in 
a  figure  transferred  to  myself,  and  to  Apol- 
los^for  your  sakes:  that  ye  might  learn  in 
us  not  to  think  of  men  above  that  which  is 
written,  that  no  one  of  you  be  puffed  up 
for  one  against  another. 

7  For  who  maketh  thee  to  differ  from 
another?  and  what  hast  thou  that  thou  didst 
not  receive?  now  if  thou  didst  receive  it, 
why  dost  thou  glory,  as  if  thou  hadst  not 
received  it? 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  now  ye  are  rich,  ye 
have  reigned  as  kings  without  us :  and  I 
would  to  God  ye  did  reign,  that  we  also 
might  reign  with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set  forth  us 
the  apostles  last,  as  it  were  appointed  to 
death  :  for  we  are  made  a  spectacle  unto 
the  world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men. 

10  We  are  fools  for  Christ's  sake,  but 
ye  are  wise  in  Christ;  we  are  weak,  but 
ye  are  strong  ;  ye  are  honourable,  but  vt  c 
are  despised. 

1 1  Even  unto  this  present  hour  we  both 
hunger,  and  thirst,  and  are  naked,  and  are 
buffeted,  and  have  no  certain  dwelling- 
place  ; 

12  And  labour,  working  with  our  own 
hands.  Being  reviled,  we  bless ;  being 
persecuted,  we  suffer  it ; 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat:  we 
are  made  as  the  filth  of  the  world,  and 
are  the  off-scouring  of  all  things  unto  this 
day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to  shame  you, 
but  as  my  beloved  sons  I  warn  you. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thousand  in- 
structors in  Christ,  yet  have  ye  not  many 
fathers :  for  in  Christ  Jesus  I  have  begotten 
you  through  the  gospel. 

5.4 


offorntcakotu 
be  ye 


16  Wherefore,  I  beseech   you, 
followers  of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent  unto  you 
Timotheus,  who  is  my  beloved  sob,  and 
faithful  in  the  Lord,  who  shall  bring  you 
into  remembrance  of  my  ways  which  be  in 
Christ,  as  I  teach  every  where  in  every 
church* 

18  Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as  though 
I  would  not  come  to  you. 

19  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the 
Lord  will,  and  will  know,  not  thespeechof 
them  which  are  puffed  up.  but  the  power. 

20  For  the  kingdom  of  God  if  not  in 
word,  bu1  in  pOfl 

21  What  will  ye?  shall  I  come  unto  you 
with  a  rod,  or  in  love,  and  in  the  spirit  of 
meekness? 

CHAP.  V. 

IT  is  reported  commonly  that  tlicrr  \ 
nicationamoniryou,  and  such  forni<  ation 
as  is  not  so  much  as  named  amoi  - 
tiles,  that  one  should  have  hisi  it] 

2  And  ye  are  puffed  up,  and  have  not 
rather  mourned,  that  he  that  hath  done  this 
deed  mightbetakenaway  from  among  you, 

3  For  I  verily,  as  absent  in  body,  but 
present  in  spirit,  have  judged 

though  I  were   present,  concerning  him 
that  hath  so  done  this  deed, 

4  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
when  ye  are  gathered  together,  and  my 
spirit,  with  the  power  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ, 

5  To  deliver  such  a  one  unto  Satan  for 
the  destruction  of  the  flesh,  that  the  spirit 
may  be  saved  in  the  day  of  the  LordX 

6  Your  glorying  w  not  good.   Kn 

not, that  alittleJe  i  neth  the  whole 

lump? 

7  Purge  out  therefore  the  ol  I 
that  ye  may  be  a  new  lump,  as  ye  an 
leavened.     For  even  Christ  our  pa- 
is sacrificed  for  us : 

8  Therefore  let  us  keep  the    feast,  not 
with  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  U  SI  I 
malice  and  wickedness;  but  with  the  un  ■ 
leavened  bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

9  1  wrote  unto  you  in  an  epistle,  D 
company  with  fornicators: 

10  Yet  not  altogether  with  the  fornica- 
tors of  this  world,  or  with' 
extortioners,  or  with   idolaters :   for  then 
must  ye  needsgooutof  the  irorla 

11  But  now  1  have  written  unl 

to  keep  company,  if  any  man  that  iscalled 
a  brother  be  a  fornicator,  i 
an  idolater,  or  a  railer,  oi  idruii 
extortioner:  with  such 

12  For  what  h 

also   that   are   without:'  do  not 
them  that  are  within' 

13  Bui    them   thai    are   witl 
judgerh.  Therefore  - 
yourselves  that  wicked  per 

J  143 


I.  CORINTHIANS 


Against  going  to  law. 

CHAP.  VI. 

DARE  any  of  you,  having  a   matter 
against  another,  go  to  law  before  the 
unjust,  and  not  before  the  saints? 

2  Do  ye  not  know  that  the  saints  shall 
judge  the  world?  and  if  the  world  shall  be 
judged  by  you,  are  ye  unworthy  to  judge 
the  smallest  matters? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall  judge  an- 
gels ?  how  much  more,  things  that  pertain 
to  this  life? 

4  If  then  ye  have  judgments  of  things 
pertaining  to  this  life,  set  them  to  judge 
who  are  least  esteemed  in  the  church. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it  so,  that 
there  is  not  a  wise  man  among  you  ?  no, 
not  one  that  shall  be  able  to  judge  between 
his  brethren? 

6  But  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother, 
and  that  before  the  unbelievers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly  a  fault 
among  you,  because  ye  go  to  law  one  with 
another.  Why  do  ye  not  rather  take 
wrong?  why  do  ye  not  rather  suffer  your- 
selves to  be  defrauded? 

8  Nay  ye  do  wrong,  and  defraud,  and 
that  your  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unrighteous 
shall  not  inherit  ihe  kingdom  of  God  ?  Be 
not  deceived ;  neither  fornicators,  nor 
idolaters,  nor  adulterers,  nor  effeminate, 
nor  abusers  of  themselves  with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor  drunk- 
ards, nor  revilers,  nor  extortioners,  shall 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  God.  * 

1 1  And  such  were  some  of  you  :  but  ye 
are  washed,  but  ye  are  sanctified,  but  ye 
are  justified  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
and  by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  unto  me,  but 
all  things  are  not  expedient :  all  things  are 
lawful  for  me,  but  I  will  not  be  brought  un- 
der the  power  of  any. 

13  Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the  belly 
for  meats :  but  God  shall  destroy  both  it 
and  them.  Now  the  body  is  not  for  forni- 
cation, but  for  the  Lord ;  and  the  Lord  for 
the  body. 

14  And  God  hathboth  raised  up  the  Lord, 
and  will  also  raise  up  us  by  his  own  power. 

15  Know  ye  not,  that  your  bodies  are 
the  members  of  Christ?  shall  I  then  take 
the  members  of  Christ,  and  make  them  the 
members  of  a  harlot?  God  forbid. 

16  What!  know  ye  not  that  he  which 
is  joined  to  a  harlot  is  one  body?  for  two, 
saith  he,  shall  be  one  flesh. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord 
is  one  spirit. 

18  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin  that  a 
man  doeth,  is  without  the  body  ;  but  he 
that  committeth  fornication,  sinneth  against 
his  own  body. 

19  What!  know  ye  not  that  your  body 
is  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is 


Concerning  marriage. 

in  you,  which  ye  have  of  God,  and  ye  are 
not  your  own? 

20  For  ye  are  bought  with    a  price : 
therefore  glorify  God  in  your  body,  and 
in  your  spirit,  which  are  God's. 
CHAP.  VII. 


NOW  concerning  the  things  whereof  ye 
wrote  unto  me  :  It  is  good  for  a  man 
not  to  touch  a  woman. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  avoid  fornication,  let 
every  man  have  his  own  wife,andleteveiy 
woman  have  her  own  husband. 

3  Let  the  husband  render  unto  the  wife 
due  benevolence  :  and  likewise  also  the 
wife  unto  the  husband. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of  her  own 
body,  but  the  husband :  and  likewise  also 
the  husband  hath  not  power  of  his  own 
body,  but  the  wife. 

5  Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other,  except 
it  be  with  consent  for  a  time,  that  ye  may 
give  yourselves  to  fasting  and  prayer;  and 
come  together  again,  that  Satan  tempt  you 
not  for  your  incontinency. 

6  But  I  speak  this  by  permission,  and 
not  of  commandment. 

7  For  I  would  that  all  men  were  even 
as  I  myself.  But  every  man  hath  his  pro- 
per gift  of  God,  one  after  this  manner,  and 
another  after  that. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmarried  and 
widows,  It  is  good  for  them  if  they  abide 
even  as  I. 

9  But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let  them 
marry :  for  it  is  better  to  marry  than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  command, 
yet  not  1,  but  the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wife 
uepart  from  her  husband  : 

1 1  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her  remain 
unmarried,  or  be  reconciled  to  her  hus- 
band :  and  let  not  the  husband  put  away 
his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  not  the  Lord, 
If  any  brother  hath  a  wife  that  believeth 
not,  and  she  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  him, 
let  him  not  put  her  away. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath  a  husband 
that  believeth  not,  and  if  he  be  pleased  to 
dwell  with  her,  let  her  not  leave  him. 

14  For  the  unbelieving  husband  is  sanc- 
tified by  the  wife,  and  the  unbelieving 
wife  is  sanctified  by  the  husband  :  else 
were  your  children  unclean  ;  but  now  are 
they  holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart,  let 
him  depart.  A  brother  or  a  sister  is  not 
under  bondage  in  such  cases;  but  God 
hath  called  us  to  peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O  wife, 
whether  thou  shalt  save  thy  husband?  or 
how  knowest  thou,  O  man,  whether  thou 
shalt  save  thy  wife? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to  every 
man,  as  the  Lord  hath  called  every  one,  so 
let  him  walk.  And  so  ordain  I  inall  churches 

114 


An  unmarried  life  recommended.  CHAP.  VIII. 


Of  offending  our  brethren, 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  circumcised? 
let  him  not  become  uncircumcised.  Is 
any  called  in  uncircumcision?  let  him  not 
be  circumcised. 

19  Circumcision  is  nothing,  and  uncir 
cumcision  is  nothing,  but  the  keeping  of 
the  commandments  of  God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the  same 
calling  wherein  he  was  called. 

21  Art  thou  called  being -a.  servant?  care 
not  for  it;  but  if  thou  mayest  be  made 
free,  use  it  rather. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the  Lord, 
being  a  servant,  is  the  Lord's  freeman : 
likewise  also  he  that  is  called,  being  free 
is  Christ's  servant. 

23  Ye  are  bought  with  a  price  ;  be  not 
ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Brethren,  let  every  man, wherein  he 
is  called,  therein  abide  with  God. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins,  I  have  no 
commandment  of  the  Lord :  yet  I  give  my 
judgment  as  one  that  hath  obtained  mercy 
of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful. 

26  I  suppose  therefore  that  this  is  good 
for  the  present  distress;  /  say,  that  it  is 
good  for  a  man  so  to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife?  seek 
not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou  loosed  from  a 
wife?  seek  not  a  wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  many,  thou  hast  not 
sinned:  and  if  a  virgin  marry  she  hath  not 
sinned.  Nevertheless,  such  shall  have 
trouble  in  the  flesh;  but  I  spare  you. 

29  But  this  I  say,  brethren,  The  time  is 
short.  It  remained],  that  both  they  that 
have  wives,  be  as  though  they  had  none  ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though  they 
wept  not;  and  they  that  rejoice,  as  thougl 
they  rejoiced  not;  and  they  that  buy,  as 
though  they  possessed  not; 

31  And  they  that  use  this  world,  as  not 
abusing  it.  For  the  fashion  of  this  world 
passeth  away. 

32  But  I  would  have  you  without  care- 
fulness. He  that  is  unmarried,  careth  for 
the  things  that  belong  to  the  Lord,  how  he 
may  please  the  Lord: 

33  But  he  that  is  married,  careth  for  the 
things  that  are  of  the  world,  how  he  may 
please  his  wife. 

34  There  is  difference  also  between  a 
wife  and  a  virgin.  The  unmarried  wo- 
man careth  for  the  things  of  the  Lord,  that 
she  may  be  holy,  both  in  body  and  in  spi- 
rit but  she  that  is  married,  careth  for  the 
things  of  the  world,  how  she  may  please 
her  husband. 

35  And  this  I  speak  for  your  own  profit ; 
not  that  I  may  cast  a  snare  upon  you,  hut 
for  that  which  is  comely,  and  that  ye 
may  attend  upon  the  Lord  without  dis- 
traction. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he  be- 1  world  standcth 
baveth  himself  uncomely  toward  his  vir- 'offend 


gin,  if  she  pass  the  flower  of  her  zee.  and 
need  so  require,  let  him  do  what  he  will, 
he  sinneth  not :  let  them  many. 

37  Nevertheless,  he  that  standcth  stead- 
fast in  his  heart,  having  no  necessity,  but 
hath  power  over  his  own  will,  and  hath  *o 
decreed  in  his  heart  that  he  will  keep  his- 
virgin,  doeth  well. 

38  »So  then  he  that  giveth  her  in  mar- 
riage doeth  well;  bnt  he  that  giveth /<«  r 
not  in  marriage  doeth  better. 

39  The  wife  is   bound  hy  the  law  a^ 
long  as  her  husband  liveth  ;  but  ifbei 
band  be  dead,  she  ia  at  liberty  to  be  mai  - 
ried  to  whom  .she  will ;  only  in  the  Lord 

40  But  she  is  happier  ii  she  bo  abide, 
after  my  judgment :  and  I  think  also  that 
I  have  the  Spirit  of  God. 

CHAP.   \  III. 

NOW,as  touching  things  offered  unto 
idols,  we  know  that  ire  all  hare 
knowledge.  Knowledge  pttffeth  up,  bu! 
charity  edifieth. 

2  And  if  any  man  think  that  be  knoweth 
any  thing,  he  knoweth  nothing  yet  as  he 
ought  to  know. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  the  sa: 
known  of  him. 

4  As  concerning  therefore  the  eating  of 
those  things  that  are  offered  in  sacrifice  un- 
to idols,  we  know  that  an  idol  is  nothing 
in  the  world,  and  that  there  is  none  Other 
God  but  one. 

5  For  though  there  be  that  are  called 
gods,  whether  in  heaven  or  in  earth,  (as 
there  be  gods  many,  and  lords  many  ;) 

6  But  to  us  there  is  but  one  God,  the 
Father,  of  whom  are  all  thi  ire  ifl 
him;  and  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  v 
are  all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7  Howbeit,  there  is  not  in  every  man 
that  knowledge  :  for  some  with  i 
of  the  idol  unto  this  hour  cat  ii  as  a  thing 
offered  unto  an  idol :  and  their  conscience, 
being  weak,  is  defi 

8  But  meatcommendeth  us  not  to  I 
for  neither  if  we  cat  are  ire  the  better, 
neither  if  we  eat  not,  are  we  th( 

9  But  take  heed  lest  by  any  mean 
liberty  of  yours  become  a  Stumbli 
to  them  that  are  weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee,  v. 
knowledge,  sit  at  meat  in  the  i 
pie,  shall  not  the  conscience  of  h;m  n 
is  weak  be  emboldened  to  eat  th 
which  are  offered  to  idols  ; 

11  And  through  thy  ! 
weak  brother  perish,  tor  v. 

12  But  when  ye  sin  w  againsl  0 
ren,  and  wound  their  n 
sin  against  Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  \f  I 
ther  to  offend,  1  frill  eal  DO  flesh  »>  hi  i 


Paid  shows  his  liberty. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AM  I  not  an  apostle  ?  am  I  not  free  ? 
have  I  not  seen  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord  ?  are  not  ye  my  work  in  the  Lord  ? 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto  others,  yet 
doubtless  I  am  to  you :  for  the  seal  of  mine 
apostleship  are  ye  in  the  Lord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do  examine 
me  is  this; 

4  Have  we  not  power  to  eat  and  to  drink? 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead  about  a 
sister,  a  wife,  as  well  as  other  apostles,  and 
as  the  brethren  of  the  Lord,  and  Cephas? 

6  Or  I  only  and  Barnabas,  have  not  we 
power  to  forbear  working? 

7  Who  goeth  a  warfare  any  time  at 
his  own  charges?  who  plant(;th  a  vineyard, 
and  eateth  not  of  the  fruit  thereof?  or  who 
feedeth  a  flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk 
of  the  flock? 

8  Say  I  these  things  as  a  man?  or  saith 
pot  the  law  the  same  also? 

9  For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  mouth  of  the  ox 
that  treadeth  out  the  corn.  Doth  God  take 
care  for  oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  altogether  for  our  sakes? 
Foroursakes,  no  doubt,  this  is  written: 
that  he  that  ploughs th  should  plough  in 
hope ;  and  that  he  that  thresheth  in  hope 
should  be  partaker  of  his  hope. 

1 1  If  we  have  sown  unto  you  spiritual 
things,  is  it  a  great  thing  if  we  shall  reap 
your  carnal  things  ? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  this  power 
over  you,  are  not  we  rather  ?  Nevertheless 
we  have  not  used  this  power :  but  suffer  all 
things,  lest  we  should  hinder  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

13  Do  ye  not  know  that  they  which  mi- 
nister about  holy  things  live  of  the  things 
of  the  temple,  and  they  which  wait  at  the 
altar  are  partakers  with  the  altar? 

14  Even  so  hath  the  Lord  ordained  that 
they  which  preach  the  gospel  should  live 
of  the  gospel. 

15  Butt  have  used  none  of  these  things: 
neither  have  I  written  these  things,  that  it 
should  be  so  done  unto  me :  for  it  were 
better  for  me  to  die,  than  that  any  man 
should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I  preach  the  gospel,  I 
have  nothing  to  glory  of:  for  necessity  is 
laid  upon  me ;  yea,  wo  is  unto  me,  if  I 
preach  not  the  gospel ! 

17  For  if  I  do  this  thing  willingly,  I  have 
a  reward :  but  if  against  my  will,  a  dispen- 
sation of  the  gospel  is  committed  unto  me. 

1 8  What  is  my  reward  then  ?  Verily  that, 
when  I  preach  the  gospel,  I  may  make  the 
gospel  of  Christ  without  charge,  that  I 
abuse  not  my  power  in  the  gospel. 

19  For  though  I  be  free  from  all  men, 


I.  CORINTHIANS.        Life  compared  to  a  race. 


20  And  unto  the  Jews  I  became  as  a  Jew, 
that  I  might  gain  the  Jews;  to  them  that 
are  under  the  law,  as  under  the  law,  that  1 
might  gain  them  that  are  under  the  law  ; 

21  To  them  that  are  without  law,  as 
without  law,  (being  not  without  law  to 
God,  but  under  the  law  to  Christ,)  that  I 
might  gain  them  that  are  without  law. 

22  To  the  weak  became  I  as  weak,  that 
I  might  gain  the  weak:  I  am  made  all 
things  to  all  men,  that  I  might  by  all  means 
save  some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's  sake, 
that  I  may  be  partaker  thereof  with  you. 

24  Know  ye  not,  that  they  which  run  in 
a  race,  run  all,  but  one  receiveth  the 
prize  ?  So  run,  that  ye  may  obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  striveth  for  the 
masteiy  is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now 
they  do  it  to  obtain  a  corruptible  crown  ; 
but  we  an  incorruptible. 

26  I  therefore  so  run,  not  as  uncertainly; 
so  fight  I,  not  as  one  that  beateth  the  air: 

27  But  I  keep  under  my  body,  and 
bring  it  into  subjection:  lest  that  by  any 
means  when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I 
myself  should  be  a  cast-away. 

CHAP.  X. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  would  not 
that  ye  should  be  ignorant  how  that 
all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and 
all  passed  through  the  sea  ; 

2  And  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in 
the  cloud  and  in  the  sea ; 

3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual  meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual 
drink:  (For  they  drank  of  that  spiritual 
Rock  that  followed  them:  and  that  Rock 
was  Christ.) 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God  was  not 
well  pleased :  for  they  were  overthrown  in 
the  wilderness. 

6  Now  these  things  were  our  examples, 
to  the  intent  we  should  not  lust  after  evil 
things,  as  they  also  lusted. 

7  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were  some 
of  them:  as  it  is  written,  The  people  sat 
down  to  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as 
some  of  them  committed,  and  fell  in  one 
day  three  and  twenty  thousand. 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as  some 
of  them  also  tempted,  and  were  destroyed 
of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them 
also  murmured,  and  were  destroyed  of  the 
destroyer. 

1 1  Now  all  these  things  happened  unto 
them  for  ensamples  :  and  they  are  written 
for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of 
the  world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he 
standeth,  take  heed  lest  he  fall. 


yet  have  I  made  myself  servant  unto  all,  |     13  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you 
that  1  might  gain  the  more  ibut  such  as  is  common  to  man :  but  God  is 


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Of  things  indifferent. 


faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be 
tempted  above  that  ye  are  able  ;  but  will 
with  the  temptation  also  make  a  way  to 
escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  beloved,  flee 
from  idolatry. 

15  I  speak  as  to  wise  men;  judge  ye 
what  I  say. 

16  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless, 
is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  blood  of 
Christ?  The  bread  which  we  break,  is  it 
not  the  communion  of  the  body  of  Christ  ? 

17  For  we  being  many  are  one  bread, 
and  one  body  :  for  we  are  all  partakers  of 
that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  Israel  after  the  flesh  :  are  not 
they  which  eat  of  the  sacrifices,  partakers 
of  the  altar? 

19  What  say  I  then?  that  the  idol  is  any 
thing,  or  that  which  is  offered  in  sacrifice 
to  idols  is  any  thing? 

20  But  /  say,  that  the  things  which  the 
Gentiles  sacrifice,  they  sacrifice  to  devils, 
and  not  to  God :  and  I  would  not  that  ye 
should  have  fellowship  with  devils. 

21  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  cup  of  de  vi  !s :  ye  cannot  be  partakers 
of  the  Lord's  table,  andof  the  tableof  devils. 

22  Do  we  provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? 
are  we  stronger  than  he  ? 

23  All  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  are  not  expedient:  all  things  are 
lawful  for  me,  but  all  things  edify  not. 

24  Let  no  man  seek  his  own;  but  every 
man  another's  wealth. 

25  Whatsoever  is  sold  in.  the  shambles, 
that  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience' 
sake : 

26  For  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe  not  bid 
you  to  a  feast,  and  ye  be  disposed  to  go  ; 
whatsoever  is  set  before  you,  eat,  asking  no 
question  for  conscience'  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  This  is 
offered  in  sacrifice  unto  idols,  eat  not  for 
his  sake  that  shewed  it,  and  for  conscience' 
sake:  for  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof: 

29  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine  own,  but 
of  the  other :  for  why  is  my  liberty  judged 
of  another  man's  conscience  ? 

30  For  if  I  by  grace  be  a  partaker,  why 
am  I  evil  spoken  of  for  that  for  which  I  give 
thanks? 

31  Whether  therefore  ye  eat  or  drink,  or 
whatsoever  ye  do,  doall  to  the  glory  of  God: 

32  Give  none  offence,  neither  to  the  Jews, 
norto  theGentiles,norto  the  church  of  God. 

33  Even  as  I  please  all  men  in  all  things, 
not  seeking  mine  own  profit,  but  the  profit 
of  many,  that  they  may  be  saved. 

CHAP.  XI. 

BE  ye  followers  of  me,  even  as  I  also 
am  of  Christ. 


CHAP.  XI.  Women?*  heads  to  be  i 

2  Now  I  praise  you,  brethren,  that  ye 


remember  me  in  afl  thin--,  and  keep  the 
ordinances,  as  1  del  ire  red  tJiem  to  you. 

3  But  I  would  have  vou  know,  that  the 
head  oi  every  man  is  Christ ;  and  the  head 
of  the  woman  is  the  man  ;  and  the  head  of 
Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  prophesying, 
having  his  head  covered,  dishonourcth  his 
head. 

5  But  every  woman  that  prayeth  or  pro- 
phesieth  with  her  head  uncovered,  ui-- 
honoureth  her  head:  for  that  is  even  all 
one  as  it' she  were  shav.  n. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  covet 

her  also  be  shorn  :  but  if  it  be  a 

a  woman  to  be  shorn  .  let  her  be 

covered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to  co\  i 
head,  forasmuch  as  !.••  i-  the 
glory  of  God:  but  the  woman  i 

of  the  man. 

8  For  the  man  is  not  of  the  woman,  but 
the  woman  of  the  man. 

9  Neither  was  the  man  created  tor  the 
woman,  but  the  woman  for  the  man. 

lOFor  thiscauseought  the  won 
power  on  her  head,  because  of  the  a: 

11  Nevertheless,  neither  is  the  man 
without  the  woman,  neither  the  woman 
without  the  man, in  the  Lord. 

1 2  For  as  the  woman  is  of  th»  . 

so  is  the  man  also  by  tiie  woman  ;  but  all 
things  of  God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves:  Is  it  i  omelr  that 
a  woman  pray  unto  God  ui 

1  1  Doth  not  even  nature  i 
that  if  a  man  have  long  hair,  it 
unto  him? 

15  But  if  a  woman  have  long  hair,  it  i 
a  glory  to  her:  for  her  hair  is  given  i 
a  covering. 

1G  But  if  any  man  seem  to  be  conten- 
tious, we  have  no  such  custom,  neither  the 
churches  of  God. 

17  Now  in  this  that  I  declare  unto  you, 
I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come  t< 

for  the  better,  but  for  the  worse. 

1 8  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come  toeathr  r 
in  the  church,  1  hear  thai  there  be  dil  i 
among  you;  and  I  partly  believe  it. 

19  For  there  must  be  also  hen 
you,  that  they  which  are  appro!  I 
made  manifest  among  you. 

20  When  ye  com- 
into  one  place,  this  is  not  h 
supper. 

21  For  in  eating  every  oi  • 
other  his  own  Stopper:   and  0M  I 

and  another  i>  drunken. 

22  What  '    have  v 
and  to  drink  in.'  or  d. 

of  God,  and  shame  them  thai 
Wlni  shall  I    iy  to) 
in  this?  I  praise  you  not. 


Of  the  Lord's  supper. 

23  For  I  have  received  of  the  Lord,  that 
which  also  I  delivered  unto  you,  That  the 
Lord  Jesus,  the  same  night  in  which  he 
was  betrayed,  took  bread  : 

24  And  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat:  this  is  my 
body,  which  is  broken  for  you  :  this  do  in 
remembrance  of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also  he  took 
the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  saying,  This 
cup  is  the  new  testament  in  my  blood  :  this 
do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  me. 

26  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and 
drink  this  cup,  ye  do  shew  the  Lord's 
death  till  he  come. 

27  Wherefore,  whosoever  shall  eat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord, un- 
worthily, shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and 
blood  of  the  Lord. 

28  But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  anol 
so  let  him  eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of 
that  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  un- 
worthily, eateth  and  drinketh  damnation  to 
himself,  not  discerning  the  Lord's  body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak  and 
sickly  among  you,  and  many  sleep. 

31  For  if  we  would  judge  ourselves,  we 
should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  we  are 
chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  should  not 
be  condemned  with  the  world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  when  ye 
come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one  for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let  him  eat 
at  home  :  that  ye  come  not  together  unto 
condemnation.  And  the  rest  will  I  set  in 
order  when  I  come. 

CHAP.  XII. 

NOW  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  breth- 
ren, I  would  not  have  you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles,  car- 
ried away  unto  these  dumb  idols,  even  as 
ye  were  led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  understand, 
that  no  man  speaking  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
calleth  Jesus  accursed :  and  that  no  man 
can  say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

4  Now  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but 
the  same  Spirit. 

5  And  there  are  differences  of  adminis- 
trations, but  the  same  Lord. 

6  And  there  are  diversities  of  operations, 
but  it  is  the  same  God  which  worketh  all 
in  all. 

7  But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit  is 
given  to  every  man  to  profit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the  Spirit  the 
word  of  wisdom ;  to  another,  the  word  of 
knowledge  by  the  same  Spirit ; 

9  To  another,  faith  by  the  same  Spirit ; 
to  another,  the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same 
Spirit ; 


I.  CORINTHIANS.     Diversity  of  spiritual  gifts. 


10  To  another,  the  working  of  miracles , 
to  another,  prophecy  ;  to  another,  discern- 
ing of  spirits  ;  to  another,  divers  kinds  of 
tongues  ;  to  another,  the  interpretation  of 
tongues : 

1 1  But  all  these  worketh  that  one  and 
the  self-same  Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man 
severally  as  he  will. 

12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath 
many  members,  and  all  the  members  of 
that  one  body,  being  many,  are  one  body  : 
so  also  is  Christ. 

13  For  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all  baptized 
into  one  body,  whether  we  be  Jews  or 
Gentiles,  whether  we  be  bond  or  free;  and 
have  been  all  made  to  drink  into  one 
Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  member, 
but  many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  say,  Because  I  am 
not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the  body;  is  it 
therefore  not  of  the  body? 

16  And  if  the  ear  shall  say,  Because  I 
am  not  the  eye,  I  am  not  of  the  body  ;  is 
it  therefore  not  of  the  body  ? 

17  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye, 
where  were  the  hearing  ?  If  the  whole 
were  hearing,  where  were  the  smelling? 

18  But  now  hath  God  set  the  members 
every  one  of  them  in  the  body,  as  it  hath 
pleased  him. 

1 9  And  if  they  were  all  one  member, 
where  were  the  body? 

20  But  now  are  they  many  members, 
yet  but  one  body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto  the  hand, 
I  have  no  need  of  thee  :  nor  again  the 
head  to  the  feet,  I  have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  members  of 
the  body,  which  seem  to  be  more  feeble, 
are  necessary : 

23  And  those  members  of  the  body, 
which  we  think  to  be  less  honourable,  upon 
these  we  bestow  more  abundant  honour ; 
and  our  uncomely  parts  have  more  abun- 
dant comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  parts  have  no  need : 
but  God  hath  tempered  the  body  together, 
having  given  more  abundant  honour  to 
that  part  which  lacked : 

25  That  there  should  be  no  schism  in 
the  body  ;  but  that  the  members  should 
have  the  same  care  one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suffer,  all 
the  members  suffer  with  it ;  or  one  mem- 
ber be  honoured,  all  the  members  rejoice 
with  it. 

27  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and 
members  in  particular. 

28  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the  church, 
first  apostles,  secondarily  prophets,  thirdly 
teachers,  after  that  miracles,  then  gifts  ot 
healings,  helps,  governments,  diversities 
of  tongues. 

29  Are  all  apostles  ?  are  all  prophets  ? 

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The  excellence  of  charity.  CHAP.  XIII,  XIV.  ^;M 

are  all  teachers?  are  all  workers  of  mira-  tongue  edifieth  himself;  but  he  that  pro- 


cles? 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing?  do  all 
speak  with  tongues?  do  all  interpret? 

31  But  covet  earnestly  the  best  gifts. 
And  yet  shew  I  unto  you  a  more  excellent 
way. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THOUGH  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of 
men  and  of  angels,  and  have  not 
charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding  brass,  or 
a  tinkling  cymbal. 

2  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  pro- 
phecy, and  understand  all  mysteries,  and 
all  knowledge;  and  though  I  have  all  faith, 
so  that  I  could  remove  mountains,  and 
have  not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

3  And  though  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to 
feed  the  poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body 
to  be  burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it 
profiteth  me  nothing. 

4  Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind 
charity  envieth  not;  charity  vaunteth  not 
itself,  is  not  puffed  up, 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly, 
seeketh  not  her  own,  is  not  easily  pro- 
voked, thinketh  no  evil ; 

6  Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  re- 
joiceth  in  the  truth  ; 

7  Beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things, 
hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth  :  but  whether 
there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  fail  ;  whe- 
ther there  be  tongues,  they  shall  cease  ; 
whether  there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish 
away. 

9  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  pro- 
phesy in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is 
come,  then  that  which  is  in  part  shall  be 
done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a 
child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought 
as  a  child :  but  when  I  became  a  man,  I 
put  away  childish  things. 

12  For  now  we  see  through  a  glass, 
darkly;  but  then  face  to  face:  rmw  1 
know  in  part ;  but  then  shall  I  know  even 
as  also  I  am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  charity, 
these  three;  but  the  greatest  of  these  is 
charity. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOLLOW  after  charity,  and  desire  spi- 
ritual gifts,  but  rather  that  ye  may 
prophesy. 

2  For  he  that  speaketh  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  speaketh  not  unto  men,  but  unto 
God:  for  no  man  understandeth  him; 
howbeit  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh  mys- 
teries. 

3  But  he  that  prophesieth,  speaketh  unto 
men  to  edification,  and  exhortation,  and 
comfort. 

4  He  that  speaketh  in    an  unknown 


phesieth  edifieth  the  church. 

5  I   would    that  ye   all    spake    n 
tongues,  but  rather  that  ye  prophesied :  f.  -r 
greater  M  he  that  prophesieth  than  he  that 
speaketh  with  tongues, except  he  interpret, 
that  tin,-  church  may  receive  edifying. 

6  Now,  brethren,  if  I  come  unto  you 
speaking  with  tongues,  what  -hall  1  , 
you,  except  I  shall  speak  t<»  you  either  by 
revelation,  or  by  knowledge,  or  by  pro- 
phesying, or  by  doctrine? 

7  And  even  things  without  life  gi. 
sound,  whether  pipe  or  hup.  except  tin  j 
give  a  distinction  in  the  sounds,  how 

it  be  known  what  is  pi: 

8  For  if  the  trum]  i 

sound,  who  shall  prepare  himself 
battle? 

9  So  likewise  ye,  except  ye  ufb 
the  tongue  words  easy  to 

how  shall   it  be  known  what  i 
for  ye  shall  speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  in 

of  voices  in  the  world,  and  non< 
is  without  signification. 

11  Therefore,  if  1  know  not  the  r; 
ingof  the  voice,  I  shall  be  unto  him  thai 
speaketh  a  barbarian,  and  he  th 

mall  be  a  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,   forasmuch 
zealous  of  spiritual  gifts,  seek  U 
excel  to  the  edifying  of  the  church. 

13  Wrherefore,  let  him  V  th  m 
an  vnhnozen  tongue,  pray  that  he  may  in- 
terpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  unknot 
my  spirit  prayeth,  but  my  und< 
is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then?  I  will  pray  with 
the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray  with  tin-  m 
standing  also  :  I  will  sing  with 

and  I  will  sing  with  the  understand  i«.- 

16  Else,  when  thou  .-hilt  hi'  M  w  ith  the 
spirit,  how    shall    he   that   occupied, 
room  of  the  unlearn. 

giving  of  thank-,  seeing  Be    iimb  i-tand- 
eth  not  what  thou  >a\  i 

17  For  thou  veri'y  givest  ft, 
but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak  with  to: 
more  than  ye  all : 

19  Vet  in  the  church  Ih 

five  words  with  my  understanding,  th 
my  voice  \  might  reach  oth< 
thousand  words  in  an  unkn 

20  Brethren,  be  not  children 
standing:  howbeit,  in  malice  be  y<-  chil- 
dren, but  in  understanding 

21  In  the  law  it  is  written,  \>  ith  « 
other  tongues  and  other  lips  will   I  <| 
unto  this  people  ;  and  yet  foi  all  that 
they  not  h.  ■      ' 

22  When  fon   '  »i  ■  ''■  n°l 
but  to  th^rn  that  be- 


to  them  that  belies 


Women  to  be  silent  in  church.  I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Of  the  resurrection. 


lieve  not :  but  prophesying  scrveth  not  for' 
them  that  believe  not,  but  for  them  which 
believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church  be  come 
together  into  one  place,  and  all  speak  with 
tongues,  and  there  come  in  those  that  are 
unlearned,  or  unbelievers,  will  they  not 
say  that  ye  are  mad? 

24  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there  come 
in  one  that  believeth  not,  or  one  unlearned, 
he  is  convinced  of  all,  he  is  judged  of  all : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of  his  heart 
made  manifest ;  and  so  falling  down  on  his 
face,  he  will  worship  God,  and  report  that 
God  is  in  you  of  a  truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren  ?  when  ye 
come  together,  every  one  of  you  hath  a 
psalm,  hath  a  doctrine,  hath  a  tongue,  hath 
a  revelation,  hath  an  interpretation.  Let 
all  things  be  done  unto  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or  at  the  most  by 
three,  and  that  by  course ;  and  let  one 
interpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter,  Jet 
him  keep  silence  in  the  church ;  and  let 
him  speak  to  himself,  and  to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two  or  three, 
and  let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to  another 
that  sitteth  by,  let  the  first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one  by  one, 
that  all  may  learn,  and  all  may  be  comforted. 

32  And  the  spirits  of  the  prophets  are 
subject  to  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of  confusion, 
but  of  peace,  as  in  all  churches  of  the  saints. 

34  Let  your  women  keep  silence  in  the 
churches;  for  it  is  not  permitted  unto  them 
to  speak:  but  they  are  commanded  to  be 
under  obedience,  as  also  saith  the  law. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any  thing,  let 
them  ask  their  husbands  at  home  ;  for  it  is 
a  shame  for  women  to  speak  in  the  church. 

36  What  I  came  the  word  of  God  out 
from  you  ?  or  came  it  unto  you  only? 

37  If  any  man  think  himself  to  be  a  pro- 
phet, or  spiritual,  let  him  acknowledge  that 
the  things  that  I  write  unto  you  are  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant,  let  him 
be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore, brethren,  covet  to  prophe- 
sy, and  forbid  not  to  speak  with  tongues. 

40  Let  all  things  be  done  decently,  and 
in  order. 

CHAP.  XV. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  declare  unto 
you  the  gospel  which  I  preached 
unto  you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and 
wherein  ye  stand; 

2  By  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye 
keep  in  memory  what  I  preached  unto 
you,  unless  ye  have  believed  in  vain. 

3  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all, 


that  which  I  also  received,  how  that  Christ 
died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  scriptures ; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and  that  he 
rose  again  the  third  day  according  to  the 
scriptures: 

5  And  that  he  was  seen  of  Cephas,  then 
of  the  twelve : 

6  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  above  five 
hundred  brethren  at  once  ;  of  whom  the 
greater  part  remain  unto  this  present,  but 
some  are  fallen  asleep. 

7  After  that, he  was  seen  of  James;  then 
of  all  the  apostles. 

8  And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also, 
as  of  one  born  out  of  due  time. 

9  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that 
am  not  meet  to  be  called  an  apostle, 
because  I  persecuted  the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I 
am :  and  his  grace  which  zvas  bestowed  upon 
me,  was  not  in  vain;  but  I  laboured  more 
abundantly  than  they  all :  yet  not  I,  but 
the  grace  of  God  which  was  with  me. 

1 1  Therefore  whether  it  rcere  I  or  they, 
so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  believed. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  that  he 
rose  from  the  dead,  how  say  some  among 
you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  of  the  dead? 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  then  is  Christ  not  risen : 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  is  ou? 
preaching  vain,  and  your  faith  is  also  vain. 

1 5  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false  witnesses 
of  God ;  because  we  have  testified  of  God 
that  he  raised  up  Christ:  whom  he  raised 
not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not. 

16  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not 
Christ  raised : 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised,  your 
faith  is  vain ;  ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fallen 
asleep  in  Christ  are  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  only, we  have  hope  in 
Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  miserable. 

20  But  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead, 
crndbecome  the  first-fruits  of  them  that  slept. 

21  For  since  by  man  came  death,  by 
man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in 
Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

23  But  every  man  in  his  own  order: 
Christ  the  first-fruits;  afterward  they  that 
are  Christ's  at  his  coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall 
have  delivered  up  the  kingdom  to  God, 
even  the  Father ;  when  he  shall  have  put 
down  all  rule,  and  all  authority,  and  power. 

25  For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all 
enemies  under  his  feet 

26  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroy- 
ed is  death. 

27  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under  his 
feet.  But  when  he  saith  all  things  are  put 
under  him,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is  except- 
ed which  did  put  all  things  under  him.  J 

150 


Manner  of  the  resurrection.  CHAP 

28  And  when  all  things  shall  be  subdued 
unto  him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself 
be  subject  unto  him  that  put  all  things 
under  him,  that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do,  which  are 
baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the  dead  rise  not  at 
all  ?  why  are  they  then  baptized  for  the  dead? 

30  And  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every 
hour  'I 

31  I  protest  by  your  rejoicing  which  I 
have  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  1  die  daily. 

32  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  have 
fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus,  what  advan- 
tageth  it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not?  let  us  eat 
and  drink;  for  to-morrow  we  die. 

33  Be  not  deceived:  Evil  communica- 
tions corrupt  good  manners. 

34  Awake  to  righteousness,  and  sin  not ; 
for  some  have  not  the  knowledge  of  God. 
I  speak  this  to  your  shame. 

35  But  some  man  will  say,  How  are  the 
dead  raised  up?  and  with  what  body  do 
they  come? 

36  Thou  fool,  that  which  thou  sowest  is 
not  quickened  except  it  die : 

37  And  that  which  thou  sowest,  thou 
sowest  not  that  body  that  5  hall  be,  but  bare 
grain;  it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some 
other  grain : 

38  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath 
pleased  him,  and  to  e\  ery  seed  his  own 
body. 

39  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh ;  but  there 
is  one  kind  of  flesh  of  men,  another  flesh  of 
beasts,  another  of  fishes,  and  another  of 
birds. 

40  Tliere  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and 
bodies  terrestrial :  but  the  glory  of  the  ce- 
lestial is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the  terres- 
trial is  another. 

41  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and 
another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another 
glory  of  the  stars ;  for  one  star  difFereth 
from  another  star  in  glory. 

42  So  alsoz's  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 
It  is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is  raised  in  in- 
corruption: 

43  It  is  sown  in  dishonour,  it  is  raised 
in  glory:  it  is  sown  in  weakness,  it  is 
raised  in  power: 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is  raised 
a  spiritual  body.  There  is  a  natural  body, 
and  there  is  a  spiritual  body. 

45  And  so  it  is  written,  The  first  man 
Adam  was  made  a  living  soul,  the  last 
Adam  was  made  a  quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeit,  that  was  not  first  which  is 
spiritual,  but  that  which  is  natural;  and 
afterward  that  which  is  spiritual. 

47  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  : 


XVI. 


The  change  of  the  living. 


the  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image  of 
the  heavenly. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh 
and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God;  neither  doth  corruption  inherit  incor- 
ruption. 

51  Behold,  I  shew  you  a  mystery  ;  We 
shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be 
changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye,  at  the  last  trump:  for  the  trumpet  shall 
sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised  incor- 
ruptible, and  we  shall  be  changed. 

53  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  in- 
corruption,  and  this  mortal  must  put  on 
immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have 
put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall 
liave  put  on  immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 
Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

55  0  death,  where  is  thy  sting ?0  grave, 
where  is  thy  victory? 

56  The  sting  of  death  is  sin ;  and  the 
strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us 
the  victory,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58  Therefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be 
ye  steadfast,  immoveable,  always  abound- 
ing in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as 
ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain  in 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

NOW  concerning  the  collection  for  the 
saints,  as  I  have  given  order  to  the 
churches  of  Galatia,  even  so  do  ye. 

2  Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week  let 
every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in  store,  as  God 
hath  prospered  him,  that  there  be  no 
gatherings  when  I  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  whomsoever  ye 
shall  approve  by  your  letters,  them  will  I 
send  to  bringyour  liberality  unto  Jerusalem. 

4  And  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go  also,  they 
shall  ao  with  me. 

5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you,  when  I 
shall  pass  through  Macedonia:  for  I  do 
pass  through  Macedonia. 

6  And  it  may  be  that  I  wrill  abide,  yea, 
and  winter  with  you,  that  ye  may  bring 
me  on  my  journey  whithersoever  I  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  you  now  by  the  Way  ; 
but  I  trust  to  tarry  a  while  with  you,  if  we 
Lord  permit. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Ephesus  until  Pen- 
tecost. 

9  For  a  great  door  and  effectual  is  opened 
unto  me,  and  there  are  many  adversaries. 

10  Now  if  Timotheus  come,  see  that  he 
may  be  with  you  without  fear  ;_for  he  work 


the  second  man  is  the  Lord  from  heaven,  eth  the  work  of  the  Lord,  as  I  also  do 


48  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also 
that  are  earthy :  and  as  is  the  heavenly, 
such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly. 

49  And  as  wc  have  borne  the  image  of 


1 1  Let  no  man  therefore  despise  him  : 
but  conduct  him  forth  in  peace,  that  he  may 
come  unto  me  :  for  I  look  for  him  with  the 

brethren. 

151 


Sundry  admonitions. 


II.  CORINTHIANS.  The  sincerity  of  Paid. 


12  As  touching  our  brother  Apollos,  I 
greatly  desired  him  to  come  unto  you  with 
the  brethren  :  but  his  will  was  not  at  all  to 
come  at  this  time  ;  but  he  will  come  when 
he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit 
you  like  men,  be  strong. 

14  Let  all  your  things  be  done  with 
charity. 

15  1  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye  know 
the  house  of  Stephanas,  that  it  is  the  first- 
fruits  of  Achaia,  and  that  they  have  addict- 
ed themselves  to  the  ministry  of  the  saints,) 

16  That  ye  submit  yourselves  unto  such, 
and  to  every  one  that  helpeth  with  us,  and 
laboureth. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of  Stepha- 
nas, and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus  :  for 
that  which  was  lacking  on  your  part,  they 
have  supplied. 


18  For  they  have  refreshed  my  spirit 
and  yours  :  therefore  acknowledge  ye  them 
that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute  you 
Aquilaand  Priscilla  salute  you  much  in  the 
Lord,  with  the  church  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you.  Greet 
ye  one  another  with  a  holy  kiss. 

21  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine 
own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  love  not  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  let  him  be  Anathema,  Maran-atha. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you. 

24  My  love  be  with  you  all  in  Christ 
Jesus.     Amen. 

H  The  first  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was 
written  from  Philippi,  by  Stephanas, 
and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus,  and 
Timotheus. 


H  The  Second  Epistle  of  PAUL, the  Apostle,  to  the 
CORINTHIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  and  Timothy  our  bro- 
ther, unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at 
Corinth,  with  all  the  saints  which  are  in  all 
Achaia  : 

2  Grace  be  to  you  and  peace  from  God 
our  Father,  and/rom  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  be  God,  even  the  Father  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  mer- 
cies, and  the  God  of  all  comfort ; 

4  Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  tribula- 
tion, that  we  may  be  able  to  comfort  them 
which  are  in  any  trouble  by  the  comfort 
wherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted  of 
God. 

5  For  as  the  sufferings  of  Christ  abound 
in  us,  so  our  consolation  also  aboundeth  by 
Christ. 

6  And  whether  we  be  afflicted,  it  is  for 
your  consolation  and  salvation,  which  is 
effectual  in  the  enduring  of  the  same  suf- 
ferings which  we  also  suffer  :  or  whether 
we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your  consolation 
and  salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  steadfast, 
knowing,  that  as  ye  are  partakers  of  the  suf- 
ferings, soshallye  be  alsoof  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren,  have  you 
ignorant  of  our  trouble  which  came  to  us 
in  Asia,  that  we  were  pressed  out  of  mea- 
sure, above  strength,  insomuch  that  we  de- 
spaired even  of  life: 

9  But  we  had  the  sentence  of  death  in 
ourselves,  that  we  should  not  trust  in  our- 
selves, but  in  God  which  raiseththe  dead: 

10  Who  delivered  us  from  so  great  a 
death,  and  doth  deliver :  in  whom  we  trust 
that  he  will  yet  deliver  us : 

U  Ye  also  helping  together  by  prayer 


for  us,  that  for  the  gift  bestowed  upon  us  by 
the  means  of  many  persons,  thanks  may 
be  given  by  many  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the  testi- 
mony of  our  conscience,  that  in  simplicity 
and  godly  sincerity,  not^  with  fleshly  wis- 
dom, but  by  the  grace  of  God,  we  have  had 
our  conversation  in  the  world,  and  mere 
abundantly  to  you- ward. 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things  unto 
you,  than  what  ye  read  or  acknowledge  ; 
and  I  trust  ye  shall  acknowledge  even  to 
the  end; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged  us  in 
part,  that  we  are  your  rejoicing,  even  as 
ye  also  are  ours  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  I  was  minded 
to  come  unto  you  before.,  that  ye  might 
have  a  second  benefit ; 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Macedonia, 
and  to  come  again  out  of  Macedonia  unto 
you,  and  of  you  to  be  brought  on  my  way 
toward   Judea. 

17  When  I  therefore  was  thus  minded, 
did  I  use  lightness?  or  the  things  that  I 
purpose,  do  I  purpose  according  to  the 
flesh,  that  with  me  there  should  be  yea, 
yea,  and  nay,  nay? 

1 8  But  as  God  is  true,  our  word  toward 
you  was  not  yea  and  nay. 

1 9  For  the  Son  of  God,  Jesus  Christ, 
who  was  preached  among  you  by  us,  even 
by  me,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus,  was 
not  3'ea  and  nay,  but  in  him  was  yea. 

20  For  ajl  the  promises  of  God  in  him 
are  yea,  and  in  him  Amen,  unto  the  glory 
of  God  by  us. 

21  Nowhewhich  established  us  with  you 
in  Christ,  and  hath  anointed  us,  is  God  ; 

22  Who  hath  also  sealed  us,  and  given 


Of  the  excommunicated. 
the  earnest  of  the  Spirit 


CHAP.  II,  III.  IV 


in  our  hearts. 

23  Moreover,  I  call  God  for  a  record 
upon  my  soul,  that  to  spare  you  I  came  not 
as  yet  unto  Corinth. 

24  Not  for  that  we  have  dominion  over 
your  faith,  but  are  helpers  of  your  joy  : 
for  by  faith  ye  stand. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT   I  determined  this  with  myself, 
that  I  would  not  come  again  to  you 
in  heaviness. 

2  "For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  who  is  he 
(lien  that  maketh  ;ne  glad,  but  the  game 
which  is  made  sorry  by  me? 

3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto  you,  lest, 
when  I  came,  I  should  have  sorrow  from 
them  of  whom  I  ought  to  rejoice  ;  having 
confidence  in  you  all,  that  my  joy  is  the  joy 
of  you  all. 

4  For  out  of  much  affliction  and  anguish 
of  heart  I  wrote  unto  you  with  many  tears; 
not  that  ye  should  be  grieved,  but  that  ye 
might  know  the  love  which  I  have  more 
abundantly  unto  you. 

5  But  if  any  have  caused  grief,  he  hath 
not  grieved  me,  but  in  part :  that  I  may 
not  overcharge  you  all. 

6  Sufficient  to  such  a  man  is  this  punish- 
ment, which  was  inflicted  of  many. 

7  So  that  contrariwise,  ye  ought  rather 
to  forgive  him,  and  comfort  him,  lest  per- 
haps such  a  one  should  be  swallowed  up 
with  overmuch  sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that  ye 
would  confirm  your  love  toward    him. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I  write,  that  I 
might  know  the  proof  of  you,  whether  ye 
be  obedient  in  all  things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any  thing,  I 
forgive  also  :  for  if  I  forgave  any  thing,  to 
whom  I  forgave  it,  for  your  sakes  forgave 
Jit  in  the  person  of  Christ ; 


11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  advantage 
of  us:  for  we  are  not  ignorant  of  his  de- 
vices. 

12  Furthermore,  when  I  came  toTroas 
to  preach  Christ's  gospel,  and  a  door  was 
opened  unto  me  of  the  Lord, 

13  I  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  because  I 
found  not  Titus  my  brother:  but  taking 
my  leave  of  them,  I  went  from  thence  into 
Macedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  be  unto  God,  which  al- 
ays  causeth  us  to  triumph  in  Christ,  and 

maketh  manifest  the  savour  of  his  know- 
ledge by  us  in  every  place. 

15  For  we  are  unto  God  a  sweet  savour 
of  Christ,  in  them  that  are  saved,  and  in 
them  that  perish : 

16  To  the  one  we  are  the  savour  of 
death  unto  death  :  and  to  the  other  the  sa- 
vour of  life  unto  life.  And  who  is  sufficient 
for  these  things? 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which  cor- 
rupt the  word  of  God:  but  as  of  sincerity, 


Of  the  law  and  gospel. 

but  as  of  God,  in  the  sigbt  of  God  q 
we  in  Christ. 

CHAP.  III. 

DO  we  begin  again  to  commend  our- 
selves? or  need  we,  as  some  other*, 
epistles  of  commendation  to  you,  or  /• 
of  commendation  from  you? " 

2  Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in  OUT  hi 
known  and  read  of  all  men  : 

3  Forasmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly  de- 
clared to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ  mini 

ed   by  US,  written   not  with  ink,    but  with 

tin  spirit  of  the  living  God  ;  not  in  I 
of  stone,  but  in  fleshly  table-  of  the  I  ■ 

4  And  such  trust  have  ire  through  Christ 
to  Go  l-ward  : 

5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  OUT* 

to  think  any  thing  as  of  oui  i  itom 

sufficiency  is  of  God  ; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  able  mil 
of  the  new  testament ;  not  of  the  l< 

but  of  the  spirit  :  for  the  letter  killeth,  but 
the  spirit  giveth  life. 

7  But  if  the  ministration 

ten  and  engraven  in  stones,  was  glorious, 
so  that    the   children   of  Isi  iel 
steadfastly  behold   the   face   of 
the  glory  of  his  countenance ;  which  glory 
was  to  be  done  away  : 

8  How  shall  not  the  ministration  I 
Spirit  be  rather  glorious? 

9  For  if  the  ministration  of  condemna- 
tion be  glory,  much  more  doth  the  minis- 
tration of  righteousne- 

10  For  even  that  which 

rious  had  no  glory  in  this  n  BIN  ct,  1  J 
son  of  the  glory  that  exc<  ll<  to. 

1 1  For  if  that  which    i 

was  glorious,  much  more  that  which 
maineth  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such  \ 
we  use  great  plainness  of  Bpeech  : 

13  And  not  as  M.  ses,    .    eh  puts  rail 
over  his  face,  that  the  children  of  I 
could  not  steadfastly  h><>k  to  I 
that  which  is  abolished  : 

M  But  their  mind 
until  this  day  remaineth  th<  il  un« 

taken  away  "in  the  n  adingofth 
ment ;  which  vail  is  done  away  in  < 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  ■ 
ses  is  read,  the  rail  is  upon  uV  if  l.« 

16  Nevertheless,  when  it  shall  I  i 
the  Lord,  the  rail  shall  be  taken  a*  iy. 

17  Now  the  Lord  is  thai  Spinl 
where  the  Spirit  of  the  I 
liberty. 

8 'But  we  all,  with  op<  •  »la- 

lorv  ol  the  I 


ing  as  in  a  glass  the  ( 
charmed  into  the  tame  ur 
to  elorr,  even  as  by  the  Spinl  ol  th.  I 
h    Jy         CHAP.  IV. 

1 

we  faint  no! 


THEREFORE, 

ministry,  asw<  ban 


Afflictions  for  the  faith.         II.  CORINTHIANS 


2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden  tilings 
of  dishonesty  ;  not  walking  in  craftiness 
nor  handling  the  word  of  God  deceitfully; 
but,  by  manifestation  of  the  truth,  com- 
mending ourselves  to  every  man's  con- 
science in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  But  if  our  gospel  be  hid,  it  is  hid  to 
them  that  are  lost : 

4  In  whom  the  god  of  this  world  hath 
blinded  the  minds  of  them  which  believe 
not,  lest  the  light  of  the  glorious  gospel  of 
Christ,  who  is  the  image  of  God,  should 
shine  unto  them. 

5  For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but 
Christ  Jesus  the  Lord  ;  and  ourselves  your 
servants  for  Jesus'  sake. 

6  For  God,  who  commanded  the  light 
to  shine  out  of  darkness,  hath  shined  in 
our  hearts,  to  give  the  light  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen 
vessels,  that  the  excellency  of  the  power 
may  be  of  God,  and  not  of  us. 

8  We  are  troubled  on  every  side,  yet 
not  distressed  ;  zve  are  perplexed,  but.  not 
in  despair ; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken 
down,  but  not  destroyed  ; 

10  Always  bearing  about  in  the  body 
the  dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  the  life 
also  of  Jesus  might  be  made  manifest  in 
our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  are  always  de- 
livered unto  death  for  Jesus'  sake,  that 
the  life  also  of  Jesus  might  be  made  mani- 
fest in  our  mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  death  worketh  in  us,  but  life 
in  you. 

13  We  having  the  same  spirit  of  faith, 
according  as  it  is  written,  I  believed,  and 
therefore  have  I  spoken ;  we  also  believe, 
and  therefore  speak ; 

14  Knowing,  that  he  which  raised  up 
the  Lord  Jesus,  shall  raise  up  us  also  by 
Jesus,  and  shall  present  us  with  you. 

15  For  all  things  are  for  your  sakes, 
that  the  abundant  grace  might  through  the 
thanksgiving  of  many  redound  to  the  glory 
of  God. 

16  For  which  cause  we  faint  not;  but 
though  our  outward  man  perish,  yet  the 
inward  man  is  renewed  day  by  day. 

17  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but 
for  a  moment,  worketh  for  us  a  far  more 
exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of  glory  ; 

18  While  we   look  not   at   the  things 


Of  immortal  glory. 

made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens 

2  For  in  this  we  groan,  earnestly  desir- 
ing to  be  clothed  upon  with  our  house 
which  is  from  heaven  : 

3  If  so  be  that  being  clothed  we  shall 
not  be  found  naked. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do 
groan,  being  burdened:  not  for  that  we 
would  be  unclothed,  but  clothed  upon, 
that  mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of 
life. 

5  Now,he  that  hath  wrought  us  for  the 
self-same  thing  is  God,  who  also  hatb 
given  unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 

6  Therefore  ree  are  always  confident, 
knowing  that,  whilst  we  are  at  home  in  the 
body,  we  are  absent  from  the  Lord : 

7  (For  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight :) 

8  We  are  confident,  I  say,  and  willing 
rather  to  be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to 
be  present  with  the  Lord. 

9  Wherefore  we  labour,  that,  whether 
present  or  absent,  we  may  be  accepted  of 
him. 

10  For  we  must  all  appear  before  the 
judgment-seat  of  Christ ;  that  every  one 
may  receive  the  things  done  in  his  body, 

cast  according  to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  it 
be  good  or  bad. 

1 1  Knowing  therefore  the  terror  of  the 
Lord,  we  persuade  men;  but  we  are  made 
manifest  unto  God  ;  and  I  trust  also  are 
made  manifest  in  your  consciences. 

12  For  we  commend  not  ourselves  again 
unto  you,  but  give  you  occasion  to  glory 
on  our  behalf,  that  ye  may  have  somewhat 
to  answer  them,  which  glory  in  appear- 
ance, and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  whether  we  be  beside  ourselves, 
it  is  to  God  :  or  whether  we  be  sober,  it  is 
for  your  cause. 

14  For  the  love  of  Christ  constraineth 
us ;  because  we  thus  judge,  that  if  one 
died  for  all,  then  were  all  dead : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they 
which  live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto 
themselves,  but  unto  him  which  died  for 
them,  and  rose  again. 

16  Wherefore  henceforth  know  we  no 
man  after  the  flesh  :  yea,  though  we  have 
known  Christ  after  the  flesh,  yet  now 
henceforth  know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Therefore,  if  any  man  be  in  Christ, 
he  is  a  new  creature :  old  things  are  passed 
away  ;  behold,  all  things  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God,  who  hath 
reconciled  us  to  himself  by  Jesus  Christ, 


which  are  seen,,  but  at  the  things  which; and  hath  given  to  us  the  ministry  of  re- 
conciliation ; 

19  To  wit,  that  God  was  in  Christ,  re- 
conciling the  world  unto  himself,  not  im- 
putingtheir  trespasses  unto  them;  and  hath 


are  not  seen :  for  the   things  which  are 
seen  are  temporal ;  but  the  things  which 
are  not  seen  are  eternal. 
CHAP.  V. 


!^OR  we  know  that  if  our  earthly  house  committed  unto  us  the  word  of  reconcilia 
oithis  tabernacle  wrere  dissolved,  we'tion. 


have  a  building  of  God,   a    house  not|     20  Now  then 


we  are 
151 


ambassadors  for 


Paul's  faithfulness:  CHAP.  VI,  VII. 

Christ,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by 
us  :  we  pray  you  in  Christ's  stead,  be  ye 
reconciled  to  God. 

21  For  he  hath  made  him  to  be  sin  for 
us,  who  knew  no  sin  ;  th;it  we  might  be 
made  the  righteousness  of  God  in  him. 
CHAP.  VI. 

WE  then,  as  workers  together  'with 
him,  beseech  you  also  that  ye  re- 
ceive not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain. 

2  (For  he  saith,  I  have  heard  thee  in  a 
time  accepted,  and  in  the  day  of  salvation 
have  I  succoured  thee  :  behold,  now  is  the 
accepted  time  ;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of 
salvation.) 

3  Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing,  that 
the  ministry  be  not  blamed : 

4  But  in  all  things  approving  ourselves 
as  the  ministers  of  God,  in  much  patience, 
in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses, 

5  In  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tu- 
mults, in  labours,  in  watchings,  in  fastings ; 

6  By  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  long- 
suffering,  by  kindness,  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
by  love  unfeigned, 

7  By  the  word  of  truth,  by  the  power 
of  God,  by  the  armour  of  righteousness 
on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by  evil  re- 
port and  good  report ;  as  deceivers,  and 
yet  true ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  yet  well  known  ;  as 
dying,  and  behold,  we  live  ;  as  chastened, 
and  not  killed  ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  always  rejoicing  ; 
as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich  ;  as  having 
nothing,  and  yet  possessing  all  things. 

11  Oyc  Corinthians,  our  mouth  is  open 
unto  you,  our  heart  is  enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us,  but  ye 
are  straitened  in  your  own  bowels. 

13  Now  for  a  recompence  in  the  same 
(I  speak  as  unto  my  children,)  be  ye  also 
enlarged. 

14  Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  together 
with  unbelievers :  for  what  fellowship 
hath  righteousness  with  unrighteousness? 
and  what  communion  hath  light  with  dark- 
ness? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ  with 
Belial?  or  what  part  hath  he  that  believeth 
with  an  infidel  ? 

16  And  what  agreement  hath  the  tem- 
ple of  God  with  idols?  for  ye  are  the  tem- 
ple of  the  living  God  ;  as  God  hath  said, 
I  will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in  them  ; 


His  comfort  in  affliction. 
CHAP.  VII. 


HA\ING  therefore  these  promises, 
dearly  beloved,  let  us  <  leanse  our- 
selves Irom  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh  and 
spirit^rfecting holiness  in  the  fearof  God. 

2  Receive  us;  we  have  wronged  bo 

man,  we  have  corrupted  no  man 
defrauded  no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn  you :  for 
I  have  said  before^  that  ye  are  in  our  hearts 
to  die  and  live  with  you. 

4  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  to- 
ward you,  great  w  my  glorying  of  you  :  I 
am  filled  with  comfort,  I  am  exce- 
joyful  in  all  our  tribulation. 

5  For,  when  we  were  come  into  Mace- 
donia, our  flesh  had  no  rest,  hut  ire 
troubled    on    every   side;    without 
fightings,  within  o 

6  Nevertheless  God,    that   comforteth 
those  that  are  cast  down,  comforted  I 
the  coming  of  Titus  ; 

7  And  not  by  his  coming  only,  but  by 
the  consolation  wherewith  « om- 
forted  in  you,  when  he  told  us  youi  earn- 
est desire,  your  mourning,  your  fervent 
mind  toward  me  ;  so  that  1  rejoiced  tin 
more. 

8  For  though  1  made  you  sorry  with  a 
letter,  I  do  not  repent,  though  (  did  r<  - 
pent :  for  I  perceive  that  the  same  <  ; 
hath  made  you  sorry,  though  it  mere  but 
for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made 
sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed  to  repentance  : 
for  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a  godly  man- 
ner, that  ye  might  receive  damage  by  us 
in  nothing. 

10  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repent- 
ance to  salvation  not  to  be  repented  of:  but 
the  sorrow  of  the  world  worketh  death. 

1 1  For  behold  this  self-same  thing,  that 
ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly  sort,  whal  < 
fulness  it  wrought  in  you,  yea,  what  < 
ingofyour  .tion, 
yea,wliat(< 

yea,  vAofsea),  yea,  what  revenge  !  In  all 
thing-*  ye  have  approved  younelvea  to  be 
clear  in  this  matter. 

12  When  tore,     though    I     wrote   unto 
you,  1  diil  it  n<»t  for  hfe  cause  thai 
the  wrong,  nor  tor  btfl  cause  th.-.t  stiff  red 
wrong,   but  that  our  care  for  you  in  the 
sight  of  God  might  appeal  unto  i 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted  in 
your  comfort:  yea,  and  exceedingly  the 


and  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be!  more  joyed  we  for  the  joy  of  Titus,  be- 
cause his  spirit  was  refresbe  ' 


my  people. 

17  Wherefore  come  out   from   among! 


?iru  was  renewed  by  3  ou  all. 
I  have  boasted  any  thing  to 


them,  and  be  ye  separate,  saith  the  Lord,;  him  of  you,  I  am  not  ashamed  ;  but  as  we 

ke  all  things  to  you  in  truth,  even  so 
our  boasting,  which  /  made  before  Titus, 
is  ibuud  a  truth. 

15  And  his   inward   affection   is  more 
abundant  toward    you,  whilst  he  remem- 
155 


and  touch  not  the  unclean  thing;  and  1 
will  receive  you  ; 

18  And  will  be  a  Father  unto  you,  and 
ye  shall  be  my  sons  and  daughters,  saith 
the  Lord  Almighty. 


Paid  solicits  cliariiy ' 


II.  CORINTHIANS 


fcereththe  obedience  of  you  all,  how  with 
fear  and  trembling  ye  received  him. 

16  I  rejoice  therefore  that  I  have  con 
fidence  in  you  in  all  things. 
CHAP.  VIII. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  we  do  you  to 
wit  of  the  grace  of  God  bestowed  on 
the  churches  of  Macedonia  ; 

2  How  that  in  a  great  trial  of  affliction, 
the  abundance  of  their  joy,  and  their  deep 

f)overty,  abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their 
iberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  record,  yea, 
and  beyond  their  power,  they -were  willing 
of  themselves ; 

4  Praying  us  with  muchentreaty,  that  we 
would  receive  the  gift,  and  take  upon  us  the 
fellowship  of  the  ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we  hoped, 
but  first  gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord, 
and  unto  us  by  the  will  of  God : 

6  Insomuch  that  we  desired  Titus,  that 
as  he  had  begun,  so  he  would  also  finish  in 
you  the  same  grace  also. 

7  Therefore,  as  ye  abound  in  every  thing, 
in  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and 
in  all  diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us,  see 
that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 

8  I  speak  not  by  commandment,  but  by 
occasion  of  the  forwardness  of  others,  and 
to  prove  the  sincerity  of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  though  he  was  rich,  yet 
for  your  sakes  he  became  poor,  that  ye 
through  his  poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  1  give  my  advice :  for 
this  is  expedient  for  you,  who  have  begun 
before,  not  only  to  do,  but  also  to  be  for- 
ward a  year  ago. 

1 1  Now  therefore  perform  the  doin^  of 
it ;  that  as  there  was  a  readiness  to  will,  so 
there  may  be  a  performance  also  out  of  that 
which  ye  have. 

12  For  if  there  be  first  a  willing  mind, 
it  is  accepted  according  to  that  a  man  hath, 
and  not  according  to  that  he  hath  not. 

13  For/  mean  not  that  other  men  be 
eased,  and  you  burdened : 

14  But  by  an  equality,  that  now  at  this 
time  your  abundance  may  be  a  supply  for 
their  want,  that  their  abundance  also  may 
be  a  supply  for  your  want :  that  there  may 
be  equality : 

15  As  it  is  written,  He  that  had  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over ;  and  he  that  had 
gathered  little  had  no  lack. 

16  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  put  the 
same  earnest  care  into  the  heart  ot  Titus 
for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  the  exhorta- 
tion ;  but  being  more  forward,  of  his  own 
accord  he  went  unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him  the  bro- 
ther, whose  praise  is  in  the  gospel  through- 
out all  the  churches ; 


He  exhorts  their  liberality. 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who  was  also 
chosen  of  the  churches  to  travel  with  us 
with  this  grace,  which  is  administered  by 
us  to  the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and 
declaration  of  your  ready  mind  : 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man  should 
blame  us  in  this  abundance  which  is  ad- 
ministered by  us : 

21  Providing  for  honest  things,  not  only 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  also  in  the 
sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them  oui  bro 
ther,  whom  we   have   oftentimes  proved 
diligent  in  many  things,  but  now  much 
more  diligent,  upon  the  great  confidence 
which  I  have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  inquire  of  Titus,  he 
is  my  partner  and  fellow-helper  concern- 
ing you :  or  our  brethren  be  inquired  of 
they  are  the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wherefore  shew  ye  to  them,  and  be- 
fore the  churches,  the  proof  of  your  leve, 
and  of  our  boasting  on  your  behalf. 

CHAP.  IX. 

FOR  as  touching  the  ministering  to  the 
saints,  it  is  superfluous  for  me  to  write 
to  you : 

2  For  I  know  the  forwardness  of  your 
mind,  for  which  I  boast  of  you  to  them  of 
Macedonia,  that  Achaia  was  ready  a  year 
ago;  and  your  zeal  hath  provoked  very 
many. 

3  Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren,  lest  our 
boasting  of  you  should  be  in  vain  in  this 
behalf;  that,  as  I  said,  ye  may  be  ready  : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedonia  come 
with  me,  and  find  you  unprepared,  we 
(that  we  say  not,  yej  .should  be  ashamed 
in  this  same  confident  boasting. 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  necessary  to  ex- 
hort the  brethren,  that  they  would  go  be- 
fore unto  you,  and  make  up  beforehand 
your  bounty,  whereof  ye  had  notice  before, 
that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a  matter 
of  bounty,  and  not  as  o/*covetousness. 

6  But  "this  I  say,  He  which  soweth  spar- 
ingly, shall  reap  also  sparingly;  and  he 
which  soweth  bountifully,  shall  reap  also 
bountifully. 

7  Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth 
in  his  heart,  so  let  him  give ;  not  grudging- 
ly, or  of  necessity:  for  God  loveth  a 
cheerful  giver. 

8  And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace 
abound  toward  you ;  that  ye,  always 
having  all  sufficiency  in  all  things,  may 
abound  to  every  good  work  : 

9  (As  it  is  written,  He  hath  dispersed 
abroad ;  he  hath  given  to  the  poor :  his 
righteousness  remaineth  for  ever. 

10  Now, he  that  ministereth  seed  to  the 
sower,  both  minister  bread  for  your  food, 
and  multiply  your  seed  sown,  and  increase 

Ithe  fruits  of  your  righteousness  ;) 
156 


Paul9 s  spiritual  might  t 


CHAP.  X,  XI. 


1 1  Being  enriched  in  every  thing  to  all 


He  commends  himself. 


bountifulness,   which  causeth  through  us 
thanksgiving  to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this  service 
not  only  supplieth  the  want  of  the  saints, 
but  is  abundant  also  by  many  thanks- 
givings unto  God ; 

13  While   by  the  experiment  of  this  mi 


out  our  measure,  but  according  to  the  mea- 


sure ot  the  rule  which  God  hath  distributed 
to  us,  a  measure  to  reach  even  unto  you. 
14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves  beyond 
our  measure,  as  though  we  reached  Dot 
unto  you  ;  for  we  are  come  as  far  as  to  you 
jalso  in  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ : 
fi  Not  boasting  ot  things  without  our 


nistration  they  glorify  God  for  your  pro- 'measure,  that  is,  of  other  men's  labours  • 
fessed  subjection  unto  the  gospel  of  Christ,  |  but  having  hope,  when  your  faith  is  in- 
and  tor  your  liberal  distribution  unto  them,  creased,  that  we  shall  be  enlarged  by  you 


and  unto  all  men; 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you,  which 
long  after  you,  for  the  exceeding  grace  of 
God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his  unspeak- 
able gift. 

CHAP.  X. 


N 


according  to  our  rule  abundantly, 

1G  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the  regions 

beyond  you,  and  not  to  boast  in  anothi  I 

man's  line  of  things  made  ready  toourhand. 
17  But  he  thatglorieth,  let  him  glory  in 

the  Lord. 

8  For  not  he  that  commonrieth  himseh 


OW I  Paul  myself  beseech  you, by  the  is  approved,  but  whom   the  Lord  corn- 


meekness  and  gentleness  of  Christ, 
who  in  presence  am  base  among  you,  but 
being  absent  am  bold  toward   you  : 

2  But  I  beseech  you,  that  1  may  not  be 
bold  when  I  am  present  with  that  con- 
fidence, wherewith  I  think  to  be  bold 
against  some,  which  think  of  us  as  if  we 
walked  according  to  the  flesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  we 
do  not  war  after  the  flesh  : 

4  (For  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are 
not  carnal,  but  mighty  through  God  to  the 
pulling  down  of  strong  holds  ;) 

5  Casting  down  imaginations,  and  every 
high  thing' that  exalteth  itself  against  the 
knowledge  of  God,  and  bringing  into  cap- 
tivity every  thought  to  the  obedience  of 
Christ ; 

6  And  having  in  a  readiness  to  revenge 
all  disobedience,  when  your  obedience  is 
fulfilled. 

7  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the  out- 
ward appearance  ?  If  any  man  trust  to 
himself  that  he  is  Christ's,  let  him  of  him- 
self think  this  again,  that,  as  he  is  Christ's, 
even  so  are  we  Christ's. 

8  For  though  I  should  boast  somewh.it 
more  of  our  authority,  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  us  for  edification,  and  not  for  your 
destruction,  I  should  not  be  ashamed : 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  1  would 
terrify  you  by  letters. 

10  For  his  letters  (say  they)  are  weighty 
and  powerful ;  but  his  bodily  presence  is 
weak,  and  his  speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  a  one  think  this,  that  such 
as  we  are  in  word  by  letters  when  we  are 
absent,  such  will  we  be  also  in  deed  when 
we  are  present. 

12  For  we  dare  not  make  ourselves  of 
the  number,  or  compare  ourselves  with 
some  that  commend  themselves :  but  they, 
measuring  themselves  by  themselves,  and 
comparing  themselves  among  themselves, 
are  not  wise. 

13  But  ws  will  not  boast  of  things  with- 


mendetb 

CHAP.  XI. 
T/¥7"OULD  to  God  ye  could  bear  with 
v  t      me  a  little  in  my  folly  :  and  indeed 
bear  with  me. 

2  For  I  am  jealous  over  you  with  g 
jealousy:  fori  have  espoused  you  t 
husband,   that  I    may  present    you  as   a 
chaste  virgin  to  Christ. 

3  But  1  fear,  lest  by  any  means,  as  the 
serpent  beguiled  Eve  through  his  subtilty, 
so  your  minds  should  be  corrupted  from 
the  simplicity  that  is  in  Christ. 

4  For  if  he  that  cometh  preacheth  ano- 
ther Jesus,  whom  we  have  not  preached, 
or  if  Je  receive  another  spirit,  which  ye 
have  not  received,  or  another  g< 
which  ye  have  not  accepted,  ye  might 
well  bear  with  him. 

5  For  I  suppose  I  was  not  a  whit  behind 
the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

6  But  though  /  be  rude  in  speech,  yet  not 
in  knowledge;  but  we  tint  been  thorough- 
ly made  manifest  among  you  in  all  thi 

7  Have  I  committeurtr]  offence  inal 
myself  thai  ye  might  be  exalted,  I  •  cause  I 
have  preached  to  you  the  gospel  of  God 
"neehr ! 

t>  I  robbed  other  churches,  taking  wages 
of  them,  to  do  you  service. 

9  And  when   I  was  present  with 

and  wanted,  I  was  chargeable  to  no  man  : 
for  that  which  was  lacking  tome  the  breth- 
ren which  came  from  Macedonia  supplied : 
and  in  all  things  I  have  kept  myself  from 
being  burdensome  unto  you,  and  so  will  1 
keep  myself. 

10  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no 
man  shall  stop  me  of  this  boasting  in  the 
regions  of  Ac  hah. 

1 1  Wherefore  ?  because  I  love  you  not? 
God  knoweth. 

1L'  But  what  I  do,  that  I  will  do,    that 
I  may  cut  off  occasion  from   them  which 
desire  occasion  ;  that  wherein  they  glory, 
they  may  be  found  even  as  we. 
15"- 


17ie  sufferings  of  Paul: 

13  For  such  are  false  apostles,  deceitful 
workers,  transforming  themselves  into  the 
apostles  of  Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel ;  for  Satan  himself  is 
transformed  into  an  angel  of  light. 

15  Therefore*'*  m  no  great  thing  if  his 
ministers  also  be  transformed  as  the  minis- 
ters of  righteousness  ;  whose  end  shall  be 
according  to  their  works. 

16  I  say  again,  Let  no  man  think  me  a 
fool-  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a  fool  receive 
me,  that  I  may  boast  myself  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak,  I  speak  it  not 
after  the  Lord,  but  as  it  were  foolishly,  in 
this  confidence  of  boasting. 

18  Seeing  that  many  glory  after  the  flesh, 
I  will  glory  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  seeing  ye 
yourselves  are  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer,  if  a  man  bring  you  into 
bondage,  if  a  man  devour  you,  if  a  man 
take  of  you,  if  a  man  exalt  himself,  if  a 
man  smite  you  on  the  face. 

21  I  speak  as  concerning  reproach,  as 
though  we  had  been  weak.  Howbeit, 
whereinsoever  any  is  bold,  (I  speak  fool- 
ishly) I  am  bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews?  so  am  I.  Are 
they  Israelites?  so  am  I.  Are  they  the 
seed  of  Abraham  ?  so  am  I. 

23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ?  (I 
speak  as  a  fool)  I  am  more  ;  in  labours 
more  abundant,  in  stripes  above  measure, 
m  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I 
forty  stripes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once 
was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  suffered  shipwreck, 
a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep  ; 

26  In  journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  wa- 
ters, in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  by  mine 
own  countrymen,  in  perils  by  the  heathen, 
imperils  in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wil- 
derness,^ perils  in  the  sea,  in perils  among 
false  brethren ; 

2*7  In  weariness  and  painfulness,  in 
watchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst,  in 
fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness. 

28  Besides  those  things  that  are  with- 
out, that  which  cometh  upon  me  daily,  the 
care  of  all  the  churches. 

29  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak? 
who  is  offended,  and  I  burn  not? 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory  of 
the  things  which  concern  mine  infirmities. 

31  The  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  which  is  blessed  for  ever- 
more, knoweth  that  1  lie  not. 

32  In  Damascus  the  governor  under 
Aretas  the  king  kept  the  city  of  the  Dama- 
scenes with  a  garrison,  desirous  to  appre- 
hend me  : 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a  basket 
was  I  let  down  oy  the  wall,  and  escaped 
bis  ha;ids. 


II.  CORINTHIANS. 


His  apostleship  commended, 

CHAP.  XII. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless  to 
glory.     I  will  come  to  visions  and  re- 
velations of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  in  Christ  above  fourteen 
years  ago,  (whether  in  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell ;  or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell :  God  knoweth ;)  such  a  one  caught 
up  to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man,  (whether  in 
the  body,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell-- 
God  knoweth  ;) 

_  4  How  that  he  was  caught  up  into  para- 
dise, and  heard  unspeakable  words,  which 
it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  a  one  will  I  glory  :  yet  of 
myself  I  will  not  glory,  but  in  mine  infirm- 
ities. 

6  For  though  I  would  desire  to  glory,  I 
shall  not  be  a  fool ;  for  I  will  say  the  truth  : 
but  now  I  forbear,  lest  any  man  should 
think  of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth  me 
to  be,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted  above 
measure  through  the  abundance  of  the  re- 
velations, there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn 
in  the  flesh ,  the  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet 
me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted  above  measure. 

8  For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord 
thrice,  that  it  might  depart  irom  me. 

9  And  he  said'unto  me,  My  grace  is  suf- 
ficient for  thee  :  for  my  strength  is  made 
perfect  in  weakness.  Most  gladly  there- 
fore will  I  rather  glory  in  my  infirmities, 
that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me. 

10  Therefore  I  take  pleasure  in  infirm- 
ities, in  reproaches,  in  necessities,  in  per- 
secutions, in  distresses  for  Christ's  sake  : 
for  when  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

1 1  I  am  become  a  fool  in  glorying  ;  ye 
have  compelled  me  :  for  I  ought  to  have 
been  commended  of  you :  for  in  nothing 
am  I  behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles, 
though  I  be  nothing. 

12  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  were 
wrought  among  you  in  all  patience,  in 
signs,  and  wonders,  and  mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye  were  in- 
ferior to  other  churches,  except  it  be  that  I 
myself  was  not  burdensome  to  you?  for- 
give me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am  ready  to 
come  to  you  ;  and  I  will  not  be  burden 
some  to  you  :  for  I  seek  not  yours,  but  you, 
For  the  children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for  the 
parents,  but  the  parents  for  the  children. 

15  And  I  will  very  gladly  spend  and  be 
spent  for  you  ;  though  the  more  abundant- 
ly I  love  you,  the  less  I  be  loved. 

16  But  be  it  so,  I  did  not  burden  you  : 
nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I  caught  you 
with  guile. 

17  Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you  by  any  of 
them  whom  I  sent  unto  you? 

18  I  desired  Titus,  and  with  him  I  sent  a 

158 


Obstinate  miners  Threatened.  CHAP. 

brother.  Did  Titus  make  a  grain  of  you  ? 
walked  we  not  in  the  same  spirit  ?  walked 
7ve  not  in  the  same- steps? 

19  Again,  think  ye  that  we  excuse  our- 
selves unto  you?  we  speak  before  God  in 
Christ :  but  we  do  all  things,  dearly  be- 
loved, for  your  edifying. 

20  For  I  fear,  lest,  when  I  come,  I  shall 
not  find  you  such  as  I  would,  and  that  I 
shall  be  found  unto  you  such  as  ye  would 
not:  lesUhcre  be  debates,  envyings,  wraths, 
strifes,  backbitings,    whisperings,    swell- 


Paui  '  aUU. 


21  And  lest,  when  1  come  again,  my 
God  will  humble  me  among  you,  and  that 
I  shall  bewail  many  which  have  sinned  al- 
ready, and  have  not  repented  of  the  un- 
cleanness,  and  fornication,  and  lascivious- 
ness,  which  they  have  committed. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

THIS  is  the  third  time- 1  am  coming  to 
you  :  In  the  mouth  of  two  or  three 
witnesses  shall  every  word  be  established. 

2  I  told  you  before,  and  foretell  you,  as 
if  I  were  present,  the  second  time  ;  and 
being  absent  now  I  write  to  them  which 
heretofore  have  sinned,  and  to  all  other, 
that,  if  I  come  again,  I  will  not  spare  : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ  speak- 
ing in  me,  which  to  you-ward  is  not  weak, 
but  is  mighty  in  you. 

4  For  though  he  was  crucified  through 
weakness,  yet  he  liveth  by  the  power  of 
God.     For  we  also  are  weak  in  him,  but 


we  shall  live  with  him   by   uV 
God  toward    you. 

5  Examine  yourself,  whether  $ 
in  the  faith;  prove  your  own  seh 
ye  not  your  own  selves,  how   thai 
Christ  is  in  you,  except  ye  be  n  | 

6  Hut  I  trust  that  yc  shall  know  th 
are  not  reprobates. 

7  Now  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do  n<  - 
not  that  we  should  appear  appi 
that  yc    should   do  that  which    • 
though  we  be  a?  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  ;•_ 
truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  when  v.. 

and  ye  are  nd  this  also  we  wish, 

even  your  perfe<  Bon. 

10  Therefore  I  write  th< 

absent,    lest   being  present  I   should  use 
sharpness,  according  to  th  which 

the  Lord  bath   given   me   to  edification, 
and  not  to  destruction, 

11  Finally, brethren, far<  Be  per- 
fect, be  of  good  comfort,  I 

live  in  peace  ;  . 

peace  shall  bo  with  you. 

12  Greet  one  another  with   a  hoiv 

13  All  the  saints  salute  ; 

14  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  communion 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  ail.  Amen. 

IF  The  second  epistle  to  the  Corinthians 
was  written  from  Philippi,  a  ciiij  nt 
Macedonia,  by  Titus  ami  I. 


H  The  Epistle  of  PA  ULjhe  Apostle,  to  the  GA  LA  TIA  NS 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle,  (not  of  men,  neither 
by  man,  but  by  Jesus  Christ,  and 
God  the  Father,  who  raised  him  from  the 
dead ;) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  which  are  with 
me,  unto  the  churches  of  Galatia  : 

3  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace  from  God 
the  Father,  andfromour  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

4  Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins,  that  he 
might  deliver  us  from  this  present  evil 
world,  according  to  the  will  of  God  and 
our  Father: 

5  To  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

6  I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon  removed 
from  him  that  called  you  into  the  grace  of 
Christ,  unto  another  gospel : 

7  Which  is  not  another;  but  there  be 
some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  pervert 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

8  But  though  we,  or  an  angel  from  hea- 
ven, preach  any  other  gospel  unto  you  than 
that  which  we  have  preached  unto  you,  let 
him  be  accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I  now  again. 
If  any  man  preach  any  other  gospel  unto 

55 


3rou  than  that  ye  have  received,  let  him  be 
accursed. 

10  For  do  I  now  per 
God  ?  or  do  !  seek  to 

yet  pleased  men,  I  should  not   lie  th< 
vant  of  Christ. 

1 1  But  I  certify  you,  brethren,  that  the 
gospel  which  was  preai  lied  <  ■[  mo  i 
after  man. 

12  For  I  neither  receive!   i 
neither  was  I  taught  it,  but  by  the  r< 
tion  of  Jesus  Chi 

For  ye  have  heard  of  mj 
tion  in  time  nasi  in  tin  Jews'  religion,  how 
that  beyond  measure   1   persecuted   the 
church  of  God,  ami  v. 

14  And  profited  in  the 
above  man}'  my  equals  i;> 
tion.  being  more  oxceedu, 
the  traditions  of  my  latin  re. 

15  But  when  it  pi- 
rated me   from   my  moth* 
called  riM  by  his  gra< 

16  To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  f  n 

preach  him  among  the  heathen  ;  imn 
atefy  I  conferred  not  with  Mesh  and  W 

17  Neither  went  I  up  toJefusalei 

159 


Of  justification  by  faith. 


GALATIANS. 


Believers  are  justified. 


them  which  were  apostles  before  me :  but 
I  went  into  Arabia,  and  returned  again 
unto  Damascus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  1  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  to  see  Peter,  and  abode  with 
him  fifteen  days. 

19  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I  none, 
save  James  the  Lord's  brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write  unto 
you,  behold,  before  God,  I  lie  not. 

21  Afterwards  I  came  into  the  regions 
of  Syria  and  Cilicia  ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face  unto  the 
churches  of  Judea  which  were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only,  That  he 
which  persecuted  us  in  times  past,  now 
preacheth  the  faith  which  once  he  de- 
stroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEN  fourteen  years  after  I  went  up 
again  to-  Jerusalem  with  Barnabas, 
and  took  Titus  with  me  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation,  and  com- 
municated unto  them  that  gospel  which  I 
preach  among  the  Gentiles,  but  privately 
to  them  which  were  ofreputatio*n,  lest  by 
any  means  I  should  run,  or  had  run,in  vain. 

3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was  with  me, 
being  a  Greek,  was  compelled  to  be  cir- 
cumcised : 

4  And  that  because  of  false  brethren 
unawares  brought  in,  who  came  in  privily 
to  spy  out  our  liberty  which  we  have  in 
Christ  Jesus,  that  they  might  bring  us  into 
bondage  : 

5  To  whom  we  gave  place  by  subjec- 
tion, no,  not  for  an  hour  ;  that  the  truth  of 
the  gospel  might  continue  with  you. 

6  But  of  those,  who  seemed  to  be  some- 
what, whatsoever  they  were,  it  maketh 
no  matter  to  me  :  God  accepteth  no  man's 
person  :  for  they  who  seemed  to  be  some- 
what, in  conference  added  nothing  to  me  : 

7  But  contrariwise,  when  they  saw  that 
the  gospel  of  the  uncircumcision  was  com- 
mitted unto  me,  as  the  gospel  of  the  cir- 
cumcision was  unto  Peter ; 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  effectually  in 
Peter  to  the  apostleship  of  the  circum- 
cision, the  same  was  mighty  in  me  toward 
the  Gentiles:) 

9  And  when  James,  Cephas,  and  John, 
who  seemed  to  be  pillars,  perceived  the 
grace  that  was  given  unto  me,  they  gave 
to  me  and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  of  fel- 
lowship ;  that  we  should  go  unto  the  hea- 
then, and  they  unto  the  circumcision. 

10  Only  they  would  that  we  should  re- 
member the  poor ;  the  same  which  1  also 
was  forward  to  do, 

1 1  But  when  Peter  was  come  to  Anti- 
och,  I  withstood  him  to  the  face,  because 
he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For,before  that  certain  came  from 


James,  he  did  eat  with  the  Gentiles  :  but 
when  they  were  come,  he  withdrew,  and 
separated  himself,  fearing  them  which 
were  of  the  circumcision. 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled  like- 
wise with  him ;  insomuch  that  Barnabas 
also  was  carried  away  with  their  dissimu- 
lation. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they  walked 
not  uprightly  according  to  the  truth  of  the 

?ospel,  I  said  unto  Peter  before  them  all, 
f  thou,  being  a  Jew,  livest  after  the  man- 
ner of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews, 
why  compellest  thou  the  Gentiles  to  live 
as  do  the  Jews? 

15  We  who  are  Jews  by  nature,  and 
not  sinners  of  the  Gentiles, 

16  Knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified 
by  the  works  of  the  law,  but  by  the  faith 
of  Jesus  Christ,  even  we  have  believed  in 
Jesus  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified  by 
the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by  the  works 
of  the  law :  for  by  the  works  of  the  law 
shall  no  flesh  be  justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be  justified 
by  Christ,  we  ourselves  also  are  found  sin- 
ners, is  therefore  Christ  the  minister  of 
sin?  God  forbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again  the  things  which 
I  destroyed,  1  make  myself  a  transgressor. 

19  For  I  through  the  law  am  dead  to 
the  law,  that  I  might  live  unto  God. 

20  I  am  crucified  with  Christ :  never- 
theless, I  live  ;  yet  not  I,  but  Christ  liveth 
in  me  :  and  the  life  which  I  now  live  in  the 
flesh,  I  live  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God, 
who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  foi  me. 

21  I  do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of  God  : 
for  if  righteousness  come  by  the  law,  then 
Christ  is  dead  in  vain. 

CHAP.  III. 

O  FOOLISH  Galatians,  who  hath  be- 
witched you,  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth,  before  whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ 
hath  been  evidently  set  forth,  crucified 
among  you? 

2  This  only  would  I  learn  of  you,  Re- 
ceived ye  the  Spirit  by  the  works  of  the 
law,  or  by  the  hearing  of  faith? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish?  having  begun  in  the 
Spirit,  areyenowmade  perfect  by  the  flesh? 

4  Have  ye  suffered  so  many  things  in 
vain?  if  it  be  yet  in  vain. 

5  He  therefore  that  ministereth  to  you 
the  Spirit,  and  worketh  miracles  among 
yon,  doethhe  it  by  the  works  of  the  law, 
or  by  the  hearing  of  faith? 

6  Even  as  Abraham  believed  God,  and 
it  was  accounted  to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye  therefore,  that  they  which 
are  of  faith,  the  same  are  the  children  of 
Abraham. 

8  And  the  scripture,  foreseeing  that  God 
would  justify  the  heathen  through  faith, 
oreached  before  the  gospel  unto  Abraham, 

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Bdieders  blessed  with  Mraliam.   CHAP.  IV 


saying,  In  thee  shall  all  nations  be  blessed 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith  are 
blessed  with  faithful  Abraham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the  works  of 
the  law,  are  under  the  curse  :  for  it  is 
written,  Cursed  is  every  one  that  con 
tinueth  not  in  all  things  which  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  no  man  is  justified  by  the 
law  in  the  sight  of  God,  it  is  evident :  for, 
The  just  shall  live  by  faith. 

12  And  the  law  is  not  of  faith:  but,  The 
man  that  doeth  them  shall  live  in  them. 

13  Christ  hath  redeemed  us  from  the 
curse  of  the  law,  being  made  a  curse  for 
us  :  for  it  is  written,  Cursed  is  every  one 
that  hangeth  on  a  tree 

14  That  the  blessing  of  Abraham  might 
come  on  the  Gentiles  through  Jesus  Christ ; 
that  we  might  receive  the  promise  of  the 
Spirit  through  faith. 

15  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the  manner 
of  men  ;  Though  it  be  but  a  man's  cove 
nant,  yet  if  it  be  confirmed,  no  man  dis 
annulleth  or  addeth  thereto. 

16  Now  to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were 
the  promises  made.  He  saith  not,  And  to 
seeds,  as  of  many ;  but  as  of  one,  And  to 
thy  seed,  which  is  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say,  That  the  covenant  that 
was  confirmed  before  of  God  in  Christ, 
the  law,  which  was  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years  after,  cannot  disannul,  that  it  should 
make  the  promise  of  none  effect. 

18  For  if  the  inheritance  be  of  the  law, 
it  is  no  more  of  promise  :  but  God  gave  it 
to  Abraham  by  promise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the  law?  It 
was  added  because  of  transgressions,  till 
the  seed  should  come  to  whom  the  promise 
was  made  ;  and  it  was  ordained  by  angels 
in  the  hand  of  a  mediator. 

20  Now, a  mediator  is  not  a  mediator  of 
one  ;  but  God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises 
of  God?  God  forbid  :  for  if  there  had  been 
a  law  given  which  could  have  given  life, 
verily  righteousness  should  have  been  by 
the  law. 

22  But  the  scripture  hath  concluded  all 
under  sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  of  Je- 
sus Christ  might  be  given  to  them  that 
believe. 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we  were  kept 
under  the  law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which 
should  afterwards  be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  was  our  school- 
master to  brin%  us  unto  Christ,  that  we 
might  be  justified  by  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come,  we  are 
no  longer  under  a  school-master. 

26  For  ye  are  all  the  children  of  God 
by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus 


re  y 
toth 


'  Itrisi  Jre<  .  <uw. 

28  There  is  neither  Jew   nor  Greek- 
there  is  neither  bond  oor  free,  il,. 
neither  male  nor  female 
one  in  Christ  Jesus. 

29  And  if  ye  be  Christ's,  then  are 
Abraham's  seed,  and  heirs  accordin 
promise. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  I  say,   That  the  heir,  a.  |, 
he  is,  a  child,  differed]  nothin 
a  servant,  though  he  be  lord  of  all ; 

2  But   is   under   tutors   and    j 
until  the  time  appointed  of  the  lath 

3  Even  so  we,  when  ire  were  children, 
were  in  bondage  under  the  element! 
world  : 

4  But  when  the  fulness  of  the  tunc  Wi  - 
come,  God  sent  forth  his  Son,  made  of  a 
woman,  made  under  the  I 

5  To  redeem  them  that  were  imdei  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  i 
sons. 

6  And  because  ye  |  hath 
sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  bis  Son  into  your 
hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  mor< 
but  a  son  ;  and  if  a  son,  then  an  heir  oi 
God  through  Christ. 

8  Howbeit   then,   when  ye   knew  m 
God,  ye  did  service  unto  them  which  by 
nature  are  no  gods. 

9  But  now, afterthatye have  known  God. 
or  rather  are  known  of  Gud.  how  turn  \< 
again  to  the  weak  and  beggarly  elen 
wnereunto  ye  desire  again  to  be  in  bond 

10  Ye  observe  days,  and  m< 
times,  and  year.-. 

11  I  am  afraid  of  you.  lest  1  ha\ 
stowed  upon  you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you,  1 
for  I  am  as  ye  are  :  ye  have  not  injured  ma 
at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  through  infirmi 
the  flesh  I  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  at 
the  first. 

14  And  my  temptation   which  was   in 
my  flesh  ye  despised  not,  nor  rejected  ; 
but  received  m< 
as  Christ  3( 

15  Where  is  then  the 
spake  of?  for  I  bear  yon  nronl.  thai 

had  been  possible,  ye  would  have  plu< 
out  your  o\> 
to  me. 

16  Am  I  therefor* 
been  use  I  tel!  you  the  truth  I 

17  They  Eeaiously  a/5  i  I   ■ 
well  ;  yea,  they  would  ex< 
ye  might  affect  them. 

18  "But  it  it  good  to    i 
ed  always  in  o  .  only 
when  I  am  pre*  •  '  n  ith  fou, 

19  My  little  children,  ol  wh<  m  I  I 


27  For  as  many  of  you  as  have  been  in  birth   again,   until   Chi 


baptized  into  Chris* t  have  put  on  Christ,   lin  ; 


I6J 


The  liberty  of  the  gospel. 


GALATIANS.         Deal  mildly  with  offenders. 


20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you  now, 
and  to  change  my  voice ;  for  I  stand  in  doubt 
of  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under 
the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the  law? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham  had 
two  sons ;  the  one  by  a  bond-maid,  the 
other  by  a  free-woman. 

23  But  he  who  was  of  the  bond-woman, 
was  born  after  the  flesh;  but  he  of  the 
free-woman  was  by  promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory  for 
these  are  the  two  covenants  ;  the  one  from 
the  mount  Sinai,  which  gendereth  to  bond- 
age, which  is  Agar. 

25  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Ara- 
bia, and  answereth  to  Jerusalem  which  now 
is,  and  is  in  bondage  with  her  children. 

26  But  Jerusalem  which  is  above  is  free, 
which  is  the  mother  of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written,  Rejoice,  thou  bar- 
ren that  bearest  not ;  break  forth  and  cry, 
thou  that  travailest  not :  for  the  desolate 
hath  many  more  children  than  she  which 
hath  a  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are 
the  children  of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  he  that  was  born  after 
the  flesh  persecuted  him  that  was  born  after 
the  Spirit,  even  so  it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless,  what  saith  the  scrip 
ture?  Cast  out  the  bond- woman  and  her 
son:  for  the  son  of  the  bond- woman  shall 
not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free-woman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not  chil- 
dren of  the  bond-woman,  but  of  the  free. 

CHAP.  V. 

STAND  fast  therefore  in  the  liberty 
wherewith  Christ  hath  made  us  free, 
and  be  not  entangled  again  with  the  yoke 
of  bondage. 

2  Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you,  that  if  ye 
be  circumcised,  Christ  shall  profit  you 
nothing. 

3  For  I  testify  again  to  every  man  that 
is  circumcised,  that  he  is  a  debtor  to  do  the 
whole  law. 

4  Christ  is  become  of  no  effect  unto  you, 
whosoever  of  you  are  justified  by  the  law ; 
ye  are  fallen  from  grace. 

5  For  we  through  the  Spirit  wait  for  the 
hope  of  righteousness  by  faith. 

6  For  in  Jesus  Christ  neither  circum- 
cision availeth  any  thing,  nor  uncircum- 
cision ;  but  faith  which  worketh  by  love. 

7  Ye  did  run  well;  who  did  hinder  you 
that  ye  should  not  obey  the  truth? 

8  This  persuasion  comcth  not  of  him 
that  calleth  you. 

9  A  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump. 

10  I  have  confidence  in  you  through  the 
Lord,  that  ye  will  be  none  otherwise 
minded:  but  he  that  troublelh  you  shall 
bear  his  judgment,  whosoever  be  be 


11  And  I,  brethren,  if  I  yet  preach  cir- 
cumcision, why  do  I  yet  suffer  persecution? 
then  is  the  offence  of  the  cross  ceased. 

121  would  they  were  even  cut  off  which 
trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been  called 
unto  liberty ;  only  use  not  liberty  for  an 
occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  by  love  serve  one 
another. 

14  For  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in  one 
word,  even  in  this,  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one  ano- 
ther, take  heed  that  ye  be  not  consumed 
one  of  another. 

16  This  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the  Spirit, 
and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the  lust  of  the  flesh, 

1 7  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spi- 
rit, and  the  Spirit  against  the  flesh :  and 
these  are  contrary  the  one  to  the  other;  so 
that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that  ye  would. 

18  But  if  ye  be  led  by  the  Spirit,  ye  are 
not  under  the  law. 

19  Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  mani- 
fest, which  are  these,  Adultery,  fornication, 
uncleanness,  lasciviousness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred,  vari- 
ance, emulations,  wrath,  strife,  seditions, 
heresies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunkenness,  re- 
vellings,  and  such  like  :  of  the  which  I  tell 
you  before,  as  I  have  also  told  you  in  time 
past,  that  they  which  do  such  things  shall 
not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God. 

22  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy, 
peace,  long-suffering,  gentleness,  good- 
ness, faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance :  against  such 
there  is  no  law. 

24  And  they  that  are  Christ's  have  cru- 
cified the  flesh,  with  the  affections  and  lusts. 

25  If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  also 
walk  in  the  Spirit. 

26  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain-glory, 
provoking  one  another,  envying  one  ano- 
ther. 

CHAP.  VI. 

BRETHREN,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in 
a  fault,  ye  which  are  spiritual,  restore 
such  a  one  in  the  spirit  of  meekness;  con- 
sidering thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted. 

2  Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and 
so  fulfil  the  law  of  Christ. 

3  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be  some- 
thing, when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth 
himself. 

4  But  let  every  man  prove  his  own 
work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoicing  in 
himself  alone,  and  not  in  another. 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his  own 
burden. 

6  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word 
communicate  unto  him  that  teacheth  in  al 
good  things. 

7  Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not  mocked  : 

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Be  liberal  to  teachers. 


for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth.  that  shall  he 
also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh,  shall 
oi  the  flesh  reap  corruption :  but  he  that 
soweth  to  the  Spirit,  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap 
life  everlasting1. 

9  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well-doing : 
for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap  if  we  faint 
not. 

10  As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let 
us  do  good  unto  all  ?/ie«,  especially  unto 
them  who  are  of  the  household  of  faith. 

1 1  Ye  see  how  large  a  letter  I  have 
written  unto  you  with   mine  own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a  fair 
shew  in  the  flesh,  they  constrain  you  to  be 
circumcised ;  only  lest  they  should  suffer 
persecution  for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves  who  are 


HAP.  I,  II.  Of  election  and  adoption. 

circumcised  keep  the  law ;  but  desire  to 
have  you  circumcised,  that  they  may  glory 
in  your  flesh. 

14  But  God  forbid  that  I  should  glory, 
save  in  the  cross  of  our  L. 
by  whom  the  world  is  crucified  unto  me, 
and  I  unto  the  world. 

15  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  circum- 
ci<i<m  availed]  any  thing,  nor  uncircum- 
cision,  but  a  new  creature. 

16  And  as  many  as  walk  according  to 
this  rule,  peace  be  on  them,  and  mi 
and  upon  the  Israel  of  God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man  trouble 
me  :   for   1  bear  in  my  body  th< 
tlie  Lord  .)(  -h~. 

18  Brethren,  the  grace  of  our  i 
Jesus  Christ  be  with  your  spirit.     Amen. 

TTUnto  the  Galatians,  writ  ten  from  R 


H  The  Epistle  of  PA  ULAhe  Apostle,  to  the  EPHESIA  N& 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  to  the  saints  which  are  at 
Ephesus,  and  to  the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus : 

2  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace, from  God 
our  Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us 
with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  heavenly 
places  in  Christ : 

4  According  as  he  hath  chosen  us  in  him, 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  that  we 
should  be  holy  and  without  blame  before 
him  in  love : 

5  Having  predestinated  us  unto  the 
adoption  of  children  by  Jesus  Christ  to 
himself,  according  to  the  good  pleasure  of 
his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  his 
grace,  wherein  he  hath  made  us  accepted 
in  the  Beloved: 

7  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  accord- 
ing to  the  riches  of  his  grace  ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded  toward 
us  in  all  wisdom  and  prudence  ; 

9  Having  made  known  unto  us  the  mys- 
tery of  his  will,  according  to  his  good  j»l«  a- 
sure, which  he  hath  purposed  in  himself: 

10  That  in  the  dispensation  of  the  ful- 
ness of  times  he  might  gather  together  in 
one  all  things  in  Christ,  both  which  are  m 
heaven,  and  which  are  on  earth ;  even  in 
him:  .      , 

1 1  In  whom  also  we  have  obtained  an  in- 
heritance, being  predestinated  according 
to  the  purpose  of  him  who  worketh  ;ill 
things  after  the  counsel   of  his  own  will : 

12  That  we  should  he  to  the  praise  ot 
bis  glory,  who  first  trusted  in  <  'hri>t. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  Untried,  after  that 
ye  heard  the  word  of  truth,  thi 


your  salvation:  in  whom  also,  alter  tl 
believed,  ye  were   sealed  with  thatl 
Spirit  of  promise, 

14  Which  is  the  earnest  of  our  info 
ance  until  the  redemption  of  the  | 
possession,  unto  the 

15  Wherefore  I  also,  aftei  I  h< 
your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  lo' 
all  the  saints, 

16  Cease  not  to  give  thank     I 
making  mention  of  you  in  nn 

17  That   the   I 

Christ,  the  Father  of  g]oiy,ma) 

you  the  spirit  of  wisdom  a 
the  knowledge  of  him  : 

18The  i  yea  of  your  understanding  I 
enlightened;  that  ye  may  know  what 
hope  of  his  calling,  and  what  the  ii<  I 
the  glory  of  his  inh< 

Ind  what  is  th«  . 
of  his  power  to  us-ward  who  b»  Ik  rt 
cordingto  the  working  of  his 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ,  win 
raised  him  from  the  d<  ad,  and 

his  own  right  hand  in  the  heavenly n 

21  Far  above  all  princip 

er,  and  might,  and  dominion,  and  i 
name  thai  is  named,  not  only  in  this* 
but  also  in  that  which  is  to  come: 

\ni    hath   pul 
nd  gave  hi 
things  to  the  church, 

23  Which  ishi 
that  filleth  all  in 

IP.  II. 

• 

2  Wherein  in 
cording 

cording  to  'I-  p 
air,   the  spirit  thai  » 
childn  i 


4  W 


Of  man's  salvation. 

3  Among  whom  also  we  all  had  our  con 
versation  in  times  past  in  the  lusts  of  our 
flesh,  fulfilling  the  desires  of  the  flesh  and 
of  the  mind  ;  and  were  by  nature  the  chil- 
dren of  wrath,  even  as  others. 

4  But  God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for 
his  great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us, 

5  Even  when  we  were  dead  in  sins,  hath 
quickened  us  together  with  Christ;  (by 
grace  ye  are  saved ;) 

6  And  hath  raised  us  up  together,  and 
made  us  sit  together  in  heavenly  places, 
in  Christ  Jesus : 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might 
shew  the  exceeding  riches  of  his  grace  in 
his  kindness  toward  us,  through  Christ 
Jesus. 

8  For  by  grace  are  ye  saved,  through 
faith  ;  and  that  not  of  yourselves:  it  is  the 
gift  of  God : 

9  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man  should 
boast. 

10  For  we  are  his  workmanship,  cre- 
ated in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good  works, 
which  God  hath  before  ordained  that  we 
should  walk  in  them. 

1 1  Wherefore  remember,  that  ye  being 
in  time  past  Gentiles  in  the  flesh,  who  are 
called  Uncircumcision  by  that  which  is 
called  the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made 
by  hands  ; 

12  That  at  that  time  ye  were  without 
Christ,  being  aliens  from  the  common- 
wealth of  Israel,  and  strangers  from  the 
covenants  of  promise,  having  no  hope,  and 
without  God  in  the  world : 

13  But  now,  in  Christ  Jesus,  ye,  who 
sometime  were  far  off,  are  made  nigh  by 
the  blood  of  Christ. 

14  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath  made 
both  one,  and  hath  broken  down  the  mid- 
dle wall  of  partition  between  us ; 

15  Having  abolished  in  his  flesh  the  en- 
mity, even  the  law  of  commandments  con- 
tained in  ordinances :  for  to  make  in  him- 
self of  twainone  new  man,  so  making  peace; 

16  And  that  he  might  reconcile  both 
unto  God  in  one  body  by  the  cross,  having 
slain  the  enmity  thereby  : 

17Andcame  and  preached  peace  to  you 
which  were  afar  off,  and  to  them  that  were 
nigh. 

18  For  through  him  we  both  have  ac- 
cess by  one  Spirit  unto  the  Father. 

1 9  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more  stran- 
gers and  foreigners,  but  fellow-citizens 
with  the  saints,  and  of  the  household  of 
God; 

20  And  are  built  upon  the  foundation  of 
the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ 
himself  being  the  chief  corner-stone  ; 

21  In  whom  all  the  building  fitly  framed 
together,  groweth  unto  a  holy  temple  in 
the  Lord : 

22  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded  together. 


EPHESIANS.  The  hidden  mystery. 

for    a    habitation  of   God  through   the 
Spirit. 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR  this  cause,  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of 
Jesus  Christ  for  you  Gentiles, 

2  If  ye  have  heard,  of  the  dispensation 
of  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given  me  to 
you-ward : 

3  How  that  by  revelation  he  made 
known  unto  me  the  mystery,  as  I  wrote 
afore  in  few  words  ; 

4  Whereby,when  ye  read,  ye  may  un- 
derstand my  knowledge  in  the  mystery  of 
Christ, 

5  Which  in  other  ages  was  not  made 
known  unto  the  sons  of  men,  as  it  is  now 
revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles  and  pro- 
phets by  the  Spirit ; 

6  That  the  Gentiles  should  be  fellow- 
heirs,  and  of  the  same  body,  and  partakers 
of  his  promise  in  Christ  by  the  Gospel : 

7  Whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  gift  of  the  grace  of  God 
given  unto  me  by  the  effectual  working  of 
his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the  least 
of  all  saints,  is  this  grace  given,  that  I 
should  preach  among  the  Gentiles  the  un- 
searchable riches  of  Christ ; 

9  And  to  make  all  men  see  what  is  the 
fellowship  of  the  mystery,  which  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world  hath  been  hid  in 
God,  who  createdall  things  by  Jesus  Christ : 

10  To  the  intent  that  now  unto  the  prin- 
cipalities and  powers  in  heavenly  places 
might  be  known  by  the  church  the  mani- 
fold wisdom  of  God, 

11  According  to  the  eternal  purpose 
which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord: 

12  In  whom  we  have  boldness  and  ac- 
cess with  confidence  by  the  faith  of  him. 

13  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  faint  not  at 
my  tribulations  for  you,  which  is  your  glory. 

14  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

15  Of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven 
and  earth  is  named, 

16  That  he  would  grant  you, according 
to  the  riches  of  his  glory,to  be  strengthened 
with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner  man  ; 

1 7  That  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts 
by  faith ;  that  ye,  being  rooted  and  ground- 
ed in  love, 

1 8  May  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all 
saints  what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and 
depth,  and  height ; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of  Christ, 
which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye  might 
be  filled  with  all  the  fulness  of  God.     . 

20  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  ex- 
ceeding abundantly  above  all  that  we  ask 
or  think,  according  to  the  power  that  work- 
eth  in  us, 

21  Unto  him  be  glory  in  the  church  by 
164 


Paul  exhorts  to  unity. 


Christ  Jesus  throughout  all  ages,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

CHAP.  IV. 

1  THEREFORE,    the  prisoner  of  the 
Lord,  beseech  you  that  ye  walk  worthy 
of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  are  called, 

2  With  all  lowliness  and  meekness,  with 
long-suffering,  forbearing  one  another  in 
love  ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the 
Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit, 
even  as  ye  are  called  in  one  hope  of  your 
calling  ; 

5  One  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism, 

6  One  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is 
above  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

7  But  unto  every  one  of  us  is  given  grace 
according  to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of 
Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith,  When  he  ascend- 
ed up  on  high,  he  led  captivity  captive, 
and  gave  gifts  unto  men. 

9  Now  that  he  ascended,  what  is  it  but 
that  he  also  descended  first  into  the  lower 
parts  of  the  earth? 

10  He  that  descended  is  the  same  also 
that  ascended  up  far  above  all  heavens, 
that  he  might  fill  all  things. 

1 1  And  he  gave  some,  apostles ;  and 
some,  prophets;  and  some,  evangelists; 
and  some,  pastors  and  teachers ; 

12  For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  for  the  edifying 
of  the  body  of  Christ : 

13  Till  we  all  come  in  the  unity  of  the 
faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of 
God,  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  measure 
of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ : 

14  That  we  henceforth  be  no  more  chil- 
dren, tossed  to  and  fro,  and  carried  about 
with  every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight 
of  men,  and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive  : 

15  But  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  may 
grow  up  into  him  in  all  things,  which  is 
the  head,  even  Christ : 

16  From  whom  the  whole  body  fitly 
joined  together  and  compacted  by  thai 
which  every  joint  supplieth,  according  to 
the  effectual  working  in  the  measure  of 
every  part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body 
unto  the  edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

17  This  lsay  therefore,  and  testify  in 
the  Lord,  that  ye  henceforth  walk  not  as 
other  Gentiles  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their 
mind, 

18  Having  the  understanding  darkened, 
bein^r  alienated  from  the  life  of  God  through 
the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of] 
the  blindness  of  their  heart : 

19  Who,  being  past  feeling,  have  given 
themselves  over  unto  lasciviousness,  lo 
,/ork  all  uncleanness  with  greediness. 

20  But  ye  have  not  so  learned  Christ ;    | 


CHAP.  IV,  V.  Against  J. 

21  If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  bin.  an 


have  been  taught  by  him.  as  the  truth  is 
Jesus : 

22  That  ye  put  off  concerning  Uv 
mer  conversation  the  old  man,  win, 
corrupt  according  to  the  deceitful  lull 

23  And  be  renewed  in  the  spii 
your  mind  ; 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  q 
which  after  God  is  created  in  rightec 
and  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  lying,  ipetk 
every  man  truth  with  his  neighbour 

we  are  members  one  of  another. 

26  Be  ye  angrj  ,  and  rin  not :  let  not 
the  sun  go  down  upon  your  wrath  : 

27  Neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 

28  Let  him  that  Btole,  Bteal  do  mon  . 
but  rather  let  lnm  labour,  working  urn, 
his  hands  the  thing  which  i-  good,  tl. 
may  have  to  give  to  him  that  net  deth. 

29  Let  no  corrupt  communication  pn 
ceed  out  of  your  mouth,  but  that  u  hit  h  i 
good  to  the  use  of  edifying,  that  it 
minister  grace  unto  the  nea 

30  And  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of 
God,  whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  th< 

of  redemption. 

31  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath, 
anger,    and  clamour,  and  evil-speaking, 
be  put  away  from  you,  with  all  mali< 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another, 
der-hearted,  forgiving  one  another. 
as  God  for  Christ's  sake  hath  fori 

CHAP.  V. 

BE  ye  therefore   followers  of  G 
dear  children  : 

2  And  walk  in  love,  as  Chris!  also  hath 
loved  us,  and  hath  given  himself  foi  - 
offering  and  a  saciifn  • 

smelling  savour. 

3  But  fornication,  and  all  um 
or  covetousness,  let  it  not 
among  you, 

'1  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish  I  il 
nor  jesting,  which  are 
rather  giving  OJ  than!.-. 

5  For  this  ye  know,   that  no  irbon  • 
monger,  nor  unclean  person.  n<  i 

man,  who  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inl 
ance  in  the  kingdom  of  Christai 

6  Let  no  man  deceive  you 
words :  for  1»«  <  aus<  i  f  these  thin 
the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  child- 
obedience. 

7  Be  not  ye   therefore    | 
them. 

8  For  ye  were  sometime  dai 
now  are  ye  light  in  tie  I 

dren  of  light  ;  ...... 

9  (For  the  fruit  ol  tne  Spii 
goodness,  and  righteousm 

in  Proving  p 

1 1  Anl I  • 


Duty  of  wives  and  husbands.        EPHESI ANS. 

iruitful  works  of  darkness,  but  rather  re- 
prove them. 

12  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to  speak  of 
those  things  which  are  done  of  them  in 
secret. 

13  But  all  things  that  are  reproved,  are 
made  manifest  by  the  light :  for  whatso- 
ever doth  make  manifest  is  light. 

14  Wherefore  he  saith,  Awake,  thou 
that  sleepest,  and  arise  from  the  dead,  and 
Christ  shall  give  thee  light. 

15  See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly, 
not  as  fools,  but  as  wise, 

1G  Redeeming  the  time,  because  the 
days  are  evil. 

17  Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise,  but  un- 
derstanding what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is. 

18  And  be  not  drunk  with  wine,  where- 
in is  excess  ;  but  be  filled  with  the  Spirit ; 

19  Speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms, 
and  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  singing 
and  making  meloay  in  your  heart  to  the 
Lord, 

20  Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things 
unto  God  and  the  Father,  in  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; 

21  Submitting  yourselves  one  to  another 
in  the  fear  of  God. 

22  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  husbands,  as  unto  the  Lord. 

23  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the 
wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the 
church  :  and  he  is  the  Saviour  of  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is  subject 
unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  ber  to  their 
own  husbands  in  every  thing. 

25  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as 
Christ  also  loved  the  church,  and  gave 
himself  for  it ; 

26  That  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  washing  of  water  by  the  word, 

27  That  he  might  present  it  to  himself 
a  glorious  church,  not  having  spot  or 
wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing;  but  that  it 
should  be  holy  and  without  blemish. 

28  So  ought  men  to  love  their  wives,  as 
their  own  bodies.  He  that  loveth  his  wife 
loveth  himself. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own 
flesh  ;  but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it, 
even  as  the  Lord  the  church  : 

30  For  we  are  members  of  his  body,  of 
his  flesh,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  his 
father  and  mother,  and  shall  be  joined  unto 
his  wife,  and  they  two  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  1  speak 
concerning  Christ  and  the  church. 

33  Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of  you 
in  particular  so  love  his  wife  even  as  him- 
self: and  the  wife  see  that  she  reverence 
her  husband. 

CHAP.  VI. 

CHILDREN,  obey  your  parents  in  the 
Lord:  for  this  is  right. 


Of  servants  and  masters. 


2  Honour  thy  father  and  mother,(which 
is  the  first  commandment  with  promise,) 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and 
thoif  mayest  live  long  on  the  earth. 

4  And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  wrath :  but  bring  them  up  in 
the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord. 

5  Servants,  be  obedient  to  them  that 
are  your  masters  according  to  the  flesh, 
with  fear  and  trembling,  in  singleness  of 
your  heart,  as  unto  Christ ; 

6  Not  with  eye-service,  as  men-pleas- 
ers ;  but  as  the  servants  of  Christ,  doing 
the  will  of  God  from  the  heart ;. 

7  With  good  will  doing  service,  as  to 
the  Lord,  and  not  to  men  : 

8  Knowing  that  whatsoever  good  thing 
any  man  doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive 
of  the  Lord,  whether  he  be  bond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  masters,  do  the  same  things 
unto  them,  forbearing  threatening :  know- 
ing that  your  Master  also  is  in  heaven  ; 
neither  is  there  respect  of  persons  with  him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in 
the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  his  might. 

1 1  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand  against  the 
wiles  of  the  devil. 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against  flesh  and 
blood,  but  against  principalities,  against 
powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness 
of  this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness 
in  high  places. 

13  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the  whole 
armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to 
withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done 
all, to  stand. 

14  Stand  therefore,  having  your  loins 
girt  about  with  truth,  and  having  on  the 
breast-plate  of  righteousness ; 

1 5  And  your  feet  shod  with  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  gospel  of  peace  ; 

16  Above  all,  taking  the  shield  of  faith, 
wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all 
the  fiery  darts  of  the  wicked. 

17  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation, 
and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the 
word  of  God : 

18  Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and 
supplication  in  the  Spirit,  and  watching 
thereunto  with  all  perseverance  and  sup- 
plication for  all  saints  ; 

19  And  for  me,  that  utterance  may  be 
given  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my  mouth 
boldly,  to  make  known  the  mystery  of  the 
gospel, 

20  For  which  I  am  an  ambassador  in 
bonds  :  that  therein  I  may  speak  boldly, 
as  I  ought  to  speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my  affairs, 
and  how  I  do,  Tychicus,  a  beloved  bro- 
ther and  faithful  minister  in  the  Lord,  shall 
make  known  to  you  ail  things  : 

22  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 
same  purpose,  that  ye  might  know  ouraf- 

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Paul's  thankfulness .-  CHAP.  I,  II.  He  exhorts  to  walk  worthily. 

fairs,  zndthat  he  might  comfort  your  hearts.  |     24  Grace  be  with  all  then,  th  t  love  our 

23  Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  loveiLord  Jesus  Christ  in  sincerift       Imen 
with  iaith  from  Gol  the  Father  and  the  I     IF  Written  from  Rome  unto  the  Ephe- 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  J         sians,  by  Tychicus. 


P 


11  The  Epistle  ofPAULjhe  AposOe,  to  the 
PHILIPPIANS. 

CHAP.  I.  'Christ  is  preached  ;  and  1  therein  d 

AUL  and  Timotheus,  the  servants  of ;joice,  yea,  and  will  rej< 
Jesus  Christ,    to  all    the   saints   in!     19  For  I  know  that  this  shall  turn  to  mv 


Christ  Jesus  which  are  at  Philippi,  with 
the  bishops  and  deacons  : 

2  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

3  I  thank  my  God  upon  every  remem- 
brance of  you, 

4  Always  in  every  prayer  of  mine  for 
you  all  making  request  with  joy, 

5  For  your  fellowship  in  the  gospel 
from  the  first  day  until  now  ; 

6  Being  confident  of  this  very  thing, 
that  he  which  hath  begun  a  good  work  in 
you,  will  perform  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  forme  to  think  this 
of  you  all,  because  I  have  you  in  my  heart ; 
inasmuch  as  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the 
defence  and  confirmation  of  the  gospel, 
ye  all  are  partakers  of  my  grace. 

8  For  God  is  my  record,  how  greatly  I 
long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love  may 
abound  yet  more  and  more  in  knowledge 
and  in  all  judgment; 

10  That  ye  may  approve  things  that  are 
excellent ;  that  ye  may  be  sincere  and 
without  offence  till  the  day  of  Christ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  right- 
eousness, which  are  by  Jesus  Christ,  unto 
the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  understand, 
brethren,  that  the  things  which  happened 
unto  me  have  fallen  out  rather  unto  the 
furtherance  of  the  gospel ; 

13  So  that  my  bonds  in  Christ  are  mani- 
fest in  all  the  palace,  and  in  all  other 
places 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in  the 
Lord,  waxing  confident  by  my  bonds,  are 
much  more  bold  to  speak  the  word  with- 
out fear. 


salvation  through  your  prayer,  and   the 
supply  of  the  Spirit  of  Ji  bus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  earnest  I  \i 
tion,  and  my  hope,  that  in  nothing  I  shall 

he  ashamed,  but  that  with  all  boldn< 
always,  so  new  also,  Chris 
nified  in  my  body,  whether  it  be  bj 
or  by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Chi 
die  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this  u 
fruit  of  my  labour:  yet  what  I  si 

I  wot  not. 

23  For  I  am  in  a  -trait  betwixt 
having  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  b« 
Christ ;  which  is  far  bett*  I 

24  Nevertheless,  to  abide  in  the  A 
more  needful  for  you. 

25  And  having  this  confidence,  1  know 
that  \  shall  abide  and  continue  wit! 

all  for  your  furtherance  and  j<  '- 

26  That  your  rejoicing 

abundant   in   Jesus    Christ  for    nn    by  my 
coming  to  you  again. 

27  Only  let  your  com  ersatii 
becometh  the  gospel  ofChrisl 
tlier  1  come  ana  see  you,  i 

I  may  hear  of  your  affairs,  that 
fast  in  one  spirit,  with  one  mind  sti 


together  for  the  faith  of  the  gospel 

"28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by 
versaries :  which  is  to  then  an  evident 
token  of  perdition,  but  to  you  ol 
and  that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  you  it  is  given  in  the  behali 
of  Christ,  not  onlj  to  believe  on  him,  but 
also  to  suner  for  bis  saki  ; 

30  Having  the  same  conflict  which  ye 
saw  in  me,  and  DOW  bear  to  bt  in 

(  HAP.  II. 

TF  there  be  therefore  an}  on  in 

Christ,  n  anj  comfort  ol  love,  il 

fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  it'  ni\   • 
.5  Some  indeed  preach  Christ  even  of  rnercii  B, 
envy  and  strife ;  and  some  also  of  good  will.      2  Fulfil  ye  tsij  joy,  that   v< 

16  Tneonepreach  Christ  of  contention,  minded,  havingthe  same   lovt 
not  sincerely,  supposing  to  add  affliction  one  accord,  of  our  min 

to  my  bonds :  3  Let  nothing  ! 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  knowing  that 'vain  glory;  but   in  lowli 
I  am  set  for  the  defence  of  th.-  gospel. 

18  What  then?  notwithstanding,  every       t  Look  not  i 

way,  whether  in  pretence  or  in  truth,  but  every  man  also  on  the  thin 

1  t3T 


Timotheus  commended. 


PHILIPP I ANS.  Warning  against  false  teachers. 


5  Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was; 
also  in  Christ  Jesus : 

6  Who,    being   in   the   form  of  God, 
thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with; 
God: 

7  But  made  himself  of  no  reputation,' 
and  took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant,! 
and  was  made  in  the  likeness  of  men  : 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man, 
he  humbled  himself,  and  became  obedient 
unto  death,  even  the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  ex- 
alted him,  and  given  him  a  name  which  is 
above  every  name : 

10  That  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee 
should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and  things] 
in  earth,  and  things  under  the  earth  ; 

1 1  And  that  every  tongue  should  confess  j 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of 
God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  as  ye  have 
always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my  presence 
only,  but  now  much  more  in  my  absence, 
work  out  your  own  salvation  with  fear  and! 
trembling. 

1 3  For  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you 
both  to  will  and  to  do  of  his  good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  without  murmurings 
and  disputings : 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless  and 
harmless,  the  sons  of  God,  without  rebuke, 
in  the  midst  of  a  crooked  and  perverse  na- 
tion, among  whom  ye  shine  as  lights  in  the 
world ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word.oflife;  that 
I  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  I 
have  not  run  in  vain,  neither  laboured  in 
vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  I  be  offered  upon  the 
sacrifice  and  service  of  your  faith,  I  joy, 
and  rejoice  with  you  all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye  joy, 
and  rejoice  with  me. 

19  but  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus  to  send 
Timotheus  shortly  unto  you,  that  I  also 
may  be  of  good  comfort,  when  I  know 
your  state. 

20  For  I  have  no  man  like-minded, 
who  will  naturally  care  for  your  state. 

21  For  all  seek  their  own,  not  the 
things  which  are  Jesus  Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  that 
as  a  son  with  the  father,  he  hath  served 
with  me  in  the  gospel. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send  pre- 
sently, so  soon  as  I  shall  see  how  it  will 
go  with  me. 

24  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  that  I  also 
myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  I  supposed  it  necessary  to  send 
to  you  Epaphroditus,  my  brother,  and 
companion  in  labour,  and  fellow-soldier, 
but  your  messenger,  and  he  that  minister- 
ed to  my  wants. 

26  For  he  longed  after  you  all,  and  was 


full  of  heaviness,   because  that   ye  had 
heard  that  he  had  been  sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh  unto 
death:  but  God  had  mercy  on  him;  and 
not  on  him  only,  but  on  me  also,  lest  1 
should  have  sorrow  upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more  care- 
fully, that,  when  ye  see  him  again,  ye 
may  rejoice,  and  that  1  may  be  the  less 
sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the  Lord 
with  all  gladness;  and  hold  such  in  repu- 
tation. 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ  he 
was  nigh  unto  death,  not  regarding  his 
life,  to  supply  your  lack  of  service  to- 
ward  me. 

CHAP.  HI. 

FINALLY,  my  brethren,  rejoice  in  the 
Lord.  To  write  the  same  things  to 
you,  to  me  indeed  is  not  grievous,  but  for 
you  it  is  safe. 

2  Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of  evil- 
workers,  beware  of  the  concision. 

3  For  we  are  the  circumcision,  which 
worship  God  in  the  Spirit,  and  rejoice  in 
Christ  Jesus,  and  have  no  confidence  in 
the  flesh. 

4  Though  I  might  also  have  confidence 
in  the  flesh.  If  any  other  man  thinketh 
that  he  hath  whereof  he  might  trust  in  the 
flesh,  I  more : 

5  Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of  the 
stock  of  Israel,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
a  Hebrew  of  the  Hebrews ;  as  touching 
the  law,  a  Pharisee; 

6  Concerning  zeal,  persecuting  the 
church;  touching  the  righteousness  which 
is  in  the  law,  blameless. 

7  But  what  things  were  gain  to  me, 
those  I  counted  loss  for  Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all  things 
but  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the  knowledge 
of  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord :  for  whom  I  have 
suffered  the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do  count 
them  but  dung,  that  I  may  win  Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  having  mine 
own  righteousness,  which  is  of  the  law, 
but  that  which  is  through  the  faith  oi 
Christ,  the  righteousness  which  is  oi 
God  by  faith: 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and  the 
power  of  his  resurrection,  and  the  fellow- 
ship of  his  sufferings,  being  made  conform* 
able  unto  his  death ; 

11  If  by  any  means  I  might  attain  unto 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  already  attain- 
ed, either  were  already  perfect:  but  I 
follow  after,  if  that  I  may  apprehend  that 
for  which  also  I  am  apprehended  of  Christ 
Jesus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself  to  have 
apprehended  :  but  this  one  thing  /  do,  for- 
getting those  things  which  are  behind,  and 

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Paul  exhorts  to 


CHAP.  I 


reaching  forth  unto  those  things  which  are 
before, 

14  I  press  toward  the  mark  for  the 
prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus. 

15  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as  be  per- 
fect, be  thus  minded :  and  if  in  any  thing 
ye  be  otherwise  minded,  God  shall  reveal 
even  this  unto  you. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have  al- 
ready attained,  let  us  walk  by  the  same 
rule,  let  us  mind  the  same  thing. 

17  Brethren,  be  followers  together  of 
me,  and  mark  them  which  walk  so  as  ye 
have  us  for  an  ensample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I  have 
told  you  often,  and  now  tell  you  even 
weeping,  that  they  are  the  enemies  of  the 
cross  of  Christ : 

19  Whose  end  is  destruction,  whose 
God  is  their  belly,  and  whose  glory  is  in 
their  shame,  who  mind  earthly  things.) 

20  For  our  conversation  is  in  heaven  ; 
Irom  whence  also  we  look  for  the  Saviour, 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

21  Who  shall  change  our  vile  body,  that 
it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious 
body,  according  to  the  working  whereby 
he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
himself. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEREFORE,  my  brethren  dearly 
beloved  and  longed  for,  my  joy  and 
crown,  so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  dear- 
ly beloved. 

2  J  beseech  Euodias,  and  beseech  Syn- 
tyche,  that  they  be  of  the  same  mind  in 
the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true  yoke-fel- 
low, help  those  women  which  laboured 
with  me  in  the  gospel,  with  Clement  also, 
and  with  other  my  fellow -labourers,  whose 
names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

4  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always:  and 
again  I  say,  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  be  known  unto 
all  men.     The  Lord  is  at  hand. 

6  Be  careful  for  nothing;  but  in  every 
thing  by  prayer  and  supplication  with 
thanksgiving  let  your  requests  be  made 
known  unto  God. 

7  And  the  peace  of  God,  which  passeth 
all  understanding,  shall  keep  your  hearts 
snd  minds  through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things 


religious  joy 'in  Oirist. 
are  true,  whatsoever  things  are  honest, 
whatsoever  tilings   are  just,    whatsoever 
things  are   pure,  whatsoever   things  are 
lovely,  whatsoever  things  a  d  re- 

port;  if  there  be  any  virtue,  and  [[there  be 
any  praise,  think  on  these  things. 

9  Those  things    which  ye  nave  both 
learned,  and  received,   and   beard,    rod 
seen  in  me,  do:  and  the  God  of  p 
shall  be  with  you. 

10  But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly, 
that  now  at  the  last  your  can  of  me  hath 
flourished  again;  wherein  ye  were  aiai 
careful,  but  ye  lacked  opportunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  in  reaped  of  want: 
for  1  have  learned,  in  wli  |  ite  1 
am,  therewith  to  be  content 

12  I  know  both  how  to  be  abased,  and 
I  know  how  to  abound:  every  when 

in  all  things  I  am  instructed  both  to  \n  full 

and  to  be  hungry,   both  to  abound   ai 
suffer  need. 

13  lean  do  all  things  througl    I 
which  strengthened)  me. 

14  Notwithstanding,)^:  have  well  • 
that  ye  did  communicate  with  my  afflic- 
tion. 

15  Now  ye  Philippians,  know  also, that 
in  the  beginning  of  the  gospel,  when  I  d< 
parted  from  Macedonia,  no  church  com- 
municated with  me  as  concerning  giving 
and  receiving,  but  ye  only. 

16  For  even  in  Thessalonic 
once  and  again  unto  my  nee  ssity. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  i  pft:  but  I 
desire  fruit  that  may  abound  to  your  ac- 
count. 

18  But  I  have  all,  and  abound:  I  am 
full,  having  received  of  EpaphroditUS  the 
things  which  were  sent  from  you,  an  odour 
of  a  sweet  smell,  a  sacrifice  acceptable, 
well-pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  shall  supply  all  your 
need  according  to  his  riches  in  gfarj  by 
Christ  Jesus. 

20  Now   unto  God  and  our  Fatb 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.      Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ  J< 
The  brethren  which  are  with  me  greet  you. 

22  All  the  saint-  salute  you,  cfajeny 
they  that  are  of  Cesar's  household. 

23  The  grace  ofoW  Lord  •'• 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

IF  It  was  written  to  the  Philip] 
Rome,  by  EpaphroditUS. 


\The  Epistle  of  PAUL  Jhe  Apostle,  to  the  COLOSSIJ  VS 

CHAP.  i.  you,  and  peace,  firomOod  on  l 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Cbrfst,  by , the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
the  will  ol  God,  and  Timotheus  ours     .3  We  give  thanks  to  I 
brother,  ther  of   m  I  ord  fesm  < 

2  To  the  saints  and  faithful  brethren  in I ways  for  you, 
Christ  which  are  at  Colosse:  Grace  be  unto'     4  Since  we  I 


Tfie  true  Christ  described.  C  OLOSSI AN S. Exhortation  to  constancy  in  Christ. 


Jesus,  and  of  the  love  which  ye  have  to  all 
the  saints, 

5  For  the  hope  which  is  laid  up  for  you) 
in  heaven,  whereof  ye  heard  before  in  thej 
word  of  the  truth  of  the  gospel :  I 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  as  it  is  in  all  I 
the  world;  and  bringeth  forth  fruit,  as  it 
doth  also  in  you,  since  the  day  ye  heard  of 
it,  and  knew  the  grace  of  God  in  truth : 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  Epaphras  our 
dear  fellow-servant,  who  is  for  you  a  faith- 
ful minister  of  Christ; 

8  Who  also  declared  unto  us  your  love  in 
the  Spirit. 

9  For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day 
we  heard  it,  do  not  cease  to  pray  for  you, 
and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be  filled  with 
the  knowledge  of  his  will  in  all  wisdom 
and  spiritual  understanding ; 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the 
Lord  unto  all  pleasing"  being  fruitful  in 
every  good  work,  an'  increasing  in  the 
knowledge  of  God ; 

1 1  Strengthened  with  „a  might,  accord- 
ing to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all  patience 
and  long-suffering  with  joyfulness  ; 

12  Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which 
hath  made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the 
inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light: 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from  the 
power  of  darkness,  and  hath  translated  us 
into  the  kingdom  of  his  dear  Son: 

14  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,   even  the  forgiveness  of  sins : 

15  Who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible 
God,  the  first-born  of  every  creature  : 

16  For  by  him  were  all  things  created, 
that  are  in  heaven,  and  that  are  in  earth, 
visible  and  invisible,  whether  they  be 
thrones,  or  dominions,  or  principalities,  or 
powers :  all  things  were  created  by  him, 
and  for  him  : 

17  And  he  is  before  all  things,  and  by 
him  all  things  consist, 

18  And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the 
church:  who  is  the  beginning,  the  first- 
born from  the  dead  ;  that  in  all  things  he 
might  have  the  pre-eminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that  in  him 
should  all  fulness  dwell ; 

20  And,  having  made  peace  through  the 
blood  of  his  cross,  by  him  to  reconcile  all 
things  unto  himself;  by  him,  /  say,  whe: 
ther  they  be  things  in  earth,  or  things  in 
heaven. 

21  And  you,  that  were  sometime  alien- 
ated and  enemies  in  your  mind  by  wicked 
works,  yet  now  hath  be  reconciled, 

22  In  the  body  of  his  flesh  through  death, 
to  present  vou  holy, and  unblamable,  and 
unreprovable,  in  his  sight : 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith  grounded 
and  settled,  and  be  not  moved  away  from 
Ihe  hope  of  the  gospel,  which  ye  have 
heard,  and  which  was  preached  to  every 


creature  which  is  under  heaven  ;  whereof 
I  Paul  am  made  a  minister ; 

24  Who  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for 
you,  and  fill  up  that  which  is  behind  of  the 
afflictions  of  Christ  in  my  flesh  for  his 
body's  sake,  which  is  the  church : 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  dispensation  of  God  which  is 
given  to  me  for  you,  to  fulfil  the  word  of 
God; 

26  Even  the  mystery  which  hath  been 
hid  from  ages,  and  from  generations,  but 
now  is  made  manifest  to  his  saints : 

27  To  whom  God  would  make  known 
what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this  mys- 
tery among  the  Gentiles  ;  which  is  Christ 
in  you,  the  hope  of  glory : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  warning  every 
man,  and  teaching  every  man  in  all  wis- 
dom; that  we  may  present  every  man 
perfect  in  Christ  Jesus: 

29  Whereunto  I  also  labour,  striving  ac- 
cording to  his  working,  which  worketh  in 
me  mightily. 

CHAP.  II. 

FOR  I  would  that  ye  knew  what  great 
conflict  I  have  for  you,  and  for  them 
at  Laodicea,  and  for  as  many  as  have  not 
seen  my  face  in  the  flesh  ; 

2  That  their  hearts  might  be  comforted, 
being  knit  together  in  love,  and  unto  all 
riches  of  the  full  assurance  of  understand- 
ing, to  the  acknowledgment  of  the  mystery 
of  God,  and  of  the  Father,  and  of  Christ ; 

3  In  whom  are  hid  all  the  treasures  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge. 

4  And  this  I  say,  lest  any  man  should 
beguile  you  with  enticing  wrords. 

5  For  though  I  be  absent  in  the  flesh, 
yet  am  I  with  you  in  the  spirit,  joying  and 
beholding  your  order,  and  the  steadfast- 
ness of  your  faith  in  Christ. 

6  As  ye  have  therefore  received  Christ 
Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  ye  in  him : 

7  Rooted  and  built  up  in  him,  and  sta- 
blished  in  the  faith,  as  ye  have  been  taught, 
abounding  therein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through 
philosophy  and  vain  deceit,  after  the  tra- 
dition of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of  the 
world,  and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of 
the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  And  ye  are  complete  in  him,  which 
is  the  head  of  all  principality  and  power: 

11  In  whom  also  ye  are  circumcised 
with  the  circumcision  made  without  hands, 
in  putting  off  the  body  of  the  sins  of  the 
flesh  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ: 

12  Buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein 
also  ye  are  risen  with  him  through  the  faith 
of  the  operation  of  God,  who  hath  raised 
him  bom  the  dead. 

1 3  \nd  yotu  being  .lead  in  your  sins  and 
the  uncircumcision  of  your  flesh,  hath  he 

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Where  to  seek  Christ.  C HAP. 

quickened  together  with  him,  having  for- 
given  you  all  trespasses  ; 

14  Blotting  out  the  hand-writing  of  or- 
dinances that  was  against  us,  which  was 
contrary  to  us,  and  took  it  out  of  the 
nailing  it  to  his  cross  ; 

15  And  having  spoiled  principalities 
and  powers,  he  made  a  shew  of  them  open- 
ly, triumphing  over  them  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  judge  fCU  m 
meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in  respect  of  a  boh  - 
day,  or  of  the  new-moon,  or  of  the  sabbath- 
days  • 

17  Which  are  a  shadow  of  thing 
come;  but  the  body  is  of  Christ. 

18  Let  no  man  beguile  you  of  your  re- 
ward in  a  voluntary  humility  and  worship- 
ping of  angels,  intruding  into  those  things 
which  he  hath  not  seen,  vainly  puffed  up 
by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  And  not  holding  thef  'ead,  from  which 
all  the  body  by  joints  and  bands  having 
nourishment  ministered,  and  knit  together, 
increaseth  with  the  increase  of  God. 

20  Wherefore,  if  ye  be  dead  with  Christ 
from  the  rudiments  of  the  world,  why  as 
though  living  in  the  world,  are  ye  subject 
to  ordinances, 

21  (Touch  not ;  taste  not ;  handle  not ; 

22  Which  all  are  to  perish  with  the 
using;)  after  the  commandments  and  doc- 
trines of  men  ? 

23  Which  things  have  indeed  a  shew  of 
wisdom  in  will-worship,  and  humility,  and 
neglecting  of  the  body;  not  in  any  honour 
to  the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 

CHAP.  III. 

IF  ye  then  be  risen  with   Christ,   seek 
those  things  which  are  above,  where 
Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not 
on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  hid 
with  Christ  in  God. 

4  When  Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall  ap- 
pear, then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him 
in  glory. 

5  Mortify  therefore  vour  members  which 
sre  upon  the  earth;  fornication,  unclean- 
ness,  inordinate  affection,  evil  concupi- 
scence, and  covetousness.  which  is  idolatry : 

6  For  which  things'  sake  the  wrath  of 
God  cometh  on  the  children  of  disobedi- 
ence : 

7  In  the  which  ye  also  walked  some- 
time, when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  But  now  ye  also  put  off  all  these;  an- 
ger, wrath,  malice,  blasphemy , filth] 
munication  out  of  your  mouth. 

9  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing  tba<  ye 
have  put  off  tiie  old  man  with  bis  deeds  : 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  man^  *i  hich 
is  renewed  in  knowledge  after  the  image 
of  him  that  created  him  : 

11  Where  there  is  neither  Greek  nor 


I 


III,  IV. 
Barbarian,  & 

<  'lin-t  it   ill.  ami  in  .ill. 

l  J  Put  on  then 
h«.l_v  and  beloved,  bowels  . 

suffer" 

so  ah 

I  1   And  al  ov«    ill  tb<  -<    Inn 

charity,  n  hi<  li  i 

I  i    \uil  let  tin  l 

your  hearts,  to  me  \\  ln<  d  al 
in  one  body  ;  and  b< 

1  li     Let   tht     \\  I 

richly   in    til  \\  i 

QXHllshing     on. 
hymns,  and  s  niritu  il 
grace  in  vw  I 

1  7  \ini Wl.it-. 
r/oall  in  the  nam< 

to  God  and  the  Fatln  r  by  him. 

18  Wives,  submil 

own  husbands,  ai  it  n  fit  in        I 

19  Husbands,  love  your  n  i\< 
not  bitter  againsl  mem. 

20  Children. 
things:  fortius  is  well-] 

21  Fatli. 

to  anger,  lest  th< 

obey  in   all    tl 
tin-  flesh 
■ 
gtenei 
I 
as  to  tin  Lord,  and  n 

24  Knowing  thai  of  th<    I 
rd  of  iti* 
re  the  Lord  <  i 
But  be  tint  di  •  ill  re- 

and  there 

CHAP.  iv. 

MASTERS,  giv< 
which  i 
i  alsohavt 
•  Continue  in  prai  i 
same  with  thank-. 

Withal  praj  ine 
would  open  unti 
sneak  then 
also  in  bond 

4  That   I  i    »y  make  it 
ought  to  sp<  . 

Walk  in  m 

6  I, 

7  Mi    my  - 
unto  • 
faithful  mini 

17! 


Paul's  mindfulness  I.  THESSALONIANS 

8  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 


of  the  Thessalomans, 


same  purpose,  that  he  might  know  your 
estate,  and  comfort  your  hearts  ; 

9  With  Onesimus,  a  faithful  and  beloved 
brother,  who  is  one  of  you.  They  shall 
make  known  unto  you  all  things  which 
are  done  here. 

10  Aristarchus,  my  fellow-prisoner,  sa- 
lute th  you  ;  and  Marcus,  sisters's  son  to 
Barnabas,  (touching  whom  ye  received 
commandments:  if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 
ceive him  ;)  ....        „    ,  T 

11  And  Jesus,  which  is  called  Justus, 
who  are  of  the  circumcision.  These  only 
are  my  fellow-workers  unto  the  kingdom  of 
God,  which  have  been  a  comfort  unto  me. 

12  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you,  a  servant 
of  Christ,  saluteth  you,  always  labouring 
fervently  for  you  in  prayers,  that  ye  may 
stand  perfect  and  complete  in  all  the  will 
of  God. 


13  For  1  bear  him  record,  that  he  hath 
a  great  zeal  for  you,  and  them  that  are  in 
Laodicea,  and  them  in  Hierapolis. 

14  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  and 
Demas,  greet  you. 

15  Salute  the  brethren  which  are  in  La- 
odicea, and  Nymphas,  and  the  church 
which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  this  epistle  is  read 
among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read  also  in 
the  church  of  the  Laodiceans  ;  and  that 
ye  likewise  read  the  epistle  from  Lao- 
dicea. 

17  And  say  to  Archippus,  Take  heed 
to  the  ministry  which  thou  hast  received 
in  the  Lord,  that  thou  fulfil  it. 

18  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me 
Paul.  Remember  my  bonds.  Grace  be 
with  you.     Amen. 

IF  Written  from  Rome  to  the  Coiossians 
by  Tychicus  and  Onesimus. 


H  The  First  Epistle  of  PAUL, the  Apostle,  to  the 
THESSALONIANS. 

CHAP.  I.  CHAP.  II. 

FOR  yourselves,  brethren,  know  our 
entrance  in  unto  you,  that  it  was  not 
in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suffered 
before,  and  were  shamefully  entreated,  as 
ye  know,  at  Philippi,  we  were  bold  in  our 
God  to  speak  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God 
with  much  contention. 

3  For  our  exhortation  was  not  of  deceit, 
nor  of  uncleanness,  nor  in  guile  ; 

4  But  as  we  were  allowed  of  God  to 
be  put  in  trust  with  the  gospel,  even  so  we 
speak ;  not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God, 
which  trieth  our  hearts. 

5  For  neither  at  any  time  used  we  flat- 
tering words,  as  ye  know,  nor  a  cloak  oi 
covetousness  ;  God  is  witness  : 

6  Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory,  neither 
of  you,  nor  yet  of  others,  when  we  might 
have  been  burdensome,  as  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

7  But  we  were  gentle  among  you,  even 
as  a  nurse  cherisheth  her  children  : 

8  So  being  affectionately  desirous  of 
you,  we  were  willing  to  have  imparted 
untoyou,notthegospelofGodonly,butalso 
our  own  souls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto  us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our  la- 
bour and  travail :  for  labouring  night  and 
day,  because  we  would  not  be  chargeable 
unto  any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the 

manner  of  entering  in  we  had  unto  you,  gospel  of  God. 
and  how  ye  turned  to  God  from  idols,  to)     10  Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God  also,  how 
serve  the  living  and  true  God  ;  jholiiy,  and  justly,and  unblamably  we  be- 

10  And  to  wait  for  his  Son  from  heaven,  jhaved  ourselves  among  you  that  believe  : 
whom  he  raised  from  the  dead,  even  Jesus,!  11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted,  and 
which  delivered  us  from  the  wrath  to  |  comforted,  and  charged  every  one  of  you, 
come.  'as  a  father  doth  his  children, 

172 


PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus, 
unto  the  church  of  the  Thessalonians 
which  is  in  God  the  Father,  and  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ :  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

2  We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for 
you  all,  making  mention  of  you  in  our 
prayers ; 

3  Remembering  without  ceasing  your 
work  of  faith,  and  labour  of  love,  and  pa- 
tience of  hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in 
the  sight  of  God  and  our  Father  ; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  beloved,  your 
election  of  God. 

5  For  our  gospel  came  not  unto  you  in 
word  only,  but  also  in  power,  and  in  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much  assurance ;  as  ye 
know  what  manner  of  men  we  v/ere  among 
you  for  your  sake. 

6  And  ye  became  followers  of  us,  and 
of  the  Lord,  having  received  the  word  in 
much  affliction,  with  joy  of  the  Holy  Ghost 

7  So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to  all  that 
believe  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia 

8  For  from  you  sounded  out  the  word  of 
the  Lofd  not  only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia, 
but  also  in  every  place  your  faith  to  God- 
ward  is  spread  abroad ;  so  that  we  need 
not  toSpeak  any  thing. 

9  For  they  themselves  shew  of  us  what 


Paul  shows  his  love  •' 


joy 


rd   \"i 


12  That  ye  would  walk  worthy  of  God, 
who  hath  called  you  unto  his  kingdom  and 
glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we  God 
without  ceasing,  because,  when  ye  re- 
ceived the  wordofGod  which  ye  beard  oi 
us,  ye  received  it  not  as  the  word  of  men, 
but  (as  it  is  in  truth)  the  m  ord  of  God,  w  In.  h 
effectually  worketh  also  in  you  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  followers 
of  the  churches  of  God  which  in  Judea  an    irard 
in  Christ  Jesus :  for  ye  also  have  Buffered 
like  things  of  your  own  countrymen.  «  \<  n 
as  they  have  of  the  Jews  : 

15  Who  both  killed  the  Lord  Jesus,  ami 
their  own  prophets,  and  have  persecuted 
us  ;  and  they  please  not  God,  and  are  i  on- 
trary  to  all  men  : 

16  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the  (un- 
tiles that  they  might  be  saved,  to  fill  up 
their  sins  always :  for  the  wrath  is  come 
upon  them  to  the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken  from 
you  for  a  short  time  in  presence,  not  in 
heart,  endeavoured  the  more  abundantly 
to  see  your  face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have  come  un- 
to you,  even  1  Paul,  once  and  again  ;  but 
Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or 
crown  of  rejoicing  ?  Are  not  even  ye  in 
the  presence  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  at 
bis  coming? 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAP    HI.       J 

WHEREFORE,  when  we  could  no 
longer  forbear,  we  thought  it  good 
to  be  left  at  Athens  alone  ; 

2  And  sent  Timotheus,  our  brother,  and 
minister  of  God,  and  our  fellow-labourer 
in  the  gospel  of  Christ,  to  establish  you, 
and  to  comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  : 

3  That  no  man  should  be  moved  by 
these  afflictions  :  for  yourselves  know  that 
we  are  appointed  thereunto. 

4  For  ve^Jy,  when  we  were  with  you, 
we  told  you  before  that  we  should  suffer 
tribulation  ;  even  as  it  came  to  pass,  and 
ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  when  I  could  no  longer 
forbear,  I  sent  to  know  your  faith,  lestbj 
some  means  the  tempter  have  tempted  you , 
and  our  labour  be  in  vain. 

6  But  now, when  Timotheus  came  from 
you  unto  us,  and  brought  us  good  tidings 
of  your  faith  and  charity,  and  that  ye  have 
good  remembrance  of  us  always,  desiring 
greatly  to  see  us,  as  we  also  to  see  you  i 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  we  were  com- 
forted over}rou  in  all  our  affliction  and 
distress  by  your  faith  : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  3Te  stand  fast  in 
the  Lord. 

9  For  what  thanks  can  we  render ' 
again  for  you,  for  all  the  joy  wherewith 


I 


1U  Night  and 
that  we  might    -.  ■ 
perfei  t  thai  which  is 

1 1  Now  God  I. in,  • 
and  our  Lord  J<  -      I 
unto  vou, 

12  And  tin    Lord  ii     . 
'and  abound  in  l< 

all 


i  \  i  ii  as 


FWRTHERMORJ 
\  ou,  brethren,  and  • 


tin    i  nd    he  may  est  r 

lie  inlii. In  • 
even  our  Father,  at  il  - 
J<  nil  I  'hrist  m  ith  .dl  In-  - 1 

II  \l\   l\ 

Lord  Jesus,  tha 

how  \«  ought  t<    •••  alk  l 

m  3  •  \\  ould  abound  n 

I   For  ye  know    what 
/  by  the  I 
For  this  is  the  n  ill  of  G 
sanetitii  ation,  th 
fornication 

•1  That  evi  n  ow 
how  to  posa  n  hia  1 1  ■  • 
and  honour ; 

5  Not  in  the  lust  of  <  on<  upift  i 
as  the  Gentiles  n  bich  know  not  '  I 

6  That  no  ma 
his  brothei    in  a  •>,  i 
the  Lord  is  tb< 
also  hai  e  forew 

7  For"  God  bath  not  ( 
•  leanness,  but  unto  holim 

8  lb  then  li.re  thai 
not  man,  but  < i < >«  1  w  i 
to  us  nisi  !<>!>  spirit. 

9  Bui  as  tnin  hi 
not  thai  I  \\  riti  unto  j 
are  taught  "i  God  to  Ii  ■  • 

In   And 
brethren  which  are  in  all  M 

tydmon  : 

1  1    And   th  it 
to  do  your  "\\  \\ 

own  hand'*,   as  \\«   i 

i  j   Th  it  ;  • 
tin  ui  that  an    withoul 
hare  lack  of  nothing. 

13  But  I  would  n 
oorant,  bretbn  n,  i 
an  asleep,  that  j 
othi  rs  which  hav< 

14  For  if  we  tw 
and  rose  again,  i 

p  m 

15  F  •■    thi 
irord  of  tin  I 
and  rei 
shall  not  pn 

■ 


', 


; 


,\r 


Christ's  second  coming.      II.  THESSAL0N1ANS. 


Sundry  precepts. 


from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice 
of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of 
God:  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise 
first: 

17  Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain 
shall  be  caught  up  together  with  them  in 
the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air: 
and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  Wherefore,  comfort  one  another 
with  these  words. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT  of  the  times  and  the  seasons, 
brethren,  ye  have  no  need  that  I 
write  unto  you. 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfectly,  that  j 
the  day  ot  the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a  thief 
in  the  night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say,  Peace  and 
safety:  then  sudden  destruction  cometh 
upon  them,  as  travail  upon  a  woman  with 
child;  and  they  shall  not  escape. 

4  But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness, 
that  that  day  should  overtake  you  as  a  thief. 

5  Ye  are  all  the  children  of  light,  and 
the  children  of  the  day :  we  are  not  of  the 
night,  nor  of  darkness. 

6  Therefore  let  us  not  sleep,  as  do 
Others ;  but  let  us  watch  and  be  sober. 

7  For  they  that  sleep,  sleep  in  the 
night;  and  they  that  be  drunken,  are 
drunken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day,  be 
sober,  putting  on  the  breast-plate  of  faith 
and  love;  and  for  a  helmet,  the  hope  of 
salvation. 

9  For  God  hath  not  appointed  us  to 
wrath,  but  to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, 

10  Who  died  for  us,  that,  whether  we 
wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live  together 
with  him. 

11  Wherefore,  comfort  yourselves  to- 


gether, and  edify  one  another,  even  as 
also  ye  do. 

12  And  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to 
know  them  which  labour  among  you,  and 
areoveryou  in  the  Lord, and  admonishyou; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very  highly  in 
love  for  their  work's  sake.  And  be  at 
peace  among  yourselves. 

14  Now  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  warn 
them  that  are  unruly,  comfort  the  feeble- 
minded, support  the  weak,  be  patient  to 
ward  all  men. 

15  See  that  none  render  evil  for  evi\ 
unto  any  man;  but  ever  follow  that  which 
is  good,  both  among  yourselves,  and  to  all 
men. 

16  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  In  every  thing  give  thanks :  for  this 
is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  concern- 
ing you. 

19  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20  Despise  not  prophesyings. 

21  Prove  all  things;  hold  fast  that 
which  is  good. 

22  Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil. 

23  And  the  very  God  of  peace  sanctify 
you  wholly ;  and  /  pray  God  your  whole 
spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  preserved 
blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who 
also  will  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  a  holy 
kiss. 

27  I  charge  you  by  the  Lord  that  this 
epistle  be  read  unto  all  the  holy  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you.     Amen. 

IT  The  first  epistle  unto  the  Thessalo- 
nians  was  written  from  Athens. 


I  The  Second  Epistle  of  PA  UL,  the  Apostle,  to  the 
THESSALONIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus, 
unto  the  church  of  the  Thessalonians 
in  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ: 

2  Grace  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always 
for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is  meet,  because 
that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and 
the  charity  of  every  one  of  you  all  toward 
each  other  aboundeth; 

4  So  that  we  ourselves  glory  in  you  in 
the  churches  of  God,  for  your  patience  and 
faith  in  all  your  persecutions  and  tribula- 
tions that  ye  endure : 

5  JWiich  is  a  manifest  token  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God,  that  ye  may 


be   counted  worthy  of  the  kingdom  of 
God,  for  which  ye  also  suffer: 

6  Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing  with 
God  to  recompense  tribulation  to  them 
that  trouble  you ; 

7  And  to  you,  who  are  troubled,  rest 
with  us,  when  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  be 
revealed  from  heaven  with  his  mighty 
angels, 

8  In  flaming  fire  taking  vengeance  on 
them  that  know  not  God,  and  that  obey 
not  the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

9  Who  shall  be  punished  with  everlast- 
ing destruction  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his  power; 

10  When  he  shall  come  to  be  glorified 
| in  his  saints,  and  to  be  admired  in  all 
jthem  that  believe  (because  our  testimo= 

174 


Antichrist  revealed. 


ny  among  you  was  believed)  in  that  day. 

11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  always  for 
you,  that  our  God  would  count  yon  wor- 
thy of  (his  calling,  and  fulfil  all  the  good 
pleasure  of  his  goodness,  and  the  v, 
iaith  with  power : 

12  That  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  may  be  glorified  in  you,  and  ye  in 
Inm,  according  to  the  grace  of  oui 

and  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
CHAP.  II. 

NOW  we  beseech  you.  brethren,  by  the 
coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  <  Jhri 
by  our  gathering  together  unto  him, 

2  That  ye  be  not  soon  shak<  n  in  mind, 
or  be  troubled,  neither  by  spirit,  nor  l.v 
word,  nor  by  letter  as  from  us, 

day  of  Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  Let  no  man  deceive  }'ou  by  any 
means:  for  that  day  shall  not  come,  exc<  pi 
there  come  a  falling  away  first,  and  that 
man  of  sin  be  revealed,  the  son  of  perdi- 
tion; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  exalteth  himself 
above  all  that  is  called  God,  or  that  is 
worshipped;  so  that  he, as  God,sitteth  in 
the  temple  of  God,  shewing  himself  that 
he  is  God. 

5  Remember  ye  not,  that  when  I  was 
yet  with  you,  I  told  you  these  things? 

6  And  now  ye  know  what  withholdcth 
that  he  might  be  revealed  in  his  time. 

7  For  the  mystery  of  iniquity  doth  al- 
ready work:  only  he  who  now  letteth  will 
let,  until  he  be  taken  out  of  the  way. 

8  And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be  re- 
vealed, whom  the  Lord  shall  consume  with 
the  spirit  of  his  mouth,  and  shall  destroy 
with  the  brightness  of  his  coming: 

9  Even  hijn,  whose  coming  is  after  the 
working  of  Satan,  with  all  power,  and 
signs,  and  lying  wonders. 

10  And  with  all  deceivableness  of  un- 
righteousness in  them  that  perish:  I; 

they  received  not  the  love  of  the  truth, 
that  they  might  be  saved. 

11  And  for  this  cause  God  shall 
them  strong  delusion,  that  they  should  be- 
lieve a  lie: 

12  That  they  all  might  be  damned  who 
believed  not  the  truth,  but  had  pleasure  in 
unrighteousness. 


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th<  love  of  God 

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the  name  of  our  I 
withdraw  your 
that  walkeui  'li^ 
tradition  whii  h  h<    tt 

7  For  yi 
follow  us: 
disorderly  an 

Neither  did  w< 
for  nought : 
travail  night  an 
be  cli 

9  \   • 
to  make,  oursell 
to  follow  us. 

10  For  i 
this  we  «  ommai  l<  I 

k,  neith<  i 

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which  walk  ami 
ing  not  at  all.  1 

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mand  and exh<  rt byi 
■•.  ith  quietn( 
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i 

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M  And  n"  an; 
by  tin 

I 
13  But  we  are  bound  (ogive  thanks  al-lashai 
ways  to  God  foryou,  brethren  beloved  of      15  Yet  <    i  nl 
the  Lord,  because  God  hath  from  the  b<  - 

IG 

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17  Th< 


ginning  chosen  you  to  salvation,  through 
sanctification  of  the  Spirit,  and  bell 
the  truth: 

14  Whercunto   he    calh  our 
gospel,  to  the  obtaining  of  the  glory  of  our  lown  I  h    •  which  u 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  I  wril 

15  Therefore, brethren,  Uand 
hold  the  traditions  which  ye  have  been 
taught,  whether  by  word,  or 


16  Now 


Jesus 


«{  The  First  Epistle  of  PA  UL,the  Apostle,  to  TIMOTHY. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
commandment  of  God  our  Saviour, 
and  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  is  our  hope  ; 

2  Unto  Timothy,  my  own  son  in  the 
faith  ;  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father  and  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  1  besought  thee  to  abide  sull  at 
Ephesus,  when  I  went  into  Macedonia, 
that  thou  mightest  charge  some  that  they 
teach  no  other  doctrine, 

4  Neither  give  heed  to  fables  and  end- 
less genealogies,  which  minister  questions, 
rather  than  godly  edifying  which  is  in 
faith ;  so  do. 

5  Now  the  end  of  the  commandment  is 
charity  out  of  a  pure  heart,  and  of  a.  good 
conscience,  and  of  faith  unfeigned : 

6  From  which  some  having  swerved, 
have  turned  aside  unto  vain  jangling  ; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the  law ; 
understanding  neither  what  they  say,  nor 
whereof  they  affirm. 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is  good,  if 
a  man  use  it  lawfully  ; 

9  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is  not 
made  for  a  righteous  man,  but  for  the  law- 
less and  disobedient,  for  the  ungodly  and 
for  sinners,  for  unholy  and  profane,  for 
murderers  of  fathers,  and  murderers  of 
mothers,  for  manslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them  thai 
defile  themselves  with  mankind,  for  men- 
stealers,  for  liars,  for  perjured  persons, 
and  if  there  be  any  other  thing  that  is  con- 
trary to  sound  doctrine, 

1 1  According  to  the  glorious  gospel  of 
the  blessed  God  which  was  committed  to 
my  trust. 

12^  And  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord, 
who  hath  enabled  me,  for  that  he  counted 
me  faithful,  putting  me  into  the  ministry; 

13  Who  was  before  a  blasphemer,  and 
a  persecutor,  and  injurious:  but  I  obtained 
mercy,  because  I  did  it  ignorantly  in  un- 
belief :  J 

14  And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  was  ex- 
ceeding abundant  with  faith  and  love 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy 
of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came 
into  the  world  to  save  sinners  ;  of  whom  1 
am  chief. 

16  Howbeit,  for  this  cause  I  obtained 
mercy,  that  in  me  first  Jesus  Christ  might 
shew  forth  all  long-sufteri.,g,  for  a  pattern 


which  went  before  on  thee,  that  thou  by 
them  mightest  war  a  good  warfare  ; 

1 9  Holding  faith  and  a  good  conscience ; 
which  some  having  put  away,  concerning 
faith  have  made  shipwreck : 

20  Of  whom  is  Hymeneus  and  Alexan- 
der ;  whom  I  have  delivered  unto  Satan, 
that  they  may  learn  not  to  blaspheme. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  EXHORT  therefore,   that,  first  of  all, 
supplications,  prayers,    intercessions, 
and  giving  of  thanks  be  made  for  all  men  : 

2  For  kings,  and  for  all  that  are  in  au- 
thority ;  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and 
peaceable  life  in  all  godliness  and  honesty. 

3  For  this  is  good  and  acceptable  in  the 
sight  of  God  our  Saviour ; 

4  Who  will  have  all  men  to  be  saved, 
and  to  come  unto  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

5  For  there  is  one  God,  and  one  media- 
tor between  God  and  men,  the  man  Christ 
Jesus ; 

6  Who  gave  himself  a  ransom  for  all,  to 
be  testified  in  due  time. 

7  Whereunto  I  am  ordained  a  preacher 
and  an  apostle, (I  speak  the  truth  in  Christ, 
and  lie  not,)  a  teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in 
faith  and  verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pray  every 
where,  lifting  up  holy  hands,  without 
wrath  and  doubting. 

9  In  like  manner  also  that  women 
adorn  themselves  in  modest  apparel,  with 
shamefacedness  and  sobriety  ;  not  with 
broidered  hair,  or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly 
array, 

10  But  ( which  becometh  women  pro- 
fessing godliness)  with  good  works. 

1 1  Let  the  woman  learn  in  silence  with 
all  subjection. 

12  But  I  suffer  not  a  woman  to  teach, 
nor  to  usurp  authority  over  the  man,  but  to 
be  in  silence. 

13  For  Adam  was  firstformed,  then  Eve. 

14  And  Adam  was  not  deceived,  but  the 
woman  being  deceived  was  in  the  trans- 
gression. 

15  Notwithstanding,  she  shall  be  saved 
in  child-bearing,  if  they  continue  in  faith, 
and  charity,  and  holiness,  with  sobriety. 

CHAP.  III. 

THIS  is  a  true  saying,  If  a  man  desire 
the  office  of  a  bishop,  he  desireth  a 
good  work. 

2  A  bishop  then  must  be  blameless,  the 


to  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on!  husband  of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  ot 


him  to  lile  everlasting. 


good  behaviour,  given  to  hospitality,  apt 


1 7  Nowunto  the  King  eternal,  immortal,  j  to  teach  ; 
invisible,  the  only  wise  God,  be  honour'     3  Not  given  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
and  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen.  greedy  of  filthy  lucre;  but  patient ;  not  a 

18  1  his  charge  I  commit  unto  thee,  son  brawler,  not  covetous  ; 

Iimothy,    according   to  the  prophecies!     4  One  that  puleth  well  his  own  house, 

176 


Jlpostacy  foretold. 

having  his  children  in  subjection  with  all 
gravity  ; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to  role 
his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take  care  of 
the  church  of  God?) 

6  Not  a  novice,  lest  being  lifted  op  v.  ith 
pride  he  fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the 
devil. 

7  Moreover,  he  must  have  a  good  re- 
port of  them  which  are  without;  lest  hi 
rail  in  to  reproach  and  the  snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  must  the  deacons  be  g 

not  double-tongued,  not  (riven  to   much 
wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre; 

9  Holding  the  mystery  of  the  faith  in  a 
pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be  proved  ; 
then  let  them  use  the  office  of  a  deacon, 
being  found  blameless. 

11  Even  so  must  their  "Wives  be  grave, 
not  slanderers,  sober,  faithful  in  all  Slings. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  husbands  of 
one  wife,  ruling  their  children  and  their 
own  houses  well. 

13  For  they  that  have  used  the  office  of 
a  deacon  well,  purchase  to  themselves  a 
good  degree,  and  great  boldness  in  the 
Faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I  unto  thee, 
hoping  to  come  unto  thee  shortly  : 

15  out  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou  mayest 
know  how  thou  oughtest  to  behave  thyself 
in  the  house  of  God,  which  is  the  church 
of  the  living  God,  the  pillar  and  ground 
of  the  truth. 

16  And  without  controversy,  great  is 
the  mystery  of  godliness :  God  was  mani- 
fest in  the  flesh,  justified  in  the  Spirit, 
seen  of  angels,  preached  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles, believed  on  in  the  world,  received  up 
into  glory. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  the  Spirit  speaketh  exp] 
that  in  the  latter  times  some  shall* 
depart   from   the    faith,   giving   heed    to 
seducing  spirits,  and  doctrine-  of  <:< 

2  Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy,  having 
their  conscience  seared  with  a  hot  iron  ; 

3  Forbidding  to  many,  and  command- 
ing to  abstain  from  meats,  which  God  hath 
created  to  be  received  with  thanksgiving 
of  them  which  believe  and  know  the  truth. 

4  For  every  creature  of  God  is  good, 
and  nothing  to  be  refused,  if  it  be  received 
with  thanksgiving  : 

5  For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word  of 
God,  and  prayer. 

6  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  remem- 
brance of  these  things  thou  shall  be  I 
minister  of  Jesus  Christ,  nourished  up  in 
the  words  of  faith  and  of  good  doctrine, 
whereunto  thou  hast  attained, 

7  But  refuse  profane  and  old  wives1 
fables,  and  exercise  thyself  rather  unto 
godliness. 


llin< 
havin 

• 
oi  all  acceptau 

10  ! 
suffer  repn 

living  ( rod  w  h  i  i    th<   - 
lly  i  i  i},. 

1  1    Tli-  -<•  thi 

12  Let  i 
be  ti. 
word, 

in  faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I 

11 

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15  Med  it 

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3  H 

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that  is 

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dead  while  she  i   ■ 

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But 
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an  infidel. 

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number und<  rthre< 
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when  tbcv  h  m 

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Duties  of  servants. 


II.  TIMOTHY. 


'Hie  gain  of  godliness. 


wandering  about  from  house  to  house-,  and 
not  only  idle, but  tattlers  also,  and  busybo- 
dies,  speaking  things  which  they  ought  not. 

14  1  will  therefore  that  the  younger  wo- 
men marry, bear  children,  guide  the  house, 
give  none  occasion  to  the  adversary  to 
speak  reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned  aside 
after  Satan. 

16  If  any  man  or  woman  that  belie veth 
have  widows,  let  them  relieve  them,  and 
Jet  not  the  church  be  charged  ;  that  it  may 
relieve  them  that  are  widows  indeed. 

1 7  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well,  be  count- 
ed worthy  of  double  honour,  especially  they 
who  labour  in  the  word  and  doctrine. 

1 8  For  the  scripture  saith,  Thou  shalt  not 
muzzle  the  ox  that  treadeth  out  the  corn. 
And,The  labourers  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not  an  ac- 
cusation, but  before  two  or  three  witnesses. 

20  Them  that  sin  rebuke  before  all, 
that  others  also  may  fear. 

211  charge  thee  before  God,  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  the  elect  angels,  that  thou 
observe  these  things  without  preferring  one 
before  another,  doing  nothing  by  partiality. 

22  Lay  hands  suddenly  on  no  man,  nei- 
ther be  partaker  of  other  men's  sins :  keep 
thyself  pure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but  use  a 
little  wine  for  thy  stomach's  sake,  and 
thine  often  infirmities. 

24  Some  men's  sins  are  open  before- 
hand, going  before  to  judgment :  and  some 
men  they  follow  after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works  of 
some  are  manifest  beforehand ;  and  they 
that  are  otherwise  cannot  be  hid. 

CHAP.  VI. 

LET  as  many  servants  as  are  under  the 
yoke  count  their  own  masters  worthy 
of  all  honour,  that  the  name  of  God  and  his 
doctrine  be  not  blasphemed. 

2  And  they  that  have  believing  masters, 
let  them  not  despise  them,  because  they  are 
brethren  ;  but  rather  do  them  service,  be- 
cause they  are  faithful  and  beloved,  par- 
takers of  the  benefit.  These  things  teach 
and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  teach  otherwise,  and  con- 
sent not  to  wholesome  words,  even  the 
words  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the 
doctrine  which  is  according  to  godliness, 

4  He  is  proud,  knowing  nothing,  but 
doting  about  questions  and  strifes  of  words, 
whereof  cometh  envy,  strife,  railings,  evil 
surmisings, 

5  Perverse  disputings  of  men  of  corrupt 


minds,  and  destitute  of  the  truth,  supposing 
that  gain  is  godliness :  from  such  withdraw 
thyself. 

6  But  godliness  with  contentment  is 
great  gain. 

7  For  we  brought  nothing  into  this  world, 
and  it  is  certain  we  can  carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  having  food  and  raiment,  let  us 
be  therewith  content. 

9  But  they  that  will  be  rich,  fall  int6 
temptation,  and  a  snare,  and  into  many 
foolish  and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown  men 
in  destruction  and  perdition. 

1 0  For  the  love  of  money  is  the  root  of  all 
evil :  which  while  some  coveted  after,  they 
have  erred  from  the  faith,  and  pierced 
themselves   through  with  many  sorrows. 

11  But  thou,  O  man  of  God,  flee  these 
things ;  and  follow  after  righteousness,  god- 
liness,   faith,  love,  patience,  meekness. 

12  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  lay  hold 
on  eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also 
called,  and  hast  professed  a  good  pro- 
fession before  many  witnesses. 

131  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight  of  God, 
who  quickeneth  all  things,  and  before 
Christ  Jesus,  who  before  Pontius  Pilato 
witnessed  a  good  confession  ; 

14  That  thou  keep  this  commandment 
without  spot,  unrebukable,  until  the  ap- 
pearing or  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall  shew, 
who  is  the  blessed  and  only  Potentate,  the 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords ; 

16  Who  only  hath  immortality,  dwelling 
in  the  light  which  no  man  can  approach 
unto:  whom  no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can 
see ;  to  whom  be  honour  and  power  ever- 
lasting.    Amen. 

1 7  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  world, 
that  they  be  not  high-minded,  nor  trust  in 
uncertain  riches,  but  in  the  living  God,  who 
giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  enjoy  ; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich 
in  good  works,  ready  to  distribute,  willing 
to  communicate ; 

19  Laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a 
good  foundation  against  the  time  to  come, 
that  they  may  lay  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  keep  that  which  is  com- 
mitted to  thy  trust,  avoiding  profane  and 
vain  babblings,  and  oppositions  of  science 
falsely  so  called ; 

21  Which  some  professing,  have  erred 
concerning  the  faith.  Grace  be  with  thee 
Amen. 

IT  The  first  to  Timothy  was  written  from 
Laodicea,  which  is  the  chiefest  city  ot 
Phrygia  Pacatiana. 


I  The  Second  Epistle  of  PA  UL,the  Apostle,to  TIMOTHY. 

CHAP.  I.  [promise  of  life  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus, 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  byl     2  To   Timothy,    my   dearly   beloved 
the  will  of  God.  according  to  the) son:  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God 

178 


Paul  gives  divers  exhortations.        CHAP.  II, 


An  exhortation  to  constancy. 


the  Father  and  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  |     3  Thou  therefore  endure  hardness  as  a 
3  1  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  from  my  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ. 

conscience,   thati     4  No  man  that  warreth  cntangleth  him- 
remembrance   ofi  self  with  the  affairs  of  thisYiie ;  that  he  may 


ure 
lave 


forefathers  with  p 
without  ceasing  I  h 
thee  in  my  prayers  night  and  day 

4  Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee,  bein 
mindful  of  thy  tears,  that  I  may  be  filled 
with  joy; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance  the  un- 
feigned faith  that  is  in  thee,  which  dwelt 
first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois,  and  thy  mo- 
ther Eunice ;  and  I  am  persuaded  that  in 
thee  also. 

6  Wherefore  I  put  thee  in  remembrance, 
that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of  God,  which  is 
in  thee  by  the  putting  on  of  my  hands. 

7  For  God  hath  not  given  us  the  spirit  of 
fear;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of  a 
sound  mind. 

8  Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed  of  the 
testimony  of  our  Lord,  nor  of  me  his  pri- 
soner :  but  be  thou  partaker  of  the  afflictions 
of  the  gospel  according  to  the  powerof  God; 

9  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  called  us  with 
a  holy  calling,  not  according  to  our  works, 
but    according  to   his   own  purpose  and 

frace,  which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Jesus 
efore  the  world  began  ; 

10  But  is  now  made  manifest  by  the  ap- 

E earing  of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who 
ath  abolished  death,  and  hath  brought  life 
and  immortality  to  light  through  the  gospel: 

1 1  Whereunto  I  am  appointed  a  preach- 
er, and  an  apostle,  and  a  teacher  of  the 
Gentiles. 

1 2  For  the  which  cause  I  also  suffer  these 
things :  nevertheless  I  am  not  ashamed : 
for  fknow  whom  I  have  believed,  and  am 

Fersuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep  that  which 
havecommitted  unto  himapinst  thatday. 

13  Hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words, 
which  thou  hast  heard  of  me,  in  faith  and 
love  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  That  good  thing  which  was  commit- 
ted unto  thee  keep  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15Thisthou  knowest,  that  all  they  which 
are  in  Asia  be  turned  away  from  me ;  of 
whom  are  Phygellus  and  Hcrmogenes. 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto  the  house 
of  Onesiphorus;  for  he  oft  refreshed  me, 
and  was  not  ashamed  of  my  chain  : 

17  But,  when  he  was  in  Rome,  he  sought 
me  out  very  diligently,  and  found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  him  that  he  may 
find  mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that  day  :  and  in 
how  many  things  he  ministered  unto  me  at 
Ephesus,  thou  knowest  very  well. 

CHAP.  II. 

THOU  therefore,  my  son,  be  strong  in 
the  grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 
2  And  the  things  that  thou  hast  heard  of 
me  among  many  witnesses,  the  same  com- 
mit thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be  ablej 
to  teach  others  also. 


please  him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a 
soldier. 

5  And  if  a  man  also  strive  for  masteries, 
yet  is  he  not  crowned,  except  he  strive 
lawfully. 

6  The  husbandman  that  laboureth  must 
be  first  partaker  of  the  fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I  say;  and  the  Lord 
give  thee  understanding  in  all  things. 

8  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ,  of  the 
seed  of  David,  was  raised  from  the  dead 
according  to  my  gospel : 

9  Wherein  I  sutler  trouble,  as  an  evil- 
doer, even  unto  bonds ;  but  the  word  of 
God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  I  endure  all  th;ng3  for  the 
elect's  sake,  that  they  may  alsoootain  the 
salvation  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  with 
eternal  glory. 

11  It  is  a  faithful  spying  :  For  if  we  be 
dead  with  hdm,  we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

12  If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also  reign  with 
him:  if  we  deny  lam,  he  also  will  deny  us  : 

13  If  we  believe  not,  yet  he  abideth 
faithful :  he  cannot  deny  himself. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  remem- 
brance, charging  them  before  the  Lord  that 
they  strive  not  about  words  to  no  profit, 
but  to  the  subverting  of  the  bean 

15  Study  to  shew  thyself  approved  unto 
God,  a  workman  that  needetn  not  to  be 
ashamed,  rightly  dividing  the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  shun  profane  a;if/  vain  babblings 
forthey  will  increase  unto  more  ungod  I  i  i 

1 7  And  their  word  will  eat  as  doth  a  can- 
ker: of  whom  is  Hymeneus  and  Phil 

18  Who  concerning  the  truth  have  < 
saying  that  the  resurrection  is  past  air. 
and  overthrow  the  faith  of  some. 

19  Nevertheless  the  foundation  of  God 
standeth  sure,  having  this  seal,  The  Lord 
knoweth  them  that  are  his.  And,  Let  even- 
one  that  nameth  the  name  of  Christ  depart 
from  iniquity. 

20  But  in  a  great  house  there  are  not 
only  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  bul 

of  wood  and  of  earth  ;  and  some  to  honour 
and  some  to  dishonour. 

21  If  a  man  therefore  purge  himself  from 
these,  he  shall  be  a  vessel  unto  honour, 
sanctified,  and  meet  for  the  masl 

and  prepared  unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts:  but  I 
righteousness,  faith,  charil  irith 
them  that  call  on  the  Lord  out  oi  mun  1 1 

But  foolish  and  unlearned 
avoid,  knowingtb.it  tbeydoep  ndersti 
.  ,   \„d  the  *  rvant  <•.  the  Lord  mu 

strive  ;    but  be  &  ntle  Uli!«»    all  w 

patient ; 

.    [n  meekn*  ting  those  that 


Enemies  of  the  truth  described.  II.  TIMOTHY. 


Paul  exhorts  Timothy. 


oppose  themselves  ;  if  God  peradventure 
will  give  them  repentance  to  the  acknow 
ledging  of  the  truth  ; 

26  And  that  they  may;  recover  them- 
selves out  of  the  snare  of  the  devil,  who 
are  taken  captive  by  him  at  his  will. 
CHAP.  III. 

THIS  know  also,  that  in  the  last  days 
perilous  times  shall  come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  their  own 
selves,  covetous,  boasters,  proud,  blas- 
phemers, disobedient  to  parents,  unthank- 
ful, unholy, 

3  Without  natural  affection,  truce-break 
eis,  false  accusers,  incontinent,  fierce,  de 
spisers  of  those  that  are  good, 

4  Traitors,  heady,  high-minded,  lovers 
of  pleasures  more  than  lovers  of  God ; 

5  Having  a  form  of  godliness,  but  deny- 
ing the  power  thereof:  fromsuch  turn  away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  are  they  which  creep 
into  houses,  and  lead  captive  silly  women 
laden  with  sins,  ledaway  with  divers  lusts ; 

7  Ever  learning  and  never  able  to  come 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

8  Now  as  Jannes  and  Jambres  with- 
stood Moses,  so  do  these  also  resist  the 
truth :  men  of  corrupt  minds,  reprobate 
concerning  the  faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  further : 
for  their  folly  shall  be  manifest  unto  all 
men,  as  theirs  also  was. 

10  But  thou  hast  fully  known  my  doc- 
trine, manner  of  life,  purpose,  faith,  long- 
.suffering,  charity,  patience, 

1 1  Persecutions,  afflictions, which  came 
unto  me  at  Antioch,  at  Iconium,  at  Lystra ; 
what  persecutions  I  endured :  but  out  of 
ihem  all  the  Lord  delivered  me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  will  live  godly  in 
Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer  persecution. 

13  But  evil  men  and  seducers  shall  wax 
worse  and  worse,  deceiving,  and  being 
deceived. 

14  But  continue  thou  in  the  things 
which  thou  hast  learned  and  hast  been  as- 
sured of,  knowing  of  whom  thou  hast 
learned  them ; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou  hast 
known  the  holy  scriptures,  which  are  able 
to  make  thee  wise  unto  salvation  through 
faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  All  scripture  is  given  by  inspiration 
of  God,  and  is  profitable  for  doctrine,  for 
reproof,  for  correction,  for  instruction  in 
righteousness : 

17  That  the  manofGodmaybe  perfect, 
thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good  works. 

CHAP.  IV. 

£  CHARGE  thee  therefore  before  God, 
and  the  Lord  J^sus  Christ,  who  shall 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  at  his  appear- 
ing and  his  kingdom  ; 

2  Preach  the  word;  be  instant  in  sea- 
son, out  of  season;  reprove,  rebuke,  ex- 


hort with  all  long-suffering  and  doctrine. 

3  For  the  time  will  come,  when  they 
will  not  endure  sound  doctrine  ;  but  after 
their  own  lusts  shall  they  heap  to  them- 
selves teachers,  having  itching  ears  ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their  ears 
from  the  truth,  and  shall  be  turned  unto 
fables. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things,  endure 
afflictions,  do  the  work  of  an  evangelist, 
make  full  proof  of  thy  ministry. 

6  For  1  am  now  ready  to  be  offered, 
and  the  time  of  my  departure  is  at  hand. 

7  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have 
finished  my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith: 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord, 
the  righteous  Judge,  shall  give  me  at  that 
day  :  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them  also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto 
me : 

10  For  Demas  hath  forsaken  me,  having 
loved  this  present  world,  and  is  departed 
unto  Thessalonica  ;  Crescens  to  Galatia, 
Titus  unto  Dalmatia. 

1 1  Only  Luke  is  with  me.  Take  Mark, 
and  bring  him  with  thee  :  for  he  is  profit- 
able to  me  for  the  ministry. 

12  AndTychicus  have  I  sent  toEphesus. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  left  at  Troas  with 
Carpus,  when  thou  comest,  bring  with  thee. 
and  the  books,  but  especially  the  parch- 
ments. 

14  Alexander  the  coppersmith  did  me 
much  evil :  the  Lord  reward  him  accord- 
ing to  his  works : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also ;  for  he 
hath  greatly  withstood  our  words. 

16  At  my  first  answer  no  man  stood  with 
me,  but  all  men  forsook  me :  I  pray  God  that 
it  may  not  be  laid  to  their  charge. 

17  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  stood  with 
me,  and  strengthened  me  ;  that  by  me  the 
preaching  might  be  fully  known,  and  that 
all  the  Gentiles  might  hear:  and  I  was 
delivered  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion. 

18  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from 
every  evil  work,  and  will  preserve  me  unto 
his  heavenly  kingdom  ;  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

19  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and  the 
household  of  Onesiphorus. 

20  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  :  but  Tro- 
pin mus  have  I  left  at  Miletum  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  before  win- 
ter. Eubulusgreeleth  thee,  and  Pudens,  and 
Linus,  and  Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 

22  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  thy 
spirit.     Grace  be  with  you.     Amen. 

TT  The  second  epistle  unto  Timotheus. 
ordained  the  first  bishop  of  the  church 
of  the  Ephesians,  was  written  from 
Rome,  when  Paul  was  brought  before 
Nero  the  second  time. 
180 


f  The  Epistle  of  PAUL  to  TITUS. 


CHAP.  I. 
>AUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an  apos- 
tle of  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  the 


false  accusers,  not  given  to  much  wine, 
teachers  of  good  things  ; 
4  That  they  may  teach  the  young  wo- 


faith  of  God's  elect,  and  the  acknowledg-imen  to  he  sober,  to  love  their  husbands  to 
ing  of  the  truth  which  isafter  godliness ;       love  their  children,' 


2  In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which  God,  that 
'cannot  lie,  promised  before  the  world  be- 
gan; 

3  But  hath  in  due  times  manifested  his 
word  through  preaching,  which  is  com- 
mitted unto  me,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  God  our  Saviour ; 

4  To  Titus,  mine  own  son  after  the 
common  faith  :  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  our  Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete, 
that  thou  shouldestset  in  order  the  things 
that  are  wanting,  and  ordain  elders  in 
every  city,  as  I  had  appointed  thee: 

6  If  any  be  blameless,  the  husband  of 
one  wife,  having  faithful  children,  not  ac- 
cused of  riot,  or  unruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  the 
steward  of  God:  not  self-willed,  not  soon 
angry,  not  given  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
given  to  filthy  lucre; 

8  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a  lover  of 
good  men,  sober,  just,  holy,  temperate; 

9  Holding  fast  the  faithful  word  as  he 
hath  been  taught,  that  he  may  be  able  by 
sound  doctrine  both  to  exhort  and  to  con- 
vince the  gainsayers. 

10  For  there  are  many  unruly  and  vain 
talkers  and  deceivers,  especially  they  of 
the  circumcision : 

1 1  Whose  mouths  must  be  stopped,  who 
subvert  whole  houses,  teaching  things 
which  they  ought  not, for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 

12  One  of  themselves,  even  a  prophet 
of  their  own,  said,  The  Cretians  are  al- 
ways liars,  evil  beasts,  slow  bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  true:  wherefore  re- 
buke them  sharply,  that  they  may  be 
sound  in  the  faith; 


14  Not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fables, junto  all  men. 


5  1  o&ediscreet, chaste, keepers  at  home, 
good,  obedient  to  their  own  husbands,  that 
the  word  of  God  be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  so- 
ber-minded. 

7  In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a  pat- 
tern of  good  works :  in  doctrine  shewing 
uncorruptness,  gravity,  sincerity, 

8  Sound  speech  that  cannot  be  con- 
demned; that  he  that  is  of  the  contrary 
part  may  be  ashamed,  having  no  evil 
thing  to  say  of  you. 

9  Exhort  servants  to  be  obedient  unto 
their  own  masters,  and  to  please  them  irel! 
in  all  things;  not  answering  again; 

H>  Not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  | 
fidelity;  that  they  may  adorn  the  do- 
of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  things. 

1 1  For  the  grace  of  God  that  bringeth 
salvation  hath  appeared  to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us,  that  denying  ungodli- 
ness, and  worldly  lusts,  wre  should  liv< 
berly,  righteously,  and  godly,  in  thi- 
sent  world; 

13  Looking  for  that  blessed  hope. 

the  glorious  appearing  of  the  great  God, 
and  our  Saviour  Jesus  Chi 

14  Who  gave  himself  for  us,  thai  lie 
might  redeem  us  from  all  iniquity,  an 

rify  unto  himself  a  peculiar  people,  z» 
of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  exhort,  and 
rebuke  with  all  authority.     L 
despise  thee. 

CHAP.  III. 

PUT  them   in  mind  to  be  subject  t<> 
principalities  and  powers,  to  obey  ma- 
gistrates, to  be  ready  to  every  g 

2  To  speak  evil  of  no  man.  to  i 
brawlers,  out  gentle,  shewing  all  met!. 


and  commandments  of  men  that  turn  from 
the  truth. 

15  Unto  the  pure  all  things  are  pure: 
but  unto  them  that  are  defiled  and  unbe- 
lieving is  nothing  pure;  but  even  their 
nind  and  conscience  is  defiled. 

16  They  profess  that  they  know  God; 
but  in  works  they  deny  him,  being  abomi 


3  For  we  ourselves  also  were  sometimes 

foolish,    disobedient,   deceived 
divers  lusts  and  pleasures,  living  in  m 
and  envy,  hateful,  flruJhatii 

4  But  after  that  the  kindness  and  1< 
God  our  Saviour  toward   man 

5  Not  by  works  of  rig].:. 
we  have  done,  but  according  to  his  D 


nable,  and  disobedient,  and  unto  every  he  saved  us,  by  the  washing 
good  work  reprobate.  tion,  and  renewing  of  the  Holj  G 

CHAP.  II.  6  Which  be  shed  on  us  abun  la 

BUT  speak  thou  the  things  which  be-  through  Jesus  Christ  oui  Sal  ic 
come  sound  doctrine:  7  That  being  justified  by  bis 

2Thattheagedmenbesober,grave,tem- 'should  be  made  h<  irs 
perate  ,sound  in faith,in  charity,  inpatience;  I  hope  of  eternal  life. 

3  The  aged  women  likewise,  that  theyl     8  This  is  a  faithful  Baying,  and  these 
be  in  behaviour  as  becometh  holiness.-  not'thin<rsI  will  that  thou  aflu  >tly,that 


Obstinate  heretics  rejected. 


they  which  have  believed  in  God  might  be 
careful  to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  good  and  profitable  unto  men. 

9  But  avoid  foolish  questions,  and  ge- 
nealogies, and  contentions,  and  strivings 
about  the  law ;  for  they  are  unprofitable 
and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  a  heretic,  alter  the 
first  and  second  admonition,  reject; 

1 1  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such,  is  sub- 
verted, and  sinneth,  being  condemned  of 
himself. 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas  unto  thee, 
or  Tychicus,  be  diligent  to  come  unto  me 


HEBREWS.         Paul  exhorts  to  forgiveness, 

to  Nicopolis:  for  I  have  determined  there 
to  winter. 

13  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and  Apollos 
on  their  journey  diligently,  that  nothing 
be  wanting  unto  them. 

14  And  let  ours  also  learn  to  maintain 
good  works  for  necessary  uses,  that  they 
be  not  unfruitful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute  thee. 
Greet  them  that  love  us  in  the  faith.  Grace 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

IF  It  was  written  to  Titus,  ordained  the 
first  bishop  of  the  church  of  the  Cre- 
tians,  from  Nicopolis  of  Macedonia. 


H  The  Epistle  of  PA  UL  to  PHILEMON. 


PAUL,  a  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
Timothy  our  brother,  unto  Philemon 
our  dearly  beloved,  and  fellow-labourer, 

2  And  to  our  beloved  Apphia,  and  Ar- 
chippus  our  fellow-soldier,  and  to  the 
church  in  thy  house : 

3  Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  I  thank  my  God,  making  mention  of 
thee  always  in  my  prayers, 

5  Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith,  which 
thou  hast  toward  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  to- 
ward  all  saints ; 

6  That  the  communication  of  thy  faith 
may  become  effectual  by  the  acknowledg- 
ing of  every  good  thing  which  is  in  you  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  consola- 
tion in  thy  love,  because  the  bowels  of  the 
saints  are  refreshed  by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  though  I  might  be  much 
bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin  thee  that  which  is 
convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather  beseech 
thee,  being  such  a  one  as  Paul  the  aged, 
and  now  also  a  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son  Onesimus, 
whom  I  have  begotten  in  my  bonds: 

1 1  Which  in  time  past  was  to  thee  un- 
profitable, but  now  profitable  to  thee  and 
to  me: 

12  Whom  I  have  sent  again:  thou  there- 
fore receive  him,  that  is,  mine  own  bowels: 

13  Whom  I  would  have  retained  with 
me,  that  in  thy  stead  he  might  have  minis- 


tered unto  me  in  the  bonds  of  the  gospel : 

14  But  without  thy  mind  would  I  do 
nothing ;  that  thy  benefit  should  not  be  as 
it  were  of  necessity,  but  willingly. 

15  For  perhaps  he  therefore  departed 
for  a  season,  that  thou  shouldest  receive 
him  for  ever ; 

16  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but  above  a 
servant,  a  brother  beloved,  especially  to 
me,  but  how  much  more  unto  thee,  both  in 
the  flesh,  and  m  the  Lord? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  a  partner, 
receive  him  as  myself. 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  oroweth 
thee  aught,  put  that  on  mine  account; 

19  I  Paul  have  written  it  with  mine 
own  hand,  I  will  repay  it:  albeit  I  do  not 
say  to  thee  how  thou  owest  unto  me  even 
thine  own  self  besides. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy  of  thee 
in  the  Lord:  refresh  my  bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  Having  confidence  in  thy  obedience 
I  wrote  unto  thee,  knowing  that  thou  wilt 
also  do  more  than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a  lodg- 
ing: fori  trust  that  through  your  prayers 
I  shall  be  given  unto  }rou. 

23  There  salute  thee  Epaphras,  my  fel- 
low-prisoner in  Christ  Jesus; 

24  Marcus,  Aristarchus,  Demas,  Lucas., 
my  fellow-labourers. 

25  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Chris* 
be  with  your  spirit.     Amen. 

IF  Written  from  Rome  to  Philemon,  by 
Onesimus  a  servant. 


?  The  Epistle  of  PAUL,the  Apostle,  to  the  HEBREWS. 

and  the  express  image  of  his  person,  and 
upholding  all  things  by  the  word  of  his 
power,  when  he  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  ot  the 
Majesty  on  high  ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better  than  the 
angels,  as  he  hath  by  inheritance  obtained 
a  more  excellent  name  than  they. 
182 


CHAP.  I. 

GOD,  who  at  sundry  times  and  in  di- 
vers manners  spake  in  time  past  unto 
the  fathers  by  the  prophets, 

2  Hath  in  these  last  days  spoken  unto  us 
by  his  Son,  whom  he  hath  appointed  heir  of 
all  things,by  whom  also  he  made  the  worlds; 

3  Who  being  the  brightness  of  his  glory. 


Obedience  due  to  Oirisl ' 


CHAP.  II,  III.     He  is  more  worthy  than  Moses* 


5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  lie 
at  anytime,  Thou  art  my  Son, this  day  have 
I  begotten  thee  ?  And  again,  I  will  be  to 
him  a  Father,  and  he  shall  be  to  me  a  Son.' 

6  And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the 
first-begotten  into  the  world,  he  saith, 
And  let  all  the  angels  of  God  worship  him. 

7  And  of  the  angels  he  saith,  Who 
maketh  his  angels  spirits,  and  his  ministers 
a  flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son,  he  saith,  Thy  throne, 
O  God,is  for  ever  and  ever  :  a  sceptre  of 
righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom; 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and 
hated  iniquity  ;  therefore  God,  even  thy 
God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

10  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning 
hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  ;  and 
the  heavens  are  the  works  of   thy    hands 

1 1  They  shall  perish;  but  thou  remainest 
and  they  all  shall  wax  old  asdoth  a  garment; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  fold  them 
up,  and  they  shall  be  changed  :  but  thou 
art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said  he 
at  any  time,  Sit  on  my  right  hand,  until  1 
make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits, 
sent  forth  to  minister  for  them  who  shall 
be  heirs  of  salvation  ? 

CHAP.  II. 

THEREFORE  we  ought  to  give  the 
more  earnest  heed  to  the  things  which 
we  haTre  heard,  lest  at  any  time  we  should 
let  them  slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  spoken  by  angels  was 
steadfast,  and  every  transgression  and  dis- 
obedience received  a  just  recompense  of 
reward  ; 

3  How  shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect 
so  great  salvation  ;  which  at  the  first  be 
gan  to  be  spoken  by  the  Lord,  and  was 
confirmed  unto  us  by  them  that  heard  him 

4  God  also  bearing  them  witness,  both 
with  signs  and  wonders,  and  with  divers 
miracles,  and  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ac- 
cording to  his  own  will  ? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not  put  in  sub 
jection  the  world  to  come  whcreofwe  speak 

6  But  one  in  a  certain  place  testified ,  say 
ing,Whatisman,thatthouartmindfulofhim 
or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

7  Thou  madest  him  a  little  lower  than 


nour ;    that  he  by  the  grace  of  God  should 
taste  death  for  every  man. 

10  For  it  became  him,  for  whom  are 
rill  things,  and  by  whom  are  all  things,  in 
bringing  many  sons  unto  glory,  to  make 
the  Captain  of  their  salvation  perfect 
through  Bufferings. 

1 1  For  both  he  that  sanctifieih,  and  they 
who  are  sanctified,  are  all  of  one :  for  which 
cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  breth- 
ren, 

12  Saying,  I  will  declare  thy  name  un- 
to my  brethren,  in  the  midst  of  the  chuich 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

13  And  again.]  will  put  my  trust  in  him. 
And  again.  Behold,  i,  and.  the  children 
which  God  hath  given  me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  children  are 
pa/takers  of  flesh  and  blood,  he  also  him- 
self likewise  took  part  of  the  same;  that 
through  death  be  might  destroy  him  that 
had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil ; 

15  And  deliver  them,  who,  through  fear 
of  death,  were  all  their  life-tine  subject  to 
bondage. 

16  For  verily  he  look  not  on  him  the  na- 
ture of  angels  ;  but  he  took  on  him  the 
seed  of  Abraham. 

17  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  behoved 
him  to  be  made  like  unto  his  brethren  ;  that 
he  might  be  a  merciful  and  faithful  Hitrh 
Priest  in  things  pertaining  to  God,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the  people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered, 
being  tempted,  he  is  able  to  succour  them 
that  are  tempted. 

CHAP.  III. 
IT  THEREFORE,  holy  brethren,  par- 
▼  ▼     takers  of  the  he- v.nK     tiling, 
sider  the  Apostle  and  High  Priest  of  our 
profession,  Christ  Jesus  ; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that  appoint 
ed  him,  as  also  Moses  wu  faithful  in  ali 
his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted  nor  thy  ol 
more  glory  than  Moses,  inasmuch  as  be 
who  hath  builded  the  house,  hath  more 
honour  than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by  some 
man  ;  but  he  that  built  all  things  is'i> 

5  And  Moses  verily  was  faithful  in  all  hifl 
house,  as  a  servant,  for  a  testimony  of  those 
things  which  were  to  be  spoken  after: 

6  But  Christ  as  a  Son  over  bis  own  In  nm  ■ 


theangels;  thou  crownedst  him  with  glory  I  whose  house  are  m  .   if  we  hold 

and  honour,  and  didst  set  him  over  the  confidence,  and  the  rejoicing  M   tn  bop 

works  of  thy  hands;  firm  unto  the  end. 

8  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in  subjection      7  Wherefore,  as  tb<    H 
under  his  feet.     For  in  that  he  put  all  in  To-day  if  ye  will  heai  b     i 
subjection  under  him,  be  left  nothing  thai      8  Hal-den  nol  yo  «  Pr<" 
is  not  put  under  him.     But  now  we  see  vocation,   in  the  day  «  temptation  m  tne 
not  yet  all  things  nut  under  him  :                wilderne* 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  who  was  made  a       9    When    your    lathei  i    mi  , 
little  lower  than  the  angel*  for  the  suffer-  proved  me,and  «  m  rm  works 

ing  of  death,  crowned  with  glory  and  ho-.      10  Wherelon  I  withthatge- 

1  o*5 


Rest  attained  by  faith. 


HEBREWS. 


The  priesthood  of  Girut. 


neration,  and  said,  They  do  always  err  in       12  For  the  word  of  God  is  quick,  and 
liieir  heart;    and  they  have  not  known  powerful,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged 

sword,  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  asun- 
der of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints  and 


my  ways. 

1 1  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  They  shall 
not  enler  into  my  rest. 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there  be 
in  any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of  unbeliet,  in 
departing  from  the  living  God. 

13  But  exhort  one  another  daily,  while 


marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  the  thoughts 
and  intents  of  the  heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  creature  that  is 
not  manifest  in  his  sight :  but  all  things 
are  naked  and  opened  unto  the  eyes  of  him 


it  is  called  To-day  ;  lest  any  of  you  be  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 
hardened  through  the  deceitfulness  of  sin.  I      14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  a  great 
14  For  we  are  made  partakers  of  Christ,  jHigh  Priest,  that  is  passed  into  the  hea- 


if  we  hold  the  beginning  of  our  confidence 
steadfast  unto  the  end  ; 

15  While  it  is  said,  To-day  if  ye  will 
hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your  hearts,  as 
in  the  provocation. 

16  For  some,  when  they  had  heard,  did 
provoke  :  howbeit,  not  all  that  came  out 
of  Egypt  by  Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  grieved  forty 
years?  was  it  not  with  therathathad  sinned, 
whose  carcasses  fell  in  the  wilderness? 

18  And  to  whom  sware  he  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  his  rest,  but  to  them 
that  believed  not? 

19  So  we  see  that  they  could  not  enter 
in  because  of  unbelief. 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  us  therefore  fear,  lest  a  promise 
being  left  us  of  entering  into  his  rest, 
any  of  you  should  seem  to  come  short  of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  the  gospel  preached, 
as  well  as  unto  them  :  but  the  word  preach- 
ed did  not  profit  them,  not  being  mixed 
with  faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  For  we  which  have  believed  do  enter 
into  rest,  as  he  said,  As  1  have  sworn  in 
my  wrath,  if  they  shall  enter  into  my  res! 
although  the  works  were  finished  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place  of  the 
seventh  day  on  this  wise,  And  God  did 
rest  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  works. 

5  And  in  this  place  again,  If  they  shall 
enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth  that 
«ome  must  enter  therein,  and  they  to  whom 
it  was  first  preached  entered  not  in  be- 
cause of  unbelief : 

7  (Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain  day, 
saying  in  David,  To-day,  after  so  long  a 
time  ;  as  it  is  said,  To-day,  if  ye  will  hear 
his  voice.,  harden  not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  Jesus  had  given  them  rest,  then 
would  he  not  afterward  have  spoken  of 
another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest  to 
the  people  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  bis  rest,  he 


vens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us  hold 
fast  our  profession. 

15  For  we  have  not  a  high  priest  which 
cannot  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of  our 
infirmities :  but  was  in  all  point*  tempted 
like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin. 

1 6  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the 
throne  of  grace,  that  we  imy  obtain  mercy, 
and  find  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAP.  V. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken  from 
among  men,  is  ordained  for  men  in 
things  pertaining  to  God,  that  he  may  offer 
both  gifts  and  sacrifices  for  sins  : 

2  Who  can  have  compassion  on  the  ig- 
norant, and  on  them  that  are  out  of  the 
way  ;  for  that  he  himself  also  is  compass- 
ed with  infirmity. 

3  And  by  reason  hereof  he  ought,  as  for 
the  people, soalsoforhimself,toofi%rforsins. 

4  And  no  man  taketh  this  honour  unto 
himself,  but  he  that  is  called  of  God,  as 
was  Aaron  : 

5  So  also  Christ  glorified  not  himself  to 
be  made  a  high  priest ;  but  he  that  said 
unto  him,  Thou  art  my  Son,  to-day  have 
I  begotten  thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another  place. 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the  order 
of  Melchisedec. 

I  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  when  he 
had  offered  up  prayers  and  supplications 
with  strong  crying  and  tears  unto  him  that 
was  able  to  save  him  from  death,  and  was 
heard    in  that  he  feared  ; 

8  Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet  learned  he 
obedience  by  the  things  which  he  suffered; 

9  And  being  made  perfect,  he  became 
the  author  of  eternal  salvation  unto  all 
them  that  obey  him  ; 

10  Called  of  God  a  high  priest  after 
the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

II  Of  whom  we  have  many  things  to 
say,  and  hard  to  be  uttered,  seeing  ye  are 
dull  of  hearing. 

12  For  when  for  the  time  ye  ought  to  be 
teachers,  ye  have  need  that  one  teach  you 
again  which  be  the  first  principles  of  the 


also  hath  ceased  from  his  own  works,  asjoracles  of  God;  and  are  become  such  as 

have  need  of  milk,  and  not  of  strong  meat. 
3  For  every  one  that  useth  milk,ts  un- 


God  did  from  his.) 

1 1   Let  us  labour  therefore  to  enter  into! 
that  rest,  lest  any  man  fall  after  the  saueiskilful  in  the  word  of  righteousness  :  for  he 


example  of  •  -'cfief. 


|  is  a  babe. 


184 


God's  sure  promises. 


CHAP.  VI,  VII. 


Clirist  and  Melchisedec. 


14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to  them! which  entereth  into  that  within  the  vail  • 
that  are  of  full  age,  even  those  who  by  rea-i  20  Whither  the  forerunner  is  for  us  en- 
son  of  use  have  their  senses  exercised  to  tered,  even  Jesus,  made  a   b»b  priest  for 


discern  both  good  and  evil. 
CHAP.  VI. 


ever  alter  the  order  of  Melchis* 
CHAP.  VII. 


THEREFORE  leaving  the  principles  of  T^OK  this  Melchisedec,  kin-:  of  Salem 
the  doctrine  of  Christ,  let  us  go  on  .V  priest  ofthe  most  high  God,  who  met 
unto  perfection;  not  laying  again  the  found- 'Abraham  returning  from  the  slaughte  of 
ation  of  repentance  from  dead  works,  and,  the  kings,  and  blessed  him; 


of  faith  toward   God. 


2  Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms,  and  of|part  of  a 


2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave  a  tenth 


first  being  by  interpn 

so 


laying  on  of  hands,  and  of  resurrection  of  j  King  of  righteousness,  and  after  that  uls< 
the  dead,  and  of  eternal  judgment.  King  of  Salem,  which  is,  King  of  peace 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  it  God  permit.      3  Without  father,  without  mother,  n  ith 


4  For  it  is  impossible  for  those  who  were 
once  enlightened,  and  have  tasted  of  the 
heavenly  gift,  and  were  made  partakers  of 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word  of  God, 
and  the  powers  of  the  world  to  come, 

6  If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  renew  them 
again  unto  repentance ;  seeing  they  crucify 
to  themselves  the  Son  of  God  afresh,  and 
put  him  to  an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth  which  drinketh  in  the 
rain  that  cometh  oft  upon  it,  and  bringeth 
forth  herbs  meet  for  them  by  whom  it  is 
dressed,  receiveth  blessing  from  God : 

8  But  tliat  which  beareth  thorns  and 
briers  is  rejected,  and  is  nigh  unto  cursing ; 
whose  end  is  to  be  burned. 

9  But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded  better 
things  of  you,  and  things  that  accompany 
salvation,  though  we  thus  speak. 

10  For  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget 
your  work  and  labour  of  love,  which  ye  have 
shewed  toward  his  name,  in  that  ye  have 
ministered  to  the  saints,  and  do  minister, 

1 1  And  wre  desire  that  every  one  of  you 
do  shew  the  same  diligence  to  the  full  as- 
surance of  hope  unto  the  end  : 

12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but  follow- 
ers of  them  who  through  faith  and  patience 
inherit  the  promises. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise  to 
Abraham,  because  he  could  swear  by  no 
greater,  he  sware  by  himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing  1  will  bless 
thee,  and  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thee. 

15  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently  en- 
dured, he  obtained  the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  by  the  greater: 
and  an  oath  for  confirmation  is  to  them  an 
end  of  all  strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more  abun- 
dantly to  shew  unto  the  heirs  of  promise 
the  immutability  of  his  counsel,  confirmed 
it  by  an  oath  : 

18  That  by  two  immutable  things,  in 
which  it  was  impossible  for  God  to  lie,  we 
might  have  a  strong  consolation,  who  have 
flctl  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon  the  hope 
set  before  us : 

19  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  of 
the  soul,  both  sure  and  steadfast,    and 


out  descent,  having  neither  beginning 
days,  nor  end  of  lite  ;   but  made  like  unto 
theSonofGod;abidetha  priest  continually. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this  man 
unto  whom  even  the  patriarch  Abraham 
gave  the  tenth  of  the  spoils. 

5  And  verily  they  that  are  ofthe  sons  of 
Levi,  who  receive  the  office  ofthe  prn  Bt- 
hood,  have  a  commandment  to  take  titbes 
ofthe  people  according  to  the  law,  that  is, 
of  their  brethren,  though  they  come  out  of 
the  loins  of  Abraham  : 

6  But  he  whose  descent  is  not  counted 
from  them  received  tithes  of  Abraham,  and 
blessed  him  that  had  the  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiction  the  less 
is  blessed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive  tithes  ; 
but  there  he  receiveth  them,  of  whom  it  is 
witnessed  that  he  liveth. 

9  And  as  I  may  so  say,  Levi  also,  who  re- 
ceiveth tithes,  payed  tithes  in  Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of  his 
father,  when  Melchisedec  met  him. 

11  If  therefore  perfection  were  by  the 
Levitical  priesthood,!  lor  under  it  the  |  - 
pie  received  the  law  )  what  further  need 
was  there  that  another  priest  should  ri* 
after  the  order  of  Melchisedec,  and  not  be 
called  after  the  order  of  Aaron  \ 

12  For  the  priesthood  being  changed. 
there  is  made  of  necessity  a  change  al 

the  law. 

ISForhe  of  whom  these  things  are  spoken 
pertaineth  to  another  tribe,  of  which  no 
man  gave  attendance  at  the  altar. 

14  For?*  is  evident  that  our  Lord  -prang 
out  of  Juda  ;  of  which  tribe  M< 
nothing  concerning  priesthood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident :  for 
that  after  the  similitude  of  McJchi» 
there  ariselh  another  p 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  tl  i 
carnal  commandment,  but  ailerthe  | 
of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  be  testifieth,  Tl 
for  ever  after  th< 

18  For  there  is  verilj  a  rlisannullii 
the  commandment  ■■■• 

weakness    and   unprofil  iblem  - 

19  For  the  law  made  nolhio 


Excellency  of  Christ*  $  ministry 

but  the  bringing  in  of  a  better  hope  did ; 
by  the  which  we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without  an  oath 
he  was  made  priest : 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made  without 
an  oath  ;  but  this  with  an  oath,  by  him  that 
said  unto  him,  The  Lord  sware,  and  will 
not  repent,  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after 
the  order  of  Melchisedec  :) 

22  By  so  much  was  Jesus  made  a  surety 
of  a  better  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many  priests, 
because  they  were  not  suffered  to  continue 
by  reason  of  death  : 

24  But  this  man,  because  he  continueth 
ever,  hath  an  unchangeable  priesthood. 

25  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save 
them  to  the  uttermost  that  come  unto  God 
by  him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to  make 
intercession  for  them. 

26  For  such  a  highpriest  became  us,  who 
is  holy,  harmless,  undenled,  separate  from 
sinners,  and  made  higher  than  the  heavens ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as  those  high 
priests,  to  offer  up  sacrifice,  first  for  his 
own  sins,  and  then  for  the  people's  :  for  this 
he  did  once,  when  he  offered  up  himself. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  men  high  priests 
which  have  infirmity  ;  but  the  word  of  the 
oath,  which  was  since  the  law,  maketh  the 
Son,  who   is  consecrated  for  evermore. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
"jVJOWof  the  things  which  we  have  spoken 
i.  i   this  is  die  sum  :  We  have  such  a  high 
priest,  who  is  set  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
throne  of  the  Majesty   in  the    heavens; 

2  A  minister  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of  the 
true  tabernacle,  which  the  Lord  pitched, 
and  not  man. 

3  For  every  high  priest  is  ordained  to 
offer  gifts  and  sacrifices  :  wherefore  it  is  of 
necessity  that  this  man  have  somewhat  also 
to  offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  should  not 
be  a  priest,  seeing  that  there  are  priests 
that  offer  gifts  according  to  the  law  : 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example  and  sha- 
dow of  heavenly  things,  as  Moses  was  ad- 
monished of  God  when  he  was  about  to 
make  the  tabernacle:  for,  See  (saith  he) 
that  thou  make  all  tilings  according  to  the 
pattern  shewed  to  thee  in  the  mount. 

6  Bui  now  hath  he  obtained  a  more  ex- 
cellent ministry,  by  how  much  also  he  is 
the  mediator  of  a  better  covenant,  which 
was  established  upon  belter  promises. 

7  For  if  that  first  covenant  had  been 
faultless,  then  should  no  place  have  been 
sought  for  the  second. 

8Forfinding fault  withthem,hesaith,  Be- 
hold, the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  when 
I  will  make  a  new  covenant  with  the  house 
of  Israel  and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : 

9  Not  accenting  to  the  covenant  that  J 
made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  when  I 


HEBREWS.       Rites  and  sacrifices  oj  the  law, 

took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead  them  out  oi 
the  land  of  Egypt;  because  they  continued 
not  in  my  covenant,  and  I  regarded  them 
not,  sailh  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  will 
make  with  the  house  oi  Israel,  after  those 
da}-s,  saith  the  Lord ;  I  will  put  my  laws 
into  their  mind,  and  write  them  in  theii 
hearts :  and  I  will  be  to  them  a  God,  and 
they  shall  be  to  me  a  people  : 

1 1  And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man 
his  neighbour,  and  every  man  his  brother, 
saying,  Know  the  Lord :  for  all  shall  know 
me,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest. 

12  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their  un- 
righteousness, and  their  sins  and  their 
iniquities  will  I  remember  no  more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  covenant,  he 
hath  made  the  first  old.  Now  that  which 
decayeth  and  waxeth  old,  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAP.  IX. 
^j^HEN  verily  the  first  covenant  had  also 
.1     ordinances  of  divine  service,  and  a 
worldly  sanctuary. 

2  For  there  was  a  tabernacle  made  ;  the 
first  wherein  was  the  candlestick,  and  the 
table,  and  the  shew-bread ;  which  is  called 
the  Sanctuary. 

3  And  after  the  second  vail,  the  taber- 
nacle which  is  called  the  Holiest  of  all ; 

4  Which  had  the  golden  censer,  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  round  about 
with  gold,  wherein  was  the  golden  pot  that 
had  manna,  and  Aaron's  rod  that  budded^ 
and  the  tables  of  the  covenant ; 

5  And  over  it  the  cherubims  of  glory 
shadowing  the  mercy-seat ;  of  which  we 
cannot  now  speak  particularly. 

6  Now  when  these  things  were  thus  or- 
dained, the  priests  went  always  into  the 
first  tabernacle,  accomplishing  the  service 
of  God : 

7  But  into  the  second  went  the  high 
priest  alone  once  every  year,  not  without 
blood,  which  he  offered  for  himself,  and 
for  the  errors  of  the  people  : 

8  The  Holy  Ghost  this  signifying,  that 
the  way  into  the  holiest  of  all  was  not  yet 
made  manifest,  while  as  the  first  taberna- 
cle was  yet  standing : 

9  Which  was  a  figure  for  the  time  then 
present,  in  which  were  offered  both  gifts 
and  sacrifices,  that  could  not  make  him 
that  did  the  service  perfect,  as  pertaining 
to  the  conscience  ; 

10  Which  stood  only  in  meats  and  drinks, 
and  divers  washings,  and  carnal  ordi- 
nances, imposed  on  them  until  the  time  of 
reformation. 

1 1  But  Christ  being  come  a  high  priest 
oi  good  things  to  come,  by  a  greater  and 
more  perfect  tabernacle,  not  made  with 
hands,  ihat  is  to  say,  not  of  this  building; 

12  IS  either  by  the  blood  of  goats  and 
186 


Sacrifices  of  the  law.  CHAP.  X. 

calves,  but  by  his  own  blood,  he  entered  of  the 


Weakness  of  I  aw- sacrifices. 
lings,  can  never  with  those  sacri- 


in  once  into  the  holy  place,  having  ob-|  fixes  which  they  offered  year  by  year  con 
tained  eternal  redemption  for  us.  tinually,  make  the  comers  thereunto  per 

13  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats,  feet. 


and  the  ashes  of  a  heifer  sprinkling  the 
unclean,  sanctifieth  to  the  purifying  of  the 
flesh: 

14  How  much  more  shall  the  blood  of 
Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit 
offered  himself  without  spot  to  God,  purge 
your  conscience  from  dead  works  to  serve 
the  living  God? 

15  And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  mediator 
of  the  new  testament,  that  by  means  of 
death,  for  the  redemption  of  the  trans- 
gressions that  were  under  the  first  testa- 
ment, they  which  are  called  might  receive 
the  promise  of  eternal  inheritance. 

16  For  where  a  testament  is,  there  must 
also  of  necessity  be  the  death  of  the  testator. 

17  For  a  testament  tsof  force  after  men 
are  dead  :  otherwise  it  is  of  no  strength  at 
all  while  the  testator  liveth. 

18  Whereupon  neither  the  first  testament 
was  dedicated  without  blood. 

19  For  when  Moses  had  spoken  every 

f>recept  to  all  the  people  according  to  the 
aw,  he  took  the  blood  of  calves  and  of 
goats,  with  water,  and  scarlet  wool,  and 
hyssop,  and  sprinkled  both  the  book  and 
all  the  people, 

20  Saying,  This  is  the  blood  of  the  testa- 
ment wrhich  God  hath  enjoined  unto  you. 

21  Moreover,  he  sprinkled  likewise 
with  blood  both  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  vessels  of  the  ministry. 

22  And  almost  all  things  are  by  the  law 
purged  with  blood  ;  and  without  shedding 
o£  blood  is  no  remission. 

23  It  was  therefore  necessary  that  the 
patterns  of  things  in  the  heavens  should 
be  purified  with  these  ;  but  the  heavenly 
things  themselves  with  better  sacrifices 
than  these. 

24  For  Christ  is  not  entered  into  the 
holy  places  made  with  hands,  which  are  the 
figures  of  the  true  ;  but  into  heaven  itself, 
now  to  appear  in  the  presence  of  God  for  us: 

25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  offer  himself 
often,  as  the  high  priest  entereth  into  the 
holy  place  every  year  with  blood  of  others ; 


2  For  then  would  they  not  have  ceased 
to  be  offered?  because  that  the  worshippers 
once  purged  should  have  had  no  more 
conscience  of  sins. 

3  But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a  re- 
membrance again  made  of  sins  ever}-  j 

4  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood  of 
bulla  and  of  goats  should  take  away  sins. 

5  Wherefore,  when  he  cometh  into  the 
world,  he  saith.  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou 
wouldest  not,  but  a  body  hast  thou  pre- 
pared me  : 

6  In  burnt-offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin 
thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,Lo,  I  come  (in  the  volume 
of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me)  to  do  thy 
will,  O  God. 

8  Above,  when  he  said,  Sacrifice  and 
offering  and  burnt-offerings  ando^erinjrfot 
sin  thoi«  wouldest  not.  neither hadst  plea- 
sure therein;  which  are  offered  by  the  law; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  1  come  to  do  thy 
will,  O  God.  He  taketh  away  the  first, 
that  he  may  establish  the  second. 

10  By  the  which  will  we  are  sanctified 
through  the  offering  of  the  body  of 
Christ  once  for  all. 

1 1  And  every  priest  standeth  daily  mi  • 
nistering  and  offering  oftentimes  the  same 
sacrifices,  which  can  never  take  away  <-jn- : 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  had  off 
one  sacrifice  for  sins,  for  ever  sat  down  on 
the  right  hand  of  God  ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting  till  his 
enemies  be  made  his  footstool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  peri' 
for  ever  them  thai  air  sanctifit  d. 

15  Jiliereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a 
witness  to  us  :  for  after  that  he  had  said 
before, 

16  This  is  the  covenant  that   I 
make  with  them  after  those  days,  saith  Um 
Lord;  I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  h. 
and  in  their  minds  will  1  write  them  ; 

17  And  their  sins  and  iniquities  will  I 
remember  no  more. 

18  Now,  where   remission  of  th»  -• 


26  For  then  must  he  often  have  suffered \there  is  no  more  offering;  for  sin 


since  the  foundation  of  the  world:  but  now 
once  in  the  end  of  the  world  hath  he  ap 


19  Having  therefore,  brethren,  bol 
-'to  enter  into  the  holiest  by  tb 


peared  to  put  aw-ay  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of]  Jesus, 

himself.  2Q  By  a  new  and  living  way,  whu 

27  And  as  it  is  appointed  unto  men  once  hath  consecrated  forus,  through  m 


to  die,  but  after  this  the  judgment : 


that  is  to  say   his  flesh  ; 


28  So  Christ  was  once  offered  to  bear      21    tod  having     i  hi  rerlhi 

the  sins  of  many  ;  and  unto  them  that  look  bouse  of  God 


for  him  shall  he  appear  the  second  time 
without  sin  unto  salvation. 
CHAP.   X 


12  Let  ii-  dr.iv/  m 
in  full  "i  faith,  h 

sprinkled  from  an   evil   cons<  m 


FOR  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  good. our  bodies  trashed  will,  j 
things  to  come,  and  not  the  very  image;     23  Letus  holdfastthei 


our 


Of  holding  fast  the  faith. 


HEBREWS. 


What  faith  is. 


faith  without  wavering  ;  for  he  is  faithful 
that  promised : 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  another,  to 
provoke  unto  love, and  to  good  works  : 

25  Not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  our- 
selves together,  as  the  manner  of  some  is ; 
but  exhorting  one  another;  and  so  much 
the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

26  For  if  we  sin  wilfully  after  that  we 
have  received  the  knowledge  of  the  truth, 
there  remaineth  no  more  sacrifice  for  sins, 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking  for  of 
judgment  and  fiery  indignation,  which 
shall  devour  the  adversaries. 

28  He  that  despised  Moses'  law,  died 
without  mercy  under  two  or  three  wit- 
nesses : 

29  Of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  sup- 

fjose  ye,  shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who 
lath  trodden  under  foot  the  Son  of  God, 
andhath  counted  the  blood  of  the  covenant, 
wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy 
thing,  and  hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spi- 
rit of  grace? 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath  said, 
Vengeance  belo?rgeth  unto  me,  I  will  re- 
compense, saith  the  Lord.  And  again, 
The  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

31  It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the  former 
days,  in  which,  after  ye  were  illuminated, 
ye  endured  a  great  fight  of  afflictions  ; 

33  Partly,  while  ye  were  made  a  gaz- 
ing-stock  both  by  reproaches  and  afflic- 
tions ;  and  partly,  while  ye  became  com- 
panions of  them  that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me  in  my 
bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the  spoiling  of 
your  goods,  knowing  in  yourselves  that  ye 
have  in  heaven  a  better  and  an  enduring 
substance. 

35  Cast  not  away  therefore  your  con- 
fidence, which  hath  great  recompense  of 
reward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  j 
after  ye  have  done  the  will  of  God,  ye 
might  receive  the  promise. 

37  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  he  that 
shall  come  will  come,  and  will  not  tarry. 

38  Now  the  just  shall  live  by  faith: 
but  if  any  man  draw  back,  my  soul  shall 
have  no  pleasure  in  him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  who  draw 
back  unto  perdition  ;  but  of  them  that  be- 
lieve to  the  saving  of  the  soul. 

CHAP.  XI. 

NOW  faith  is  the  substance  of  tiling? 
hoped  for,  the  evidence  of  things  not 
seen: 

2  For  by  it  the  elders  obtained  a  good 
report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand  that 
the  worlds  were  framed  by  the  word  of 
God,  so  <hat  things  which  are  seen  were 


not  made  of  things    which    do    appear, 

4  By  faith  Abel  offered  unto  God  a  more 
excellent  sacrifice  than  Cain,  by  which  he 
obtained  witness  that  he  was  righteous, 
God  testifying  of  his  gifts:  and  by  it  he 
being  dead  yet  speaketh. 

5  iBy  faith  Enoch  was  translated,  that 
he  should  not  see  death ;  and  was  not 
found,  because  God  had  translated  him: 
for  before  his  translation  he  had  this  testi- 
mony, that  he  pleased  God. 

6  But  without  faith  it  is  impossible  to 
please  him:  for  he  that  cometh  to  God 
must  believe  that  he  is,  and  thathe  is  a  re- 
warder  of  them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  By  faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God 
of  things  not  s^en  as  yet,  moved  with  fear, 
prepared  an  ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house ; 
by  the  which  he  condemned  the  world, 
and  became  heir  of  the  righteousness  which 
is  by  faith. 

8  By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was  called 
to  go  out  into  a  place  which  he  should  after 
receive  for  an  inheritance,  obeyed;  and  he 
went  out  not  knowing  whither  he  went. 

9  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the  land  of 
promise,  as  in  a  strange  country,  dwelling 
in  tabernacles  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the 
heirs  with  him  of  the  same  promise: 

10  For  he  looked  for  a  city  which  hath 
foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is 
God. 

11  Through  faith  also  Sarah  herself  re- 
ceived strength  to  conceive  seed,  and  was 
delivered  of  a  child  when  she  was  past 
age,  because  she  judged  him  faithful  who 
had  promised. 

12  Therefore  sprang  there  even  of  one, 
and  him  as  good  as  dead,  so  many  as  the 
stars  of  the  sky  in  multitude,andasthesand 
which  is  by  the  sea-shore  innumerable. 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having 
received  the  promises,  but  having  seen 
them  afar  off,  and  were  persuaded  of  them, 
and  embraced  them,  and  confessed  that 
they  were  strangers  and  pilgrims  on  the 
earth. 

14  For  they  that  say  such  things  declare 
plainly  that  they  seek  a  country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  been  mindful 
of  that  country  from  whence  they  came 
out,  they  might  have  had  opportunity  to 
have  returned. 

16  But  now  they  desire  a  better  covn- 
t*y,  that  is,  a  heavenly:  wherefore  God 
is  not  ashamed  to  be  called  their  God:  for 
lie  hath  prepared  for  them  a  city. 

17  By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was 
tried-,  offered  up  Isaac :  and  he  that  had 
received  the  promises  offered  up  his  only- 
begotten  son, 

18  Of  whom  it  was  said,  That  in  Isaac 
shali  thy  seed  be  called: 

19  Accounting  that  God  was  able  to 
raise  Mm  up,  even  from  the  dead;  from 

188 


w 


CHAP.  XII. 
HEREFOHE,  seeing  wc  also  are 
compassed  about  with  so 


The  fruits  of  faith.  CHAP.  XII.         Jin  exhortation  to  constancy. 

tvhence  also  he  received  him  in  a  figure,  they  wandered  in  deserts,  and  in  moun- 

20  By  faith   Isaac  blessed  Jacob  and  tains,  and  in  dens  and  caves  of  the  earth. 
Esau  concerning  things  to  come.  39  And  these  all,    having  obtained  a 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was  a  dying,  good  report  through  faith,  received  not 
blessed  both  the  sons  of  Joseph ;  and  wor-  the  promise : 

shipped,  leaning  upon  the  top  of  his  staff. \     40  God  having  provided  some  better 

22  By  faith  Joseph,  when  he  died,  made  thing  for  us,  that  'they  without  us  should 
mention  of  the  departing  of  the  children  of  not  be  made  perfect. 
Israel ;  and  gave  commandment  concern- 
ing his  bones. 

23  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  born.  p 
was  hid  three  months  of  his  parent*,  be-|cloud  of  witnesses,  let  us  lay  aside  i  w  ry 
cause  they  saw  hem-as  a  proper  child;  and 
they  were  not  afraid  of  the  king's  com- 
mandment. 

24  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  come 
to  years,  refused  to  be  called  the  son  of 
Phaiaoh's  daughter; 

25  Choosing  rather  to  suffer  affliction 
with  the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the 
pleasures  of  sin  for  a  season ; 

26  Esteeming  the  reproach  of  Christ 
greater  riches  than  the  treasures  in  Egypt: 
ior  he  had  respect  unto  the  recompense  of 
the  reward. 

27  By  faith  he  forsook  Egypt,  not  fear- 
ing the  wrath  of  the  king:  for  he  endured, 
as  seeing  him  who  is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  he  kept  the  passover, 
and  the  sprinkling  of  blood,  lest  he  that 
destroyed  the  first-born  should  touch  them. 

29  fey  faith  they  passed  through  the 
Red  sea  as  by  dry  land :  which  the  Egyp- 
tians assaying  to  do  were  drowned. 

30  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell 
down,  after  they  were  compassed  about 
seven  days. 

31  By  faith  the  harlot  Rahab  perished 
not  with  them  that  believed  not,  when  she 
had  received  the  spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  .say  more?  for  the 
time  would  fail  me  to  tell  of  Gedeon,  and 
qf  Barak,  and  of  Samson,  and  of  Jeph- 
thae.  of  David  also,  and  Samuel,  ando/ 
the  prophets: 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued  king- 
doms, wrought  righteousness,  obtained 
promises,  stopped  the  mouths  of  lions, 

34  Quenched  the  violence  of  fire,  escap- 
ed the  edge  of  the  sword,  out  of  weakness 
were  made  strong,  waxed  valiant  in  fight, 
turned  to  flight  the  armies  of  the  alien*. 

35  Women  received  their  dead  raised 
to  life  again:  and  others  were  tortured 


weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easily 
beset  us,  and  let  US  run  with  patience  the 
race  that  is  set  before  us, 

2  Looking   unto  Jesus   the   author  and 
finisher  of  our  faith  ;  w  bo,  for  Ibe  joy  that 
was  set   before    him.  endured   the    - 
despising  the  shame,  and  is  set  down  at 
the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  rer  consider  him  that  endured  such 
contradiction  of  sinners  against  himself, 
lest  ye  be  wearied  and  faint  in  your  minds*. 

<1    Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto  b 
striving  against  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation 
which  speaketh  unto  you  as  untochildrei  , 
My  son,  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked 
of  him  : 

6  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasten - 
eth,  and  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  r- 
ceiveth. 

7  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God  dealetfa 
with  you  as  with  son-:  tor  what  son  is  he 
whom  the  father  chas^eneth  not? 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  cha 
whereof  all  are  partakers,  then  are  y» 
tards,  and  not  sons. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  fathers  of 
our  flash  which  corrected  tit,  and  we  gave 
them  reverence:  shall  we  not  much  rather 
be  in  subjection  unto  the  Father  of  spirits, 
and  live? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  few  days  chas- 
tened w  after  their  own  pleasure;  but  he 
for  our  profit,  that  we  might  be  partaken 
of  his  holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the   pn 
seemeth  to  bejoyous.  but  jrrievoua  :  nei  er- 
thcless,  afterward  it  yieldeth  tl 
ble  fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them  wlm  h 
are  exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands  which 


not  accepting  deliverance;  that  they  might;  hang  down,  and  the 


feeble  ki 


obtain  a  better  resurrection: 


13  And  make  straight  path! 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel  mock-!feet,  lest  that  which  is  lame  be  tan 
ings  and  scourgings,   yea,  moreover  of  I  of  the  way;  but  let  it  rather  b< 


bonds  and  imprisonment: 


14  Follow  | K 


nd  he 


37  They  were  stoned,  they  were  sawn!  ness.  without  which  uoman  shall  sei  the 

asunder,  were  tempted,  were  slain  with  Lord: 
the  sword:  they  wandered  about  in  sheep-       15  Looking   dilitt 
skins,  and  goat-skins;  being  destitute,  af-  fail  of  tlw  ]u*2 

flicted,  tormented;  |  bitterness  springing  up,  1 

38(Of  whom  the  world  was  not  worthy:)  thereby  many  be  dehledj 


The  nc&»  testament  commended.      HEBREWS. 


Diverse  admonitions. 


16  Lest  there  be  any  fornicator,  or  pro- 
fane person,  as  Esau,  who  for  one  morsel 
of  meat  sold  his  birthright. 

17Foryeknow  how  thatafterward,  when 
he  would  have  inherited  the  blessing,  he  was 
rejected:  for  he  found  no  place  of  repent- 
ance,thoughhesoughtitcarefully  with  tears. 

1 8  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  the  mount 
that  might  be  touched,  and  that  burned 
with  fire,  nor  unto  blackness,  and  dark- 
ness, and  tempest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the 
voice  of  words;  which  voice  they  that 
heard,  entreated  that  the  word  should  not 
be  spoken  to  them  any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure  that  which 
was  commanded,  And  if  so  much  as  a  beast 
touch  the  mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned,  or 
thrust  through  with  a  dart: 

21  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight,  that  Mo- 
ses said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake:) 

22  But  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Sion, 
and  unto  the  city  of  the  living  God,  the 
heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  to  an  innumerable 
company  of  angels, 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and  church 
of  the  first-born,  which  are  written  in  hea- 
ven, and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to 
the  spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  the  Mediator  of  the  new 
eovenant,andtothebloodofsprinkling,that 
speaketh  better  things  than  that  of  Abel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speak- 
eth. For  if  they  escaped  not  who  refused 
him  that  spake  on  earth,  much  m.ore  shall 
?iot  we  escape,  if  we  turn  away  from  him 
that  speaketh  from  heaven  : 

26  Whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth  : 
but  now  he  hath  promised,  saying,  Yetonce 
more  1  shake  not  the  earth  only,  but  also 
heaven. 

27  And  this  ~vord,  Yet  once  more,  signi- 
fied the  removing  of  those  things  that  are 
shaken,  as  of  things  that  are  made,  that  those 
things  which  cannot  be  shaken  may  remain. 

28  W7herefore  we  receiving  a  kingdom 
which  cannot  be  moved,  let  us  have  grace, 
whereby  we  may  serve  God  acceptably, 
with  reverence  and  godly  fear  ; 

29  For  our  God  is  a  consuming  fire. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  brotherly  love  continue. 
2  Be  not  forgetful  to  entertain  stran- 
gers :  for  thereby  some  have  entertained 
angels  unawares. 

3  Remember  them  that  are  in  bonds,  as 
bound  with  them ;  «?i<i  them  which  suffer  ad- 
versity, as ibeingy  ourselves  also  in  the  body. 

4  Marriage  is  honourable  in  all,  and  the 
bed  undefiled :  but  whoremongers  and 
adulterers  God  will  judge. 

5  Let  your  conversation  be  without  co- 
vetousness;  and  be  content  with  such 
things  as  ye  have  :  for  he  hath  said,  I  will 
never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake  thro. 


6  So  that  we  may  boldly  say,  The  Lord 
is  my  helper,  and  I  will  not  fear  what  man 
shall  do  unto  me. 

7  Remember  them  which  have  the  rule 
over  you,  who  have  spoken  unto  you  the 
word  of  God:  whose  faith  follow,  consid- 
ering the  end  of  their  conversation  : 

8  Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday,  and 
to-day,  and  for  ever. 

9  Be  not  carried  about  with  divers  and 
strange  doctrines:  ,for  it  is  a  good  thing 
that  the  heart  be  established  with  grace ; 
not  with  meats,  which  have  not  profited 
them  that  have  been  occupied  therein. 

10  We  have  an  altar,  whereof  they  have 
no  right  to  eat  which  serve  the  tabernacle. 

1 1  For  the  bodies  of  those  beasts,  whose 
blood  is  brought  into  the  sanctuary  by  the 
high  priest  for  sin,  are  burned  without  the 
camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he  might 
sanctify  the  people  with  his  own  blood, 
suffered  without  the  gate. 

13  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto  him 
without  the  camp,  bearing  his  reproach. 

14  For  here  have  we  no  continuing  city, 
but  we  seek  one  to  come. 

15  By  him  therefore  let  us  offer  the  sa- 
crifice of  praise  to  God  continually,  that  is, 
the  fruit  of  our  lips,  giving  thanks  to  his 
name. 

16  But  to  do  good,  and  to  communicate, 
forget  not :  for  with  such  sacrifices  God  is 
well  pleased. 

17  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  overyou, 
and  submit  yourselves  :  for  they  watch  for 
your  souls,  as  they  that  must  give  account, 
that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not  with 
grief:  for  that  is  unprofitable  for  you. 

18  Pray  for  us  :  for  we  trust  we  have  a 
good  conscience,  in  all  things  willing  to 
live  honestly. 

1 9  But  I  beseech  you  the  rather  to  do  this, 
that  I  may  be  restored  to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Novij,  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought 
again  from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus,that 
great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through  the 
blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 

21  Make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work, 
to  do  his  will,  working  in  you  that  which 
is  well-pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus 
Christ;  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  suffer 
the  word  of  exhortation :  for  I  have  written 
a  letter  unto  you  in  few  words. 

23  Know  ye,  that  our  brother  Timothy 
is  set  at  liberty;  with  whom,  if  he  come 
shortly,  I  will  see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  that  have  the  rule 
over  you,  and  all  the  saints.  They  of 
Italy  salute  you. 

25  Grace  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

%  Written  to  the  Hebrews  from  Italy, 
by  Timothy. 

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II  The  General  Epistle  of  JAMES. 


CHAP.  I. 

JAMES,  a  servant  of  God  and  of  Ihe  Lord 
Jesus    Christ,   to  the  twelve   tribes 
which  are  scattered  abroad,  greeting:. 

2  My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy  when  ye 
fall  into  divers  temptations  ; 

3  Knowing  this,  that  the  trying  of  your 
faith  worketh  patience. 

4  But  let  patience  have  her  perfect 
work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire, 
wanting  nothing. 

5  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask 
of  God,  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and 
upbraidcth  not ;  and  it  shall  be  given  him. 

6  But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  wa- 
vering. For  he  that  wavereth  is  like  a  wave 
of  the  sea  driven  with  the  wind  and  tossed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that  he 
shall  receive  any  thing  of  the  Lord. 

8  A  double-minded  man  is  unstable  in 
all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree  rejoice 
in  that  he  is  exalted : 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  : 
because  as  the  flower  of  the  grass  he  shall 
pass  away. 

1 1  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen  with  a 
burning  heat,  but  it  withereth  the  grass, 
and  the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace 
of  the  fashion  of  it  perisheth  :  so  also  shall 
the  rich  man  fade  away  in  his  ways. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  endureth 
temptation :  for  when  he  is  tried,  he  shall 
receive  the  crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord 
hath  promised  to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  I 
am  tempted  of  God:  for  God  cannot  be 
tempted  with  evil,  neither  tempteth  he  any 
man: 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted,  when  he  is 
drawn  away  of  his  own  lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then, when  lust  hath  conceived,  s 
bringeth  forth  sin;  and  sin,  when  it  1S 
finished,  bringeth  forth  death. 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  biy-hren. 

17  Every  goodgift  and  every  pe*ect  &'» 
is  from  above,  and  cometh  dow  from  the 
Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is-10  variable- 
ness, neither  shadow  of  turrtfl&« 

18  Of  his  own  will  be?'c  ne  us  u'itn  tne 
word  of  truth,  that  we  *iould  be  a  kind  of 
first-fruits  of  his  creates. 

19  Wherefore,  mj  beloved  brethren,  let 
every  man  be  sw?it  to  hear,  slow  to  speak, 
slow  to  wrath  : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not 
the  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  all  filthiness,and 
superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and  receive 
with  meekness  the  ingrafted  word,  which 
is  able  to  save  your  souls. 

22  But  be  ye  doers  of  Ihe  word,  and  not 
hearers  only,  deceiving  your  own  selves. 

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23  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man 
beholding  hi^  natural  face  i 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself,  and 
his  way,  and  straightway  forgetteth 
manner  of  man  he  was. 

25  But  whoso  tooketh  into  the  perfect  law 
of  liberty,  and  continueth  therein,  he-  being 
not  a  forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the 
work,  this  man  shall  be  blessed  in  his  deed. 

l20  If  any  man  among  you  seem  to  ! 
ligious,  and  bridleth  not  his  tongue,  butdc- 
ceiveth  his  own  heart,  this  man's  religion 
is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  undcfiledbeforeGod 
and  the  Father  is  this,  To  visit  the  lather- 
less  and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to 
keep  himself  unspotted  from  tie  world. 
CHAP.  II. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  (he  faith  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  nt  Lord  of  glory, 
with  respect  of  persons 

2  For  if  there  come  into  your  assembly, 
a  man  with  agold  rirg,  in  goodly  apj 
and  there  come  in  dso  a  poor  man  in 
raiment; 

3  And  ye  have  espect  to  him  that  wear- 
eth  the  gay  clotbng,  and  say  unto  hi:; 
thou  here  in  a  good  place ;  and  say  to  the 
poor,  Stand  thou  t^ere,  or  sit  here  under 
my  footstool : 

4  Are  ye  notihen  partial  in  yourst 
and  are  bec^ne  judges  of  evil  thoui 

5  Hearken  my  beloved  brethren.  Hath 
not  God  cl°sen  tne  P00r  of  this  world 
in  faith  and  ne'rs  °f  tne  kingdom  v. 
he  hat1  promised  to  them  that  love  him  .' 

6  sut  ye  have  despised  the  poor,     1 1 
not'ich  men  oppress  you,  and  draw  you 
D^ore  the  judgment-seats? 

7  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  worthy 
name  by  the  which  ye  are  called? 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  a<  i  ordii 
the  scripture,  Thou  snail  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself,  ye  do  well: 

9  But  if  ye  have  resp<  ct  t<>  persons,  ye. 
commit  sin,  and  are  convinced  ol  tla 
as  transgressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole 
law,  and  yet  offend  in  one  point,  I 
guilty  of  all. 

1 1  For  he  that  said.  Do  not  commit  adul- 
tery ;  said  also,  Do  not  kill.    N<>".  ii  tho« 
commit  no  adultery,  y<  I  it'  thou  kill, 
art  become  a  transgressor  ol  the  Ian 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  sod 
shall  be  judged  by  the  Ian  ol  h1  • 

13  For  he  shall  bav< 
mercy  that  hath  sh<  ir< 
merry  rejoiceth  against  judgm<  nt. 

14  What  doth  it  ' 
(hough  a  man  say  he  bath  faith. 

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15  If  a  hrother  or  sister  be  naked,  and 
destitute  of  daily  food, 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto  them,  De- 
part in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled  ; 
notwithstanding  ye  give  them  not  those 
things  which  are  needful  to  the  body; 
what  doth  it  profit? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not  works, 
is  dead, being  alone. 

13  Yea,  a  man  may  say,  Thou  hast 
faith,  and  I  have  works:  shew  me  thy 
faith  without  thy  works,  audi  will  shew 
thee  my  faith  by  my  works. 

1 9  Thou  believest  that  there  is  one  God  ; 
1hou  doest  well:  the  devils  also  believe, 
and  tremble. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain  man, 
fliat  faith  without  works  is  dead  ? 

21  Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justi- 
fied by  works,  when  he  had  offered  Isaac 
his  son  upon  the  altar  ? 

22  Seest  tV>u  how  faith  wrought  with 
his  works,  and  by  works  was  faith  made 
perfect? 

23  And  the  scrip\Ure  was  fulfilled,  which 
saith,  Abraham  beloved  God,  and  it  was 
imputed  unto  him  foi  righteousness  :  and 
he  was  called  the  Friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  hov>  that  by  works  a 
man  is  justified,  and  not  by  faith  only. 

25  Likewise  also  was  not  Rahab  the 
harlot  justified  by  works,  when  she  had 
received  the  messenger,  and  had  sent 
them  out  another  way? 

26  For  as  the  body  withi^-the  spirit  is 
dead,  so  faith  without  works's-  dead  also 

CHAP.  III.    S  aeaQ  alS0- 

MY  brethren    be  not  many  masters, 
knowing  that  we  shall  rec6ve  the 
greater  condemnation. 

2  For  in  many  things  we  offend  all.  jf 
any  man  offend  not  in  word,  the  same  t,a 
perfect  man,  and  able  also  to  bridle  tin 
whoie  body. 

3  Behold,  we  put  bits  in  the  horses' 
mouths,  that  they  may  obey  us  ;  and  we 
turn  about  their  whole  body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which,  though 
they  be  so  great,  and  are  driven  of  fierce 
winds,  yet  are  they  turned  about  with  a 
very  small  helm,  whithersoever  the  go- 
vernor listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  is  a  little  member, 
and  boasteth  great  things.  Behold,  how 
gTeat  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindleth ! 
t  6  And  the  tongue  is  a  fire,  a  world  of 
iniquity  :  so  is  the  tongue  among  our  mem- 
bers, that  it  defileth  the  whole  body,  and 
setteth  on  fire  the  course  of  nature  ;  and 
it  is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  kind  of  beasts,  and  of  birds, 
and  of  serpents,  and  of  things  in  the  sea, 
is  tamed,  andhath  beentamed,  of  mankind 


JAMEd.  Of  intemperance  and  pride. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even  the  Fa* 
ther;  and  therewith  curse  we  men,  which 
are  made  after  the  similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  proceedeth 
blessing  and  cursing.  My  brethren,  these 
things  ought  not  so  to  be. 

1 1  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth  at  the 
same  place  sweet  water  and  bitter? 

12  Can  the  fig-tree,  my  brethren,  bear 
olive-berries?  either  a  vine,  figs?  so  can 
no  fountain  both  yield  salt  water  and  fresh. 

13  Who  is  a  wise  man  and  endued  with 
knowledge  among  you  ?  let  him  shew  out 
of  a  good  conversation  his  works  with 
meekness  of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  bitter  envying  and 
strife  in  your  hearts,  glory  not,  and  lie  not 
against  the  truth. 

15  This  wisdom  descendeth  not  from 
above,  but  is  earthly,  sensual,  devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife  is, 
there  is  confusion  and  every  evil  work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above  is 
first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy 
tobe  entreated,  full  ofmercyandgood  fruits, 
without  partiality,  and  without  hypocrisy. 

1 8  And  the  fruit  of  righteousness  is  sown 
in  peace  of  them  that  make  peace. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FROM  whence  come  wars  and  fightings 
among  you  ?  come  they  not  hence,  even 
of  your  lusts  that  war  in  your  members? 

2  Ye  lust  and  have  not :  ye  kill,  and  de- 
sire to  have ,  and  cannot  obtain :  ye  fight  and 
war,  yet  ye  have  not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

3  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  because  ye 
ask  amiss,  that  ye  may  consume  it  upon 
your  lusts. 

4  Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses,  know 
ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  the  world  is  en- 
mity with  God?  whosoever  therefore  wil 
be  a  friend  of  the  world  is  the  enemyof  God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  scripture  saith  in 
^ain,  The  spirit  thatdwelleth  in  us  lusteth 
to,nvy  ? 

^^ut  he  giveth  more  grace.  Wherefore 
he  sa*n,  00d  resisteth  the  proud,  but 
giveth  ^ace  unto  the  humble. 

7  Subnet  yourselves  therefore  to  God. 
Resist  the  o^il,  and  he  will  flee  from  you. 

8  Draw  nigvto  God,  and  he  will  draw 
nigh  to  you.  C<>anse  your  hands,  ye  sin- 
ners, and  purify  ^our  hearts,  ye  double- 
minded. 

9  Be  afflicted,  ant  mourn,  and  weep : 
let  your  laughter  be  turned  to  mourning, 
and  your  joy  to  heaviness. 

10  Humble  yourselves  in  the  sight  ot 
the  Lord,  and  he  shall  lift  you  up. 

1 !  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another,  breth- 
He  that  speaketh  evil  of  his  brother, 


ren. 

and  judgeth  his  brother,  speaketh  evil  of 
the  law,  and  judgeth  the  law  :  but  if  thou 
8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man  tame  ;  //judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer  of  the 
rt  an  unruly  evil,  full  of  deadly  poison.      I  law,  but  a  judge. 

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CHAP.  I. 


Exhortation  to  patience 

12  There  js  one  lawgiver,  who  is  able 
to  save,  and  to  destroy  :  who  art  thou  that 
judgest  another  ? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say,  To-day  or 
to-morrow  we  will  go  into  such  a  city,  and 
continue  there  a  year,  and  buy,  and  sell, 
and  get  gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall  be 
on  the  morrow.  For  what  is  your  life?  It 
is  even  a  vapour,  that  appeareth  for  a  little- 
time,  and  then  vanisheth  away. 

1 5  For  that  ye  ought  to  say,  If  the  Lord 
will,  we  shall  live,  and  do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your  boast- 
ings :  all  such  rejoicing  is  evil. 

17  Therefore  to  him  that  knoweth  to  do 
good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 

CHAP.  V. 

(^  O  to  now,  ye  rich  men,  weep  and  howl 
Jf  for  your  miseries  that  shall  come  up- 
on you. 

2  Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and  your 
garments  are  moth-eaten. 

3  Your  gold  and  silver  is  cankered; 
and  the  rust  of  them  shall  be  a  witness 
against  you,  and  shall  eat  your  flesh  as  it 
were  fire.  Ye  have  heaped  treasure  to- 
gether for  the  last  days. 

4  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  labourers  who 
have  reaped  down  your  fields,  which  is  of 
you  kept  back  by  fraud,  crieth  ;  and  the 
cries  of  them  which  have  reaped  are  en- 
tered into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth. 

fi  Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on  the  earth, 
and  bc^n  wanton ;  ye  have  nourished 
your  hearts,  as  in  a  day  of  slaughter. 

6  Ye  have  conde.™^  and  killed  the 
just ;  and  he  doth  not  resist  7^u 

7  Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  hus- 
bandman waiteth  for  the  precious  fruit  of 
the  earth,  and  hath  long  patience  for  it, 
until  he  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient;  esfablishyour  hearts: 


God's  muni/old  spiritual  graces, 

9  Grudge  not  one  against  another, 
brethren,  lest  ye  be  condemned  ■  behold, 
the  Judge  standeth  before  the  door. 

10  Take,  my  brethren,  the  prop] 
who  have  spoken  in  the  name  of  the  1 
for  an  example  of  suffering  afflii 
of  patience. 

1  Behold,  we  count  them  happy  which 
endure.     Ye  have  heard  of  the   pati< 
of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of  the  I. 
that  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and  of  tc 
mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my  brethren, 
swear  not,  neither  by  heaven,  neither  by 
the  earth,  neither  by  any  other  oath  :  but 
let  your  yea,  be  yea  ;  and  your  nay,  nay  \ 
lest  ye  fall  into  condemnation. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted?  !<  I 
pray.    Is  any  merry?  let  him  sing  psalms. 

14  Is  any  sick  among  you?  let  him  call 
for  the  elders  of  the  church  ;  and  let  thera 
pray  over  him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save 
the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  ; 
and  if  he  have  committed  sins,  they  shall 
be  forgiven  him. 

16  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another 
and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  n 
healed.     The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of 
a  righteous  man  availeth  much. 

17  Elias  was  a  man  subject  to  lik> 
sions  as  we  are,  and  he  prayed  eau 
that  it  might  not  rain  :  and  it  rained  not 
on  the  earth  by  the  space  of  thn  • 
and  six  months. 

18  And  he  prayed  again,  and  the  hea- 
ven gave  rain,  and  the  earth  brought  forth 

bor  fruit. 

19  Brethren,  if  a")  of  you  do  en 
the  truth,  and  one  convert  him  ; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which  con- 
verted the  sinner  from  the  error  ol  his 
way  shall  save  a  soul  from  death,  and  shall 


for  the  coming  of  the  Lord  draweth  nigh.  I  hide  a  multitude  of  sins. 


H  The  First  Epistle  general  of  PETER. 

undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away, 
served  in  heaven  for  you, 

5  Who  are  kept  by  the  power  oi 
through  faith  unto  salvation,  ready  I 
revealed  in  the  la^t  time. 

6  Wherein  ye  greatly  p 
now  for  a  season  (i'  n.eed  be)  ; 
heaviness  through  manifold  ns : 

7  That  the   trial   i 
much   more   precious    than  ol 
perisheth,  though  it  be  tried  with 
might  be  found  unto  | 
and  glory",    at  the   appearing 

Christ  : 

8  Whom  having  » 

whom,  though  now  • 


CHAP.  I. 

PETER,  anapostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to 
the  strangers  scattered  throughout 
Pontus,  Galatia,  Cappadocia,  Asia,  and 
Bithynia, 

2  Elect  according  to  the  foreknowledge 
of  God  the  Father,  through  sanctification 
of  the  Spirit,  unto  obedience  and  sprink- 
ling of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ :  Grace 
unto  vou,  and  peace,  be  multiplied. 

3  felessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  according  to  his 
abundant  mercy,  hath  begotten  us  again 
unto  a  lively  hope  by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  and 


Exhortation  to  mutual  lovt. 

heving,  ye  rejoice  with  joy  unspeakable, 
and  full  of  glory : 

9  Receiving  the  end  of  your  faith,  even 
the  salvation  of  your  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  prophets  have 
inquired  and  searched  diligently,  who  pro- 
phesied of  the  grace  that  should  come  unto 
you: 

1 1  Searching  what,  or  what  manner  oi 
time  the  Spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in 
them  did  signify,  when  it  testified  before- 
hand the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the 
glory  that  should  follow. 

12  Unto  whom  it  was  revealed,  that  not 
unto  themselves,  but  unto  us  they  did  mi- 
nister the  things  which  are  jiow  reported 
unto  you  by  them  that  have  preached  the 
giospelunto  you,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  sent 
down  from  heaven ;  which  things  the  an- 
g-els  desire  to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  up  the  loins  of  your 
mind,  be  sober,  and  hope  to  the  end  for 
the  grace  that  is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at 
the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ : 

14  As  obedient  children,  not  fashioning 
yourselves  according  to  the  former  lusts  in 
your  ignorance : 

15  But  as  he  which  hath  called  you  is 
holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  con- 
versation ; 

16  Because  it  is  written,  Be  ye  holy : 
for  I  am  holy. 

17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father,  who 
Without  respect  of  persons  judge th  ac- 
cording to  every  man's   work,  pass  the 

i°Q0vyour  s°J°urning  here  in  fear  : 
1 «  X  orasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  were 
not  redeemed  with  corruptible  things,  as 
silver  ana  gold,  from  your  vain  conversa- 
tion receivedby  tradition  from  your  fathers- 

1 9  But  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ' 
as  of  a  lamb  without  blemish  and  without 
spot : 

20  Who  verily  was  fore-ordained  be 
fore  the  foundation  of  the  world,  but  was 
manifest  in  these  last  times  for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in  God,  that 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  and  gave  him 
glory ;  that  your  faith  and  hope  might  be 
in  God. 

22  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your  souls 
in  obeying  the  truth  through  the  Spirit  unto 
unfeigned  love  of  the  brethren,  see  that  ye 
love  one  another  with  a  pure  heart  fer- 
vently : 

23  Being  born  again,  not  of  corruptible 
seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  by  the  word  of 
God,  which  liveth  and  abideth  forever. 

24  For  all  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the 
glory  of  man  as  the  flower  of  grass.  The 
^rass  withereth,  and  the  flower  thereof 
ialleth  away : 

25  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth 
For  ever.  And  this  is  the  word  which  by 
Ore  gospel  is- preached  unto  yoir. 


I.  PETER.  Christian  duties  enjoined. 

CHAP.  II. 

WHEREFORE,  hying  aside  all  ma- 
lice,  and  all  guile,  and  hypocrisies, 
and  envies,  and  all  evil-speakings, 

2  As  new-born  babes,  desire  the  sincere 
milk  of  the  word,  thatye  may  grow  thereby: 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord 
is  gracious  : 

4  To  whom  coming  as  unto  a  living 
stone,  disallowed  indeed  of  men,  but 
chosen  of  God,  and  precious, 

5  Ye  also,  as  Hvely  stones,  are  built  up 
a  spiritual  house,  a  holy  priesthood,  to 
offer  up  spiritual  sacrifices,  acceptable  to 
God  by  Jesus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in  the 
scripture,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Sion  a  chiet 
corner-stone,  elect,  precious  :  and  he  that 
believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  which  believe,fte 
is  precious  :  but  unto  them  which  be  dis- 
obedient, the  stone  which  the  builders  dis- 
allowed, the  same  is  made  the  head  of  the 
corner, 

8  And  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock 
of  offence,  even  to  them  which  stumble  at 
the  word,  being  disobedient:  whereunto 
also  they  were  appointed. 

9  But  ye  are  a  chosen  generation,  a 
royal  priesthood,  a  holy  nation,  a  peculiar 
people;  that  ye  should  shew  forth  the 
praises  of  him  who  hath  called  you  out  of 
darkness  into  his  marvellous  light: 

10  Which  in  time  past  were  not  a  peo- 
ple, but  are  now  the  people  of  God:  which 
had  not  obtained  merer,  but  now  have  ob- 
tained mercy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you,  as 
strangers  and  pilgrims,  abstain  from  fleshly 
lusts,  which  war  against  the  soul ; 

12  Having  your  conversation  honest 
among  the  Gentiles:  that,  whereas  they 
speak  against  you  as  evil-doers,  they  may 
by  your  good  works,  which  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

13  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordi- 
nance of  man  for  the  Lord's  sake :  whether 
it  be  to  the  king,  as  supreme  ; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that 
are  sent  by  him  for  the  punishment  of  evil- 
doers,and  for  the  praise  of  them  that  do  well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with 
well-doing;  ye  may  put  to  silence  the  igno- 
rance of  foolish  men: 

16  As  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty 
for  a  cloak  of  maliciousness,  but  as  the 
servants  of  God. 

1 7  Honour  all  men.  Love  the  brother- 
hood.    Fear  God.     Honour  the  king. 

18  Servants,  be  subject  to  your  masters 
with  all  fear  ;  not  only  to  the  good  and 
gentle,  but  also  to  the  froward. 

1 9  For  this  is  thank-worthy,  if  a  man 
for  conscience  toward  God  endure  grief, 
suffering  wrongfully. 

194 


Duty  of  wives  and  husbands.       CHAP.  Ill,  IV 


20  For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be 
buffeted  for  your  faults,  ye  shall  take  il 
patiently?  but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and 
suffer  jor  it,  ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is 
acceptable  with  God. 

21  Foreven  hereunto  were  ye  called:  be- 
cause Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving  us 
an  example,  that  ye  should  follow  his  steps: 

22  Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was  guile 
found  in  his  mouth: 

23  Who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled 
not  again;  when  he  suffered,  he  threatened 
not;  Dut  committed  himself  to  him  that 
judgeth  righteously: 

24  Who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  his 
own  body  on  the  tree,  that  we,  being  dead 
to  sins,  should  live  unto  righteousness:  by 
whose  stripes  ye  were  healed. 

25  For  ye  were  as  sheep  going  astray 
but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd 
and  Bishop  of  your  souls. 

CHAP.  III. 

LIKEWISE,  ye  wives,  be  in  subjection 
to  your  own  husbands;  that, if  any  obey 
not  the  word, they  also  may  without  the  word 
be  won  by  the  conversation  of  the  wives; 

2  While  they  behold  your  chaste  con- 
versation coupled  with  fear. 

3  Whose  adorning  let  it  not  be  that  out- 
ward adorning  of  plaiting  the  hair,  and  of 
wearing  of  gold,  or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ; 

4  But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of  the 
heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corruptible,  ev en 
the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit, 
which  is  in  the  sight  of  God  of  great  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  the  old  time 
the  holy  women  also,  who  trusted  in  God, 
adorned  themselves,  being  in  subjection 
unto  their  own  husbands: 

6  Even  as  Sarah  obeyed  Abraham,  call 
ing  him  lord:  whose  daughters  ye  are,  as 
long  as  ye  do  well,  and  are  not  afraid  with 
any  amazement. 

7  Likewise, ye  husbands,  dwell  with  them 
according  to  knowledge,  giving  honour 
unto  the  wife,  as  unto  the  weaker  vessel, 
and  as  being  heirs  together  of  the  grace  of 
life  ;    that  your  prayers  be  not  hindered. 

3  Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having 
compassion  one  of  another;  love  as  breth- 
ren, be  pitiful,  be  courteous: 

9  Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  railing 
for  railing:  but  contrariwise,  blessing; 
knowing  that  ye  are  thereunto  called,  that 
ye  should  inherit  a  blessing. 

10  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see 
good  days,  let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from 
evil,  and  his  lips  that  they  speak  no  guile : 

11  Let  him  eschew  evil,  and  do  good: 
let  him  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over 
the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto 
their  prayers:  but  the  face  of  the  Lord  is 
against  them  that  do  evil. 


Exhortation  to  cease  from  sin. 
if  ye  be  followers  of  that  which  is  good? 

14  But  and  it  ye  suffer  for  righteous- 
ness sake,  happy  areye;  and  be  net  afraid 
oi  their  terror,  neither  be  troubled' 

15  But  sanctify  the  Lord  God  In  your 
hearts:  and  be  ready  alu  ,.c  a:i 
answer  to  every  man  that  asketh  you  a 
reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in  you,"'  with 
meekness  and  fear. 

Hi  Having    a  good    conscience;  that, 
whereas  they  speak  evil  of  you,  as  of.  vi\- 
doers,  they  may  he  ashamed  that  i 
accuse  your  good  conversation   in  C 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  ofG< 
so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well-doing,  ti, 
evil-doing. 

13  For  Christ  ahso  hath  once  suflfen 
sins,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  h<-  might 
bring  us  to  God,  being  put  to  death  in  the 
flesh,  but  quickoned  by  the  Spirit: 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and  preached 
unto  the  spirits  in  prison; 

20  Which  sometime  were  disobedient, 
when  once  the  long-suffering  of  God  Tvar 
ed  in  the  days  of  Noah,  while  the  ark  u    j 
a  preparing,  wherein  few,  that  i.-,  eight 
souls,  were  saved  by  water. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunto,  even  bap- 
tism, doth  also  now  save  us,  (not  the  put- 
ting away  of  the  filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the 
answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward  God,, 
by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ: 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and  is  on  the 
right  hand  of  God;  angels,  and  authority  -, 
and  powers  being  made  subject  unto  him. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FORASMUCH  then  as  Christ  hath  suf- 
fered for  us  in  the  flesh,  armyoui- 
selves  likewise  with  the  same  mind:  fef 
he  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath 
ceased  from  sin; 

2  That  he  no  longer  should  live  tip 
of  his  time  in  the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men. 
but  to  the  will  of  God. 

3  For  the  time  past  of  our  life  may  suf- 
fice us  to  have  wrought  the  will  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, when  we  walked  in  lasciviousTtess 
lusts,  excess  of  wine,  revelling.?,  banquet- 
ings,  and  abominable  idolatries: 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange  thai   ye 
run  not  with  them  to  the  same  i  I 
riot,  speaking  evil  o( you  : 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him  that  il 
ready  to  judge  the  quick  ami  the  dead. 

6For,forthiscausewasthegospel  preach- 
ed also  to  them  that  are  dead,  that 
might  be  judged  according  to  DM  D   u 


flesh, but  live  according  toGod  in  thi    ; 
7  But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at 


13  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you  [grudging 


ye  therefore  sober,. ml  watch  untoj 

8  And  above   all   thing  rvenl 

charity  amonff  your*  Ives:  lorcbaritjj 

cover  the  multitude  ot"  sins. 
0  Use  hospitality  01 


Tlie  younger  to  obey  the  elder.        II.  PETER. 

TO  As  every  man  hath  received  the  gift, 
even  so  minister  the  same  one  to  another,  as 
good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God. 

1 1  If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak  as  the 
oracles  of  God ;  if  any  man  minister,  let  him 
do  it  as  of  the  ability  which  God  giveth: 
that  God  in  all  things  may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ;  to  whom  be  praise 
and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

12Beloved,thinkitnotstrange,concerning 
the  fiery  trial  which  is  to  try  you,  as  though 
some  strange  thing  happened  unto  you : 

13  But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye  are  par- 
takers of  Christ's  sufferings;  that,  when 
his  glory  shall  be  revealed,  ye  may  be 
glad  also  with  exceeding  joy. 

14  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the  name  of 
Christ,  happy  are  ye;  for  the  Spirit  of 
glory  and  of  God  resteth  upon  you.  On 
their  part  he  is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your 
part  he  is  glorified. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a  mur- 
derer, or  as  a  thief,  or  as  an  evil-doer,  or 
as  a  busybody  in  other  men's  matters. 

16  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a  Christian, 
let  him  not  be  ashamed;  but  let  him  glo- 
rify God  on  this  behalf. 

17  For  the  time  is  come  that  judgment 
must  begin  at  the  house  of  God:  and  if  it 
first  begin  at  us,  what  shall  the  end  be  of 
them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  God? 

18  And  if  the  righteous  scarcely  be 
saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly  and  the 
sinner  appear? 

19  Wherefore,  let  them  that  suffer  ac- 
cording to  the  will  of  God,  commit  the 
keeping  of  their  souls  to  him  in  well-doing, 
as  unto  a  faithful  Creator. 

CHAP.  V. 

THE  elders  which  are  among  you  I  ex- 
hort, who  am  also  an  elder,  and  a  wit- 
ness of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  also  a 


Exhortation  to  faith. 

partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be  revealed: 

2  Feed  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among 
you,  taking  the  oversight  thereof  not  by 
constraint,  but  willingly;  not  for  filthy 
lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind; 

3  Neither  as  being  lords  over  GooVs 
heritage,  but  being  ensamples  to  the  flock. 

4  And  when  the  chief  Shepherd  shall 
appear,  ye  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory 
that  fadeth  not  away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  your- 
selves unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all  of  you  be 
subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed  with 
humility:  for  God  resisteth  the  proud,  and 
giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  Humble  yourselves  therefore  under 
the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt 
you  in  due  time : 

7  Casting  all  your  care  upon  him;  for 
he  careth  for  you. 

8  Be  sober,  be  vigilant;  because  your 
adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  walk- 
eth  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour: 

9  Whom  resist  steadfast  in  the  faith, know- 
ing that  the  same  afflictions  are  accomplish- 
ed in  your  brethren  that  are  in  the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath 
called  us  unto  his  eternal  glory  by  Christ  Je- 
sus, after  that  ye  have  suffered  a  while, make 
you  perfect,establish,strengthen, settle  you, 

1 1  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  By  Silvanus,  a  faithful  brother  unto 
you,  as  I  suppose,  I  have  written  briefly 
exhorting,  and  testifying  that  this  is  the 
true  grace  of  God  wherein  ye  stand. 

13  The  churchthat  is  at  Babylon,  elect- 
ed together  with  you,  saluteth  you;  and 
so  doth  Marcus  my  son. 

14  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a  kiss  ol 
charity.  Peace  be  with  you  all  that  are 
in  Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 


5  The  Second  Epistle  general  of  PE  TER. 


CHAP.  I 

SIMON  Peter,  a  servant  and  an  apostle  of 
JesusChrist,tothem  thathave  obtained 
like  precious  faith  with  us  through  the  right- 
eousness of  God  and  our  Saviour  J  esus  Christ: 

2  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you  through  the  knowledge  of  God,  and 
of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power  hath 
given  unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto 
life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowledge 
ofhimthathath  called  us  toglory  and  virtue: 

4  Whereby  are  given  unto  us  exceeding 
great  and  precious  promises;  that  by  these 
ye  might  be  partakers  of  the  divine  na- 
ture, having  escaped  the  corruption  that  is 
in  the  world  through  lust. 

5  And  besides  this,  giving  all  diligence 
add  to  your  faith,  virtue ;  and  to  virtue 
knowledge; 


6  And  to  knowledge,  temperance;  and 
to  temperance, patience;  and  to  patience, 
godliness; 

7  And  to  godliness, brotherly  kindness; 
and  to  brotherly  kindness, charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you,  and 
abound,  they  make  you  that  ye  shall  neither 
be  barren  nor  unfruitful  in  the  knowledge 

f  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things  is 
blind,  and  cannot  see  afar  off,  and  hath  for- 
gotten that  he  was  purged  from  his  old  sins 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  give 
diligence  to  make  your  calling  and  elec- 
tion sure:  for  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye 
shall  never  fall : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be  minis- 
tered unto  you  abundantly  into  the  ever- 
|  lasting  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
I  Jesus  Christ. 

1D6 


Jl  warning  to  constancy. 


CHAP.  II,  HI. 


False  teachers  described; 


12  Wherefore  I  will  not  be  negligent  to I  among  them,  in  seeing  and  hearing,  vexe/l 

-  his  righteous  soul  horn  day  to  day  with 
their  unlawful  deeds  ;) 

9  The  Lord  knoweth  how  to  deliver  die 
godly  out  of  temptations,  and  to  n 
the  unjust  unto  the  day  of  judgO 
punished : 

10  But  chiefly  them  that  walk  after  the 
flesh  in  the  lust  of  uncleanness,  and 
pise  government.   Presumptuous  are  they, 
self-willed;  they  are  not  afraid  to    , 
evil  of  dignities. 

Whereas  angels,  which  are  greater 
in  power  and  might,  bring  not  raili: 
cusation  against  them  before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  as  natural  brute  b< 
made  to  be  taken  and  destroyed, speak  evil 
of  the  things  that  they  underhand  not ;  and 
shall  utterly  perish  in  their  ovn  corruption: 

13  And  shall  receive  the  reward  of  un- 
righteousnesses they  that  c<  unt  it  pleasure 
to  riot  in  the  day-time.   Spots  they  ar 
blemishes,  sporting  themselves  with  their 
own  deceivings  while  the11  feast  with  you  ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  H  adultery, 
that  cannot  cease  from  'in  ;  beguiling  un- 
stable souls  :   a  heart  ney  have  e\ei. 
with  covetous  practices;  cursed  children  : 

15  Which  have  frsaken  the  right  way, 
and  are  gone  astral  following  the  way  oi 
Balaam  the  son  c  Bosor,  who  loved  the 
wages  of  unrighteousness ; 

16  But  was  ebuked  for  his   iniquity  . 
the  dumb  ass.Peakmg  with  man's  i 
forbade  the  madness  of  the  prophet. 

17  The?  are  wells  without  water,  clouds 
that  are  *rried  with  a  tempest;  to  n 
the  mif  °f  darkness  is  reserved  for  « 

jo  -or  when  they  speak  great  swelling 
rvor(?  of  vanity,  they  allure  through  the 
]ust-of  the  flesh,  through  murk  wanton- 
nFs,  those  that  were  clean  escaped  I 
fem  who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  liberty, 
they  themselves  are  the  servants  of  corrup- 
tion :  for  of  whom  a  man  is  overcome,  I  I 
the  same  is  he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  if  after  they  have  escaped  the 
pollutions  of  the  world  through  the  know  • 
ledge  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  Je- 
thcy  are    again  entangled    therein. 
overcome,  the  latter  end  is   worst  with 
them  than  the  beginning. 

21  For  it  had  been  better  for  them  i 
hare  known  the  way  ol  righteousro  ss,than 
after  they  have  known  it,  to  tun 
holy  commandment  deli* 

22  But  it  is  happened  unt 
inp-tothe  true  proverb,  The  do 
tohisownvomil  again:  and,  '1  h 


put  you  always  in  remembrance  ot  these 
things,  though  ye  know  themx  and  be 
established  in  the  present  truth. 

13  Yea,  I  think  it  meet,  as  long  as  1  am 
in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir  you  up  by  putting 
you  in  remembrance ; 

14  Knowing  that  shortly  I  must  put  off 
this  my  tabernacle,  even  as  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  hath  shewed  me. 

15  Moreover,  I  will  endeavour  that  ye 
may  be  able,  after  my  decease,  to  have 
these  things  always  in  remembrance. 

16  For  we  have  not  followed  cunningly 
devised  fables,  when  we  made  known  unto 
you  the  power  and  coming  of  ourLord  Jesus 
Christ,but  were  eye  witnesses  of  his  majesty. 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the  Fa- 
ther honour  and  glory,  when  there  came 
such  a  voice  to  him  from  the  excellent 
glory,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom 
i  am  well  pleased. 

1 8  And  this  voice  which  came  from  hea- 
ven we  heard,  when  we  were  with  him  in 
the  holy  mount. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure  word  of 
prophecy  ;  whereunto  ye  do  weli  that  ye 
take  heed,  as  unto  a  light  that  shineth  in  a 
dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the 
day-star  arise  in  your  hearts  : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  no  prophecy 
of  the  scripture  is  of  any  private  interpre 
tation. 

21  For  the  prophecy  came  not  in  old  time 
by  the  will  of  man  :  but  holy  men  of  God 
spake  as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT  there  were  false  prophets  also 
among  the  people,  even  as  there  shall 
be  false  teachers  among  you,  who  privily 
shall  bring  in  damnable  heresies,  even  de- 
nying the  Lord  that  bought  them,  and 
bring  upon  themselves  swift  destruction. 
2  And  many  shall  follow  their  perni 
cious  ways;  by  reason  of  whom  the  way  c 
truth  shall  be  evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  through  covetousness  shall  they  v*ta 
feigned  words  make  merchandise  oi  ou  • 
whose  judgment  now  ofa  long  time  lin*£-ret" 
not,  and  their  damnation  slumbeifh  n0** 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  the  an/*5"  tnaj 
sinned,  but  cast  them  down  to  feH>  and 
delivered  them  into  chains  of  darkness,  to 
be  reserved  unto  judgment ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  ole  world,  but 
saved  Noah  the  eighth  person,  a  preacher 
of  righteousness,  bringing  in  the  flood  up- 
on the  world  of  the  ungodly  ; 

6  And  turning  the  cities  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  into  ash<?s,condemned  themwiih 
an  overthrow,  making  them  an  ensample 
unto  those  that  after  should  live  ungodly; 

7  And  delivered  just  Lot,  vexed  with 
the  filthy  conversation  of  the  wicked  : 

8  (For  that  righteous    man    dwelling 


was  washed 


fo  her  wallowing 

"  CHAT.   HI- 


in  the  mire 


rflHIS second  epistle,  beloved,!  now 
X   write  unto  you;  in6ortwhu  h  I  itirup 

your  pure  minds  by  *  'nct:'' 


J o[m  describes  Christ.  I.JOHN.  Comfort  against  sins. 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the  words  |  that  are  therein  shall  be  burned  up. 
which  were  spoken  before  by  the  holy  pro-  1 1  Seeing  then  that  all  these  things  shall 
phets,  and  of  the  commandment  of  us  the  be  dissolved,  what  maumerof persons  ought 

'ye  to  be  in  all  holy  conversation  and  god- 
liness, 


apostles  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour: 

3  Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall 
come  in  the  last  days  scoffers,  walking 
after  their  own  lusts, 

4  And  saying,  Where  is  the  promise  of 
his  coming?  for  since  the  fathers  fell 
asleep,  all  things  continue  as  they  were 
from  the  beginning  of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ignorant 
of,  that  by  the  word  of  God  the  heavens 
were  of  old,  and  the  earth  standing  out  of 
the  water  and  in  the  water : 

6  Whereby  the  world  that  then  was, 
being  overflowed  with  water,  perished : 

7  But  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which 
are  now,  by  the  same  word  are  kept  in 
store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the  day  of 
judgment  and  perdition  of  ungodly  men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant  of  this  one 
thing ,  that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord  as  a  thou- 
sandyears,andnhousandyearsasoneday. 

9  The  Lord  i:  not  slack  concerning  his 
promise,  as  some  aen  count  slackness  ;  but 
is  long-suffering  t  us-ward,  not  willing 
that  any  should  per.h,  but  that  all  should 
come  to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  he  Lord  will  come 
as  a  thiet  in  the  ni&t ;  in  the  which 
the  heavens  shall  pass  >Way  with  a  great 
noise,  and  the  elements  shall  melt  with 
fervent  heat,  the  earth  alsv  an(j  the  works 


1 2  Looking  for  and  hasting  unto  the  com- 
ing of  the  day  of  God,  wherein  the  heavens 
being  on  fire  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the 
elements  shall  melt  with  fervent  heat  ? 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his 
promise,  look  for  new  heavens  and  a  new 
earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteousness. 

14  WTherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye 
look  for  such  things,  be  diligent  thatye  may 
be  found  of  him  in  peace,  without  spot,  and 
blameless. 

15  And  account  that  the  long-suffering  of 
our  Lord  is  salvation ;  even  as  our  beloved 
brother  Paul  also,  according  to  the  wisdom 
given  unto  him,  hath  written  unto  you ; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles,  speaking  in 
them  of  these  things ;  in  which  are  some 
things  hard  to  be  understood,  which  they 
that  are  unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as 
they  do  also  the  other  scriptures,  unto  their 
own  destruction. 

1 7  Ye  therefore ,  beloved,  seeing  ye  know 
these  things  before,  beware  lest  ye  also, 
being  led  away  with  the  error  of  the  wick 
ed,  fall  from  your  own  steadfastness. 

18  But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the  know- 
ledge of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 
To  him  be  glory  both  now  and  for  ever. 
Amen. 


1  The  Firj,  Epistle  general  of  JOHN. 

CHAP.  I. 


r  II  HAT  which  was  from  the  be,;nnjnQ. 
A  which  we  have  heard,  which  w  hayg 
seen  with  our  eyes,  which  we  have  lc^e(j 
upon,  and  our  hands  have  handled,  0Uuo 
Wordoflife;  "e 

2  (For  the  life  was  manifested,  and  w 
have  seen  ft,  and  bear  witness,  and  shew 
unto  you  that  eternal  life  which  was  with 
the  Father,  and  was  manifested  unto  us  ;) 

3  That  which  we  have  seen  and  heara 
declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye  also  may  have 
iellowship  with  us  :  and  truly  our  fellow- 
ship is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto  you, 
that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which  we  have 
heardofhim,  and  declare untoyou,thatGod 
is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

h-1  3  USi^SS16  fe,,TshiP  vTijh  vei%  ^^helo^oT^od VerfecTed  I  hereby 
inm  and  wak  m  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do  know  we  that  we  are  in  him. 

the  truth  :  '     6  He  that  saith  he  abide th  in  him,  ought 


ceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to 
cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. 

10  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned,  we 
make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

CHAP.  II. 

MY  little  children,  these  things  write  I 
unto  you,  that  ye  sin  not.  And  if 
J}-7  man  sin,  we  have  an  advocate  with  the 
*  ak»er,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous : 

2  Vnd  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins, 
and  n<\  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  sins 
of  the  vnole  world. 

3  AnoVjereby  we  do  know  that  we  know 
him,  if  wt keep  his  commandments. 

4  He  thct  saith,  I  know  him,  and  keep- 
eth  not  his  commandments,  is  a  liar,  and 
the  truth  is  not  ii.  him 

5  But  whoso  ktepeth  his  word,  in  him 


7  But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in 
the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with 
another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his 
J5on  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

£  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  de- 


himself  also  so  to  walk,  even  as  he  walked. 
7  Brethren,  I  write  no  new  command- 
ment unto  you,  but  an  old  command- 
ment which  ye  had  from  the  beginning : 
The  old  commandment  is  the  word 
198 


To  beware  of  seducers. 


CHAP.  Ill 


which  ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  a  new  commandment  I  write 
unto  you,  which  thina;  is  true  in  him  and 
in  you:  because  the  darkness  is  past,  and 
the  true  light  now  shincth. 

9He  that  saitb he  is  in  the  1  ight,  and  hateth 
his  brother,  is  in  darkness  even  until  now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abide th  in 
the  lij;l)t,  and  there  is  none  occasion  of 
stumbling  in  him. 

1 1  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother  is  in 
d  rkness,  and  walketh  in  darkness,  and 
knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth,  because 
that  darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I  write  unto  you,  little  children,  be- 
cause your  sins  are  forgiven  you  for  his 
name's  sake. 

13  1  write  unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye 
have  known  him  that  is  from  the  begin- 
ning. I  write  unto  you,  young  men,  be- 
cause ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one. 
I  write  unto  you,  little  children,  because 
ye  have  known  the  Father. 

14  1  have  written  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  known  him  that  is  from  the 
beginning.  I  have  written  unto  you, 
young  men,  because  ye  are  strong,  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have 
overcome  the  tricked  one. 

15  Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things 
that  are  in  the  world.  If  any  man  love  the 
world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust  of 
the  flesh,  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes,  and  the 
pride  of  life,  is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of 
the  world. 

17  And  the  world  passeth  away,  and  the 
lust  thereof:  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of 
God  abideth  for  ever. 

1 8  Little  children,  it  is  the  last  time :  and 
as  ye  have  heard  that  antichrist  shall  come, 
even  now  are  there  many  antichrists; 
whereby  we  knew  that  it  is  the  last  time. 

19  They  went  out  from  us, but  they  were 
not  of  us;  for  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they 
would  no  doubt  have  continued  with  us: 
but  they  went  o««,  that  they  might  be  made 
manifest  that  they  were  not  all  of  us. 

20  But  ye  have  an  unction  from  the  Holy 
One,  and  ye  know  all  things. 

211  have  not  written  unto  you  because 
ye  know  not  the  truth,  but  because  ye 
Know  it,  and  that  no  lie  is  of  the  truth. 

22  Who  is  a  liar  but  he  that  denieth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Christ?  He  is  antichrist,  that 
denieth  the  Father  an  1  the  Son. 

23  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son,  the  «ame 
hath  not  the  Father:  [bvt  he  that  acknow- 
ledgeth  the  Son  hath  the  Father  also.] 

24  Let  that  therefore  abide  in  yon,  which 
ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning.  If  that 
which  ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning 
shall  remain  in  you,  ye  also  shall  continue 
in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Father. 

25  And   this  is  the  promise    that  he 


The  singular  love  of  God, 

ha&  W?mhei}.  U9'    even    eternal     life 

26  these  things  have  I  written  unto 
you  concerning  them  that  seduce  you 

27  But  the  anointing  which  ye  have  re- 
ceived  of  him  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  need 
not  that  any  man  teach  you :  but  as  the 
same  anointing  teacheth  you  of  all  th 
and  is  truth,  and  i3  no  lie,  and  eTen 
hath  taught  you,  ye  shall  abide  in  him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide  in 
him;  that  when  he  shall  appear,  we  may 
have  confidence,  and  not  be  ashamed  be- 
fore him  at  his  coming. 

29  If  ye  know  that  he  is  righteous,  yr> 
know  that  everyone  that  doeth  righteous- 
ness is  born  of  him. 

CHAP.  III. 

BEHOLD  what  mannerof  love  the  Fa- 
ther hath  bestowed  upon  us,  th  il  w\ 
should  be  called  the  sons  of  God!  the  i . 
the  world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew 
him  not. 

2  Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons  of  God, 
and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall  be  : 
but  we  know  that,  when  he  shall 

shall  be  like  him;  tor  we  shall  se<  him  a 

3  And  every  man  that  hath  this  li 

him  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  i>  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committed!  sin  transg 
eth  also  the  law;  for  sin  is  the  transgre 
of  the  law. 

5  And  ye  know  that  he  was  manifested 
to  take  away  our  sins  ;  and  in  him  u  no  -in. 

6  W  hosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not : 
w  nosoever  sinneth  hath  not  seen  him,  nei- 
ther known  him. 

7  Little  children,  let  no  man  deceive 
you  :  lie  that  doeth  righteousness  is  right- 
eous, even  as  he  is  righteous. 

8  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil ; 
for  the  devil  sinneth  front  the  beginning. 
For  this   purpose  the  Son  of  God  w  - 
nifested,  that  he  might  destroy  the  works 
of  the  devil. 

9  Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not  com- 
mit sin  ;  for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him  ;  an d 
he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  ot  I 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God  arc  mani- 
fest, and  the  children  of  the  devil :  WBOSO* 
ever  doeth  not  righteousness  i^  dc4  ol  ' 
neither  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother. 

11  For  this  is  the  messagi  thai  y<  ! 
from  the  beginning,  that  we  should  lo\  - 
another. 

12  Not  as  Cain,  who  was  of  th  d  irii 
one,  and  slew  bus  brothei  And  when 
slew  be  him?  Becau  e  his  own  work-  i 
evil,  and  hi>  brother'i  right< 

13  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  il  the  world 
te  j  ou< 

14  We  know  that  w<  have  p  is*  d 
death  unto  life,  I  i 

ren.     He    that    loretfl    not    kit    brother, 
abideth  in  death. 

.  Whom  n  r  hateth  hi 
199 


Of  trying  the  spirits, 


J.  JOHN.       In  what  the  love  of  God  consists. 


murderer :  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer 
bath  eternal  life  abiding  in  him. 

16  Hereby  perceive  we  the  love  of  Gody 
because  he  laid  down  his  life  for  us  : 
and  we  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for 
the  brethren. 

1 7  But  whoso  hath  this  world's  good 
and  seeth  his  brother  have  need,  and  shut 
teth  up  his  bowels  of  compassion  from  him 
how  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in  him  ? 

18  My  little  children,  let  us  not  love  in 
word,  neither  in  tongue,  but  in  deed  and 
in  truth. 

1 9  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of  the 
truth,  and  shall  assure  our  hearts  beforehim. 

20  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us,  God  is 
greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all 
things. 

21  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not, 
then  have  we  confidence  toward   God. 

22  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive 
of  him,  because  we  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  do  those  things  that  are  pleas 
ing  in  his  sight. 

23  And  this  is  his  commandment ;  That 
we  should  believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  as  he 
gave  us  commandment. 

24  And  be  that  keepeth  his  command 
ments,  dwelleth  in  him,  and  he  in  him. 
And  hereby  we  know  that  he  abideth  in 
us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us 

CHAP.  IV. 

BELOVED,  believe  not  every  spirit, 
but  try  the  spirits  whether  they  are 
of  God :  because  many  false  prophets  are 
gone  out  into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of  God 
Every  spirit  that  confesseth  that   Jesus 
Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh,  is  of  God  : 

3  And  every  spirit  that  confesseth  not  that 
Jesus  Christ  is  come  inthe  flesh ,  is  not  of  God. 
And  this  is  that  spirit  of  antichrist,  where- 
of ye  have  heard  that  it  should  come;  and 
even  now  already  is  it  in  the  world. 

4  Ye  are  of  God,  little  children,  and 
have  overcome  them :  because  greater  is  he 
that  is  in  you,  than  he  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  They  are  of  the  world:  therefore  speak 
they  of  the  world,  and  the  world  heareth 
them. 

6  We  are  of  God.  He  that  knoweth 
God,  heareth  us  ;  he  that  is  not  of  God, 
heareth  not  us.  Hereby  know  we  the 
spirit  of  truth,  and  the  spirit  of  error. 

7  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another:  for 
love  is  of  God  ;  and  every  one  that  loveth 
is  born  of  God,  and  knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not,  knoweth  not  God  ; 
for  God  is  love. 

9  In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God 
toward  us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only- 
begotten  Son  into  the  world,  that  we  might 
live  through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved 


God,  but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his 
Son  to  be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we 
ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time. 
If  we  love  one  another,  God  dwelleth  in 
us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us. 

13  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell  in 
him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 
us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  we  have  seen  and  do  testify, 
that  the  Father  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Sa- 
viour of  the  world. 

15  Whosoever  shall  confess  that  Jesus  is 
the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth  in  him,  and 
he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  believed 
the  love  that  God  hath  to  us.  God  is  love : 
and  he  that  dwelleth  in  love,  dwelleth  in 
God,  and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  our  love  made  perfect,  that 
we  may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment :  because  as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this 
world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love  ;  but  perfect 
love  casteth  out  fear :  because  fear  hath 
torment.  He  that  feareth,  is  not  made 
perfect  in  love. 

1 9  We  love  him ,  because  he  first  loved  us. 

20  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and  hateth 
his  brother,  he  is  a  liar.  For  he  that  loveth 
not  his  brother,  whom  he  hath  seen,  how 
can  he  love  God,  whom  he  hath  not  seen? 

21  And  this  commandment  have  we  from 
him,  That  he  who  loveth  God,  love  his 
brother  also. 

CHAP.  V. 

WHOSOEVER  believeth  that  Jesus 
is  the  Christ,  is  born  of  God :  and 
every  one  that  loveth  him  that  begat,  loveth 
him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 

2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love  the 
children  of  God,  when  we  love  God,  and 
keep  his  commandments. 

3  For  this  is  the  love  of  God,  that  we 
keep  his  commandments;  and  his  com- 
mandments are  not  grievous. 

4  For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God,  over- 
cometh  the  world  :  and  this  is  the  victory 
that  overcometh  the  world,  even  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world, 
but  he  that  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God? 

6Thisishethatcameby  water  and  blood, 
even  Jesus  Christ ;  not  by  wateronly,but  by 
water  and  blood.  And  it  is  the  Spirit  that 
beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit  is  truth. 

7  For  there  are  three  that  bear  record 
in  heaven,  the  Father,  the  Word,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost :  and  these  three  are  one. 

8  And  there  are  three  that  bear  witness 
in  earth,  the  spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the 
blood :  and  these  three  agree  in  one. 

9  If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the 
witness  of  God  is  greater:  for  this  is  the  wit 

200 


Exhortation  to  Christian  love.     II.  &.  III.  JOHN 


ness  of  God  which  he  hath  testi  fied  of  his  Son . 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God 
hath  the  witness  in  himself:  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  God,  hath  made  him  a  liar,  be- 
cause he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God 
gave  of  his  Son. 

1 1  And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath 
given  to  us  eternal  life  :  and  this  life  is  in 
his  Son. 

J 2  Hethathaththe  Son,  hath  lite ;  and  he 
that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God.  hath  not  life. 

13  These  things  have  I  written  unto  you 
that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son  of 
God ;  that  ye  may  know  that  ye  have 
eternal  life,  and  that  ye  may  believe  on  the 
name  of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  the  confidence  that  we 
have  in  him,  that  if  we  ask  any  thing  ac- 
cording to  his  will,  he  heareth  us  : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear  us, 
whatsoever  we  ask,    we   know   that  we 


To  beware  of  seducers. 
have  the  petitions  that  we  desired  of  him. 

16  It  any  man  see  his  brother  sin  a  sin 
which  u  not  unto  death,  he  shall  ask,  and 
he  shall  give  him  life  for  them  that  sin  not 
unto  death.  There  is  a  sin  unto  death  ;  1 
do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray  for  it. 

17  All  unrighteousness  is  sin:  and  there 
is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  whosoever  i^  born  of 
God,  sinneth  not;  but  he  that  is  begotten 
of  God,  kcepeth  himself,  and  that  wicked 
one  toucheth  him  not. 

lc<  And  we  know  that  we  are  of  God 
and  the  whole  world  lieth  in  wi<  kedn.  ss 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is 
come,  and  hath  given  us  an  undersl  mding, 
that  we  may  know  him  that  is  true:  and  we 
are  in  him  that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son  J 
Christ.  This  isthetrueGod,andet»i  n  J  life. 

21  Little  children,  keep  yourselves  from 
idols.     Amen. 


H  The  Second  Epistle  of  JOHN 

r  I^HE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady,  and  her 


X  children,  whom  I  love  in  the  truth  ; 
and  not  I  only,  but  also  all  they  that  have 
known  the  truth  ; 

2  For  the  truth's  sake  which  dwelleth 
in  us,  and  shall  be  with  us  for  ever. 

3  Grace  be  with  you,  mercy,  and  peace 
fromGod  the  Father,and  from  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,theSon  oftheFather,in  truth  and  love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly,  that  I  found  of  thy 
children  walking  in  truth,  as  we  have  re- 
ceived a  commandment  from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady,  not  as 
though  I  wrote  a  new  commandment  unto 
thee,  but  that  which  we  had  from  the  be- 
ginning, that  we  love  one  another. 

6  And  this  is  love,  that  we  walk  after  his 
commandments.  This  is  the  command- 
ment, That, as  ye  have  heard  from  the  be- 
ginning, ye  should  waik  in  it. 

7  For  many  deceivers  are  entered  into  I  thee.     Amen. 


the  world,  who  confess  not  that  Jesus  ( 

is  come  in  the  flesh.     This  is  a  deceiver, 

and  an  antichrist. 

8  Look  to  yourselves,  that  we  lose  not 
those  things  which  we  have  wrought,  but 
that  we  receive  a  full  reward. 

9  Whosoever  transgresseth,  andabideth 
not  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  hath  not  God. 
He  that  abideth  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ, 
he  hath  both  ,he  Father  and  the  Son. 

10  If  therecome  any  unto  you,  and  bring 
not  this  doctrine,  receive  him  not  into  your 
house,  neither  bid  him  God  speed  : 

1 1  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God  speed, 
is  partaker  of  his  evil  deeds. 

12  Having  many  things  to  write  unto 
you,  I  would  not  write  w  ith  paper  and  ink : 
but  I  trust  to  come  unto  you,  . 
face  to  face,  that  our  joy  may  be  full. 

13  The  children  of  thy  elect  sistergreet 


1  The  Third  Epistle  of  JOf/X. 


THEelder  unto  the  well-beloved  Gaius, 
whom  I  love  in  the  truth. 

2  Beloved,  I  wish  above  all  things  that 
thou  mayest  prosper  and  be  in  health,  even 
as  thy  soul  prospereth. 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly,  when  the  breth- 
ren came  and  testified  of  the  truth  that  is  in 
thee,  even  as  thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  than  to  hear  that 
my  children  walk  in  truth. 

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully  whatso- 
ever thou  doest  to  the  brethren,  and  to 
strangers  ; 

6  Which  have  borne  witness  of  thy  chari- 
ty before  the  church  :  whom  if  thou  bring  jevi 


7  Because  thaf  for  his  name's  Bake  they 
went  forth,  taking  nothing  of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  t"  n  <  >  iv<    nm  h, 
thatwemightbe  fellow-helpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  the  church  :  but  Die 
phes,  wholoveth  to  hare  the  pre-eminne^ 
among  them,  received)  us  Dot 

10 Wherefore, ifl come,  I  will  rank  d 
his  deeds  winch  be  doeth,  pratii 
us  with  malicious  words !  ind  m>t  co 
therewith,  neither  doth  be  himself  n  i 
the  brethren,  an  l   forbiddeth  them  thai 
would,  and  eastern  (fcmtoul  of  the  <  bun  b. 

1 1   Beloved,  follow  not  thai   which  is 

w  Iik  Ii    i-   gi  od.      1 1«     tint 


but  that 

li 


forward  on  their  journey  after  a  godly  sort,  doeth  good  is  of  God: 
thou  shalt  do  well :  levil  hath  nol 


Exhortation  to  constancy  in  faith.     JUDE 

12  Demetrius  hath  good  report  of  all 
men,  and  of  the  truth  itself:  yea,  and  we 
also  bear  record ;  and  ye  know  that  our 
record  is  true.  t 

13  I  had  many  things  to  write,  but  1 


Punishment  of  false  teachers. 

will  not  with  ink  and  pen  write  unto  thee  : 
14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly  see  thee, 
and  we  shall  speak  face  to  face.  Peace  be 
to  thee.  Our  friends  salute  thee.  Greet 
the  friends  by  name. 


H  The  General  Epistle  of  JUDE. 


JUDE,  the  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
brother  of  James,  to  them  that  are 
sanctified  by  God  the  Father,  and  pre- 
served in  Jesus  Christ,and  called : 

2  Mercy  unto  }rou,  and  peace,  and  love, 
be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  diligence  to 
write  unto  you  of  the  common  salvation, 
it  was  needful  for  me  to  write  unto  you, 
and  exhort  you  that  ye  should  earnestly 
contend  for  the  faith  which  was  once  de- 
livered unto  the  saints. 

4  For  there  are  certain  men  crept  in 
unawares,  who  were  before  of  old  ordain- 
ed to  this  condemnation,  ungodly  men, 
turning  the  grace  of  our  God  into  lascivi- 
ousness,  and  denying  the  only  Lord  God, 
and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

5  1  will  therefore  put  you  in  remem- 
brance, though  ye  once  knew  this,  hew 
that  the  Lord,  having  saved  the  people  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt, afterward  destroyed 
them  that  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  which  kept  not  their  first 
estate,  but  left  theirownhabitation,  he  hath 
reserved  in  everlasting  chains  under  dark- 
ness unto  the  judgment  of  the  great  day. 

7  Even  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
the  cities  about  them  in  like  manner,  giving 
themselves  overto  fornication,  andgoingaf- 
ter  strange  flesh,  are  set  forth  for  an  exam- 
ple, suffering  the  vengeance  of  eternal 
fire. 

8  Likewise  also  these  filthy  dreamers 
defile  the  flesh,  despise  dominion,  and 
speak  evil  of  dignities. 

9  Yet  Michael  the  archangel,  when  con- 
tending with  the  devil,  he  disputed  about 
the  body  of  Moses,  durst  not  bring  against 
him  a  railing  accusation,  but  said,  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  But  these  speak  evil  of  those  things 
which  they  know  not:  but  what  they  know 
naturally,  as  brute  beasts,  in  those  things 
they  corrupt  themselves. 

1 1  Wo  unto  them !  for  they  have  gone 
in  the  way  of  Cain,  and  ran  greedily  after 
the  error  of  Balaam  for  reward,  and  pe- 
rished in  the  gainsaying  of  Core. 

12  These  are  spots  in  your  feasts  of 


charity,  when  they  feast  with  you,  feeding 
themselves  without  fear :  clouds  they  are 
without  water,  carried  about  of  winds; 
trees  whose  fruit  withereth,  without  fruit 
twice  dead,  plucked  up  by  the  roots ; 

13  Raging  waves  of  the  sea,  foaming  out 
their  own  shame;  wandering  stars,  to  whom 
is  reserved  the  blackness  of  darkness  for 
ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  the  seventh  from 
Adam,  prophesied  of  these,  saying,  Be- 
hold, the  Lord  cometh  with  ten  thousand 
of  his  saints, 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon  all,  and 
to  convince  all  that  are  ungodly  among 
them  of  all  their  ungodly  deeds  which 
they  have  ungodly  committed,  and  of  all 
their  hard  speeches  which  ungodly  sinners 
have  spoken  against  him. 

16  These  are  murmurers,  complainers, 
walking  after  their  own  lusts  ;  and  their 
mouth  speaketh  great  swelling  words, 
having  men's  persons  in  admiration  be- 
cause of  advantage. 

17  But,  beloved,  remember  ye  the 
words  which  were  spoken  before  of  the 
apostles  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  there  should 
be  mockers  in  the  last  time,  who  should 
walk  after  their  own  ungodly  lusts. 

1 9  These  be  they  who  separate  them- 
selves, sensual,  having  not  the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up  your- 
selves on  your  most  holy  faith,  praying  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God, 
looking  for  the  mercy  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  unto  eternal  life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion,  making 
a  difference: 

23  And  others  save  with  fear,  pulling 
them  out  of  the  fire  ;  hating  even  the  gar- 
ment spotted  by  the  flesh. 

24  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  keep 
you  from  falling,  and  to  present  you  fault- 
less before  the  presence  of  his  glory  with 
exceeding  joy, 

25  To  the  only  wise  God  our  Saviour, 
fceglory  andmajesty,  dominionand power, 
both  now  and  ever.    Amen. 


The  REVELATION  of  St.  JOHN  the  Divine. 

servants  things  which  must  shortly  come  to 
pass :  and  he  sent  and  signified  it  by  his 
angel  unto  his  servant  John  : 

202 


CHAP.  I. 
TT1HE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  which 
JL    God  gave  unto  him,  to  shew  unto  his 


77ie  coming  q/Clirist. 

2  Who  bare  record  of  the  word  of  God, 
and  of  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
of  all  things  that  he  saw. 

3  Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they 
that  hear  the  words  of  this  prophecy,  and 
keep  those  things  which  are  written  there- 
in :  for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4  TOHN  to  the  seven  churches  which 

*J   are  in  Asia :  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 

peace,  from  him  which  is,  and  which  was, 

and  which  is  to  come ;  and  from  the  seven 

Spirits  which  are  before  his  throne  ; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the 
faithful  Witness,  and  the  First-begotte-  °{ 
the  dead,  and  the  Prince  of  the  ia,£s  ol 
the  earth.  Unto  him  that  lo— a  us>  anri 
washed  us  from  our  sins  «-  11!S  own  blood, 

6  And  hath  made  f>  k,ngs  and  priests 
unto  God  and  hi<-  rather;  to  him  be  glory 
and  dominio»  ior  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

7  Bebofd,  he  cometh  with  clouds;  and 
every  <JVe  shall  see  him,  and  they  a/so  which 
pierced  him:  and  all  kindreds  of  the  earth 
shall  wail  because  of  him.  Even  so,  Amen. 

8 1  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning 
nnd  the  ending,  saith  the  Lord,  which  is, 
and  which  was,  and  which  is  to  come,  the 
Almighty. 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your  brother,  and 
companion  in  tribulation,  and  in  the  king- 
dom and  patience  of  Jesus  Christ,  was  in  the 
isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  for  the  word  of 
God,  and  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  1  was  in  the  Spirit  on  the  Lord's  day, 
and  heard  behind  me  a  great  voice,  as  of  a 
trumpet, 

1 1  Saying,  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the 
first  and  the  last:  and,  What  thou  seest, 
write  in  a  book,  and  send  it  unto  the  seven 
churches  which  are  in  Asia ;  unto  Ephesus, 
and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Pergamos,  and 
unto  Thyatira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and  unto 
Philadelphia,  and  unto  Laodicea. 

12  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice  that 
spake  with  me.  And  being  turned,  I  saw 
seven  golden  candlesticks; 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  candle- 
sticks one  like  unto  the  Son  of  man,  clothed 
with  a  garment  down  to  the  foot,  and  girt 
about  the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  his  hairs  were  white 
like  wool,  as  white  as  snow;  and  his  eyes 
syere  as  a  flame  of  fire ; 

15  And  his  feet  like  unto  fine  brass,  as 
if  they  burned  in  a  furnace;  and  his  voice 
as  the  sound  of  many  waters. 

16  And  he  had  in  his  right  hand  seven 
Stars:  and  out  of  his  mouth  went  a  sharp 
two-edged  sword:  and  his  countenance 
was  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strengtli- 

17  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell  at  his 
feet  as  dead.  And  he  laid  his  right  hand 
upon  me,  saying  unto  me,  Fear  not;  1  am 
the  first  and  the  last: 

18  lam  he  that  liveth,  and  was  de3d; 


CHAP.  11.  John  is  commanded  to  write. 

and  behold,  lam  alive  for  evermore,  Amen, 
and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death. 

19  Write  the  things  which  thou  hast 
seen,  and  the  things  which  are,  and  the 
things  which  shall  be  beieafter; 

20  The  mystery  o/the  seven  yfars  which 
thou  sawest  in  my  right  hand,  and  the 
seven  golden  candlestick*.  The  & 
stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches: 
and  tip  seven  candlesticks  which  thou 
saVv^t  are  the  seven  churches. 

CHAP.  II. 

UNTO  the  anpl  of  the  church  of  Ephe- 
sus write :  These  things  saith  he  that 
holdeth  the  seven  stars  in  his  right  hand, 
who  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
golden  candlesticks; 

2  I  know  thy  works,  and  thy  labour,  and 
thy  patience,  and  how  thou  canst  not  bear 
them  which  are  evil;  and  thou  hast  tried 
them  which  say  they  are  apostles,  and  are 
not ;  and  hast  found  them  liars : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  patience, 
and  for  my  name's  sake  hast  laboured,  and 
hast  not  fainted. 

4  Nevertheless,  I  have  somewhat  ftglinst 
thee,  because  thou  hast  left  thy  first  love. 

5  Remember  therefore  from  whence 
thou  art  fallen,  and  repent,  and  do  the  first 
works ;  or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quick- 
ly, and  will  remove  thy  candlestick  out  ot 
his  place,  except  thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest  the 
deeds  of  the  Nicolaitanes,which  I  also  hate. 

7  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches ;  To  him 
that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  ol  Ike 
tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Smyrna,  write;  These  things  saith  tin 
and  the  last,  which  was  dead,  and  is  alive  ; 

9  I  know  thy  works,  and  tribulation,  and 
poverty,  (but  thou  art  rich)  and  /  ban 
blasphemy  of  them  which  say  they  arc. i 
andare  not,  but  are  the  synagogue  of  Satan . 

10  Fear  none  of  those  tilings  which  thou 
shall  sutler.  Behold,  the  devil  shall  cast 
some  of  you  into  prison,  that  ye  may  1  e 
tried;  and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days.  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I 
will  give  thee  a  crown  of  life. 

1 1  He  that  hath  an  car,  let  him  I 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  cinches;  H< 
overcometh,  shall  not  be  hurt  •/  the  secou! 
death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  ] 

gamos  write;  These  th  hich 

hath  the  sharp  sword  with  two  i 

13  I  know  thy  works  and  a 
dwellest,  erven  where  Satan' 
thou  boldest  fast  my  nam«,and  h 
m.  d  my  faith,  even  W 
Antipas  was  my  faithful  m 
*hin  among  you,  wh<  dwcltatn. 


John  writes  to  the 


REVELATION. 


seven  churches  of  Asia. 


14  But  I  have  a  few  things  against  thee,|     2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen  the  things 
because  thou  hast  there  them  thatjiold  the:  which  reniain,  that  arc  ready  to  die:  for  I 


doctrine  of  Balaam,  who  taught  Baiak  to 
cast  a  stumbling-block  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  to  eat  things  sacrificed  unto  idols, 
and  to  commit  fornication. 

1 5  So  hast  tV>u  a  Iso  them  that  hold  the  doc- 
trine of  theNicdaitanes,which thing  I  hate. 

16  Repent;  or  else  I  wilt  come  unto 
thee  quickly,  and  will  fight  against  them 
with  the  swrord  of  my  inputh. 

1 7  He  that  hath  an  ear. let  him  hear  Wi^t 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches.  To  him 
that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the 
hidden  manna,  and  will  give  him  a  white 
stone,  and  in  the  stone  a  new  name  writ- 
ten, which  no  man  knoweth,  saving  he 
that  receiveth  it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Thyatira  write;  These  things  saith  the  Son 
of  God,  who  hath  his  eyes  like  unto  a  flame 
of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine  brass; 

191  know  thy  works,  and  charity,  and  ser 
vice,  and  faith,  and  thy  patience,  and  thy 
works ;  and  the  last  to  be  more  than  the  first : 

20  Notwithstanding,  1  have  a  few  things 
against  thee,  because  thou  sufterest  that 
woman  Jezebel,  which  calleth  herself  a 
prophetess,  to  teach  and  to  seduce  my  ser- 
vants to  commit  fornication,  and  to  eat 
things  sacrificed  unto  idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  to  repent  of  her 
fornication,  and  she  repented  not. 

22  Behold,  I  will  cast  her  into  a  bed,  and 
them  that  commit  adultery  with  her  into 
great  tribulation,  except  they' repent  of 
their  deeds. 

23  And  I  will  kill  her  children  with 
death ;  and  all  the  churches  shall  know  that 
I  am  he  which  searcheth  the  reins  and 
hearts :  and  I  will  give  unto  every  one  of 
you  according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  you  I  say,  and  unto  the  rest 
in  Thyatira,  As  many  as  have  not  this  doc- 
trine, and  which  have  not  known  the 
depths  of  Satan,  as  they  speak ;  1  will  put 
upon  you  none  other  burden  : 

25  But  that  which  ye  have  already,  hold 
fast  till  I  come. 

26  And  he  that  overcometh,  and  keep- 
eth  my  works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will 
give  power  over  the  nations : 

27  (And  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron ;  as  the  vessels  of  a  potter  shall  they  be 
broken  to  shivers :)  even  as  1  received  of 
my  Father. 

28  And  1  will  give  him  the  morning-star. 

29  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
.  Sardis  write ;  These  things  saith  he 
that  hath  the  seven  Spirits  of  God,  and  the 
seven  stars;  I  know  thy  woiks,  that  thou 
hast  a  name  that  thou  livest,  and  art  dead. 


ve  not  found  thy  works  perfect  beforeGod. 

3  Remember  therefore  how  thou  hast  re- 
ceived and  heard,  and  hold  fast,  and  repent. 
If  therefore  thou  shalt  not  watch,  1  will 
come  on  thee  as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt  not 
know  what  hour  I  will  come  upon  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  a  few  names  even  in  Sardis 
which  hove  not  defiled  their  garments; 
and  they  shall  waik  with  me  in  white  :  for 
they  are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  the  same  shall  be 
ck'^ed  jn  wnite  raiment ;  and  I  will  not 
blot  ou  his  name  out  of  the  book  of  life, 
but  1  win  confess  his  name  before  my 
Father,  and  bt^re  h;s  angels. 

6  He  that  hath  a.^ar)  iet  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  tin.  churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  -hurch  in  Phi- 
ladelphia write  ;  These  things  b&ith  he  that 
is  holy,  he  that  is  true,  he  that  hath  \he  key 
of  David,  he  that openeth,  and  nomanshut- 
teth  ;  and  shutteth,  and  no  man  openeth: 

8  I  know  thy  works :  behold,  I  have  set 
before  thee  an  open  door,  and  no  man  can 
shut  it :  for  thou  hast  a  little  strength,  and 
hast  kept  my  word,  and  hast  not  denied 
my  name. 

9  Behold,  T  will  make  them  of  the  syna- 
gogue of  Satan,  which  say  they  are  Jews, 
and  are  not,  but  do  lie  ;  behold,  I  will  make 
them  to  come  and  worship  before  thy  feet, 
and  to  know  that  I  have  loved  thee. 

10  Because  thou  hast  kept  the  w  ord  of  my 
patience,  I  also  wilJ  keep  thee  from  the  hour 
of  temptation, which  shall  come  upon  all  the 
world,to  try  them  that  dwell  upon  the  earth. 

1 1  Behold,  1  come  quickly :  hold  that  fast 
which  thou  hast.that  noman  take  thy  crown. 

12  Him  that  ovprcometh,  will  I  make  a 
pillar  in  the  temple  of  my  God,  and  he 
shall  go  no  more  out:  and  I  will  write 
upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the 
name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  which  is  new 
Jerusalem,  which  cometh  down  out  of  hea- 
ven from  my  God :  and  /  will  write  upon 
him  my  new  name. 

13  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  of 
the  Laodiceans  write  ;  These  things  saith 
the  Amen,  the  faithful  and  true  Witnes^ 
the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  God; 

1 5  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou  art  nei 
ther  cold  nor  hot :  I  would  thou  wert  cold 
or  hot. 

16  So  then,  because  thou  art  lukewarm, 
and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I  will  spue  thee 
out  of  my  mouth  : 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  I  am  rich,  and 
increased  with  goods,  and  have  need  of  no- 
thing; and  knowest  not  that  thou  art 
wretched,  and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
b'.ind,  and  naked : 

204 


The  vision  of  God's  (krone.       CHAP.  IV,  V,  VI.  The  seals  opened. 

13  I  counsel  thee  to  buy  of  me  gold  tried!  CHAP.  V. 

in  the  fire,  that  thou  mayest  be  rich  ,  and  A  ND  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him  that 
white  raiment,  that  thou  mayest  be  j-TA- sat  on  the  throne  a  book  written  with- 
clothed,  and  that  the  shame  of  thy  naked-  in  and  on  the  back  side,  sealed  with  seven 
ness  do  not  appear;  and  anoint  thine  eyes  j  seals. 


with  eye-salve,  that  thou  mayest  see. 


2  And  I  saw  a  strong  angel  proclaiming 


19  As  many  as  I   love,  f  rebuke  and] with  a  loud  voice,  Who  is  worthy  tq  open 


chasten  :  be  zealous  therefore,  and  repent 
20  Behold,   I   stand  at  the  door,  and 


the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  th< 
3  And  no  man  in  heaven,  nor  in  earth, 


knock:   If  any  man  hear  my  voice,  and | neither  under  the  earth,  was  able  to  open 

the  book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  much,  because  no  man 
was  found  worthy  to  open,  and  to  read  the 
book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me, 
Weep  not :  behold,  the  Lion  of  the  tribe  of 
Juda,  the  Root  of  David,  hath  prevailed  to 
open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seven  seals 
thereof. 

6  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  in  the  midst  of 
the  throne,  and  of  the  four  beasts,  and  in 
the  midst  of  the  elders,stood  a  Lamb  as  it 
had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns,  and 
seven  eyes,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits  ot 
God  sent  forth  into  all  the  earth. 

7  And  he  came  and  took  the  book  out  of 
the  right  hand  ofhim  tha  t  sat  upon  the  throne . 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the 
four  beasts,  and  four  and  twenty  elders  fell 
down  before  the  Lamb,  having  every  one 
of  them  harps,  and  golden  vials  full  of 
odours,  which  are  the  prayers  of  saints. 

9  And  they  sung  a  new  song,  saying, 
Thou  art  worthy  to  take  the  book,  and  to 
open  the  seals  thereof:  for  thou  wast  slain, 
and  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy  blood 
out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and 
people,  and  nation ; 

10  And  hast  made  us  unto  our  God  kings 
and  priests:  and  we  shall  reign  on  the  i 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  many  angels  round  about  the  throne,  and 
the  beasts,  and  the  elders:  and  the  numbe 
of  them  was  ten  thousand  times  ten  thou- 
sand, and  thousands  of  thousands  ; 

12  Saying  with  a  Loud  voice,  Worthy  IS 
the  Lamb  that  was  slain  to  receive  ]»< 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  blessing. 

13  And  every  creature  which  is  in 
ven,  and  on  the  earth,  and  under  the  • 
and  such  as  are  in  the  sea,  and  all  ti, 
in  them,  heard  I  saying,   Blessing,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  power,  t>c  unto  him 
that  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  onto  UK 
Lamb, for  ever  and  ever. 

14  And  the  four  be  a  sts  said.  A 
the  (our  and  twenty  elders  fell  dowi 
worshipped  him  that  livctli  fol  I 

CHAP.  VI. 

A  NDIsaw  whentl     - 


open  the  door,  I  will  come  in  to  him,  and 
will  sup  with  him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  grant 
to  sit  with  me  in  my  throne,  even  as  lalso 
overcame,  and  am  set  down  with  my 
Father  in  his  throne. 

22  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and  behold,  a 
door  was  opened  in  heaven  :  and  the 
first  voice  which  I  heard,  was  as  it  were  of 
a  trumpet  talking  with  me ;  which  said, 
Come  up  hither,  and  I  will  shew  thee 
things  which  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  I  was  in  the  Spirit : 
and  behold,  a  throne  was  set  in  heaven, 
and  one  sat  on  the  throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like 
a  jasper  and  a  sardine  stone  :  and  there  was 
a  rainbow  round  about  the  throne  in  sight 
like  unto  an  emerald. 

4  And  round  about  the  throne  were  four 
and  twenty  seats ;  and  upon  the  seats  I  saw 
four  and  twenty  elders  sitting,  clothed  in 
white  raiment;  and  they  had  on  their 
heads  crowns  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  light- 
nings,and  thunderings,and  voices.  Andthere 
were  seven  lamps  of  fire  burning  before  the 
throne,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there  was  a  sea  of 
glass  like  unto  crystal :  And  in  the  midst  of 
the  throne, and  round  about  the  throne  ~jocre 
four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before  and  behind 

7  And  the  first  beast  was  like  a  lion,  and 
the  second  beast  like  a  calf,  and  the  third 
beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth 
beast  was  like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each  of  them 
six  wings  about  him;  and  they  were  full  of 
eyes  within :  and  they  rest  not  day  and 
ni^ht,  saying,Holy,hofy,holy  ,Lord  GodAl- 
xmghty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to  come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give  glory,  and 
honour,  and  thanks  to  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

10  The  four  and  twenty  elders  fall  down 
before  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  and  wor- 
ship him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne,  saying, 

1 1  Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to  receive 
glory,  and  honour,  and  power:  for  thou 
bast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy  plea- 
sure they  are  and  were  created. 


jf  the  seals,  and  I  b 
the  noise  of  thunder,* 

saying,  Com- 


The  seals  opened,  REVELATION 

2  And  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  white  horse  : 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  bow  ;  and  a 
crown  was  given  unto  him  :  and  he  went 
forth  conquering,  and  to  conquer. 

3  And  when  he  had  opened  the  second 
seal,  I  heard  the  second  beast  say,  Come 
and  see. 

4  And  there  went  out  another  horse  that 
was  red  :  and  power  was  given  to  him  that 
sat  thereon  to  take  peace  from  the  earth, 
and  that  they  should  kill  one  another :  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  a  great  sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the  third 
seal,  I  heard  the  third  beast  say,  Come  and 
see.  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  a  black  horse  ; 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of  ba- 
lances in  his  hand. 

6  And  I  heard  a  voice  in  the  midst  of  the 
four  beasts  say,  A  measure  of  wheat  for  a 
penny,  and  three  measures  of  barley  for  a 
penny  ;  and  see  thou  hurt  not  the  oil  and 
the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fourth 
seal,  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  fourth  beast 
say,  Come  and  see. 

8  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  pale 
horse :  and  his  name  that  sat  on  him  was 
Death,  and  hell  followed  with  him.  And 
power  was  given  unto  them  over  the  fourth 
part  of  the  earth,  to  kill  with  sword,  and 
with  hunger,  and  with  death,  and  with  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fifth 
seal,  I  saw  under  the  altar  the  souls  of  them 
that  were  slain  for  the  word  of  God,  and 
for  the  testimony  which  they  held  : 

10  And  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  How  long,  O  Lord,  holy  and  true, 
dost  thou  not  judge  and  avenge  our  blood 
on  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth? 

11  And  white  robes  were  given  unto 
every  one  of  them  ;  and  it  was  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  rest  yet  for  a  little 
season,  until  their  fellow-servants  also' and 
their  brethren,  that  should  be  killed  as 
they  were,  should  be  fulfilled. 

1 2  And  1  beheld  when  he  had  opened  the 
sixth  seal,  and  lo,  there  was  a  great  earth- 
quake ;  and  the  sun  became  black  as  sack- 
cloth of  hair,  and  the  moon  became  as  blood : 

13  And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell  unto  the 
earth,  even  as  a  fig-tree  caste  th  her  untimely 
figs,  when  she  is  shaken  of  a  mighty  wind. 

14  And  the  heaven  departed  as  a  scroll 
when  it  is  rolled  together;  and  every 
mountain  and  island  were  moved  out  of 
their  places. 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  the 
great  men,  and  the  rich  men,  and  the  chief 
captains,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  every 
bond-man,  and  every  free-man,  hid  them- 
selves in  the  dens  and  in  the  rocks  of  the 
mountains ; 

16  And  said  to  the  mountains  and  rocks, 
Fall  on  us,  and  hide  us  from  the  face  of 


The  number  of  the  scaled. 

him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  from 
the  wrath  of  the  Lamb  : 

17  For  the  great  day  of  his  wrath  is 
come ;  and  who  shall  be  able  to  stand7 
CHAP.  VII. 
.4  ND  after  these  things  I  saw  four  an- 
X'\  gels  standing  on  the  four  corners  of 
the  earth,  holding  the  four  winds  of  the 
earth,  that  the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any  tree. 

2  And  1  saw  another  angel  ascending 
from  the  east,  having  the  seal  of  the  living 
God :  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice  to 
the  four  angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,  Hurt  not  the  earth,  neither  the 
sea,  nor  the  trees,  till  we  have  sealed  the 
servants  of  our  God  in  their  foreheads. 

4  And  I  heard  the  number  of  them  which 
were  sealed :  and  there  were  sealed  a 
hundred  and  forty  and  four  thousand  of  all 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  oi 
Gad  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Aser  were  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Nephthalima-ere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  oi 
Manasses  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Levi 
we*-e  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe 
of  Issachar  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph 
were  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  a  great  mul- 
titude, which  no  man  could  number,  of  all 
nations,  and  kindreds,  and  people,  and 
tongues,  stood  before  the  throne,  and  be- 
fore the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes, 
and  palms  in  their  hands  ; 

10  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
Salvation  to  our  God  which  sitteth  upon 
the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb. 

1 1  And  all  the  angels  stood  round  about 
the  throne,  and  about  the  elders  and  the 
four  beasts,  and  fell  before  the  throne  on 
their  faces,  and  worshipped  God, 

12  Saying,  Amen  :  Blessing,  and  glory, 
and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving  and  ho- 
nour, and  power,  and  might,  be  unto  our 
God  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

1 3  And  one  of  the  elders  answered,  sayi  ng 
unto  me,  What  are  these  which  are  arrayed 
in  white  robes?  and  whence  came  they  ? 

14  And  I  said  unto  him,  Sir,  thou  know- 
est.  And  he  said  to  me,  These  are  they 
which  came  out  of  great  tribulation,  and 
have  washed  their  robes,  and  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the  throne 
of  God,  and  serve  him  day  and  night  in  his 

206 


Tlie  seventh  seal  opened. 


temple  :  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne 
shall  dwell  among  them. 

16  The}'  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither 
thirst  any  more  ;  neither  shall  the  sun  light 
on  them,  nor  any  heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst 
of  the  throne  shall  feed  them,  and  shall 
lead  them  unto  living  fountains  of  waters  : 
and  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from 
their  eyes. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  when  he  had  opened  the  seventh 
seal,   there  was   silence  in  heaven 
about  the  space  of  half  an  hour. 

2  And  I  saw  the  seven  angels  which 
stood  before  God ;  and  to  them  were  given 
seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and  stood  at 
the  altar,  having  a  golden  censer ;  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  much  incense, 
that  he  should  offer  it  with  the  prayers  of 
all  saints  upon  the  golden  altar  which  was 
before  the  throne. 

4  And  the  smoke  of  the  incense,  which 
came  with  the  prayers  of  the  saints,  ascend- 
ed up  before  God  out  of  the  angel's  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer,  and  filled 
it  with  fire  of  the  altar,  and  cast  it  into  the 
earth:  and  there  were  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  lightnings,  and  an  earthquake. 

6  And  the  seven  angels  which  had  the  se- 
ven trumpets  prepared  themselves  to  sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  and  there 
followed  hail  and  fire  mingled  with  blood, 
and  they  were  cast  upon  the  earth :  and 
the  third  part  of  trees  was  burnt  up,  and 
all  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded,  and  as 
it  were  a  great  mountain  burning  with  fire 
was  cast  into  the  sea  :  and  the  third  part 
of  the  sea  became  blood ; 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  creatures 
which  were  in  the  sea,  and  had  life,  died  ; 
and  the  third  part  of  the  ships  were  de- 
stroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded,  and 
there  fell  a  great  star  from  heaven,  burn- 
ing as  it  were  a  lamp,  and  it  fell  upon  the 
third  part  of  the  rivers,  and  upon  the 
fountains  of  waters  ; 

11  And  the  name  of  the  star  is  called 
Wormwood :  and  the  third  part  of  the  wa- 
ters became  wormwood ;  and  many  men 
died  of  the  waters,  because  they  were 
made  bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  sun  was  smitten,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  moon,  and  the  third 
part  of  the  stars  ;  so  as  the  third  part  of 
them  was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone  not 
for  a  third  part  of  it,  and  the  night  like- 
wise. 

13  And  I  beheld,  and  heard  an  angel 
flying  through  the  midst  of  heaven,  saying 
with  a  loud  voice,  Wo,  wo,  wo,  to  the  in- 

5S 


as 
sun 
reason  ol 


CHAP.  VIII,  IX.      Great  plagues  on  the  earth. 

habiters  of  the  earth,  by  reason   of  the 
other  voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three 
angels,  which  are  yet  to  sound  ! 
CHAP.  IX. 

AND  the  fifth  angel  sounded,  and  I  saw 
a  star  fall  from  heaven  unto  tin  i 
and  to  him  was  given  the  key  oi  the  bot- 
tomless pit. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless  pit  < 
and  there  arose  a  smoke  out  of  the  i 
the  smoke  of  a  great  furnace  ;  and  the 
and  the  air  were  darkened  by 
the  smoke  of  tin-  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the  smoke  lo- 
custs upon  the  earth  :  and  unto  them  wa3 
given  power,  as  the  scorpions  of  the  earth 
have  power. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them  that  they 
should  not  hurt  the  grass  of  the  earth,  nei- 
ther any  green  thing,  neither  any  tree  ; 
but  only  those  men  which  have  not  the  seal 
of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that  they 
should  not  kill  them,  but  that  they  should 
be  tormented  five  months :  and  tin  n  tor- 
ment was  as  the  torment  of  a  scorpion, 
when  he  striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men  seek 
death,  and  shall  not  find  it ;  and  shall  de- 
sire to  die,  and  death  shall  flee  from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  of  the  locusts  were. 
like  unto  horses  prepared  unto  battle  ;  and 
on  their  heads  -were  as  it  were  crowns  tike 
gold,  and  their  faces  were  as  the  faces  of 
men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair  of  wo- 
men, and  their  teeth  were  as  the  teeth  of 
lions. 

9  And  they  had  breast-plates,  as  it  were 
breast-plates  of  iron  ;  and  the  sound   of 
their  wings  was  as  the  sound  ol  cha 
of  many  horses  running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto  scor- 
pions, and  there  were  stings  in  tin  ir  tails  : 
and  theirpowerwottohurt  men  fiv<-  UK  tnths. 

11  And  they   had  a    king  over   them, 
which  is   the  angel  of  the  bottomless 
whose  name   in   the    Hebrew    tongiv 
Abaddon,  but  in  the  Greek  tongue  hath 
his  name  Apollyon. 

12  One  wo  is  past ;  and  behold,  there 
come  two  woes  more  here  ift<  r. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded,  and  I 
heard  a  voice  from  the  four  bo 
golden  altar  which  is  befl 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  ingel  whit  I 
the  trumpet.   Loose  the  fo  '  Imh 
are  bound  in  the  great  river  Euphi  • 

15  And  the  I 
which  wen  prepared  tot 
day,  and  a  month,  and  a  y< 
the  third  part  of  men. 

16  Ana  the  number  ol  U 
bora  men  were  two  hundred  thousand  thou- 
sand: and  1  beard  the  number  of  them. 


John  commanded  to  eat  thebooK.  REVELATION.       The  two  witnesses  prophesy. 


1 7  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in  the  vi- 
sion, and  them  that  sat  on  them,  having 
breast-plates  of  fire,  and  of  jacinth,  and 
brimstone:  and  the  heads  of  the  horseswere 
as  the  heads  of  lions  ;  and  out  of  their 
mouths  issued  fire,  and  smoke,  and  brim- 
stone. . 

18  By  these  three  was  the  third  part  of 
men  killed,  by  the  fire,  and  by  the  smoke, 
and  by  the  brimstone,  which  issued  out  of 
their  mouths. 

1 9  For  their  power  is  in  their  mouth,  and 
in  their  tails  :  for  their  tails  were  like  unto 
serpents,  and  had  heads,  and  with  them 
they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which  were 
not  killed  by  these  plagues  yet  repented 
not  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  they 
should  not  worship  devils,  and  idols  of 
gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone,  and 
of  wood  :  which  neither  can  see,  nor  hear, 
nor  walk  : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their  mur- 
ders, nor  of  their  sorceries,  nor  of  their 
fornication,  nor  of  their  thefts. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  I  saw  another  mighty  angel  come 
down  from  heaven,  clothed  with  a 
cloud  :  and  a  rainbow  was  upon  his  head, 
and  his  face  was  as  it  were  the  sun,  and 
his  feet  as  pillars  of  fire  : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little  book 
open :  and  he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the 
sea,  and  his  left  foot  on  the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as  when 
a  lion  roareth:  and  when  he  had  cried, 
seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders  had  ut- 
tered their  voices,  I  was  about  to  write : 
and  1  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying  un- 
to me,  Seal  up  those  things  which  the  se- 
ven thunders  uttered,  and  write  them  not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I  saw  stand  upon 
the  sea  and  upon  the  earth,lifted  up  his 
hand  to  heaven, 

6  And  sware  by  him  that  liveth  for  ever 
and  ever,  who  created  heaven,  and  the 
things  that  therein  are,  and  the  earth,  and 
the  things  that  therein  are,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  things  which  are  therein,  that  there 
should  be  time  no  longer : 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the  se- 
venth angel,  when  he  shall  begin  to  sound, 
the  my  stery  of  God  should  be  finished,  as  he 
hath  declared  to  his  servants  the  prophets. 

8  And  the  voice  which  I  heard  from 
heaven  spake  unto  me  again,  and  said, 
Go,  and  take  the  little  book  which  is  open 
in  the  hand  of  the  angel  which  standeth 
upon  the  sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angel,  and  said 
unto  him,  Give  me  the  little  book.  And 
he  said  unto  me.  Take  it,  and  eat  it  up  ; 
and  it  shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it 
shall  be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  as  honey. 


10  And  I  took  the  little  book  out  of  the 
angel's  hand,  and  ate  it  up  ;  and  it  was  in 
my  mouth  sweet  as  honey  :  and  as  soon  as 
1  had  eaten  it  my  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou  must 
prophesy  again  before  many  peoples,  and 
nations,  and  tongues,  and  kings. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  there  was  given  me  a  reed  like 
unto  a  rod  :  and  the  angel  stood,  say- 
ing, Rise,  and  measure  the  temple  of  God, 
and  the  altar,  and  them  that  worship  therein. 

2  But  the  court  which  is  without  the 
temple,  leave  out,  and  measure  it  not ;  for 
it  is  given  unto  the  Gentiles :  and  the  holy 
city  shall  they  tread  under  foot  forty  and 
two  months. 

3  And  I  will  give  power  unto  my  two 
witnesses,  and  they  shall  prophesy  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  threescore  days, 
clothed  in  sackcloth. 

4  These  are  the  two  olive-trees,  and  the 
two  candlesticks  standing  before  the  God 
of  the  earth. 

5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  fire 
proceedeth  out  of  their  mouth,  and  devour- 
eth  their  enemies :  and  if  any  man  will  hurt 
them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be  killed. 

6  These  have  power  to  shut  heaven, 
that  it  rain  not  in  the  days  of  their  pro- 
phecy :  and  have  power  oyer  waters  to  turn 
them  to  blood,  and  to  smite  the  earth  with 
all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  when  they  shall  have  finished 
their  testimony,  the  beast  that  ascendeth 
out  of  the  bottomless  pit  shall  make  war 
against  them,  and  shall  overcome  them; 
and  kill  them. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  slw.ll  lie  in  the 
street  of  the  great  city,  which  spiritually  is 
called  Sodom  and  Egypt,  where  also  our 
Lord  was  crucified. 

9  And  they  of  the  people,  and  kindreds, 
and  tongues,  and  nations,  shall  see  their 
dead  bodies  three  days  and  a  half,  and 
shall  not  suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put 
in  graves. 

10  And  they  that  dwell  upon  the  earth 
shall  rejoice  over  them,  and  make  merry, 
and  shall  send  gifts  one  to  another;  be- 
cause these  two  prophets  tormented  them 
that  dwelt  on  the  earth. 

1 1  And  after  three  days  and  a  half  the 
Spirit  of  life  from  God  entered  into  them, 
and  they  stood  upon  their  feet;  and  great 
fear  fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice  from 
heaven,  saying  unto  them,  Come  up  hither. 
And  they  ascended  up  to  heaven  in  a 
cloud ;  and  their  enemies  beheld  them. 

13  And  the  same  hour  was  there  a  great 
earthquake,  and  the  tenth  part  of  the  city 
fell,  and  in  the  earthquake  were  slainof  men 
seven  thousand :  and  the  remnant  were  af- 
frighted,andgaveglorytotheGodofheaven, 

208 


The  great  red  dragon.  CHAP.  XII,  XIII.  The  dreadful  Least. 

them  before  our  God    day    and    night. 


E 


14  The  second  wo  is  past;  and  behold, 
the  third  wo  cometh  quickly. 

15  And  the  seventh  angel  sounded;  and 
there  were  great  voices  in  heaven,  saying, 
The  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become  the 
kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of  his  Christ ; 
and  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

16  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders, 
which  sat  before  God  on  their  seats,  fell 
upon  their  faces,  and  worshipped  God, 

1 7  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord 
God  Almighty,  which  art,  and  wast,  and 
art  to  come ;  because  thou  hast  taken  to 
thee  thy  great  power,  and  hast  reigned. 

18  And  the  nations  were  angry,  and  thy 
wrath  is  come,  and  the  time  of  the  dead, 
that  they  should  be  judged,  and  that  thou 
shouldest  give  reward  unto  thy  servants  the 

rophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  them  that 
ear  thy  name,  small  andgreat ;  and  should- 
est destroy  them  which  destroy  the  earth. 

19  And  the  temple  of  God  was  opened 
in  heaven,  and  there  was  seen  in  his  tem- 
ple the  ark  of  his  testament:  and  there 
were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  an  earthquake,  and  great  hail. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great  wonder  in 
heaven;  a  woman  clothed  with  the 
sun,  and  the  moon  under  her  feet,  and 
upon  her  head  a  crown  of  twelve  stars  : 

2  And  she, being  with  child,  cried,  tra- 
vailing in  birth,  and  pained  to  be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeared  another  wonder 
in  heaven ;  and  behold,  a  great  red  dragon, 
having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and 
seven  crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  his  tail  drew  the  third  part  of  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  did  cast  them  to  the 
earth  :  and  the  dragon  stood  before  the  wo- 
man which  was  ready  to  bedelivered,  forto 
devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it  wTas  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  man-child, 
who  was  to  rule  all  nations  with  a  rod  of 
iron :  and  her  child  was  caught  up  unto 
God,  and  to  his  throne. 

6  And  the  woman  fled  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  she  hath  a  place  prepared  of 
God,  that  they  should  feed  her  there  a 
thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore  days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven  :  Mi- 
chael and  his  angels  fought  against  the  dra- 
gon ;  and  the  dragon  fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not ;  neither  was  their 
place  found  any  more  in  heaven. 

9  And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  out, 
that  old  serpent,  called  the  Devil,  and 
Satan,  which  deceiveth  the  whole  world : 
he  was  cast  out  into  the  earth,  and  his 
angels  were  cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  saying  in 
heaven,  Now  is  come  salvation,  and 
strength,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God,  and 
the  power  of  his  Christ :  for  the  accuser  of 


1 1  And  they  overcame  him  bv  the  blood 
of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of  their 
testimony;  and  they  loved  not  their  lives 
unto  the  death. 

12  Therefore  rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and 
ye  that  dwell  in  them.  Wo  to  the  inhabit- 
ers  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  sea!  for  the 
devil  is  come  down  unto  you,  having  ^-eat 
wrath,  because  he  knoweth  that  he  hath  but 
a  short  time. 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he  was 
cast  unto  the  earth,  he  persecuted  the  wo- 
man which  orought  forth  the  man-child. 

14  And  to  the  woman  were  given  two 
wings  of  agreateagle,that  she  might  fly  into 
the  wilderness,  into  her  place,  when.'  she  u 
nourished  for  a  time,  and  times,  and  half 
a  time,  from  the  face  of  the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  cast  out  of  his  mouth 
water  as  a  flood, after  the  woman,  that  he 
might  cause  her  to  be  carried  away  of  the 
flood. 

16  And  the  earth  helped  the  woman, 
and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and 
s\Vallowed  up  the  flood  which  the  dragon 
cast  out  of  his  mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  wroth  with  tho 
woman,  and  went  to  make  war  with  th 
remnant  of  her  seed,  which  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  God,  and  have  the  testimony 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the  tea, 
and  saw  a  beast  rise  up  out  of  tin  a  l 
having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and 
upon  his  horns  ten  crowns,  and  upon  Ilia 
heads  the  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  And  the  beast  which  I  saw  was  like 
unto  a  leopard,  and  his  feet  were  as  / 
of  a  bear,  and  his  mouth  as  the  uiouth  of  a 
lion  :  and  the  dragon  gave  him  hi*  | 
and  his  seat,  and  great  authority. 

3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  as  it  w<  i  e 
wounded  to  death;  and  his  deadly  wound 
was  healed  :  and  all  the  world  wondered 
after  the  beast. 

4  And  they  worsh ipped  the  dragon  win c h 
gave  power  unto  ihe  beast:  and  they  wor- 
shipped the  beast,  saying,  Who  it  like  unto 
the  beast?  whoisable  to  make  war  with  him' 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him  a  mouth 
speaking  great  things  and  bl.isphr; 
and  power  was  given  unto  linn  to  continue 
forty  and  two  months.  m 

6  And  he  opened  bis  mouth  in  bias] 
against  God,  to  blaspheme  bjfl  mime   and 
his  tabernacle,  and  them  that  dwell   in 
heaven.  ,  i^ 

7  And  it  was  given   unto  hi, 
war  with  the  saints,  and  to  < 
and  power  was  giren  him  --v.-r  ill  KlB- 
dreds,  and  tongm-.;md. ...irons. 

8  And  all   that   dw.ll    upon   the   ear 
our  brethren  is  cast  down  which  accused  shall  worship  bin,  «*0*  <re  «■ 


And  he  doeth  great  wonders,  so  that 


The  beast  -wilklwo  horns. 

written  in  the  book  of  life  of  the  Lamb 
slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

9  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let  him  hear. 

10  He  that  leadeth  into  captivity  shall 
go  into  captivity:  he  that  killeth  with  the 
sword,  must  be  killed  with  the  sword.  Here 
13  the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the  saints. 

1 1  And  I  beheld  another  beast  coming 
up  cut  of  the  earth,  and  he  had  two  horns 
like  a  lamb,  and  he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exercise th  all  the  power  of 
he  first  beast  before  him,  and  causeth  the 

earth  and  them  which  dwell  therein  to 
worship  the  first  beast,  whose  deadly 
wound  was  healed. 

13 
he  maketh  fire  come  down  from  heaven  on 
the  earth  in  the  sight  of  men, 

14  And  deceiveth  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth  by  the  means  of  'those  miracles  which 
he  had  power  to  do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast; 
saying  to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth, 
that  they  should  make  an  image  to  the 
beast,  which  had  the  wound  by  a  sword, 
and  did  live. 

15  And  he  had  power  to  give  life  unto 
the  image  of  the  beast,  that  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  both  speak,  and  cause 
that  as  many  as  would  not  worship  the 
image  of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  And  he  causeth  all,  both  small  and 
great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and  bond,  to  re- 
ceive a  mark  in  their  right  hand,  or  in  their 
foreheads ; 

17  And  that  no  man  might  buy  or  sell, 
save  he  that  had  the  mark,  or  the  name  of 
the  beast,  or  the  number  of  his  name. 

18  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him  that  hath 
understanding  count  the  number  of  the 
beast :  for  it  is  the  number  of  a  man;  and  his 
number  is  Six  hundred  threescore  and  six. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  I  looked,  and  lo,  a  Lamb  stood  on 
the  mount  Sion,  and  with  him  a  hun- 
dred forty  and  four  thousand,  having  his 
Father's  name  written  in  their  foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice 
of  a  great  thunder:  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  harpers  harping  with  their  harps: 

3  And  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new  song  be- 
fore the  throne,  and  before  the  four  beasts, 
and  the  elders :  and  no  man  could  learn  that 
song  but  the  hundred  and  forty  and  four  thou- 
sand, which  were  redeemed  irom  the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled 
with  women;  for  they  are  virgins.  These 
are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb  whither- 
soever he  gocth.  These  were  redeemed 
from  among  men,  being  the  first-fruits  unto 
God  and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile : 
for  they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne 
of  God. 

6  And  I  saw  another  angel  fly  in  the 


REVELATION.  The  fall  of  Babylon. 

midst  of  heaven,  having  the  everlasting 
gospel  to  preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on 
the  earth,  and  to  every  nation,  and  kin- 
dred, and  tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Fear  God, 
and  give  glory  to  him ;  for  the  hour  of  his 
judgment  is  come:  and  worship  him  that 
made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  fountains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  another  angel, 
saying,  Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  thatgreat 
city,  because  she  made  all  nations  drink  oi 
the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication. 

9  And  the  third  angel  followed  them, 
saying  with  a  loud  voice,  If  any  man  wor- 
ship the  beast  and  his  image,  and  receive 
his  mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his  hand, 

10  The  same  shall  drink  of  the  wine  oi 
the  wrath  of  God,  which  is  poured  out 
without  mixture  into  the  cup  oi  his  indig- 
nation ;  and  he  shall  be  tormented  with  fire 
and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of  the  holy 
angels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Lamb : 

11  And  the  smoke  of  their  torment  as- 
cendeth  up  for  ever  and  ever:  and  they 
have  no  rest  day  nor  night,  who  worship 
the  beast  and  his  image,  and  whosoever 
receiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  Here  is  the  patience  of  the  saints: 
here  are  they  that  keep  the  commandments 
of  God,  and  the  faith  of  Jesus. 

13  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying  unto  me,  Write,  Blessed  are  the 
dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  hence- 
forth :  Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labours ;  and  their  works 
do  follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  white 
cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud  one  sat  like  unto 
the  Son  of  man,  having  on  his  head  a  golden 
crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle. 

15  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the 
temple,  crying  with  a  loud  voice  to  him 
that  sat  on  the  cloud,  Thrust  in  thy  sickle, 
and  reap :  for  the  time  is  come  for  thee  to 
reap ;  for  the  harvest  of  the  earth  is  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud  thrust 
in  his  sickle  on  the  earth ;  and  the  earth 
was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the 
temple  which  is  in  heaven,  he  also  having 
a  sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out  from  the 
altar,  which  had  power  over  fire;  and 
cried  with  a  loud  cry  to  him  that  had  the 
sharp  sickle,  saying,  Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the  vine 
of  the  earth;  for  her  grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his  sickle 
into  the  earth,  andgathered  the  vine  of  the 
earth,  and  cast  it  into  the  great  wine-press 
of  the  wrath  of  God. 

20  And  the  wine-press  was  trodden 
without  the  city,  and  blood  came  out  of  the 
wine-press,  even  unto  the  horse-bridles 

210 


Vials  of  the  seven  angels.     CHAP.  XV,  XVI,  XVII. 


by  the  space  of  a  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred furlongs. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  I  saw  another  sign  in  heaven, 
great  and  marvellous,  seven  angels 
naving  the  seven  last  plagues;  for  in  them 
is  filled  up  the  wrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  sea  of  glass 
mingled  with  lire:  and  them  that  had  got- 
ten the  victory  over  the  beast,  and  over  his 
image,  and  over  his  mark,  and  over  the 
number  of  his  name,  stand  on  the  sea  of 
glass,  having  the  harps  of  God. 

3  And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the 
servant  of  God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb, 
sa}Ting,  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy 
works,  Lord  God  Almighty;  just  and  true 
are  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  saints. 

4  Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord,  and 
glorify  thy  name?  for  thou  only  art  holy: 
tor  all  nations  shall  come  and  worship  be- 
fore thee;  for  thy  judgments  are  made 
manifest. 

5  And  after  that  I  looked,  and  behold, 
the  temple  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  testi- 
mony in  heaven  was  opened : 

6  And  the  seven  angels  came  out  of  the 
temple,  having  the  seven  plagues,  clothed 
in  pure  and  white  linen,  and  having  their 
breasts  girded  with  golden  girdles. 

7  And  one  of  the  four  beasts  gave  unto  the 
seven  angels  seven  golden  vials  full  of  the 
wrath  of  God,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 

8  And  the  temple  was  filled  with  smoke 
from  the  glory  of  God,  and  from  his  pow- 
er; and  no  man  was  able  to  enter  into  the 
temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven 
angels  were  fulfilled. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  the 
temple,  saying  to  the  seven  angels, 
Go  your  ways,  and  pour  out  the  vials  of 
the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  earth ;  and  there  fell  a  noi- 
some and  grievous  sore  upon  the  men  which 
had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and  upon  them 
which  worshipped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  sea;  and  it  Ijecame  as  the 
blood  of  a  dead  man;  and  every  living 
soul  died  in  the  sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  rivers  and  fountains  of  wa- 
ters :  and  they  became  blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the  waters 
say,  Thou  art  righteous,  O  Lord,  which 
art,  and  wast,  and  shalt  be,  because  thou 
hast  judged  thus. 

6  For  they  have  shed  the  blood  of  saints 
and  prophets,  and  thou  hast  given  them 
blood  to  drink  ;  for  they  are  worthy. 

7  And  I  heard  another  out  of  the  altar 
say,  Even  so,  Lord  God  Almighty,  true 
and  righteous  are  thy  judgments. 


Christ  comes  suddenly 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  pouiv<]  out  his 
vial  upon  the  sun  ;  and  power  was  given 
unto  him  to  scorch  men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  scorched  with 
heat,  and  blasphemed  the  name  ol  ' 
which  hath  power  over  these  plagues:  and 
they  repented  not  to  give  Inn,  g 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  seat  of  the  beast ;  and  bis 
kingdom  was  full  of  darkness;  and  they 
gnawed  their  tongues  for  pain, 

1 1  And  blasphemed  the  God  ofhi 
because  of  their  pains  and  their  sores,  and 
repented  Dot  of  their  deeds. 

12  And  the  sixth  angel  poured  out  his  vial 
upon  the  great  river  Euphrates:  and  tin 
water  thereof  was  dried  up,  that  the  way  oi 
the  kings  of  the  east  might  he  prepan 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean  spirits  hi.' 
frogs  come  out  of  the  month  of  the  <1j 

and  out  of  the  mouth  of  th(  DO  out 

of  the  mouth  of  the  false  prop]  • 

14  For  they  are    the    spirits  of  devils, 
working  miracles,  rchich  go  forth  unl 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  w  hole  world, 
to  gather  them  to  the  battle  of  that 

day  of  God  Almighty. 

15  Behold,  I  come  as  a  thief.  Bless 
hethatwatcheth.and  keepethhi-i:  irm< 
lest  he  walk  naked,  and  they  see  his  sham*  . 

16  And  he  gathered  them  together  into 
a  place  called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Ar- 
mageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  into  the  air;  and  their  can*  a 
great  voice  out  of  the  temple  of  heaven, 
from  the  throne,  saying,  It  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and  tliutnl*  i  - . 
and   lightnings;    and  there    n 
earthquake,  such  as  was   not  since  DM  n 
were  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an  earth- 
quake, and  so  great. 

19  And  the  great  city  was  divided  into 
three  parts,  and  thecities  of  the  nation-  tell ; 
and  great  Babylon  came  in  remembi 
before  God,  to  give  unto  her  the  cup  of  the 
wine  of  the  fierceness  of  his  wrath. 

20  And  every  island  tied  away,  and  the 
mountains  were  not  found. 

21  And  there  fell  upon  men  a  ere at  hail 
out  of  heaven,  every  stum  about  the  weight 
of  a  talent:  and  men  blasphemed  G< 
cause  of  the  plague  of  the   hail;   t..rthc 
plague  thereof  was  exceeding  gn 

CHAP.  Wll. 

VND  there  came  one  ot  th- 
gels  which,  had  the  seven  viali 
talked  with  me,   saying  unto  n 
hither-  I  will  shew  unto  thee  th< 
of  the  great  whore  that  silteth  upon  I 
waters  ;  . 

2  With  whom  the  kings  ol  the  • 
have  committed  fornii 
habitant^  of  the  -  arth  hai 
drunk  with  thewine*  I 


The  victory  of  the  Lamb 


REVELATION. 


The  fall  of  Babylon. 


3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit  into  j      1 8  And  the  woman  which  thou  sawest 
the  wilderness :  andl  saw  a  woman  sit  upon  |  is  that  great  city,  which  reigneth  over  the 

kings  of  the  earth. 

CHAP.  XV11I. 

AND  after  these  things  I  saw  another 
angel  come  down  from  heaven, 
having  great  power;  and  the  earth  was 
lightened  with  his  glory. 

2  And  he  cried  mightily  with  a  strong 
voice,  saying,  Babylon  the  great  is  fallen, 
is  fallen,  and  is  become  the  habitation  of 
devils,  and  the  hold  of  every  foul  spirit,  and 
a  cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful  bird. 

3  For  all  nations  have  drunk  of  the  wine 
of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth  have  committed  forni- 
cation with  her,  and  the  merchants  of  the 
earth  are  waxed  rich  through  the  abun- 
dance of  her  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice  from  hea- 
ven, saying,  Come  out  of  her,  my  people, 
that  ye  be  not  partakers  of  her  sins,  and 
that  ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues. 

5  For  her  sins  have  reached  unto  heaven , 
and  God  hath  remembered  her  iniquities. 

6  Reward  her  even  as  she  rewarded 
you,  and  double  unto  her  double  according 
to  her  works  :  in  the  cup  which  she  hath 
filled,  fill  to  her  double. 

7  How  much  she  hath  glorified  herself, 
and  lived  deliciously,  so  much  torment  and 
sorrow  give  her:  for  she  saith  in  her  heart, 
I  sit  a  queen,  and  am  no  widow,  and  shall 
see  no  sorrow. 

8  Therefore  shall  her  plagues  come  in  one 
day,  death,  and  mourning,  and  famine ;  and 
she  shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire  :  for 
strong  is  the  Lord  God  who  judge th  her. 

9  And  the  kings  of  the  earth, who  have  com- 
mitted fornication  and  lived  deliciously  with 
her,  shall  bewail  her,  and  lament  for  her, 
when  they  shall  see  the  smoke  of  her  burning, 

10  Standing  afar  off  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  saying,  Alas,  alas !  that  great  city 
Babylon,  that  mighty  city  !  for  in  one  hour 
is  thy  judgment  come. 

1 1  And  the  merchants  of  the  earth  shall 
weep  and  mourn  over  her;  for  no  man 
buyeth  their  merchandise  any  more  : 

12  The  merchandise  of  gold,  and  silver, 
and  precious  stones,  and  of  pearls,  and  fine 
linen,  and  purple,  and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and 
all  thyine  wood,  and  all  manner  vessels  of 
ivory,  and  all  manner  vessels  of  most  pre- 
cious wood,  and  of  brass,  and  iron,  and 
marble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours,  and  oint- 
ments, and  frankincense,  and  wine,  and 
oil,  and  fine  flour,  and  wheat,  and  beasts, 
and  sheep,  and  horses,  and  chariots,  and 
slaves,  and  souls  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul  lusted  after 


a  scarlet-coloured  beast,  full  of  names  of 
blasphemy,  having  seven  heads  and  ten 
horns. 

4  And  the  woman  was  arrayed  in  purple 
and  scarlet-colour,  and  decked  with  gold 
and  precious  stones  and  pearls,  having  a 
golden  cup  in  her  hand  full  of  abomina- 
tions and  filthiness  of  her  fornication : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  was  a  name 
written,  MYSTERY,  BABYLON  THE 
GREAT,  THE  MOTHER  OF  HAR- 
LOTS AND  ABOMINATIONS  OF 
THE  EARTH. 

6  And  I  saw  the  woman  drunken  with 
the  blood  of  the  saints,  and  with  the  blood 
of  the  martyrs  of  Jesus :  and  when  I  saw 
her,  I  wondered  with  great  admiration. 

7  And  the  angel  said  unto  me,  Where- 
fore didst  thou  marvel  ?  I  will  tell  thee  the 
mystery  of  the  woman,  and  of  the  beast 
that  carrieth  her,  which  hath  the  seven 
heads,  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawest,  was,  and  is 
not;  and  shall  ascend  out  of  the  bottomless 
pit,  and  go  into  perdition:  and  they  that 
dwell  on  the  earth  shall  wonder,  (whose 
names  were  not  written  in  the  book  of  life 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world,)  when 
they  behold  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not, 
and  yet  is. 

9  And  here  is  the  mind  which  hath  wis- 
dom. The  seven  heads  are  seven  moun- 
tains, on  which  the  woman  sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings :'  five  are 
fallen,  and  one  is,  and  the  other  is  not  yet 
come;  and  when  he  cometh,  he  must 
continue  a  short  space. 

11  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not, 
even  he  is  the  eighth,  and  is  of  the  seven, 
and  goeth  into  perdition. 

12  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou  sawest 
are  ten  kings,  which  have  received  no 
kingdom  as  yet;  but  receive  power  as 
kings  one  hour  with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind,  and  shall  give 
their  power  and  strength  unto  the  beast. 

14  These  shall  make  war  with  the  Lamb, 
and  the  Lamb  shall  overcome  them  :  for  he 
is  Lord  of  lords,  and  King  of  kings  ;  and 
they  that  are  with  him  are  called,  and 
chosen,  and  faithful. 

15  And  he  saith  unto  me,  The  waters 
which  thou  sawest,  where  the  whore  sit- 
teth, are  peoples,  and  multitudes,  and  na- 
tions, and  tongues. 

16  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou  sawest 
upon  the  beast,  these  shall  hate  the  whore, 
and  shall  make  her  desolate  and  naked,  and 
shall  eat  her  flesh,  and  burn  her  with  fire. 

17  For  God  hath  put  in  their  hearts  to 


fulfil  his  will,  and  to  agree,  and  give  theirj  are  departed  from  thee,  and  all  things  which 
kingdom  unto  the  beast,  until  the  words  off  were  dainty  and  goodly  are  departed  from 
God  shall  be  fulfilled.  i  thee,  and  thou  shaltfind  them  no  more  at  all. 

212 


God  is  praised  in  heaven.  CHAP.  XIX.  Vie  marriage  of  the  Lamb. 

15  The  merchants  of  these  things  which  {great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice  of  many 
were  made  rich  by  her,  shall  stand  afar  off, 'waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  miehtv  thun- 

*  derings,  saying,  Alleluia:    for  the  Lord 
God  omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and  give 
honour  to  him  :  for  the  marriage  of  the 
Lamb  is  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made 
herself  ready. 

8  And  to  her  was  granted  that  she  should 
be  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  clean  and  white  : 
for  the  fine  linen  is  the  righteousness  of 
saints. 

9  And  he  saithunto  me,  Write,  Bk 
are  they  which  are  called  unto  the  mar- 
riage-supper of  the  Lamb.     And  he  gaith 
unto  me,  These  are  the  true  sayings  of  God. 

10  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  worship  him. 
And  he  said  unto  me,  See  thou  do  u  not : 
I  am  thy  fellow-servant,  and  of  thy  breth- 
ren that  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus  :  wor- 
ship God :  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is 
the  spirit  of  prophecy. 

1 1  And  I  saw  heaven  opened,  and  be- 
hold, a  white  horse  ;  and  he  that  sat  upon 
him  was  called  Faithful  and  True,  and  in 
righteousness  he  doth  judge  and  make  war. 

12  His  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire,  and 
on  his  head  were  many  crowns ;  and  he  had 
a  name  written-,  that  no  man  knew,  but  he 
himself. 

13  And  he  was  clothed  with  a  vesture 
dipped  in  blood  :  and  his  name  is  called 
The  Word  of  God. 

14  And  the  armies  which  were  in  heaven 
followed  him  upon  white  horses,  clothed 
in  fine  linen,  white  and  clean. 

15  And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp 
sword,  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the  na- 
tions :  and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod 
of  iron  :  and  he  treadeth  the  wine-press  of 
the  fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty  God. 

16  And  he  hath  on  his  vesture  and  i 
thigh  a  name  written,  KING  OF  KIM  i  - 
AND  LORD  OF  LORDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing  in  (he 
sun  ;  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say 
ing  to  all  the  fowls  that  fly  in  the  m'dst  of 
heaven,  Come,  and  gather  yourselvcJ 
gether  unto  the  supper  of  the  great  <  I 

18  That  ye  may  eat  thefle?li  ofkings, 
the  flesh  of  captains,  and  the  flesh  of  rai 
men,  and  the  flesh  of  hones,  and  of  " 
that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of  all 
both  free  and  bond,  both  final  I  and  pi 

19  And  1  saw  the  beast,   and  the  I 
of  the  earth,  and  their  armies,  gathered  to- 
gether to  make  war  against  liini  I 
the  horse,  and  against  his  army. 

20  And  the  beast  iras  taken,  and  • 
him  the  false  prophet   that  IfrOOgfct  mira- 
cles before  him,  irith  "huh  In  deceived 
them  that  had  received  the  mark  of 
beast,  and  mem  that  »rorshipp<  • 
age.     These  both   Wt  n    I 
lake  of  fire  burning  frith  brii 


for  the  fear  of  her  torment,  weeping  and 
wailing, 

16  And  saying,  Alas,  alas!  that  great 
city,  that  was  clothed  in  fine  linen,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  decked  with  gold, 
and  precious  stones,  and  pearls  ! 

1 7  For  in  one  hour  so  great  riches  is  come 
to  nought.  And  every  ship-master,  and  all 
the  company  in  ships,  and  sailors,  and  as 
many  as  trade  by  sea,  stood  afar  off, 

18  And  cried  when  they  saw  the  smoke 
of  her  burning,  saying,  What  city  is  like 
unto  this  great  city  ! 

19  And  they  cast  dust  on  their  heads, 
and  cried,  weeping  and  wailing,  saying, 
Alas,  alas !  that  great  city,  wherein  were 
made  rich  all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea  by 
reason  of  her  costliness !  for  in  one  hour  is 
she  made  desolate. 

20  Rejoice  over  her,  thou  heaven,  and 
ye  holy  apostles  and  prophets ;  for  God 
hath  avenged  you  on  her. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a  stone 
like  a  great  mill-stone,  and  cast  it  into 
the  sea,  saying,  Thus  with  violence  shall 
that  great  city  Babylon  be  thrown  down, 
and  shall  be  found  no  more  at  all. 

22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and  musi- 
cians, and  of  pipers,  and  trumpeters,  shall 
be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee  ;  and  no 
craftsman, of  whatsoever  craft  he  be,  shall 
be  found  any  more  in  thee  ;  and  the  sound 
of  a  mill-stone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at 
all  in  thee ; 

23  And  the  light  of  a  candle  shall  shine 
no  more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom  and  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard 
no  more  at  all  in  thee  :  for  thy  merchants 
were  the  great  men  of  the  earth  ;  for  by 
thy  sorceries  were  all  nations  deceived 

24  And  in  her  was  found  the  blood  of 
prophets,  and  of  saints,  and  of  all  that  were 
slain  upon  the  earth. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  after  these  things  I  heard  a  great 
voice  of  much  people  in  heaven,  say- 
ing, Alleluia :  Salvation,  and  glory,  and  ho- 
nour, and  power,  unto  the  Lord  our  God  : 

2  For  true  and  righteous  are  his  judg- 
ments :  for  he  hath  judged  the  great  whore, 
which  did  corrupt  the  earth  with  her  for- 
n'cation,  and  hath  avenged  the  blood  of 
his  servants  at  her  hand. 

3  And  again  th»y  said,  Alleluia.  And 
her  smoke  rose  up  for  ever  and  ever. 

4  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  and 
the  four  beasts  fell  down  and  worshipped 
God  that  sat  on  the  throne,  saying,  Amen  ; 
Alleluia. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the  throne, 
saying,  Praise  our  God, all  ye  his  servants, 
and  ye  that  fear  him,  both  small  and  great. 

6  And  I  heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a 


lite  last  resurrection. 


REVELATION, 


The  heavenly  Jerusalem. 


2 1  And  the  remnant  were  slain  with  the  j  the  lake  of  fire.     This  is  the  second  death 


sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  horse,  which 
sword  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth :  and 
all  the  fowls  were  filled  with  their  flesh. 
CHAP.  XX. 

AND  1  saw  an  angel  come  down  from 
heaven,  having  the  key  of  the  bot- 
tomless pit  and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  that 
old  serpent,  which  is  the  Devil,  and  Satan, 
and  bound  him  a  thousand  years, 

3  Andcast  him  intothe  bottomlesspit,and 
shut  him  up,  and  set  a  seal  upon  him,  that 
he  should  deceive  the  nations  no  more,  till 
the  thousand  years  should  be  fulfilled;  and 
after  that  he  must  be  loosed  a  little  season. 

4  And  I  saw  thrones,  and  they  sat  upon 
them,  and  judgment  was  given  unto  them  : 
and  I  saw  the  souls  of  them  that  were  be- 
headed for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and  for  the 
word  of  God,  and  which  had  not  worship- 
ped the  beast,  neither  his  image,  neither 
had  received  his  mark  upon  their  fore- 
heads, or  in  their  hands;  and  they  lived 
and  reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand  years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not 
again  until  the  thousand  years  were  finish- 
ed.    This  is  the  first  resurrection. 

6  Blessed  and  holy  is  be  that  hath  part 
in  the  first  resurrection :  on  such  the  second 
death  hath  no  power,  but  they  shall  be 
priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years  are  ex- 
pired,Satan shall  b*>  loosedoutof  his  prison, 

8  And  shall  go  out  to  deceive  the  na- 
tions which  are  in  the  four  quarters  of  the 
earth,  Gog  and  Magog,  to  gather  them  to- 
gether to  battle :  the  number  of  whom  is 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9  And  they  went  up  on  the  breadth  of 
the  earth,  and  compassed  the  camp  of  the 
saints  about,  and  the  beloved  city:  and 
fire  came  down  from  God  out  of  heaven, 
and  devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived  them  was 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone, 
where  the  beast  and  the  false  prophet  are, 
and  shall  be  tormented  day  and  night  for 
ever  and  ever. 

1 1  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and 
him  that  sat  on  it,  from  whose  face  the 
earth  and  the  heaven  fled  away ;  and  there 
was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I  saw  the  dead,  small  and  great, 
stand  before  God;  and  the  books  were 
opened:  and  another  book  was  opened, 
which  is  the  book  of  life :  and  the  dead  were 
judged  out  of  t'.ose  things  which  were  writ- 
ten in  the  books,  according  to  their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which 
were  in  it ;  and  death  and  hell  delivered  up 
the  dead  which  were  in  them :  and  they  were 
judged  every  man  according  totheir  works. 

34  And  death  and  hell  were  cast  into 


15  And  whosoever  was  not  found  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  life  was  cast  into  the 
lake  of  fire. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new 
earth :  for  the  first  heaven  and  the 
first  earth  were  passed  away;  and  there 
was  no  more  sea. 

2  And  I  John  saw  the  holy  city,  new 
Jerusalem,  coming  down  from  God  out  of 
heaven,  prepared  as  a  bride  adorned  for 
her  husband. 

3  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  hea- 
ven, saying,  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God 
is  with  men,  and  he  will  dwell  with  them, 
and  they  shall  be  his  people,  and  God  him- 
self shall  be  with  them,  and  be  their  God. 

4  And  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes;  and  there  shall  be  no 
more  death,  neither  sorrow,  nor  crying, 
neither  shall  there  be  any  more  pain  :  for 
the  former  things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  he  that  sat  upon  the  throne  said, 
Behold,  I  make  all  things  new.  And  he 
said  unto  me,  Write :  for  these  words  are 
true  and  faithful. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  It  is  done.  1 
am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning  and 
the  end.  I  will  give  unto  him  that  is  athirst 
of  the  fountain  of  the  watei  of  life  freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit  all 
things ;  and  I  will  be  his  God,  and  he  shall 
be  my  son. 

8  But  the  fearful,  and  unbelieving,  and 
the  abominable, and  murderers,  and  whore- 
mongers, and  sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and 
all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in  the  lake 
which  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone : 
which  is  the  second  death. 

9  And  there  came  unto  me  one  of  the 
seven  angels,  which  had  the  seven  vials 
full  of  the  seven  last  plagues,  and  talked 
with  me,  saying,  Come  hither,  I  will  shew 
thee  the  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit 
to  a  great  and  high  mountain,  and  shewed 
me  that  great  city,  the  holy  Jerusalem,  de- 
scending out  of  heaven  from  God, 

1 1  Having  the  glory  of  God  :  and  her 
light  was  like  unto  a  stone  most  precious, 
even  like  a  jasper-stone,  clear  as  crystal ; 

12  And  had  a  wall  great  and  high,  and 
had  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve 
angels,  and  names  written  thereon,  which 
are  the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

13  On  the  east, three  gates;  on  the  north, 
three  gates;  on  the  south, three  gates ;  and 
on  the  west, three  gates. 

14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve 
foundations,  and  in  them  the  names  of  the 
twelve  apostles  of  the  Lamb. 

15  And  he  that  talked  with  me,  had 
a  golden  reed  to  measure  the  city,  and 

214 


The  river  and  tree  of  life.        CHAP.  XXII. 


the  gates  thereof,  and  the  wall  thereof. 

16  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare,  and 
the  length  is  as  large  as  the  breadth :  and 
he  measured  the  city  with  the  reed,  twelve 
thousand  furlongs.  The  length,  and  the 
breadth,  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  a 
hundred  and  forty  and  four  cubits,  accord- 
ing to  the  measure  of  a  man,  that  is,  of 
the  angel. 

18  And  the  building  of  the  wall  of  it 
was  of  jasper:  and  the  city  was  pure  gold, 
like  unto  clear  glass. 

19  And  the  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the 
city  were  garnished  with  all  manner  of  pre- 
cious stones.  The  first  foundation  a*asjas- 
per ;  the  second,  sapphire ;  the  third,  a 
chalcedony  ;  the  fourth,  an  emerald  ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx  ;  the  sixth,  sar- 
dius;  the  seventh,  chrysolite ;  the  eighth, 
beryl ;  the  ninth,  a  topaz  ;  the  tenth,  a 
chrysoprasus ;  the  eleventh,  a  jacinth  ;  the 
twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  were  twelve 
pearls;  every  several  gate  was  of  one 
pearl ;  and  the  street  of  the  city  was  pure 
gold,  as  it  were  transparent  glass. 

22  And  I  saw  no  temple  therein:  for  the 
Lord  God  Almighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the 
temple  of  it. 

23  And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun, 
neither  of  the  moon,  to  shine  in  it :  for  the 
glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb 
m  the  light  thereof. 

24  And  the  nations  of  them  which  are 
saved  shall  walk  in  the  light  of  it:  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their  glory 
and  honour  into  it. 

25  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at 
all  by  day:  for  there  shall  be  no  night  there. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory  and 
honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  there  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into 
it  any  thing  that  defileth,  neither  whatso- 
ever worketh  abomination,  or  maketh  a 
lie;  but  they  which  are  written  in  the 
Lamb's  book  of  life. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

ANDheshewedme  a  pure  river  of  water 
of  life,clear  as  crystal,  proceeding  out 
of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on 
either  side  of  the  river,  was  there  the  tree 
of  life,  which  bare  twelve  manner  of  fruits, 
and  yielded  her  fruit  every  month :  and 
the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for  the  healing 
of  the  nations. 

3  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse:  but 
the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shai 
be  in  it ;  and  his  servants  shall  serve  him 

4  And  they  shall  sec  his  face;  and  his|< 
name  shall  be  in  their  foreheads. 


God  the  ligld  of  the  new  city. 

they  need  no  caudle,  neither  lighl  of  the 
sun  ;  for  the  Lord  God  giveth  On  m  ! 
and  they  shall  reign  for  ever  and  evi 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  These  sayings 
are  faithful  and  true.  And  the   1 
of  the  holy   prophets   sent  his 
shew  unto  his  servant's   the  things  Which 
must  shortly  be  done. 

7  Behold,  I  come  quickly:  blessed  it 
he  that  keepeth  the  sayings  of  tin  pr 
cy  of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things,  and  heard 
them.  And  when  I  had  heard  and  seen,  I 
fell  down  to  worship  before  the  feet  of  the 
angel  which  shewed  me  these  things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  See  thou  do  it 
not :  for  I  am  thy  fellow-servant,  and  of  th\ 
brethren  the  prophets,  and  of  them  which 
keep  the  sayingsof  this  book:  worship  God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Seal  not  the 
sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book  :  for 
the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  that  isuniust,lethimbeunjuststill: 
and  he  which  is  filthy,  let  himbefilthy  still: 
and  he  that  is  righteous,let  him  be  righteous 
still:  and  he  that  isholy,lethim  be  holy  still. 

12  And  behold,  1  come  quickly ;  and 
my  reward  is  with  me,  to  give  every  man 
according  as  his  work  shall  be. 

13  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  end,  the  first  and  the  last. 

14  Blessed  are  they  that  do  his  com- 
mandments, that  they  may  have  right  to 
the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  through 
the  gates  into  the  city. 

15  For  without  are  dogs,  and  sorcen   - . 
and  whoremongers,  and  murderers,  and 
idolaters,  and  whosoever  loveth  ana 
keth  a  lie. 

16  I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  ang(  1  to  1 
fy  unto  you  these  things  in  the  chun 
I  am  the  root  and  the  offspring  of  Davi   . 
and  the  bright  and  morning-star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride 
Come.    And  let    him   that  hearetfa 
Come.  And  let  him  that  is  atbirst  come 
And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take  th< 
ter  of  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man  th.  I 
heareth  the  words  of  the  prophecy  of  this 
book,  If  any  man  shall  add  unto  these 
things,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the  pi 
that  are  written  in  this  hook  : 

19  Andifanyman  shall  tak< 
the  words  of  the  book  of  this  prophecy  I 
shall  takeaway  his  part  out  of  the  !.. 
life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  and    < 
the  things  which  are  written  in  tin-  I 

20  He  which  testifirththrsr  tbil 
Surely  I  come  quickly  :  Amen.     Erei 

me,  Lord  Jesus. 

21  The  grace  of  our  Lord  .'• 


5  And  there  shall  be  no  night  there;  and  be  with  you  all.    Amen. 


21 


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